Board Thread:Konoha Logs/@comment-24479578-20160424050715/@comment-24479578-20160425061557

Hitomi watched him stand and looked to him with the warm that was always in her eyes. To say that she wasn't afraid of what was going on around her would be a lie. But in the face of his fury and the rage that screamed at her, she spoke simply and with every ounce of truth to her words. "Because I care for you... and want to stand with you.. that's why.." She would not say another word to him and saw his fist come up to her. She'd take a deep breath and hold it while she waited for the blow that she knew would come all too soon.

But it didn't.

Hearing the crack, she'd meet his gaze. Hers of pearlesque warmth, compassion and gentleness met his of onyx and crimson anger and rage. She'd move her hand up and almost touched him once more as she heard his words, curling her imperfect hand once more and dropped it down to her side once more. She'd look over his face a moment and move towards him to place a kiss on his lips but stopped herself. "Please don't forget... " She whispered softly before she moved to go under his arm. Looking back over her shoulder at him, she'd take a deep breath and spoke once more. "I was ready to follow you to the gates of hell and beyond... just to stand with you, B..." She'd turn and begin to walk from the room and just as she passed the thresh hold, she'd hear another tree fall before she'd walk back to where the monk was. She'd smile and bow to him once more with warmth in her eyes as he handed her back her metal fingertips.

Once she was beyond the entrance of the temple, she'd kneel and place her fingertips back on, one at a time. Her eyes looked back to the temple entrance and she thought about the boy that she had known and the man that had kissed her. He could have killed her just now, but he didn't. Something had happened that he had spared her. Closing her eyes, she thought of the night before. Him resting in her lap and her fingers running though his hair. A sweet simpleness that she'd treasure. But she would see if he did come for her as he had said. She'd stand once more and begin her way down the path that she had taken to get here. This time much slower then she had getting there. Perhaps she had wished that he would surprise her but she had a feeling that wouldn't be the case.