“Hachi!” Maki said hugging me.
“You scare Maki like that again and I’m going to beat you up,” Kai smirked.
“I’d like to sssee you try,” I answered.
All I could do was smile at Maki and Kai. It was so nice to be whole. As I drew in a breathe I felt something run down my lips. My finger went to it…..blood……
“Hachi……” Maki said letting go of my waist, “Hachi you’re bleeding!”
My hand went to my side and ran along a slash Dark had left. Blood was running out of it at a fast rate. I pressed hard on the bleeding against the screams from my nerves.
“Jussst a ssscratch,” I smirked, “But can you fix thisss before I bleed to death?”
“Of course!” Maki said.
I sat down, and Maki slid off my shirt. That was one big scratch. It started at my right shoulder and slid down to meet my waist. I sighed looking at it. Maki started to gather the chakra she would need to heal such a big scratch.
“Stop!” a voice ordered.
My eyes went up instantly. That voice………was Yuri’s……As I looked at Yuri I knew in an instant. My nerves were set on edge by the chakra radiating. With the lack of chakra I had then, the dense chakra filled me with a sense of suffocation, but I would not break the eye contact. Yurikami stared back at me eyes full of orange hate…..
“Yuri!” Maki said. She hadn’t realized what I had realized. “Yuri you nearly gave me a heat attack…….what’s wrong?”
“Go away Maki,” Yurikami ordered, “Now.”
Yurikami’s eyes met Maki’s. Maki grew pale. The healing jutsu had started, but the fear mixed with Maki’s chakra and ran through my system screaming. I pushed Maki’s hand away and stood up. My body was heavy.
“Yurikami,” I said flatly, “You’re memories have returned…..”
“Yuri………” Maki said, “Yuri! You’re back!”
Maki stood and went to hug Yuri. Yuri moved away seeming to flow away as if she was water. My eyes followed, but I could barely stand as it was.
“Maki leave,” Yuri ordered again, “Take Kai and leave now.”
“Yuri!” Kai said in protest, “Yuri what’s wrong?”
“Leave,” Yurikami ordered, “Now……..”
“Kai don’t worry,” I smiled trying to act normal, “I have to have a talk with Yuri. Take Maki and go home ok? I’ll be there in a bit.”
“Hachi are you sure?” Kai asked.
Maki had gone white as a sheet and had sat back down on the ground.
“Don’t worry,” I answered, “I just have to talk for a bit. Take Maki and go home k?”
“Ok………..” Kai said grabbing Maki by the arm and leading her away. He did a quick transportation jutsu and was gone in an instant. As soon as he was gone, my eyes turned back to Yuri.
“Hachimata how dare you,” were the first words…….”How dare you save me and force me to forget! I hate you!”
“Yurikami………you ssssaved Maki and did not expect to be sssaved?” I asked coolly.
“It was my choice! Do you have any idea what I had to suffer being in a body and watching everything crumble! I couldn’t do anything! I was so alone! I hate you!”
“I believe we have already establissshed that you desssspissse me, and yesss I do know what that issss like. I had to deal with Dark for a bit.”
“That is not the point you twisted snake freak! I told you I would rather die that lose my memories! I wanted to die! I hated…………”
“Yesss I underssstand that you hate me. Get over it. I could care lessss if you hated me. I am Hachimata after all the dessspissed sssnake boy with a cup cake faddish. You are not the only one that hatesss me. Get in line if you want to join that club.”
“You robbed me!” Yuri yelled, “You robbed me of everything I held dear!”
“I have not robbed you of anything……you are sssstanding here now assssss you were before.”
“You made me suffer! Do you hear me!”
“I’m ssssorry……”
Yuri’s hand went to my face and my head turned as the sound of a smack hit the air. It stung for a second and then the pain was gone. I looked at Yuri blankly.
“How! HOW CAN YOU GIVE ME THAT LOOK WHEN YOU DID THIS TO ME! HOW CAN YOU? ARE YOU THAT COLD!” Yurikami yelled.
“Yesssss yessss I am……….” I answered.
“You robbed me of my relationship with Shukaku! Do you even care? You should know how much relationships mean! You love Maki!”
“And you love Shukaku.” I said.
“Yes I do!” Yuri answered.
“And yet you were willing to give end your life…………What in the world were you thinking! Do you know what your death would have done to him! If I didn’t save you Shukaku would have killed me.”
“Shukaku…….” Yuri said quietly.
“He would have gone into a depression far beyond what I could imagine,” I said flatly.
“Stop it!” Yuri yelled. Her hand hit my face again, but this time it was a punch. I was forced backwards but managed to catch myself.
“You were being sselfisssh!” I yelled, “Giving up your life you think that issss noble don’t you? No you were being ssselfisssh!”
“No I wasn’t!” Yurikami yelled, “I did it for Maki!”
“Out of your own regretssssss,” I finished.
“Stop! Stop! Stop saying that!” Yuri screamed.
“You were willing to give up being in a relationssship ssso you could get the eassssy way out and call it noble!” I hissed.
“You bastard!” Yuri raged, “I was not!”
“You thought everything would be fine if you died……..but Shukaku would have been….”
“Shut up!” Yuri yelled.
This time Yuri make a punch towards me. I dodged it, but was kicked in the back. I could not keep up in the state I was it. Yuri tore at me with kunai and the like. All I could do was try to dodge at this point. My chakra levels were near complete depletion.
“You wanted to hurt Shukaku didn’t you?” I taunted.
“SHUT UP!” Yuri yelled. This time she drew a katana. I smirked.
“The one that nearly killed me from before,” I nearly laughed, “Come to end my life hassss it?”
I released Ryusemi and a clang erupted as our swords met. Blood streamed along my side from Dark’s wound. All I wanted to do was lay down.
“I hate you!” Yurikami smirked, “But I promised Kai a long time ago I wouldn’t hurt anyone…..Guess I’ll have to break that promise…..”
“Try I dare you,” I hissed.
Minutes passed, and each attack brought me closer to exhaustion. Finally with a slash or her katana, Yuri forced Ryusemi from my hand. I fell backwards my blood staining the grass. Yurikami put the katana to my neck……….
“Kill me then,” I glared at her……
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Yuri please continue..........
