/AN: MUAHAHAHAHAHA! read. Chapter 20: Kidnapped
-x-x-x- Uchiha Household x-x-x-
Sasuke and Tachi arrive in the kitchen five minutes after Tachi was announced chuunin. "Room. Now," was all Sasuke said as he glared at the sink.
Tachi complied making as much noise as she could, running up the stairs, slamming her down. Sasuke sighed and looked to Sakura, who slept peacefully on the couch. Carefully, as not to wake her, he lifter her bridal style and carried her to their bed.
-x-x-x- Hyuuga Household -x-x-x-
"So are you and Tachi dating now?" Renji asked, cluelessly.
"We're trying to, but between Taro and Sasuke, it's more like sneaking around." Hiro replied casually.
"That's gotta suck." Renji said, turning his attention to the fridge.
"I thought you liked Tachi." Kenji said, flopping down on the couch. Hiro raised a brow as if to say, "You're kidding… right?"
"Not anymore. Not like that at least." Renji said, sticking his head farther into the freezer.
"First, must you always raid my refrigerator when you're at my house? And second, so the tattoo you got was for some silly crush?" Kenji pinched the bridge of his nose in frustration.
"Yes, I must. And no. Not entirely." Renji replied. Finding what he was looking for. "So where are Uncle Neji and Aunt TenTen?"
"Out on some date for tonight. And Hikari's at Kana's so we have the house to ourselves." Kenji said, as Renji made his way over to the couch with a twenty four pack of soda. He handed Kenji and Hiro one, while also retrieving one for himself.
"So Hiro, what is Suna like this time of year?" Renji asked.
Hiro sweat dropped. "Sandy. Cooler. And Windy." He explained.
"Sounds nice. I HAVE AN IDEA!" Renji yelled obnoxiously.
"And what's that?" Kenji asked sarcastically.
"We should play Truth." Renji said, clearly proud of himself.
"What's truth?" Hiro asked, glancing between Renji and Kenji.
"It's like truth or dare but you have to ask each other questions and answer truthfully. No dares allowed. It's really fun!" Renji explained, giddy with excitement.
"It's really stupid." Kenji said.
"Why don't we just play truth or dare?" Hiro asked. Renji and Kenji's faces got grim.
"The last time we played truth or dare it was with Kazu and we didn't shower for a month." Kenji said.
"Tachi told me about that." Hiro replied, regretting bringing it up.
"So do you guys wanna play?" Renji asked.
"Sure."
"Whatever."
"Me first! Okay, Hiro. Have you and Tachi," Renji lowered his voice to a whisper, "done the dirty?"
Hiro felt his face get hot. "No."
"Liar." Renji said accusingly, pointing a finger in Hiro's general direction.
"Renji!" Kenji bonked Renji on the head with a remote.
"What the heck was that for?" Renji asked. Kenji glared and Hiro's face was still beet red. "What? You don't date a chick like Tachi and not bang her! I mean seriously!"
"Some people have more respect for women than you do!" Kenji chastised.
"Thank you Kenji. My point exactly."
"Okay Kenji your turn." Renji said.
Kenji groaned. "Renji, if you don't like Tachi, who's your new interest?"
"Your sister." Renji said simply.
"MY WHAT?"
"I'm sorry! Your sister's freakin' hot. And plus, she has this thing about her. Her hyperness is extremely attractive." Renji explained.
Hiro chuckled. "No. Absolutely not. You evil corrupted monkey! You touch my sister, you a dead man!" Kenji threatened.
"Aw come on! Re you gonna make me like Tachi and Hiro? Force to meet in complete secrecy? That's terrible, Kenji!" Renji begged.
"Okay, my turn." Hiro said, ending the argument. "Kenji, since we're on the subject, who do you like?"
"Let's not go there shall we?" Kenji replied.
"Oh no! I don't think so! We all answered the question! You gotta answer too!" Renji said, pointed the finger of doom.
Kenji mumbled something unintelligent. "What? Speak up! We can't hear you!" Renji taunted.
"NARA KANA!"
"Oh. My. God. You can't be serious!" Renji's face broke into a smile.
"I'm serious okay?" Kenji yelled. Renji burst out into a fit of laughter.
"Yeah, yeah. Laugh it up." Kenji said, crossing his arms over his chest.
"Kana's the blonde ditzy hyper active chick, right?" Hiro asked.
"That's her." Renji said between laughs. Hiro joined Renji in laughter.
"Dude, you're all silent and calculating and yet you fall for a girl like Kana? That's a combination." Hiro replied.
"Ha ha. Very funny. Can we act like civilized people here?" Kenji asked. Hiro and Renji stopped laughing for a brief moment, but continued laughing three seconds later.
"You people are imbeciles." Kenji said.
After Renji and Hiro stopped laughing, they continues their game of truth, coming up with the stupidest questions ranging form pickles to bra sizes.
-x-x-x- Tachi -x-x-x-
Tachi sat on her bed, crying softly to herself. She had locked her door and for good measure, shoved her dresser in front of it. Sasuke had put a sealing jutsu on her window so she couldn't get out.
She wanted sound, some type of noise to distract her from the surrounding silence. She wanted food to cure her hunger. She wanted a shower to wash the sweat of the chuunin exam from her body. But most of all, she just wanted Hiro. She hated being alone and the never ending silence that came with it. She hated how cold her sheets felt next to her. She hated the face that she had no idea when she'd see Hiro again. But for the most part, she hated Sasuke, and how he overreacted at the slightest disappearance.
Tachi willed herself to sleep, lulling her mind with angry, self centered thoughts.
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Tachi woke with a start. She glanced around her dark room. Everything seemed normal. She tried to fall asleep again, but a wake of uneasiness swept over her, keeping her awake.
Suddenly, she heard a bump from the corner of her room Tachi sat up straight grabbing for the kunai she left between her mattresses, her eyes darting between her window and her closet. "Okay, I know you're there. Show yourself, or I'll scream." she threatened.
"Now what good will that do if your dresser is in front of your locked door?" The creepy voice said.
"I'm warning you, show yourself." Tachi warned, the kunai raised.
"As you wish." Kabuto released the genjutsu, revealing himself to the young Uchiha.
"Kabuto what do you want?" Tachi asked, hostility in her voice.
"Now, now Tachi. No reason to be angry with me. I've done nothing to you." Kabuto replied.
"You took my best friend away from me! You killed Kazu!" Tachi meant to yell it, but it came out as a whisper.
"You two were snooping in things you shouldn't have been snooping in. You're lucky it was him I killed and not you." Kabuto said bushing his glasses into place.
"What are you here for?" Tachi asked again.
"My orders were simple: take Uchiha Tachi from her home and bring her to Orochimaru." Now if you'll come quietly, it'll be much easier." Kabuto extended his hand.
"Like hell." Tachi lunged for Kabuto's neck but Kabuto tackled her to the ground, wrapping a cloth around her nose and mouth. Her last thoughts were to Hiro: 'Help!'
-x-x-x- Hyuuga Household -x-x-x-
Empty cans and chip bags lay strewn about the room, Renji, Kenji, and Hiro were asleep in many different positions. Renji was in a recliner upside down, his face red from his position. Kenji was laying half on the couch half off, a half empty soda can still in his hand. Hiro was on the other side of the couch, his feet over lapping onto Kenji's head, a plastic chip bag still stuck on his head.
Suddenly, a loud voice rang in Hiro's head. 'Help!' With a cry, Hiro fell off the couch, kicking Kenji's head in the process. 'Tachi? Are you okay?' no answer came.
"Dude, seriously? What the heck was that for?" Kenji asked, sitting up.
"Wuz all the yelling about?" Renji asked.
"Tachi's been kidnapped. We have to help her." Hiro said, jumping up.
"What are you talking about?" Renji asked, clueless. "Ow, my head." The blond clutched his head, the blood rushing away from his head.
"How can you be so sure?" Kenji asked.
Hiro explained the necklaces and what had happened. "We have to find her!"
"Let's check her house, Sasuke'll have to go check her room." Kenji said. They nodded, pulling on their shoes and racing out the door.
The boys ran quickly to the Uchiha's house and made it there in a matter of minutes. Kenji banged on the door. "What's the matter with you? Don't you know-" Sasuke opened his eyes to look at Kenji. Hiro had gone around to Tachi's window. "What are you doing here at this time of night?"
"Tachi's been kidnapped! Renji's gone to alert Naruto." Kenji said in a rush.
"That's nonsense! Tachi has a seal on her window. Nobody can get in or out.." Sasuke replied.
"I'm serious! Tachi's in trouble!"
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Hiro climbed through the window with the broken seal, only to find two people cloaked in black with red clouds. "Oh crap, talking mushrooms. You're gonna kill me now, right?" Hiro asked.
"Well that depends. Who are you?" Itachi asked.
"Subaku Hiro… Tachi's boyfriend. I'm guessing you're the one who kidnapped Tachi?" Hiro asked nervously.
"No."
"Then why are you here?"
"To rescue Tachi we knew about Orochimaru plan to kidnap Tachi for a while. However, it appears we arrive too late." Itachi said.
"Why are you here?" Nanami asked
"Who are you?" Hiro asked back, his gaze glancing between Itachi and Nanami.
"I asked you first." Nanami replied.
Hiro felt it better not to pressure them. "I heard Tachi's distress call from necklace. It can manipulate chakra so I can hear thoughts from the partner necklace, which Tachi just happens to have."
"That may help us find her. You live." Itachi said.
"What makes you think I should trust you?" Hiro asked. Itachi shoved a file in Hiro's face. "What's this?"
"My last mission file. Given by the third Hokage himself." Itachi replied. Hiro looked through the file.
"Dear sweet Kami, you're innocent. Well, somewhat." Hiro said. Itachi glared. "Sorry. So why are you in Akatsuki if the Uchiha Massacre was a mission?"
"Because the only people to know about the mission was the third hokage, the counselors, and myself. I had nowhere else to go. Just know, I've never killed any other soul." Hiro stayed silent. "It seems my brother has come looking for his daughter. I'll meet you at the gate. Bring my file." Itachi said, before poofing out.
Hiro concealed his chakra and hid under the bed, just as Sasuke came barging through Tachi's door, knocking her dresser over in the process. "Kuso."
"I'll get a rescue team together at once." Naruto's voice was heard, as foot steps raced down the steps.
"Hiro, I know you're in here." Kenji said. Hiro unmasked his chakra, hid Itachi's file and climbed out from under the bed.
"Let's go to the tower."
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It wasn't until much later that multiple people had arrived in Naruto's office. "Naruto you have to let me go! This is my daughter we're talking about!" Sasuke yelled.
"You don't think I know that Sasuke? That's why I can't let you go on this mission! You're too emotionally tied to Tachi. You're emotions will get in the way of rational thought. I already have the team planned out. Now SIT DOWN!"
Sasuke did as he was told. He knew Naruto was right. "Subaku Hiro, Uchiha Taro, Hyuuga Kenji, and Uzumaki-Hyuuga Renji. Your mission is to find Uchiha Tachi and bring her home."
"Hai." They all said at once.
"This is a mission you cannot fail. Hiro's brought in some necklaces. I'll have him explain how they work." Naruto said.
Hiro faced everyone and took black corded necklaces attached to silver ornaments out of a box Naruto was holding. To Renji he handed a six pointed star. To Kenji he handed a comet. And to Taro he handed an ornament with two crosses arrows.
"I'm not taking give outs from him." Taro said, refusing the necklace.
"Then you refuse to go on the mission Taro!" Naruto yelled.
Reluctantly, Taro took the necklace from Hiro's hand and placed it around his neck. "To use the necklace send a tiny pulse of chakra through the necklace think of the face of the person you want to communicate with and send a thought."
Renji had his eyes squinted shut. 'Like this?' he asked Hiro.
"Yeah but without the squinting." Hiro replied back.
"Pack only what you need. You meet at the gate in an hour." With that, they departed.
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Hiro began unpacking his mission bag as soon as he got home. Remember that he was going to meet Itachi and Nanami, he went to his drawer and grabbed two extra necklaces and placed them in his pocket. He stocked his holster with varied weapons and scrolls. Next, walked to his closet and pulled out two t-shirts and two pairs of pants.
Hiro thought of Tachi and walked out of the door.
-x-x-x- Taro -x-x-x-
It was all his fault. That red headed psycho got his sister kidnapped. And for that, he was going to pay. He just had to figure out how.
Taro packed his bag angrily until he heard a knock on his door. "What?" Taro yelled. The door opened and Sasuke walked in.
"Taro, listen. This may be the most important mission you ever go on. You have to find Tachi."
"I know that."
-x-x-x- Tachi -x-x-x-
Tachi stirred and opened her eyes.
"She's awake! Hideki she's awake!" a high pitched voice said.
"Good. That' means she's not dead." another replied.
"So you know her Sasame?" another voice entered.
"Yes Hideki. Tachi, can you hear me?"
"Yeah. Where am I?" Tachi asked.
"The same place you were seven months ago."
"Kazu?"
"I'm sorry about your friend."
Tachi sat up. "Sasame?"
"Hey." Sasame had orange hair and blue eyes. Tachi looked over to the two four year olds next to her. One was female with brown and brown eyes. The other was male with brown eyes and was blind.
"Who are the twins?" Tachi asked.
Sasame pointed to the female and said, "This is Tanabi." Then she pointed to the blind boy and said," And this is Hideki. The came here about a month ago. Tanabi and Hideki, this is Tachi."
'Hiro?' No answer came for a moment.
'Oh dear sweet Kami! Tachi are you okay?" Hiro asked.
'Yeah. I'm fine for now. Kabuto kid-'
'I know, I know. Listen Tachi, we're coming to get you. Just hold on okay?'
'I love you.'
'I love you too. Stay safe.'
"Uchiha Tachi. You're finally awake." there in front of her, she saw Kabuto. He opened the cell and dragged Tachi into the hall. Kabuto led her down into the lair and threw her down on the floor.
"Do you know why you're here Uchiha Tachi?"
"Because you're a sick minded monster who like to screw four eyed freaks?" Tachi struggled to bring herself up on all fours.
Orochimaru glared. "You're here because I need a new body, and yours was the on I chose."
/AN: review please!