Day Two.
I walked through the prison with confidence in each step. There was a possibility that the confidence was not genuine, but it was good enough and it was what I needed at the time. Fake confidence was good enough and I was not about to gamble in prison.
As I walked passed each inmate, I questioned each of their stories. No matter how curious I had become, I asked no one for their stories, except for Takaru. She stuck to me like glue and followed me around quite often.
"I am going to protect you; these inmates can be so awful at times." Those were the very words she said to explain her habit of following me. There was something in her eyes that made me question her intentions. Nevertheless, I wearily allowed it to continue.
Day Three.
That day Takura was very angry with me. Any time she saw me, a mean and hateful comment left her mouth. I simply rolled my eyes and continued onwards with my prison business. It was two meals a day and limited time outside. Prison sucked horse shit. I had no idea just how boring prison could be. However, Takaru made things quite interesting with her comments towards me.
"Monster."
"You should not be here."
"Did you make a deal with a demon?"
I had no idea what she was talking about for any of those insults, but they did spice my day up. The thought of the village and my proven innocence was what continued to make me go through my days. A small grin would always appear on my face when I thought of the stupid look that would be on Naruto's face when I came back.
I had to admire Takaru's dedication. During our two meals she sat next to me and insulted me the whole time. My younger self would have blown up on her and caused a scene, but at that point in time I could not help but grin at her insults and roll my eyes in amusement. It may not have been the best company, but it was still company and I did my best to be thankful for it, even if they said things that confused me to no end.
Day Four.
That day Takaru completely ignored me. Not only did I not have any insults to keep my day spicy, but her company was completely gone. I thought that the whole day would be boring for me, I was so wrong. It started off around noon when we were being given our first meal. Takaru had shown that she was officially ignoring me and I was left to eat my first meal alone, at first.
Thanks to the asshole from the first day, I had lost my meal. How could such a thing be done? Simple, you pour a person's meal all over the disgusting prison floor.
"You won't need this." He said to me as he quickly picked up my trey then poured all of the contents on the floor. "There we go, now the food will be going somewhere better than to a pile of trash."
People looked in our direction and I saw the excitement in their eyes. Part of me told myself to stand up to him, another part said to walk away from the scene, and the third part of me wanted to tell him off. Sadly, part three proved to be my dominate side in that situation.
"So tell me, was it your asshole manners and way of life that made you so illegal that they had to throw you in here? Could it be that the world knew an ass hole like you was not needed?" Angrily, I asked him with my arms crossed over my chest.
He then slammed his hands down on the table in front of me. Right away, I stood up and mimicked him. "At first I was thinking about letting it slide that you did not know about my territory, but then you had to mouth off to me like some kind of smart ass. Now you strut around this place like you are better than the rest of us, keep your mind in check because you are in prison just like the rest of us."
I rolled my eyes and put my hands up. "You found me out, I like to be an asshole and go into people's prison territories, then sass at them because they call me out. You have found out my whole life story, I am sorry it had to come out this way."
The man grunted in annoyance at my response. Quickly, he grabbed me by the collar of my shirt and got close to my face. "Don't think you are cool here just because you can say smooth words."
"I would say the same for you, but then I remembered you are as smooth as a ragged mountain top." I could his eyes flare up with pure rage. Why do I keep trying to act cool here? I am going to die because of my pride.
He pulled back one of his fists and readied himself to punch me. Swiftly, I blocked my face and waited for the punch that never came. When I peeked behind my arms, I saw Takaru holding the man's arm.
"It would not be wise to punch a demon like her." She said and I saw her look at me with wide eyes. "She should not be here." My own eyes widened when I heard those words. Does she know about my reason for being here?
The man looked at her terrified and grim face back to mine. Guards had begun to notice the commotion that caused many other inmates to quiet down. They were prepared to attack given a moment's notice. The man holding me grunted as he tossed me back down to my seat. "A smart ass like you is not worth the punch." He said to me and Takaru let go of his arm. Skeptically, he eyed her as he began to walk away. "Just remember what choice you have made here."
I took a deep breath of relief as the two walked away from me in different directions. Whatever she was talking about saved my ass.
The rest of the day was lonely and uneventful, thankfully. However, the memories of just a few hours ago ran through my mind as I thought of the dear food I had missed out on. When the second meal came around, I made sure to eat it at a quick pace just in case there was a repeat from earlier.
Day Five.
The day passed within a blink of the eye. With a sudden change of heart, Takaru sat next to me again and followed me around. She gave me a simple apology for yesterday and sheepishly smiled. "Sometimes my mind is quiet odd." She lightly punched my arm in a friendly gesture.
It would have seemed perfectly okay and normal, had she not jumped as soon as she hit my arm.
Something is off about her. I pondered in my mind as I skeptically watched her. I should be more careful, she is in prison for a reason.
Day Six.
When that day had come, I was eager to leave and to go home. It seemed a bit odd to me that I had gotten used to being in prison so easily, if it was what I needed to get by, then I am glad I did it. Team Seven went through my mind and I would sigh heavily when I thought of what missions they were on at the moment and wanted to stab myself in the eye from annoyance of feeling as though I was doing nothing.
Just because some asshole thought it would be cool to start cloning me and causing a terrible mess, my team has to pay for it. Who even knows if I can tell Naruto about it when I come back, I wondered in annoyance.
Day Seven.
It was my final day there and I was excited to get out. I was anxious and excited at the same time. During the first meal Takaru sat next to me and we ate our meals in quietness. Occasionally, she would send a quick glare my way and go back to her food.
Looks like a repeat of day three, I sighed at the thought of that. At least I am getting out tonight, and then my company will at least be somebody who has stuck to their dedication of being my friend. She must be pretty lonely if she has been in here for such a long while. Maybe I should at least tell her I am leaving soon.
"Hey, Takaru," I said to her.
"Hmm?"
"I am going to be leaving soon an-"
"Good." That threw me off. I tried to shake it off as her not being used to having a friend or communicating with others.
"Well, I just thought you would at least want me to say goodbye to you. Obviously you have had some sort of problem with me that you refuse to talk to me about." Coldly, I said to her and crossed my arms over my chest.
She faced me with her eye brows furrowed together. "If you wanted to know why I was frustrated at you, you could have at least asked me." I waited for a few moments before she continued. "It is because the reason I am here, I both mugged and killed you."
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What did you guys think of this chapter? I got too side-tracked for my own good while I was writing this chapter. cx What do you think of Takaru and her reasoning for acting so weird around Harmony? How are you on the path of life? c: What is/are your favorite color(s)? c:
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