Desert Flower

It'll Be Okay

  "Aka...." I growled. "Aka....aka....aka...." My hands were covered in red, but it wasn't right. This chakra was weak....it was wrong....disgusting. Walking away from the man I had torn to shreds, I ran my tongue over my teeth. "Hungry...."

  I could smell delicious chakra. So much of it....so many different kinds....all in one place as if a feast had been laid out before me. Excitement made my tail sway, and I dropped to all fours to run. The hunt was on.

  The first one I saw was a boy, and his chakra was intense and bright, and I went right for him. Landing right in front of him on the dusty ground, his already fearful expression twisted even more, and I grinned. His red eyes looked so close to popping out with how wide they were. I reached out for him only to stop as a loud explosion shook the air.

  Jerking my head up, I saw smoke coming from a nearby building and sensed more strong chakras. I focused my senses on what was happening there; if a stronger opponent was near, I needed to know.

  Baring my teeth, my gaze snapped to the stands after something had hit the side of my head. I didn't even look to see what it was, I just went right for where it had come from. Screams filled my ears as I sank my teeth into hot flesh, tearing chunks from their neck and shoulder, feeding until no chakra was left.

  "Aka....hungry....aka...." I growled since this was the wrong one again. Hopping onto a metal rail as blood dripped from my hands and chin, I scanned my surroundings. There was a familiar scent, but I couldn't remember what the source of it was. I just knew that I was hungry....and that power.... Oh, that power tasted better than these scraps I had been feeding on. I wanted to taste it again.

  Taking in a deep breath, I growled, finding that the source of the scent was no longer here as the smell had faded. My prey had run off when I was distracted. That wouldn't happen again.

  Leaping into the air, I felt the wind rush past as the ground was getting closer and closer until I landed and created a cloud of dirt and dust. Leaning forward, I bolted in the same direction the scent I was following went.

  Running through the trees, I found there were other scents laced in with the one I was tracking. They didn't smell as good, but I knew the chakra from them would still taste well enough. I grinned, enjoying the chase that would inevitably end in a glorious meal.

  The forest became darker as it got denser, and the trees were larger, but I didn't slow my pace as I had yet to lay eyes on my prey. My stomach churned and growled, screaming its desires to be filled and fed.

  I briefly passed right by some strong chakra sources, but they paled in comparison to what I was hunting, and I paid them no mind. They were soon far behind me, and I paused on a tree branch, my claws digging into the bark. Sniffing the air, I wiped the drool from my chin before changing direction just as my prey had.

  My ears twitched, catching the sound of a loud crash and the distinct noise of wood breaking. A tree had fallen not too far up ahead, and I felt a maniacal grin pull at my lips. Picking up the pace, I could hear more crashing and could practically taste chakra in the air.

  "Of my existence?! Come out....Sasuke Uchiha!" Someone was yelling. "You are my....prey!" There was a pause before there was another crash and more shouting. "There you are!" And that was when I finally caught up to what I was hunting.

  "Aka!" Baring my fangs, I crashed feet first into the beast so full of chakra. The branches beneath the strange-looking boy broke with every impact until the ground was coming into view, and a large, clawed hand swung around and threw me into a tree. "Aka!" Crawling out of the hole in the tree from where I had landed, my gaze turned to the curling cloud of dust and dirt from the forest floor.