Dreams of High Places [P]

[chiatsuki]

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[Chae]

It was quiet, almost too quiet, enough so that I made a mental note to remain aware of my surroundings, even when swiftly trekking through my own country. Trailing lightly not too far from my brothers six, wondering what both family and friends had been doing back in kusagakure while we were away amassing Kusa's influence. My ivory mane swayed back and forth with each advancing step that I'd taken, going smoothly until my own brother seemed to halt for a moment to rest. Possibly as a means to alleviate any stress that might have found its way into his mind or soul. I wanted to seek out whether or not something had been wrong, but something was compelling me from breaking the lingering silence.

With my brother laying along the tiles of the roof, facing the heavens themselves, I merely sat next to him with one leg extended and the other folded inwardly. My torso was at a backwards slant, using both my palms to keep me from fully falling while concurrently peering off into the horizon as he spoke to me. What now? It wasn't the most fitting questions for that situation, namely because i truthfully had no answer to it, my brother had been leading thus far so I hadn't really gave it too much thought.

"So...The time hath come. . . According to your suggestions we were to attempt to enter Sunagakure under the guise of an alliance in order to get close and relieve them of their leader. What say you? Hath your mind changed since then?"

[chiatsuki]

[atrb=cellpadding,10,true][atrb=border,0,true][atrb=cellspacing,0,true][atrb=width, 400, true][atrb=rules,none][atrb=valign,top][atrb=style, background: #CCFF99; -moz-border-radius: 20px 0px 20px 0px; border-radius: 20px 0px 20px 0px][atrb=style,padding-top:15px;][atrb=align,left] Fou’s words registered rather quickly to the chunin who’s voice bellowed out from his gut after waking up in an alarming presence. Although startled by the sudden shock of his brother’s whereabouts Ei’s thoughts would return as his brother sarcastically retorted of this “plan.” “ That was the original plan Fou .. but something tells me we’ll need more than just one.” he’d coo under his breath making sure to keep whatever was said secret. There were many venues to the path these two funikumi trailed upon yet each road were a dead end filled with a bloody and uncomfortable finish – Either way Kusagakure’s name would be reborn into the souls of every man bringing fear within this unwelcoming feeling. Eyes of amber and gold would become sheltered even more under his eyelids as he stared down the horizon with a nonchalant leer. “We might not be able to just kill this guy. . we might have to bring him in alive first – It would serve a better bounty. .” Ei would procure whilst grazing his chin with two nimble fingers whilst peering to his left where his brother was sitting – halfway Indian style. “Or maybe we could just end it right now. . but we’d be giving up our leverage. . that’s all I’m worried about. .” he’d say finally letting loose this concern he’d kept bottled up the entirety of the trip. Ei was never a man of bargain so this trip only served as a mirage for his true intentions. Stealing the village scrolls.

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[Chae]

Peacefully I watched seamless clouds pass over me. Looking out at the dampened stars was always a sight that soothed my soul, bringing me false hope, a false hope that I clung to intensely. Attaining peace, it was a impossible task, and honorable one should any person decide to chase after it, be no matter which way the look at it....its impossible in the end. Contrary what many fought for and desired, I didn't want those things - at all, instead I had cast them aside, stripping my mind about peace and 'coming together', it was all bullshit. I knew, no, we knew, me, my brother, and every other person that lived in Kusagakure when it was destroyed from the arms of war. We knew that the major country's didn't give a single damn about the minor country's and how their reckless, idiotic, and political actions effected our livelihood.

What I sought after was revenge and revenge only. I wanted to spread and share with the world that same pain I'd experience when our loved ones were relieved of their lives, and for what, nothing at all. However, you must not misunderstand, I do not wish to go into each and every village to pillage their worth, nay, that was more aligned with my elder brother, but I, I coveted the lives of each and every Kage of the major countries. Dead or alive, it mattered very little to me despite my brother having a point about leaving them alive would provide ample leverage for Kusagakure.

"End it right now? that wouldn't be a bad idea in my book, however, We both know that we want different things out of this, so we must come to a compromise. Surely stealing some scrimpy scrolls shouldn't prove to be too difficult should it? I don't think it would or will. I'll follow your plans, so I guess we'll keep him alive, for now."

[chiatsuki]

[atrb=cellpadding,10,true][atrb=border,0,true][atrb=cellspacing,0,true][atrb=width, 400, true][atrb=rules,none][atrb=valign,top][atrb=style, background: #CCFF99; -moz-border-radius: 20px 0px 20px 0px; border-radius: 20px 0px 20px 0px][atrb=style,padding-top:15px;][atrb=align,left] Part of Ion’s judgement, pertaining to Fou’s character, was clouded because of the time the two brothers had spent apart during his escape to the chunins. In the eyes of his peers it’d seemed as if everything was okay with him. Ei always hid his emotions quite well but it made him self-conscious of what others, even his own brother, might be thinking. "End it right now? that wouldn't be a bad idea in my book, however, We both know that we want different things out of this, so we must come to a compromise. Surely stealing some scrimpy scrolls shouldn't prove to be too difficult should it? I don't think it would or will. I'll follow your plans, so I guess we'll keep him alive, for now." A cold stare would remain muck upon his grim visage asIon stared into the soul of his younger brother grasping every word he’d spoken as if it were air to the lung. Within the curvatures of his lips a smirk would birth as he closed his eyes to reminisce in the moment. “Funikumi don’t compromise, brother, but for you I’ll make an exception. . .” Ei would say before pulling himself back to his feet. With his head raised high he’d step to the brim of the building staring up into the meaningless blobs of white pillowing over the sky. “Let’s go. We have to find someone to lead us in..” Ion would say just before the soles of his feet became airborne. His body would fall swiftly to the ground, feet meeting with the golden debris which made the landing somewhat comfortable. There wasn’t even a moment of silence before the young funikumi darted forth, straight into the next town leaving an after image in his presence.

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[Chae]

I looked at by brother just as he looked at me, and I slowly began to notice...he wasn't looking at me. It seemed and felt as though he was looking into my soul sorting through whatever elements and qualities that it yielded, it was an odd feeling, one that made me fear my brother at times. It always made me uncomfortable that I never could deduce what his emotions or thought process when he could in turn decipher my own faster than a archeologist could a century old fossil. Be that as it may, he was forever by brother, my funikumi counterpart. Our clan's numbers were dampened over the years from surviving waves and swaths of chaos and death, but our power remained insurmountable ever still.

'Funikumi don't compromise' it was a saying my brother always used, we may have different definitions of it, but I myself felt like it was a tradition that we never settled for anything other than the best, never negotiating on mutual grounds be we, on our own whim, wielded a tier of power that allowed us to take anything we considered desirable. With his next breath my brother pulled himself to his feet, and with haste I followed suit, coming to stand right at his 5 o'clock. Lead us into the village? the statement made me hesitate as he took towards the ground, more so because it caught me by surprise. Had my brother remained in contact with an inside man? Maybe so, but either way, I trusted his judgement no matter what.

Having caught my bearings, I simply followed Ei off the roofs edge with a light jump, descending towards the ground adjacent to where he landed. My feet slammed against the grains of sand, absorbing the shock with a spry crouch. My body leaned forward as I exerted a small spark of physical energy when sent me belting along the golden sea.

[spade]

("Fuck...") I forgot I had to patrol outside the village today, so I was a tad bit late for my job. However, seeing as I was the only one on duty no one would notice that I hadn't even left yet. I quickly got dressed putting on whatever I found comfortable at the moment and just rushed out the house. Instead of running through the streets, I'd take the higher route (aka rooftops) so no one would notice I hadn't left for my patrol duty. Since, some people were snitches and liked to rat me out.

Jumping from roof to roof, I felt the cool breeze as my forehead was exposed because of the wind blowing my hair back. I didn't mind, I felt free with the sky almost thinking I could fly. Too bad if I decided to jump off and attempt to flap my wings I'd most likely begin to plummet downward and break a bone or two. As I reached the gates in no time at all, I gracefully leaped downward and landed on the balls of my toes to avoid any unwanted discomfort for landing on my entire foot. As I walked past the gate I covered my face from the guards, but they obviously knew it was me.

"You're late." Fuck... they caught me, maybe I should invest in some color dye because this white hair is really causing me to stand out. "Erm, my bad. I overslept." I explained, before they just shrugged and allowed me to go past. I was ordered to patrol a couple miles out into the desert, oh joy. Making my way through the cruel desert that I hated so much, I lit a cigarette and allowed the infectious smoke to enter my bloodstream and give me that head rush I so much enjoyed.

While I was walking my vermillion orbs spotted two silhouettes, from this position I couldn't tell who, or what they were. But, for some reason I had the feeling they weren't from my village. Finishing my cigarette I flicked it into the depths of the golden sand, while I stood in the same position waiting for them to come closer. To them, it'd be quite odd for one person to be standing here; more then likely making them think it's a mirage? But, I doubted it, no one was that stupid. Cupping my hand, I placed it towards my mouth and screamed.

"What are you guys doing all the way out here?"

I spoke, my voice boomed throughout the vast desert. I was about twenty five meters from the two, just in case they tried something fishy I would have just enough time to react accordingly. However, maybe I would just lead them to my village? I was getting tired of this desert shit hole any how, or was I just in a rebellious stage.

[chiatsuki]

[atrb=cellpadding,10,true][atrb=border,0,true][atrb=cellspacing,0,true][atrb=width, 400, true][atrb=rules,none][atrb=valign,top][atrb=style, background: #CCFF99; -moz-border-radius: 20px 0px 20px 0px; border-radius: 20px 0px 20px 0px][atrb=style,padding-top:15px;][atrb=align,left] For me it wasn’t much. Sunagakure was much more bland than I thought it’d be. Running through this sand only makes it harder not to think of mom and pop down in kusagakure. My parents had bought a house by the beach and we even had a volleyball net. I couldn’t escape the feeling of being dragged into fate no matter how many times I’d tried. Even now as my feet pounding upon the desert earth my soul was bringing me closer to my destiny. . and there, just over the horizon, a figure approached. "What are you guys doing all the way out here?" It was hard for me to capture twenty five meters away but I still somehow managed to hear him.

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I didn’t stop completely but my strut would become more relaxed and slow. Before responding to the entity I’d look over my shoulder to my younger brother, Fou, just to look into his eyes as if to tell him ….‘hunh, weird.’ With a strained gulp I’d turn back towards the unknown fellow.

“Yeah. We’re on a mission to propose a treaty to the kazekage. Would you know a way into the village perhaps?”

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[Chae]

It didn't take us that long to advance from where we privileged ourselves with a moment of rest. We made haste, going through the sands with ease in silence, the best way to travel, or so I believed. Taking to the air with a temperate pace, I left no more space between my brother other than the 2 meters that already dictated our separation. I'd posed myself in a way where traveled to my brothers direct six, yet also at his five which allowed my to watch over him like a guardian angel while also keeping acute eyes to the front. Soon enough, I found my twin pools narrowing as they had begun to fixate upon a wavering yonder that climbed out of the horizon. My focus was drawn to this distant figure by a near uncontrollable pull that demanded his attention.

The mans voice broke out into a fairly low, but audible shout, just enough that my ears managed to catch the very edge of what he'd been saying. Ei looked back over his shoulder to me, and all I'd given him was a simple nod, motioning that we should continue onward, but with caution. "Its fine, lets continue." My body language (i.e Nod) translated into something much more complex than any other person without a sibling could have hoped understand, you see, my brother and I shared a unimpeachable bond of which made us inseparable from the time we'd been conceived to, well, now!

“Yeah. We’re on a mission to propose a treaty to the kazekage. Would you know a way into the village perhaps?”

My brother took the initiative to respond to this silhouette, me being curious as to who this person was and why exactly were they randomly questioning us on sight. No matter. Letting my brother take the floor was the most effective option. Many have failed to realize that the power of his silver-tongue. . .

Uncontested

[spade]

"A treaty? Isn't everyone under a treaty already? Or was that just between us and the Hidden Leaf Village" I honestly didn't know too much about the treaty that happened between both villages, so they could easily be dishonest and lie there way out of this situation and I'd let it go like nothing ever happened. This whole treaty bullshit was kind of aggravating me, especially since our current Kazekage isn't one who well, is quite fit for the job to say the least.

My pools of vermillion kept watching the two figures, one of them simply moved up and didn't speak at all. "Well, I guess so. But one thing, what village are you from? Also, throw me your I.D's. I need to verify just for "safety" purposes." I demanded, I wondered what village they hailed from, just curious as to what village was offering Sunagakure a treaty of sorts.

Running my right hand through my hair, I yawned. I was pretty bored at this point, hopefully all of this could be solved soon enough.

[Estilo]

+25! @ Sohyo
+25! @ Ruth
+16! @ Spade

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[/b] has been awarded to Sohyo for his portrayal of Ei Funikumi in this thread, requested through the JANUARY 2012 BONUS![/ul]