I finally got around to posting the second chapter since fanfiction is finally loading! I wanted to make sure there was pletty of detail in the story and humor as well. This has some serious parts and names that aren't humor except for one name.
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto.
The longer the Akatsuki traveled, the more irritated they became. It had been several hours since they had started their journey and they haven't come across anything other than used rabbit burrows and gofer holes. Why hadn't they come across anything else? Unfortunately for the Akatsuki they managed to end up in a practically deserted area in Kansas. About two hours after their journey started, a black road came into view; now, this was strange for the Akatsuki members because they hadn't seen roads like these before. What was more disturbing to them though were the large, metal boxes on wheels that were used for transportation. They all agreed to get answers later after they found a place to stay. This once powerful organization was now wondering near the road, following it and a sign that read 'Healy 3 miles'.
"No matter how far we fucking walk, that town isn't getting any fucking closer," Hidan complained.
"Complain later, right now we have to get to the town before it starts to rain. I don't like how dark the sky is..." Zetsu remarked looking up at the darkening clouds.
As if fate was against the felines, droplets of rain began to drizzle down from the sky. The Jashinist sent Zetsu a heated glare, "You just had to fucking jinx it, didn't you? Fucking bastard..."
"Hidan, enough," Pein ordered sending a glare back at said kitten. "None of us like the situation we're in; get over it."
"If you hadn't allowed Tobi into this fucking organization we wouldn't be in this God forsaken situation!" the Jashinist yowled a Pein.
Itachi's sharingan spun rapidly as he glared at Hidan, "If you do not stop complaining I will put you in Tsukuyomi."
Hidan just scoffed and rolled his eyes, "Pussy Uchiha..."
"You know I actually like Tobi; he cheers up our gloomy organization," Kisame stated; the rain wasn't really bothering him much.
Deidara scowled, "He's the most annoying person on the face of this planet, yeah."
"Sempai, Tobi's feet hurt," the orange faced kitten whined.
"I don't care, un!" the blonde shouted.
All of a sudden the blonde bomber felt added weight to his back. "Can I get a lift?" Tobi asked hopefully.
Deidara hissed and shook the idiot off, "No, now get away from me, yeah!"
Soon the rain began to pour on the ten, nearly helpless kittens; they needed to get to shelter as quickly as they could. Each member harnessed what little chakra as their new bodies would allow and they darted as quickly as their little feet would allow them to. Thanks to the excess speed the Akatsuki were able to make it into the small town in the middle of nowhere. "So what now, Leader-sama?" Itachi asked glancing around at the sturdy, structured buildings.
"We go door to door and try to convince the owner to let us stay," the leader said trying to find a suitable residence.
"That's fucking bullshit! Why don't we just fend for ourselves?!" Hidan exclaimed.
"As much as I hate to admit it, but I agree with Hidan. We shouldn't have to rely on others," Kakuzu remarked.
"While I understand your point, we can't survive on our own. Due to our small bodies we can't hunt anything without putting our weaker selves in danger. In addition there is no guarantee we'd be successful with hunting and catching food daily to feed our numbers," Pein justified.
"That would be a lot of prey to hunt," Kisame mused.
"Half of the apartment signs say no pets," Itachi noted as they continued passing buildings in the small town.
"Keep looking," the ginger cat instructed.
"This is fucking ridiculous!" Hidan shouted.
Tobi pranced up on the door step of a Victorian style, two story home; the building looked very elegant. "Tobi thinks we should try this home!" the kitten remarked.
The nine kittens all looked at each other before walking up the wooden steps that led to the beautiful, white porch; music was heard playing from inside the home. The orange faced kitten walked up to do the door before scratching the nice wooden door and meowing as loud as he could.
First Person!
I turned down the music I was playing in the living room and listened. Meow! I heard it again; a sigh escaped my mouth as I opened the door to reveal ten, oddly covered kitten sitting on my porch. I scowled at the sight, "Go figure; the cat person in the house attracts ten strays."
"Babe, who's at the door?" I heard my boyfriend's masculine voice ask from our shared bedroom.
"Your best friend, "I growled knowing he'd insist on keeping the felines.
I wasn't a cat person at all; I loved dogs, reptiles, birds and anything else but cats. I thought they were cute but I kid you not they're Satan's spies. Strong arms wrapped around my waist as my boyfriend looked over my shoulder with curiosity in his eyes. I was irritated the second his eyes locked onto the kittens. "Temperance, we need to keep them," Wyatt said in his sexy voice that I found almost irresistible.
I glanced at him from the corner of my eyes; his thick brown locks contrasted with my natural red hair. "You know I can't take care of them; I'm on the road most of the time chasing storms," I remarked. "That would leave you with full responsibility of the kittens on top of you working all the time; it's not the smartest decisi-" I stopped mid way as I noticed one kitten in particular had a green patch of fur on its head; I didn't know why I didn't notice it before, but I did now. I sighed in defeat, "You're lucky one happens to have green on his head and that it's my favorite color."
His warm lips kissed my cheek while he grinned happily, "Thank, babe; I'm actually amazed that you aren't out there taking photos or wherever it is you do." He let go of my waist to pick up three of the kittens who seemed to protest.
I picked up the back and white kitten with the green fur while scowling at my nicely tanned boyfriend, "I chase natural disasters and catch them on film; the weather conditions currently haven't been met for any natural disaster to occur right now so I'm not worried about it. The only storm that might be a possibility is a potential thunderstorm, but once again the atmosphere isn't in perfect conditions for one. Besides, the other chasers and I are off until tomorrow; we'll once again head out to chase storms in the early morning." I found it strange that the remaining six kittens had followed us into our home, but not as suspicious as my boyfriend giving me a sheepish smile; bastard was planning something.
My eyes narrowed at his light brown ones, "I know that look; what is that damn mind of yours plotting?"
His signature smirk that I had fallen for came to his face as he looked at the kitten in my arms, "I actually got a call from my boss; I'm going on a business trip tomorrow so I'll need you to take the cats with you."
It took a second for me to fully understand what he was saying but once it clicked I exploded, "Oh hell no! Babe, you do realize they are royally screwed if we get hit by a tornado, right?! I'm not okay with this!"
Wyatt stood looking down at me completely taking advantage of his height of 6'5" compared to my 5'8". Fucker knew he had a height advantage, but he knew I was a walking time bomb with my temper if things didn't go according to plan. "Babe, I'll buy all the supplies and name them; please don't be upset..." he said in a sugary sweet voice I didn't really care for.
"You say I have to take them with me on a car trip that may or may not get the poor animals killed and you're asking me not to be upset?! Fucking bullshit!" I shouted.
Wyatt kissed me despite my glares, "Sweetheart, I'll go to the store to let you cool down, okay? I'll buy all the supplies."
I inhaled deeply and pinched the bridge of my nose, "Fine but you're not naming them; since they're coming with me I get to call them whatever I want..."
My brunette boyfriend opened his mouth to comment but then thought of the options he had. After reconsidering he nodded and kissed me in a way that said 'I'll make it up to you tonight'. I wasn't letting him off the hook that easily though. "Drive safely in the rain," I said as he grabbed his car keys and left.
I gently placed the kitten in my arms on the ground and glanced at the other nine kittens and noticed their completely soaked forms. "You guys will catch a cold if you don't get dry; you also probably stink from being strays and all...C'mon, I'm giving you guys a warm bath," I mentioned as I turned around and headed to the master bathroom that was connected to my bedroom.
I was a little surprised when the cats followed me into the bathroom; their intelligence made me more suspicious of cats being spies. I turned on the Jacuzzi-style bathtub and let it warm up before picking up the largest blue cat and putting him in the tub of shallow water because of the blue coloring I had automatically assumed the cats were all dyed, but I was completely wrong; when I began shampooing him I noticed that the roots were the same color as the main fur. It was all natural. I finished washing him with little trouble and placed him on a dry towel that I had layed out. Once I finished washing the cats and checking their genders, I took the towels and began to thoroughly dry each one individually. "I hate how expensive this will get," I sighed.
"Let's see...I need to give you cool names since you'll be with me chasing storms," I remarked picking up my kitty with the green fur and placed him in my lap as I stroked his fur. "I think Willow would work; the fur on top of your head reminds me of a Willow tree," I said before placing him on my left.
Third Person!
The ginger placed Zetsu on the ground before picking up Kisame. "She definitely puts thoughts into her names. I'm grateful it wasn't something too ridiculous," Zetsu said; his eyes were fixated on the girl to see what name she came up for Kisame.
Temperance began running her fingers through Kisame's fur while staring ahead as if trying to think of the perfect name. "Lamar; it's Spanish for 'from the sea'. Your fur is so blue it reminded me of the ocean," she said before placing him on the ground.
"It's definitely a strange name; I'm just grateful it isn't something worse than that..." Kisame mused sitting next to Zetsu as they watched her pick up Itachi.
"I am naming you Gandalf; he's a fun character from the movie 'The Lord of the Rings'. The books were way better, but both were good," the red head said placing the renamed Itachi on the ground and picking up the orange kitten. "I still can't get over the fact that you have piercings as a kitten. That I know for a fact is animal abuse. As for your name...hmm..." she once again grew quiet in thought as the Akatsuki all watched to see what their leader would do. "I'm thinking either Azrael or Titan. Azrael mean 'angel of death' in Hebrew and Titan was the former God of Mount Olympus before Zeus overpowered him. I'm thinking Titan would be a great name for you, so you are now named after a God, congratulations."
Pein wasn't upset with his name, but he didn't really care for the name either since he believed he was a 'god'.
Temperance placed 'Titan' on the floor before her emerald orbs locked onto the smaller blue kitten with the white ear: Konan. "You are such a pretty girl; I shall give you a beautiful yet strong name," the ginger declared picking her up gently. "Let's see...Angel is far too popular for a cat name...Aphrodite, she is the Goddess of beauty and love. I think that fits your pretty self perfectly." She then placed the renamed Konan on the ground and picked up the yowling Hidan. "You sure have a temper, huh?"
"Put me the fuck down! I will sacrifice your ass to Jashin!" the Jashinist hissed as he tried to squirm out of her grip.
"Cyclone fits you perfectly," the ginger said putting him with the already named kittens.
Hidan glared at the girl, "What kind of a name if fucking cyclone?! The fuck?!"
"Hidan, a cyclone is a violent wind turning either clockwise or counter clockwise," Pein said.
The Jashinist blinked before understanding, "...Oh. I'm okay with that then."
"Idiot," Kakuzu said just as he was picked up by their host.
Temperance stroked his fur while staring right at him, "I like Cosmo for you; it's different which fits your eyes." She placed him gently on the ground and sighed before looking at the remaining three kittens. She picked up Deidara and placed him on her lap. "You know, you remind me of the sun with that fur of yours...Sunburst seems to fit. A sunburst is a sudden, brief appearance of the full sun from behind the clouds," she explained before placing him on the ground.
"That name definitely seems to fit you, brat," Sasori said before he was picked up.
Deidara wasn't too happy about his name though because it seemed a bit too feminine.
"I'll name you Jupiter after the largest planet since your red fur reminds me of Jupiter's Great Red Spot," the ginger concluded placing 'Jupiter' on the ground and looking at the last, unnamed kitten. "...I have a feeling you're going to be the most evil out of the bunch...Catzilla will be your name whether or not you like it."
A sigh escaped the girl's lips before she pulled out her white iphone and tapping her thumbs onto the screen to send her boyfriend all the cat names so he could get nametags. The fact the cats were staring at it with much curiosity didn't escape Temperance's line of sight. "You know, you cats are pretty strange; are you demon kitties or something?" she asked standing up and gathering all the soaked towels used to dry the kittens before placing them in the laundry hamper. "Alright, let's go to the living room to chill for a while so I can make sure you won't break anything."
Temperance led the cats through the house until they were in the kitchen that was about midway in the house between the lounging library and the master bedroom to grab the cats a bowl of water. Once filled she brought it to the fully furnished living room and placed it on the ground near the couch. I wasn't surprised when the cats all ran up to the bowl and began lapping up the cold water as if they had been traveling a long distance.
"You cats haven't had anything to drink in a long time have you?" the red head asked picking Willow up once he had his fill of water.
Zetsu wasn't sure what to think of this situation; he liked the feel, but he wasn't liking the close encounter to flesh without being able to actually eat it. Temperance closed her eyes as she sat back in her chair and dozed off.
I hope you enjoyed this chapter. It took me a while to actually work on it, but I was finally able to finish it. If you don't know what Victorian houses look like, you should look them up because they are very pretty. Also Healy, Kansas is an actually town. Please review and let me know what you think!:)