To The Brink of Insanity
An AkatsukiXOC fanfic
Summary: My name's Kaien Alice. I'm a transfer student from England. I once had an average 16-year-old life until I met them - the Akatsuki. And they drive me craaaaaazy, up to the brink of insanity!!!
Me: Hey guuuuuys… Satsuki-chan speaking. Let me introduce to you my latest OC character, Kaien!!!
Kaien: Hi to the readers out there! Nice to meet you all.
Me: So Kaien, since the readers don't know you yet, why don't you give them a short description of yourself?
Kaien: Okay, here's my bio-data. –reads from a sheet of paper-
Full Name: Kaien Alice Iwazaki (formerly Kaien Alice Smith)
Nickname: Kai-chan, Kaien
Age: 16 ½
Birthday: December 16
Current Address: Konohagakure (formerly from Wales, England)
School: Konoha Academy
Relatives: Elder sister Stephanie Yurisaki Iwazaki, Elder stepbrother Hayate Iwazaki, parents Caitlyn Smith-Iwazaki and Keishi Iwazaki
Appearance: Long pale blond hair that reaches down to her rear. Soft brown eyes, sharp nose, plump pale pink lips and fair complexion. Slim body, slightly large chest. 5'8 in height. Fond of dressing in black and white or punk fashion.
Personality: Trendy and slightly boyish in attitude. Intelligent and has a sharp tongue. Tends to speak harshly when angered. Can speak in Japanese fluently, but prefers to speak more in English. Likes to have many friends, but is wary when it comes to men.
There. Well, I hope you guys will like me and my story!
Me: Yeah. And I disclaim Naruto. Now read!
**Bold Italics – English**
**Normal – Japanese**
**Italics – thoughts**
*Kaien's POV*
My alarm clock rang loudly as I slammed on the snooze button sleepily. It read 6.45 AM.
"Great. Morning. And it's the first day of school. Ugh."
I rose up groggily as I slipped my feet into my fluffy slippers. I trudged along to the kitchen and found my mom preparing breakfast. She smiled at me warmly as she poured the coffee into Dad's mug.
"Ohayo, Kaien," she greeted.
"Aw Mom, you don't have to speak in Japanese. I can understand English perfectly," I whined.
"Sorry sweetie, but today you better practice your Japanese because today you'll have Japanese classmates." Mom chided me.
"Where are the others?" I asked.
"Your dad's upstairs and your siblings are still asleep. Now go wash up, you haven't even brushed your teeth yet!" She pushed me to the bottom of the stairs and handed me my toothbrush and a towel.
"Mom, you're treating me like a baby." I pouted.
"That's because you're like one," she replied. "Now go or you'll be late."
I nodded and proceeded to the shower. I stripped off my clothes and opened the water. It was a very refreshing feeling, the pressure of the warm water on my face and body. I washed my hair with my favorite bubblegum-scented shampoo and sang "I'm Yours" by Jason Myraz.
After I took a bath I covered myself with my towel and went to my room, which was right next to the shower. I wore my favorite black-and-white striped hoodie that read "I eat BOYS for breakfast" at the back and my navy skinny jeans. I grabbed my black messenger bag and went back to the dining room.
I found my dad and my brother eating their breakfast.
"Good morning," I greeted them as I sat down beside Hayate, my big bro.
"Good morning, Kaien," Dad greeted as he sipped his coffee. "Where's your sister?"
"I don't know, Dad. Probably asleep or something," I answered, knowing that Stephanie, my lazy-assed sister, would never bother to wake up early on a school day.
I looked at them until I asked, "Dad, what's high school here in Japan like?"
"Oh Kaien, don't worry, it's probably just the same as the school you attended in England. Isn't that right, son?" He looked at Hayate, who only nodded in response.
**-BEEP! BEEP!-**
"Oh! There's the school bus already. Gotta go. Bye Dad! Bye Hayate! Say bye to Mom and Steph for me!" I waved to them as I rushed off to the front door.
When I got into the bus I had this funny feeling in my stomach. Everybody was staring at me like I was some sort of alien or something. Which was partially true.
I just ignored them as I walked over to the backseat of the bus. I sat down next to a pink-haired girl who was listening to her iPod. She was pretty, she was about the same age as me, and she was wearing a black hoodie with little pink skulls all over it, which complimented her hair color. Not to mention she has a body to die for. The gray short shorts she was wearing definitely showed off her curves. I bet she was popular in the school.
She must have noticed that I was staring at her so she smiled at me.
"Hey. You must be new here. I'm Sakura Haruno. Nice to meet you," she introduced herself.
'Wow, she's nice,' I thought.
"Uhm, my name's Kaien Alice Iruzawa. Nice to meet you too, Sakura." I replied.
She looked confused for a second until she said, "Oh, you must be a transfer student! Wait." She cleared her throat and asked, "Do you understand Japanese?" in a slightly weird accent.
"Oh, certainly. I just prefer to speak in English most of the time." I answered with a grin.
"Oh. Well, that's good," she said. "Want me to tour you around?"
"Sure. And thanks. You must be popular around here," I said.
"Huh? No, I ain't popular! In fact, I'm one of those people who hate those stuck-up show-offs." she smirked.
"Oh…"
"You see, there's a group of seniors here called the Akatsuki. They like to pick on younger students, especially us freshmen. And they have this habit of harassing newbies like you, so you better stay out of their way unless you want to be humiliated." She winced as she explained.
"Okay. I'll try to remember that. So you're a freshman too? I hope we're in the same class," I asked.
"Yeah. I hope so too. You're pretty cool, Kaien. Where'd you come from?"
"England."
"Nice. Where do you live?"
"Five blocks from here. The peach house. The one with the fancy windows."
"Oh, you live there?!" Sakura exclaimed. "I live next door to you! You know, the blue house with the green roof."
"Oh!! So is that your bedroom right across from mine? The one with the Jonas Brothers' poster?"
"You got it." We both giggled.
As the bell rang we proceeded to our homerooms. We were practically ecstatic when we found out we were on the same class.
"You've got to sit next to me," she said.
"Okay," I replied as I slid down to the vacant seat beside her at the back of the room.
The whole class kept talking and shouting until our homeroom teacher arrived.
"Okay, okay, settle down, class has already started." He sighed as he put the textbooks on his desk.
Okay, first, this guy is pretty weird. He wore a mask that covered most of his face except for his right eye, and I don't have a clue what that's for, unless he was an escaped criminal or something. But he's pretty nice, for a teacher.
He scanned the room for absentees until his eyes laid on me.
"Oh, we have a new student. How come I never get those memos about newcomers?" he muttered as he searched around his desk. Failing to find it he stood up and said, "Miss, since I couldn't find my memos do you mind introducing yourself to the class?"
I smiled and went to the front. "I'm Kaien Alice Iwazaki, but you can call me Kaien. I'm a transfer student from England, I moved here recently so I'm not yet familiar with my surroundings. Fortunately Sakura Haruno was here to show me around. My hobbies are singing and dancing. I also like music and art. And I am so looking forward to make friends with you guys." she introduced herself and went back to her seat.
"Don't worry Kaien, I'm sure you'll make many friends here in Konoha Academy. And I'm Kakashi Hatake, your homeroom teacher. If there's anything you need you can ask me, okay?" Kakashi-sensei said.
I grinned at him and muttered a small "thanks".
Why does school always have to be boring? I don't see any difference between here and England when it comes to schools. They're both boring with a capital "Yawn".
I glanced at Sakura. She was already listening to her iPod, but she hid the earphones behind her hair so no one would notice. But I had a different plan in mind; I raised my hand and asked to be excused.
I didn't actually go to the ladies' room; instead I spent my time exploring the school. It was pretty big – even bigger than my old school in England. It had 4 floors, and a forest right behind it. I concluded that only high school students attended the school, since I don't see any younger kids around. I was busy looking out to the other side of the building when I collided with another person.
*Deidara's POV*
"Wow. Another school year, un. One more year and we'll be out of here, yeah," I sarcastically said.
"Yeah. And since this is the first day of school, we're bound to get plenty of newbies here." Sasori, my red-haired best friend, replied.
We, the Akatsuki, are a gang of men who liked to pick on wimps from the lower levels. Well, I didn't exactly like the idea, but since the Akatsuki are my childhood friends, I've got no other choice but to tag along with them. I felt sorry for the poor kids though, but hey, it's not my fault if they're a bunch of weaklings who couldn't defend themselves.
That's the fun of bullying. You get to be the superior.
My fellow members and I walked along the corridors of the school. Some of the students watched us in awe, some girls could be heard squealing and giggling while looking at us, and some were just avoiding us completely like the plague. I just smirked, and continued to our homeroom.
The members of the Akatsuki are Pein, Itachi, Hidan, Kakuzu, Sasori, Kisame, Tobi, Konan, Zetsu, and of course, myself. Konan, Zetsu, Itachi, Tobi and I weren't exactly interested in bullying other kids, but hey, since we're in the same group, what else could we do?
So as Asuma-sensei chattered on and on about who-knows-what, I glanced around to see what my friends were doing. Sasori and Kisame were busy listening to their iPhones, Hidan and Tobi were asleep and the others were actually paying attention to the lesson. I was bored to death and I deserved a break.
"Sir may I be excused, yeah?" I asked.
"Sure." he replied, not really caring as long as we pay attention to the class discussion.
I wandered around the school and reminisced as I passed along certain places. I remembered when I first met Sasori-danna in front of the water fountain. I recall the time when we got suspended for painting our homeroom black and red back when we were sophomores. I was busy reiterating my memories that I didn't notice someone was walking in front of me.
**~BAM!~**
"Oww…" I moaned, rubbing my back as I stood up. A girl, about a few years younger than me, offered her hand as she helped me up.
"Are you okay, Miss?" she asked with an apologetic look on her pretty face.
I blinked at her, not knowing what she was talking about. I think she was speaking in another language.
She looked blankly at me for a moment, expecting an answer. Her pale blond hair swayed as she cocked her head to the side.
"Excuse me, what did you say, un?" I finally asked, after what seemed like many years.
She stared at me with her brown eyes momentarily, but at once realized that I only understood Japanese. "I'm sorry, I guess I still wasn't used to speaking in Japanese," she apologized, her face flustered.
"It's okay, yeah," I laughed, until one of her previous comments caught up with me. "Wait; did you just call me MISS?!!" I shouted angrily.
*Kaien's POV*
I was startled when she screamed at me. I gazed at her long golden hair and her angry cerulean eyes. I didn't see anything wrong in calling her Miss, but I did realize her voice was deep, like a man's.
"Um, I apologize… Should I call you Sempai or something…?" I questioned her nervously.
"Technically, you should, since I'm older than you, yeah," she replied smugly. "But MISS?!! Never."
She took my hand in hers and placed it on her chest. I was extremely embarrassed until I realized I felt… Nothing. It was very flat for a woman her age.
"I'm a man, yeah," he whispered loudly.
I stood there blankly, my mind going blank because of the sudden shock. "Oh," was all I managed to say.
"Hahaha! It's okay, yeah. I get that most of the time. My name's Deidara, un," he said, reaching out his hand for a handshake.
*Deidara's POV*
She smiled at me. For a moment I thought I was looking at an angel.
"My name's Kaien," she answered, taking my hand and shaking it.
"You must be new here. I don't remember seeing you before, un," I commented.
"Yeah. I'm a transfer student from England. Just moved here in Japan a couple of weeks ago. I'm still used in speaking in English, but I'm getting the hang of speaking in Japanese." she explained, grinning at me all the while.
'She's so cute, grinning at me like that. I wonder if she has a boyfriend…?" I wondered.
"Do you have a boyfriend, yeah…?" I inquired impulsively. I instantly regretted myself for saying that.
She looked surprised, taken aback with my sudden query. "N-no," she stammered, "I haven't got many friends around here. So far the only friend I've made is Haruno-chan."
"Don't worry, stick with me and you'll have friends more than you'd ever have, Cutie-chan," I responded, giving her a wink. Her flustered face made her look even more cuter. "See you around at lunch, yeah," I took off, waving at her as she nodded.
She was a fine piece of ass, I'm sure of that.
But considering that Haruno-san was her friend, I assume that she was a freshman, and a newbie, especially, to which Leader-sama would disapprove.
I sighed, returning back to my class.
Me: So, delete or continue?
Please review; I wouldn't know what to do with this story if you don't.
And the next chapter of my other story When Worlds Collide will be published in early December, I promise.
I was thinking of pairing Kaien with Sasori (why Sasori? And not Deidara? You'll see... [Ooh, spoiler!! xD]) and Sakura with Hayate, but if you have any suggestions, tell me, okay? I'm more than willing to pair them up with the other Akatsuki members. ^^
Bye, guys~!
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