Exhaustion

[nikooru]

Her eyes were fluttering closed softly against her own will. Her chest heaved with short gasps and bloody hand still clutched her kunai as the crimson liquid bubbled underneath her knuckles. Nikooru turned her head to stare at the blood then cursed herself. The comfort of the grass was all too tempting and she had run out of energy while trying her shield. It wasn't quite perfected but she always ended up shocked in her right hand whenever she attempted her newest defensive jutsu. Forcing herself to sit up the girl whimpered at the stinging pain and pulled her limited roll of bandages from a pouch.

As the cloth touched the cut the ninja winced and continued muttering curses to herself for failing once again. Yet her main goal was still to beat her best friend, and that often distracted her from real training. She always imagined she was being watched by her, and she always screwed up. The wounded kunoichi now crouched, one foot tapping the ground lightly as her body shook from self doubt. Nikooru had felt herself slacking lately yet every time she tried stepping it up she did the opposite.

Wobbling legs straightened as the girl struggled to stand upright. The grass was folded and pressed down in the spot she lay, creating a shaky outline of a thin ninja. Glancing at it, she rubbed the grass with her left foot, trying to erase the fact that she had failed once again. Grimacing, Nikooru eventually finished wrapping her own hand and stared down at it as tiny speckles of blood were seen at the surface.

[ookami]

Yuki has only but finished her own training for the day, and decided for a walk. It was peaceful and quiet, what she liked. Her hands were in her capri pockets she watched the sky, not paying attention to where she was wandering.

Her daydreams had been going on for quite a while when she snapped back. It was the faint smell of blood and another precence. She took her hands out of her pocked and got ready incase she had to reach back for her swords. She did not yet take anything out yet though.

She walked though a few bushes at a quick pase to see another girl. She seemed to be hurt as a matter of fact. Yuki didn't move closer but called out to the other. "Are you ok?"

[nikooru]

The voice of another female was an alert in Nikooru's ears, although she didn't quite know if she was a ninja or not, the brown-haired girl quickly recovered her kunai and clutched it in her left hand despite she was a righty. Her fingers shook around the metal and sweat was beaded on her neck and knuckles. She scooted forward and dipped her head to try and spot the intruder, but, as always, failed. Instead she swallowed hard and blinked a few times, staying on guard and cautious.

"Who's asking?" she responded with another question, her voice stern yet surprisingly friendly. The girl forced herself back a few steps but continued to stare into the spot where the voice was amplified from. Her eyes narrowed and scanned the area with a mysterious glint.

[ookami]

Yuki saw that the girl was cautious and wary. She respected that. With one hand she moved her white hair out of her face, and the other drew away from her kunai pouch that rest on her leg. She didn't want to hurt the girl at all. She gave the other one signs of no harm.

She put both hands up in the air, as if surrendering. "My name is Akita Yuki. I'm not looking for a fight." She said. She stayed still, not wanting to push the girl. She neither had a soft gaze, nor a glare. Her red eyes just peered across the way. "May I ask your name?"

[nikooru]

Standing straighter than normal, Nikooru was still not convinced. She had a trust problem and it seemed to stay with her no matter where she was nor whom she was dealing with. The girl loosened her grip on the kunai but refused to let it go or put it away. She hoped the opposite girl would understand and forced on a thin smile. Pondering the possibility of the girl lying, Nikooru shook the hair out of her eyes and continued to stare in a non-threateningly way.

Without giving herself away the girl licked her lips and cleared her throat, "Nikooru..." trailing off she gave no family name just yet. Of course she was in no real danger, it was the middle of day right near publicity of the village, and it wasn't like Nikooru was special enough to be hunted down by anyone. She was just being extra careful considering her naive incidence in the past.

Still minding her bloody hand, she quickly hid her wound behind her back and coughed slightly. Her flustered mind began to throb with a painful headache and her muscles were aching. She needed comfort and possibly the warmth of her own home but she couldn't leave just yet. Enduring the pain, Nikooru only twitched a few times and swallowed hard to ease her dry throat.

[ookami]

She could see this girl was not convinced just yet. As she shood be. And Yuki understood. Trust was something someone had to earn, and yet, when broken it was almost near impossible to get back. In her past life, she had learned not to trust everyone she came across.

She had learned the girls own name, but no sure name-none of her family. She didn't reconize any traits that jumped right out from a specific clan like her own-red eyes were uncommon mostly besides those effected by her bloodline. Again, she didn't want to push this girl. "Nice to meet you Nikooru-san." She said with an even voice.

Then, she saw as Nikooru hid her hand, the source of the blood smell. She must have cut her hand deep enough for the blood to still be running a little. Yuki still made no move though. "I can heal that cut if you would like me too." She said.

[cherrychi]

Yuchii sat on a tree branch with no emotion whatsoever then she smelt blood in the air. She rushed toward the cause of the blood only to see an injured girl and another trying to approach her. Yuchii kept her guard up as she jumped out of the trees and landed gently in the grass. She looked at the injured girl then at the other girl and asked, "Okay, three questions. What happened? Is she okay? and What are your names?" She still showed no trace of emotion on her face and remembered they could possibly be the enemy. She lifted her hand to her katana just in case it was a trick or they attacked and waited for one of them to reply.

[nikooru]

Coughing again, Nikooru stared blankly at the girl's red eyes for a few seconds, trying not to seem rude, but mezmorized. They were an odd color yet she admired them and felt ashamed of her own boring green-gray ones. Widening her smile to show her oncoming warmth, the girl nodded respectfully at Yuki and hid her other hand behind her back with the kunai so not to seem like she was hiding something.

Unfortunately Yuki already realized the state of her hand considering she had mentioned it, so Nikooru gave herself away completely and pulled out the bruised and cut limb hidden by light cream bandages, "I think it will be fine," she mumbled, turning her palm up and staring down at it. She still wasn't sure who this person was and just inspecting her wound could be dangerous.

Taking a few steps back again, Nikooru lowered her hand and her left fingers curled around the bandage, "why would you take time to heal a perfect stranger anyway?" the girl asked a little quietly, staring down at her feet for a few seconds before locking eyes with the girl again, once more transfixed on her mysterious eyes.

Suddenly turning to the new intruder, Nikooru glanced from one girl to the other with wide eyes. She clenched her fist slightly and backed away from both of them, "I'm Nikooru, I'm fine," she purposely neglected the third question, afraid of who these people where and swallowed hard again, praying for the privacy of her own apartment.

[ookami]

Yuki smiled to the girl. She had seemed to started to realize she wasn't a threat. But Yuki couldn't exactly tell as they both looked at eachother. And when Nikooru took her hand out and asked her the question, Yuki's hands dropped. She also shrugged.

"You are a fellow Konouichi, and as long as you don't plan to kill me, I see no reason that I should leave you hurt." Again, Yuki kept her voice mono toned as she answered, but her smile still on her lips.

Then, she turned to the new voice. She sighed a little. "No need for weapons here." She addressed the new person. "I am Akita Yuki." She introduced herself for the second time. "And I don't know what happened."

[kageshika]

Kagemi wandered around pointless ly, looking for people to talk to...

[cherrychi]

Yuchii saw that the girl's hand was injured and the other was trying to help her she decided something and said, "I can help you if you'd like. I know some healing techniques. I'll show you." Yuchii took out her kunai and made a deep gash in her arm. She didn't even flinch at the pain, instead she ignored it. She let the blood drip for a bit and then focused some chakra into her other hand. It glowed and green and she lifted her hand to her wound. In a matter of second the wound closed and didn't even look like it was ever there.Then she noticed an extra presence and told the two girls, "Hurry up and do something about that wound quick. I'll help you but we should hurry. I sense another presence and they could be an enemy."

[nikooru]

Her gaze stayed at Yuki, but shifted around her, staying clear of her eyes. The girl shrugged back and continued to clutch her own hand, protective over her self-pride. Nikooru really disliked being aided by anyone therefore she wanted them to leave her be with her own problems, but apparently now they both wanted to to help.

Her emotionless eyes traveled to Yuchii as she watched the girl wound herself then quickly heal it. Nikooru blinked and looked the girl in the eyes, averting her stubborn gaze, "no need to injure yourself, really I'm fine," she insisted, her voice lowering with frustration. She didn't want to make a big deal out of a small cut. It was nothing special.

"I hurt it by trying out a new technique, keep this up and I'll just have show it to yo-" Nikooru cut herself off just in time, swallowed her words and looked at her feet again. She already predicted the trouble that she had brewed up on accident. Mumbling to herself she kicked some dirt and struggled to keep herself from looking either girl in the eyes.

[cherrychi]

Yuchii noticed the injured girl kept avoiding looking into her eyes. "Is there something wrong with my eyes?", she thought. "Suit yourself. If you don't want help then it's fine with me. It doesn't make a difference to me.", Yuchii said to the girl in a tone that was sort of cold. She kept her same emotionless expression.

[ookami]

Yuki had watched the other girl heal herself. It was similar to her own Kekkei Genkkai, her healing techinque. After the she had healed herself, she begain to wonder. But, she ignored her own questions then turned back.

Nikooru was seeming stuborn about the cut. Yuki decided to let her do what she wanted with her own injury. "Ok. You don't have to have either of us heal it." She pointed to her injured hand. "But you should disinfect it when you get home. The dirt and blood isn't good for it."

And again, Yuki listened to the brown-haired girl. She seemed to be making a threat. Yuki didn't worry about this much. Not that she thought the girl seemed weak, not at all, but if a fight broke out, she would just leave.

[cherrychi]

Yuchii decided to hop onto a tree branch and sat down. She watched carefully and kept her guard up. She didn't even know their names so she decided not to trust them. She knew they didn't trust her either.