I am so sorry for the delay, I have been working on this chapter for the last couple of days, but my concentration has been shot. Once again I apologize.
I do not own Naruto.
I didn't mean to wake the house up at five in the morning, but the lava lamp that my ex had bought me had exploded in the fire pit along with his body sprays. The clothes instantly caught fire along with the CDs and anything else the cheating dick left behind. "What the hell are you doing?!" I heard Cynthia yell as she and the rest of my storm team followed.
"I'm upset, so I'm burning everything Wyatt had either owned or gave me," I replied. "I will be getting a tattoo later on today as well."
A smack was heard over the crackling fire and my eyes drifted over to Seth who was shaking his head in the palm of his hand. "I understand you're upset, but how is getting a tattoo a solution?" the blonde asked.
"I have been thinking about getting another one for a while now, but Wyatt didn't like the idea of a dragon tattoo looking like the dragon would be climbing up my back; said it wasn't very girly," I explained throwing the last of his things into the fire; I kept his game consoles though because video games are fun.
Cynthia rolled her eyes just as the annoyed Akatsuki came out of the house. Well, nine of them were annoyed, Deidara was just curious as to what had caused the explosion. Silly pyro. I looked at the group with a slightly humorous expression, "Ah, I bet you're wondering why I am up at this time and why things are randomly exploding in the backyard."
"Yes, would you mind explaining that?" Sasori growled. "The brat does that enough as it is."
I sighed, "I was burning all of Wyatt's belongings since I couldn't really sleep last night. Also, I would like to apologize for my attitude yesterday; I should have been more understanding about the situation, but instead I though selfishly."
Pein raised an eyebrow, "Apology accepted; what brought that up?
"I don't want the tension in the house because I decide to let my stubborn, bitchy side win," I answered.
"There's more to it than just that, isn't there?" Itachi asked.
I smirked slightly, "I'm heading to the tattoo parlor at 8; I'm getting a tattoo on my back. You guys don't have to come with me, but I'm just informing you of what I'm doing. Actually, Cynthia, go ahead and take them to the mall so they can get clothes they'd be comfortable in. I highly doubt that they like the clothes the twins picked out."
"No, not really, yeah," Deidara stated.
"This does work out..." Cynthia murmured.
I nodded, "I'll be going at 7:30." I put out the fire with the surrounding dirt and headed back inside. "I'll be making breakfast."
Third Person!
Cynthia sighed as she watched her friend head back inside; she knew that Temperance wasn't fully in the game and was intentionally doing things to keep her mind off of her break-up. "Well, let's go in and get you guys ready for the wonders that is the mall; because the nearest mall is a good distance away, we'll need to leave within the next hour. There is no way I'm staying at the mall late in the afternoon because that's when the hormonal teenagers like to crowd the building," the black haired adult said heading indoors.
"How big exactly is the fucking place?" Hidan asked.
"It's pretty big," Seth remarked following the lesbian.
Pretty soon they were all inside and gathering around in the living room. A few minutes passed, and Cynthia was amusing herself by watching Deidara scan through the movie shelf. With a smirk, the twenty-five year old walked over to the unsure blonde and sat next to him. "If I was straight I'd say you looked absolutely fucking adorable with that face," she said with a grin.
The blonde bomber scowled at the odd girl, "I'm looking at these, whatever they are, un."
"They're DVDs; they are films on discs," Cynthia said. "In fact, I know of one that you guys might actually like."
"Like what, hmm?" he questioned.
The blackette turned on the TV and DVD player before putting on 'The Perfect Host'. The twenty-five year old thoroughly enjoyed the Akatsuki's reaction; they were deeply disturbed by the insane lieutenant. She didn't blame them for being disturbed, Warwick was a very confused man. About half way through the movie the group had eaten some of Temperance's cooking. Once 7:30 rolled around Temperance put on her flip flops and grabbed her keys. "Alright, I'm heading out; if you need me, call," the ginger said before leaving the house.
Cynthia sighed before grabbing looking at Mathew who just recently got up, "Hey, either give me the car keys or hurry up and change; we're going to the mall to get this group of misfits some clothes."
Mathew groaned before tossing the blackette the keys, "Take 'em."
The blackette grinned wildly before opening the front door, "Alright Akatsuki, let's get you guys some clothes!"
Used to the strange form of transportation, the Akatsuki comfortably get into the camper that belonged to Mathew and soon the group was heading to the mall. Needless to say the group was in shock by the sheer size of the building after the forty-five minute drive. "This is a shopping center?" Itachi asked in a somewhat shocked tone; most buildings back in their world that were this big were used for a significant reason, not for the pleasure of everyday people.
"Yup, everything from clothes to accessories and entertainment is in that building; Temperance doesn't really like going unless it's to Hot Topic or F.Y.E," Cynthia replied locking the car as they made their way to the two-story mall. "Alright, don't split up because I don't feel like looking for you in here. Also, behave; I don't want to cut this trip short just because you guys decide to misbehave."
"Sounds reasonable," Pein said. "Do as she says."
"Fuck," Hidan swore.
"Alright, we're moving out!" Cynthia declared as the automatic doors opened to reveal the busy mall interior.
The Akatsuki were stunned by the sheer size of the mall, and even more so as they walked by the many shops inside. The group stopped by most of the clothing stores just so the Akatsuki could check out the different clothing styles. When it was time for Konan to gather undergarments, Pein had ordered Hidan to stay put while Cynthia and said blue haired kunoichi entered Victoria's Secret. After about five hours of shopping and pulling along a grumbling Kakuzu who was pissed about the money spent, the group was finally set with everything they'd need while they stayed in Temperance's home. They were currently on their way to the tattoo shop so Cynthia could check up on her friend; she was still really worried. "Where the fuck are we going now?" Hidan asked.
"Back to Healy; I need to check on Temperance..." the lesbian replied; her speech began to slow when she said her friends name as she noticed an ominous cloud in the distance. It didn't look like a storm cloud, but it was dark.
Without thinking about anything else, Cynthia turned on the upcoming dirt road and headed straight for it; curiosity was in full control. "What are you doing?" Pein questioned.
"I am checking out this random, dark cloud that is over there," she replied flooring it.
"Pein-sama, that's the area where that one house was," Konan remarked recognizing the area.
Cynthia looked at Konan curiously, "Where what house was?"
Itachi's eyes narrowed, "The house that had a weird...presence in it; we woke up as felines near that house. When we did investigate the home a distraught chakra was engulfing it."
There was a gleam of curiosity that twinkled in the blackette's eyes as the home came into view. When they did arrive at the house Cynthia got out of the camper and immediately felt shivers go up and down her spine. "...You're right, there is something off about this home..." she said uncertainly.
The Akatsuki all visibly tensed at being back to the unnatural home. Cynthia, being the curious girl she was, made the decision to open the door to the house; upon opening the door, an unnatural chill ran along her body. The adrenaline that was now flowing through her made the blackette feel excited as she grinned madly. "We should check it out," she stated.
Hidan looked at the lesbian like she was crazy, "You're fucking joking right?"
"Nope, why not investigate the home? It would be awesome if it was-"
A loud bang sounded through the house; and they had seen the cause. A closet door that was to the left in the dust covered living room had slammed itself shut. Cynthia went from wanting to explore to instantly frightened. She liked watching the shows of the supernatural, but witnessing it personally scared her to death. She glanced at a mirror that was in the living room and instantly froze; the mirror was showing a shadow of a person with glowing, read eyes. Without any second thoughts she bolted from the house just as the front door slammed shut. "Holy shit!" she shouted. "Th-there is something in that damn home!"
"That's what we were fucking telling you!" Hidan shouted.
"I didn't think you were serious! I don't believe in the supernatural stuff like Temperance, but now I do! I mean fuck, whatever is in there is pissed about something!" the twenty-five year old said before getting into the driver's seat of the camper. "Let's go before something else happens."
Without any delay the Akatsuki were all in the vehicle and the crew were back on the road. In no time the group was back in Healy, Kansas and found themselves parked in front of the tattoo shop. Once inside they approached the front counter. "Hey, we're here to see Temperance Valentine," Cynthia told the black haired woman at the desk.
"Room 4," the lady said without much care in the world.
The twenty-five year old nodded before heading to said room; she instantly dead-panned when she saw Temperance pretty much topless due to the big dragon's body being detailed on her back. "I was hoping you were joking about getting a big tattoo on your back," the blackette said.
Most of the Akatsuki boys cleared their throats and suddenly found interest in the ground. Hidan, being the pervert he is, grinned at the read head in the chair. "I was as serious as a heart attack; besides, I wanted a different tattoo besides the kanji for 'courage' on my neck," Temperance remarked.
"You know what your aunt and cousin are going to say," Cynthia sighed.
"'You shouldn't mark your own body' or maybe they'd say 'why in the devil would you do something so stupid?'," the twenty-six year old mocked.
"Anyways, there is a haunted house three miles outside of here; I went to investigate and I nearly shit my pants!" Cynthia stated.
Temperance's head snapped in her friends direction, "What do you mean haunted house? You don't believe in the supernatural..."
"I do now," she said.
The red head frowned before looking at the ground, "Why are you telling me? You know I'm terrified of that stuff. I can't even watch any horror films without having to be escorted to the bathroom in the middle of the night; I can't be alone for the rest of the evening; why are you trying to freak me out right now?"
"I informed her we arrived near the home," Konan said.
Temperance was now staring at the bluette, "You mean you guys were there when you first came here..?"
Pein nodded in confirmation, "The four who were teleported just outside of the home were Deidara, Sasori, Tobi, and Zetsu; the rest of us were a good distance away."
A groan escaped from the twenty-six year old's mouth, "That probably means that the home is the place you need to be in order to make it home..."
The Akatsuki all looked at each other and then at Temperance; as crazy as it sounded, it actually made a lot of sense much to the disdain of the two storm chasers.
Alrighty, if you're wondering what the tattoo looks like, it looks similar to this image: image s3/i/200 5/15 0/e /d /Dr agon_ Tattoo_ Design_ by _ buckskinmare .jpg the only difference is that she is getting more detail and it's colored. The tattoo extends over her back and the tail ends on her left hip. Unfortunately, you'll have to delete the spaces in order to make the link work.
Anyways, please review and let me know what you think :)