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Me:…Um, okay! ON WITH THE STORY!
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"Okay, then let's just cut to the chase." The Hokage said, rubbing her throbbing temples. She stopped and pointed a finger at the small ten-year-old blonde. "Riku Cutisake, your half-brother, Aido Neikoshi, is dead."
"W-what?" That was a shocker to the young girl. Her light gold eyes widened as she took a step back. Tears stung the sides of her eyes as she asked, "Who…?"
"We don't know." Tsunade answered. "But, the second reason I called you here is concerning you."
"What do you want me to do, Hokage-sama?" Riku answered, looking into the brown eyes of the 5th Hokage.
"Since you are still young and is not qualified to live alone," the Hokage started. She waved at the door and Riku turned to see a Sakura standing there. Tears threatened to run down her cheeks when Tsunade continued. "You will be living with my apprentice, Sakura Hurano."
"Yes, Hokage-sama." Riku said before bowing and walking to the taller girl.
Sakura put a hand behind Riku's back and bowed at Tsunade before closing the door. Riku was expected to be dragged to Sakura's house and been told the rules of her house. But instead of walking away, Sakura stopped Riku in front of the Hokage's door and knelt down to her short height.
"Are you okay, Riku?" Sakura asked, her emerald green eyes looking into the teary light gold ones.
"Yes, Sakura-sama." Riku answered, lying through her teeth. Sakura shook her head and hugged Riku.
"Cry if you want, Riku." Sakura said in a soothing voice. Riku sniffed, tears pouring down her face. She hugged back, Sakura smiling as she patted the girls' head. After a minute of hugging, Sakura broke away and smiled. "Okay, before we get you packed up let's go to the store and get some candy!"
"Okay, Sakura-sama!" Riku said, cheering up and wiping her own tears away. Sakura took her hand and lead Riku down the stairs.
"….Ugh…." Riku muttered in a soft voice, slipping away from her comfortable land of sleep and into the real world. She yawned as she let go of something and rubbed her closed eyes.
They felt sore, as if they were forced shut by glue and the glue wore off. She opened them to see a dark blue shirt that was half fishnet in front of her, and a pair of arms slung across her body and holding her against it.
She moved her head slightly up to see that it was an older guy that was hugging her. He had long blond hair, a bang hiding his left eye. He was barely breathing, probably not to wake her up. Then, Riku blushed as red as a tomato. Okay…What the HECK!
She tried to slip out of the guy's arms, but he was holding really tightly. Riku was really uncomfortable. She was never held this close. Well, not counting the times were both Naruto and Mamoru would tackle her in a death-hug. She tried to move again, trying not to stir the sleeping guy.
Luckily, she was small enough to slip right away like she was covered in grease.(Okay...) She sat up, the covers that were practically choking her slid down her shoulders. She pulled up her pajama strap and then stopped. Wait, pajamas?!
She looked at what she was wearing. She wasn't wearing her regular black shorts, jacket, and red tang top. Instead she was wearing silk black pajama shorts and spaghetti-strap top.
She blushed as she tried to get out of the bed, by how clumsy she could get when she is embarrassed, no luck about being sneaky. Her foot got caught up in the covers and she tugged on it, not knowing what to do. She sat back down on the bed and tried to untie her ankle, tugging on it one more time.
She pulled it so hard that she pulled the covers right from the heavy sleeper and making her fall at the same time. As she was falling she shrieked, "Crap!"
She fell with a large thump, bumping her head on the floor. She let out a groan and closed her eyes, rubbing her head. She didn't care if her ankle was tangled up even more.
"What the hell, yeah?" A sleepy voice asked. Riku's eyes opened wide as she tried to wiggle her foot out. No luck with that. Riku felt the guy sit up and he let out a small noise. The bed shifted a little and Riku saw the guy leaning down and looking straight at her. His showing clouded blue eye looked at her up and down, then his mouth curled up to a smirk. "Awake I see, yeah."
Riku blushed again as she looked up at him, still shocked. If she wasn't scared or mad, she would have been thinking that he was kind of a cute boy. She clenched her fist as he leaned in closer, his hand reaching towards her. Something was on his hand, making Riku's foot twitch. "Not trying to get away, now are you?"
"G-get away!" She shrieked, pushing his face away and pulling her foot down, making him slip from it and he fell face first on the floor. Riku smiled smally as she pulled herself up to the bed again and tried to get her ankle free of the sheet. "God, what is up with this thing?!!"
"What the hell was that for, yeah?" The blond guy asked as he sat up, rubbing his nose from the fall. He looked up at her to see her struggling. He was about to make a smart remark when the door opened. Riku stopped her struggling for a second and turned her head slightly to see another guy.
He was standing in the doorway, looking into the room. He had blood red hair, tousled around like Mamoru's. He had very dull brown eyes that showed little emotion. He was also wearing a black cloak with red clouds. Red clouds? Riku had heard of that cloak before, but didn't mind at first.
He looked at her and then at the blond guy on the floor. His brown eyes showed a spark of amusement. "What? Did she overpower you or something?"
"As if!" the blond guy snorted. Riku looked at the two guys and noticed tension between them. Kinda like when Mamoru and Raiden were competing or arguing about something. Riku took her hand off of her captive ankle and the sheet slid right off.
What…the…HECK! She thought, angry. She then stopped her inside ranting and twitched. Man….I have to stop acting like Sakura-sama.
She then looked up to see the redhead looking at her. She looked back at him and noticed that he was studying her. She stood up and dusted off her "new" clothes.
"Well." She said, standing up straight. "It was nice to see you…ugh…whoever you are. But I have to get home, Sakura-sama will be worried sick about me. Good-bye…and um…have a great life."
She took a step and stopped. She moved her foot and found that she could move no more. She blinked as she tried to move her feet once, but no movement. She tried to talk, but her mouth would not move. What the…?
"What a bold girl." The redhead commented as he stepped into the room, closing the door behind him. He held up his left hand to show blue strings coming out of them. What the- Chakra strings? Riku tore her eyes was from his hand and watched as her came closer to her. When he was about a foot away from her, she felt really short. He was leaned down and looked her straight in the eye. "I would expect that from you. Sakura Hurano must have a great influence on you."
You think? Riku thought as the guy brushed some hair out of her face. She shivered as he continued.
"No wonder your one of the most valuable things in her life." He said, it sounded like it was more to himself than her. Riku blinked as he leaned in closer, looking like he was about to kiss her. But she didn't blush or anything.
She could tell that he wasn't really gonna kiss her by his eyes. His eyes broke away from hers and lingered to her face. Even though he showed no emotion in his face, Riku could tell that he was dissatisfied.
Can you please get away from me...? Riku muttered in her mind as he did as she though he would do. He leaned away and stood up straight.
"Anyway," the redhead said. "You'll have to stay with me, little dear. I don't want you to see Sakura or the Kohona village anymore, got it? If you say no, you die and become one of my puppets."
Riku's eyes widened. 'Never go back to the village? Why would he say that to me? And why is he using that commanding tone with me?!'
"Wait, you're not gonna make her a puppet, yeah?" The blond guy asked, looking over Riku.
"No, I will not." The redhead stated, looking back down at Riku. She looked back at him, her eyes glistening with annoyance. He leaned down and whispered in her ear. "If you agree, you stay alive. Refuse, you die and I'll just kidnap the second most valuable thing Sakura holds dear to her heart. Now, choose. I am getting impatient."
Riku's decision was really simple. She didn't want anyone to be kidnapped. She wasn't that valuable to the Kohona village. Sure, she would miss Sakura and her friends, but she wanted them to be safe from whoever this guy was.
I'm sorry, Sakura-sama.
"Are you ready to answer?" The guy asked, looking down at her. She blinked as an answer. He nodded. "You may speak."
"Huh?" Riku felt something pull away from her throat. She blinked again as she felt like dancing with delight. But now wasn't the time. She kept still looking up at him and saying. "I want to-" Riku stopped, feeling a lump form in her throat. She kept it down and continued. "I want to stay here with you….."
"You may call me Sasori." Sasori said, his eyes showing triumph. Riku felt disgusted by it, but she hid it by averting her eyes to the ground and bowing her head slightly. Sasori looked at her movements and took it the wrong way. He patted her slightly bowed head. "Don't worry. Everyone you know will think you have disappeared for good and will soon forget you exist. You will have no ties to Kohona."
"Yes, Sasori-sama." Riku said in an obedient tone. She kept her eyes on the floor, not moving her head from his touch. She took a deep breath and closed her eyes, her heart feeling heavier with each breath she took.
Naruto-sama….Raiden-san...
"Wait…what, un?" The blond guy, long forgotten, shouted. "She's gonna be living with us, un? What will Leader say about this, yeah?"
"I will talk to him, Deidara." Sasori said, walking over to the blond and throwing another cloak with the same design as his own in Deidara's face. Deidara looked up at the redhead in confusion. "Get dressed, Deidara. I am going to show Riku to everyone, and I want you to come with me."
How did he know my name?! Riku shouted in her mind, her voice echoing in her mind. She kept herself from going into questions by biting her lip and gripping the hem of her shirt.
"Why me, yeah?" Deidara asked, protesting. He sounded just like…. Riku dug her teeth into her lip harder.
"Oh, shut up and hurry." Sasori said as he turned back to Riku. She kept her head down as he put his hand on her head again, his hand stroking her hair. His eyes looked like they were fading away as he kept on stroking. "Are you ready to go and see the rest of my comrades, Riku?"
"Yes, Sasori-sama." Riku said, letting go of her lip and looking up at him. He looked down at her with eyes that showed….nothing. Nothing at all. She continued as if she saw nothing unusual. "If you want to introduce me to them…"
"That is a very good girl." Sasori said, in a voice that made Riku want to punch something. How dare he talk like that? She absolutely loathed it. She felt her heart grow heavy again.
But, despite her aching heart, she kept her face all the same. His eyes showed that he was still feeling triumphant about something.
Deidara came up beside Sasori, dressed in the cloak. He was actually taller than the redhead, which made Riku feel even shorter. He looked annoyed, like when Mamoru would do some prank and Raiden would find out. That though made Riku bite her lip again.
I'm sorry.
"Can we go since I can't go back to bed, yeah?" Deidara asked, obviously annoyed.
"Yes." Sasori said as took a step away, his hand slipping away from her head. He opened the door and walked out, Deidara following him. Riku followed Deidara soon after, staying a little behind them.
She felt bad that she had woken up Deidara from his sleep, even though she felt like she shouldn't feel sorry. She chose between saying sorry or just push the thought right out of her mind. She decided and reached out for his long cloak sleeve.
"Um…" Riku said quietly as she grabbed his sleeve, making him stop dead in his tracks. He turned and looked down at the short girl, who looked down at her bare feet. "Um…listen. I…I'm sorry for waking you up when I did."
"Huh?" Deidara asked, dumbfounded. He leaned down and looked at her with his one showing eye, not knowing what she was talking about. "What are you- oh, you mean a little while ago, un? Oh, don't worry about that. Danna usually wakes me up earlier than when you woke me up, so it's okay, yeah."
Riku looked up and blinked. Deidara was smiling at her. She didn't smile back, but her eyes softened. "Okay…if you say so, Deidara-sama…."
Deidara blinked as he stood up straight, his eyes showing surprise at his honorific. He shrugged to himself as he continued to walk. It kind of reminded her of Mamoru. Everything seemed to blur around her.
Mamoru….
"Riku," Sasori's voice called her out of her darkness. She blinked to see the two men standing at a closed door, Sasori having his hand out and waving for her to come. "Come here, I'm getting impatient."
"Y-yes Sasori-sama." Riku stuttered, running between the two taller guys.
Deidara opened the door and Sasori ushered Riku in.
Goodbye
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Me: Okay, isn't this chapter long!
Daisuke: Yes it is! And I hope you will keep it that way.
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