Left to Fall (BoyxBoy) (REWRITE) (ON HOLD)

Chapter 6: The Ninja of the Mist

Everyone but Zabuza stared at me, shocked, and it made me back up a bit. "I have no idea what you're talking about!" I said warily, trying to ignore the shake in my voice. "I've never met you before in my life!"

Zabuza chuckled darkly, pulling the sword from the tree and jumping to the ground. "Oh, but you have, remember? All those good times with this slashing against your skin, and the drugs your parents had-"

"SHUT UP!" I shouted, my heart pounding with fear. They couldn't know. They know about what my parents did. Only Kakashi knew, and even then he had no idea the extent of their experimenting. My body wouldn't stop shaking, and Malik's anger was pulsing through my body.

Zabuza laughed, resting the sword on his shoulder and his other hand on his hip. "Yeah, Natsuki and Jobun Atsukasa. They would bring you and-"

"I told you to shut up!" I growled, and even though Kakashi warned against it, I lunged for Zabuza. I lost all reasoning aside from they can't know. I heard them all call my name, but my mind was racing as I raised my fist to hit him. He blocked it immediately, grabbing my hand and twisting my body around the arm as he pinned it to my back, holding his sword up to my throat as he forced me to face the others, chuckling all the while. My arm already burned from the strain, and it felt like my arm was trying to break from its socket. I tried not to look at them, ignored the way by body was shaking in his hold. I felt like I was three again. He leaned in close.

"I bet they'd love to hear how you screamed and cried. How you begged me not to touch those other brats and took everything on your own." His rough voice rumbled, making my body shake even more. With a sharp inhale, I wrenched free of his grasp, stumbling away from him nervously. Mist was starting to thicken around us, making it difficult to see. Zabuza was on the water, preparing a jutsu and thickening the mist.

"So, I'll need to defeat you first, huh, Kakashi?" Zabuza said with a dark chuckle, calmly ignoring me now. I gulped slightly, shaking. When Zabuza disappeared, my guard shot up, and I starting looking around for him. I yelped when I felt a hand on my shoulder, grabbing a kunai from my pouch and turning to attack. My wrist was grabbed, stopping me from hitting the target.

"Kyosuke!" Someone shouted, and the person holding me grabbed my shoulders, lightly shaking me. After a moment I realized it was Kakashi, his headband raised up to exposed his Sharingan eye. "Kyosuke, what's wrong? What is he talking about?"

I whimpered in Kakashi's hold, fear still controlling my body. "Nononono you can't know! You can't!" I cried, whimpering again when Zabuza's voice rang out over us.

"Eight points. The larnyx, spine, lungs, liver, jugular vein, collarbone, kidney, and heart. Now
which vital organ do you want to get struck at?"

Kakashi cursed faintly under his breath, brushing my hair away from my gold eye. "Malik, if you are in any better condition, we need you, now!" He said quietly so the others couldn't hear.

"He's not better than I am! He's really, really mad." I said shakily, and Kakashi grit his teeth. "Okay, Kyo, I need you to get a hold of yourself. Please. I need your help protecting the others."

I nodded weakly after a moment, and Kakashi sighed, hugging me tightly. "Whatever happened, it's okay. I'll make sure Zabuza doesn't say or do anything. Don't worry." He said softly, and I whimpered, hugging him back really quick before running off to the others, ignoring their concerned looks as I took my place behind Tazuna. I took a deep breath, shoving my fear away and telling myself to focus on the battle.

Kakashi focused his chakra, blasting away with mist after a moment. I could feel his bloodlust as well as Zaubza's, and I wondered how the others were taking it. One glance to them showed it was not being handled well, especially by Sasuke.