Title: Lives of Thieves
Chapter 2: Mad House
Disclaimer: TOF: OMG!
Dark: What's with you?
TOF: I have so many ideas for this story that I don't know where to start!
Dark: Oh is that all?
TOF: What do you mean, "Is that all?"
Dark: It's obvious that you're thinking about it too much.
TOF: But I-
Yami: I agree. You're up till midnight every night thinking about this story.
Baku: I can't believe I'm agreeing with the Pharaoh, but he's right.
Yami: You need to sleep.
TOF: B-but the dis- (Dark and Bakura drag Tenshi to her room)
Yami: Now, Tenshi owns none of the anime. Except for her 3 oc's.
[From Tenshi's room
Baku: Got to sleep damnit!
TOF: B-but my story!
Dark: We'll take care of it!
TOF: I- THWACK! (Is knocked on conscious)
Dark: …Thanks Bakura.
Baku: No problem.
[Outside
Yami: (Sweat drop) Anyway, enjoy chapter 2!
NOTE: There's some slight Yaoi in this chapter but you probably won't notice it much.
"Hey I see them!" shouted Amaya as the three girls ran towards the pair of wizards – which were accompanied by another boy they didn't know.
"Hey girls." Said the messy black haired, green-eyed boy named Harry Potter. With a lightning bolt scar on his forehead and round glasses he was known as the 'boy who lived' but here, in this mountain he was known as simply Harry or Emerald (that will be explained later). The blond haired, silver-eyed boy beside him is his boyfriend Draco Malfoy, also known as Dragon. They both wore tight leather pants and loose black tops. The only difference is that Draco's is a button up and his usual dragon logo on the back in silver and Harry's had small green gems on the collar, and bottom of the shirt.
"Is there something you wanted?" asked Draco.
"Yeah, our sleeping area has an extra bed…" started Riku.
"And you want to know why?" he finished. They nodded.
Harry spoke up this time. "Well, Naraku and Marik took in another group of six people." The girl's eyes filled with excitement and wonder. Their leaders Naraku – a half demon – and Marik – a spirit given a body – take people off the streets or even from orphanages and bring them here.
Not everyone likes them, but here within this mountain they are safe and protected. Surrounded by people like them. Although what they do (thievery) is wrong it gives everyone here something.
But anyways, people aren't brought here to often. The last time their leaders took in a group was a year ago.
Harry pushed the boy forwards a bit and introduced him. "This is Miguel." He had blond hair and blue eyes. (Miguel from beyblade)
But before the girls could introduce themselves, they heard Bakura's tired and rough voice behind them.
"Finally, I've found you guys." As he approached, they noticed another man with him. He wore all white with long golden blond hair and golden eyes. Eyes like a cat. "This is our teammate."
"Krad." The man said simply. (Krad from DN Angel)
"Well, I'm Bakura." Then Bakura left, off to get some sleep that was interrupted last time. Silently promising to himself to kill the next person who disturbs him.
Riku yawn and said. "I'm Riku. I'm going to get some sleep." She walked away. "You guys show them around." She added over her shoulder.
Kyouko and Amaya introduced themselves and then Dark approached them.
"Hey Amaya, can you check the bump on my forehead?" he asked walking up to her. Pointing to a bump and dark colored bruise just above his eye.
"Sure." Amaya is the squad's healer. Every squad needed at least one of them. She checked it over; making sure it wouldn't cause problems in the future. "Well, you're going to have one hell of a bruise as well as headache. But otherwise you're fine. Go to the healer's wing and put some ice on it.
Dark nodded and was about to walk away when Kyouko stopped him. "Wait Dark, we have new teammates." She told him.
"Oh."
"This is Miguel." She pointed to the blond standing quietly beside Harry and Draco.
"Dark." Dark said and nodded in greeting, then turned to the other man.
"And this is…"
'I recognize him.' Dark thought looking at the white figure. 'But from where? His name, Kret… no…Key? No… K-'
"Krad." Finished Kyouko taking the purple head out of thought.
"Krad?!" he called out in surprise.
"Hello Dark." Krad replied calmly.
"What are you doing here?"
"You two know each other?" asked Amaya.
"Unfortunately." They both muttered before glaring at each other.
Amaya quickly intervened, before an argument broke out. "Dark, we're showing him around. Go put ice on that bump."
"Yes doctor." He replied with a roll of his eyes, stocking off.
"I mean it." She called out.
They turned back to the wizards who were shifting around, as if they were in a hurry.
"Are you two ok?" Amaya asked.
"Yeah. But can you two introduce Miguel to his squad. We have to go meet ours." Said Draco. The sisters nodded. "Thanks, he's on Kai's team." Then they left.
"Kai's team eh?"
"Great." Kyouko groaned. "He's hard enough to find." She sighed.
"Let's find Naruto and Sasuke."
"Whose Naruto and Sasuke?" asked Miguel speaking for the first time since they met.
"They're also your teammates. And where you find one, the other will most likely be nearby."
"Why is that?" asked Krad as he and Miguel followed the two girls through the maze of tunnels that are lit by torches on the walls. He made a mental note to explore these tunnels and memorize where they lead.
They came to another room, a sheet of fur covering the entrance and acting as a door.
They were about to enter, when someone else exited through the tarp/sheet and stopped in front of them.
He had long black hair tied in the back and dark eyes. He looked to be in his late teens; early twenties and he wore dark clothes, covered by a black cloak with red clouds on it.
Kyouko blushed a bit and began stuttering a sentence that one could only guess what was being said. So Amaya took care of it.
"Hey Itachi."
Itachi only smirked and said. "I wouldn't go in there."
"Why?" but Itachi only snickered quietly as he left.
"What was that about?" asked Miguel.
"That was Sasuke's older brother Itachi." Answered Amaya.
Kyouko finally got rid of the blush and managed to get her voice to quit stuttering. "Anyway, this is where you'll be sleeping. Sasuke and Naruto are probably in there." Kyouko entered, pushing the sheet away, ignoring Amaya's protest about going in.
The other three hear her speak, then shout in surprise. "Naruto. Sas- OH MY GOD! I'M SORRY!" then she raced out.
Kyouko looked annoyed as her sister and two new friends snickered and demanded to know what was so funny.
Amaya coughed, ridding herself of the snickers and laughs long enough to answer the question. "…You have some blood on your top lip." Then she laughed again as her older sister touched her nose and lips, and much to her embarrassment, the red liquid was there.
Kyouko blushed and walked off, no doubt to get some tissues. She was also muttering something about people being more considerate and how she sometimes she hates her sisters.
"What's with her?" asked Krad.
"I think I know." Amaya smirked walking through the door.
Krad and Miguel looked at each other, and then entered hearing Amaya say. "Whoa, save it for later boys."
Against the wall across from them were a blond haired, blue-eyed boy wearing orange and a black haired, dark eyed boy wearing black.
Krad blinked and Miguel blushed at the scene in front of them.
The scene, in case you were wondering is the blond boy pinning the other against the wall. The blond is using one hand to pin the others to the wall above their head and the other hand rests on the dark eyed boy's waist. One of the blonds knee is wedged in between his partner's legs. The dark eyed boy's neck is covered in small bruises, same with his lips.
Both were now facing the group of three. The one against the wall is blushing lightly while the other smirks before grinning.
The separate. The blond turned to Amaya. "Sorry, heh heh… guess we got carried away."
Amaya snickered. "Don't apologize to me. Apologize to Kyouko. She's the one who got a nosebleed after she walked in."
And right on queue, Kyouko walked back in, tissues stuffed up her nose and looking a bit embarrassed.
"So what do you want?" he asked grasping the hand of his silent partner.
Amaya pushed Miguel forwards. "This is Miguel. He's on your team. And Krad is the other. He's on mine."
The blond grinned as he greeted Miguel. "Hey. My name's Naruto or Fox! And this," he gestured to the other. "is my boyfriend Sasuke or Raven."
"Fox? Raven?" questioned Krad.
"Yep. Those are our nicknames."
"Nicknames?"
"Amaya, Kyouko. You didn't tell them?" asked Sasuke.
Kyouko removed the bloody tissues and snorted. "So we forgot. Those names are mostly for when we're on missions anyway."
"Can someone please tell us what you're talking about?" asked both Miguel and Krad.
"You see, when on missions we have codenames, our nicknames." Started Amaya.
Kyouko finished it. "Without our real names, our enemies won't get much info on us."
Krad nodded, beginning to understand. But Miguel still seemed confused.
"It's a form of protection of their identities." Explained Krad. Miguel nodded.
"How do you get one?" asked Miguel.
"Don't know. Usually it's something about you. People around here give others a nickname that eventually becomes known and used by people on missions." Explained Sasuke. The two blonds still seemed confused, but he figured they'd find out what he meant later on when they got their own names.
"Anyway," began Amaya, remembering why they were there in the first place. "where's Kai?"
Naruto snorted. "Mr. Team Leader?" his nickname for the boy (not the actually codename though). "Haven't seen him since we got back earlier today from our mission. Probably glaring at a wall." He added as an after thought.
"That's a fine way of talking about someone when they're within hearing distance." They turned to the door where they heard the steady voice of Kai. A boy with crimson eyes, blue shark fins on his cheeks and two-toned hair.
"Ah you know I don't mean it."
"Hn." Kai turned to the new blond with blue eyes. "You must be Miguel. Welcome to my squad." He stuck his hand out to shake. "Kai." Miguel shook his hand but kept his eyes on Kai's crimson ones, feeling drawn into them. Krad was also introduced. Kai then turned his attention to Amaya. "So Amaya. I saw the storm clouds today. Funny that those should appear out of nowhere on a sunny clear day." He started smirking.
Amaya smiled sheepishly. "What can I say…"
"Tala won't be happy with you."
"Shoot." She sighed. "Were he and the boys outside today?"
"Yep."
"Great." She groaned.
The next thing that was heard was a crash and a shout of. "Look out!" and "Run away rocket!" and an object zoomed into the cavern the group was in. Everyone ducked as it whizzed over their heads.
"Another one got loose again." Said Kyouko.
"Gee what gave you that idea." Retorted Amaya with sarcasm. Then it flew to the ceiling…and stuck there.
"Stupid rocket." Muttered Kai.
"You don't suppose this one will explode like the other ones…do you?" asked Kyouko.
A beeping noise was then heard. It came from the red and white rocket, causing everyone to freeze where they were.
Still on the ground, everyone looked up and saw a blue light flickering as the beeping continued.
"Oh great." Groaned Sasuke. "Looks like we'll be buried again."
"Again?" asked both Krad and Miguel.
"It's happened before." Stated Naruto.
Amaya looked over to Kyouko. "Hey sis?"
The red head looked back at her younger sister. "Yeah?"
"Why don't you just move this thing into the cavern next door…we're going to get rid of it anyway."
The beeping got faster as the flashing light continued. Everyone remained where they were.
"Alright."
The two new members remained silent. Neither knowing what Amaya meant but figuring that they would see very soon.
Kyouko looked up at the rocket and narrowed her eyes while pointing a finger at it. All of a sudden, it moved gently away from the ceiling. Kyouko walked out of the cavern, finger still pointing at the rocket that followed her out.
Seconds later, they heard her call, "Fire in the hole!" and she dived back in. A bang was heard while the ground shook briefly before all was still.
"Damn." Muttered Naruto. "That was one of his best yet." Everyone stood up and dusted themselves off.
"Hey guys!" they turned to the door where a guy in his mid twenties was standing. He wore black jeans, a long green shirt with a long white jacket over it. His hair is short, wavy and the color is forest green and his eyes are a deep brown. "Have you seen rocket #2212?" He asked looking around.
"You just missed it dude." Replied Naruto. "It blew up in the cavern next door."
"Ah crap." He sighed. "Well onto rocket #2213."
"Rocket?" said Kai addressing the man.
"Yes Kai?"
"Don't let this one escape."
"I'll see what I can do." He smirked and everyone (except Krad and Miguel) knew that he wouldn't bother. His rockets always got away some how. "Ah…it seems like we have two new members."
"Krad." "Miguel." The two blonds introduced themselves. "Names Hiko. But you can just call me Rocket."
"Rocket! Get your smart ass back here!" they sweat drop hearing a woman's yell echo in.
"Eh heh…" Hiko aka Rocket chuckled nervously. "I better go." He ran out of the room.
"I live in a freaking mad house." Kai muttered.
TBC
TOF: I decided to end it there. I've already started on the third chapter.
Dark: What are you doing up? I thought Bakura knocked you out?
TOF: Well I'm up now and I can continue! And you can tell everyone that if they try to knock me out again I'll make sure something really bad and embarrassing happens to them in my fic.
Dark: (stiffens) Yes ma'am.
TOF: Good. So all I ask is REVIEW please!
Preview for the next chapter: Chapter 3: ... Grounded?
"Awww…don't be like that Kai." Started Amaya casually slinging an arm around his shoulders. "Besides, if it weren't for us your life here would be very boring. So boring that it would probably drive you insane."
"If you don't already." Said a grinning Naruto.
"Got that right." Muttered Kai shrugging off Amaya's arm.
"BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" everyone turned to Kyouko who was holding her stomach and laughing as though she had heard the funniest joke in the world.
Tala's eyebrow twitched. "What the bloody hell is so funny?!"
"I-I'm s-sor-ry…" she laughed. "It's just…y-you look like a…"
"A what?"
"Well then at least we'll get a break for a few days." Answered Sasuke.
"Humph. Some break. At least you guys can still go outside." Growled Amaya.
"Who'd want to go outside with your shifting moods." Snorted Naruto. Amaya glared at him.
"Now Naruto. There was no need for that." Stated Riku.
Miguel and Krad chuckled. 'Life with these people will never be boring that's for sure.' They thought.
