(A/N: So that you have an understanding of the setting of my story, it takes place before the Akatsuki was really well known or any of the tailed beasts were collected. None of the Akatsuki are dead and Tobi still known as Tobi.)
I stared out the wall of windows, rain covering it in droplets of water. This was my only sanctuary anymore, to sit among the ceiling high shelves and dark shadows until I was forced out by the night shift to go home. My job was great, to get paid to sit with some of the most important books and scrolls in the village and be allowed to read them without restriction. It really didn't matter of course since I couldn't use a single thing I learned from them since I wasn't raised to be a ninja. Hell, I was barely raised at all so it's surprising that I even gotten as far as I have. To be thought of as one of the smartest people in all of Kusagakure*, in all of grass country, it was very flattering.
However, brains only got you so far in such a small country as this. Librarian was the highest title a smart person got, the important ones going to the muscle heads. At the very least you might become an advisor but without any ninja skills to back you up it was highly unlikely. I had to crawl on my hands and knees, licking clean every boot, lighting every cigar, studying every scroll and book, to get to where I currently was and it was definitely not worth it. It did not help the matter that I was technically the half daughter of the Grass Daimyo. Being his child had its perks and disadvantages. Not that I was ungrateful to my father, quite the contrary. If he hadn't decided to sleep with my mother, who was a prostitute at the time, I would have never been conceived and mom would still be giving cheap fucks to any hobo with a penny. However the fact that he was married at the time made my birth all the more awkward.
To make a long story short, my dad's a horny prick that can't wait to keep it in his pants until he gets home and my mom's a cheap whore, eh, it could be worse.
I looked back what I was reading and absorbed the words like a sponge. The technique I was currently reading about was a rather strange one. It was a healing technique that could heal extreme injuries like severed arms and legs in an instant. It took up a lot of chakra though so only true blue medic ninja could try to take a stab at it. The scroll it was on was a deep yellow, from years of air exposure and possible use so it was probably out dated and possibly tossed to the side for its dangerous side effects which included either the injured ninja dying, the medic dying, or both.
I hate to openly admit it but the whole medical field had been perking my interest over the past few years, but with my lack of any chakra training I knew I wouldn't get to far, maybe just a very smart nurse or a checkup doctor for the civilians. I, however, had bigger plans than that. This is where having two older half brothers that were ninja came in handy.
"Seiyuuki*, have you gained weight?"
Speak of the devil.
I looked up to my eldest sibling, Orokashii*, a look of displeasure on my face. He always knew how to push my buttons.
"Baka, I weigh the exact same as I did the last time you asked me that question which was yesterday. Don't you have a better insult?"
"I don't need one, because every time I use it I can see it makes you angry." He replied with a cheeky grin.
I reached out to slap at him but he grabbed my wrist and slammed it down on the table I was sitting at, not hurting me, instead just holding it firm enough to keep it still. I decided to glare at him instead since there was no point in trying to break free from his strong grip. His smile widened and he moved so that he was behind me, looking over my shoulder at the scroll. He rested his head on my shoulder and his expression went from cheeky to board.
"Another medical technique? Sei-chan, why don't you ever read the good stuff when I'm around?"
"Because, as your name says, you are enough of a fool to actually try it and only Kami knows what will happen when you fuck it up."
"That's not very nice Sei-chan, and after all the chakra training I've been giving you." He said, putting an overly done pout on his lips.
I wanted to glare at him again but at the angle at which I saw him it would have been nothing more than a lazy glance. I looked past his head to see my other brother, Yurushi*.
"Leave her alone Orokashii, we have more important matters to attend to."
Yurushi was definitely the exact opposite of his name. He was a cold hearted killer when it came to being a ninja, only ever showing emotion to his steady girlfriend of three years. You'd think that for someone who wouldn't even think twice about taking a human life would be able have the balls to propose. Now as for Orokashii, his mom hit right on the nail with his name. He pulled some pretty stupid shit over the years, only able to get away with it when dad paid off whoever was in charge at the time. Compared to both, I was a midget. They towered over many of the other men easily by a few inches. Luckily they had inherited their mother's looks so they had women falling at their feet, well Orokashii did anyway. They wore standard ninja uniforms and jonin vests, marking that they were definitely powerful in more than just genetics.
Orokashii pulled away from me and let go of my wrist. I quickly pulled it to me subconsciously and rubbed it. Yurushi walked toward me and took a seat on the table before placing a sheet of paper in front of me. I glanced at it half heartedly, recognizing from the print and code numbers that it was a mission. It was a coded but it didn't stop me from reading it, they had taught me how to read many of the codes since they often found themselves coming to me for help, if not for info then for new techniques. It wasn't very detailed so I assumed that they had been giving a better explanation in person. It spoke of an organization that was threatening the country's business by taking missions at a low price and with a dangerously high success rate.
"We need to know as much as possible about the Sharingan."
The name seemed familiar, and I quickly got up and started to shuffle through the large card cabinets for info cards. After pulling out a few cards I turned to him and held them out to him lazily.
"Try these, if they don't tell you enough just come back to me with another word or something."
Yurushi gave a quick nod before walking away to the section that the card listed. Orokashii lazily followed after him with his arms behind his head, not even showing any form of thanks which was typical of him. As soon as they wandered off into the many shelves I took a seat in front of the scroll and rolled it up quickly. It didn't matter if they came back or not for I usually gave them what they wanted on the first try. I quickly made my way over to the shelf that I had gotten the scroll from and put it back in place. I looked at the others not really all that interested in re-reading them. I've already read most the books in the library, the only ones I haven't touched being all the perverted novels and silly fairytales that were on the first floor for the civilians.
I turned to the window again, to still see the rain pouring down; it was unusually for this time of year to have so much rain. The occasional sprinkle was fine but this was a down pour of great proportions. It was at this time that I realized that the night shift had yet to show up or even send up a warning for me to leave before they kicked me down the stairs and out the door. It was weird so I headed for the lower level to figure out if any of the lower level librarians had heard from them. I glanced at the window again, the cloudy sky suddenly very dark, meaning that it was soon going to be night.
I took the stairs two at a time and made it to the lower level just as a nasty thunder sounded and startled some of the readers who had cuddled themselves up in a chair. I walked to the main desk and looked at the head librarian.
"By any chance has the night shift come yet? I want to get some food before it gets too nasty outside."
"Sorry Seiyuuki but two of them have been called to help do paper work at the tower and the other called in sick with the stomach flu. I need you to handle the night shift tonight, if it's not a problem." She said as she looked up from checking in some books
"It's no problem, I just need to get dinner really quickly and I'll be right back." I said as I blessed my luck quietly.
She nodded in understanding before continuing her work. I quickly walked to the back room where everyone stored their things during the day and grabbed my coat, purse, and umbrella. I was overjoyed to be able to spend the night in the library, just the books and me, the lower levels were closed at night but my level, the one with the ninja scrolls and information was open around the clock. I figured I grab a big meal so that I'd have something to snack on as the night went on. I left the towering building and made my way over to a ramen shop; walking in and over to the counter.
The place itself was dark, the light's not being much help accept to show you the dim outlines of whoever was in the restaurant. The man at the counter recognized me and smiled.
"Hello Sei-san, will you be having the usual?"
"No Tou-san, I'll have something bigger, I have a long night ahead of me." I said as I paid the man.
"Oh?" The man questioned as he took the money and plugged in my order. He motioned for me to sit and wait while we talked.
"The night shift couldn't make it so I get to take over. It will be just me and the library tonight."
He laughed and held his stomach as if it were going to fall off. I didn't mind since he was pretty old and found just about everything I said to be laughable.
"That's something I would expect from you Sei-san. Tell you what, I'll give you an order of tea to drink, no extra charge."
I smiled and nodded my head.
"Thanks Tou-san, it means a lot."
He smiled before heading into the back to check on the workers, leaving me alone to bask in the dim spot light that hung above my seat. I turned around to look at the restaurant and customers who were basically eating in the dark. I could feel something watching me as I glanced around the shop. I turned and noticed an odd pare sitting in a far off corner. One was a giant compared to most of the other people in the restaurant, possibly hitting a foot higher than my brothers. The other was a little shorter than my brothers. Both looked menacing and mysterious in the dark with their woven hats and black cloaks with bright red clouds that flashed even in this dark light.
A sudden flash of lightening brightened up the shop with its white glow. The two people I had been watching suddenly glowed with light and their true feature showed. Broad shoulders hinted at them being men as well as they way they sat. However, I was caught in a stare with none other than the giant. His eyes were exotic to say the least, small round circles with tiny black pulps and out lined with black which creepily looked like it was his natural skin. Some lines were visible under his eyes but they only added to the intimidation level of his stare. The rest of his skin was blue which really threw me off but before I could take a better look the lightening died off and the moment we shared ended.
I finally realized that my heart was racing and my face had turned several shades of red and turned away from the duo. I had never been looked at so intently before and it sent shivers down my spine. Part of me wanted to look back to try and see if I had seen they right color for his skin but Tou came back with my order and the tea.
"Here you go Sei-san, I hope you enjoy it."
"I know I will, goodbye Tou-san." I say rather quickly as I grab my order and quickly waltz out the door, not even bothering to put up my umbrella again.
I made my way back to the library quickly and made it just before the last librarian was about to lock the doors, I walked in quickly nodded to her in thanks as she locked the door behind me. The lower level was now empty and dark, only a few lights left on for the night people to see where they were going. I made my way to the top level and settled my things down on the table I had been at earlier. There was no sign of my brothers except for a note of thanks from Yurushi. I took a seat and started to eat my meal quietly. I finished it faster than I had planned and decided to make a few rounds around the shelves to make sure everything was in order.
I wandered around the area, enjoying the peace and quiet of the night and the pouring rain. I glanced to the window and sighed as I did, thinking back to my little staring contest with the giant. I couldn't think for the life of me why he had stared or glanced my way. My hair was a messy bun, tossed up after many failed tries with different styles, I tossed on a dress that was two sizes too big and an annoying yellow that I was told I looked good in. After much thought I concluded that I was just tricked by a sales woman into buying a dress that they didn't want to hold onto anymore. Over that was a giant baggy sweater that buttoned up in the front but had a low neckline on me because of the size difference. Standard ninja sandals finished off the outfit and made me look for like a hobo more than anything. I took a step closer to examine my face, for some reason I felt really self-conscious at the moment, maybe since that was the first time in all my life I had been looked at so intently my the opposite sex. I looked just like mom, round face and green eyes. Dark brown blended with a tan skin tone that often threw people off when they were told I was Orokashii's and Yurushi's sister.
I didn't think I looked bad, messy and lazy maybe, but not bad. I was often complimented on a figure that I still had trouble finding among the bag clothing I wore. People would tell me that if I had to be grateful to my mother for anything then it had to be my figure. I honestly don't get it, maybe it's because I lack romance in my life. I leaned back and looked past my reflection to see the village, dark and lonely. A feeling of sadness hit me as loneliness sunk in; it was at these moments that I wished my brothers would come and bother me or something to take my mind of the silence.
A sudden crack filled the air, as if someone just snapped a full grown tree in half. I looked around and noticed that one of the glass window panes down on the end opposite of me had a dent in it. I walked over to the window and guessed that the indent was about the size of my fist. I raised an eyebrow in question at the glass. It was supposed to be enforced with many chakra shields and seals so for it to simply break was extremely strange. I got a closer look at the crack before a pair of beaming eyes appeared suddenly, causing me to squeak and jump backwards. The eyes sprouted a smiled filled with sharp pointy teeth and seemed to show an emotion of pure lust for violence. It was then that I realized whose eyes they were but before I could react the window completely shattered and the force of the explosion sent me back.
I was flung on a table a long ways away from the now gaping hole that now let in all the rain water and vicious winds from the worsening storm outside. I tried to sit up but and sudden weight held me down as if someone had just put a one ton block on my chest. I looked up into the face of the man I had been watching at the restaurant. His eyes no longer looked curious or demanding but excited and bloodthirsty. He was holding me down with one hand, expertly placed so that he wasn't groping me in anyway which made it all the more embarrassing and uncomfortable. I stared at him since he was in fact blue and his hair was only a darker shade. His eyebrows scrunched together as he frowned at me unhappily, his eyes now a simple glare.
"What, no fight? Not even a squirm?" He asked in his deep voice that only scared me more.
I wasn't stupid like a lot of other people. I knew when I was in deep shit. He was nearly twice the height of me and four times the width. I could feel the strength in his hand, neither causing me harm nor giving me a chance to escape. I knew that if I stayed still and did as he asked he would hopefully let me go, unless he didn't want any witnesses. I shook my head numbly to answer his questioning. His glare only grew and he put more pressure on my chest making it hard to breathe properly. I started to wheeze as it became harder and harder for me to get a decent amount of air in my lungs. I knew he was trying to get a reaction or something out of me but I wouldn't give in. If I did then who knows what could happen to me.
"Kisame, leave her alone and come help me." A emotionless voice said coming from the right.
I turned to look at the man that had spoken to see what looked to be a model. He was attractive and his long hair flapped in the wind softly as it if were only a gentle breeze and not a thunder storm. If any of the civilian girls had seen his face he would have been attacked within seconds. The one known as Kisame removed his hand and I started to gulp in all the air I could. He jumped off the table and walked over to his much shorter companion.
"You're no fun Itachi-san."
"You'll jeopardize the mission if you decide to play around with a simple bystander. We only have so much time before someone notices the mess you made."
I looked to the gaping hole and had to agree silently with the handsome man. Anyone within a ten mile radius would be able to see the damage the blue man made. The whole window wall was gone, completely shattered in the blow. Some of the roof and floor was missing around the window where he had centered his attack. Anything that was within the area of the explosion was covered in glass, some of which was embedded deep into the objects. I was glad that I had jumped back when I did or else I would have been full of glass instead of just some nasty looking cuts. I looked back to the men wearily, seeing if they were paying any attention to me. They both were in deep conversation with each other, by the looks of it going over their next course of action. I slowly sat up, trying not to make any sound, and slowly slid off the table. If I could make it to the door I knew I could bolt down the stairs and scream bloody murder to get someone's attention. Before I could even take my first step I was forced back on the table by the man known as Kisame, this time his hand on my neck.
"I don't think I said you could leave." He said dangerously, giving my neck a squeeze to emphasize the point.
I shook my head the best I could to let him know that I wasn't going to do a thing. He seemed to loosen his grip a bit before lifting me up by my neck. I gasped and gurgled for air, kicking my feet wildly as he let gravity choke me slowly. He chuckled as he watched me squirm before the other known as Itachi growled at him.
"Kisame, focus."
He turned to look at the smaller man and he let me drop to the floor. My head hit the edge of the table and I curled up on the floor in pain, holding my head tightly. My eyes started to water at the pain as I checked for any bleeding which luckily there was none of. I looked up over at the stoic one as he wandered over to one of the book shelves and grazed the books at his eye level with his hand. His attitude seemed to change slightly, from dark and menacing to focused and curious. If I didn't know any better I could say that he looked like the other ninja that came in here in an attempt to learn new things. His eyes feel on me and I flinched, back at the restaurant I hadn't had a chance to see this one's eyes and part of me was glad that I didn't. They were blood red with strange symbols in the middle and his emotionless face made them all the more deadly and frightening.
A heavy silence hung in the air as the giant, Kisame, and the quiet one, Itachi, stood in their places and glanced about the large room. From what I could tell they were looking for something. My inner librarian was telling me to help them but fear taped her mouth shut as well as mine. Kisame stood over my head, most likely making sure I didn't make a more to run again. I could feel him sending me quiet glanced but I paid them no mind for my focus was on Itachi. He ran his hand along the spins of any books within his reach as he scanned the shelves his steps got quicker, almost impatient. When he reached the end of the shelf he walked back over to Kisame and me before looking at the taller man.
"It's not here. They must have moved it after hearing we were in the area."
"Damn, Leader-sama will kill us if we don't complete this mission." Kisame growled.
I felt a large hand grab the back of my clothing tightly and pull me up from the floor without a problem.
"Alright girl, Where is it?"
I stared at him like he was insane; I had no idea what he was talking about. My obvious confusion angered him and he quickly wrapped his free hand around my throat.
"Where is the Shield scroll?" He asked, clenching his teeth tightly.
The name rang a bell in my head and the information came to me as it always had when I was asked questions.
"Burnt." I replied simply since the headache I now had made it difficult to talk.
The two stared at me without any emotion; It creeped me out and made me shiver. They didn't speak for a long time so I decided, against my better judgment, to elaborate.
"T-there was rumors going around. S-s-some people believe that i-it was being targeted by enemy villages. They did-didn't want it getting into the wrong hands so they burnt it."
The duo's attitude seemed to grow angry and they had every right to be. The scroll they wanted hand the answer to destroying the shield around the village that prevented any air strikes or jutsus from causing any damage. Without the scroll the shield was basically indestructible. However, they had a backup which no one, not even my brothers knew about.
Me.
The hand on my throat tightened and I squirmed nervously.
"If you're lying I'll-"
"I'M NOT, THE SCROLL GOT BURNED A MONTH AGO! THERE IS A FILE ON IT IN SECTION Q OF THE BASEMENT!" I cried, losing control of my nerves.
I felt tears in the corner of my eyes as the giant loosened his grip on my neck. His partner stared at me skeptically, most likely thinking I was lying so that I could escape.
"Show us then."
With those words I was dropped down on the ground again, this time not hitting my head on the table. Tears started to fall as guilt set in, my heart knowing that I had most likely destroyed any form of trust I had built up with the ninja community. I was now a partner in their crime and if anything would die with shame on my name at their hands. A sob escaped my lips as I stood and wiped my face before walking towards the stairs. They followed me quietly, the taller one ready to pounce like a rabid dog if I tried to run. The walk down to the basement doors was rather intimidating since death was basically leaning over my shoulder every second.
When we reached the doors I looked to the large doors and realized that they were locked with a seal, a seal that could only be opened by a ninja. My heart started to race as I stopped, the other two only a few steps behind me.
"What's the hold up?" The blue one asked.
"I-I can't open the door. I'm n-not a ninja."
I was quickly shoved to the side after that, the black haired one stepping forward to take my place. His hands moved dangerously fast before he let lose a giant fire ball toward the door, burning it and what was ever within five feet of it. I was then pulled back up and shoved into the open area. It was a vast dark room with simple lights lining each isle the file cabinets stood cold and dusty, no janitor ever allowed to clean the place up. I started to walk with a bit more confidence and found the section and cabinet I was looking for. I pulled open the massive drawers and quickly snatched up the file that I had told them existed.
The smaller one took it from me and quickly scanned the pages. His companion looked over his shoulder to read as well and he frowned angrily. The one that, as far as I knew, was called Itachi closed the file and handed it back to me. I put it back in its proper spot out of habit and closed the drawer, waiting for my swift end. However it never came and I turned to the pair uncertainly. They looked to be in deep discussion once again. I looked to the ground nervously, trying to keep my mind off of my unavoidable death, when a loud shutter shook the building. The sound of voices was heard on the floor above us and I smiled thinking I was saved.
The giant and his companion looked up calmly before the smaller one turned toward the door.
"Come Kisame, we should be going so that we can report this to Leader-sama. Finish the job quickly."
My smile faded as Kisame slowly turned to me. I froze in my spot as the blue ninja looked down at me. His eyes glinted with something evil and he smiled as if he had just discovered how to destroy the world. For a moment I thought he would kill me until he looked back to his partner.
"I think I'll keep her if you don't mind Itachi. Unlike you I can't just walk into a bar for ten seconds and then walk out with a nice lay, usually more."
"Do whatever you want but hurry up; we have company to deal with."
My mind went blank when he said the word 'lay'. My logical side knew what the term meant but my human side was frozen at the simple idea. Now, sex is nothing new to me. I've read about it in medical books and my brother Orokashii spoke about it openly at breakfast almost every day. However, my lack of a love life also meant a lack of a sex life. In other words I was purer than virgin snow in terms of love making. On top of that I wasn't one to be curious about it in the first place, unlike a lot of other nineteen year olds. It never appealed to me as a topic to learn about, especially when I had ninja scrolls to read instead.
A sudden pull got my mind to work again just as I was thrown up into the air. I squeaked as I was caught by the tall one called Kisame who held me over his shoulder like a ragdoll. Before I could voice any form of protest to his perverted idea he started to run at an incredibly high speed. I had to close my eyes and cling to whatever I could to keep myself from getting sick. There was a moment that I felt like I was floating so I opened my eyes to peak.
We were now on the first floor and on the ground there was a pile of dead grass nin as well as a few surprised ones. One seemed to get out of his shock first and I heard him yell angrily.
"They have Seiyuuki-sama! Stop them before they escape."
The sama added to the end of my name did not go unnoticed my by carrier and he landed on the ground like a cat before turning to the ninja that had spoken.
"Well what do you know; it looks like I got me a special bed toy, how lucky."
I could not see the looks on the other's faces but if I had to guess they would either be appalled or disgusted. I felt Kisame adjust me on his shoulder as if I was nothing more than an extra bag before he grabbed the hilt of his sword with his free hand. I had to lean back to avoid getting hit by the strangely shaped weapon as he flung it out to show off to the ninja currently bothering him. I looked over to his partner who had leaned himself up against a nearby shelf, many dead bodies at his feet. I had to fight back the sick feeling in my stomach. He seemed to be busying himself with cleaning his nails as his partner took on the left over ninja.
"We won't let you take the scroll information!" Another one shouted as he charged forward foolishly.
Now if he had said 'near' instead of 'take' then maybe, just maybe the duo would think I was just a useless girl. But no, he just had to let on to what I really was. There was a sudden wet sensation on the back of my legs and butt as I heard a gurgle from behind me. The urge to throw up entered my throat again but I shoved it back down, pretending that I really didn't know what had just splattered all over my back side. I heard a slight chuckle from my captor and any hope I had left me. I looked over to the supposed Itachi as he stared back, his eyes not giving away anything other than curiosity.
"So you really didn't get rid of the scroll, just changed its form." He said as he stood up from the wall and walked over. "Then our mission is complete. Kisame, do the purge."
"Gladly." Kisame responded as he dropped me on the ground by Itachi's feet.
There were no sounds, not even a squeak as the men died. Just a chorus of thumps as their bodies hit the floor. I didn't dare turn to look at them knowing that if I did I wouldn't be able to hold back the barf any longer. I closed my eyes tightly as I shook in fear, my mind registering that there was no way out. A large arm wrapped around me and flung me over a strong shoulder, most likely Kisame's. There was a light chuckle that made his shoulders bounce slightly as he walked out the front doors with Itachi.
"What a catch, what a catch. Not only a cute fuck but the exact thing we came to get in the first place! I love it when things go our way Itachi, don't you?"
"Hmm," The shorter man replied.
I felt a rush of wind and water started to smack me in the face as they pulled on hats and slowly walked away from the now destroyed library. I fell limp from exhaustion and the world slowly went black around me, only knowing that whatever fate that awaits me would not be pleasant.
Side notes:
Kusagakure- Village Hidden in the Grass
Seiyuuki- Monkey
Orokashii- Foolish, stupid
Yurushi- Forgiveness
