Board Thread:World-wide RP/@comment-26068742-20170810221800/@comment-28929139-20170811021316

-Flashback-

Fresh out of the mansion and just past the entrance of the village, Kideme was in shit shape. The fresh jagged scar on her upper back still hurt, her upper body still throbbed from being slammed into a wall by a mudflow, and her body was covered with burns from her own electricity. She had been battered and berated, and only just barely escaped being raped multiple times until probably left for dead and she was naked beneath wearing a man's soiled yukata vest that stank of blood, urine and feces because her own clothes had been ripped and torn from her body. It also didn't help that she hadn't eaten or showered and she was getting the advent of a splitting headache. To put it simply, Kideme wanted this day to be over and desired nothing more than a shower and a warm bed to help her forget this death-trap and she would have happily paid any price to make that happen faster.

But when Hayato turned and slaughtered the three ninja in cold blood after they helped them escape, Kideme just couldn't believe it. They even healed and nursed all of them back to health! And even though she had not yet voiced it, she had every intention of paying out of pocket whatever price they asked just simply because she wanted them all to go home faster. Money was not something that ever really concerned Kideme and she had access to lots of it, but more than that was Hayato's behavior. While the ninja that aided them were not helpless, even if they double crossed her, Hayato and Duke, they could have just handled it from there and likely would have produced a much more effective result than just more death. Kideme was too tired and out of it along with just outright paraylzed with shock to speak up, but luckily Duke did voice his dismay. Don't get it twisted though, Kideme has never been hesitant to kill out of defense or revenge, but in her mind, this was straight out murder.

That being said, Kideme had been silent the whole time and let the two boys hash it out, essentially just stewing in remorse for the two girls and boy that helped them and for her best friend.~

But now, sometime later, the tension between them had gotten progressively worse. Duke was hiding in his tent and Hayato was silent as usual. This was one thing Kideme disliked about the shinobi lifestyle....the pink elephant that was doing something in cold blood. It was an awkward instance that had a niche approach and Kideme didn't know it yet. So she was hoping that by bringing two hungry guys together with fresh hot food, that maybe they could talk things out. But perhaps Kideme was too much of a romantic to hope for that.

Instead of that happening, Hayato announced that he was leaving and Kideme frowned. "Hayato! Don't go..." She immediately went after him, clapping Hayato on the shoulder. "What's wrong?" Even if he didn't return her gaze, there was real concern in her eyes. She didn't like what she was seeing in his golden orbs, because this wasn't her strong but kind-hearted best friend staring back at her. "Are you okay?"