**** I don not own Naruto, or the Akatsuki or anything but Hotaru. I made her up completly with my own imagination.
I sat up groggily and rubbed my eyes. The sun light flitted through my window sending a streak of light across my floor. My dark brown hair slipped onto my face sending a spark of irritation through me. I looked outside as the birds shrill songs carried up to my balcony. I opened the door the wind blowing back my hair with the blue streaks shining in the light. I yawned and looked down curiously as I saw a boy with blonde hair collapsed on the road. Once my mind started working my eyes widened and rushed down the stairs, my white nightgown flowing behind me. My parents were out of town so I threw open the door and rushed over to the boys side.
I was fixing a bowl of ramen for the unconscious person lying on the couch when I heard footsteps. I turned around my hair flipping and my green eyes shining as I gripped the big metal spoon. I saw the blonde boy stumble up to me and smiled as he saw the ramen.
"Is that Ramen?" he asked eyeing it.
"Yes it is I was, um, making it for you…" I said softly. A big smile widened across his face as I said that and sat at the table acting as if he did this every day.
"Who are you anyhow? And how did you collapse?" I said staring at the bubbling ramen on the wood stove.
"I am Naruto Uzumaki future Hokage of the village hidden in the leaves, Konoha." He said smiling brightly. I stared at him and then gasped when I saw his leaf village headband.
"Oh I'm sorry I had no idea I was in the presence of a shinobi, please forgive me." I said bowing and blushing at the same time.
"No please don't, what is your name." Naruto said smiling brightly as the smell of Ramen wafted past him.
"Hotaru…" I said pouring the Ramen into a bowl and placing it in front of Naruto.
"Firefly eh?" He said between slurps of Ramen. Before I could say anything he was holding out his bowl for more.
"Yes my parents named me that because I was born during the firefly festival." I said pouring out some more Ramen. That was a lie, but i did not whant to tell him friends gave me that name for i had been a nameless child.
"Where are your parents?" Naruto asked gazing at me. I shrugged turning away. I did not want to tell a great leaf village shinobi that my parents were on their own mission to find a legendary flower. It was stupid but I remembered when they left. Around a year ago they had walked out the door leaving me standing there as they talked about a flower that could make you immortal. They had abandoned me for their own dreams. I shook my head clear of the thought as I heard a knock at the door. I left Naruto in the kitchen as I went into the front room.
I opened the door and gaped at the newcomer. He was also a leaf shinobi, but he wore a short shirt that stopped at his stomach and he was like a vampire. He had very, very pale skin and dark hair with emotionless eyes.
"Sai!" Naruto said jumping up and running to the door. Sai put on a small smile and watched as Naruto ran to the door.
"Naruto, where have you been, Sakura and I have been searching for you like crazy." He said now looking at me, "Thank you"
"No problem he was collapsed outside." I said smiling a little bit. I was about to tell Naruto bye when he interrupted me.
"Can you fight?" He said smiling. I nodded.
"Great spar me!" He said running outside. I ran upstairs to get ready then a small smile tugging at my lips. It had been a long time since I had fought anyone.
After emerging from the house wearing a netted shirt with a long trailing overcoat and black shorts I pulled out a long sword from behind me and gripped it tightly. Naruto stared at me and laughed.
"What is so funny." I asked hurt.
"Nothing, I was just thinking that this will be fun." He said laughing.
"Oh yeah, right."
"Ready, I'm coming now." Naruto then performed many complicated hand signs and whispered a few words. I was instantly surrounded by ten Narutos. I was confused at first but quickly cleared my head; I had to be ready for anything.
I took a deep breath and quickly jumped through the air hugging my legs and then landed on the back of one of the Narutos, I swung my sword meaning to stop so I would not kill him but the instant my sword neared him he disappeared in a cloud of smoke. I cursed under my breath and lunged at the next one. As soon as my sword neared him he disappeared to. Irritation flickered through me and I let my rage control my fighting. I swung blindly and rolled this way and that as poofs of smoke surrounded me.
After awhile of that there was no more Narutos in sight anymore and I was breathing heavily with my legs shaking. After jumping and rolling so much while carrying a heavy sword you are worn out. I sighed as my arms struggled to hold up my sword. I gasped as a hand grabbed my foot, I screamed and dropped my sword as a Naruto sprang up from the ground and pulled my arms behind me and he held me tight. I saw another Naruto jump from the trees with a second behind him. He stood there with the second circling his hands in a circular motion. Next thing I knew the first Naruto held a swirling blue ball. He ran towards me.
"Resangan!" He yelled as he thrust the glowing ball towards me. I closed my eyes and tensed. Naruto stopped millimeters from my skin. The small blue ball disappeared and he laughed.
"I won!" he yelled jumping up and down. But I was not about to let this be over yet. As the clone behind me dissipated I grabbed a knife hidden in my boot and lunged at Naruto's back. Once I had gotten a hold of him I held a knife at his throat.
'It is not over till someone admits defeat." I said smiling, "Give up now"
"Never will I give up." Naruto said smiling. He went up in a cloud of smoke as I felt a weight on my back. I felt myself fall forward as he sat on my back. My knife skidded away from me and I tried to claw at his legs but I was so exhausted I let my arms fall to the ground.
"I. Give. Up." I said quietly. I felt him get off my back. He held a hand to me and I took it standing up.
"Wow you are good, you almost had me there, and you should try to become a ninja." He said smiling. I tried to imagine myself wearing a ninja headband becoming famous and fighting in great wars. I realized that this house was holding me back. I had stayed here in hope my parents would return, but they abandoned me and I had a right to leave. If Naruto had not come I would have stayed here forever hoping for a lost cause.
"Thanks Hotaru maybe we will meet again! If you ever want a rematch stop by Konoha!" He said gleefully as he turned away and walked down the road with an agitated Sai at his heels.
That night I packed a bag of my favorite scrolls, clothes, weapon, and my life's savings. I then slipped out the door into the cool night. I carried my heavy pack and trudged along the road my face lit up for the adventures that await me.
After a few nights of staying at overpriced inns and sitting on the road eating cold Ramen I was homesick. I knew I would never turn back but I still missed it. I grew very weary and mentally exhausted till is saw a commotion up ahead. I ran into the village to see people slaughtered in the village I sank back in repulsion for I had never seen death. There was body part strewn about without a body to claim them .Out of the body's that still had heads their faces were twisted in horror and agony. The houses were collapsed as if a tornado had been at work here. I then saw a man lying in a bloody circle with a black spear through his chest. He was laughing insanely as he looked up into the sky. I ran towards him to see if I could help his wound at all. As I was running I stopped as I felt a hand grip around my throat. I gasped as I saw the hand connected to tentacles that ran back to a man with all of his face but his eyes covered.
"Here is another one." He said in a rumbly voice as the injured man stood up. His white hair was slicked back and his pink eyes gleamed. He pulled the black spear out and grabbed a giant the spiked red scythe. I stared at him frightened as he ran at me laughing swinging the scythe wildly. The hand gripped me tighter as I squirmed to get free.
"PLEASE DON'T KILL ME" I yelled as the scythe stopped inches away from my head. His expression was now blank as he stared at my neck. He was looking at my necklace. It had a circle with an upside down triangle in it. I had gotten it from a dying man who told me to wear it and it may save my life someday. He had murder in his eyes and he laughed crazily till he had sputtered his last breath. That man had been right this man had not killed me when he saw my necklace. I then noticed where his black cloak with red clouds on it opened at the neck was a necklace identical to mine.
"Y-you are a Jashinist!" He said wildly his eyes gleaming.
"Um, um yea, I am… That's right I am!" I said having no idea what I was talking about.
"Hidan what are you waiting for, kill her so we can be on his way." The man holding my neck called from afar. Hidan just stared at me smiling.
"Fine I will just crush her throat." He said tightening his grip. I sputtered for breath as I clawed at the hand.
"Kakuzu! Let her the F*** go Kakuzu! D**m**!" Hidan said yelling at him. Kakuzu growled and released me. I fell to my knees gasping for air. Hidan bent beside me and helped me up. I looked up at him as he smiled at me.
"Finally I meet another Jashinist. Lord Jashin should be pleased to have another follower." Hidan said chuckling. I looked away for I felt that if I looked him in the eye he would see through my lie.
"Not another religious freak" Kakuzu growled. I tried to look like I knew what they were talking about. I was very confused though.
"Shut the f*** up you d*** atheist!" Hidan yelled his face turning red.
"We have to be reporting back to Pain, leave her or I will kill her." Kakuzu growled. I grabbed my sword and narrowed my eyes ready to defend myself. That was not necessary though for Hidan stepped in front of me.
"You will not f****** kill her you *Censored*" I flinched as Hidan spouted foul words. My dark hair flowed behind me as the wind picked up.
"Fine do whatever you want but Pain-sama will kill her." Kakuzu mumbled walking off. Hidan smiled at me and pulled me along after him. I was now very frightened but also exited at the same time. I just had to keep it a secret I had no idea what they were talking about. I stared at their black cloaks with red clouds for they seemed very familiar.
"So are you immortal to?" Hidan said smiling at me. I looked shock.
"Oh yeah not every Jashinist is immortal I forgot. That must be a pain when sacrificing people." Hidan laughed. I was startled; sacrificing people I had never killed anyone in my life. I did not know if when the time came I could kill someone to save myself.
After the sun had fallen it had gotten very cold and I was shivering. Hidan rolled his eyes and put his cloak over top of me and put me on his back for I would have tripped over it.
"Hidan why so nice all of the sudden?" Kakuzu mocked.
"Shut the f*** up Kakuzu, and anyway she is to be honored she is another Jashinist." Hidan said smiling. His hair shined in the moonlight. The wind was very sharp and cold but he was shirtless since he gave me his cloak. I sighed as my eyelids drooped, Hidan's body radiated warmth so I was not cold and the constant rocking from his steps made it impossible not to be tired. I closed my eyes and rested my head on his back. I then fell into a dreamless sleep.
"What the f*** Hidan! Who is she?" a loud voice yelled. I opened my eyes to see we had entered a small cave with a bunch of people in the same cloaks staring at me with looks of disgust. I was now leaning against Hidan as he sat on the floor instead of his back. I looked at a blue man who had yelled out first. I shrank into Hidan fearing him. But then realized that might not be the correct thing to do so I stood up and bravely faced him. That was what I had wanted to do but I tripped over Hidan's cloak and fell flat on my face.
"Another victim for your rituals Hidan, or a new girlfriend for Itachi un?" a man with a blonde ponytail said. I realized they were all shinobi for they had headbands on. No they were missing-nin according to the slashes through them.
"Shut up Deidara" a man with red yes and black hair said. I noticed he was from Konoha just like Naruto.
"No she is another Jashinist" Hidan said smiling. I swear all of them besides Hidan and Kakuzu jaws dropped.
"But she is so innocent looking!" Deidara said.
"She probably uses that to her advantage for people would not think of her as a bloodthirsty killer." Hidan said smiling.
"So what is her name Hidan?" A guy with orange hair and many piercings asked.
"Umm…" Hidan said trying to remember if he asked me my name.
"My name is Hotaru" I spouted out as I took off Hidan's cloak. I handed it back to him smiling.
"Hidan kill her" The guy with orange hair said. I winced but stood my ground.
"No pain, just because you are the leader I will not listen to you this time. Do you know how f******* hard it is to find another d*** Jashinist now a days?" Hidan shouted.
"Fine but she is your responsibility!" Pain yelled. He then left with a girl with blue hair rolling her eyes at him.
"Well welcome Hotaru, this is the akatsuki!" Hidan yelled. The akatsuki I thought I recognized the cloaks. I knew I should hate them for they were a criminal group, but what has the world ever done for me? I smiled at him and looked around, I then bowed my hair flooshing over my head. Deidara and Kakuzu stared at me they looked away but I felt as if I would not have a problem from them. I then felt a tug and looked behind me. My pack was open and my art portfolio was missing. That had drawings I had drawn over the years. I had poured every feeling into them. Someone had just taken them. I grabbed my sword as anger bubbled up into me. I then saw a red headed akatsuki member holding it. I ran over, a dark aura engulfing me.
Give. That. Back." I said through gritted teeth. If he had taken anything else I would not have minded but those are my drawings, they kept me sane all those lonely years.
"You seem to like art," he said staring at my drawings. "Oh yeah my name is Sasori." He said smiling at me. Before I could grab them back Deidara grabbed them and was shuffling through them.
"Yeah Sasori-danna was right un, you seem to have a knack for art. Me and him are both artists ourselves. Just I make clay and he makes puppets yeah." Deidara said never taking his eyes off of my knights, elves, and many other creatures that radiated life. Deidara and Sasori then stared at each other, no glaring would be better.
"What do you think art is forever, or something that happens in a big bang?" they both shouted at once. I had guessed one of them thought one thing and the other thought the other. To keep on their good sides I came up with an answer that would please them both.
"The creation of art is sudden and extensive, but the effect last forever in eternal beauty." I said staring at them both. They both nodded appreciatively.
"Okay now stop this chat about art, she's an artist, who cares, she is a Jashinist, so?"The blue man said. I looked down, I felt ashamed I could not be anything else.
"Shut up Kisame! All you are is a mutated shark un!" Deidara yelled loudly. With that Kisame walked off grumbling something I could not hear.
"Is he really a shark?" I asked questionably.
"No we do not know what he really is." Someone besides Deidara answered. It was the guy with red eyes and black hair. I then saw myself in a dark room with everyone gone; I saw Itachi then swiftly run at me with my sword in hand. I backed up and raised my hands defensively in front of my face. I let out a shout and found myself in Deidara's arms with Hidan yelling at Itachi.
"You f****** b******! Don't use You weird f****** justsu on her! D*****"
"I was just welcoming her." Itachi said storming off. I sighed as I tried to convince my muscles to stop shaking.
"Wow you did not start screaming till the end, he must have went easy on you, for me that was the most f****** scary moment of my d*** life." Hidan said laughing. I smiled realizing I should not have been scared of that. I had heard of the jutsu he had used. It belongs to the Uchiha clan of Konoha. Although I had thought they were all dead besides a few. This must be one of the survivors of that massacre one of the very clan members pulled.
"Um, who was that anyway?" I asked staring at Hidan. It was not Hidan but Sasori that answered.
"That was Itachi Uchiha. You might have heard of him he was the one that wiped out the Uchiha clan. Although the story seems a little fishy, I think there is more to it than that." I stared at Sasori, so Itachi was the one that killed the clan. I probably should have felt repulsed but all those years of being ignored and then all alone probably made me stop caring about the rest of the world. I sighed and then yawned.
"So where is she gonna sleep?" Deidara said aloud. Then all of the members stared at each other in deep thought.
"Um I guess the couch… Or something…" Hidan said furrowing his brows in concentration.
"Idiots" A girl with blue hair with a white flower in it mumbled. "A girl cannot sleep on the couch."
"Well konan shut the f*** up you f****** b***! Where the f*** do you propose she sleeps then?" Hidan shouted.
"Duh in my room till you get bored of her Hidan." Konan said rolling her eyes like it was obvious.
"What the f*** do you till I get f****** bored with her?" Hidan shouted.
"Remember the other girl? You brought her here but got bored with her and killed her." Konan laughed at his reddening face.
"SHUT THE F*** UP!" Hidan yelled at the top of his lungs. "When I get mad the f***** blood rushes to my head. And when the blood rushes to my head, people f****** die! Right now you would make a good f****** example of what I am talking about, B****!" Hidan then grabbed his scythe and yelled running at her. She laughed as he came at her. She then quickly sidestepped him. He turned around again and ran at her swinging the triple blade wildly. Konan side stepped him again and again and again, till it looked like they were dancing. I then heard a large crack as Hidan's blade went through a briefcase. His blade came out with dollar bills stuck to it and half of ones fluttering down to the ground. He then continued running while Kakuzu's eyes widened.
"HIDAN! WHAT THE F***! THAT WAS MONEY! YOU STUPID *Censored*" Kakuzu then chased Hidan around trying to catch the falling money and pummel him at the same time. I laughed at them as they all chased each other around. Apparently Kisame heard the commotion for he walked in then with a huge wrapped up sword. I stared at it appreciatively. As I measured how he balanced it and handled it without noticing how heavy and unbalanced it must have been.
"What the f*** is going on?" Kisame said looking around a smile tugging at his lips. I saw it before I heard it. Hidan's head had collided with Kisame's head as he tripped after Konan sidestepped him. I then heard the bone shattering crack as Kisame stumbled backwards. I looked at Hidan and winced he now had a gash in the side of his face that gushed blood into his face. He tried to wipe it away but as soon as he removed his hand more fell in place. Kisame had a wound identical to his.
"WHAT THE F*** KISAME! YOU F****** B***! I WILL F****** SALUGHTER YOU AS A F****** SACRIFICE YOU F******* B***! D*****!" I heard Hidan yell that but heard no more for Deidara grabbed my arm and quickly pulled me away. I saw Konan and Sasori quickly duck out of the room too.
"Deidara, what will happen now?" I looked at him uncertainly and then back down the hallway were distant shouts echoed. It then got really quite and Deidara started pulling me by the arm even faster. He then without warning ducked into a room. I tripped as he pulled me sideways and landed on the floor with a muted thud. Deidara locked multiple locks onto the door into place and then let out a deep breath.
"Wha-"I was going to ask what was going on but I was interrupted by a huge crash and the vibrating of the floor and walls around me. The room was a normal room despite us being in a cave and it had posters of all kinds glued to the walls. I could not even tell what the actual color of the wall had been. He had a bed pushed into one corner with a black bed set. There were sculptures of all kinds littering the floor. My thought was interrupted by another large crash. After this one though they continued constantly.
"This is my room un." Deidara said gesturing around me. I nodded still a little shocked from what had happened. "Don't worry this happens all the time un, yeah you just have to learn that when it starts to clear the area. We have had to move constantly from their fighting un."
"Will they be alright?" I said worrying about Hidan.
"No un, I wish. Hidan is immortal and Pain always stops it before it gets to serious." Deidara then looked at me and smiled. "See the sounds have stopped." I strained my ears to listen but he was right I could not hear them anymore.
"So, um…" I must have sounded like an idiot but I did not know what to say.
"Well un I guess I will now formally introduce myself." Deidara said a smile playing on his face. He held out his hand and I stared at it. I then reached out with my hand and grasped his.
"Well um, yeah nice to" I stopped for all the hairs on my neck stood on end. There was now something slimy touching my hand. I let out an involuntary scream. I heard footsteps and screeching metal as the door ripped off its hinges to show the worried look of Hidan. Sasori, Pain, Kisame, and Konan were looking over his shoulder and Itachi was in the background watching from the corner of his eye.
"Hotaru! What is wrong? What the f*** did you to her you b*** Deidara!" Hidan stared at me I looked motionless at my hand were a wet substance was on my hand. Hidan's face darkened and he walked over to me wiping my hand on his cloak.
"Deidara that is not f***** funny to do!" Deidara laughed at Hidan and then looked at me.
"I really am sorry Hotaru. I did not know that would scare you so much." I looked at him confused until he held up his hands. Both of his hands had grinning mouths on them. I was at first repulsed and then mad.
"Deidara you effing licked me! What the eff!" I stared at him trying to give him a death glare but he just laughed. Hidan tried to grab my hand but I pulled away.
"You won't effing lick me will you?" I asked my eyes narrowed. He laughed and then led me out of the room. Deidara watched us go and I could feel his eyes burning into my back.
I sat on Konan's bed crossed legged as she brushed her hair. After leaving Deidara's room I had spent most of the time healing Hidan's and Kisame's wounds. There was a lot of blood and I had to heal them fast before they left scars. I did now some healing arts from my parents. Before they started to ignore me they would always teach me how to heal and save a life or how to fight and take one. For dinner they told me it was rare but all of the akatsuki members crowded around a table and I met a new one. His name was Zetsu; I was quite scared of him at first because he looks a lot like a giant plant. He also was half dark and half light and talked to himself. That dinner had consisted of some very vile language and lots of food being tossed this and way that. The meal had been concluded once Hidan had tipped over the table and smashed it. After everyone had personally told me goodnight with a hmpfh from Pain and Itachi. Kisame liked me better after I had healing but I was still a long way from becoming friends with him. I had the entered Konan's room where she shut the door in all of their faces.
"Hey Konan?" I said looking at her.
"Yeah? What is it Hotaru?" She turned around and smiled still wearing her blue lipstick.
"Why does Pain hate me?" As I said this my lip jutted out and I thought of how his grey eyes stared at me with such dislike.
"He just sees this as a, um obstacle." I looked at her confused and asking her to explain. "Well now all of the members are interested in you and will be distracted from our main goal." I nodded understandingly. I would try to stay out of Pain's way from now on.
"Hey what is the Akatsuki's main goal?" I looked at her but she looked down.
"I'm sorry Hotaru-san, but Pain-kun does not want me to tell that. I truly am sorry." I understood that, a secret organization cannot just tell anyone their goal for you never know who they really may be. I sighed and thought of how hectic this house, or whatever it is, must be everyday with all of the clashing personalities. I was excited for the upcoming days. I yawned my vision blurring. I did not realize how tired I was. Konan chuckled when she saw me yawn.
"Yeah being here can wear you out. I take vacations from the other members every so often, you can only take so much of them." With that she placed down a white blanket on the floor and made a makeshift bed. While she was doing that I went into her bathroom and grabbed a tank top with pajama bottoms from my bag. After that I crawled into the make shift bed Konan had created. This was an interesting twist in my life but a good one. I owe it all to Naruto Uzumaki. I would repay with my life for if he had not appeared at my house I never would have met my newfound friends. I smiled and fell asleep as Konan turned off her light.
I awoke to loud shouting and a harsh light. I opened my eyes to a flashlight being shined in my eyes. I heard people running around frantically outside the door and yelling in hushed voices.
"Oooooh! She's awake!" I heard a voice above me say. I grabbed the flashlight quickly and pointed at the person standing over me. It was a person wearing an orange mask with one eyehole and swirls on it. He was not wearing an Akatsuki cloak though and I felt fear grip me.
"Who are you? And you are not a member of the Akatsuki so why are you here?" I said glaring at him.
"Oooooh please don't hurt me! Tobi is a good boy. Also I am Zetsu sempai's apprentice! You are not a part of the Akatsuki either and Tobi wanted to see you!" He said this in such an innocent way I smiled. I then realized Konan was up and everyone but me was a part of a huge commotion.
"What is going on out there?" I asked looking at Tobi.
"They are looking for Tobi, but Tobi is a good boy!" I laughed but regretted it for the door slammed open to Hidan's angry face.