Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ Akiko ❯ Short chapter ( Chapter 2 )

Chapter 2

 

At their apartment…

 

“How long has it been?” Eriale asked Ghorus, who is currently icing a particularly painful bruise on his forehead.

 

“About 2 hours now… and will you stop walking back and forth in front of me? It's getting annoying…”

 

“Do you think…we should go look for her?”

 

“She can take care of herself, you of all people should know that…”

 

“I'm just…worried she won't get back before…” She didn't get to complete her sentence; Ghorus picked her up bridal style and made his way out.

 

Akiko's POV

 

I fell to my knees, gasping for air. The power began to retreat from my system and I felt myself regain control slowly. The thirst for blood has been sated. I looked at my hands; the rain has washed the blood away. But I know from experience, it will forever be stained. The smell still lingers.

 

I have killed them. I have taken their lives with my own hand. Worse of all, it drove me wild…and I know I actually enjoyed it.

 

I laugh hollowly and the laughter rings in my ears. It does not sound human…more like a monster, a monster that kills in exchange for power. I am not human anymore. I can see my future now; it's only a matter of time before I walk down the path of no return, knowing how deeply enslaved I am in my darkness. There is nothing I can do about it. It's a future I cannot turn from.

 

“Does it hurt?” I asked, though not expecting an answer.

 

“Does it frighten you?” I asked again, much louder this time. No one answered. I stood up abruptly, leaning onto the walls for support. Pain shot through my body, but it hardly bothers me. I'm so numb to it; I can barely remember what pain is. I guess being as assassin starting at the age of 10 makes you like that.

 

I used to be a thief that steals for a living. Running and hiding all the time in order to survive. I guess I was kind of lucky though, because that's how I got to know Ghorus and Eriale. I had tried to steal from them when they were not looking. Obviously, I got caught but instead of punishing me, they took me in.

 

That particular day was coincidently my 10th birthday. It was also the day I made my first true friends.

 

A wave of dizziness interrupted my thoughts.

 

`Shit! Not now…' Black spots clouded my vision as I struggled to stay conscious.

 

“Found you.” were the last words I heard before I lost consciousness.

 

A/N: Short chapter here to stop Kaye from nagging at me to update >< I know I'm a slow updater but I was kind of busy the past week or so and I'm having this little writer's block that prevents me from finishing the chapter >.< Well in exchange, you get a cookie each! *hands out cookie* XD

 

@Watarimono-san: Thank you for your review! Yea I know it's kind of weird but I've been working on it ^^ About the comment for crucial flaws, I've already thought about it before I wrote chapter 1, but I think it's not time to reveal it yet =X

 

@ Rhea_Foxx: Thank you! Yes I know it's kind of unrealistic, but it's written that way just so it's a little more interesting ^^

 

Working on chapter 3 now, hopefully the writer block goes away soon >< (PS: I'm thinking about adding a little humor to the story, my friends say it's too serious sometimes ><)