Visiting Ninja Quarters

[alianne]

The long corridors were painfully white, especially with the rows of blazing lights along the ceiling. She heard a clink as two bottles tapped eachother lightly, walking until she found her room number. On had been scratched out, but that made it all the easier to recognize. Room number 287. The door wasn't decorated. It was like any other door, painted gray with a silver door-knob. The Jounin shoved her key into the lock, turned it, then kicked her way in.

Aliana had been lucky. There were large bottle on sale. She had nine in her hands. By tomorrow, they would more than likely all be gone. If there was one thing about feeling this low that she even remotely liked, it was having an excuse to drink Sake. Kaji drank Sake for fun, probably because it tasted good to him. To her, it was like some heaven on Earth that she only allowed herself on certain occasions; just like the one now. Normally, she would drink wine. But wine was too... light. It wasn't enough. What she needed was something that would leave her passed out on the floor and have her with a pounding head and heaving stomach tomorrow. fuck everything else. She didn't care.

Chiyuu would disapprove, she knew. Chiyuu would lock her in her room and tell her to stop behaving like a spoiled child, ignoring Aliana's statement that she had been a spoiled child for a while. Datenshi bowing to her on the streets and asking her what she needed everytime she went out in public. That got really tiring sometimes.

The Datenshi removed a bottle from her bag, opened it, and took a great gulp. It was a taste she hadn't known for some time, and took her time to savor it. Maybe, just maybe, she wouldn't need all of those bottles.

Aliana took this time to run over her memories, look back at herself and wonder how she had changed. Her 'parents' were probably dead. She hoped they were. One less pair of heartless people off of the planet. Chiyuu deserved to live more than they did. Secretly, Aliana harbored some hope that she was still living. Chiyuu had been the mother she had always wanted. She had known Aliana's actual mother and told her about her parents. Aliana loved to hear about them. They were both loyal and very strong, her mother suited to medical work, her father skilled in the Koumajutsu and the arts of Shishigami. It made sense that Aliana was very skilled. Prophecies were random, but she supposed the Shishigami had seen sense in choosing her. Both of her parents were loyal to his teachings and their clan.

Aliana wondered how some of the other students in her classes had been. The Elite weren't fairing well... They had lost three in the past few months. The Kazekage was more agressive than they had thought. He sent his most powerful ninja for that job. His own brother had killed one of her team-mates she had shared many missions with.

Aliana wondered why there couldn't be peace between their two villages. The Datenshi Clan had never lead a direct assault on their village, and they likely never would. The only reason there still was a war was because their damned Kazekage held grudges too long. Everyone knew it. Sand Ninja were dying because of Kazekage-Sama's anger.

The bottle was empty. She tossed it and grabbed another one, her judgement beginning to cloud over.

She thought back to Kappa and wondered what he was doing. Her feelings for him were gone, but he hadn't seemed willing to accept that when she left. But that was nine years ago. Surely he would've given up the idea of Aliana as a wife. It's not as if she would ever accept, anyways. She thought of Kaji absently, let out a sigh, then took a gulp of the Sake.

'I'm nearly thirty. It'll be nigh on impossible to find any guy that I actually like who would even stay loyal. If I want something loyal, I might as well buy a dog... Or maybe tame a wolf... I do like wolves...'

Her hand drifted lazily to the letter on her desk and she read over it. 'To Datenshi Aliana, Prophecy of the Datenshi, Former Elite...' The titles went on and on, and her eyes skipped over that line. 'On behalf of the Elite, this person sends a formal request to Prophecy Aliana and ask that she return to her home village and rejoin the Elite forces. Recently, three members of the Datenshi Elite were Killed In Action and died the honorable death of a loyal Datenshi warrior. Their funerals were held and their spirits have been said to pass safely. Their names shall not be scribed on this paper, for all Datenshi wish his passage to the Realms of the Dead to be uneventful and his name shall not be spoken until Midwinter two years after his death, as the teachings of Shishigami demand.' She skipped the next words to the next paragraph and read on. 'This person would also like to extend another request, on behalf of the Monks of the Temple of Shishigami, that Prophecy Aliana attend their ceremony in tribute to Shishigami in three weeks time. The presence of a Prophecy will strengthen our bonds with out great and powerful gods and we will honor them with our dances and celebrations for five days time.' The Datenshi Festival... amidst the alchohol, she had forgotten its formal name, but tossed away the slip of paper.

She could always go back to Elite and request their help with Akki. But that might mean leaving Totora... Then again, the Monks could help. With Shishigami's power, all ghosts would stop and they could temporarily block off the effects of Ikibuke workings until... until what? 'The Sake was meant to prevent ill thoughts, not create a flood of them. Just don't think... about anything. Nothing... Flowers... or something... Something that'll make you groggy. How about Sake? Yes, think about Sake...'

Aliana sighed and focused on the Sake, feeling the alchohol take its effect upon her. Her body was slumping, her muscles relaxed, and when she tried to speak it was slurred beyond understanding. The Jounin couldn't think much, and her troubles were a bit farther away by now. All but Totora. 'I won't be surprised if he despises me for the rest of his life. I was so caught up in dealing with the Elite, I wasn't paying attention. When did he get captured? How?... I suppose only Shishigami would know.' Aliana was not going to beg for the forgiveness she wasn't sure she deserved from her student. But she was going to do all she could for him, even if he hated her for the rest of his life. By Atanashi's Fang, she had to try.

But right then, she took another gulp of Sake and let it slowly drain down her throat, too drunk to consider doing anything but drowning down her sorrows as much as she could.

[alianne]

((OOC: Made out of pure BOREDOM.))

Well, it seemed that while Aliana’s thoughts were unclear and didn’t stick for very long, her troubles refused to drown. The little shits were very good swimmers.

Aliana guessed she had gone temporarily insane. She had swung herself around in circle, laughing with a Sake bottle and removing both of her shirts to replace them with a green kimono that was meant for relaxation. The white trim was stained by numerous Sake spills at the time, but the raven haired Jounin didn’t care to notice. Her paper work was stained with sake. And still she didn’t care. But nothing could make her forget Totora. Right now, her head was rested in the crook of her arm, the sake bottle held by one lazily upright hand. Her eyes were narrow slits, but she didn’t feel very tired. Only suicidal. Her kimono half parted, her hair a mess, shoes removed, and a blank look on her face made her seem like a traditional drunk.

Briefly, the Datenshi wondered how Kaji was. It had felt bad to leave him so abruptly. Perhaps she should have kept better control of herself. Normally, she wouldn’t let that kind of stuff get to her. Now it seemed as if her feelings acted of their own free will. And that damned Sojiro… She sat up a bit straighter, took a swig of rice wine, and then laid her head back down. Totora shouldn’t have been entrusted to her. No genin could be trusted with her now. She wasn’t fit to be a sensei. Perhaps an ANBU or Elite. But failing to protect the future of Konoha… was worse than murder. The only reason she hadn’t already slit in her throat in the mercy stroke was because Aliana had to see Akki dead, blood spilled.

Or she had to die trying.

Her only family would soon join her if she died. She would be with Shishigami, and what fate could be greater than that? To be with the great god, to run with him in his realms without a care; without thoughts of wars, or deadly assassins. Without worries of anything.

Not yet, my daughter.

And then the scent reached her. While Aliana wasn’t supposed to be able to scent anything, this was as clear as if it had been shouted in her ear. It was the same scent the Kazuma carried, but this was of ill intention. It practically seethed blood lust and evil. ‘Shioji!’ The scent set her blood boiling. The blood lust was insane. ‘They criticize us for not being able to control our demons, yet we do not act on minor demons. If the full extent of their power is what I have witnessed, then their demons are weak indeed. It would be easy to handle him with Koumajutsu. He can hardly control his bloodlust, for Atanashi’s sake.’ And then another scent, more familiar and without such evils… Sojiro.

They were battling! The squad had attacked Kaji! She had to be there to help him… If he was lost too, the pain would be too much to bear. Immediately she rose to her feet and readied herself, but before she could take one more step, she collapsed on the floor into something relative of a coma... and found herself facing Shishigami in his dark realm. The Jounin couldn’t help it- she leaped back from the sheer amount of power coming off of him in waves. Her kimono would be riddled with blood by the time she awoke. Brilliant.

“My… my lord, Great and Wise Shishigami. It is urgent that I am returned to consciousness as soon as possible. You see-” “You think I do not know of your urgencies by now? It would be obvious even to the blind Datenshi.” Aliana bit her tongue very suddenly, his voice weighing upon her. She longed to fall to her knees, but it would be disrespectful to not stand her ground. “You are concerned for the Sojiro.” He spoke it not as a question, but as a statement. “For a Datenshi, and the prophecy of all people, to fall in love with someone outside of the clan. At least you chose someone of prestige. Now they won’t be so objective. Do you know how he feels for you?” “I… only know what he says… He tells me he feels for me, but beyond that I could not say. I would like to ask…” “For my blessing, yes. That is one of my reasons of bringing you into my realm. So that you could not assist him.” “You wish him to die?!”

The boar swung his head to face her, snorting. “No, my daughter. I wish to see how he fares. If anything, I wish for him not to die, for it would be a loss of a great ninja and perhaps the one who is best for you. Though for all of my power I can not turn aside the greater forces that govern this universe and all of its happenings. I foresee a great conflict, but beyond that nothing. If the Sojiro survives this conflict with the ones who possess the dark chakra, then yes, he will receive my blessing and you will be able to continue on your life without any further interruption.

Aliana nodded, a bead of sweat trickling down her forehead. “I cannot assist him.” Shishigami shook his great head, enormous snout taking in deep breaths. ”You will stay confined to your room. I will clear your head of the effects of that rice wine. Do stop drinking it, please. It makes it harder to reach you. And besides, you need a clear and level head in this situation, once I do release you. The Prophecy did not reply, only bowed respectfully, and then found herself writhing on the floor to sit up. Her nosebleed wasn’t as bad as she thought. It had only streamed in two small rivulets down her chest before she tried to wipe it away and ended up smearing it across her chest. Shrugging, Aliana took the already blood stained kimono and wiped off her face rather casually. Her head was clear, and the troubles surfaced again, making her body slouch.

With that, she lay in her small bed and was quickly asleep before she could begin to think about Kaji or Totora.