Beating The Odds
Chapter 15: The Love Bug
By: MikeJV37
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Author's Note: I'm going to move to a side story for this chapter to develop other characters and start the pairings. This will probably happen every couple chapters, or in part during other chapters. So please bear with me, I want the reasons for the pairing known since I've decided who will be together. Some of the pairings are.... unusal, and I'm pretty sure 1 or 2 have NEVER been done before, but all will be m/f or f/f as stated in the summery. Also, ch 13 had some errors and glitches I should have fixed now, so please reread it., before this 1 if a want, but is your choice.
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----August 1, 8:00 AM, Blue Leaf Hotel, Room 14---- (Security Hotel used by the Hospital, across the street from it)
She heard a knock on her door, and though still slightly shaken from what happened at the Chuunin Exams in her match, she'd had several guests come to check on her, the most recent being her opponent to apologize for what happened. Checking her t-shirt and shorts to be sure she was decent she opened the door.... and was totally caught off guard by who was there. "I remember you.... would you like to come in?" She asked, her guest just nodded and walked in. Seeing how her guest was dressed reminded her of home, and her t-shirt did nothing to hide he ample chest, which made her uncomfortable for some reason, so she grabbed her coat and slipped it on. She'd of felt better if she had her weapons, but she was on a medical watch and couldn't have any until she was cleared. "Shino Aburame, right?" She asked.
Shino nodded.
"Not that I mind, but why did you come to see me? I know why Naruto, Kurenai, Inoichi, those Jounin and even Sakura came by.... especially Sakura since she nearly handed me my head wrapped in my ass." Fubiki said with a nervous giggle.
Shino almost smirked at her joke and the mental image it created. His bugs however, in their own way, were highly amused. "Nice coat." Shino said in his normal monotone voice.
'Nice coat? He came to see me to tell me I have a nice coat... what the hell is....' Fubiki thought, then an odd thought popped in her mind."Is that your way of saying you like me?" Fubiki asked. When she saw him nod her jaw dropped in shock. "I have to know why."
Shino silently sighed and gently cracked his neck at what he was about to do. "Your match against Sakura. Your moves were elegant, your attacks were intelligent and efficient, through most of the match you remaining focused, you remained conscious in the face of certain death.... and I like your choice of attire." It was the most Shino had said at once in several years, the last time was with Naruto when he was training with his Clan.
Fubiki was stunned, she knew the common information about the Aburame Clan. Bug users, logical and emotionless, not big talkers. She tried to read him, but couldn't. "Thank you." Fubiki said with a small smile. He gave her a small nod then turned and headed for the door, for some reason this made her panic. "Shino...." She called out, trying not to sound desperate for company. "I've been stuck in here or the Hospital since the exams.... would, would you take me out for some breafast. I can't leave on my own, but if a respected shinobi like you escorts me I can go out." She said, unable to hide all her emotions.
Shino stopped when she called his name and listened to her obviously desperate plea for company. Except for his close friends from his academy class, most people found him creepy, especially most girls. She'd seen his match, his bugs, and wasn't the least bit bothered by them as far as he could tell. He nodded, opened the door, stepped aside and waited for her to leave first. Besides, if he told his mother he walked out before her she'd give him 'the glare' and once was enough in a lifetime. Sure he'd been six at the time, but her face at that moment was still the most terrifying sight he'd ever seen, the absolute dissappointment on her face still drove him to never fail her again.
A big smile covered her face for just a moment, then she surpressed it, she didn't want to risk embarassing him with an emotional display. If he liked her how she was before, that's what she'd be again. Inoichi and Kurenai had told her that if she wanted to be released, she needed to find herself again and a reason to go on.... now she had a better reason than ever, and since he didn't waste time neither would she.... she was going to become Fubiki Aburame.
As she followed him out of the hotel, she had to sign out under Shino's care, not that she'd try but she knew she couldn't get out of Konoha if she wanted to. And at the moment, her home in Grass was quickly becoming an old memory, as was her loyalty to them. Her teammates, who she thought she trusted, had simply left her after the exams ended, no messages, to checking on her as friends or even teammates, they just returned home. Hell, she hadn't even recieved a form letter from her Sensei or village leader... nothing. 'Fuck'em, I would of at least checked on them, if they can't even do that they don't deserve my loyalty. I devote my life to becoming the best kunoichi in Grass Country.... and this is how they repay my loyalty?' She knew kunoichi didn't get the same respect as the men, even the top kunoichi in Grass, elite Jounin, got the same level of respect as the low level Jounin men.... she noticed during her time in Konoha they didn't do that here, you were respected for your skill, regardless of your gender. her guards had shown Kurenai the same respect they had Inoichi.
As he walked the bug he'd planted on her relayed information about her to him. Her emoitions had spiked several times, anger, disgust, betrayel, all easily indentified by his bug, but based on what he saw from her it wasn't directed at him, or even Konoha. He ran the list of names on the visitors list when he'd arrived, he hadn't seen the names of her teammates.... and thinking about it, he hadn't seen them around Konoha since the exams. 'They abandoned her, teammates never abondon each other.' Shino thought, inside he got rather angry at that. As an Aburame and bug user the hive was all important, be it your Clan, your family, friends, or just your teammates, loyalty to them above your self was all important, in the insect world hive insects worked tgether or they died, the group was more important than the individual, this type of loyalty to friends, family and teammates was the very heart of all Aburame, and just the thought of her teammates simply abadoning her deeply offended, disgusted and angered him to the very core of who he was as a person, a man and a shinobi. To him, to betray your collective was an unforgivable act. He suddenly stopped and turned to Fubiki. "Do you wish to stay in Konoha?" He asked, his monotone voice showed none of his feelings.
Fubiki was caught totally off guard. She wasn't looking forward to being sent back to Grass, to think about staying was one thing, but he'd basically just asked her if she wanted to defect to Konoha. 'Does he know?' She thought, but if this was a genuine offer she couldn't pass it up. Before the Exams the mere thought of betraying Grass was beyond her, but now.... "Hai, I've been abandoned by my team and my Country, they're no longer worthy of my loyalty.".She said quietly, but sincerely.
Shino nodded, turned and headed for the Hokage Tower.
----8:17 AM, Hokage Tower----
Sarutobi blew out a plume of smoke from his pipe. "You're sure about her Shino?" Sarutobi asked seriously, shinobi defection was extremely rare, especialy from one Elemental Country to another. When he saw Shino nod he gave a silent signal and two ANBU appeared. "I want to speak to Kurenai Yuuhi and Inoichi Yamanaka immediately."
The ANBU vanished immediatly.
"Please send in Fubiki and wait outside, I wish to speak to her alone." Sarutobi said calmly.
Shino nodded, turned and left the room, sending in Fubiki he took a seat and waited patiently, something he was an expert at. After ten minutes Kurenai and Inoichi entered the waiting room. He nodded to Kurenai and Inoichi, who nodded back, then both entered the Hokage's office. A few moments later he turned to the nearby corner potted plant, on the leaf was a green beetle he'd never seen before, on a nearby leaf he noticed the praying mantis, as the beetle passed the mantis moved to strike, but amazingly the beetle was even faster to react, it seem to lock down on the leaf like a turtle. He watched, amazed, as the quarter inch beetle withstood every attempt by the almost two inch mantis to lift it off the leaf, or even penetrate its shell, after several minutes the mantis simply gave up and moved up the plant. Once it was safe the beetle, shaped like a dome on legs, opened up and continued on. He moved close and using all his skills, and a trick he knew, got the little beetle to join him. It took several minutes, but using a select few of his special bugs he got a conversation going with it.
There was a buzz at the secretary's desk, then she told him to go in.
Shino stood, quietly entered, shut the door behind him, walked to the desk and stood to the right of the sitting Fubiki. He gave Sarutobi a nod.
Sarutobi gave a quiet snort like he wanted to laugh, but didn't. The entire Aburame Clan were like that, they rarely spoke, even to him, but he didn't mind, every Clan had their quirks. "Shino Aburame, Fubiki of Grass Country has formaly requested to join Konoha as a Leaf Kunoichi. Though rare it is within my power to grant.... however, she must have permission from her home town or she'll be declared a missing nin by them, which I can't allow despite her lack of useful information about Grass they won't see it that way. Team Itachi will escort Fubiki back to Grass, with documents from me, and formally request Fubiki be allowed to join Konoha. Itachi will been given permission to negotiate if needed. If you succeed, you will help her pack her belongings and bring her safely back to Konoha. As she is only a Genin I don't expect any trouble, but due to the nature of the mission I'm assigning it as a C-Rank. You leave at ten from the Main Gate, your Sensei and teammates will be informed immediately. Dissmissed." Sarutobi said.
Shino nodded, waited for Fubiki to stand and thank the Hokage for his help, then escorted her out and headed home to gather his equipment, she came along.
Inoichi waited until they closed the door, then turned to Kurenai and smiled. "She really likes him, I must admit I never saw this coming, but I think once she returns we'll give her a final check and should be able to clear her. He's just what she needs."
Kurenai smiled happily. "I agree Inoichi, after what hapened with Sakura, Shino is exactly the kind of stability she needs to pull herself out of this. Kami I'm good!" Kurenai said happily with a big knowing smile.
Inoichi glanced at Sarutobi to confirm his thought. "Kurenai Yuuhi, did you have something to do with this?" He asked suspiciously, but slightly amused.
Kurenai turned to Inoichi and Sarutobi with a 'sweet and innocent' expression. "Me? Don't be silly." Kurenai said calmly, gave them an obvious smirk of pride at what she'd done, then turned and left.
Inoichi laughed once she was gone. "That devious little bitch.... I'm inviting her over for dinner tonight, with a special guest. My Princess and Inoiki-chan will love giving Kurenai a little of her own medicine." Inoichi said highly amused.
Sarutobi smiled. "I normally would stay out of these things.... but who did you have in mind for her?"
"Someone I owe something big to, and he deserves her.... she'll straighten him out." Inoichi said. 'In more ways than one.' He thought.
Sarutobi thought a moment then smiled, he knew who Inoichi was talking about that everyone thought needed to straighten out and settle down..
----9:58 AM, Main Gate----
Shino glanced at Naruto as he watched Naruto holding Fubiki's wrists so she wouldn't pull her shirt up. He'd heard how Fubiki felt about Sakura now and what she wanted Sakura to do to her, but he'd never seen it until now.
"I'll make you a deal Fubiki...." Sakura said, unable to see a way to stop Fubiki from doing this short of complying. "If you come back and become a Leaf kunoichi.... I'll do it, but on my terms. Deal?"
Fubiki smiled. "Hai, Sakura-san."
"Come on, we don't have all day, I want to reach the border of Grass by sundown." Itachi said in his normal, calm but commanding voice.
"Hai, Itachi-sensei." Shino, Kiba and Fuki said together, as they'd done hundreds of times.
Shino had a lot of respect for Itachi, he was ruthless, but not heartless in training, and very efficient, Thanks to him they were currently the second best Genin team in Konoha, next to Team seven, Kakashi's team was.a very close third, the three teams, especially the Sensei, were very competitive about who was number one, in a friendly way, his team and Kakashi's often switched spots as second best. They knew their real compitition was Naruto, everyone used him as the measuring stick. Though all his friends now knew he was the jinchuuriki of Kyuubi, they knew he loved to spar and train with them anytime, he always pushed them to do their best.
Shino nodded to Fubiki, who straightened her clothes and moved next to him. He nodded to Itachi.
"Good, let's move out, formation six." Itachi said.
They quickly moved into their modified star formation, Fubiki assisted by Fuki on what to do, then they took off, quickly vanishing into the trees outside the wall.
----August 2, 12:19 PM, Grass Country, Fubiki's House, Bedroom----
"I still can't believe they agreed to let me join Konoha.... your Sensei must be very persuasive." Fubiki said as she packed her clothes into a backpack.
"He is, Itachi-sensei is the best, he graduated from the academy at nine and was an ANBU by the time he was twelve." Fuki said proudly.
Fubiki stopped a moment and whistled, that was VERY impressive. "You must be the best team in Konoha."
Fuki paused. "Second best, team Seven is the best we have."
Fubiki thought a moment, then her eyes got big. "Naruto." She said and almost cringed.
"Hai, Naruto-kun is the best, only...." Fuki caught herself before she said something she shouldn't and paused only a moment. "The Jounin are stronger, he'll make Chuunin first time, everyone knows it. We're already planning his party for after the Finals."
Fubiki caught the almost nervous pause, and knew the small girl had almost slipped about something important. She wasn't going to press though, she didn't want to cause any trouble for herself, she'd need all the friends she could get. If they were hiding something, she'd prove she was worthy of their trust as a Laf Kunoichi, she wasn't going to blow her only chance for a happy life.
----12:25 PM, Fubiki's Livingroom----
"Don't worry about me, I was taking care of myself before you were born, I'll be fine another six months until you can get established. He's a nice boy, and from a big Clan too.... I'm so proud of you Biki-chan." The woman said with happy tears in her eyes and a big smile.
Fubiki blushed from embarrasment. "Kaa-san, not in front of the Leaf nin.... and I'm not three anymore! I am soo embarrassed." Fubiki said.
Fuki giggled. "Biki-chan?"
"I couldn't pronounce my name when I was little, so I said biki, it was easier.... mom won't let me forget it." Fubiki said.
Shino liked Fubiki's mother, early to mid thirties, nice face, brown hair to her waist, five foot seven, an athletic, if slightly thick, build for a civilian, her breasts looked maybe a cup size bigger than Fubiki's and obviously sagged quite a bit beneath her loose shirt, obviously the outer of several layers to keep her warm, but she looked good, Fubiki would age very well.... and his mother would get along well her.
"Thank you for your hospitality, we'll take good care of your daughter. You should be able to join her in six months as we discussed, barring something unforseen happening. I don't mean to scare you, but a ninja's life can be very dangerous, but as a Genin, or even starting Chunin, the danger she may face on a mission would be minimal." Itachi said calmly.
"I'll be fine mom, Konoha has as many shinobi as our town has people, and they're very strong.... trust me on this." Fubiki said, gave her mother a hug and kiss, then left with team Itachi.
"Take good care of my baby Shino-san, she's all I have." She said to herself as she watched them from the door. Once she lost sight of them, she closed and locked the front door, went into her bedroom, flopped back first on her bed, her left went up under her shirts to her tits, her right down past the waist of her pants and panties and through her very large, thick bush to her pussy. "Dear Kami.... I almost lost it, I've never seen anyone so damn sexy!" She almost moaned lustily, she hadn't had sex in over a decade and was extemely repressed. She stopped and removed her hands. "I need a cold shower before I take Hachimei up on her offer." She said as she got off the bed and began to strip. "Six months, I just have to make it another six months until I'm in Konoha.... then I'm going to make someone very happy, even if it's not who I want. Ten years is long enough."
----August 3, 2:09 PM, Hokage Tower----
Fubiki finished signing her name to the last page of the form, then stood. "Thank you Hokage-sama."
"Remember, you aren't a full Leaf Kunoichi yet, you're only probationary for six months and you will be watched carefully at all times. If we believe you've violated your probation and betrayed Konoha in any way, you'll be arrested immediately and we will find the truth.... one way or another, I hope you fully understand the implications of what you're doing Fubiki." He looked into her eyes and read her body language as only he could, she was intimidated, scared, nervous and excited all at once, but he couldn't detect any deception from her, she did honestly want to stay in Konoha, but as much as he'd like to he had certain duties as Hokage. He hardened hs expression to be sure his message was clear. "For now, you are a Leaf Kunoichi, welcome to Konoha Fubiki.... do not dissappoint me." Sarutobi said emotionlessly and saw Fubiki flinch, she'd gotten his message. "You;ll be staying with the Aburame. Dismissed."
Itachi, Kiba, Shino, Fuki and Fubiki all bowed, then all but Itachi left his office. "You know she won't betray Konoha, I saw it in her eyes and know you did. You were a little harder on her than I expected." Itachi said.
Sarutobi sighed and relaxed. "Hai, I saw it in her eyes, but as Hokage I have certain duties I don't always enjoy. I assigned Yuugao to watch her with you, she'll meet you at sundown. Dismissed."
As a former ANBU he knew Yuugao was an expert at stealth like him and an excellent ANBU.... and she was rather attractive. "Hai Hokage-sama." Itach said, and left for home, he'd promised his mother he would visit as soon as he returned and reported.... and he missed his little brother, they hadn't talked in a couple days and he wanted to find out what he missed while he was in Grass. He hated to admit it, but he enjoyed the local gossip, it was very similar to information gathering on missions, one of his specialties, and he loved to learn new things, whether facts, skills or jutsu didn't matter, knowledge was power. 'Kami, I hope Kakashi never finds out I'm as into the local gossip as Kurenai and Anko, that sick bastard would never let me forget it.... I'd rather spend six hours talking with Guy about the fires of youth.' Itachi thought and almost cringed at the thought. Once he left the Tower he headed for the nearest dark alley, and the instant he was out of sight shushined to the roof and began running across them at blinding speed, only a high level Jounin would even see him.
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End Chapter 15
