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HELLOOOOO KIDDIES ^_^. Now if you read the previous chapter oh lets say 3 weeks ago you're probably wondering "TF Kasai u said u wld update in a couple of days?" And that was the plan, butttttt you see what had happened was. To put it simply I fell out of works with this story. Now if you're new AKA just read this chapter today(even tho i said you didn't have to read this) you're probably thinking "TF. This story only has 2 chapters. Hw can u already be sick of it?". LOL I asked myself the same thing, but till this day I still don't know what's wrong with me. I definitely was into the premise(still into it as I updated), but as I typed out more chapters for this story 3 weeks ago it started to feel like work more than fun.
What I mean by that is that all the stories that I have up(which isn't much) I write purely for fun, and when they stop being fun to write it gets harder and harder to continue. So I had about 10 chapters ready for this story a week ago(I can write 16 pages in about a day), and planned to put up the 2nd and 3rd chapter 2 weeks ago. But I ended up scrapping all the chapters just this week as I worked on chapter 11. Why you ask? Because I wasn't feeling my writing anymore.
I felt like I did Maize and Raine all wrong like their characters were off, too generic and flat(I limited the amount of cursing and vulgar things that came out of their mouths, thus hindering their personalities. They're not the nicest of people), and the story just like any other SI story, and I'm not about that life. It's hard to be original with a premise so overused, but I felt what I had plan would be different(Kind of like my other story; Of Foxes, Dogs, and Gods). Is different, but when I reread those chapters I hated that I limited myself. The one thing I hate in a story filled with strong characters is a weak character AKA weak SI or OC. So in my attempts to not let my characters turn into Mary Sue's I ended hating them, and you never want to hate your OWN characters. So I said FUCK IT! Threw out all the pre written chapters and decided to write this however I feel like writing this. Maize and Raine are not going to end up Godly or whatever , but they're going to be way stronger than the average ninja. Don't worry, they're still totally starting their own clan(I've never seen it done). I would say this is a rewrite, but considering the fact that I never posted all 10 chapters let's just say this is a different approach than what I previously planned.
WHICH IS WHY I ALSO RENAMED IT AND GAVE IT A NEW SUMMARY!
Story was previously called A Clan of Misfits.
Damn that was long AF, but not to worry I'm done talking let's get on with chapter 2!
DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN NARUTO!
"Talking"
"Thinking"
'Twins talking telepathically'
"Twins talking at the same time"
"Shinigami talking to twins telepathically"
ENJOY!
"What's Done is Done"
(Maize POV)
I dropped my sister turned brother's hand in shock as my new, tiny feet slipped from the ground into open air. Screaming in panic and fear I desperately reached for the end of the door only for it to slip out of my grip as I plummeted down. I blinked back tears as wind rushed around me, twisting my body in the open sky I tried to turn to see my twin who was yelling just as loud.
"Oh my god. Oh My God. OH MY GOD! WE'RE GONNA DIE! WE' . !"
I narrowed my eyes in thought. There was no way we were going to die from this drop. The bastard pretty much yanked us from our old life into this. He said he needed us to do his 'bidding', whatever that meant. So I highly doubt that he would just kill us off the first chance he got.
'Raine!? Raine! Can you hear me? Calm down, we're not gonna die from this!' I thought to my brother who showed no reaction to hearing me.
Guess I gotta do it the old fashion way.
I jerked in the air my new limbs refusing to move the way I wanted to. Clenching my teeth I finally wrenched my body in the right position to face my distraught brother. His face was scrunched up in fear and rapidly turning pink with how loud he was.
"Raine! RAINE!" I yelled trying to get his attention.
He flinched before twisting to face me with a glare. He definitely had better control over his body then I did.
"WHAT?! WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU SCREAMING MY NAME FOR?!"
I blinked at him in shock.
"ME?! YOU'RE THE ONE SCREAMING THAT WE'RE GOING TO DIE, YOU FUCK!"
"BECAUSE WE ARE! IF YOU HAVEN'T NOTICE YOU NUT CASE, WE'RE FALLING FROM THE MOTHER FUCKING SKY!"
"OBVIOUSLY! I CAN SEE HEAR, AND FEEL THAT! I JUST WANTED TO SEE IF YOU WERE OKAY!"
Raine's green eyes looked poisonous as his glare hardened.
"OKAY? OKAY?! DO I LOOK OKAY?! WE'RE FALLING HOW MANY FEET TO THE GROUND AND YOU'RE ASKING ME IF I'M OKAY?!"
I huffed in anger.
"OHHHH EXCUSE ME FOR CARING! MAYBE IF YOU DIDN'T PISS OF THE SHINIGAMI WE WOULDN'T BE IN THIS MESS!"
Raine's head jerked back with such force you would have thought he was slapped. His face slowly began to bloch up with red spots as he trembled with repressed rage. He whipped his hand right up to my face, his pudgy pointer finger positioned in between my eyes.
"You…" He glared venomously as his hand shook and green eyes started to glow.
"Wait-what?"
"YOU GOT A LOT OF NERVE TRYING TO BLAME ME YOU DICK! HOW THE HELL IS THIS MY FAULT?!"
I slapped his hand out of my face all thoughts about his glowing green eyes leaving me.
"GET THAT FAT ASS FINGER OUT OF MY FACE! IT'S YOUR FAULT BECAUSE UHHH... I DON'T KNOW YOU INSULTED HIS FUCKING FRIEND?!"
He gripped his hand toward his chest for a moment be before lashing out and grabbing a handful of my tunic.
"DON'T GIVE ME THAT SHIT! HOW WAS I SUPPOSED TO KNOW HE WOULD REACTED THAT WAY?!"
I gripped his tunic in return almost bashing our heads together as I brought his face closer to mine.
"MAYBE NOT ACT LIKE A COMPLETE MORON WHEN FACED WITH SOMEONE THAT CAN KILL US WITH A FLICK OF HIS WRIST?"
"WHY YO-" I gasped letting go of my brothers shirt who was forced away in return as a birds almost crashed into us.
Looking down my eyes almost popped out of my skull as the large area of trees began to get closer. Instead of gripping my collar my twin was now clutching onto me desperately as we came closer and closer to the tree line. He gripped the back of my tunic whimpering in fear as wet tears hit my neck.
"Raine…." I whispered in surprise.
He held on tighter as his tiny body shook. I raised a hand and petted his hair softly.
"I-It's going to be all right. He wouldn't let us die" He shook his head before pulling back to look me in the eye.
"I'm sorry Maize" I could feel my eyes burn with unshed tears.
"Don't be" I hugged him back in return.
Training my eyes below us I jerked in shock as a glowing silhouette of a woman shot up from the largest tree in the forest. Her arms were wind open almost as if she was asking for a hug and her eyes were the brightest shade I've ever seen. She flew right through us causing me to blink my eyes in confusion.
"What the? WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?"
'What do you mean?'
I opened my mouth to reply before grunting in pain as I hit the large tree. I hugged Raine closer to me as we hit all the branches the tree had to offer.
"Ow, ow, ow, ow, FUCK!"
We hit the ground with a resounding thud as the tree's leaves spilled around us. I laid on my back in a daze as I gazed up at the sky.
"Holy shit….Get the fuck of me" I pushed my prone twin off me and stood up wiping any dirt of my person before turning my gaze towards the tree.
"Did you see that?" I asked turning around to look at my twin who was struggling to stand. He put both his hands on his knees as he gasped for hair.
"See what?" He asked peering up at me through his hair. I walked over helping my twin stand before guiding him closer to the tree.
"This" I placed my palm on the tree. "Saved us" Raine raised a single golden eyebrow. Shrugging my hand away he gave me a dry look.
"And how exactly did a tree save us, bro?"
"You didn't see that woman that just popped out the tree?" He closed his eyes and gave me an exasperated look.
"No Maize, I was too busy releasing all my snot and tears onto your shirt"
I grimaced pulling my shirt collar away from my neck.
"Thanks for that, but there's more important things then that!"
"Like..?" He sighed out.
I swiveled around and pointed at the large tree.
"The fact that a ghostly woman came out of that tree and saved us!" My brother shaked his head and placed his hands on his hips.
"Maize...you're insane"
"I know, but I seriously saw something! Just look!"
I didn't know if this would work, but if we could share our thoughts why couldn't we do that with a memory? I pulled up the memory and began to replay it over and over again in my head.
He stepped back in shock his eyes widening as he looked up at the tree.
Heh…..guess it worked.
"I can't believe it…." He continued to gape at the tree in disbelief as I giggled next to him.
"Hey...what's that?" My brother asked as I trained my eyes onto the object a couple feet away from us.
"I have no idea" I hummed before shuffling closer. "Let's see"
Jogging ahead I stopped in front of a large bag. It was brown with a long strap and multiple zippers and flaps. It looked pretty worn out and a small sunflower insignia with 4 green leaves in each corner, and outlined in white was sewed onto the side.
"Let's have a lookie inside" I flipped open the first flap and unzipped the bag. Inside was a large wad of cash, a stack of papers, water bottles, extra clothes, some daggers, a bag of seeds, a small pot, a large book, and a single note.
"What the hell?..." Raine muttered as he examined the daggers. I picked up the folded note and flicked it open.
Sup flesh bags,
If you're reading this then you survived the drop, congratulations! If you had died…..well let's not worry about that. Anywho, if you even bothered to check, which I doubt you did, you two are now on the Elemental Continent. Specifically in Hi no Kuni(1)… Or Cha no Kuni(2)… or some small ruddy village near those places, doesn't really concern me. You'll find your way.
My first task for the both of you is simple. Get known. I don't care how you flesh bags get known, just do it. Whether it's becoming a S-rank shinobi, or the Daimyo's chief you need some kind of clout. Once you have a large enough following I'll contact one of you, again whether or not it's the amount of villages that want you dead or which noble wants to hire you for their heir's birthday is irrelevant. Your time limit is 7 years. If you don't complete the task before time's up you can say goodbye to your new life and your soul.
Inclosed in the bag are some things I thought would help you both in the long run. Money….clothes…a map you get the picture. There's a book that will tell you everything you need to know on your abilities, if you wish to develop them or not is your decision. All I can say is the pot and seeds will come in handy in the future, trust me on that.
Burn in Hell,
Shinigami
Gripping the note in my hand I had to stop myself from ripping the letter apart.
"Raine" I called out to my brother who was counting the money with a godsmacked look on his face.
He turned towards me and looked down at the letter in my hands.
"What's got you so pissed?" I shoved the letter in his causing him to blink in shock.
"Why don't you take a look at it for yourself" He squinted his eyes as he rapidly read through the latter, his face getting red in till he finally threw the paper to the ground.
"What the hell is this?!" I rubbed my face sighing in irritation. Picking up the letter and the money he was counting and tossed both into the bag. Digging around I gripped a folded piece of paper which ended up being a map. Zipping the bag up I closed the flap and hiked it over shoulder to sit at my hip.
"Our task apparently" I turning to look at the tree.
"And you're gonna just go along with it?!" He yelled. "I don't wanna do any of this! I just wanna go home!"
I spinned around to face my brother with a harsh glare dropping the map in my anger. His eyes widened in shock.
"What exactly do you want me to do about Raine?!" He took a step back, but I wasn't having any of it. I gripped his shoulders and brought him closer towards me.
"You heard him back then! The only reason we're here is to do his bidden! Nothing more, nothing less! It ain't like them stories I showed you! It ain't about what you want! It's about what we gotta do to survive! Our lives….they not in our hands no more. I'm sorry, but what's dont is done and there is NOTHING we can do about it!"
I gazed sadly into wide green eyes that began to mist. I brought him closer and hugged him tightly to his chest, nuzzling into his golden locks.
"It's gonna be okay….I promise" He nodded his head as we separated wiping his face.
Bending down I picked up the discarded map before turning towards the tree once more, and placing my palm on it.
"Please….whoever you are…..watch over us….watch over Raine...please"
Blinking in surprise I shook my head.
"No….did I just? No I'm just hearing things"
But I felt relieved at the warm words so, I gripped my brothers hand and began stalking away from our drop area.
"Maize….where are we going?"
"For now? No where, we need to know where we are before we can go somewhere" He nodded in agreement.
"We need to look for some type of village. That thing said we were somewhere near Hi no Kuni or Cha no Kuni, and if memory is serving me correctly then they're pretty close to each other"
"Yes, they are. So let's not waste anymore daylight"
"Yeah"
Smalling at my twin who smiled back I gripped his hand and steeled my resolves remembering those kind words as we got further and further away from the tree.
"I will"
We could do this….
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Right?
END!
That is a wrap you guys! What do you think? I don't think too much happened in this chapter just some exposition, foreshadowing, and showing off the twins personalities. Alos before I forget for those who don't know.
1: Hi no Kuni = Land of Fire
2: Cha no Kuni = Land of Tea
Which reminds me! Where exactly are the twins? I have no idea either ^_^! Thats for you guys to choose!
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