[table][row][/row][row][cell][center][h3][color=0EBFE9][b]Rashiku Karata[/b][/color] [color=#2E2C2C]__________________[/color][/h3][/center] [img]http://i.imgur.com/DZr8qqy.jpg[/img] [color=#2E2C2C]______________________________________[/color] [color=#2E2C2C]______________________________________[/color][/cell] [cell][right][sub] [color=#2E2C2C]________________________________________[/color] [color=#2E2C2C]______________________________________[/color] [color=#2E2C2C]______________________________________[/color] [color=#2E2C2C]______________________________________[/color] [color=#2E2C2C]______________________________________[/color] [color=#2E2C2C]______________________________________[/color] [color=#2E2C2C]______________________________________[/color] [color=#2E2C2C]______________________________________[/color] [i][color=0EBFE9]Every night of my life I watch angels fall from the sky Every time that the sun still sets I pray they don't take mine I'm on the front line Don't worry I'll be fine The story is just beginning I say goodbye to my weakness So long to my regret And now I know that I'm alive[/color][/i][/sub][/right][/cell][/row] [row][cell][color=#2E2C2C]______________________________________[/color] Rashiku couldn't help himself from glancing at Ami all throughout the walk to find a good place to sit for lunch. Each time he moved to state something, but quickly stopped. Some of the times, other strangers passed by and he clearly didn't want to talk with them in earshot, and at other points he simply didn't manage to speak. Finally the nearby park provided distance from the wandering crowds of shoppers, and a place to sit without needing to focus on looking around and walking. Still, as he sat next to Ami, he was awkwardly quiet for even longer. [color=0EBFE9][i]'How do I even start with this?'[/i][/color] He thought back to just a bit earlier, how he'd planned to stab through her in order to deal Takayuki a fatal blow. She surely wouldn't have known what his intentions were in that moment, and probably had many doubts after as well. He wanted to tell her she could trust him, but every time he tried, he didn't know what part of the topic to start at. Suddenly there was a noise on the roof behind them, some crumbling rubble, dust, and a couple of spooked birds flying off. Immediately Rashiku stood up and looked, his hand going to his back towards his weapon's hilt, but not drawing it yet. His eyes glowed brightly as he investigated with his Karata eye, seeing what was happening, but he detected nothing. Unbeknownst to Rashiku, Akira had landed just out of his sensing range, and was crawling ever closer to it, but just before going in, the Karata boy released his power and let go of his weapon, scratching his head. It looked to him like just a piece of cement had crumbled off and fell, creating some dust and giving the poor birds a fright. With a light smile, Rashiku sat back down and looked towards Ami again. The distraction had actually been helpful, having him focus on something other than organizing his thoughts. With his shoulders more relaxed, he finally spoke, just trying to get it out. [color=0EBFE9]"I was trying to protect you..."[/color] He started, knowing how it may have sounded. Ami's hand had been fidgeting as she was sitting there, attempting to figure out what Rashiku had wanted to talk about. Many scenarios were racing through her head. Most of her being caught so easily. Though, the noise had snapped Ami out of her thoughts. She too looked over but saw nothing out of the ordinary. When Rashiku sat down next to her, Ami felt her heart race with anxiety. The small girl had a confused look on her face when Rashiku suddenly spoke of him trying to protect her. [color=bb0088][b]"P-Protect me?[/b][/color] Ami asked, before it dawned on her. Her bubbles. Rashiku must have been trying to cut Mekakushi-sensei in a way where she wouldn't have been harmed, but her bubbles must have gotten in the way. Ami looked down with embarrasment. [color=bb0088][b]"I-I'm sorry. I-I d-didn't mean t-to get in your w-w-way... I-I just got i-in a panic a-and was t-trying to d-distract s-sensei..."[/b][/color] she explained. Right away he shook his head denying her statement. [color=0EBFE9]"You were in the way because he put you there. He used you as a shield. Your techniques helped create an opening."[/color] A bit faster than he intended, he raised his hand to put two of his fingers gently to her shoulder where he'd been aiming at before. [color=0EBFE9]"I was going to strike here... It would have gone through you and struck Mekakushi-sensei in the heart to kill him."[/color] A sense of relief went through Ami when he reassured her that she was in no part in his way. She was pleasantly surprised that Rashiku had commented her bubble jutsu had helped create an opening instead of hindering him. The blonde blinked twice when Rashiku had touched her shoulder to explain what his intentions were. Ami nodded her head, understanding, though she knew it would still hurt if it had happened. [color=bb0088][b]"I-I see... I-If I h-had tried t-to move b-before y-you did... i-it would have b-b-been bad..."[/b][/color] she whispered, realizing that if she had tried to avoid his blade, it would have caused more harm than good. [color=0EBFE9]"My eyes make it easier to aim... But yes."[/color] His mouth curled downwards slightly with his eyelids partially closing, as he continued sounding regretful. [color=0EBFE9]"It would have been painful. I'm sorry. I planned to remove the blade after as smoothly as I could and then take you to the hospital."[/color] He'd told her everything that had transpired in his plan. But not all that had taken place in his head when he had tried to fight their instructor. And almost like he couldn't contain the other piece any longer, he blurted out to her seemingly out of nowhere and off-topic. [color=0EBFE9]"You're not a creature. And you're not a threat to your village... Even if people say you are."[/color] Ami blinked twice when Rashuke had said that. [color=bb0088][b]"R-Right... M-Matatabi... I-I was going t-t-to tell y-y-you, A-Akira, and S-Sensei about her.... K-Kimi-chan is t-the only one o-outside of my f-family and the h-hokae that knows... I-I forgot t-they would h-have told s-sensei..."[/b][/color] she said, figeting in place, before she looked at Rashiku with a soft smile. [color=bb0088][b]"B-But thank y-you for n-not being s-scared of me"[/b][/color] The boy looked at her and nodded, but turned to face forward a bit quickly as her smile made him feel a bit strange. [color=0EBFE9]"I... You're welcome. My village said I was a threat too."[/color] [/cell][cell][right][sub] [color=#2E2C2C]________________[/color] [color=#2E2C2C]________________[/color] [color=#2E2C2C]________________[/color] [color=#2E2C2C]________________[/color] [color=#2E2C2C]________________[/color] [color=#2E2C2C]________________[/color] [color=#2E2C2C]________________[/color] [i][color=0EBFE9]One push is all you'll need A fist-first philosophy We watch with wounded eyes So I hope you recognize I'm on the front line Don't worry I'll be fine The story is just beginning I say goodbye to my weakness So long to the regret [b]And now I see the world through diamond eyes[/b][/color][/i][/sub] [color=#2E2C2C]________________[/color] [color=#2E2C2C]________________[/color] [img]http://i.imgur.com/BfbyV9Y.jpg[/img][/right][/cell][/row] [/table]