Chapter 5: Heartbreak
"Azelea, honestly, we're far away from Konoha, no need to fear for Kakashi," my partner, Rika, rolled her eyes.
I was about to respond when kunai landed in front of us.
"Paper bombs!" I screamed.
"Katsu!" they exploded.
We heard three people land on the ground. When the smoke cleared my eyes bugged. There stood Gai, Iruka, and of all people, Kakashi. When they recognized me their eyes got huge too.
"Azelea-koibito?" Kakashi's voice broke.
"Please, I didn't want this, they forced me...," my voice also cracked.
Rika withdrew her giant sword and attacked without remorse. She pushes Gai back and forces herself to Kakashi.
"Die!" she screams and stabs forward.
The next second was slowed down tremendously. I ran forward and screamed in fear and pain. Rika fell forward as Kakashi jumped out of the way and stabbed her in the back of the neck. She screeched and whirled around to catch Kakashi in the side. Gai slammed his foot down on her head, killing her instantly. I was by Kakashi's side and kneeled over him.
"Love?" I cried.
"Over here," I whirled around, realizing he used a substitution jutsu.
"Who are they?" he stepped to me.
"The Akatsuki. I didn't want to join them, but they said if I didn't they'd kill you," I sobbed.
"And I still will," Madara melted out of the shadows, "Fight Kakashi and his comrades. Or I'll kill him."
My heart sank. When Madara said fight he meant close to death. There was no way I could do that to Kakashi. But I didn't want Madara killing him. There was only one choice: fight Kakashi and his friends, and hope to the kamis they survived.
I looked into Kakashi's eye, "I'm so sorry my love."
He pushed up his headband, "I understand," his Sharingan, a gift from Obito when he died, activated.
Madara growled, "The Sharingan is for Uchihas only!"
I shed a tear and attacked Kakashi. Kicking to his left I withdrew a shuriken and threw it up in the air.
"Giant shuriken no jutsu!" jumping off his shoulder I lept up and grabbed my weapon and landed in a cloud of dust and debris.
"Good, good Azelea," Madara nodded his approval.
Kakashi and I ran at each other. I brought my shuriken down to strike but Kakashi, thankfully, stopped it with a pretty good-sized kunai. He strained under my chakra-induced strength, and a tear slid down his cheek.
"I understand Azelea-koibito," he whispered, "Just remember I love you."
"I love you too," my voice cracked, "I'm so sorry."
Kakashi nodded and pushes me back.
"Chidori!" the lightning cackled around his hand.
"Rasengan!" the jutsu swirled around in my hand.
Kakashi and I lept at each other again and held our hands out in front of us. I threw my shuriken at Gai and Iruka.
The properties of Kakashi's and my chakra clashed and mixed. A giant ball of black enveloped us and grew in size as we exerted more chakra. I knew Kakashi was reaching his limit, but I still had plenty. I decided to end this fight before my heart totally broke.
"Hell Fire no jutsu!" Kakashi's eyes grew huge as I released my last jutsu.
'This won't kill you my love,' I silently spoke to him.
Fire erupted from my hand and burned hotter than the Flame Pheonix and the Fireball jutsus. Hell Fire mixed my fire and wind chakra properties, creating a huge fire storm.
Kakashi was thrown back and the territory surrounding us burned to the ground in seconds. I fell to my knees and stared in shock as Madara walked over to Kakashi and kicked him. Kakashi stayed still.
'Did I actually kill him?' my thoughts raced as Kakashi still didn't move as Madara picked him up and threw him into what was left of the forest.
"Good job Azelea," he smiled.
One crack echoed in my soul. My heart had broken.