OMG, yeah it's here, and its late, and I suck.. I'm sorry.
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"Tobi is Tobi." He said pointing at himself. "And you are Sakura." His unseen smile was rather sneaky; luckily his mask hid his bluffs.
"Now that you have been acquainted, Tobi we should-" Kakuzu began motioning Tobi towards the kitchen.
"Tobi likes your pink hair." Tobi said moving his left hand through strands of Sakura's hair.
"Thank you." Sakura said removing his hand and stepping away from him. "I have space issues." She explained. She couldn't rub of the feeling of a child talking to her rather then a very strong gown man who is part of the Akatsuki.
"Sakura doesn't like Tobi." Whether his emotion was sincere or a joke, no one would know. Sakura found this to be the hardest thing about Tobi.
"I don't know you. Besides you are an Akatsuki so," Sakura tried to explain.
"Tobi is not happy." His voice still high and childish, held an undertone of danger. Sakura smiled.
"Don't be sad. I didn't like any of these guys when I first met them and now…" Sakura looked around. "Now I don't want to kill them."
"Okay." Tobi said sitting on the couch. He didn't move just sat there in silence. It was clear Kakuzu was still waiting for him since he still stood in front of the kitchen door, except now with his arms crossed and an extremely annoyed look on his face. Sakura turned to him and mouthed 'Karma' then turned and sat at one of the armchairs.
"Uh, Sakura, remember that dirty ass shit you did upstairs? Well it's about fucking time you get to cleaning that shit up!" Hidan said picking her off the chair from her upper arm.
"Ow, what are you talking about. Let go of me!" Sakura said pulling her arm back but his grip grew tighter and his eyebrows went higher up on his forehead. "Oh." Sakura said understanding. "Yeah, next time ill avoid doing that weird shit." Sakura and Hidan went up the stairs, giving Kakuzu time to swoop in.
"So what's the plan?" He asked standing across from Tobi.
"Tobi has it under control." He said leaning back in the couch. "Leave it up to Tobi."
On the upper stairs was a crouching Hidan and Sakura spying, but like Kakuzu, getting nothing out of it.
"Why don't you read his-" Hidans hand hit Sakura's mouth stopping her from talking and giving her an evil glare. They stood up and went into the bedroom then to the bathroom, then he let her go.
"What?" She asked whipping her mouth.
"He doesn't know about any of our powers and I would prefer it stay that way." Hidan explained.
"No curse words, must be serious."
"Shut the fuck up, he's just being very fucking suspicious hitting on trash like you and not telling us shit." Hidan explained checking outside the bathroom door just to be safe.
"Wow, thanks a lot." Sakura said sarcastically.
"Sakura, are you in there?" Tobi's voice came from the bedroom. Hidan jumped back.
"I didn't even notice him."He whispered to himself annoyed.
"Yeah." Sakura whispered. "Me either." She walked out of the bathroom and swirled out of Tobi's way trying to go avoid another affectionate conversation. In her peripheral vision she saw Tobi enter the bathroom.
"Tell me everything." He said, very seriously. More serious then Sakura knew he could be after their earlier introduction.
"Not fucking interesting has happened. Everything you know we know." The fear in Hidans voice was clear.
Sakura didn't wit to listen to anymore incase that was it and they caught her spying. Heading down the stairs she heard another group of whispers and rolled her eyes, focusing in on the voices.
"We can't show that we've gotten used to any of this. If anything we need to keep this area hostile. No friendly conversations anymore. No more fun, the risks are too high." Kakuzu explained.
Understanding responses came from Diedara, Sasori, and Kisame. Sakura peaked around the wall and also saw Itachi nod. Sighing she jumped from the stairs and walked towards them eyes looking suspiciously and her nose pointed up in the air.
"What's up?" She asked. They all dispersed ignoring her question. "Don't feel like talking? Fine."
Sakura went to Diedara. "But if you don't want me to talk, maybe you should bring to the boat again?" then she looked at Itachi." Or push me to the wall?" Her right eyebrow rose as they continued to ignore her. "Really, damn, then what about Hidan being able to-"
"Sakura, please follow me to the kitchen." Kakuzu nodded in the direction of the kitchen and waited for her to walk in front of him before following her in.
"Why are you always the one taking action and making decisions?" Sakura asked.
"The others are either to lazy or don't talk. They like action better then safety." Kakuzu said pulling a chair out for her. When she sat down he went to his own chair.
"So polite." She mumbled. "So what would you like to tell me?"
"Do not speak of any of our," he took a moment to ponder a good choice of words. "Actions these past days."
"Now I am fine with that, but Tobi is an Akatsuki, one of you, why aren't you letting him in?"
"You're a ninja, I'm sure you already know why."
"Oh I know why, I just didn't think that you guys followed the same procedures Konoha does."
"Why do you think were so successful?" Kakuzu smirked causing Sakura to laugh.
"I'm surprised you've been so successful if you can't trust one another."
"You would know." Kakuzu concluded. "With Sasuke being such a failure for Konoha." He didn't say it in a rude tone, but absolutely serious. Sakura cleared her throat and looked away deciding on not responding.
"THE FUCK!" Hidans voice roared all around the house after a large crashing noise coming from the upstairs.
Sakura stood quickly, her doctor instincts kicking in. She ran upstairs, with Kakuzu and Diedara on her feet. Sasori came up soon after. Itachi chose to stay downstairs with a different expression then usually. Or at least that's how Sakura felt when she got a glimpse of him.
"Do that again." Tobi demanded.
Sakura saw blood, and a wave of nausea remembering when she had blood all over her skull hit her. She went to Hidan checking his head.
"Now." Tobi's voice got more assertive.
Sakura sighed, he wasn't hurt bad, at least not for a very skilled ninja.
"What happened?" Kisame asked, realizing Hidans distress and need for more time to respond to Tobi.
Tobi however ignored him and raised his voice again. "Now."
"I don't actually know what he wants." Hidan said prying his eyes away from the contact with Tobi's mask hole.
"Okay." Sakura was shocked, Tobis voice was happy.
"What?" She chocked.
"Nothing. Did Tobi hurt Hidan bad?" He asked her approaching the two.
"No, not too bad." Sakura said removing herself from where he was getting closer.
"Wow Diedara was that your stomach, I better get to the kitchen and make some food." Sakura fake smiled and ran down the steps, two at a time.
"Wait, Tobi wants to help too!" He pushed past the other Akatsuki members and followed her.
"Oh that is not necessary, not at all." Sakura said opening the fridge and pulling out cheese, tomatoes, cucumbers, and limes.
"Can Tobi watch you cook then?" Tobi asked entering the kitchen.
"Oh well," She looked through the kitchen door and saw a relieved look on everyone's faces. Apparently she was the new 'Tobi Distracter'. There's a title she wanted. "You know what why don't you help."
She handed him the tomatoes, and went over to the counter. "You can chop the tomatoes." When Sakura reached in for a knife, she remembered why she was the only one who cooked. She didn't trust anyone else to handle possible weapons. She looked at Tobi who was humming a random tune and then back at the knife. Her contemplation felt like it was lasting forever.
"Actually there's only one knife so why don't you just keep humming and I'll chop away." Sakura went over to the cucumber and began to peel off the skin.
"No more knives? Tobi is sorry; Tobi should have brought a kunai or something."
"That's okay Tobi, the offer was sweet enough." Sakura sighed in relief. He seemed so nice… to her.
When she finished cooking and adding salt for taste she announced food was ready and sat down watching Tobi closely. She had filled his plate with food and given it to him, which he had gratefully thanked her for doing. Now she was just waiting to get a peak of his face.
"Thank you!" Diedara sang scooping up more than half the food in his bowl.
"Dude, the fuck, were all hungry, it's not just your selfish ass." Hidan growled reaching his spoon in to get some food.
"Greedy ass people." Kisame growled noticing the lack of food left. "Diedara that bowl better be for two."
Sakura ignored the noise keeping an eye on Tobi, who had still not eaten any of the food.
He got up and handed his bowl to Itachi, who accepted it sitting down. Sakura watched a new expression cross Itachis face, and it was a similar one that she had on her face lately. A mixture of confusion, suspicion, and a bit of trust issues. Sakura then noticed Tobi leave the kitchen.
"Tobi, I thought you were hungry?" Sakura called to him, everyone watched her as she did so.
"Tobi only helped to be with Sakura." He smiled and continued to walk away.
As everyone finished fighting for food, and left the room to eat in other places, Sakura, Sasori, and Itachi were the only one's eating at the table.
"So…" Sakura said taking a bite of cheese and tomatoes. "Have either of you seen under that mask of his?"
Sasori released a small laugh and itachi's face looked very serious.
"No." Sasori said eating some cucumber.
"But you have." Sakura stated. It wasn't a question. She could tell by Itachi's reactions. For a guy who was good at hiding emotions, he wasn't good at hiding this one. He didn't respond, which didn't really surprise Sakura very much. She never expected anything from him really.
"Well, maybe not." Her tone of voice said opposite of her words. "So maybe we three should find out what it looks like. 1:30 AM, approximately sound good to you guys?"
"Trying to make a date Sakura? Scared you won't get back to your real life, trying to find man here?" Sasori teased, nonchalantly continuing to eat while Sakura gasped at him.
"I would never repopulate with you criminals." She whispered.
"I never mentioned doing that Sakura, get your mind out of the gutter." He got up and put his plate away smiling after hearing Sakura's groan of complaint, then walked out the door saying, "I'll get back to you."
"Yeah, well you're the one assuming I'm thinking dirty!" Sakura groaned again.
"He's gone." Itachi said bored.
"I know…" Sakura sighed, turning her attention to the Uchiha. "So, are you in?"
"No, getting on his bad side is a bad idea, and you will get caught." Itachi warned.
"And yet, I think I will still do it." Sakura smiled. "Might as well edge him on, I'm not sure I like his sweet side."
"You will regret that decision."
"Yeah, I regret a lot of things." Sakura looked down at the table around the same area that Itachi was staring at.
"I'll be there." Itachi said. "And so will Sasori."
"He didn't agree-"
"He will." Itachi reassured then got up leaving not looking at her once through their entire conversation.
And just as Itachi had told Sakura an hour later Sasori had walked over to Sakura's seat on the couch., sitting next to her ready to talk.
"About this idea of yours," He said looking away as if their conversation was the imagination of any bystanders.
"Yeah?" Sakura, asked continuing to look down at the book she found on one of the shelves.
"I'm in." He said peeking a look at her book.
"Cool." Sakura smiled going back to actually reading. She brought her gaze up to Sasori after he didn't get up and left. "Do you mind?"
"Not at all." He said continuing to look at her book. She frowned.
"Here." Sakura gave him the book and got up and grabbed another one, then sat back down.
"What's that one?"
"The Dark Tower." Sakura was beginning to get irritated. He took her new book and gave her back her old one. "Great." Sakura mumbled, and went back to reading.
By the time the clock hit 1:30, mostly everyone was in bed with the exception of a knocked out Hidan on one of the couches, Itachi sitting in the kitchen with his eyes closed but his mind open, and Sasori who was reading still, next to Sakura. She, of course, noticing the time, taped Sasori and headed to the kitchen to get Itachi, who as soon as she reached the door, opened his eyes and got out of his chair. Sakura thumbed up him and walked towards the stairs. Stealthily the three soundlessly climbed the steps and entered the room.
As they gathered closer to Tobi's bed, Sakura realized that they didn't choose who was actually going to do what, and after turning to look at the two boys she realized she was stuck with the dirty work. Swallowing hard, but silently Sakura's hand touched the edge of his mask, making no sudden movements, and focusing all of her control slowly lifted it up a centimeter, only able to see a bit of his chin. As she began to lift it again a swift hand grabbed her wrist and squeezed very tightly, forcing Sakura to make the smallest gasp she was capable of making when trying to keep silent. Then she was pulled forward, face first on the side of hi bad while he laid on his back on the other side, her wrist continuing to be squeezed excessively hard. Sakura thanked the world that she had a pillow to bite, to stop herself from screaming out.
'WHEN IS HE GOING TO LET THE FUCK GO!' She screamed in her head, tears forming in and falling down her cheek, but being absorbed by the pillow, also absorbing her slobber. She could hear shuffling around her, and an outside pressure on her hand, which was becoming number now. She heard a faint complain start, but it ended quickly. She wasn't able to register much of anything, but relief flooded through her body as one person got her wrist out of Tobi's death grip, literally, and another person grabbed her, quickly and quietly bringing her down stairs. She heard footsteps surround her as she laid on the couch, and refused to open her eyes. She feared what her wrist looked like more than anything else. Luckily for her she could hear familiar sounds of cloth ripping and water being gathered among other things that she used to do before healing a patient. She could feel cool cloth wrapping around her wrist.
"I don't know if this is any good."
"Well when she opens her eyes she can fix it but for now, Sasori your all we've got." The deep cold voice was the most distinctive then the others.
"I don't think she's going to fucking open her eyes any time soon, her thoughts are full of fearful ideas that her hand could have been fucking ripped off. He was hurting her a hell of a lot."
"Sakura, your hand is fine." Another calm voice said.
"She's refusing to listen to you Sasori." Hidan's voice was becoming increasingly obvious with all of the mind reading clues.
"No way was he asleep, and I doubt he is now. Stop talking. Now." Itachis voice again.
"fuck." Sakura squeaked.
"She speaks." Sasori whispered.
"Fuck is all she says now. She's like fucking copying me!" Hidan complained.
"Shut up." Sasori said annoyed. They were done with her hand and now it was resting on an ice pack.
"Is it bad?" Sakura squeaked again.
A "Yes.", "Not too bad.", and a "It could have been worse." Were all responded. She frowned. Tobi scared the crap out of her now, and the fear of what he would do when he decided to pretend wake up, scared her almost to the point of her hair turning white. 'Shit.' She thought. 'No wonder no one was trusting him.'
So, did you like? I hope so,but I understand if the long update made you dislike :((