Well, here's the second installment of this story! A very special thank you to MegassatheBomber, who read and liked the original version of this story and has encouraged me to write more on this one! *Gives Megassa virtual cookie* A note: I just couldn't resist adding two of my favorite OC's in this chapter. Lemme know if you like them!

Anyway, Clair, will you do the honors?

Clair: Tobi does not own Naruto or Naruto Shippuden or any of its characters. They all belong to...to...that one guy...

Me: Good enough. Now on to the story! *Points dramatically*

"Well, I see our guest has woken up." Zetsu turned his attention to the doorway. Leaning against it was an older woman with graying brown hair and hard blue eyes. She was pretty tall and average weight and had a somewhat mean look about her.

"Zetsu, this is my aunt, Aunt Lorie, this is Zetsu," Clair introduced them.

"Mmm," Lorie pressed her lips together into a thin line.

"Clair, why don't you go check on Felix?" Lorie suggested, never taking her eyes off of Zetsu's gold ones. He felt a moment of panic at the thought of losing the soothing presence of Clair. Fool! The black half spit, but he was talking about both of them.

"Okay!" Clair agreed cheerfully, taking the used bandages and pratically skipping out of the room. Lorie moved aside for Clair and then came all the way in and shut the door. Zetsu's eye twitched, he didn't like being trapped. She pulled a chair up next to the bed and sat down in it backwards. This close, he could see the headband tied around her arm with the Grass Village's symbol scratched out.

"Name's Lorraine, people just call me Lorie 'cause it's easier," She said conversationally, "Don't mind it really." Zetsu narrowed his eyes. Where's she going with this? The black half asked suspiciously. The white half gave a mental shrug.

"Look, Zetsu," Lorie started, her attitude changing in an instant as she leaned closer, "You're from the Akatsuki, you can't deny that." She paused and nodded towards the cloak.

"Thing is, you think I care? Or Clair? You think she cares? No, we don't. If you haven't noticed by now, we're not exactly loyal to our villages either," She tapped the headband with one long finger. Before he could say anything, she went on, "The point is: you're free to stay for a while - 'til you're up and moving and everything." She stood up with a soft groan and replaced the chair.

"S'not like you have much of a choice anyway," She muttered as she left. He sat watching the empty doorway for a minute. She's right, we DON'T have a choice. The white half thought quietly. Shuttup, I know that. The black half growled. He dropped his head into his hands and sighed deeply.

"Mrow!" He looked up to see a small, blonde cat sitting on the end of the bed and watching him intently.

"Fuck off," He muttered, dropping his head back into his hands. He was not in the mood to deal with some stupid cat.

"Mrow!" It insisted. He glared at it.

"Mrow..." It mutterd. He growled dangerously.

"Mrow!" It meowed louder than ever. He lunged for it, but ended up gasping and holding his side as it hopped onto a chair a safe distance away.

"Heh heh, shouldn't've done that, huh?" He whipped his head back up to look at the cat.

"Yeah, I talk: Suprise!" It laughed, if it could be called a laugh seeing as it came from a cat's throat. Zetsu stared at it, wondering if he was delirious or something.

"Name's Felix - for future reference of course," The cat, Felix, daintly lifted a paw and started washing the pads.

"You're very rude by the way," Felix gave the cannibal a blue one-eyed glare, "I mean, you could, like, say something or something. And you didn't have to try to kill me! I don't wanna become cat food!"

"Felix! There you are you naughty cat!" Clair came hurrying into the room and scooped up the small feline, who grinned like a cheshire cat.

"I'm so sorry if he bothered you!" She apologized, green eyes apologetic.

"It's alright - Just keep it out of here," He muttered, looking away.

"Okay!" She agreed, smiling brightly before leaving with the grinning cat and shutting the door softly. He fell back against the pillows and was asleep within minutes.

Thank you thank you thank you to the people who reviewed! *Sobs in happiness* Anyway, PLEASE REVIEW! I like to know what's working and what's not so I can fix what's not working and continue to do what IS working. I'm sorry this one is even shorter than the first one! *Sobs* I'm trying to make my chapters longer, but they just get shorter! Anyway...Tobi is over and out!