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Shadow Kazekashi	Dec 28 2008, 06:25 AM
Newbie Posts: 23 Group: Members Member #54 Joined: Dec 16, 2008	Shadow stopped moving and just stared angrily at the ground for a while. All of the thoughts were jumbled in her mind. I'll just have to learn to deal with it. She decided finally. The boy is on my team and I'll just have to reason with him. She thought of confronting him. Hello, erm, what's your name again? I'm sorry for accusing you of being a perve and somehow fusing our minds together and oh by the way since you're in my mind you may as well know I'm some freak demon monster thingy with these weird uncontrolled abilities. She sighed and allowed her body to slump to the dusty earth. As her usual depressing thoughts plagued her mind, she closed her eyes, falling gently into slumber's grasp. She could feel her subconscious take over, her body relaxed, and she felt almost as if she was being coaxed out of reality. It was a soothing sensation. Just as she began to submit to the serene feeling, she was stuck with yet another unfamiliar sensation, something rough and slimy brushing her right cheek. She could hear people conversating over her. "Is she okay? Do you think she's unconscious again?" a male voice asked. "Naw, she's just asleep. Did you wanna give her mouth to mouth again or something?" a female responded skeptically "No!" the voice objected. At the sound of the voices, Shadow snapped to alert. quickly her eyes darted open and she propelled herself up from the ground, crouching in a defensive position, a kunai secured in her right hand and her left hand in a parallel blocking fashion. In front of her Jin and Zara looked at her, confused. (What is she doing?) Jin thought You two scared me! Shadow thought angrily. How did you find me? ( Our partner is a Inuzuka, they have keen senses of smell and other fine tuned instincts. They are a pretty well known family and... oh, i forgot you aren't from around here. what are you doing out here anyway?) That's none of your business! (Well you are acting strange!) Maybe I am strange! ( I was just trying to help you!) Nobody asked you to! (you passed out on the floor!) Only because your thoughts were invading my mind. (Well your's were invading mine.) I didn't want any of this to happen! I can't control this. (you mean you've done this before?) I can't possibly explain any of this to you! (Why not?) You just wouldn't understand. (Try me?) Butt out! Zara turned her attention from Jin to Shadow, confused. "So are you two just gonna stare at each other angrily, or what?" She asked. "Oh! We've been talking in our minds this whole time?" Jin spoke finally. " I hadn't noticed." "Huh?" Zara asked. "He meant," Shadow advanced quickly. " he meant that we were both thinking about what to say to each other after our awkward encounter." (What?) Jin thought. Don't tell anyone! Shadow ordered. (Why?) The less people who know the better! If more people know, they'll ask questions, questions I can't even dream of answering. (Then a compromise, you cooperate with me, and I'll keep your secret) I'll kill you if you tell anyone. (Doesn't matter, I'd see you coming no matter what you were planning, you'd give yourself away every time.) Why are you so difficult! "You two are staring at each other again." Zara complained. " I can't stand sitting around being ignored and whatnot." her dog Tala barked in agreement. " So I'm gonna start asking questions." she pointed at Shadow accusingly. " I did a bit of research on you, and not much came up. You traveled here on your own just long enough to enroll into our academy. Most of these kids have been training to be ninja since preschool, so you were given a test to see if you could be placed with children in your age demographic. you passed with flying colors." "You are good with research." Shadow acknowledged nervously. " Very, and I'm not quite done." Zara crossed her arms. " I was curious about you, and after I got my squad listing in the mail, I wanted to meet you first. That's when I discovered you don't have an housing address." "Well I move from place to place alot..." Shadow tried to defend herself. "Because you are homeless." Zara reported, watching Shadow wince in embarrassment. " I guessed that, and judging by your reaction, it's true." " what?" Jin exclaimed. " you don't have anyplace to live!" " She was given forms for an apartment, she never filled them out." " I like the outdoors, it's like intense training. You don't have a house when your on a mission." Shadow defended (Really now?) Jin thought sarcastically. Apartments mean nosy neighbors who like to inquire about why a thirteen year old girl is living by herself, I wanted to avoid detection. (Just because you are a mind reader and you don't want anyone to find out? I think you are self-conscious and paranoid.) It's not just that! "So here's what I gathered," Zara pointed at Shadow. " You are very strange." she turns to Jin. "And you are a perve. I'll admit, you two might not be the smartest partners around, but you are interesting. Tala and I will be sure to keep close watch over you." Close watch! Not if I can help it! Shadow thought, forgetting Jin could hear her. I can run to any old village to become a ninja, I don't have to stay... (Yes you do! If you run I swear I'll tell!) But... " So for my final question, what happens next?" Zara asked impatiently. " We ran after Shadow, so we missed meeting our sensei. The academy is gonna close it's doors soon." she glanced at the setting sun casting it's purple haze in the sky. "Oh, and another question, who's house do you wanna stay at?" "EHHHH?!" Shadow gasped. Zara's words were like a swift jab to Shadow's gut, expelling all her air and leaving her breathless. she was dumbfounded. " well you don't expect us to just let you continue living who knows where." Zara laughed. " Besides, it will give me more time to research you." Well, I'd hate being 'researched', but it would give me time to plan an escape. Shadow began thinking. wait! No! "I'll take her." Jin offered quickly. (That way you can't run off!) "But! But! But!" Shadow began to stammer idiotically as Zara nodded. " Whatever, just make sure you both are at the academy steps early tomorrow, out sensei will be angry enough as it is." Zara took Shadow's hand playfully. "my name is Zara, by the way, and this is my partner Tala." Tala barked in agreement. " it was a... pleasure meeting you." "But! But! But! But!" Shadow stammered awkwardly as she shook Zara's hand. (Oh crap! What did I get myself into?) Jin whined in his mind. "Boy, you both look slow and confused." Zara laughed as Shadow fell to her knees and Jin scratched his troubled head. " I'll help you." Zara offered as she grabbed one of Shadow's arms, amused. Jin followed suit, taking the other arm and lifting Shadow. It's bad enough I burnt that tree, how am I supposed to explain this to my father? Jin sulked, still confused, as he and Zara dragged the stammering Shadow to Jin's home, Tala barking behind them. Edited by Shadow Kazekashi, Dec 28 2008, 06:34 AM.


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