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Konoha
Nov 20, 2006 2:12:12 GMT -5
Post by Komori Kazemaru on Nov 20, 2006 2:12:12 GMT -5
Sasuke watched dully as the kunai sank into the wall with a thuck! "Might have explained if I had asked..."
"Sasuke," Komori warned. "Snap out of it. Its not your fault. What the hell is wrong with you, you never blame yourself!" Suddenly Komori realized what she had said was wrong. She remembered four years ago, when Sasuke's parents had been slaughtered.
"It's all my fault!!" Sasuke cried and lashed out with a kunai, slicing into the tree with such force, that a large crack split the wood. He was only nine years old at the time. Kamuchi, Komori and Kiba watched him with worried expressions. "Nii-san killed my parents and I couldnt do anything! Its my fault! I let them die! I just sat and watched!" Sasuke let out a small choked up sob.
"Sasuke, he was stronger than you, you know. He could have killed you," Komori said quietly.
"I could have...I could have tried though..."
"Maybe..."
Komori shooed the flash back away. "Sasuke, its just one mission, like any other! Its fine, we've failed quite a few over the time!" Komori sighed, but couldnt shake the feeling that the mission had been a very important one.
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Konoha
Nov 20, 2006 2:23:31 GMT -5
Post by Kamuchi Saigo on Nov 20, 2006 2:23:31 GMT -5
Kamuchi silently agreed, she too remembering the past, remembering the same night, her mother was killed. The eerie night, the crimson painted sky, the blood splattered over the floor. The expression Itachi wore that night, that evil- no, savage uncaring emotion. That couldn't have been Itachi, no, Itachi wouldn't have done that. Shaking her head releasing the unwanted thoughts, there was no need to think about that now.
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Konoha
Nov 20, 2006 2:44:34 GMT -5
Post by Komori Kazemaru on Nov 20, 2006 2:44:34 GMT -5
Suddenly, a wave of agony ripped through Komori's weakened frame, washing through every cell in her body. Her neck felt as if it had been stabbed with a thousand kunais and she keeled over, gasping for breath. Another shudder or pain raced through her veins and she found herself throwing up.
"Komori! Whats wrong?" Twilight jumped to his feet.
"Pain..." Was Komori's weak reply.
Twilight's eyes widened as he saw a trail of black stars erupt from her neck, tatooing her skin with dark patterns. "K-Komori? The seal..."
Komori clutched at her shoulder, her nails scraping at the skin as if to scratch away the mark that caused all this. "Pain...help..." she rasped as she scrabbled at the flesh of her shoulder. She struggled to keep the curse inside of her; try to not let it take over her, but her strength was drained.
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Konoha
Nov 20, 2006 3:01:43 GMT -5
Post by Kamuchi Saigo on Nov 20, 2006 3:01:43 GMT -5
"The seal..." Kiba whispered slowly as he scrambled up towards the struggling Komori. "Komori stop!" he commanded as he snatched her hand as her nails dug deeper into her flesh. He slowly brought his arms out and pulled her into a loose imbrace placing his hand on her shoulder to prevent her from clawing the seal. "I know it hurts.." he whipsered, "just... bare with us..."
Kamuchi fought hard to remember when Kakashi-sensei had sealed Sasuke's, it was fairly complicated, but she just might be able to do it. Biting her finger she began to write, once she was finish with the characters she did the peformed the seals. Placing her palm against Komori's shoulder it glowed, but nothing else had happened, the words didn't go into the seal nothing. Growling she wouldn't accept defeat, trying it over and over again, placing the seals in random orders, none of it worked. "God damn it why won't it freaking work," she seethed as she pounded upon the dusty boards of the floor. "Kakashi-sensei..."
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Konoha
Nov 20, 2006 3:13:48 GMT -5
Post by Komori Kazemaru on Nov 20, 2006 3:13:48 GMT -5
The curse slowly began to spread across her body, blackening it with broken stars. This was the first time the seal had activated without warning. Kamuchi's sealing wasnt having any effect at all. She knew that all she could do was wait until it receeded back where it came from. "Burning..." she choked out. "Black...everything..." her vision swam in front of her. I'm blacking out, she thought, a bit panicky. She could not black out. The seal would spread. She forced herself to concentrate on keeping herself awake. Leaning against Kiba, she shut her eyes tightly and dug her nails into the floor to avoid clutching her shoulder blade again. All she could do was wait...
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Konoha
Nov 20, 2006 12:08:31 GMT -5
Post by deathsrainbow on Nov 20, 2006 12:08:31 GMT -5
Just then, Tamako and Tohiru walked into the room, talking. Tamako had begun to like this girl. She seemed different, sort of, than the people she had alrady met. According to Tohiru, she wasn't supposed to like Komori, or Kamuchi, because she was a "slut", and she was supposed to try and get to know Sasuke. Kiba, the other boy with the animal-like face paint, was also supposed to be nice. But, picturing the room in her mind, he didn't seem all that well-behaved...she shrugged. There wasn't much to taming the wilder guys.
Tamako struggled to remember...which one was Komori? Then she saw the girl on the floor in Kiba's embrace, with her eyes tightly shut and a large pattern of black starbursts erupting like flames all over her body. Sasuke, for once, seemed concerned, and the other girl...oh, wait...that was Kamuchi, the "slut," wasn't it? Despite herself, she blurted out to the "slut," "Hold on...aren't you Kamuchi? Is she all right?"
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Konoha
Nov 20, 2006 12:50:27 GMT -5
Post by Kamuchi Saigo on Nov 20, 2006 12:50:27 GMT -5
Kamuchi reered her eyes sharply to meet the girl's giving her a menacing glare and snapped, "What the hell are you doing back here?! Scram you freaking little prissy brat! You've caused enough trouble!" Hastily going back to her failing attempts to seal the curse she growled, "NOW!"
"Kamuchi," Tohiru stood up for the new girl, "She's just trying to help!"
Kamuchi lowered her head, quickly slipped out a kunai and shot it at her slightly grazing her cheek. "We don't need help from people like her... all they do is destory." Directing her hand towards the ground she added, "And what she destorys... goes down there."
"But-"
"SHUT UP Tohiru!" Kamuchi snarled once focusing back upon her thoughts.
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Konoha
Nov 20, 2006 12:57:37 GMT -5
Post by Komori Kazemaru on Nov 20, 2006 12:57:37 GMT -5
Sasuke stared at Kamuchi's attempts with a muted expression. "Kamuchi...its not going to work..." he said dully. Twilight nodded in a agreement. "She's just going to have to wait it out."
Slowly, the seal was beginning to over-power Komori. Why it even activated in the first place, she didnt know, or care at the moment. Maybe it had something to do with the ghosts, the new girl, the mission, who knows. She could only focus on keeping it to a safe level, if there even was one. Her fingers were beginning to bleed as they scraped the splintered wood. The pain was overwhelming, and it wasnt getting any less painful.
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Konoha
Nov 20, 2006 13:08:13 GMT -5
Post by Kamuchi Saigo on Nov 20, 2006 13:08:13 GMT -5
"God Sasuke way to crush a dream," Kamuchi said sarcastically as got up to the sink and got herself a glass of water. Dumping the water upon Sasuke, Kiba and Komori she said dryly, "There does that help at all?" "I think attempts are better than just waiting about," she growled going back to her work, "Don't say a word Sasuke."
Kiba didn't mind being soaking, not right now, that bastard Orochimaru. "Kamuchi's right, we have to do something..."
"What," Tohiru spat, "There's nothing we can do, unless we were one of the legendary Sannin. Preferably Tsunade."
"We can TRY you little..." Kiba restrained himself from strangling her right then and there.
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Konoha
Nov 20, 2006 13:33:08 GMT -5
Post by Komori Kazemaru on Nov 20, 2006 13:33:08 GMT -5
Suddenly, Komori's vision began to swirl madly, the room spun in front of her. "Shit," she hissed to herself as her vision began to darken. With the last of her will, she pushed the curse back into the seal, and then, black-out.
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Konoha
Nov 20, 2006 14:31:29 GMT -5
Post by deathsrainbow on Nov 20, 2006 14:31:29 GMT -5
Tamako frowned, and looked at Tohiru. "I had no idea," she whispered softly, and felt her cheek. It hadn't been scraped at all, but still, the cold metal left a bitter imprint. "And I was only trying to help, like you said, Tohiru. This sucks." She sighed. "Okay, so it seems like the girls here, the 'slut' and the girl with the curse on her, lead the little group. They guys over there--" she pointed with her chin. "I do believe they like have a crush on them, so that's why they seem to follow them." Raising her voice, she added, "and you know what? I think we should go, Tohiru. We don't belong here at all, and you can come with me." She offered a smile, inclining her head. Come on, we can camp out in the under the trees. That's always fun." Turning to walk out of the room for the second time that night, she looked at Tohiru questioningly.
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Konoha
Nov 20, 2006 17:38:14 GMT -5
Post by Kamuchi Saigo on Nov 20, 2006 17:38:14 GMT -5
"Slut...? What the hell is your problem you oblivious girl?! Your nose is so high in the air GOD even looks up at it swearing!" Kamuchi thundered that was where she drew the line.
"Komori!" Kiba shouted, "Komori..." At least she had stopped fidgeting, he held her closer and sighed, all they could do now was wait. He turned to the girl, "We're in this group because we care about eachother... no leaders, just go away."
Tohiru looked away from Tamako, she wouldn't leave Sasuke, but of course she wouldn't admit that. "Tamako... I don't really think... what you concluded is correct... you're welcome to stay though."
"Welcome my foot you should just leave this world! Suffocate in space I don't fucking care, just do everyone a favor and PISS OFF!" Kamuchi growled as she glowered at the girl.
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Konoha
Nov 20, 2006 17:50:23 GMT -5
Post by Komori Kazemaru on Nov 20, 2006 17:50:23 GMT -5
Now THAT crossed the line...in fact, it had crossed it a long time ago. Sasuke spun around to glare at Tamako, infuriated at the comment. "What the fuck?! There are no leaders in this group, nor are there followers! Thats why its called a 'team' you idiot! Everyone gets the same ammount of work, the same 'rank'! What kind of ninja are you, if you had never learned that before? Or are you even a ninja?" he snarled angrily. "You...you think you're so great...you dont even know what true pain is! Us," Sasuke gestured to the group, even to Tohiru. "We've all felt it, but you, when have you had everything ripped away from you? Those who dont know true pain dont know true strength either!"
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Konoha
Nov 21, 2006 8:51:32 GMT -5
Post by deathsrainbow on Nov 21, 2006 8:51:32 GMT -5
Tamako faltered. She hadn't even meant it to say it to those...other people. She slumped, and her long bangs fell over her eyes. "You guys are right," she admitted quietly. "Kamuchi's really right. So's Sasuke. But you guys have just one thing a little off." Powered by her emotions, her hands began to become engulfed in flames, as she became a living torch. She cocked her head to one side. "How are you a team? Why does Tohiru have reason to call Kamuchi a slut? I saw Tohiru just trying to help a while ago, but Kiba over there just kinda told her to shut up. Don't you get it, people? This isn't a team. A team is more than people working together if you really want your missions to come out right, cause you guys have to be friends. You have to really support each other. Sasuke, I've felt pain before. My mother died when I was five, leaving me the only female member in the family. Her last wish was to admit to my grandfather that I was actually a girl, when my parents had told him I was a boy. And you know what, Sasuke? I heard about the incident with your family. I do feel for you, but I won't pity you. And you have the right to kill Itachi, cause he's already become a monster. "Whereas, my grandfather is not. When he heard about my little 'switch', that night, when I was five, sleeping in bed, he came at me with an axe." Her whole body was covered in flames now, her eyes just dark pits in the light. A wave rippled up her coat of flames as she shivered. "That was the night I learned how to do this," she muttered, and suddenly, she just didn't get it. "No, I'm not a ninja," she admitted before she could've held her own tongue. "I am a pawn in an uneasy relationship between two countries. I take the blame myself for ruining your mission, though I don't see why not anyone couldn'tve told me what you people were up to." A tentacle of fire lashed out from her body, and reached across the room to Tohiru. Its fiery, hooked end lifted the girl's protector from its place on her forehead, and the tentacle shrank in size while giving it to Tamako. "Tohiru," she spoke. "What is this? How come all of you have this headband and I don't? Does that not make me a ninja? She tossed it back to Tohiru. "And now, the question is: Will you guys just throw me away..." Her skin of flames rippled again. "...Or will you forgive me, which is the ultimate strength, and take me in to your team. Either one fits my wishes." Her feet seared into the wooden floor.
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Konoha
Nov 21, 2006 22:30:31 GMT -5
Post by Komori Kazemaru on Nov 21, 2006 22:30:31 GMT -5
How the hell did she know? Sasuke thought, swallowing.
"Who are you to talk?" he snorted, diguising his surprise. "Forgiveness isnt something just given, nor is acceptance. It has to be earned. What would you know about teamwork, you have no team! Its not like you're perfect all the time either!" he snapped. "And as for that headband, its not a toy to be tossed. That has to be earned as well. You have to be tested to be a ninja, and that hitai-ate is just proof," Sasuke felt no pity for the girl. "You say you suffered so much, what you experianced is nothing compared to our lives! The three of us," Sasuke gestured to himself, Kamuchi and the unconcious Komori. "All three of us had our entire clan wiped out by those we thought we could trust! At least you still have remainders. You still have family. Komori doesnt even know what its like to have family!"
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