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Chapter 7 The Forest of Death! Trap
Miko bounced up and down on her feet. She couldn't see the person in front, who was speaking.
"Can't see shorty?" a familiar voice said.
"Hey Nao-san!" Miko said smiling at her blue haired 'friend'.
"That's Nao-sama to you, shorty." Miko glared lightly at him.
"But Nao-san you aren't sama like. Would you prefer Nao-kun, or maybe Nao-baka." She teased looking at him under her eyelashes.
The blue haired glared at her with passion. Then he smirked. He, she realized with much anger was much taller than her. Witch meant he could pick her up from behind the knees and lift her above his head. She squirmed and slapped his hands, but he didn't release.
Well at least we can see now.
But he's just flaunting his big-ness!
Big-ness?
Yes, his big-ness. He's even taller than Gaara!
Well Gaara is pretty short…
Gaara isn't short he's as big as God!
Uhhh… God? Does she realize that God actually made Gaara?
Yeah like a deity!
There was silence….
"Here are your instructions; listen' closely this will mean your life or death." The proctor said loudly. It was a different guy from the tests.
"On the top of the tower in the middle of this area, is a stone slab. On top of that stone slab is a candle. Don't worry it won't burn out on the tower until the exam is over, unless of course your let it blow out while it's in your possession. If this happens you will need a new one, no you may not relight it. There are sixty people here that's thirty teams, by the time this is over there will be less than half of you."
A murmur was sent through the crowed.
"Listen, Listen! You will have one week to obtain these candles and set fire to the torch that is at the gate you enter from, and only the gate you enter from. If you manage to do this you pass the second exam, if not you don't. Another rule if one person becomes incapacitated or dies during the exam you are unable to pass. Any Questions?"
One hand went up, "Sir, can we leave during the exam? Like if one of us is hurt and we decide to quit."
"No," he answered "in a real retrieval mission you can not quit. So as shinobi choose now, do you not take the mission and stay safe, or do you take the mission with the possibility of being killed?"
No one left.
"All right take your selves and your team to the gate with your number on it. When the gates open, go in."
After he finished Nao sat Miko down on the ground.
"This is going to be difficult. No way are half the teams survive. Not only do you have to keep the candle alive, but if it burns out that's one team out. Then you'll have the teams that wait at the gates for you to come back, they take your candle your out." Miko looked depressed by her analogy.
Nao looked at the girl in wonder. She had deduced that in mere moments, not that he couldn't of course.
Both the teams wished each other luck and went to their respective gates.
Mitta-san, Kita-chan did you know your names sound alike?" Miko asked innocently. The two younger genin sweat-dropped.
Is she really older than us? They thought in unison.
In front of them the gates opened wide. Miko smiled at the taller girls flanking her, and they all launched themselves into the trees.
They had only been in the forest for a few kilometers when they were attacked, by no other than Nao's team.
"Nao-baka what are you doing?" Miko asked confused.
"What does it look like? I'm taking you out, a group of girls can't defend themselves against all these shinobi."
Miko glared, pinning him down with her eyes a strand of her bangs fell into her eyes.
"They are children Nao. If anything they should be scared of me. Fight me Nao and you cut your ties with me." She was angry for an unknown reason. This feeling of anger bubbled from deep within her.
Perhaps it was because she could most likely rip all of them to shreds whenever she felt like it, or maybe it was because he was being sexist. Who knew?
Nao matched her glare, not even shocked by her sudden change in temperament. However he stopped and thought for a moment. He didn't want to sever their ties, merely keep her alive.
"Fine then how about you join us, you have back up, and I get to show off. It's a win-win." She glared at him, knowing he was right it was a win-win. The more people in a group the less likely to be attacked by a smaller group, unless they were cocky.
Miko nodded, irritating the other girls that she had not consulted with them. However Miko felt their anger and turned towards them.
"You may have been specially trained, but I have years of experience. Trust me I know what I'm doing." Miko left no room for argument with her authorities tone.
Although I hate to admit it, but she's right. Gaara told me she was bipolar, but I see now it's not exactly like that. Her mood changed to accommodates the situation. Not like being bipolar, which is like flipping a coin? This is more precise. Kita thought hard.
The now larger group set off towards the tower. The younger Chunin were winded after the first thirty minutes so the group was forced to pause to catch their breath. Then they were off to the tower yet again.
Lucky for them they made it first, however before they made a move Nao called for them to stop.
"Only one of us should go." Nao said silently. There was silence in the group.
"I'll go I'm the smallest they won't see me as a threat, if they do see me of course." The group wanted to argue, she could feel it, but she scurried off before they could voice their opinion.
Miko scurried up the wall as quickly as she could. She could faintly smell the burning of the melting candles.
Once she reached the top, she saw the candles and delicately reached towards one, but before she could reach it something snapped over her wrist.
It was somewhat clear with winding veins of blue and green.
A chakra cuff? Miko wondered befuddled.
Before she could complete her analyzing another cuff snapped over her free wrist. A chakra string connected these cuffs together, and in turn to the wielder.
Whoever it was dressed head to toe in a black cloak. This covered all his skin, all that could be seen was his neck where a gold chain with horned beast etched into the center.
She shivered this somewhat seemed familiar.
"Wha-" suddenly the man jumped off the tower yanking her behind him. They flew down the tower.
The man landed gracefully on the ground, not seeming to care that Miko crashed into the ground.
Miko rolled around in pain, and yelled
"What's the big idea I could have died!" She yelled gripping her nose in pain.
"Demons wouldn't die so easy." The man said somehow even more monotone than Gaara.
Miko froze fear flashing in her eyes. He knew, but he didn't know- she wasn't like that anymore.
"Wh-what is your purpose?" Miko said jittery, if she had her memories she might have know how to react, but she was frozen stiff. No emotion or personalities appeared her heart was frozen stiff.
"We have the others." A female voice said. She was dressed like the man she was cuffed by except her hood was down, revealing her long dark purple locks.
Her hair was deep purple, it glittered like there was sparkles in it. Unlike her mysterious sparkling hair, her eyes looked cruel and hard.
Behind her trailed the rest of the group all in shackles. Miko's eyes widened in fear.
"Shall we go?" asked another male voice, but before Miko got a good look at him, they had all vanished in darkness.
When she awoke she could dimly feel the wind flowing over her body, and the jarring of body hitting something solid. They, she dimly recognized, were running.
Her crusted blue eyes widened a crack the green blur of trees past by her quickly.
Were still in the forest? Miko though groggily.
GRRRRRRR!
Dralo snarled in her mind, causing Miko to lash out in pain. The startled cloaked man dropped her.
Her body met the moist dirt of the forest floor, and she could feel the soft thud of the others in the group dropping to the floor.
"AHHHHHH!" Miko cried out clutching her head.
RAAAAAWR! Dralo roared again, lashing out against the seal hidden on Miko's body.
Dralo what's wrong, why are you doing this.
Well stupid child, aren't you tired of it. That red-headed bastard claiming to own you! Those people looking down on you! KILL THEM! KILL THEM!
No! No they are my friends, my one chance to start over!
Start over… why do I need that chance, what happened?
~*~ Flash back ~*~
Aren't you tired of it child? The hateful looks, being called a monster? Dralo purred to the young blonde.
But they, there my family… what would I do without them.
KILL KILL slaughter them all, take what you need kill what you don't!
Yes, the little girl mumbled her eyesight beginning to blur; yes.
~*~ End ~*~
No, no I won't kill them, not again.
Well how about the people who kidnapped you, hm. If you don't kill them they will kill your precious 'friends'. Dralo said switching tactics.
She's right, they'll kill everyone.
Miko crawled onto her knees and looked up at the beautiful full moon.
They couldn't believe what they were seeing. One minuet the small girl was twitching and moaning on the ground the next she was looking up into the sky with red eyes.
Her eyes weren't the only thing that had changed, her blonde hair tinted red, and a demonic aura surrounded her.
When she smiled her face looked as if it would crack. Her teeth were sharp and pointed.
"Cower in fear foolish humans!" Miko's body snarled. The other teens looked at her in hazy fear. The drug that had been injected into them was causing them to be befuddled.
The cloaked people looked somewhat startled, but shifted into fighting stances mechanically.
"HAHA so you think you can mess with me little kids, I'll fukin' put you in a meat grinder!" Miko/Dralo cackled evilly.
"Jiro-san, didn't Leader-sama say that the females?" the female one In the black cloak asked aloud.
"She must be off balance." The completely covered man said. He pulled out a syringe filled with a green liquid. He waved his hand in a manner, as if to say attack.
The three trapped Miko in a triangle, and started forming hand seals. Miko looked at each of them in turn, her red cat eyes ripping them apart in her mind.
When they were close to forming the last hand sigh she formed her own
Ultimate Fire Style: Incineration! Blue and white fire exploded from Miko's mouth.
"AHH!" they cried out jumping away from the flames.
The female clutched her arm, or what was left of it.
"Akia, you fool!" The male that had been with the girl in the beginning snarled.
"Pull out we can't calm her down like this, damn it I knew we shouldn't have brought the newbie." The male that had taken Miko snarled.
KILL!
Miko flashed out another set of hand signs.
"You're not going any ware but hell!" Miko grinned again.
Ultimate Fire style: Consuming Fire Tornado
A whirlwind of red and white flame erupted from the small body of the monster.
~*~ Time Skip ~*~
The first to wake was Mitta.
"Mornin'" Miko chirped happily holding up a stick with roasted fish on it. Mitta gawked at the girl,
Did what happened yesterday not happen?
She took in the older girl's appearance, ragged, tired, and slightly burnt. Her eyes shown of good humor that was well beyond her years.
Mitta felt something coming from the girl she had never felt before. Usually Miko's aura was either bouncy and childish, or stiff and grown-up. However now she was acting like the happy middle.
Soon the other woke as well. She greeted each with a warm smile, and they soon got down to business.
"It's too late to get a fresh candle, so we'll have to track down someone who hasn't lit the gate yet." Miko said.
"Where are we going to get one of those?" Kita asked curiously.
"Simple we climb a tree see which thing isn't lit we go to and wait." Nao said as he jumped up to climb the nearest tree. Soon he hopped down.
"There are two to the east and one to the south. Where do you want to go to?" Nao said to everyone, however they all knew it was aimed at Miko. She thought for a moment knowing the odds.
"Well there is a higher chance of us getting one if we go east." They set out.
When they were close to the two checkpoints Kita dropped beside Miko.
"Miko-sama, to our left there is a group moving what do we do?"
This was indeed a tough situation. If they ditched the other team, they would lose their friendship. But if they went for the moving group together they would get in a fight over ownership of the candle.
"Stop," Miko whispered.
The group turned to look at her. She straightened her back a bit, her mouse-ish face serious.
"We have two chances to get this, one for each group. From here we split and let fate decide. My group will head to the left, Nao's group to the right. We part as friends." She said nodding to them.
"Hai," Nao's group said in unison.
The two groups parted their separate ways. Kita looked at the other girl, who looked ragged.
"Miko-sama, are you well?" Mitta voiced her opinion. Miko gave a worn down smile,
"Sorry I haven't been acting myself of late have I?" The younger girls looked at each other, wondering if they should tell her about the way she was speaking.
"About last night…" Kita said warily. Miko eyed her.
"I'm tired Kita-kun once we get back I will discuss it with Gaara-sama. Not a word until I do." Her tone and use of the honorific kun warned the girls not to overstep their bounds.
"Hai, Miko-sama." They said.
"Now attack." The girls sprung on the group before they knew what hit them.
*~*~ Time Skip ~*~
They made it just in time. The other girls had only just realized that they had been asleep for much more than one day. Which explained why Miko was so exhausted.
After the briefing of where the few remaining people would meet in the afternoon the girls set off. Not paying attention to see if Nao's group had made it or not due to the nearly fainting Miko.
They made it to the hotel, just as Miko needed to puke.
"What happened?" Temari fretted.
"The idiot didn't sleep the entire time."
"Why not?" Kankuro hissed.
*…*
*…*
They sand siblings (including Gaara, who was perched on the side of the bathroom door) stared at the two blank faced girls.
"We assigned you too watch over her, not to make her puke!" Temari said agitated.
"we… were incapacitated." Kita explained slowly.
Gaara rose a non-existent eyebrow, no order was necessary. So the girls explained it all until when Miko went to get the candle.
Gaara waved his hand for them to continue.
"Well we were ordered not to say anything about what we might assume." Kita said avoiding their eyes.
"Ordered?" Kankuro questioned.
"Yes, by Miko-sama. She truly is amazing. Right now she might not know who she is, but I caught a glimpse of it. When she finds it for herself, she will be one hell of a woman." Mitta said the longest speech she ever uttered.
"So, uhh how was she; you know as a normal person?" Kankuro wondered aloud.
"Why do you want to know Kankuro?" Temari asked looking at the now passed out blonde.
"Well she is pretty cute…" He muttered blushing slightly.
Gaara glared down at his elder brother,
"Absolutely not, Miko is my belonging she may only mate with those I deem appropriate." Kankuro looked flustered
"What I'm not appropriate, I'm your brother!"
*…*
"Aren't you gay?" Temari popped into their glaring match.
Kankuro shouted, face red "NO I AM NOT GAY I LIKE GIRLS!"
"Not Miko you don't." Gaara stated monotone.
"And Gaara you aren't aloud to own people, that was out lawed a long time ago."
*…*
"But, I'm the Kazekage." Gaara said blatantly. Temari sweat dropped.
"Ehm, shouldn't we get Miko into bed. She needs to be rested for the finals this evening?" Kita asked feeling left out on Miko's part.
"Don't be ridiculous they won't hold the finals today, I'm sure it's only a meeting you guys may fill in Miko later." Kankuro said watching as sand lifted the unconscious Miko off the floor.
The two groups parted.
Oi I've wanted to write a new story but I don't know what pairing to do so please pretty please Check my profile and vote! PLEASE! Otherwise I will forever be in disdain as to write! FYI I don't know how to right yoai, however I do read it so I will do fem characters so vote on my profile!