Back Alleyway [Open]

[Sai]

Posting order is Sai, Kat, Seiran, Shino! ^-^[/b]

Damn!

Pale as death skin scraped against brick as he leaped over a low garden wall. He didn't spare a look back as he continued to run, shoes slapping against grass followed by the concrete of someone's driveway.

Sai was running.

Sai was running from three boys wishing to do him some seriously bodily harm for two reasons. The first reason was obvious; he was gay. The second reason was also easy for the dim-witted; he had hit on a Senior as a way of calling him gay.

The Senior was insulted.

And mad.

Very mad.

Sai glanced over his shoulder to see if the senior and his buddies were still following him. He slowed to a stop when he saw not a soul in the alley behind him. With a sigh, he turned around-

Only to bump into someone very solid.

The Senior.

[Misarashi Katanai]

Walking. That was it. Just walking. She hated it. It was not a nice day out. It was cold. Not freezing, but cold. She had no options. She had to get home somehow, and this was her only way.

Left, right, left, right.....

Katanai looked forward. On her shoulder sat Aurora, (her life-long companion--a black cat). She knew that she needed not pay attention to how the cat was doing, considering that Aurora could fend for herself, and well. Katanai hoped that if they ran into trouble, she could fend for herself. She didn't really know. She only knew that if that happened, Aurora would run home--fast.

She put her hand upon the handle of one of her two swords--The Cat Blade. Swords would be a great defense. She was wide open to being a victim. Thankfully, she had great skill with the swords.

She saw a window. She looked in, casting her own reflection. She ran her fingers across her tail. Once again, she cursed her tail and ears under her breath. *Fate sucks to high hell,* She thought as she kept forward.

She felt a breeze of people running past them (her and her cat, that is). She inhaled. She couldn't exhale safely. She was a bit afraid. She didn't know why. Usually, Kat was just a tomboy who would sass anyone and not feel guilt until later, hurting people when needed. She wasn't a BULLY, per say, but she was tough. Rough around the Cat-like edges. She sighed, forgetting that she had been carefully holding her breath.

She looked behind her. A boy had just run into another boy. Should she offer assistance? She looked around. About to jump in...she froze. She couldn't move! "what the hell?!" She muttered. She wasn't just stopping on her own. Something was keeping her...holding her still...what?


((OOC- couldn't think of what to say. If one of you want to fill in the blanks of my post, be my guest. ^^))

[Miyazaki Seiran]

Seiran coughed as the breeze lifted his hair. He was dressed in a kimono today. He knew that people in Japan don't usually wear kimonos anymore, but he always said in his mind,' our ancestors always wore kimonos, so i should also wear a kimono from time to time.' Besides, he felt more comfortable in the old japanese clothing. His breath was short and quick, from running after a man. He wasn't really mad, but just wanted to apoligize. He was way behind as he saw a girl in front. He coughed into his palm as he walked forward. Blood dripped from his fingers as he silently kneeled tso he could breath. 'Drat' he said to himself. He looked up to see the girl trying to walk towards the other men. He reached out his hand and grabbed the hem of her sleeve. He stopped her from moving forward another step.

He coughed more as he attempted to stand. As he put his hand down from his mouth, blood could be seen dripping from his mouth. He reached into his pocket and pulled out a little box. He ate a tablet that was inside and closed his eyes. After a minute he regained his statability and stood up normaly. He looked down and realized that he was still holding onto the girl. He released the sleeve quickly and bowed. "I'm sorry, i don't know what came over me." He raised his head and put on a gentle smile. Though blood was still on his mouth, his smile was still authentc and didn't make him look too much like he was hurt. He bowed again then turned towards the way the other guys went and started towards them.

He sighed as he continued for what seemed like forever. He would probably have to go back to the hospital after this. 'The nurses will make a big fuss if they knew i had coughed up blood. Then they won't let me back out for a while. I have to make sure that i find that man and apologize.' He fastened his pace and looked around more. 'I have to remember to thank that girl too....what was her name?' Seiran stopped dead in his track as he slapped his head lightly. "I didn't ask her her name...." He sighed and wondered if he should look for the man or go back for the girl. 'The day has been very......fun.' As he thought that, Seiran laughed to himself. he hadn't had so much to do since he had gotten diagnosed. It was a fun day for him, and hopefully everything would resolve itself.

He turned back and walked back the way he came from. 'I guess as people say, girls come first.' He smiled to himself and walked more looking for the place where he had bumped into the girl.

[Aburame Shino]

What a day...

Not knowing what was so great or so bad about the day, Shino shrugged, beginning to walk home. His pace stayed steady. Walking home wasn't to be rushed. Take it slow--that was his motto.

Two flys zoomed past him. Where were they going? Shino decided to follow them. He walked close behind the two bugs. They increased speed, so did he. Running? They were now running? What? Where were they going?

Shino stopped. He peered out into a group of people. Some guy was chasing another guy. There was a...cat girl? What? Where did a CAT GIRL come from? He was a bit confused, but became baffled when the pursuer tore away and seized the girl's sleeve. What? Was she his sister? What was going on?

Shino decided to follow the other boy. He didn't really see anything in detail yet. He just followed, seeing that the other guy was busy. He looked back. The other guy was about to follow them. But what? He turned back?

"My head's gonna explode..." he muttered quietly. Quietly, he kept following, hoping to slake his confusion.

[Sai]

Sai looked up at who he had ran into. It wasn't the Senior, and he thanked whatever gods were listening for that. But then his heart dropped down into his stomach, burning, when he realized that he had crashed into the man's friend.

Damn! Sai cursed again as he looked around blindly for help. Boy, girl, boy- wait, did that girl have swords? He glanced at the big guy in front of him. He could shout for help, but that would result in having his face smashed in; plus, there was no guarantee that the girl wasn't part of the search party, anyway.

He was stuck between a rock and a very hard place. He had no choice to back away, and he did, eyes locked on the person in front of him.

"Can't we talk this over?" Sai said, reaching for the concealed ink tube in his pocket. As girly as it was, he might be able to blind the boy.

Yeah. Right. Like that would happen.

[Misarashi Katanai]

Katanai's eyes widened with a bit of fear, a lot of shock, and a bit of anger. Some guy had just grabbed her sleeve... She tried to contemplate what just happened, when he fell to his knees? She bent over (being that he had not yet released her).

Blood! She cringed. Katanai hated the site of blood outside of battle (or gym class). She saw him take a pill as well. She wondered what was wrong. She used her free hand to reach into her pocket. She pulled out a handkerchief. She smirked. Aurora had often wondered why she carried that around. She never knew herself. This was a perfect example of why it's okay to carry a handkerchief around, even if she never used it.

She wiped half of his mouth, attempting to help. Her crimson eyes softened a bit, seeing that he was begining to gain stability. She knew that that was a good sign. She wanted to help more, but she was interrupted.

Finally, he had let go of her. Smiling, he said, "I'm sorry, I don't know what came over me."

She tilted her head as he ran off. What an odd day...

She knew that it wasn't everyday that someone smiled at her. It made her feel a bit less...weird. She did feel bad, however, that the smile had been forced through pain. Kat just shook her head, standing in that same spot, being that she was getting over shock.

[Miyazaki Seiran]

Seiran noticed that he had slmost reached the place he saw the girl. 'It should be just past this cor-' He heard footsteps closing in. Someone was following him. He glenced to the left and continued to walk. he turned into a nearby abandoned house. He grabed the closest thing that resembled a kendo stick ansd continued to walk to where he saw the girl. Every few minutes he would close his eyes to listen on his follower.

'Left, right, left, right....he stopped, left again.' Seiran thought in his mind. He was reading the sounds of the trailers feet. They were quiet," this man is good at trailin." He said quietly.

He saw the girl where he had left her. He was surprised that she didn't already leave. He smiled and walked towards her.

"Hello..."

[Aburame Shino]

Shino continued to follow the boy. He reached where he was. He saw a familiar belly-shirt. He rolled his eyes, behind his glasses. *How revealing of him...* he thought, a bit disturbed. Then again, Sai had never been normal.

He thought back to a while ago. Sai had tried to hit on a senior. He pushed his glasses up the bridge of his nose. This must have been why they were chasing him.

Yes, Sai was in his Biology class. Shino, who would always be bored, considering he already knew so much about their current topic--bugs, would watch his classmates, without moving his head. His darkened glasses would prevent anyone from seeing him doing this--especially the teacher.

He would always see Sai staring at the kid who sat in front of him. He would draw hearts around his picture. He did observe that Sai was good at drawing, but he also noticed that he was good at drawing men with men. He shook his head, chasing away those memories.

Shino finally had caught up to him, although, he was now thinking that he shouldn't even be involved. He began to walk again. He saw that Sai had run into the guys friend, who looked pretty mad.

He summoned a spider--a big spider. He leaned on it, saying with a strong, but mysterious tone, "It's not good to pick on people, you know."

[Sai]

Sai jumped at the voice, as did the Senior's friend. Both looked over at where another boy with dark glasses stood next to-

Oh god... Sai suddenly felt sick to his stomach. This was Shino, a rather good-looking boy from his biology class (Sai had drawn him once or twice). Shino was leaning against something large and hairy: a spider. The eight spindly legs almost crowded the small alleyway, and it's swollen body twitched with their movement. It's mandibles were like the gates of hell glistening, - with poison?- curved fangs gnashing.

But that wasn't the worst part. No.

Eight eyes. Some were blank, dead; forever staring at you with some enlightened understanding. Some were glittering; they were compound eyes. Sai could feel the image burning itself into his memory forever.

Even though he managed to stay standing, the bully collapsed to his knees, sputtering nonsense before scrambling back, taking off and screaming, "Monster!"

Damn! he thought once more. Now he was between a rock and a huge bug from hell. But Shino was his friend, right? He had said, "It's not good to pick on people, you know." after all.

Right?

[Misarashi Katanai]

Katanai sat down, turning the other way. She closed her eyes. What an experience! She knew that she was taking it all out of proportion, but after all, she had never been through such a dramatic experience. Not since that day, back when she was a bit younger. Her parents... She shook her head to clear those thoughts. That very experience was what had made her cringe at the sight of out-of-place blood. She still said prayers over the floorboard in the basement that her parents had used for a small shrine. That one floorboard where there was still the dried blood. Oh, just the thought of that floorboard was enough to draw a tear to her eye. But she easily wiped it away. Yes. That was all over. She just smiled softly to herself. No more excitement.


"Hello..."

Katanai jumped. Someone was talking to her? She recognized the voice. She thought hard. Was it...the boy who had seized her sleeve? She opened her eyes, turning her head to his direction. She could see it was him at once. She stood up, turning completely towards him. As she stood, she gently brushed some remaining dust off of her skirt. She stood straight and smiled. "Hey," She said. She could tell that he wasn't there to bring her any harm.

She was surprised. She had no idea that she'd ever see him again, let alone today. She just kept smiling, knowing that no harm would come to her, or at least, so she assumed.

Aurora had remained on her shoulder the entire time, but now, she was sitting on top of a brick wall which Kat had previously been leaning on during her contemplation. The small cat seemed to be indifferent by all the excitement around them. Katanai only wished that she could be like her with her indifference. Maybe someday...