Forest training

[Rainbowfountain]

Skye was taken by the gesture, and had no choice but to follow. She tried her best not to hurt him, but she couldn't help but to scream. Akira and Andrew started to act, "Dont hurt him!" shouted Skye scared. She looked up to them with tears in her eyes. The brothers backed down, and just followed. Skye looked back to the son of the man that she admired...that she secretly loved as a daughter. He was just like him...how can she hurt such a boy.
"Please," her voice quivered with fear, "just let go of me. I'll follow you, just let go of me." She looked to the path he was leading her to, and placed her mask back on.
"Just let go of me, you don't need to grab me."

[morgen]

Jake kept running and let go of Skye. The sudden stop made Skye trip and fall forward. Jake continued to running, figuring that she didn't need his help anymore. He arrived at the town turned to see the distance he ran.
"She wanted me to show her the main village and I did" he said to himself, turning back and digging his feet into the dirt road. He let out a sigh and started walking to the ramin shop. He fixed his hat and started wondering what Skye was doing.
'Stop thinking of her, she's no one, she doesn't even trust you' he explained to himself in his head. He walked into the shop and grabbed a chopstick.
"Four please..." he said, turning around in his chair and waiting for Skye and the foxes to walk it. He started petting the chopsticks with his index finger.
"Please walk in... I'm sorry" he said, feeling stupid for thinking that she would know where he was and if she did, walk in the store with him.

[Rainbowfountain]

Skye caught herself before she fell, and slowly stood back up straight. The foxes ran over to her, growling at her for being so weak.
"I can't hurt him." Skye said ashamed to let herself be treated that way. "His father was like a father to me, he was the only that cared...the only one that understood." Skye lookd down to her hands, they were covered in mud from the ground.
Well we found the road. Skye spoke through her mind, Akira and Andrew looked up at her panting. She nodded and led the twosome onward.
"Let's make the stop here first." She stopped by a small creek and washed her hands, and looked at her reflection checking to see if any dirt or grind was in her fur. Once Skye confirmed that she was clean she continued down the path. Her face was hot with rage that she allowed that boy to touch her, and even make her fall like that. She was also angry how helpless she acted and how she talked too much. All these things made her mad and always messed with her ways.
"I shouldn't get angry," Skye said quietly looking over to the kyuubi's that shared the same body. She stroked their heads and finally entered the small village. Guard Ninja stopped her and she immediately showed her pass. Andrew immediately hid his head, and formed in with Akira, this way the fox will not startle the people here.

"I'm sorry Andrew, we'll stay here only for awhile." Their mixed head just simply nodded, and followed behind her.
"Brother says that he smells the boy," Akira looked at her wondering if he was going to pursue Jake. "I might as well. I need to know what happened to his father."

[morgen]

Jake heard familiar voices from outside and he stepped out of Ichiraku's Ramen Shop. He reached out to grab her hand but tapped her back instead.
"I'm sorry" he said before she even turned around to see him. He took off his hat in respect and nodded.
"I figured that you would look here first" he explained, referring to how his father loved eating here. He tilted his head toward the shop.
"Ladies first" he said, trying to show his manners that he had hidden before. He looked down at the single fox without his brother's head. He blinked in confusion and shock.
"So I ordered an extra one for no reason?" he asked himself out loud. He shrugged and smiled.
"More for me" he chuckled, slipping his hat back on his head and walking into the small booth after Skye walked in. Jake sat and smelled the ramen. He grabbed one bowl and put it on the ground for Akira. He handed one bowl and chopsticks over to Skye. He grabbed a bowl for himself and started eating away. The extra bowl sat on the table for whoever wanted it or whoever got to it first.
"So why'd you decided to find me? I would think that you would want to stay away from me... why did I order the ramen? I don't know, I just had a feeling that you were coming" he said once he had stopped eating the ramen.
"I knew you were coming from a feeling but what was your reason?" he asked while he finished up his ramen.

[Rainbowfountain]

"It's been awhile," Skye said absentmindedly, she unmasked herself and smiled at the old man behind the booth. He smiled and greeted her with a hand shake,
"It has been quite awhile darling. I haven't seen ya since you were a youngin!"
Skye chuckled and then looked over at Jake, she looked away and held her nose up ignorantly, "Andrew is hiding because he doesn't want to strike fear in the crowd or draw attention." Skye lowered her head and looked over Jake face to face.
"I forgive you but please, don't touch me...anymore. Andrew will eat the spare, they may be sharing the same head right now but they still eat like two seperate bodies. Oh, and thank you for the meal." Skye picked up the steaming bowl and placed it down next to the filled one.
"There you go you two." she smiled at them and then focused her view back on Jake.
"I came after you because I wanted to ask you this: What happened to your Father? When I returned to my region I heard news that he was dead. It was shocking to me because I knew him so well, your Father was one of the first people to accept me here when I was expelled from my own home."
"Alot of my self-confidence was formed by your Father, he was what kept me going when everyone here used to treat me like dirt. Heh, some still do."

[morgen]

Jake stared at Teuchi, who was extremely old by this time, then at Skye and back at Teuchi.
"Old man, you know her?" Jake asked after their chat was done. Teuchi looked at Jake and smiled with a wrinkled face. Ayame, Teuchi's daughter, walked out from the back room and nodded at Jake. Her face made Jake blush when she looked at him.
"Yes, I know her, your father used to always bring her here" he explained and Ayame helped him into the back room. Jake listen to Skye talk to him but he didn't care much. He leaned back in the chair so his knees were under the table, holding him up. He heard Skye ask about his father and his eyes widened. He lost his balance and fell off the chair, hitting his head on the chair next to him. He put his hand to the back of his head and felt his hat was slightly wet. He took of his hat and looked at the small amount of blood on it. He continued to feel the blood and didn't look up at Skye. He staid on the ground, looking down at his hat.
"He was murdered and so was my mother. My mother was Hinata Hyuuga. There was no investigation or anything, just a large funeral for him and a normal funeral for her. I didn't go to either" he said, starting to feel his hair get wet with blood.
"As for the nine tailed fox, Kyuubi, some say that he came into me and some say that died as well" he explained, looking up at Skye now.
"Either you're mad at more or confused on why I didn't go to their funerals. The answer is simple, they wanted to die. Why would I think that? Because my parents wouldn't die that easily" he groaned with slight anger in his voice.
"And anyway, the nine tailed fox would have stepped up and saved them- or at least my dad- anyway. I didn't even get to see them so I don't know HOW they were murdered" he said, tears stuck in his eyes.
"Any more questions!?" he asked, looking up at Skye with his eyebrows cocked. He was upset, angered, and confused.

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[Rainbowfountain]

Skye just simply stopped eating and knelted down beside him, her beautiful blue eyes filled with concern and caring. She placed her hands on his head and started to heal him.
"You should be careful...a blunt hit to the head could have killed you. Heh, sort of weird that Akira and Andrew didn't step in to stop you." Skye looked over to the combined foxes, they paid no heed to her.
"I'm not angry at you, it was your decision. You did not have to go to their funerals, though, it would have been nice to pay them a good farewell." Skye then pulled away from Jake, "There," she picked up that hat from his hands, "I have a place nearby, I'll wash your hat for you."

Skye looked at the hat and ran her thumb over a couple of times, feeling the smooth texture of the materials that made such a unique hat. And then for some reason, Skye placed it to her knows and breathed in, she closed her eyes as she did so. It seemed as if she was imagining the late hokage there, holding that hat and giving it to the boy before her.
"I can't believe he's gone," Skye said quietly and then passed the hat back over to Jake.
"Kyuubi's are hard to kill, and they're are mysterious with their ways. Most likely it was probably jus the fate of your parents. Just like my Mother...but that's another story." Here Skye stood again and started to walk, "Thank you for the meal Teuchi~! Follow me if you want your hat clean Jake." Akira and Andrew slowly got up and followed her like a lost dog.

[morgen]

Jake ignored everything that Skye did but he quickly looked up at her when she took the hat. He grabbed a hold of the chair next to him and used it to help him stand up after Skye. He did just like Skye did, felt the hat, but he didn't go into dream world like her. He watched as the girl and the fox/es started to walk off. He turned back to the ramen and grabbed the bowls. He poured all the ramen into the same bowl and turned to face the back room.
"Bye Teuchi!" he hollered, turning and jogging to catch up with Skye. The warm bowl of ramen teased him as he walked. Not only the warm feeling but the smell. He looked at Skye without her noticing and when it seemed that she had a feeling he was looking at her, he looked forward and followed her out of the corner of his eye. After a minute or so, Jake cleared his throat.
"Back at the ramen shop, when you went into la-la-land with my hat, what were you thinking?" he asked, but he already knew the answer so he continued.
"Yes, you're right, my father gave it to me. My mother made it but my dad told her the pattern he wanted. Why orange? Because it was his favorite color. Why 9? Because I was nine years old when he gave it to me. Why don't I seem like I care about it? Because this is just a copy of the original. I've only worn the real hat once, the time my father put it upon my head. I got copies so I could wear it while training and not lose the one that my parents made me" he said, starting to get flashbacks but he shook his head to get back into reality.
"Oh! I'm sorry! I kinda went off blabbering!" he chuckled.

[Rainbowfountain]

Skye just stopped and looked back at Jake with questioning eyes; she then turned away and sighed, pulling down her mask once again. She simply ignored the question and continued to walk. Few minutes later Skye was at her apartment door, unlocking the lock and pulling the door open. She looked back and pantomined to come in, and walked in herself. Andrew and Akira followed in pursuit, looking back at the boy aswell.
"Interesting," she finally said, meaning the explanation of the hat. Skye was tired of speaking, she had reach her limit of talking to Jake. Her quiteness was just who she was.

The apartment was spacious and well laid out. There was a televison in one corner, and small sitting area in the other. Everything was just well organized, and temperature was unusual cold. There was a full bathroom, bedroom, and spare room. And to the right, mounted on the wall was a naginata that appeared to have the sharpest blade.

Suddenly Skye broke out into sign language, Andrew slowly appeared from the empty spot where he hid his head and Akira simply nodded with his head low.
"Want to feed them?" Skye asked finally, she started to clean up around the place and organized her laundry to be washed.
"They like fresh meat, and there is some in the refrigerator." Skye strained to say these words, her voice was growing tired.

[morgen]

Jake felt as if he was being ignored but he continued to follow. He saw the large build come closer and he looked up at it. He felt a chill run up his spine and looked down at the fox. As soon as he looked down at Akira, the fox looked back and walked in after Skye.
'Creepy little thing' he thought, shivering slightly. He followed as well but stopped at her room doorway. He stood there with the door wide open. He relized that Skye wasn't used to talking this much. He continued to stay at the door, watching as Skye ran around the house, first using hand signs then cleaning. He leaned against the door as he watched her. She started up a new conversation.
""Want to feed them?"" she asked, which striked him as odd. He blinked in confusion and looked at the fox who had two heads again. He cringed at the sight of both of the heads looking at him. Another chill and shiver rode up his spine.
"Um..." he started, trying to find the words that he didn't want to enter another persons home if they didn't know each other much. He continued to stay out in the hallway, in the doorway.
"I know your voice is strained but-" he stopped there and started feeling stupid. She was letting him in the house, she didn't care what happened before. He took a step into the room and closed the door behind him. It felt odd being in a house of someone who he just met. He learned manners and refused to use them since his parents died but this was different, Skye knew his father. He kept a close eye on the foxes to see if they were getting mad at him for entering. He did as he was told and walked back with a large pound of meat. His heart pounded as he smelled the meat. He walked over to the foxes and got on his knees.
"What do I do know?" he asked the foxes when he put the meat on a large plate on the ground.
"Do you need me to cut it?" he asked, looking down at the meat and back at the foxes. Since he was on his knees, the foxes were higher than him so he had to looked up slightly.
"Kyuubi" The word slipped out of his mouth.

[Rainbowfountain]

Akira and Andrew lowered there heads and looked down at Jake, Akira finally opened his eyes and showed his black eyeballs. Only a small blue circle for an iris could be shown. He couldn't see Jake, yet he stared at him with extreme curiousity written in his eyes. He opened his mouth and he began to speak, "You don't fear us...do you?" Andrew, who could see, sniffed Jake with his hole for a mouth. His bottomless pit like eyes stared him over. Skye was right, a human head can fit in Andrew's mouth.

Skye started the washing machine and placed Jake's hat inside of it. She squeaked from under her mask in surprise of something and turned toward the threesome.
"Be nice," she said to Akira and Andrew and they lowered their heads to her like a child being punished.
"Brother says 'We'll try'" said Akira in a hushed voice. Skye then looked over to Jake, "I need to get something. They won't hurt you, I promise. Make yourself comfortable until I get back. You can feed them any kind of way." Skye walked down the hallway and opened, the door and closed it behind her. Seeing this the two foxes continued their examination of Jake.
"We have to be nice to you now." said Akira teasingly, "Don't worry, we won't bite." A low roar came from their stomachs. Andrew looked over his brother's head and stared at the pound of fresh meat.
"Brother says: 'Well then, aren't you going to feed us?" Akira suddenly pulled back his lips and smiled, showing all of his canine teeth as he did so. Andrew only breathed in which felt wind being sucked up into a hole.

[morgen]

(He's scared enough, do they have to do that? )

Jake looked the second head in the eye and felt slightly sad for it. The main fox started making him feel odd with his large head. Jake's face turned slightly pale. Skye had just walked back in and told them to be nice. He turned to look at her and felt like saying "if they can" but he bit his tongue. He heard slight growling from behind him. He watched as she walked toward the door. He started to get up but was afraid that the foxes would hold a larger grudge against him. He staid and mouthed the words "please stay" but she simply walked out the door and left. His face turned white and he turned back to the foxes. He rubbed his eyes when Akira said that they don't bite.
"Ya ya, I'm working on you fur ball" he snarled back, showing that he was equally tough. He dug his nails into the meat and ripped of chunks off.
"Do you trust me? If not then I'll let you eat on your own" he growled from deep in his throat, trying to be nice to the large foxes. He looked back down at the chunk in his hand. He didn't wait for a reply. He grabbed the large meat chunk with both hands and raised it up toward the blind fox, Andrew was his name.
"Um... Andrew? You eat?" he asked, watching the fox. He favored Andrew more because when he wanted to talk, his brother would say it for him, but Andrew said nicer things to him. He was afraid that the fox's sight might make him bite off his arms along with the meat. He looked away and at the ramen that sat next to him in the bowl. He grew a smile and looked back at the foxes. He placed the meat down and grabbed the bowl of ramen and put it next to the meat. He could feel the confusion drifting in the air.
"Akira... can you tell me... which does your brother want? I'm guessing that Skye never fed you guys anything BUT meat since you were demon foxes right? Well here! Take your pick" he said, smiling, closing his eyes, and rubbing the back of his head. He was trying to be friends with the foxes but didn't know if it came out to desperate.

[Rainbowfountain]

Akira growled at the word 'fur ball', and walked over to the plate.
Andrew lowered his head and placed it inside the bowl. Like a straw, he began to drink the ramen and everything within it. Akira ate the meat greedily, closing his eyes as he did so. When they finished, the brothers lifted their heads and stared at Jake.
"Brother says that I should stop scaring you.' It ain't good for your health' he says," Akira licked his lips, blood was smeared all over them.
"Mother feeds us, just not enough. She knows this, and allows us to go kill animals if it is allowed. Though, thanks to me, we can survive for months without food."
Andrew took his paw and wiped his dripping hole for a mouth. Akira gave Jake a smug look, "He gives you his thanks."

The twosome walked over to the window, staring out into the outside world.
"We want the best for our 'mother', that's why we obey her, that's why we stay."
Akira's ears suddenly perked as he turned his head around, Andrew did aswell. Skye came in with bags in her arms.
"Sorry for the wait." she whispered and went over to the counter. She signed over Andrew, and he nodded. Akira smiled and growled in glee.
"Be kind to our Mother runt, or Andrew and I will eat you from limb to limb. We don't like to waste our food." In a chilling wind, the foxes disappeared.
"I found a place where they can hunt for game." Skye explained.

[morgen]

Jake was sitting on the ground, looking out the window, even after the two disapeared. He tought of the words that Akira had said before they left.
"Andrew is a sweet heart" he said, looked at Skye with shining eyes. He didn't mean to sound cheesy or corny or fake but it came out that way. He put his head in his hands and sighed.
"Please forgive me, I hope it was ok to feed him ramen" he sighed, angered at himself for not asking Skye before he had fed the fox the noodles. He pulled his bloody hands away form his face and let out an angered growl. Bloody hand prints were now on his face. He stood up and stomped his foot.
"I'm going to the bathroom" he spat, stompping toward the bathroom.

He walked out of the bathroom with clean hands and face. He looked around and found Skye He walked over to her and gulped.
"I'm sorry for causing you so much trouble... I'm doing everything wrong here! I being so rude to you and-" he stopped there and feel to his knees and cried.
"I'm so sorry! I'M GOING TO DIE!" he whimpered, tightening his grip on his hair and pulling over his eyes. He used to pull the hat over his eyes when he was upset or emmbarassed but he didn't have the hat so he was pulling his hair without noticing. A poor soul who felt like he had no one to turn to, no where to go, and nothing to do. His face felt hot and red. He was crying softly but the slight noise that he made was painful to listen to. He had done wrong to Skye and the foxes. He had done wrong to his mom and dad.

(If, at any time, you need me to add more, just tell me ^_^)

[Rainbowfountain]

Skye did not know what to do. She slowly knelt down to him and pulled her mask from her face. Her beautiful eyes were filled with confusion and shock and slowly her hands reached out to him , but were quickly drawn back in hesitation. Skye closed her eyes and reached out to him once more, trying to build courage in touching the boy in comfort.
"I-it's okay," Skye said in a shaky,scared voice. She smiled a comforting smile, one like a mother. Her voice was in a whisper, and she spoke again ,"Akira and Andrew won't hurt you, not unless I command them to. They are still pups, and sweet ones at that."

Skye placed a serious look on her face, as if she was siking herself up for something and suddenly pulled Jake into a small hug. Her body was warm and comforting like an older sister figure. Skye's long black hair cascaded down her shoulders as he she held Jake for that short moment.
"It's okay," she whispered, trying her best to comfort him.