Memories of the Past [Takara]

[TAKARA]

Takara listened attentively to Vayne's description, absorbing his each and every word. His explanation made sense to her, so she believed in her ability to walk up the tree. All she had to do was bring her body and spirit energies together and focus it to her feet. Easy peasy.

"Alright, I think I've got it now," the small girl replied with confidence. She stared at the tree, taking a deep breath in and exhaling a moment later, focusing on keeping her breathing calm and steady. With that under control, she closed her eyes and focused her efforts on combining her body and spirit. She imagined the two coming together, like an aura, and then pushed it down to her feet.

A strange feeling crept over Takara, like a sense of deja vu. For some strange reason, this felt natural - like she had done this a million times before. She felt powerful. She could climb this tree. She would do it.

Takara opened her eyes and ran at the tree as fast as she could. Each step was sure and steady and strong. With one last stride, she pushed up the tree, her foot meeting the bark with a loud bang as a large chunk was blown out of the trunk. The force sent Takara flying backwards into the ground.

She sat up after a moment with a surprised look on her face, confused about what had happened. The tree was now nearly cut in half and a large crack ran up and down the trunk. Had she just done that? "Uhm, oops. I am so going to get in trouble for this, aren't I."

[vaynesato]

Vayne smiled sheepishly at her renewed enthusiasm and simply nodded. He prayed she got it right this time after that long explanation he had given before. It was all up to her now so all he could do was wait and watch now. He watched her trying to calm herself and slow her breathing down. Creating chakra was easy controlling it would be a different story. She seemed ready now though as she took her stance and then she ran at the tree and well he blinked a bit when a piece of the trunk of the tree was blown off when one of her feet landed on it and was then blown back herself. He rushed over now extending a hand to help her up now.

"Well I...I'm sure they can fix it somehow but I doubt you'd get in trouble for it. Happens to new Genin all the time." He smiled sheepishly running a hand through his hair now. She had obviously put too much chakra into it without realizing thus the explosive results just now. He scratched his head a little. "You messed up when you put too much chakra on your feet. It needs to be thin and balanced so you don't overpower and destroy the tree. When your ready try again and use less chakra than you did before." Not much more advice he could give there the rest was up to her. She would have to learn from her own attempts whether she was using too much chakra or not enough. Eventually she would get it right on her own so he could only watch and wait.

[TAKARA]

Takara grabbed Vayne's outstretched as she picked herself up off the ground. She was still a bit shocked about the outcome of her attempt at "tree climbing." She had not at all expected to be thrown back, let alone with as much force as she had been. It actually scared her that that amount of power could come from her small body. It also made her a bit smug.

"Hah!" she laughed triumphantly, punching a fist in the air. She figured she could celebrate since Vayne said she wouldn't get in trouble. "That'll show all the pig heads that said that there was no way I could be a ninja! Breaking trees in half on my first day; not so weak now, am I!"

Takara was about to perform a rather elaborate victory dance, but an ominous groan from the tree interrupted her before she had the chance. A feeling of absolute dread began to creep up her neck, causing her entire body to tense up. 'Oh no no no no no. This is not happening. Please tree, just stay where you are and don't go anywhere at all. Please, for all that is good in the world, do not fall or break or, or die.'

The groaning ceased with a loud crack and then a snap, followed by the hissing of leaves falling through the air. It all ended with an earth shattering crash and a large cloud of dust. Takara slowly turned around to look at the damage done - half of the tree now lay on the ground in ruin, surrounded by debris.

Without even thinking about it, by instinct, she grabbed ahold of Vayne's hand and pulled as hard as she could. She ran, as fast as her legs would allow, away from the scene of the crime. That was definitely something that would get her in trouble, and she couldn't afford anything bad to be put on her record. But still, the adrenaline pumping through her body and the thrill of escaping brought a smile to her face.

Once they were far enough away from the disaster area, Takara broke into a fit of laughter. "Did you see that? Wow, that was incredible - well not that incredible, it was bad that I basically created a disaster zone, but... Who would have thought that I could do something like break a tree in half? I bet you didn't even expect that, Vayne! I know I didn't."

[vaynesato]

Vayne chuckled lightly a bit surprised she had done that to the tree simply by accident. She seemed happy enough by her work even if she had failed. It was proof enough she had potential and that those doctors had been wrong about her. He was about to say something else when he heard a loud groan from the tree and deadpanned. He then heard a crack and jumped back when the tree fell over with a loud crash and simply blinked dumbfounded apparently she had put way too much chakra into it then he had initially thought.

"Um...oops?" He stammered at a loss for words. He managed to stand now only to be grabbed by Takara and then dragged off away from the scene of destruction. He'd stumble a little trying to keep up with Takara. Once she finally stopped and let go bursting into a fit of laughter he smiled sheepishly only to burst out laughing himself holding his sides now. "That was simply amazing really Takara-chan. They wont be too happy about that but I'm sure they can eventually fix it. Just remind me never to piss you off." Great things came in small packages and Takara was no exception.

[TAKARA]

"Yeah, that was pretty amazing, huh," Takara said with a smile. Never in a million years did she ever think that she would be capable of doing that. She had surprised herself back there with her strength, and she still found it hard to believe that she could pack such a punch. Rather a kick in this case.

"So I think it might be a good idea to lay low for a little while before I practice that again," she stated after a moment. Takara wasn't too keen on getting into any trouble, especially with Hokage or something. She hadn't officially met him yet, but she didn't want him, or anyone else for that matter, to get the wrong impression from her. She couldn't afford that.

However, there was a potentially good thing that could come out of all of this. Perhaps if she did tell somebody, that could lead to a clue of her past life. With a strong chakra like hers, it was very likely that she had been a ninja. The search for her identity hadn't included that possibility.

"Vayne, do you think I should tell the Hokage about this?" the girl questioned, twirling a loose strand of her hair around her finger. "I mean, maybe it could help the people trying to find out who I am. Maybe it could be clue, ya know."

[vaynesato]

"Yeah it was Takara-chan." He would say smiling back as he wrapped his arms around her waist now pulling her closer to him. He had been pretty surprised too and was still pretty shocked by the whole ordeal. "Yeah that's probably a good idea. I don't think they'll be too mad but still better safe than sorry I guess." He smiled sheepishly squeezing her waist gently a few times before letting her go letting his arms fall to his side now. At her questions he simply nodded a serious expression on his face now.

"I think you should tell him about it. We've never considered the possibility you might have been a ninja before and I doubt they would have either. It'll certainly help speed up the process more." There was also that Zero guy who had known something about her past but he had disappeared again and the village was more on alert as they looked out for him making sure he didn't sneak in again. He would be damned if he let the guy mess with Takara's head again and couldn't stand the thought of seeing her so broken like that again.

"Just know that whatever happens I will be here to support you. If you have to leave then I want to go with you. I love you Takara no matter what we find out about your past. Wherever you go I will follow." He smiled and cupped her face in a hand again stroking lightly before he leaned in and kissed her deep and passionately. Nothing would ever make him change his mind. So what if she turned out to be some killer in the past technically he was the same as her since Azal had killed countless others in the past in order for the two to survive.

[TAKARA]

Takara rested her hands on Vayne's chest as he pulled her close to him. She couldn't help but smile when he held her like this; it was comfortable and made her feel safe and at home, like nothing could go wrong. If it was up to her, she would stay like this forever, however, there were things that needed to be done.

Vayne dropped his hands from her waist, but Takara remained close to him. She looked up, her stormy gray eyes peering up into his own golden ones, not wanting to move from this spot. It was then that Vayne leaned down and captured her lips with his own, making the moment even more perfect.

Takara sighed, she didn't want this to end, but there were pressing matters at hand. She wrapped her arms around Vayne in a silent embrace, resting her head against his chest. "I should probably go now and try to get a meeting scheduled then," she said, but made not attempt to move away. "The sooner the better."

(( Bahh, sorry for shortness @.@ But we should wrap this one up ))

[vaynesato]

He smiled wrapping his arms back around Takara as she wrapped hers around him now rubbing her back a little bit. "Yeah that sounds like a good idea to me. The sooner the better. I wanna be there with you at the meeting if you don't mind." Knowing they didn't trust him enough yet they probably would never let him leave the village if Takara decided to go but he'd run away if he had to to go along with her. She was more important to him than anything else right now.

"I'll walk you home then. Don't want them to begin worrying any. I'm sure my caretaker is worrying too since I haven't checked in yet." He smiled sheepishly he had left this morning without really telling his babysitter when he would be back. If he stayed out too long he would probably come looking soon or have Anbu find him and they wouldn't be too plesant about it. "Shall we then Takara?" He released her again and taking one of her hands nodded to her to follow him now as he started walking tugging on her hand a little.

[TAKARA]

"Perfect, and thanks," Takara replied to his offer to walk her home, planting a quick peck on his lips. She then laced her fingers with his, allowing him to gently pull at her hand in the direction of her house. She quickened her pace to catch up to match Vayne's stride, falling into a steady rhythm with his steps.

Takara couldn't help but feel excited for this new discovery, and it showed in her bouncy gait. Without even realizing it, she was practically skipping down the street. Normally she would have worried about embarrassing Vayne because of it, but today her mind was in a world all of its own and she could not be bothered with such trivial things.

Takara had found a missing piece of the puzzle that was her past. She was sure of it. She couldn't exactly put it into words, but something inside of her just felt that she had unlocked something inside of herself. Kind of like she had turned on a light switch in her body (one of probably thousands, or even millions). Or some kind of metaphor like that, but Takara liked the simplicity of that one in particular.

Before she knew it, the two had arrived in front of the small house that was considered her temporary home. She really had been lost in her thoughts. A sheepish look overcame her delicate features and a faint blush grew in her cheeks. "Sorry," she began, "I totally just spaced out for the, uhh, entire walk back. I'm such a weirdo sometimes!"

Takara laughed at herself in good nature, and the blush faded from her cheeks. When her laughter ceased, she took both of Vayne's hand in her own and stood on her tip toes in an attempt to reach her mouth to his. Height, however, was working against her. With a smile, she said, "Hey, a little help down here please!"

[vaynesato]

"Heh no need to thank me Takara-chan." He smiled sheepishly squeezing her a hand a little as they walked along now. He chuckled a bit seeing her skipping along now. He found it rather cute actually and wasn't embarassed or bothered by it at all. He was glad she was so happy and excited it made him feel happier himself and he felt he was so lucky to have a girl like Takara dating him. She was the only thing that gave him life meaning and if he lost that too well he wasn't sure what he would do then. He didn't like to think about that and so he always pushed it to the back of his mind.

Closing his eyes now he could see something. He was a child only about five years old. He was skipping along the road holding the hand of a older woman with dark hair like his own. Looking up at her face he could see she had gold irises like his own. Was this his mother? What had happened to her while he was gone? Had she become grief stricken and taken her own life? Or had she left the village in search of him and was presumed dead when she didn't return? It felt like a question that would be left unanswered and never solved.

Opening his eyes now he realized they had reached Takara's home and smiled sheepishly realizing he had spaced out. "It's alright I kinda spaced out too. I was just...thinking about my mother is all." He smiled down at her as she took both of his hands now. He would chuckle a bit as she tried to stand on the tip of her toes to kiss him only to fail due to her shorter height. He simply nodded and leaned down to kiss her deep and passionately wrapping his arms around her waist for a few minutes before he finally pulled back licking his lips a bit as he released her. "Good night Takara-chan. I'll see you tomorrow."