DISCLAIMER: I don't own Naruto, Akatsuki, or any other things used in here. Be it song lyrics, or pop culture refferences. Naruto&Akatsuki are owned by Masashi Kishimoto. Songs are owned by Rascal Flatts, Britney Spears and Will Smith. And Pop Culture refferences are owned by Ryan Seacrest.
Okay~.............. I've now read Naruto Chapter 486.... I shall cry now.
I think I screamed at Sasuke for fifteen minutes in my head... Ya' know, the usual. 'fuck you you fucking selfish bastard' 'you're a fucking idiot you fucktard' 'I hate you, burn in Itachi's gaze you motherfucker.' 'fuckfuck, fuck fuck fuckity fuck fuck'............. I swear, I'm not even a huge Hidan fan, XD I'm christian.
But yeah, also, expect more Valiant/Ironside/Tithe/The Good Neighbors refferences. I've decided to just plain make Konan a Holly Black fan.... Okay, I won't rant like in the other chapters. Writing now~
Oh, and, a comment on the country that wants to try and make it law that Gays must be sentanced to death..... That just friggin' urges me to make this a yaoi story. I mean- God made us in his image, white, black, asian, gay, straight, animated, furrie. We're all his children. His message is love, I don't think two guys or girls being in love is wrong at all, it's all love. Even since they adopt the millions of orphaned children in the world. if gay was really evil- it would be as rare as Demon possesions.
They call gay sexual terrorism? Hate towards fellow humans is fucking terrorism T.T .....Bakas-for-brains, all I got ta' say. You can read now~...... I just said I wouldn't rant and then I did..... XD I'm a Urasundochi~
Oh, and another Fanfic reccomendation... Ummm, I think the screename is-..... Okay, I don't remember what the screename was-(was it Order of Rawr? or was that a Lemony Snicket author?) Anyway, the story is called 'Days go By' It's an Akatsuki AU colleage story. Includes Fem!Dei (which doesn't come out as annoying as you would expect, actually quite enjoyable) And... well, it's just a great story. Includes PaiKon, KakuHid,(Hidan's hilarious, I'll end at that) KisaIta, (I think)ZetTob, And SasoFem!Dei. Yes, I know, those stories where all the Akatsuki partners are couples are annoying, I myself find them EXTREMELY annoying. But when it's well written and the love is hearfelt- it's alittle more then tolerable. ^_^
Anyway.... This Chapter is the SEASON FINALE of SOS: SAVE OUR SOULS!!!! ENJOY!!!~~~~
---------------------------------The Concert
I'd actually managed to finish my homework before 1AM. Ha, and I was tired enough to change into PJ's and fall asleep shortly after that. Cool, I pwn all.
The sun shined through my window at around 7:30 in the morning. Perfect timing. But I'd probably have slept in if I didn't have a little yellow runt sitting on my bed. "Morning Ko~" Naruto cooed,
"What do you want?" I moaned alittle. What day is it? Time has excaped me...
Thursday, I've been here three days. I've had about three revelations. Made about ten friends, four enemies. And I have a twelve-year-old sitting on my bed like he's my baby brother. Well, I guess he could be. But anyway. Naruto responded to my question. "It's time to wake up~"
"The bus doesn't get here untill another hour."
He smiled and laughed at himself again. Actually seeming shy now. "I was actually thinkin' I could help you unpack the rest of your room?"
I looked back at his annoying lovable face as his blue eyes practicly pleaded me and he rubbed the back of his head. I couldn't help but grin at that. "And I didn't even have to threaten you?" He brightened up and smiled bigger. Pulling me out of my bed immidiantely and hopping over to the boxes that were still mostly in the middle of the floor. "I'll work on stocking the dresser and you scatter the knic-knacks around."
That was surprisingly a blast. Naruto chattered on about whatever came to his mind. And I actually listened this time. After deciding how everything would go in the dresser, which I had moved to next to the door. I started on the items box. It wasn't mysterious on what we were doing. I yelled down the stairs to Jiraiya asking him if he had a white desk for me to put extra stuff on. I don't know where he got it or if he just pulled it out of his ass- but he brought up one that matched everything perfectly.
Yahiko contributed too. He got a big white vanity mirror from the garage that also perfectly fit on top of the desk, yay~ And Mom finally gave me a big blue rug that matched the walls.
Yahiko dissapered after that. But I carried on with Naruto. I put my MP3 player, some make-up and accesorys I might still need for special occations and school stuff on the desk. Through old plushies and photo-albums on top of the dresser. Lined the windowsill and end table with knic-knacks- My Mother gave me her collection of angel trinkets a long time ago. I'd finally decided to set them out.
I threw a box of unmentionables at Mom to hide in the bathroom. Gave Jiraiya some boxes to throw in the garage. By the time the room was finished Naruto was (almost) out of breath, and we were running late for the bus.
Giving Naruto a greatful kiss on the cheek before shoving him out of my room. I stripped off the blue tank-top and pajama-pants to replace them with the nearest things to my hands, a purple sweater-jacket over a orange tube-top and navy buisness-worthy short skirt.
I snatched up my back-pack and shoved last nights homework inside. Trampled down the stairs where Naruto waited by the door hopping around nervously. We bid quick goodbyes and raced down the hill. The one bus was already pulling out, and Sasuke hanging on the door was the only thing keeping the other from leaving without us.
Me and Naruto pummled onto the bus half apoligizing for the wait and half laughing our asses off that we actually made it.
-------------------School
I actually sat with Naruto and Sasuke on the bus ride, squeezing into the corner on the seats. Yahiko must've been on the other bus, but Hidan was with Kakuzu up front and he twisted himself around to wave, for some reason.
After getting to the school Sasuke and Naruto hopped away and I made a dash for my first class. Trying to get there before either posse ambushed me.
My first class was History with Miss Yuhi. I stepped up to the desk, being one of the first there. Miss. Yuhi was a young woman that looked almost too young and pretty to be a teacher. She had dark waving hair and elegant make-up. She had a cherry-blossom-styled Spring dress on that made her look all the younger. And she was seeming like a steriotype perfect-teacher. That the school board wants to fire but all the kids love. I handed her an assignment I didn't remember the due-date for. "Miss. Yuhi?"
She looked up with a neighbour-smile. "Yes Konan?"
Even without the mystical high, I was going to try and be as nice and polite as possible. "Um, I hadn't been paying attention in class and forgot the due date. I just finished my Greece paper and wondering if I could turn it in."
I set the paper in her hands and she scanned it. My penmenship was probably sloppy cause I'd been writting it fast. She gave it an approved look and set it with other papers on the desk. Litered with papers to grade, family pictures and an ironic apple. "It looks nice. I'll have it graded by the due date next Thursday." She giggled alittle, cause I must've looked like one of those Anime characters when they sweat-dropped. I gave a weak smile to her reassuring one as she thanked me. I went back to my seat. I'd been so close to not even hearing the whispers.
"See that? new girls a nerd!"
------------------Later
Well, my nickname'd been 'Skin-kneed-K' at my old school. So nerd is... better?
Yahiko barely acknowladged me during class. I bet I didn't look to good constantly flickering my sight up to the back of his head either. I had some hope though- I don't think he was staring at himself when he was twirling that mirror on his desk.
I payed more attention around me during class. I have Shop with Deidara, Kisame and Kakuzu. After I walked in Deidara scribbled 'HI KONAN!' in big letters on his binder. Shop was ironicly boring. Teacher Mr. Sarutobi kept dosing off while teaching on how to use a torch. On odd-number days we have Gym with some crazy loud green thing for a teacher. With a Moe Howard hairdon't.
I had Art class with- again Deidara, and Sasori. I did a playful 'L-on-the-forehead' to Sasori which totally cracked Deidara up. Our Teacher here is just some poetic wack-job. Reminds me of Micheal Jackson. Orbi-Chakoo whatever. He makes us paint animals.... Alot,
Then it's lunch, but as I stand in the line trying to desipher which table to go to. I pick up my tray and turn around. Kagura had a death-glare on me that says 'come here or I have my Daddy's men kill you.' I hurry on over to a diffrent table. She's in the way of Yahiko's. But I catch Karin and Sakura lets us both seek refuge at her table with a giggling blond. Withdrawn brunette that was nibbling pastries and another panda-ear girl that was preaching feminisim to us all. Lunch went by fast and Sakura chatted with me agreeing on Kagura's bitchyness.
The crowd still kept me away from Yahiko's group, and I didn't have guts to go up to just one of them to follow around, god I'm pathetic. Literature has the weird bitch Miss. Same. On odd-number days we have Science with Mr. Hatake instead. Whom I think has a cold, he wears a medical mask the whole time. Makes me wonder what-the-fuck his face looks like.
Then it's annoying Math with Iruka Umino, whose way too nice to be a teacher. Nuff' said.
And finally homeroom. I can't escape here. I head for my desk untill I'm grabbed from behind. I stop cold-
- I turn around finally and of course it's Akame. Why should my target come to me? No, that'd be too perfect.
"Konan what's with you? Kagura's pissed," Her pink-nailed hands felt aliitle like vile on my shoulder.
"I just, didn't really... Take a liking to hanging out with you guys."
She blinks a few times. "....What?... Why not?"
I blink myself, so she really is a dumb blond. "Well, all you guys do is gossip about rumors and get into trouble. It was-..." I look for a word that would be in her volcabulary. "...corny,"
She blinks some more, then pulls back like I just insulted her dress. "Corny? are you kidding me?" She shakes her head, like she's a over-done actor who just figured something out. "you're screwing around with the maschonist aren't you!" She screeches annoyingly loud. People turn their heads and start laughing alittle. They all know who 'maschonist' is.
"W-what?" The kids are enjoying the show and Mr. Yian isn't here yet. I'm doomed.
"That's it isn't it!?" She screams pointing that glittery pink nail at me. "He's fucking you so you're gonna run on over to him now! Don't you remember what we've been saying?! He's a freak! they're all freaks!"
Looming hands grab her shaking shoulders. One being black and the other white. "Are we done Miss. Mona?" She screams and pulls back, not looking Mr. Yian in the face and running away.
"I can't believe you Konan! you're one of them now too!" She screamed again, overly dramatic. I started thinking she was making a scene on purpose. "You fucking whore!"
I felt warm arms wrap around my neck and then golden locks drape infront of me. "Aka, darling. Haven't you heard the news? Konan's a nerd, and nerds are always virgins!" Was what I heard from Deidara's very relaxing voice. I took a sigh turning back to Akame's-... well, I'm not sure there's a name for her expression. Just more over-drama...
Hidan started snorting histarical laughter. Then Kisame finished. "And they live longest in horror movies. Unlike the skanky up-stuck blonds."
"I think he's talking about you Deidara," Sasori whispered. That cocky smile on his face again, Deidara takes an arm off of me to hold up a fist.
"Detention, Miss. Mona," Mr. Yian finished finally. Akame's awe-struck face as she stumbles out is probably as hilarious as Hidan's laugh makes it out to be.
Deidara'd moved attention to aruging with Sasori for ruining the moment. Yahiko took my shoulder and led me away from the packed-in commotion and to our seats. I turned my head back to the door again, "Want me to walk you there?" Itachi asked Akame with genuine pity. The sweet kind.
She batted his hand away. "Don't touch me freak," She growled before stomping off in a huff down the hall. I have no idea what started these misfit-freak rumors. Maybe just frustration that Yahiko and everyone else wern't interested in gossip, so they ended up becoming it. All I know is that in the city, any girl would jump at the chance of a guy like Itachi even talking to them. But here, it seemed that him hanging out with the 'freaks' made him polluted somehow.
Yahiko set me down like a doll in my seat. He turned back as Mr. Yian instructed for everyone to return to their seats and (mainly to Hidan)to stop snickering. Everyone did so. Kisame leaned down next to me to ask if I was alright and I replied. Itachi found his seat fingering the others as a balance-guide. Kakuzu had a tired look while Hidan got my attention- gestured to where Akame'd been, and then made yapping noises before chuckling at the scene again. Finally, after giving Sasori a final death-glare Deidara gave me thumbs up.
I grabbed a compact I'd snuck into my desk. I put it up. It reflected off Yahiko's and he chuckled. Putting his down he turned his attention to the Teacher... Alright, maybe I have more hope then I thought.
----------After School
"And then she just had a complete WHAT-THE-FUCK face and-and-and-" Hidan seemed to enjoy repeating the scene over and over with amazing detail. But I found the 'kill-me-now' look on Kakuzu's face ten times more hilarious.
Deidara chuckled back at Hidan who continued rambling. "Ko-Ko~ I thought we'd lost you~" He said squeezing me. Sasori muttered something I didn't catch that turned all of Deidara's attention on him once again.
I was walking in-beat with Kisame and Itachi once again. Itachi gave me a charming stop-her-in-her-tracks smile. "Welcome back." And for a second I felt alittle like puddy.
Yahiko was on my other side by now. I imagined a fangirl-esque jealousy that probably wasn't even there. "The Darkside may have cookies. But we have cake."
"AND PIE! lotsa' lotsa' PIE!" Hidan screamed from somewhere behind.
I kind of started slowing and falling back alittle. After Itachi turned back from checking on me. I giggle to myself- I have a personal harem.
And they're alllllll mine~
-------------Later
We rode the bus home. I sat down in a seat but Yahiko didn't join me. I peeked around the corner to see where he was, maybe he really was still mad at me? Really can't blame him.
The spare seat next to me ended up being stolen by Naruto and Sasuke again. Sasuke scrunched up close to me and we whispered loudly about Naruto's beligerence while he whined and asked what 'beligerent' ment.
I got off with them. Naruto announced that him and Sasuke were going to go mess around in the woods and other crap. I waved them off and started for Jiraiya's.
No one ran up behind me like was expected. I hurried up the steps and threw my bag in my room. Jiraiya's door was open and I nosed myself inside. "Jirry, wazzup?"
He turned around from his computer- we have a computer?!- and smiled. "Nutin' comon in homie." He gestured me in and I got down next to him.
I watched him type shit on the screen awhile. I wasn't too interested in what it was. But I stifled some laughs when I caught the words 'clit' 'thrust' 'moan' and 'dominate'
"Yiko's doin' a concert tonight." I tried, speaking in his language.
"Cool," He typed more.
".... I have no idea where it's gonna be at...."
".... In town..... he invaded the old run-down building at the end of the road there, near the schools, and they use it for that concert shit....." I nodded and left the room. I then heard him scream 'Eureka!' and the typing sound reached down the hall.
I hopped down the steps. I must not have heard but it looks like Yahiko dropped off his bag. I looked out the door. Damn bastards hiding from me or somethin'. I went out and looked around some more. I could almost guarantee that was Naruto and Sasuke climbing up ladders onto the top of buildings.
The sun was on it's way down. The sky was they same gray color as Yahiko's eyes. I started on the way down the steep hill. This little village was starting to feel more homey and lived-in. And it wasn't too hard to imagine it was where I was living now. If I can offically make peace with Yahiko and the others then maybe everything can come out right- if not just decent. Running away with them was starting to sound more fulfilling and less impossible.
Trotting up to building, looked abandoned. I peered up and there was a yellow tuff of hair and raven top. I called up and Naruto looked over the edge down at me and smiled his smile. "Konan! wassup?!"
"Yahiko's doing that concert right?" I yelled up there.
Naruto leaned on the edge, Sasuke got down beside him either to see me or to grab him if he fell. "Yup, I guess so."
"They just left with Hidan's mom." Sasuke informed. "Did they desert you? Itachi said you were tottering off Yahiko's good side."
"I guess so." But, I'm a bitch as most would know. So I'm not gonna let the hints get to me. "Do you know if I can get a ride?" I continued cranking my head up to them. Faint rapping was in the background. Probably had a radio or somethin' but I've never heard the sorrow tune before.
Naruto and Sasuke both pointed to the bar next door. I looked over at it. "See if someone's heading that direction."
"We swear only a quarter of pedophiles dwell within." Naruto chuckled, Sasuke whacked him in the back and they both chuckled away out of my sight. The song changed to the same rapper and I could've sworn it was chanting 'Sakura-Chan'
Humming the catchy tune along with me I had my fingers entertwined behind my back and walked onto the porch and to the door. Smokey the dog peered up at me before rubbing his face like he was being bashful. I walked inside the dimly-lighted place and searched around for a friendly face. I wandered over to the bar. Sitting a stool away from a guy in a un-done buisness suit and black hair draped around covoring his face and the drink infront of him.
The bartender spotted me. He was the one Yahiko's gang had been talking to the other day. the one Kagura said was on crack with a record. Actually, he just looked aged. Barely-visable wrinkles on his face, he had a weird eye color. In this light I could've sworn it was red. He had black hair that was alittle frizzed from not brushing it, went to alittle passed his shoulders. And he was big too, not crack, steroids maybe. He gave me the look that said he regonized me. "Bluette Yahiko's pissed at. You wanna sneak more vodka for your friends?"
His bluntness was almost comical, but he had that calming rough voice I liked. "I'm not with Kagura anymore. Just a one-night stand." He chuckled, leaning over onto the bar to wait for me to talk more. "I actually need a ride to the place Yahiko's... performing at tonight."
He nodded, then turned around. "Anko! got a minute?" A bartender that was on the other side of the liqour racks turned around. She had dark hair pulled back, black shirt and a orange mini-skirt. She was the loud one that(as I've now figured out) didn't want to give the vodka to the old guy that gave it to us.
She had a bit of a pout on her face. "This place is packed, you really think I'll leave for ten minutes to come back and you nag me?" She called half-glaring at him.
He rolled his eyes and started nudging the guy next to me. "Orchi? you awake for a ride?"
The guy groaned and put his head up. "I'm awake you filthy commoner." He slurred, I regonized him. He was my Art teacher. Once again- mister Orbi-chucky-whatever. He had the same personality sober and teaching as drunk and doing nothing. "Wether I can legally drive anywhere, is another story all together." He gestured around like drunks do before taking a deep swig out of the bottle. And I think he purposely burped afterward for effect.
Mister Bartender rolled his eyes yet again. There's something freaky about them. He has contacts or something.
"Milady need a ride?" I looked over to the doorway to the other side.
"Mr. Yian?" I almost gasped out. He had his dress shirt unbuttoned with a tank-top under it. He had one of those incognito hats pulled down his face, and the poll tables stick in his hand.
"I'm heading back that way Konan. I'll take you." He handed the stick over to one of the husky women he'd been playing with who teasingly whined about his leaving.
"Watch her, she's a troublemaker." The bartender said turning back to pour drinks that I hadn't heard be ordered.
"I've noticed." He put money on the counter and walked over to my drunk Art teacher who seemed to be singing Michael Jackson songs. "Orochimaru, get home to your kids." He moaned an okay and Mr. Yian put more money on the bar next to him. Before leading me out.
Naruto and Sasuke were on the ground trying to coax Smokey into play. And a old guy with a bloated belly was sitting on a bench some feet away cursing and yelling South-Park level babble, and something about communists. I waved to Naruto who cheered for my ride and then I was inside Mr. Yian's car. A green Hybrid that looks like it's been trashed around alot.
The inside smelled like a rainforest. I looked around for a scented car freshner but didn't see one. Maybe a crown of willow branches and wilted flowers around the mirror were to blame. It kind of reminded me of the crown on the Ironside bookcovor.
I leaned my head against the window while he started the car and pulled out... Gawd I read too much.
After a while he nudged me, couldn't of been too long cause we wern't there yet. But I had that feeling where you open you're eyes and can't tell if you dozed off or not. "Are you alright after today?"
I nodded and smiled, trying to make sure I didn't look depressed to him. "Just tired, I'm half-ready to turn somersaults to get Yahiko to stop hating me."
"He didn't look quite like he'd hate you when all you guys left class together."
I smirked, "I think he's just a gentlemen. The kind who can sense a Princess in danger from a mile away." I chuckled alittle, feeling delirious. Yahiko's nickname for me made it ten times more hilarious.
I looked over in time to see him roll his eyes and nod agreeingly. I was bored, and actually pretty tired. I arched myself to crack my back and then set my head against the window again. "There's a story about a man who fell in love with a doctors daughter. She obviously loved him but she would never come close to him. He soon figured out she'd been raised norished by poison, and that she was slowly turning him into a poisonous person too." He said, like he'd read the story a thousand times. "But he wanted to help her, he brought her a antidote for the poison that helped him. She smiled and took it, not even bothering to tell him she knew it'd kill her. She fell into his arms and turned into flowers while her father cackled at the sucessful experiment."
I looked over at him curiously, "Why tell me this?"
"It's a story about loving something you probably shouldn't. He loved her although she could kill him, and she loved him because it made her feel free. I thought it related to you're situation. I'm not blind to how you've been acting all this time milady." His medieval way of addressing me was interesting. And I guess the story was... relatful, if that's a word. But I couldn't regonize it, but I guess kids nowadays have never heard of a fairytale unless Disney's adapted it.
Daydreaming, I shook my head when I realized the car stopped. We'd gotten there, I looked up at Mr. Yian who nodded. "T-thanks," I tryed to spit out so that I didn't look stupid.
He smiled very politely. "Yahiko'd forgiven you, don't try so hard." I smiled back and got out of the car. He pulled it down a side road I hadn't noticed that led to behind the schools.
I looked up. There was a makeshift sign on the wall that was obviously designed by Yahiko's personal artists. The sun was down but a streetlight lit it up for me. 'Akatsuki Band playing TONIGHT! don't miss or face the son of Jaws!'
I giggled. I couldn't help it. There was already a healthy amount of people here. I looked up. Above me was a shark plushie on a sting.
I took a step back to look up. Kisame helf the pole it was connected to. "Get your pink ass in there!" He grumbled smilingly with the 50's buisness tone again. I looked at the door. A half-open steel door on a giant brick building that had lights flashing inside. Too tempting.
Smiling at Zetsu Yian's story, embracing a new choice. And trying despretely to ignore the thoughts that a Kelpie was about to lead me into the sea. I walked inside trying to choke down laughter.
Kids were hopping around in excitment that the show was starting. I couldn't tell much of what was inside, except that there were tables on either side. I giant dancefloor in the middle. At the far was was a giant stage, like at a broadway show. I spotted people fixing the red curtains. Above the stage was a steel bridge Sasori was standing on. He was holding a fat remote that was controling the lights. Eventually I lost sight of him when the curtains were fixed to hide the backstage and his little observation bridge.
Instruments were comically pushed into place by Kakuzu, the place wasn't made for the curtain so they couldn't hide the set-up. But it was still like 'almost-ready-almost-ready'
After a few minutes of lingering in the back near the door. Everything looked set up. And I saw members start to come on stage. Yahiko was there in the middle. He looked at the crowd but I couldn't tell if he saw me. Then he grabbed the mic- oh gawd- I've heard the song enough damn times to tell what it was. I almost wanted to close my eyes and wake up from this dream...
I drive the road that you travel on
It's one day here and the next day gone
sometimes you bend, sometimes you stand
sometimes you turn your back to the wind
There's a world outside every darkened door
where the blues won't haunt you anymore
Where the brave are free and lovers soar
come ride with me to the distaint shore
We won't hesitate. To break down the garden gate
there's not much time left today~
My mouth dropped open alittle bit. He sounded..... Nice... Deidara was jumping around on bass and Itachi had guitar. Kisame was pounding drums in the background. I walked through the small but cramped crowd to the middle of it.
Life is a highway,
And I wanna ride it all night long
If you're goin' my way
Well I wanna drive it all night long
Through all these cities and all these towns
it's in my blood and it's all around
I love you now like I loved you then
This is the road and these are the hands-
Hidan ran through the stage screaming that drowned out the music. Kakuzu went after him and everyone in the audiance laughed, I did too.
-You knock me down and back up again
You're in my blood I'm not a lonely man
There's no road I can hold
The roads are free and this I know
I'll be there when the light comes in
Just tell them we're Survivors~
He actually looked like he was having fun up there. Not the Yahiko that'd been grumpy avoiding me all day or the one that held me in place. I still chose against making more Valiant and Ironside hints and just enjoyed the music.
Life is a highway,
And I wanna ride it all night long
If you're goin' my way
I wanna drive it all night long (All night long)
Life is a highway,
And I wanna ride it all night long
If you're goin' my way (goin' my way)
I wanna drive it all night long (All night long)
Oh God, he's pointing. It's at me, please no one notice- yeah they're noticing... So why don't I care as much?
There was a distance between you and I (Between you and I)
A misunderstanding once, but now. We look it in the eye~
Itachi throws his guitar over to Deidara and he trades with his bass. Deidara does the solo from atop one of the speakers and Kisame tries to keep the beat on the drums while laughing.
There ain't no note that I can't hold,
The roads are run and this I know
I'll be there when the light comes in
Tell them we're SURVIVING~
Dei, Itachi and Kisame put their stuff down to coax everyone to clap with them. On the side of the stage Hidan and Kakuzu were singing along also. The lights that flashed signaled Sasori's participation and I had to sing along too. Despite thinking I didn't know the words.
Life is a Highway
I wanna ride it all night long (all night long)
If you're going my way, I wanna drive it all night long
Life is a Highway (life is a highway)
I wanna ride it all night long
If you're going my way, (You're goin' my way)
I wanna drive it all night long (all night long)
Life is a Highway
I wanna ride it all night long
If you're going my way,
I wanna drive it all night long (all night long)
The song ended with the flash of the lights that made me think they'd blow a fuse eventually. I laughed as Deidara hopped around the stage like a lunatic and Kisame tryed to duck out of the way.
The lights died down while they got ready for the next song. Yahiko jumped off the side of the stage and I couldn't help pushing myself over to him.
Without a word, after I'd gotten close enough he pulled me over to a table a couple feet away. Still sweating from the lights and panting from the singing. "Didn't think you'd really make it."
"Neither did I, not sure how you thought I'd get here after ditching me at home."
He chuckled, "Did you say 'home'?"
"Keep talking."
He rolled his eyes, still smiling. I looked back at the stage, Deidara was performing Britney Spears' 'Toxic' that wasn't seeming as gay as you'd first think. Yahiko kept talking, "Now, how do you like it here?"
"I hate it, but that's not the point." He nodded, knowing exactly what I ment.
"You wanna devote yourself? Dei, Hid, and Kisame said they'd start crying if you didn't."
I looked at him, trying to ignore the fact that music was blasting, people were screaming and Sasori was trying to make someone have a seizure. "I'm not sure I have a choice. But if I do, you need ta' be honest and tell me where the Nevermore that's making me love you guys is."
He laughed again, all riled up. "Only if you shut up and listen to my rat stories."
I smiled like the sneaky bitch I am. "You know Luis is gay right?" And at that his face got into a fight with itself of whether it wanted to turn pale or flush up. "Right?"
"Yes, but that's not the point." I started laughing. "It's the character. Lolli," I kept laughing louder. "sexual prefference has nothing to do with personality. You're being racist." He started chuckling the words while I was about to fall out of my seat.
He kept me in my seat while the rest of the music played out. We looked over at the stage, Deidara'd managed to change his clothes within about five seconds of being unseen. "How'd he do that?"
"I think he went to a Boy-Band Prep School." I chuckled some more. The song was ending. "Deidara needs to do everything, be good at everything, be seen being good at everything. Or he'll pout and cry like a little baby."
Now Hidan ran on stage, it was his turn. He'd started singing(scarily goodly) Will Smith's 'Switch'. Which was ironic seeing as it's the only brand of rap without swearing in it. Which seems to be Hidan's favorite passtime.
"What the fuck is Sasori doing backstage?" I asked, no lone, short, grumpy human could make lights dance like that.
"Nobody knows~" He called, "Only Deidara is stupid enough to disturb him during the button-pressing, which was followed by him turning the lights off while Deidara tryed to sing Mandy Moore." I laughed, yet again.
I through my hair back, feeling alittle proud that I was making it. Being better. "Now what am I supposed to do?"
He smiled, still watching the stage. "Keep being like this."
I watched the rest of the show with him right there. Eventually Hidan tryed to drag Kakuzu into the performance, which was hilarious. Kakuzu's eyes got wide and tryed to step out of one of Sasori's spot lights that followed him around like he was escaping from jail.
We chatted alittle more about the ridculousness of my new friends. After Hidan, Sasori came on stage himself, setting the lights red and just perfect for him. He sang a really long love song I didn't regonize that was making the ladies swoon and guys jealous. I swear Deidara was pouting behind the curtain. He seemed to be serenading every girl in the audiance.
Yahiko wanted me to sing the encore. But I ducked under the table. He got up behind the curtain and told them something. I looked out from under the table and Itachi was singing- now that was sexy. But at the same time funny seeing as how it was Michael Jackson. With the whole 'You've been hit by-you've been struck by-a Smooth Criminal.' He shot a finger-gun at me. Damn I think I just had an orgasm.
Yahiko pulled me backstage. I tryed invain to protest. Since the easiest way up was for him to pull me on stage. And however I'd know they were fake- I didn't want to hear the new rumors on Monday.
But he got me back there and practicly threw me on the couch. "And she has been captured. What now cadets?"
"Skin her flesh and nibble at her insides!" Was from Deidara,
"Probe, the, bitch~" Hidan spoke like a robot.
"MAKE HER SING!!!!" Kisame screamed right near my ear. It rung and I leaned against the chair next to me. Which Sasori just had to be in.
"You'd make a pretty doll." He said, hands holding his face and staring at me.
"Oh I would would I?" He'd said I was a piece of shit three days ago.
"Hm-mmm." His finger came up to trace my face. And his motha-friggin honey eyes made me want to sqee and glomp him. My mind went back to the song he'd been singing. "Pale clear-eyed face, with painted red lips on a mouth that can't open." I started laughing and fell back on Kisame, who'd stolen a seat next to me.
Itachi saved me from Sasori's tounge and set himself between me and his chair. He panted alittle and sighed from just finishing his performance. "Are you alright Konan?" He asked once he got a breath.
"Are you alright?" He chuckled seductively but didn't answer that.
"Konan~" Yahiko cooed getting back down infront of me. "We could always do another encore,"
"No!" I screeched, hiking up my legs to my chest. Everyone laughed at me. Except Kakuzu who was trying to get Hidan to pay attention to their argument. I started laughing too after a few minutes. I shook my head out of the daze, but then I let it right back in.
I helped the guys put things away. They keep all the gear in the back rooms for when they do this crap. The guys made sex jokes despite all of them being virgins, and I couldn't stop laughing the whole time.
"So you guys are the 'Akatsuki'?" I asked Yahiko once there was two seconds of silence.
Yahiko chuckled. "We are... Akatsuki, the Dawn of a New Age!" He announced dramaticly.
"Of retards!" Hidan boasted from behind a speaker. Yahiko threw something at him.
I went to seek refuge with Itachi and Kisame. I clutched Kisame's arm like I was scared I'd get pulled into the commotion, Itachi laughed, and I think Kisame turned.... Purple?
There was a knock on the back door. Sasori opened it and welcomed inside Mr. Yian. "You children need a ride? Bri said she'd trade her Van for the night."
"Pwetty pwease wit' sugers on top!" Deidara cooed from his spot lounging on the saved-from-the-curb sofa.
"Isn't the Van her sisters?"
He took a few minutes to conjure up a reply. "Well, do you want to find out so you can walk? Cause' the news said there was a serial killer on the loose."
Deidara did a loud gasp before fainting back on the sofa. He rolled himself off when Hidan's laugh got too loud that he had to join. Yahiko grabbed my wrist. "Well, Princess? Walk or ride?"
I took a few seconds to pretend to decide. Yahiko chuckled again before pulling me out the door. Deidara whined that we were abandoning him in his time of emotional comfort before Sasori pulled a punch that came two inches from his face to get him to shut up. Which he didn't. Hidan was back into his argument with Kakuzu that I'm not sure what was about. If it was about anything. And Itachi was chit-chatting with Kisame, hard to believe they never talk about gossip.
Looking up as the others were deciding on seating arrangments. I saw Kagura's posse a few blocks down, they were laughing too, but the so-not-cigerette smoke hussled around the was what was causing it.
Yahiko'd already saw them. I clutched his jacket sleeve and kept my head down. He put me up in front so I'd be out of sight from them. He got in back to do damage control with the loud yelling and whining in the back. Kisame was wacking Hidan with his wooden sword to get him to stop whining. And Hidan was yelling something about the gods eating them all. Sasori had his ears plugged comically leaning against the window- but that just made Deidara want to talk louder.
There wasn't really meaning to any of the inexplicable joy everyone was having annoying eachother. But at least it was really real. Although I'm still have convinced that at least one of them is a sparkly vampire, or a changling. I could see Itachi being a changling. Maybe next heir to the Seelie throne or whatnot.
Zetsu was chuckling himself while he turned on the car. Kagura looked over at the car but didn't seem to notice me.
The drive was loud. I didn't participate in the chaos but I watched with a smile on my face. When we were almost there I saw Yahiko's pained face of having no control what-so-ever right now. I laughed, he stuck his tongue ring out at me.
Zetsu parked in the middle of the street once we got there. He then told us all to get the hell out, he grabbed me before I was out and kissed my hand. "Good luck," He smiled all polite prince-charmingly, I got out and curtsied. He chuckled again and drove off.
Kakuzu grumpily waved us off. He started off towards his house but then Hidan pulled him the other way. Urging a... sleepover?
Sasori was gone before I noticed I looked around, no where. Deidara looked like he migjht break down crying. Before comically slumping and wadding off in Hidan's direction.
Sasuke and Naruto were back again. Naruto tackled and hugged me raelly tight chattering about something. Sasuke stole Itachi away and they left like the had before. Itachi waved and bid goodbyes, Kisame picked me up and wagged me around in the air hugging me after Naruto let go. "Bye bye," He smacked a kiss on my cheek, I was surprised- I imagined he'd be more slimy.
Me, Naruto and Yahiko found our way up to the porch. Jiraiya and Mom welcomed us loudly. It looked like Mom just beat him in chess or something.
Mom came over and hugged me from behind like she does. "Need anything to eat honey?"
Jiraiya rumbled into the Kitchen, I followed after without anwsering Mom, he was making fish. "You will eat, or else you will be eaten." Jiraiya called like a zombie. With the utensil in one hand, he robot-walked over to me making chomping noises. I screeched and ran behind Yahiko, everyone was still laughing.
Mom grabbed my shoulders, "Eat, honey. He's serious," She said, Naruto practicely jumped onto a chair and started gobbling down what was on the first plate he reached. Loudly,
Yahiko pushed me down into a chair before Mom could. I blinked and everyone was seated before my eyes opened. Jiraiya put his hands up. "Rub-a-dub-dub, thanks for the grub. Yay God. And since Naru didn't wait, you can go ahead and damn him to Hell. Luv ya' J.C!"
Naruto made another one of those bird-screech sounds with his mouth full. He got down on the floor and started mumbling prayers with half a fish in his mouth. I almost fell out of my chair- again.
I probably inhaled the fish as fast as Naruto. Dinner conversation insisted souly of laughing at Naruto's antics. I almost couldn't get the food down without spitting it up again. I think the runts' doing it on purpose.
Sometimes it didn't feel anything less then fantasy. But then there were the parts were too real. Am I really as happy as Mom said I would be?
When my plate was clean I got pulled away from the table by my knight-in-shining-piercings Yahiko. I was upstairs before Naruto could whine and Jiraiya could make a puberty joke.
He dropped me off at my door. "Do I get a tip?" He asked holding his hand out. I lifted my hand, I ripped off all the glittery blue fake nails I had on since I was nine. And I put them in his hand. He looked down at them with the what-just-happened face. "....Deidara could make a shirt out of these."
"I'm sure he could. Make sure he gets them." He chuckled, fingering through them, watching the light reflect off. "Night,"
"G'night," He said, looking up with the smiling gray eyes. There goes the butterflys in my stomach again.
I entered my done-up room. Everything went by so fast, even my room now looks like I've been here all my life. Maybe if I stick with Yahiko's group- Akatsuki, then this place won't always seem like a complete hell.
We'll just wait and see won't we?
And there goes Season 1 of SOS: Save our Souls.
Weee~ Okay, NOW drama cna start! YAY MEH!
Wait- no! first, I'll put up the follow-em-home-chapter! Where we get to see all the Akatsuki's home life!
La-di-da. We went to my Granpa's funeral- well, my Moms-boyfriends-Dads. So- like Smokey, Rusty got a insert for this chapter (AKA: The cursing guy with the bloated belly Konan saw outside the bar.)
Ho-hum, anyway. Goin' to my Granma's tomarrow, well, today. Since that's when I'm gonna get to post this, (and actually do something to my Deviantart club! HAHA!)
It took a while to write this, so there's quite a few refferences. Besides the dead people in my life-Rusty and Smokey the dog. There's many other refferences.
The Rap Music Naruto and Sasuke were listening to was Eddie Rath's CD. AKA: Best Friend By My Side & then Sakura-Chan. I have that one stuck in my head XD
Konan made many refferences to the 'Modern Faery Tales' books by Holly Black, go pick them up. They're Tithe, Valiant and Ironside.
I wasn't orginally gonna add the scene, but I did. The song Sasori was singing was supposed to be a song his Japanese Voice actor sings. I don't remember the name though, just go to Youtube and type in something like 'Sasoris seiyuu singing' or something like that.
I'm trying to give Zetsu screen time guys. I had him develope a medieval way of speaking, and then tell the one story, it's called 'Rappaccini's Daughter' to those who have only seen the fairy tales adapted by Disney. Yes, I'm looking at you, every child in America.
So- since I love doing this so much- in commercialization and Copyright to Eddie Rath:
Itachi~~~
Mangekyu in teh eyez
only see BLOOD when a ninja cryz
wanna kill me?
then you better get
SASUKE!!!
Come back next chapter!
