"Oh. Nevermind!" Alex laughed, James turned on him, "Nevermind what?" he growled. Alex bit his lip, "Nothing...." he said, but laughed again. "i thought i was gonna get to see you fight, but i got to see your girlfriend kick Kunkuro's *censored*." He said, grinning wildly.

"Shut. Up. Alex! Can't you just shut up? For once?" james said, taking his embarr*censored*ment and anger out on Alex. Alex stopped smiled and turned away from him "Fine james. I'm done trying." He said, disappearing.

"Alex..." James sighed, guilt coming over him in waves until Maru's voice shattered his thoughts. He spun around, glared at kunkuro and attacked.

Alex watched from a distance.

James was fast, terribly fast. It was one of the features he was known best for, along with extreme strength. One moment he was standing beside the next he was in front of Kunkuro. "You... just made a huge mistake." he growled and punched him straight in the face. Kunkuro flew a godd 30 feet away and hit the ground, rebounding from the force of inpact.

James was beside him again, catching his byt the collar and slamming him in the ground a few more feet away. Again, he was beside him and grabbing him by the collar, and this time he slammed his against the wall behind him. The wall crunched and started to crumble. "I don't want to kill you, and you can't fight back without your puppets." He hissed, dropping him.

James hugged her tightly, relief flooding over him. "Oh..... I was so scared." James laughed nervously.

Alex, arms crossed and leaning against a wall, crossed his eyes and smirked in approval. James was much stringer now. He sighed, looking down, he had been trying too hard. Throwing himself at James trying to strengthen their dying bond. Maybe he just had to face it, James didn't need him or want him anymore and it was his fault.

James stood up, still holding onto her and leaped through the window, his chakra levels m*censored*ive from the recent fight. "Your head is bleeding..." He growled, thinking about Kunkro again, the sudden lust for blood exploding through his eyes.

"I need a shower"she said.Maru appeared holding a suitcase.

"Ok." James said, trying to calm down. He keep a deep breath, clearing him mind of Kunkuro. "You can use my shower, if you want." She out her down and held onto her incase she fell or lost her balance.

"Maru? I have no right to ask you... but will you look for Alex? I'm sure he doesn't want to see me anymore and I don't blame him. I said something to him earlier that.... I really didn't mean." James said, bowing as he asked the huge favor of Maru.

Alex walked slow along the rooftops of random buildings, jumping from one to the other when he came to the end of the roof. He was heading for the Hokage faces in the side of the mountins, that usually where he went when he wanted to get away from everything.

"Sure and Tsumai is about to call your name"He smiled."James.I'm done.But my head hurts"She said,opening the door.

Maru took off,trying to find Alex.

"Thank you." James said, knowing he couldn't hear him but wanting to say it. He turned to Tsumai, "You want to lay back down? Its been a really long day..." He said, going to her.

James grabbed the first aid kit from under the bed and patted the bed beside him welcomingly.

Alex, leaning on the railing on the top of the mountain faces, looked over the village. His arms crossed in front of him, his elbows against the railing and his hands dangling. The moon turned his hair a shining silver and the breeze played with it. His simi-long hair spayed over his shoulders, he didn't care right now so it was also hanging in his face. (( Sorry, got carried away XDD))

Tsumai walked over to him and smiled."I'm causing you and your brother all sorts of trouble"she sighed,sitting down."Maybe I should leave"she sniffled.

Maru appeared next to him and sighed."So heres the point..James said he was sorry for snapping at you"Maru said.

"No... its not you. Its me. Im causing the trouble." James said, pulling her into his lap. "I said... some awful things to him..." James said, thinking about everything he'd said as he put the gause on her head to stop the bleeding and soak up the blood.

~

"I know he is, but I'm going to leave him alone. Its too late to change anything now." Alex said blankly, not turning to face Maru. He didn't even react when he had appeared out of no where, that must be a special thing for him. Or maybe it wa because he was so used to making everything into a big deal.

It was like he could feel the forse that he was trying to save die, and getting weaker. Eventually it would be gone, and he would be truely alone. He didn't want that, who wants that? It scared him, being alone. His face revealed his thoughts, he knew, but now the moon was out and he couldn't hide it.

Tsumai sighed.When he was done,she reached up and kissed again.

Maru looked at him."Tell him you love him"Maru smiled.