Others Ch 20
THREE DAY WEEKENEDS ARE THE BEST! *happy dance* It gives me an extra day to stay up late and sleep in late, doing nothing but writing and eating. That, intern, means you guys get more updates! :D Anywho, I ramble. School ends on Friday, for me, so that means that it summer and I'll be updating daily or so, I hope.
cheeky half-demon: I know! But that would offset the Kumori-ness. She's really pretty worthless. But not for long. *cough* Who said that?!
Likes to Smile: It's Orochimaru. He can get anywhere and do everything but fly a plane. XD Thank you so much for sticking with me!
XxRainbow-DarknessxX: I had a lot of fun writing that. ^^ *kicks whatever reason Rainbow had a bad day* You're not allowed to have a bad day! D:
SnowsShadow: *salutes* Yes ma'am! That will happen in this chapter probably! XD Thanks a ton for your continued support.
I suck in a breath sharply as Orochimaru's nail digs into the pilot's throat. I'm not going to be responsible for all those deaths!
"Okay, okay, okay! I'll listen! Just don't kill him!" I know I'm begging but I don't care. It works and he smirks at me. The man is pushed to the side with no more respect than a dead spider.
"I knew you would see things my way" He says with a purr that makes a shiver run down my spine. I set my jaw and force myself to not show any emotion. His snake-like eyes meet mine and I have to physically stop myself from widening my eyes. He seems to notice and smirks again.
"What do you want with me?" I ask softly, getting scared but refusing to show it.
"It's not what I want with you; it's what you can do for me," He bends down to my height (I'm not that short!) and tilts my chin up so I have to look at him.
"…?" There's a question mark over my head.
"You know it would be much safer if you never became a Protector." He says lightly. "You're just deadweight to Kakuzu. I hope you understand that," My stomach clenches hard and I feel like I want to throw up. "You're causing him immense pain every day, just because you became a Protector. He now has to worry about you, because you became a Protector. He has to make sure that you're not going to get hurt or kidnapped. You're weak, Maru-chan,"
I should be mad.
I should be screaming at him.
I should be hitting him, making him pay for saying that.
I should be feeling something.
But I'm not.
The only thing I feel is the truth of his words.
He's right, you know My inner says softly, looking up from her mushroom cultivation. Ever since you met him, you've been nothing but trouble. And weakness. You haven't done anything useful to him. My descision is made almost instantly.
My gaze meets his unwavering one and I nod.
"I understand, Orochimaru. Thank you for enlightening me," I say softly. "Before I leave, may I ask you a question?"
"You just did," He says pleasantly, the epitome of chivalrous.
"Why did you call Kakuzu a monster?" This gets him to chuckle.
"I'm not surprised that you asked that." He says with a sinister smile. "We're not the bad guys they told you we were," The door opens up and he kicks me out, kidnapping the two Others in my place. I stumble forward and straight into Kakuzu's arms.
"I'm okay" I say before he can freak out and start threatening to kill people. "He just wanted to talk," Kakuzu growls and holds me at arm's length, looking me over. Thankfully, he doesn't press it. I force a smile and wrap my arms around him. He puts his chin on the top of my head and I close my eyes. He's tense as hell and I know something's wrong. I pull away and look him in the eye but he avoids meeting my gaze.
That hurts.
I gently twist myself from his arms and walk back to my seat next to Tobi, sitting down and figuring out how I would lose them.
…line…line…line…line…
When we get off the plane safely in sunny Vegas, Orochimaru isn't in the captain's chair anymore and the captain looks like nothing happened, like he was flying the plane the entire time.
"Hey, you guys go ahead. I'm going to go see if I can freshen up somewhere," I say with a smile. "I want to look good for the pictures," The guys nod a little, seeming to understand. Kakuzu squeezes my hand gently and I squeeze back before ducking into the bathroom.
It's fairly clean and I take my time and pull my hair into a pony tail, letting my bangs fall over my eyes. Pushing up my glasses, I take a deep breath. My family is going to freak out when they hear I've gone missing. But Mom has always trusted my judgment. From the first years of the divorce, until now.
"Mom," I text, knowing she'd be waiting to know I got here okay. "There's something I need to do. I don't know when I'll be back or where I'm going, but I'll keep you update. I just need to be alone for a while. I promise I won't do anything stupid; this is just my way of finding myself. I love you," The little envelope shows up when I tell it to tell my mom my plan.
Message sent It dings and I put it on silent. After a second's hesitation, I look at my reflection.
"I'm sorry Kakuzu-kun," I whisper before walking out of the bathroom and towards the opposite direction the Akatsuki went.
