Holy shit! I actually finished the next chapter quickly! :D I'm so proud of myself right now! By the way, I know this is late and all... but I hope everyone(from America) had a Great Thanksgiving!
Also this chapter is mainly going to feature no one's P.O.V... so if you're confused, don't worry about it! I did throw in a couple people's P.O.V's, but you'll see when they come!
Disclaimer: I own nothing in this story, except for the OCs and the story plot! The Akatsuki belong to Masashi Kishimoto!
Chapter 10: Team Hide and Seek?
~ Flashback/Dream ~
"please… don't leave!" A 16 year old Tami exclaimed, as she wrapped her arms around a guy with short military style brown hair and blue eyes, gripping the back of his shirt.
"Tami," he said, wrapping his free arm around the girl, "you know I have too… plus it's only for 2 years of service!" he smiled while setting down his duffle bag and tilting Tami's head up to look her in the eyes, before he kissed her lips.
After the two separated from the kiss, Tamiko looked at him with tears forming in her eyes as she said, "just promise me something…"
"what?" he asked using his thumb and wiping the tears away.
"promise me that you'll be careful out there!"
He smiled at her and kissed her again, before pulling away and saying, "I promise to be careful… plus I don't think your sister would be my biggest fan if something happened that left you devastated!"
"got that right, Erik!" Tsukiko exclaimed walking over to Tami and Erik, though she did have a smile on her face while watching her younger twin sister say her good-byes to her older boyfriend.
Shortly after the good-byes from everybody, Erik piled into the vehicle with his fellow military soldiers and drove off down the street, leaving a very emotional Tamiko with her sister and best friends.
After about a year in a half, Tamiko was started to get giddy at the thought of her boyfriend being able to return state side in the next couple of months. All of a sudden Tsuki entered the living room holding a letter, "ah… Tami…"
"hmm?" Tami turned and noticed the letter in her sister's hand, "Is that for me? Is it from Erik? Give it here, let me see it!"
Tsukiko held out the letter and let Tami take it from her hands, when the now 17 and a half girl realized that it was indeed from the military office, but not from her boyfriend, her attitude did a complete u-turn and she slowly opened the letter.
Dear Miss Tamiko Suzuki,
I am really sorry to say inform you, but Mr. Erik Miller and his squad were bomb doing a mission deliver some supplies to a town just a mile from the war zone. Again, Miss Suzuki, I am terribly sorry to say this to you, but Mr. Miller had put on record that if anything happened to him on the battlefield that we were to inform; not only his family, but also you!
Sincerely,
Colonel Eugene Fredrickson
Tamiko dropped the letter, before falling to her knees while tears escaped her eyes and Tsukiko made her way over to comfort her sister.
"You knew the risk of having a boyfriend in the military, Tami!" She exclaimed, but with sympathy in her voice.
"I know, but he swore he'd be careful!"
"I know, sis!" Tsuki said, "but sometimes the enemy of a battle has different ideas!"
Tamiko buried her head into Tsuki's shoulder, while continuing to cry about her now deceased boyfriend.
~ End Flashback/Dream ~
~ Deidara's P.O.V ~
While I laid on the sleeping bag next to Tami all of a sudden she gripped my shirt tighter and buried her face into my chest, but what was shocking the most. Through the cloth of the shirt, I felt tears and guessed she was having a bad dream. Instead of trying to wake up her up, I just softly tightened the grip around her body as if to say 'I'm right here! I'm not going to leave you!'
~ Outside by the Fire ~
"Okay," Tsukiko said, looking around the fire at everyone, "what should we do now that we ate?"
"I'm going to be packing up the food," Amaya exclaimed, standing up and moving over to the table, "we only have enough for a couple more days before we have to head home!"
Tsukiko sighed before adding, "okay, since Ama-nii-chan is picking up the food! What should we do afterward?" Amaya was dubbed the "mother" of their group, since she always made sure everyone was safe and eating well.
Kisame grinned, before saying "I know, how about we head down the lake and do some night swimming!" at the suggestion, Tsuki's eyes lit up and she automatic said,
"I'm up for some night swimming!"
Mai ignored the group discussion and just stared at the fire, while Hidan rolled his eyes at Kisame and Tsukiko. Pein, Konan and Kakuzu were silent and listened in; while Tobi jumped around and suggested "Why don't we play a game?"
"What game?" Amaya asked, walking back over to the table from the truck and eyed Tobi warily.
"ah… Tobi know a perfect game!" Tobi exclaimed, making everyone antsy to hear, "Tobi says we play hide and seek… but we play in teams!"
"Team hide and seek?" Tsukiko, Amaya, Kisame, Hidan and even Konan asked while looking at the masked boy.
"How the fuck do we play team hide and seek?" Hidan finally asked after about 3, maybe 4, minutes of silence from the group.
"I think, Tobi means each of us picks a partner and goes to hide.." Amaya said, trying to explain Tobi's idea, "while two others stay back here and count!"
"Ama-chan is correct," Tobi said, and everyone was sure he was grinning under the mask.
"Well what are the teams?" Tsuki asked looking around at everyone.
"Tobi pick the teams!"
All of a sudden, Tobi looked over the group and said, "Kisame and Tsuki-chan, Itachi and Ama-chan, Leader-sama and Konan-chan, Hidan and Mai-chan, Zetsu-san and Kakuzu, and then I guess that leaves Tobi and Sasori!
As soon as Tobi named off the teams for 'Team Hide and Seek', Tsukiko looked around and immediately Kakuzu said, "count me out, I'm busy!"
Itachi, Pein and Konan all sighed, know that it was going to be a matter of time Kakuzu quit the game. Shortly after him, came Sasori's voice, "I am out too! I guess that means Tobi and Zetsu can team up!"
Tobi pouted as the Kakuzu and Sasori walked away from the group and off to do whatever; most likely Kakuzu went off to count money and Sasori was going to work on a puppet or something.
"Well we still have 10 people here," Amaya said, trying to cheer up the orange masked-boy, "why don't we just start playing now?"
"Okay, Ama-chan!" Tobi exclaimed, starting to get back to his cheerful happy self, "Tobi says that Tobi and-"
"nope!" Zetsu interrupted his new partner, "You and me are going to be hiding, Tobi!"
"Ah fine, Zetsu-san! Tobi then pick Kisame and Tsuki-chan to be the seekers."
Kisame and Tsukiko both looked at each other and shrugged, as Tsuki said, "Fine, we can do that… Come on, Kisa-kun!" She grabbed his arm, pulling him to his feet and started dragging him over by the now empty table.
Once the two seekers started counting, everyone got up and with the help of Itachi and Hidan; Amaya and Mai were able to disappear from their spots by the fire and appear in nearby trees.
~ Mai's P.O.V ~
As soon as I felt myself get picked up and the sight of the fire vanished from my eyesight, I snapped out the trance it had me in. "Huh? What?" looking around and seeing Hidan holding me. "Gah.. Put me down bastard!"
"Fine you want down bitch," he exclaimed, "I'd be happy to, but you would have a hard time landing on the fucking ground!"
"Huh? What the fuck are you talking?"
Hidan used one hand and motioned for me to look down, as soon as I did I quickly regretted it and quickly through my arms around the immortal members neck, and mumbled, "Don't put me down! Don't put me down!" over and over again.
"ah, what in the hell are doing?"
I looked up at him and saw confusion written all of his face, "it's nothing, asshole! Just don't put me down!"
With a "hmpf" Hidan gripped me and a little tighter before jumping from tree to tree in the hopes of finding a hiding place.
What did you think of the teams for 'Team Hide and Seek'? The next chapter will feature how the rest of the game goes..
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