The Streets of Kusa

[Naito_Are7]

~*Nokutisu Arekkusu*~

The Storm of Kusagakure


A dripping wet Arekku came walking down the street some of his clothes was stained with blood and though he looked as usual, there was a dark killing aura around him that made the villagers for once not go say hi to him. He felt more lonely than he ever had and at the same time he wanted to keep it that way for a good while. Arekku didn't expect to see anyone and was sort of hoping he didn't either as he knew that at the moment nothing could make him shake of the mix feelings he had. As he arrived into a clothes store and browse around for something to replace his tattered clothes.

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Arekku's Theme:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4HMFhfFavY
"Don't worry........ I'll only die smiling...."  

[Dii of Babylon]

AKI && VRAIL -------↴
------------------------Hatake

The couple walked hand in hand to the nearest realator's office. They were welcomed and rushed to one of the offices and came to meet a particularily boring man. He droned on. And on. About this home and this apartment. The pair sat with deadpan stairs, Vrail's finger tapped on the wood of the chair in adgitation. Aki shifted uncomfortably. They were getting no where and fast. After what seemed like forever the man finished his speech. Aki attempted a polite smile, "Well... thank you... we will.. uhm... surely consider your guidance. Vrail, shall we have many errands to attend to." She snatched his hand and the two ran from the office and back into the streets.

Vrail ruffled the hair on his head in frustration, "Well wasn't that pointless." All he got in response was a heavy groan from his wife. He laughed and kissed the top of her head. Aki smiled at him. She gave his arm a light squeeze. "Vrail, I'm sorry but I have some business to attend to. You continue the hunt and we'll meet up later. Ramen shop like old times?" Vrail gave her a sad look the sighed. "Okay okay. Like old times. But first," He took her into a hug and pressed his lips to her's in a solid kiss.

After they broke the kiss Aki smiled and waved to him. She needed to speak to Arekku and soon. And as luck would have it there he stood. Vrail was already off in another part of the village. Aki came to face Arekku. He was a puzzling sight. Blood stained, battle torn, and emitting a terrible aura.

"A-arekku?" Aki said as she stepped into the clothing store he had entered.

Star Crossed Lovers.

 

[Naito_Are7]

~*Nokutisu Arekkusu*~

The Storm of Kusagakure


Arekku was looking at some new shirts for himself as he heard his name called out, the teen turn around to face Aki, though he made eye contact. His eyes were cold and unfeeling and he was still releasing the intent to kill her just from the way he looked at her though from someone outside he might seem just pretty normal. It seemed Arekku was completely distorted in his nature even his calm smile seemed odd,"Hey Aki, whats up." Arekku said as he turn to look at clothes again.

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Arekku's Theme:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4HMFhfFavY
"Don't worry........ I'll only die smiling...."  

[Dii of Babylon]

✿❁❀HATAKE AKI
-------------------はたけ 亜紀

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Tick Tick Tick Tick on the watch --------------------------------------
--------------------------------------Life's too short for me to stop-----➠

The look in his eyes made the blood freeze in her veins. Aki's hold on the door frame tightened and her body completely tensed. Something was not right. This wasn't the same Arekku she had left dozing off. Her black eyes narrowed slightly and her nostrils flared. She took a few steps towards him, paused to forced the lump in her throat down, then closed the distanced to stand on the other side of the clothing rack.

"Nothing, looking for you actually. And hey I found you." Aki gave a small smile and licked her lips, "We need to talk." She looked at a shirt then put it back in it's spot, and picked it up again never once truly looking at it.

❝Black Iron Flower of Grass❞

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[Naito_Are7]

~*Nokutisu Arekkusu*~

The Storm of Kusagakure


Arekku didn't look at her as she spoke he only kept searching for some new clothes though he found most of the clothes there to trendy and flashy for his taste, he guess it had to do for now. He listen carefully though the aura he was releasing made the rooms air feel tense and thick. Though Arekku calmly looked at clothes and picked one after another to try on in a moment.

"Yeah your lucky I was actually in a place where I couldn't be disturbed earlier, just came up for some fresh air to be honest." Arekku said a little chill coming from his voice as he went to look for pants,"Well you can talk now while I pick clothes or wait till I finish your call Aki." As he looked at a pair of pants with disgust in his face at the thought of who would wear something this flashy, he was never really much to out shopping like this.

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Arekku's Theme:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4HMFhfFavY
"Don't worry........ I'll only die smiling...."  

[Dii of Babylon]

✿❁❀HATAKE AKI
-------------------はたけ 亜紀

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Tick Tick Tick Tick on the watch --------------------------------------
--------------------------------------Life's too short for me to stop-----➠

The tense air wasn't what was starting to really get her. It was how calm Arekku was acting. She looked away from him as she nails drummed on the metal rack. Aki just couldn't shake the blood lust that he had held in his eyes when he first looked at her. It was just wrong to her. Wrong that he could show such emotions while easily shopping around. "Lucky me..." Her words were a near whisper. She watched him move off to look at pants.

In all honesty this was too much for her. "Y-you know what. I'll just wait outside till you're done." Aki began to edge towards the door. Once she was outside Aki felt like she was able to breathe again. She leaned against the outside wall and waited.

❝Black Iron Flower of Grass❞

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[Naito_Are7]

~*Nokutisu Arekkusu*~

The Storm of Kusagakure


Arekku nodded his head as she left,"Alright then, I guess I'll try to hurry." Arekku said as he went to the dressing room to see what fit him in and how he looked with the clothes. Though he really didn't like anything, after all it was all trendy crud to him and for a boy who had been a shinobi since he was five to him it really didn't suit him. As he just got whatever made him look less foolish and casual, he just picked a shirt with an odd drawing of an abstract wolf, some semi ripped skinny jeans, an big glasses (mostly to hide the scar on his eye), and some dress shoes. For the first time in his life he didn't really look like a killer as he rip some cloth from his training pants so he could tie his long hair back though the skinny boy looked somewhat like a young woman with an extremely flat chest with his hair the way it was. Though he didn't mind much as he walked outside to meet Aki, he looked like a really completely different person though he was still in the same mood as before.

Arekku looked at her as he reach in his shopping bag for his glasses he bit the tip of it,"So let's take a walk we can talk then." Arekku said calmly with his sort of malice fill light grin and his dark eyes, that usually would just shine with some optimist nature of his,"I bet you got a novel to tell me."

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Arekku's Theme:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4HMFhfFavY
"Don't worry........ I'll only die smiling...."  

[Dii of Babylon]

✿❁❀HATAKE AKI
-------------------はたけ 亜紀

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Tick Tick Tick Tick on the watch --------------------------------------
--------------------------------------Life's too short for me to stop-----➠

Her nails rapped against the stone wall behind her as she bit her bottom lip. Aki waited for Arekku to finish his shopping her mind whirling with terrifying thoughts. The blood lust that his eyes were holding troubled her. They weren't the clear eyes she had last seen. These were clouded with pure malice. The image was burned in her mind. The teen winced and shut her eyes wishing to flood her mind clear. She thought of Vrail and forced her metallic heart to slow its beating back to a normal pace. Aki inhaled from her nose and released her breath. Arekku's footsteps caused her eyes to open again. Aki looked to her close friend, and kage, and forced a smile. He looked more casual in such clothes. Less threatening even gentle, but his eyes remained the same. She nodded and began to walk along the street close to the buildings, of course not before waiting for Arekku to join her. "Oh do I. You missed a lot."

Aki began to try and think of where to start, "Well. My clone met Akira Nara in your office, your old sensei. Turns out he had been our aid at the gates, but he's still none the wiser. While I was showing him around he received an urgent message that Leaf was under attack. So he rushed off and left me to care for his student, Auron Ryoku whom is the holder of an angel. As I was escorting Auron to the borders of Cloud we ran into some trouble in the Valley of End." Paused to make sure Arekku was still keeping up with her. "A clone of Katsuro appeared and attacked me. He's turned dark, betrayed Grass, and now claims to be fighting for something called the Assassins. I received aid from someone unexpected though," She looked to Arekku again and actually stopped walking, "Vrail." Aki couldn't help but smile before continuing on with talking and walking, "He's returned but was sick with some form of a foreign virus. Cured now. We uhm... are married now."Aki then quickly returned to talking about business, "I don't know what the condition Leaf is in at the moment. I did not want to act rash and do something that would be against your wishes."

❝Black Iron Flower of Grass❞

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[Naito_Are7]

~*Nokutisu Arekkusu*~

The Storm of Kusagakure


Arekku listened carefully as they walked together though his own mind felt flooded, it was a lot of mental stress then he remembered how he felt when he was fighting earlier the excitement of it all. Though he kept the same calm face that he had for awhile he wondered how he had turned into this, then he stopped as he heard that Katsuro was now part of the Assassins.

He continue to walk beside her and once she finish talking he simply looked towards the sky trying not to direct her eyes to her. "Katsuro betraying us is fine, that is life and after all we do owe him for the little time he was here in Grass helping out though next time he attacks, there will be no mercy........" Arekku said it like it was just a fickle manner really as he closed his eyes trying to just feel the air,"That's good to know at least now you should be happy really." Patted her back as he started to walk ahead of her,"Though you should know hate and love corresponds with each other, like twin siblings there always close to one another." Arekku's voice seem to trail off with the wind like if he wasn't talking to anyone this time,"No reason to rush to there aid after all they will come to us if the need something, though it be best for you not to go. I think I'm still on there hit list...."

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Arekku's Theme:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4HMFhfFavY
"Don't worry........ I'll only die smiling...."  

[Dii of Babylon]

✿❁❀HATAKE AKI
-------------------はたけ 亜紀

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Tick Tick Tick Tick on the watch --------------------------------------
--------------------------------------Life's too short for me to stop-----➠

Though he pulled off Katsuro's leaving to be nothing more than the usual there was an edge to his words. She knew the next time their paths crossed Katsuro there would surely be violence. She watched Arekku with intent eyes, trying to read him. Maybe just maybe she would discover the source of this strange and terrifying mood of his. And even still his hand to her back caused Aki to jump, it wasn't really something she was expecting.

"Thank you." She somewhat mumbled and gave a curious look to the words he followed with. Hate and love. Aki watched as he moved ahead. Her mind was trying to solve more than one puzzle at once. Shaking it off she jogged to catch up with him. "Alright Arekku," Aki wondered what he had done to prompt Leaf to put him on their hit list. But she decided not to persue the question. There was a bigger fish she wanted to fry, "So, anything new with you?"

❝Black Iron Flower of Grass❞

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[Naito_Are7]

~*Nokutisu Arekkusu*~

The Storm of Kusagakure


Arekku walked on the streets, this really was first time going through here, he remembered there was a field before here. Though this place must help with the economy of the grass he imagined.

"Something new?" Arekku repeated the question after her as he thought to himself if there was anything new since last time he met her. After all he had just been more and more tormented by Oku and Susanoo for a whole month. It was really casual for him however lately it had became extremely harsh for him, to the point that he had to fight them off to just have some peace in mind. However, his last encounter left him shaking, as the malice in him grew exponentially.

"Nothing all to be honest just the usual with me. Laying on the grass and looking up at the sky." Arekku said casually he then felt a shock through his heart for a moment that just made him stop and at that time both Susanoo and Oku seem to appear beside him. They were in a way showing themselves, though Aki might be not be able to see them, there shadows were there. Arekku continue to walk as they follow behind him,"There something I must try to go learn though....... I need to learn seals, I already have some weird knowledge of them though there mostly from the one's I been taught since birth......." He came across a small shop that had vendor in the front and bought two ice cream cones, he just got two scoops one being of vanilla and the other chocolate, he handed one over to her. "Well I guess were going to need a chunnin exam here soon, it seems we got an abundance of genin, and I haven't seen none of the chunnin that pass I hope there still alive. As well I guess we might need to have a Jounin and up meeting to see everyone's progress and all. As well to decide if Vrail is still to be trusted and to decide if we should appoint someone to be temporary Kage if something is to happen to me in the future." Arekku's voice was chilling and serious, though he said it softly with almost no assertiveness.

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Arekku's Theme:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4HMFhfFavY
"Don't worry........ I'll only die smiling...."  

[jwalker67]

Auron Ryoku

Konoha's Cursed One: Owner of the Two Winged Angel

Since Auron was in town, he figured he would not only make a clone to gather supplies, but also to check on Aki. Secretly he was worried that something happened to her since the last time he left her, he left her in a company of a stranger. However at that time, safety of the leaf took priority over everything.

Seeing Aki, the clone of Auron quickly ran over yelling, "Hey Aki! I am glad you are alright"!

My opponents will scream for hells warm embrace

 

[Dii of Babylon]

✿❁❀HATAKE AKI
-------------------はたけ 亜紀

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Tick Tick Tick Tick on the watch --------------------------------------
--------------------------------------Life's too short for me to stop-----➠

When Arekku stopped Aki turned to look at him. Something puzzled her. Were their two figures standing beside him now? Furrowing her brow Aki stared at the shadows on the ground. She could have sworn she saw two figures. Shaking her head Aki continued to walk with Arekku. All she could do was nod in agreement as Arekku talked about learning seals. She accepted the vanilla ice cream, smiled in thanks, and remained silent.

The first two sentances brought nods of agreement. It would be a good idea to test the youth and meet up with the other high ranking nin. She hadn't seen many lately and was starting to worry. The next double statement caused her steps to falter. "Vrail..." Aki started to whisper but thought better of it. Her husband was returning to his normal self. He could be trusted in her eyes. "A back up is always a wise plan." It seemed like he had just been listing things off of a grocery list, no force no command to his words. Though despite that Aki couldn't help but wonder who he had in mind for the back up. She hadn't seen any of the sannin lately.

Then another voice caused her to move her attention away. She saw the Auron clone and smiled, "Hey Auron, good to see you. I'm assuming you didn't die in leaf then." Aki looked at Arekku then back at Auron.

❝Black Iron Flower of Grass❞

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[jwalker67]

Auron Ryoku

Konoha's Cursed One: Owner of the Two Winged Angel

((Sorry for ruining your convo, I thought this would be a good time to have Auron aqauinted with Arekku))

Auron laughed and said, "Hell no! The situation in the leaf is finally stabilizing. The attackers are being pushed back". It was then that he remembered something that Aki should know, "I heard that a man that goes by the name Katsuro was defeated by Hanzo. Aki....wasn't he the one that appeared before us at the valley"?

Auron's attention then turned to a man he had never seen before and said, "Oh. Hi there. My name is Auron Ryoku. Chuunin of the Leaf. You must be Aki's friend". Auron put his hand out towards him, waiting for the man to shake his hand.

My opponents will scream for hells warm embrace

 

[Naito_Are7]

~*Nokutisu Arekkusu*~

Phantom God


Arekku just was eating his ice cream not to interested in the person that interrupted in his discussion. Though he seem to just walk,"Also I guess we need to do something of the areas in Grass and rearrange them for defense, as well as I need to see if a Chunnin from here could take over the Academy mmmmm." Arekku just kept talking when he heard someone interrupting his train of thought.

He didn't shake his hand seeing how he was made of chakra his seal on his hand would just corrupt him with his own,"Auron of the leaf what business do you have in Kusa? Seeing how Konoha would probably need as many nin at there area it seems pretty weird for you to wander off like this." Arekku said as he looked at him.

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Arekku's Theme:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4HMFhfFavY
"Don't worry........ I'll only die smiling...."
"Even if You don't blink... There is no way to see me."