Hi I'm back. Here's the second chapter to this story. Hope you enjoy.
~Jess~
Kakashi had brought us to a cute little village about thirty miles from the village. For the most part, I was able to keep up with them on the way there. I had to stop twice because my cloak was stuck on a branch. Sakura went from reading my profile to watching where she was going. "Jessica, it says here you lived with your friend." I nod, I knew where she was getting at this. "Why didn't you live with you parents" I whisper in her ear while walking next to her.
"My mom died giving birth to me and my father was arrested." She nods and gives me a look of sympathy. With a shrug and continue walking. Kakashi rented two rooms. One for the guys and the other for Sakura and me. We all hung out in the guys' room discussing what to do. "Jessica had the idea to be blindfolded to learn quicker." Sakura said.
"That is a good idea. But shouldn't we do that when she's a little more accustomed to her abilities?" Kakashi said. He was right, but the quicker I learn the better, right? "How about we have one of you three attack her and see if she can tell what you're going to do?" That idea seemed alright.
"Okay, who wants to?" He asked looking around. My gaze went to Naruto. He did seem rather happy to get this mission. "I will." He said.
"Alright, there is a place nearby we could try this." Kakashi stood up and we all followed. He led us to a large clearing a little ways away from the village. "I want just taijutsu. No weapons allowed." He said to Naruto, he nods. Sakura and Sai were watching from the side lines. Naruto and I were about ten feet apart. Kakashi gives the go, Naruto lunges forward. I move to the side. Naruto slid past me and turned around to try again. He tried to kick me, only for me to duck causing him to spin a little. "He kind of fights like Chase. If he does a punch to the face next, he'll be exactly like him." He disappears for a moment. I turn to my left, he reappears for a second. I look to my right, he appeared again and stayed.
He threw a punch, I forgot to move out of the way and end up having it hit my stomach. I drop to the ground. Sakura stood up to come to my aid. "Hold on." Kakashi stopped her. "Get up!" I slowly stand back up and try to get my breathing back to normal. My left arm clenched my stomach while the other turned into a fist in the sleeve. My turn. I ran at him, he jumped out of the way. I turn around and rush over to where he was about to land. When he did I wound up my punch. But someone decided to step in. "That's enough for now. Are you alright?" Kakashi asks. Naruto relaxed when he showed up.
I nod and try to wiggle my hidden hand out of his grip. He notices and releases it. My stomach hurt but I certainly don't want them checking any part of me out. I hardly even let my doctor do that. Sakura and Sai come closer. "She does show some signs of her ability." Sai said.
"The more we do this, the easier it'll get for her." Kakashi said nodding. My breathing started to return to normal. "God that hurt." I better suck it up if I want to help them. We headed back to the hotel to decide what to do next.
~Chase~
After going through the portal, my whole body was changed into Obito Uchiha. Itachi and Kisame were just as confused as I was. "Maybe this happened to Jess as well." They led me back to their base. When you first enter, there are three, three seater couches. To the right was the kitchen. To the left was a long hallway with twelve rooms. Pein and Konan were the first two rooms. They led me to Pein's room. Inside, Pein was sitting behind a desk with some papers on it waiting to be filed. "Sir we are back." He looks up from his desk and lifts an eyebrow when he sees me. "This is Chase, the one you wanted us to retrieve."
"Are you sure? He doesn't match the description." Itachi nods.
"His whole being changed when he entered through the portal."
Pein walks out from behind his desk and over to me. I stand up straight more. "He might be more useful like this." He said. "Boy, will you help us obtain you friend at any cost?" I nod.
"Yes sir. I'm prepared to do anything to get her back." I said with whatever courage I had left in me. Pein is really intimidating. I mean, he could kill me in the blink of an eye if he felt like it. With a nod, Pein looks back over to Itachi and Kisame. "Help Chase come up with a plan to retrieve the Seer." The Seer? Is he still talking about Jess?
"Yes sir." They say in sync. Itachi motions for me to follow them out the door. They bring me back into the living room where a few members were sitting around. Konan, Sasori, and Tobi being one of them. "Shit! I'm so dead." He catches sight of me and walks over.
"Um Itachi, why is there a kid at our base?" He said in his childlike voice.
"Chase is going to help us get the Seer. He is a friend of hers." I relaxed at Itachi's words. I just hope Tobi doesn't try to kill me when no one is looking. "Any ideas?" Kisame asks flopping onto the couch.
"Well knowing Jess she'd be afraid of most of you." They all tilt their heads.
"That's a little harsh." Kisame said.
"I don't mean because of your appearance, kind of. She's afraid of your gender." Itachi and Sasori seemed to understand where I was getting at. "She had a pretty bad childhood with her father."
"Did he beat her?" Sasori asked.
"Some times. But that isn't the main reason." If I explain any further, Jess will have my head on a stick. Konan knew what I meant and nodded. "My idea is to have Konan and Tobi go out and get her."
"If she's afraid of men, then why send Tobi?" Sasori asked.
"He's like a child. She'd be alright around him. But we should have Konan get her then have Tobi show up." She might hurt Tobi or get scared stiff. Either one wouldn't be good.
"Alright. We will need a description of her appearance and her personality." Konan said. I give them her description but warn them that her appearance might have changed like mine did. I highly doubt that her personality changed so I told them how to approach her or get her interest. Tobi understood that he shouldn't restrain her or run at Jess in fear she might hurt him. "You two might want to head out as soon as possible." The two nod. Zetsu came in, I almost screamed but kept most of my composure.
"Jessica is thirteen miles south of here. She's with three other ninja." I scratch the back of my head.
"If there is a girl in the group she will be closest to her. If not, she's near the youngest male." Konan and Tobi nod. After a few minutes of packing, the two head out to the coordinates given to them by Zetsu. Itachi comes over to me.
"I'll show you to your room." I follow quietly behind him. My room was the last room on the right. I assumed Jess's room will be the one to the left. "Thank you."
"Hm." He leaves me alone in my room. It had one double bed in the middle of the room with a dresser to its left. A small side table was on the right of the bed with a lamp. There were two windows, one opposite of the door above the bed and one to the left wall. Both had a view of the forest. Under one of the windows was a desk. "I really like this room." I said to no one.
"You do, un?" Deidara was standing in my doorway. "Hello." He waves.
"Hi Deidara." He walks into the room more. "Jess would love to meet you. You and Konan are her favorite. Hidan is on her annoying list. It's very short." He smiles and puts his hand to his chin. "But her favorite isn't from the Akatsuki."
"Does she like my art as well?" I nod.
"Yeah she has a bad taste in art. That's why she likes yours."
"My art is supreme. Art is forever fleeting." Sasori heard us talking and joined in.
"You're mistaken. Art is eternal." I nod in agreement with him.
"Do I have to show you mine is the best?" Deidara reached into his pouches. "Only if you're going to pay for the damages." Deidara removes his hands and sulks.
"I'm assuming Sasori is your favorite member."
"You would be correct." Sasori smirks and walks out of the room. Deidara follows out after him.
"Jess, don't put up a fight please. Just trust them." I thought to myself as I laid down on the bed.
~Jess~
Kakashi had Naruto and I attack each other again. I was able to finally hit him without any one intervening. After that we decided to hit the sac. Sakura and I went to our room. I flopped onto one of the beds. Sakura sat on hers watching me. "Can I ask you something?" She asked.
"Sure, what is it?" I asked quietly. The walls might be thick but I'm just taking another precaution.
"On your chart it says you don't respond well to male contact. You respond well to Naruto and your friend though, why?" She asked pulling her covers back and sliding under them.
"For several years my father did… um stuff to me." I realized my cheeks were burning. "When I was eleven, I went to my friend Chase's house. We were going to work on a project." I felt a tear slide down my cheek. "It being my first time at a male's home, my mind was set on keeping him happy." I take in a shaky breath to calm myself.
"What happened?" Sakura asks.
"When he shut the door to his room, I took off my shirt and almost my pants. He quickly threw a blanket over me." I giggle at the thought of my friend panicking. "I thought it was normal to do that." More tears fell from my face.
"Are you alright?" Sakura gets up and walks over to me. She hugs me, I held onto her and cried into her shoulder.
"I'm sorry." I muttered.
"Don't be, I asked." She said rubbing my back. After a few minutes, we let go. I remove my mask and wipe my tears. Sakura was staring at me. "Oh sorry! It's just your face doesn't match the one in the picture."
"Yeah, like Kurenai said, my body changed into Rin." I put the mask back on and lay down. "Good night."
"Don't you want to take your medicine?" She asked.
"No, it's alright. I'll fall asleep in a few minutes." She nods and turns out the light.
My mind was stuck repeating the same scene over and over again. Chase shutting the door. Me removing my clothes. He sees the bruises and bite marks with me smiling. Chase throws the blanket over me and calls for his mom. "I can't believe I was that stupid for that long." When his mom came in, he turned away from me while she checked me all over. You can guess who it was that arrested and charged him. One final tear slides down my cheek. "Chase…"
A tap comes from the window. I slide out of bed, Sakura had fallen asleep. Then again I was just lying there for about an hour remembering my past. Looking down at the streets, I see a woman in a cloak with paper butterflies flying around her. I open the window and jump down a few feet away. "I love Konan's jutsu." I walk over to her and watch them fly around.
"Is your name Jessica?" She asked with a smile. I nod and back up a step. "Don't worry. Chase sent us to get you." I walk closer and grab her hand.
"Chase?" She nods. "He came here!? He's the one who came through!"
"Would you like to see him?" I nod vigorously. "Follow me." She led me down the street, further and further away from the hotel we were staying at. "Um, we have one other person with us." She says as we turned the corner. The masked man came over and waved at me. I hide behind Konan. "Oh no! I didn't mean to scare you. I'm sorry." He bowed his head. He sounded so much like a child.
A strange urge went through me. Like when I was fighting Naruto. I push Tobi to the ground and stand in front of Konan facing her. Two Kunai rush by where Tobi would have been. I hear two tings followed by a thud. I run my head, Konan created a paper wall to shield us. Once it is gone, I see Kakashi.
"I thought something like this would happen. So I stayed up and when I noticed you leave. I decided to follow." Kakashi steps closer to us. Konan puts me behind her. Tobi grabs my hand and pulls me away from them. "Konan is getting scary. Come over here."
"Let her go!" He runs towards us. Konan blocks his path. "She's coming with us." She said. Kakashi lifts his forehead protector, revealing his sharingan. "This won't end well." Kakashi takes out a kunai and rushes at Konan. "I have to do something!" I tried to get out of Tobi's grip but he wouldn't let go.
"You have to stay here. Your friend wants to see you." Tobi tried to persuade me. I kept trying anyway. Tobi hugged my arms to my side. My heart skipped a few beats and I began to thrash around. "Konan we need to get going. She's acting funny." He yelled to his comrade. Konan glances over.
"What did Chase tell you? You are NOT to restrain her." Tobi lets go of me and I drop to my knees.
I regain my composure and run over to Konan just as Kakashi was about to slash at her. I jump in front of her, the kunai stopped just before it could cut me. Kakashi looked surprised. "Why are you defending them?" I look up at Konan, hoping she'd answer for me.
"She would like to see her friend again. Do you really want to prevent her from doing so?" Kakashi glared at her.
"Only when it comes to you guys. You're just going to use her."
"And what is it you were going to do?" She turned this back on him. Kakashi didn't answer. Konan motioned for me to follow her. We began to walk away from him. "We aren't done here!" He said rushing at us again. I turn around quickly and block his arm and grab it. I glared into his eyes, not that he could see. All he probably saw was black inside the cloak. While he was focused on what I just did, I punched him in the stomach knocking the air out of him. He drops to the ground and I release his arm. Not before leaving him a little gift. He clutched it in his hands by his stomach.
I head back over to Konan. She picks me up and Tobi heads over to us. We run off away from Kakashi before he could get the chance to follow. Their base wasn't very far from where we were at. Konan placed me on the ground as we walked through the door. In the living room Kisame, Deidara, and Kakuzu sitting on the couches. "We're back!" Tobi cheered. The three in the living room turned their heads. Deidara smiled at me. Kisame and Kakuzu nod in our direction.
"Chase! She's here." Konan yells. Footsteps are heard from down the left hallway.
"Jess!" I hear someone yell. I was tackled to the ground by Obito Uchiha. "You're alright!" He hugged me. I tried to get him off me. My hood fell back a bit, showing my mask and hair. Obito stops hugging me and I'm dragged down the hall to the last room on the left. I was panicking, what's going on? He opens the door and pushes me inside. I push my back close to the wall. Obito shuts the door and locks it.
"Jess calm down it's me, Chase!" He put his hands up.
"How can I believe you?" I say quietly.
"I never told you who Tobi was and I never said what Kakashi looks like under his mask." Obito said.
"Hm, what is on my left leg?" I ask.
"A heart birthmark." It's really him! I run over and hug him. He hugs me back. "I'm sorry." I say. He rubs my back with his hands. "I didn't mean to leave you."
"I'm here now so it's alright." I look at his face.
"How come we turned into these two?" I ask removing my mask.
"I don't really know. I was thinking of how cool Obito was when he awoke his sharingan and now I'm him." My jaw dropped.
"I was thinking of Rin when I went through the portal!" Chase nodded.
"Since we were thinking of the two who are or supposed to be dead, this place recognized us as them." It makes total since!
"What do you mean supposed to be?" He smiles.
"Tobi is Obito." He whispered. Finally I know who he is. …Shit another person I have to not speak around.
A knock came from the door. I put my mask back on and Chase opens the door. "Pein would like to see you." Konan said. I nod and walk out of Chase's room. Konan brought me to his room. Pein was sitting behind a desk doing some paperwork. It was only Konan and I in the room. I have no idea where Tobi went off to. "Welcome to the Akatsuki Jessica. I heard you three ran into a little problem on your way here." He said looking up from his work.
"Yes. Kakashi wanted me to not come with you guys." I said quietly.
"Jess was able to stop him for us." Konan said. Pein nodded with a slight grin.
"Chase said your appearance might have changed like his did. Did it?" I nod and remove my mask to show them my face. "Hm." I put the mask back on. "If it's alright with you, would you like to join us?" I nod. "Until Chace and I can get a chance to escape."
"You will make a great addition. Your training starts tomorrow." With a nod I leave the room and head to the living room. Chase and Sasori sat next to one another talking to Deidara.
"Eternal beauty is true art." Chase said.
Deidara shook his head. "Nothing in this world last forever. Art is fleeting." He looks over at me. "She'll agree with me, right?" I nod and sit on the other end of the couch.
"She doesn't even know what we are talking about." Sasori said.
"Art." I say quietly. All their eyes were on me. "So she does speak." Sasori said. Deidara hugged me. My heart skipped a beat. I jumped and looked at Chase. He was now standing. Kisame walks in from the kitchen and smacks the back of Deidara's head. He lets go. Chase grabs my hand and we sit on the empty couch. "Sorry I forgot."
Chase and I sat next to one another until I started to feel tired. Chase showed me to my room. It was right across from his. "Good night." He said before heading back to the others.
I smile and shut the door behind me. "I hope Kakashi can find me with what I gave him."
What was the gift? Find out in the next chapter.