Ninja Fears

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Notes:Chapter 3 ^^


"He's a Dark Heart...?" He looked down a little bit. "I see..." He continued his pace alongside Zephyr. "If this changed your mind about anything... I want you to know, I don't mind if you wish to back out of it. You should stay clear of this, Zeph-Kun... It may indeed get rough... and I wouldn't want you getting hurt. If you're brother is there... you may indeed... be... distracted."

"I will not leave your side. That day...that day I swore that I'd find Ikito...whether I can kill him or not....it's hard to say...." He looked at the ground. "Ikito aniki....."

He placed his hand on the boy's shoulder. "Arigato, Zeph-Kun. Remember... I'll protect you. If it anytime you decide it's too much to handle... fall back and I will fight even harder. Do not worry." He smiled a little bit.

He smiled at the ground nodding. "Arigato gozaimasu, tenshi." He blushed at the word, but it was true...in his eyes, Hiro was an angel...as fallen as he may have been, he was still an angel.

"Tenshi?" He blushed slightly, but smiled widely. "I like that..." He nodded a little bit. "We will go then... and overcome those... Onis...." He smiled a little bit. "Tenshis... fight Onis... and they never lose."

He nodded again. "Hai....defeat the Oni's...." He walked forwards, his eyes never leaving the ground as he walked.

"Hai!" He grinned a little bit, continuing to walk. He had his arms folded over his chest and he was quiet as he want along. Thoughts flooded the ninja's head. What would they be up against? What would happen if they were caught? That was not an option....

His mind was solely focused on Ikito, nothing around him. He wasn't watching where he was going nor was he aware of the large hole that he was about to step in.

Hiro was aware though. He could be lost in the deepest of thoughts but not fall victim to dangers surrounding him. He quickly grabbed the back of Zephyr's kimono and pulled him back a little bit. "Careful."

He blinked, and as if waking up looked around. "Nani?" He glanced at the hole he'd been saved from. "Arigato....Gomen ne...I'm just thinking.." He shyly pulled away from the others grasp, jumping over the hole, walking again.

He gave a little smile in return and hopped after the boy. He wouldn't intrude within the other's thoughts... if he was going to think then so be it. "Just don't get yourself killed, ey?" He smiled slightly, closing his eyes as he walked along.

He said nothing for hours. He ate berries as they passed them, knowing safe from dangerous, and poison from healing. This was a day. "Aniki...." He said finally breaking the silence almost 3 hours later.

His attention turned to the boy, blinking a few times. "Are you sure you know where we're going, Zephyr? How far away are these people?"

"Only a little longer. Aniki showed me once...But, I remember it...I will always...re...member...." He felt tears falling down his cheeks, his hands clentched at his sides as he walked.

He nodded his head to Zephyr. "Once we get there, Zeph-kun... I'm telling you, you really don't have to go in. If it's too much to handle, I certainly understand... I can take that lot anyway, you know?" He smiled a little bit.

He stopped dead in his tracks. "Hiro. Look at me."

He turned to face Zephyr now, looking directly at him.

With a wince, he pushed his hair to the side to reveal a large scar there. "This is why I won't stop...This is why my life is so undesisive."

"I see..." He nodded lightly. "A scar... it's a constant reminder of things long passed, I guess... I am sorry, Zephyr..." He nodded a little bit. "Are you prepared then... if so... I put my utmost trust in you." He held his hand out to the boy.

He let his hair fall down again, and nodded. "I am ready. Their camp is just over there...." He looked at the hand then to the other boys face. With a shy shudder he took the offered hand and nodded.

"Let's go." He gave the boy's hand a little squeeze and then took off with the speed that only a ninja possesed, running through the trees, darting between here and there. He expected Zephyr to keep up.

And he did, thou bairly. He dodged just as much, only slightly more agile then Hiro. He saw the camp and his eyes shadoas has he ran a bit faster.

The camp... he pointed up and then with one mighty leap of ninja skill he hopped in to the branches of a tree, disapearing within it. He'd wait for Zephyr to join him. They had to make a strategy... it would be stupid to attack head on.

He too jumped up, landing on his stomach on the branch grinning sheepishly. "I suck at landings..."

He smiled a little bit but then looked very serious. This was no time for joking... Hiro was in his ninja mode. "We need to think of a plan... we have to use all our stealth for this... if we caoid oid direct contact things will be a lot more safer... and we'll more effectively take them out. How many throwing stars have you?"

He hoisted himself up and counted. Sure, it was planning time...but the other boy didn't have to be stuffy. He was trying to help...really..."I have 10 left...and four kunai."

"That's right... you used a lot back at home... I have fifty throwing stars left... I want you to take twenty of them." He divied up the stars between them so they would each have thirty. "You have good aim, make use of that. We should both try and avoid hand to hand combat, but if that should happen... let me handle it. You pick them off with the stars."

He knew the other was looking out for him...but, he couldn't hit them with his hands...? "What...what about Aniki....?"

Melee combat was his strong point. He figured he'd be more apt to fight in that manner, while Zeph made use of his good aim. "If we come in contact with him... one of us will handle him."

He nodded, tucking away the stars. He looked at the gound and then back at the other boy. "Aniki...I'll find him, Hiro...onegai...do not interfer. Onegai...?" He threw his arms around the others boys neck, hugging him tightly, tears streaming down his face. "Aniki..I know I can't beat him...but I can try...and...if..If I die...you go..." He shook his head noting that the boy was about to protest. "Iie. If I die...you flee....promise me....?"

"I will only run once I see that each and every one of them is dead." He shook his head. "I cannot promise you I will flee... but... you will not die. I will not let you. Zephyr, if you are fighting somebody and I see you need help... I am going to help you. That is what a Tenshi does." He turned his attention back to the ninja camp. "Be swift in your actions... we've no time to waste."

"Dammit...." He kissed the others lips then jumped from the tree. "I will not let you die either....stay away from my fight with Aniki....I beg of you. Gomen, and Arigatou, Hiro." He paused one second longer before he was gone in a blurr.

He blurred off after Zephyr. He would stay clear of the boy's battle... but he would not let him die. If he had to interfere he would have no problem doing so. With the camp coming closer and closer, Hiro himself seemed to be filled with more and more rage.

'Aniki....where have you hidden...' One of the enemy's got to close to him and threw a star at him, killing him instantly. He continued to dash freezing as an arm shot out and grabbed him. He felt a kunai at his throut. "Aniki......" It was his brother. "The only one to see my speed....Aniki....Ikito-kun...." Ikito mearly grinned. "Ah, niichan....sweet innocent niichan....How did you find us...? You came to die didn't you?" The older boy leaned his head down and whispered into his ear. "I can help you, no da?"

His cry echoed through the entire camp now as he was attacked. It was an angry one, not a pained one or a fearful one. "Shinkirou!!" He shouted, probably drawing more attention to hismelf now. But he didn't care. He wanted them to come... wante dthem all to die! There were four Hiros this time, each one going in a different direction to violently take down as many as possible.

"I will not die...Aniki..." He thrust a shuriken into his brothers leg, ripping away quickly and glaring. "How could you, Aniki....why? I was never mean to you...why..." He gulped. "Why kill me, Aniki...?" The older boy looked at him amused. "You weild Father's katana, ne? I wanted that...yet it was passed to you. Why?" "Father knew you were evil Aniki!!!" He lowered his head. "Even now...after all this time...Aniki...I still love you...You broke my heart, Aniki....I love you............" He pulled out his katana. "I can never forgive you....I love you..." He dashed forward.

The different forms of Hiro continued to ruthlessly attack. Soon, all four flipped in to one another, becoming one solid Hiro. There were many bodies around him... the little ninja had slain over a dozen men. He was breathing heavy now, his glance cast on Zephyr and his brother.

He left out a soft cry as he tried to his his brother, who mearly dodged and hit him, knocking him to the side. "Oh little one, you were lucky then. Now it's different. I will kill you this time." He walked over and stood above the fallen Zephyer. "Love is weakness little brother." He pulled the katana from the trembling boys hands and held it to his throut. "Aniki....I love you...onegai..don't...." He spotted Hiro. "STAY THERE!!! DON'T MOVE HIRO!!! IF HE KILLS ME RUN!!!" He shed tears looking up at his brother. "I love you...Ikito."

Hiro's expression was hard, cold, and emotionless. "He will not make it out of this alive, Zephyr." His voice didn't sound normal. It was angry. "If you do not kill him, I will." His arms folded over his chest as he watched the siblings do battle.

He glared, then his expression softened as he chanted softly. "I'm sorry, Hiro...I said no." A barrier surrounded him and Ikito, preventing Hiro from entrance. "Ikito-kun...." He leaned up, feeling thade ade slice at his neck slightly. He locked his lips with his brother, feeling the blood seep down his neck. "Aniki....aishiteru...." He kissed him again. Ikito pressed the blade deeper into Zephyer's neck, not breaking the kiss.

He made no attempt. "When you die, your shield will vanish. And then I will make my attack." That's all he needed to say. It wasn't like he couldn't have found away around the barrier if he really wanted to, but he would let Zephyr do what he needed. HIs remained emotionless. Zephyr was getting to close to the enemy. He shook his head. If Zephyr was going to turn traitor... he'd have to finish the boy off as well.

He pulled his mouth away choking on the blood that welled in his throut. "Gomen nasai, Aniki...I will always love you...." With a soft cry he burred a kunai deep into his brothers neck, kissing him, stealing away his last breathe as the older boys hand weakend, dropping the katana. He landed ontop of the younger boy, kissing back, his breathes fading. "I hate you little brother." "I love you, big brother..." He locked his lips with the other once more, jamming the kunai into the older's juggular, killing him instantly.

"Hmph." He turned his back to them. "It's not over, Zephyr." He started to walk deeper in to the camp. There were many more to do battle with... and then there was the leader. Who he would take down. And he would enjoy it. He He lay there and held his brothers body against his own. He kissed the face over and over again. He no longer wanted to see Hiro...the other was scarring him. He still loved him, yes...but he was terrified of the other. So, insted of going with him, he chose to stay with his dead brother, craddling the body against his own, kissing the coldening lips, tears falling down his cheeks.

He did get scary... but he had lost himself in the battle... he'd lost everything that made Hiro, Hiro... he simply stopped caring... about anything. He was faced with a few remaining Ninjas, which he easy took out. Then he came to find the Ninja Master. The only one who would pose a real challenge to him... and one he would gladly accept. The little Ninja boy was covered in blood, none of it his own. His knife was tinted a sickening red. Face to face he stood with the leader of the Dark Hearts. And as he stared upon the man much larger then him... he gave a horrible smile.

He sobbed the barrier finally falling, as he curled against his brothers body. He'd loved him...more then was normal...but he'd loved him. "Oh Aniki...."

Blades clashed, sparks flew. Attacks were shouted harshly between the two ninjas. The battle went along ferociously as the two of them faced one another. And then... Hiro came to a sudden reality that he wasn't as strong as he thought he washe ohe older ninja took full advantage of the size difference and Seized him. His large arms wrapped around the boy, holding him tight. "You know, child..." He hissed. "There are two things I like to do with little kids. Penetrate them... and then kill them." His smile was evil. "You wiped out my whole tribe... did you honestly expect to get me? Prepare youself." Hiro let out a small gasp. He'd gotten in way over his head... and after the way he acted... he knephyephyr wouldn't help him. So he simply struggled against that larger ninja. "Let... go!" He kicked viscously.

He'd heard the cry and was over there in a heartbeat, his eyes flashing. "FUCK YOU!!!! I FUCKING HATE YOU FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE TO MY BROTHER!!!! I WON"T LET YOU HURT ANOTHER PERSON I LOVE!!!" His energy began to incesase immensly. His shuriken went flying, destroying everything in their way. Five penitrated the leaders head, killing him, but he couldn't stop now. "I will never for give you!" The shuriken's imbedded in the mans skull burst into flames, even as he, Zephyr fell to his knees.

He fell to his knees as the NInja man dropped him. He rubbed his head a little bit. "Owwie..." He groaned slightly. He looked at his hands... full of blood. What had he become? He looked up at Zephyr, fearfully. "A... Arigato..." His voice was weak and small. He felt bad for how he'd treated the boy.

He shook violently, lifting his head. "It's your fault....." He broke down and sobbed, his kunai slashing his wrist. "I hate this...how...I could never forgive him and yet I did...and even now...I can forgive you...But, i cannot forgive myself... DAMN YOU!" He slashed his wrists deeper and glared. "Don't touch me....I will die with Ikito...."

"I agree with you. It's all my fault." He stood up. "I reuined everything... I will not argue with you." He dusted himself off still ced ied in blood. "If you wish to die... I cannot stop you. But I would prefer you didn't... you hate me so much that you would leave me all alone? I understand. Please do not kill yourself. I won't bother you anymore." He turned slowly and started to walk in to the distance, to the forest. He was disgusted in himself.

"Not you...." He thru a shriken in attepts to stop the boy. He held out his arms, his wrists bleeding, but his face calling out to the other boy. "Hiro-kun....." 'I forgive you....just not myself...i killed aniki...' "Onegai....come back to me..." He streatched his arms out towards the other boy, pain etched across his features.

The shuriken was heading right for him, but he was a ninja, even if he was in a slump. He moved to the side without ever looking back. The star spiraled right passed him. "You know you despise me, Zephyr..." he folded his arms over his chest, back still to the boy. "Look at the blood on my hands, look at what I'm covered in. I'm a murderer... and you should not acquaint yourself with me. I'm no hero... and I'm no Tenshi. The only Oni that showed it's face today... was me."

End three ^^ R&R