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Chapter 8: The Ultimate Sacrifice

In…Out...In…Out… Sam was focused on her breathing. Master Splinter had taken her away from Casey's apartment so the two could meditate in complete silence. She was grateful to him for showing her such kindness and understanding after only knowing each other for a few hours.

Sam began to feel her body relax. In…Out…In…Out… She steadied her breathing as she reached the spirit plain, a place she hadn't been to in over a year. At first Sam felt Master Splinters Presence with her. His aura was warm, calm, and strong. She then saw his aura it was a pure white light.

But soon the light disappeared and Sam soon found herself in the choking grip of the dark abyss that had once filled her nightmares. She tried to find Master Splinters aura in the darkness but she couldn't see it. Sam began to panic when she realized she could not feel his aura either leaving her alone in the dark endless abyss. She began to cry out his name.

"Splinter! Splinter! Splinter!"

Master Splinter's eyes snapped open. He had lost the connection with Sam leaving her in the Spirit Plain by herself. A place where a young mind shouldn't be for all the dangers it held. Someone's aura could get lost in there and it could never return to the body. Master Splinter saw Sam's meditating form in front of him. He soon became alarmed when he saw her skin turn ghost white, and heard her breathing become very shallow and quick. He saw tears stream down her cheeks as she cried out his name.

"Splinter ! Splinter! Splinter!"

Master Splinter knew he had to act fast or Sam might not be able to escape. He closed his eyes and began to feel for her aura. He remembered Sam's aura, it was a bright green that had felt soft but firm. He remembered following her deeper into the Spirit Plain but then lost the connection. Soon he found her. There was her bright green aura fighting a cloud of darkness.

Splinter knew he had to guide her out of the darkness, but if he went in there himself all chances of them returning to their bodies could be lost. He had to guide her out by speaking to her. He focused more on her aura and said. "Samantha, you must concentrate on my voice. Stop fighting the darkness it will only consume more of your aura."

Sam felt the warmth of Splinters aura. She began to focus more on it until she saw it, the pure white light through the black abyss. She focused more on it and soon found herself being pulled out of the darkness. Then she opened her eyes and saw Master Splinter's warm black ones staring at her. He grabbed her hand and asked her "Samantha, are you alright?"

Sam nodded. "Yes Sensei I am fine."

Master Splinter was still very concerned when he saw that Sam's color hadn't returned and that her breathing was still very quick and shallow. Her eyes had concerned him the most they were glassy and full of tears as if any moment she was about to cry, and soon enough her tears overflowed and ran down her cheeks. She began to mumble over and over again. "Ashikarazu. Ashikarazu. Arshikarazu."

Master Splinter put a hand on her cheek and tried to calm her down. He had been very surprised to learn she spoke Japanese probably something she had picked up after spending so many summers with the Ancient one.

He felt her tears soak his furry hand. He wiped her tears away "Shhh. Samantha calm down child, you are safe now." More tears soaked his hands. He pulled her into his lap and began to rub her back. "Hush child you are safe."

Sam felt herself relax in Master Splinter's arms. She was so scared she might have stayed trapped in the darkness, but he had saved her. Her body shook as she silently cried. She hated the darkness it reminded her she was alone without her beloved Ben. The memories of him came flooding back to her and she began to shake harder. She could hardly breathe with how hard she was crying.

"Samantha, you are safe child. Please dry your tears." Master Splinter begged her firmly but softly.

Sam did as she was told and began to wipe her tears with the back of her hand. Her voice was very quiet when she told him. "Thank you. I've never been able to escape the darkness."

Master Splinter's ears perked up. "You have seen the darkness before?" He asked her.

"Yes." Sam answered weakly.

"You went to the Spirit Plain by yourself? Samantha that is dangerous!" Master Splinter scolded her softly

Sam cried. "I know Sensei but I had to."

Master Splinter looked at her curiously. "Why?" He asked her.

Sam dried her tears again and sighed. "It was a little over year ago when my beloved Ben was taken from me."

Sam heard music blaring from the other side of the door. She banged on the door and screamed. "BENJAMIN CHRISTOPHER SMITH! TURN THE FUCKING MUSIC DOWN AND OPEN THE DOOR!" The door flung open and Sam fell into the room. Sam looked up and saw her boyfriend staring at her barely containing the smirk that was spreading across his face. "Asshole." She muttered.

Ben laughed. "It's nice to see you too Samantha Rose." He extended a hand out to help her up but she pushed it away and pushed herself up by her elbows. When she got up her boyfriend was looking down at her smiling brightly.

The love of Sam's life Benjamin Christopher Smith towered over Sam at six feet three inches. He was a runner which left his body lean and toned. He has milky white skin which stayed white even in the summer. He had shaggy white blond hair with bangs that completely covered his eyes which pissed Sam off to no end. His eyes were a deep ocean blue that she could get lost in for hours. Ben was her opposite.

Sam was a logical girl, who had a very irrational way of thinking. She was impatient and her temper was short. She was very unorganized and she wasn't to great at showing affection. Ben on the other was a creative soul, who always thought rationally. He was very patient and was hardly ever angry. He was very organized and loved to show affection.

"Don't you look lovely sunshine." Ben said bringing Sam into a hug. Sam fell into his embrace and smiled at the mention of her nickname. Sam may have been a bit temperamental but to Ben she was the light of his life which is why he had given her the nickname sunshine.

"Did you get the information?" Sam asked growing impatient.

Ben laughed. "Relax sunshine. I got it don't worry your pretty little head." He let go of Sam and walked over to a computer and began typing. When he was finished a paper came out of a printer next to him.

"Here." Ben said handing Sam the paper. "I found three locations where this 'Wolf Coven' might be." Ben made air quotes when he said Wolf Coven showing Sam he didn't think such an organization existed.

Sam didn't have time to fight with him about it. She had promised Alex she wouldn't tell Ben about her run in with the Wolf Coven. Without that she had basically no proof except for the cuts and bruises that covered her bodies from the fights she had gotten in with them when she decided to be a vigilante.

Sam was almost out the door when Ben grabbed her hand. "How do you say sunshine in Japanese?" Sam was caught off guard by his question she had been on her way to beat some Wolves into a bloody pulp when he has asked her a stupid question but she answered it anyway.

"Nikkou"

Ben pulled her into another hug and kissed the top of her forehead. "Aishiteru, Nikkou." He said as he pulled her in to a deep passionate kiss. Then he let her go.

"Be safe my Nikkou." He whispered in her ear.

Sam looked up at him and said "I promise I will be safe saiainohito. I Love you too." Then she left out the door.

A week later Sam was going to the last place on her list of suspected Wolf Coven hideouts. She found herself in front of an old cider mill. 'Why do these guys like old things so much?' She thought mentally complaining.

She had climbed to the roof hiding in the shadows which wasn't hard because she was a very well trained Kunoichi. She was delighted to see little Wolves down through a skylight. But that wasn't the only thing she saw there was a very tall figure tied to a chair with a black bag over his head. The little wolves around the figure took the bag off revealing the figure as her boyfriend. Sam became very alarmed and angry she had to get Ben out of that mill. What Sam saw next horrified her.

Chad had made his way over to Ben. Chad looked almost exactly the same as the last time Sam saw him except for the very crooked nose. If Sam wouldn't have been worried for Ben's safety she would have been mentally high fiving herself for how badly she had broken his nose. Sam waited to see what Chad was doing with Ben a wave of panic came over her when she saw Chad bring a gun to Ben's head.

Sam leapt down from the skylight quietly and landed on the floor. No one spotted her as she made her way to some boxes and hid behind them listening to Chad and Ben.

"Where is she?" Chad asked through gritted teeth.

"I don't know what you're talking about." Ben said

Chad pulled out a picture with his other hand that wasn't holding the gun. He put the picture in front of Ben's face. "You don't know who this is?" He asked him with an evil smile spreading across his face. "Because I think you do."

Sam was so impressed. She had misjudged Ben, he may have been a sensitive caring soul but even with a gun to his head and his girlfriends picture in front of his face he remained completely calm. Ben told Chad. "I've never seen that girl a day in my life."

Sam watched Chad become very irritated and he shouted at Ben with his booming voice. "YOU LIE! YOUR EYES LIT UP WHEN YOUSAW THE PICTURE!" Then he turned off the guns safety. His eyes became menacing as he said. "Tell me where the beauty is or I'll blow your fucking brains out."

Sam decided it was time to act. She leapt out from behind the boxes. She found a light switch and flicked it off filling the whole room with darkness. She made her way over to Chad. She grabbed the gun from him and threw it across the room. Chad grabbed her by the wrist and began to punch her in the gut. Sam brought her leg up and kicked his legs out from under him. His legs gave out and he fell on top of her. Sam then rammed her Tekken into his nose again. He screamed in pain and clutched his face with one hand then used another hand to beat the back of Sam's head in. Sam had managed to break her legs free and sent a kick into his gut sending him flying into a pile of boxes.

Sam then began to untie Ben. He was putting up a fight. She put a hand up and caressed his cheek. He froze. "Nikkou?"

"Yes." Sam replied. "Ben please stop fighting me. I'm trying to get you out of here."

When Sam had untied Ben she led him through a door in the back of the mill. They found themselves in an alley. Sam had not looked at Ben since she freed him because she could feel the tension. He was totally pissed. She looked up at him

"Sam, What the fuck is going on?" He asked furiously "Who the fuck was that and what the fuck does he want with you?"

Sam did not answer she knew Ben was livid. His face was white and he was curing up a storm. Then he screamed "NOOOOO!" Sam felt herself being pushed away from in front of him and watched in horror as Ben took a bullet through the chest.

Then there was a sound of police sirens and Sam watched as the Wolves dispersed from the mill. Sam felt time go by in slow motion she walked up to Ben blood was currently gushing out of the wound. He was taking in very pained sallow breaths. His eyes began to close.

"I love you Nikkou." He said with his last breath.

Sam felt tears begin to fall. The sirens were getting closer. She knelt down in front of his lifeless body and kissed his lips.

"I Love you too."

Then Sam fled into the night.

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Ashikarazu- I'm sorry

Nikkou-Sunshine

Aishiteru-I Love you

Saiainohito-Darling