I laid back relaxed on the living room couch. It was good to finally be able to relax. Kai was home, but he seemed a bit restless. He was constantly walking around in circles.
"What'sss up Kai?" I asked, "You ssseem distressed."
"I just worried...." Kai started, "I don't know if I want to get into the Biju Academy that Shukaku started or if I want to go traveling again....."
"Relax," I answered, "Not like you have to chossse any time sssoon."
"Hachi! Kai! Food!" Maki laughed.
"FOOD!" Kai yelled running for the kitchen.
"That wasss an easssy enough fix," I laughed.
"Hachi don't you want some? It's soba," Maki said walking into the living room. I cocked my head up and looked at her and just smiled. I reached around the couch and pulled her over to me.
"Hachi?" Maki asked.
"Nothing...jussst ssit with me a while," I answered.
We sat in silence a while, but then we got to talking.
"Heh....Once we get D. Kyuubi out of the picture...life isss going to be pretty boring," I laughed.
"Is that so bad?" Maki asked.
I turned to look at her for a second.
"I guesss not," I answered.
Maki was about to say something when a crash hit our ears. I stood straight up looking at at the front door that had flown several feet into the living room. My eyes turned to a face I had wished I had seen the last of. Dark was looking in where the front door had been.
"Hachimata...." he started, "Prepare to die...."
"Dam you," I smirked, "Lookss like we have another go around...."
I pulled Ryusemi fast and hard agaist Dark who pulled his own sword. Maki screamed and I could hear Kai behind me.
"Kai! Get Maki out of here!" I yelled.
"Not a chance Hachi!" Maki yelled at me, "I'm not leaving you again!"
"Maki!" I yelled this time irritated.
"No!" Maki yelled.
"You ssshouldn't be paying attention to her right now," Dark smirked.
Suddenly I felt Dark's sword slash through my shoulder.
"Why in hell doessss everyone go for my ssshoulder!" I yelled irritated by the fact that everyone and their mother seemed to want to go for my left shoulder.
Blood drenched the floor, but I was numb to any pain. Maki refused to leave, so I was constantly on the defensive. Dark had gotten a lot faster than before, and I found myself struggling a bit to keep up.
"You're gonna die whether you want to or not," Dark smirked, "And then...I'll be the only one."
"I am so tired of you," I answered, "Will you die already!"
We continued to clash, and the sounds of blades crashing against each other rang through the house. Soon we were both getting tired...
"Heh.....huf huf huf...." Dark was laughing...."I'm gonna kill you....huf huf huf....and then I'll kill Kai....huf huf...and then I'm going to kill that little girl of yoursss...."
"Never....breathe again!" I yelled. I reached out with my left hand and grabbed Dark by the throat. I slammed him into a wall and hissed angrily. My grip was tight, but I felt my fingers involuntarily contract even more.
"Hachi!" Maki yelled.
"I sssaid for you to leave!" I yelled tighting my grip even more on Dark's neck. "Kai! Take Maki and leave! Ssshe doesn't need to see thiss."
"S-spare....me....." Dark was trying to get out the words, but my anger refused for me to hear them.
"Hachi! Don't kill him like that!" Maki yelled.
"What does it matter how I kill him," I hissed angrily.
My fingers tightened for a final death squeeze when Maki grabbed my arm. I suddenly felt numb all over. My fingers relaxed and I dropped Dark to the ground.
"Hachi....if you killed him with anger...." Maki cried, "Woudn't you be turning into him? I-I don't want you to Hachi..."
Maki broke down and began crying even harder. I had no idea what to do.
"Maki..." Kai said quietly.
"I don't want to see you run off again!" Maki cried harder, "Don't kill him in rage Hachi! Please I don't want to lose you again!"
"Maki...I'm home...I wouldn't leave again...." I started.
"Yes you would!" Maki yelled, "And you would tell me to be a good sister to Kai and then you would run off again! Pleaes don't kill him like that Hachi...please...."
"Heh...." Dark laughed, "Listening to your little girl hurtsss me Hachimata..."
"Dark," I said accordingly.
"She hurtsss sssomething in me....heh....Sssshe pulls at something I don't have...and isss killing me with it...heh....I guess....I never really expected to win....."
"Dark....let'sss finish thiss," I said taking Ryusemi in one hand.
"Naw....I don't feel like it...." Dak answered. He picked up his blade, but turned it around.
"Dark what are you doing?" I asked.
"Heh....ending thisss," he answered.
Dark slashed himself straight through the vitals. Maki screamed, but I pulled her into a hug.
"Hachi...." Maki cried, "All that blood....everything...."
"I'm sssorry..." I answered, "I wanted to keep you from seeing it....but I ssshould have guessed you would be stubborn....."
"Hachi," Kai said looking at me with glazed eyes....
I had never seen Kai so transfixed. He looked as if he had been shot. I noticed that he hadn't moved from teh spot where he had tried to stop Maki. I sighed.
