An: Hello everyone, Collage has been hectic, but I have not forgotten you guys!
Chapter Ten
Epiphany
"Okay, there has to be a place that sells maps around here, you three look in that tourist stand right there, and I'll look in that shop" I ordered.
"Hai Onii-san!" the three brats and my "siblings" exclaimed before Pinky grabbed a hold to her two "brothers" and dragged them to the stand with a face that meant business.
I was glad I assigned myself to go solo on the hunt for maps, and I still needed to locate Kakashi-sensei.
What a concept, I used the man's name.
Anyway back to the point I began to patrol the store that was named "ABC Naisenylop." And found the section of maps with ease. The shop had organized isles filled to the brim with usedless junk articles such as painted coconuts and miniature wooden surfboards air bushed with neon colors. The Map area was labled with a large white sign on a stained wooden wall.
I approached the maps casually and pulled one out of the island before I began to scan the map's page for the name "Treasure Cove" searching the beaches of the map for the cove when I learned too late that I had dropped my guard and an old enemy appeared.
"Kyubbi sweetie! Fancy meeting you here too!"
I nearly yelped indignantly and dropped the map on to the floor before I pivoted on my feet before I reached for my Kunai to be come face to face with Tomoko.
"Tomoko," I said reining in my voice so I sounded dignified with a calm emotionless face. "What are you doing here? Did you follow me?" Tomoko looked just like a woman from an magazine… she wore a layer of fish nests that covered her chest and hips, covered by a small vest that was buttoned up to hold her bosom in place while her midriff was exposed. She wore shorts over her hip fishnets and covered the whole look with a cloak like trench coat. I don't know why, but I was slightly reminded of something that I didn't remember at the moment. I uneasily eyed her wickedly long painted black claws on her finger tips. Certainly it wasn't an outfit she would want to wear at night when she's alone.
Tomoko looked surprised at the notion. "Follow you? No, Nyoka said I needed some sun so she and I came here. I don't know why, I like being pale. Did you follow me? What are you doing here anyway?"
"I on a mission, and if I had known you were going to be here I would have declined." I gently snapped, Great, that… bitch is here. With her cold blood of course she would want to go somewhere tropical. And where Nyoka goes, most likely Tomoko will follow. Hell Tomoko won't even remember her own birthday if Nyoka isn't here to remind her. Not that Tomoko is that stupid—oh how I wish she was—but her memory is as faulty as her tracking skills.
Brain trauma from being dropped on the head as an infant may be the cause of her intelligence, but at the price of her memory and tracking skills, I sometimes wish that her insanity could be blamed on the accident, but that would not give the dose of Aphrodite's Venom any credit would it.
I picked up my map and decided to walk straight to the counter and pay for the map so I could study it in peace and contemplate the presence of an old enemy.
"YOU DID WHAT!?!" I heard a man scream. Normally I would not have bothered to find something that was obviously private and none of my business, but I was a fox, so naturally I'm curious.
It was that man we saw at the port with Oki, the man who kissed her and forced me to cover Sakura's eyes as they molested each other… in public of all places, it was like they were trying to stake a claim or something.
I stood at the corner, using my instincts and demonic skills to blend in to the background. I quietly watched.
Oki stood at a lamp post still as scantly clad as ever, only today she was wearing a white top that resembled a strapless corset, only it was held together by fish nets in areas that were considered proper in society's eyes. Fishnets also covered her arms and legs, something I normally saw in Konoha, with a black leather mini skirt around her hips. Her feet had sandals which were draped layers of anklets and bangles on her wrists. A chain was also wrapped her waist.
I eyed the clothes wearily, they looked more like something that screamed sex appeal in the shady recesses of a bar, not in broad daylight.
"Ev" was still dressed the same. Business suit with a green tie, his chest was puffed forward in what looked like anger. "Do you mean to tell me that you were the one to hire the shinobi?"
"I-I had to Ev! Other wise the elders would have suspected something, and I only hired a genin squad, there's no way-" Oki sobbed, it was then I noticed that she was crying before she was interrupted.
"Shut up!"
I looked at the man oddly, why was he so tense? Was he the one responsible for the whole reason I was here? Judging from the anger he directed at Oki, I'd say yes.
"Do you realize what you've done!" Ev Exclaimed.
"Yes. But I've planned ahead, I figured that if the elders asked me to do this, I have planted a sleeper agent, even if she doesn't realize it, but I can break the weak link of the team."
She? Weak Link, she had to be talking about Pinky.
"I've befriended her, and told her what she wanted to hear, at the rate she's going, I'll be able to break her little spirit by breaking her heart, and the team won't be able to move on." Oki went on.
"How can you be so sure, I've heard Shinobi will kill their own, if it's inconvenient?"
"They won't, she's so young, and the two boys are too young, one's too weak, and the other's incharge of the whole group. Konoha invests too much on the future to harm her."
Ha, she thinks Bored-eye sensei is weak….
" In fact, I'm going to check on my sleeper agent right now." Oki continued.
Ev grabbed her arm hard as she turned around.
"Did I ever mention that I love you?" Ev whispered loudly before he brought his mouth to hers firmly in a kiss, I couldn't tell if it was forced or not, but I wouldn't want any one near my mouth at that velocity. Then they pulled apart, Oki's lips were more swollen then his.
" All the time Ev, all the time." She whispered.
"And you love me too right?" He asked.
"O-of course!" She exclaimed forcefully, I could just feel the tears forcing their way in to her voice.
"You finished healing after that trip to the clinic right?" Ev asked suddenly. Clinic, was she sick? Injured? I grew sick of the matching of the soap opera, I was about to turn to leave, but somehow, those words sounded like he was using a club against her….
She quivered as if that metaphorical club had smashed in to her and she looked down at her feet before she brought her head back up. "Yes. Yes I have."
"That's good, well then maybe tonight we could-"
" Ev, not now, I have work to do." And she pulled out of his grasp and vanished, mostly because it seemed like he let her, and I backed slowly away. Before I report what I have found, I need to keep Pinky away from Oki.
I backed away from the location and retraced my steps back to the ABC Naisenylop and then began to look for the tourist stand I pointed the brats to, they were not there.
Okay, think, where would I find them, Pinky won't wander too far way from Broody, won't she?
Well, Tail-brat won't let the other two out of his sight…. So where would they be… the nearest ramen stand maybe?
I began scanning the environment when I heard a loud yell of surprise.
"Oki?!"
I knew that voice, it was Pinky, but I now had a direction as to her location and began running in that direction, ignoring the people who stopped to stare. I had to find them.
I skidded to a halt when I found Oki standing next to an ally way with Pinky standing between the woman and the ally way and I approached slowly. Broody and the Tail-brat were no where in sight. I felt frustrated that the two boys weren't even there.
"How are you doing?" the adult asked.
"I'm doing great! Your advice really helps." Pinky exclaimed with enthusiasm.
"That's great Sakura-chan, I wanted to ask you something, but I'm afraid I can't ask you here so, can you meet me at the address on this card," Oki had then shoved a card in to Pinky's hand. " Tomarrow night at eight? Come alone, this is not for men's eyes."
Pinky then grew interested and looked at the card. " I'll think about it." She answered.
"That's all I needed to hear." Oki said, I grew distrustful of the woman. She reminded me of a hungry angler fish, waving a tantalizing lure with in reach, but knowing that once you touch it, it would be the last thing you knew.
"P-Sakura-chan! Where are our brothers?" I called the minute I got close.
"Onii-san!" Pinky exclaimed, stepping around Oki and approaching, eyeing the maps I had in my hand. "They are back at the stand." She said pointing to a stand, and sure enough there were their tell tale blond and black heads.
"Well come on then, Grandfather's waiting."
Pinky's eyes widened and she started dragging me to the stand. I ignored Oki as she watched us go.
Once we came back to our rendezvous point for Bored-eye, I pulled out the map and we studied it, there was no cove on the island called Treasure Cove. Some how I'm not surprised any more.
"Yo."
"Ka-" The Tail-brat began before Broody stepped on his foot.
"He's Grandfather, remember dobe!" He scolded the blond.
"R-right."
"We looked at a map and found that there was no Treasure Cove." I reported.
"Ah, well then it's a good thing I found these." Bored eyes said, his old man disguise wrinkled a little, and almost revealed the younger man underneath for a moment before he dug out a couple of papers. I looked at them.
One was a label of an oil can, and the other was a flier for a meat market. As we passed the papers around I noticed, the oil can's company smelled strongly of fish and blood, the brand company was titled "Treasure Cove Oil." And the Meat flier said " 50 on surplus Dolphin meat."
I think we know who our culprits are now.
An: Here's the latest chapter, I know you all were waiting this for a while… oh and Chapter nine's been redone.