祝蘭 ([info]pirate_shura) wrote in [info]himuragumi,
@ 2006-01-11 21:38:00
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Current mood: nauseated
Entry tags:shura, susumu

October 9--Early Early Morning--???
I do not know where Susumu plans on taking me.

All I can hear is the rustling of trees surrounding us.

My breathing has become shallow and my eyelids are starting to grow heavy.

Perhaps I will be seeing my father again sooner than I anticipated.

I tighten my grip around his neck, allowing my right arm to dangle lifelessly at my side.

At least I won't be...alone.

Then, I suddenly start to vomit.

It tastes like...blood.


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Heal I
[info]ninja_susumu
2006-01-11 08:42 pm UTC (link)
‘Where is that damn shack?’

My frustration mounts as the trees blur by me and Shura grips my neck tighter. “Hold on, we’re almost there.” However, her only response is to vomit all over me. It did not slow me down though. I suppose something like that was supposed to sicken me, but I have had worse spilled over my face and cloths. I have seen worse, done worse… a little vomit was not going to affect me, much less when I was carrying an injured person.

The gurgling of a river gives me a measure of relief and I slow down considerable as the abandon building comes into view. In the better light of the coming dawn I am able to see that it is not a shack but a small house. However it was very much a nice place to get Shura back together.

With one hand holding the passed out woman and the other opening the door I manage to bring us both into what appeared to be a very comfortable home. I found the bed and quickly laid down the unconscious Shura gently on the bed. I tore open the rest of her raggedy shirt and removed any bandages that got in my way. After a visual assessment and verification that she did in fact have a fever I began to move. First I grabbed the most suitable looking clothing I could find. It was an old kimono and lengthy on me but it would do. Next I found a bucket that looked well and tore out of the house with the two items, changing from my sister’s kimono to the new/old one I had found.

((Permission to grope Shura granted by Shura-mun.))

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Heal II
[info]ninja_susumu
2006-01-11 08:43 pm UTC (link)
When I reach the river I manage to get it half way on and then I rip the rest of my sister’s kimono off plunging it with one hand into the river. My other hand already was sinking the bucket into the river to gather water at the same time. Placing the bucket beside myself I cleaned off the vomit from my person before rushing back into the room. At Nee-san’s shop I had grabbed some wire and snuck it into my ribbon I used to hold up my hair. The knife I had also pilfered from her shop was out and readily tearing into her lovely kimono.

The new ribbons of cloth were used to clean the wound, as I pulle out a hidden needle from the discarded obi. It was amazing how well my shinobi skills sometimes worked with my medical side. Still there were days where the wall was too high to see down either path. I was quick and efficient in my task, days of on sight battle med easing the process. There were several lacerations and two bullet wounds. I cleaned, closed, and dressed each one with the materials I had on hand and that I could find in the abandoned house.

The sun is brightly shining in the home when I finish and I am exhausted from all the trips to the river and back with the tiny bucket. In my haste and limited supplies, I was not able to make as small a stitch as I possibly could. Those scars would be there to remind her of her deed for a long time.

I sink down beside the bed watching her chest rise and fall steadily, my mind racing. Who was this Shura? What had she done that she felt she had to do what she did? What was she running from that she could barely escape from? All these questions run through my head, but not louder than one lone thought…

Would my fate be the same?

((Permission to molest Shura granted by player.))

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[info]pirate_shura
2006-01-13 05:53 pm UTC (link)
It seems that even in sleep, I cannot find relief from this agonizing pain that rips through me. On the other hand, pain let's me know that I'm still alive--which is surprising to say the least.

I glance over at Susumu, who appears to be asleep. This man has saved my life...but...was mine really a life worth saving?

A murderer.

I also notice that I am for the most part topless, save for a few strategically placed bandages. However, that is the least of my worries.

I cannot stay here any longer, they will find me wherever I go. And everyone I come in contact with is in danger, including Susumu and...

....Sanosuke.

After a few failed attempts at sitting up, my only option is to roll out of the bed. I land on the floor with a soft thump, clenching my teeth to stifle a pained gasp as my body protested the movement.

I shakily rose to my hands and knees, determined to crawl out of this place if that is the only way that I can protect those around me.




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[info]ninja_susumu
2006-01-13 09:40 pm UTC (link)
For once I was so exhausted that I had fallen into a dreamless sleep without thoughts of what was and what could have been, just darkness without a meaning. A loud thump causes me to leap to my feet wildly looking around for the danger. As my eyes quickly scan the small home they land on Shura who was trying to crawl away! What was she thinking?!?

Until I had closed my eyes and slept a little, I had not realized how tired I really was. I could not even remember the last time I ate, let alone slept since the madness began. There was also the matter that I was still recovering from my own fever! It was exhaustion and madness but still I kept going because of people like her!

“What do you think you are doing?!” I growl out, so angry at her wasting the attempt to life I just gave her! Stalking towards her injured figure, I swiftly pick her up and deposit her back onto the bed gently as not to continue to aggravate her wounds. “Stay there and do not move or I shall tie you to this bed.” I threaten, my dark eyes narrowing and turning cold. It was a stare I had often used during my Bakumatsu days and was enough to send grown men crying. It was a stare I had learned from the demons that ran in Mibu temple.

“Do not waste my time like this! I have already spent enough energy on you for you to take it for granted like that!” I just could not understand why she would do something so stupid. Or maybe I was angry at her because I she did what I would have done and that staring at her was as if I was looking at my reflection.

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[info]pirate_shura
2006-01-13 10:20 pm UTC (link)
I glare up at him, refusing to be intimidated by his angry stare and his raised voice. "I didn't ask for your help! You should have just left me there! Now that you are involved..." I trail off once the glint of metal draws my attention.

Using what little strength I have left, I dive for the bedside table, snatching a knife that had been carelessly laid there.

"I don't want to hurt you, but you've left with me no other choice." I point the knife at him, trying to keep my hand from trembling. "You must let me go. It's for your own good."





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[info]ninja_susumu
2006-01-13 10:58 pm UTC (link)
Noise is just coming out of her mouth right about now… bothersome noise. I stare down the tip of my sister’s kitchen knife and back at her. Fine so she wanted to play that way I did not mind at all. My patience was up anyway.

I snap out my right hand hitting the inside bottom of her wrist with some measure of force, the action causing Shura to drop the knife onto the floor. As the shock begins to register on her face, my hand is already jabbing two fingers into the nerve bundle in her shoulder and neck. Her unconscious body lurches forward into my ready left hand. Laying her down gently again, I recheck her wounds to make sure that she has not reopened any of them.

I let out a heavy sigh, an agitated look on my face. Judging by her words she did not want to be found so this unknown home would be a perfect place for her to rest, however I needed to make sure she would stay put even after she woke up. There was also the matter that I need to keep my shadows from getting to her. Maybe… if I could find someone…

My eyes rove over the spare ribbons of my sister’s kimono. They were longer and perfect for the idea I had in my head. The bed was a western wood bed, causing me to slightly wonder who the hell could afford such a luxury and why was it here in the middle of no where? However it was a brief thought as I went to work right away trying her hands and feet to the posts so that she would not move.

Finishing, I admire my work before pocketing the kitchen knife once again. Hopefully Shura will not escape before someone can come and help her.

((Susumu exits thread. Shura moved and tied to the bed with permission.))

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