a soul of storm [ eq's epic | private ]

[neko bo beko]

The boy seems rushed, but perhaps that's Abaddon's fault. She feels a bit bad, thinks about offering him another place to rest just for the night as she quickly scribbles down everything she knows that could be passed down to her new protege.

She shuffles into the kitchen as he packs his bags, though she can't exactly remember when he'd shed them or his belongings in the first place. She wondered if he used all his hands to pick up loose items, or just his main two - she didn't want to think about it too much. Multiple limbs had always been a squeamish weakness of hers.

When he moves to the entrance, at the bottom of the ladder that would lead him to the top, Abaddon feels a pang of sadness. It'd been forever since she'd last been allowed to let anyone into her private life. Despite his young, childish youth, he was much like any capable shinobi she'd ever met. He reminded her of herself when she was little, in a weird way. When she hands the sheet of paper to him, she takes his scorched hand and cups it gently, holding the back of his hand with his palm up so she can place the paper there gently. She holds his hand in both of hers momentarily. "You're a good student, Shoko Natamura." She smiles down on him, clasping a hand on his shoulder before patting him on the head approvingly. "I hope we meet again someday, kid. It was nice having you around. You know where I live, anyways. I don't stray far."

As he would climb to the top, Abaddon couldn't be bothered to climb behind him. She wasn't good at goodbyes. So she simply waves at him if he happens to glance back down. "See you, space cowboy."

You PASSED!

[Master Game]

Shoko Natamura could barely even help the tears that threatened to pour out of his eyes and roll down his cheeks as Abbadon gently placed the the notes of all chidori sub-techniques. This was it, this was goodbye. Shoko felt a sharp pain in his chest. There had been no goodbye from his parents when they died too young for him to remember, there had been no goodbye from his uncle when he suddenly disappeared on an undisclosed mission. Hell, Shoko barely even knew how to form the words goodbye. The melody of Abbadon's final words of goodbye were more than sweet to his ears as he took in sight of her radiant smile before turning his back to climb up the little ladder leading out of her home.

Shoko took one final glance back at Abbadon.

"See you, space cowboy."

The boy chuckled ruefully, he would remember those words indeed.

"Gud...Bai... Abbadon" Shoko managed to stifle before he disappeared from the house and into the far off horizon.