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Post by quicksilver on Dec 15, 2007 12:04:51 GMT -5
A single, black metal shuriken came forth from the shadows and cut a deep wound into the man's throat before continuing on and sticking into the wall. Almost immediately, a fine mist of blood erupted from the wound and covered Meimei from head to toe. Before he could tend to her however, Hiro knew that he needed to kill the other two. The second guy pulled out a kunai and held it at the ready. "Come on you son of a..." He never got the chance to finish his sentence as he was dead before he hit the ground. The final guy just stood there, face frozen in horror as his buddies fell to the ground dead. "What about you? Wanna try something?" His response told Hiro everything he needed to know. As he turned to run, Hiro pulled out another shuriken and gave it a throw, hitting the man at the base of the skull.
With all of the men dealt with, Hiro could finally turn his attention to something important: Meimei. When he returned to her, Meimei was kneeling on the ground and covered in droplets of blood. Kneeling don beside her, Hiro expected the worst. "Are you alright?"
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Post by ::[Meimei]:: on Dec 15, 2007 23:08:00 GMT -5
Meimei drew her breath's sharp, shaking a little from the fright, and trying to remove the blood of the one man. She nodded, taking another deep breath, turning to Hiro. "I- I'm fine." she whispered, again taking deep breaths to calm herself. "You, you didn't have to kill them..." she told him, her voice hoarse. Meimei looked at Hiro, taking in his face to make sure it was really him. Worry was written deeply over her face. She suddenly hugged him tightly, shuddering slightly, dry sobs coming forth. "Hiro... please don't leave me again..." Meimei whispered softly, burying her head against his chest.
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Post by quicksilver on Dec 16, 2007 10:54:49 GMT -5
Hiro wasn't surprised by her reaction, in fact he was almost expecting it. "You're right, they didn't need to die but it is for the bes that they did. They would have gone after another girl had they bee left alone." What did surprise him was her reaction to him just being there. Meimei was hugging him so tightly it was almost stopping him from breathing. "Hiro... please don't leave me again..." Hiro gave her a reassuring smile and put his arms around her, pulling Meimei in even closer. "Like I said, I'll always have your back."
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Post by ::[Meimei]:: on Dec 16, 2007 21:19:54 GMT -5
Meimei shook, nodding her head. "Yeah... I know..." she calmed down slightly, breathing fine now. "I guess we should be going now, hmn? Or do you need to check out something first?" Meimei asked, looking up at Hiro. She gave back a feeble smile in reponse. "And I've got yours." she replied, loosening her grip and resting her head on his chest.
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Post by quicksilver on Dec 17, 2007 0:36:37 GMT -5
Hiro picked Meimei up off the ground and held her close to him. "You've had a rough day so I think I'll take you home. You can clean up and get some well earned rest there. While you do that, I'll get some food." Hiro then disappeared from the street with Meimei held in his arms, shielding her from harm. When the pair arrived on the balcony of his apartment, he slid the door open and walked in. Nothing had changed from the last time he had been there.
Walking down the main hall, Hiro turned into a large and empty bedroom. The sheets were crisp and white as if they hadn't been used, which was the truth. Setting her gently on the bed, Hiro walked out and pulled the door closed gently behind him. When he pulled his hand off the handle, his fingers were covered in a thick layer of dust. "Christ what a dump this place is."
Turning the all the lights on in the apartment, Hiro walked out onto the large balcony and stared off at the horizon and its red glow, being left by the now fading sun. Making his hand signs, he quietly said "Kage Bunshin no Jutsu." The clone that appeared was instructed to get food and return as soon as he could. Giving him some money, Hiro slid the door closed and sat down in a chair and waited for the clones return and Meimei to show herself.
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Post by ::[Meimei]:: on Dec 18, 2007 19:41:49 GMT -5
Memei nodded slowly, shock from the event setting in where it could. Feeling the air rush past her, she curled against Hiro, closing her eyes. She barely felt him land on the balcony, lifting her head a little out of curiousity. Hiro set her down on a bed, leaving the room quietly. Meimei lay there for a few minutes, racking her brain for all of the moments of the day. Turning onto her back, she sighed, borws furrowed in confusion. What the heck have I got myself into? she asked herself. Meimei sat up, shaking her head. "But I'll stay." she muttered, swinging her legs over the side. She walked into the bathroom, quickly washing off the blood. She tried not to look at the pale pink stains they left in the bathtub. Drying off, she towel dired her hair quickly changed into her old clothes, remembering to wash the kimono later.
Meimei poked her head out the door to the balcony. Seeing Hiro, she smiled shyly, then stepped out onto the balcony, closing the door behind her. She couldn't tell if Hiro was asleep or not, but she made a safe bet that he was. Meimei sat down beside him, then, shyly, brushed back a shock of hair that had fallen in front of his face. Her hand paused for a moment, brushing down the side of his face. Quickly, in the spur of the moment, she kissed him lightly on the cheek. Meimei felt her cheeks grow red. She sighed, then lay down against Hiro, staring off into space.
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Post by quicksilver on Dec 18, 2007 20:56:22 GMT -5
"Red is definitely your color and thank you for moving that hair out of my face, it had been bugging me for a while." Hiro felt relaxed having Meimei around. He was aware that she had thought that he was asleep. "I have gone out to get food and shoul be back in a while, so relax cause the food is coming." Putting his arm around her, Hiro held her close and felt relaxed once more.
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Post by ::[Meimei]:: on Dec 18, 2007 21:05:19 GMT -5
Meimei was slightly startled when Hiro spoke. She lifted up her head to look Hiro in the eye. "Ha ha. Thanks so much." she replied sarcastically, smiling. "Good, we need some real food." Meimei replied, sighing. She breathed in his scent, calmed down. "I hope your days weren't this crazy before I met you." she shuddered, chuckling a little.
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Post by quicksilver on Dec 18, 2007 21:11:11 GMT -5
Hiro smiled. "No, this was a good day. Bad days, I don't even want to go there." Hiro coughed again, worse than before then turned and looked out over the buildings. Off in the distance, he saw soemthing moving on the roofs and coming this way. "Here I come with the food." With a jump into the air, a copy of Hiro landed on the balcony and held out the bags of food. "Meimei, you take them. I'm not hungry."
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Post by ::[Meimei]:: on Dec 18, 2007 21:24:55 GMT -5
Meimei shook her head. "You are crazy." she replied. Hiro coughed again, worse than the other times. Meimei glanced up at him, worried. "Hey, are you all right?" she asked. She nodded, getting up slowly to take the food the clone had gotten. She sat down again with Hiro, pulling out the food. Meimei broke the chop sticks, opening the cooked pork and vegetables. "You all right, Hiro? You've been coughing a lot..." Meimei looked over Hiro, worry in her eyes.
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Post by quicksilver on Dec 19, 2007 20:28:35 GMT -5
Hiro smiled. "It's nothing to worry about, just a little cough." He placed his hand in front of his mouth to stifle another one. "Anyways, get something to eat, you look half starved." Reaching into his pocket, Hiro pulled out a small bottle and popped the lid off. Tipping it into his open hand, three small white pills rolled out. Putting into his mouth and swallowing, he looked back up at Meimei. "So what do you wan to do tomorrow?"
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Post by ::[Meimei]:: on Dec 19, 2007 21:20:31 GMT -5
Meimei watched him swallow the pills, still worried. She picked up another bite of pork, biting off half of it. She thought for a moment. "Rest... that might be a good idea." Meimei chuckled, putting another bit of pork inher mouth. "And we might want to start heading out to the Snw country if we're to get there before their winter." she shuddered at the thought. She knew that their summer was about as bad as the winter's in Kumo. Meimei yawned, laying down again. "Geez, how come the exciting events sem to follow us?" she asked rhetorically. (SP)
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Post by quicksilver on Dec 19, 2007 21:29:54 GMT -5
Hiro sighed as he walked out onto the balcony. "That is a good question." Getting on top of the railing, Hiro jumped onto the roof and walked up to the peak. Moving his eyes over the scene that lay before him, he admired the beauty of it all. The sun hadn't quiet set yet and had cast an orange and purple glow over the land. Behind it, the stars and moon had moved up into the sky and settled in for night. Sitting down, Hiro turned around and faced the night sky with its stars and peaceful feeling. "I think I might just sleep up here tonight. I need a break." He finished just as another fit of coughing came up, but it wasn't bad. "Looks like those little pills do work. Interesting."
As the night passed, a cool wind had started up and woke Hiro. Yawning and wiping the sleep from his eyes, he pushed his back off the roof and sat up. Directly in front of him, the horizon had started to give off a faint red aura which told him the rest was over. "It is still early, so I will let her sleep in." Hopping down onto the balcony, Hiro quietly opened the door and walked in.
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Post by ::[Meimei]:: on Dec 20, 2007 16:07:52 GMT -5
Meimei fell asleep quickly. In her dream, she was five again, playing at the park under the eyes of her parents, who sat in the shadows, unemotional. "Meimei..." She turned around to view the speaker, seeing Hiro, and smiled happily. She was now back to her present age. "C'mon! My parents are back!" Meimei called out cheerfully, gesturing for Hiro to come join them. Suddenly, the wind picked up, her parents stood up and walked away, dissapearing in a flurry of snow. Meimei turned back to Hiro. He smiled under his hood, walking off also. "Hiro, no! Don't go!" she cried, running after him. But no matter how fast she ran, he always seemed just out of her reach. Then, he too dissapeared in a flurry of snow. Meimei figeted in her sleep, mumbling nonsense words. "Hiro..." she muttered, tossing over to her other side restlessly.
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Post by quicksilver on Dec 20, 2007 16:49:57 GMT -5
Hiro walked in to the bedroom to check on Meimei. When he opened to door, he saw that Meimei was was having some trouble sleeping. Walking over, he sat down down beside her. "Hiro, no! Don't go!" Pulling her over to him, he gently woke her up. "I'm not going anywhere, just relax." Before she could answer, he kissed her on the lips.
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