The Kitten Of The Akatsuki

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

Regular Character Talking

Neoki Talking

Zetsu's black side talking

Song Inspiring This Chapter: Poker Face, by Lady Gaga. Love this song. 3 Plus, Neoki is a gambler, and has a poker face when need be. :3

LAST TIME

Hiro went back to his sandwich and wretched the kunai away from it, sighing softly at the spoiled food. "Stupid Girl, you spoiled my sandwich, oh well, I got plenty more." "Stupid Girl eh? That's a new one, I always called her, Stupid Human," a darker voice came out of the air. "But I'm guessing that applies to you now, doesn't it?" "Huh?" Hiro turned around and saw a dark figure standing up from where Iachi had been there, bleeding. "No…it can't be," his eyes widened. The figure smirked, showing cat fangs. "Prepare to meet hell, stupid human," it growled.

Kisame gasped at what he saw. "Iachi!" Itachi shook his head. "No…that's not Iachi…its Neoki, the twelve-tailed bijuu. She's come out finally." Kisame looked on in horror and wonder, it wasn't everyday you saw a demon take over its host's body. Or change it in the way that Neoki had. Neoki had made Iachi's hair longer, down past her hips, and her eyes were that golden color again. Her ears and tail were clearly visible, and her tail was longer, the fur thicker, and it was bushed to great extremes. Her claws were also out, hooked like before. There was a hole in her clothes, right in her stomach.

"But I killed you!" Hiro growled. Neoki raised a clawed finger and shook it side to side. "Tsk tsk, how can a measly human like you kill a demon? You'd have to be much stronger than that," she smirked again, her fangs popping out of her mouth. Hiro stepped back and drew his kunai, throwing them immediately. Neoki simply pressed against the ground and climbed back up. "Simple dodging, I'll never break a sweat like that. Try again," Neoki yawned. Hiro growled and got out shuriken, one for each finger. He threw them, seeing them go straight for her. Neoki simply moved to the side, her face now expressionless. "Shuriken won't help either," her voice also had no emotion, it dripped like melting ice. Hiro was starting to freak out now.

"Dammit!" he jumped into a tree and started to run. Neoki's eyes narrowed and she ran after him. 'Trying to run? Not on my watch,' Neoki's devious thoughts went unanswered as the consciousness of Iachi was out like a light. Kisame and Itachi quickly trailed after, falling behind Neoki and easily matching her speed. "What now?" Kisame asked, sensing the aura around Neoki. Neoki only looked back and smirked one of the wickedest smirks he had ever seen. Even Itachi was shocked as he saw the wild look in her eyes, the blood-thirsty lick of her lips, and the way her cat-fangs glinted in the ever-changing sunlight. Neoki then picked up the pace, becoming a blur as the other two Akatsuki members picked up the pace also, but staying behind slightly; this was her fight…a fight that Hiro would definitely lose.

Neoki soon stopped and sniffed the air, smelling the wonderful scent of fear mixed with adrenaline. "Come out human! There is no escape," Neoki called, hearing a slight whimper. She looked over to where some bushes were and threw a kunai at it, a yelp sounded and she saw Hiro limp out. The kunai had hit his leg. She also saw that in his hands was a cross. 'So he was praying to his pathetic God? Humans are such stupid creatures.' Hiro looked at Neoki with fearful eyes; here stood his end, in the form of a teenage girl, with a demon controlling her body. He never saw his demise like this; he always thought he would die old and peaceful, sitting in a rocking chair watching the sunset.

Neoki saw that Hiro was lost in thought, and she smirked, removing her poker face as she charged, bringing Hiro back into reality, but not for long. Neoki's already clawed hands went deep into Hiro's stomach, making him cough out blood, onto her shoulder. He fell limp in her grasp, huffing loudly. "I will make it quick and painless," Neoki whispered, knowing he was already beyond painless. She raised her other hand and quickly stabbed the left side of his chest, feeling the beating of his heart stop as one of her claws penetrated it. A quick shudder of breath exited Hiro before he was limp. Blood fell from his body, onto Neoki's hands, staining them.

Neoki raised the limp and heavy body off of her, tearing her hands out of the bleeding body and wiping them off on Hiro's clothes. She slapped her hands together and sighed, putting her hands on her hips and watching as Itachi and Kisame came out of their hiding place. "So?" she asked, her poker face returning. "Leader-sama will enjoy a job well done!" Kisame grinned, showing his tiny, yet many, shark-like teeth. "So you can take over Iachi's body?" Itachi asked, earning a nod from the demon.

"And that blow will have that human out for a long while, let's get back to the den you humans live in," she turned around. "It's called a hideout," Kisame corrected. Neoki shrugged and started sprinting back to the hideout, Itachi and Kisame sighing in annoyance. The demon was just as bad as the girl. One had definitely influenced the other. They followed after the retreating demon, content that they were heading to their somewhat home.

~Hideout~

Neoki walked in, eyes practically glowing in the darkness of the hideout. "I can see why the human always has a headache while being in this den," she sighed and turned to Itachi, who had his sharingan activated to see, and Kisame, who was stumbling around until he found the light switch. "Kakuzu is so cheap…" he mumbled, soon coming face to face with the banker himself. "Oh…hi Kakuzu…hehe…" he grinned nervously. Kakuzu only scoffed and looked at Neoki with sudden interest. "What the hell happened to you? You fall in a river or something?" he asked. Neoki smirked and patted his head. "How cute, the stupid human is even more stupid than I could ever imagine." Kakuzu's eyes flashed as his threads came out of his body, making Neoki snicker softly. "I've had a long day, human, so let me take a little cat-nap," she yawned, showing her cat fangs as she waltzed over to the fridge and grabbed some milk, lapping it up like a real cat, and then jogging to her room at the end of the hall.

"Hey…her ears were present…" Kakuzu commented. "That wasn't Iachi, it was her demon, Neoki," Kisame replied. Kakuzu grinned under his mask. "Interesting story, you better relay all this to Leader-sama," he turned and with that, he was gone. Kisame looked at Itachi with a confused expression; Itachi only shrugged and went to get a dango.

~Iachi's room~

"Alright human, wake up now," Neoki said. "Watching stuff through your eyes…is horrific…" Iachi replied, sighing. "Take note human, it's do or die in this world. If you don't do, you die." Neoki began clawing a random wooden object. "But…killing someone…it's horrible," "This is what these guys do everyday Iachi," Neoki didn't want to give a lecture about the world, but it seemed she had no choice. "They're Akatsuki, they kill jinchurriki's, extracting their demon from them. That's what will happen with you and me soon, it's inevitable." Iachi looked down in Neoki's mind. "This world is twisted…" she said. Neoki cackled softly and lay on the bed. "Hey, human," Neoki looked up. "Hm?" Iachi responded, wondering why she was so talkative. "Ever believe in a God?" "A God? Strange question Neoki, coming from a demon. But I did believe in a God once, a peaceful God, who loved the Earth and the humans, animals, plants, every living thing on it. He also loved the demons, and was sad when they sinned against him. He sent his own son down a long, long time ago, but the humans killed him on a cross." Iachi explained. Neoki's eyes flashed slightly at the mention of the cross. "Ah, well, I'm tired," she rolled over. "You sure get tired easily…" Iachi commented. Neoki chuckled and closed her eyes, their gold coloring turning to blue as she fell asleep.

The door opened a crack as Kakuzu stood and watched Iachi's sleeping form. The violent chakra he had sensed before had disappeared. He sighed softly and watched the steady breathing of the blonde girl. He had seen Hidan sleeping, but never a girl sleeping. He turned around, and with one last glimpse, he shut the door silently, not wanted to wake the girl and start a hissy-fit, literally in her case. He'd just have to talk to her tomorrow.

~Next Day~

Iachi opened her once-again blue eyes and felt sharp pain throughout her entire body. "N…Neoki?!" she gasped sharply. "Oh yeah, I forgot to mention you might be sore in the morning," Neoki cackled inside of Iachi's mind. Iachi groaned loudly and rolled out of the bed, gripping her arm as she limped out of the door. She continued to the main room and saw everyone crowded around Pein. "Did I miss something…?" she asked, trying to stand straighter. "Kakuzu tried to wake you up, but you slapped him in your sleep," Pein answered. Iachi gasped and looked at Kakuzu. Sure enough, he had a red mark on the visible parts of his face. Iachi looked down. 'I'll have to apologize to him later…' she thought silently.

"Sit down Iachi, this'll be a long speech," Kisame said. Iachi sat beside him and crossed her legs, looking at the shadowy presence of Pein. "I'm happy that all of you woke up this early to hear me say this," Pein said. "Just get the fuck on with it," Hidan called from a corner of the room. Pein glared at him with his swirly eyes. "I am sure all of you will be happy to know that Iachi completed her mission yesterday with flying colors," eyes flew to her. "So for now, I will be assigning her to a team to serve under. Like how Tobi is with Zetsu." Tobi smiled widely at the mention of his name, Zetsu only sighed. "So who's taking her in, un?" Deidara spoke up. Pein smirked and strode around the entire room. "I will have her chose, so jinchurriki…who will it be?" he looked at Iachi. She gasped softly at all the eyes gazing around her. "Uh…I don't know…" she looked at the floor. "Just fucking choose, Iachi," Hidan rolled his eyes.

"Uh…I choose…!"

A/N: CLIFFHANGER! X3 alright everyone, I want you to choose who Iachi gets teamed up with, will it be with the Artist team, Sasori and Deidara? Will it be Team Zombie with Hidan and Kakuzu? Will it be with The Animal Team, Itachi and Kisame? Or will it be with Zetsu's team, Zetsu and Tobi? Please vote on my poll! :D