°Ninja° {A Butchercup Fanfic}

✒Beneath The Stars ❤

Read slowly for better experience ;)

"Huh... It's morning already?" I yawn and get up from bed.

Where is he?

I leave the attic and walk down the stairs. There's no sign of the ninja I'm looking for. Where could he be?

"Kaoru, aren't you supposed to rest?" I hear his voice above my head. He's being like a bat with his head upside down hanging from the ceiling.

"Kyaa!!! What are you doing up there?!" My lungs scream.

He suddenly parts his legs and drops himself down. Thud! Poor guy, he hurts himself badly...

"Ow... Why didn't you catch me?" He whines.

"Idiot! That was too sudden!"

"Oh... Then let's try again" He gets up from the ground and jumps up. I grab his leg and pull him back down.

"Ouch... Kaoru! What was that for?!"

"Pfftttt, I'm not catching you, DUCKY BEEAAKK!" I stick out my tongue and run as fast as possible.

Little did I know, I'm no match for this dude.

He grabs me from behind and hold me tight. "What did I say about that silly teasing huh?"

"L-Let go... Can't.. Breathe"

He sighs "Just because you're still not well, Kaoru" He lets go. "How are you feeling?"

"Much better than yesterday" I reply.

I hardly ever get sick. I can't even remember the last time I got ill. So why am I sick now? Ah yes, my stubbornness.

Well, at least there's someone right here to look after me. This shouldn't be so bad, so be it.

"That's good to hear. I've prepared breakfast, Come on" He says and walks towards the kitchen.

We sit down across from each other. The food is in front of us. "Nfu~ I cannot wait!" The ninja grabs his chopsticks. His eyes sparking with excitement.

Yes! This is happening!

Then, his eyes drop slowly. The put the chopsticks back down and sighs. "Right, I almost forgot"

"Man... I was hoping you'd forget and let your guard down"  I sigh "Guess it's all in vain then"

"I was hoping we could eat...together"

He says before getting up from his chair and walks away.

"Hey... What's wrong with it? Just take off that mask"

"I can't" With that, he leaves without another word.

I don't get it... What's wrong with him? Why can't see his face properly? There must be some reason behind this... And no matter what, I will find out what that is.

I grab my chopsticks and start digging in the food. It tastes so good. I'm actually impressed that someone like him has such culinary expertise.

Maybe I can learn from him...?

×××

After breakfast, I haven't seen him. Where did that jerk wander off to? He said he'd take care of me, now... He left me alone in this small cottage. That asshole!

I sit down on the couch and cross my arms. I'm bored as hell. If only I could just run away from this place and go back to Townsville. I wonder if my family's looking for me now or... Go on vacation without me. They probably thought I'm going with my friends or something.