Morphine: Have you posted the new chapter yet?
Dream: No
(Next day)
Morphine: Have you started typin' up the new chapter?
Dream: Not yet. But I will
(repeat process for several more days until)
Morphine: So about the story. . .
Dream: ALRIGHT! I GET IT! STORY TIME!
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Dream: So, here is the new chapter.
Morphine: She just wants to post it, so she can go back to watchin' Naruto Shippuuden.
Dream: What can I say? I'm in love with Sasori's VA. . .if I ever find that man I will. . .
Morphine: (places hand over Dream's mouth) Not in front of the kids
Dream: (glares)
Morphine: Thank you to all who reviewed: Priestess-of-Jashin, Demonic-Kat, AnotherWonderfulUsername, The Celestial Dragon (formerly SuicuneLover12), leafi-kun, Eternal-nekomata, Jellybeanwolf, and xXKiraUzumakiXx
Dream: (shoves hand away from mouth) Enjoy the next chappy!
Disclaimer: I hate doin' these every chapter. . .we do not own Naruto or anything else remotely close to Naruto. If we did, we'd have money and be able to buy all of you a life supply of ramen. Alas, we own no one but Aika and Amaya. . .who are off lookin' for the Holy Grail (AKA Jiraiya's stash of porn)
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Last time:
Aika stopped herself from raping Sasori
(stupid, stupid woman)
Amaya and Deidara got freaky
(stupid, stupid woman)
The girls were given an ultimatum
Join the Akatsuki or die. . .
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Chapter 10:
The door cracks open and a head pops in. She grins at the person she least expected. "Hey onee-sama." Amaya says, and walks in.
Her face falls as her sister walks all the way into the room and shuts the door. The younger Takeda wasn't wearing her typical shinobi clothes…at least no that Aika could tell. An Akatsuki cloak covered her from neck to knees. Blue-green eyes drift closed in acceptance and defeat. "You choose them." It was a statement, not a question.
"Don't hate me."
A single tear escapes as the auburn-haired girl smiles up at her twin. "I can't hate you for following your heart. That takes much more courage than following your mind. Too bad I'm not that strong. At least I don't have to worry about your fate anymore."
She sits beside Aika, tears pooling in her eyes. "So, you're gonna go back to Konoha?"
"No." She whispers back, confused. "I wasn't given that option."
Amaya smirks and grabs her sister's wrist. "I didn't join the Akatsuki just for the fashion statement…I'm giving you a way out. Most of the guys are gone. Only Tobi is here, and he's asleep. So I can break the chakra seals and you can escape."
Finally, the elder sister allows herself to hope. "Okay, but tell me one thing. What is the real reason you chose this path? What of Kazekage-sama?"
Blood red hair falls into her face as Amaya breaks the seals. "He never really noticed me. But Deidara-kun does." She blushes as her sister raises an eyebrow. "Don't get me wrong, it isn't love. But feeling wanted is all I've ever needed. And what he has made me feel is wonderful."
"Um…ew." Aika giggles, while suppressing what little bit of chakra she has gathered. She doesn't need the mental image her dirty mind is playing for her. "So, what should I tell the Hokage? And what happens when the Akatsuki realize that we haven't even used our greatest jutsu yet?"
"You'll tell the Fifth the truth." She says simply, holding her sister's hand. And if anyone was close enough, they could sense her pushing chakra into her sister's body. "We'll cross that other road later. Once they find out that it has to be both of us, they'll come after you again."
Fallen angel eyes stare at the broken pieces of paper on the floor. "So this is it."
The younger twin nods, opening the window, so she can cut off the seal there as well. "Please be safe, onee-sama."
"You won't come with me?" She whispers, hugging her sister tight. They'd never been separated before, and she didn't want it to happen now either. But Amaya shakes her head. "Then you be careful too." Then, she flings herself out the window. As soon as Aika can feel the ground under her feet, she takes off running toward the setting sun. Her hand goes up to wave goodbye, but she doesn't turn around.
Tears stream down her face as she heads into the woods, as she realizes that if she ever sees her sister again, they'll be on opposite sides of a war.
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Amaya watches through her own tears as her sister disappears into the forest. Her last defiance before officially joining the Akatsuki is done. She is now ready to give her everything for this organization…and for Deidara-kun. That is, if they even left her alive after helping Aika escape.
With her sister now out of danger, she no longer has to worry. Now her loyalty is solely to the blonde nukenin and all because he had noticed her. She'd give him anything he asked for now.
A sigh escapes her lips and she turns from the window, wiping her eyes. It had been an eventful few days. First, she had weighed her options, the night that Deidara had left. Going back would have been great, but there was nothing left for her in Konohagakure…other than Aika. And if both of them said no, they wouldn't see the village again anyway.
But if she joined, then she could find a way to save Aika and neither of them would have to suffer…except for being apart. So in the end, she chose the Akatsuki.
Getting there attention had been another matter. If she waited until Deidara-kun returned, then her sister would be dead. And she wouldn't be willing to join the group that had murdered Aika. Seals stopped her from just opening the door and informing whoever had been left on babysitting duty. Yelling was her only choice. Eventually someone would come in, even if it was just to tell her to shut the fuck up.
And they did. Well, Itachi had come to the door to see what her problem was.
Flashback:
She didn't know how long she had been screaming, but judging by the pain in her throat, it had been awhile. And she wasn't sure how much longer her voice would hold out.
The door flies open suddenly, making her jump back and fall to her knees. The elder Uchiha towers over her, his face not showing any emotion, but the murderous intent radiated off of his body. "What?"
She bows her head in submission, needing to do this. "I can't take this any longer. I'll join you."
End Flashback
Now, she stifles a yawn, exhausted, as she head back to the room she still shared with Deidara. A slight snore catches her attention and suddenly she remembers something. She turns to Tobi, who is sitting on the floor by the room she just exited. Her hands fly up into a hand sign familiar to all shinobi. "Release." She mumbles, before going into her room. She pauses just a moment, making sure that the masked shinobi was back to normal (well for Tobi) before closing the door and heading for the bed. All she had to do now was wait for the rest of the Akatsuki to come back from capturing their precious bijuu and await her fate.
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Deep in the woods, the young kunoichi finally stops and allows herself to breathe. Her body isn't used to all of this activity anymore, being laid up in bed for Kami knows how long. Besides, she had no idea which way any of her captors had gone…and it would be pretty shitty to get this far, only to bump into one of the cloak-wearers by accident or bad luck.
But since she is stopped for the moment, she decides to look and see if the stab wound on her shoulder could make it without using any of her chakra to heal it. She needs it to move faster, and escape this place before anyone can find her. Or she can store it, in case she had to fight.
The bandage peels away slowly, but she lets out a sigh of relief when she feels it. It doesn't seem infected or swollen, which meant she could wait until she made it back to civilization before she had to do anything about it. Next, she inspects her wrist. It had been set properly, so she doesn't have to worry about it either. That one would definitely take too much chakra to heal.
She focuses now on her surroundings. Hopefully, her memory is still good enough that she would recognize the areas that the Akatsuki had brought them through after first kidnapping them. That's the only reason she had headed in this particular direction. Luckily, she realizes where she is. A few more hours at a normal pace would bring the elder Takeda to the border between Fire Country and Wind. After that, it would either be a day to Sunagakure or two days to Konoha. And as much as she wants to head for home, she is a realist. Suna it is.
Deciding to risk the chance, she sends the chakra borrowed from her sister to her feet and heads for the treetops. Depending on how long the supply could hold out, she can cut the journey ahead by a third. Her only hope is that a sandstorm…or a certain sand nukenin…doesn't cross her path.
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As luck would have it, none of the Akatsuki were around her…they are coming from the opposite direction, having sucked the bijuu out of some jinchuuriki. Sasori and Deidara are in the back, having yet another discussion (argument) over art.
They quickly part ways, before Tobi would be needed to replace one of them, heading for their rooms. The puppeteer stands in front of the door, not really wanting to go inside and face the music. He already knows Aika's answer to his question, and suddenly, he doesn't want to go through with it.
Sasori had thought that he had disposed of most of his emotions with what he had discarded of his human body. But this auburn-haired beauty had carved her way into his artificial heart. So a part of him…the part the held some remaining vestige of humanity…knows that he can't kill her. But he will if she forces his hand. And knowing that strong-willed little bitch, she would.
He pushes the door open with a sigh, but within seconds, anger consumes him. Three things were wrong with this picture. First, broken chakra seals are on his immaculate floor, blowing around a bit. Second, the bedroom window was wide open, that seal also ripped to shreds. Last, and most importantly, Takeda Aika is no where to be seen.
An ungodly roar echoes throughout the hideout as he turns toward Deidara's door. Even that fool, Tobi, wasn't stupid enough to free her. Only one person could have helped her escape him…
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Morphine: I like it!
Dream: I don't think it's long enough
Morphine: Oh, stop complainin' about the length! Not one reviewer comments on that!
Dream: True, but I still feel bad. Wait, this isn't considered a cliffy, right?
Morphine: Not sure
Dream: Oh well. . .read and review people
Morphine: Flames are accepted, and we're back to roastin' Sasuke!
Dream: Love y'all guys!
Until next time, and remember, you can resist everything. . .but Temptation.