Akatsukitties Chapter 21: Chrysanthemums, a naruto fanfic

AND I'M BACK! Vacation was epicness. So, anyhow…questions/comments I will respond:

Glitterthorn-…great minds think alike? xP I've actually had this idea for a while now. (BTW, I laughed when I read your review for some reason. XD)

DeeaE-…you, my friend, have just given me an excellent idea. :)

SakuraDreamerz-…we'll say they did since I forgot to add it. XD

Kyoki no Megami-I actually found that out recently. I always thought it was the other way around and got those two mixed up…oh well, guess her last name means "White Lily" now XD

Warning: This chapter is mainly filler and fluff. It also has some saddish background stuff for Shizuka by the end. Hey, even humor fics needs some sadness, ne?

Yume's POV

What's the most interesting way you can think of to wake up? Would it be in Vegas with a hangover and a ring on your finger? A drift of snow in winter? Or lying on your roof thinking: How did I get up here?

As of now, the one I can think of is: Waking up in the morning with a sexy blonde villain in your bed, particularly when you didn't know he slept in your bed with you in the first place.

And when he's shirtless.

But God that man is sexy right now…

I glanced over at Sasori. "This wasn't by any chance your idea, was it?"

"Actually, the brat's been sleeping in that bed since the Truth or Dare matchup. He just waited for you to fall asleep, and climbed out before you woke up."

"…and you never told me this...why?"

"You never asked."

I stared at him for a moment before I felt Deidara's arms shift position as he held me around my waist. I turned back over, and we were literally nose-to-nose.

His eyes widened and he blushed slightly in embarrassed. "Um…g-good morning, Yume-chan, un…"

"…good morning…"

"…is this too awkward for you?" (Z/N: SEXUAL TENSION.)

"No, no it's fine…you could've just asked though, you know. I would have let you."

"…really?"

"Yeah."

This could have turned into a beautiful moment of kissing like we had nowhere else to be today, but of course, Shizuka had other ideas.

"Ready, say, FUZZY PICKLES!"

Deidara and I both turned to look…right at a cell phone. Shizuka grinned and snapped a photo. "Wow, what a great picture! It will always bring back the fondest of memories." She teased.

I twitched. "Shizuka, no video game references."

"Hey, you're the one who always screams 'The cake is a lie' when she gets bored."

"…ah, touché." (J/N IRUKA, GET OUTTA MY EPISODE!)

"So…can I ask why you two are cuddling? Did something happen last night that I wasn't aware of and Sasori doesn't want to tell me?"

I blushed deeply while Deidara's face colored slightly red and he glared at Shizuka

"Go fuck Sasori, yeah!"

Shizuka's eyes widened and she turned a bright shade of crimson. "You did NOT just say that-"

Sasori cut her off, walking forward and quite literally dragging Deidara out of bed by his hair.

"I am going to KILL you, Brat."

"Danna, stop it, hm, that hurts! Ow, ow, ow!" (Z/N: 1. Takes this little snippet out of context, 2. Laugh, 3. ?, 4. Profit!)

About a minute after they were in the hallway with the door closed after them, I heard the sound of something getting hit and Deidara cursing. Rinse and repeat.

"…should we go stop them?"

"Probably."

When we got out into the hallway, it was a pretty interesting sight. Sasori was holding Deidara by his neck, and the terrorist had a black eye, a bruise jaw, and a fairly bloody nose.

It was kind of comical, actually, seeing as Sasori is shorter than Dei.

But the look on the puppet's face when he saw us, just as he was drawing back his fist to punch Deidara again, was priceless. I mean, it just spelled out, "Oh crap, busted."

Of course, while Shizuka was laughing half to death, I was running over to Deidara.

"Ah…Deidara! A-are you okay?" What a stupid question. He's a freaking ninja, this is probably nothing compared to some of his injuries.

He gave an awkward smile, which was difficult because of his bruised jaw. "Heh…yeah, un. Konan knows some medical jutsu, she can fix me up later. It's better than what happened in our last fight."

"…what happened then?"

"I blew off Danna's left arm and leg, but then he paralyzed me with a poison and managed to use some of that wood glue of his to seal my hand mouths. Hurt like hell, and I couldn't work on my art for a week because that's how long it took to get the stuff off."

I nodded, trying not to laugh at the mental image as I pulled him to his feet. "C'mon, let's get some ice on those bruises."

"Shouldn't I put a shirt on?"

"…no, I'm fine with this." (Z/N: Everyone is fine with this, Yume, everyone.)

"And Danna says I'M perverted sometimes, hm."

"Oh, hush."

Itachi's POV

I wasn't sure whether or not to be kind of anxious when I felt the lack of Kagami sleeping in her bed beside me when I woke up. She was always awake before me, yes, but I could usually tell what she was doing…

Because of her shouting and Hidan's screamed curses.

I opened my eyes barely to slits, seeing that she was standing beside the bed staring at me. She didn't know I was awake either, so I stayed quiet. And listened to her speak…to…herself?

"Holy Jashin, Itachi-sama, you're so freaking sexy like this…shirtless with your hair down, and ASLEEP…almost makes me want to rape you."

'Oh god.'

"But that'd be wrong, and it wouldn't work because you're a ninja and you'd kick my ass into the next year. Plus I don't wanna traumatize you after the whole Orochimaru snake-rape thing when you joined Akatsuki."

'I'm guessing she knew about that because of the 'anime' we're from. How much else does she know, come to think of it? Does she know about the massacre?'

"Mm-hmm, so sexy. Every fangirl instinct in my body is telling me to lock you in the closet and keep you there forever…keep you safe from your emo little brother. But then you'd get mad at me, and we don't want that, do we, Itachi-sama?"

"No we most certainly do not."

The look on her face when I sat up and looked at her was priceless. Her face turned crimson, and she fell over before grabbing a blanket off the floor and covering herself up with it, hiding from view.

"How…how much did you hear, Itachi-sama?"

"I've been awake since you mentioned wanting to rape me."

"…I AM NEVER COMING OUT FROM BENEATH THIS BLANKET."

"You're going to have to. You have school today, don't you?"

"You'd be surprised, Itachi-sama. I can just crawl to school beneath the blanket. I'm very resourceful."

I stared for a moment before stepping out of the bed, walking over to her, and picking the blanket off of her. When she jumped up to grab it, I pinned her against the wall.

"I-Itachi-sama! What are you doing?"

From one of the other rooms, I heard Kisame shout.

"OI, ITACHI! You raping her without us? Not cool, man, not cool!"

Kagami turned red.

"SHUT THE FUCK UP, FISH-FACE!" She shouted in the direction of the door, her only response being Kisame's laughter.

Hidan added in "Tch, who needs to rape THAT bitch? I got some with that whore, Courtney, I'm good for another two days at least!"

"HIDAN SHUT UP! I DON'T WANNA HEAR ABOUT YOU FUCKING OUR WORST ENEMY!"

I tightened my grip on her shoulder.

"You should get dressed and go to school, Kagami-chan."

"And if I don't?"

"Then I will force you."

Her eyes widened and she blushed deeper, but then grinned wickedly. "Alright then, Itachi-sama, force me."

I smirked at her, leaning closer to her face which made her only blush more, and activated my Sharingan.

"Gladly."

Less than five minutes later, Kagami was fully dressed and very confused as to how she got to be so. (J/N In case you're confused, Itachi more or less put her in a genjutsu so she was hypnotized into getting dressed. And no, he didn't watch her as she did)

Madara's POV (Been a while since I wrote pervy Madara, ne?)

I stood outside of the bathroom, sighing as Haruka took her shower. She'd stated that not only could I not join her, but if I teleported in while she was showering, she would ask Shizuka to teach her the five different ways to-ahem-"de-man" a guy if I did. Because apparently her friend's brother is a doctor who knows that stuff.

However, she didn't say I couldn't go in there after the water went off.

Of course, I had to keep up my Tobi façade while all the other members were around, but she wasn't making it easy with the song she was singing in there.

"No is a dirty word, never gonna say it first. No is just the thought that never crosses my mind. Maybe in the parking lot? Better bring your friend along, better all together than just one at a time.

"'S' is for the simple need, 'E' is for the ecstasy. 'X' is just to mark the spot cuz that's the one you really want. Yes, sex is always the answer, it's never a question 'cause the answer's yes, oh the answer's yes. Not just a suggestion, if you ask the question than it's always yes, yes!

"I'm loving what you wanna wear, wonder what's up under there? Wonder if I'll ever have it under my tongue. I'd love to try and set you free, I love you all over me, love to hear the sound you make the second you're done.

She repeated the chorus twice more, and then I heard the water turn off. Smirking, I made a hand sign and, making sure no one was looking, teleported in behind her-

Goddammit, she already wrapped herself fully in a towel. Eh, oh well.

I slid off my mask and set it on the floor, wrapping my arms around her stomach.

"Did you enjoy your shower, Haruka-chan?" Chirped my "Tobi" voice. She was blushing a vivid crimson color.

"If this is your way of trying to seduce me, it's not working."

"What! Tobi wouldn't do that, Tobi is a good boy!" I laughed and switched to my normal voice.

"Alright, so you caught me. But you didn't say I couldn't come in AFTER your shower. And that song said that the answer's always yes. So why do you say no?"

"…I'm still gonna ask Shizuka to teach me how to castrate you."

"But then you wouldn't be able to have any children, Haruka."

Her blush turned darker.

"M-Madara-sama! That's…that's not…" She gave up and finally just sighed.

"You know, sometimes I think the only reason you keep me around is because you want me to have sex with you."

Okay, that kind of stung. "Oh, Haruka-chan…I prefer the term 'making love.' And besides, that's only HALF the reason."

"…what's the other half?"

"I love you."

She seemed to freeze up for a moment when I told her that. It was probably the strangest way anyone had ever been confessed to…in a bathroom, wrapped in a towel, while the man telling them had just been accused of wanting them only for pleasure.

She turned and looked at me with wide violet eyes, wet black strands stuck to her forehead, and then she smiled at me shyly.

"I…I love you too, Madara-sama."

A moment of quiet.

"Now can I please get dressed?"

I smirked and stepped back, reaching down to pick up my mask. "Of course you can, Haruka." I put my mask back on, folding my arms across my chest and waiting.

"…"

"…well?"

"GET OUT!"

"Ow, you don't have to throw the shampoo bottles-OW! OKAY, I'M GOING!"

Yume's POV, after school

"Do you guys think it was a good idea to leave the Akatsuki at home alone…while they're human?" Haruka asked, glancing at me. It was just her, Kagami and I because Shizuka had gone in a different direction for a "personal thing." I didn't question it.

"I think so. I mean, they know the rules that if they wanna stay, they can't…destroy…anything…oh REALLY?"

Right ahead of us, as though waiting the whole day were Itachi, Deidara, Sasori and Tobi.

"You guys are supposed to stay home!" I hissed, walking over there and pulling Deidara forward by his shirt collar. He grinned at me sheepishly.

"Un, we just wanted to walk you home. Is that so wrong, hm?" He kissed me after he spoke…which of course made it instantly better.

"Uh…no…it's fine…just don't do it too often, someone could recognize you."

Sasori glanced around for a moment. "Where's Shizuka?"

"She left that way," Haruka said, pointing as Tobi was hugging her against him. "She said it was personal and nothing else."

"…should somebody go after her, just in case?" Methinks he's worried about Wyatt attacking her or something. Aw, how sweet.

Kagami grinned from where she was clinging to Itachi's arm. "Good idea, Pinocchio! Go follow Shizuka!"

"…why me?"

"Because you're the only one she won't punch in the face if she catches you and gets mad."

Sasori sighed. "Great logic, Kagami…really great." But he was already turning and walking away.

He's totally in love with her.

Shizuka's POV (sorry for all the POV switches, but I want to show everyone!)

"Excuse me, miss? How may I help you?" I jumped slightly as the clerk of the floral shop spoke from behind me.

"Oh! Um…I was just wondering if you have any chrysanthemums."

The clerk smiled slightly. "Of course. A bouquet?"

"Yes please, a bouquet of six."

After I'd paid for the flowers, I began heading in the direction of one of my least favorite places in town. On my way, though, a familiar head of strawberry blonde hair caught my attention.

"Masaru?"

My twenty-two year old brother turned in surprise, his hazel eyes blinking before he smiled at me kind of awkwardly.

"Hey, Zuka-chan."

"Don't call me Zuka-chan, I'm not a kid anymore. Anyway, I thought you had work?"

"Oh, I uh…I took the day off. Same reason that you're not with your friends." He looked at the bouquet in my hands, and his eyes saddened slightly.

"So, um…want me to come with you?"

"No, I'm fine…I wanted to be alone for this. You should just get back home. I mean, Rachel's gonna be waiting for you, right?"

I'll clear a few things up. I live with Masaru rather than my parents just because we have a pretty close sibling bond, with the classic sibling rivalry lower than what you'd expect. I've been living with him for the past three years since he got the house because with my parents, it's just awkward. And Rachel is his girlfriend who lives with us.

He nodded quietly. "Yeah…see you later then?"

"Yeah…I guess. You know I've been practically living at Yume's for the past month and a half, so it might be tricky."

"Yeah, with nine boys and one chick…how's Wyatt liking that?"

"I broke up with him a while ago."

"Really? Huh. About time. I never did like him. So, um…bye."

"Bye."

End of conversation. I kept walking until I finally arrived at my destination: The neighborhood cemetery.

I went to the part everyone calls "Toyland." It's called that because it's the area where everyone beneath age eighteen is buried. The kids' cemetery. And people are always leaving little stuffed toys at the graves.

I hate it here. But I come every year. My friends don't know I come here. They don't know because I never told them.

I walked to one of the older areas and stopped at the grave. As usual, I hated to read the words there.

'Aki Tamashii. 1991-2003.' She died when she was twelve. She would be twenty years old now if she was still alive. Four years older than me.

I placed the bouquet of chrysanthemums on the grave. Her favorite flowers.

"Hey, Aki…sorry that I couldn't come by earlier. School and stuff. You know the drill. I…I brought you some flowers. They're your favorite, you know?"

I swallowed hard, pulling my sketchbook out of my backpack and tearing out a page, placing it on the gravestone beside the flowers. The picture was of a woman of about twenty, with long black hair and amber eyes. She was standing by a brown-haired boy with green eyes.

"I drew you a picture…see? It's you, with Tyler Larson. Remember, your best friend and secret crush? He turned twenty-one a month ago, and he still hasn't married…so I drew you as his Mrs. Larson. Like you were always talking about…I had to use my imagination for how you would look now, since you were twelve when…well…"

I smiled sadly at the headstone. "Anyway, I just…I wanted to come here and talk for a while…stuff is going on and I wanted to let you know, even though you can't tell me what you think. It…it helps."

I told her everything. From the Akatsuki showing up to Wyatt attacking me…everything. It felt good just to vent. Finally, I got to the point.

"And, Aki, there's this one boy in the Akatsuki who…I really like him. His name is Sasori. The thing is, he's a puppet. He doesn't really feel anything…emotionally or physically. And I like him a lot, but I don't know if he likes me the same way…I wish you were here. You could tell me what to do. You know about boys more than I do."

I sat down in front of the grave, pulling my knees to my chest and blinking rapidly as I looked at the grave, which kept blurring in and out of view. Finally, I said what was so special about today. My voice hitched slightly as I spoke:

"Happy Birthday…Onee-chan."

After that, I could no longer hold back the tears that I'd been trying to keep hidden.

Sasori's POV

I saw the whole thing. She'd never noticed me following her, but I'd needed to know she was okay. I'd had to make sure. I don't know why, but I did.

And I felt completely shocked when I had discovered where she was going. I was standing about ten feet behind her, just frozen.

So her older sister was dead…do her friend even know? I don't think so.

And the things she'd said, as well. The confessions. And what she'd said about me.

'I like him a lot, but I don't know if he feels the same way. He doesn't really have many emotions…'

I shook my head quietly. So she really does like me, as I'd been suspecting since the beginning.

Finally, a few minutes after she'd started crying, I walked up behind her, and when I put my hand on her shoulder, she jumped and turned to stare at me. Her eyes were swollen and her face was flushed red from crying.

"Sa…Sasori-san?"

"Your friends told me to come find you. I won't ask what's wrong."

I won't say I heard your words.

"Let's get back before they worry."

She stared at me a moment before nodding and taking a shuddering breath as her tears started to stop. I waited for her to calm down before I helped her to her feet and started walking

And I didn't protest when she held my hand tightly in hers on the way back to the house.

It's not like I could really feel it anyway.

You might be wondering: Why does only Shizuka have tragedy in her past? The answer: Sasori lost his parents when he was young, and Shizuka lost her sister. They both understand what it's like, so it's better for empathy and fluff. Kagami doesn't have that because, although Itachi also has a tragic past, theirs is more the case of "opposites attract." Her sister's name, Aki, means 'Autumn', BTW.

On a lighter note: Aw, Madara finally confessed his true feelings to Haruka...and Itachi all but molested Kagami. XD

Question of the week: I have one word: Sequel. You guys wanna see one? I'm planning on adding another 10-15 chapters to this, and I have ideas for a sequel which I'll be typing anyway, but I want to know what my readers want~

Review, people…I can't think of reasons why you should…um…I'll give you guys a cookie? :D

~And remember kids, uh... I can't think of anything... THIS LITTLE MASKY THING IS TOO CUTE. If any of you know Marble Hornets, I love you. If you don't, go check it out on Youtube. It's scary shit, man. Really good scary shit.~