Summary: Midori is a girl that comes from the Akatsuki on a mission to get something. Here, she meets Fai, Kurogane, Syaoran, Sakura, and Mokona. What happens when she falls for the magician, and he figures out who she really is? FaiXOC -- NOTE: Tsubasa/Naruto Mix!
A/N: This chapter, in my opinion, is good. It's about to my liking. After every chapter gets posted on here I'm going to go through and correct the errors, so if you find any that I may miss, please tell me! I really hope you enjoy this chapter. It was super fun to write! Well, R&R please!! I love feedback :)
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+#Chapter 29: Photo Albums#+
I felt my shoulder being roughly shaken, and I jolted up-right, and I tried to punch whatever touched me. My fist was caught, and I saw Fai sitting kneeling down in front of me.
"Are you all right?" Fai looked concerned. "You were screaming…"
I nodded, shaken, and I gulped before speaking. "I-I'm fine…just...a dream…"
He nodded and didn't seem very satisfied with my answer.
"Are you sure you're all right, Midori?" Mokona jumped on my lap.
I forced a smile at Mokona. "F-Fine…"
I stood up, straightened out my skirt, and started towards the stairs. "A lady came in earlier…but she left immediately after playing the piano. She ordered tea but didn't take it." I started walking up the stairs. "That's all I know of."
As I walked up the stairs, I tried to think of what the dream was telling me. It had to have had some kind of meaning. That wasn't some normal lady either. She had to be some kind of non-human kind of thing, like a demon. Maybe it was a new breed of Oni? No, that couldn't be it…could it? They did say Onis were taking new shapes and attacking Non-Oni Slayers here recently.
I plopped down on my bed, and I drifted back to my mission. I already know the jinchuuriki isn't here. The amulet said so. I've already made up my mind on not killing these people, so everything is practically based on luck from here on out. My life is on the line too. Maybe I won't die and maybe I will. I obviously hope I don't. I have someone to live for now, and that person just happens to be Fai D. Flowright.
"Midori." Fai knocked on my door.
"Come in…" I sat up on the edge of my bed.
"Are you sure you're all right?" Fai looked obviously worried.
He shut the door behind him and locked it. He walked over and sat down next to me on the edge of the bed.
"Yeah…" I nodded. "It was just a dream."
"I know it was a nightmare…" He looked at me. "You were yelling out 'Dad' and 'Mom' too."
I froze. 'How much did I say…?!'
I gulped, sighed, and looked down at the floor, concentrating on my shoes. "I just had a flashback kind of dream again. I was little and was looking at my younger self…no one noticed the current me at all. I also saw my dad. He seemed happy, but at the same time, I knew under that smile he was just a freakin' dumb ass. Don't worry about it…"
"So was he the one who…?" Fai looked at up at the ceiling in thought.
"Yeah." I nodded. "He was the one who killed my mother."
Fai looked over at me sadly.
"Don't pity me, please," I frowned playfully. "I'm fine, really. I've grown used to accepting it. My father is a butt monkey, whom used my mother for his selfish needs."
Fai sighed and smiled a little, noticing how I was trying to change the subject in any way possible, including humor.
I stood up and went to walk back downstairs. "Kurorin and Syaoran-kun should be home soon. Let's go!"
I offered my hand to him, and he took it gratefully, following me downstairs. I ran behind the counter, letting go of Fai's hand in the process. Kurogane just stacked up all the flour bags we had asked Syaoran to get for us.
"Welcome home, Kurorin!" I smiled brightly.
Fai came up behind me and grabbed a pile of the flour. "Welcome back! Thanks for picking these up for me."
"Next time make them deliver it…" Kurogane gave me a glare.
"Umm, what happened to Syaoran-kun?" Sakura asked.
'Now that I actually look around, he isn't here, huh?'
"He's still training," Kurogane replied.
"Still…?" I questioned in awe.
Kurogane sighed in aggravation, and I replied with a giggle.
"I just think its amazing is all…" I gave Kurogane the peace sign. "I'm going to go upstairs for a second. I need to check something…" I paused at the edge of the stairs. "Mokona, can I have my bag?"
"Sure!" Mokona shot my bag out from his mouth, and I caught it with one hand.
"Thanks," I smiled and ran upstairs to my room, locking the door for once.
'Let's see…' I paused in thought, looking around at everything. 'Notebook – no, the list of the jinchuurikis – don't need that right now…What's this? Why is a pair of Deidara's boxers in my bag?! Why the hell is a thing of fish sticks in there? That's freaking' gross! Eww!' I tossed the boxers back into the bag, revising a plan for payback later. 'Oh! I remember why I had those now. I was going to play a prank on Kisame…' I giggled at the memory. 'Oh, I found it, ah ha! The photo album I wanted to look at…'
I sighed as I finally found what I wanted. I sat down on the edge of the bed, fell backwards, rolled over onto my side, and started to look at all the pictures. There was a picture of me and Deidara, Sasori working on one of his puppets (which we got in trouble for taking), Kisame chasing me with his sword (I took it while running backwards), Itachi sitting on the couch with Zetsu (I was still a subordinate then), Tobi and I hugging, and some of us all paired up randomly. I don't have any of Leader-sama since it'd be too risky to try and get one.
"Come in…" I replied lazily as I was still searching through pictures.
"Midori, it's locked," Fai replied.
I sighed and got up to answer the door. "May I help you, kind Gentleman?"
Fai smiled, wrapped his arm around my waist, walked in, and he shut the door behind him that gave a satisfying click.
I smirked. "Getting frisky, are we?" I teased.
Fai laughed. "What were you doing in here?"
"Looking through a photo album I remembered I had in my bag. I just wanted to make sure I didn't forget their faces…" I smiled.
"Eh? A photo album?" Fai looked excited. "Can I look?"
I nodded. "Sure!"
I jumped onto my bed, laying down again, and I sat up with the photo album. Fai sat down beside me and lifted me up so I was sitting on his lap.
"Who's that?" Fai pointed at a blue man.
"Kisame," I giggled. "I used to play pranks on him a lot, but overall we were pretty close. He's saved me a few times and vise versa."
Fai nodded and pointed at a girly looking boy, "And that?"
"Deidara…" I giggled. "He's a guy. He's my old mentor's partner. I used to share a room with him and Sasori until I graduated from being a subordinate. Tobi's Deidara's subordinate now, and I'm still partner-less. Tobi goes on missions with me sometimes, though."
"I see," Fai looked down at me, and he seemed to notice my nostalgic look. "You must be pretty close to all of them."
I nodded. "I am! There's only me and one other girl in the group…but we never see her."
"Eh, really?" Fai looked startled.
I nodded. "It's true. This is my favorite picture." I pointed at one of Sasori, Deidara, Kisame, Itachi, Tobi, and me. "It was taken right after we watched a movie in the lounge. A lot of people were drunk and everything, but that's what made them even be willing enough to take the picture. I wasn't old enough - and I'm still not - to drink, as well as Tobi and Deidara. Sasori didn't drink anything. Kisame was just a bit drunk, and Itachi only took one shot, so he wasn't really drunk either."
"Which one is 'Sasori?'" Fai paused. "You mention him quite a bit…"
I nodded. "He's the one with the red hair. He's changed a lot since the past. He was my childhood friend…" I took a small-deep breath. "We don't really communicate any more, only once in awhile. I still ask him a lot of questions and try to talk to him here and there, but he always seems aggravated for some reason."
"Ah, I'm sorry!" Fai put his head against mine lovingly and put his other hand on my hip. "I shouldn't have asked."
I blushed. "I-It's fine! It doesn't bother me. I have a lot of other friends now, and I have you…Besides, you had a right to ask."
He smiled, sadly, and turned my head around. He gave me a peck on the lips, sat me back down on the bed, and stood up. "So he's the one from the other night, right?"
I nodded a yes. "Yeah, that's him. He used to be really nice and friendly until we joined."
There was a moment of silence, in which I was looking at all the pictures. I skipped some pages because they had some valuable information that Fai couldn't see. I wouldn't really mind if he did, but I didn't want to face any consequences of what I would have to do if he found out anything too important.
Fai picked me up off of his lap, and he stood up and turned around to look at me.
"Kurorin and I are going out for awhile to a bar to give Sakura and Syaoran some time alone..." He looked upset.
I frowned. "No fair! I'm not old enough to drink..." I paused for a second, looking down. "Can't you stay here?"
He looked surprised.
"N-No! Don't take it the wrong way! You can go if you want to. It's just..." I bit my lip to stop talking.
He gave a gentle smile and put his hand on my head to make me look up at him. "Why would you want me to stay here?"
"Well, you should know the answer to that question."
"Why don't you remind me, Midori?" He smirked teasingly.
I gave an evil smirk, stood up abruptly, and captured his lips in a passionate kiss. He gasped, so I pushed him backwards up against my wall, slipping my tongue into his mouth and exploring every inch that I could find. He eventually followed my pattern and did the same.
I broke away for a breath after a couple minutes, and let go of his shirt. 'W-Wow...'
"Midori, you're too good at that," Fai chuckled.
I smirked. "Are you reminded?"
"Eh?" Fai looked confused. "Oh, that! I'm pretty sure, but I'm not quite sure that I am..."
"Really?" I smiled playfully.
"Maybe this will help me remember..." Fai smiled teasingly and brought me back in for a long, romantic kiss.
"Hey, Mage, are you ready to go yet?" Kurogane opened the door, and Fai and I broke apart just as Kurogane caught us.
"Uhm..." Fai smiled. "Hello, Big Puppy!"
"What were you two doing?" Kurogane looked between us.
Mokona jumped on Kurogane's shoulder. "Fai and Midori are lovers!"
"Eh...?" Kurogane looked dumbfounded as he looked between us.
Mokona kept cheering strange chants that had to do with Fai and I, obviously about us going out.
I blushed...hard...
'Oh my goodness I cannot believe the door wasn't locked! Why in the world wasn't that door locked?! Oh...Fai must have forgotten to lock it! Crud monkeys! I'm so embarrassed...'
