The Sanctuary p1 (Xi and Suna-nin Team of Midgets)

[Riyuu Sachiko]

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~Need More Friends With Wings. All The Angels I Know Put Concrete In My Veins.~
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~Bye Bye Beautiful, Don't Bother To Write.~
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Is there word or right to sing,
Even in this old fashioned way?
Go make your move girl, I'm not coming home.
Would things have changed if I could have stayed?
Would you have loved me either way?
Dressed to the blues day to day with my collar up
Decisions sit, so make it quick
A breath inhaled from an air so sick
I curse the day that I heard of the web you spun
Listen well, will you marry me, and are you well in the suffering?

It seemed their sensei was thinking, picking up on at least Sachiko's abilities as she moved. Sachiko heard the whisper of the transformation jutsu... And although Xi ran on padded feet - feline, they seemed, simply from the sound - Sachiko could still trace her through anything else. She didn't need footsteps to follow someone... She could still hear the clear beat of a heart, in the same area... As a result, she decided to follow it. So their sensei could transform into animals, now could she? Interesting... Then Sachiko heard another set of familiar footsteps farther behind her. Hikari. Great... Hopefully the girl would just follow and keep her mouth shut.

That moment of lapse, however, was drawn back as a girl much further ahead screamed about something... A lion? That must have been Xi, she guessed, because the same sound was coming from there. The sound moved towards an alley... And then she heard the transformation once again. Wings flapping... A bird! Silently, much quieter than any human could have been, Sachiko padded her way towards said alley, noting the fire escape... Yes, it had gone upwards, she knew. Then the sounds of a human heartbeat greeted her ears... Their sensei must have transformed back. Sachiko smiled slightly. This was what she was good for; she was a borne tracker, because nobody could go somewhere with absolute silence. It was simply impossible for a human... Or any animal, for that matter.

As the same sound of a transformation was heard yet again, Sachiko could hear the lion... And the sound of air being drawn through nostrils. She was sniffing the area! Sachiko knew now she would have to keep her distance... And not have Xi cross her path again. Then again... Xi wasn't familiar with Sachiko's scent, either, which was advantageous to the little kunoichi. Thinking, the Riyuu girl thought she might play at Xi's own game; her hands formed a single seal, and in a tone that none could have possibly heard - even she could only hear it, barely - she whispered, "Henge no Jutsu!" and turned herself into a tall woman, with a Chuunin vest, light brown hair, and chocolate brown eyes. She wore a light ivory shirt underneath the vest, and a pair of brown slacks on her legs. The colours of the desert... On her feet were the standard-issue shinobi sandals, and the woman's eyes were closed, of course. If Xi picked up on that nature of the Riyuu girl, then the transformation would be useless, but if she didn't... Well, it could be advantageous for the young kunoichi.

As she came out of a doorway after Shunshin-ing herself over there, she turned to look up at the building... Hyosuke. She could see him rather clearly... Oh hell no, he wasn't going to beat her to Xi's mansion. She thought of calling out to him... That would be interesting. But at the same time, it would have been rather mean, and besides... Damn, could he be any louder? Xi would probably hear AND see him rather easily... Noisy little minx that he was. Whatever the case... With her new disguise, Sachiko would follow Xi as best she could, and just hope that her teammates were smart enough to one, follow her, and two, stay out of her way.

You've been the most gracious of hosts
You may be invited, girl, but you're not coming in
And we have lived as a child would care
And with this vial to drink I dare, only
I cry all alone with your taste on tongue
Should we try things again with hope?
Hope isn't lost, give up the ghost.
Or should I die all alone as I knew I would?
Then burn in hell, God's sinner.

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The words you scribbled on the walls. The loss of friends you didn't have. I'll call you when the time is right. Are you in or are you out? For them all to know the end of us all. Bye, bye, beautiful. Don't bother to write. Disturbed by your words, and they're calling all cards. Free step, let down. Free step, step down.

[Luan Xi]

Xi took in the scents of the city; processing every perfume, every stink and every stank. Her lion muzzle flinched as she smelled something truly awful, and she held back the desire to puke. To her right, she heard someone launch themselves up to a rooftop, then move about. Someone further away was walking into the crowd. It would be quite a crusher when the ones that followed her realized that they weren’t going directly to her place, they would be going through the sewers first. There was a tunnel she dug about 50 years back that led to her basement. She breathed in, then out. She had to calm down, if she didn’t, she wouldn’t be able to sync to the closest prey. In….Out…inhale….exhale. Her mind went into a concentrated state of meditation. She cleared her mind, and felt her heartbeat slow dangerously. Her body relaxed almost completely, and she felt as though the wind would carry her away.

Finally, her mind became completely focused, and she opened her eyes, the orbs searching the rooftop. A glint caught her eye, and she growled. She didn’t know who it was, but the previous sounds seemed to point to Hyo. With her body so relaxed, she was in no mood to hunt him quite yet, she wanted to play. She transformed back into her human form, and decided to take another appearance. She whispered the command and envisioned a true monk, Robes and all. Her femine figure disappeared, replaced by that of a man, her luminous black hair dropped and revealed a bald head, and the close fitting clothes were replaced with the loose, colorful robes of the monk. Somehow, she would pull this off. Xi calmly stepped down the ladder and doubled back to the first alleyway. There was a sewer there where she could escape, she would simply see if anyone was following her while she was at it. Course, she would know soon enough if they folloed her into the sewer. Everything echoed in those gloomy halls

Upon turning the corner, she saw a person a good distance away, with desert colored clothes and hair. Odd, a woman screamed in this alleyway only a few minutes ago, why would anyone remain unless…Xi grinned So, someone’s trying to play My game? Hmm, this should be quite interesting. Lets just hope this one’ sense of smell isn’t too sharp. They might puke She kept her head down in the modest manner. Her heartbeat was still slow and her breathing just as paced, but she couldn’t keep from smiling, her mind focused on that sewer cover.

She paid the woman no attention as she swept a drape away and stooped to lift the heavy metal cover . The metal screeched painfully as it was pushed away from the manhole, but once it was open, she dropped Into the darkness.