Melancholy
Chapter Ten
-Collision-
Two and a half years later…
"Impressive." Noriaki nodded, looking over the papers in front of him as he sat at his desk in the central Anbu headquarters. "Very impressive. I must say, I am a bit confused." He glanced up, meeting deep green depths with his own jade gaze. "I was always under the impression you didn't approve of Anbu."
"That was before." A soft, yet strong voice said simply.
"I can see that." The Uchiha nodded, standing as he stamped the paper with his approval and then rolled up the scroll. "Well congratulations Viletta, you're officially in the Anbu. I have already assigned you to a captain. He's one of my best."
The dark haired girl nodded, "Thank you." She bowed her head. Viletta had matured quite a bit since her younger teen years. She'd filled out even more, her chest ample and fairly large. Her hair was still cut short, aside from her bangs, which now just barely touched her shoulders. Her outfit was still the same, only now she wore an ivory sash to contrast with her black attire.
"I honestly had no idea you were this good." Noriaki smirked as he started out of his office, gesturing for her to follow him.
"I was just honored that you wanted to test me yourself." She shrugged, looking around the compound as they passed a few rooms.
The elder Uchiha chuckled. "Well, after I read all the things you can do, I couldn't risk any of my bodies. I have important things for them to do. And I am simply amazing." He shrugged, only making Viletta roll her eyes at his arrogance. They came to a large door marked 'ichi' and went in. "Now, you will be in squad one. I believe you and the captain are already acquainted." Noriaki chuckled as he stepped aside, causing her to go wide eyed.
"Kurogané." Noriaki called, "this is your new teammate." He smirked, looking back at the shell shocked woman. "Viletta, Kurogané is your team captain."
Said boy, well, now man, looked towards the door, having been in the middle of filling out some paperwork from a previous mission he had gone on. His eyes widened fractionally, and he stood, slowly making his way over towards the two. He was slightly taller than his uncle, and his shoulders had broadened a bit more. Nowadays he kept his hair shorter, though the white streak on the left side was slightly longer than the rest, making it look more prominent. Dressed in the traditional Anbu attire, it was easy for Viletta to see how he had grown. Her gaze came to rest on his jade one, and like always, it was unreadable as to exactly what he was thinking.
Kurogané stopped in front of his uncle, his eyes still glued to the girl before him. She was beautiful. Even more beautiful than he'd remembered. He hadn't really seen much of Viletta since she had ended their friendship. They'd avoided one another at all costs, and he'd focused on getting into Anbu at a young age, succeeding and going on to be part of a team. It was just recently that his uncle had given him the privilege of being a captain, and that was why he was in the process of getting a team. Though, now that he had Viletta, his team was made.
"Viletta." He spoke in greeting, his deeper voice nearly sending a shiver down her spine.
It took her a bit longer to regain her wits before she looked over at Noriaki, "Are you kidding me." She demanded.
"What?" the elder Uchiha chuckled, turning to leave. "I don't know who you think I am little Viletta, but I don't believe in the whole…'setup' thing like my sister." He said, unable to control his insane laughter as he left the room.
Kurogané watched his uncle leave before he returned his gaze to Viletta. "So…how have you been?" he asked, feeling a bit awkward.
"Fine." She said, avoiding his gaze and taking a seat on one of the plush sofas.
"You want me to show you around or anything?"
Viletta rolled her eyes, crossing her arms. "Not particularly."
He shrugged. "Alright." he said, shutting the door to their team room and going back over to the desk he'd been working at. He sat down, continuing to fill out his paperwork.
The silence hung in the air like a thick fog, continuing to drag on until suddenly the door was slammed open and in walked a boy and a girl. The boy was tall, and fairly buff, with dark brown hair and light brown eyes. There was a rough look about him, but he didn't give off the vibe that went along with it. The girl had long orange hair tied back in a braid, and blue eyes. She was clearly a very quiet person based on the way she carried herself, and immediately went to go sit at one of the other tables, while the boy plopped down on the couch across from Viletta as if he owned the place. Both were dressed in Anbu attire, the only difference being that the girl had a red band tied around her arm, signaling her to be the team's medic.
"So you our new teammate?" the brunette asked, raising a brow and giving her a once over.
"Unfortunately." Viletta grumbled, looking up at the man. "Are you…you're the one dating the Hokage's daughter, right?"
He smiled slightly, though it looked almost like a smirk. "Yup, Yoshida Shusui's my name. Shiori and I have been going strong for about four years now, going on five next month." He stretched, raising his arms above his head and pointing back at the girl. "That's Asuka, she doesn't really talk much, so don't mind her." He said, reclining back on the couch.
The dark haired girl smiled, nodding to the girl before looking back at Shusui. "Must be nice. So who asked whom out?" she wondered, trying not to glare over at Kurogané.
"I guess you could say I asked her." the brunette shrugged. "We just kinda started hanging out, and I sort of made her go on dates with me." he smirked. "Well, she didn't know they were dates until I took her home later and told her so. Then she got all confused and confronted me about treating her weird and told me to either date her for real or leave her alone. So that's when I stated that she was already my girlfriend. You should have seen the look on her face." he chuckled, shaking his head.
Viletta actually laughed, "Wow. That's pretty crazy. It's good to see there are still some guys who aren't retardedly stupid about what they want."
Kurogané rolled his eyes. "Every guy knows what they want, the girls are just too blind to see it." he muttered.
Shusui looked back at his captain in confusion, before returning his gaze to her. He clapped once, before pointing at Viletta. "Now I know who you are! It's been bothering me since I walked in, but I got it!" he smiled. "You're the chick Kuro fucked everything up with!" he laughed, seeming to find it all amusing as he leaned against the back of the couch. "Man, you're hotter than I thought you'd be."
"Shut up Shusui." The Uchiha ordered, not even sparing them a glance, though now he was writing with more ferocity.
"Right on the head." The dark haired woman sighed, standing. "Well would either of you mind giving me a tour of the establishment?"
"Sure, I can-" Shusui began, only to be cut off by Kurogané.
"I will." The Uchiha stood, picking up his finished report and walking over to the couches.
Viletta crossed her arms, looking like a stubborn toddler. "No." she huffed.
He pointed to himself. "Team Captain. Means you have to do what I say. Now let's go." He said, going over to the door and opening it for her.
She scoffed. "I didn't let you order me around when we were little and I sure as hell am not going to let you do it now." Viletta, glared off. "The only way you make me go with you is if you drag me out of here."
"If that's how you want it." Kurogané sighed, rolling up his papers and sticking them in his back pocket before walking over to her and picking her up, tossing her over his shoulder.
Viletta went wide eyed, her cheeks taking on an unhealthy red as she screamed out. "What are you doing?!" she flailed. "This is sexual harassment! I'll report you!" she threatened as the two disappeared out the door. Asuka simply stared after them before returning her blue gaze to her teammate.
"I don't think she fully realizes who she would be reporting to…Noriaki-sama finds sexual harassment amusing…"
"I think this whole situation is hilarious." Shusui chuckled, standing. "Well, I'm going to go find my lady. See you later." He waved, leaving the room.
Asuka shook her head. Things on their team were definitely going to be interesting, that's for sure.
"And here are the training rooms." Kurogané said, entering with Viletta still thrashing about on his shoulder. Everyone in the area looked over at the pair in curiosity, before returning to their tasks. He sighed, patting her rear, something he'd decided to hold to have a better grip on her. "You know, I'd put you down if you promised not to try and run away again." He told her, turning so that she could actually look and see the equipment that Anbu were provided to train with.
"Fine! I won't run away, just put me down!" she ordered, still blushing, especially now that they had an audience.
He hoisted her forward, catching her before she hit the ground and holding her like he used to. A smirk came to his face as he met her gaze, and then he straightened, setting her back on her feet. "Now don't give me that look, you practically dared me to carry you out." he said, setting his hands on his hips.
"I most certainly did not." She huffed, placing her hands on his and removing them from her person. "And stop molesting me. I don't like people touching me…ever." She said seriously, though the place where he had been holding was still tingly.
"Trust me, what I've done to you so far today is not molestation in any way." Kurogané said, gesturing towards the door. "Now, shall we? There's more to see."
She rolled her eyes and followed after him, looking around as they passed things. He showed her where the kitchen was, and the main area where everybody could hang out, as well as the different offices she was to go to for certain things, since his uncle didn't like people to come to him about stupid problems. They stopped in front of another set of doors then, and it was labeled 'women'. "This is the girl's locker rooms. You can just go in and pick one to keep a spare set of clothes in or whatever. Now, it's connected to the guys' room through the showers, meaning it's shared. So if you don't want to risk being seen naked by anyone, I would just forego showering here." He said.
"It's a men's and women's shower?" she arched a curious brow.
He nodded. "Yeah, most people don't really care. I mean, there's curtains and individual stalls for the shy ones, but you'd be surprised how many immature and pervy people there are in Anbu."
Viletta's blush returned. "D…Do people have sex in there?"
He smirked. "What do you think?"
"That's…" Hot. She finished in her head, an image popping into her head, though she was not happy with whom she was picturing slamming into her as he shoved her body against the cold tile. "Disturbing." She frowned, wrapping her arms around her front as she tried to hide the shiver of delight. It wouldn't do to think about that idiot. Just because they were on the same team meant nothing.
The Uchiha shrugged. "I always thought shower sex would be interesting." He commented, turning to lead her off somewhere else.
They eventually walked into a storage type room. "You can go ahead and pick out your uniforms." He said, directing her to where the women's ones were located. "We get two to keep, and if one gets damaged or whatever you can just come back and pick out something else."
She nodded and went in, looking for her size, grabbing a sleeveless black shirt and some black shorts to go along with her vest and thigh high ninja shoes. She went over to the masks and searched, tossing a few aside. She didn't know what to pick until she saw a tiger mask. She smiled and pulled it out, setting it on top of her pile. "There."
"You can go ahead and change and pick out your locker. I'm gonna go turn this stuff in. Just meet back at the team's room." Kurogané said, waving his roll of papers.
"Do we already have a mission?" Viletta blinked, seeming a bit confused.
"Nah, my uncle is just gonna give us a briefing about what he expects from us, and it's protocol to wear your uniform when inside the building. Unless you're just dropping something off." he told her.
"Oh…" she nodded. "Okay." She said, before heading off the way she remembered.
Kurogané made his way back to his uncle's office, and didn't even knock before going in. He held in a sigh at seeing the elder man balancing a pencil on his nose, and seeming very absorbed in the activity. "You know…I'm sure you have other things to do Uncle." He said, shutting the door behind him.
The elder Uchiha scoffed, removing the utensil from his nose. "What do you want Kurogané?" he asked, placing it down and leaning back in his chair.
"Just turning these in." he set the papers down on the desk. "And I showed Viletta around, so everyone should be gathered for the debriefing in the team room whenever you're ready. She's just changing clothes."
Noriaki smirked, giving his nephew a close look. "So you like your new teammate?"
The ebony haired boy crossed his arms. "I don't feel the need in dignifying that with an answer." He grumbled, looking off. "Why'd you put her on my team anyways? You know she hates me."
"But I also know that you love her." He pointed out, kicking his feet up on his desk, clearly not making a move to go inspect the new team.
Kurogané frowned. "Yeah but…I don't know how to be with her without messing everything up like I did the first time."
Noriaki scoffed. "Stop being a fucking idiot, that's what." He rolled his eyes. "With that type of woman, you're just going to have to fuck her brains out to show her you're her one true love. It's as simple as calling her into your office for a discussion and pinning her to the desk while you fondle her breasts and rub you dick against her begging lips." He snickered.
"She does have really nice breasts…" He blushed slightly and looked back at his uncle. "What if she reports me for harassment? You know my mom won't look kindly on it if she finds out."
The dark haired man stood, setting his hands on his hips. "Do you really doubt my methods in getting women Kurogané?"
"No Uncle." He shook his head quickly, his jade eyes slightly wide. "I've heard how you got Aunt Hikari to admit that she liked you, so I know they work. I just…am unsure as to how to go about it. She makes me nervous."
Noriaki scoffed. "A woman makes you, an Uchiha, nervous?"
He crossed his arms. "It's not like I'd be the first one." He grumbled.
"Your great-grandfather took what he wanted from that two bit whore he fucked. Your grandfather took grandma! And I sure as hell took my sexy fine wife with no hint of hesitation. Be a man and suck it up! You have to take what you want and show her who's boss or she'll just walk all over you!" he declared, the air around him heating up from his passion and dark smirk as his eyes flared up with inner flames.
Kurogané nodded, his uncle's fervor igniting his own. "You're right, I just have to dominate her, and she'll submit to me more easily, and realize we are meant to be together!" he hit his palm with a fist in determination.
"Exactly!" Noriaki smirked, rubbing his hands together. "That's what I'm saying." He nodded and led his nephew out. "Once a woman gets a taste of your dick, she won't ever stop coming back. It's a gift, I must say."
He blinked, looking at him as they made their way back to his team's room. "But…how do I know when to take her?" he asked.
"Trust me Kurogané. When the time comes, you will know." Noriaki actually smiled. "These things have a funny way of working themselves out."
The two continued to walk down the halls, coming upon the door title ichi once more. Kurogané opened it, revealing Asuka and Viletta, who was now in her uniform and talking to the other girl. He looked around. "Where'd Shusui go?" he asked, since he knew his uncle would be angry if his time was wasted.
"He went to mess around with Shiori. There's no telling when he'll be back." Asuka said.
Noriaki scowled, glancing over at his blood. "Go get him. And inform him he will be receiving disciplinary action from me personally. The longer it takes, the longer he suffers."
Kurogané nodded, expanding his chakra to locate his cousin before disappearing in a swirl of sand. When he reappeared, it was in an alleyway next to the Anbu Headquarters. He looked around, before spotting the two in a heated make-out session with Shiori pressed up against the wall. He rolled his eyes and walked over to them, clearing his throat loudly.
Shusui groaned, lifting one of his hands and waving the Uchiha away so that he could continue his actions. Kurogané sighed, walking up to them and placing his hand on his teammate's shoulder, before yanking him away from his cousin. "What the fuck man?!" the brunette growled. "Can't you see we're busy?"
"We need to go." He said simply.
"Kuro…" Shiori pouted, keeping her grip on her boyfriend's shirt. "It's been forever since we got to make out."
The ebony haired boy just shook his head. "Uncle Nori is waiting to debrief us, and the longer it takes, the longer Shusui has to suffer under his personal discipline."
"Aw man…that dude's gonna kick my ass." Shusui sighed, rubbing his girlfriend's back as he looked down at her. "I gotta go sweetness. But I'll come by your place later and we can finish what we started." He smirked, kissing her forehead.
Shiori smiled up at him, getting on her tip toes and kissing him once more before letting her cousin take him away. "See you later Shusui." She waved.
"Bye baby." Shusui waved, before he and Kurogané disappeared in his grainy sands. They reappeared in their team room then.
"Got him." Kurogané said, the two boys going over to sit with the rest of their teammates on the couches.
Shusui bowed slightly to Noriaki before sitting. "Sorry to keep you waiting sir. I lost track of the time."
"Well you sure as hell will be when I'm done with you." He said darkly, before letting out an annoyed sigh. "Alright, Viletta you are the final member of Ichi. So the others will tell you their specialties and you will do the same. Asuka, start and we'll end with Kurogané."
The orange haired girl nodded. "I specialize in medical ninjutsu for the most part, so my role is mostly to heal the three of you, not participate in combat. My chakra is water based, and so I use many different water jutsus when I am in a position that calls for me to join in the battle." She said.
"I'm a Senjutsu master." Shusui said, reclining and placing his arms on the back of the couch. "I'm also pretty good with taijutsu, and have earth based chakra."
Kurogané looked at his teammates before looking at Viletta. "I possess the sharingan, use lightning and fire jutsu, have sand that I inherited from my mother, and specialize in sword techniques." He summed up.
Noriaki turned his gaze to Viletta and gestured for her to speak. "Um…well as you know I'm Viletta." She said, now feeling slightly uncomfortable because all eyes were on her. "My weapon of choice is a scythe. I can control shadows in any way I choose. I'm very good at taijutsu. I can also take someone's pain and transfer it to another…and…I can steal people's souls…just by touching them."
The Uchiha Anbu head blinked, for the first time looking slightly uncomfortable as he took a step away from Viletta. Shusui arched a brow. "Really? How does that work?" he asked, intrigued.
"All I have to do is touch their forehead, or over their heart and focus really hard on ripping their soul from their flesh. And then they die." She shrugged.
"That's…kinda cool." The brunette smiled, nodding.
Asuka gave her an interested look. "Does it take a lot out of you to do that?"
"It really depends…on how much they really want to live." She explained, trying to think of more. "Oh, and I can kill people by crying."
"Really now?" Noriaki seemed interested.
Viletta nodded. "When I cry, my eyes turn black as do those around me, and it'll eventually kill them if I cry long enough."
"So…what are the chances of that happening?" the orange haired girl asked. "I mean, how well can you control whether or not you cry? Just out of curiosity."
"Well, I haven't cried since I was sixteen." She said, giving Kurogané a small glare. "So pretty well. Besides, there was only one person who could make me cry and he can no longer do that, so I think we're safe."
Kurogané refrained from rolling his eyes at her insult, since he knew he deserved it. "Then I guess we don't have anything to worry about." He said, crossing his arms.
"We sure don't." she huffed, keeping her glare on him.
"So what else do we need to go over?" Shusui spoke up. "Cause' I personally don't want to sit here while these two glare and argue with each other in their stupid little passive aggressive way." he said, pointing between Kurogané and Viletta.
Noriaki focused his annoyed jade gaze on Shusui. "No. That's it. You come with me. We need to work out some of that arrogance you parade around with." He snapped, turning on his heel and leaving the room.
The brunette grimaced. "Great." He muttered, getting up and following after the man. "If I die, tell Shiori I thought of her in my last moments." Were his last words before he left the room. And with him gone, Asuka stood and quickly left as well, muttering something about getting something to eat. Because there was no way she wanted to be left alone with those two without Shusui to diffuse the situation.
"Well now that I'm done here…" Viletta huffed, turning on her heel to leave. Kurogané stood quickly and grabbed her arm, halting her.
"I think we should talk." He said.
Viletta looked back at him, looking all but friendly. "I think we've talked enough. Besides I don't want to talk to you."
He frowned. "But…I want to talk to you."
She just huffed and faced him, pulling her arm from his grip and crossing them. "Fine. What?"
Kurogané blinked, since he hadn't really thought about what he was going to say. "Well…I just want to know…I mean…do you…" he wiped a hand down the side of his face and sighed. "Nevermind. You can go if you want to." He turned and began to walk back over to the desk he'd been at earlier.
She stared after him, seeming to lighten her glare. Viletta simply sighed, before turning around and grabbing her things. She stopped at the door, glancing back, but decided to forgo a goodbye and left him alone in the common room.
He glanced at the empty doorway and sighed. "God Kuro you idiot." He muttered, hitting his forehead lightly with his fist. He sat down at the table and picked up his sword, examining the sheath that he'd had ever since his seventeenth birthday. He ran his fingers lightly over the exterior, before looking at the yin and yang symbols. What he wouldn't give to go back to that day and take back everything he said.
But this was good, at least. He was being given a second chance at being with Viletta. And this time, he wasn't going to mess it up. This time, he was going to do things right, beginning with getting her to like him once more.