Ayame witnessed a grand battle. All kinds of power shake the ground, leaving holes and black trails behind. She knew how serious everything was, when she saw Nataku's eyes. Before that he was carefully observing the situation. Ayame didn't know what he was thinking, but he looked so intimidating, like a bloodthirsty predator. A predator that observed the prey's actions and a predator, that'd protect his own pack. He put his left arm backwards in front of Ayame. That made the girl to look at her protector. And suddenly... his eyes changed.
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Nataku..." was everything she was able to think, before fear overtook her mind. Every piece of her mind was soaked in fear - she couldn't think straight anymore. The only thing she wanted right now was to just run away from here, to save herself. But she knew this was coming from Nataku.
Her Nataku. He'd never hurt her. He was the man who protected her, healed her wounds, calmed her troubled mind and banished her nightmares.
Suddenly he vanished and the girl realized she wasn’t holding anything in her hand anymore. Ayame looked with her eyes for him and saw his inhuman nature. With his punch he managed to put some distance between the stranger and her. He came back to her, leaving a clone in the battlefield. Suddenly, that feeling of fear disappeared. She looked at him worried. His eyes… Rinnengan.
“But… he revealed his secret…”
"Do not worry,I'll keep you safe." he said.
“I’m not worried for me, Nataku. I’m worried for you. Did you do this only to protect me…”
She kept watching him, worried about the fact that he showed his Rinnengan to the people here.
Then her attention was caught by the blade his clone was holding. It was the blade she tried to steal from him.
“That must be the real one…”
The merciless fight kept going. Everything was a mess. Both Nataku and the stranger were fighting against people with enormous powers. Ayame didn’t stand and chance and felt guilty that Nataku revealed his secret in order to protect her.
They say home is where the heart is. What a stupid thing to say. Does that meant Ayame was heartless?
Everything started years ago. A baby girl was found, all alone in a ruined house, crying it’s lungs out, with a little bracelet. The bracelet wasn’t in a good shape and everything you could read on it was Ayame. Iris. A perfect name for an Uchiha.
The big room was almost always cold, full with beds. Most of the kids didn’t stay long and their beds quickly became someone else's beds. Just one bed remained with his owner.
- Hello, nice to meet you. We are Nakano family.
- It’s so nice to meet you – the caretaker smiled – take a seat, what would you like – coffee or tea?
Nakano family entered the room. The kids were well dressed with an uniforms, playing happily. They immediately smiled at the couple, and the couple smiled back.
Only one girl remained on her bed lying, watching at the sealing, chewing loudly gum and making bubbles. She was with her uniform, but her shirt wasn’t tuck in like it should, her jacket was tighten on her waist and the skirt wasn’t ironed at all. Around her were sitting boys with clothes in the same condition as hers. The group looked like they didn’t gave a shit about anything.
After the couple talked with the other kids they saw Ayame's group.
- What about the girl there? – the woman asked.
- Ooooh, she… she is not the type of a kid you are looking. – said the caretaker.
- What do you mean?
- Well… her profile and the kids around her says they don’t fit well in the society. They are troublesome kids and need special care.
- Oooh – the woman smiled – how troublesome a child could be?
She went to the girl and saw her red eyes.
- She has red eyes – the woman whispered to her husband with troubled face and sat on the bed with unsure look.
- Hello, little girl. What’s your name?
The girl looked at the family, still lying on the bed, chewing her gum loudly, popping bubbles.
- Ayame.
- Ayame! That’s beautiful name! So, Ayame, we are Nakano family. Tell us more about you.
- Well… - Ayame started – I live here with my friends.
- Is it hard for you?
- Most of the time it’s lonely. You know… I often watch other kids from schools. Their families come to pick them up, taking them to restaurants, hug them, kiss them.
The girl sat on the bed and continued, watching the woman’s expression. The boys around her were trying not to explode in laughter.
- On the holidays they are always together. I won’t say it’s hard for me staying here. I’m grateful to the caretakers, they’re doing everything they can to make us feel good. But… sometimes… especially when you lay in bed at night… you feel alone and sad.
The woman watched Ayame, smiling warmly at her.
-You know you’re not special to anyone. You’re on your own – a tears starts showing in Ayame’s eyes – you can’t do anything, but to hug your pillow tight and wait for the day to come.
The woman’s eyes started to tear up too.
- But I’m trying to stay strong, cause I have a dream and must work hard for it.
The woman placed her hand on Ayame’s head.
- What’s your dream, sweety?
- Well… I want to make sure that children at my position won’t feel this way. And… won’t be at my position at all. It’s sad, no one should feel this way.
- That’s an honorable dream! Did you think of a way to do this?
Ayame smiled.
- Ofcourse!
- And how?
- First… i'm gonna murder all the children here. Well… you know, that’d be difficult and everything will become bloody – blah! To make sure all of them are dead, I’ll just lock the exits and lit the fuckin’ orphanage on fire with all the people here!
The boys started laughing in tears, Ayame explode in evil laughter too. The woman quickly removed her hand and held her husband’s hand with horror in her eyes.
- Let’s go! – Said to her husband and they quckly left the room.
The caretaker looked at Ayame and the boys. Her eyes were filled with anger.
- You won’t learn your lesson, aren’t you?!
She slapped her, but Ayame pushed her and she fell.
- I don’t care about having a family or lessons, you old bag!
- Hachiro – screamed the caretaker – Come here to deal with that demon child!
An angry man came to the room. He was the guy who dealed with the children who cause torubles and the girl was well aware of his methods. He hit hard.
- Let’s go, guys!
Ayame took the glass of water that was staying on her night stand and throw it at the man. The boys started throwing stuff at him too.
The girl then throw something at the window and broke it. The gang quickly made their way out of the window.
A chase began.
- Ayame! – Said one of the boys – we’re too far away, we should get back.
- I’m not getting back to that dump!
The boys stopped.
- But… what are we gonna do?
- We’ll think of something!
The boys looked at each other with a worried look.
- So…. You are finally escaping? We thought you were kidding…
- What do you mean? You’re not coming with me? – the girl asked.
- Well… - that was all they said.
- You’re bunch of pussies!
Said the girl and turned her back on them, disappearing in the distance.
That day was hot. Ayame was dirty and hungry. She went to the town’s market to see what to steal. Suddenly, she noticed a big man, starring somewhere. She saw his little purse, attached to his belt on his back. She smiled.
Ayame got close to the guy with silent steps. She cut the bag with a little knife she had and money started falling in her hand. Quickly she turned around and 3 guys jumped in front of her, laughing. One of them grabbed her by the hand. The other guy she just robbed turned around and saw her.
- Hahaha, the Right hand robbed by a little girl! Now that’s a story!
The robbed guy became all red and prepared a punch for the girl.
- You little shit! You know who I am!
But the other guys stopped him.
- You know, she could be a big help to us.
- What do you mean? – asked the robbed guy.
- Well, she managed to steal from you and we didn’t saw her in the crowd until she was getting your money. We can use her, she has a potential. And no one would suspect a little innocent girl.
- Hm…. – the guy looked at the girl – you have 2 choices. I could kill you right now or you can join us and work for us. What’s you name?
- I… Ayame…
- Ayame who?
- … Nonomura Ayame.
And that was how the girl ended up joining a gang of bandits.
She was trained by them in the art of stealing. Her missions were success every time. But couple of days after she joined the gang their behavior towards her changed. The Right hand seemed always angry to her.
He took her by the hand and threw her on the ground.
- You think you can lie to us, you little shit?
He hit her with the back of his hand and she fell on the ground again with a bleeding lip.
- Show me your eyes! Use them for once!
The girl looked at him and screamed.
- I am using them! I don’t know what you’re talking about!
- Oh, so you wanna play that game? Okay…
He hit her again.
Ayame didn’t know anything about her family. She never wanted to know who they are, what they could do, so she really didn’t had any idea what he was talking about.
Days kept goind. Things like that happened once in a month or so. Her back was full of long scars from the beatings with a bo staff. The leader of the gang sometimes visited her. He seemed like a calm guy, tall, with long white hair and wicked smile.
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- Poor girl… - he placed her hand on her wounded shoulder and after a second the wound was gone – I’ll take care of you.
He then placed gently his hand on her cheek and looked her in the eyes.
- These eyes of yours, little Ayame.. they’re special. You’re special to me, you know.
She looked at him and he smiled softly.
- Yes, you’re. You have something that I want. But I can’t tell them to stop, until you show me your power. It hurts me to see you like that, Aya-chan. But I can promise you something… as soon as you get your powers I’ll make you mine and no one would hurt you anymore. I'll protect you and make you stronger.
The girl cried.
- But how?! I don’t understand!
- You wan’t to kill my Right hand, right? I give you the permission. Hate him. Channel your hate when he comes again. Hate the people from the orphanage, hate your family. After all, they did this to you… You’ll feel it when you’re ready. And then… I’ll release you, little one.
- Kill him, Ayame. You are old enough for your first kill and you can even keep the tanto as a present, after you kill him. See, we are not that bad. Or are you not loyal to us?
Her hand was shaking. The traitor's body too.
"He only wanted to leave and start a new life... is this so bad?" - she thought.
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You have 10 seconds or you'll follow him. - a voice near her year scared her.
She couldn't move, so the gang member grabbed her by the neck and lifted her up.
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I'm not kidding, you little shit! - he said and released her.
Tears started falling from her eyes. She closed them and cut the throat of the traitor.
Blood poured from the man's throat and stained her face and hands. This was shocking for the 12 y/o girl. She fell on the ground crying and shaking, holding the blood stained tanto.
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Good. Keep the tanto and feed him with more blood. You're now a real member and should start killing. - Said the man and left her crying in the room with the dead body.
So.. they say home is where the heart is. Was she heartless…
Ayame looked at Nataku.
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But the name Uchiha echoed in her head. That guy… right there... there was a little place in her heart, wounded and rotten, just for him and all of the Uchihas. A place that couldn’t be healed. A place that reminded her that she didn’t matter.
The girl managed to catch a little glimpse of Izura’s eyes and something came to her mind, unwanted. It was her mother’s face.
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It’s your brother Izura, Ayame..
“What?!”
It was the kind of memory that she knew was true. Her father took care of that.
The memory disappeared as soon as Ayame looked the other way. She realized that she was in the battlefield, but she felt that this memory transferred her somewhere else. This man, right there, was Izura Uchiha, for sure.
She quickly flew out of her place. Went right into the battlefield, under the rain of missciels. She didn’t know how, but she was able to dodge some of the missiles. She was fast, but not enough. Ayame managed to dodge some of them, but others landed too close to her, shaking the ground underneath her feet. The girl didn’t know how, but she managed to survive.
All of a sudden the rain of missiles stopped. Ayame was on the ground, staring at Izura’s eyes. She couldn’t move her eyes away from his, and a river of memories flooded her mind. It was more than the girl could handle. She started screaming and her eyes suddenly changed. Without realizing, they took the pattern of the Sharingan. The memories were too much, coming too fast, she felt like she was dying, but she wasn’t able to close her eyes or look the other way…
She saw everything. Every questions ever asked were answered in that moment. She experienced his memories like they were her own. Her father was long gone. The girl always said that she hated her family. But deep inside she felt sad.
Finally her mother appeared. The image of her mother lifted her spirit.
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Mother! – came of the girl’s mouth without realizing. But what she heard from her was painful. Naoto was dead.
She saw how Izura and her mother teamed up… but for one last time. She saw her bleeding, holding herself between life and death. The girl always hoped to see her mother. To hug her, just like in her memories. But now… she was standing in Izura’s hand’s.
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NO! MOTHER, NO! DON’T LEAVE ME LIKE THIS! – screamed the girl, without realizing this was just a memory. Tears poured from her eyes, everything she ever wanted was to meet her mother. To spend time with her, to feel the mother’s embrace. This memory crushed her dreams.
But there was another man in Izura’s memories. A man she knew, a man she believed. But it seemed to her that this man wasn’t the man she thought and he says he is.
Ayame looked around her. She was on the ground, staring at her brother’s eyes. She felt different, something happened, her eyes felt different. But this wasn’t her biggest concern right now.
She went to her brother. The girl couldn’t feel anything but envy. He had his moments with their mother. He talked to her. He took her away from Ayame. Now she wasn’t able to even touch her…
He had the opportunity to sped time with
HER family.
Why does Izura came here?
Her eyes moved at Nataku’s.
Maybe he was now trying to take away Nataku too. He was everything she had. But… it seemed that Izura was first once again. They met long ago, they were family, and Nataku was lying to her this whole time.
She looked at the blue skies.
“Why am I always the second one? Why I’m always left with the leftovers… isn’t there something just for me?”
Then she looked at Nataku, watching him directly at his eyes with her Sharingan eyes.
Her look was different. Now she watched him intimidating, with fading trust in her eyes. Who was this man? He was lying to her this entire time? He said he took her by his side, only because he saw potential in her. He said he didn’t want anything else! But what happened here seemed like a plan that got wrong. Of course Nataku would try to keep Ayame safe for Izura, until he comes. After all… Izura was his child.
The girl took a few steps back and draw her weapon.
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You take me for a fool… YASHA SOJOBO?! – Ayame screamed the name that echoed through the dessert.
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WC: 2952 (Nice try, Izura
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