She's So Gone (Sasuke Love Story/ Akatsuki fanfic)

Chapter 18: Another fear?

Third Person POV

It wasn't much longer till Riku came out.

His clothes were soaked with blood and he was exhausted but he had finished.

He looked around for Echo but he didn't look far.

Echo was leaning against a wall, looking emotionless and deep in thought. She hadn't even noticed he came out.

"Echo? Are you alright?" He asked giving her a worried look.

She jumped and looked up at him with a blank expression. "Yeah. I'm fine. Are you done?" She asked.

He nodded in response, raising an eyebrow at her. She ignored him and started walking away, down the hall.

He studied her closely.

Something had happened. He wasn't sure what but he knew something was off.

Echo had blood on her clothes so she must've fought someone. But who? And what'd they say they say to her to get her so upset?, he thought to himself.

Echo and Riku stepped outside just as it started to rain. First a couple drops but it soon devolved to a steady drizzle.

Echo glanced to the sky.

It's like it's crying too, She thought to herself.

After a couple of yards, they started to feel the air grow cold and murderous.

You could hear the inhuman screams of the experiments who couldn't act normal anymore due to the hundreds of injections and sicknesses they had.

"I sent a couple of others to kill the experiments who would harm people." Riku said to Echo.

She nodded to him and stayed silent.

Riku sighed and shoves his hands in his pockets as they continued down the path.

Maybe Pein will know. For now there's nothing I can do, he thought.

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Echo's POV

Riku had left me about half way through my journey back to the hideout. He had to get back to his place too.

So now, I was making my way through the thick forest taking my time to walk slowly and stare off into space as I thought deeply.

Why did it upset me? Sure, not many people talk about my past but I never thought I would get upset. I've never been upset about it before. Angry maybe, but not upset.

Is it my fear really to not be loved? It doesn't really seem rational seeing as all the Akatsuki members have never been anything but loving toward me. We're all a big family. We may fight, but when push comes to shove we would all die for each other in a second.

Though I do feel unloved occasionally, that shouldn't be the full reason for getting upset.

Or is it perhaps.....a different fear too?

But what?

What is it that makes me wanna sob? It can't be just being unloved. It's probably an important factor but I feel like there's something else. A piece missing to a puzzle of my emotions.

More particularly someone as well. My mind seemed to drift to him. Once again my thoughts started to race though my head.

He isn't my other fear. He falls under my fear of being unloved. After all he could never love someone like me.

But what is my other fear? Aren't you supposed to know your own fears? They're a part of you, aren't they?

A sharp pain pulsed through my head.

I don't need this stress at the moment. I just need to get home.

I groaned and rubbed my temples as I continued on my way.

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IM SORRY FOR TAKING SO LONG AND LEAVING YOU GUYS ON A CLIFFHANGER!

I honestly meant to post this sooner but I kept rewriting it because I felt it was to confusing so if you have a question please ask away.

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Love you, kawaii potatoes!

~Colette