Ari lay in her cell, chained to the wall. Her whole body ached. Sitting in the same position for three days does that to you. Loud footsteps echoed throughout the cold stone hallways of the new prison that Ari resided in.
"Oi, demon girl, time for a shower. Can't have you being dirty for your public execution," the guard chuckled cruelly.
She was female, Ari was glad that the Hokage had enough decency to give her a female guard.
The guard stepped forward and released Ari from her chains. The hated shackles and collar were cast to the side. Ari was lead down a series of hallways. They were meant to confuse escaped prisoners;but thankfully Ari had walked these hallways regularly when she was free. As the two reached the shower block, Ari was shoved inside with more force than need be. All the guard needed to do was ask and she would comply. As Ari reached the middle of one of the blocks hot water blasted her skin showers were remote activated by the guard, to prevent the prisoners from creating weapons from the non-existent handles.
Ari turned around quickly to see the guard facing the other way, distracted by something. Ari scoured the wall for any loose tiles. When Ari found none she turned back to see the guard still distracted. Ari's brow crinkled as she tried to remember her training that she had received from her old sensei, Shikako.
Finally remembering, she focused her chakra to her fingertips, and tapped the closest tile. It split in two, one half had a particularly sharp slippery fingers she grabbed the sharp edged piece of tile.
"Demon, hurry up. You may have all day, but I don't," the guard called, startling Ari, and almost causing her to drop the precious piece of tile.
Ari crept quietly holding the makeshift weapon in one hand; the guard was still looking the other way and had not noticed. Ari raised the tile piece and jammed it into the guards neck, blood sprayed across the room. Quickly Ari scampered to the body and stripped it of its clothes, several kunai pouches and a heap of fishnet were taken from the body along with any clothes that fitted her, but she left the Hiate. Ari would no longer associate herself with the village that had betrayed her.
Ari walked slowly through the halls of the prison, looking like any other guard. She had tucked her wings beside her body so that they weren't visible, like she had done all her life before she had been betrayed. Soon enough, Ari reached the exit and stepped outside. Sunlight poured over her, into her pores, cleansing her body. Ari's eyes darted around, there weren't too many ninjas close enough to be able to hurt her. Suddenly Ari opened her wings and took off into the sky.
Shouts of alarm sounded from below and ninjas leapt as high as they could, throwing weapons, trying to bring her down, but not one of the weapons came within three feet of her. After mere minutes of flying, Ari reached the deeper part of the forest that surrounded Kohanagure. Ari pulled in her wings close to her body, and dove sharply, the wind rushed around her at phenomenal speeds then she entered the forest. Forcing herself to slow down Ari's feet brushed the ground, then tucking her wings in, she ran as fast as she could. Finally she stopped, Ari was free. It would take the local ninja's days to find her, and they had to scour the whole forest. Laughing and smiling Ari fell back into the soft grass, rolling around like a child. As she lay in the grass, she thought about Sasori and Deidara, they had asked her to join their group the Akatsuki. If she joined Ari would be surrounded by walls, but she would have people surrounding her, like a family of sorts. But if she refused to join, she would be alone, but free. Standing up, she had made up her mind dashing off to a cave she knew Sasori and Deidara would be in. As she ran she could feel a presence following her, ignoring it she continued to run.
Sasori sat in the cave that Ari had shown him when she was a child. Deidara was sleeping, Sasori was a puppet, and he did not need to sleep, or eat for that matter. His eyes widened as he saw a shadow in the entrance, fearing an attack he raised his tail threating,
"Hey Sasori," the shadow called.
Sasori let out a sigh of relief as he realised who it was.
"Ari, good to see you, how did you escape?" He replied.
Ari stepped forward shaking her head, water dripped from her hair.
"Stupid guards, loose tiles, weak ninjas, you get the picture," Ari responded yawning.
Sasori extended his tail, wrapping it around Ari gently, lifting her up and placing her beside Deidara. Instinctively she rolled away and fell asleep, her expression painful. Sasori sighed and looked out over the moon and stars.