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Chapter Four
Whisper Sweetly to Me
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Catch me as I fall
Say you're here and it's all over now
Speaking to the atmosphere
No one's here and I fall into myself
This truth drives me
Into madness
I know I can stop the pain
If I will it all away
Don't turn away
(Don't give in to the pain)
Don't try to hide
(Though they're screaming your name)
Don't close your eyes
(God knows what lies behind them)
Don't turn out the light
(Never sleep never die)
I'm frightened by what I see
But somehow
I know
That there's much more to come
Immobilized by my fear
And soon to be
Blinded by tears
I can stop the pain
If I will it all away
Don't turn away
(Don't give in to the pain)
Don't try to hide
(Though they're screaming your name)
Don't close your eyes
(God knows what lies behind them)
Don't turn out the light
(Never sleep never die)
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"Wha…what is that sound nii san and why dose it smell so much worse then it used to?" asked a trembling little girl, with spiky black hair and a terrible fear fixed in her scarlet red orbs dotted with black.
She snuggled deeper into her brother's chest, burying her tear stained face into his dirtied clothes.
"Don't worry little sister, it's nothing. Nii san will protect you from anything so you don't have to worry about anything," the said boy replied with a forced smile, his deep onyx colored eyes starring lovingly down as his sister as a few straight locks of his dark black hair fell over her shoulder.
"But I heard something and the smell is so very strong," she protested continuing to shake as she shifted her eyes to the barred part of their cage.
"I told you, I will be here to protect you from anything that could possibly harm you so you don't need to worry," he responded firmly tightening the firm hug he had on his sister.
The two siblings were twins with the boy being only a few minuets older than his younger sister. They had no names for each other aside from big brother, nii san, little sister and sissy. They were both five, being sold by their young single mother into the Yura no Nori for a small sum when they were only two. Ever since then, all the two knew was this dark threatening prison, that they both hated with every conscious fiber of the being.
The oldest looked over his sister's head at the other children in their cell. Most of them had names and a few even had memories of the land outside their dark underground world. It was depressing, seeing them all huddled in their corners pulled up into little balls as they shook in fright.
He and most of the older boys sat closer to the door placing themselves between the girls and the exit. His grip on his sister tightened a bit at the though of them taking her away. His sister was the most precious thing to him and he would gladly die before he let anything negative happen to her.
"Nii san I really hear something coming this way this time and it's getting louder," the small girl whined as a distant patter entered his ears as well.
"Don't worry just stay close to me and no one will be able to take you away from me," he whispered softly, letting his dark narrowed eyes settle on a spot outside their cell where that person would have to turn.
He heard a few other boys behind him rustle in movement taking up their protective positions in front of the girls who sat huddled in the corner. Some of the boys and girls in this cage were siblings just like he and her sister were, sharing the same protective feelings.
"Nii san, I don't want them to take me again," she whined, remembering the last time the managed to pry her away from her severely protective brother.
She could feel his body tighten as his eyes narrowed dangerously. He remembered that time all too well and that memory haunted him whenever her looking into his sister's scarlet red orbs dotted with black. They weren't always that color, they used to be a deep onyx black like his own.
Her cries of pain as they experimented on her still rang in his ears haunting his every thought and action. They hurt her when they took her and he would never let that happen again, never. When she was thrown back in to their cage she was bleeding a lot around the eyes and couldn't lift her eye lids for a whole week. And when she did she shocked everyone in the cell with her crimson orbs dotted with black.
A few of the girls including his sister started to cough at the horrible stench of burning flesh and freshly spilled blood, filled the air in a choking manner. It was so strong it was hard to breath properly.
"Big brother …the smell…it's getting stronger…" she coughed softly, as the smell choked away at their oxygen. "It's getting hard to breath."
"Hang on sissy, the smell will be gone soon, you'll get better soon, I promise!" he cried in fear, as she began to grow sleepy. "Come on sissy stay with me, don't fall asleep. Don't go anywhere I can't follow." His frown grew as her eyes started to drop.
'Please God don't let her die,' he begged silently lifting his eyes to the heavens.
His long dark locks flapped around his face as a strong wind filled their cell casing out the bad air replacing it with a purified atmosphere. His eyes widened as a few black feathers floated to the ground settling around him and his sister as well as a few other kids who were having trouble breathing. The feathers smelled sweet, almost like Sakura blossoms or maybe jasmine. It was the sweetest scent to ever enter his senses, and he almost cried in relief as it chased away to putrid smell.
He did however let a few stray tears fall when he head his sister stir and lift her eyes to meet his. "Oh Sissy, see I told you everything would be okay, just like I said."
"Big brother…" she stuttered softly.
"Yes sissy?" he asked, in concern as he met her blank stare. She said nothing more but weakly lifted a finger to point to a shadow outside their cell with two large black wings of the deepest midnight black.
"What the…?" he stuttered as his eyes widened in fear and surprise as a few of the boys in the cell scurried as far away from the opening as possible.
The shadowed figure shifted from one leg to the other and steeped forward. Her strides were smooth and graceful as her wings helped her keep her balance. Something dark dripped from her long fingertips. The dark haired boy scrunched up his nose as he recognized the liquid as blood. Her hands, her arms, her entire body, was covered in it. Everyone seemed to flinch slightly when she feel forward onto the iron bars as if to pass out.
She shakily reached up and grasped the cold gray bars in her bloodstained hands and pulled herself up slowly. Her breathing coming out in ragged bursts and high pitches. Grunting she pulled on the bars, leaning backwards while digging her feet into the stone floor. She hissed slightly as the metal rods began to give way. The children there, despite their young age, could all sense the erratic chakra patters that she channeled though her arms and hands to give her extra strength.
The patters were very unsteady and wavering most likely due to the fact that they were the last drops of a once deep well of chakra.
The iron groaned under the strain and started to bend outward towards her hands. With a deep growl, she turned her shoulders and shifted her body backwards finally pulling the door part of the cage off. A few of the girls squeaked and cried out in fear as her shadow fell over them in an ominous black shade, heaving up and down with each and every breath.
"You…all…" she breathed, taking a steep forward only to come crashing down to her knees, her black colored wings falling out around her like a coat or cloak.
Sakura moaned softly to herself as her hazy vision blurred and spun out of control, refocusing only for a brief moment. She breathed in deeply as her shoulders shook in the effort. Stretching her arms out she slowly and shakily began to crawl towards the children, who in turn shrank back in fear of her ragged and bloodied appearance.
Seeing they flee from her, she stopped and drew back herself pulling her legs underneath her, her arms encircling her shivering pale body. Her head was bent letting forward her multi colored locks fall around her as her wings drew closer to her frail body.
"They… are all… gone," she whispered softly not bother to look up to see if her message was delivered.
A soft patter was heard and she slowly lifted her eyes to see a pair of small creamy white hands clasp around her face in a affectionate manner. She shook at the human contact that showed no hostility, something she had not felt in a long, long time.
The small girl with ragged black hair and crimson colored eyes, dotted with black, was smiling sweetly at her, before drawing her arms around her neck and hugging Sakura. Two twin streams of diamond colored tears snaked down Sakura's cheeks, escaping her tightly clutched eyes as she hugged the small girl back.
"Sissy no, she could be dangerous don't," her brother cried, taking a few steeps forward, silently cursing himself for letting his sister slip though his arms during his numbed amazement at the creature before him.
"No…She's not bad. She's really nice, I can tell…" the red eyed girl mumbled, pulling back to stare into Sakura's glistening saffron hazel eyes. "She saved us."
"What are you talking about sissy? What do you mean 'she saved us'."
Sakura parted her lips and spoke up before the boy's sister could reply. "You were all fated to... eventually be tortured into the Yura no Nori's perfect little solider slaves. Many... of you... posses bodies and wills too weak for the transformation...huff... and would have most defiantly... perished if you... went through... with it."
"And how have you saved us from this fate?" a boy named Ken'ichi asked, stepping forward. He appeared to be the oldest child in the cage with messy dirty blond hair and dark chocolate colored eyes. Sakura could see a few scars traveling up and down his exposed arms and guess there were many more concealed beneath his cloths.
Just like her.
"I wouldn't say I saved you from this fate but I did eliminate those who planed to execute this plan," Sakura replied, calmly watching his eyes grow wide for a moment connecting the dots between the blood on her hands and the smell of death that hung heavily in the air.
"You…killed them all?" he stuttered a little awe struck at such a feat.
Sakura sourly chuckled to herself shaking her head before replying. "Why do you thing they didn't keep children over a certain age. I was overlooked due to my limp attitude but they made the mistake of pushing me too far by placing this power on me."
"Power?" a small chestnut haired gild with bright blue eyes asked speaking up. Her name was Tomoko, most likely the smartest child out of the entire group.
"Did you really think these thing were natural?" Sakura laughed, moving her drooping wings up and spreading them slightly.
A few of the younger girls stood up from their huddled position and crawled closer to the winged, ex ninja, stopping just beyond wing reach. Sakura smiled at their muted expressions as they stared at her feathered limbs with wonder.
"May…um…can we touch them?" one of the girls asked, shyly stepping forward. She had dark navy blue hair and bright blue eyes that gleamed with hopefulness. Sakura heard her name was Aoi from one of the boys.
Sakura laughed a bit and nodded allowing them to proceed with their physical expecting. It felt weird as they pulled the third joint of her wing out and gasped as her feathers flexed back and forth, disappearing within the fold when pushed shut. I almost felt like someone was poking and prodding her arm or leg, just coming from her back.
The boy from before with messy blond hair stepped forward and bent down to look into Sakura's eyes for a moment before extending his hand. "I didn't formally introduce myself, My name is Ken'ichi. I'm the oldest one here being eight an a half, I'll be nine in a few months. What is your name?"
Sakura nodded taking his hand in her own and shaking it. "Nice to meet you Ken'ichi, I'm Sakura. I'm sixteen now I'll be seventeen in the spring time. I guess that is a long way off since it's only just summer."
After that introduction it seemed as if she was confirmed to be someone to be trusted. Kids from all over the cell started to huddle around her poking at her wings and marveling at her hair color. It surprised her how many young ones were kept in the cell. The number must be averaging out around two hundred, but most likely, a hundred and fifty.
During the entire time the red eyed child had never released her grip on Sakura's neck, even after her brother clamed onto her arm protectively.
"Sakura chan are you an angel?" one of the little girls asked bouncing up and down at her side with a bright smile.
The dark winged female laughed and patted the little girl's head, as other such questions were tossed into the air asking about her origin and such. It was like she was an instant celebrity with the slave children or something of that sort.
"Are you a bird?"
"Why is your hair pink?"
"Do you ever eat?"
"When was the last time you took a shower?"
"Sakura chan, will you protect us and take care of us from now on?" A little boy with messy silver hair asked, the hopefulness in his eyes could not be mistaken.
The pestering and chirping of the young ones seemed to ease for a moment waiting for the heavy answer. If they were forced to fend for themselves in the alien world it was just as bad as staying locked up in their dark underground prison.
Sakura smiled and pulled her legs underneath herself forcing her body to stand on it's own. The girl with red eyes let go of her neck and instead clamped onto her hand. Sakura's wings rose and tilted slightly outward as her long flowing hair fell to her ankles.
"I'm telling you now to remember this little fact above all else: That I will protect each an every one of you with my life," she looked around and noticed the signs of tiredness in a few of their eyes. I was pretty late for them and they would probably need some sleep soon. Her smile grew when she remembered what she had been doing for the past half hour. "And to start with I think you all need a better place to sleep than this cold floor. How dose that sound to you all?"
Small cries of joy and happy chirps of excitement sounded around her. Sakura led them down the halls and up a flight of stairs to were the two leader's privet quarters were located. She had come to this place in advance planning this very moment. Three king size mattresses were stacked on each bed, now dragged into their sitting area and laid out like sleeping bags with clean sheets and blankets. She had also pulled up their day beds and couches to make a few more beds for the needy children. A good amount of heavy sheets were doubled up to make even more beds.
Looking at the two adjoined room she guessed that there were enough beds for the children if they shared the mattresses and blankets. She didn't have the chance to ask if they liked their arrangements the squeals of happiness were to loud as dozens of small bodies rushed past her towards the blankets and beds.
"I'm taking that as a 'you like it'." She laughed in good humor joining a few girls snuggled deep into their blankets. "How do you all like it?" she asked, smiling at how they giggled to each other the way they should.
"We love it Sakura chan!" they chirped in happy unison.
Sakura laughed a bit and stood up to walk around the drowsy children. Some of them were already deep in the land of their dreams that were hopefully not nightmares for once. They looked so sweet and innocent snuggled up to each other and quietly settling down.
Her smile ceased when her eyes fell on a letter she found during her rearranging. The contents only worried her more making her eyes narrow.
She only knew these kids for a short amount of time but she was already terribly attached to them.
"Well have to move out of here before the month is up," she murmured darkly as her wings rustled in worrisome anticipation. "Or else something much worse then these guys will be hunting us down..."
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'We are the hunted, but only I know that. And that's the way it's going to stay.'
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Fallen angels at my feet
Whispered voices at my ear
Death before my eyes
Lying next to me I fear
She beckons me
Shall I give in
Upon my end shall I begin
Forsaking all I've fallen for
I rise to meet the end
Don't turn away
(Don't give in to the pain)
Don't try to hide
(Though they're screaming your name)
Don't close your eyes
(God knows what lies behind them)
Don't turn out the light
(Never sleep never die)
Don't turn away
(Don't give in to the pain)
Don't try to hide
(Though they're screaming your name)
Don't close your eyes
(God knows what lies behind them)
Don't turn out the light
(Never sleep never die)
Don't turn away
(Don't give in to the pain)
Don't try to hide
(Though they're screaming your name)
Don't close your eyes
(God knows what lies behind them)
Don't turn out the light
(Never sleep never die)
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Servatis a pereculum.
Servatis a maleficum
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Yeah...I know it's really short. I really am too lazy to do much more than what I have been doing. But anyway, that's pretty much it, for the blood and gore, untill she has to go back to Leaf, later on in chapters. For now, it's going to be a bit more about the kids and her helping them. I like the next chapter and can't wait till I get to write and poste it. I'm enjoying all of this so far.
Most of my time has gone into this, Pages of Ecstasy, and my newest work; Under a Red Stained Sky (that will be up soon). Please don't worry about it being so short, I updates sooner than I planned and didn't have enough time. (stupid me) I promise the next chapter will be much longer.
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