Others Ch 10

Sorry for the long wait…I got in trouble again and I bet you guys can guess what my oh-so-lovely rents took away.

Yep, that's right. They took away my baby. TwT" Anyway I'm sorry and I'm back!! Please forgive me! *bow* I hope that all the fluff and lovely-ness of Kumori's stupidity will make you smile!

ShamanicNinja: Omg, really? *dies crying happily* Thank you so much! And of course! *hands cannon*

Kiyoko Kuzi: I will update AND review! XD How about that?

XxRainbow-DarknessxX: Please enjoy and feed it people often! 8D *glomps back*

SnowsShadow:

Kumori: OW! *holds head and whines*

Angel: Ha-ha loser. She really is going to kill people, isn't she? Ha-ha, I'd love you too! *Kumori runs*

cheeky half-demon: He will! (hopefully!) I'll update soon if you do too!

Thanks to Dyanasty Artemis for the alert!!

When I wake up, my dad is gone and I'm back in the room I woke up in the first time. Santai and Nari are staring at me eagerly.

"Yay she's awake!" Nari says grinning as he pulls me to my feet. "C'mon, you have to go shower,"

"Why?"

"You're going to meet Orochimaru-sama today!" Santai says happily. "We have to get you pretty for him!"

"You've got a lot of work to do," I say under my breath and the two laugh.

"Silly Maru-chan!" They chorus and shove me into a bathroom.

"Get showered," Nari orders through the door. I sigh and get showered, taking as long as possible.

"Hurry up or we're coming in there!" Santai sings banging on the door and I flinch at the idea.

"I'm going!" I say looking around. "What happened to my clothes?!"

"They were ugly so we got rid of them!" Santa says and I groan. "We left you other clothes that look pretty~!"

"Eh?" There's something folded on the sink. I pull the shirt away and find a light grey spaghetti strap top and a lavender sweater with a neck so wide it goes a few inches past my shoulder. The jeans are insanely pale blue. "Wow," I murmur looking at myself in the mirror. My hair is still long and I'm surprised at how decent I look.

"You look pretty decent Maru-chan!" Nari says glomping me.

"Oh, thanks," I say glaring a little and shoving him away. "I feel extra pretty now,"

"You're welcome!" The two chorus with huge grins.

"Now let's go~" Nari says

"Orochimaru-sama is waiting!" Santai adds. They grab me under my arm and hold me up so when I try to run away, my legs just move limply in the air. I hang my head and the two men whisk me off to Kami knows where.

"Here we are," Nari says with a proud grin as he knocks on the door with a huge brass knocker.

"Enter," A deep voice says from inside. The doors open and my captors whisk me inside. They boom shut and I flinch. "Are you scared, my dear?" A voice asks, suddenly right behind me. Gasping, I turn around and try to take a look at him. He smirks, but that's all I can see in the dim light. I shiver and that gets him to chuckle.

"Y-Yes," I stammer and he chuckles again. "Is it always this cold in here?"

"But of course" He purrs and I shiver again. "You must be wondering why you're here," I nod and he continues. "You're very close with Kakuzu-kun, we've noticed. You two have become quite…close."

"So? I'm close with a lot of my friends," He chuckles like I'm an ignorant child, shaking his head. He pats my head gingerly.

"You really are as clueless as they say, aren't you my dear?" I glare up at his hand.

"Can I go home now?"

BOOM!

"Oh darn," Orochimaru says with a slight pout in his tone. "They're taking our new friend away"

"Darn," Kabuto says brightly. "Alright Kumori, let's go," He picks me up and throws me over his shoulder.

Am I really that tiny?!

"Apparently!" Nari says and I flip him the bird over Kabuto's shoulder. Another explosion shatters a window near us, making me scream.

"Must you scream so loudly?" I scream again, right in his ear just to be a b*tch. "I'll take that as a yes,"

"Kumori!" He grins and drops me on my a$$, putting his hand on the top of my head. People skid to a stop in front of us and I see Kakuzu in the lead. "Kumori…" He growls and Kabuto grins.

"Well, well, well…It took you long enough to come and get the girl didn't it?" My tutor growls again and the two people on either side of him, I recognize as Kisame and Tobi, stiffen as something is pressed to my temple. A gun, I realize.

"Give her back," Kisame says tightening his hand into a fist. "Give her back,"

"I'm not sure I want to," He says running his fingers through my hair. "She's made a pretty good pet," Kakuzu growls again and the silver-haired medic chuckles. "Look at that…you really do love her. Not like you deserve her or anything" I blink. When my eyes open again Kabuto's on the ground and Kakuzu is on top of him, beating him to a pulp.

"Kakuzu stop!" I yell trying to pull him away. He's breathing hard when he allows me to pull him away. "Stop, please," I say hugging him tightly. I'm surprised when a tear falls onto his shoulder. He gets up slowly, purposely. He turns around, his hair covering his eyes so I can't see his eyes. He puts his arms around me and picks me up. I wrap my arms around his neck and he hugs me tight.

"I thought I'd lost you," He says just loudly enough for me to hear him. "I was so scared that I lost you,"

"I'm okay," I say pressing my face into his neck. "I'm with you, I'll be okay," He chuckles bitterly for a second.

"I caused you all this pain," I open my mouth to respond but Kisame's fist flies over my head and straight into Kabuto's nose.

"Carry on," He says picking him up by the back of the collar and dragging him off. I giggle as another tear slips down my cheek and into Kakuzu's shoulder again.

"You don't cause me pain, you save my a$$," I say as he gently tugs a lock of my hair. "You save me from pain…You save me from my own stupidity. Don't say I'm not an idiot because I know I am," He laughs softly.

"I like your hair better short," He says tugging it again.

"I do too," I say in his ear and he laughs, more loudly and freely this time. He presses his hand to the back of my neck gently and I feel a brief shock but when I put my hand to my hair, it's short again. "Thank you" I say and he smiles. I feel his breath on my neck and I look up to meet his gaze.

"Anything for you," He says softly. His emerald eyes meet mine and I feel my stomach knotting a little. His gaze is so gentle… It's like he actually likes me. "Kumori?"

"Yeah?"

"I like you,"

"I like you too," He grins and kisses me. It's a short kiss, only lasting a few seconds, but it was the best kiss I've had so far.

"G'awwwwww," Tobi coos and I start laughing at the look on Kakuzu's face.

"Tobi…" He growls.

"Yeah?" He tilts his head to the side cutely. I'm set on the floor gently.

"Run fast good boy,"