sensei suki ~

14:a short walk

Kakashi: ryuushi!!!!

He hugged her " daijobu? " she collapsed onto the floor out of exhaustion.

Tenzou: taichou...

Kakashi: we'll rest for a while.

Ryuushi opens her eyes small " we need... To leave... They're looking for oden... "

Kakashi: I see. You pushed yourself too much again.

Tenzou: now what? We can only keep moving but taichou... She...

Kakashi: I'll carry her. You carry oden. As for rozen... You can keep up right?

Rozen: of course. Except... Can we stop this already? All this fuss... Is it really worth it? For me. Oden. Just... Forget about me.

Oden grabs onto her shoulders " no!!! I won't leave without you!! Why can't you betray your master for me...? "

Rozen: because this is all getting so troublesome!!! Even if I go with you... War still continues!!!

Oden: so does war even if you stay with your master!!

Rozen: what if I'm instructed to kill you?!!!

Oden: you wouldn't!!! Right...?

Rozen: I...

Kakashi was suddenly alerted " incoming. We have to leave now. We'll talk about this later."
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Kakashi gives ryuushi a waterbottle "there. You feeling ok? "

Ryuushi: hm? Um. I'm getting my strength back now. Arigato for letting me rest on your back just now.

Kakashi: its ok. Ryuu ryuu are you still angry at me?

Ryuushi: the copy ninja knows everything doesn't he? So why is he bothering to ask?

Kakashi: I have my own reasons ok.

Ryuushi: what reasons? Not supposed to?!! *cries...* its enough. Ryuushi... doesn't want this anymore. I was wrong to trust you!!

Kakashi grabbed onto her wrist as she walked past. She takes out her katana " let go. Before I cut my hand off." He lets go unwillingly " ryuu ryuu..." At this time tenzou appears " uhno senpai? taichou?"

ryuushi: what?!!

tenzou: erm... I think there's something we need to discuss.

ryuushi: coming.

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tenzou: the thing is, we can't just keep running. Now we can confirm there are two groups of people chasing us. One group which is to kill oden and rozen. The other to retrieve oden and kill rozen.

oden: please save rozen!! I don't want her to die!!

tenzou: senpai...

kakashi: well that...

Rozen clenches her fist and then stood up " stop it!!! Stop being this selfish!! I am just a bodyguard. I was trained to sacrifice my life for important goals. Not... not all this stupid trouble. Serve my master..." Oden grabbed her shoulders " no!! You might be.. as a ninja. But you are human too. You need love too. You love me too. Right?" She looked away...

oden: aishteru yo rozen. I know you do. That denial proves it.

kakashi takes a small peek at ryuushi's expression. He could tell. She was hiding all that sadness under that painful expression. She then realised he was looking to his direction. She immeidately turned to a cold angey expression " let's move on. We will stop at the nearby village for a rest. It would be easier to face all the chasers too."