Title: Lives of Thieves
Chapter 3: … Grounded?
Disclaimer: TOF: I own none of the anime. Only my OC's.
Tala: And I'm in this chapter! I was supposed to be in the last one. (glares at TOF)
TOF: So I decided to end it earlier, sue me.
Tala: (rolls eyes) If only I could find a lawyer good enough.
TOF: Jerk.
Tala: Loser.
TOF: Moron.
Kai: (sweat drop) They're busy so let's just get this story going.
TOF: Enjoy! (waves)
Tala: Tenshi! Get back here! We're not finished yet!
TOF: So you wanna finish? Well bring it on dog breath!
Tala: Dog breath?! Why you-!
(Tala and Tenshi continue arguing)
Kai: (still sweat dropping) Uh…yeah…I'm gonna get me some coffee. (walks away)
Previous Chapter: "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.
Chapter 3:
"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.
"Is it always like this?" whispered Krad to Sasuke.
Sasuke nodded once. "Yep. So get use to it."
"Weather Shifter!" Amaya turned to the door hearing her own nickname.
"Weather Shifter?" questioned Miguel.
Everyone watched as a man ran into the cavern. He had red hair and ice blue eyes. He wore orange, white and blue and was totally soaked. His red hair flat and his clothes clinging to his skin.
"You!" he yelled pointing at Amaya.
Amaya sweat dropped. "Eh heh…hey Tala."
Tala glared. "Don't you 'Hey Tala' me Weather Shifter. What was with the cold shower treatment?"
"Um…I got mad?" she tried.
Tala growled this time.
Kai sighed. "Tala you know she can't control it."
"But did it have to be today…" he whined sounding a bit like a child. "We were busy when a storm" he glared hard at the pink haired girl. "blew in."
During this both Krad and Miguel stood in the background. If you have any imagination, you would see question marks floating over their heads.
'giggles'
Everyone one froze.
'giggles'
Tala turned his eyes to Amaya. Amaya, noticing the look when stiff.
"It's not me!"
'giggles giggles'
"Naruto." Tala went after the ninja.
"Hey don't look at me." He waved his hands in front of him defensively.
'giggles giggles'
"…Kai?" Kai glared. Tala inwardly shivered. No, it defiantly wasn't Kai.
"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?"
Kyouko couldn't hold it any longer. "A girl!" then she fell to the ground laughing.
Tala's eyebrow twitched again. "A…girl?"
"What gives you that idea Kyouko?" asked Miguel. Beside him Krad was emotionless but his eyes held amusement. Krad knew what the red head meant.
Kyouko manages to catch her breath long enough to explain. "It's just, with your hair down and clothes clinging to your body…well if your body was a bit more feminine and you had a chest, you would look like a girl." This being said, Kyouko began laughing again.
Tala scowled as everyone (yes that includes Kai, Sasuke and Krad) giggles and snickers, doing their best to keep it hidden.
"Well let's not talk about the rest of you."
"What do you mean?" asked Kyouko.
Tala trained his eyes on Kai. His best friend was snickering. Oh no, he wouldn't be the only one being singled out. "Well have you seen Kai?" said crimson-eyed boy blinked then glared. "With his hair down and already petite body, he could pass off being a girl…even without the chest."
The two boys watched, scowling as the rest of the group laughed.
"Why do we hang out with them?" asked Kai. No one said anything to this, knowing that he doesn't mean it.
"Entertainment." Stated Tala, causing Kai to chuckle and nod in agreement.
"Maya!"
"Yeah Kura?" Amaya questioned already knowing it was Bakura since only a few people called her 'Maya'. Two are there with her, the other two are not. It had to be Bakura since the other who wasn't there was a girl and therefore didn't have Bakura's deep voice.
Bakura stepped in and let out a whistle. "Wow…it's getting a bit crowded in here."
"Can we do something for you?" asked Kyouko.
"Food's ready."
"Food?" the group (excluding Krad and Miguel) sighed wistfully. Being on mission's means that you don't get to eat much. Both squads had been on a mission for the last few days and were starving. Tala and his group are outside most of the time scouting and therefore haven't eaten anything all day, not having time to stop for a long enough for a break.
"Wait," said Amaya. "Were Inuyasha's group and Tyson's group on a mission recently?" she asked looking a little bit fearful.
Bakura shook his head. "Nah. They'll have to wait."
There were various sighs of relief around. The two new group members would later learn that Tyson and Inuyasha were like garbage disposals. They ate everything and anything edible. They would also later learn that the two boys previously mentioned would be in a bad mood because they're only going to get leftovers.
"Alright Kura. Lead the way!" cheered Amaya following Bakura out, the rest of the group following (except Tala who left to dry off and find his team). "By the way Kai? Where's the rest of your team?"
"Rei said something about not being able to wash his hair in days so I suppose he went to wash it." Explained Kai. "As for Saru…well who knows where she went."
"Don't worry about it Kai. They're both probably making their way to dinner." Said Naruto.
"Yeah, you guys can meet the rest of the group. Just don't make Saru mad." Informed Kyouko. "She's scary like that." She shivered. Oh yes, Kyouko has had past experiences with making Saru mad and she doesn't want any repeats.
The group made their way out of the cavern and into the maze of tunnels. They weren't the only ones there. Many people walked past into other various tunnels or were simply wandering or hanging around.
Miguel wasn't sure about Krad, but he was sure that he (Miguel) would need some help getting around in this place for a while.
Finally, they came to a rather large cavern with a few tables, though low to a point where everyone sat on the ground. There were a few groups of other people talking amongst themselves. They managed to find a table big enough for their group of eight (I think) but they also saw that Dark, Riku, Yami and two others were there.
One was a boy around the age of seventeen with long black hair wrapped up in a bind and golden eyes. The other looked younger, maybe sixteen with teal eyes, straight black shoulder length hair with red tips.
Once everyone got their food and sat down, quick introductions were made. Miguel and Krad learned that the one with golden eyes is Rei – a nekojin – and the other is Saru. Both of which are on Kai's squad.
"Hey Weather Shifter! I heard your squad got 'grounded'!" shouted a platinum haired guy. With him are a tall blond, a kid and Tala.
"Go to hell Bryan!" she shouted as the four men walked away.
"...Grounded?" asked Miguel.
"That's what we call it." Said Amaya, concentrating on eating her rice to keep herself calm because of Bryan's comment.
Riku explained a bit more. "When a squad fails a mission, they're punished. But we're not beaten or anything like that. We're given jobs that are…not fun to say the least. Some squads, like ours, are simply stuck inside for a few days."
"And you guys got 'grounded'?" asked Miguel.
"Yep." Said Dark.
"Yes!" cheered Saru and Naruto, high-fiving each other.
"Why are they so happy?" asked Yami, well, more like growled. He had been in a bit of a bad mood since the mission…he fought with Bakura most of the time.
"We were suppose to go on a mission with you guys tomorrow. But since you can't, we can't either." Answered Rei.
"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.
"Hey Bakura!" they turned to a blue haired, blue eyed boy wearing a red and blue cap with a yellow shirt, red jacket and jeans standing.
"What do you want Tyson?"
"Heard about your little failed mission." He grinned.
"My god! Does everyone know about that?" asked Dark.
"Wow, word travels fast around here." Whispered Miguel.
"Got that right." Agreed Kai.
"What about it?" asked Bakura.
"Oh, just some of the guys. We heard that you were quite a good thief. But that seems to be in the past now." Tyson continued grinning.
"Oh boy." Sighed Riku.
"What?" asked Krad.
"Insulting Bakura when he's in a bad mood is a big no-no."
"Even I know that." Said Kyouko.
"It looks like your age is catching up to you…old man." Bakura froze and Tyson smirked and walked away.
Then Bakura twitched. "Here it comes." Whispered Saru. Everyone in the group winced.
"Why that-!! I'll be right back." He got up to walk off when Amaya stopped him.
"Hold it Bakura."
"What is it?" he asked impatiently. He wanted to hurry; they were going to get away.
"That's your 'I'm-gonna-kick-some-ass' face."
Bakura sweat dropped. "No it's not. This is my 'I'm-calm-I'm-going-to-talk-to-someone' face."
"…You don't have one of those."
"It's new I'm trying it out."
"Bakura you're going to get in trouble."
"That may be…but it'll be worth it." He smiled sadistically, scaring everyone in the process, and then walked away.
"Tyson just signed his death warrant." Said Kai. Everyone nodded in agreement. Everything was silent for a few seconds until frightened shouts reached their ears.
"Look out guys! Bakura's on a rampage!" they heard Tyson yell.
"Run for your ever-lovin lives!" a lighter boy's voice yelled.
Everyone in the cavern sweat dropped. Even more so when they heard Bakura.
"There you are you annoying sons-of-!!" his voice faded as he got farther away.
Others in the cavern went back to eating, used to the antics of the odd group of friends. The only people who seem even remotely confused or scared were the 'newbies' as they are sometimes referred to as.
Miguel and Krad chuckled. 'Life with these people will never be boring that's for sure.' They thought
TBC
TOF: Yes! Finally this chapter is done!
Kai: What took to long?
TOF: I couldn't for the life of me figure out where to end it. I just kept adding things on.
Kai: …You have way too much free time on your hands.
TOF: I know, isn't it great! (smiles brightly)
Kai: AAAHHHHHH!!! It's too bright! Stop smiling so brightly! I'm blind! (covers eyes)
TOF: (sweat drop) Err…Since I seem to have temporarily blinded Kai, I'll finish it up. Please READ and REVIEW!!
Chapter 4 Preview: Chapter 4: Names and the #1 Rival: Shadow
This was Krad's group's last day of being 'grounded' and they were both excited and nervous since afterwards they'll be going on their first mission.
Also over the last few days, the two blondes had managed to acquire nicknames for themselves, although Krad despises his.
"No shadow magic this time Bakura. I don't want any accidental explosions." Said Amaya.
Bakura huffed. "Fine. You take the fun out of it though. Ready?" he asked getting into an offense stance, watching as Amaya did the same.
Kai turned as they attacked each other again. "Come on. It's not going to get anymore interesting." He and Miguel left and began walking up a long tunnel, but stopped when they heard Bakura.
"How's my little phoenix?" he asked teasingly and gave a flirtatious wink.
Miguel bristled at this while Kai merely glared harder. "Don't call me that."
Shadow smirked but then glared at Miguel when he saw how close he was to Kai. "Aww, little phoenix, you cheating on me? Shame on you."