the beginning of it all
The kunai stopped centimeters away from his face. I let out a breath of relief. I looked at Sasori's angry face.
"Sasori-sama, please put the kunai down." I said slowly hoping that he would listen. Sasori put me down and backed up with the kunai pointed at Sasuke.
"Tenten, give me one good reason why I shouldn't kill him where he stands?" I got worried instantly.
"Because he didn't do anything!" I yelled at him. Sasori turned to glare at me. My eyes widened, my pulse started to rise, I started to shake.
"Don't yell at me, Tenten, or do you wish to suffer another amount of time back at the hide out?" I didn't want that to happen at all. Staying there all through the days and nights makes you forget the world around you. You'd be consumed in darkness most, if not all, of the time you're in there. I nodded at him slowly. I glanced up at Sasuke to see how he was taking all this in. His face looked calm and composed. I wonder how he can be so calm at a time like this.
"Now, lets try this one more time, shall we Tenten?" He looked back to Sasuke.
"Give me one good reason why I shouldn't kill him?" I thought about it hard. If Sasori didn't like the answer Sasuke would die. I didn't want that. I want Sasuke to leave here alive. It's not his fault that he couldn't live his life's goal because of me. Then it hit me like a ton of bricks. My death excuse. The female member of the group, I thought she died because of me so I'll use it again. It's bad to bring her up again but it'll be worth it to save Sasuke.
"Well Tenten? You and I both know, I hate waiting," Sasori glared at Sasuke harder.
"My answer is simple Sasori-sama." He glanced at me for a second then focused his gaze back on Sasuke.
"If you kill Sasuke I'm going to leave and find my death bed." I heard him grunt. I know he is one of the ones who care the most. I looked up at his expression, it looked like he was struggling to through the kunai at the same time trying to resist. I heard him let out a small sigh, he gave up. Good.
"Sasori?" He gaze soften and he turned to look at me.
"That's a good enough answer, Tenten, but don't think you aren't getting punished for this." He turned around and started walking for the head of the cave. I looked over at Sasuke who stood there with a blank stare on his face. I walked up and pulled on his sleeve. He snapped out of his trace to look at me.
"Are you coming Sasuke?" After all the crap I went through he better come.
"Yea, I'm coming." I smiled, good. I grabbed his hand and pulled him towards Sasori who was waiting, annoyed, at the entrance of the cave.
"And who gave you permission to bring this dog with you, Tenten?" I glared at him.
"I did." Sasori didn't like that comment one bit. I knew I had to watch Sasuke more carefully now or I might find his body floating down a river days later. I looked at Sasori's impatient face which was looking through the rain.
"What are we waiting for?" He glanced down at me.
"The rest of the group, I told Tobi to go and look for them and to meet us here so we can keep an eye on him," Sasori was such a, I don't even know anymore. Everyone just jumped on my case. It's not like we had sex. I mean even if we did they shouldn't be that pushy. Ok I guess they can be pushy when something like that happens, but really? A kiss? I wonder what they'd do if they found out I ever had sex. I should ask one of them justto see their faces. I laugh at the thought. I already feel bad for the person to do it with me in the future. Uh, why am I thinking like this. I started to blush. I heard foot steps and Tobi's loud voice from a distance. I have to get these thoughts out my head now. Tobi can read me like a book and if he notices my face and my thoughts I'm screwed! I bit my lip, but I still couldn't get the thought off my mind. As soon as I saw Itachi walk into my view I ran to him. I didn't care if it was down pouring rain, I ran as fast as I could.
"Itachi!" I wined. He looked down at me and put one hand on top of my head. He hunched over to block some of the rain on me.
"What's wrong Tenten?" He said quietly. I just rubbed my head into his abdomen and hugged his waist tightly. I looked up at Itachi.
"Sasori?" He asked. I glanced and saw him shrug slightly and look at Sasuke with a glare. Itachi shook his head and looked down at me.
"Tenten, look at me." I shook my head again. My face was still embarrassed from my thoughts.
"Tenten-chan! What's wrong!" It was Tobi. No! He must stay away! I felt him pull on my arm, but I yanked it away.
"Tenten?" Itachi said again. "Look at me." I did as he said and looked up at him.
"Why is your face so red?" He put a hand to my fore-head. "You don't have a fever." I started to blush deeper. I bit my lip and gulped. I felt Itachi move back away from me so the rain poured down on me now. Tobi walked over to me in front of my face and tilted his head.
"Tobi, shut up!" Was all I said. I blushed deeper.
"But Tenten-chan!"
"Don't but Tenten-chan me! I said Shut up! I have enough problems and I don't need anymore!" I said in a low whisper. He just stood there. Not saying anything. That's what scared me. He wouldn't! He wouldn't!
"TENTEN!" Tobi gripped his head and started running in circles screaming senselessness things.
"Stop it you idiot! What are you yelling for, hun?!" Deidara yelled.
"Tenten-chan has been tainted!" Tobi yelled pointing his index finger at me.
"What kind of tainted Tobi?" Hidan said pulling out his huge trio-blade scythe. I gulped. My life is crazy.
"She is thinking about," Tobi paused to look at me. I laughed nervously and scratched the back of my head with an even deeper blush on my face. Tobi ran up to me and started crying.
"Spit it out Tobi!" Sasori was getting impatient again.
"Sex!" That was the last draw. My face was as red as the blood rushing though my veins. I couldn't take it anymore. I knew that was it for me. This night can't possible get any worst. I heard Tobi crying, Sasori scolding me, Deidara being jealous about it being about me and Sasuke, Itachi was just annoyed as hell, while every one else, Hidan, Kakuzu,Zetsu and Kisame, where just standing there watching the scene unfold. I love those guys. Never gave me too much trouble. I wobbled my way over to Hidan and landed on his bare chest. I wonder why he doesn't wear a shirt, he'll get sick. With that last perverted thought I passed out. Damn them all! Except Hidan, Kakuzu, Kisame and Zetsu!
I woke up in Hidan's room. How I knew this, well, he is the only one with a bare room. Another words, he is the only one with a bed, a small light and different symbols drawn on his bare cemented wall. I begged him to get more than just this but of course he is the non-picky one. Thank God for him. I got up and rubbed my eyes removing the sleep from my eyes. I stretched for a good minute before my 'motherly' personality came out. I started to think ok what are we going to eat for lunch and dinner, who is going on what mission and what would they need for it, who's hurt, who did what, and so on. Then it hit me, Sasuke. What happened to him after I passed out? Sasori knows that if anything happened to him he knows what I was willing to do so I relaxed my-self. I heard two sets of foot steps coming for Hidan's door. It opened to reveal Hidan and Deidara.
"Hey the bozu woke up." Hidan said. I pouted slightly. I hated it when they called me that. I stuck my tongue out at him and crossed my arms. Deidara walked over and sat down next to me while Hidan closed the door and leaned on the wall next to it.
"You gave us all a scare when you passed out on Hidan." Deidara said. Good.
"Sorry Sempai," I lowered my head, I felt bad.
"Hey, falling asleep for a few hours is ok, sure you scared the hell out of some of us, but here you are!" He said with a smile on his face.
"What I want to know is what the hell Tobi was talking about?" Hidan said looking at me with a smirk on his face. "Care to enlighten us?" I gulped and started to blush again. I'm going to let it all out.
"I just felt pressured, everyone just jumped on my case because I was with Sasuke. I was thinking, 'it's not like we had sex or anything' but that's how I felt you guys were taking it. We really didn't do anything. Yea he kissed me, so what? Guys do that to me all the time when I'm out alone. The only reason I was naked was because I was taking a bath and Sasuke walked in on me. I kind of got angry at him and something inside me snapped so I pushed him into the water and then he kissed me. What Tobi saw was what I was thinking about if I did have sex and you guys found out about it. Then I was getting into details about who it'd be with and what you guys would do to the guy who did it with me and stuff like that. That's what Tobi saw."
"Tenten," Hidan said in a low voice.
"Yes Hidan?" Why did the temperature drop so suddenly?
"You are one screwed little girl." I blushed, wait what did I do?
"Tenten, I should tell you this now I guess." Tell me what? Tell me what?!
"Itachi and Sasori told us to record everything you say so that they can get a clear understanding on everything. They knew it would take a damn life time to confess to those 'overprotecting jerks' you quote, so they told us to do the honors. Smart asses knew that you wouldn't tell them shit because you know they'd kill you. So they let the soft ones break the bubble." Hidan said with annoyance hidden in his voice.
"What did you guys do with Sasuke?" I asked a little too quickly for my likings.
"We put him in your old room." Deidara said. I nodded. alright back to business!
"So who had a mission today?"
"Me and Kakuzu went on an assassination mission to kill a guy who knew secrets on us, Zetsu was on reconnaissance mission in the village hidden in the waves to find out if their really was a secret scroll for forbidden lightning style jutsus. Itachi and Kisame went on a search and destroy mission for a newly forming group call the knights because of some unknown reason. Deidara and Tobi didn't get a mission this time, but they have a reconnaissance mission in the village hidden in the grass to find a new type of pill that medics are coming up with down there."
"Any injuries?" I got up to stretch again, I feel really stiff.
"Besides Tobi getting a cut on his leg and Itachi's cut on his arm, no serious wounds or concerns."
"You failed to mention Sasori once, what is his status?"
"Sasori had a reconnaissance and assassination mission for an old timer who is expected to show the way to an old shrine hidden by the first hokage that leads to all sort of underground tunnels."
"And what's wrong with that old timer showing the ninja of his kind those tunnels?"
"Those tunnels are filled with a certain type of crystal that makes people pass out and not wake up for a few days. We have pills that do that but in order for it to work it needs to be within the body, but these crystals only need touch to work. Like some poisons we have today."
"Thank you Hidan, now is there anything else I would need to know?" He shook his head.
"Pain said that he wanted to talk to you soon when ever you had a spare moment since he knows you are going to have your hands filled with a shit load of stuff." I nodded and thanked Hidan for the update.
"See you guys later." I walked down the dark halls to the next person's room, Kakuzu. I knocked on his door and waited for him to grant me access into his room.
"Yes?" I heard his deep voice. I opened the door to see Kakuzu sitting on his bed with his white brief-case on his lap. I smiled at him. Always thinking about money.
"Hey Kakuzu, how are you doing?" I walked over and sat down next to him. He nodded.
"I'm fine, what about you? You caused a big scene with the rest of the group." I giggled at that. Yea, I did.
"Everything all set? Need anything?" I looked at him. He shook his head. I nodded.
"Alright then, I'll see you later on then Kakuzu." He nodded and waved slightly.
I got up and closed his door making my way to the next room that was further down the hall. The next person was Deidara's room but I knew he was with Hidan. I walked in anyway to see all the art works around his room. I always enjoyed his art works, but it was too bad that most of it exploded. Deidara was Deidara and nothing could change that. I walked over to his wooden shelf that had all his art works that didn't explode. I looked over at his bed which was unmade, again. I quickly fixed the covers of his bed and sat down on top of it.
"Why'd you make my bed? I like it messed up and what is the point of making it when I'm just going to mess it up again?" Deidara walked through his door looking at me puzzled.
"Because it makes you look light a slob when you aren't one."
"Not all artists have perfect work, Tenten. You should know, your blade dances aren't what I'd like to call 'beautiful,'" I giggled.
"You're only saying that because I used it on you and you got your ass kicked!" I smiled at him as he pouted.
"Yes, and it hurt like hell, watch your mouth to your sempai!" I winced.
"Sorry sempai." I pouted, he chuckled.
"You're such a kid, Tenten," Really?! He started to rub my head messing up my buns.
"Hey! Stop it Deidara!" I grabbed his hand an pulled it away from me. He laughed at me.
"Hey Deidara," He stopped and looked at me.
"Yea? What's up Tenten?"
"Do you know where the female ninja who was apart of this group find me?" He sighed.
"Honestly no one knows. She had a personal mission, she didn't even tell Pain about it. so no one knows." He wrapped an arm around me. "Tenten, if you're thinking about leaving us now you know everyone will be against it. We'd do anything at any cost to keep you here and happy."
"I wasn't thinking like that sempai, but I was born I just want to know by what clan. You know what I mean right?" He nodded.
"We could get some of the guys to look into it." I shook my head.
"You guys have bigger fish to fry then to solve my missing family. Speaking of fish why don't we have that for lunch?" He nodded.
"That sounds good, Tenten." I smiled.
"So do you need anything?" He shook his head.
"Nope, I'm all set, oh wait, can you get some more clay for me. I'm thinking about making a new work of art." I nodded and got up.
"Sure, is that all?"
"Yea, thanks Tenten." I nodded and walked out the door and closed it behind me. I walked around the corner to the next room which was Itachi's room. I knocked on the door and waited for a response.
"Come in, Tenten." I smiled he always knew it was me. I opened the door and walked inside to see Itachi sitting by the metal desk I bought for him. He had a book in his hands along with a piece of paper. Maybe a book mark.
"Hey Itachi." I said nervously. I watched him put the paper in the book and set it down. He got up and walked over to me. I noticed his long coat laid out on his bed on the further wall. I looked up at Itachi as he wrapped an arm around my back and the another stayed loosely in my hair.
"Itachi, what's wrong?" I hugged him back. I wonder what was on his mind.
"Tenten, be honest with me, what were you doing with Sasuke?" I looked up to his blank face staring at the door behind me while stroking my hair.
"I was heading here and then I ran into Sasuke and his friends, Naruto and Sakura. Me and Sakura got into a fight." I heard him make a small noise but I didn't know what it was so I continued. "I won, of course, and she pulled out a kunai on me and threw it at me, but Sasuke caught it before it hit me. I was grateful he did that. Then he started questioning me and we got into talking so I invited him to tag alone with me cause I thought he'd be a good friend to have. I wanted to take a bath so I told him that we were going to take a detour. Then he caught me and I'm not going into details but he made me upset and so I pushed him in the water. I didn't know he had his arms around my waist so he pulled me under. I don't know what happened after that but he just moved closer to me and we kissed." I felt him stop and stiffen a bit. So I looked up at him.
"Itachi?" He sighed and looked down at me then back up.
"What do you think?" He said not to me, but to the door?
I turned around to see Sasori with out his long coat too, so I could see his upper body's puppet form.
"Sasori!" I gasped. I didn't know what to say. He looked down at me and frowned slightly. I sighed. It's going to take a lot to make up for this. I walked away from Itachi's hold with a sad face. I sat down on the bed moving all the way to the back on the bed. I pulled my knees up into a ball. I lowered my head and wrapped my arms around me. I heard one of them mumble something to the other. Then I heard them walk over and both of them sitting on opposite sides.
"Tenten, look at me." Sasori said, I didn't move. I waited.
"Tenten," Itachi said a little louder, yet I did nothing.
"Alright, if you want to act like this then I guess Sasuke will have to leave and you'll be staying here." Sasori growled. I still didn't respond to them.
"Tenten!" Sasori yelled. I looked up to see his pissed off face. I put my head down. I sensed Sasori get up and his hands clenched.
"Tenten! Listen to me! Or your punishment will be worst than it already is!" Sasori yelled. I didn't see how it could get any worst. I knew what they were planning and I didn't want to hear it. I started to shake, felt my throat form a lump, my eyes started to water. I didn't listen, but I heard Sasori yelling at me. He kept getting louder and louder, I put my hands to my ears and then I heard him snap.
"Tenten! Stop acting like you don't hear me! You pathetic little girl! Stop acting like a slut and bringing guys here from left and right! Are you that eager to get screwed by someone, hun Tenten?! Suck it up and-" I cut him off and yelled at him.
"Shut up Sasori!" I started crying "Just shut up!" I looked up at him with tear filled eyes. His face changed from angry to pissed off, but I didn't give a damn.
"Don't you raise your voice at me, Tenten." He glared at me.
"Then don't raise your voice at me." I glared back.
"I can raise my voice at you if I want to!" I stood up to face him.
"No you can't and if you think you can you need to cut that high and mighty look!"
"Don't start with me Tenten!"
"No, let me start with you, I've help you guys through thick and thin, everyone is happy except you. Why is that Sasori? Hun? Do you want me unhappy because that's what I'm beginning to think! Almost every person I've ever met or tried to befriend always ends up dead, far away from me or avoided!"
"Did it ever occur to you that most of those people were idiots who just wanted your body or something else besides your friendship?"
"What about Sasuke?!" I yelled at him.
"He is no different, Tenten! He saw you and felt you naked!" I blushed.
"That wasn't his fault!"
"Then who's was it, hmm?"
"Mine!"
"I'll take the hit for anyone I care for!" I yelled at him glaring back. He looked like he was about to snap again and I don't blame him because I already did.
"You're nothing but an overprotecting bastard that cares for nothing but him-self!"
"Then why do I do all these things to keep you from harms way?"
"Harm? I don't even remember what harm is!"
"Isn't that good?!"
"I'm not weak Sasori! I know how to take care of my-self! I've done it since I was born, these two years with you and every other second of my life!"
"Then why can't you take care of that damn dog?!"
"The only dog I know is the one in front of me!" I watched as his eyes grow wide. In a flash I was on the ground, I felt a sting on my cheek. Then it occurred, he hit me. I brought my hand up to my cheek and lightly touched it, I flinched. I slowly got up to sit on my legs, I put one hand on the ground while the other was rubbing my now painful cheek. I started to cry.
"Tenten, I, I'm sorry." I sniffed. I stood up and started to walk to the door. I felt a hand grab my wrist.
"Tenten please forgive me," He said again. I said nothing, I did nothing. He never hit me before, he never said such cruel things to me. I couldn't be here right now. I walked forward and opened the door. Hidan, Kakuzu, Deidara, and Tobi all feel to the ground. I was shocked that they were here and I was angry that they listened to that.
"Hey there Tenten, is everything ok?" Deidara asked nervously. I was hurt, they all are the same. I started to cry again as I ran over their bodies.
"Tenten! Hey!"
"Hey! Wait! Where are you going!"
"Tenten!" I heard them call for me. I didn't stop running, Not for anyone I was hurt. They don't know what it feels to be me. They don't know what I was doing for them! They knew nothing! I ran through the forest, I could hear the birds singing their song, the wind blowing. It was nice, but I wasn't in the mood to just relax. I ran and didn't look back. I didn't know where to go but I just kept running. I could hear their faint calls for me. I ignored them. I need to be alone for a while. I stopped running when I came up to this open meadow. I walked though the great meadow I looked over and saw a black and red cloud coat next to me.
"It's me Tenten, relax."
"Pain?" He nodded.