Yuzuki ran one delicate hand through the blond hair with hate; she fought her urge to scream, the noise of the room was grating on her delicate hearing. Why oh why was she stuck in THIS? Oh, that's right; her 'jiji' had decided to stick her here. She couldn't quite catch the irate growl as it escaped her lips, raising her hackles in hatred. THESE were the new generation of soldiers? THESE passed as assassins? THESE were the creatures that would protect her? She did catch her bark-like laugh before it could jump from her throat, to keep from drawing more attention to herself.
"I give them 10 minutes in a real fight." Yuzuki lost control, laughing out loud, mocking and cold with appreciation of the joke. She felt her fathers' smile, accompanied by the warming red chakra spill through the bars of the seal.
"I can't wait to test that bet." Yuzuki smiled, replying under her breath, she had long ago given up attempting to mind-speak when she wasn't in her mind, the seal prevented it. She may not have wanted to be bound to this village, but she treasured her abilities. Her demon-taught talents, one of the few things that actually defined her, kept her from slipping into that wonderful madness that tinted her eyes. So many of her kind did, it was much simpler. There was no pain or hate in madness.
"Team seven will be Sakura, Sasuke," a scream from the pink haired banshee that made Yuzuki pity the last poor fool on their team, "and Naruto." The desk beneath her fingers cracked from the sheer pressure of her chakra. "Your sensei will be Hatake Kakashi." The cracks spread.
"Don't think about it, don't think about it, don't think about it." She chanted quietly while her father's laughter bubbled to her ears. She scowled.
"At least he's competent." She sighed heavily, shutting her father's laughter out of her ears. With a second sigh she massaged her temples; she felt pressure building behind her eyes.
The rest of the class had left long ago, called into their teams by jonin who looked at her with anger and hate. She watched them all with those eyes too full of knowledge for her years, their mismatched shades covered in a genjutsu. She knew. She understood. That didn't mean she didn't care.
"You protect your own; I do not begrudge you that." She whispered, turning her eyes away to hide the pain there. Though physical pain was no longer her affliction, her soul was still barred to the cruelty of humans. "Protect yours, I'll protect mine." The hiss of thousands of years of knowledge burned through her veins, they have created us, she thought. They created what they fear the most.
"Humans do that kitten, they are so afraid of what they do not know it shapes everything around them." Her aunts' voice was soft in Yuzuki's skull. Yuzuki snorted in disgust, ridiculous.
"I know auntie." Yuzuki whispered. "That's why you gave us our gifts, to protect us from pain. You love us." Her words were barely a breath as they passed her lips. With a glance at her 'teammates' Yuzuki, growled under her breath, they were arguing with each other. "Pathetic." With that bit of venom she dropped from the world of the living, her body seeming to fall into a deep sleep.
"Sister." Yuzuki greeted warmly, her arms open in welcome to the blond girl.
"Sister." Yugito replied, dipping her head slightly in a show of respect.
"How fare my sister and brother?" Yuzuki questioned, her wide-sleeved yukata settling gently around her as she sank elegantly to a small table and poured them both a glass of tea. "Tea?" She held one glass out to Yugito who sat as well and took the cup graciously.
"Thank you." Yugito took a shuddering sip, "I cannot speak for him, but I have been better." The blond turned her face skyward, to the red eyes that served as a sun within Yuzuki's mind. "In fact I'm visiting everyone if I can; mother said I cannot wake up until she's healed EVERYTHING. Apparently taking a mob after a particularly nasty clean up mission isn't a good thing." The blond rolled her eyes.
"You know this is how they protect us. They protect us from pain, from loneliness, they gave us family." Yuzuki said turning her multicolored eyes to the 'sun', a peaceful smile lighting her face.
A warm, gentle breeze played with their hair. They sat in silence just enjoying the company, both knowing they may not be able to speak again for months.
"Looks like it's time for me to go. Thank you for your hospitality, Sister." Yugito smiled, lightning crawling across her skin, and disappeared into the sky with a flash of light and a roar of thunder. Yuzuki sighed and watched as her mindscape became fuzzy, and she returned to her body. Her head lifted slightly to look at the 'hiding' sensei, and she quirked one eyebrow. Inu seemed startled she had found him, he always did. 'Naruto' shook 'his' head, waiting for Sakure and Sasuke to notice the man, she scowled when they didn't notice him, he wasn't even hiding his chakra! She barred her teeth in a snarl that fortunately went unnoticed by Kakashi. Yuzuki longed to simply reach into her hidden bun and throw a few of her senbon at those⦠no, she couldn't, they would kill her. She tilted her heat to look at the ceiling imagining the constellations and all the wonderful storied her father would tell her about them, her favorite was of the abandoned princess, Yuzuki couldn't remember her name , she was sacrificed to a monster and instead became a goddess. After all broken things are always the most beautiful, that's what her father had taught her, because black and crimson were the most perfect colors on earth. She didn't notice she had dodged a hail of kunai until silence reined; she turned to face the people now staring at her, her eyes still blank.
"Yes?" her voice had a dream like quality to it.
"We're meeting on the roof." 'Naruto' nodded, eyes slowly regaining luster.
"Yuzuki, you are not being careful kit." Her father scolded softly, gently.
"I'm sorry Father," Yuzuki whispered, her head hung.
"Do not fret my Yuzuki. You are a kittling still, I am here to protect and guide you." Her father soothed, and a tiny smile graced Yuzuki's lips.
"I already have six tails Father, I will always be your kittling. Do not worry, I want to always be your kit, I always want to be your little gentle moon."
"That's right Yuzuki, my gentle, bloody moon." She felt ghost's of her Father's nine beautiful red tails wrap around her in comfort. She smirked, flashing canines at her teammates.
"You're getting soft father." Yuzuki commented, opening a widow and allowing her butterflies to deposit her out of sight on the roof. "Thank you for protecting me father. Please don't leave me." She knew he couldn't, he knew that she knew, but the sentiment still touched him, and he chuckled deep within his chest.
"You know very well that I cannot leave you. Now go kittling, we shall train once you have been released from the human's captivity."
