When worlds collide
~Chapter 3~
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The rain first came out slow a loud boom! Of thunder echoes through the clouds, followed by a powerful string of lighting.
The lighting strikes the ground close by. With so much force, that the ground had broken in half.
The Rain quickly started to increase. Making it near to impossible to see. And at the moment, there had no sights of a dry shelter.
Yukia was relying on her powerful shield to keep everyone dry for the moment. It was all she knew to do.
"Hey look there" Naruto randomly burst out. Making almost everyone jump up at the sudden outburst. Naruto jumps up and, down wildly as he points a finger in the direction of a small hut.
The hut really looked ruff on the outside, the glass from one of the front windows was completely cracked the door had a few holes and from where they were it looked like the roof had a couple holes itself.
"It looks empty" Cyborg points out hopefully. The other titans nodding there heads in agreement.
Walking towards the small building, Robin being in the front was the first to reach the hut twisting the surprisingly unlocked door he pushes the squeaky door open and peaks his head in. Glancing around quickly before turning his head back to the huge group behind him waiting impatiently for him to tell them if it was empty or not.
"It looks bigger on the inside," Robin mutters lowly as he pushes the door further and walks inside.
Everyone files inside behind him. With Yukia slowly shutting the door behind her as she enters. her blue shield vanishing instantly.
There wasn't much to the hut. What looked to have been a small kitchen set off to the far back of the room. There was no sink or oven, no fridge.
A fire pit set in the middle of the room, not looking to have been used in a while. Four rooms seemed to be down the small narrow hallway or at least that's what everyone thought. Possibly one of them being a bathroom.
Rain dripped in from the holes in the roof. Dripping onto the wooden floor.
"Looks like we need firewood" Shikamaru sighs, As he runs a hand through his dark hair. "What a drag I was really hoping to rest once we got here"
"The wood is possibly wet, it would take forever to find some that's still dry" Raven points out dully. Opening one eye to look at the young Nara, who was now laying against a wall his arms resting behind his head. With his eyes already closed. Another low sigh coming from his lips.
"I could go look around" Yukia inquiries, she had just sat down but was quickly back on her feet ready to head out if she had to.
"Are you sure? you look like you could use some rest" Robin questions a small flash of concern crossing his face.
A silence feels the small room, as the red-headed girl walks to the entrance of the hut a few eyes following her movements. Yukia opens the door carefully, watching the rain pour heavily to the ground.
A loud boom echoes through the sky causing her shoulders to winch slightly, not having expected the loud noise. Yukia glances back over her shoulder at the Titan leader
"Yes, I'll be fine" she insures him lightly " besides, this way no one else has to catch a cold"
Robin simply nods his head, like her last statement was really that nerve calming. Why would they want her to catch a cold for?
"I could go, make sure she'll be ok" Naruto volunteers, as he gets back to his feet and makes his way over to the door.
Yukia, simple shacks her head at the blonde. A small grin coming to her lips.
Yukia was silently glad to have someone coming along with her, with this place being new, she really didn't want to go alone,
Yet she, wasn't bond to ask anyone to come along with her, if they didn't want to. Turning back around.
Yukia darts out into the cold rain . With Naruto following quickly behind her.
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"I guess your friend was right huh?" Naruto questions, trying to start up some kind of conversation with the girl walking beside him.
Naruto, and, Yukia, had found very few pieces of dried wood. And, where just starting to head back to the hut. Yukia was again using her shield to keep them both dry. A tired expression settling on her face.
"Yeah, I hope this will be enough for tonight," she replies, as her blue eyes gaze down at the few pieces of wood in her arms.
"If you're tired you can remove your shield, I'll be fine" Naruto tells her with a reassuring smile coming to his lips.
Yukia glances over at him from her lashes, tilting her head slightly
"You sure?" She asked carefully. "I don't mind keeping it up"
A huge ball of lightning strikes the ground a few feet in front of them. With a sudden bright light flashing back at them. Making them both cover their eyes with their free arm.
Hearing something begin to crack from close by, followed by another, then another. Opening one of her eyes.
Yukia, glances around checking to see what was going on. Her eyes widen when she sees Naruto, falling backwards into a huge cliff.
A panicked look clearly written on his face. His eyes where still closed due to the bright light which seemed to have blinded him.
The wood in his other arm had already fallen out of his arms, the wood falling down into the darkness of the now lightning made cliff, Yukia darts forward desperately trying to grab hold of one of the blonde boys flailing hands, her fingers brush across the boys hand, only for his hand to slip away from hers, Naruto continues to fall, gravel and small rocks falling down around him.
"Naruto!!" Yukia cries panickily
"Damn it I don't have any chakra" Naruto shouts trying desperately to build up chakra but to no avail. The lack of balance continuously made him lose focus on his chakra.
Suddenly someone grabs hold of his hand grasping it rather tightly, the tightness making him winch, his eyes open up slightly at first all he could see where black and white spots the lighting had really blinded him. A few seconds passed and he was finally able to see, His eyes slowly follows the hand that had a tight hold on him, his blue eyes widen when he sees Yukia dangling from the cliff as well. She had grabbed a hold of his arm with her left hand, her right one holding onto the side of the cliff rather tightly. she had jumped into the cliff after him before he could fall any further into the cliff, she hadn't thought much on her actions, she just wanted to save him from falling any further, she always seemed to do stuff like this when it came to friends.
"I got you" Yukia says down to him. She tries desperately to pull him up but due to him being a bit heavy, she found it pretty difficult to do just that
"How did you?" Naruto questions his blue eyes still wide, did she really just jump in to try and save him?
A panic look comes to her face as her hand begins to slip, she was refusing to let him go she wouldn't let him fall, it would probably be easier if she were to let him go, it wasn't like she knew him completely well and she could possibly pull herself up a lot easier without the extra weight. But for some reason In her mind he was a friend she cared for him and she wasn't going to just let him fall, though jumping into a cliff to save him was not the smartest idea she had ever made, filling her fingers start to slip again she glances back up as does Naruto
"I can't hang on" She cries desperately.
Like the cliff had somehow heard her words, it easily crumbles under her hand, panicked looks comes to her's and Naruto's faces, both teens plunge quickly into the darkness of the cliff, slamming her eyes tightly shut Yukia was too afraid to see where they would fall to she couldn't even see the ground through the darkness of the cliff and she was certain she didn't want to.
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Yukia opened her eyes after a few moments having felt herself not falling anymore. what happened? somehow she was back on the cliff side her blue eyes looking back into the depths of the cliff she quickly Scurries away from it, not wanting to fall again, Naruto sits beside her with the same confused look crossing his face, his blue eyes wide as he looks around, .
"You both ok?" A raged voice came from behind them,
making both Naruto and Yukia jump looking over their shoulders they easily spot the red-headed boy, Gaara stood over them shifts of sand circling around his feet. Naruto gets up dusting sone lose dirt from his clothing. Before offering a hand down to Yukia, who was still sitting down on her knees. Yukia, aeems to hesitate a minute. Finaly deciding to let him help her up. She takes his hand. The blonde boy easily pulling her up to her feet.
"How did you know where we were?" Naruto questions his head tilting to the side as he watches Gaara.
Suddenly a small brown eye floats down in front of Naruto's face. As if it was answering his previous question, of course. Gaara, was using is third eye jutsu to watch them.
Naruto, was quite glad, if they had continued to fall he was sure they would both had been killed, the eye falls to the ground in a flash the eye quickly turning back into a small mold of sand Yukia widens her eyes a little amazed.
"I was keeping an eye on you" Gaara answers the blonde boy simply a bored look coming to his pale face.
"It was a good thing, that you where," Yukia jumps in cheekily. "If you were not watching us, we would have probably been killed"
Scratching the back of her head nervously Yukia looks away a nervousness coming over her. When his teal eyes, look over at her, she wasn't sure why she had gotten nervous all a sudden. Gaara nods his head finally at her words, even though it was small Yukia could have sworn she saw a small hint of a smile Crossing his lips
"Let's head back" Naruto decides a saddened look coming over his face his blue eyes hooded as they look to the ground. "Ee lost all that wood I guess where going to be cold tonight"
Yukia kicks at the ground a small dust cloud puffing up around her feet, trying to think of something to make the blonde feel better she didn't want to see him sad besides she lost her wood too, to try and catch him
"Well at least thanks to Gaara where alive we could be grateful for that" She points brightly
"Yeah, I guess so" Naruto agrees with a small nod of his head.
Gaara turns to head, back towards the hut with Naruto and Yukia following behind him
"So how do you guys use your powers anyways?" Yukia asked curiously. It was something she had been wondering awhile now, but wasn't sure rather to ask or not.
"We use chakra within our bodies" Naruto explains "I'm not really the best at explaining things but it allows us to walk on water and up the branches of trees we can also do other cool things" he explains cheerfully
Yukia nods her head. A sort of interesting look on her fac
"So, your powers you don't us chakra?" Naruto questions. "Or your friends?"
"Nope like I said before. I was born with the ability to turn into my wolf form. I'm really not sure about my shields or healing thought" Yukia tells him honestly. Everything falls into silence again. As the three walk onwards.
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Reaching the hut, they all walk inside Yukia and Naruto look around the room. Sorry looks Crossing their faces
"I'm sorry we don't have any firewood" Naruto starts to explain "I lost it over a cliff"
"We lost it over a cliff" Yukia corrects placing a gentle hand on the blondes shoulder. Causing Naruto to smile gracefully fown at her. "It wasn't just his fault"
"Your back I was about to go out and look for you" Robin tells Yukia he was standing by a wall his masked eyes watching the door intently, she was his teammate after all so of course, he worried about her, he would do about anything for her well they all would,
Yukia wouldn't hesitate to do anything for them she would easily jump right on it if they needed help of course.
"Gaara why didn't you tell us you were going out?" Temari demands to know her hands on her hips as her eyes stare at her younger brother an unimpressed look in her eyes as she watches him from her lashes thought he seems to skillfully ignore, her Gaara rolls his eyes at his sister having decided to answer her question after all
"I just went to get some air" He ruffle says to her.
"And to follow us" Yukia puts in a small chuckle coming from her lips, as her eyes gaze slightly over at the boy who had somehow managed to lose interested in what was going on around him.
However, when he catches Yukia staring at him, he glances back at her from the corner of his eye, quickly shaking her head.
Yukia, let's out a small yawn and walks to a small corner. It was unclear to her why she felt more comfortable sleeping in a corner perhaps a force of habit? Or maybe a safety thing she slips into her wolf form stretching her legs out in front of her. Laying down, with her massive head going to rest on top of her front paws. Yukia cast her eyes around the room easily able to see all her friends. Beastboy lets out a deep sigh as he pulls his knees up to his chest.
"I'm glad you both are ok, but it would be nice if we had some warmth" he seems to pout lowly.
"I know what you mean it would make it easier to sleep" Shikamaru jumps in tiredly, his eyes barely opening. A sigh escapes from his lips. "What a drag its going to be so cold"
"It's really not that cold" Kiba points out a small smirk crossing his lips, however a sudden shiver goes up his spine as a cool breeze rolls in from the small holes in the roof, proofing his point of him not being cold.
Akamaru, sits comfortably on Kiba's lap his head resting on his tiny paws. Kiba's jacket wrapped around the small puppy. Kiba, was clearly more concerned about his little dog then himself the small animal was his best friend after all. He'd do anything for Akamaru.
"My bugs don't seem to be liking the cold either" Shino mumbles lowly an irritating mark forming on his head when a bug crawled onto his arm, he could feel the small little insect shiver with ever step it seemed to take.
Yukia suddenly stood back up a tired sigh coming from her lips she couldn't take it anymore she hated seeing her friends cold, throwing out her arms and focusing her energy outwards.
A small bubble slowly floats around the small room. Gaining a few peoples quick attention. Yukia continues to focus her energy into it. Making it grow bigger and bigger. Till it completely surrounded around her friends.
Yukia was hoping that maybe her shield would block out some of the cold air from seeping in through the small holes in the ceiling and windows.
Yukia, silently sits back down remaining in her human form it was somewhat easier for her to control her shields in her human form not that she couldn't use them while in her wolf form. It was just easier to focus on them while in her human form, she would try and, keep the shield up all night long if she could.
"You really shouldn't have your shield up" Raven whispers from beside her.
Knowing very well how much energy could be put into Yukia's shields the more energy she put into them the more powerful the shields could be. The only downfall was, when Yukia would use them constantly she could grow extremely tired and week.
Raven, new the girl wasn't week it was just how the shields worked. But knowing Yukia, she would push passed her limits and push all the energy she had into her shields, just to try and, but that would exhaust her completely, and, probably put strain on her body.
Yukia probably wouldn't be able to shift to her wolf form or even heal them if they got hurt. It was nice to knoe the girl was willing to push that far for them. But really she didn't have to.
"You should rest, and, recover will all be ok for now" Raven tells her lowly
Yukia smiles up at the older girl beside her knowing she was right but was too stubborn to remove her shield she was wanting to keep everyone warm if at all possible.
"I'll be ok" Yukia insures lowly her hands messing with something on her clothes possibly a string.
Raven couldn't half tell due to the darkness in the hut. Raven simply shakes her head. Not feeling the need to argue with Yukia. besides the girl was stubborn and wouldn't listen to reason anyway.
"This is amazing" Lee chimes in tying to poke at the blue shield around him curiously with his index finger. True it wasn't the first time he'd seen this shield. But Lee was still curious about it. Realing his hand back. Lee amiles gracefully.
"Hopefully it will help everyone to keep warm" Yukia replies tiredly, her words slugish. As her blue eyes start to droop. "I'm unsure on how long I can maintain it though, I've been using them about all day"
"No worries" Ino waves off dismissively. Sitting back against the wall she's leaning against.
"If you get to tired just remove it" Robin sonewhat demands. Getting a small look from his young teammate. "Don't push so hard to keep it up okay? Will be fine"
Yawning tiredly Yukia smiles at her friends caringly.
"I'll keep it up for a bit longer" she decides mostly to herself pulling her legs up to her chest. And resting her head on top of them.
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Yukia was awoken by a loud noise from outside, almost everyone had fallen asleep well not everyone narrowing her eyes slightly at Gaara she really couldn't tell if he was asleep or not, but he had his eyes closed, his back was lending against a wall his arms crossed over his chest maybe he was resting his eyes?
Yukia stands up and walks to the entrance of the hut, she quietly opens the door the best she can the old door squeals loudly on the floor, making it hard to not wake anyone who was asleep up the door was so loud. Peeking outside.
Yukia skims the area carefully, at first she really hadn't seen anything, probably due to the sleep that still remained in her eyes, making her eyesight slightly blurry. once her sight cleared up, however, she quickly wished it hadn't, she kind of wished she could still be asleep, it was a lot better than seeing a huge black and white aura heading straight towards the small hut, the Aura scorching the ground on its pursuit towards them, quickly slamming the door shut.
Yukia throws her arms up focuses more of her strength into her shield hoping to make it stronger if that was possible she was still tired and, she really hadn't been able to gain her full strength back yet.
"What's the matter?" Robin asked with a small yawn escaping from his lips a cute tired look on his face
Yukia had just realized that everyone in the room was now up probably from her slamming the door she had slammed it pretty hard.
"I think we might be under attack" she answers him a panicked look coming to her face. "I don't have enough strength to hold back the oncoming attack"
Naruto, wipea his eyes riding them of the sleep that still remained in them, the blonde male stubbles over to the door swinging it open with a power tug. Yhe door squeaking on the floor as the blonde opens it wide.
Something black and, white suddenly collides into the old hut. With the building starting to shake violently from the hard impact. In a matter of minutes the building collapses around the huge group. Sending up splinters and sharp debris of wood flying everywhere. The shield around the large group was the only thing keeping the group from being buried under the old hut.
The aura continues forwards. Like hitting the hut didn't even seem to slow down it's fast pursuit.
The move slams powerfully into Yukia's, shield. Making her fall to her knees. There was so much power put into this attack. It was actually hard for Yukia to hold it back. The shield she made wasn't as strong as it could be she didn't have enough strength to make it stronger, despite how hard she was trying to push herself to do so.
Raven gentle places a hand on yukia's shoulder she, really wanting Yukia to stop using her shield, it was clear it wasn'tgood for her to continueto kerpbit up. If the strained look appearingover the younggirls face was anythingto go by.
A relieving sensation goes down, Yukia's spine when it feels as if her shield was, going to withstand the powerful move, it hadn't managedto break it yet.
However the moment Yukia, starts to relax the shield starts to break, first at the place the aura hit hardest. Cracks quickly begin to form around the blue shield.
In a matter of seconds the shield completely, shatters to the ground almost like glass, the remains of the shield instantly vanishing into puffs of white smoke.
The Aura continues on its destructive path, slamming hard into Naruto's chest, the powerful attack sending the blonde rocketing backwards a painful gasp coming from his lips, as he continues to fly back, he collides heavily into Robin's chest. Robin had just gotten to his feet after gently pushing a sleepy Starfire carefully of him, and it seemed he got up at the wrong time. A gasp of surprise comes from the masked boys lips.
"Robin! Naruto!" Both Sakura and Starfire cry at the same time.
Both boys continue flying backwards, collided heavily into a huge tree, Robin having hit his back harder on the tree sucks in a deep breath his eyes tightly shut, Naruto lays in front of him a groan coming from his lips even though he hadn't fully hit the tree full force, the Aura had slammed hard into his chest, Starfire and Sakura rush over two the two boys Sakura checking them both for any injures Starfire was on her knees by Robin her eyes filled with high concern for her best friend.
"You alright?" Beastboy asked bending down beside Yukia a hand resting gently on her back.
Yukia looks over her shoulders her eyes glancing back at Naruto and Robin making sure they were both alright it seemed they were mostly fine despite Naruto being hit in the chest by the powerful aura and Robin slamming into the tree, to Yukia's silent relief. Sakura stood up with Naruto also getting to his feet, Robin allows Starfire to easily help him back to his feet as well. Yukia stands back up her blue eyes gazing back at Beastboy, taking notice of the green boys concern as he watches her. A light smile coming to her lips
"Thank you, but I'm ok" she answers him, her head snapping back to where the attack had come from. A low growl escaping from her lips.
"What's that?" Kiba barked pointing a finger in the direction of the trees a dark figure watches them. Kiba was easily able to smell the huge amount of blood on the man's clothing even from where he was standing blood always had an extent irony smell.
"Mmmm" Akamaru whimpers his ears flattening against his head pour guy he was terrified Kiba gently pats the puppies head wanting him to know hr was going to be ok. Kiba wouldn't let anyone hurt him.
Neji narrows his eyes at the figure something about the guy made his blood run cold which was weird since the Hyuga was always calm and he never let something or someone get to him, but this guy bothered him. Neji would never admit it out loud he was too proud to do that Hinata stood beside him having also seen the man with her eyes a troubled look clear on her face her fingers twitching in front of her mouth nervously. Hinata flicks her pale eyes to the ground trying to avoid the dark figures cold ruby eyes.
"My bugs don't seem to like him" Shino mumbles in a low voice his eyes calmly glaring over at the dark figure his bugs buzzing around him low hisses coming from there small mouths of course Shino was the only one to hear them.
Sakura and Ino hide back behind Naruto and shikamaru. Small shivers going up their spines. Tenten carefully reaches back pulling out one of her white scrolls. Rock Lee stands beside Tenten a challenging look coming to the boys dark eyes.
A tired look comes to Shikamaru face as a low yawn comes from his lips. He really just wanted to rest up, but with this guy here now. He doubted he would be able to. Choji looks to the ground avoiding looking the man in the eyes, his red eyes seemed to burl into them all like a fictitious predator. Ready to kill them at any minute.
Kankuro puts his hand back on his puppet readying himself for a fight. Temari had already took her fan out from behind her back, her eyes watching the man intensely.
Gaara glares back at the man a bored look on his face his arms crossed over his chest, his sand slowly flows from his guard on his back flying around him in small clouds of sand
Yukia lets out a low growl a few eyes looking over at her as she shifts to her wolf form she watches the man in the shadows with a Hard stoic expression on her face.
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