Protectors (Sequel to Others) Ch 1
Wow! I didn't expect you guys to be so supportive of the sequel! XD I guess I'm doing my job okay if you are so excited for me to keep updating~ I love all of you, and that means that your reviews fuel my writing, making me write faster. (Translation: Reviews=Updates. Updates=Happy reviewers giving me more reviews. It's a continuous cycle)
SnowsShadow: *huge sparkly eyes* Really? You're reviews are so amazing, though~ *shoves Kumori towards Snows* Go 'head. Everyone's been wanting to hurt her, especially after that last chapter.
cheeky half-demon: You'll find out eventually! And I can't. That would be too nice to both of them.
Likes to Smile: She's a twenty on the stupid scale of one to ten. Seriously. I've tried to tell her that a million and a half times, but she just refuses to listen to me. *thoughtful nod* Just be happy you're not Kumori-stupid. XD Tobi's a good boy though, so that makes you a good girl! *drools* I almost don't want to eat them 'cause that looks so cute. XD I hope you get your cake and I hope that I can update fast enough for your likes!
XxRainbow-DarknessxX: But Tobi is a good boy! He's with 'his' 'Mori-chan now so he's happy.
Meco45: =OwO= I'm updating now! I'm happy you like the story so much!
SeEmYaWeSoMeNeSs: I love CCS! I actually kinda beg for them a little bit. XD Anywho, I know Tobi=Madara and I've been playing with the idea of that coming out of the closet. I'm not sure I want to, since so many people are in love with stupid-cute-kid-ish Tobi but you're right. That would make a good suspense thing. XD Don't creep yourself out! That's weird! Yeah. I'm thinking about starting a "We Want to Punch Kumori" club. I'd get a ton of people who'd join it. XD Twerp… Mind if I use that? Omg, I do that too! I like to see if there are any good stories out there. *gets camo-gear and a spear* I love hunting the wild good story~ I'll have to check yours out~ ^^ I love Kakuzu and it's a shame he doesn't have more fans.
Thanks to phantomstar4456 for the favorite and SeEmYaWeSoMeNeSs for the author alert *omg*, favorite *omg*, and favorite story *omg*!!
Sweat coats my body. My heart is pounding. Tobi is holding my hand so tightly I think he's going to break it. My breath is coming in short, sharp, painful gasps and each one is harder. I clench my teeth together, closing my eyes as a tear rolls down my cheek. I know that I can't open my mouth to ask why this hurts so much; I know that I'll start screaming.
Kabuto has a huge needle in his hands and there's a slightly sadistic grin on his lips. At least it looks that way. My vision is really blurry.
"'Mori-chan," Tobi whimpers squeezing my hand tighter. I force a smile and squeeze his hand back.
"Almost done," Kabuto says in what I'm sure is supposed to be a soothing tone but isn't. It's really, really creepy. I screw my eyes shut and look away as the needle is shoved deep into the muscles of my forearm. Tobi squeezes my hand harder than ever and I feel my pointer finger break.
"Tobi," I hiss, opening one eye. He looks at me innocently. "You broke my finger," He yelps and lets go of my hand as Kabuto looks over, blinking owlishly.
"Oh. That's no good." He says and takes my hand gingerly. I whimper as he sets the broken bone and starts to heal it. My heart rate slows down and my eyelids start fluttering. My breath comes slower and I start to feel out of breath.
"What's wrong with 'Mori-chan?" Tobi asks. His voice sounds really distant. I want to say something but even keeping my eyes open seems like a super-human effort.
"Her humanity is being restored." Kabuto says with a slight smile on his voice. "Funny, we've never done this before." He smiles more and pulls out a notepad to take notes as the world swims before my eyes, going slowly to black.
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"Did it work?"
"How the hell am I supposed to know?"
"You should wake her up,"
"Hell no man! You do it!"
"I'm not insane,"
"Hey, she twitched!"
"Thank Kami,"
The world is sharp when I open my eyes.
"F*ck," I say glaring at Nari and Santai. "It didn't work."
"But Maru-chan is awake! Yay!" Santai nuzzles his face into my neck and I slap him.
"Get offa me d*uche bag," I say shoving him away. Nari tackles me and I punch him in the stomach. Soon it's an all-out dog pile fight. When Tobi comes in, Nari is lying on the floor and my head is on his stomach, Santai is sitting on the small of his back and I'm trying to punch both of them off.
"'MORI-CHAN!" He comes flying in and pulls me out from the dog pile before hugging me. He twists violently from side to side in the hug. "'Mori-chan is alive!"
"Why wouldn't I be?" I ask, my voice muffled by his shoulder. He pulls me away and holds me at arms' length, like he still couldn't believe I was alive.
"'Cause Kabuto-san said that was the first time he'd ever-"
"That's quite enough Tobi," Kabuto says smoothly cutting him off as he glides into the room with a disgustingly slimy smile. I shiver unconsciously as he steps closer. "Looks like the surgery was a complete and utter failure, doesn't it?"
"I. Hate. You." I seethe clenching my teeth.
"Words can hurt people, Maru-chan," He says with a pleasant smile.
"So can faces but I don't see you doing anything to help the public," I snap and he opens his eyes.
"That was cold, Maru-chan. I'm deeply wounded you would ever think something like that." He walks slowly, tracing a lazy finger over the table. "Especially after all we're doing for you to make you better for your dear, loving boyfriend," I flinch at the mention of Kakuzu-kun. Biting my lip hard, I look away and Kabuto chuckles a little.
"Now," He tilts my chin up so I have to look at him. "We have received word that the Akatsuki are closing in on our location so we're going to have to move you. Be sure to call him again and tell him that you're alright or people might start dying."
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Kakuzu's POV
"I'm going to kill you, Hidan," I growl crumpling the map my partner is holding. My eye twitches and I feel the temper I've been trying so hard to control flaring dangerously. "You're telling me that this entire time you were holding the map UPSIDE-DOWN?!"
"…Yeah." My hands are at his throat, choking him with pungent joy.
"Hey!" Kisame looks back from the front seat. He keeps one hand on the steering wheel and narrows his eyes at us. "If you don't stop trying to kill Hidan, Kakuzu, I am going to turn this car around. Do you understand?"
"The f*ck are you trying to prove?!" Hidan gasps as soon as my hands allow him the proper air needed for people to talk. "You're starting to sound like my d*mn father!"
"Quiet, Hidan," I growl wishing for the roll of duct tape I'd left at the hotel room. That would work so perfectly in this situation. "Or I will kill you."
"We need a rest stop," Zetsu's white side says helpfully and Kisame's grip tightens so much on the steering wheel that his knuckles turn white.
"Thank. You. Zetsu." He manages and I can all but hear his teeth grinding.
"You just missed the turn." Itachi states pointing a pale hand at the turn lane that we just passed. Kisame's eye twitches and he yells something inarticulate before cutting across four lanes of traffic, a median, and five more lanes of traffic to a turn off on the other side. His shoulders are heaving as he grips the steering wheel tighter and makes it to the shoulder.
"Everybody out." He utters thunking his head against the wheel and sighing. "Get out and don't get back in until I tell you to. NO SMOKING IN THE CAR DAMMIT!" Hidan's already started lighting a needed cigarette while still in the car. Kisame has made it clear he hates it when we smoke and that it'll cost a sh*t-load of money to get the car to stop smelling like cigarette smoke.
"D*mn, old fart. PMS much?" He says and unbuckles his seatbelt. Two seconds later he's flying from the car right into a pricker bush.
"Feel better, un?" Deidara asks sticking his head out the car's newly-formed window.
"Actually…yeah," He says with a creepy smile. "I'll feel even better once I kick anyone who's still in the car in five second's a$$ into that bush too."
I don't think I've ever seen any of us move that fast.
After a quick chain smoke and piss off the side of the rode, we're back in the car with a much more composed Kisame.
"We should probably split up at the next rest stop." He says as we barrel down the empty highway. "We'll cover more ground that way. We can split up with our partners and haul a$$," We all nod but Deidara hesitates.
"Hey… where's Tobi, un?"
