Who: Itachi (
prodigal_liar), elena (
wellsuited)
When: Early afternoon.
Where: Mahjong Palace That old building she's still paying for.
Format: Paragraph
What: Elena thinks she's a ninja. The ninja disagrees.
Warnings: TBA. Nothing too bad, I'd think.
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If you look out the window to your left, you'll see a cut. )
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The amount of trust he could invest in others had greatly suffered, however, but he had always believed that it was for a good cause.
In Konoha, while he had been one of theirs, it had been to keep the peace. Amongst Akatsuki it had been to protect Sasuke. And here in Anatole, well... Sasuke was gone now, but this place was still his new home. He wanted very much to put his skills to use, but there existed a part of him as well that wanted to avoid the hardships that bonds would bring, the disappointment and uncertainty, lack of trust, loss and betrayal ( ... )
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A woman of unquestionable skill and talent, outside of her profession Elena was still just someone desiring of recognition, a woman that aimed to stand out... which sometimes meant standing out when one didn't want to.
Itachi felt that now was one of those times, and although he could give her silent credit for getting this far without having drawn further attention from others, he would have to give her a lesson in being discreet later on. Providing she is not up to something I am going to disapprove of, he thought ( ... )
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Elena muttered the words before busying herself again. This wasn't the time to take vengeance on some slick dealer, especially not when it's a trick that Elena would've pulled herself. She stood and placed the guns on the rack, a spot that they'd occupied for a couple of months at one point. She took a step back and studied them before removing one again, her eyes scanning the surface of the barrel.
"He didn't even take care of them."
She sighed, placing the gun on the table amidst wires and sticks of tnt before picking up a yellow legal pad. Gun maintenance was scribbled at the bottom of a steadily growing list.
"...Am I really gonna have to do all of this alone."
The words, ones that she normally didn't dare say, escaped her lips while her mind was busy elsewhere. And now that they were out...
Elena sank to the basement floor with a groan. She was only human, there were moments when even she could feel overwhelmed. And this was one of them.
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