Chapter 10

Schizophrenia

Zetsu walked back towards the roof. He had spent the last ten minutes in the school toilets trying to make his other side shut up. It was frustrating and embarrassing; at one point a year seven kid had walked in, seen him talking to himself and run out again. The kid's traumatized expression did not help lift Zetsu's mood.

Eventually his dark side (in this fic his dark side is only metaphorical. He looks normal but has dyed green hair.) got bored of waiting in the toilets and shut up so he started walking back towards the roof. He hurried, worrying that tobi would be upset about what he said.

Although Tobi acted like he hadn't got a clue what he meant, Zetsu knew he probably did. Tobi had a reputation for acting dumb and retarded but without the orange mask he was a completely different person. Either he was just attention seeking to the extreme or he wanted to hide his real personality from the others but Zetsu was the only one who had seen him without the mask and only because they slept in the same room.

As he approached the fire escape, Zetsu could sense something was different. Normally he would be able to hear them by now. Whether they were arguing or not, the Akatsuki had never been the quietest of groups.

Muffled conversation filtered through the door, he couldn't make out the words but the tone was clearly alarmed.

Something was wrong… His mind immediately jumped to Tobi. Worried, he reached for the door handle but his dark side held his hand still, hovering inches away from it. "HeHe… You are worried…"He whispered to himself"Yes. I am. Something is wrong let me open the door." "But you're worried about Tobi. why him huh? Why not anyone else?" "Because he is as you put earlier 'an idiot' and therefore the most likely to be in trouble. "No. Because you like him don't you." " Of coarse I do. He's my dorm partner." " You know what I meant." "Just let me open the door!" "Not until you admit the truth. I know its true. I can't read you're mind but you were definitely checking his arse out this morning on the way downstairs to breakfast." "I was not!" "Yes you were I share you're eyes." "Just let me through the door!" "Not until you admit you are gay." "If I'm gay then so are you. We share the same body!"

Clearly his darker side hadn't thought of that. Surprised, it released control of his hand and Zetsu flung the door open.