Frenzy - two fucking years. I don't think I can say sorry enough for two fucking years! ya.. so since I was doing thing in order of the year this one was meant to be published on Halloween... go figure. my unofficial beta Kaowaul... well got arrested. that Kinda halted my progress seeing as one of my best friends turned out to be a lying piece of crap. heartlessRayne, forever-sweet, Storm the Albatross, and Lexiful Sunshine thanks you so much for reviewing the last chapter, if you still turn out to be reading this I hope you enjoy it. I'd also like to give a giant thank you to gaarablack for messaging me and reminding me people are waiting. so without further ado the 8th chapter of Boss's Kids
She attempted to escape the whole ride home.
When they reached the Lore residence Munasshi pulled the car to a screeching halt and ushered them into the house. Gaara had Kayla bound and kept her hands surrounded so they wouldn't run into any unexpected surprises.
Munasshi lead them down a hallway to a room covered in floor to ceiling shelves with books on every surface.
"I didn't know you had a library" Kina said wandering in after Munasshi.
"We don't. This is my room." She moved some things around, revealing a bed "set her here."
Gaara set her down but kept her hands and feet bound. She snarled, looking around with solid black eyes. It didn't look like she saw anyone in the room but kept struggling at her bonds.
Flashback
Dinner was tense. Ko was glaring across the table at Kayla and Kayla was glaring at her plate, pushing the potatoes around with her fork. Their severely pregnant mother looked between them, then at her husband, who was eating disinterestedly.
"Did you two have fun at the park?" She asked trying to start up a conversation.
"Mom please tell me Kayla is adopted" Ko whined
"Ko's going to get pregnant by the time she's 16" Kayla retorted calmly
Their mother's jaw dropped as she looked at the two, "how did... why would you say that!"
Ko kept glaring at Kayla, "she's such a freak. She has no social skills and she hates my friends!"
Kayla frowned. 'I had friends before we moved.' "I bet her virginity won't even make it to high school. Maybe start doing some other shit to stay with her 'cool group'" she muttered the last part angrily.
"Kayla!" Their mother gasped, "Where did you learn all that! I didn't get a note about those kinds of topics being taught at school"
"They're not" Kayla said eating a fork full of potatoes like nothing was happening.
Ko stood up glaring at Kayla, "what the hell is your problem! What gives you the right to torment my friends and me!" she yelled.
Kayla's felt her mood darken as she glared at the table, "Your friends and you…" she muttered lowly.
Ko grinned when there wasn't a comeback and continued putting her hands on her hips, "you don't need to be jealous just because you don't have any"
Kayla's eyes went wide and she stood up slamming her hands on the table angrily. The pain where the horns grew was back so she covered them with her arm quickly. "I did have friends before we moved and every one of them was a better kind of person than the people you hang out with." She left the table without another word and hurried back to her room, tears forming, hidden from her family.
"Why can't you two get along" their mother sighed rubbing her protruding belly.
End Flashback
Ko watched her twin struggle as her older sister knelt in front of her placing her hands on Kayla's temples. Gaara stood behind her watching, "The same as last month but this time it's different."
"So you did see her..." Ko said tearing her eyes away from her sisters. "In both instances she was protecting me."
Gaara looked down at the thrashing twin and remembered what she said when he asked if her sister's knew about her predicament. "She hurts herself for the sake of others..."
Ko nodded. "She's been like this since we were little. She won't explain or let you help at all she has to take the entire burden herself. It's infuriating!"
Flashback
Ko could remember her sister's friends. All of them had met in elementary school back home. Ko had only really talked to a few of them, but she remembered all of them really tried to help Kayla when she needed it and that's why her sister stuck so close to them. She didn't understand how her sister had taken it so well when they moved 500 miles away. There was a crash from upstairs and Ko barely hid a wince. Her taunt was a low blow and she knew it.
"Liliko please go check on you sister. I hate it when you two fight. You used to get along fine when you were younger" Their mother pleaded while getting another beer for their father.
Ko sighed and walked up to Kayla's room. Once she was up the stairs she heard another crash and peeked in the door. When she saw her sister on the floor holding her head she rushed in. "Kay are you-"
At the noise Kayla nearly jumped out of her skin and turned to face her Ko in surprise.
Ko stopped when she saw Kayla's face. Her little freak sister, that never seemed to show any weakness and didn't even shed a tear when their dad forced them to move away from everyone she knew, was crying. Ko knelt down beside her sister and spoke soothingly, "Kay"
"Go away" Kayla growled back covering the top of her head and cowering.
Ko inched closer, "are you okay?"
Kayla inched away and muttered "No"
Ko placed a hand on Kayla's shoulder and squeezed it reassuringly. "Let me help"
End Flashback
Munasshi's soothing chakra soaked into Kayla's temples calming her and slowly shifting the horns away. The black receded from Kayla's eyes leaving her shaking from the adrenaline working its way out of her system. She looked up, still quivering, to see her sisters, Kina and Gaara standing around her. Her head dropped to stare at the floor but Ko quickly caught her holding her in an embrace and whispering soothing words. Kayla's hair had come untied and hid her face as she pressed it into her sister's shoulder.
Kina sighed relaxing and scratching the back of her head, "I've never seen two horns before."
Gaara spoke up then, "Even when she fought at the school last month it was only one..."
Munasshi was shifting around her books to give people places to sit. "I've only seen the left one once. When she was 11."
"Scariest day of my life" Kayla said pulling the sketch she had found earlier that day from her pocket.
"You're telling me" Ko said setting herself beside Kayla. "You grew horns! I thought you were a demon!"
"You've always thought I was a demon" Kayla monotoned. "But you promised to help me anyways." She said softly.
Flashback
Kayla stumbled up the stairs and slammed her door on the way into her room. A picture frame fell down but she ignored it. It was a lie. A picture of her, both her sisters and her parents, all smiling and together. That wasn't the way it was. Her mother was the only thing trying to keep the family together. Her family was what she had to leave behind. Three girls that kept her safe and accepted her. Kayla opened up a drawer to look for the picture of them all together. It wasn't there. Already feeling strung out she slammed the drawer shut and fell to her knees holding the painful horn. Tears were stinging her eyes and rolling down her cheeks. She was so upset she didn't notice her sister come in till she spoke and it surprised her enough to jump and spin around trying to glare. It didn't work. Her sister looked so worried.
"Kay?" her sister said soothingly
'Mom probably put her up to this'"Go away" Kayla growled making sure the horns were covered.
She saw Ko inching forward, "are you okay?"
She matched the distance inching away and didn't think about her answer, "No"
Ko reached over and squeezed Kayla's shoulder reassuringly. "Let me help"
Kayla froze. 'She sounds like she means it. Maybe she could help. She already thinks I'm a freak. I guess it can't get any worse than this.' "I don't know what to do" she let her arm drop from her head letting the little red horns show through her black hair.
Ko jumped back in shock before reaching her hand towards one cautiously. When Ko touched it she was more surprised. It felt like an animal's horn. She gripped it and tugged.
Kayla's head moved with it and she glared through the previous tears.
"Sorry", Ko said quietly.
End Flashback
Kina spoke up, just as loud as ever. "Wait, wait, wait! I don't understand. If you had that second horn when you were a kid why doesn't it show up other times and why'd it show up now?"
"I have the answer to those." Munasshi said cutting Kina off. "When this first happened to Kayla they came to me in hopes that I could help. I could have but our father found us before I could do anything. He felt Kayla's early awakening was a threat to his leadership and he attacked her, breaking the left horn. It's never appeared since."
"Awakening?" Gaara asked.
"Our clan has a pact with a clan of demons. Nothing as strong as a bijuu, Subaku no Gaara" Munasshi said thoughtfully, "but none the less the members of our clan are blessed and cursed with the aspects of a demon that chooses us at birth. Normally it awakens at puberty and the members of our clan go through rigorous training to learn to control it. We are granted strength as well as a physical aspect: horns, claws and the like."
"Well, most of us get that." Ko said flicking her black hair over her shoulder.
"Don't be so naïve Liliko" Munasshi snapped, "You know now what you have been given. You are the reason for Kayla's reawakening."
Kayla looked up at that, "What?"
"I had suspected for a while but today's events confirmed my theory. Ko has a secondary type of manifestation. It's more of an aura than a physical manifestation. She attracts people to her and if used like what happened today, empowers them. That's how Kayla was able to break her mental barrier today and use her power." Munasshi explained. "That is until Ko lost the grasp on her power"
They sat absorbing the information they were just given until Kina broke the silence again. "What about you Munasshi-chan?"
She only grinned for a second, "That's a secret." Then she frowned looking to her door. "You have to get out now."
They looked at her in shock. "I know this is your room but-" Ko started but Munasshi cut her off.
"No I mean you have to get out of the house. Father's almost home." She explained.
Kayla looked at the clock. 3:50. "It's too early for him to be home."
Munasshi looked at the door again. "His meeting must've been cut short." she paused in thought then gasped, "His meeting with the Uchihas. They must've gotten a call from the school about Sasuke."
Kayla paled and stood. "Where can I go? He'd find me at Kina's and he'll need weeks to cool off!" she tried to keep the hysteria out of her voice but squeaked out the last word.
Kina and Ko both stood around her trying to comfort her and keep her calm.
Gaara stood at the window moving between watching the road for their father's car and watching Kayla. He didn't know why the eldest sister thought he would be home. Gaara couldn't see any cars up or down the street. But he supposed the threat was real all the same. If he was to believe her father was to blame for all those scars and he was coming from a meeting with the Uchihas she did need to go somewhere he couldn't find her. That might even include missing school. He looked back to the girls. They were tossing ideas for hiding spots back and forth but all of them were too obvious a place to be found.
Then he heard it, the shriek of tires skidding on pavement as a black car turned a corner too fast coming down there street. He stepped away from the window. 'I can't believe I'm doing this.' "He's here. You can come with me."
Kayla, Ko and Kina looked at him shocked. Munasshi smirked as if she knew the answer the whole time. 'These girls are going to be the death of me'
"You three head out the window when he gets in. Ko and I will hold him off and keep him calm." Munasshi said as the car screeched into the driveway and their father stepped out cursing all the way to the door. Ko's black cocker spaniel, Hunter, barked at the door but scurried back at the menacing aura that surrounded the girls' father.
"Girls!" he yelled stomping up the stairs. Kayla, Kina and Gaara headed for the window, slipping out as Ko and Munasshi answered him.
The three ran until they were out of sight of the house and Kayla was gasping for breath. "Oh no Eri. No one else can feed him and who knows what father will do to him."
Kina was at her side in an instant. "You can't go back right now. Munasshi and Ko won't let anything happen to him and I can feed him don't worry." Kayla didn't look convinced but Kina left no room for argument. "I should get home so my dad doesn't join the search for you when your dad calls." She looked at Gaara "You've got this covered?"
He only nodded so she ran off before Kayla could argue at all.
They were left to walk in silence through the abandoned park towards Gaara's house.
"You don't need to do this you know." She said as they walked.
Gaara didn't even look as he responded evenly, "Temari is always complaining that there aren't enough girls in the house."
Kayla almost smiled, "I don't know how much help I'll be in that case." 'It's strange' she thought, 'how quickly we have changed from fighting to him helping me'
The paranoid part of her wanted to be suspicious but as she followed him to the house and he explained to his siblings that she needed to stay for a while she couldn't think of any ulterior motive. Temari welcomed her and showed her to a guest room without the boys. Once they were inside Kayla sat on the bed running her fingers though her hair.
Temari stood in the doorway watching. "So I guess it wasn't my brother that hurt you before."
"It was his idea" Kayla explained, not wanting to look directly at her. "To lie to stop the questions"
Tem laughed causing Kayla to look at her. "My baby brother is protecting you? That's so cute!" Kayla turned bright red ducking her head so her hair fell in front of it. Temari chuckled at the embarrassed girl, "don't worry I'll keep it to myself"
Kayla coughed trying to hide the uncomfortable feeling in her gut when her phone buzzed in her pocket. She picked it up seeing Munasshi's caller ID. "Hello?"
"Kayla, the principal just called. You've been suspended for the week" Munasshi said not waiting for pleasantries.
Kayla's stomach dropped, at least she wasn't expelled. "That's fine. He could find me easier if I had to go to school."
"Exactly my thoughts. He is furious too. Parading around the house shouting about unthankful daughters." Munasshi continued.
Kayla sighed, "I'm sorry you have to go through that... he hasn't hurt either of you has he?"
"No he's much too focused on you. Ko is trying to calm him down, I'll keep you posted" Munasshi said in a professional tone.
Kayla barely had a second to thank her before Munasshi hung up. Temari waited for Kayla to put away her phone for the explanation. "I was suspended but if I'm hiding out I wouldn't want to be where he would expect to find me anyways."
Temari nodded. "I can lend you some clothes for the week but if you want anything personal you'll need to have one of your sisters drop it off." Kayla nodded in understanding. Temari continued, "you can use any of our game systems while you stay but if you save over any of Kankuro's save files you get to deal with him." She smiled. "We take turns making meals and as you clean up what you used I don't think we'll have a problem."
Kayla nodded again. "Thanks Temari-san"
Temari shrugged, don't worry about it. She proceeded to show her around the house. When they were done they sat on the couch watching Kankuro and Gaara play Halo.
The week went smoothly; while they went to school she trained to keep in shape and played video games, which she was horrible at. Ko dropped off and pack of clothes after school one day and updated Kayla on the rumors circling around. Sasuke hadn't approached her yet. Kina had come by one morning walking Eri to Kayla's great surprise. Her normally aggressive half-wolf pet tackled her to the ground as soon as he saw her wagging his tail at incredible speed. Kayla pet him in shock while Kina pulled on his leash comically unable to move the beast.
When Kayla was finally able to remove Eri from on top of her Kina invited her to her Halloween Birthday bash. Kina was always one from theatrics so it was no surprise that her birthday fell on the day of trickery and costumes.
With Kina taking such good care of Kayla's pet Kayla felt it was the least she could do to play along for her birthday.
It was the day before the party before she realized she was doomed. In the years she lived in Kiri she hadn't passed a thought about Halloween more than keeping an eye on Ko and scaring kids away from her house. To come up with a costume for Kina's party that she wouldn't be entirely humiliated in was more difficult than she thought.
She was wallowing in the guest bed of the Subaku's house in a tank top and sweat pants an hour before the party when Ko came to her rescue. She burst into the room carrying a shopping bag with Temari close behind. Ko was already dressed for the party but Kayla couldn't tell what she was, she was wearing a skin tight black body suit that covered her all the way to her neck and a domino mask. Temari was in costume as well but Kayla could easily tell she was a witch.
Kayla didn't move as much as she wanted to hide her scarred arms from Temari's curious eyes.
"Come on Oni I brought you a costume." Ko said throwing the shopping bag next to her on the bed.
Kayla glanced sideways at the bag looking at the mass of black in it, "What are you supposed to be?"
"Well my costume doesn't make any sense without yours." Ko said in a clipped tone.
Kayla grabbed a piece of the fabric from the bag and lifted it but dropped it again as she realized it was identical to Ko's. "I could always go like this." She said sarcastically motioning to her arms.
"Well whatever you're going to go as decide quickly I think the boys are home." Temari snapped looking out the bedroom door.
Kayla sighed looking at the costume in the shopping bag again. "Look" Ko started, "we dress up the same, cause some confusion and act the same, it'll be fun!" she explained.
Kayla sighed but not seeing many options she nodded. "Whoever gets named correctly first loses."
Ko smiled, "exactly."
What seemed like a good idea at the time seemed like a horrible idea standing in front of the house Kina had directed them to. It wasn't the main Daisu building which sent a sliver of suspicion through Kayla but it was soon drowned out by the overwhelming feeling of dread as she stood in the skin tight costume. It was incredible to see that Kayla and Ko were identical in every physical sense but through the way they dressed and acted they altered the way people saw them.
All three sisters stood in front of the house, they knocked and waited, Kayla and Ko in their matching outfits, while Munasshi dressed in a version of a Greek goddess dress. The sound of a motorcycle barreling by made Ko and Munasshi from but Kayla's eyes lit up.
"How dangerous." Munasshi said in passing.
Kayla shook her head watching it all the way down the street, "no it's like sex on two wheels" she murmured without thought.
Munasshi's jaw dropped and Ko laughed causing Kayla to recant. "I mean you know, exciting."
Ko padded her on the back, "keep that thought in mind and no one will guess who you are." She laughed as the door opened.
Kina invited them in, swirling in her gypsy skirt, and they saw most people had arrived already, as they wished her a happy birthday. Naruto was telling stories and laughing rambunctiously dressed as a giant bowl of ramen. Ino and Sakuro were arguing dressed as matching geisha, in pink and purple, whether on purpose or by accident they weren't sure. TenTen was showing of a replica pirate blade with an eye patch and hat. Kankuro was making a fool of himself dressed as Batman and there were many others even people Ko didn't recognise.
They waded into the crowed surprised it was so loud in there and quiet outside. Kayla saw Temari talking with Shikamaru in the corner and crossed over to her. Remembering her bet with Ko she took a from her book, "Where's Red?" she asked trying to look as casual as Ko normally did talking to people.
"Not here yet, he said something about needing to pick something up." Temari answered not noticing how tense Kayla was.
Shikamaru raised an eyebrow at the Lore twin. He was dressed in a black turtleneck dn black pants which immediately pissed Kayla off. "What are you supposed to be?"
"My Shadow" Shikamaru said smartly. Of course leave it to him to find the lazy way out.
Kayla shook her head and headed to a table by the front window to get something to drink. It was by sheer chance she heard the roar of the motorcycle in front of the house over the noise of the party. It parked near the house and the rider set his helmet on the handle. It was too dark to see anything defining through the window but he walked to the door and Kina let him in.
His red hair was slicked back and his face looked paler than usual but it was quite obviously Gaara. He gave a half smile to Kina wishing her a happy birthday and flashing his fake Vampire teeth. Kina laughed and went back to the party. Gaara stood at the edge of the crowd looking unamused.
Kayla took her chance slipping behind him and doing her best impression of her sister. "Hey Red I didn't know you had a Motorcycle."
Gaara looked at her for a moment, unimpressed "It's bad enough your sister uses that nickname for me. If you start using it we'll have to go back to fighting."
Kayla's jaw dropped. "How did you know it was me?"
Gaara looked away and shrugged cryptically.
Kayla took a moment to regain her composure and crossed her arms suddenly feeling really stupid in this costume. "So you have your motorcycles license." She said lamely.
Gaara nodded, "I got it as soon as I could. I don't like having to rely on people to get me places."
That made Kayla shrink into herself more. She was relying on him, his siblings, and her sisters for her protection. "After tonight, I'm going to face my dad, I'll have to go to school now that my suspension is over, there's no point in hiding anymore."
He watched her out of the corner of his eye. As confident as her words sounded her posture stated something else entirely. "Are you sure?" he asked, hiding any hint of actual concern, instead sounding bored, if anything a little curious.
"Ya," she tried to sound strong, as she wished to be seen, "I should probably leave the party early to pack up my things."
Gaara frowned, he would never admit to enjoying her company the last week but she wasn't as annoying as he thought she would be. "I see."
They stayed standing like that in silence, teetering at the edge of the crowd, neither wanting to get into the thick of it. Eventually Kina turned down the music to bring out the cake and open her presents. Everyone sang and cheered and Kina somehow managed to look happier than she usually did.
Kayla chuckled sadly watching her friend twirl around in the flowing patchwork skirt.
Gaara raised his eyebrow asking silently what she was on about.
"Did you know Kina wears that same costume every year? I remember even when we were young before I moved." Kayla said her voice filling with nostalgia, "they're actually the only clothes she has from her mom."
Gaara looked again and realized that they weren't cheap Halloween fabrics but real, worn clothes.
"Her mom traveled a route but a group of Tinkers between here and Suna, the moment her Dad saw her mom they fell in love, but some people have that urge for freedom and she didn't stay. When her dad found out his love had had a child the board of Daisu industries made him get a handle on the situation. So he took Kina away from her mom and raised her here." Kayla finished chuckling again, "and yet I've never seen her get angry once, it's all 'aye aye Capitan!' and bright colours and laughs."
Gaara shrugged, "Naurto lost both his parents the night he was born. Yet he pulled me out of my own anger. He insists on shouldering other people's burdens."
"Don't ever tell them I said this but... they impress the hell out of me." Kayla admitted.
Gaara only nodded smiling internally at how weird it was to be sharing their closest friends' stories.
After Kina had turned the music back up, louder than it had been before Gaara spoke again. "They're just going to keep getting louder as the night wears on. I can give you a ride back home."
Kayla's eyes flashed. "On the bike?"
Gaara nodded to this redundant question causing Kayla to smile widely, "sounds like fun."
Frenzy - well that's about it. I know a lot of this chapter was flash backs but I'll be getting back to school and the aklatsuki and everything soon. I hope the ending isn't too too weird I've been fishing for the ending for this chapter for a while. I know I don't deserve it but I would love to hear some feedback. I promise I wont take so long for the next chapter. Till next time.