The snake wrapped around the Hellhound while its pearly fangs dug into the snakes neck with ease. "Give it up Oroichimaru. I'm not just a human any more." Ten yelled while looking at the ghostly white man who stood upon his snake beast. "Thats exactly why I'm here. You can give me power beyond my wildest dreams." Oroichimaru said as he jumped from his snake to the hellhound and headed for Ten with kunai's between his fingers. His speed had increased more then Ten had thought it ever could so she wasnt ready for the attack and as the kunai sank into her chest and stomach she couldnt help but let her eyes widen in surprise. Kakashi caught her as she stumbled back, holding onto her shoulders as he stood behind her. "Get a hold of yourself Tenshi-san." He whispered as he drew two kunai and threw them at Oroichimaru, causing the sinister man to retreat to his own beast. Ten pulled the kunai's from her chest while Kakashi grabbed the two in her stomach and yanked them out. "Yo. Ten, need some help?" Ji asked from his own beast. "No!" She yelled back. "Go back to Hokage-sama and let her know whats going on." Ten finished as she ran after Oroichimaru. "Kurai, listen to Kaka-kun's orders." She said to her hellhound while jumping onto the snake and beginning her attack on Oroichimaru. They dodged each others attacks with ease, some how the man could keep up with her inhuman speed which bewildered the vampire Shinobi. She finally got a kunai in his arm which caught him by surprised. Her vampire blood boiled due to the fact the damn guy acted so cocky about being able to keep up with her. "Keep up with this jackass." She said as she disappeared and reappeared behind him, grabbing his shoulders and aiming her fangs for his neck. "Kurai, get out of this situtation, its over. We're retreating." Kakashi said as he jumped onto the snake as well, running to Ten to stop her from biting Oroichimaru. He wrapped his arms around her waist from the side and pushed her away and onto the now free Kurai's back. He held her down as she growled, wanting to kill Oroichimaru by ripping his neck open. "Thats what he wants, you bite him and you give him the gift of true immortality." Kakashi said as he held her arms behind her back, her laying on her stomach and him sitting on her back. She calmed down. "Alright. I'm under control." She said before Kakashi stood up and Kurai started heading back to Konoha village, the snake retreating with its master to their own home land. "Thanks for watching my back." Ten said as she watched her wounds heal. "I'd rather it be me then Jiraiya, he wouldnt watching her back but rather something else." Kakashi said about the perverted hermit who had left to tell Hokage-sama about Oroichimaru's attack. They made it back to town and instead of reporting to Hokage, they went on a small shopping trip. "Its strange not having to wait 10 days for you to heal after a battle." Kakashi said as he sat outside the dressing rooms with his book in hand. "Yeah.... No matter how many years past or how many battles I'm in. I never get use to it. Sometimes I forget about it and in that case I dont activate the ability to heal quickly." Ten said in response as she stepped out with tight black shorts, fishnet leggings, high hilled shoes and a white gi on. "Looks good. How about we put this on Hokage-sama's bill. She owes me anyways." Kakashi said as he waited for Ten to change out of the outfit and hand him the pile of clothes. "I concur. Besides, dont I get paid for this?" She asked in a joking manner. "Dunno. Dont see why not." They paid for the items after having to fight with the store manager that it was okay to put it on Hokage-sama's bill. "We'll never hear the end of this you know." Ten said as they walked down the dirt street of the town. She was now wearing the outfit from before of black shorts, fishnets, black high hilled shoes and white gi, but she also had a black japanese styled robe over it with the simple for 'bad/wicked' on the back in white. "I suppose. But it doesnt really matter." Kakashi was silent for a moment after speaking, the edge in the air between them gave off the impression that Kakashi wanted to ask something. "Go ahead, ask me the question. We're still friends you know, I'm not a stranger." "Tenshi-san. Dont you miss them? Your children? Your husband? Siblings?" "Why should I? Huh? They're almost never there. Alucard is never around, Tony disappeared, Talon is always training and the rest are gone. Tenji's strong and now is the time for him to train and learn how to survive without mother always there to protect him." She said in a harsh tone with a stubborn expression. But it soon faded and she locked arms with him. "Besides, its not like I do anything there but wait and fight." "Yes, but they became your family and you had children with Alucard-kun." "So! Thats just something tying me to him. Thats all. Something we brought into this hellish world." "Dont talk that way about those you love Tenshi-san." He said while ruffling her hair gently. "It gets lonely waiting all the time, you know." "Indeed I do." "Kaka-kun, you need a life." Ten said while taking is 'make-out violence' book away and putting it into the folds of her gi where he couldnt get it. She ran a few steps in front of him which caused him to stop in his tracks. She spun around and smiled brightly as her long braided hair fell over her shoulder. "Today we are going to party. Have fun. Enjoy ourselves, like the old days. Okay?" She said with the brightest smile this world and the next had to offer. At first his eyes were wide with bewilderment, a bit confused by her sudden change of emotions from sad to happy. But his face softened into a happy expression. "Alright, to the Sake shop." Ten said as she saw his face settle into a happy expression. She grabbed his hand and ran toward the sake shop with a smile, him being dragged along but a look of happiness was still upon his face, from what little you could see of it that is, considering he still had is mask on and the headband covering his left eye. 'Its good to have you back.. I've waited so long to see you smile again imoto.' ((imoto - (my little) sister))
Mistress Integra · Thu Feb 02, 2006 @ 08:12am · 0 Comments |