~*~ Chapter 25 - A Happy Ending? ~*~
Deidara's POV.
"Tobi hopes Yoku-chan is ok, Tobi just couldn't stand it if her cuteness just disappeared. Tobi will definitely adopt her to be his pet someday. Her cute little ears. Tobi hopes he sees those again. He always loved her cute little ears. And she's so nice. Yume-chan is also nice, once you get past her rudeness. Oh, Tobi hopes they'll survive. Tobi is so scared. Deidara-senpai will be so lonely without her, and Tobi will have to put up with his whining. But Tobi will be a good boy for his senpai. He will make tea for his senpai every morning, and never, ever mention Yoku-chan. What if they don't make it back? What if that two-tailed cat kills them? What if-"
"KATSU!"
The orange-masked boy gives a great scream as a clay bird explodes just in reach of his backside, and he runs away, out of the room and down the corridor, until his scream dies down.
I can't stand it anymore. I am already on my nerves, and now the annoying little prick can't shut up about it. I hope that they somehow found and made use of my clay. I made it specially so that it can be activated with fire. The rude one can light it up or something.
I would kill myself if my Yoku-chan didn't return to me. As simple as that.
Before I met her, explosions was all I knew. It was the most beautiful thing. It was art, and the best kind. But then she came along, and all that changed. She became my very own piece of art. Her adorable ears that appear whenever she's embarassed, and her brilliant green eyes is all that anyone could wish for.
If she dies, then all the beauty in the world will die with her. If she dies, then I will never, ever forgive Hidan and Kakuzu for not helping her. I don't care what the leader says. I'll kill both of them.
Yoku's POV.
As I become conscious again, a lot of pain comes along with it. Part of me wishes that I can just continue sleeping until everything has finished healing, but I want to know what is going on, whether Yume-chan is all right, and where the Nibi is.
Bright light causes a frown to crease my forehead, and when I open my eyes, I am looking directly into sunlight. We're outside, and it's pleasant weather. Those are both good signs.
"Finally awake, are we?" Hidan's voice says. I force myself to sit up and look in the direction of his voice. He is sitting on what seemed to be a black bag, and I realise that it must be Yugiko's body that's inside, and Kakuzu is standing a little way away. Yume-chan is sitting beside me, bruised and covered in cuts, but otherwise all right. There is a fire in the middle of the 'circle', and sausages are being cooked over it.
"Hey," she says. I smile. She hands me a few sausages, which I accept gratefully.
"Kakuzu, get your fucking ass over here and eat," Hidan says.
Kakuzu stays frozen for a few moments, but then he turns around and stands beside Hidan. He doesn't eat. Hidan rolls his eyes.
"We told her we'd only talk to you when you're awake," he tells me, "You two did good. You nearly defeated the bitch by yourself. That's really good, for a pair of girls your age, considering the time that you had to train beforehand. The Leader would've been proud to see it. As a matter of fact, he told us to give you these if you get out of there alive ..."
He gives Kakuzu a meaningful look. Kakuzu reaches inside his cloak, pulls out two parcels and throws one to each of us. I stare at mine, disbelieving.
"Holy shit, holy shit, holy shit! FINALLY!" Yume-chan yells, snapping the string binding her parcel. I open mine carefully.
Akatsuki hats and cloaks for ourselves.
"Damn, I've waited long for these," Yume-chan says, throwing the cloak over her shoulders and putting the hat on. The small bell tingles in the gentle breeze.
"We should get going," Kakuzu says.
I smile at Hidan and Kakuzu gratefully before putting my own cloak and hat on. The white strips in front of my face and the bell is annoying, so I rather throw it backwards so that it hangs from my neck by the string. Hidan straps his cloak around his waist by the sleeves, Kakuzu takes Yugiko's body and straps the bag over his shoulders, and we start walking.
"Where are we, by the way?" Yume-chan asks.
"We're close to the hideout," Hidan answers, "We decided to go the rest of the way on foot, to give the two of you some fresh air after your first big battle."
"That's considerate of you," Yume-chan says, glaring at him suspiciously, but she pays him no heed.
We walk for about half an hour, following a narrow path, until I sense an unfamiliar chakra signature. I nudge Yume-chan meaningfully.
"Don't worry," Hidan tells me, "We don't need to fight anymore today, but if they can't get the picture, we'll just take care of them."
Within seconds, the unfamiliar nin are visible, and I cannot believe my eyes. Yume-chan swears.
"You know them?" Hidan asks.
"Do we know them?" Yume-chan mimicks, "Of course we bloody well know them!"
"Isn't that the faggot Kisame was talking about after he and Itachi came to Konoha?" Hidan asks.
"Oh yeah."
Finally, three nin stop right in front of us.
"Akatuski," Might Guy says, trying to be menacing, but even more hilarious than he could ever appear in the anime. "What is your business here?"
"We've already finished our business," Hidan says, "So if you would kindly move along, we can be on our way and no one need get hurt."
"Guy-sensei, who are these people?" Rock Lee asks. His eyebrows are even bigger up close. It bothers me.
"Are they a threat?" Hyuuga Neji asks. I wonder where Ten-Ten is.
"Holy damn, he's even hotter in real life," I hiss in Yume-chan's ear. I always had a minor crush on the Hyuuga prodigy. She snorts.
"Yes, they're a threat," Guy says, "But no match for my fiery Taijutsu! Behold-"
There's a great clunk as Guy is on the side of his head by the wrong end of Yume-chan's scythe.
"Oh, please, I can't stand your faggotry today. I'm piss tired, and I just wanna get home. Step aside."
I am grabbed by the collar and smoke colours my vision. So much for the fresh air we were supposed to get. When the smoke clears my vision, we are standing in the empty sitting room of the Akatsuki hideout.
"Hey, did you ever think that Lee might have stolen Gaara's eyebrows?" Yume-chan asks just as Kakuzu heads for the corner and sits down.
I slap my hand to my forehead, grateful for not needing to answer when footsteps approach fast. Strong arms wrap around my waist and I am swooped into the air, spun around in circles, put back down and kissed fully on the mouth by Dei-kun. He buries his face in my neck.
"I was so worried, un!" he said.
"Thanks for the clay," I whisper him, holding him tightly, "It really helped."
"I'm glad, un," he says.
"Great Jashin, do you have to fucking do that here, in front of all of us?"
"Just get a damn room!"
Yume-chan and Hidan had spoken at the same time, but Dei-kun and I have eyes only for each other. I hear another pair of footsteps coming toward us down the corridor. I turn around to see none other than Tobi.
"Yoku-chan! Tobi is so glad you're back!" he says. He runs toward me and hugs me tightly before letting go again and moving on to Yume-chan. Dei-kun wraps his arms around me again.
Konan appears in the doorway, and everyone goes quiet. I wait in anticipation. I hate myself as the wolf ears and tail appear.
"Congratulations," she tells us simply, before heading on again. I wave a sigh of relief.
"Fuckit, Itachi-kun's prolly just gonna go 'hmph' when he finds out we made it," Yume-chan says. I was waiting for a comment like that.
"Why do you need his approval?" Hidan asks.
I stare with shock as he takes the two steps separating them, cups the back of her head and plants a great big kiss right on her mouth.
I can't resist. I give a big wolf whistle, making Dei-kun chuckle.
When Hidan pulls away again, Yume-chan appears frozen for several seconds. Then she looks at Hidan strangely before saying thoughtfully, "I wonder why I never considered you before."
I snort, but Hidan simply replies, "Because my sexiness is too overwhelming."
"You two should get a room. This is sickening, un," Dei-kun says.
"Oh, I have a room, all right," Hidan says, and they disappear with a puff of smoke. I widen my eyes, but I don't say anything.
"Just wait for a moment," I tell Dei-kun. He frowns, but lets me go. I walk over to Kakuzu. He looks up. I smile when there is no lump in my throat.
"Thank you," I tell him, "You saved my life, and I'm really grateful."
"You called me 'Kakuzu-sama'," he says, "Why?"
"Because I look up to you," I say, "You are my master. You taught me medical jutsu. And you've been good to me all these months."
I swear I can see the flicker of a smile in his eyes. He nods in acknowledgement, and I go back to Dei-kun.
"Everything turned out great," I tell him.
He kisses me softly. "And how is that, un?"
"I made some friends, I found out who my real parents were, I have the greatest and sexiest boyfriend in the world, Yume-chan is finally getting some, I'm learning medical jutsu and I'm finally an Akatsuki member. That's something, isn't it?"
"More than something," he says, "You did great, sweetheart, and I'm proud of you, un."
"Really?"
"Really, un," he says, giving me another kiss, "You really think I'm the greatest and sexiest boyfriend?"
"Of course," I say with a wink.
"You know ... I also have a room, un ..."
What more can a girl wish for?
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A/N: This is it, guys. The final chapter. I know it's a bit of a corny ending, but I couldn't stop smiling as I wrote it. It just seemed appropriate.
Thanks to everyone for reading, and especially to no. 1 for sticking to the story from the very beginning. Hope everyone enjoyed it. Love you all. XD
P.S. I'll be starting that Supernarutal fic sometime this week, so look out for it. I just have to do some research first, but I'll start as soon as I can.
Moanna out...
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