Bitten Chapter 7

Day 3 Part 1

I really don't know how long this day will take place but it'll be over several chapters. I will say for the previous chapter, let the means justify the ends.

I'm gonna do the other thing later…it requires a lot of thinking. LoL

"Well I know it's small gig but you guys haven't performed in a while," the manager told the girls. It was early morning and the sun was just barely peaking over the hills. Kyoko let out a tired yawn lazily staring at the plump manager.

"What will we be doing?" Kyoko asked curiously. She allowed her emotional armor to relax believing that the man was finished speaking and that she didn't need it at the time.

"Quiet forest girl! If you would let me finish talking, I'd give you all the details. Didn't your mother ever teach you in manners? Oh wait, your mother's dead…I'd forgotten that you grew up as a feral child," the manager snapped at her. "Now as I was saying before I was rudely interrupted. It's a small gig at a bar where you will be the waitresses and the entertainment." The hairs on the back of Kyoko neck rose as anger swelled inside her. Her mother did everything to protect her from their attackers and she couldn't stand anyone talking about her in such a way. Yet now wasn't the time to show her anger.

"Really! That'll be amazing!" Imara said clapping her hands together. Where there was alcohol, there were several horny drunk men, and these men had lots of cash. Imara laughed fiendishly thinking of ways to con the men out of their money and to prove that she was more beautiful than Kyoko.

"Imara don't get TOO excited," Kyoko said blandly covering up her anger.

"SHUT UP! Why don't you just go back to your stupid wolves? That's all you ever do anyways! You don't fit in, you don't trust anyone, you think you're so above everyone else and the only reason why you're here is because of that stupid order! I thought you were at least smart enough to notice that everyone hates you, you stupid bitch! " Imara snapped. Kyoko just looked away hiding her face from the other women and her manager.

"IMARA! That's enough from you!" Kaede gasped. "How could you say that about Kyoko?"

"You're one to talk! Don't act all innocent in front of Kyoko! You're the one who tries so vigorously to destroy Kyoko's career. I've seen you planning and plotting every day! We've all seen you do it," Imara revealed. With wide and tearful eyes Kyoko stared at her now "so called" best friend. They had been together since the beginning and she had always stood up for her.

"Kyoko! Why would I?" Kaede begged seeing the sadness well up in her friend. She knew that Kyoko felt betrayed by most people that she encountered making it very hard for her to trust anyone.

"If you'll excuse me," Kyoko muttered under her breath running away from the group.

"Imara how could you say something like that! You know I don't say anything like that about my dearest friend!" Kaede cried out. Imara just smirked walking away from their little meeting. Well, step one is complete. Only thing we have to do now is separate her from everyone else, Imara thought with a fiendish chuckle.

"Why can't I just go home peacefully? I hate these people," Kyoko cried out in a faraway clearing. She buried her head into her hands letting out a soft sob.

"Don't cry Kyoko," she heard Itachi whisper in to her ear. He wrapped his arms around her from behind giving her a peck on the cheek. He had to have her, and he needed to protect her.

"WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU?" Kyoko demanded forcing herself out of his arms. Out of fear she quickly lost her balance falling to the ground.

"Kyoko you've been lucky the last couple of days but today is your last day. Come with me Kyoko," Itachi answered holding out a hand to the fallen maiden. Unfortunately it looks like Kyoko will have to learn the hard way. Dearest priestess I cannot protect you in the city. You'll be on your own until they bring you out…or you manage to escape, Itachi thought watching the woman grovel in front of him. Kyoko ignored the hand beginning a frightened crawl away from him. He stood his ground watching her with docile eyes.

"I think I have made it very clear that I'm not going with you," replied Kyoko as firmly as possible. He noted at the determination in her eyes and the undeniable fear that they possessed. Itachi smiled bitterly think of how naïve Kyoko could be.

"Very well then, I pray that the injuries that you endure are not great," Itachi replied before disappearing into the forest. Kyoko let out her inhaled breath as the gullible female approached. She was an omega and fairly new to the pack. The wolf woman wished that she could have encountered one of the other wolves.

"Why don't you trust him? The black haired man likes you," she replied. Kyoko growled quietly wishing that the young wolf would stop chatting about Itachi. The wolf was so fond of him that she almost had the other wolves convinced that he was a good and honest person to allow around the pack.

"Young wolf…you can't trust everyone," Kyoko sighed with annoyance. Kyoko had rescued the naïve female from a hoarder only a few months ago, and she was experiencing her new life as a pack wolf.

"My peers have christened me Lilli," the gullible one replied with a stretch. "My lady, Miyana…I know I'm gullible and I have yet to experience life outside of a cage, but I know that the black haired man cares for you."

"Lilli…the black hai-Itachi isn't one to be trusted. Yet I will not argue with you. You and the other wolves will guard me from him and any other foreigner, no matter how kind and in love he or she seems. Understood?" Kyoko ordered. Lilli's tail and ears drooped considerably as she looked over at her lady and master. Giving a single nod Lilli sulked away from Kyoko to inform the other wolves.

"Elder Ken, I'm sorry that we had to meet under these conditions," Kakashi said nonchalantly. The old black wolf had healed considerably since he was burned by Sasuke. When a Kin child was born the parents of the child made a pact with a mated wolf pair. In exchange for protecting the child, the pair would be able to feast on any food that was caught by the parents of said child. Elder Ken's mate, Elder Akilah, kept a constant watch over Kyoko from the shadow. She even came to value Kyoko as one of her many pups.

"Yes. I'm surprised you're taking this well Kakashi," Elder Ken began, "you helped raise that child as much as we did." Although their initial meeting was rough and even at times caustic, they eventually lightened up to each other enough to have a friendly relationship.

"But for most of those years I was away on missions," Kakashi sighed closing his right eye. He could remember Kyoko's sad tearful face as he left her alone in his home. She always begged him to stay but it was always futile. The older she became the easier it became to leave her behind but she always became tearful when he left and came home.

"And she still values you as her older brother, Kakashi. She feels the least betrayed by you," Elder Ken praised. "She was kept busy with her own missions you know. The longest time she stayed home was about three months, give or take a few weeks after the age of seven, or was it eight?"

"I'm surprised to see how tall she's become. Kyoko had always been such a tiny child. Who would have known that she'd come close to my height at her original small stature," Kakashi sighed. "I don't agree with the way she's being treated here or the conditions that she'll be returning to. Her feelings of betrayal will only increase."

"As do I. Miyana has grown a tough outer shell and it's hard for her to trust anyone anymore. Her sweetness has been locked away inside her," Elder Ken sighed. The old black wolf commonly refused to call her Kyoko. Her parents gave her the name Miyana and it wouldn't be right to disgrace them by calling her Kyoko. He would always shiver when he heard the name Kyoko but it was to keep her safe.

"The gods…how do they feel about him?" Kakashi asked. Until now, Kyoko couldn't have real contact with the boy since the gods would try to take over her body to kill the demon inside of him. Kakashi had watched her interactions with Naruto and for the most part, Kyoko's body did not do anything out of the ordinary.

"They're watching him closely. Yet as you know…they don't reside within her like the demon. Kyoko is only their anchor when they need to get in contact with the people," Elder Ken replied laying down on the dirt ground. His old joints were beginning to go but soon enough his life would be a little more peaceful with Kyoko's return and his oldest son would be taking over the pack as well.

"If that's so…then shouldn't Kyoko be dead? I heard the seal is similar to that of a jinchuriki's," Kakashi replied in a low voice.

"The removal of the sealing crystals is what will kill her. There are so many people that still want to use her. Although she won't remember many of the attack on her life since she was so young. Miyana's seal can only be strengthened by the love of a significant other. Yet she's so suspicious of any man that comes near her…she can't fall in love," Elder Ken began. "If she can't find a lover by her eighteenth birthday, the crystals will shatter turning her body into a portal that the gods can use to wreak havoc on the lands for Miyana's failures. I'm sure you remember Talsu, he's been lurking in the shadows for years just to have the chance to draw out his brother and kill him." Elder Ken yawned tiredly before limping away from the man; their meetings had to be brief just in case anyone else was listening in to their conversation.

"You are not to share anything you just heard with anyone, got it?" Kakashi threatened his genin. He intentionally allowed them to listen in on their conversation so they could have a small glimpse into Kyoko's life. They needed to know what they were up against, even though revealing too much could cause problems for Kyoko.

I sense that this story is going down hill, anywhooo...read and review.

~WoofumsPup