Disclaimer: Characters of Naruto belong (C) to Masashi Kishimoto.
Pairings: N/A
Category: Mystery
Warnings: Abduction, Mild violence, cursing...
Notes:: Short Teaser.  

Snippet #3
by Silver-blue
 

Iruka glared at their abductor and struggled against the ropes that bound his wrists. The edge of the knife pressed against his throat, nipping him and piercing his skin and muscle. A bead of blood sprung out from the cut and the boy of fair-hair stared fixated at the red droplet, expression unreadable.

"Kid, you hear me?" teased Marcus, his eyes laughing. Being ignored, even now, he narrowed his eyes at the little brat. Taking his dagger from the teachers throat, he tucked it back in his belt buckle. Gruffly, he stood up, and Marcus took a hand full of the teachers hair. With a tug, he jerked the boy's teacher's neck up.

Iruka's eyes grew indignified and his eyes watered in pain. By the movement, he was forced to stand up as well.

"Che, stupid kid. Because of you, I'll need to make an example," With little to no warning, the thief threw the guy against the wall of the wagon. The sides of the wagon racked shakily with the impact of the body bouncing against it.

Iruka grunted in the cloth that had been tied around his mouth, his shoulder and the side of his head smacking into the nailed planks. His knee's waivered underneath him. His strength so little from his earlier beating.

"Weakling," laughed the man named Marcus. He strided over to the teacher. With the palm of his hand, he held the man's back neck, so his example's faced pressed tightly to the wagon wall. He let out a dry laugh when a complaint was made.

Iruka gasped at the pressure applied, breathing becoming difficult by the bind over his mouth and the angle he was at.

"Wimp," mocked Marcus. He retook the dagger from his belt holster and fiddled with it with his finger, "See this kid. It may look old and dull but it isn't. This is my sweetie pie. It got me out of a lot of tough jams. I wouldn't be alive if it wasn't for this small jewel. I got it off some dead samurai up in the hills when I was young. It's very useful too as you will see," Gripping the teacher harder, to still him, he began tearing at the teachers clothes. The mouth of the dagger teething at the thin material.

Marcus decided he was just going to scare the kid and then maybe the brat would finally settle down. Again, he wondered why the hell he sign onto this gig? He was no kidnapper, let alone a beater of little kids who had to much energy for their own good.



"Wha the?!" The capturer grunted as a shoulder socked him into his gut. Smack resounding, enraged, Marcus wheeled on the teacher and swung at him with full intent.

Except he forgot, the dagger was in his hand.

Marcus stared disgruntled, as it cut deeply into the teacher's side stomach, blood splattering on him and the two kids.

Iruka eyelids fluttered close, as he crumbled to the ground. Unconscious and body smacking. He began bleeding out by his wound.

Marcus was shooken up. Fuck. Shit. He stared hard at the two brats. The smaller was looking at him with frightened eyes. Typical. The other brat, with disbelief. Well, that seemed normal too. Except, the fire he could see emmiting out as well. Freaky kid.

Uncomfortable, he buried his hands gruffly, deep in his pant pockets and kicked at the stilled form with the tip of his booted shoe, "It's his own fucking fault," justified Marcus, lip bending back in a snarl, "Idiot teacher," he blacked to the unconscious man, his profile shadowing.

Hmphing, he leaned heavily against the wall of the moving wagon. It creaked by his added weight. He stared hard at the wooded planks that were the floor of the wagon. That stupid teacher laid curled right there at his feet. Bleeding to death no doubt.

Wiping the blood from his dagger onto his pant leg, he was about to put the lethal blade back in his belt when he caught the eyes of the brat that was giving him such a hard time. The blue pools were soulless.

Scowling, Marcus slammed the knife down beside him, crossing his arms around his chest. He ammended by looking away from the three.

Tonight was just not his night.

End of Snipplet #3 for Naruto

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12.31.03