Dancing Through The Misty Desert By: krowthenecromanticpuppeteer Chapter 2: The Mist Arises
"I can bring him back as if he never died." The statement hung thickly in Kankuro's clouded mind. He stared in awe, wondering how a human could be brought back. He cocked his head to the side, both of the shinobi standing.
"And why can't you do the other guy?" He asked, curious.
"It all depends where they go in the after life." She answered flatly. "For example, the assistant, Haku, really didn't do bad, his soul will be permitted to return to this world. But the other one, Zabuza, was actually very cruel and evil at the heart. Even though all he ever did was try to keep himself and Haku alive...therefore, his soul is not permitted to return, due to the fact he could easily cause more harm." SHe finished explaining by lifting her eyes to gaze into Kankuro's. There was a moment of silence when she approached him, her face only an inch from his. He could feel her aura against him as she peered into his eyes.
"Sometimes..." SHe whispered againest his lips. "You can tell how pure or wrong a man is by looking not at him, but into him. ONly then could you examine his soul and his concious." Kankuro half expected her to kiss him, but she just smiled and stepped away, finally averting her peircing gaze. Kankuro could feel the hair on the back of his neck standing on end.
"You got really beautiful eyes." he said. Sephora looked up at him, a smile toying at her lips.
"Thank you." She said. "Yours arn't bad either they're very intense." Kankuro hoped his make up semi covered his reddening cheeks. Sephora turned her attention back to the small grave, but not before seeing the red cheeks of her partner.
"So, are you gonna, ressurect his ass, or what?" Kankuro asked.
"I think so..." She said. "It's worth a shot...If he comes back trying to kill or something...we'll just kill him all over agian, ne?"
"Yeah." Kankuro said. "Sounds pretty good to me..." He placed a hand on her shoulder. "Don't over exert yourself...Be careful."
"Don't worry about me." She said. "Alright...here goes." She squatted on the ground, Kankuro next to her. She placed her palms upon the ground like before. Her eyes closed and her lips opened to speak the words of ressurection.
"Imindiz falaurbor Haku shyamin. Cuerein haii hafihtone. Ish es tar ish est tar meed. Foreys." As she spoke, the earth about them seemed to trembled. Her eyebrows furrowed in concentration. The ground her hands were on shook and quivered. She jolted for a moment, violently convulsing before she flew several feet from the grave. Kankuro cursed oudly, rushing forward and catcing her before she hit the ground. The force of her landing was enough to make them both fall, Sephora atop Kankuro. She layed on him for a moment before leaping up watching the grave. It trembled and a loud cry was barely audible.
"He's...alive?" Kankuro asked, standing.
"Yes..." She answered, her eyes locked on the grave. "I called for his soul. Now he is attempting to escape." The cry was heard again, a long, low, mournful cry. Then it stopped. Kankuro stepped closer, wondering if the boy had suffocated. But to the neaked eyes, the grave simply exploded. Dirt flew in all directions, the grave erupting from the inside. Kankruo yelped with suprise, leaping back to Sephora's side, ready to defend her. But She brushed past him as the dirt settled. She made her way to the grave once more, but stopped when a hand grabbed for landed on the ground next to the hole. SHe stepped back as the boy she had described pulled himself from the hole, looking alive as ever. His clothing however, was covered in dirt and mud, and he had the remaines of a white shroud hanging off of him. He flopped onto the ground, gasping for breath. Kankuro froze, not wanting to get any closer to this...thing. Sephora, however swiftly approached him and knelt next to him.
"Are you Haku?" She asked, reaching into her pack attached to the back of her hips and pulling our her water canteen.
"Y-yes." The boy sputtered. "Am...I dead...I am, right. I remember, I died..." He was clearly aggitated as he sat up.
"Yes you did, darling." Sephora soothed. "But I was able to ressurect you..." SHe tipped the canteen to his lips, allowing him to thirstily drink. He emptied the canteen, wiping his dirty face with his mudcaked hands.
"How did you..." He bagan.
"I am able to tap into the afterlife and draw forth souls and guide them back into their body." She sniffed him. "See, you don't even smell as if you were dead, you just smell like earth, and that's because you're covered in it." Haku felt his chest, checking for the wound that must have killed him. When he didn't find it, his eyes widened in amazement.
"Who...a-are you?" He asked.
"I'm Sephora...I am the summoner of you soul." She said. She looked back at Kankruo who was still staring in shock, she sighed turning back to Haku. He was gazing at the larger grave, his eyes filling with tears.
"You'll bring him back...right?" He asked.
"I'm sorry." She said. "I cannot." Haku turned to her a look of anguish upon his smooth dirt covered features.
"You must." He said in a low voice, he stood, slightly shaking. Kankuro finally stepped into reality and rushed to Sephora, again, prepared to defend her. His arm, crossed over her chest as she stood, preventing her from getting closer. She gently grasped the arm, as if holding on for support. Kankuro yeiled to her desire, stepping closer to her. Haku lightly trembled.
"You have to try." He whispered, desperation dripping in his voice. "Please, I'm begging you."
"I am so sorry, but I cannot." She said.
"How could you?" He whispered. "How could you! How could you bring me back, not able to bring him back? Goddamnit! How could YOU!" His voice was now an angry shouting and Kankkuro pushed Sephora back and stood before her. But Haku showed no signs of attacking, he only crumpled into a heap on the larger grave, sobbing for his master. Sephora ducked from behind Kankuro and attempted to approach Haku, but Kankuro grasped her arm, holding her back.
"I don't think he'll be too happy if we try to dig up that sonofabitch..." He whispered to her as she was once again, right against him, her forehead was pressed against his lips as she held on to him, exhausted form the ressurection. She laid her head on his arm sighing, feeling a sense of security and warmth in his arms. Kankuro was starting to worry himself, he never really made this much contact in this manner with anyone.
"Yeah, I know..." She whispered. "I have an idea, but I'll need your cooperation..." She said.
"Let's hear it." Kankuro said, confident.
"We found him here, and he's...and old childhood friend of mine, his family's dead. And...we found no proof of Zabuza's death OR grave. We go home and leave it at that." She said. Her idea wasn't bad at all.
"Hey...It'll work..." He said. "Alright, let's do it." He helped Sephora stand and she knelt next to Haku who was still miserably crying on the grave.
"Bear me no ill will, darling." She whispered to him, gathering him to herself, not caring if he was getting her dirty or not. He held onto her, now silent. Her buried his face in her neck, softly sighing.
"I don't..." He said. "I understand the rules and fundamentals of ressurection. I know it is not possible...But I now have nothing left to live for..." His voice broke.
"No, no..." Sephora said. "That's not true...You can find a new reason, I'll help you and you're more than welcome to stay with me for as long as you'd like. I could help you." She softly smiled as he lifted her tear streacked face and look at her.
"You...You gave me life, a second chance..." He whispered. "You can be my reason..." He softly smiled, placing his head on her shoulder. Sephora had grown silent, the boy's words not completely hitting her. Kankuro felt annoyance bubble up within him, or was it jealousy? He scowled, crossing his arms over his chest as Sephora and the boy shakily stood.
"We gotta get you back to the room." She said, she then looked over at Kankuro, nodding. Kankuro groaned, wondering what he got himself into.
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