It had been almost an entire day since the two escapees had wandered into the seemingly endless sea of greenery that was the Land of Fire. A tall young man of around seventeen years of age with flowing locks of ivory hair and gleaming yellow eyes soared through the canopy, running like he was a hawk flying on the wind. He placed his footing carefully on each huge or thin branch of wood, snapping very few, as he danced through the trees, trying not to make a sound.
The boy carried in his arms, a girl of sixteeen years of age, who had thick black hair and a skin tone native to this region. Her face had been mutilated in some way, as blood stained bandage-wrap covered where both of her eyes had been and was secured tightly around her head. The bleeding had since stopped, but there was no telling if she'd begin to bleed again if she were unbandaged. She had been so exhausted from her ordeal, that she seemed to have fallen asleep during the ride.
Kaguya Yin sighed, leaping down to the ground. He sat the young Uchiha woman carefully with her back against a tree, and he said to her, "So, luckily it seems like we've come to a town. I have no idea where we are, so I'm going to ask for some directions, alright? I bet you're hungry too, and maybe you're cold, huh?, he asked, scratching his head thoughtfully. Of course the girl hadn't replied, because she was knocked out at the moment, from sheer exhaustion and shock at being desicrated and before that, being bound in such a powerful Genjutsu.
"You aren't heavy, you're so skinny actually, you could use some more meat on your bones, you know. But yah....so, we're at a town. Just out of this wooded area. We're in the edge of it. I stole some money from the lab guards. A whole ten-thousand ryo! It should be enough to buy us som food and some new clothes. We can't wear these rags forever, besides, you have blood splatters all over your robes and I have dirt all over mine. People are going to think the worst if we get to your home town like this. You should look like royalty, Your Majesty.", Yin said laughing with a hint of sarcasm, bowing his head deeply and kneeling at her.
"Heh....why, thank you, Kind Sir. Thanks for the nap, not that it did anything to make me more beautiful.", Michiko replied softly. She was shaking, and curled her arms about her chest, getting up, and stumbling over a tree root, she realized what she'd done and caught herself before she face-planted. She sighed deeply, adding, "I....hate this.", and shook more violently with sadness. "I'm hideous, and everything is dark." Michiko Uchiha walked very slowly and carefully to where she could hear her friend's breathing. He reached for her and pulled her close to him, embracing her gently.
"Stop saying things like that! That's not the Uchiha girl I know. You know what, Michiko? I heard that butterflies can't see their wings. They can't see how beautiful they are, but they're very pretty. So, just because you can't see it, doesn't mean you aren't beautiful. Heck, you're the prettiest girl I've ever seen in my life! Maybe you can just come to Kirigakure with me and we won't be lost in the woods forever!"
Michiko shoved him away and started walking towards where she could hear the sounds of people talking and wagon wheels rolling, horses trotting, dogs barking, etc. The Kaguya let her go, amazed how cold she was to reject his romantic embrace. Oh how he wanted to kiss her, but he didn't want to make her angry. "No way, lover boy.", she told him, standing her ground against where his ideas were drifting off to. She belonged here in the Fire Country, and she deserved to get back home, to Konohagakure, the Village Hidden in the Leaves. Yin-Tao of the Kaguya Clan walked after her, holding her steady as she walked determinedly, wracked with pain and trauma or no. She was a tough cookie, Yin gave her that. Here she was trying to walk into a town with no eyes, looking like someone tried to murder her. Yin looked around the side of the road. It was kind of gross, but a lot of people just dropped or threw clothes or blankets on the ground and forgot about them, or lost them on the commute. He located a discarded and faded blue blanket with some tears and dirt on it, but after shaking it out, it wasn't so bad. He wrapped it around her and covered her head, and she made herself a makeshift cloak, grateful he'd found it for her. That was better than walking into the town showing everyone your bloody white robes. She lowered her head so that people wouldn't notice the bandages on her face either, and Yin continued to guide her by one arm, and they went into town to find food and clothing, all the while Yin made sure to keep watch for anyone acting weird. Doctor Ro could have communications in this town, but hopefully not.
The boy carried in his arms, a girl of sixteeen years of age, who had thick black hair and a skin tone native to this region. Her face had been mutilated in some way, as blood stained bandage-wrap covered where both of her eyes had been and was secured tightly around her head. The bleeding had since stopped, but there was no telling if she'd begin to bleed again if she were unbandaged. She had been so exhausted from her ordeal, that she seemed to have fallen asleep during the ride.
Kaguya Yin sighed, leaping down to the ground. He sat the young Uchiha woman carefully with her back against a tree, and he said to her, "So, luckily it seems like we've come to a town. I have no idea where we are, so I'm going to ask for some directions, alright? I bet you're hungry too, and maybe you're cold, huh?, he asked, scratching his head thoughtfully. Of course the girl hadn't replied, because she was knocked out at the moment, from sheer exhaustion and shock at being desicrated and before that, being bound in such a powerful Genjutsu.
"You aren't heavy, you're so skinny actually, you could use some more meat on your bones, you know. But yah....so, we're at a town. Just out of this wooded area. We're in the edge of it. I stole some money from the lab guards. A whole ten-thousand ryo! It should be enough to buy us som food and some new clothes. We can't wear these rags forever, besides, you have blood splatters all over your robes and I have dirt all over mine. People are going to think the worst if we get to your home town like this. You should look like royalty, Your Majesty.", Yin said laughing with a hint of sarcasm, bowing his head deeply and kneeling at her.
"Heh....why, thank you, Kind Sir. Thanks for the nap, not that it did anything to make me more beautiful.", Michiko replied softly. She was shaking, and curled her arms about her chest, getting up, and stumbling over a tree root, she realized what she'd done and caught herself before she face-planted. She sighed deeply, adding, "I....hate this.", and shook more violently with sadness. "I'm hideous, and everything is dark." Michiko Uchiha walked very slowly and carefully to where she could hear her friend's breathing. He reached for her and pulled her close to him, embracing her gently.
"Stop saying things like that! That's not the Uchiha girl I know. You know what, Michiko? I heard that butterflies can't see their wings. They can't see how beautiful they are, but they're very pretty. So, just because you can't see it, doesn't mean you aren't beautiful. Heck, you're the prettiest girl I've ever seen in my life! Maybe you can just come to Kirigakure with me and we won't be lost in the woods forever!"
Michiko shoved him away and started walking towards where she could hear the sounds of people talking and wagon wheels rolling, horses trotting, dogs barking, etc. The Kaguya let her go, amazed how cold she was to reject his romantic embrace. Oh how he wanted to kiss her, but he didn't want to make her angry. "No way, lover boy.", she told him, standing her ground against where his ideas were drifting off to. She belonged here in the Fire Country, and she deserved to get back home, to Konohagakure, the Village Hidden in the Leaves. Yin-Tao of the Kaguya Clan walked after her, holding her steady as she walked determinedly, wracked with pain and trauma or no. She was a tough cookie, Yin gave her that. Here she was trying to walk into a town with no eyes, looking like someone tried to murder her. Yin looked around the side of the road. It was kind of gross, but a lot of people just dropped or threw clothes or blankets on the ground and forgot about them, or lost them on the commute. He located a discarded and faded blue blanket with some tears and dirt on it, but after shaking it out, it wasn't so bad. He wrapped it around her and covered her head, and she made herself a makeshift cloak, grateful he'd found it for her. That was better than walking into the town showing everyone your bloody white robes. She lowered her head so that people wouldn't notice the bandages on her face either, and Yin continued to guide her by one arm, and they went into town to find food and clothing, all the while Yin made sure to keep watch for anyone acting weird. Doctor Ro could have communications in this town, but hopefully not.