Ani-fun-me

Notes: Hello my lovely readers. I know it has been a while but I am back with another installment. Things are finally picking up. I should have the next few chapters up in the next few days. Hope you all enjoy. Sorry for any mistake you may find. Feedback would be highly appreciated. Also, I would like to thank Yami Mizuna, DeathChibiNeko16 and Dr. Captain Pepper for all their help and advice. Without them this story would be nothing.

 

Song Title Inspiration: Bring Me to Life- Evanescence

 

Disclaimer: I do not and never will own Naruto. I do own Kyo Izumi and all of the Ocs. Yami Mizuna belongs to Yami Mizuna and Hikaru Sabeji belongs to DeathChibiNeko16

 

"Talking"

thinking

inner voice/ demon voice

 

Chapter Summary: Just a Dream...?

 

 

The Falling Game...

 

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Chapter five… Bring Me to Life…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kyo’s eyes pop open. She lies, cuddled deep in the comfort of her queen size bed, her heart pounding so hard she fears it will burst from her chest. Even though the room is cool and she is barely covered by her blankets, her body is covered in a thin sheen of sweat.

That dream… She can’t remember much...just the sensation of falling.

 

And it’s strange, for as long as she can remember, she has always been able to recall her dreams.  

 

Well, no sense dwelling on it. It is a new day. She can see the rays of sunlight peeking through the floor length blinds of her balcony doors. Grabbing her cell phone, Kyo checks the time.

8:15 am

She definitely needs to get up. She had promised Kakuzu she would be at the Toll Bells by 10 to help with inventory.  Then she had to go to Hikaru’s to give her another cooking lesson. Poor girl is absolutely helpless in the kitchen. She must really love Kiba to go through all the trouble. At least her relationship was stable, unlike whatever Yami and Itachi have going on. Speaking of which, Kyo also had to hang out with the vampiress later also. And today was also her weekly visit to her grandmother's. Then there were whatever shenanigans Naruto dragged her into. Really, Kyo has a busy day ahead of her. But, it’s nothing new. With her lively friends, everyday is a busy day.  It is truly rare when she has a day to herself.

Extracting herself for the warm cloud she calls a bed, Kyo yawns and stretches, ready to start the day.

There is a knock at her door.

Scratching at the birds nest that is her hair, Kyo frowns in confusion. Who could it be? No one usually visits her this early in the morning. None of her friends, save a few individuals, even woke up this early. Except for that one time Hikaru and Naruto (somehow persuading Yami to get involved too) thought it would be a good idea to fake kidnap her on her 19 birthday. It had not been amusing. Not at all.

 

The person knocks again.

 

Sighing, Kyo pushes herself to her feet.

“Coming. I’m coming.” She grumbles, bare feet padding across the cold hardwood floor.

 

“O-obaa-chan?!” She blinks in surprise, seeing her grandmother on the other side.

 

“We don’t have a lot of time.” Amane says, pushing past the dumbfounded girl.

“W-wha?!?”

 

Standing in the middle of Kyo’s “living room”, Amane turns and faces her granddaughter, a stern look in her burgundy eyes.

“Listen young lady. Your life is about to get way more complicated than it already is. You have been giving a great responsibility and all of your friends will be in danger. This time the enemies will be after you and they will stop at nothing to have you. Luckily you now have to power to protect them. When you wake up, I will explain in more detail. But you have to wake up. Now.”

“Wha..? What? What are you talking about obaa-chan? Danger? Power? Responsibility? Waking up? I am awake.”  

Amane shakes her head sadly. Kyo doesn’t know she’s dead, which is why everything looks like it does. She just thinks she’s been sleeping. That everything had just been a bad dream. Amane wanted her to keep believing that, but they didn’t have time.  She had spent so many years sheltering the poor girl and look where it got her: stuck in purgatory, in a fake world her subconscious had made to deal with the trauma of dying in such a savage way. But they don’t have time for her to ease her in. No, their enemies are beating down their doors and Kyo needs to  be a prepared as possible in a very short time. Stepping towards her, Amane cups Kyo’s face gently.  

“I’m sorry, I can only tell you so much right now. Don’t worry. I’ll be there when you when you wake up and I’ll make everything clear.”

Kyo stares at her, completely and utterly confused.

 

Wake up… But… I am awake…? Suddenly, there is a great pain in her chest. Falling to her knees, she clutches at her chest gasping in pain.

“I’ll only hurt for a little while…” She looks up at her grandmother, only she is gone.

What...is happening?  

Tears fill her eyes, spilling down her cheeks as the intense pain increases. As she crumbles, falling into the fetal position, the world around her around melts away.

Wha…?

WHAT IS HAPPENING!?!

 

Kyo is plunges into darkness, free falling into an abyss.  She screams and screams as pain and absolute terror rip through her.