Hey there, y'all! Sorry for the week-long wait! I get really busy during the week days. Throughout yesterday though, I was traumatised because Faix died! (Faix is a character in one of my fave novels). I mean, he just got up and freakin died! Not only that, he was killed by Eliza, who he had raised as a daughter. And Wes is a "marked" too? OMG, I can't wait to get Book 3! But enough about the novels I read. I'm sure you're all more excited to read the next chapter of Orange. Enjoy~!
Chapter Seven: First Akatsuki Mission
I woke up and squinted against the sunlight. "Ohaiyou," I said as I stretched. No reply. I looked to Sasori's bed. He was gone but Hiruko was still there. I stood up and looked out the window. He was standing on the porch. He lifted his arm, and a large, black bird landed on his arm. He collected a package from it, and the bird flew away.
I walked into the living room-I really don't think we should call it that- and yawned. "What's up, you guys?" I asked. Hidan and Kakuzu were already dressed. "You sleep a lot," Kakuzu commented. "Time is money." Hidan covered his nose. "I think I feel a nosebleed coming," he said, eyeing me up and down. I shot him a death glare.
Sasori walked in. He hand me a scroll. "Our mission," he said. He gave one to Kakuzu. Hidan read it over his shoulder. "Sweet! All we have to do is steal some secret scroll!" Hidan cheered. "Fuckin awesome! I'm going to Takigakure!" "Aren't you from the Hidden Waterfall, Kakuzu?" I asked. "Yeah," he answered bluntly. I'd never want to go back to the village I'd abandoned. Kakuzu must have a ton of self control. (Haha. Dramatic irony).
"What'd you guys get?" Hidan asked. "We've gotta kill some guy called Kichiki Terasaka. Apparently, he got hold of some Akatsuki secret information, un," I answered. "That would be more fun than stealing a scroll. No fair!" Hidan whined. "Oi, weren't you happy about getting an easy job so you could be lazy a second ago?" Kakuzu quipped.
Sasori threw something at me. "Oof." "Get changed," he told me bluntly. I looked at the package in my hands. In it was a black Akatsuki cloak with red clouds decorating it. Sweet. The outfit was pretty cool, un. I retreated into the room and took a quick shower. After putting on my underwear, I secured two pouched of pre-kneaded clay on both sides of my waist before putting on my cloak. I tied part of my long blond hair into a ponytail and let the rest fall over my shoulders. I secured my Iwagakure forehead protector on my forehead, part of it hidden by my left bangs. Ready!
I walked back into the living room-okay, I gotta find another word for it-and said, "Ikuzo, Sasori no Danna!" He was in Hiruko. Ugh.
"So where are we going?" I asked Sasori. "Getsugakure. It's not far from here," he replied. "The Hidden Moon? I've been there once before," I commented. "Good for you," Sasori said dismissively. Hmph. I smirked. "Naa, Sasori no Danna, why don't we fly? It's painful to walk the whole way, un." "As I said, Getsugakure is not far from here. We'll arrive in the evening and take him out by night. If we go on your bird, we'd get there too early." And you just hate waiting. Yeah, I got that. I shot hate-bullets with my eyes at Sasori, but I doubt they were getting to him through Hiruko.
5 seconds later, Hidan and Kakuzu took off. "Sasori no Danna, why don't you change out of that Hiruko," I suggested. "It's unattractive. Plus, I'm doing the dirty work anyway, so there's no need for him, un." Sasori ignored me and shuffled through the door. Rolling my eyes, I followed him.
I talked about random stuff as we walked. All I got was a few grunts in reply from Sasori. I decided to bring up my favourite topic...
"...and that's why I think the most beautiful of art is art that does not last," I concluded. Sasori snorted. "You are wrong. True art lasts forever," he said. "Wrong!" I argued. "Art is like a flower, so beautiful as it blooms, but it withers away after a while, and we appreciate it's fleeting beauty more, deep in our hearts." I threw the clay flower I was playing with into the air and it exploded. "Like my creations," I added.
"Flowers are stupid. Such ideals are wrong," Sasori said calmly. "Art that does not last does not deserve to be called art. A flower is just that: a plant, like Zetsu." "Do not compare flowers to Flytrap!" We actually argued about it till we reached Getsugakure. Finally, I gave up with a smirk. "Hai hai, Sasori no Danna," I said. "I respect...your ideals. Although it's totally wrong." Sasori ignored me. It was already evening, and I'd missed both breakfast and lunch, AGAIN!
"Do you remember what Terasaka looks like?" Sasori asked me. "I left the picture at home, but I remember," I said. Sasori told me where he lived, the color of his house, and the number of trees that surrounded it. Dang, he has a really good memory, un. "He lives alone and returns from his lab at 7pm sharp every night," Sasori said. "He's a scientist, but the villagers don't like him because they think his experiments are useless and money-making." Kakuzu would agree. "If he died, no one would care nor come after us. All his family members are either dead or don't know he exists," Sasori concluded. "Lucky me. This'll be easy,un," I said, though I felt a little pity for the dude. Ah well, putting him out of his misery...
We took a detour through an abandoned road that ran right through the middle of the village. (I know, weird right?) We passed a few people, but they wouldn't recognize us through the straw hats. At the end of the road was a small clutter of trees. We walked through them in silence. A small wretched house stood near the edge. "He'll be back soon," Sasori told me. "He'd better not be late," I heard him mutter. "Yeah, or he'd face Sasori's wrath," I quipped.
Sasori retreated into the trees and I jumped up onto a branch. It was already pretty dark, but I was able to make out a dark figure heading towards the house. He turned on a porch light and I could make out his face. "It's him, un," I whispered aloud. "Better not take too long," I heard Sasori growl behind me. I ignored him and jumped down. Sticking Migi and Hidari into the twin pouches secured at both sides of my waist, I snuck into Terasaka's house. He left the door open, ano baka wa. (that idiot)
Hidari and Migi were done with the clay and I had six clay spiders in my hand. The letter Pain gave us said that he stored the Akatsuki information in scrolls hidden in a metal box. I just had to find it.
It wasn't that hard to find. It was under the kitchen sink which I had absent-mindedly looked under. It was even labelled! He's a bigger idiot than I thought, un! I opened the metal box and pulled out a scroll, curious to see what dark secrets my new group could be hiding. Che! (shoot) It was written in some kind of code! I sighed, the shrugged, and placed two clay spiders on them and the box. I also placed one by the front door.
Sneaking upstairs, I saw that his bedroom door was open. I peeked in. He was working at a small work desk in the corner of the room. I snuck up behind him and looked over his shoulder. "Wow, that's a lot of work," I said. He jumped and his eyes widened as he took in my outfit. "A-Akatsuki," he whimpered. I had already placed a spider on his shoulder. I strolled non-challantly to the window, while Terasaka remained frozen with fear on his seat. I placed the last spider on the windowsill. I smiled and said, "Hello. And...goodbye." Then I jumped out the window and unto my waiting bird.
"Katsu!" I yelled. In a split second, all my spiders exploded, and the house burst into flames.
I chuckled. "Geijutsu wa bakuhatsu da."
I'm sure you're all familiar with Deidara's fave expression. I had fun writing this chapter, mainly cos I get to reveal Deidara's evil side. Hmm, no, evil is too strong a word. But, she is an S-Rank Assassin-Rebel.
I think it's hilarious that Deidara assumed that Kakuzu has self-control cos he actually killed all his previous partners in a fit of rage.
But enough of what I think of this story. I wanna hear what you think! So pleeeeeeeaaaaaasssssseeeeee review! I literally feel like ripping my hair out when I get no word from you guys!
Thanks for the favourites, by the way. You guys should totally check out my one-shot titled "Revelations".
I await your positive –or negative- comments! Have a wonderful rest of your life!
