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[h1][s]Kiku[/s][/h1][/center]

Her low chakra, and low energy had everything feeling not up to par. It was barely recognizable to her what was going on. Until she heard a scream, it was from one of her teammates, she realized that they were hurt. Trying to scramble to her feet, she found herself now in searing pain and let out a scream. Riddling with fear, and most of all - pain. Her hands quickly shot to her boots, which was possibly a terrible idea, as she ripped them off she also ripped off whatever had now fused to the boots from the heat. This causing more anguish, and the Kunoichi was now in tears under her mask from the pain.

Audibly, her teammates were in pain too, she wanted to assist - but her own pain was too much of a distraction and cause of selfishness. Amongst her teammates voices, her hands quickly shot back up to her ears as the Golem 'screamed,' - oh how it rang ever so loudly in her ears. She felt like she was under a genjutsu herself in some sense, this was literal hell. Her legs were in a pain, she couldn't understand why - and her head was now throbbing from the piercing of the golems shriek. It was then she quickly curled into a ball - as the oncoming force of the explosion frightened her. She could feel the immense amount of energy disbanding from the Golem, and throughout the room and away. Though, something left her feeling slightly overly-heightened.

She was so stunned, poor thing. From the energy of her comrades, to her own fear of her own wellbeing. The unfortunate empath was having difficulty trying to grasp everything. Usually calm, she now felt a bit sporadic and dysfunctional. Kiku could hear someone talking, but her legs were currently too much of a bother. Raising the mask over one eye - her heart stopped, vision blurred, and breath constricted into her lungs as she finally looked down at her legs. Of course, there was blood - but not much since the lava instantly seared the wounds shut. But the poor thing could see into her calves, and see damaged ligaments, and muscle tissue. Lava had seared through, and ruined her legs.

It was in the moment of instant panic, that Shizuka had lifted her up. Her breath almost stopping again, as she looked up to him. This boy took so much interest in her well being, it almost frightened her in some sense. Her one free eye examined his face, were his eyes wet from the heat and intensity of the situation? Her face flushing again, hearing his words - she almost couldn't breath, from the pain and sudden stance he had been taking for her. Before she could think too much, they were finally somewhere....decently better. The Forest of Death, great. She instantly recognized it from pictures she had seen. 

As they had been there, her arms had been wrapped around his neck. She looked up to him, and then nodded to the ground. He swiftly received the message and set her down gently, she stared at her legs. Finally, in one rage filled moment she ripped her mask off and regretted it immediately as light poured into her retina's. Slapping her hands to her face, she laid back and groaned. Pain still searing from her legs, her eyes were now slightly burning in a different way. It was the first time she had taken her mask off in hours, and typically her eyes were very sensitive to light upon being masked for so long. As she slowly adjusted, she finally lowered her arms. Wincing in pain, as someone touched her legs, it was the Medical Nin. Kiku graciously allowed them to fix her, she looked up to Shizuka. Possibly the first time he had seen her maskless, and tugged on his arm. More or less she really just pulled him down, and wrapped her arms around his chest, and hugged him tightly. Her energy had returned, and her chakra levels felt great. She pushed a warm energy into his body, and rested her cheek against his as she whispered into his air, [color=a187be]"Thank you...."[/color]. What more could she say at this time?

Kiku feared being seen as weak, but this particular Shinobi shone differently to her. It was leaving her questioning a bit. She let him go from the embrace, and looked down to her legs as the Nin began to finish. Her attention quickly shifting to Kurin, and Jaak. [color=a187be]"How are you guys? Are you alright? How bad is it?" [/color]She sputtered out, and then smiled at the two, [color=a187be]"We did it guys!"[/color]



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