Brothers in Arms
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Rippon
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DEDICATED TO MY UNCLE JOHN,
AND MY COUSIN LAUREN.
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Chapter 2
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Naruto, Sasuke, Kakashi, and Tsunade watched in bewilderment as Kagome slurped down her sixth bowl of chicken ramen. They couldn't easily say that any of them, even Naruto, had eaten as much as her before.
Tsunade cleared her throat. "So… you said you're Sakura's sister? How exactly is that possible?"
Kagome stopped slurping her noodles almost instantly. Gently, she laid her spoon down, and wiped her mouth with the back of her hand. She kept her head bent in the position it had been in while she had been eating. Her dark bangs shadowed her eyes.
Somehow, Sasuke thought this might be a touchy subject. Note Sarcasm.
"Argh!"
Out of nowhere, Kagome jumped up and smacked Naruto in the face, then, just as quickly kneed Kakashi in the stomach, and swiped the legs out from underneath Sasuke.
Soon, the three boys were all splayed out on the floor, and Tsunade sat idly by, watching with her sharp brown slits of eyes. There was something off about this girl…
"Hey…"
Tsunade looked up. It was the girl. Kagome, she believed she said her name was.
"Yes? May I help you? Or are you just fine and dandy kicking the butts of my comrades?"
Kagome glowered. Her eyes narrowed to slits, and, faintly, she could feel the pulse of something dark inside her. Her eye twitched. Shit. This was NOT good. She needed to control her temper.
"You're lucky I don't hit girls," she growled in a voice she remembered hearing from her 'big brother' once.
Somehow, in all her Hokage bliss, Tsunade thought that maybe she was…
"Hn. Whatever. I'll meet up with you later near Kaiser Bridge. Do not be late."
Tsunade grimaced as the girl walked out. She had one hell of a dilemma ahead of her. This girl, whoever she was, had some serious issues. Hm, could they have anything to do with the chakra master, Sakura?
Oh well. She'd get her answers soon enough. The problem now was getting her bakas of comrades off the floor.
How troublesome.
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'Breathe. Just breathe. You need to calm down. No one was trying to harm her. No one was making fun of her. You're just angry about what that Sasuke person said. No harm done to her. She's okay. Don't worry. Everything is okay.'
"So you think little one. Perhaps one day, you shall truly see the errors of your ways. It is really too bad, you know. You have so much potential, yet you refuse to use it. Oh, it is quite tragic. I still do not understand why you will not grant me freedom. I can make you great. I can give you all the power in the world, should you so ask for it. I can give you your family back. I can end this war, through you, and all will praise you, not me. I can give you all you desire."
Kagome slapped her hands over her ears, though she knew it would do no good. He was inside her head, watching, waiting; always trying to come back, through her. He was a sly one; slick and slippery as a worm; a disgusting grotesque worm that badly needed to die.
"Come now, you mustn't think such things of me. I am your friend remember? Even before that girl came into our lives, I was here; I listened to you cry. I comforted you in the dark of the night. It is I who knows what haunts your dreams as you sleep."
"NO! SHUT UP! JUST SHUT UP!"
Kagome couldn't help the tears now. Sitting in the cemetery, all alone, had been an effort to calm herself. All it had done was draw him out. Now she was more hysterical than before.
"Ah but Kagome, I cannot do that. If I did, who would be there to comfort you? Surely not those people you met back in that restaurant. They have done nothing to you, but pain you. However, I can help you. I love you, my dearest. If you would allow me freedom, I would even go as far as to bring that girl back to life…"
Kagome cried out then. She was breaking. She could feel her willpower slowly going away. All he had to do was reinstate that last bribe, and she knew she would free him. Being lonely for so long had been hard on her, and after Sakura's death, it had become doubly so. His powers of persuasion were beginning to get at her.
So, she did the only thing she could think of to stop him.
She threw herself into a tree.
Head on.
Damn, she was gonna have one hell of a migraine in the morning.
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Voices. Blaring, angry voices.
Go away.
I hate you. You never help us.
Why can't you see that we don't need you anymore?
Just leave.
I don't love you. It's disgusting to think such things.
You'll never be as good as her.
We have Kikyo-mama now.
Die.
Don't you ever come back.
Friends? How could you ever think to be my friend?
You're not my sister. I never, ever said you could be.
Please, why can't you just leave us alone?
It's all your fault.
All your Fault.
Your fault.
Yours.
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"No!" She sat straight up in bed. She had no idea where she was. It was dark outside and she could fairly feel the softness of a blanket on her legs. Someone must have found her at the cemetery. Humph. The idiocy of people these days. They'd take almost anyone into their homes. Even a…
"A murderer like you?"
Kagome growled at herself, and pulled the covers over her head.
For now, she'd have to endure the foolish kindness of this person.
"Ha ha. No gratitude for anyone these days."
If only for her own sake…
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"Hey, are you awake yet?"
Kagome was out of bed, kunai resting at the offender's throat, in a split second. "State your name and your business. Now."
She felt the other person squirm a bit, and could feel their annoyance radiating off them in waves. Finally, after what seemed like minutes, she received her reply.
"Uchiha Sasuke; I'm your wake up call."
Owari.
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HEHE! CLIFFY, YET AGAIN! Now this, my dear friends, is hopefully longer than before! YAY! Oh, and if you're confused, don't worry, all will become clear. The next chapter will either be out at the end of this month, or December. HARRY POTTER CAME OUT TODAY! YAYAYAYAYAY! GO HERMIONE! I LOVE YOU! GO VICTOR! I LOVE YOU TO! GO RON! I LOVE YOU! GO HARRY! YOU'RE STARTING TO SHAPE UP!
(Ignore me. I have some serious issues with Harry. Don't ask; I think he's cool and all, but sometimes he acts pathetic. Don't take offense- Harry's still a really cool person.)