kamakura academy - ninja school

8/12/2019 Kamakura Academy - Ninja School

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Name: Misaki Kiryuu

Age: 19

Land: Water

Guys:

Peter AraiLuke Fuschida,

Ryo !aki

"ean #am$%e&&

Ma' (ennyson

)o%%ies: reading, s*imming, o%ser+ing $eo$&e and things

"is&ikes: s$iders, dishonesty

Fears: )eights

Persona&ity: Misaki can %e +ery hot headed and stu%%orn at times -he.s a %it re%e&&ious and

energetic, %ut a&though she can %e outgoing and /riend&y i/ she *ants most o/ the time she.s


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+ery ca&m and not +ery ta&kati+e Misa is e'treme&y c&e+er and a keen o%ser+er, she constant&y

ana&y!e $eo$&e and things around her )o*e+er she tends to &ose herse&/ *hene+er she is in an

argument or /ight and her o$$onent angers her, and act irationa&&y Misaki *i&& $ush herse&/

%eyond any &imitation i/ she %e&ie+es it.s *orth, e+en *hen odds might %e against her -he has

o/ten $ro%&ems re&ating *ith other human %eings, des$ite %eing %rought u$ in a &arge numerous

/ami&yMoti+ation: that &ays some*here in her *ish to /ind something a%out her rea& origins

0ackground:

Misaki Kiryuu19 years o&d Land o/ Water Who is she Misaki *ondered herse&/ 2uite

/re2uent&y &ate&y -he a&*ays had that /i&&ing o/not /itting any*here )er guts had a&*ays to&d

her that something *as essentia&&y di//erent a%out her among her %rothers and sisters May%e it

*as her dark red hair, a %&otch o/ co&or %et*een the %&onde heads that /ormed her /ami&y r

her $oo& %&ack eyes someho* co&d and g&acia&, so di//erent /rom the %&ue sky that co&ored the iris

in Kiryuu /ami&y 0ut it *ent e+en %eyond the $hysica& a$$earance -he tried to denied it at

/irst, %ut she cou&d ne+er shake that /ee&ing o/ not %e&onging And she *as not mistaken -he

/ound out the truth *hen she *as 13 -he /ound out then %y mistake that the u$$er4midd&e

c&ass Kiryuu /ami&y in the midd&e o/ *hich she gre* u$ *asn.t her rea& /ami&y

)er $arents, *e&& her ado$ti+e $arents, cou&dn.t $ro+ide her *ith much in/ormation a%out her

rea& roots (hey cou&dn.t te&& her much since they ha+e /ound her at the doorste$s o/ their home,

together *ith a note *ith her name and a %o' that contained star /orm shar$ *ea$on, that

seamed to %e a nin5a *ea$on *ith an inscri$tion on itKamakura

Misaki arri+ed at the nin5a academy sometime in the e+ening -he didn.t /igure out yet *hy *as

she here e'act&y Looking /or ans*ers, a/raid o/ /inding any, &ooking /or herse&/ )er head *ass$inning -he trained a *ho&e year /or a$$&ying to the Kamakura Academy, %ut *hat did she

rea&&y kne* a%out %eing a nin5a -he *as 5ust a c&ue&ess gir& /rom *hate+er $oint you &ooked at

it 6+en so she *as Misaki Kiryuu and i/ some idea sett&es in Misaki Kiryuu it *i&& not &ea+e her

mind *i&&ing&y -he *ou&d do her %est, and %eyond Misa took a dee$ %reath and entered the

gates

ne hour &ater Misa stood si&ent&y in /ront o/ the door that se$arated her /rom the %a&& -ome sort

o/ *e&coming %a&& With masks -he sighed a %it and $ut her mask on -he had trained a&most a

year /or this A Nin5a Academy (hirteen months ago she *ou&d ha+e &aughed at the mere

thought o/ it

-he c&osed her eyes and thought %ack at her $ast "es$ite e+erything she &o+ed Kiryuu /ami&y,

she &o+ed her $arents e+en though sti&& no* she cou&dn.t /orga+e them *ho&&y /or hiding her the

truth And no* she *as so /ar /rom it she rea&i!ed she &o+ed home -he missed that home, she

missed the $&ace *here she had &i+ed a&& her &i/e, e+en though she ne+er %e&ong there Not

rea&&y 6+en so she had to do this


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-he con+inced herse&/ she *asn.t here to /ind something a%out the $eo$&e that *ere actua&&y

res$onsi%&e /or %ringing her to the *or&d Why *ou&d she rea&&y, *hy *ou&d she try to /ind the

$erson or $ersons that de5ected her in the /irst $&ace No -he *as here /or her, she *as here

on a $ath to /ind herse&/ 0ecause right no*, more than anything she /e&t &ost in a $oo& o/

contradictions that *ere eating her inside out Misaki hea+ed a sigh, &i/ting her mask and $&acing

her on her /ace -eeming&y a dust co&d *ind $assed %y making her shi+er -he had &ess to noneidea on *hat to e'$ect 0ut she had to enter that door and /ace the /aces that *i&& more or &ess

/orm her *or&d /rom no* on

Well..at least I can hide behind a mask. For now.she murmured to herse&/ as she $ressed the

no% on the door and s&iding inside the room /i&&ed *ith masks -he &ooked around Another dee$

%reath 6+eryone had a mask and that he&d some kind o/ mystery in the atmos$here

A/ter a *hi&e o/ *andering around unnoticed %y anyone, Misa /ound herse&/ in des$erate&y need

/or /resh air Peo$&e *ere socia&i!ing, ta&king, getting to kno* something more than a mask Why

*as it so hard /or her to do the same -he &ocated the %a&cony e'it and /rom se+era& ste$s she

*as outside the %a&cony, c&osing the doors %ehind her *ith a &oud noise -he &eaned against the

c&osed doors /or a moment hea+ing a &oud sigh

-he took a ste$ and reached the %a&ustrade c&inging her hands to it

M: 78.m /ine7 she murmured to herse&/ A/ter a /e* seconds Misa.s eye%ro*s knitted in a /ro*n

-he sni//ed the air /or a moment Smells...like cigarettes?Misa in*ard&y turned her head to her

&e/t and noticed something mo+ing in the shado*s -he he&d her mouth *ith her right hand

su$$ressing the scream As her eyes 2uick&y accomodated *ith the darkness she noticed that

acttua&&y the shado* *as a guy A guy *ith a mask

He was here all along?Misa /ro*ned again, then sudden&y remem%ered that she had remo+ed

her mask *hi&e she entered the %a&cony -he $&aced the mask %ack to her /ace un*ie&dy Misatook another g&ance at the guy seating in the other corned )e 5ust sat there &ike a $iece o/

/urniture )is hand motioning /rom time to time to his mouth )is chest going u$ and do*n as he

&et out the smoke )o* come she didn.t noticed him -he *as a&*ays so se&/ a*are o/ the

e+iorement around her

M: 788.m sorry 8 didn.t noticed someone *as here7 Misaki said a*k*ard&y 0ut he didn.t mo+ed

Maybe he's deaf..Misa rose an eye%ro* (hey sat another /e* moments in a du&& si&ence )im

smoking, Misa %rooding -he shou&d ha+e gone a &ong time ago, %ut something *as ho&ding her

in $&ace May%e %ecause she a&most en5oyed his si&ent com$any 8t *as %etter than the

roistering cro*d inside any*ay

M:7 8 shou&d go7 Misaki /ina&&y s$oke again 7%ack inside then -orry /or distur%ing you7 Misa

said a$o&ogetica&&y (hen he did something une'$ected )e mo+ed (o*ards her r to*ards

the door, more &ike&y -he noticed his %ro*n hair and his %ro*n eyes de/ying her through the

mask )e *asn.t e+en &ooking at her as she thought at /irst

7-tay7 he $ut o// his cigarette 78.&& go7 he stated casua&&y turning his %ack and &ea+ing Misa in

sheer con/usion -he stood there &ike a rock statue %e/ore she sna$$ed %ack to rea&ity A stu$id

&oo$4side smi&e cree$ on her &i$s

M:7)e.s not dea/7 Misa a&most &aughed (he her /ace turn straight again-he &eaned again the


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%a&ustrade *atching aim&ess&y in the dark -he had no idea *hat o%stac&es *i&& %e &aid in her

$ath /rom no* on, this rea&m o/ une'$ected *as as scary as it *as e'citing (his *as certain&y

something di//erent /rom the com/ort and sa/ety o/ her home in Water Land 78 guess8.&& 5ust

ha+e to *ait and see7 Misa tried to encourage herse&/ -he turn 13 degrees and decided it

*as time to go %ack Who kno*s may%e she cou&d e+en ta&k to someone 6+en i/ it *ou&d %e

reduced to 7)i 8.m Misaki Kiryuu7

Misaki Kiryuu

Team: Li&i+atie, scar, Luke

Extra curricular: Martia& Arts

8 %e&ie+e my casting is $retty much /inished no* )o$e/u&&y

(raining Martia& Arts 6#


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0ed (ime su$$osed&y

WR hair used in a&& out/its

8t *as a&most midnight r $ast midnight Misa *asn.t sure since she didn.t rea&&y %rought a

*atch *ith her -he *ent %ack inside, %ut as soon as she ste$$ed in the room *as immersed in

a tota& darkness A hea+y si&ence A&& Misa.s senses screamed danger /or some reason

Is someone playing a practical joke?..Misa rose an eye%ro* A co&d &augh e'$&oded /rom one

corner o/ the dum% motion&ess room It's act!ally not that f!nny..Misa crossed her arms

7Akatsuki7 someone screamed and the terror un/o&ded"kats!kiMisa registered the name in

her head,"kats!ki as in the e#il ones$ as in the cold hearted m!rders..her thoughts *ere

tra+e&ing mi&&ions mind $er second (his *as a crash do*n A rea&&y nasty one

Akatsuki mem%ers attacked the Academy.s students s$eech&ess o/ terror Misaki *ondered i/

she shou&d /ear /or her &i/e, she didn.t e'$ect to /ace thiskind o/ situation /rom her +ery /irst day

here -he *as *e&& a*are o/ her *eakness, %ut she a&so kne* she *i&& ne+er gi+e u$ e+en

*hen her chances *ere more than s&im

7Look at the /righten &itt&e gir&7 a stern $enetrating +oice ca&&ed mocking&y, and Misaki in*ard&y

turn to her &e/t )is /ace *as /ramed %y a screaming orange hair, and Misa cou&d on&y guess the


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smirk /orming on his &i$s right no* )er /ace must ha+e &ooked /&ushed e+en *ith her mask on

-he *as an easy $rey -he kne* that, and he must ha+e kno*n it as *e&& Misaki su$$ressed

her urge to scream, or cringe, or run We&& running *as not a choice considering the hee&s she

*as *earing -anda&s(he *orst choice $ossi%&e, considering she cou&d ha+e o$ted /or a $air o/

shoes that cou&d ha+e %een easi&y kicked o// 8nstead she 2uick&y untied her mask and &et it /e&&

8t more %othered her than he&$ed her As a matter o/ /act her *ho&e attire *as *e&&high&yina$$ro$riate /or a tactica& /ight, or de/ense

7Look at the unin+ited guest7 Misaki said in a steady +oice, sur$rising e+en herse&/ -he *as

no*here near steady in that +ery moment )e mo+ed c&oser, his treating /igure to*ering her

7ou kno*you and me/ighting 8t.s rea&&y not /air7 she take o// a $out (he man in /ront o/ her

&et out a short snort 78 mean&ook at me 8 *ear a /reaking go*n And hee&s7 she continued

rationa&i!ing -he cou&dn.t %e&ie+ed she *as in /ront o/ a guy that cou&d $ro%a%&y knock her o+er

in a sing&e go and she *as ta&king a%out *ardro%e ma&/unctions 0ut %y his &i/ted eye%ro* she

succeed to con/use him ;ust a &itt&e %it May%e 5ust enough Misaki %it her &i$, he *as c&ose

enough -he ho$$ed8t *ou&d %e a*/u& i/ she *ou&d /a&& short in her attem$t

7)a+e you e+er tried *earing a /rigging $air o/ high hee&s7 she gnashed her teeths, and the

orange4headed guy su$$ressed a cry o/ $ain 78t.s not easy


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M: 7MisakiMisaki Kiryuu7 , the %&onde guy a%o+e her nodded

R:7)o* many /ingers you see7

M:7(*o7 Misa res$onded s2ui!!ing her eyes again, trying to ease the $ain

R:7#an you count to /i+e7

M:7ne, t*o, three, /i+eno7 she s&ight&y shook her head 7/our, /i+e7 "amn headache (he guy

smi&ed *ide&yR: 78.m Ryo#an you stand u$7 Misa noded

M:78 guess7 Ryo gi+e her a hand and he&$ed her u$ her /eet 7(hank you7

R: 7#ome, 8.&& take you %ack to your room ou ga+e me 2uite a /right 5ust no* ou *eren.t

%udging so8 thought 8 *ou&d ha+e to carry you to the hos$ita&7 Misaki cringed

M:7What ha$$ened7 she asked $u!!&ed

R: 78 think you /ainted7

Misa g&ared at him, %ut then it hit her (he Akatsuki *as cornering her, and sheshe s&i$$ed on

something )er o*n mask -he *asn.t sure (hen she must ha+e hit her head (hat *ou&d

e'$&ain the shooting $ain /rom the %ack o/ her head -tu$id Misa s&i$$ed and hit her head in a

/ight -he cou&d /ace$a&m herse&/ se+era& times Misa hea+ed a sigh then she turned her ga!e to

Ryo

M: 7Akatsuki7 Misaki directed her ga!e to Ryo

R: 7(hey.re gone7 she /ro*ned a &itt&e What ha$$ened to that Akatsuki, she *ondered %ut

didn.t +oice her 2uestion )o*e+er Ryo seemed to /igure out *hat *as %othering Misa

R: 78/ you.re *ondering a%out Peinthe one that attacked you, Amaya and Niya took care o/

him7 Ryo shrugged, then ga+e her a reassuring smi&e

So someone had to clean my own mess...Misa thought I'm a fail!re..at least I sho!ld

remember to thank them sometime..she su&ked her shou&ders

R: 7)eydon.t %e so harsh on yourse&/7 Ryo smi&ed again 7)ere is your room7 Misa nodded

7)a+e a good rest okay, it.s %een a &ong day7 )e seemed genuin&y nice Misa thought

M: 7(hank you7 she *a+ed %e/ore ushing herse&/ to the room )e &eaned against the door /or asecond, her head *as sti&& shooting

-he hard&y had any s&ee$ that night, her &ashes &aid c&osed on&y to*ards the morning so *aking

u$ *as e'cruciating Misa checked her *atch and rea&i!ed she *as a&ready &ate Not a +ery

Misa4&ike thing to do -he /&ushed her /ace *ith co&d *ater -he stared and her re/&ection /or a

/e* second At this $oint it sti&& seamed to %e a dream -he s&ight&y shook her head $ushing

herse&/ against the mar%&ed sink -he $u&&ed her head in a $ony tai& as she rushed to*ards the

$&ace she *as su$$osed to meet the other mem%ers o/ her team (heir names *ere a&ready

registered in her %rain ce&&s a/ter g&ancing once o+er the $a$er she /ound on her door*ay in the

morning Kahi Park scar Wa&ker And a teacher Luke Fuschida (hey *on.t %e on&y team

mem%ers they *i&& a&so %e roommates -haring a %athroom is $ersona& 8t didn.t %othered her

much at a /irst thought A/ter a&&, she did &i+ed her 19 years in a house *ith a /ami&y /ormed %y

1 mem%ers, inc&uding herse&/ 8t *as a %ig house, %ut it certain&y didn.t ho&d ten %athrooms

0y the time she reached the team Misa *as a&most out o/ %reath -he didn.t e+en rea&i!ed she

started running


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M: 7-orry 8.m &ate7 Misa said 78.m Misaki Kyruu7 she stated as the three $air o/ eyes turned in

her direction -he seemed to ha+e %een interru$ted some snickering %et*een Kahi and scar

(he &ast one ga+e Misa a &ong stare

Is he checking me o!t..she s&ight&y rose her eye%ro*, con/ronting his g&are /or one second

%e/ore he turned her attention to the o&der man He m!st be the teacher.

L:7G&ad you cou&d 5oin us Misaki7

:7At &ast7 scar snickered, something a%out his attitude %etrayed his annoyance )e *asn.t

$&eased to team u$ *ith t*o gir&s

L:7(his &o+e&y gentelmanis scar And this is Kahi7 the %&onde smi&ed at Misaki 7 8.m Luke

Fuschida7 Luke introduced e+eryone 78 think is sa/e to assume that *e can $roceed to our

task, right7

K:7Let.s c&im% this mountain7 Kahi said amused Misa thre* her an a&armed &ook

*limbing a mo!ntain?she screamed in her head -he *as so rushed that she $&aced in /ar

corner o/ her mind the /act that the training task /or today *as c&im%ing a mountain -he &ooked

u$ on the granite *a&& o/ rocks that ascended to the sky F!ck

From a&& the things that they cou&d do, they had to c&im% a mountain, and a 2uite a%ru$t one 8t

seemed that &i/e *as $&aying tricks on her 8t *asn.t 5ust a training, it *asn.t 5ust a cha&&enge, it

*as a /reaking nightmare Misaki inha&ed dee$&y %o! j!st don't ha#e to look down. )hat's all.

Misa said to herse&/ -he /e&t an e&%o* in her right arm, Misa turned to Kahi

K:7)ey6+erything okay7

M: 7Ah7

K:7ou do!ed o// Luke said to $ut this around your *aist7 Kahi motioned to the sa/ety

e2ui$ment

: 7Litt&e kitty is scared o/ /a&&ing7 scar mocked *ith a gigg&e *hi&e $utting on his o*n %e&tL:7No one *i&& /a&&, not under my *atch7 Luke stated 76+en more %ecause i/ one goes do*n, *e

might a&& /o&&o* We.&& %e tied to each other7 scar tried to argue *ith that %ut Luke shut him u$

*ith a g&ance A/ter setting u$ a&& the e2ui$ment the /our o/ them started c&im%ing

-he hated heights, or %etter said she /ound them terri/ying 8t *asn.t the /irst thing she dreamed

to do in a morning *ithout at &east = cu$s o/ co//ee in her system 0ut as they say, %est *ay to

o+ercome your /ears is con/ront them -he gu&$ed hard and /ound a s$ot to $&ace her &eg and

$ushed herse&/ u$, he&$ing on her hands, /o&&o*ing scar Kahi *as in /ront and Luke *as

%ehind her

+on't look down.she s2uee!ed her eyes /or a %rie/ moment %e/ore she continued going u$

What doesn't kill !s makes !s stronger.

Luke *as sur$rising&y +ery he&$/u&, des$ite that cocky de+i& atitude he seemed to ha+e )e

$ointed /rom time to time *here to $&ace her &egs and arms, and they *ent in a steady $ace unti&

the to$ (he mountain must ha+e seem gigantic to Misaki that *as so scared o/ heights, %ut in

rea&ity *asn.t that much o/ a dea&

When they *ere %ack do*n, Misaki /e&t drained %oth menta&&y and $hysica&&y


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M: 78 des$erate&y need a sho*er7 Misaki mum%&ed as she and her team *ent %ack to the their

mini condo, *ith scar and Kahi constant&y %ickering each other

ne hour &ater, a/ter a co&d sho*er and the memory o/ the training tossed a*ay Misa *as &ayingon the couch o/ their common room $ondering (here *as no dou%t she *as an e'ce&&ent

s*immer %ut *hat good cou&d that get her in a direct /ight -he remem%ered ho* he&$&ess she

/e&t in /ront o/ Peter Arai

K:7)a+e you decided i/ you.re gonna take u$ on one o/ the e'tracurricu&ar stu//7 Kahi

interru$ted her trai& o/ thought

M:7>hm8.m not sure yet 8 /ind it hard to decide What are you taking7

K:7For me is sim$&e7, Kahi chuck&ed 7Martia& arts7 she rose her eye%ro*s in de&ight 7ou

shou&d come too7

Misaki tit&ed her head to a side, gi+ing a /aint smi&e to Kahi

M:78 might 5ust do that7

(he second time she sa* him he *as standing in a midd&e o/ the room *here the martia& arts

acti+ities *here %eing he&d And she.d gotten the /ee&ing right then and there that she *ou&d

ne+er meet a more &one&y $erson in her &i/e )is /ace &ike a&& the other /aces that e+er $assed in

/ront o/ her eyes *as %randed in her %rain as a /ore+er standing mark -he recogni!ed him e+en

i/ he didn.t had a mask, and something $ined her in $&ace *hen their eyes met e+en i/ he

casua&&y mo+ed his ga!e to something e&se, as i/ he didn.t e+en registered her $resence

)e had 5et %&ack hair that someho* &ooked messy e+en i/ it *as $er/ect&y sty&ed

7)e.s Ma' (ennyson7 , Misa sna$$ed %ack to rea&ity courtesy to a gigg&ing gir&y +oice 78/ you*ant to kno*7 the %eauti/u& dark headed gir& mo+ed in Misa.s /ront 7And 8.m Mina7 she

e'tended her hand

M: 78.m Misa, Misa Kiryuu7 Misa re$&ied

Mi: 7h, nice to meet you Misa4chan7 the gir& dis$&ayed a %road smi&e -he seemed to %e in a

+ery cheer/u& mood 78 don.t *ant to $ry%ut you &ike Ma', right7 Mina chuck&ed a %it, and

Misa.s &i$s dri/ted a$art a %it

M: 788 don.t e+en kno* him7

Mi:7A** Misa4chan, you.re %&ushing that is 5ust so cute7 Mina seemed to %e in an a*/u&&y

%right mood Misa *as tota&&y un$re$ared /or this kind o/ discution *ith a tota& stranger, and

Mina seemed to ha+e innocent /un %y teasing a ne* commer A/ter a&&, it *as a&& Misa.s /au&t /or

not %reaking her stare %e/ore anyone took notice she *as %&atant&y staring at him

M: 7No8.m 5ust, 8 don.t7 Misa tried to argue %ack, gesticu&ating *ith her hands *hi&e her %&ush

turned e+en hotter 78t.s 5ust 8.m ner+ous %ecause o/ the martia& arts trainingand7 Mina 5ust

chuck&ed in res$onse

Mi: 7No *orries 8 *on.t te&&7 she *inked 70ut7 Mina $atted her &o*er &i$ *ith one /inger 7)e

*i&& hurt youyou kno*7 Misa ga+e %ack a con/used stare 7We&&Ma''ie is one o/ the %est in

5utsuthough 8.m not sure 8.m on&y re/erring to martia& arts here7 Mina said tought/u&&y -he


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directed her ga!e to Misa again

Mi: 7And you ha+e no idea *hat 5utsu is right7 Mina ga+e another chuck&e 7ou do need

another $ractice my &o+e&y Fortunate&y7 Mina $aused dramatica&&y 7ou do ha+e me

aroundand 8.&& %e g&ad to he&$ / course it *i&& %e interesting to see *hat goes %et*een you

t*o7 she &aughed, en5oying herse&/

Misa $aid attention to Mina and she had to te&& her and sho* her a%out martia& arts Misa /ighted

%e/ore, she /ighted *ith her %rothers and a&&, %ut martia& arts *as something tota&&y di//erent -he

had one trum$ card though Misa concentrated on the mo+es Mina and the others *ere making,

her $hotogra$hic memory marking them in her %rain 6+entua&&y her %ody *i&& &isten to the

commands o/ her %rain, and it shou&d mo+e according&y -he shou&d %e a%&e to go through the

%asic stu// at &east

(he &ast $art o/ the martia& arts acti+ity *as a staged /ight *ith an o$$onent As usua& they dre*

notes to decide the teams

Mi:7)ere$icked one /or you7 Mina /&ashed a smi&e, and handed the name to Misa 78t.s getting

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ho* she did it

Ma:7We $&ayed enough7 Ma' said in a shar$ +oice )e sat straight and &e/t Misa /ro*ned on

her $&ace /or a /e* moments-he in*ard&y directed her eyes in the direction *here she /&ed (he

ne't second she *as u$, chasing him

)e o%+ious&y noticed her running a/ter him, %ut it didn.t make him sto$ or s&o* do*nM:7Wait7 Misa ca&&ed, she /ina&&y caught u$ to him 7Why did you do it7

)e *as seemed angered and annoyed, and ignored her Misa stu%%orned and tried to kee$ the

$ace

M:78.m gonna /o&&o* you unti& you gi+e me an ans*er7 Misa dig her /eet in )e sudden&y turned

to her and Misa a&most %um$ed into his chest

Ma:7What


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her roommates *ere $ro%a%&y as&ee$ 8t *asn.t hard /inding her *ay u$ there -he shou&d %e

scare, %ut she esca&ated a mountain &ess than =@ hours ago A = /&oors %ui&ding shou&d ha+e

nothing on her Was a good test at &east she thought A&*ays this stri+e to $ush her &imits

f co!rse he'll be here..*as the /irst thought that $assed through Misa.s head 1 minutes a/ter

as she noticed his si&houette smoking 2uiet&y, &eaned against a %&oc o/ %ricks on the roo/to$ )edidn.t seemed to noticed her though At &east that *as *hat Misa thought -he cou&d go -he

*as thinking o/ &ea+ing )e *ou&d $ro%a%&y %e $issed %ecause she in+aded his s$ace, no one

seats on a roo/to$ a&one un&ess they rea&&y *ant to %e a&one )e a&so $ro%a%&y thought she *as

a com$&ete 5oke, it *asn.t &ike she cou&d do something a%out it no* 0ut at &east she cou&d thank

him -o instead o/ &ea+ing she *a&ked to*ards Ma'

Misaki Kiryuu

uyaB&y hair


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Ryo "ate Ma' "ate

(hank you so much /or the %anner, is rea&&y &o+e&y Cha$$yC

-he sto$s = cm a*ay o/ his /eet, $arting her &i$s to &et the *ords come out %ut she notices his

eyes are c&osed so she doesn.t rea&&y say anything

Ma:7Kiryuu7 he s$eaks instead, /&ashing his eyes o$en and ga!ing at her /or *hi&e, then inha&es

/rom his cigarette 7Why am 8 not sur$rised7 Misa s&ight&y /urro*s her eye%ro*s 78/ 8 *ou&dn.t

kno* any %etter 8 *ou&d say you en5oy sta&king me7

)er /ace turns red /rom that comment When did she e+en crossed the %order /rom %eing

$athetic to cree$y 0ut rea&&y it.s $ure&y accidenta& he ha$$ens to %e here r in the %a&cony, or

that he ha$$ened to %e her o$$onent kay, that might ha+e had something to do *ith Mina %ut

sti&&

M:78.m not7 she argues 78 5ust7

Ma: 7Re&a' 8.m kidding7 he ads in the same monotone +oice Misa thro*s him a *eird &ook

7)o* is your hand7 he then asks casua&&y smoking and not rea&&y &ooking at her

M:7Mmm7 Misa takes a &ook at her %andaged *rist 7it.s /ine7 -he is /ee&ing a %it uneasy, she

standing u$ and him standing there so she a&so sits do*n a /e* centimeters a*ay /rom him

ho&ding her knees *ith her hands 7-ince 8 ran into you youaccidentally 7 she marks the

*ord, 78 *ant to thank you For taking care o/ it7 , Ma' on&y nods A /aint smi&e ghosts on her


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&i$s -he a&so *ants to thank him /or $racticing 5utsu *ith her %ut it someho* /e&t inade2uate

-he sits in si&ence *atching the night sky Ma' g&ances at the redheaded %esides him *ith the

corner o/ his eyes

Ma: 7ou shou&d go %ack to your room %e/ore 8.&& ha+e to carry you there7

M:7Mhm


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de&i%erate&y ignoring his $resence

M:Dou think *ere %eing testedD

K:DMight %e -ur+i+a& ski&&s< 8 s*ear 8m gonna get Luke /or thisD Kahi state *ith a hint o/

annoyance in her +oice E8 mean thisa/ter ho&ding us a*ake on bondingsession What a

5okeD she ro&&s her eyes

M:D(rue ou ha+e my %&essing to kick his ass *hene+er *hate+er is su$$osed to ha$$en hereis doneD

:D)ey< 8m a&so here you kno*D scar crosses his arms

K:D8 think *e shou&d get goingD Kahi &ooks around EMay%e *e can /ind out *ay out o/ this

*oodsD

:DAre you serious&y thinking this is the time to /um%&e around


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-aturday nightyou *ou&d &ike to hang out / course a/ter you ha+e the oh so deser+ed

s&ee$D

Misa sto$$ed in $&ace /or one second Ryo *as a rea&&y nice guy, may%e the nicest she e+er

met -he made her /ee& at ease , a%out e+erything rea&&y -he didnt *ant to %e a &oner , she

*anted to make /riends, e+en i/ she had to $ut her *a&&s do*n /or it

M: Ekay Lets do thatD -he ga+e him a *ry smi&e )e nodded %e/ore *a+ing good%ye

Misa s2uee!ed her eyes and turned to the other side o/ the %ed 8t %ecame $retty c&ear she

*on.t %e a%&e to s&ee$ as &ong as she $&anned too, her mind *as a&ready a*ake -he ya*ned,

%e/ore getting u$ *ith a sigh -he g&anced at the $i&e o/ %ooks on her side desk -he ne+er got

the chance to actua&&y start reading any o/ the %ooks she took /rom the &i%rary -he got

kidna$$ed and deserted in the midd&e o/ the /orest /or /i+e days /or God.s sake 0ut she had

time no* -he took +arious %ooks a%out martia& arts, and other nin5a re&ated stu//

,earn the info by head$ then apply it to a sit!ation in real life.Misa to&d to herse&/ (he /irst $art

*as easy, it *ou&dn.t e+en took &ong thanks to her $hotogra$hic memory

-he a&*ays thought it *as *eird, this thing that *as hers and hers on&y ne o/ the things that

made her di//erent /rom her other si%&ings )er /ake si%&ings, she had to remem%er herse&/ 8t

didn.t seem to matter here though, not norma& *as norma& in a t*isted kind o/ *ay -he thought

a%out her ado$ti+e $arents (hey *ere nothing than su$$orti+e, and she didn.t e+en contact

them unti& no* -he ke$t their &ast name, %ut it *as not &ike she had any other choice -he didn.t

e+en had the name o/ their rea& $arents, Misa knitted her eye%ro*s at the thought -he *as a

Kiryuu /or 19 years, and she *i&& $ro%a%&y %e one /or a +ery &ong time

Misa s$ent a&& her day reading, it doesn.t took her &ong to /inish e+ery sing&e %ook -eated in

/ront o/ the mirror o/ her room, in her green $o&ka4dotted dress Misa thinks she de/inite&y needs

to $ractice *ith someone -he takes a&& her o$tions into account, and /or a&& e'tends and

$ur$oses Mina seems to /it the %est And i/ she.s 2uite honest she 2uite &ikes that gir& a&&

together *ith her e'u%erance 8t.s something she &acks at times -he $u&&s her hair u$ and

sett&es the green head%and on her head and deciding to make a sto$ %y Mina.s room %e/ore

she heads to meet Ryo

Misa knocks on the %runette doors t*ice *ithout recei+ing any ans*er -he decided to go *hen

the door /ina&&y cracks and the Mina $o$es her head ha&/ as&ee$

Mi:7Misa4chan7 she roses one eye%ro*

M:7)ihmmMina 8 need your he&$ *ith something7 Misa sais *ith a $&eading demenour

Mi:7"o you need my he&$ *ith Ma'7 Mina asks sudden&y re+i+ed

M: 7What Ma' no7

Mi:7>h kay then7 she c&oses the door in Misa.s /ace une'$ected&y Misa seats in /ront o/ the

door dum%/o&ded 7What 5ust ha$$ened7 , %ut she decides to knock again, and *aits /or a


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cou$&e o/ seconds /or a res$onse

Mi: 78 5ust c&osed the door in your /ace no7 Mina said a$o&ogetica&&y 78.m sorry7 she s&ight&y

$outed 78 can.t concentrate *hen 8.m s&ee$y7 Misa 5ust smi&es in return

M:78t.s okay 8t.s my /au&t8 shou&dn.t distur% youmay%e 8 shou&d 5ust7

Mi: 7Nono (e&& me *hat *as the other thing you *anted he&$ *ith that *as not Ma'7 she

g&ares cons$irati+e at Misa (he redhead s&ight&y /urro*es her eye%ro*s a &itt&eM: 7Martia& arts7 she sais and &ooks at Mina ho$e/u&&y

Ryo *as a&ready *aiting /or her in /ront o/ the Academy )e has the same *arm smi&e she

a&ready accustomed her *ith )e *a+es at her *hen she notices her /rom a/ar (hey agreed on

a &oca& restaurant *ho a$$arent&y ser+ed de&icious /ood, at &east that.s *hat the cheer/u& %&onde

c&aims and Misa goes /or it

R: 7-o ho* *as the chunin e'am7 Ryo asks as they are *aiting /or the /ood

M: 7>hmune'$ected And dirty7

R:7Figured that much7 Ryo gigg&es &ight

M: 78 guess it *as okay 6'ce$t7 Misa &ooks in her $&ate /or a minute 76'ce$t /or the se&/4

sa%otage7

R: 7)uh7

M:7We&&*e kind o/ eat some mushrooms7 Ryo %u%%&ed his eyes 7Not *hat you thinkthey

*eren.t the $oisonous%ut *e ended u$ ha+ing ha&&ucinations7 Misa says *ith a smi&e, *hi&e

Ryo &et out a &oud &augh 78t took things to a *ho&e ne* &e+e& o/ cra!iness in our/orth day

there7 Misa gigg&es

R: 7-oundsentertaining7

M:7)onest&y8t *as rather cree$y7 Misa says remem%ering her o*n ghosts ha&&ucinations and

shudders

Misa *atched the %&onde seated on the other side o/ the ta%&e )e *as de/inite&y easy to

%e/riend *ith And ta&k And smi&e And &augh 6+en /or a gir& &ike her 8t *as 5ust easy %eing

around him, it *as &ike he had this /orce o/ sucking into his ha$$y %u%%&e )er mind dri/ted to

another dark haired %oy )is %u%%&e *as rock granite, she /igured that much at &east Nothing

*as coming in, or out )er eyes sudden&y %ecame dark -he *ondered i/ he *as a$$ea&ing to

her, %ecause o/ his &one&iness 8t resonated to her *on &one&iness to some e'tent

R: 7Misa -omething *rong7 Ryo asked, and Misa rea&i!ed that she *as standing *ith her

cho$sticks mid air /or some time most &ike&y %y the 2uestion mark in Ryo.s %&ue eyes 7ou don.t

&ike the /ood7

Misa shook her head

M:7No$e 8t.s de&icious7 Misa dressed her red &i$s *ith a smi&e

-unday e+ening, Misa seats &ess than a meter a*ay /rom him =@ hours ago she didn.t e+en


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dreamed this*ou&d ha$$en -he inha&es dee$&y, she doesn.t e+en need to &ook u$ to kno* that

Mina.s $&an is *orking (hat his eyes are /i'ed on her, he stares at her in such a *ay it makes

her skin cra*& )e c&ears his throat and she &ooks u$, &ocking eyes *ith him

Ma: 7ou.+e came7 he states the o%+ious And they *a&k to the %ar

M: 7/ course7 she nods knitting her eye%ro*s in the same time

&arlier

M-)hank yo! for doing this with me. Misa bowed to Mina$ after they finished training. She

wanted to be better$ to become a ninja$ and it made her gratef!l that there was someone there

she co!ld act!ally co!nt on. I hope I co!ld repay yo! some day.

Mi- (o worries$ Misa/chan. Mina giggled. %o!'re really too formal. I do ha#e a fa#or to ask

tho!gh... Mina smiled mischie#o!sly.

M-%es?

Mi-"sk Ma0 o!t.

M-What? (o.

Mi-"sk him o!t.

M-(o. (o way. (o how. (o.

Mi- Why..? Mina almost po!ted.

M-1eca!se...I'm pretty s!re he wants nothing to do with me.

Mi-Silly. "sk him %o!'re being !ngratef!l yo! know..

M-"m I? Misa rose an eyebrow. I don't know what to say anyway..

Mi- "sk him for a drink tonight...h$ here's yo!r chance. Mina practically p!shed Misa into

Ma0. She didn't f!lly comprehended what had happened !ntil she fo!nded herself flat on the

sidewalk. nce she was o#er the shock$ she 2!ickly registered the blinding pain that jabbed

thro!gh her left knees and the #oice calling for her attention.

Ma-3iry!!. "re yo! okay?Misa's heart dropped as she looked !p. It was him.

M- %eah.. is all she can m!ster o!t$ still lying on the gro!nd. I tripped on something.. Misa

glared to Mina's direction a few steps away. r better said someone p!shed me into yo!..and I

fell $ Misa completed only in her head. He offered a hand to help her stand.

M-)hanks. Mina was wa#ing and motioning$ j!st go for it and she co!ld barely help an eye roll.

She still stopped him on his track. 4hm..wo!ld yo! like to go for a drink tonight? the words

rolled o!t of her mo!th and Misa is 5667 con#inced he will ref!se.

Ma-kay. he replies not a single bending in his #oice. Misa stared at him brows f!rrowed$

staggered. She wanted him to say yes$ b!t now that he act!ally did..

Ma- What? ..%o! don't want to anymore? Misa shook her head maybe a little bit to hearty.

M- I want to. he nodded and walked away$ lea#ing Misa behind with a 2!estion for her mind

and heart. She really liked him$ didn't she? She was thinking before it might ha#e something to

do with Mina's ecstatic idea of a romance between she and him. 1!t if she allowed herself to

act!ally be honest$ her heart was p!mping o!t of her chest. She hea#ed a deep sigh.

Ma-3iry!!. he called t!rning on his feet a few meters away. For the record. %o! didn't ha#e to

cr!sh into me to ask me for a drink. he stated cas!ally and res!med to whate#er direction he

was going. Misa felt the gro!nd cr!mbling beneath her.


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Misa j!mped startled as she closed the door of her room and noticed Mina climbed on the top of

her bed.

M-How did yo!.. Misa knitted her eyebrows. (o..more importantly what are yo! doing here.

Mina dropped the book from her hand and j!mped off the bed.Ma- I'm here to make s!re yo!'re dressing properly. she ga#e a playf!l wink.

M-I sho!ld hate yo! right now. Misa glared.

Ma-1!t yo! don't Mina poked her tong!e and walked towards Misa's closet where there where

three dresses where laid on coat/hangers. Misa didn't remembered the last time she took so

long to get ready for going anywhere really. Maybe beca!se she ne#er e#er took that long.

Mina more or less commanded her to get in a dark bl!e dress$ that she really tho!ght it was too

m!ch. )rying to contradict the br!nette was something Misa wo!ld come to regret. So she

dressed the dress she picked$ after a co!ple of failed attempts of con#incing her it was simply

not appropriate.

She t!rned to Mina after adj!sting her hair.

M-What do yo! care so m!ch? she asked with a frown.

Mina giggled lo!dly.

Mi-Well...for starters. I'm really bored....and yo!'re 2!ite entertaining. she giggled more$ then

her face became more serio!s. ..well$ Ma0 is like a mystery bo0 yo! know. (o one really

knows anything abo!t him. 1!t I belie#e...e#ery chest has it's key. It's f!n to see things it

!nriddling. she grinned.

M-So I'm a game to pass time? Misa arched an eyebrow.

Ma- "nd I also like yo!$ silly. Misaki ga#e a weak smile and t!rned m!singly back to her

mirror.

Ma' /inished $ouring himse&/ a drink (hen he $rom$t&y drank it do*n in a thirsty gu&$ )e

re/i&&ed his g&ass one more time *ithout &ooking o+er at her -he cou&d ha+e %een a statue /or a&&

Ma' (ennyson cared )e $ro%a%&y a&ready /orgotten she *as on the same room, in the chair

ne't to him Misa /o&ded her hands %e/ore her, and /orced herse&/ to &ook a*ay /rom him at the

%ar -he thought that may%e i/ she sim$&y ti$toed out o/ her room he *ou&dn.t e+en noticed

she.s missing

Ma: 7)ere7

Misa *as shocked , &ooking u$ and /ind him ho&ding out a ha&/ /u&& g&ass o/ *hiskey /or her sake

Misa stared at it %&ank&y /or a minute

Ma: 78 thought you *anted to drink7

-he thank/u&&y came to her senses and gra%%ed it /rom him -he took the g&ass to her &i$s

s&o*&y, and si$$ed at the %itter drink (hree si$s, and then she /ina&&y &o*ered it again -he

g&anced at *here Ma' *as sitting and /ound him *atching her again, an im$enetra%&e


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e'$ression on his /ace Another em%aressement 0ut *hat *as one, on the to$ o/ many others

Ma: 7ou don.t drink usua&&y don.t you7 , Misa &ooked staggered %ack at him, %ut he a&ready

di+erted his ga!e to his g&ass 7Why did you *anted to drink then7 he asked, mere curiosity

Misa *agered

Ma:787 she murmured so/t&y Ma' sat u$ and *a&ked a*ay /rom the %ar to*ards the e'it *ithout

*aiting /or an ans*er"nd I'm s!pposed to follow yo!..she asked the 2uestion to no one in $articu&ar&y , %ut she

gra%%ed the $urse and *a&ked a/ter him

A /e* minutes &ater they *ere on the roo/to$ o/ the Academy, and Misa had to turn a*ay /rom

the %a&ustrade as she &et out a shuddering %reath 8t *as making her di!!y Ma' /ro*ned a &itt&e

Ma:7Kiryuu ou didn.t got drunk /rom a si$ o/ *hiskey did you7 he to&d her stern&y 8t %othered

him, truth/u&&y he didn.t *ant to make her drunk, it *as the reason he %rought her there in the

/irst $&ace any*ay Fresh air shou&d cure any into'ication she might ha+e

Mi: 7No4no 88.m 5ust a/raid o/ heights7 Misa %reathed -he had to admit another *eaknesses in

/ront o/ him, *hich *as rea&&y not /air -he didn.t kne* any o/ his A smi&e *as crooked on the

corner o/ her &i$s, *ithout her noticing 8t /aded as 2uick&y as it a$$eared -he.s $ersistent he

thinks

Ma:7We shou&d c&im% do*n then7

Mi:7No8.m /ine7 she argues 78.&& 5ust seat here7 she sits on her %ottom, /o&ding her hands

around her knees, %ack against the %a&ustrade -ur$rising&y he turns and seats ne't to her in

the same $osition, ho&ding out a $acket o/ cigarettes

Ma:7"o you mind7 )e actua&&y asks that, as i/ he cared As i/ )e te&&s himse&/ is $ure amia%i&ity

though he doesn.t do nice

M:78 *ant to %e your /riend7 she to&ds him sudden&y, trying to smi&e

Ma' is start&ed ho* this gir& *ith her &ong red hair and %ottom&ess %&ack eyes cou&d %e so

$ersistent )e cou&dn.t remem%er *hen someone tru&y *anted to kno* him (he rea& him -o /aranyone *ho tried to %e/riend him had gi+en u$ as they dis&iked his co&d $ersona&ity "is&ike the

/act he *as 5udging and condemning the emotiona& hy$ocrisy in $eo$&e Not her -he *as

di//erent

)e smoked /rom his cigarette musing&y -he 5ust *asn.t a*are that inside him ho$e &ied &ost and

turn -he.&& /&ed as soon as she.&& /igure that out )e smoked /rom his cigarette again

Ma:7Whate+er you.re &ooking /or ou *on.t /ind it in me7 he stated in a steady +oice 8 a&most

sounded &ike a *arning Misa g&anced at him /or one second, she then /i'ated her eyes on one

random s$ot on the cement

Mi: 7(hat.s a&right7 she /o&ded her hands around her knees harder

Kiryuu Misaki


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Party Mission

I$art o/ WR hair usedJ

(hanks /or the %anner


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3-8lease don't lea#e me 3ahi said dramatically.

M-%o!'ll do great Misa shook her head and rolled her eyes in am!sement.

3-8lease$ I can't deal with those two. +on't make me 3ahi whined and po!ted.

M-%o!'re stronger than that Misa winked.

3-Fine. 8romise if I kill them yo!'ll testify on my behalf as I plead insanity? 3ahi la!ghed.

M-8romise Misa smiled.3-See yo! in martial arts 3ahi wa#ed rel!ctantly.

M-See yo! Misa wa#ed back and e0ited the room.

A ne* team sad&y meant a ne* room And ne* roomates -he came to register that on&y a/ter

the *oden door o/ the /&at&et she *as su$$osed to mo+e in cracked o$en -he su$$osed it *as

rude 5ust to march on in the ne* $&ace e+en i/ she had the keys so she knocked the door /irst

8tachi >chiha her ne* teacher in/ormed her the t*o mem%ers *ere in/ormed the ne* add to the

team and *ere more or &ess *aiting /or her to mo+e in -he a&most had a shock *hen that

$erson o$en the door )e stood in that /ramedoor, c&ear&y 5ust out o/ sho*er, a to*e& dra$$ed

around his torso, scrutini!ing her -he had to check the num%er again, 5ust to make sure she

didn.t got the *rong num%er or something A good $rete't to di+ert her eyes /rom his %ody

8n+o&untary she remem%ered Mina saying something a&ong the &ines that he.s nice to &ook at,

and this came as a con/irmation -he /e&t her cheeks %urning and /eared she might /aint at

some $oint r *orse ha+e a nose%&eed 8t *as si&&y she *as reacting this *ay rea&&y scar *as

stro&&ing around in his %o'ers on their common room /re2uent&y, and she ne+er e+er ga+e a

damn )e didn.t said a *ord, instead he $icked u$ her &uggage and carried it in the /&at&et Misa

took that %oth as an in+itation and *e&come, secret&y thanking him /or sa+ing her the e//orts o/

the initiati+e o/ actua&&y saying or doing something

Ma: 78 *as in the sho*er Neriah *i&& %e %ack soon 8 guess7 he te&&s her, $ro%a%&y as an

e'$&anation on *hy it took /air&y &ong /or someone to actua&&y ans*er the door )e discarded her

&uggages on the /&oor on *hat *as $ro%a%&y her ne* room 7ou can un$ack7 he stated thene'ited her roomMisa nodded a/ter him

M:7)i Misa Make yourse&/ at home, te&& me i/ you need anything7 she murmured /or herse&/,

more /or amusement than /rom annoyance Later she came to met Neriah, the other mem%er o/

their team -he had the same dark red hair as Misa

8t didn.t sur$rised him much *hen 8tachi to&d him that Misaki Kiryuu *i&& %e re$&acing Ange&ica on

their team A/ter a&& she stu%%orned in contaminating*ith her $resence e+ery gate*ay he had

Ninety $ercent o/ the time he hates her he thinks -he.s /rustrating, %u%%&e4headed, stu%%orn

and doesn.t kno* *here and *hen to sto$, to the $oint this /act might e+en ki&& her some day

-he.s irratating, determined to $ry into his sou& *ithout an in+itation Ninety $ercent o/ the time

he hates her 0ut then there.s the other ten $ercent And a /e* days a/ter she mo+ed he came

to the num%ing rea&i!ation that s$ending time *ith her cause him on&y *ant to s$end more time

*ith her May%e he *as 5ust o+erana&y!ing things

Ma:7Kiryuu7 he ca&&s again and this time she actua&&y 5erks this time


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M:7es


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At ?:@ Ma' s&um$s do*n the so/a o/ their common room (en minutes &ater he hears the door

o/ her room o$ening and c&osing, so he scram%&es u$ to his /eet As soon as she is in his +ie*

he needs to catch his %reath -he sa&utes him a*k*ard&y and then she sets o// to the door -he

sti&& has no idea *hat are they doing rea&&y, and /or the moment she sett&es out he must ha+ein+ited her as /riends

Ma' *atches as she *a&ks ahead o/ him )e gi+es her %ack /igure a once o+er &ook and is a

&itt&e /&ustered %y her %are %ack )e is actua&&y a &itt&e shocked 8t *asnt &ike Misaki Kiryuu ne+er

dressed u$, %ut that night *as di//erent -he *as going e'tra mi&es *ith her &ooks, making him

*onder 5ust *ho *as she trying to im$ress -omething stir in the $it o/ his stomach, %ut he

disregards it as &ack o/ /ood

(he ce&e%ration $arty he&d in the honor o/ the ne*est chunin starts immersed in an a&choco&

mist (*o hours &ater she seats on the %a&cony de5ected (hey came together %ut he soon

a%andoned her a/ter 5oining the $arty Ne+er to %e /ound a/ter that Not that she rea&&y searched

/or him -he sat at the %ar, re/i&&ing the same cham$agne g&ass /or a /e* times -he is more

angry on herse&/ /or %eing %othered %y it -he kicks her hee&s o//, her %ody shi+ering as her

%are /eet touch the cement -he hear the door o$ening and c&osing, and she c&enches her hand

around her cham$agne g&ass

Ma: 7)ere you are7 his +oice ca&&s /rom %ehind as he miss$&aced her or something )e s&ides

ne't to her and &it u$ a cigarette -he *atched ho* the cigarette smoke s*ir&ed out /rom his

mouth

M: 7#an 8 ha+e one7 Misa.s 2uestion makes his &e/t %ro* arch incredous&y 0ut he sti&& /etches

her one, he e+en &ights u$ her cigarette (he readhead drags hungri&y /rom it, %ut she starts tocough +io&ent&y a /raction o/ second &ater -he ho&ds her chest *ith her hand, trying to catch her

%reath

M: 7)o* can you get this shit into you


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-he c&oses the s$ace %et*een them unti& their /aces are on&y a %reath a$art (he ne't moment

her &i$s s&ide against his o*n )is hand tightens on her *aist, gras$ing the /a%ric o/ her dress

(hey *ere kissing, rea&&y kissing and she *as no &onger the one &eading, it *as a&& him )is so/t

&i$s mo+ed against hers, so/t&y, s&o*&y, &eisur&y )e tastes &ike *hiskey, cigarettes and

$e$$ermint, %ut it /e&t a%so&ute&y thri&&ing, *onder/u& Without *arning, Ma' $u&&s a*ay /rom her,

her hands a%andoning her *aistMisa ga!es at him in shock, yearning /or more, tota&&y uncertain o/ *hat 5ust had ha$$ened -he

didn.t thought he.&& actua&&y kiss her %ack

M: 7Ma'7 his name ro&&s /rom her &i$s, trying to say something %ut &ost /or any other *ords

-he.s *e&& a*are o/ her %urning cheecks, and *agers he must think she.s si&&y /or %rushing o+er

a kiss

Ma: 7(his can.t ha$$en7 the sound o/ his +oice is harsh, and *hen she catches his eyes she

notices they.re darkened )e seemes angry and is on&y nourishing her con/usion

)e a&ready said he has nothing to gi+e, nothing that she searches /or &ike he $hrased it 0ut

*hate+er it is that he is gi+ing her makes her ti&t dangerious&y in need es need, %ecause the

other o$tion is /ar more terri/ying -he might e+en &o+e him, and at the end o/ the day it might

not e+en matter )er head is s$inning a &itt&e, %ut she $uts her shoes %ack on reso&+ing to &ea+e

the scene

(he ne't day Misaki ro&&ed out o/ %ed ear&y Against a&& odds her s&ee$ *as %etter than any other

time May%e %ecause she &et herse&/ drank 2uite a /e* g&asses o/ cham$agne, enough to induce

some sort o/ num%ness to her thinking and /ee&ings )er /irst mission as a chunin a*aited 5ust

around the corner and it *as much more than $ractica& to /ocus e'c&usi+e&y on that and not mu&&

o+er *hate+er ha$$ened &ast night, and *hat *as she /ee&ing a%out him

-he *as a&most ready, %ut %e/ore &ea+ing her room she sto$$ed in /ront o/ her %edside dra*er

-he s&o*&y o$ened it remo+ing a round %o' /rom it -he ho&d the star shuriken and s&ight&y

touched the Kamakura red characters %o&ded on a side, the on&y thing that connected Misa to

her unkno*n %io&ogica& $arents

Who are yo! Misaki..?she mum%&ed to herse&/ -he &earned ho* to use these stu//, so *ithout

much thinking she thre* the shuriken to*ards the door 8n the same /raction o/ second that the

shuriken s*ir&ed in the air the door o$ened Ma' thre* a sideg&ance at the shuriken $&anted in

the door/rame at his eyes &e+e&

M: 7-*eet ;esus7 Misa 5um$ed /rom her $&ace 78 didn.t *ant to7

Ma: 7ou kno* this cou&d %e c&asi/y as damaging the academy $ro$erty7 he said stern&y

M: 78.m sorry7

Ma:7ou shou&d $&ay *ith your toys outside7 Ma' added $u&&ing out the shuriken /rom the

*ood, handing it %ack to Misaki 7)ere We.re &ea+ing in /i+e7 Misaki nodded

(he mission *as sim$&e or so it seemed 8tachi %rea/&y e'$&ained the detai&s and his strategy

%e/ore the /our o/ them, Misaki, Ma' and Neriah, together *ith their teacher, head o// A


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$rincess /rom a near (o*n *as taken hostage, and their goa& *as to %ring her %ack to her

$arents (hey had the &ocation o/ the kidna$er, and they *i&& attack the house at da*n -o /ar

the kidna$er didn.t asked /or a renumeration and they cou&d on&y ho$e the $rincess *as sti&&

a&i+e

Misaki *a&ked %y Ma'.s side a%sor%ed in her o*n thoughtsMa: 7Kiryuu7 he ca&&ed her, and Misa instincti+e&y turned his head to him 7ou.re doing that

thing again7 he s&ight&y /ro*ned

M: 7Mhm7

Ma: 7When you.re not $aying attention *hen someone is ca&&ing you7 he stated

M:7>hm8 do that7

Ma: 7es, you do7 , Misaki shrugged her shou&ders *ith a smi&e

M: 78 guess 8 easi&y get &ost in my o*n thoughts7 he 5ust thre* her a &ook

Ma: 7What *as *ith the shuriken7 he $asses on the ne't su%5ect 7(he one *ith the red

characters7 he %&inked ca&m&y Misaki %u%%&ed her eyes, taken %ack -he took a &ong si&ence

%e/ore she ans*ered

M: 78 think it *as my $arent.s7 she shea+ed a dee$ sigh 719 years ago Kiryuu /ami&y /ound a

%asket in /ront o/ their house, *ith a %a%ygir& and a shuriken in a %o'7 she /i'ed her ga!e

ahead Why *as she sharing this stu// to him, she hadn.t to&d anyone unti& no* 0ut they *ere

actua&&y ha+ing a con+ersation, e+en i/ it *as a%out herse&/

Ma: 78 see ou came to Kamakura to search /or your $arents7 he conc&uded

M: 7No7 Misaki s&ight&y shook her head 78 don.t kno*7 she admited de/eated 7"oes it matter7

Ma' didn.t ans*er 7What a%out you7 Misa tried to ease the hea+y si&ence that &aid %et*een

them 7ou ha+e any /ami&y7 she *as scratching the sur/ace o/ his she&& Ma'.s /ace sudden&y

darkened

M: 7)ad7 he %reathed &ouring&y Misaki suden&y /e&t co&d -he took a g&im$se at his /ace and

she cringed -he *ished she cou&d reach him someho*, and %reak his chains )e *as 5ust &ost,much &ike she *as 0e/ore she cou&d /igure out /ore something to say 8tachi sto$$ed

8: 7We.re here7 he ca&&ed

0y the time they reached their target the sun *as setting in a $oo& o/ %&ood (he house *as

/erocious&y guarded, so they /irst needed to take do*n the guards as si&ent&y as $ossi%&e and

then %reak in to the main ha&& From there they cou&d on&y o+erhau& a&& rooms and disco+er

*hich *as the one *here the $rincess *as %eing he&d hostage

(he *ay the guards /a&& to the ground one %y one ga+es Misa a c&ear sight on ho* strong their

team mem%ers rea&&y are (he /our o/ them are in the main ha&&*ay in no time (hey mute&y

decide to s$&it, 8tachi signa&s to Ma' to go *ith Misaki u$stairs *hi&e he and Neriah *i&& dig u$

the ground /&oor Misaki *a&ks %ehind Ma', teeth c&enched, 5a* /i'ed (hey take do*n three

more guards as they come hau&ing at them as soon as they reach the /irst &e+e& o/ the house

Ma' kicks o$en e+ery room on the %ig ha&&*ay, %ut they are a&& em$ty Misaki heads to the &ast

door on the /&oor -he.s there, %ehind the man that.s $ro%a%&y the kidna$$er

She's ali#e..Misaki notes /or herse&/ re&ie/ Ma' is 5ust t*o s$e$s %ehind


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(he ta&& man s*ings his s*ords to*ards Misa, missing her %y a mi&isecond -he /&i$s

%ack*ords, thro*ing shuriken star *hi&e she.s mid4air )e /&i$$es , a+oiding the *ea$on that

ends stuck in the *oden decking 8t.s a&& so /ast that Misa cou&d %are&y kee$ her head together

)e.s $o$$ing u$ %ehind her, s&icing dee$ into her shou&der Misa *inces in $ain as she /a&&s

/or*ard on her knees, %&ood $ours /rom her *ound It doesn't h!rt.she te&&s herse&/ and sats u$

2uick&y, ready /or o//ensi+e, or de/ensi+e -he doesn.t rea&&y kno* at this $oint 0ut Ma' a&readyknocks the kidna$$er do*n *ith a side kick -he nods at him *hen his eyes are asking i/ she.s

a&right

Ma: 7(ake the $rincess7 he demmands, and Misa gra%s the %&onde gir& that.s ho&ding her /ace

*ith her $a&ms /rightened 8t im$&ies that Ma' *i&& %e &e/t to take care o/ the kidna$$er (hey.re

a&most at the stairs, and the $rincess cries incontro&a%&y

M:7-hh8t.s o+er, *e.&& take you home7 Misa tries to com/orts her 0ut something sna$s in the

/ragi&e gir& that.s ho&ding on Misa -he remo+es the $a&ms /rom her /ace re+ea&ing a $air o/ sky

%&ue eyes

7P&ease$&ease7 she shakes incontro&a%&y Misa doesn.t understand, she /igures she might %e

in dee$ shock 7P&ease8.m %egging you7 the $rincess /a&&s on her knees then gra%s Misa.s &eg

7"on.t harm him8 &o+e him, $&easedon.t ki&& him8.&& go e+ery*here you *ant5ust don.t ki&& him,

8 &o+e him7 she says %et*een +io&ent so%s 78 &o+e him7 she re$eats one more time %reaking

do*n, it takes on&y one &ook to her eyes to see that it.s true, that her /ear and des$eration is not

/or her &i/e, is /or his Misa inha&es dee$&y, c&osing her eyes /or a /raction o/ second (he *ay she

stood %ehind him *hen Misa hau&ed into that room )er hand *as surrounding his *aist, ho&ding

tight-he *as ho&ding her tight (he determination in his eyes )e *asn.t threating her, he *as

de/ending her )o*, *hen, *hy (here are mi&&ion o/ 2uestions that s*ir& through her head, %ut

they are not im$ortant What.s im$ortant is that she &o+es him, she doesn.t *ant to %e sa+ed 8t.s

*rong, and she can.t &et it ha$$en

-he &et.s the $rinces on the to$ o/ the stairs, te&&ing her to kee$ sa/e then she s$rings %ack tothe room she &e/t minutes ago )er *ounded shou&der hits hard the *a&& as she takes the corner

turn, %ut she can %are&y register the $ain -he s$eeds as much as she can, she needs to get

there %e/ore it.s too &ate 0e/ore this turns into a shakes$earean tragedy Ma' is AN0>, she

c&ear&y rea&i!es that means he.s an assasin ne o/ the %ests (hey.re not here on&y to sa+e the

$rincess, they.re here to ki&& the kidna$$er

I won't let yo! do it Ma0.she $romises herse&/ (he sight o/ the man that digged the s*ord in her

/&esh minutes ago it.s mourn/u& Misaki can te&& Ma' is ready to make his /ina& %&o* -he &ea$s

/or*ard and &ands %et*een Ma' and the kidna$$er For the /irst /e* seconds Ma' /ai&es to hide

the sur$rise in his eyes (he sur$rise it.s re$&aces %y /rustration, annoyance

Ma: 7What are you doing7 he gro*&s at her

M: 7"on.t ki&& him7 she sats straight con/ronting his eyes (he eyes o/ the ki&&er

Ma: 78 5ust kne* you *ou&d do something stu$id Kiryuu%ut you manage to me Get out o/ the

*ay


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Ma' &et.s out a mocking &augh

Ma:7ou.re so nai+e Kiryuu Lo+e is a /antasy, as use&ess and meaning&ess as any other

/ee&ings )e.s a crimina&, and he deser+es to %e $unished7

M: 7For *hat


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reso&+es and turns his %ack Neriah and Misaki *a&k %ehind him (hey didn.t com$&ete the

mission, %ut someho* it doesn.t /ee& &ike a /ai&ure At &east not /or three /rom /our

0e/ore they set on the road to go %ack to the academy Ma' takes care o/ the cut on her

shou&der )e ca&med do*n )e.s mute, not &ooking at her *hi&e his co&d /ingers s&ide against her

skin *ra$$ing the %andage

He m!st hate me.she thinks And he does )ate her 0ecause he cares a%out her 0ecause

she.s making him *eak 8t.s c&earer than e+er

n the *ay %ack they *a&k side %y side, and their hands are %rishing against eachother /rom

time to time -omething it.s stuck on her throat since they &e/t, and she needs to get it out -he

sto$s his in $&ace instincti+e&y getting his &e/t hand in hers )is hand is so co&d

M:78.m sorry7 she says in a &o* +oice 78.m sorry /or causing trou%&e7

Ma:78/ you don.t dou%t the decisions you.+e made you ha+e nothing to %e sorry a%out7 he

s$eaks a/ter a *hi&e -he nods in her chest Neriah and 8tachi are more than a /e* ste$s ahead,

%ut they don.t s$eed the $ace to catch a/ter them A/ter a *hi&e Misaki sudden&y rea&i!e his hand

is sti&& in hers, that he ne+er &et go (hey are *a&king hand in hand and they can catch sight the

+i&&age

(he doors to the i&&age *ere *ide o$en and hooded Person are a&ready *aiting e'cited /or

the Return o/ Kamakuras ne*est -tudents

Misaki Kiryuu


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Fight #hecking u$ on Ma'


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(raining #herry 0&ossom Festi+a&

0ruises and cuts %y mayna%a%y , uyaB&y hair

Lo+e the %anner, thank you


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Ho!rs earlier

Akatsuki a*aited at the i&&age gates /or them to return /rom their missions, *ith their murderous

&ooks and un%eara%&e grins Kamakura students had one hour to $re$are themse&+es, *hich

$ro+ed to %e use&ess in the end -ome o/ them changed sides

Ma' to*ered her *ith his ha!e& eyes

Ma:7ou *on.t /ight -tay here7 he commanded, s&ight&y $ushing her shou&ders /or her to sit ona stone Misaki stood u$ instant&y

M:7ou don.t actua&&y e'$ect me to sit aside *hi&e e+eryone e&se is de/ending the +i&&age7

Ma:7ou.re hurt7 he stated matter4o/4/act&y, and Misa /ro*ned at him

M:78.m /ine7 she de/ied his ga!e (he $ain *as sti&& staggering in her shou&der, %ut it *as a $ain

she started to get accustomed *ith -he had another /u&&y /unctiona& arm, she *as /ine

)e kne* %etter, she *as in no condition to /ight (he s*ord s&iced her shou&der a&most to the

%one, and it %are&y started hea&ing (he %andages *ere getting 2uick&y im$regnated *ith %&ood

-he *as &ucky to sti&& ha+e an arm to %egin *ith )e &ooked, at her and sco//ed

M:78 can.t %e&ie+e he did this to me7 Misaki gro*&ed, %eing a&& tight u$ against a tree -he

hea+ed a sigh as she tried to get her shuriken /rom one o/ her side and cut the ro$es that tide

her A/ter some strugg&e she managed to /ree herse&/, and ran to*ards the +i&&age gates

6+erything *as immersed in a c&oud o/ dust, she cou&d hear meta& gnashing, meta& $iercing

/&esh, she cou&d sme&& %&ood 8t *as a rea& o/ dismay and darkness

Ma' g&ared at the man that stood %e/ore him )iro *as e'treme&y $o*er/u&, that much *as

o%+ious (hey had %are&y taunted each other unti& then, none o/ them rea&&y managing to &aunch

a serious stroke, managing on&y to scratch each other And that in/uriated %oth )iro and Ma',

neither o/ them &iked to 5ust $&ay around

M: 7Kiryuu7 he mum%&ed a&armed *hi&e he noticed her some*here to )iro.s &e/t What the hellis she doing here..I tied her..st!pid st!bborn girl..Is she trying to get killed or what?

Ma' *as torn /rom his thought %y )iro.s sneering &aughter

M:7Lone&y %oy got himse&/ a &itt&e gir&/riend7 he &aughed mocking&y 7May%e 8 shou&d $&ay *ith

her instead7 he ga+e a smirk, and angst rose in Ma'.s eyes )e *as sudden&y /i&&ed %y a

seething /ury )e *on.t &et him hurt her 7h< -eems 8.+e struck a ner+e7 )iro said caustic

7)a+e 8 hit a &itt&e to c&ose to &o+e $erha$s7 he &aughed again7ou.re $athetic7 )iro snorted

7Let.s sho* her ho* *eak you are7 he gro*&ed then +anished instant&y

Ma' &ooked around and sa* him 5ust a%o+e his head )e dodged as )iro tried to smash his

s*ord into him Ma' 5um$ed %ack and &eaned /or*ard, then tried to $unch him 8t did hit )iro.s

/ace, they %egan $unching and kicking at incredi%&e s$eeds each one %&ocking the other (hey

got %&o*n %ack se+era& yards as their $unches hit each other, %oth &anding on their /eet Ma'

mo+ed *ith the s$eed o/ &ight, smashing )iro into the sky, the s&amming him harder into the

ground )iro sat u$, a dri&& %&ood running /rom his mouth)e *i$$ed it and s*ung his s*ord in

the air to*ards Ma', he tried to dodge it again %ut it scratched the &enght o/ his arm, making him

/a&& o// his /eet


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):7(hat.s a&& you got -ay good%ye to your &itt&e /riend then7 )iro smirked under the %&ack

/a%ric that co+ered ha&/ o/ his /ace )e thre* his s*ord to the air ready to s*ung it to*ards Ma'

/or one /ina& time Misaki 5um$ed %et*een them, thro*ing one shuriken to*ards )iro that s&ight&y

&eaned to a side, to $re+ent a /u&& hit Misaki *ent /or a $unch %ut )iro caught her /ist, gra%%ing

her throat and &i/ting her %ody a /e* centimeters into the air )e &ooked her in the eyes as shestrugg&ed in his arms

):7you think a $athetic red hair %itch &ike you can do shit to me7 he thre* her onto the ground

%ut, Misaki 2uick&y stand u$ thro*ing another shuriken that caught him o// guard (he star

shuriken s*ir&ed in the air, %rushing a&ong his cheek and &etting a dee$ cut into it )ito in*ard&y

touched his /ace, and &ooked at the %&ood on his /ingers

): 7No* 8.m mad7 he thre* his s*ord in the air and s$ring to*ards her, *ith a $recise aim )is

stroke *ou&d not miss

Ma' cou&d on&y see a shado* cast u$on him, %&ocking the sun&ight to reach his /ace A man *ith

a s*ord that *as dri$$ing *ith *hat it seemed to %e %&ood )e &ooked do*n and sa* a s&ash

against his torso 8t must ha+e %een his o*n %&ood on that s*ord Where is she (he &ast time

he /e&t that acute $ain *as *hen she*as ki&&ed 8t torn him to $ieces 8t *as the same shar$

/ee&ing that c&enched his heart as he sa* )iro s$rung the edge o/ his s*ord to*ards Kiryuu

Ma' c&enched his teeth, as the $hysica& $ain staggered through his %ody )e *on.t scream, he

*ou&dn.t gi+e that %astard the satis/action (hen e+erything *ent %&ack

): 7Pathetic7 )iro said *ith dismay Ma' /e&& on his /eet, and Misaki strugg&ed to he&d him u$,

%ut his hea+y %ody co&a$sed a%o+e hers -he gathered a&& her strenght, and gent&y turned him

/ace u$, her %&ack shirt *as stained *ith his %&ood (he /ight %et*een Akatsuki and Kamakura

students *as sti&& on going, %ut )iro a&ready /&ed considering his 5o% *as done -he /e&t &ost and

des$erate, he&$&ess, she *anted to cry and &ash out on him /or standing %et*een )iro.s s*ordand her -he did none o/ those though )er /orehead *rink&ed, as she strugg&ed to regu&ate her

%reath 8lease be okay..she $&eaded si&ent&y

Misa ri$$ed o// his shirt trying to /igure out ho* dee$ the cut *ent (here *as so much %&ood it

made her cringe -he $u&&ed herse&/ together and tried to $ress against his *ound *ith his o*n

shirt, then tried to im$ro+ise some kind o/ %andage (hey *ere standing in the midd&e o/ a he&&

%reak &ose, she des$erate&y needed to take him a*ay /rom that $&ace Misaki s&ung his arm

o+er her *ounded shou&der, using her other arm to he&$ him &i/t u$

3iss while yo!r lips are still red

While he's still silent

9est while bosom is still !nto!ched$ !n#eiled

Hold another hand while the hand's still witho!t a tool

+rown into eyes while they're still blind

,o#e while the night still hides the withering dawn


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Kamakura *ere de/eated and %anished /rom the +i&&age -he had no idea ho* she e+en

managed to carry him a&& a&ong -he on&y *ashed her /ace and her hands that *ere stained

*ith his %&ood -he /e&t e'hausted, %ut she cou&dn.t %ring herse&/ to &ea+e his %edside -he /e&t

the num% gri$ o/ his hand tightening a &itt&e )er head 5erked in*ard&y turning to &ook at their

hands ent*ined May%e she 5ust imagined it 0ut his hand mo+ed again )er head $erked u$ athis /ace )is eyes *ere sti&& c&othes, %ut his /ace grimaced in $ain

M: 7Kimiko


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Ma:7-erious&y 8.m /ine7 he reassures her -i&ence reigns %et*een them the ne't hand/u& o/

seconds, Misa &ooking at her /o&ded hands, and Ma' ga!ing at the cei&ing

M:7#an 8 ask you something7 she says hesitant&y, not sure i/ it.s rea&&y okay to $ry into his

matters so casua&&y )is /orehead *rink&es in a tiny /ro*n %ut he nods Misa can see a&& his

secrets churning in his eyes, terri/ied that she.s ta$$ing the sur/ace7Who is Kimiko7 she trai&s

o//7ou said this name a cou$&e o/ times*hen you *ere sti&& unconscious7Ma' takes a cou$&e o/ seconds %e/ore he ans*ers

Ma: 7Kimiko *as my sister7 he s$okes s&o*&y 7-he *as murdered 8 came to the +i&&age to

search /or her ki&&er7 his /ace is co&d and %&ank, %ut Misa can register the thirst o/ re+enge in his

ha!e& eyes 7When 8.&& /ind him 8.&& ki&& him7

Re+enge *as *hat ke$t him a&i+e, a&though he /ai&ed roya&&y in accom$&ishing this mission unti&

no* )e *on.t gi+e u$ though

Misa stri+es in /inding something to say that cou&d gi+e him com/ort, %ut she cou&dn.t think o/

anything(he si&ence is again hea+y %et*een then and Misa si/ts in $&ace a*k*ard&y-he takes

his hand in her o*n, and &eans to*ards him (he red cur&s o/ her /ace touches his cheek as she

kisses his /orehead

M:78.m gonna &et you rest okay7 she smi&es her &i$s sti&& against his skin As she *a&ks a*ay

/rom his %ed his hand gra%s her *rist, /irm&y sto$$ing her in $&ace -he turns *ith a *ondering

&ook

Ma:7-tay7 he te&&s her sim$&e )is +oice is so/t and gra+e&&y Misaki c&im%s care/u&&y in his %ed,

kicking o// her %oots, nesting %esides him )er dotted %eige dress is &aying against his &egs, and

their thighs are $ressed together so tight&y that she cou&d /ee& the heat /rom his %ody see$ing

into hers Misaki.s heart *as going so /ast no*, she *as sure it *ou&d %urst out o/ her chest in

any second #ou&d he hear it "id she e+en care at this $oint )is hand s&ung a&ong his *aist,

and she sti//ed -he &ooks u$ at him, his eyes *ere c&osed -he inha&es once more and she tries

to re&a' as much as she cou&d at &east &et her head rest on his shou&der, se&/ a*are o/ not causediscom/ort on his *ound -he doesn.t see it %ut he smi&es, eyes c&osed

(he /o&&o*ing days Misa decides she needs to train e+en harder than she did %e/ore )e e+en

asks him to he&$ her, to teach her -he *ants to %e a %etter nin5a harder than e+en, she can.t &et

thatha$$en again )ard *ork is re$aid she thinks, e+en *hen she can %are&y mo+e her &im%s in

the e+ening -he.s gutted %ecause she can.t rea&&y master an e&ement unti& no*, that *ou&d

make her stronger (he atmos$here is %rooding, she can notice that one e+ery /ace she meets

Kamakura &ost the +i&&age (hey &ost (hat *ou&d make anyone /a&& into a s&ight de$ression, and

e+eryone co$es *ith it as they can -he %um$s into him, 5ust at his door -he.s so e'hausted

that she /ee&s &ike /a&&ing /rom her /eet

)e *atches her *ith a tiny /ro*n

Ma:7What.s u$ *ith you Kiryuu7 he thro*s her a 2uestion

M:7Mhmm7

Ma:78/ that.s your *ay in $unishing yourse&/ /or *hat ha$$ened in the +i&&age-to$7 he raises

her +oice at her 78.m reco+ering 2uick&y %ecause o/ my chakra, so you can sto$ /ee&ing gui&ty


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and re&a' a &itt&e 6+eryone is doing so7 he %&urted Misa stares %ack at him sur$rised

M:787 Misa gu&$s 78 don.t *ant anyone to need to $rotect me and get hurt again, 8 *ant to %e

a%&e to de/end myse&/, $rotect the others $ro$er&y8 5ust7 she stammers 78 don.t *ant to %e a

*eak gir& one anymore7 she inha&es again 7ou *ere right a%out me 8 am *eak %roken do&&,

and a co*ard 8 don.t *ant to %e that $erson anymore7

Ma:7Misaki8 didn.t mean to7 his +oice so/tened, %ut Misa cuts his *ords short )e actua&&y didithm7 his /orehead *rink&es 7 (hanks7 he states a*k*ard&y, then /e&&s ne't to her,

*atching the same cei&ing in si&ence

Mi:7-$it itWhat.s *rong7 Mina in2uiers her /riend as soon as their eyes meet in /ront o/ the

ha&& hosting the $rom

M: 7)uh Nothing is *rong7 Misa /urro*s her eye%ro*s

Mi:7"on.t &ie Misa4chan ou ha+e that /ace7

M:7What /ace7

Mi:7(he 8.m4so4trou%&ed /ace7 Misa gigg&es &ight

M: 7Arg8.m such a gir&7 Misa di+es her /ace in her $a&ms, *hi&e Mina &ooks at her *ith a

*ondering eye%ro*Mi:7We&&yes you are Misa4chan 0ut *hy is this sudden&y a %ad thing7 Mina asks arching an

eye%ro*

M: 70ecause7 she sighs

Mi:7(hat.s hard&y enough7 Misa $oked her tongue 7-o $&ease care to e&a%orate instead 7 Misa

thre* a g&are at her /riend

M: 78 to&d Ma' 8 &o+ed him7 Mina instant&y grinned

Mi:7(hat.s so s*eet7

M:7Noit.s not 8t.s rather incon+enient7

Mi:7Rea&&y Misa


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Mi:78t.s /un to see you strugg&ing Misa4chan7 the %runette sais teasing&y 70ut things aren.t rea&&y

that com$&icated7

She really has no idea..Misa.s /ace darkens )er $ro%&ems *ere so much %igger than this 0ut

she $re//ered not /acing them tight then, she shooks her head a smi&es

M:78 5ust ha+e to reassure him, it doesn.t em$&y anything7 she inha&es shar$&y78 *onder i/ he.s

here a&ready7Mi:7Aren.t you guys su$$osed to come together7

M:78 don.t kno* We ha+en.t rea&&y s$oke since then 8.m not sure *ho a+oided *ho, 8 guess *e

%oth tried to stay out o/ eachothers *ay7

Mi:78.m not e+en comment on that7 Mina ro&&ed her eyes, then took Misa.s hand 7#ome on

ou.re so $retty, 8.m sure he.&& sim$&y agree *ith *hate+er you.&& say7 the %runnette gigg&es

Misa &ooks admonishing at her %ut her &i$s cur&s in a smi&e

-he 5erks as his hand touches hers, and she kno*s the sme&& o/ his co&ogne damn too *e&& she

turns and their eyes &ock instant&y

Ma: 78 *as &ooking /or you7 Ma' utters, and Misa &ooks a &itt&e deconcentrated 7ou.re my date,

right7 Misa *ashes the sur$ise /rom her /ace and she o//ers him a gent&e smi&e

(hey re+o&+e in circ&es in the %a&& room

M:78 didn.t kne* you cou&d dance7 she notices sur$rise %eaming /rom her +oice

Ma:7casiona&&y8 can sur$rise you7 he te&&s he, ho&ding her *aist tight (hey dance the *ho&e

song and they s*ir& c&ose to the %a&cony, unti& they are out %reathing the same /resh air

M: 7A%out this morning7 she starts-he needs to %ra+e u$ at &east /ot some as$ects o/ her &i/e

78.m sorry87

Ma:78 shou&d %e the one a$$o&ogi!ing7 he cuts her short, and she notices the $ang o/ gui&t

/&ashing in his eyes

M: 7NoMa' 8 *anted you to kno*, 8 ha+e no e'$ectationor7Ma:7ou shou&d ha+e88 don.t kno* ho* to /ee&7 he admited de/eatd&y 78 *ant to gi+e you

*hat you *ant, %ut a $art o/ me kno*s 8.&& end u$ hurting you at some $oint 6+en i/ 8 don.t *ant

to%ut8 *ant to7

M:7-hh7 she si&ences his &i$s *ith her midd&e /inger 78 understand more than you think7

)e didn.t kne* ho* *e&& she understand him )e *as a&oner, he con+inced himse&/ he doesn.t

/ee&, that he doesn.t need /ee&ings in his &i/e (hen she came a&ong, she might ha+e changed

some things, %ut it took time )e cou&dn.t 5ust s*itch /rom one e'treme to another, and Misaki

did.t e+en *ant him too -he *as ready to gi+e him a&& the time he needed, she *ished he.&&

ga+e her time as *e&& *ith a&& the shado*s ho+ering a%o+e them

Ma: 7ou.re my turning $age7 he said earnest&y 7our &o+e is my turning $age7 )e *as hers to

-he /e&t it to her %one )e cu$$s her /ace and kissed her red &i$s so/t&y in a *ay that makes her

heart going hair*ire (hat meant more than thousands o/ 8 &o+e you

Moments &ater cur&ed in his arms she *atched the night sky

M:7Misaki7 he ca&&s her name, and she turns in his arms 7Are *e e+er gonna discuss the


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im$ication o/ our tri$7 )er /ace darkened

M: 78 *i&& dro$ it , i/ you *ant me too 0ut you can.t ignore the /actsMaria Kurenai might ha+e

%een your mother, and*e&&, it can %e a coincidence 0ut *asn.t your ado$ti+e /ather name

Ren May%e he kno*s much than he &et you kno*7 Misa c&oses her eyes tight then o$ens them

and mirrors in his o*n %ro*n eyes

M: 78.m scared7 she admits it &oud 8t makes her +urnera%&e, %ut she doesn.t need to *atchherse&/ *ith him anymore 78.m scared, and e+erytime 8 c&ose my eyes 8 on&y see e+erything 8

ha+e to &oose i/ 87 she.s near %reaking, %ut he $icks the $ieces $u&&ing her dee$er in his arms,

in his *arm hug

Ma:7ou *i&& not &oose me7 he *his$er in her ear /irm&y, caressing her hair

-omeho* it /ee&s &ike a ha&/4truth -he.&& &ose him, as soon as he /inds out she kno* *ho the

ki&&er o/ his sister is and she hide it /or *eeks -he con+inced herse&/ she did it /or him (ruth

*as she *anted him ne't to her, and she kne* him *e&& enough %y no* to rea&i!e the moment

he.&& /ind out he.&& rush to the Akatsuki site, %&inded %y rage, getting himse&/ ki&&ed )e *on.t

manage get 1 /eet near her %e/ore he.&& end u$ dead No, this *as not the time Akatsuki *ere

stronger than e+er, and ki&&ing their &eader *as an im$ossi%&e suicida& mission, e+en /or an

AN0> &ike Ma' -he can.t do it

Forgi#e me Ma0.. she thought, s2uee!ing her eyes tight,heart *renching, as she &aid in his

s*eet em%race

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