Sheath, Part 8

Sheath Awoke

  And quickly got dressed.  For tonight was different, tonight was the night she killed Brown.  Sheath knew she couldn't use rooftops to get to her destination.  So instead of climbing out of the window, she ran all the way down the stairs of her apartment.  Soon she was in the streets and searching.  It felt... unnatural for Sheath to be out in the open.  Everyone staring at her because of her clothes.  She wanted to shrink back into the shadows... or kill them all.

  Then, she finally found what she was looking for: an empty street... and a lone motorcycle.  Sheath was looking for a car, but this it would have to do.  She had already wasted enough time.  quickly she she tried to start it without a key , and after three tries... she was off!  No one noticed, but now... but now Sheath was a petty thief.  No better than a rat, but she would make it right.  She would buy the man a new motorcycle.

  Brown's safe-house was all the way in the countryside.  This told Sheath what kind of man he was.  he was one that took risks.  In the country his safe-house would be hard to find, but is something happened to him and his bodyguards... no one could get there in time.  That was what Sheath was counting on.  the rest of Sheath's ride was quiet... and thoughtless.  Even her mind was silent.

  When she finally rode up to the house, she noticed two guards outside.  Stashing the bike in the bushes, she drew two shuriken.  She aimed, and THUNK!!! THUNK!!! The two guards fell with two tiny, shiny, metal shurikens sticking out of their necks.  Then she walked into the house, going for the man they had guarded heir lives with.  The inside of the house was no different from the outside, small, and messy.  A T.V. flickered from the living room.  It was not the place you'd expect a crime lord to live in.  You would not expect the man watching the T.V. to be a crime lord either.

 He was a tall, and skinny man.  With brown eyes, brown hair, and crooked glasses.  He wore a t-shirt and jeans.  It seemed misdirection and simplicity was his disguise, but that was Brown.  She drew her sword and crept closer.  But he saw her, he smiled and said with a ice cold voice:

  "A ninja?  Williams must be running out of mercs."  WHUNK!!! Sheath fell to the floor with a stabbing pain in her head!  A guard stood over her, while Brown taunted:  "Do you really think that I don't check my sent mail?  the minute you sent that to yourself I knew you were coming!  Anyway...  nighty night!  Knock her out!"  Even more pain, and everything was dark for Sheath.



Yukino Awoke

  I woke up in...   god knows where!  it looked like someones attic.  For a moment I sat there... then it dawned on me.

  "Oh my... OH MY GOD I'VE BEEN KIDNAPPED!!!" I thought!  I still couldn't talk, it hurt to much.  Then slowly I looked down "Why the hell am I wearing a ninja suit?" I thought.  That's when I really started to look around the small space.  There was only one other person, but... he looked like a guard, not a captive.  I kept quiet.  He had his back turned to me, and had a sword on his hip, but he didn't look like he knew how to use it.  I did.

  Quietly I got up,and sneaked behind him... then I grabbed him by the face, and held him until he knocked out!  So I picked up the sword, and went quietly downstairs.  I still had no idea where I was, but I saw a T.V. blinking from a living room.  My breathing was heavy and my palms sweaty, but I tried my best to sneak over there.  I was seen.

  The man on the couch yelled:  "Guards she's up!" his voice was cold.

"What are you talking about?"  Then I was hit from the side, and I flew across the room!  The man was standing now, and a thug stood over me.  I can't tell you how scared I was.

"I'm sorry dear, but you can't leave just yet."

"What are you talking about?!"

"Oh... so you talk now?"

"What?"

"Why don't you tell me why you're here... mercenary? "

  I was quiet... what had he called me?  The thug leaned over:  "Can I kill her now?"

"Go ahead."

  I started to shake, but I remembered my training.  I pushed off, and slid right across the floor into the thugs legs!  Knocking him to the ground!  I jumped up, but he was all ready standing!  He threw a punch, and I blocked it!  Then he lifted a leg and kicked him in the side.  While he recovered I punched, and punched, and punched, and punched!  My hands were a flurry of fists hitting his face!  Then he fell over, unconscious.

  The man just stood there.  "Guards!" he yelled, and three more came in!  I was shaking worse now,  I could take one not three!  My heart raced faster and faster.  I closed my eyes.

Sheath Awoke

Sheath grabbed the arm of the nearest goon, and threw him straight into another!  While they fumbled around, the other rushed her!  But she drew her sword and stabbed!  He fell.  One of the other two got up, and threw a punch!  Sheath blocked, but then he kicked her legs out from under her!  He tried to stomp, but Sheath rolled out of the way, jumped up and stabbed!  He fell.The final one looked at her, then looked at his boss.  Brown nodded.  The final goon rushed her, but Sheath jumped!  Right over him, and... stabbed his back!  He also fell.  then Sheath closed her eyes.

Yukino Awoke

  I opened my eyes, and I was standing over three bodies... with a bloody sword in hand.

"Oh... my god." I whispered.

"Y-you're not going to kill me... are you?"

  I looked at who had talked, Calvin Brown.  I looked at him, and I hated him.  Hated him for all that he had done.

"Are you?"

"No..."  his face lit up.  I closed my eyes.

Sheath Awoke

"I will." finished Sheath.  She stabbed, Brown fell... dead.  Sheath was done, and without any remorse.  She closed here eyes, and...

Yukino Awoke

   I woke up standing over another body