Learning To Love Red

Chapter 10

3rd Person POV

Inside the Foot Hide Out

The sound of feet thumping in perfect unison echoed throughout the whole building. As a young foot solider walked up the stairs leading to his mistress. His mind was filled with anger like always, but this time his anger was directed towards a spiteful red head.

He failed his mission, he knew his mistress would be furious, and her wrath would be his undoing. He reached the towering doors that lead to her chamber doors. Taking a deep breath he slowly pushed them, bracing himself for the worst.

Karai was facing the window, the moon reflected off her silver armor. She was toying with the handle of her Juji-ken (sword) as she spoke.

"It's about time you arrived."

She turned around piercing the young solider with her cold brown eyes. Quickly he bowed taking in the silence between the two. The sound of her footsteps grew louder as she approached him, when her foot steps stopped he felt the cool tip of her blade under his chin, making his head rise.

"Karai, I apologize for keeping waiting."

He smirked underneath his mask, taking in her pale face emotionless face. He watched as his mistress turned her head to the side a look of amusement on her face. Slowly she sliced the bottom of his mask, stopping before reaching his chin.

"Take your mask off Nathan, you know I hate it when I can't see that handsome face of yours."

Karai returned her blade into its sleeve, before turning her back to him. Nathan was soon on his feet, his mask now in his hand.

"Please fill me on your mission. Did you destroy the traitor and her allies?"

He watched her as she sat on her throne, her legs crossed at her knees.

"She put up a fight, but we quickly finished the job."

An evil grin spread across his face. As his thoughts flashed to the night he destroyed the girl he trained himself. The girl he brought into the foot clan, the one he became friends with, and the one filled him with extreme anger when she betrayed him.

"Such a shame. I was kinda of growing fond of Jasmine. So you took out her family as well?"

Karai smirked. Nathan's face dropped when he heard the question.

"We disposed of all of them, except her younger sister."

He watched as her face turned to stone. Slowly she stood herself up, without taking her eyes off of him.

"The young red head your so fond of? And why not?"

Anger was clear in her voice as she was inches away from him.

Nathan knew she was right. He was very fond of Chanel, after all they had been close friends. That's how he meet Jasmine, but his obsession with the chocolate eyed hot head had grown and Karai knew that.

"She wasn't home when we attacked."

He never broke eye contact as she debated in her mind how to handle this new information.

"If you wanted to keep her you should have just told me."

Karai smirked as she ran her hand through his dirty blond hair.

"Where is she now?"

Swiftly Nathan crossed his arms over his chest, his dark brown eyes filled with thoughts unimaginable.

"She was last seen with the turtles."

He watched Karai's whole body's stiffen up.

"So she could be of use to us?"

He simply nodded his head in response. Karai's eyes now sparkled with interest and rage.

"What would you like me to do mistress?"

He took a step towards her. She tilted her head slowly reaching out her hand, giving him a slight pat on his face.

"Use her to find the turtles. If you succeed than may keep young Chanel."

She turned her back to him once again.

"As you wish Karai."

He bowed his head quickly taking one last glance at the young women in front of him, before turning to walk away. He froze when he heard her speak again.

"If you find the turtles make sure you bring them to me. I want to be the one to finish them." She spat the words like venom.

"Yes mistress." Nathan walked slowly to the door his mind filling with thoughts of determination, as he thought of a plan to find the red head whom he held affections for, and those dreaded turtles whom he despised. He was almost out the door when he heard his mistress speak once more.

"Oh and Nathan I never want you wear that mask again, a face like yours deserves to be seen by all."

"As you wish."