Scars? Back from the battle!

-Kumori, supported by Hito, walks out of a black portal along with Haruko-

"Kumori-chaaaaan!!" she jumped at her and kicked away Hito.

"This time, I really saw it! I saw it! Actually, I can even see it now." she grinned as she looked at her arm eagerly.

Hito wanted to go cry in a corner, but instead he just turned back into Kumori's shadow. (T-T) Kumori looks at Haruko. "Uuumm...yeah? Hold on, I need to heal up....then I'll explain.." She removes her cloak, revealing the many slashes caused by Dominic. "...he really doesn't like me..." She sighs and begin making hand signs.

Haruko fell on the floor to sit, took out her popsicle and looked up at Kumori as she healed her wounds.

"What's up with him, that girl (Natsuki), and you anyway?" she said as she took a bite on her popsicle.

Kumori sits on the ground facing Haruko as she finishes healing. "We were very close friends a long time ago." She looks at Haruko. Well...one good thing comes from this...I don't have to hide my scars so much anymore! And, maybe I could actually talk to people more.....nah. That might scare everyone. Unintentionally, Kumori smiles slightly at the thought.

Kazu returns as well with a look on his face showing that he is in deep in his own thoughts.

Haruko smiled back.

"Close friends before? Uh huh, uh huh, and then?" she took a bite on her popsicle.

"Well, she went one way with alchemy and such...and I went in the opposite direction. It's that simple." Kumori notices that she is smiling and stops.

"Are you feeling nostalgic all of a sudden?" Haruko asked as she took another bite. She can read Kumori's emotion. "Anyway, so, uhm, what's up with those scars?"

"Hey, you're the one who asked." Kumori sighs. "There are some from everywhere, and everything... My jutsus require me to use blood. That's where a lot came from. Others are from battles....Things from the past. And some..." She looks down at many bite marks going up and down her arms. "..are from another jutsu I use...only when absolutely necessary."

"Ehhh....." Kumori stops and thinks for a moment. "It's hard to explain....I would have to show you..but we'll just wait until the need arises. As for the past battles, they're nothing. I don't like to dwell on the past."

Haruko nodded thrice. "Oooh."

"Okay, so just tell me the story behind you, Natsuki, Kei, and Dominic. I'm quite confused with your relationship to them and stuff." she grinned, getting eager once again.

"Haruko, don't pressure her too much, just let her rest for now she had quite a day." Kazu said to the girl who kept asking questions which annoyed him. Kazu was laying down on the floor for no aparent reason. To him anything can be comfortable so anything would do to be a couch or bed. Staring at the ceiling he yawned; his black hair covering the silver of his eyes of the Silver Wolf Mangekyou Sharingan examining each detail of the room just to be on the safe side of an attack.

"Nah, she's fine. She already healed her wounds." she smiled at him. "I know you're irritated at me, (Because I can read emotions), so you can just rest in your room if you want." she smiled again, then turned to Kumori, getting excited again.

"Kei is my sister. Not so long ago, we were assassins in my village...very skilled ones. We were sent to kill Dominic and his mother. I didn’t want to at the time, but Kei convinced me to kill Dominic's mother. Dominic escaped." Kumori looks at Hanako. "Natsuki found out. She was traveling with Dominic, protecting him and training him. Kei sealed her memory." She takes out bandages from one of her pockets and starts wrapping up her arms again.

Haruko nodded thrice, then took a bite on her popsicle as though she was watching a movie eating her popcorn. "I see. So, why did Kei sealed Natsuki's memory? Should'nt you suppose to seal Dominic's since his mother was the one whom you killed?"

"Dominic didn't know who we were...until recently. There was no need to."

"Mmhm." she nodded her head, the popsicle in her mouth. "Sho, what exactly ish your relationship with Natshuki?"

"We grew up together." Kumori sighs. "What about you, Haruko? Why are you in the Akatsuki?"

OOC: Sorry for the wait. I've been gone for quite a while now. XD

IC:

"Me? Hmm, no particular reason." she smiled at her as she took a bite on her popsicle. "And btw, woah, you and that Natsuki grew up together. Well, in the battle, she desperately wanted to kill you. Geez."

"She didn't want to...Dominic did. Things change, Haruko. People change. I've just learned to expect it from everyone." Kumori shrugs once.

"Uh, right." Haruko nodded though still confused at Kumori's little 'speech'.

"People change. So what if they totally forgive you and stuff like that, and offered you to live with them in the peaceful world of theirs and live like the same old good days you had spent with them, would you accept it then?"

"Nope." Kumori smiles slightly. "I can't say that I would."

Haruko took a bite on her popsicle, then smiled at her. "Not even if we, Akatsuki, will willingly let you go with them?"