'Pain. Without it, humans would disregard any harm done to them. It is a necessary feeling and is more important than one cares to believe'
'If life's not beautiful without the pain, well than I'd rather never even see
beauty again.'
'I have the power to destroy and to create. I hold this power in my hands
with great pride and great sorrow'
I've been having these... scattered memories. Some are good and some
are bad. I'm afraid I've come to a turning point. I'm afraid.
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Kiba woke up. He had fallen asleep on the floor next to the couch. Ginaki
was more injured than he had thought. She was really scratched up and her
one leg had bled a lot. She opened one eye and smiled as she gazed upon
him. She silently mouthed his name, afraid to break the silence. She winced
as she tried to move. Kiba wondered, what had happened to her.
But that doesn't matter. What does is that Orochimaru had probably been
responsible for her state.
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Ginaki smiled at Kiba and thought 'Something was set loose yesterday. Ginryuu was set
free.' and she knew that she had to become stronger to keep that monster
inside her. She had to send him away, she had to leave Kiba in order to
keep her grip on Ginryuu's power.
Later that day after they had both decided to get up she began to feel the
pressure of time against her heart. He had to leave today or else something
could happen.
"Kiba... We should go back to Konoha for a while"
"Not while you're still hurt. Here, lemme get that-" He handed her a bowl
that was on the top shelf of the cabinet.
"I'm fine, really. I just got a little scratched up during practice"
"You soaked the bottom half of the couch with blood from your leg wound.
You're NOT fine"
"It's not soaked it's just damp"
"It leaked onto the floor. That's not damp"
"Well then can you go and I'll follow after I heal"
"Are you trying to get rid of me"
"N-n-no! Never! I'm worried about you"
"If I leave, I feel like you'll do something reckless and get hurt even
worse."
She sat down at the table after preparing her late breakfast at 12:30 in the
afternoon. Kiba fed Akamaru and then joined her at the table.
"I should be the one worrying about you. If you want me to leave then I will
but I want you to come back to Konoha soon. Spending so much time with
Orochimaru might"
He stopped in the middle of his sentence.
"Might what"
He didn't approve. Just like everyone else. '….I've come to a turning point'
"What happened yesterday that hurt you. What really happened? Normal
training... It doesn't get you hurt that badly. Your wounds are healing really
fast too, that's not normal either. Orochimaru did it didn't he"
"Kiba you don't underst"
"That bastard hurt you… Didn't he"
'Why is he acting like this? Why is he'
"NO! I did this! DON'T YOU DARE INSULT HIM"
"Gimme a break. I'm sick of this secrecy! Just what is he teaching you that
making you so-so-so COLD HEARTED"
"Is that what you've been holding back? Is that what you've wanted to tell
me all this time, Kiba"
"Shut up. It's more complicated than that"
"BULLSHIT! It's not. You don't approve of him, you don't approve of my
family! THE ONLY FAMILY I HAVE LEFT"
She slammed her hand on the table and stood up only to fall back down into
the chair from the pain in her leg. Kiba stood up and looked at her with
anger in his eyes.
"I HATE HIM! HE'S TURNING YOU INTO A MONSTER"
Ginaki's eyes widened. Shock over came her entirely and her rage faded
into tears that began to well up in her eyes. This emotion was well known
but not common for her to show.
"YOU JACKASS! WHY CAN'T YOU THINK BEFORE YOU SPEAK AND
CONSIDER MY FEELINGS FOR ONCE IN YOUR PATHETIC LIFE"
She screamed holding back tears. She pointed to the door and let out words
that she would later regret.
"GET OUT! JUST GET OUT"
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No Reply
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(Orchestra begins to play)
Ginaki hobbled outside after 10 minutes of brooding. She goes to the gate
of the village and watches as Kiba leaves. He turns back are looks at her.
Her eyes were so cold, she just stared.
(Instruments come together in one note)
Both turn around and walk in opposite directions. Neither turns around but
both wonder whether the other is turning back.
Like the perfect ending It won't be long Till everything I've ruined has seen me gone In time, I pray you'll forgive Ginaki tightened her hand into a fist and bites her lower lip.
Now you know the man I am
Can you forgive me?
Kiba let's one tear slide down his cheek.
I fall Like the sands of time Like some broken rhyme At feet no longer there
If only I could call the rain to melt and wash away the pain you feel I would You gave yourself to me and showed me what the truth could be For that, I say thank you This was my life It never made much sense to me He stares into the darkness of the woods with thoughts of regret. Akamaru looked up at him trying to cheer him up. Being human was sometimes too much for Kiba. He remembered the good times with Ginaki. How they'd think of stupid things that were completely random and laugh hysterically.
With every lie that I lived
Part of me would fade
Into this empty shadow I've become
And now I feel so numb
I no longer know myself
But I still know you
Ginaki found herself back at her apartment. She opened her door and
closed it behind her leaning her back against the door she let go of her keys
and they hit the ground.
She drew bath water and sat in her bathtub among to steam trying to clear
her mind. She felt silence become like an refuge.
Ginaki closed her eyes and breathed deeply.
I call And there is no reply Like some phantom cry On ears too far away
I close my eyes and watch as my life passes by The only thing I see is you For all the times you walked the line for me and standing by my side I say thank you Here lies my life It never felt that real to me She could remember the stupid faces Kiba would make when the silence neared awkward. Her favorite thing about him was her ability to laugh freely with him.
You'll always mean so much to me And there's no reply And there's no reply You'll never know how much you meant to me Kiba turned around. Something in his bones made him feel uncomfortable. Like something was about to go wrong. It wasn't the best vibes in the world, it was the worst.
And there's no reply And there's no reply You'll never know how much you meant to me Ginaki dressed and went outside, her hair was still wet and it was really cold. She turned away from the North shielding her face from the cool autumn wind that brushed her face and saw Orochimaru standing there. She looked at his arms. They were immobile again. She knew what this meant. She just hoped she wouldn't lose control.
If only I could call the rain to melt and wash away the pain you feel
I would
You gave yourself to me and showed me what the truth could be
For that, I say thank you.
Kiba heard something he feared most that he would hear next. A shrill
scream and then a BOOM!. The earth beneath his feet quaked and began to
feel unstable.
"Ginaki. GINAKI!"
He leaped into the branches of the tallest trees and gazed over the others. Rising from the village was a beautiful fearsome and giant silver dragon. It reared it's head and let out a roar that would pierce an eardrum had he been within 200ft of it.
He ran towards the village with such speed that Akamaru could barely keep up with. His sole thought was to rescue Ginaki. "Please let her be alright. Please."
I close my eyes and watch as my life passes by The only thing I see is you For all the times you walked the line for me and standing by my side I say thank you Ginaki rose above the dragon, he could see her body be consumed in black. The hair that she let fall in front of her right eye was blown out of the way by the chakra induced wind. The eye that was usually blue turned dragon-like.
Ginaki heard her heart beat. Then nothing. Just darkness.
A voice, a deep voice that boomed from inside her spoke.
"You've made a mistake. You should have listened to that dog while you still could. I'm not going to be sealed inside that pathetic excuse for a vessel any longer. You've lost. Tell Hikuma she didn't have a strong enough child."
Ginaki screamed but no noise came out of her mouth. Had someone set fire to her body? It felt like it but she was completely fine. She doubled over in pain and lay in the darkness. "Kiba...Help me."
Kiba stared at Ginaki. She turned to him and shot an arm out grabbing him by the neck. The dragon clutched it's heart, it was in pain. It opened one eye... One blue eye.
Orochimaru lay on the ground, completely still 50ft from them. Ginaki twisted her nails into Kiba's neck. He yelped in pain. This wasn't her.
"Who are you?" He asked writhing in pain.
"Ginryuu. The 'monster' that fool turned your beloved into. This is yours and his fault you know. Emotional stress makes her weak and brings my heart closer to hers. How about I explain this to you before you join her in Hell. That way you can discuss it over eternity in despair"
Ginaki's body was inhabited by a dragon?
"You see, We shared body. I am dormant most of her life but when she is under emotional stress she becomes weak and our hearts merge. That fool Orochimaru decided to use her to strengthen his own arms which he foolishly lost the ability to use. So as she was under this stress our hearts became one and we switched. That ugly creature you see over there"
She pointed to the dragon with blue eyes.
"-is Ginaki, the dear beast which holds her heart and whom I now control"
Kiba looked at the dragon, it was terrified. It's claws covered it's head a bit as it cowered.
"Ginaki... "
You in my life
It all meant so much more to be
A tear rolled down the dragon's cheek.
"Kiiiiiii-baaaaaaaaaa"
It's voice spoke softly in a beast-like manner.
'What has happened to you...'
((A/N: I'll leave you hanging off that cliff for a week. It'll all turn out OK, you know. Excuse my fan girly-ness but there needs to be little KibaxGinaki children running around. A girl and a boy. It's all your fault Ryoki, you poisoned me at Lunch that one day. That's all I could think of in gym! Was what their kids would look like! You're the Vodka to my Coke. Those would be some seriously weird kids though, folks. What with the Kiba eyes and the one gold eye. Not to mention the red striped-ies. DAMMNIT RYOKI! glomp Thanks.))