Madara stayed where he was, stroking Shiko's hair.
After a few moments, he sighed.
'Shiko, you have no idea how much I missed you,' he thought.
The noise of the door to the room being opened made him quickly put his mask back on, and take his Tobi personality back.
The person who had entered the room was Yuri, who had come with another wet cloth to replace the one already on Shiko's forehead. When she saw Tobi, she smiled.
"Good, you're keeping her company then, Tobi?"
Tobi nodded his head in response. "Yes, Tobi is keeping Shiko-chan company because Tobi is a good boy!"
Yuri giggled a little bit before replacing the wet cloth on Shiko's forehead. Right before she headed out the door, she said, "Come get me if Shiko wakes up again, ok?"
Tobi nodded.
As soon as she was gone, Madara took off his mask again and looked at Shiko, all helpless and sick. It was a shock to him, how someone as strong and lively as Shiko had been could be reduced to this unconious, barely breathing state. In all of the time he had been with her before her spirit had been sealed, she had been so strong, nearly invincible...
In fact, there was a time when he had thought that nothing, absolutley nothing, could bring her down, whether it be a ninja, an illness...or anything really.
He looked at Shiko once more, and an odd memory filled his head...
* Shade the kitten had been with Shiko for about three months now, and had grown from a small, injured kitten, into an almost fully-grown cat.
Right now he was lounging on Shiko's bed, in the room, all alone. Shiko had gone on some kind of a trip out to a battlefield where there were many injured ninja, to help them with her medical jutsu.
So far, nothing eventful had happened that interested "Shade", so he had decided to take a catnap, and had been doing this all morning.
His light rest was interrupted by a knocking on the door. After a few moments, the door opened and in walked Hashirama.
"Shade" immediatley hissed.
Madara's disliking for Hashirama had only gotten stronger over time, so, naturally, Shade the cat would hate him too.
Hashirama glared at the black cat, wary that it might try to claw his eyes out...or injure him.
"Why do you always do that, hiss and show your teeth," he muttered. "Damn cat," he added under his breath.
This caused a growl to erupt from Shade's chest.
"What, you wanna fight me, cat," was Hashirama's reply.
He didnt look happy. "Look, I'm just looking for Shiko, I wanted to ask her if she would come with me to watch a fireworks show-"
He was interrupted by Shade lunging at him, claws out.
"AARGH!" Hashirama spluttered, running out of the room.
Shade followed him out, but didnt chase him past the second door in the hall. Inside, Madara was laughing so hard that if he wasnt in cat form, tears would have been streaming down his face.*
Madara grinned, remembering that.
A noise coming from Shiko stopped his inside laughter and made him focuse on her immediatley.
Her eyes had opened again, and she was staring at the ceiling.
Quickly putting on his Tobi mask, Madara rushed out of the room and ran through the base yelling "YURI-CHAN! COME QUICK! SHIKO-CHAN IS AWAKE AGAIN!"
The voice of Hidan sounded from down the hall. "JUST SHUT THE HELL UP TOBI! I'm trying to do a ritual to Jashin here," he groaned.
At last, Tobi had found Yuri and they had gotten back to the room with Shiko.
In the time that they had left, Shiko had been able to sit up, but was still very weak.
Yuri and "Tobi" stared into her red Sharingan eyes, a little bit shocked at how fast she had woken up again.
"Hello," Shiko murmered. "Who are you?"
"I'M TOBI!" yelled "Tobi", running up to her and hugging her.
After a second he let go and went back to Yuri.
Shiko's glance was now focused on the blonde girl who Tobi was standing next to.
"My name isYuri," she said.
Shiko's face lit up a bit, and she asked, "Can you please tell me where I am. And...more importantly, how many years has it been since I was sealed?"
Yuri nodded.
"It's been a long time...105 years..."
Shiko's eyes widened to the size of plates.
"HOLY COW! I'M AN OLD LADY NOW!" she squeaked.
'Oh my,' thought Yuri. 'I think she's going to get along with Tobi very well..'
Suddenly, Shiko's eyes narrowed. "Wait a second," she said. "If you know how long I've been sealed, then you know who I am, and what happened to me, and you must be the one who released me..."
"Not exactly..." replied Yuri.
"Well...anyway...THANKYOU!"
"You're welcome, I guess..." said Yuri.
Shiko grinned, and then held her stomach.
"You think...maybe...I could have something to eat?" she asked sheepishly.
Yuri nodded. "Sure," she said. "I can get you some dangos from the kitchen."
"Thanks," replied Shiko.
Tobi suddenly started jumping up and down. "CAN TOBI HAVE SOME DANGOS TOO? PLEASE! TOBI WILL BE A GOOD BOY!"
Yuri sighed, and nodded. "Yes Tobi, you can have some dangos too."
She then headed off towards the kitchen, hopeing that in the time she was gone Tobi wouldn't be killed for annoying Shiko too much. Meanwhile, Madara decided that he wouldn't reveal his identity, and that he would play along as Tobi to see how Shiko would react.
He decided to follow Yuri, to give Shiko a moment alone.
"Dont worry," he said. "Tobi is just going to check on the dangos..."
With that, he left the room to go find Yuri.
Shiko sat on the infirmary bed, thinking about the strange person "Tobi".
'Hmm...my Sharingan sensed the presence of another Sharingan under his mask, but he seems way too hyperactive and cheery to be of the Uchiha clan...I think he's hiding something,' She paused for a second. 'Oh well,' she thought. 'I'll find out later,' she added in her mind, cheerfully.
After a few moments, he sighed.
'Shiko, you have no idea how much I missed you,' he thought.
The noise of the door to the room being opened made him quickly put his mask back on, and take his Tobi personality back.
The person who had entered the room was Yuri, who had come with another wet cloth to replace the one already on Shiko's forehead. When she saw Tobi, she smiled.
"Good, you're keeping her company then, Tobi?"
Tobi nodded his head in response. "Yes, Tobi is keeping Shiko-chan company because Tobi is a good boy!"
Yuri giggled a little bit before replacing the wet cloth on Shiko's forehead. Right before she headed out the door, she said, "Come get me if Shiko wakes up again, ok?"
Tobi nodded.
As soon as she was gone, Madara took off his mask again and looked at Shiko, all helpless and sick. It was a shock to him, how someone as strong and lively as Shiko had been could be reduced to this unconious, barely breathing state. In all of the time he had been with her before her spirit had been sealed, she had been so strong, nearly invincible...
In fact, there was a time when he had thought that nothing, absolutley nothing, could bring her down, whether it be a ninja, an illness...or anything really.
He looked at Shiko once more, and an odd memory filled his head...
* Shade the kitten had been with Shiko for about three months now, and had grown from a small, injured kitten, into an almost fully-grown cat.
Right now he was lounging on Shiko's bed, in the room, all alone. Shiko had gone on some kind of a trip out to a battlefield where there were many injured ninja, to help them with her medical jutsu.
So far, nothing eventful had happened that interested "Shade", so he had decided to take a catnap, and had been doing this all morning.
His light rest was interrupted by a knocking on the door. After a few moments, the door opened and in walked Hashirama.
"Shade" immediatley hissed.
Madara's disliking for Hashirama had only gotten stronger over time, so, naturally, Shade the cat would hate him too.
Hashirama glared at the black cat, wary that it might try to claw his eyes out...or injure him.
"Why do you always do that, hiss and show your teeth," he muttered. "Damn cat," he added under his breath.
This caused a growl to erupt from Shade's chest.
"What, you wanna fight me, cat," was Hashirama's reply.
He didnt look happy. "Look, I'm just looking for Shiko, I wanted to ask her if she would come with me to watch a fireworks show-"
He was interrupted by Shade lunging at him, claws out.
"AARGH!" Hashirama spluttered, running out of the room.
Shade followed him out, but didnt chase him past the second door in the hall. Inside, Madara was laughing so hard that if he wasnt in cat form, tears would have been streaming down his face.*
Madara grinned, remembering that.
A noise coming from Shiko stopped his inside laughter and made him focuse on her immediatley.
Her eyes had opened again, and she was staring at the ceiling.
Quickly putting on his Tobi mask, Madara rushed out of the room and ran through the base yelling "YURI-CHAN! COME QUICK! SHIKO-CHAN IS AWAKE AGAIN!"
The voice of Hidan sounded from down the hall. "JUST SHUT THE HELL UP TOBI! I'm trying to do a ritual to Jashin here," he groaned.
At last, Tobi had found Yuri and they had gotten back to the room with Shiko.
In the time that they had left, Shiko had been able to sit up, but was still very weak.
Yuri and "Tobi" stared into her red Sharingan eyes, a little bit shocked at how fast she had woken up again.
"Hello," Shiko murmered. "Who are you?"
"I'M TOBI!" yelled "Tobi", running up to her and hugging her.
After a second he let go and went back to Yuri.
Shiko's glance was now focused on the blonde girl who Tobi was standing next to.
"My name isYuri," she said.
Shiko's face lit up a bit, and she asked, "Can you please tell me where I am. And...more importantly, how many years has it been since I was sealed?"
Yuri nodded.
"It's been a long time...105 years..."
Shiko's eyes widened to the size of plates.
"HOLY COW! I'M AN OLD LADY NOW!" she squeaked.
'Oh my,' thought Yuri. 'I think she's going to get along with Tobi very well..'
Suddenly, Shiko's eyes narrowed. "Wait a second," she said. "If you know how long I've been sealed, then you know who I am, and what happened to me, and you must be the one who released me..."
"Not exactly..." replied Yuri.
"Well...anyway...THANKYOU!"
"You're welcome, I guess..." said Yuri.
Shiko grinned, and then held her stomach.
"You think...maybe...I could have something to eat?" she asked sheepishly.
Yuri nodded. "Sure," she said. "I can get you some dangos from the kitchen."
"Thanks," replied Shiko.
Tobi suddenly started jumping up and down. "CAN TOBI HAVE SOME DANGOS TOO? PLEASE! TOBI WILL BE A GOOD BOY!"
Yuri sighed, and nodded. "Yes Tobi, you can have some dangos too."
She then headed off towards the kitchen, hopeing that in the time she was gone Tobi wouldn't be killed for annoying Shiko too much. Meanwhile, Madara decided that he wouldn't reveal his identity, and that he would play along as Tobi to see how Shiko would react.
He decided to follow Yuri, to give Shiko a moment alone.
"Dont worry," he said. "Tobi is just going to check on the dangos..."
With that, he left the room to go find Yuri.
Shiko sat on the infirmary bed, thinking about the strange person "Tobi".
'Hmm...my Sharingan sensed the presence of another Sharingan under his mask, but he seems way too hyperactive and cheery to be of the Uchiha clan...I think he's hiding something,' She paused for a second. 'Oh well,' she thought. 'I'll find out later,' she added in her mind, cheerfully.