Hello my lovelies! I have worked on this chapter for a few weeks and I hope it's up to your standards :) Thank you again princessbinas!
I own everything. Everything.
A few jaws dropped from the more emotional members of the vehicle as we pulled up to the two story beach house that was near a golf course. It was a beautiful, sand colored home with the occasional different colored bricks decorating the arches of the home. Because it was bigger than my house I knew living conditions would be a little more tolerable and comfortable than what we were used to. A couple palm trees grew next to the house along with a few other trees; it was a peaceful atmosphere and I relaxed almost instantly. "You live here, yeah?" Deidara asked as we all climbed out of the van.
"Yeah, since I'm an artist I make a lot of money; I travel the world to get new ideas for my art," Stephanie replied getting out of the vehicle.
"What is your opinion on art?" Sasori asked.
Stephanie was about to answer before she cocked her head to the side as she thought about a good way to answer the question. "Well obviously art isn't eternal, un," the blonde bomber sneered.
"What was that, brat?" Sasori snarled. "Unlike your monstrosities, my puppets are true art."
My cousin hummed before interrupting the furious Deidara. "Well, to me, art goes a little deeper than lasting forever," she began. "The thought of the piece comes to you in an instant, but will stand the test against time. However, it won't truly last because it will never be interpreted the same way as the artist sees it the time the piece is being made; it's a double edged sword. The emotions you capture with the piece: that is art."
"And I'm stopping this before the three of you go on a rant about art," I deadpanned.
Kisame snickered before rumpling my hair causing me to pout. Stephanie shrugged before we headed into the large interior of the house. "It's so big!" Tobi exclaimed running through the house.
"Where does he get all that energy?" Zara sweat-dropped.
"I have no idea but I wish he would stop," Sasori commented.
"Andra, Temperance is here!" Stephanie shouted as we all set out suitcases down on the ground.
We didn't hear any of the normal loud running or 'I missed you Temperance' being shouted into the air. All we heard was one of Andra's favorite Code: Lyoko episodes playing in the background. I am surprised she still liked it and hasn't grown out of it yet. I saw Tobi peeking around the shelves of the living room and seemed to do a double take when he saw a vase; I squinted my eyes and saw a familiar Cheshire grin from behind it. 'Oh no...' I thought.
"Raaaaawwwwwrrrrrr!" Andra jumped out from behind the vase with a mischievous smirk, nails bared like claws, and her canines poking out of her mouth. And to no one's surprise, Tobi screamed like a little girl and hid behind Deidara for safety.
Andra's hair was a shade between blonde and brown and was thick with a few misbehaving strands; her shoulder length hair was currently in pigtails. Her medium amber eyes stood out on her pale skin and stood at 5'4" which was average for her age. She was currently wearing a loose, blue t-shirt along with a pair of baggy pants. "That girl scares Tobi!" the masked man exclaimed.
The blonde bomber pushed the hyperactive shinobi out into the open as my sister laughed her head off she walked out from behind the vase as she wiped an invisible tear away. "Man, I have always wanted to do that! You should have seen the look on your face!" Andra exclaimed. "Priceless!"
Pein raised an eyebrow at me obviously questioning if she was what I said she was. I gave a look at my younger half sister. "Knock it off, Andra," I said.
She stopped laughing and looked at me, a joyful grin spread across her face as she jumped into the air. The Akatsuki members that were close to me immediately got out of the way. Traitors...Andra then went in for the kill and tackled me into the ground all the while snickers were coming from the more emotional people. My sister had definitely gotten stronger since the last time I met her. "Temperance!" she yelled with glee as she nuzzled into me like a cat. "I missed you!"
"Damn! You forgot to mention she was clingy as fuck! Now that I look at her, I take back the weak part...Just a small fucking bit," Hidan said smirking at the fact I had the wind knocked out of me by Andra.
I resisted yelling at the zealot so I wouldn't hurt Andra's ears. I thought he stopped trying to provoke me. "Andra, I missed you, too. Now, please get off of me," I said.
Andra complied and got off, lending me a hand to help me get off the floor. "Sorry for tackling you; I got really excited," she apologized sheepishly. "I have been rather lonely lately."
I could see Deidara groaning in annoyance. If he was thinking Andra was like Tobi, he's close but no cigar. It was almost disturbing to even put it that way. "If you're comparing her to Tobi, she just has a few screws loose and a few quirks, but that's it," I explained.
"So she's just like Tobi?" said masked man asked as he rushed over to hug Andra with glee.
Andra's eyes widened as Tobi ran towards her. I saw a familiar look on her face, one that I haven't seen since her darkest times in school. "Tobi, no!" I warned.
Andra immediately started dashing through the house like mad before watching her make a B-line for the kitchen of wonders and came out with a frying pan. 'Oh please don't...' I thought mentally sighing. "Andra put that skillet away right now!" I shouted.
And of course, she didn't listen. Andra let out an ear splitting scream as she slammed the frying pan into the back of his skull; that would definitely leave a mark later on. Tobi was slightly disoriented but over all just fine from the looks of it. Andra was panting as her obvious adrenaline rush faded. She blinked at what she did and backed away a bit.
"Uhhhh... Sorry?" Andra said uncertainly.
I ran my hand over my face before letting out a long sigh. I knew she overreacts with certain things so I just bit my lip and didn't say anything to her. "Ow my head..."Tobi grumbled on the floor; it didn't sound like his usual self and that alerted me.
"Do you need an ice pack?" I asked rubbing his shoulder.
I'm pretty sure if he didn't have his mask on he'd be pouting; he nodded a couple times and I smiled before leaving the room to get him an ice pack. Once I returned and handed the masked man the ice pack I turned to Andra who was poking one of the many piercings on Pein's face much to the ginger's annoyance. "Andra, leave him alone," I scowled.
Her attention snapped back to me before once again hugging me, "So how long are you staying here?!"
I winced since she was pretty much yelling in my ear. "You need to find your inside voice and learn to apply it," I mumbled. "We're for sure staying for a month, possibly longer."
Cue a squeal from my ecstatic sister. Itachi cleared his throat and looked over at Andra and I. "You said she has a 'few screws loose' and is 'special'. Other than being as obnoxious as Hidan, what's wrong with her?" he asked; Hidan cursed at him for the obnoxious part.
"She has high functioning autism, an anxiety disorder, and minor insomnia; obviously our mom was the one with insomnia and anxiety and unfortunately passed it onto Andra and I," I replied. "Do you have a book on it lying around here, Stephanie?"
My cousin nodded before she left to grab the book on Autism; once she had it she handed it to the stoic Uchiha who accepted the book. "You guys look like the Akatsuki," Andra stated completely ignoring the conversation at hand; a loud gasped soon followed suit. "What if they aren't the only anime that is supposedly fiction but turns out to be real, like Inuyasha, Sailor Moon, or Code: Lyoko?!"
I face-palmed at her train of thought, "If that's case then I pray to God that they never pop up; dealing with the Akatsuki isn't exactly easy. Granted it's a lot better than how it started but it doesn't make it any easier."
Kisame chuckled and ruffled my hair. "Would you quit it," I whined moving away from him to avoid his hand of doom.
"Jashin is the only fucking god," Hidan snapped.
I groaned as my eyes turned towards a very livid Andra; she was a non denominational Christian so she was very opinionated about God. My sister clenched the skillet that she still had in hand and marched up to Hidan with a really annoyed glance. Without hesitation at all, she smashed Hidan on the back of the head with the skillet. He was knocked onto the ground by the force that was behind the frying pan. "Was that fucking necessary you little shit head?!" Hidan shouted nursing his now injured skull.
"Yes. Your blasphemy is ticking me off like heck! So cut it the crap out," Andra snapped in equal annoyance as her face turned into a stink face. "Not only that, but you also took his name in vain!"
Hidan let out a sequence of colorful language and threats that made mine seem harmless and subtle in comparison. Everyone within hearing range could only sigh with exasperation at his ability to swear and curse everyone to hell and back in a single breath. This was going to be a long month. I can already see how many Akatsuki members are going to be leaving with headaches.
"Hidan, that is enough," Pein ordered just as Kakuzu punched the zealot in the back of the head resulting in the Jashinist almost instantly shutting up other than grumbles.
"Andra, put that skillet away now. Smashing it into other people's heads is not nice," I scowled.
"But Stephanie said I couldn't give people Gibbs-Slaps so this was the next best thing," said sister pouted. There she goes looking for a loop-hole again.
"And do you remember why I said not to? A frying pan to the back of the head is practically the same thing if not worse," Stephanie scolded as she took the skillet from Andra's hands. "You could seriously hurt someone with that."
Andra stay silent as she averted her gaze from us; it's not like she was looking us in the eyes anyways which seemed to have annoyed a few people. my sister snorted a small grunt. Without even answering, she shuffled off to her room, fuming in annoyance. We could hear her mutter "Nobody understands what it's like to be me". I sighed as I rubbed my temples. Hopefully she will calm down within an hour like she normally does. Kisame chuckled to lighten the air in the room, "She definitely is something else; seems to have more energy than you though."
"You have no idea," I deadpanned. "She'll probably calm down here in the next hour, and you'll have to get used to her exuberance."
"So, I guess I should take you on a tour of my home so you'll know where to find everything okay," Stephanie remarked as she started walking through the exceptionally tidy house.
I plopped face down on the living room couch that could fit five people and let out a sigh; it felt god to be far away from the craziness of my house. Granted, I still had the Akatsuki with me so I wasn't stress free, but I didn't have to worry about dealing with my storm chasing crew and the madness that always seemed to follow us.
"Temp" a raspy voice said as something poked me.
I ignored it in favor of sleeping; jet lag sucked.
"Temperance," the voice said again poking my arm a second time.
I still ignored the person before a felt added weight to the back of my legs. "Temperance!" a more obnoxious voice sounded from the spot on my legs.
I frowned and cracked my eyes open to see Kisame smirking down at me from in front of the couch, amusement evident in his eyes. I looked down to see Tobi remaining on my calves obviously not wanting to move. "Kisame," I grunted. "What exactly can I do for you?"
"It's been about an hour and a half; your sister hasn't come out of her room yet and Stephanie wants you to check on her since she went to get more groceries for the fridge," he answered.
I looked down at Tobi before smirking. "Hey Tobi, can you do me a favor?" I asked; I didn't want to get up yet. My laziness was taking over.
"What do you need?!" he asked with way too much enthusiasm.
"Get Deidara and go check on Andra for me; I'll make you cookies if you do," I replied.
The masked man nodded furiously before taking off to find his Sempai and getting my beloved sister of craziness. Kisame chuckled before moving my feet and taking a seat where Tobi used to be. "I guess that works," he mused.
I rolled over onto my back and looked at my fishy friend; I smiled at his adorable grin. "Where's the rest of the goon squad?" I asked resting my feet in his lap; he accepted this because he's a sweetheart.
"They wanted to go out and choose food they like; Pein, Konan, and Zetsu are the only other ones here and they're talking about possible ways for us to get home," he answered.
"Interesting, I didn't think Sasori or Kakuzu would want to go," I mused sitting up.
Meanwhile (Third Person)...
Andra's room was very un-expecting to Deidara and Tobi. How the masked man managed to drag them the blonde bomber in her room, no one knew. Her spacious room was interstellar space themed with fake planets hanging from her ceiling. Her wall paper, which also covered the ceiling, was littered with nebulas, pulsars, quasars, and star fields. Pink and purple curtains were draped over the only window in the room. The walls had several posters. Some of hurricanes, a teenager in a red haori and hakama with butt length white hair and dog ears, a poster of a pink haired girl with cone shaped odangos and was in a pink sailor suit with a clarion bell with a heart shaped handle, and a poster with a weird looking eye with a spoke on the top and three on the bottom with five kids, under fifteen, in the poster; one kid was dressed as a purple cat, another as a samurai, a geisha, an elf, and finally a kid wearing a blue turtle neck and glasses. There were even a few posters of Naruto and Sakura on her walls. Those and several hand drawn pictures; One had a green haired boy slamming on a strange instrument and another of a girl with angel wings. Some drawings had unicorns, pegasi, and her bed was a few teddy bears along with various characters ranging from the dog eared kid on the poster to a plushie of the cone-haired blonde boy dressed as a cat. There was also a small pink book that had the words 'Holy Bible' printed on it. In the corner was a small drawing studio that had pens, pencils, and eraser stubs. Deidara could conclude she made a ton of mistakes from how many eraser nubs were on the floor and on the table. On the other side was a small computer desk that was littered with a few small plastic dolls of mainly ponies, pegasi, and unicorns. There was also a small TV set that was turned off. But one thing that threw off both of them was the slightly loud music coming from her radio, and the song was on repeat, much to Deidara's annoyance. "S'en aller, s'en aller, S'en aller loin! Délirer, délirer Délirer bien!" the song blared through the stereo system.
The lyrics were most definitely were not in this place's current language. The music had a warped and energetic yet harmonious feeling to it that seemed to have a different feel to the music that they have heard earlier. "It's techno, my preferred genre because of the energetic feel it gives off. Also the song is in French and 's'en aller' means 'go away' from what I looked up. Oddly enough, S'en Aller is also the name of the song," Andra said with a tiny smile; it was like she came out of nowhere. "I do have an English version of this song around here somewhere but I lost it..."
"How the heck can you understand it, un?" Deidara asked, not understanding a single word in the song, "It's not even in your language."
"That's why I looked up the translation before playing it. I don't need a gangster song littered with more swear words than Hidan sprinkles into a paragraph when ticked off. Just yuck! Besides, I am taking a French course in school," she answered. "It is the world trade language. But I still wish my school offered Japanese."
"Andra-chan's weird, Deidara-senpai," the masked man whined pathetically. "Tobi doesn't understand her or her music at all."
Andra rolled her eyes. "Yeah, whatever..." she said flatly, "If you think I am weird, you're in for a BIG surprise. And I mean it, unfortunately."
The off brown haired girl pulled up one thing on her computer that made the whole room turn disturbed. A verses topic between Deidara and Orochimaru in the most disturbing way possible, a topic that read 'Orochimaru's tongue vs. Deidara's mouths'. Said blonde bomber felt ready to go kill the one who made the topic while Tobi wanted to throw up at the comments. "Tobi thinks the people here are gross and disturbing!" the lollipop announced while clutching his stomach, trying to repress the urge to throw up. "Please don't let there be anything like that about me!"
"Ditto," Andra remarked.
"You're from here, un," Deidara deadpanned, wondering if he should kill her or not for showing him the monstrosity, "How could you even say that?"
"Sometimes I feel like I wound up on the wrong planet," she shrugged as she sat on her bed and rested her chin between her knees. "I just wish I could be freed from my chains and not have to worry anymore. Now is there a reason you guys came into my room?"
"Temperance sent this idiot after me before saying that your sister wants to check on you, yeah. Personally I think she was just asking us so she could spend time with Kisame, un," the bomber rolled his eyes.
A spark appeared in Andra's eyes before she darted from the room undoubtedly to cause more mischief with her sister. "Uh oh," Deidara sighed before walking out of the room.
Tobi looked around the room a little while longer before finally following his 'sempai'; Tobi was hiding the anger that was welling up inside of him. He wanted to get back to his own world so he could complete his plan, and it was taking way too long. They were already stuck in this damned place since the beginning of March and it was already August; he wanted to get home and fast. A knock on the door gained the masked man's attention just as Temperance's voice rang through the house. "Thank God!" she shouted; obviously Andra had successfully ticked the ginger off.
First Person Temperance!
I heard a familiar French song that was blaring from my sister's room as the door obviously opened. I sighed and shook my head at my sister's antics. "What is that?" Kisame questioned.
"That's one of my sister's favorite techno French songs," I deadpanned. "She likes some pretty interesting things."
He chuckled, "Well she is related to you."
"...I don't even know how to respond to that or whether or not to take that as a compliment or an insult," I stated sitting up.
My blue friend bumped shoulders with mine while grinning all the while, "That's a good thing; you wouldn't be you if you weren't slightly crazy."
I smiled and rested my head on his shoulder before I felt someone staring at me. My eyebrow twitched before I figured who was spying on me. "Andra, what are you doing?" I questioned.
She giggled before leaning over the back of the couch and wrapping her arms around my shoulders and resting her head on my left shoulder that wasn't being occupied. "You two look cute. You gonna go out?" she asked as she grinned.
I started coughing which thankfully hid my blush that I felt trying to make its way to my face. "Why automatically ask that?!" I demanded.
Kisame was laughing at the whole situation. "I'm asking because I'm super duper curious," my sister answered without a care in the world. "Oh wait, you're still with that jerk Wyatt."
"Actually, I broke up with him. He cheated on me," I stated to catch her up on my personal life.
"Oh, well then you two can definitely go out," she pressed.
"Sorry, Temperance, un; I mentioned you were probably talking to Kisame, yeah," Deidara sheepishly rubbed the back of his head as he entered the living room.
I glared at the blonde moron, "Thanks traitor."
"Oh you know you love it," Andra chirped just as a knock on the door sounded through the living room.
"Thank God!" I shouted successfully irritated from my sister's random outbursts.
I opened the door to reveal the majority of the household with groceries occupying their hands. "Boy am I glad you guys are back!" I stated going outside to retrieve some groceries.
"Don't think I'm done!" I heard Andra shout.
"So persistent," I whined.
Stephanie raised an eyebrow at me along with a few of the others. "Don't ask," I deadpanned.
"You do realize this makes me want to fucking ask, right?" Hidan questioned.
I groaned as I grabbed the last of the groceries before heading inside I paused at the living room where it looked like Andra was interrogating Kisame. "Oi, leave Kisame alone!" I barked.
Andra beamed at me, "I'm just making sure he won't do anything bad to my sister."
I face-palmed, "You worded that wrong."
She paused before thinking back to what she said. "I believe you meant to say that he won't let anything bad happen, yeah," Deidara snickered.
"Yeah, that's it!" Andra exclaimed.
I shook my head before heading to the kitchen to put away the groceries. "You weren't joking about the heat," Itachi commented.
"We need lighter fucking clothing," Hidan demanded.
I ran a hand over my face, "I already planned for that, Hidan."
The Jashinist shrugged before heading to the living room and I jumped when I felt arms wrap around my shoulders. I grimaced when I recognized them belonging to Andra. "A whole month with my sis; I can't wait," she grinned.
Thank you Silimaira for your continued support along with princessbinas, 1Zara-Uchiha1, The Anguished One, and Carmen-Uchiha-Bunny! I appreciate your honesty about the character Helen, 1939Sorry-Not-Sorry1945, and I can understand.
And for those who are wondering as to why I write with OCs is because I won't have to worry about making a character too OOC; I like to build my characters and learn more about them as stories go on. Every one of my stories has at least one OC, but they always have flaws. I dislike Mary-Sues even though every OC has a May-Sue quality.
A: The Disney movie that Christian Bale (AKA: Batman) stared in was 'The Newsies'. It's a great film and you should check it out.
Q: What German band plays the song 'Feuer Frei'? (I think of Deidara when I hear this song)
Fun Fact: Your Stomach has to produce a new layer of mucus every two weeks otherwise it will digest itself.
I'm currently watching 'The Breakfast Club'; it's a great movie and if you haven't seen it you should check it out. If you want to know something about me don't hesitate to ask! Thank you again for not giving up on me!
