Orochimaru aimlessly tossed another ice-cube at Deidara, snickering as the blond squealed when it went down his shirt. "Orochimaru! Stop throwing ice-cubes at me, hm!" he complained and the pale ninja put the cup full of ice down, crossing his legs at his ankles as he leaned backwards in boredom. Chan and Jun had gone out shopping, while the two feminine ninja had still been asleep of all things too.
"Three whiskeys and a champagne please!" a voice demanded as someone suddenly strode in the closed bar at the head of a group of seven. Quirking a dark brow in ill amusement, the snake stood up slowly. "I apologize, but we are closed at the moment. At least until the owner gets back." He said as kindly as he could manage, hissing as a woman walked up to him with her nose in the air.
Giving the Sannin an unimpressed onceover, she jabbed him in the shoulder with her sharply nailed finger. "Since when does my brother employ sluts?" she snapped and Orochimaru glared at her evenly, so this was Chan's overly snotty sibling? "If I may, I must say that you're mistaking me for a woman when I am in fact not." He said coldly, his voice dripping in venom lightly before he shut up when he noticed four ninja walk in slowly, seemingly unsure.
"You, redhead, help these two sluts get our drinks immediately." The woman said in her nasally voice, the first three ninja parted to let whoever the woman barked the order at past. Deidara perked up gleefully when he saw Sasori and Orochimaru was relieved to see the puppet master again. "Of course, three whiskeys and a champagne?" Sasori sighed as he walked over to Deidara and Orochimaru, staring blankly as the woman nodded.
Muttering under his breath, Orochimaru turned to the bar counter and slid behind it, grabbing a champagne glass. "Also add three red wines to that!" the woman snapped as Deidara and Sasori joined the snake behind the bar. "Her voice is grating." Deidara whispered harshly and Sasori nodded in agreement while Orochimaru grumbled.
"Chan will kill us, he hates us working without him being here." The dark haired ninja said loud enough for their unfortunate customers to hear. "I'll be sure that he does then." The woman called as she sat on one of the men's laps. "I'll be sure that he does then." One of the other ninja mocked lowly as she leaned against the bar top, banging her head against it lightly.
The other kunoichi of the group put her hand on the younger's shoulder. "Don't do that darl, you'll hurt yourself." She said and a groan came from the still face-planted girl. "Ino." The older kunoichi sighed in frustration and the girl looked up, Orochimaru instantly recognizing her then.
This girl was from the Hidden Leaf. Spluttering suddenly, Ino reared her head back and stepped away slightly pointing at the snake with a faintly shaking hand. "Y-you're Orochimaru!" she squeaked and the Sannin sighed, setting down the glass that was now filled with champagne.
"Yes," he said slowly. "I am, but you have no need to fear me as of right now."
Deidara threw his arm around the older shinobi's shoulder with a grin. "The snake's pretty tame now, hm." He said teasingly, laughing as Orochimaru batted him away with a huff. "Not tame, simply less dangerous." he objected before his faint smile faded as a loud snotty voice came from the table. "We're parched! Hurry it up or I'll complain to my brother!"
Deidara rolled his eyes and made a talking motion with his hand as he continued to pour glasses of whiskey. "What's this?" Chan suddenly said as he and Jun stepped from the backroom looking rather confused at the people in the bar. Immediately the snake gestured towards the rather snotty people at the table. "Some people don't understand what it means when a place is closed."
Jun made her way over to her leader slowly, eyeing the new ninja and slightly recognizing Sasori. "You're hurt." She said to Ino and the blonde tensed uncomfortably, hiding her arm behind her back. "No I'm not." She tried to lie and Orochimaru frowned, silently ordering Jun to take a look with a simple flick of his hand as he stepped around Deidara and Sasori to get a serving tray.
The redheaded kunoichi went around the bar again and held her hand out to Ino, a silent request. Ino cautiously put her hand in Jun's and the Sound kunoichi led her into the back, Chan was irritably talking to the seven at the table as Orochimaru began arranging the drinks on the tray. "Where did she take Ino?" the unnamed kunoichi asked and Deidara looked at her blankly before snickering.
"Probably to the living area, it's where the first aid is at, hm." He replied as he watched the Sound leader begin taking the tray over to the table. "Three whiskeys, three red wines, and one champagne." He said irritably as he all but slammed the tray onto the table before leaving in one swift movement. "You don't look so well my man, are you being treated good?" Deidara was asking and Sasori looked up blankly, quirking a brow at the bomber.
The Sannin sauntered his way over and sat on the bar counter, crossing his arms and legs. "None of us are treated well, why are you asking?" the puppet master asked and the blond frowned, looking at Chan and catching the man's attention with a wave. "They're skin and bones, got bruises all over 'em too." The young shinobi complained and the sandy haired man looked at the three ninja before looking around.
"The blonde?" he asked just as Jun walked back into the bar, her face dark with worry. "Where's Ino?" the kunoichi demanded as the redhead walked over, crossing her arms over her chest she shook her head. "She's out cold, we'll need something to help with her blood loss. Chan these ninja should not be under these peoples' possession." She said and Chan nodded once, reaching into his pocket before tossing a key at Orochimaru.
Fast as lightning, he caught it and looked at the bar owner curiously. "Go to my safe, get two stacks and bring it to me please." He said and Orochimaru got off the bar top to head for the back rooms, as he walked through the main area he noticed Ino laying on the pile of pillows looking rather ill. Deciding to hurry, the snake shot up the stairs and into Chan's room.
Within under a minute, he was back in the bar holding the two stacks of money out to Chan. The sandy haired man took the money and key, thanking him before heading over to the table and tossing it down. "Split the money evenly, the ninja are staying here." He could be heard saying and the three ninja looked at the three bar ninja in surprise, Jun shrugged one shoulder and left with a statement that she would be watching over Ino.
"You aren't buying my ninja! Redhead, over here now!" one man snapped as he stood up in a flash, dumping the woman on his lap to the floor in the process. Sasori seemed to freeze at that, watching as Chan rounded on the man in clear fury. Soon an argument broke out and Orochimaru rushed over with Sasori to try and settle it.
Deidara and one of the other ninja joined in, each trying to help pull the angered men apart. A flash caught Orochimaru's eye and a gasp caught in his throat as the knife was lashed out at him. Sasori pushed the snake summoner out of danger's path but in turn got stabbed in the neck.
"Sasori!" Deidara gasped, pushing the man away from the puppet master and grabbing his shoulders. Orochimaru scrambled up off the floor, shouting for Jun to bring the first aid as he began examining the wound. "Get out of my bar! All of you!" Chan shouted at the people and they left in a flash, a few of the glasses shattering on the floor as they were forgotten.
Jun rushed over as Orochimaru and Deidara helped Sasori down, the redhead struggling to breathe with the knife in his neck. "He'll bleed to death." The pale ninja hissed, blocking the bomber's hand when he reached for the knife. "He won't survive." The unnamed kunoichi whispered in horror and golden eyes glared at her furiously, there was a chance Sasori could surviveā¦
OxO cliffhanger! Dun dun dun! XD reviews are love and motivation, see you guys in the next chapter! Also I'm very sorry for taking so long to update ;3;
