Chapter 4: Invited Over!
The next day seem to fly by in a weird haze. Like that kinda haze where things are awkward, but addressing the awkwardness makes it more awkward, so we are just going to pretend that things are awkward when they actually are. I honestly thought that things were going to be completely awkward between Tobi and me. On the short walk to school, I gave my self a mental pep talk about how I could survive the rest of high school without any friends in the school because of the awkwardness. Surprise! When Tobi walked his merry ass in the room he excitedly skipped over to my seat and greeted me like nothing happened the day before. He acted like his normal cheerful guy. He even invited me to lunch and asked Red to drive me home again. This man child is seriously weird.
I sighed and waved bye to Sasori, Deidara, and Tobi after they dropped my off. "Bye Minori! See you Monday! Enjoy your weekend!" Tobi yelled, waving frantically at me. I laughed slight then made my way into the house. Tobi is a serious anomaly. I mean who is that kind to someone after they flip out on them. "I'm home." I called out as I entered the house. I was greeted by silence. Thank god no one is home at the moment. I left a sigh of relief slip through my lips as I made my way into the kitchen. I quickly grabbed a snack and a few bottles of water before I made my way upstairs to my little attic. I dropped my school bags in a corner (Purposely trying to avoid all the homework that I had to do while I over the weekend) and laid down on my bed. I spend a good few hours playing on my phone. I was in the middle of a little arcade game that I have when my phone rang.
Unfortunately, I was caught completely off guard and ended up dropping my phone on my face. Smooth Minori, real fucking smooth. I picked my phone up as I rubbed my nose slightly. The number that appeared was an un known number. I bit my lip as I thought about whether to answer the phone or not. I didn't give my number out to anyone new…. It might be Haru since he just got a new phone. Eventually, I just answer the phone with a cautious "Hello."
"Minori!" A voice cheered happily. How in the…. "Tobi?" I asked incredulous. "How the fuck did you get my phone number." "He he he, Tobi is magic." Tobi chuckled innocently. "Magic or stalker." I muttered. "So, what's up?" "Tobi just wanted to see what Minori was doing today?" Tobi sang. I raised and eye brow. "So, you wanna hang out right?" I scoffed. "Yup! Minori is so smart!" Tobi voice cheered through the phone. I rolled my eyes. This guy is seriously too much sometime. "You could have asked me while we were in school." I chastise lightly, but was smiling none the less. "But then Tobi would not have been able to show you his magic." Tobi half whined. I laughed. "You mean your stalker abilities." I grumbled. "Tobi is not a stalker! Tobi is a good boy!" Tobi defended. "All right, well whatever. I can chill for a bit." I yawned. "Yay! Tobi will be at your house in half hour!" Tobi screeched so loud I had to pull the phone away from my ear. "Yeah, yeah. See ya then." I muttered before I hung up on him.
I dropped my phone on the bed and stretched. Only a two-minute conversation and Tobi tired me out….not to mention leave me ear ringing. Man, does he run at a different tempo. I sighed and relaxed against my bed. I laid there for a moment while I gather enough motivation to get up and change out of my school uniform. After a few minutes I was able to sit up and swing my feet off the bed. While great effort, I stood up and walked to my dresser to grab a random shirt and jeans out. Looking down at my outfit, I decided that it was decent enough and flopped back on my sad excuse for a bed. To prove my point, the box spring made a large crack sound from the impact of my wait. I sighed and rolled to the side. Only two more year… I picked up my head phone that I had laying on the floor beside my bed. I laid on my back, looking up at the old rotting ceiling. I am beyond tired... I sighed before I turned my music on low. The remainder of the time spent waiting for Tobi was listening to music and really questioning my life choices; well more like my current life options.
A loud horn pulled me from my thoughts. I sighed, slightly annoyed, before I sat up and made my way down stairs mumbling about their constant need to be loud all the time. "Who the fuck is out there now?" The demon voice hissed as I was walking down the hallway. I froze for a moment. Fuck… When did she get home? I waited a moment or two to see if she would move. Another honk came. The demon sneered as she walked into the living room, muttering something under her breath. I sighed quietly to myself. I waited another moment before I dared to make a dash for the door. I quickly made it down the steps and to the door. Just when I touch the door, "Where are you going?" a male voice hissed. Fuck. I turned to see the Demon's Spawn leaning against the door way that lead to the kitchen, glaring at me. "Out." I muttered looking at the floor, a death grip on the door knob. "No shit." He rolled his eyes. "Where is out?" I didn't respond. We stood there for a moment it silence. The only sound was the Demon thrashing around in the living room as she bitched about how "disrespectful kids are these days". "I'm assuming those dumb asses out there are your friend from you new school." The Spawn concluded with an eye roll. I stayed silent as I gripped the door tighter. "Well whatever, not my problem." He grumbled after a moment, getting annoyed with my presence. He sighed in irritation (because there was another honk) before he turned and walked back into the kitchen. Bastard. I quickly opened the door as another honk came. These mother fuckers are seriously going to get me killed. I glared up at the car. Tobi leaned out the passenger window of the car as he frantically waved at me. I rolled my eyes and quickly made my way to the car as I prayed to God the demon didn't see me escaping her lair.
"Took you long enough." Deidara snorted from behind the driver's seat. "Fucker I was coming." I growled as I buckled up. "Not fast enough." Deidara laughed, moving some hair from his face. I rolled my eyes as we pulled off. "So, what are we doing anyway?" I asked leaning back against my seat. "We are going back to the dorms." Tobi informed happily. Tobi turned around in his seat and handed me a piece of chocolate. Great. Free candy…. Mom did warn me about getting in to strangers van for free candy…"Dorms? The school has dorms?" I raised an eyebrow as I shoved the chocolate in my mouth. "Yeah. Almost everyone from school lives in the dorms." Tobi informed happily. Why the fuck did I not know about these bitches. "Yeah, un." Deidara chimed. "I'm surprised that you actually do not lived there. You are, like, one of the very few that do not live in the dorms." Mother fucker I wish I knew about these dorms. My ass would have moved in yesterday. I shrugged. "It is what it is."
The rest of the car ride I sat in the back and listen to Deidara bitch at Tobi for something that happened earlier. Eventually, we rode past the front of the school. As we drove past, I thought about the last two days that I had sent inside the colossal building. Deidara turned down an unmarked side street that I have never notice before. They might be trying to kill me. That's always a possibility. The road remained unmarked with signs but there seemed to be a forest that magically appeared. The road turned into a gradual hill that seemed to go on forever. "How long till we get there?" I asked, leaning forward and interrupting Deidara's bitching. "We're almost there Minori!" Tobi sang happily, completely unaffected by Deidara's annoying antics. "Really?" I muttered. "Is there a reason that the dorms are this far back?" I looked out the front wind shield at all the tress that we are passing. "And since when was there a forest in the middle of the fucking town?" "Pein had it installed when he was a freshman, un. He's a man that likes his… privacy." Deidara explained with a slight snicker at the end. "Privacy?" I snorted. "Maybe you should not be living in a fucking city then. If you want privacy, move to the fucking country." Tobi laughed while Deidara shook his head. "I would watch that mouth of yours around Pein, yeah. He might be a man of little words, but his actions say it all." Deidara warned sternly. I blinked twice at the tone of Deidara's voice. This bitch can actually be serious. "Yeah, yeah." I shrugged off his warning. "I'll be fine."
A moment later a rather tall building, easily rivaling the schools height, came into view. The build was very… expensive looking. Just like the school, the first two floors of the building was made out of a solid, sleek metal that did not have a single window. The remaining, I don't know, 15 floors were nothing but glass windows. The fuck! "Wait, you said Pein had the forest installed. Right? So does that mean he also redesigned the fucking dorms as well?" I asked Tobi in completed bewilderment. "It's not a good thing to ask to many questions either, yeah." Deidara cautioned. I sighed in irritation and leaned back into my seat. Who the fuck is Pein? Like what kind of influence does he actually have? As we got closer to the build, I could feel my mind racing with a million questions about Pein. Deidara pulled into a parking spot at the side of the building. "Ready to see where we live?" Tobi asked excitedly. I nodded and followed them out the car and into the building.
The inside of the dorms was like a fucking 5 star hotel. The walls and carpet where a deep red color and seemed to have a gold trim to it. There was a solid oak desk to the left side as soon as you walk in. The sleek steel of 5 elevator doors shined on the right side. Straight ahead was a fucking grand stair case that you saw at one of those rich mansion places. "This place is…" I muttered. "Yeah, everyone is like that the first time they see the inside. Tobi sang happily. I wonder why. Tobi grabbed my hand and lead me over to the middle elevator, where Deidara was already standing. "Come on. Pein waiting for us." Deidara yawned. I gave Deidara a confused look. One minute he makes Pein sound like he is some scary mother fucker then the next he's acting like he's just some average joe. Like what the fuck. Is Pein part of the mafia or not?! Wait… does he know Gaara? Does Pein and Gaara do mafia business together. … Fuck you Yoko I was right. Gaara is in the mafia and he does business with Pein.
"Is Minori having fun?" Tobi asked, snapping me out of my little … moment. "Yeah, everything is alright." I smiled at him. Deidara snorted right before the elevator dings and the doors slide soundlessly open. Deidara doesn't say anything as he steps onto the elevator. Tobi pulls me along. Tobi hit and button before he pulled me to one side of the elevator.
The entire time that I ride up was silent. Deidara had completed ignored Tobi and me to play on his phone. Tobi had an arm around my waist, pressing my gently into his side. He was also slightly swaying his head side to side to the music in the elevator. I stood there, clutching onto Tobi shirt as I waited for the damn elevator to open. What seemed like an eternity in silence, the elevator finally stops.
Ding
The doors slide open and reveal a narrow breeze way. A single black door with a red cloud on it was on the other end. "Come on." Deidara yawned as he stepped off. My grip on Tobi's shirt tighten. The fuck? Is Pein a Don? Tobi grabbed my hand and pulled me off the elevator. None of us talked as we walked down the breeze way. Every step I took towards the door, my heart beat felt like it was getting louder and more rapid. The hallway seemed like it was endless. Why am I so nervous? It's just Pein right? I looked out the window as we continued to walk. But Pein was able to do all this, right? I inhaled sharply and turned my gaze to the floor. I could feel every muscle in my body start to tense up. My heart was practically beating through my chest. I dared to glance up. Instantly my eyes settled on the door, that we were fast approaching. Ah, that's why I'm freaking out. My breath hitched in my throat as we stopped in front of the door. I am about to enter the fucking Akatsuki Base….