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Last time
"One more move Madara and I will kill her," she threatened, applying pressure to her grip. I clawed at her hand, though it didn't faze her in the least. Tobi stood only about three feet away and he did nothing.
"Don't you want your daughter alive?"
Avery stood there, shocked at this new piece of information. She wondered if it were true, though. If she interpreted Tobi's reaction right, this relation was a new one on him, too. The demoness laughed maniacally behind her, still holding Avery's throat in a vice like grip. The teen stared out at the lone figure of Tobi, trying to send mental messages to help her. Her blue eyes widened considerably as he seemed to disappear before her eyes; the laughing stopped. Tobi was gone and Avery was as helpless as when he was here.
Avery tried to glance up at Akuma but the demon lifted her and squeezed her neck tighter, her nails digging into soft skin. The brunettes cry tore through the silence as she clawed at the demons hand. Her breaths came in short gasps and spots began to enter her vision. The desperate attempts to free herself became feeble. She finally let herself go limp. Avery's eyesight started to fade…
And then, suddenly, she was on the ground, gasping for air. It wouldn't come fast enough, so she tried conjuring something with her powers. A little air sphere appeared in front of her mouth and she immediately swallowed it, loving the feeling of oxygen in her lungs. She shakily stood, as her strength was not yet replenished and looked towards the sounds of battle. She gaped at what she saw.
Tobi's mask was gone, its crumbled remains strewn everywhere. His short raven hair stuck up at odd angles and she could see he had two eyes, each red. His pale skin glistened with sweat. 'He's not too bad looking' Avery thought, and then mentally slapped herself. 'He could be my dad!'
Avery saw Tobi stab Akuma's stomach with the kunai. She herself winced in pain and looked down at herself. A dark bloom spread her torn shirt, red seeping out of everywhere else. The brunette touched the wound softly with her fingertips.
"Tobi…"she murmured. Somehow, he heard her and glanced over. His eyes widened in alarm. Tobi slipped away from the demoness using his shifting technique. He was by Avery's side in an instant. She fell sideways into his arms.
"Stay away," he growled when Akuma strode towards him. She held up her hands in front of her in surrender.
"Jeez, calm it down," she said, smirking, "You know it's against her morals to attack the defenseless."
Tobi knew exactly who 'she' was and, yes, it was against her morals. He relaxed a tiny bit, not enough to be caught off guard, though. Who knows how long her defenses would last? He looked at Avery's face and then down to her stomach. The blood loss took a lot out of her, though it was only a fraction of what he'd lost in earlier times. He held a calloused hand firmly to the wound, trying to staunch the bleeding.
"Why'd you tell her that?" he asked Akuma, not taking his eyes off of Avery as gently lifted her unconscious body into his arms bridal style.
"I wanted to see her reaction." She shrugged. "It was amusing to see her react the way she did."
He looked her in the eyes. They were the same shade as Avery's, though the hate that filled them made them seem completely different. In Avery's, there was a defiant fire that Tobi found…interesting.
"Are you not bound by the Demons Code of Truth?" he taunted. Her face puckered like she'd licked a lemon.
"There will be repercussions later, I assure you."Akuma gripped the kunai that was lodged in her stomach firmly before ripping it out. She never flinched; in fact, the demon seemed to enjoy the pain. She held the bloody blade tighter and quickly sliced her wrist open. An identical cut appeared on Avery's.
Akuma grinned sadistically. "You can't hurt me without hurting her. And I assure you, I'll give you plenty of opportunities to try and find your way around this. But, truth is, you won't.
"With that, I'll take my leave."
Tobi didn't bat an eye when she and the blackness surrounding them disappeared. He simply walked out of the alley where they entered the mindscape and walked towards the hotel.
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Avery awoke in the heart filled hotel room, disoriented and groggy. Her headache threatened to split her head open as she sat up on the fluffy bed. The brunette hissed in pain and collapsed back onto the pink and red pillows. In addition to her migraine, it seemed she also had stitches on her stomach. She lifted her navy shirt (not shredded and a different color than my borrowed one, she noted) and counted off the stitches.
"Good morning," Tobi greeted Avery as he walked through the door, a tray in his hands. She hastily slid her shirt back down and sat up quickly, once again falling back onto the pillows with a grunt of pain. Tobi shot her a look of concern and sat down beside her on the bed.
"Morning," Avery said through clenched teeth. This was partly due to the pain she was in (getting stabbed with a kunai will do that to you) and partly to the fact the she just remembered what had happened. The taunting, the stabbing…Not to mention that small piece of information that now took over her entire being.
"I'll get that bitch," she hissed, then her eyes widened. "You said morning. How long have I been out?"
"Probably about seven hours. Nothing to get worked up over," he said, shrugging as best he could with the tray still in his hands.
She blinked. "Oh, okay then."
They sat in silence. Avery noted offhandedly that Tobi had a new mask on, same as always. She wondered if maybe she had only thought she had seen him with his mask off.
"Tobi, can I ask you something?"
"Eat first," he said, gesturing to the tray, "Then you may."
The tray had nothing more than a glass of water, an orange, and two pieces of toast. She raised an eyebrow at him.
"That's it?" she asked, struggling to prop herself up without causing too much pain to herself.
Tobi shrugged. "If you want to become a ninja, you need to adjust your eating habits."
"What about the Akatsuki base? Don't we just eat there?" she huffed, grabbing a piece of toast and nibbling on it. 'Could use some butter' she thought absentmindedly.
"That won't happen often," he explained, "Very rarely do we all get together like that. Usually it's just to report missions and receive new ones."
Once again, there was silence. Avery ate her skimpy breakfast, wishing she could have some Fruit Loops. More than once she felt Tobi's eyes on her, but she kept her head down, not wishing to create an awkward moment for herself. When the girl finished, she decided she wanted answers.
"Look, that demon said something," she said quietly, "I want to know if it's true."
"What did she say?" he asked. Avery narrowed her eyes at him.
"You know what she said. Tell me if it's true." She played with a little piece of bedspread, one with a cupid heart on it.
"Ask the right questions and I will."
She 'tch'ed angrily. "Fine, fine. Are you really my dad?"
Tobi sighed and folded his hands in his lap. Avery realized his Akatsuki coat was missing; he had a turtleneck, black pants, and armor plates on both his shirt and hanging from his waist. The raven slowly reached up and took his mask off. Avery watched him solemnly. She was surprised, though, when he leaned closer to her face, lips slightly parted. She closed her eyes and waited for the impact. When it didn't come, she opened them again to find Tobi only about an inch from her face.
"I never met your mother," he whispered. Then his lips crashed onto hers.
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Eh? Eh? See? This is like, way ahead of schedule. I blame the TV for being off XD Remember to review~
~Michi-tan
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