A Dreadful Mistake

His fist clenched as his heart thundered. He was surprised they couldn't hear it. Then again, they were sound asleep in each other's grasp. In his bed no less. Fury raged within as for one awful moment he considered killing them. They could die right there, embracing each other without a care. Yet his mind was besieged by all of the scenes he had witnessed from the shadows. Carnage that he conveniently forgot for the sake of the woman's alluring appearance. They rushed back now as a cautionary tale of bloodlust gone horribly wrong. Then again, when had bloodlust every ended in the right? Regardless, it was enough to bring him back to his senses. He wouldn't engage in some happy massacre to sooth his angst. That would make him no better than she was. He should have known better.

No, what he would do instead is take the girl away from her. Away from that lecherous, malevolent whore. She didn't deserve to be responsible for that child, not if she was acting like this. Inoiki took one more look at the sleeping couple, a handsome man and an equally beautiful woman, resting against each other without worry. Yet all he saw was betrayal that stoked the rage in his mind and heart. This confirmed what Ino had tried to ignore; that their relationship was over. "A monster will always be a monster," he thought before moving to the room where a dozing Sachi lay. Picking up his child (he refused to consider the girl hers), he carefully folded her into his arms. Making use of hard earned stealth, Inoiki disappeared into the night, quickly leaving the quiet Amegakure backdrop. He had to place as much distance between them and her as possible else this would all be for naught.