Chapter 5 Enjoy! Also for all you Sakura lovers out there, this might not be the best story to be reading afterall…
The room was dead silent as they let the news sink in. Deidara. Konan. Hidan. Itachi. They were dead. Okane was the first to speak, slamming his fist down on the table while still balancing the little girl in his lap,
"How is that possible? Sensei was immortal! How could he, out of everyone here, die?"
"I don't know," Pein said in a voice like he was going to break down at any minute, "All I do know is that they were ambushed by some organization, and now they are gone," Ato stood up without a word and walked off. Everyone watched him and in that moment Ban wanted so desperately to follow the only person left she could call family. All her angry, rage, and false hate towered her brother disappeared the moment she found out she was orphaned (or might has well been since she knew her 'precious' daddy wasn't coming back for her) Ato was the only one she had left, and she was about to go after him when Megami stood up,
"I will go talk to him," she said in a hushed broken voice. As she exited she stopped where her two siblings were on the edge of tears and kissed both of their heads. When she was gone they really broke down. Not only had they lost their mother, they had also lost the unborn baby she had carried, and they also felt their father (who was hopelessly in love with their mother) slipping away from them every second that passed by.
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Megami found Ato in his room, packing.
"What are you doing?" she asks him, he doesn't look at her,
"Leaving," he said simply,
"What? You can't,"
"Why not?"
"Your needed here! This is where you belong,"
'Megami, I'm 14 years old, I am old enough to decide for myself. Don't worry about me because I have Lord Jashin to guide my way,"
"Where do you even plan on going?"
"Can't say, anywhere but here… can you do something for me?"
"What?"
"Watch over Ban, she may hate me, but I couldn't live with myself if I found out I lost her too," The room went silent,
"Ato. Don't go," she pleaded, he didn't say it out loud, but he didn't really have a choice anymore,
"Promise me," he said, and she thought about it for a minute then sighed, she know there was no changing his mind,
"Promise,"
"Thank you so much Megi," he said as he finished up and walked towreds the window,
"I'm going to miss you," she said as he opened it up,
"I will too, tell everyone that I will never forget them. Also, make sure to tell Ban every day how much I love her," she nodded even though he couldn't see it, and with that she watched the artist jump out his window. She knew she may never see the red-haired boy who had saved her on so many occasions again. Just as she may never see her mother, or her unborn sibling who never even got a chance to live. With a sigh, she left Ato's room and back to where everyone was grieving for their lost loved ones.
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It has been 6 months since Ato left and a lot has changed. For one, Hime's got herself a new boyfriend. His name is Zōsaku, and he wasn't the most liked by the remainder of the Akatsuki. He was rude, selfish, and made Hime feel like crap. Megami, Okane, and Yahiko had tried to convince her to break up with him, but she says that she loved him too much to break his heart, and they knew that she couldn't hurt anyone (mentally or physically) if she wanted to. Hime was the kindest, polite, well-mannered one out of all the Akatsuki children.
Also Ban has changed. She didn't act the way she acted when Sasori left. No, at first when she found out that Ato had left her, she kept everything hidden within her. She showed no emotion and it was worrying everyone. The school had contacted Megami (who had token all authority over the little girl, even though she was so young) and she explained that a lot has happened to her and she just needed some time to adjust to things. Finally Megami decided that things weren't getting any better, and she didn't want Ban to be around Zōsaku, so she brought Ban on a vacation to the lightning country that they both admired so much. That seemed to cheer the little girl up a bit and actually opened up to Megami. She cried, screamed, and let out any emotion she was keeping to herself, while Megami let her. After that Ban was always by Megami's side, leaving it only when necessary and talking only to her.
Out of the whole event everyone seems to have changed. Okane, miserable and confused. Kokoro, distant from everyone in particular. Megami, seems responsible for her siblings along with Ban. Hime, takes on the responsibilities of making sure everyone is fed and are where they are suppose to be. Yahiko, lonelier then anyone there. Ban, follows Megami around like a little puppy. Mizu, joined a gang of high school trouble makers. Pein, depressed and always in his office. Kakuzu, burned all his money out of misery, still grieving for Hidan. Kisame, not paying any attention to the trouble his son has gotten himself into. Tobi, not talking at all for losing Deidara just as soon as he got him. Zetsu, disappeared somewhere and no one has seen him since.
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Somewhere in the leaf village, a small child is laughing and running down the street. She turned around, cupped her hands over her mouth, and yelled,
"Come on Daddy! Huwwy up!" her father appeared in front of her and picked her up so she is now on his shoulders giggling,
"Now now Kagayaku, there is no need to rush," he said in a gentle voice,
"But Daddy! Kagayaku wanna get to thewe befow they wun out of pwetty dresses!" her father chuckled,
"Alright then, let's get going," they were about to walk off, but something caught their attention,
"My baby!" a very annoying voice shrieked and Kagayaku was pulled off her father's shoulders and into someone else's arms. Kagayaku wined,
"Mama! Let gow of Kagayaku!" Her father turned around and glared at her mother,
"Yes Sakura, you're going to hurt her,"
"Shut the fuck up Sasori, you don't have a say in what I do to my daughter," Sasori growled, he didn't like the fact that Sakura cussed in front of their 3-year-old daughter like she was a mature adult.
"Why you little-" he stopped in mid sentence, not wanting to make a scene. Instead he grabbed his daughter out of the pink haired girl's arms and said, "Don't you have some place to be?"
"Actually I can afforded to be a little late to the hospital, I was on time yesterday so who cares about today?"
"Good attendance matters, and plus you have been late all week besides yesterday. I'm surprised they don't fire you,"
"Again, shut the fuck up you gay bustard!" Sasori couldn't help it anymore. He knew that she was mocking him because he use to be with Deidara, and anyone who insults Deidara was going to pay. Holding his daughter close to his chest he clenched his fist and slammed it into the pink haired girl's jaw. She fell over and everyone was starring at the small family. Without a word, Sasori left with Kagayaku, the same direction he was heading.
Later Sasori returned to the little cottage just outside the village. Kagayaku was holding his hand as they entered and clutching the shopping bag full of dressed with her free hand. She looked up at Sasori,
"Why did Daddy hit Mama?" she finally asked as they entered the kitchen and she put her stuff on the table. Sasori sighed and went to start making lunch,
"Listen Kaga, I did something really terrible and what is worse, I did it in front of you. I am so very sorry and please do not repeat my actions, can you promise Daddy that?" he asked and the little girl nodded,
"Yes Daddy, Kagayaku will not hit anyone just like Kagayaku wont copy anything that Mama says," Sasori smiled at the girl. She really did resemble him, she had blood red hair (the same shade as his and Ato's) and green eyes (the same as her mother's) but they looked cute with the pigtails on each side of her head and her bangs going all the way down her forehead, just covering her eyes slightly, but not too much.
"Daddy loves Kagayaku," he said simply,
"And Kagayaku loves Daddy!" she said excitedly. Sasori was the most important person in Kagayaku's life. She didn't like the way her mother never listened to her, said mean words to her Daddy, and even drew a knife to him once. Of course he wouldn't have gotten any more hurt then if she used butter knife, but the image for the young girl was petrifying.
There was a knock on the door and Sasori was confused, no one knew they lived here besides Sakura (she lived there as well, but she was never home). Kagayaku got off her chair and raced to the door. Before she could open it Sasori's parenting instincts took in and he got to the door before his daughter could. When he opened it he gasped at who he saw, staring at him.
Who could be at the door? Find out next time! Also, for all you Sakura lover's out there I am really sorry! Please don't hate me for making her a total bitch in this story. If you want I would suggest reading a different story every time I do something mean about her, I just really hold a grudge on her about killing Sasori and a lot of other things, and yes I know she didn't technically kill him, but she intended to! And brought it up a lot when they were fighting. Anyways nice comments please, and I do take ideas on what could happen in future chapters if anyone wants to help.