In the Naruto world, where there aren't any cookies (Book 1 of The New Noblesse)

Ninja Clash In The Land Of Snow

I slept for most of the time we were sailng on the boat to the Land of Snow. Each time I dreamt, it would be of the same thing. My family, my friends, everyone was gone. I was alone in the world, and not even Lucifer was there with me. I'm accustomed to being by myself. I really am. But now, when I have people with me, I don't want to be alone anymore. I don't want to. I woke with a start each time, sweating and wide eyed. Apparently, I would be asleep for days at a time, my longest record being three days and four nights. 

Why? 

I have no idea. Lucifer said it wasn't anything to worry about, but I would be sleeping for much longer times in the future, and at regular intervals. Currently, I was dreaming again. I was by myself, all on my own again. No one was there. But this time, something felt wrong. Something felt horribly wrong. I looked around, hoping with all I had that I could find someone- anyone else. But to no avail. 

I felt myself tearing up as I thought back to Naruto and Sasuke...Lucifer, Kago, Akira, Sakura, everyone... Their faces flashed before me, and soon I was sobbing. Images of the rookies, Izumo and Kotetsu, the Hokage, Tsunade, even that little old lady I helped in the market once. The Akatsuki and Gaara...Gaara. His face showed up most often, sometimed memories or flashbacks of him doing weird and un-Gaara-like things.I smiled at those, then broke out into fresh tears as I remembered...He's gone. They're all gone. I'm alone here. Where was here, anyway? Here could be anywhere. But it wasn't anywhere, because it's here...right?

I sniffled, and heard a voice. My eyes widened, and I felt better instantly, knowing someone else was here. 

"Cadis Etrama Di Raizel...what's going on, why can I hear you?" I called out. His voice came again, though I understood none of it. 

"Will...new...lesse"

"You... ll...be...Nob...sse." I scrunched up my nose, annoyed. 

"Goddammit, Rai! Speak like a normal person, wouldya?" I snapped at...nothing in particular. I heard a chuckle. Lucifer?! 

'Woah...Lucifer?" I asked. All of a sudden, I felt unimaginable pain. It hurt. It hurt so much. I screamed, yet there was no sound. What the hell's going on?! 

Another wave of pain hit me, and I screamed silently, yet again. I panted for breath, not knowing what was causing me to hurt. I just knew that it did. And it hurt so much. I screamed as more pain coursed through me, and I could feel every nerve in my body tingling as it passed. I grit my teeth and closed my eyes, not wanting to make a sound as I felt more pain. 

It hurt. 

It hurt. 

It hurt.

It hurt.

Make it stop, please.

Another silent scream shook me as more pain came on. It washed over me, and my senses were numb. I couldn't hear, I couldn't see, and I sure as hell couldn't speak anymore. I felt tears streaming down my face and I screamed as another wave of pain came over me, worse than before. 

"You...stop...it..." I heard Lucifer's voice. Something in the back of my mind thought, 'oh, so NOW you decide to work, ears?!'

"Ma..ter...onl...ou...an...sto...it..." I didn't understand a word. I listened harder, and found my sight was slowly coming back. Very slowly. I screamed again, the pain made everything go dull, I could hardly feel my arms or legs anymore. 

"Master, only you can stop it...." I gasped as Lucifer's voice rang out, clear as crystal to me. I cried harder, curling into a ball. More pain, and I felt a weird tingling sensation afterwards. My clothes were starting to feel loose. The parts of me that still had feeling felt it, anyway. Lucifer's voice came again.