AN: Hello, everyone! I am back with the next chapter of The Sand Siblings Go On A Road Trip! I wrote the entire thing this time, StormofyourDestiny wanted to help out, but she became overwhelmed with an unexpected situation that has made her very busy at this point in time. So, it's just the original author once again, maybe she'll be able to help me out some other time when I am trapped hopelessly in the woes of writer's block. :)
The chapter that you are about to read contains a little bit more of an explanation on the Haruna's, Inner G, Iris's unnecessary story, and detailing about what happened during the awesome rave is in the following chapter. Let's just say that I TRIED to make this chapter a little bit shorter, but I honestly think it's about the same length. Fail. D:
Disclaimer: I haven't checked in a little while, but I'm pretty sure that Naruto and the Sand Siblings still aren't mine. -.- And neither are the mentioned anime/manga series, Phoenix Wright, the real life products, and ect, ect, ect.
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The Sand Siblings Go On A Road Trip
Special-Bonus-Chapter
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The rain slowly fell over North City, cascading down the buildings softly and somewhat noisily. No longer was there any lightning mixed in, but there still was occasional rumbles of thunder. And it was more peaceful. It had to have been around eight by that time, and the awesome upcoming rave that would end this yearly festival with a bang had to be postponed for one more hour while everyone calmed down from the shock of that revenge-obsessed puppet's attack, and they would have to clean up around the outside walls and replace the broken windows.
Everyone that had been previously terrorized by the puppet were working together to get everything back to normal and set just right for the awesome, upcoming rave. The excitement of many ignited by a spark and ready to rumble the night away. The, quote, epic announcer dude and the platinum-blond haired girl whom were once at each others' throats even decided to put the past behind them and help each other out with most of the work.
Temari had finally met up with her siblings and friends, asking them if she had missed any of the awesome ass-kicking that went on at the scene. Naturally, she was ticked off that she didn't get to fight him in this round, but she was proud of everyone for what they had done in the battle and that the devil of a puppet was finally gone for good and sent back to the burning depths of Hell where his kind belonged. And after being told of everything that had happened, and about Hiroshi's horrible condition, and about the dirty little secret that the Harunas were keeping all this time, she was beyond stunned and felt like her mind had just been successfully screwed. How could she had not seen this coming? They've already experienced so much weirdness after all!
In return, she explained Madame Star and Denise's little plot that they were twisted up in on their walk to the local hospital to patch up a presumably-dead Hiroshi (after much agonizing pleading from his caring sister, and Temari herself was worried about him, silently.), and she mentioned that the older woman's boys had scurried off like the scum they were. She also figured out that the man with the raven hair must have been that Itachi guy that she had heard about once during a visit to the Leaf, and Naruto couldn't help but quietly admit that she was so right; there was no mistake now. Their stalker had said this so sadly, probably because he was shocked and pained by the truth of his so-called new friends.
After noticing his state of uncharacteristic melancholy, Temari faked a smile and assured him that Madame Star and Denise might have cared about him despite her true intentions for so-called befriending him just to make him fall. And maybe that during the bitch's plummet to her death, she reflected on how it was a pleasure to get to meet such an...eh...crazy-yet-fascinating character. She also mentioned that the blue-haired anime fangirl had sneaked off after looking for at her master's disfigured corpse, and that maybe she would return to exchange apologies. Which did make him crack a tiny smile in the long-run.
Now, Naruto's only regret was never asking Madame Star why she still agreed to perform that inner extraction for Gaara. If she was harboring the secret that she didn't give a damn about him, then why would she still use her odd powers to aid them? Well, unless he could somehow turn reality into a Phoenix Wright game and contact a spirit medium, there was no way. And now he suddenly had the strangest urge to play one of those games on his red-haired friend's DS.
One thing was for sure, this had been one of the most eventful evenings of their lives. And they had found out so much that they either did or did not need to be aware of and were exhausted as hell. At least the night would end with a kickass bang: that awesome rave would give them all chance to just party like the maniacs they were at heart and paint the town red for a change. Just as long as they did not paint it purple; Mrs. Haruna had this terrible phobia involving that particular color.
Oh, and if you're wondering about Salamander...Kankuro had scooped up his remainders and decided to throw them out somewhere really far away. Even he understood that it would be useless to still keep him for combat. Sure, he had the skills to redesign him with better attacks and whatnot and he could still use the puppetry techniques to control him. But it just...oh, he didn't know. It just didn't feel the same to know that this glorified mess of evil had once vowed to get revenge on him for treating him badly and tried to kill him, his family, crush, and friends. So it would be better to be climatic and discard him forever.
And after waiting around impatiently for the puppet master, the group of friends all went straight to North City's local hospital at Hisako and Temari's demands to make sure that he would be okay and not die on them like something out of Higurashi. Since the others' wounds were not quite as grim, they made the decision to let them heal on their own. And despite Gaara and Inner G both overpowering Yumi in hopes of convincing her that she should let the doctors examine her throat to make sure she would be okay, she stubbornly refused the offer.
And they were stunned as hell from the refusal, not to mention.
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-Hiroshi's Hospital Room-
"THERE IS NOTHING LEFT OF YOU, I CAN SEE IT IN YOUR EYES~ SING THE ANTHEM OF THE ANGELS, AND SAY THE LAST GOODBYE~"
"INNER G, TURN OFF THE DAMN IPOD! IT ISN'T HELPING THE MOOD!" Mrs. Haruna suddenly yelled as she glared daggers at the inner, whom was now blasting Breaking Benjamin songs in the corner of the hotel room. And it didn't help at all that this certain song was yet again awesome, but it was really tragic. Nobody had expected her outburst, and they all stared at her with widening eyes, including the doctor.
Inner G, now once again back in his body that he had been given during the fail extraction ceremony, just grumbled at her outburst and turned off the iPod grudgingly before slipping it back into Naruto's pocket. He loved listening to other people's music on those things, the song playlists really said a LOT about the person, as we all know by now.
Everyone was now gathered in a fair-sized hospital room. It was pretty typically set and nondescript. With white walls and flooring, a small bed were Hiroshi rested, two chairs set for visitors (no one usually piled into the room's like this, but Gaara argued that this was a special case and his dramatic glare that he hadn't lost had frightened the nurses into allowing them all in), a large pale green curtain hanging over the bed for privacy, a TV positioned on the wall, and there was another door that led to a small bathroom. The window's curtains were pulled back and revealing the dark sky and the falling rain.
Gaara was leaning against the closed door, Naruto was sitting in the chair by the window looking surprisingly serious while randomly fumbling with his fingers, Kankuro was doing his best to make Hisako relax, Temari and Inner G were in the corner, and the Harunas were standing by the bed and watching the middle-aged graying doctor work.
Finally, the doctor pulled the certain back to it's original setting, revealing Hiroshi once again. He lied there on his side shirtless with bandages on his back and stomach, but he wasn't dead. His chest slowly rising and falling proved that. Seeing this, Temari and Hisako released held breaths as the doctor wiped his brow and looked over at everyone.
"Hiroshi Sato is not dead, his wounds were deep; but not enough to kill him." The doctor informed everyone with a relieved smile as he watched Hisako cheer and hug jump up into Kankuro's arms and hug his neck in her excitement, Temari place a hand over her heart and sigh, and Inner G to glare at the injured team nearly radiating hate. "He should awaken soon, if you want to converse and explain his condition."
"Will he be able to come along to the rave, doctor?" Yumi asked the man curiously as she tossed her braided dark brown hair off her left shoulder randomly. "Because he...he and his sister both really wanted to attend their first rave together. They have a close relationship, you see."
"I'm afraid that he isn't in any condition to set foot out of the hospital at least for another few days until we can be sure that the wounds are healed. And according to these records I was given by the nurses," The doctor adjusted his reading glasses and then grabbed his clipboard and read it over quickly. "Whatever weapon that had pierced through his body had some kind of poison on it. We don't know what kind, but we need to have him stay right where he is so that we can try and get it out of his system.
"POISON?" Hisako shrieked, now flailing her arms about in absolute terror at this revelation. "No, no, no, no, no, NO! Onii-San is going to get infected with the poison and die!"
"Wait, miss!" The doctor called out frantically, now surprised by her dramatic reaction to the news. Goddamn it, this wasn't an episode of General Hospital after all, and such responses were not necessary at all! "Y-your 'Onii-San' will be just fine! Please just believe in the amazing abilities of medical knowledge that will find a way to get the poison out of his system!" Quickly, the doctor gathered his things and scurried out of the room, now somewhat terrified of Hisako. But luckily, she calmed down after he took his leave and loudly closed the door behind him in the process.
When looking back at Hiroshi, Hisako and Temari noticed that he was beginning to groan softly and begin to stir, they instantly beamed when they noticed that he was about to awaken. But the strangest thing happened afterward: Temari demanded that everyone else leave her alone with the guy, that she wanted to speak privately with him. And before Hisako could angrily protest, she promised her that she would fill him in on what all had happened and would let him know his caring sister was worried sick.
So, reluctantly everyone else that she was addressing left the hospital room to go gather elsewhere in the hospital and talk (presumably about the upcoming rave that they couldn't wait to go to). Unbeknownst to the wind mistress, Inner G was practically radiating jealously and remained outside the door, listening in to make sure that nothing went on.
Now alone in the room with the most-injured victim of Salamander's wrath, Temari's facial expression softened as she walked over and took a seat on the edge of the hospital bed. The first thing that Hiroshi had seen when his eyes fluttered open was her sitting there and staring at him. "Temari-Chan...? Where are we?"
"Oh, you're awake. We were worried about you, especially Hisako." She suddenly rubbed the back of her neck nervously. "Do you remember anything at all?"
"Yes, I remember-owww, dammit, it hurts to sit up..." Hiroshi lied there for a few moments, his breathing hitched from the horrible pain in his back. But he didn't want to worry Temari, so he just put up with his agony and sat up. "Let's see...I remember that we were all fighting that revenge-aholic of a puppet and then he turned his attention to Hisako and tried to attack her from behind. That was when I jumped in instinctively and took the attack in her place. Afterward, I guess I blacked out for a while."
"I almost thought that you were about to be another one to bite the dust." Temari informed him with a straight face, how she kept that up, would have to remain a mystery. Because Hiroshi, and even Inner G who was eavesdropping couldn't keep up theirs and burst into snickering fits. "But I think I speak for everyone when I say that I'm glad you're still okay. Doctor says you're infected with a poison that my stupid brother had dipped on the weapons that Salamander had inside him. You won't be able to attend the rave, let alone leave the hospital until they can get it out of your system and heal up the deep wounds on your back."
Hiroshi was instantly bummed by not getting to rave like everyone else, but he understood and nodded at his crush. She couldn't help but crack a small smirk, sensing this. "It sucks that I can't rave. I was REALLY looking forward to it. Honestly though Temari-Chan, Hisako is really important to me and I couldn't stand there and witness her get injured like something out of School Days."
"I understand completely." Temari sighed and lowered her gaze to the floor. "Despite what destroyed bonds we had in the past, and the two of them constantly annoying the crap out of me, Gaara and Kankuro are important to me. But if you tell them I said that, Hiroshi, I will slice your head off your body."
Hiroshi instantly paled. And to lighten the now-awkward silence, Temari decided that she would fill him in on everything that was going on. Everything that had been revealed that night to her as well.
Temari went into details about Salamander's defeat, Madame Star's little plot and then her sudden death, Inner G's weirdness about his true form and whatnot, and the Harunas' story and that the fail Mist kunoichi, Iris, was telling the truth). Once finished, she noted how she could really use a bottle of water after all of that talking.
"Well, ah, a lot of stuff happened when I was out. I hate it when I miss all the food stuff." Hiroshi shook his head and sighed deeply. But during this sigh, he suddenly went into a coughing fit and Temari's eyes immediately widened as she rushed forward and and propped him back up.
"Whoa, you okay? You sound like Yumi when she needs her inhaler!" Temari breathed, now panicked by the sudden coughing fit. She was not used to these kinds of moments, never had and never will be. She inched just a little bit closer, now practically sitting in his lap as she positioned his upper body up more against the pillows. But she was unaware of how...oddly suggestive their position was. If someone were to unexpectedly walk in...ouch. "Here, sit up and I'll go get you a glass of water, Hiroshi."
"No, no, I'm fine..." He coughed, lightly raising a hand and pushing her own away. His inky eyes lowering a little away from her face and a bright red color spreading across his cheeks as he took notice of their position.
"Please don't say bullshit like that." Temari murmured, now giving him an evil look. "You just got maimed by a puppet that was lustful for revenge and a poison is spreading through your bloodstream as we speak."
"Well, it's just an episode of Bleach in a nutshell then."
"Hiroshi..." Temari involuntarily smiled, leaning a little closer and brushing her fingers through his flat jet black bangs. "You fail when it comes to making jokes about anime. Why did I have a crush on you again?"
"It might have been because..." The words died on Hiroshi's lips as he slowly took in what Temari had just said. His eyes widening somewhat and the blush across his face only intensified. "W-what did you just say, Temari-Chan? You really had a crush on me?"
Woooow, that's awkward. Temari forced a nervous laugh and inched away back towards the edge of the bed. She wasn't sure how she could explain this one. She just wanted to get it over with, but wanted it to come out understandable. "Uh...well...HAD. But it was a brief one, nothing lasting. And besides, it may have just been because me and my boyfriend's long-distance relationship was faltering and I realized that I wanted to prowl around for other males." Suddenly, a wave of guilt overcoming her, Temari's face had fallen and she scratched the back of her head. "Hiroshi...do you have a crush on me or something?"
A short period of silence filled the room. And during this time, it was rather uncomfortable for the two...older teens. They both held eye contact, but they just didn't feel like they were getting anywhere at all. And then, the injured teen finally released a long and burdened sigh. "Y-yes, and I still do. I can't help it, I just...well...there's something about you that just gets to me. It could be several things."
Temari's expression never once changed as she heard these words. She felt like she was leading him on by never telling him that her crush on him had worn away overtime and was just a fleeting thing that she had forgotten. But he still held his and it just...wow...this felt kind of like she was the main character in that one game she had once played on Gaara's DS when he wasn't looking...Princess Debut she assumed it was titled. In which she was stringing along someone against his and well, her own knowledge...
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-Outside Hiroshi's Hospital Room, Meanwhile-
"Temari-Chan, you're just special. I haven't met a girl like you in a while, could be due to the fact that I'm unlucky with the ladies as Hisako always tells me. But I just think that you should know this..."
"..."
"Hey, don't look so guilty. Just tell me right now whether you feel the same or not. I can – and will – live with your straight answer."
"Well...um...Hiroshi..."
His blood boiling and his vision now crimson red, a pale-ish hand rested against the hospital door from the outside and then slowly and loudly clawed into it and trailed down. Chipping through and leaving marks in the process. Inner G then started pacing beside the door. He was disgusted, pissed off, agitated, and yes, he was JEALOUS. What was your first clue?
But how he could he not be? He hadn't found anyone that he felt like he was no doubt MEANT to be together with until the end of time since that one female inner that had ended up biting the dust (how many times will that Queen reference be included?). And then he laid his theoretical eyes on the wind mistress and was instantly stricken with a case of love at first sight. THEN some awkward asshole comes along and steals the gorgeous girl's attention! It just wasn't fair at all! He deserved to have someone, dammit! Besides, he obviously is way more attractive than that other guy who's name will not be mentioned!
"That asshole is going to die if she returns his feelings. He will so die...and no one will even know it was meh that did it because I will flee from the scene of the crime! He's dead, dead, dead..." Inner G kept repeating in his mind...which Gaara could hear, but his man had chosen not to comment at this. He didn't even want to know what was happening to be blunt about it.
"Hiroshi...the truth is that..."
"Temari-Chan," Air rushed through the eavesdropping Mountain Dew-aholic's nostrils when he heard the way that Hiroshi had said her name with that damn suffix. He could have just been stressin', but he was sure that he had the nerve to say it LUSTFULLY! "Please just give me your answer."
"Okay," Inner G's pacing just became more and more panicked and he was even biting his nails angrily. The passing nurses and doctors just stared at him as if he was a total idiot during this time. It was time for the dreaded response when HIS Temari would accept and reveal that she actually does like – maybe even love – this asshole! "The truth is, I don't return your feelings. The crush was just a fleeting kind of thing and I think that we should just maintain a friendship; anything else would only make me uncomfortable. And I would kick you in the nuts if you tried to pressure me into it." A relived sigh escaped Inner G'S lips and he practically froze up in his pacing and backed up to the door and held on to it for much-needed support.
There must really be a god out there to have heard and answered the panicked prayers, Inner G mused silently as he was overcome with so much joy and relief. But then, much to his surprise, Hiroshi started more conversation that he could hear easily through these shitty doors.
"Then...is there someone else that you have feelings for at this current time?" Inner G guessed that Temari was probably smiling at this question. Smiling. Wait, what?
"Hmm, maybe there is..." At this, Inner G's eyes snapped open and his breathing and heartbeat quickened as each second passed. Maybe it was impulsive, but he couldn't help but wonder if she was talking about...him.
Not that he was praying desperately for that to happen or anything similar! He just didn't want her to have feelings for some asshole that would probably treat her badly or break her heart. Because if that were to ever happen, he would be there immediately to freaking murder said dude. Mark those words.
Inner G believed that you would have to remain at least a little bit positive in life, to get you somewhere. But now he wasn't so sure that Temari was talking about him. It would make his life in an instant, but how could she even return his feelings? She obviously saw him as nothing more than a more epic version of her youngest brother and nothing beyond that. Even she plainly admitted that he was a fascinating enigma to her on at least two occasions in the past that were never mentioned, it didn't mean she returned his slightly-creepy feelings. Sigh.
"Can you please tell me? Not that I'm just jealous or anything, I'm not the jealous-type."
"Oh, I think you ARE jealous. Haha. But, anyway, I can't tell you who this guy is because...I'm still not very sure if these feelings are true. Just between you and me: I don't have good luck with men at all." There was a brief, uncomfortable pause. "But let's just say that he really makes my life real exciting and the more I think about it, the more I can't imagine not having him around." A dark blush managed to creep up to the inner's cheeks and spread to his ears at that the thought of her maybe talking about him.
"I hope...I hope she's talking about meh." Inner G's eyes fluttered closed and he just leaned against the door and reflected on the moments that him and the wind mistress had together and then, dwelling fondly on the latest: her taking him by total surprise and kissing him with much passion put into it.
His lips have yet to stop tingling like crazy from the sensational shock that had been ignited during those amazing and blissfully joyful seconds. And every time he would think about that, he couldn't tear his thoughts away from that. This would be awkward due to the fact that his man could easily hear his monologue through his own thoughts. Damn.
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-With Kankuro and Hisako Meanwhile-
Kankuro and Hisako crowed into the hospital elevator with Yumi's parents, even though they were all a little bit reluctant to; remembering the whole elevator fiasco back at the hotel that they were now utterly traumatized by.
But they didn't want to pull a, pfft, STUPID move like Gaara, Naruto, and Yumi did by actually bothering to walk down the flights of steel stares to get back down to the waiting room of the hospital. If it wasn't painfully obvious by this point, it should be known to all that these four absolutely HATED stairs after going up and down them at North Garden. Now, they all entered and Mr. Haruna leaned over and pressed the correct buttons to take them all down to their destination. Afterward, he walked back over to his wife and they both stood there contently and admired the layout and reasonable decoration of the transportation-thing. Kankuro and Hisako stood close by each other and stared at the doors.
This elevator had just finished being repaired, that was what a sign attached to the doors had revealed in big caps. Some bugs where still there and that is why it was running slow and it would probably take them a little bit longer to reach their destination. So conversations randomly ensued between the four during this dreadful time. Mr. and Mrs. Haruna's conversation was just a fairweather-type thing, so it will not be gone into detail with. Kankuro and Hisako's conversation was plot-relevant and we will dwell on it now.
"Hey, Hisako?" Hisako blinked repeatedly and looked up at Kankuro, her dark eyes that matched her brother's so much nearly glimmering with child-like curiosity. Her crush didn't once return the eye contact, and he just kept staring ahead with this unknown emotion in his eyes. "Look, I'm sorry that your brother got injured and all. It was all my fault for treating Salamander like shit in the past and even bringing him along for self-proclaimed defense purposes." He crossed his arms and his eyes closed as he recalled all the chaos that had been caused. And how upset Hisako was by her brother's fate. "I don't want you to hate me for it."
"But I..." Hisako turned and a smile crept up on her lips like a spider. "Kankuro-Kun, I don't hate you at all! I was just lost in the moment and was upset by Onii-San's injuries, but this was not your fault; it was that revenge-aholic's fault! Truthfully, I," A blush rose into her cheeks and she was thankful for the heavy makeup she adorned her features with. Because when she blushed; it was always deep and noticeable. "Couldn't possibly hate you."
"What makes you say that?" Pressed Kankuro curiously as he turned to meet her gaze. She just smiled and this devious glint briefly lit up in those dark orbs.
Hisako slowly came forward and closed the distance between them, uttering quietly and lustfully, "Tell me what you think the reason is." And she didn't say anything else, she just reached up, resting her hands on his cheeks as she pressed her lips to his own.
The next thing Mr. and Mrs. Haruna knew when their unnecessary conversation ended and they turned to stare, they were watching the two lovebirds kiss each other longingly and roughly. They would have normally said something along the lines of: "GET A GODDAMN ROOM!" at a situation like this. They just didn't have the heart to.
It was highly obvious that the two were enjoying it anyway. And their little kissing session lasted at least until the elevator reached it's destination and the loud DING made them jump in terror and separate. After noticing what had just happened between them in the elevator, because they were both blinded by their pleasure and the sea of emotions they were experiencing, Kankuro and Hisako laughed nervously and apologized to the Harunas before they all exited the transportation together.
As they were walking back into the waiting room, Kankuro pulled the average teenager aside and smirked at her mischievously. "So you like me way beyond that of a friend?"
"You are so freakin' slow!" Hisako laughed and gave him a nudge with her shoulder. "But to answer your previous question: YES. Ever since first meeting you, I have had this little crush that I just couldn't ignore. Why do you think that I have been acting so weird lately – more so than usual?"
Suddenly, the puppet master felt like a huge idiot for even asking that question. But he couldn't help but feel better knowing that she felt the same way he did. At first meeting, he was attracted by her outer appearance alone. Hanging out with the average teenager a little bit more and having conversations, he discovered that maybe it wasn't just her hot looks alone that he liked. She was strange and she embraced it though. She didn't once think that she wasn't accepted into the modern world because she did not fall into the crows like THEM. Even though they hadn't been friends long, she was concerned for them the moment she fixed her eyes on the group. And she pressured her brother to help give them some of their...huge amounts of cash until they could earn some more themselves. That was...an endearing fact about her.
Suddenly, Hisako's expression turned grim. "Oh, but let me just say one thing. See, I sort of don't like the fact that you tried to change yourself and become like THEM." She sighed and moved forward, grabbing his hands and tightly grasping them. "Kankuro-Kun, you should just...be yourself-"
"TELL ME PLEASE~ WOULD YOU ONE TIME, JUST LET ME BE MYSELF~ SO I CAN SHINE, WITH MY OWN LIGHT-" Hisako and Kankuro both turned with curious expressions to see that Mr. Haruna was quickly digging into his weapon pouch and pulling out a cellphone that he had in there. His wife just stood beside him, wearing a large sweatdrop on the side of her head due to the embarrassment of everyone now staring. It should be known that her deaf husband was a huge 3 Doors Down fan.
Hisako shook her head and then returned back to smiling sweetly at Kankuro. "So don't think that you have to become like THEM. The world needs more...freaks like the two of us! "
Kankuro just stared blankly...for what felt like hours, but was only for a few moments in reality. He deeply registered all of what she had just said and came to the conclusion that she was...well...she was right. And realizing this, he smirked mischievously; which was a refreshing sight for Hisako. "I can go back to being myself? Awesome!" He reached forward and snaked his arms around her slim waist, pulling the average teenager very close to him. She just smirked herself this whole time. "Hisako, let's go back to the hotel and have a quickie before the rave~"
"I so would agree to..." Hisako dreamily replied, then the moment kind of turned sulky as she sighed and looked up at him with a blank expression. "But Otou-San and Onii-San would probably murder you if they found out. So, we're just going to have to arrange that for some other time."
"Damn, I really wanted to get some..."
"Pervert."
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-Meanwhile Again With Gaara, Yumi, and Naruto-
Walking down exaggeratedly-long steel staircases, it's only natural that you will become bored and tired. Realizing this, Yumi decided that she would try and take a crack at breaking the ice with a little conversation as she walked down the stairs with her boyfriend and new-found friend. They were hoping to arrive at the waiting room sooner or later, they should just don't stop believin' and everything will be fine (Yay for random Journey references!).
She decided to elaborate farther into her and her parents' story. First, she explained that she was born in the Hidden Sand, spending most of her childhood there. And when she was twelve and a half, she graduated from the academy and officially became a shinobi of that village. Things were pretty uneventful during the next year for her and her parents; they served their village with much determination. But a lot of the fellow villagers found their quirkiness to be a little...well, annoying.
On the day before her thirteenth birthday, her parents were assigned a mission. She still didn't know all of the inside details, but Yumi at least knew that it was a high-ranked and dangerous one. Their skills and strength had been recognized over time and so, they were ordered to infiltrate the Mist and kill a certain clan there. When inquiring why they had to do that, they were told that this certain clan was a little bit screwed up and the members' strength and power varied from each person born into it. Some could be very powerful and others were utter failures. The ones that did have such impossible strength, stamina, and power felt arrogant and it was known all over the ninja lands that they eventually would think of the rest of the world as pathetic and their messed up minds would try and tell them to go out and assassinate like every shinobi in every land so that they could rule and re-populate the world with their own kind (which included a lot of incestuous relationships, Yumi added afterward with a visible shudder).
So they must be wiped out because of that. But there was just one problem: her parents didn't want to murder the members of the clan that were weak and failures at life. They believed that they wouldn't be able to just obtain great power over night and would never be a threat to the rest of the great ninja lands, but in the end, they were forced to execute them all whether they wished to or not. And Yumi, she decided that she would tag along and help. When Gaara pressured for the reason why, she stayed silent for a few seconds before responding that she "couldn't tell him at the current time", whatever the hell that meant.
In the middle of the night, the Harunas had finished their preparations and had descended into the darkness to make their way to the aforementioned village. They were all nervous, Yumi's parents haven't had a choice but to kill interfering ninja on the battlefield in past missions; but never were assigned to assassinate anyone. It gave them all chills to think about. But they sucked it up and moved on after all, they were shinobi of the Sand and they were supposed to be strong and un-shaken no matter what the situation.
Finally, after arriving at the village, the family of three waited until nightfall; then they infiltrated as soon as the moon rose high and the stairs came out. They had tracked down the large house that was made so big and roomy that it was easily larger than any home in the village. Pretty much every member of that strange clan lived there. And were all most likely at home. So in order to kill them all, they decided to just make the place catch on fire.
And well, the rest is history. After making it catch on fire and making sure that it spread accordingly to plan, the entire house had burst into flames and the only members that escaped alive and unharmed other than being scared shitless was a random female jounin with light blue hair and a young teenager with neon orange hair that were just standing there like the idiots they were and watched the horrible sight and listened to all the blood-curdling cries of twisted agony from the inside.
Now their mission was not exactly complete; since two escaped alive. But the Harunas could not bring themselves to kill them after cornering them and getting into an all-out battle. So they run away like the cowards they were deep down at heart. They crossed out their headbands and took them off, ultimately agreeing with each other that they were way too soft and sensitive on the inside and couldn't live like this any more. Despite all of those burnt souls being evil and overly-arrogant, they ALL shouldn't have had to be wiped out, right?
"...In conclusion, we all ran away to the modern world, 'borrowed' an RV, and decided to live on the road as regular people. But then we...but then we met and befriended you guys, we realized that not telling you about our backstory was wrong." Yumi bit her lip and glanced away. "Now just bring on the lectures."
"Bring on the lectures?" Gaara and Naruto echoed, glancing back at the saddened girl.
"Yeah. You're probably going to lecture me about keeping secrets from good friends and blah, blah, blah like in the movies."
Naruto sighed and looked back down at the stairs. It appeared like they were endless, and it didn't seem like they were ever going anywhere at all. Which really sucked. "We aren't going to lecture you, Yumi. Don't be such a drama queen!"
"But I deserve every bit of it!" Yumi insisted, her eyes flaring with anger as she turned sharply and grabbed a fist full of Naruto's jacket, bringing him down closer to her pissed face that made his blood run cold at sight of it. "And so do my parents! We shouldn't have kept this a secret from the Sand Sibs or you, Inner G, and the Sato sibs! Friendships should be when both parties can trust one another enough to be able to spill even their deepest and most depressing secrets that they harbor! But we, we were so stupid and cowardly about how you all would react! And listen Naruto, Gaara, I...I..." Tears were now beginning to well in the ex-Sand kunoichi's big blue eyes, either out of sadness or anger. Probably both. And they lightly streamed down her cheeks hotly, the orange stalker just tensed up 'cause he didn't know how to be sensitive towards a crying female (ACTUALLY, he couldn't handle openly weeping dudes either). "I just don't want anyone to label me and my parents as mindless serial killers like something out of Death Note!"
"But...but Iris already thinks of you three as mindless serial killers." Naruto pointed out stupidly. Should have just kept his big yap closed for a change, because this made Yumi's tears – that she had been trying so hard to restrain – burst like a dam.
Gaara just stared at Naruto with this expression that almost screamed: "Did you actually think saying that would help, dumbass?". But the next thing he knew, an openly sobbing Yumi stumbled down to him on the stairs and was soaking his shirt with her uncontrollable tears. He had frozen up at this, just as clueless about how to sooth a crying person like his dumbass friend over there that was quickly hopping down the few stairs to where they were.
For the next several seconds, Gaara just allowed his girlfriend to release all of her emotions in this freakin' spontaneous way. Most likely, he would need to get a new shirt after this one was ultimately and un-logically soaked with tears. But that was a brief thought as he painfully watched her cry. And Naruto did not help the situation at all by suggesting to him that they should ditch her in this distressed state and go off to the upcoming rave themselves. When some sand rushed out of the gourd and started creeping up around his legs and throat, Naruto frantically confessed that the previous suggestion was just fail attempt at dark humor that he thought he would try out (bad move, Naruto, bad move.).
Reality hit Yumi like a train wreck and she realized just how much she was humiliating herself by letting her emotions out. Her eyes snapped open as she backed away from Gaara a little bit and coughed nervously. "I didn't mean to cry like that. That's one of the worst things that a person can do in these moments..."
Gaara shook his head and walked closer to her, placing a hand on her pale-ish cheek. She blinked in confusion at this and locked eyes with him. "No, it's not a big deal. Everyone needs to get the built up emotions out sometimes and risk the utter humiliation that will give you. Take Naruto for example."
"And just what is that supposed to mean? Can't a guy shed tears sometimes and not be judged?" Naruto hotly argued. Yumi just peered around Gaara's shoulder to get a glimpse of him. And she rolled her eyes and released a long sigh.
"Gaara, you're right. But it's just that I...I feel so terrible for never revealing this before." She held her head in her hands miserably. Yumi's eyes felt so dry and painful from the excessive crying now. And there were no tears left to shed. Was this a good or bad thing? "Please don't twist my words and believe that me and my parents are cruel and heartless serial killers like what Iris was preaching about earlier. And Naruto, don't twist the story around either. Being despised is something that I never want to experience-mmph!" A cold pair of lips suddenly pressed against her own and cut her off suddenly.
Yumi just stared with a shocked expression across her features as she slowly realized what the hell had just happened in a matter of seconds. It was Gaara whom had shut her up by leaning forward and giving her quick kiss to her lips, it wasn't really returned. But that didn't matter at the moment. When he broke it and still stood there in close proximity to her, she stared with tearing eyes. Naruto just watched in the background on one step below the one they were on, smirking as he watched.
The ex-Sand kunoichi stared for a little while, before the corners of her lips begun to twitch from the flat line they were in. She tried so hard to fight back a cheesy smile from his reaction to her rambling. And she understood everything now; no words had to be exchanged at all. It's too bad that words DID exchange afterward.
"Yumi, it doesn't matter to me. I believe you, and I don't think either your or your parents are serial killers like that failure of a ninja that was stalking you tried to argue." Looking into those mysterious jade orbs, Yumi could see how serious Gaara was. She deep down that those words were true and genuine, they were not being thrown about to cheer her up so that she wouldn't sob her little eyes out again like a weakling. "Naruto, Temari, Kankuro, the crazy inner, and even the Sato siblings don't think of you all as cruel people, you've already proven several times you do care."
Now, spirit returned to the brunette. Her big blue eyes were now nearly sparkling as she cracked a tiny smile and reached her hands up and rested them at his shoulders. "Gaara~ you've no idea how relieved I am right now! Hey, ah, you've admitted that you held strong feelings for me back a little while ago," Naruto's eyes widened as he looked at Gaara, then Yumi, then Gaara, then the ceiling, like some kind of extreme double-take. He had been hiding out in one of the bedrooms of the RV during that time, scared shitless from the random earthquake, so he had no idea that his friend had actually pulled such an impulsive move and confessed like that. "But I...I never got to respond. The truth is: I love you too."
Blushing furiously now, but still maintaining her ever-present cheesy smile, Yumi's eyelids fluttered closed and she closed the distance between them at last once again; planting a gentle kiss on her boyfriend's lips.
Meanwhile, feeling like he had just gotten left out and forgotten, Naruto stared at the two. He knew that it would probably be a good idea to interrupt them, because this was really wasting so much time. But yet, he could not bring himself to be annoyed. Actually, he felt happiness well up inside him for the two.
Now. If only he could find that special someone...
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-Later-
A young girl with neon orange hair, looking rather pissed off about something, trudged her way into the city's hospital. She was soaked to the bone and had dirt and leaves on her exposed skin and clothes. And once stepping into the waiting room, all eyes fell on her in mock-concern. Iris knew that they didn't give a damn about her, but she silently thanked them for trying.
Her brown eyes scanned the room and then she huffed and strode up to the counter, tapping on it to get the attention of a young blonde woman whom was wearing a pale violet uniform and looked like a huge ditz. "Excuse me, Blondie!" The woman being addressed looked up from the phone she was balancing in the crook of her neck while reading a catalog and stared at Iris for a few moments. "Please, can you end that call and give me some information?"
The woman gave her this un-amused look and turned her head, brushing back her chin-length wavy hair and smiling as she continued talking to someone on the phone. Whether it was somebody important or just a mere friend of hers, would have to remain un-revealed. Iris scowled and stomped a foot more loudly than what was called for.
The orange-haired Mist kunoichi had such a short temper. Although no one still doesn't know what were to happen if she lost it completely and released some hell, they honestly didn't care. Iris pouted like a tiny child and then made this odd noise of disgust with 'Blondie'. "HAVE YOU SEEN A FAMILY OF THREE WITH BRUNETTE HAIR, TWO RED-HAIRED DUDES WITH JADE EYES, A FAT GUY DRESSED IN HIPSTER CLOTHING, A GIRL WITH SANDY BLONDE HAIR AND POSSIBLY CARRYING A LARGE BATTLE FAN, AN IDIOT WEARING ORANGE AND BLACK CLOTHING, OR TWO JAPANESE SIBLINGS WITH JET-BLACK HAIR AND POSSIBLY DRESSED ODDLY?"
"I've seen all of them!" 'Blondie' yelled hysterically in her shock at how loud and vicious Iris's voice had gotten. She pretty much threw down her phone onto her book. "They all came in here earlier with this Japanese teenager that was bleeding like all those random dudes that were murdered senselessly in the first episode of Elfen Lied!"
"What room did they take him to?" Iris demanded frantically as she slammed her hands onto the counter. "If I can hurry to the room they took Hisako Sato's brother to, I might be able to burst in and confront them all before they leave! It's an opportunity knocking...for me to reluctantly thank them for destroying that revenge-obsessed puppet and then kill the Harunas!"
The woman just blinked. "Okay...I'm not sure, but I think you need a mental hospital instead."
"I DON'T NEED A FREAKING MENTAL HOSPITAL! JUST TELL ME THE ROOM NUMBER!"
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-Elsewhere-
Black heeled boots made quiet splashes as they walked through the large rain puddles in the streets of North City. A teenage girl dressed in shady black clothing with shoulder-length spiked blue hair wore this grim expression as she wandered hopelessly through the night.
She was not sad in the slightest though. She didn't regret anything that had happened earlier, with her master plummeting to her rightful (Freaking well-deserved) death. NO. Contrary to what you may believe, she felt like this unexplainable weight and guilt she was chained to all this time was broken now, that she was free to be able to live life the way she wanted to. And she did not have to make freaking terrible lies and deceive others.
Denise was thankful for what Temari had done, without a doubt. If she hadn't have confronted Madame Star and the boys when she did, this all may have never happened. Even though she had been lying about wanting to become friends with the wind mistress, actually not having taken any liking to her at all, she wanted to mend their odd relationship the best way she could. She was just the kind of irritating person who would try anything – annoying the hell out of you in the fast process – to fix things seamlessly the best way she could.
Looking up, she noticed that she was in the parking lot outside of the city. And that she was standing in front of a very familiar RV that had been through SO MUCH HELL ever since it had left the Sand. He adjusted her dripping wet glasses, cocked her head to the side, and studied the vehicle closely.
Then, after around one full minute, she smiled cheerfully. Knowing that there was one way she could repay Temari and it all had something to do with this RV.
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-Hiroshi's Hospital Room-
"GET THE HELL AWAY FROM THE DOOR, YOU'RE WASTING MY TIME!"
"It's the orange-haired bitch that wants to kill the freaky Harunas!"
"Oh, who did you think I was? Katy Perry? Get the hell away right now so that I can confront them and get my long-awaited revenge!"
"Ha, I won't let you be getting anywhere! Look, only meh man's sister and Hisako's asshole of a brother are in there!"
"You're just lying, I know it!"
"ARE YOU INSULTING MEH?"
"DAMN STRAIGHT!"
Temari and Hiroshi gasped and looked in the direction of the door, where lots of cursing and vulgar insults were being thrown around outside. There was only two people that had dirty mouths like that: Inner G and Iris. Wait a minute, IRIS? What the hell was she doing back here?
"It sounds like Inner-San and the fail girl!" Hiroshi stated rather obviously as they now heard lots of banging and clattering from the outside; like there was a brawl going on just beyond the door.
A sweatdrop appeared on Temari's head. "Unfortunately, it sounds like they're getting into a fight..." She sighed heavily in a 'not this again...' kind of manner and pulled out her fan. "Hiroshi, I'll come back and visit you tomorrow after we're done raving. Please just forget about Iris and try and heal those wounds of yours."
"I'll try." Hiroshi muttered, closing his eyes turning over onto his side.
Temari just smiled involuntarily and then plastered on this pissed off expression as she nearly broke the freaking door down and took her leave to go settle the dispute between the two freaks.
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At first, Temari thought that she would have to immediately restrain the two freaks from killing each other. She had stepped out and loudly closed the door behind her, then stared blankly at the scene she was greeted with.
Iris had Inner G some kind of weak headlock and was shouting things that made absolutely no sense whatsoever as she took her free hand and punched his left side, and the inner was scowling and trying to kick her in the gut, his free hands where struggling to reach up to her breasts and squeeze them roughly so she would have to let him go and fall to the floor in pain.
This continued for at least one full minute. The two seemed to be utterly unaware of the fact that Temari, and lots of random nurses and doctors passing by, where staring with either blank or intrigued expressions. And finally, she brought her fingers to her mouth and made a sharp whistle that made them both freeze and look up at her with widening eyes.
"Good Inner G, you caught Iris." Temari praised in a voice that was way too sugary sweet to be real. Inner G didn't seem to notice that it was just sarcasm, as he usually tended to take things way too literally, and immediately broke free from Iris's fail headlock (that he could have easily released himself from a long time ago) and turned the tables on the Mist kunoichi catching her arm in this death grip. "Now you just hold her still while I knock her unconscious and we go get that lady at the check-in counter back at the hotel to help us bury her alive~!"
Just like that, Iris's dark brown eyes enlarged comically and even tears were beginning to prick in the corners as she struggled and kicked helplessly underneath the inner's strong grip on her throbbing upper arm. "WAIT! You can't bury me alive; that's illegal in this city! I cannot get you and your brother's almost exact look-alike taken DOWNTOWN until I can convince the both of you to aid me in getting revenge on the Harunas!"
"You're screwed up in the head." Inner G commented, furrowing his eyebrows together as he released the girl's arm. "Temari would never bury ANYONE alive; she's actually a caring person underneath the tough 'I don't give a damn about you or anything' attitude, I'm sure!"
Iris just gave Temari this very doubtful look, saying, "That's what you want to think."
"Okay, okay, we may not be able to to the appropriate action and bury 'ya worthless body sex feet under the earth," Iris glared evilly at the inner, always hating it when she was openly described as worthless and/or a waste of life and space. Truth was; everyone who said that was correct and even she knew it. "Still, I want to knock at least a little bit of sense into that thick skull of yours!"
"I don't need any sense, just revenge!" Thundered Iris as she reached for the large scroll rolled up nicely in some kind of holder. At an alarming speed, she pulled it out and freely opened it and spread it out onto the floor of the hospital. "Even if I have to kill the both of you to get my revenge, that's just the way fate will have to have it! And don't-don't try and reason with me, you two lovers (I assume you're lovers, I always see you both together when I'm stalking) wouldn't know the first thing about how much pain and angst that builds up in your heart after losing your entire family, whom were the only ones that ever gave a damn about your existence! Whom always urged you with a smile to never lose hope and believe in yourself when you were training and failed utterly like the waist of life itself you are!"
"L-lovers...?" Inner G stammered, looking back at Temari with this bewildered expression as his cheeks turned this impossible shade of red. While he was stunned by that unrealistic description of their relationship, Temari didn't seem to be affected. "Wait, wait, wait, it isn't...I mean...we...she..."
"Forget about that." Temari deadpanned as she rolled her eyes. As if her mood had just done a three-sixty, she suddenly scowled and reached for her battle fan, holding it out defensively and looking intimidating. "Iris, you can take your crappy sob story ELSEWHERE. I will not let you harm the Harunas; I know deep down that they must have had a good reason for giving your entire clan the ax, and they obviously feel so much regret over their actions! Why else do you think that they would give up their lives as ninja and try and start over as regular people in the modernized world? Have you even considered how they felt?"
Iris seemed to be thoughtful for a fleeting moment. But like the stubborn dummy she was, she refused to believe that what the older, more stronger and well-liked kunoichi was trying to tell her. "Shut the hell up already!" She lowered herself to her knees and reached for the kunai pouch attached to the belt she wore over her shirt. Taking the knife, she stabbed it deeply into her palm until a large cut formed and long, crimson trails of blood rapidly rushed out. "You, that idiot from the Leaf, your epic lover, and your two brothers shouldn't have been so welcoming and friendly towards people that you barely knew. I don't, nor will I ever, pay attention to other people's feelings! I know that deep down inside, their hearts are black and cruel! Given the fact that the both of you are acquainted with the murderers, you must be terminated!"
Temari and Inner G both assumed defensive stances and backed up against the door to Hiroshi's room. Iris muttered some sort of chant underneath her breath and then pressed her bleeding palm to the very center of the strange symbol on the scroll's center.
"Prepare to die! SUMMONING JUTSU: MIST DRAGON!"
The two...'lovers', unquote, realized that there was no way that could avoid Iris's exaggerated and freaking annoying rage-fest. The two of them were most certainly NOT cowards and refused to try and make an escape while she was summoning this mentioned mist dragon that she had used to try and kill the Harunas with in the store. Temari held her fan out in front of her and squeezed her eyes shut. Inner G squeezed his eyes shut as well and held his fists over his face to protect himself from the UNLIKELY debris that would probably fall down over them from the destruction.
The blood trailing through the symbol on the scroll began to shine brightly, almost blinding with a thick silvery cloud of mist forming and swirling around. Iris grinned wickedly and then removed her hand from the scroll as she watched the light fade away. A loud roaring could be heard, and Temari and Inner G opened their eyes and looked at the fail girl standing in front of the thick mist cloud.
After a total of five seconds, the mist cloud faded away to reveal a strong and terrifying...pale blue-colored lizard? (Temari and Inner G wore sweatdrops as they stared at the failure of a summon.)
Iris's eyes widened in horror and embarrassment. The small and non-threatening reptile gazed around at it's surroundings before looking up at his master with this retarded smile on it's face. "Wassup, Iris?"
"AH! WHY DOES THIS ALWAYS HAPPEN TO ME...?" Iris screamed as she grabbed handfuls of her neon orange hair and gave a yank. The lizard just seemed to be blissfully unaware of her distress and just continued to smile at her with some kind of epic face going on.
Temari and Inner G were near losing their patience as they watched Iris go batshit on the lizard and start stomping on it while it screaming profanities at it. The pale blue lizard just cried out things along the lines of: "That's animal abuse! Stop! Ahh! It's a good thing we are at a hospital! Stop torturing me, and I'll explain everything!"
Finally, her little tantrum ended. Iris removed her foot and then grabbed the dazed lizard by it's back and held it in her palm. "You better have a damn good reason for coming instead of the awesome and powerful mist dragon, Akatsuki!" Why would she give that summon creature a name if she hated it anyway, Inner G briefly wondered during the awkward pause.
Akatsuki sighed heavily and sat in her palm, trying so hard to avoid her evil eyes. "Kay...um...well, as you know: the mist dragon, he's our boss and he is pretty damn powerful. But the power comes with a price, you see. He gets drained very quickly and it takes at least a month at the most for 'em to get back up and running! And you didn't have enough chakra to summon him anyway, and I don't take much, so here I am out in the awesome modern world!"
"I hate you so much." Iris deadpanned, glaring daggers at him.
"Whether 'ya hate me or not, I must do at least a little bit of work before I return back to the underworld. I don't want the boss to find out I did absolutely nothing and then lecture and abuse me for it!" Akatsuki pointed out, his little olive green-colored eyes widening in fear at the thought of the mist dragon yelling at him with his monstrous voice, or maybe pummel him by just stepping on him, or even burning him to a crisp.
Unfortunately, Iris would not listen to the lizard. She just growled and dropped him painfully to the floor. And while he was very weak compared to all the other lizards and dragons she could have summoned, she kept that fact in mind and once again threw a little tantrum and started pummeling the crap out of Akatsuki by repeatedly stomping on him while he cried out nonsensical things in pain.
"DIE, DIE, DIE, DIE!"
"IRIS! STOP! I! CAN'T! OH GOD, AAAAAH!"
"BURN IN HELL! I WANT YOU GONE FOREVER!"
"I PRACTICALLY LIVE IN HELL ALREADY; THE BOSS IS A SLAVE-DRIVER!"
Temari just sighed deeply and put away her fan. "This is getting too stupid to watch." Rolling her teal eyes, she glanced over at the inner, whom felt a lot of sympathy for the epic-faced lizard, and smiled a tiny bit at him. "Why don't we go regroup with by brothers, the Harunas, Hisako, and Naruto? The rave will be officially starting soon after all."
"I was just about to make the same suggestion. But I feel bad for that lizard-thing, he's pretty epic." Inner G mentioned knowingly. Being very epic himself, he always got this intense vibe when something or rather someone was epic in some various way or point of view.
"And for once, I agree with you." Temari admitted, smirking as she walked away towards the direction of the elevator. It took a few seconds to snap out of the daze he was in from hearing that, but Inner G just laughed and followed her into the horrible excuse of an elevator.
And meanwhile: Iris and the lizard, Akatsuki, continued their random street fight without ever once knowing Temari and Inner G were long gone...
Continued.
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I know that I must be aggravating for not going on ahead and getting to the rave already. But this special chapter was necessary for the fanfiction. Because it shows what exactly happened to the cast's relationships and all that. Plus, I just like writing insane and crack-ish things to occur in serious moments (read: Iris' random attempts to get revenge on Yumi and her parents). And plus, now we see that at least Gaara and Kankuro, and maybe Temari have found people they really like. But Naruto had some kind of Forever Alone vibe going on there. ^^; And uh, turns out that Denise is going to try and help the group of travelers. Umm...maybe...maybe NOT. *Mysterious music plays here*
The scene with Iris and the lizard, Akatsuki, was actually pretty fun to write out. I know that it was kind of spontaneous, but that lizard is just epic to me. But not quite as epic as Inner G. *Giggles* I had been re-watching Naruto episodes when Naruto's learning how to summon toads and ends up with tadpoles, Iris and Akatsuki was supposed to be a little bit of a parody about that. But yeah, it probably sucked. LOL.
I'm not feeling quite as sick anymore, but I'm still pretty ill from this cold I got. So I'm not very certain about when the next update will be. But I hope as soon as possible. Because I make the chapter length so long, it DOES take a while to completely write out...
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