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Disclaimer: Is Lee getting chased by Seme's that want him as their Uke? No? Then I don't own Naruto.
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Title: Angel or Devil
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A year passed completely since his capture. Six months stuck in that cell but Lee was thinking that it was worth it for the six he spent traveling with Itachi and Kisame. Of course, there were times when they would leave him in this same strange village. They would be gone for a few days before coming back, but it only happened about six times so it wasn't too bad.
They were heading to the same village though and Lee felt that same sinking depression that came with it. But then they walked past the village without Itachi saying anything. Lee blinked and looked at the older man, noticing how tense he seemed -something that only Lee could tell since he spent so much time staring at the man-.
"Ita-kun?" Lee said, reaching out and holding onto Itachi's arm.
"...You've been requested. Leader wants to meet you." Itachi said, voice blank.
Lee frowned and knew that Itachi didn't want that to happen, "I will stay in the village." Lee said, letting go to head back.
Itachi sighed and his body loosened just slightly. He took Lee's hand and said, "No, come. We cannot disobey an order."
Lee got the now familiar flash of Itachi's body, the powers and any damages Itachi could be carrying ran through his head in less than a split second. Everything from the level of his Kekkei Genkai to the smallest detail of his actual organs and features.
Everything that he could take if he felt the want.
It was something he hadn't actually revealed, not because he was hiding it but because with them, Lee never really needed to use his power unless he was healing them, and they rarely got hurt.
"...Okay." Lee said, holding onto Itachi's hand for as long as he could. He reached out with his other one and he heard Kisame sigh in mock reluctance then Kisame took his free hand in his much larger one.
It was only when they were in front of the 'entrance' that they let go.
They did something that Lee couldn't see and suddenly, Lee was inside a hallway. He looked around curiously then followed Itachi with Kisame bringing up the back. They reached a larger room and Itachi gave Kisame a look before leaving. Lee tried to follow but Kisame put a hand on his shoulder saying,
"Nope, you stay right here Pup. Itachi's gone to talk to Leader."
Lee looked up and pouted slightly. Then he sighed and sat down on a couch in what looked like a lounge and quietly sulked.
Suddenly, they heard arguing and Kisame sighed, plopping beside Lee on the couch.
"Blondie is Deidara, red head is Sasori." Kisame grumbled.
Lee made a confused sound then turned around, peaking over the back of the couch. Just like Kisame said, a blond came in with a red head. They were arguing about art as far as Lee could tell. The one called Deidara saying that art was fleeting and Sasori said it was eternal. Then Deidara stopped as he locked 'eyes' with Lee -figuratively since only one of Deidara's showed while Lee's were both covered by his bangs-.
"Who the hell is that, un?" He said, face scrunching in confusion.
Lee waved then looked at Kisame who was giving him a look. He quickly jumped over the back of the couch, Kisame's hand just barely missing him. He heard Kisame growl a short 'dammit!' while he ran over to the two.
Lee looked back and smiled cutely at Kisame in victory then turned back to the two.
"Hello, I am Lee." He said, waving again.
Deidara blinked and Sasori just looked bored.
"Deidara, un." Deidara finally said, "You a new member?"
"Member? Not that I know of." Lee said, shrugging his bare shoulders, "I have never met your Leader before. I have just been traveling with Itachi-kun and Kisame-kun for a long time."
Deidara's face scrunched at Itachi's name and he grumbled. Sasori suddenly leaned in close to Lee and Lee froze slightly but Sasori didn't touch him.
"Your coloring...are you by any chance, a Seishin?" He asked, voice vaguely curious.
"Seishin...? What is that?" Lee asked
"Is that a no?" Sasori said instead
"I do not know. I have no memories of anything past a year ago. I just know my name is Lee." Lee answered, "What is a Seishin?"
"It is a clan that was wiped out of the Mist. A pity...I wanted to add one to my collection..." Sasori spoke as his eyes roamed Lee's body, "...do you have a Kekkei Genkai that allows you to give damage you have received?"
Lee gasped, his eyes going wide under his light grey bangs. He nodded quickly, "Y-yes! How did you know?!"
"So you are a Seishin..." Sasori said, and then he slowly smiled.
Lee felt his heart suddenly pound in his chest and he shifted nervously as Sasori got closer. His breath caught and he couldn't look away from those eyes as Sasori reached to touch him.
"Would you like to-" Sasori began but then Kisame was there, picking Lee up and away from the puppet master.
"Nope!" Kisame said, slightly growling, "There is no way in hell this kid is going to join your damn collection."
Sasori's eyes narrowed and he stood straight again.
Lee tried to look over Kisame's shoulder but each time he did, Kisame would shift him and make him fall against his back again. Lee whined slightly then just stayed there, dangling.
"Now that's just sad, un." Lee heard and he lifted his head to see Deidara staring at him.
Lee pouted, "Do you pity me enough to-" Lee paused and stared.
Deidara frowned, "What?"
Lee didn't say anything; he just reached out and tried to touch Deidara's hands. Deidara stepped back out of habit and Lee whined.
"Noo, I wish to touch!" Lee said, straining to reach, "Those look interesting! Are those actual mouths? I wish to feel, please?"
Deidara looked vaguely hesitant but it was the first time someone was actually interested in his hands instead of automatically disgusted or creeped out. So he slowly held out one hand and he jolted slightly at how fast Lee took his hand. Then Lee giggled and felt his hand with a smile.
Deidara quickly pulled his hand away, ears feeling warm, "Okay, easy on the merchandise."
Lee whined softly then said, "S-sorry..." looking honestly sad.
Deidara made a sound then sighed and held out his hand again, looking away. His ears burned again when he heard Lee's happy gasp and felt those dark grey hands touch his own normal colored one.
That was what Itachi walked in to. Sasori and Kisame glaring at each other and Lee 'playing' with Deidara's hand while the blond allowed it.
Itachi subtly frowned.
"Kisame." He said, making the shark man look at him, "Leader wants all three of us."
"Got it." Kisame said and began walking with Lee still on his shoulder.
"Ah, l-let me feel your hands again later, okay Deidara-kun!?" Lee called out as Kisame walked, being forced to let go.
"S-sure, un..." Deidara said in a slight mumble as they left.
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"Why are you carrying Lee?" Itachi said as soon as they were in the hallway.
"Sasori found out where Pup's power came from. He's from the Seishin clan." Kisame said and thought about it. It had been a while but the clan name did sound vaguely familiar. Too bad he didn't really pay attention to what each clan could do. The mist had the biggest 'collection' of Kekkei Genkai users at one point until The Mizukage Yagura ordered their murder.
"The puppet wanted to add Lee to his collection." Kisame scowled.
Itachi's eyes narrowed.
Lee was confused about what 'collection' they were talking about but stayed silent. Soon, they were in front of large double doors and Itachi knocked once before the doors opened. Kisame set Lee on the ground and all three of them walked inside.
Lee noticed a woman with dark blue hair standing to the side. He liked the paper flower in her hair. Then he turned his attention to the man sitting behind a desk. He had orange hair and multiple piercings, more than Lee had ever seen before. He also had the oddest eyes but Lee liked them, they slightly reminded him of his own even if it was only because they were grey.
"Itachi, Kisame..." The man trailed off and looked at Lee.
Lee smiled and waved, "I am Lee! I might be Seishin Lee though. That is what Sasori-san thinks."
Pein looked at Itachi and Kisame and Kisame was the one to answer, "It's a clan that was wiped out during Yagura's reign. Sasori wanted one for his collection, that's how he knew."
Pein hummed then turned his eyes back to Lee, "Konan."
The woman straightened and left in a flurry of paper. Just a moment later, she returned the same way but was now holding a book. She handed the book to Pein and he turned it to the correct page after a moment. After another moment, he closed it with a snap then turned his ringed eyes back onto Lee.
"Interesting." He said, "Your skin is not quite black though..."
"Oh! I do not know why my skin is like this. I cannot remember..." Lee trailed off but then smiled again.
"Hm..." Pein stared for a little while longer then finally said, "Would you like to become an Akatsuki member?"
Lee tilted his head then looked at Itachi and Kisame. His smile grew and he nodded happily.
"You will not be receiving a ring unless a core member dies and you're able to take the ring." Pein said, "I am Pein, but you will refer to me as Leader."
"Yes, Leader-kun!" Lee said with a bright smile and Pein stared at him. Then Pein looked at Konan and she vanished again before suddenly returning with a coat.
"It's a little big." She said, voice oddly gentle, "You will have to fix it yourself or pay Kakuzu."
Lee smiled brightly at her and said, "Thank you Konan-chan. I will treasure your gift."
Konan blinked then something flashed in her eyes before it disappeared to fast for Lee to see. She went back to Pein's side and Lee put on the coat. It was big but not as big as Kisame's had been. It went over the entirety of his hands by about ten inches and the hem dragged on the floor as well. He bundled it to keep it off the ground then smiled at Kisame and Itachi.
Kisame sighed and Itachi stared.
Then they were dismissed and Lee found himself in front of Itachi and Kisame as they walked out. When the doors closed, Kisame groaned.
"Calling them fucking 'kun' and 'chan', I swear you're gonna give me a heart attack kid."
"Should have expected it..." Itachi sighed then looked Lee over again.
The boy looked so small in his new cloak that Itachi felt a surge of protectiveness and some possessiveness within him. The cloak also made him apprehensive though, he never wanted Lee to join something like the Akatsuki...
Lee fiddled with his cloak and tried to fix it but nothing really worked. He huffed out an irritated breath but paused as he heard new voices. They were arguing just like Sasori and Deidara were.
"Ah, Kakuzu and Hidan are back. Damn, seems like you're gonna be meeting everyone Pup." Kisame said, grinning, "Grey haired one is Hidan."
"Kakuzu-san? That's who Konan-chan said I had to ask!" Lee said with a smile then before Kisame could stop him, Lee was running towards them. He came up behind them and stopped before chirping,
"Hello-" Lee suddenly cut off, grunting painfully.
The grey haired one -Hidan- had reacted to Lee's sudden presence with violence and the next thing Lee knew was that he had the middle blade of a three bladed scythe stuck in his stomach, the pointy part coming out of his back as well. He could feel it.
Hidan and Kakuzu stared and Kakuzu closed his eyes in irritation, "You killed another one..."
"Shit." Hidan groaned, "Leader's gonna be pissed. I don't want to fucking deal with that!"
Lee stared at the growing red stain in his light grey sweater. The pain felt like nothing to the horror that filled him. This was the outfit that Itachi bought him. The clothes that he went through so much trouble to keep clean because it was Itachi's gift to him...
"You...ruined it..." Lee slowly said even with the scythe in his stomach. The Immortal Duo snapped their attention back onto Lee, surprised that Lee was still alive. Lee grit his teeth and felt angry, "Itachi-kun gave me this outfit..."
Lee slowly looked up from the large blood stain and glared at Hidan, his bangs shifting to reveal his grey-white irises against stark grey orbs.
"Feel my pain." Lee hissed and gripped Hidan's arm. He ripped the scythe out and within a second, the gaping wound closed and the same one split Hidan's stomach.
"Fuck!" Hidan gasped in pain but then he grinned.
The sight made Lee's anger grow and he stepped towards Hidan, digging his nails into Hidan's arm. He wanted to take everything away from the man. His teeth ached and instinct guided him as he tackled the laughing grey haired man to the ground. Lee opened his mouth and bit into Hidan's neck without the man even trying to stop him. Lee bit harder and skin separated under his teeth, staining his lips and chin with blood.
"Lee." Itachi's voice broke through Lee's anger like the man had thrown ice onto him.
Lee stopped and quickly unlatched his teeth from Hidan.
"You fucker, don't stop this now! It was just getting good!" Hidan said even as he spit out blood. Itachi just looked at him with disinterest but said Lee's name again in warning as the boy growled.
Lee cut off his growl and whined softly, "He ruined my outfit Itachi-kun...you bought this for me too..."
"I will buy another." Itachi said, "Such a...thing, doesn't even deserve your attention." he barely glanced at Hidan again even as the man cussed at him.
"Yes Itachi-kun." Lee said, happy again. He got up off of Hidan but then felt a hand curl around his wrist. Lee reacted in pure fear -he couldn't help it, his mind would flash back to pain and terror when someone touched him without him knowing it was going to happen- and in the next moment he had sliced through the limb with a kunai.
"MOTHER OF FUCK!" Hidan shouted, waving his now handless arm in pain, "Shit that fucking HURTS! Goddamit!"
"You moron." Kakuzu said, the second thing he'd said since the whole thing started.
"Shut your fucking mouth bastard! Rot in hell!" Hidan stared at his still bleeding stump then looked at Lee, "You bitch! You're gonna pay for that! You know how much shit I have to go through after this dick sews me back up?!"
Lee blinked then suddenly became interested. Why wasn't the man dying? Was he like him?
Lee stepped up to Hidan and gripped his other hand. His lips turned down in a frown. The hand wasn't black at all... Lee sighed and let go of Hidan's hand before making the one that was still on his arm, let go.
"You ruined my shirt. I do not like you much right now. Ask me if I care and I will say no." Lee said, "I wish to cause you immeasurable pain and take everything away from you. Sight, sound, I would take it all except your voice, just so I could hear you scream."
The anger suddenly vanished from Hidan's face and he leered at Lee instead, "Damn, talk dirty to me."
Lee blinked and his expression turned confused but then black string wrapped around Hidan and threw him across the room. Lee made a curious sound and looked at Kakuzu, where the string had come from.
"Why didn't you die?" Kakuza asked, "Are you immortal as well?"
Lee blinked again then shrugged, "I do not know. I might die from old age but I do not die easily now."
"Hm, you're less annoying than Hidan."
"Thank you?" Lee tilted his head then his eyes widened under his hair, "Oh! That is right! Would you be willing to help me with my new cloak? I am afraid it does not fit me."
"For a price."
"Of course, Konan-chan told me that I would need to pay you. How much?"
"..." Kakuzu just stared at Lee for a bit at hearing the boy call Konan 'chan'. Then he continued on, not caring, "Five thousand yen."
Lee stared this time at the large amount of money. He tilted his head then shrugged and reached into the now stained front pouch in his sweater dress. He pulled out his coin purse and took out the right amount of money then gave it to Kakuzu.
Kakuzu looked at the money then chuckled. He liked this kid.
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