The day after the pretty crazy movie night, it was fairly warm and cloudy Saturday. And today was the day!
"Are you sure you'll be all right by yourself, sweetie?" Ilyani asked her daughter as she was getting some last minute packing done.
"I'll be fine, mom. Really." Teah assured her. "And if I get lonely or need help, I'll just go stay with Sasuke and Itachi if I need to. They said I could, anyway."
"Well all right then. I left you some money so you could get a pizza and the number where I can be reached is on the fridge, and I'll have my cell. Bye bye honey." Her mother kissed her on the cheek and then left the house.
Teah watched from the living room window as her mother got into the car, pulled out from the driveway, and then promptly drove off.
Once she was gone, the ravenette did a little excited dance. "Hooray! I'm all by myself now! Yay!"
She looked at the clock. It was 10:15.
Now I just gotta wait for Shippo to come! I hope he'll find the place okay. She thought, sitting down on the couch and turning on the TV for company to pass the time.
It wasn't long before there was a faint knock on the door and Shippo poked his head in. "Ello?? Any cute Irish girls home?" He smirked a bit and stepped into the house. She had a nice place! Then again compared to the house/shack thing him and Taiyo lived in a box looked amazing….
The house was a simple two story Victorian style, with a large backyard and a garage. It had three bedrooms, two and a half bathrooms, and the basement. The house was around 3750 square feet.
Teah grinned and stood up from the sofa. "Well hello there!" She said in her usual Irish drawl, emphasizing it. "You didn't have much trouble finding the place, did you?"
The boy walked over with a faint smile. "Of course not! I know this place damn well" He chuckled and gently kissed the girl, then looked around. "Nice place! So I saw a car leavin' on my way. That your mother?" The boy's smirk grew a bit for he knew he was right and that they were for once alone. "Heh, Now that we have your joint to ourselves what do ya wanna do?"
"You're right, that was my mom driving away!" She grinned, and went to the basement door in the kitchen. "C'mon, I'll show you the finished basement!"
The basement was pretty big, with a laundry room and a small half bathroom. There was a pool table, a 45" plasma flat screen TV, all of the Nintendo game systems, a bookshelf full of movies and games, and a card table for playing cards and board games. There were also a few sofas and recliners.
"Here is our super awesome entertainment spot!"
Shippo smiled and wrapped his arms around the girl's waist, gently nuzzling her neck. "Damn girl talk about getting hooked up! I didn't know you played video games." The silver haired boy himself was quite the gamer, hence why he had his own tab at some of the places.
"Well back in Ireland I had the Super Nintendo, and it was really no fun playing all by myself. Sasuke and Itachi always had new video game systems and they'd show me to play it when I'd visit, because Itachi knows the guy who owns the video game store in town, and they buy and sell all kinds of the consoles and the games, and so Sasuke gave us all those since they prefered the Sony and Microsoft systems where as I love Nintendo." She explained, giggling.
"So, do you want to play a little one-on-one? You can pick the game!"
Shippo smiled and nodded. "Sure….hmm, I'd say any kind of shooting game……" He gazed over the games and grabbed one. "Heh, classic" Mario party.
He gave the girl a kiss and smiled. "Come on! Ya can be a real princess" He chuckled and put the game in. When it came the to character selection he gave Teah her controller, then picked Toad. "Your turn."
"Don't mind if I do. I always play Peach." Teah took her controller and selected Peach.
With the computer players, board, number of turns and other things selected, the game began!
It was intense, for a party game. But a whole lot of fun, and they couldn't help but feel like kids again.
"You know, I've always loved the Mario Party games. I just never had anyone to play it with. My parents sometimes, but it wasn't the same! Luckily when Sasuke and Itachi would visit or I'd visit, but that was only a few times a year, pretty boring. All my cousins in Ireland, well, they were all full grown and we didn't see them much to begin with." Teah explained as she once again failed in a mini game. "And I still suck as I always do. But it's fun anyway!"
The boy chuckled and gently kissed the girl. "Aw ya must have been lonely, but don't ya worry now that you live here, as you seen, lots of fun happens" Shippo beat the next mini game and kissed her neck. "Heh, every time you fail I get to do that…heh, makes the game more fun eh?"
Blushing a little, she lightly swatted his shoulder and laughed. "Oh, you bad boy! Well then, in that case, why don't we make this more interesting? If you win this Battle Royale Map, you can do whatever you want with me. And if I win...you have to...um...uh....I'll think of something."
Shippo blinked, then smirked. "Oh this outta be good. Fine." He smiled and gently kissed her cheek before going back to the game, silently praying for his toad to win. Though he was quite curious as to what the girl had planned if she won. Her way of thinking always amused him.
They continued playing the game, for about 15 minutes until the victor of the game was soon declared. Shippo had won, to which Teah mocked disappointment and slapped his back in a congratulatory way.
"Oh no oh no, you win!" Teah laughed, faking disappointment again. "Oh, oh, the shame of it!"
She put her controller down and brought her arms around his neck and playfully rubbed her nose against his. "Sooo, what are you going to do, you bad boy?" Her tone was low and seductive, but playful at the same time. "It's all up to you, I'm all yours."
Shippo smirked and pulled the girl into his lap, nipping her ear. "Mmhh…Yes what should I do?" Chuckled gently he nibbled down the girl's neck, then bit on one area, sucking lightly, leaving a hickie. He pulled away and kissed the girls lips. "You taste very yummy~" His magenta eyes drifted down the girls body, then back up to her eyes. His hands ran down the girl's side and rested on her hips, though he stared staring at her eyes.
The boy's want was quite high at the moment but he couldn't express it. He didn't want to go to fast and scare her, as far as he knew Teah was far more pure then him. He held the girl close and smiled. "Teah….Your tempted me in a bad way….but I don't want to do anything that you don't want…" He stared at her, his eyes filled with want and confusion.
Teah's cheeks became crimson and she smiled fondly, playing with a strand of his hair and kissing his cheek. "Well, I'll admit I've never felt this way about anyone before and I guess we're at that age where our hormones are in a bit of a crazy imbalance. Not just that, you really burn a fiery passion within me that I never knew I had."
She paused a few moments, and then looked into his magenta eyes.
"When you said you didn't want to do anything I didn't want, I can't tell you how happy and lucky I feel to have the kind of guy who wouldn't force a girl into things she didn't want to do. I trust you completely. I don't care what you do or how you want to go, because I'll be right there with you. Whole-heartedly."
Shippo stared at the girl, and then gently kissed her. He was in bliss at her words which was why he was going forward with his want.
Which is why a few minutes later, they were laying on the couch in a rather deep kiss.
The boy's hands were sliding up girl's side, pushing up her shirt slightly. Shippo broke the kiss for air, though started to kiss her cheek and neck before going back to her lips. His hands brushed over the bare part of her lower stomach then up her torso, brushed the lower brim of her bra through the cloth. Testing his limits his hands drifted higher and gave the girl's chest a soft squeeze before drifting back to her sides and down to her hip.
Pleasured fiery passion was burning within her from his gentle touches and ministrations, soft moans escaped her and she fisted her fingers into his hair. Before long her own hands slid down and fumbled sliding up his shirt and caressing his skin underneath.
Their tongues battled wildly for dominance, and although Teah felt a bit nervous since it was her first time about to take this step, she trusted him completely and loved him. She was ready, and all right with it, as she'd said.
Just as their lips battled heatedly, she suddenly heard footsteps coming down the stairs and a light gasp.
"Oh goodness! Orivia what are you doing?!"
The two scrambled and looked up to see Iliyani standing there, looking right at them. Like Teah, she had violet eyes and black hair, only her hair was shorter. She could nearly pass as her sister, despite that was 42.
And they weren't in a very promising position either.
"M-Mom! I...we...what are you doing back here?" Teah squeaked.
"I came to get my wallet which I forgot here..." Iliyani managed, and cleared her throat. She composed herself and looked at Shippo. "Well, you must be that Shippo fellow that Orivia talks so much about. I'm Iliyani, her mother. It's quite nice to meet you."
"Mom, we..."
"It's all right, honey. You're a big girl and can make your own decisions. Just be careful, that's all I can say. See you two later." She waved and went up the stairs.
Shippo blinked, his face bright red. "Uh…y-yea….Nice to m-meet you Ma'am"
Once her mother left, Shippo gazed at Teah, and then let out a small chuckle, that turned into a laugh. "Well!! That's going on my most embarrassing list!!!" He pulled Teah into his lap and fixed her shirt before hugging her. "Sorry…that must have been strange for you huh?"
"It's okay." Teah managed a little laugh and nuzzled his cheek. "Don't be sorry, I'm just as embarrassed as you are! I really didn't see that coming. Call me crazy, but do you think maybe it was a sign?"
The boy thought for a moment and smiled. He nuzzled the girl's neck and chuckled. "Ya know I think you may be right about that Princess. I…I think we're rushing things" The boy stared at the girl and smiled gently, his magenta eyes filled with a gentle glow. He gave her a warm kiss and a hug. "I'm sorry. I swear…I won't ever try to rush things again. You're not like other girls, your special. I never want anything to be rushed with you I want it to be slow so I can relish ever detail" His smile was one of his most gentle and all the warmth and joy in his smile and eyes were only for the beautiful girl in his arms.
Shippo once swore he would never say 'I love you' for he never wanted to be taken advantage of and hurt like his parents had done to him but at that moment, holding Teah, he threw away that rule and gently kissed the girl's lips.
"Teah….I love you."
Her heart pounded with so much love and joy, so touched by his words that she nearly burst into tears. Teah tightly hugged the boy she loved so much and smiled lovingly, looking into his eyes.
"I love you too." She murmured. "And I guess you're right, we got caught up in the moment and were rushing into things. I'm sorry too, I was pretty tempted myself." Her cheeks grew hot with that statement and she giggled. "But I'm still so glad to know you don't want to force me into something I don't want, and that's one of the things I want the most in a guy. I can't even begin to tell you how you make me feel on a daily basis, just the very sight of you brightens my day and I feel so excited and happy like I'd never been before. You're different from other guys, and although you're a bit of a mischievous troublemaker, there's a heart inside of you that's brought out to the people you care about. I like that." She nuzzled his cheek playfully. "There's so much more I want to say, so much to tell, but I won't blab your ears off." She nibbled his ear playfully.
"So what say we turn the game back on and play some more? If you win, I'll rub your feet. If I win, you rub my feet."
Shippo smiled gently at the girl, then shrugged. "Sure thing hun, and here if I loose I'll make ya something special tonight!" He kissed the girl's cheek and took a seat on the floor, waiting for her to join him.
"You've got a deal, my monochromatic friend." Teah teased and sat down on the floor next to him, taking their controllers. "And here we go!"
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Meanwhile, Iliyani was driving out of town and had pulled over to talk to her brother-in-law Fugaku, who had called her on her cell.
"Oh, she's fine, Fugaku. I had to go back to the house and she had company over, so I'm not too worried. Her boyfriend Shippo had come over and they were together when I returned, so she's all right, unless you want me to tell her to go over there awhile."
Fugaku fell silent for a moment before speaking. "Did you say…Shippo? Did he have a strange look? Silver hair and magenta eyes, bunch of piercing?" He silently prayed it was not. He had arrested the boy one to many times and no way in hell wanted a guy like that around his darling niece.
"Yes, that's the one! They go to school together and they have been dating since the Festival." Iliyani said, unaware of what Fugaku knew. "He seemed like such a nice boy, from what Orivia has been saying about him. Although I must say it was quite surprising when I walked in and found them together in the basement, I could swear they were on the verge of making love."
"WHAT?!?!?!?! Iliyani!! God damn it I thought I warned that little rat to stay away from my family. Sister that boy is a horrid horrid child. I've arrested him many times and he has a record that makes the devil cringe. Ugh, he tried to make a pass on poor Orivia…..The boy can't be up to any good. I'm going over there"
Before she could speak he hung up the phone and sped off towards his sisters house.
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"My Teah! You actually beat me!" The silver haired boy chuckled and gave the girl a light kiss. "See? Ya do got some skills in you!" He wrapped his arms around the girl and nuzzled her neck, then stood and held his hand out to the girl. "Come on Princess, I'll make ya that treat. Maybe a good flicks on!" He laughed lightly, but stopped when he heard the sound of a door slam. When the basement door opened the boy looked up with confusion, and then let out a startled noise.
Fukagu had reached the house, and was in the basement doorway. The black haired man glared at Shippo before shoving past him. The man helped Teah up, then gently pushed her behind him. "Shippo Yabun! I thought I warned you NEVER to come near my family again!!" He turned to Teah and softened a bit, but still held his strong tone. "And you missy! What in the hell made you think is was a good idea to go out with a delinquent like him?! Do you know what he's done?! Let me tell you, he knows the jail quite well!!"
Teah was surprised, shocked, perplexed and a bit angered by her uncle's sudden outburst and accusations. "Uncle Fugaku, what's going on here?! I don't know what you're talking about! You're out of your mind! There's no way he's the delinquent you say he is! A troublemaker maybe, but a delinquent?! No way, he couldn't-"
That was when it struck her. It seemed to make sense. His troublemaking ways, the vague details of his past, the way he's treated by the staff at school, the way Itachi and Sasuke hated him....
A sinking feeling entered her heart and she spoke out her suspicion, not quite looking at the boy in question. "...Shippo, is this true?"
Shippo stared at the girl his magenta eyes filled with fear and confusion. "Teah…I-I'm not like that anymore! Yea I did some stupid things when I was younger but I changed! I…I'm not that way…."
"Yea right you little punk!!" The uncle sighed and turned to his niece. "I think it's time you learned about your lil' 'boyfriends' rep"
"Wait!!"
Ignoring the boy the older man only shot a slight glare before speaking. "In this town he arrived at 12. In these past few years he's managed to get a record of Theft, vandalism, assault and robbery. If I remember right wasn't there a rape charge?"
"Shut up Fugaku you know that was a set up!! Itachi even backed me up, I would never do something so disgusting besides the assholes admitted to setting me up!"
"Tch alright so didn't do that….but you did do everything else on that list. Including murder" He glanced at the boy and saw his stiffened body with the wide eyes. The man scuffed and turned back to Teah. "See? This boy is nothing but harmful! He's only out to hurt you"
"No I'm not!! Teah you know I would hurt you I-"
"Shut it kid before I make you" His cold glare held no fib. Shippo stared from Teah to Fugaku then glared at the man, though no words were said after that for someone else entered.
"Father? What's going on? Shippo? Teah?"
Fugaku turned and smiled slight when he saw his son. "Ah Itachi you're here. Help me get this rat out of this house I caught him with Teah no doubt thinking of using her"
Itachi said nothing but walked over none the less, but instead walked over to Teah and placed a hand on her free shoulder, looking her in the eyes. "…..My father told you the truth didn't he?.....are you ok?" The raven haired teen wanted to tell Teah himself but he couldn't for there was chance she wouldn't have believed him. Still, he wished it wasn't his father. The man wasn't very good at breaking news.
"........" Teah's expression was downcast and tears ran down her face. She hated to think badly of people she cared about, but now she didn't know what to think.
It can't be, but it explains everything! His vague past, the reason why they hate him so much, everything. I can't believe this is true! ...But he's changed, hasn't he? ...I don't know anymore. She thought.
"...All of you, please, go." Teah finally said. "...And Shippo, we'll talk about this later." She looked at him and wiped off her tears. "...I think I should give you a chance to fully explain your side of the story before I make any judgment. I can tell what you said to me before was true, and I want you to know that I still care about you. ...Just give me some time alone now." She turned and hurried upstairs in a fit of tears.
Fugaku glared at Shippo and shoved him aside as he walked to the stairs. "Don't get your hopes up. Your never coming near here again. I warned you and that lil' orphan girl to stay away from my family"
Itachi gave his father a slight glare. "Watch who you bring into this father. This is about Shippo not her." Itachi stared at Shippo a moment before walking up the stares. For once, Shippo couldn't read the uchiha son.
Once the two left Shippo quickly left the house and pulled out his cell. "…Taiyo? Please tell me your home…."
In the house, Fugaku walked up the stairs to the girl's room and knocked gently. "Teah? Come on. Your mother wants you to come stay with us honey."
Wiping her tears again, Teah sighed. She hated disobeying her mother, but she didn't want to be around them right now. But she didn't want to be alone all day either.
"....Okay." She said simply, and opened the door like a zombie and followed her uncle out of the house.
Her heart felt shattered, and yet held together by a few strings of hope. She couldn't believe what she'd heard, what had happened. Yet it was all right there under her nose, like an open book.
I don't believe it, he's done all those things...but he's never given me a reason to avoid him...he's been so good to me since we met. We had something so special, and now this comes up and practically breaks us apart. ...Am I right giving him another chance or will I just be putting myself in danger She thought, and shook her head. No, no. I have to listen to his story, hear his piece. ...Once I can get close to him again..
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The drive was quite short but quite silent. Itachi didn't ride with them. When they reached the house Sasuke came to the car door and opened Teah's before helping her out and into a hug. "Teah….Itachi told me what happened….." He pulled away from the hug and stared at his cousin with worried eyes. "Are you alright? I mean…What happened? I-"
"Sasuke, Don't pressure the girl." Fugaku placed a gentle hand on her shoulder before walking into the house.
Sasuke looked back at his cousin then led her inside. "Ya know…you can always talk to me….Or Itachi…"
Sighing a bit, Teah just looked at her cousin sadly. "I'll take you up on that...thank you. I'm gonna go take a nap now."
Slowly she went into the house and upstairs, to the room they'd designated as hers when she'd visit. It was similar to her room at home, except the walls were dark brown.
Even with it all, I do still love him... She thought, curling up on the bed and eventually crying herself to sleep.
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Shippo returned to his own house and was barely in the door before Taiyo jumped him.
"Shippo!! Whats going on?!" The girl followed him to the couch then sat next to the boy, staring with confused eyes. The boy glanced over and sighed. Taiyo frowned then shifted slightly. "I….I didn't know what to do so I called Casana….She's in the kitchen." Grabbing Shippo's hand she walked into the kitchen with the boy and made him sit before he could protest. The black haired girl gave Shippo a weak hug then looked at Casana. "I leave him to you, I gotta go!" With that the girl left.
She had to talk to Teah herself, but first she had to sneak into the Uchiha house…which wasn't that easy since Fugaku didn't really like her. With a sigh, she continued on her way.
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"Well I'm not sure what's going on around here, but Taiyo sounded panic and I figured it was urgent, so I came as soon as I heard." Casana felt a bit uneasy sticking her nose into all this, but she looked at him gently. "Did something between you and Teah?"
Shippo sighed and nodded. "Yea, she found out the truth about me…and my record…" He sighed and placed his head in his hands. "I did some dumb crap when I was younger and now it's haunting me. Fugaku won't let me see Teah he thinks I want to hurt her!!"
The brunette was silent for a moment, taking this all in. She didn't quite understand the full details, but she could see the basics. She went over to him and placed her hand on his shoulder.
"You had a rough past and now it's coming back to haunt you. I may not know all that you did, but I can see clear as day that you'd never hurt Teah like that. Anytime you're around her you always have this look in your eyes and a smile on your face that really doesn't spell out fugitive. Maybe Fugaku doesn't believe that you changed, but what matters is that you know you've changed. You can't control other people and what they do or say, but you can control you, and only you. Try and talk to Teah at school, so you can work this out. If she still wants to talk to you, she'll listen. And I know her heart isn't made of stone, so it's not likely she doesn't still love you."
The silver haired boy looked up and gave a soft smile. "Thanks…look…a long time back I did something really bad…I killed someone. I'm not ashamed but I'm not proud I did cause I had to!" The boy stared at his knees then looked up with a determined look. "When I see her I'll tell her the true reason I moved to this town"
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Naruto came into Teahs' room, finding her just waking up. "Teah-nee-chan!"
"N-Naruto...?" Teah blinked, rubbing her eyes. "What are you doing here?"
"Sasuke invited me over today and he told me that you weren't feeling very good and asked me to check on you." He said.
Teah smiled sadly at him. "I'll be fine, Naruto. Really. It's okay."
"Well I hope so." Naruto sighed and ruffled her hair. "We'll be downstairs, okay?"
"Sure." Teah murmured and went to the window, staring outside as Naruto quietly left the room.
Taiyo pocked her head out of Itachi's room and smiled. She was a master at picking the lock on Itachi's window. She snuck down the hall and knocked before slipping into the girls room. "Teah-chan!"
Teah gasped and nearly fell over as she turned around, not having expected a surprise visit from Taiyo. "T-Taiyo! What are you doing here? ....Unless, oh. You heard what happened, didn't you."
The girl nodded with worried eyes. "I picked the lock to Itachi's window" Not missing a beat she rushed over the hugged the girl. "Shippo called me and I was really really worried!! Teah are you ok?" Her amber eyes stared at her friend with worry and care, though something nagged at her. "Teah, are you mad at him for all the crime he did?"
Choosing her words carefully, Teah smiled slightly as she cleared her throat. "Well, I definitely can't say that I approve of all the heinous crimes he'd foregone, but, you can't change the past. The only time is now, and the future hasn't happened yet. Despite his past, and even being a troublemaking prankster, he's done nothing but be so good to me, and the people he cares for without so much as a hint of betrayal. When he was exposed of his past, I can see he wasn't sorry that he was caught, more that he was sorry for what he'd done and that someone he cared about had to know. I believe he's changed. I can see the signs, I study a lot on human behaviour." She wiped a stray tear in her eye. "I want to talk to him and hear his side of the story, and then we can work things out from there. I know his past would normally be a deal breaker, but I really don't want to give up what we have."
Taiyo nodded and sighed. "I kept it from you too and I'm sorry. Your uncle hates me as well as Shippo and he always told me to stay away from Itachi-Nii but I don't and you shouldn't have to stay away from Shippo. You said ya wanna hear what he has to say right? I'll help you!" Her amber eyes gave a mischief glint and a large smile crossed her face. "I'm gonna help ya sneak out of this place!"