Up on a Rooftop

[Kaimetsu Shashuno]

-Kaimetsu is sitting on the roof of a tall building in a quieter part of town. He is leaned up against the ledge surrounding the edge of the roof staring at a specific spot on the cave ceiling lost in his own thoughts. He had been thinking about his future as a ninja wondering if he would get to Chuunin and if his abilities as a ninja would help him advance even further or if that was as far as his abilities were destined to take him-


-His thoughts then drifted to the future in general and he began to wonder if he would ever make any real friends or more specifically would he ever find himself a special girl. He dwelled on this thought for a few minutes thinking about a girl he had seen a couple of times in the village and in passing she didn't seem to fear his wild looks. With this his thoughts drifted to his present accomplishments as a ninja. His thoughts came to his recent advancement to Gennin. He had also just mastered two new techniques. Then his mind started to drift into the past........ He then violently shook his head- No that is the past and that is where it shall stay -he then nodded as if confirming the truth of his words with himself-


All right thats enough thinking for tonight. I am now physically and mentally exhausted so I should probably get some rest -and with that Kaimetsu laid down on the rooftop and curled up into a ball for warmth. But in his dreams or more accurately his nightmares his past did not want to stay buried-


-Kaimetsu was a small boy again standing in the middle of a tiny village. He could hear the screams of people in the burning houses and the grunts of an army of unholy creatures that were razing the village. Suddenly IT descended upon him. He raised his arms to defend himself only to have something wrap around his arms. He could feel his flesh burning underneath whatever had wrapped around his arms. Suddenly the burning stopped and whatever was holding his arms was gone and he could hear the creature screaming in agony. He looked up and could only see a black slightly humanoid shape with an arrow sticking out of it's arm-



-Seeing his chance Kaimetsu turned and ran as fast as he could from the village. Tears streamed down his face as the village grew smaller behind him. He hoped that someone else would come after him soon and tell him that the creatures had been killed and everyone was fine. But somewhere deep in his mind a sinister voice told him that everyone he had ever known or cared about were already dead-

[Kaimetsu Shashuno]

-Kaimetsu suddenly jolted awake in a cold sweat the dream quickly fading from his mind- Was that a memory or was it just another dream -Kaimetsu sat up and leaned himself back up against the ledge his left leg fully extended and the right foot braced against the roof bending the right leg at the knee. He propped his right arm on his right leg and held his head by the forehead while he lightly tapped his left temple with his left hand which he had clenched into a fist- Why won't these dreams just go away? Is it because they really are memories that are resurfacing? If they are I wish they would just stay buried.


-Kaimetsu turned and looked around trying to remember where he was and got a rush of relief as he realized he was at one of his favorite places in the city- What time is it -As Kaimetsu didn't own a watch he had no clue what time it was. So he looked off the ledge of the building. He could see people moving around down there- Must be a decent time of day -What Kaimetsu didn't know was that he had slept through the night and the better part of the day due to the alcohol and it was now begging to get late again-

-Exits-

[Kaimetsu Shashuno]

-enters-

-Kaimetsu jumped from rooftop to rooftop looking for his favorite spot. When he finally got there he sat down and pulled a toothpick from his vest. Sticking it in his mouth he began chewing on the toothpick and observing his favorite spot of the cave celling- It is good to be back in town, and since i have been training so hard i think it is time for a break

-Kaimetsu shifted his supplies and began thinking about his place in the village again. He yet again got caught on the fact that he had yet to make any friends or even be noticed by anyone from the village for anything other than his wild look. He began to wonder if those were things that would come with time or if he was just destined to always be alone- *What are you talking about you aren't alone i'm always here with you* -Kaimetsu sighed he had forgotten about the extra unwanted entity in his mind

You're right, you are always here and in that case it would be better to be alone. *That hurts. All i ever try to do is help you and you treat me like i am some sort of monster* -Kaimetsu knew that the voice has just been trying to help him but he wasn't sure he wanted the help that the creature could give him- *Hey i heard that* Oh just go away you nuisance i dont want to deal with you now -The voice didn't answer so he assumed it had followed his command. having lost his train of thought Kaimetsu began to drift off to sleep wondering where the voice had started. As soon as he fell asleep he had the dream again-

[Kaimetsu Shashuno]

-Kaimetsu awoke feeling everything but refreshed. He had been plagued with the same nightmare again and he was beginning to think that it may be more than a dream- *You are correct that is more than just a dream*

-Kaimetsu sighed as he realized that the voice had awoken with him- Yeah i kinda figured that out but what is it -He knew he should just ignore the voice but if he could figure out what was causing these nightmares he was willing to take a risk- *It is a memory of where you came from. I can not give much more detail than that for i do not know for that was the day i was born.* -Kaimetsu thought on what the creature said and tried to sift through it but he couldn't come up with anything- *I am stumped as well* Did i ask for your help



*Fine i can tell when i'm not wanted i'll just go back to sleep* -Kaimetsu grinned he was happy that he was beginning to be able to control the voice in his head- Good night then -Kaimetsu got up and scretched- Well no use in letting anymore of the day get away from me -He then turned and jumped from the rooftop to another till he was close enough to the ground to safely drop. He then turned and walked down the desolate street-