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 Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 1:05 pm
Sakeme shrugged as the girl went on babbling... Medic nin are too busy compared to normal shinobi... they have much more to worry about... She almost snorted at Elruda's statement about Wrath. "Nice...? You've got to be kidding... he worse than I am..."
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Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 3:48 pm
Hp: 20/60
Cp: 49/52
A small, gentle smile at Sakeme as the Hyuuga heiress leaned against the sink, pressing the ice closer to her wounds. “The one whom stole Hokage-sama’s seat...was going to have the village under lock and key.” The smile grew sadder as she pressed on. “And with a kekkai genkai, it would’ve been near impossible to escape later. Even so, I had to flee without a Jounin... Sensei found me wandering on Ame territory and took care of me...even teaching how to defend myself. Because of him, I will always owe this village loyalty.” A slight pause, before Elruda jerked a single finger to her Ame headband (worn Sakura Haruno style). “If Konoha’s always in my mind, then Ame’s always in my heart.”
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Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 12:58 pm
Sakeme raised her eyebrow slightly. "That's... really out of character... for him. I've never seen him do any deed of kindness towards anyone. Look at the way he treats you now. Sure he's teaching you, but he's so cruel... I can't stand people like that." Sakeme, being an orphan, loathed people who treated others like crap. That's why she avoided most, they were all cruel to her...
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Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 6:04 pm
Hp: 26/60
"H-he...I think Sensei's only being so hard because he wants me to take the next Chuunin Exam..." Elruda admitted, her voice trailing off, hinting traces of dread. "I...I don't know... I mean, I just became Genin... I don't know if I'll be ready in just a little more than a month... And...people get killed in those exams..." The last sentence came out in a bare whisper. Her small frame tried to repress an involuntary shudder but...Elruda simply couldn't help herself. She was frightened - the Hyuuga pride could be damned to hell for all she cared. What she didn't want Wrath to see...she didn't even really mean for Sakeme to see...was her fear...
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Posted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 12:14 pm
Sakeme nodded in understanding. "Well you must be good at something for him to single you out, personally train you, and force you into the Chunin examns... I feel like my sensei could care less about me sometimes... despite the fact that I live with him... Oh well... Let me know when Wrath does another secret act of kindness... I wanna see it for my self..."
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Posted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 1:34 pm
Hp: 32/60
A sad smile slowly crept across her lips. "Would..." She continued on, her voice dropped to almost a quiet whisper. "Would things have been different...if I did not carry a kekkai genkai...?" And she then fell silent. A question Elruda herself couldn't quite answer. Elruda may be a mere child, she may be more naive than other children her age, but that doesn't mean that she was a total fool.
Her mother was the clan leader and so she was taught from a young to be wary of others - more than often, others only saw the clan members for their bloodlimit. But being the 'unwanted second child' in her family, she had to vie for attention in some form. In the clan elders' eyes, she wasn't as talented as her brother...she couldn't outdo him there...so instead she turned to pranking. And Elruda couldn't live her life ruminating every moment on what choice 'could have gone better'. Superstition wasn't a major factor in her book and she outright scorned divination - how could anyone claim they could read someone's emotions, just from a simple glance? That would be an insult...as her ancestor's famous match with the then Genin Rokudaime proved - a human being is far deeper than what a glance alone could accumulate.
When her brother was killed on that ANBU mission, Elruda suddenly found herself the center of attention. She hated it - how hypocritical the situation became. Everyone who used to call her 'stupid brat' or 'little devil' suddenly addressed her as -sama, a strained bow every once a while, as traditionally appropriate to the clan elders and heir. Yet when her brother was around, they won't even bat an eye...maybe not even care should she perhaps get kidnapped and go missing. Actually, they might even be happy...
If her mother was still around...she perhaps...already had forgotten her... What would it be like indeed to have been born normal? Not as a shinobi, but as a civilian... As a normal child, in a normal family...would she have actually experienced real parental love? So jealous she was of the little children of her Academy class, considered normal 'unspecial' students, yet...afterschool...she would see proud, happy parents carrying their son or daughter...buying them ice cream in summer...or perhaps sweet dango. They were special. Because they had people who would be proud of their achievements, of their steps...not matter how big or small. And for her - her mother would not be there at the end of the day... There would be no smiles, no hugs awaiting her. It was still the same now.
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Posted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 6:09 pm
Sakeme instantly raised her hands insurrender. "Hey... I didn't say that, and I dont know what goes through his head. Don't let me ruin your memories of him, I'm probably just jelous that someone actually cares about you... but I'm not gonna bore you with my story, alright. Just finish up with that ice and get something to eat... you'll need it, it'll help you heal." Sakeme instantly started going through the cupboards looking for something salty or sweet.
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Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2008 2:08 pm
Hp: 38/60
A slight smile crossed Elruda's face and it slowly blossomed. "I’m probably overthinking again. Oh no, not at all..." Her voice trailed off, eyes widening slightly, in an expression of pure innocence. "It won't be boring at all! I would really like...to hear about Sa-chan! And maybe learn more about Ame..." But then, a frightened expression crept up her features. She was...not very proficient in cooking. In fact, even that might be an overstatement. The last time, Tatianna had done the preparing of food and Elruda, only the most minor of errands around the kitchen. In her mind, she recalled the scene in the Hyuuga compound - the kitchens flooded with smoke, odd things finding their way into the guests’ food (ranging from plastic wraps Elruda forgot to rip off to partially peeled vegetables). She gulped slightly at the memory.
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Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2008 9:19 pm
Sakeme paused... she wasn't sure if she should give her whole story to this... kid... She already told sensei... and he wasn't helping her out much. He threw her to the crocs on several occasions. "Ok... I dont have any family... or if I do, I have no clue where they are or who they are... I was raised in an orphanage... and I was... betrayed, by my only friend... just because she wanted to be adopted before me... Since then my life was hell... and eventually I was given a choice, join the academy or get adopted by some psycho... So I went for the academy. That's about it..." She continued to avoid eye contact and searched throught the cabnets...
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Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2008 10:47 pm
Wrath traveled back to the temple to check on his pupil but when he arrived there was no one in sight. Not outside at least, so he walked up the temple steps and into the the main house. As he floated across the floor he noticed out of the corner of his eye Elruda and Sakeme chatting in the kitchen. Wrath stopped where he was, glaring at the two girls he spoke. "Why have you stopped your training Elruda?" Wrath aggressively asked.
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Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2008 11:00 am
Hp: 44/60
Elruda's face dropped slightly. So both she and Sakeme never really had the love of parents. Yet, they were still from two wholly different worlds. "My mother and father were clan elders. Onii-san cared for me, since we rarely saw our parents." Since the prime difference between them was that Elruda never had to fend for herself from an early age, she couldn't quite tell Sakeme the whole truth. Though what she said wasn't exactly a lie, either. A home, people to watch over her...however grudgingly...Elruda had taken those things for granted. But the few words from Sakeme suddenly made what she had thought of her own life, her own problems...much less severe.
As Wrath's angry voice boomed out, Elruda actually fell out of her chair in surprise. "H-hai! G-gomen..." She got up, bowed to Wrath quickly and then to Sakeme before promptly leaving the kitchens, heading outside.
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Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2008 8:02 pm
Sakeme grabbed the girls arm before she could get out. "Treat her with respect first, Wrath. She stopped training because she was hurt, she deserved the break. She doesn't need you treating her like dirt all the time." His attitude was going to make her snap... Even though she had a feeling she was going to get bitten verbally or maybe even smacked for saying that, she didn't care. She hated showing sympathy towards someone, but she was doing it now. Then she turned to the girl with a tiny smile. "Dont let him pick on you... you dont deserve that kind of treatment, and it annoys me... Part of being a shinobi, especially a kunoichi, is standing up for yourself. I'll train with you until you can do that... got it?"
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Bromisto rolled 1 20-sided dice:
10
Total: 10 (1-20)
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Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 8:22 pm
Wrath starred down Sakeme, slowly walking toward the to of them. "It is only through suffering can anything be gained. Maybe you would like to learn that lesson, Sakeme?" Wrath was now incredibly close to the two girls and still starring down at the two of them. Wrath had his reasons for treating his pupil the way he did but he wasn't about to explain himself to this girl. He didn't know much about Sakeme's past however he didn't care much anyway.
[intimidation check] 1d20 + 165 = 175
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Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 11:12 am
Sakeme pushed the Hyuuga girl behind her slightly. It was the first time she'd ever truly been intimidated by this jerk. She did her best to hold her ground though, not breaking eye contact, but she still shook ever so slightly. "I know people can learn through pain and all that fun crap, but there are other ways to teach... " She broke off there... her throat going dry within seconds. "I've... already been through... that..."
(no point in me rolling... sweatdrop )
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Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 2:39 pm
Hp: 50/60
Cp: 49/52
"S-sa-chan..." Elruda murmured softly as the older kunoichi stopped her before she could leave the room. "Ah..." The Hyuuga girl casted her eyes to the side guiltily, feeling undeservant of Sakeme's kindness. After all, the older kunoichi had a much harder life... Elruda basically lived as a little princess, albeit a spoiled, naive one, always complaining on trivial things like how the 'old geezers' made her life hell while in reality...she had things many didn't have the fortune to have. For example, a home...even if it was a cold building, she had a place to call her own...a place to live in. She didn't have to worry about living costs or anything of the like... Yet, all she had craved for was attention and the smiles of others.
No, no! This was getting bad. Wrath-sensei seemed to be really pissed. I-it was alright! She had almost done with recovering...she could train. There was no reason should Wrath strike Sa-chan! But she...as of now, she didn't even have the courage to face his anger. Why...why so weak? If...she could...only have courage like Sa-chan did... In the next moment, Elruda found herself involuntarily speaking out. Her voice was shaky, yet still firm. "P-please!" The other two would see that Elruda's Byakugan had been activated by the small girl, and though she was shaking and tears were dripping from her eyes, she was attempting to prevent something unnecessary from happening. "I-I'm alright... I'll train...I'll continue the Juuken Kempo lesson... I-if S-sa-chan would...h-help me..."
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