The Kitten Of The Akatsuki

Disclaimer: I DO NOT OWN THE AKATSUKI. Only Iachi.

Regular Character Talking

Neoki Talking

Zetsu's black side talking

LAST TIME

"Well Hidan," Iachi swung her legs out and jumped from her bed. "I'll tell Leader-sama that you apologized to me." Hidan looked up hopefully. "You fucking mean it?!" he grinned. Iachi sighed softly. "Yeah, just promise me you won't try to kill me in my sleep, alright?" Hidan nodded furiously and smiled. "You're alright Iachi…for a kitten." Iachi smirked and felt her ears and tail appear. "You're not so bad yourself Hidan, now go put a shirt on." Hidan cursed at her for the shirt joke, which only made her laugh and start to run around the room as Hidan chased her with his scythe.

Iachi sighed softly and lay on her bed. It had been a few days since her little episode with Hidan, and she was glad that they were getting along, but she wished that the other members were just as enthusiastic as she was…she groaned inwardly and threw her new pillow to the floor. "What's a girl to do when she's bored to death?" she asked her bed, staring at it. "Heh…bored already human? Why not go bother the other humans?" Neoki grinned evilly, making Iachi see those cat fangs. Iachi coughed and glared at the wall. "I am not annoying the other Akatsuki members!" she growled. "Hey, listen human, I'm just as bored as you, so why don't you just listen to me for once and go let loose?" Neoki chuckled. Iachi blinked and shook her head. "There is no way I am going to be persuaded by a stupid cat demon!" Iachi hissed. "Feh…do as you want human," Neoki was obviously upset at her. "Come on Neoki…" Iachi tried. Neoki didn't answer. "Damn it all," Iachi ran her hand through her hair and suddenly heard a purr from inside her head.

"What the?" she continued to pet her head and heard more purrs from inside her head. "Aha! So when it all comes down to it, you are just a cat!" Iachi laughed triumphantly. Neoki growled from inside. "Stupid human!" she howled. "Listen Neoki, you're the only one I can talk to when I'm bored to tears, so let's make a deal, shall we?" Iachi insisted. Neoki's gold eyes narrowed. "What kind of…deal?" "A deal so that no matter what, we'll continue talking," Iachi answered. Neoki blinked and grinned. "Ah human, you sure know how to make a bijuu smile," Neoki suddenly extended a paw in Iachi's mind. It was Iachi's turn to blink. "What the…?" "Shake it stupid…" Neoki rolled her eyes. "How?" "Hold your paw…er…hand out, you'll see." Iachi did as she was instructed and felt something press against her hand, it was huge and furry, but invisible. She felt the paw pads, and the claws resting easily against her skin. She tensed at those claws and heard Neoki cackle inside her. "I won't hurt you," Neoki grinned, which didn't make Iachi feel any better. She then proceeded to shake Neoki's invisible paw and stood up, her ears and tail retracting back into her body as she opened the door. "Time to start another interesting day with the Akatsuki…"

~Main Room~

"HA! ROYAL FLUSH!" Hidan's voice echoed through the walls. "DAMMIT!" the losing voice of Kisame was heard. Iachi giggled inwardly and walked briskly to the kitchen, getting a glass of milk and chugging it within five seconds. "You sure know how to drink…" Zetsu's half voiced voice commented her. Iachi set the glass down and stared at Zetsu's. Last time she saw him, she had commented on his eyes and left him dumbfounded. He had avoided her since then, and now he had the unfortunate luck to see her again. "I have a cat inside me, what do you expect?" she raised her eyebrow and went back to exploring the fridge. Zetsu only watched her intently as she scanned each shelf, picking something up every once in awhile, then putting it back. "What in the world are you looking for, girl?" Zetsu finally asked. Iachi looked up and stared at Zetsu directly. "I'm hungry…" she answered simply.

Zetsu blinked. This girl could definitely be blunt when she wanted to. "Do you like raspberries?" his white side asked. Iachi blinked. "I love raspberries!" she exclaimed, running straight up to him and staring exactly at his eyes. Zetsu blinked again and looked away from the girl's gaze. "I have a raspberry patch out back, follow me, and don't get lost!" Zetsu started to melt into the ground. "I can't…do that…" she mumbled. Zetsu's eyebrow raised and he sighed, sweeping Iachi up in his arms and closing his flytrap tight. "What the?!" Iachi gasped sharply. "Just stay put," Iachi heard Zetsu's dark side gruffly reply. She held onto him tightly as she felt the ground envelop them, and soon they surfaced at the back of the Akatsuki base. The flytrap opened and Iachi was gently put down. She wobbled around slightly then shook herself and looked at Zetsu. "Cool…" she said after a short pause. Zetsu once again stared at the girl in utter bewilderment and looked away quickly.

"There…" he pointed to a bush with a bunch of raspberries on it. Iachi jumped up happily and raced to the bush, picking the raspberries with great speed. Zetsu couldn't help but notice how childish she had gotten in a short amount of time. 'Annoying…Really? I think it's kind of…Cute? No! Unique! Please…you think she's cute right now. We're the same person; you're thinking the same thing! I am not!' Zetsu argued with himself over and over again silently, when a sharp yelp and a whimper of pain brought him back. "What now? What happened?" Zetsu ran to her and he saw gashes on her arm. "I forgot raspberries had thorns," Iachi joked, giggling painfully. Zetsu looked at the arm. The cuts weren't deep, but there were many, and all were bleeding. Zetsu's eyes suddenly glowed, and his stomach grumbled. 'Eat her! Eat her now!' Zetsu's black side screamed in his head. His head lowered slightly, till his white side snapped to attention and he shook himself. "Are you okay?" Iachi asked softly. Zetsu nodded and stood up quickly. "Stay here, I'm going to get the first-aid box," he ran off, leaving Iachi there, blood dripping onto the ground.

Zetsu ran into the front of the base, making the door bang against the wall with a loud thud. Everyone looked up at him. "I uh…need the first-aid box…" he blinked at the stares. "You don't look like your hurt…" Sasori commented, looking up at the bipolar man. "It's for that stupid cat…" his black side growled. "She hurt herself on the fucking raspberry bush." Snickers broke out here and there. "Well, go find the first-aid box and fix her up," Sasori went back to his puppet. "Right…" Zetsu began searching wildly for the gray box that was filled with bandages, creams and stuff of the sort. "On your left," Kisame pointed out, making Zetsu look very stupid. He nodded and grabbed it, running back outside to Iachi. When he got to her, he stared and nearly dropped the box. Iachi's wounds had healed completely, and she had gone back to digging in the bush.

"Thanks Neoki…just keep healing when I get a scratch please," Iachi said out loud. She didn't see Zetsu standing there staring at her like she has another head. "Right right…" Neoki replied inside Iachi's mind, using tiny bits of chakra to heal the small scratches that appeared as she pricked herself on the thorns every time she reached in. 'Little brat! She could've told us she could do that! Maybe she didn't know…Hell with that! She totally knew! I don't really think…' Zetsu continued arguing with himself. He seemed to do that a lot. "Oh…Zetsu, I didn't see you there," Iachi said, looking up from the raspberry bush and smiling at the man a few feet away from her. "Uh…yeah," Zetsu replied, looking at her. "I didn't know…" he pointed to her arm. "Oh, Neoki just told me she could heal me, sorry for having you go make a wasted trip," "Stupid brat…" Zetsu's dark side growled. Iachi shrunk back; she definitely liked the white side of Zetsu better.

"Oh…thanks for letting me pick some raspberries," she suddenly said. Zetsu looked up, a thank you…it was new to him…and oddly pleasing. "It's uh…just don't count on it again," Zetsu's sides were contradicting themselves. Iachi nodded and went back to picking.

Soon, the picking was done, and Iachi had a box full of raspberries. "Thanks again Zetsu!" she exclaimed, running into the base with a smile. Zetsu's light half smiled back, while the black half grimaced. "Be nice to her…Leader-sama told us to. You're being too easy on that girl! She'll probably eat us or something…Iachi-san isn't like that! Iachi-san?! You have definitely gone soft! If only I could split from you, then I would be happy!" Zetsu shouted. "Zetsu-san?" Tobi appeared out of the base. "Oh…Tobi…" Zetsu blinked. "Zetsu-san, Iachi-chan is going to make some pie with the raspberries from your garden. She asked Tobi to get you." Tobi pointed to the base. 'Who knew that cat-girl could cook? What an unexpected turn of events…' Zetsu thought silently, following Tobi as he skipped inside. The smell of baking bread wafted into his nose, even if he was a cannibal, everyone has a sweet tooth.

"It'll be done in a few minutes boys!" Iachi called from the kitchen. How long had Zetsu been arguing with himself? "Ah, Zetsu!" Kisame grinned and motioned for him to sit beside him. "It's lucky for us to have a girl cooking for us, huh?" Kisame's toothy grin showed his sharp teeth. Zetsu nodded slightly. "I guess…" he looked down, but looked up again. It seemed everyone gathered here, even Konan! Wow, that was new, but as usual, Pein was sitting next to her and glaring at Hidan who was cursing up a storm. Iachi then came in with oven mittens on, one pie in each hand. She set them on the table and stepped back while everyone dug in to eat. Zetsu watched as she only watched them eat it. He looked back at the pie and grabbed a piece without anyone else finding out. He hid it in his flytrap and continued eating his single piece of pie while Hidan ate two, and Tobi ate four. Deidara ate one for each mouth…ew…Zetsu didn't know his hands could eat anything but clay. Kakuzu only had one, and Sasori only had half of one, giving the rest to Tobi, four and a half, Zetsu would have a long night tonight. Both Pein and Konan shared one, Pein getting most of the raspberries and Konan getting the crust.

"Ah! Thanks for that Iachi it hit the spot." Pein smirked at the jinchurriki. Iachi only bowed and smiled as the others gave their thanks and retreated to their rooms. Zetsu was the last one there, wiping his mouth delicately with a napkin Iachi had given him. He caught in the corner of his eye her retreating form to the kitchen as she cleaned up the dishes that the Akatsuki members had made filthy. He stepped behind her and put a hand on her shoulder, making her tense and jump onto the counter. "Oh…it's you Zetsu…" she put a hand over her fast paced heart. Zetsu couldn't help but snicker at her fright. "You scare easily, hmm?" Zetsu's black half smirked. Iachi gulped, that sounded more like a threat than a question to her. "N…No…" she looked down and climbed off the counter. "Did you like the pie?" she asked, trying to change the subject. Zetsu nodded. "It was good, different from what I eat anyway," he crossed his arms. "What do you eat?" she asked. He shook his head in response and reached into his flytrap with his white hand. "Here," he held out the single slice of pie. "You made it, so why didn't you save any for yourself?! Brat…" Iachi flinched and took the slice, looking up at him. "Uh…thanks I think?" she began to eat it without utensils, the filling and crumbs getting all over her face.

"You're a messy eater," he commented, making Iachi nearly choke. "Sh…shut up!" she coughed, making Zetsu pat her back to keep her from choking to death. "Breathe!" he shouted. She regained her composure and finished the pie, getting handed a slightly damp paper towel. "It's all over your fucking face," he growled. Iachi giggled and began wiping her mouth off, happy that she got everything. "Ah…you missed a spot," Zetsu's light side took the paper towel from her and began wiping her cheek, making Iachi blink as he finished. "Thanks," she smiled and continued doing the dishes. Zetsu continued watching her for a few seconds, before shrugging and returning to his room, his light side smiling widely, and his black side trying not to show his smile.

A/N: Done with Zetsu! Now I just gotta do the others. =w=;; Please bear with me! I will probably do two characters at a time from now on, making the chapters a bit longer than from what they were. Anyway, thanks for sticking around to read it, please review! :D Ja-ne!