Others Ch 12

I'm soooo sorry about all the complaining from last chapter. I didn't realize I hadn't updated! *bows deeply* I apologize sincerely and hope that you guys can forgive my stupidity. Kumori is inspired by me, after all. XD

SnowsShadow: Yeah, I had the idea for that from a one shot RequiemWishes (my beta) wrote. :D Glad you like it! You guys are going to not be too happy with her soon :x

cheeky half-demon: Thanks! :D You're amazing~

You spin my head right round, right round. When you go down, when you go down-down.

You spin my head right round, right round. When you go down, when you go down-down

The only thing going through my mind is "How did I get myself into this?" I sigh quietly and pick Hidan off the floor. He giggles and slings his arms around me.

"I love you~" He slurs drunkly. I try not to sigh again. Oh yeah… time for a flash back.

Flash Back

Ring, ring, ring

"Hello?" I ask yawning. It is four in the afternoon and I'd fallen asleep doing a report on amebas. No wonder I fell asleep.

"Hey," I smile sleepily at the voice on the other line.

"Hey yourself."

"You busy?" I glance down at the half-written report due later.

"No, why?"

"I was thinking we could go for a walk and out to dinner or something," He says awkwardly. I can tell he hasn't done this much.

"I'd love to," I say smiling.

"Great, I'll pick you up in ten," I look down at what I'm wearing when he hangs up and scream. No I'm not channeling a prep, I'm wearing my rattiest pair of sweats and a giant sweatshirt. But it's freezing…

It takes most of my time but I end up wearing a pair of jeans and my some-what cute hoodie. I know I'm steal going to freeze my rear off. The door bell rings and I catapult myself down the stairs, but a little too late. My heart stops for a split second when I see my mom talking to Kakuzu. She's grinning and Kakuzu is smiling, tightly.

"So how are things going for you in school?" The woman who claims to have given birth to me seventeen years ago says smiling as I slide into my boyfriend. He doesn't move and I almost fall backwards. He catches me and slides his arms around me smoothly.

"We should really get going, Mom," I say leaning into him. "We've got a lot to do," We start turning towards the door.

"But sweetie-" I turn back to her and glare fiercely. She shuts up and waves meekly. "Have fun,"

"We will," Kakuzu says in my ear. I giggle and we walk to the park together, drifting apart a little. It's hard to walk while staying close to the one you love. Or have Imprinted on. Either one works.

"It's beautiful here," I murmur looking around. He smiles a little behind his mask as I look around wide-eyed. A chilly November wind whips round us and I shiver. Almost instantly there's a coat on my shoulders. I turn to protest but he says nothing. The look in his eyes is enough. I sigh and rub my arms. He smiles a little and we keep walking. My hands drop after a while and his hand slips into mine. I squeal mentally, especially when he weaves his fingers into mine.

"This is really nice," I say squeezing his hand gently. He smiles and nods.

"I'm glad you're having fun," He says pleasantly.

"HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEY LOVERS!" Kisame runs up and throws his arms around us. "Looks like you're bored and we really are so~…"

"Who's we?" I ask. Before the words are completely out of my mouth, I'm being thrown of Kisame's shoulder, fireman style. He runs.

"Akatsuki!" He says cackling as Kakuzu runs after us. "We decided to ruin the moment completely by kidnapping you so we can formally introduce you to the rest of our screwed-up family." I sigh and go limp.

Why am I so tiny?! My inner screams ripping out a few hairs. She sobs into her arms dramatically and I mentally roll my eyes.

Drama queen. She glares.

"Hey, we're here," Kisame says and grins a little as he skids into what looks like a cave. "Welcome to our house,"

"It's…big," I say lamely. He chuckles deeply, especially when Kakuzu barrels in.

"You're slow," Kisame says grinning as he sets me down.

"You're an a$$," He retorts looking over to me. I smile a little and mouth "I'm fine" He seems to relax a little.

"So…" I say looking around. "Nice place…?" My boyfriend chuckles and slips his arm around me.

"I'll show you around," He says and we walk straight into the wall in front of us. I flinch, expecting to run into it. He puts his hand out and it glows blue. A rumble shakes the room and the rock moves. I squee in surprise and Kakuzu doesn't react. He actually looks a little bored.

"KUMORI-CHAN!" The self-proclaimed good boy squeals and tackles me in a hug. "Tobi didn't know Kumori-chan was coming!"

"Neither did I," I say weakly. He grins and drags me off.

"Tobi wants to show Kumori-chan around!"

"Tobi-" Kakuzu starts

"Leader-sama wants to see Kakuzu-san!" He yells over his shoulder as he keeps dragging me off.

"Where am I?" I ask trying to pull him to a stop. He does after a while and tilts his head to the side.

"Doesn't Kumori-chan know?"

"Why do you think I'm asking you?"

"Where does Kumori-chan think she is?"

"What do you mean?"

"What does Kumori-chan mean?"

"Why are you asking so many questions?"

"Why is Kumori-chan so mean now~?"

"When did we start asking all these questions?"

"What?"

"Can you just tell me where I am?"

"Okay!" He takes a deep breath. "Kumori-chan is at the Akatsuki hideout." My eye twitches a little.

"Why?"

"Kisame-san brought Kumori-chan here."

"We're going clubbing tonight after Leader-sama talks to you, yeah," Deidara says leaning against the wall across from us.

"What did I do?" My eyes get huge and I feel myself going pale.

"Nothing yet, un." He shrugs. "He just wants to talk,"

"HE'S GOING TO KILL ME ISN'T HE?!" I wail slumping over Tobi dramatically.

"No, he just wants to talk, yeah" The artist says, eye twitching a little.

"Oh," I grin sheepishly and he smirks a little.

"C'mon, I'll show you around. Zetsu wanted to see Tobi, un" He nods.

…line…line…line…line…

"OhmyGod," I breathe when we step outside. He chuckles and crosses his arms with a smile.

"Yeah, yeah" He grins. "Helluva back yard, right?" I nod dumbly. It's huge. Grass up to my knees goes in all directions and there's a waterfall a couple hundred yards away. The only thing that looks manmade is the arena off to the left. "That's where we train, un" He says following my gaze.

"How do you ever pull yourself away from here?" I ask looking around. "It's beautiful," He chuckles and shrugs.

"It gets old after a while. Anyway, we need to talk, yeah" I blink, looking slightly confused. "You can't tell Leader-sama that you're in a relationship with Kakuzu, un"

"Why?"

"We're not allowed to fall in love," He says with a slight shrug. "Leader's rule, yeah. Kakuzu's risking a lot 'cause he's Imprinted on you and he's hooked up with you. If Leader-sama finds out you'll both be in deep sh*t, un"

"Oh yay," I say faintly. He chuckles and gives me a friendly one-armed hug, shaking me a little.

"You're going to be fine. He won't hurt you; he'll just scare you, yeah."

"Even better. I'm a wimp"

…line…line…line…line…

"Enter" Booms the dark voice

"Don't choke, un" Deidara teases gently shoving me into Leader's office. I shiver a little, the cold air hitting me full on. I instantly regret not putting on one of my huge sweatshirts.

"You," Silver-ringed eyes meet my gaze. "You're the girl who befriended Kakuzu, right?" I nod.

"Mitsukai Kumori, sir," I say with a slight nod. His eyes glower into mine and I shiver again.

"You and he are friends," I nod. "Close?" I shake my head. He slowly nods, looking at me closely. To see if I was lying. A single bead of sweat runs down the back of my neck. His hard eyes appraise me for what seems like forever. He nods one last time. "Alright," I smile a little and his lips twitch up into a smile. A really small smile. But a smile none the less. "I believe you,"

"Good,"

"There's one more thing I want to ask you about,"

"Huh?"

"Have you ever considered becoming a Protector?"

Flashback End

It's all kind of a blur after that. I think I stuttered out an answer that sounded like "not really", he grunted, and we went clubbing. Believe it or not, everyone but Kakuzu, Tobi, and I got hammered.

"C'mon, Hidan, let's get you in the car," I say as his alcohol-soaked breath hits my face.

"I don't wanna~" He whines putting his head on my shoulder. "I wanna go back~ It was fun in there~"

"You were about to start a bar fight," I deadpan. He giggles and I drag him back to the Mustang. "Throw up in here and Kakuzu's going to kill you," It doesn't take long for the rest of the drunken Akatsuki to be tossed into the back. Kakuzu's driving and I'm sitting on Tobi's lap in the passenger seat.

"Kumori-chan smells good," The masked teenager decides cutely. I grin and tilt my head back to his shoulder.

"Thanks Tobi, you're a good boy" He squeals happily and Kakuzu's grip tightens on the steering wheel. I lean over and peck him on the cheek. "You're a good boy too Kakuzu," He chuckles a little.

"Please don't ever call me that again," His reply is. I nod and squeeze his bicep gently. Wow his muscles are huge. He looks over and sees my slight shock. That triggers a chuckle.

"Wow," I say as an image of him with a towel lazily draped around his hips comes into my mind. His hair is pulled back in a short pony tail and one hand is on the back of his head. The other is on his hip. His muscles are huge. Huger than huge. My inner has a nosebleed.

Image what he's hiding under those baggy shirts! He probably has huge guns! Kya I can't wait until summer! Then he'll HAVE to wear tighter shirts! He's so hawt~ We're so lucky~ I love him I think~ She collapses into happy giggles. I mentally roll my eyes but I can't get the image of him shirtless out of my mind…

"Woah!" Suddenly he swerves throwing everyone to the side. Drunken protests resonate from the back and he makes the car skid to a stop. "I think I just hit something."

Then started the longest day of my life.