Daddy's Little Girl
Chapter 10: Attack!
Kabuto was in a good mood. Not only was he in a good mood, but there was a flowering bush near his desk. Aya approached the desk, quirking a brow.
"Good morning," he greeted.
"Hi… you're cheerful," Aya remarked.
"Yes," Kabuto lifted a mug of coffee and Aya nodded.
"Coffee is good," she agreed.
"And, some nearby civilians spotted Sasori," Kabuto added with a smile.
"…Who? "Aya blinked.
"Oh that's right, you wouldn't know," Kabuto paused. "He's Deidara's partner, in the Akatsuki. Puppets specialist and works in poisons,"
"Puppets? Those are supposed to be toys. How do ninja turn even childhood toys into weapons," Aya muttered. Kabuto chuckled lightly. "Anyways. So he was spotted nearby?"
"Yes," Kabuto nodded. "That's good, because it means he'll try to break Deidara out. We think," Kabuto replied.
Oh crap. Damn perceptive Kabuto! Aya must have paled slightly, because Kabuto gave her a reassuring smile.
"Don't worry, he won't get far," he told Aya. She gave Kabuto a light smile and patted the gun strapped to her waist.
"I'm armed," she assured Kabuto with a hint of cockiness. He sighed.
"You Americans and your guns," he remarked. Aya laughed and the two headed downstairs. There was a particular experiment that needed to be poked, and soon. Kabuto was needed for the poking. Aya was needed to hold the experiment down while it was being poked. The experiment didn't like to be poked.
In the middle of drawing 80ccs of a rather gross liquid from the experiment's abdomen, the lights started flashing red. Kabuto pulled out the syringe and ran outside the room, Aya following. The intercom speakers crackled.
"Ladies and gentlemen… you have come here tonight to bear witness to the sound… of drum and base… we regret to announce that this is not the case, as in stead, we come here tonight to bring you the sonic recreation of the end of the world. Ladies and gentlemen, prepare…to hold…your…colour…"
It was a song.
With intruders in black accompanying it.
They bolted down the hall, running into rooms and out with drugged up and confused people. Kabuto hissed and grabbed Aya's wrist weaving through people quickly.
"Aw fuck it," the song on the intercom admitted. "It's drum and base. What you gonna do?"
And then The System crashed.
Aya had never been aware of The System's presence before. It was always a subtle buzzing in the background. Now that it was gone, Aya felt odd, like her ears had just popped. Kabuto glanced back at her, and then kept moving.
They weren't being attacked. They were being followed.
"Um… Kabuto? Where are we going? They're following us," Aya remarked.
"Deidara's cell," Kabuto replied, slamming into the door. "Get your gun out,"
Aya reached for her pistol and got shot at. Pain blossomed across her arm and Aya gritted her teeth. Cold air swarmed across her skin.
Cold air…
There was a giant hole in the ceiling of Deidara's cell. The terrorist was out of his chains somehow and watching Kabuto warily. A sea of black-suited peoples (some looked as young as twelve) swarmed behind Aya.
She pulled away from Kabuto free him up for combat. Bad move. Deidara shot out for her, grabbing Aya by the hair and pressing her gun to her temple. The cold seemed to burn a circle into Aya's scalp.
"So un…" Deidara remarked lazily, thumbing the hammer of Aya's gun. She swallowed, her throat feeling tight.
She was going to die.
Kabuto had a knife (kunai…it's a kunai) palmed in his hand. Aya felt sick, numb all over. Her mind blanked.
Kabuto frowned at something going on behind Aya.
"Danna!" Deidara remarked, not taking his eyes off of Kabuto (or the gun off of Aya)
"Brat," Sasori replied.
"Hello Sasori," Kabuto greeted back. Thoughts began to creep back into Aya's mind.
If she ducked and caught his ribs fast enough…
Aya's stomach clenched. She crouched down quickly. Deidara pulled the trigger. The bullet missed Aya, hitting the ground next to her head. Aya kicked Deidara's shin viciously. The man let out a grunt of pain and stepped aside. Aya stood and grabbed onto his arm.
Apparently no one brawled in the ninja world.
Deidara looked surprised that this unarmed American piece of ass was inflicting herself on him, grappling with him for her gun. She stomped on his feet as she tried to get the weapon back.
Kabuto moved around, as did Sasori. Both eyed the other with careful calculation. One false move, and there would be blood.
Sasori moved.
Aya was grappling with Deidara when she felt something cold wrap around her waist, so cold it burned. She let out a cry of surprised as she was pulled away from Deidara roughly.
"Come on, brat," Sasori barked, grabbing a hold of a rope dangling from the ceiling hole. Deidara grabbed the other rope, and they both began rising. Aya hung there, watching Kabuto through blank, helpless eyes. A stab of pain flared in Aya's back, making her wince.
Her vision of Kabuto got smaller. Cold air whipped around her body. Aya felt the numbness come back. She fought to keep it out of her body. Soon, Aya was dragged into a helicopter. The door closed. The harsh wind died. Aya felt sick.
"Danna, why did you bring her un?" Deidara asked scornfully.
"Aw, did you poison her?" Deifilio's voice floated over Aya's head. "If she dies, I'm gonna be mad,"
"Had to make it believable. Also, if she has to do anything open, she can just say I put a genjutsu on her," Sasori replied calmly. His voice made Aya's head hurt.
"What's the big-"
"That girl is Sir Leader's daughter, "Sasori told Deidara. There was a silence.
"Oh." Deidara remarked. Aya turned, with effort.
"Told…you…didn't….poison coffee…." She groaned.
"Un…" Deidara remarked in response, watching.
"And I'm… not a piece…of ass," Aya choked out in addition.
"Okay un," Deidara nodded. Pain stabbed through Aya's back again. Her muscles kept clenching and unclenching painfully.
"Let's put her in a garbage bag," Deifilio remarked after a second.
Aya would have made a snobby response, but her throat had closed up. Her vision swam black.
-/
They found her in an alley, wrapped in a white trash bag with the words 'Down With The System' painted on it in orange.
Kabuto was pacing. Concern chewed at his gut. He chalked it up to loosing Deidara, but when Aya was wheeled in, Kabuto felt a flood of relief.
Then he saw the glassy look in her eyes.
She was wheeled into a room, blood was drawn, and an IV drip was set up. After a moment, Aya's eyes fluttered and snapped open. Quite lucidly, she began speaking. Singing in fact, a strange ditty in Japanese about some Earl fellow and a hat.
Kabuto watched, frowning. The song put a weird feeling in this stomach, giving him that sensation, you know, and the one you can only say in French.
-/
"We attack
Attack attack your fetal servitude
We attack
Attack attack attack with pesticide
We attack
All the years of propaganda
We shall attack…"
-System of a Down, Attack
Inuyoshie's after the chapter special
YO yo yo.
So, the reason why I haven't really been updating this summer is two-fold.
For one, people don't seem to be reviewing. Seriously. In the past few chapters, Rayna Lissesul , Luniar and Gold-Eyed-Fox have reviewed. Please, if you read this, tell me if it's good or bad!
Another thing- I don't really write a lot in the summer. My plot bunnies hide and I get lazy.
But enough bi-tching.
Deifilio's resistance group makes its first appearance! The song I used for that was Blood Sugar by Pendulum. I'd suggest you check it out, it's freaking epic. No lie.
Oh, and then there's the D. Gray Man reference I threw in there. There is a reason why she's singing that song, a reason which shall be revealed later. I promise.
Yus.
So, I hope you enjoyed the chapter. ^-^