Chapter 37 everyone. I don't have much to say, other than to enjoy another chapter featuring Dawn as our main point. AND AS A SLIGHT WARNING! If you don't like bloody/gory scenes that much, there are some scenes where I describe some bloody shit (this is about Dawn after all). So just watch out when you're reading if you don't like bloody shit that much. But if you do like it, then here ya' go. They're not major, I just get a little descriptive with gore is all.

Anyways, I own my OC's, and that is all.

Dawn's POV

The grip on the handle of my dual-bladed scythe was tight enough for my knuckles to be sore within seconds. I took a deep breath, and sturdied my position. I only had one chance to strike. I closed my eyes for a few seconds. Then, they flew open as I shifted my weight and swung with all my force. You could hear the whistle of the metal whipping through the air, the loud crack when the blades made contact, and cut clean through. Then the loud smack of the thick tree branch hitting the ground. I sighed and loosened my grip on the scythe, massaging my knuckles a little. Behind me, I heard someone shifting within their tent, then step out.

"What are you doing?" Crysta yawned, stepping to my side. I cracked my neck, sighing in relief after."Just practicing for later." I answered. She stretched out a bit, cracking her own stiffened bones."Practicing for what?" She asked. I smirked, "Hunting of course." She chuckled."Have fun, miss hunter.. Make sure you bring back some deer for us to eat..." And with that, Crysta turned and walked away. I stood there a few seconds, staring at the blades of my scythe.

Aside from some residue from the tree branch on the blades, the scythe looked practically brand new. I never really noticed that no matter how much I used it, it couldn't be tarnished.

My thoughts were interupted by my stomach growling. I chuckled to myself, turning and going back to the camp. Maybe I should eat first before going on a hunting spree...

OoOoO

Everything was quiet. The forest was calm, almost too calm. Other than the breeze causing the trees and grass to sway, nothing was happening. I don't know if there were any deer, for all I know these woods could've been used as a training ground and all docile animals were driven out. But damn it, I was going to look for them.

I adjusted the strap that held my scythe to my back. It's been a while since I had a chance to try it on a living thing. The only things that I have legitimately killed were small animals, as Pein ordered "No sacrificing humans," and Kakuzu whined about "human blood being harder to get out of carpets" too. So it would feel good to kill something. I stopped and listened for a sound, a sign that there was something nearby. Pure silence. I sighed in annoyance."If there isn't any fucking deer, I swear to Jashin-"

Snap!

I froze, and carefully looked around me. Then, I saw him. The large horns of a buck peeked out from behind a tree several feet in front of me. The deer walked out, and stared at me; I stared right back. I ever so slowly reached for my scythe."Just take it easy boy, and it'll be over quick." I whispered. Keeping its gaze on me, the deer continued to walk forward, watching every move I made. With my scythe now firm in hand, I took a deep breath. I aimed carefully, raising my scythe up, making the deer freeze.

Then I threw the scythe toward it.

Due to my lack of chakra, there was no way for me to throw it as professionally and fast as Hidan does in the anime. It was going as fast as a girl my strength could throw, which wasn't much to see, but the deer was quicker to react. It bolted deep into the woods, making me swear in annoyance. I ran over to my scythe, which had lodged itself in a tree. I grabbed the handle and pulled. The scythe was somehow embedded deep in the trunk."Fuck!" I screamed, not able to pull the blades free. I used both hands and pulled on the rope this time. It was still lodged in the trunk, and wasn't moving."FUCKING FUCK I AM GOING TO STRANGLE SOMEONE! HOW THE FUCK IS IT STUCK IF I'M NOT THAT FUCKING STRONG!" I screamed angrily.

Then, there was a sharp pain. The pain felt like a quick but harsh jab to my stomach from the inside. A cramp, maybe. But with that cramp immediately came this sudden burst of energy, making me lose control a few seconds and rip the scythe out of the tree as if it were nothing, and the force making me fall backwards on my ass.

And as fast as that burst of energy came, it suddenly disappeared, making me dizzy and my vision blur for a few seconds. The pain of that cramp lingered a few seconds as well."The hell was that?" I asked myself as I gripped my head. I shook my head and stood. The pain was gone, so time to forget about it. I was about to lose my deer.

I ran as fast as I could in the direction the deer went. I jumped over bushes, thick tree roots and any other obstacles on the way. After some time passed, and no sign of the deer, I stopped to catch my breath. I tried to quiet my panting to listen. I leaned back against a tree, then sliding down and sitting on the ground. I put a hand on the area of my stomach had the pain earlier. At first I continued to think it was only a cramp, but I then remembered that I was pregnant. Then, a thought occured to me."Were you kicking in there?" I asked as if I'd get a response. I smirked to myself. Then, in the distance, some movement caught my eye. I looked, and saw my deer walking carefully now. He was far, but if I could manage to sneak up on him, this would be a breeze. So I carefully stood up, crouched and slowly started to creep toward him.

Soon, I was merely feet behind him.

I tightened my grip on my scythe. I stood straight, raised my scythe, and threw. The deer was fast, but not fast enough this time. The loud crack of the scythe colliding with the deer's skull, slicing clear through was just beautiful music to my ears. I let out a satisfied sigh, walking over to the carcass that lay on the ground. The deer's head was sliced clean in half, the blood pooling and staining the once pure grass. This time, my scythe wasn't as stuck as before, so it was a little easier to pull it from the tree it got stuck in now. I flicked off some bits of the tree bark, and licked some blood off one of the still cold blades. I sighed again."This is actually pretty relaxing..." I said to myself.

A quick movement caught my eye, making my head jolt to where it came from. I grinned as I saw a doe making her way through the trees. I gripped my scythe.

"Bring it on..."

OoOoO

"There's no possible way you got all of those yourself."

I shot Aeryonna a look, tossing the three deer carcasses toward the fire pit."I in fact did kill all of these deer. And I'm also going to be skinning them personally." I said, taking a seat on the ground and grabbing one of the bucks."That's actually pretty impressive, hm." Deidara said."Yeah, Hidan would be jacking off in the bushes after seeing you covered in blood and skinning deer." Keira said. I snorted."You know, that's actually something that he'd do." I said, pulling my scythe off my back. As I lowered the blades and started to scrape off the deer's skin, I said, "Hidan also likes how well I handle Lucy."

"Who the fuck is Lucy?" Keira asked. I gestured toward my scythe, then continuing to skin."You named your scythe?" Aeryonna asked. I nodded."Yeah, why not?" I asked. She shrugged. I took a look around the campsite as I realized something."Where's Nature Girl and Stitch Face?" I asked, earning some chuckles at the names I used."Kakuzu is in his tent reading, Crysta is sitting by a tree somewhere drawing." Aeryonna explained."So, Crysta decides to not be a spazz today. Shocker." I said.

From somewhere in the trees, Crysta called, "Fuck you, bitch!"

I rolled my eyes, hiding a smirk.

The skin of the deer came off kinda fast actually, so skinning the other two took not even an hour. During that hour, Keira spent it with me, and I taught her some tips on weapon control. And in that time, Crysta also had came out of the trees, clutching her closed sketchbook to her chest."So, what'd you draw?" I asked. She paused a second."Nothing of your concern." She stated simply, then hiding away in the tent with Kakuzu. I leaned over to Keira and whispered, "Probably some hardcore porn," and making her laugh. When Crysta stepped back out, sketchbook no longer in her hands, she sighed and came over to sit by Keira and I."Where's Itachi and Aeryonna?" She wondered."You didn't see them rush past you?" Keira asked. Crysta shrugged, making Keira sigh, "You idiot..."

I chuckled."Itachi and Aeryonna went to go check the traps they set up in the trees." I said. Crysta then nodded."And Deidara?"

"Getting some more wood for the fire pit." Keira said. Crysta nodded again. Silence loomed over us, Crysta breaking it with a sigh, "So know what? It's getting late, and Kakuzu is still reading his book so won't go on a walk with me..."

"Well I know that when Deidara gets back, we're gonna burn this deer skin, then cook the meat for some extra food. Then I plan on cleaning off Lucy here." I said. She seemed frustrated with being bored with out plans, making me laugh. Keira then spoke up."We should play hide and seek." She stated, making Crysta and I to simultaneously look at her oddly. She shrugged, but grinned."Come on. It'll kill time." She said. I automatically knew Crysta wanted to decline, she fucking hates hide and seek. I, on the other hand, shrugged and decided, "Why not?" So we looked at Crysta, awaiting her answer. She stared back at us for a few seconds before sighing."I'll play as long as I'm not it..." She muttered, sounding like a stubborn six-year-old. Keira and I smirked at each other."Rock, paper, scissors?" I asked. She nodded."Loser is it."

I threw rock, she threw paper. I was it.

I sighed and covered my eyes with a hand, starting the count to twenty-five. I could easily hear the scratching of Keira's shoes across rocks in the distance, but nothing from Crysta since she was still barefoot, and probably running while on her toes. Twenty-two.. Twenty-three.. Twenty-four..

"Twenty-five!" I called out hopefully loud enough for the two to hear. I heard a sigh from one of the tents. Kakuzu would probably bitch at us for this later. I immediately knew where Keira would be near, so I turned to where a small rock path cut through the trees. I've never actually gone down the path, so I wouldn't know any specific places where she could be, but I definitely she was somewhere down the path. So strapping my scythe to my back, I started to go down the small path. Instead of walking on it, I walked beside it so Keira wouldn't hear the crunching of rocks beneath my feet. I looked around, scanning as much of the area I could. There were no significant landmarks, there was nothing special. And if there was, it was unnoticeable. So she was either in a tree or behind a tree, and I already walked past her. The thought irritated me.

Then, a very small cave caught my attention.

I pulled my scythe out, approaching it cautiously. It was too small for a bear to fit into, but Jashin knows what was in there. I stood at the edge, noticing it had a maybe four-foot drop underground. I crouched down to get a better look of the inside. I didn't actually see anything, considering it was basically pitch black inside of it."Keira, if you're in there, just get your ass out now." I called in. No response, making me sigh."Come on. I'm not dropping in some cave, then blindly groping around to find you. Get out here. Now." I ordered, sounding more irritated. I heard a sigh, then Keira emerged from the darkness and climbed out. I gave her a look. Before I said anything, she spoke first, "Deidara and I found this and explored it a little. It's no bigger than a closet in someone's house," so I nodded.

We turned and started back to the camp, Keira telling me that Crysta went down one of the paths that split. I sighed."I bet twenty fucking dollars that she forgot which path went where, and went down the path with the bear's cave..." I muttered, pulling my scythe out. We got to the camp, then cut to the path that branched into two. We went on the left path; to the bear's territory. It was almost immediately that we found Crysta in a tree, trying to hide within the leaves."Crysta, hurry and get down already!" Keira ordered when Crysta was getting frightened about climbing down."Don't rush me, you'll make me fall!" Crysta barked back. I growled."Crysta, you went down the wrong fucking path! We're right next to-"

Rrrrrr...

We all froze at the sound, then slowly turned our heads. My eyes widened as we were met a fucking big brown bear. I kinda froze there, Keira stepping back."Crysta, whatever the fuck you do, do not move!" She hissed at Crysta in a harsh whisper. I swallowed a lump forming in my throat. The bear stood there, just staring at us. It lifted its head and started to sniff the air. I swore silently as I knew what it was smelling. The blood that still lingered on my scythe blades, and the deer carcasses nearby. I glared at the ground.

Now it was either fight it and better fucking win, or get seriously fucking hurt before someone comes and kills it.

"Dawn, give me the scythe." Keira ordered in a whisper. I shot her a look."Don't argue, just give it to me!" I glared, then turned back to the bear. But then, I chuckled with a grin.

"Just because I'm pregnant doesn't mean I can't fight."

"Dawn, don't you fucking dare-"

I didn't even have to do anything. The bear roared at us, causing both of us to flinch back. I felt my heart pounding in my chest. It wasn't going fast, but it started to come toward us. My heart seemed to speed up with every step closer it got. I didn't know what to do, actually. I could engage it with the possibility of dying, or running and getting killed or seriously hurt anyways since it'll easily outrun us. I sighed, gripping my scythe tighter. I didn't have the power, not to mention chakra, to make any real damage to it. But I guess if I was gonna die, might as well made a fight before I do.

But before I could even do anything, that sharp pain from earlier suddenly came back. That same sharp pain that gave me that burst of energy to yank my scythe from the tree. And gave me a burst of energy now.

My arm seemed to spasm and grow a mind of its own even, as I fiercely swung my scythe at the bear's head. It cut clean through the forehead, embedded at least a few inches deep into the skull. The bear seemed to just stop moving, the blood spraying from the wound and even splattering on me a little, then fall forward to the ground. Dead.

I fell backwards myself when that burst of energy suddenly completely drained. Someone caught me, I don't remember who, I passed out this time.

When I woke up, I was in a tent, Kakuzu and Crysta sitting on either side of me. It was dark, so I assumed I was out for a while."Shit, Dawn, you alright?" Crysta asked worriedly. I sat up with a nod, then a wave of dizziness washing over me. So I layed back down with a groan. She looked at Kakuzu, making him sigh."Do you know what happened, Dawn?" He asked. I shook my head."That was your unborn child's doing."

My eyes widened as I stared at him.

"Since he or she is the child of a ninja, and is growing in a body that doesn't have chakra, you can feel your child's chakra as it develops. What happened to you is that your baby merely starting kicking. But since you don't have chakra, every time your child kicks from now on, he or she will send a tiny burst of chakra through you. To you, it feels like a lot of power since you don't possess chakra, but in reality it's practically nothing."

I put a hand on my stomach, smirking a bit. I was already proud of my kid, and he or she isn't even born yet.

Done. Finally.

A: September fifth is when I start school. So. Tomorrow. ._.

Q: How prepared do you think you are for school?

Alright, since school is only first starting, I might be able to squeeze working on chapter thirty-eight into my schedule, and attempt at getting it out sometime on the weekend. But I can't promise anything. I'm sorry in advanced if I take too long again. But yeah. I hope you all have a good school year, and wish you all the best of luck.