Chapter 4: Decisions: Angel's POV

"How the hell can a guy make a plain ham sandwich taste so good?" I thought as I finished what my third sandwich was. I know I said just one, but he made five which I greatly took three out of. Maybe I was just dying of starvation which made anything plain taste like a gourmet dinner, that or Zane was my future housewife. I laughed at my own thoughts and Zane looked at me curiously. "Is something funny?" he asked.

"No, Mrs. Hunter nothing's wrong," I burst out laughing and he raised an eyebrow. I stopped laughing and sighed, poor son of a bitch never really had a sense of humor, and then again, I never said the joke aloud. "It's an inside joke, Icy."

"May I ask you to stop calling me that?" there was a bit of anger detected in his voice.

"Sure, Frosty." I could tell he was getting angry by how he folded his arms. "Snow Cone then?" he shook his head. "What about Snow White?"

As he began to leave, I followed him. "So who's this Sensei guy?" I asked.

"He is our teacher."

I scratched my head lazily and yawned. "Um, why do I need to meet him again?"

"We believe you are the master of darkness, you need to meet him before you decide to leave."

"Hey, this guy isn't gonna' change my mind, I'm not staying here with complete strangers."

"I am not a stranger." He turned to face me. His ice blue eyes sent a chill down my spine.

I got lost for a minute until he touched my arm. His touch was ice cold, a good thing since summer was approaching quickly. I felt like I could kiss him, the same way I felt back at the orphanage, even if I used to beat him up, he was my biggest crush ever. I quickly snapped myself out of it though, remembering how heartbroken I was that one day… "What the hell are you staring at?" I hissed, pulling my hand away.

"I apologize…" he mumbled, walking ahead.

I stood still for a minute before following him hesitantly.

Zane led me to a closed door and knocked on it slowly. "Come in," a muffled voice answered. He opened the door and I saw that inside was an old man drinking tea and a girl in a red dress watching him with a bored expression. Zane bowed, but I just folded my arms. "Hello Sensei Wu, Nya, this is Angelina, the others and I believe she is the master of darkness."

Sensei looked at me for a while and I raised a brow. "What? You like the young stuff, old man?" I teased.

"Angel!" Zane scolded me.

"It is alright, Zane." Wu said calmly. "I would like you and Nya to leave please."

Zane nodded and Nya stood. They both left the room and I looked back to Sensei who took a sip of his tea. "What exactly do you people want with me?"

"We want you to stay and train to reach your full potential as one of the ninja destined to protect my nephew."

I rolled my eyes. "Look, you don't want me around; trust me when I say that. I'm naturally bad, I'll just cause trouble."

"The master of darkness does have a dark side, even if they are on the good side with the other ninja." He said. "Zane and the others will help you train."

I felt myself blush when Sensei specifically pointed out Icy. The old dude must've had a sixth sense to tell that I liked Zane so quickly.

"Or you can leave right now, though I must advise you, as the master of darkness you have dark powers that require intense mental training."

"And if I don't get that training…?"

"If you do not and your emotions grow unstable, it is most likely that you will perish."

I sighed and pushed my hair out of my eyes. What should I do? I could go home and go back to school if I was let back into school, which I doubted because apparently I was now labeled evil. But I could stay with the ninja and become one of them, to stay with Zane. But he'd never like me back, not with the way I acted. Which was worse? "Fine…I'll stay."

It wasn't like my adoptive family would notice I was gone anyway, they hated me.

Sure, they cared for me, but they'd never love as much as they did for their other five kids. Suddenly the door burst open and all six ninja fell onto the floor. "Fucking eavesdroppers…" Jayleene was the first to jump to her feet. "No way in hell she's staying here! She tortured me up until the middle of my senior year!" she screamed. "Either she goes or I do!"

"Okay, bye, bye." I waved.

Jayleene growled and stomped off. "C'mon, Jayleene, stop!" Kai yelled after her as he ran.

I smirked at the others who glared back. "What? I'm gonna' cause some real annoying shit while I'm here, get used to me."

Zane sighed. "Come, I will show you to your room."

I shrugged and followed him. "Whatever."

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My room was small, but I was glad that I had it all to myself. There was a single bed, a wardrobe, a night stand, a mirror which stood in the corner and a stereo. I looked over and saw my school bag was resting on the bed and so were a few of my other things I had before I got knocked out; my IPod, my DSI XL, my pocket knife, and my sketch book. I quickly snatched up my sketchbook and flipped through the pages, besides my gold charm bracelet, the book was the most important thing to me.

It was like a journal, it recorded my life, day by day, because I only drew what I felt or saw. The reason my charm bracelet was so important…It was the only thing I had with me the day I was left on the doorstep of the orphanage.

I sighed and looked in the mirror. No wonder my parents abandoned me, I was hideous…My dark purple streaks weren't dyed, they were real. Who the hell has dark purple hair? I looked and saw Zane was still in the room. "Is something disturbing you?" he asked.

I rolled my eyes. "No,"

"Why do you sound unsure of yourself?" he walked closer behind me and touched both my shoulders.

He moved his hands back and forth, sending a chill down my spine. A deep blush filled my cheeks and I immediately pulled away. "Don't touch me, Zane." I growled, still…A part of me wanted him to continue to massage my shoulders.

"I'm sorry, that was very…unlike me."

I grabbed my pocket knife and cut my palm. When blood poured out, I sucked on the wound. Zane's eyes widened. "See, Icy? I'm a freak, you do not wanna' mess with me, all I'll do is mess you up. I've tasted blood and blood tastes good." I used my signature line. "Wait…What the fuck am I doing?! Why the hell am I trying to creep my crush out? Ugh, what is wrong with me?!" I thought.

Zane stared at me for an awkward moment, before shaking his head and leaving. I slammed the door behind him and slid my back down the wall. "What the fuck is wrong with me?! I just creeped Zane out and Zane's the weirdest dude on earth!" I let out a loud breath of air and then put my hand up to drink my blood. I knew it wasn't good to drink my own blood, that's why I used to drink from my adoptive brothers, but when I was alone and thirsty, there was no problem. I'd just drink from one of the ninja, probably Zane or that Nya girl.

Once I got all my thirst under control, I licked my lips and went over to my bed. I laid down and looked up at the roof. I heard my door open, but I remained relaxed. Sensei Wu placed what looked like a ninja suit on my bed and then left.

I wanted to see what exactly it was, but my eyelids grew heavy. I yawned and fell asleep.