A/N: We are incredibly sorry for the long wait for this story! We ended last chapter on such a rude cliff hanger – we honestly thought we would be able to get a chapter out shortly after, however plenty of stuff prevented us from sitting down and finishing this.
We wrote about three pages and the went on a long break – but I am happy to say that we are back with a brand new chapter. It took about three months, but it be here! We are terribly sorry it took us this long – but it happens, especially since this story is equal effort on two people.
With that said, we hope you guys enjoy this chapter. Hope it was worth the wait – and we promise the next one will be posted no more then a week! Cheers!
-FailingErin & AmbertheCat
Third Person
"Subdue her." Pein spoke, eyeing those who were in the room along side him, eyes particularly falling on Kisame who was doubled over in laughter. The moment his leader spoke, the blue skinned man took all his might in order to straighten up and silence himself. Itachi too sent a look over to Kisame, who gave a light grunt as he attempted to calm himself.
"Wait, wh-" Just as Alison opened her mouth to speak, her hands were suddenly pulled behind her back with force, and she was thrown to the ground. She opened her mouth to make a sound, but found it hard as she found it suddenly hard to breathe. "The fuck!?"
"Silence girl." Pein replied, walking towards the gaping girl. Soon he stood over her, but the lack of response caught him off guard. "Do you not realise the severity of the situation that you are in?" His Rinnegan eyes taking in the red head's form.
"Honestly?" She spoke, tone clearly filled with a mix of frustration and confusion. In a poor attempt, she looked to see who was on top of her, only to find Kakuzu's foot sitting firmly on her back. "Nah, not really, no." Pein's eyes narrowed.
"Shut up girl." Kakuzu mumbled, pressing his foot deeper into her back, earning a slue of 'ows' coming from the red head.
"Okay, fine, fuck. Lay off the foot asshole." She mumbled, blowing a stray piece of hair from in front of her face that had fallen in front of her eyes. When he did not let up, she grumbled under her breath. "So what are you, a bunch of half naked robbing cosplayers?" She paused for a moment. "Wait, the fuck? Why are you half naked? Where are your guns and weapons?"
"You speak too much." Kakuzu mumbled again, rolling his eyes at the sound of her continuous voice. "She is almost as bad as Hidan…"
"The fuck!?" Hidan shrieked, pointing an accusing finger in the money miser's direction. "The fuck is that supposed to mean?" It was then that he received a beating over his head from Kisame, who was now giving him a stern look.
"Idiots…" Sasori quietly responded under his breath, shaking his head lightly whilst trying to distance himself from the rest of the Akatsuki.
Pein whispered something under his breath before turning to Itachi, who was watching the loud girl with a somber look on his face. Once he realised Pein was looking in his direction, he brought his glance upwards. "Itachi, fetch the other girl." The Uchiha bowed his head, before leaving to do as he was told.
"What would you like us to do, un?" Deidara asked, raising an eyebrow as he looked between everyone, unsure as what to do from there.
"We shall question them until further notice. We need information as to where we are, and these two will give it two us." All those who were in the room nodded as they all turned towards Alison, who was now thrashing around on the ground.
"Alright, that's it. Let me the fuck up before I break that leg of yours!" She whipped her head around in a poor attempt to bite his leg, but alas, all attempts were futile. "THAT LEG WILL BE MINE!"
"I told you she was feisty." Kisame stated with a toothy grin, eyeing the red head. "I like her."
Alison heard his words and turned around to give him a wink before returning to attempt leg removal with her teeth. "I WILL END YOU!"
"I have the girl." Itachi said, carrying a still very unconscious Serenity over his shoulder. Her clothes at this point had become stained with dried blood, along with her arm that had since stopped bleeding. "What would you like me to do with her?"
"Take her to the couch. Kakuzu, you as well." The two of them nodded towards their leader before making attempts to bring the two girls over to the couch. Itachi had no problem with Serenity who was still largely unconscious, but Alison on the other end…
"HAHA!" The moment Kakuzu lifted his foot, she proceeded to scurry away from his person. "I'M BACK BITCHES!" However, the victory that she was having was short lived, as she was soon picked up by another person. "Oh come on!"
"Nah - ah! Not so fast little girlie!" Tobi replied with a playful waddle. He picked her up with ease, however now that she had mobility, she was continuously thrashing whilst in his arms. "Stop flopping around you silly!"
"You can keep telling me to stop weirdo, but that ain't going to stop me! Alison shall have her freedom!" Tobi's response was throwing her on the couch beside Serenity. "Well, fuck. Never mind then." She gave a light pout as she attempted to sit herself down properly.
"Girl, shut your mouth." Kisame stated with a sly smile, approaching her in attempts to scare. "You are being a complete fool. We'll be taking your head soon if you don't shut your trap." Alison opened her mouth to reply, only for Kisame to step closer.
"There are only two things that can and will silence me – and let me tell you, the first one is not safe for work so that's a no go, and the second one is food – so tough luck there champ!" This response did not stop Kisame from walking closer and closer.
"I say we just fucking kill her." Hidan replied with a yawn, crossing his arms over his bare chest. "All she does is talk, and boy is she giving me a fucking headache." All eyes momentary moved towards the Jashinist.
"Stop talking, fool." Kakuzu mumbled, back in his spot beside the silver haired zealot. "Just... Stop."
Alison eyed everyone in the room. It was only around then that she realised more was going on. From the near emotionless stare from 'Pein' to the ever watching eyes of the others, it finally clicked. Closing her eyes, she took a deep breath before turning towards Kisame, taking a light moment to respond. "...Parlay."
Kisame's mouth fell open as a clearly confused look fell onto his face. "...What?" He questioned, eyes falling onto the others, especially Pein and Itachi, as if waiting for them to explain. "...Par… Lay?"
"Parlay." Alison said again, making sure to wiggle as close to her best friend as possible, a sudden need to parent washing over her. "A word used by the pirate brethren as a way to negotiate this situation without being attacked until said 'parlay' is complete. I'll answer your questions, if you answer mine."
The room stood quiet as looks were exchanged across the room. Alison silently played with her hands as she hoped and prayed that they wouldn't realise she was totally ripping off and giving a really crappy explanation of the use of 'parlay' from Pirates of the Caribbean.
"...Very well." Pein spoke, eyeing the french Canadian girl with a very serious expression. Just as he opened his mouth to ask her a question, it was then that Serenity decided it was the best time to wake up and join the party.
Serenity opened her multicolored eyes to find that she was no longer in her bedroom, but now in the living room pressed up against another person. With groggy movements, she turned her head to find herself smushed beside Alison, however with a quick side eye, she realised that they were not alone. "...Ali?"
"...Hm?" Alison turned to look over to her friend. "Oh shit, you are awake! Lovely for you to join the party!" Serenity gave a double take between her best friend and their house guests as if both trying to analyze and process what was going on. Seeing this, Alison continued. "I might want to add that this isn't much of a party as in 'friends chilling and having a beer', but more of a kidnapping and sorta rapey feeling party. I mean, if you are into those, good for you I guess, but I mean - I'm kinda not digging it right now."
"Wait, wh- NO! Why the fuck would I be into that THAT sort of thing?" Serenity replied rather loudly, flabbergasted at the fact that Alison would assume something like that. "However, now is not the fucking time to be talking about this shit. HOW ARE YOU SO CALM!?" She took time to look around the room, only to find the people who were in the house before had tripled, and that she was surrounded by quite a few half naked men, and a woman who was apparently wearing her clothes. However, just as Alison was about to respond, Pein spoke up again.
"We shall follow this, 'Parlay'. You will tell us what we need to know, and you shall remain unharmed. If that goes well, you may answer your questions." Serenity proceeded to give a side eye to Alison, who was sitting there returning said side eye. You fucking would use a Pirates of the Caribbean reference wouldn't you. She thought internally, watching the red head try her best not to crack a smile. Fucking nerd.
"Glad to hear!" Alison chipped, sitting up straight, a new found determination settling in her tiny bones. "Ask away baby cakes."
"Alison, you really shouldn't be talking to these people that way…" Serenity quietly commented, eyeing the red head who just shrugged.
"Sweet heart. I came home accusing these guys of being birthday strippers." She clicked her tongue. "I think we broke the ice on that one, however I WILL say that my but thole is super clenched because I am somewhat close to shitting myself if things go south. I will wholeheartedly admit that." Hidan winced in the background, mouthing 'ew' as he waited with the others for questioning to begin.
"Enough." Alison shut up. "Where are we?"
"Mother Earth." Serenity stated as she sat up and hugged her legs closer. A look of displeasure was apparent on the leader's face. Serenity sighed as she sat back, bringing her legs with her. "We are in Clearwater Florida."
"Where the is that, un?" the blonde bomber asked.
"In 'Murica…" Alison replied, a sly smile falling onto her face as she eyed each member with her green eyes. It was only when Serenity coughed that she straightened up. "We are in America. Sorry, I kinda constitute fear for untimely humor. It's a bad habit."
"Clearly..." Kakuzu mumbled tiredly, slumping against a wall behind himself.
"What nation is this 'America' in?" Pein questioned quietly. It sounded like an odd question to ask even to himself, but he had to ask it. Alison opened her mouth to make a witty response, but Serenity quickly covered her friends mouth.
"What do you mean... Nation?" She asked quietly. "If you are talking about countries, we already gave you that answer. If you are talking about land masses, we are in north America..." She couldn't help but raise an eyebrow at the question. "I mean, you guys know that right? I mean, you speak perfect english..."
Pein didn't respond. "Answer the question. Where are we?" Serenity went to respond yet again, but Alison pulled her hand away from her mouth.
"This is really starting to sound like one of those fan fictions I read." She commented, scooting away from her friend in an attempt to avoid having her mouth covered again. "Akatsuki sent into our world, usually due to Hidan, Tobi or other as cats, and then they are stuck trying to find their way home all whilst being housed usually be young and fairly attractive women and sometimes the odd and usually gay male." She quipped, turning towards Serenity who was now watching the red head with confusion. "Usually they are romance or humor stories, however there is super dark one about this girl named Anna..."
"Enough!" Pein roared, earning the two girls attention. He turned his own towards Alison as he walked towards her, sitting down on the coffee table that sat in the middle of the living room. "Tell me more about these stories."
"You have to be fucking kidding me." Serenity commented, mouth open slightly. "They are stories. STORIES. Why the hell do you guys want to know about these fan fictions?" She went to move herself, only to wince as she hit her arm.
"It is not your time for questions yet girl." Kisame stated, now standing behind the couch the girls were sitting. Serenity shivered as she held onto her hand, lowering her eyes.
"Well..." Alison replied. "What would you like to know about them? Every single one of them are different."
"Just explain as best you can, un." Deidara stated from his spot beside Sasori.
"Well... The Akatsuki are a bunch of fictional character's from a series called Naruto, as y'all know apparently..." She answered honestly, eyeing the torso's of a few of the boy who stood in front of her. "I'm some odd event, some stories including witches, a jutsu gone wrong, pressing button that says 'do not press', all that jazz, somehow they end up in our world. Sometimes as themselves, sometimes as cats, hell I have even read some with cute little doggos!" She looked towards Serenity with a new found excitement as she continued talking about one of her interests, but she couldn't help but lower her tone once she saw how her friend sat.
"Um... What else. Usually they are taken in by people who they either force to take care of them, or by invitation, and they work towards finding a way home, but sometimes they don't." She gave a sigh. "Why do you guys want to know anyways? Y'all are just a bunch of cosplayers, right?" Attempting to make a point, she looked into Pein's eyes, taking note of the details. "I won't lie, if you had shown up in your whole Akatsuki uniform, you guys would be some of the best. You could make hella money by sponsors."
"We are no 'cosplayers'! At least, Tobi thinks..." Tobi mustered up, walking towards the girls on the couch. He looked down at his own torso, and attempted to feel himself up. "Tobi is Tobi, not some silly faker!"
"There is something off about these guys Ali..." Serenity whispered into Alison ears, and the red head turned towards her friend.
"Sometimes I think you are the one who is an alcoholic Ren." Was all she said before she looked back towards the Akatsuki. "Seriously though, I still don't know what the fuck is going on here."
"We are no... 'Cosplayers' as you put it, girl. We are about as real as it gets." Kisame stated from behind them.
"What the fuck is a cosplayer anyways?" Hidan muttered, crossing his arms as he looked towards Kakuzu for conformation. "Sounds fucking stupid."
"You guys stay in character, I like that, but we aren't really in a situation for me to enjoy it." Alison mumbled. She turned to look at Serenity, who was nursing her now swelling and crusty hand. "You going to live?"
"Probably..." She whispered, picking away dried blood. "As long as these guys don't kill us first."
Pein stood from his spot on the coffee table. He had heard enough – it was clear these girls weren't cooperating. He had more questions then answers. "Kill them." Was all he said as he looked towards the others.
"Woah- no no no. No way in fucking hell are we going through this again!" Alison stated once she felt Kisame wrap his arms around herself. "Gosh – LET GO OF ME DAMNIT!"
"You talk too much..." Was all the blue man said as he picked her up from her spot on the couch and attempted to pull her away. No matter how hard the red head kicked or attempted to bite the man, it was no use.
"Wait!" Serenity cried as the nearest person beside her, that being Itachi, moved in to pick her up. "P-please – we can work this out! Is there any way that you guys can prove you are the real A cat suki?" Though she completely butchered their group name, this earned a raised hand from Pein.
"Proof?" He asked himself quietly, his eyes scanning among his members, taking note of the thrashing Alison and the terrified Serenity. Soon his eyes landed on Hidan, who looked rather ecstatic. "Kakuzu." He stated, and the money miser nodded before walking towards the kitchen, only to come back with a knife.
"I don't understand why those two get to land the final fucking blow." Hidan commented to himself, completely ignoring the others. "I would love to just put my hands on them... Little bitches handling my body in that stupid fucking cat form..." Just as he was about to continue, a knife swiped against his wind pipe, severing his head and allowing a gush of blood to expel from the stump where it once sat.
Alison's mouth fell open, and she ceased all movement as she looked at the commotion in front of her. Serenity watched too, only with a much more horrified expression as little droplets of blood landed both on and around her person, soaking both into the carpet and the couch. This had to be a gag, right?
His body soon fell to the ground dramatically as Kakuzu stood there, holding the zealots head. If he were any other person, he would have been dead right there and then, but this was Hidan. With a loud Shrek, his magenta eyes moved to look at Kakuzu as his face hardened. "THE FUCK WAS THAT FOR?" Blood continued to dribble from where his neck hung.
That was all that was needed. The moment Hidan started talking whilst his head was removed from his body, Serenity was out cold. She slumped against the couch, and partially on Itachi as he was attempting to pick her up. Alison on the other hand, had a much different reaction.
Instead, a serious tone flushed over her, and Kisame seeing a change in response, loosened his grip around her. With a hard swallow, she looked towards Pein, everything clicking within her head. "Well. I wasn't expecting this."
"You will continue to answer my questions." The ginger stated, his tone hard. "Or else I will take both yours and your friends life. Do I make myself clear?"
Alison gave a hard nod. "Crystal."
"Let her go." Kisame nodded with a stiff grunt, letting the girl go. Once she was free from his grasp, she brought her hands to straighten out her shirt, fixing her appearance.
"Alright. Let's talk."
First Person Alison
To say that I was scared was an understatement. I was on the verge of shitting myself – because not only was I terrified, but something I never though could happen, was happening.
"Sit." Pein commanded, and I followed said command. I knew how I was dealing with, and I did not want to risk mine nor my friends life. Now was not the time for my usual attitude. I opened my ears as I waited for his next question, calmly ignoring the stares from the other members. "How is it that you know about us?"
"You guys are apart of a fictional series called Naruto." I replied automatically. I sat myself back on the couch, making sure I sat as straight as my back would allow me, attempting to appear as serious as possible. "It follows the story of Naruto Uzumaki from when he was a child. Because we learn about him, we learn about you guys in the process." Happy with that response, the Akatsuki 'leader' nodded.
"Does your world have anything relating to 'Jutsu's' or something similar? Do you utilize your chakra to any degree?" I frowned at that. We had chakra? When was that a thing?
"Chakra?" I questioned.
"We weren't able to sense it before in our feline bodies, but now we can sense it clearly." Itachi replied to her question, hand placed on the back of the couch as he stood firmly beside Kisame who was now back behind them.
"Our world isn't like yours in many senses." I commented dryly. "I didn't even know we had chakra that we could manipulate. Here we use swords, knifes and all the usual for physical fights, and guns or bows for long range. If we knew how to use chakra in any way, the government is probably hiding this fact from us. They probably where." I blew another stray hair away from in front of my place. "This is fucking mind blowing."
"You have no idea." Sasori mumbled from his spot beside Deidara, earning a side eye from the blonde.
"Do you know what could have sent us here?"
"To be honest?" I questioned. "No, not a clue. I'm guessing you guys were our cats." To that, a few of them nodded, while the others did little to respond. "Figures we would be the ones to receive a bunch of criminals turned cats. Just our fucking luck." I ran a hand over my face as I attempted to process everything. "I would happily turn to fan fiction to try and help you guys out, however there are a good few hundred out there, most of them unfinished and barely explaining how you guys came to this world, also usually with silly ways to get you guys back. I honestly don't know what to think or say."
"Hm." Pein allowed his eyes to linger on Konan who was lost in thought as she traced her hand along the floor below her. "This could be a problem."
"You don't say..." I quipped, closing my eyes to allow myself a moment to think. "I seriously don't know how this has happened. Do you guys even know how you all came to? What happened before you were sent here?"
"To be honest, we all went to sleep as usual I would assume, un." Deidara replied, looking towards the others. "At least, that is what me and Danna did, un. Well, more of me sleeping and him watching over, but he too slept." Sasori nodded slowly.
"It felt as though the life was sucked out of me. I felt drained." The red head replied.
"Ow, that fucking hurts!" Hidan stated, and I couldn't help but open my eyes, but the moment I did, I regretted it. Kakuzu was worming a stitch into Hidan's butchered neck. "The puppet is fucking right. Ouch, slow down!"
"Stop your whining." Kakuzu mumbled.
"Well..." I mumbled, crossing my arms over my chest. "This is troubling. I can only imagine how you guys feel."
"Why is it that you are suddenly acting so calm?" Konan questioned from her seated spot on the floor. I turned my eyes towards the blue haired woman only to shrug lightly.
"To be honest, I don't know why myself." I let out a small sigh as I brought a hand up to scratch the end of my nose. "I'm more or less lost for thoughts with this whole thing, so I am just sorta in mellow mood for now. Let me tell you though, give it a few hours – I'll probably freak out then." Konan nodded softly, as if somewhat understanding.
The room fell quiet as the questions stopped. Pein had long since closed his eyes in though, whilst the others fell into awkwardness. Once I was done scratching my nose, I looked towards the Akatsuki leader with a raised brow. "So... What now?"
"I'm not sure." Was what he replied with, opening his eyes. "For now, however, you will house us and take care of our need until we figure out how to return home. We need food, clothing, and we will establish sleeping arrangements." I opened my mouth to somewhat protest, but he raised a hand to silence me. "There will be no objections."
Sure thing dad. I held back my tongue from replying, instead closing my mouth, and nodding stiffly. "Alright..."
"Good." He turned towards the rest of the Akatsuki. "Meet me in the spare bedroom. I require a private word with all of you." He then turned towards me. "There is to be no eavesdropping from you Alison. Stay here and wait until your friend wakes up, then we shall talk about arrangements. If we find out you have in some way alerted the authorities of any kind, the-"
"Our ass will be grass. I got it. The whole super secret meeting, no worries." I raised my hands up defensively. "Don't really feel like losing my head anyways. You guys do you."
With that, the Akatsuki left the living room, leaving me and Serenity alone. The room fell quiet as I turned to look towards the little Asian who was slumped against the couch, and I couldn't help but run a hand through my now slightly tangled mop on my head. I attempted to pin a thought, or even a feeling as to what was going on, but all I could do was become confused. Both for me, and for Serenity.
All I could say was I was torn. I was both fan girling internally, but also on edge. This was the Akatsuki. The fucking Akatsuki from Naruto.
I grumbled, falling onto my best friends, wrapping my arms around her body and giving her a snug hug. "I'm too old for this bullshit." I mumbled before I closed my eyes, allowing my brain to sort things out on its own as I fell asleep. This was too much for me.
All I knew was the shit to come was going to be interesting, and that this would probably be an adventure that me and Serenity would either both be glad we took, or one that we both would regret. Who knew what was to come from here?
A/N: Ta-da! The writes block is gone from us both, and we present the newest chapter to our story! To be honest, this chapter is more or less damage control, but we also wanted to move on from them being kittens. We had to put ourselves into Alison and Serenity's minds and picture what we thought they would be thinking at this moment. I am fairly happy to say that I am very pleased with the result.
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