Chapter 20: Please Play With Me!
Mitsuki let down her hair and took off her headband. She changed her clothes and put on a white and black kimono. "Aah…" She walked out of the bedroom. "Okay you two. I'm going into town to buy a few things."
"Mitsuki, that might not be a safe idea," Kabuto informed. "Orochimaru might have some people here waiting for you."
"Don't worry, I'll be fine Kabuto," she answered back. "I can take care of myself."
"Please be safe mommy!" Kabuki cried.
"I will sweetheart! Ta!" She smiled and walked out.
Kabuki sank back into the chair. "…Hmmm…" Fenrir yawned and rested his head at her feet. She glanced over at Kabuto. So…I'm alone with this guy…maybe he'd like to… "U-Um…Ex-Excuse me!"
Kabuto looked at her. "Hmm? What is it?"
"Would you um…Can you uh…"
Fenrir looked at her. Now what?
"Do you need something?"
"Can you play with me!" she managed.
"Play…with you?" He tilted his head to one side.
"Y-Yes!"
"…Why?"
"Huh?" She looked at him. "Why? W-Well, I'm kinda bored."
"Then why don't you play with your dog?"
Fenrir growled. Ignorant meat puppet! I am not a dog! I am a wolf, dammit!
"He's not a dog," Kabuki responded matter-of-factly. "He's a-"
"S-Sorry, but I have things to do," Kabuto said, getting up.
"What! Like what kinda things!"
"Y-You know…Things…"
"Things?"
"Yes! Things!"
"Thing things?"
"You're not making any sense!" He rubbed his head. "Aah, forget it!" He left the room.
"H-Hey! You're not busy! Play with me!"
"Sorry, but I can't!" he called back.
Her eye twitched.
Fenrir whined. Uh-oh… "Mistress Kabuki? Is everything alright?"
"…No one…tells me that…they won't play with me…" She jumped up. "So help me God I shall rain my horrific wrath down upon Yakushi Kabuto's head for the rest of his hell-filled life if he doesn't play with me!"
"Uh, aren't you overdoing it a bit Mistress?" Fenrir asked.
She blinked. "…Yeah, I am…but I'll get Kabuto sempai to play with me one way or another!" She grinned deviously. "Wrath…"
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Kabuto sighed heavily as he relaxed on his bed. "What exactly has happened over these past few days? Orochimaru brought that girl to his base, then after that, hell. And then…I met…Mitsuki…After all of those years, I finally got to see her. But…" He sighed again and closed his eyes. So much has happened…So much…pain… He opened his eyes and stared at the ceiling. "…H-Huh!" The word 'Death' was written on the ceiling in big red letters. "That wasn't there before!" He rolled out of his bed and looked around. "No one came into the room…Agh! It had to have been Kabuki!" He ran out of the room and back into the living room. "Kabuki!"
"Alright Fenrir! When I start counting, you have to hide, okay?" Kabuki said cheerfully. "She looked at Kabuto. "Hmm? Oh! Kabuto sempai! Did you finish what you had to do so you can play with me?"
"Did you write 'Death' on the ceiling in my bedroom?"
"What? No, of course not! My skills aren't that good yet!"
He looked at her. "…Okay then…" He went back into his bedroom. "How strange…" He gasped when he saw more writing on the walls. "Wh-What!" It said 'How dare you deny me!' "What is this!" There was a quick tap on the window. "H-Huh?" He spun around and jumped back when he saw Kabuki. "Ka-Kabuki! What're you doing? You wrote this, didn't you!" He watched her walk to the right of the window. "Kabuki!" He ran to the window and opened it. "Okay, you better stop…?" She was gone. "What?" The creaking of the door behind him caught his attention. ?Hmm?" He slowly turned around and saw Kabuki. "Kabuki!" She walked to the left of the door. "Hey!" He ran over to the door. "I'll tell your mother if you don't…!" She was gone again. "What is she up to!" He sighed and shook his head. "Kids…" He turned back around and jumped back when he saw Kabuki. "How did you…When did you…! No more games!" Something tugged at his pant leg. "What now?" He looked back to see Kabuki behind him again. "Whaaaat!" He looked forward and found that Kabuki was gone again. "Kabuki, what're you doing!" He spun around and saw that he was alone in the room. "…Eh?"
"PLAY WITH ME NOW!"
Kabuto whipped around and held up his arms. "Oh no!" Crash…
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"I'm back!" Mitsuki came back into the house. "Kabuki?"
"Yes mommy?" Kabuki came running out of the bedroom.
"Oh, there you are!" She smiled. "What happened to Kabuto?"
"He's right in here!" She led him to the bedroom. "See?"
"Mitsuki, make her stop!" Kabuto shouted.
"Ka-Kabuto!" Mitsuki gasped. "What happened to you!"
Kabuto's face was covered in make-up and his hair was parted into two ponytails. "Mitsuki?"
"Kabuki, what did you do?" Mitsuki asked, trying not to laugh.
"Oh nothing. Kabuto and I were just playing!" She smirked.