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Chapter 11
"'~.'~.'.~'.~'" Tai P.O.V. "'~.'~.'.~'.~'"
"What did you say!? You flipping hobknocker! I demand you to repeat yourself!" Zetsu glared at me as I yelled at him. Black Zetsu growled at me. I eeped and brought my thumb to my mouth.
"You better watch it. Why can't we just eat this bitch?" Pein sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose.
"Zetsu, you know why we cannot do that. So accept it and tell us what happened again." Zetsu sighed loudly. I smirked as I crossed my arms and slouched into the couch.
"They were training in the woods. Then some brat came into the clearing and recognized the chick they were staying with. Then it rained, and they transformed in front of her. What is stupid is that we changed into one too." Pein nodded his thanks to Zetsu and eyed the other members.
"It seems to be that they had a witness to their presence in this world. I don't know what that means, but I think we might be sought after now that they know Konoha ninja are here." Deidara began to shuffle in his seat, anxiously hoping that Sasori would allow him to use his clay art, Hidan was acting the same way from in front of me. I glared at the two in annoyance before sighing loudly, interrupting Pein's rant about how he is a very powerful god and the such. Pein stopped to glare at me.
"Do you wish to say anything, Tai?" I looked over and glared at the ginger. I puffed my bangs out of my eyes before sighing again.
"Just tell those two hobknockers if they will be killing or not. There bloody squirming is driving me crazy." Pein turned his glare towards the two I was pointed at, angered that they were the cause of him being interrupted. He narrowed his eyes at them.
"There will be no killing of the witness. We will detain information from her and then erase her mind. It's simple, and it doesn't draw attention to us." Hidan and Deidara groaned in protest. Pein then turned to glare at me.
"Since you decided to rudely interrupt me, after this meeting I will see you in my room." This time, I groaned loudly. So much for the quick nap I was going to take!
"'~.'~.'.~'.~'" Amy's P.O.V. "'~.'~.'.~'.~'"
I grumbled in exhaustion as I finally reached my house, the girl's limp body on my back. You know, since she decided to pass out after they changed into kitties. Not to mention all of the clothes that came off of them when they changed.
I would have gotten Akamaru to carry something, but he kept dropping the clothes when he had them. And all of the ninja were kittens so they were useless.
I let out a groan as I got the girl onto my couch. Some meowing caught my attention. I looked over to see Kida and Naruto meowing to me loudly. I glared at them, my eyebrow twitching.
"I don't know what you're saying, so stop that annoying sound. She just passed out, but I have to make sure that she's alright. She did hit her head on the handle of a kunai when she fell… I glanced over at Sakura, who was shuffling around a little bit. I smiled slightly at her.
"Stop stressin' Sakura. I got this all under control. She probably just has a bump on her head; it's not too serious so she shouldn't have a concussion." Sakura seemed to relax a little, but she still seemed a little skeptical. I sighed and felt the back of the girls head. I smirked.
"Just what I suspected, only a small bump on her head! She should wake up pretty soon, so I will get you guys changed back." I slammed the bathroom door shut before any of the kittens could rush in there in time.
"Nope." I answered to them, shaking my finger back and forth.
"You all know my rules with changing back! Ladies first! Then Kakashi, then Asuma, and then it is a free-for-all for you guys!" The cats groaned in annoyance as they stalked off into the living room. Hinata, Sakura, and Ino stayed behind, a cat smirk on their furry faces. I smiled at them.
"I can't let my girls suffer when it's most fun watching the boys suffer!" I cheered in a loud whisper, bumping my fist up into the air proudly. The three made a noise that might have been a laugh. I smiled again and opened the bathroom door for them.
"Alright I'll fill the bath and bring in your clothes. You all can decide when you all go, and please don't fight about it or tear up my curtains." I told them, turning on the water to warm. The cats meowed in agreement and sat there silently as I did my job. When I was done getting a decent amount of water in the tub, I stopped it and went to grab their clothes. Everything went by like a breeze.
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I sighed as I plopped onto the floor. Everyone has been changed back into their human form and a few of the boys were still getting dressed. I closed my eyes, exhaustion from this long day hitting me 10 fold. As I was about the drift off into La La Land, a voice snapped my senses awake.
"You seem to be tired, Amy-chan." I snapped open my eyes tiredly and looked at Shino, who was standing directly above me.
"That's because I am tired, Shino. It's been a long day for me. And what did I tell you about calling me Amy-Chan? Amy is just fine with me." Shino continued to look at me with his covered eyes. There was a long silence between the two of us.
"…Interesting…" I looked up at Shino in silence for another moment. Finally, I grumbled and turned onto my side.
"Wake me up in the morning…" I mumbled, my mind beginning to fall asleep again.
"Hey, Amy-chan! Why are you laying on the floor! We have to wake up that girl, ya know!" I ripped my eyelids open, my most likely bloodshot eyes looking for the owner of the loud voice. My eyes wandered until they landed on Naruto. I growled and sprang up to tackle him.
Much to my dismay, Naruto stepped out of the way. I flew into the wall, smacking face first into it. I let out a grumble as I stood up straight and rubbed my forehead. Naruto, who moved out of the way at the last second, was laughing at me. I glared at him.
"I am too tired. I'm going to bed. Interrupt my sleep again and I will decapitate you." I growled while turning and stalking off towards my room. I paused at the hall entrance. There was a shuffling coming from the couch. My eyes stung as I turned my head and saw the girl stirring on the couch.
When I got over to the couch, the girl's eyes fluttered open. She looked around for a moment before meeting mine.
"Wh-where am I?" I let out a sigh.
"You're at my apartment." I grumbled in a gruff voice. The girl looked at me with wide eyes.
"What time is it?" She questioned in a rushed whisper. I whipped out my phone and looked at the time. I put it back and look at the girl.
"It is 1 o'clock pm. I took your phone out when you passed out and told your parents that you were staying over at my apartment for the night. They said it was fine." I assured the girl. She let out a sigh as she sat up on the couch.
"My head hurts…" She grumbled, feeling the knot on her head. I smiled weakly at her.
"You bumped your head when you passed out from the shock. Sorry that I didn't catch you in time." I explained, scratching my head at my lack of speed. "By the way, how did you recognize me?" The girl looked at me with a blank stare.
"You don't remember me?" She whispered, a little bit of sadness in her voice. I shook my head at her. She looked down sadly.
"You helped me with my situation…" My eyes widened at a sudden memory of when I was in middle school.
-Flashback-
I walked into the bathroom to wash my hands and face. Paint covered me from Art class. I let out a sigh as I looked into the mirror and saw that my usually brown hair had dark blue splotches in it. I glared at the splotches, remembering the boy who did it.
"That little shit... Putting paint in my hair... I really don't need this right now." I grumbled as I scrubbed and scrubbed on my arms. When the water rushing down the drain was no longer blue and was clear again, I shut off the water. I dried off my hands quickly.
As I turned to leave the bathroom, the door swung open. I jumped and gave a little squeak when it did. I laughed at myself and made eye contact with the girl for the first time. My eyes widened in concern.
The girl was soaked head to toe with water. Her makeup was smeared all over her face, and her clothes clung to her skin. Well, it was barely staying in place from the weight added from the water. What made it worse was that her shirt was white, and her purple bra could easily be seen. The girl sniffled, directing my attention to her facial features. Her lip was trembling from embarrassment or from pain, and tears were spilling from her eyes. My heart broke that instant.
"What happened? Who did this?" I questioned in a cold voice, making eye contact with her. The girl sniffled and wiped away her tears with the back of her hand. She walked all the way into the bathroom and made her way past me.
"It's none of your business." The girl said her voice a little off tune from her crying.
Now, if this was any other person, I would have walked away. But, I couldn't do that.
I spun on the heel of my foot and followed the girl to the sinks. The girl was looking in the mirror and rubbing the makeup off of her face. I walked up next to her and looked in the mirror. I smiled at her reflection.
"You know, you don't need makeup to be beautiful. I think you actually wouldn't need any to look good." The girl paused in her movements and looked at my reflection.
"Sorry, I'm not into girls." I burst out laughing at her response. When I broke out of my fit of laughter, the girl was glaring at me.
"No, no. You took it wrong. I'm not into girls either. I just believe that girls should be conferrable without wearing makeup. It saves time in the morning for sleep as well." I let out a yawn and smiled at the girl. I looked at her soaked shirt for a moment, then at the hand dryer thingy.
"You know you are going to have to dry your shirt too." I answered in a matter of factly tone. The girl sighed and looked at me, her makeup gone from her face.
"I know I have to. Can you just stop bugging me?" I let out a sigh and began to turn around.
"I was just going to help you, you know. I was just thinking about if someone walked in and you were in just your bra and drying your shirt. That wouldn't turn out too well in middle school. They would spread rumors, you know." I called over my shoulder, slowly walking to the door.
"Wait!" I froze from my spot, my hand on the door handle. I turned my head to leek at her.
"Yes?" I questioned innocently.
"…If you help me… will you keep this between you and me?" I turned around and walked up to her.
"Sure, I won't tell a soul." I crossed my heart. "But, only under one condition." The girl looked at me suspiciously.
"What's that?" I laughed lightly at her suspicious look.
"Calm down! I just want to know who did this. I want to… talk… to them." A dark smirk appeared on my face for a quick moment, but then disappeared. The girl didn't catch it. She sighed loudly.
"…Okay." She answered after a long silence. I smiled at her a nodded.
"Good. You can tell me when I'm done drying your shirt. It shouldn't take long." I led the girl to a stall, watching as she got in and shut the door. In seconds, a shirt was passed to me from over the stall. I jumped up and grabbed it. When I got it, the thing was soaked to the last fiber with water.
"Damn. How did this get so wet?" I questioned loudly, shocked at the added weight. The girl in the stall shuffled in the stall a little.
"…I got pushed into the pool." My head snapped towards the stall door as I walked to the sink. I thought for a moment in confusion.
"I thought we only had an outside pool?" I questioned, confusion filling my voice. I began to ring out the shirt over the sink. Water squirted out of it.
"…We do." I paused in my movements and looked towards the stall.
"It's winter!" I said really loudly. The girl sighed.
"I know." I grumbled angrily as I finished ringing out the shirt and pressed the dryer button. The machine roared to life. After a few times of pressing the button to dry the shirt all the way, it was dry. I sighed contently as I tossed it over to her. In moments, the girl stepped out with her shirt on and her bra in her hand. I looked at her questioningly. She looked at me.
"I have to dry everything else too." She explained. I nodded, understanding the situation.
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When all the clothes she was wearing were dry, I sighed contently. I smiled at her, seeing that her hair has dried by now too. My eyes widened in realization.
"Hey! You're in my history class!" The girl nodded, a smile on her face. I thought for a moment.
"Did the bell ring when we were in here?" She nodded at me again. I frowned a little.
"Crap, were late for the class!" The girl shrugged her shoulders.
"The teacher is a creep anyway." She countered. I smiled and let out a laugh as we traveled towards our class. I looked at her thoughtfully.
"You name is Monica, right?" She smiled and nodded her head. I smiled back, glad that I knew it. I looked at her again. "Hey, who did that anyway?" Her eyes darkened as she remembered who did it.
"Kyle did it." My eyes hardened at the name.
"Okay." I answered. The rest of the walk was silent.
~The next day I beat Kyle's ass and gotten suspended for starting a fight and for breaking his nose. Kyle got suspended for what he did to Monica.~
-End of flashback-
I smiled at Monica, the memory sill hitting my head like it was a baseball.
"I remember." I smiled. She smiled back and started to laugh.
"I was mortified when you showed up to my gym class and beat the crap out of Kyle! I didn't expect you to do that!" I let out a hearty laugh and looked at Monica.
"Someone had to teach the little bitch a lesson! Might as well as been me!" I reasoned, flexing my arm muscles. Monica laughed.
"What are you talking about?!" Naruto yelled eagerly from the back of the couch. I glared at him.
"I didn't forget that you interrupted my sleep, Blondie." Naruto laughed and stuck his tongue out at me. I rolled my eyes at him; I smirk rising on my lips. "I'll beat you up too if you don't shut up." I had a playful smirk on my face as the people in the room laughed. But, it stopped when I felt someone pat my head.
*WHACK* *WHACK*
"Ow! That hurt Asuma!" Naruto and I yelled in unison, rubbing the top of our heads. Sakura huffed.
"It could have been worse, Naruto-kun. You know better!" She scolded, pointing a finger at him. Naruto shrank back and frowned.
"I'm sorry Sakura-Chan!" Naruto apologized in a whiny voice. I rolled my eyes as I got up and attempted to sneak to my room to sleep. I looked back consciously as I was about to walk into the hall, but a body stopped me in my tracks. I let out an 'oof' as I looked up to find Shino.
"Going somewhere, Amy?" I smiled at the lack of Chan at my name - like I requested - and let out a yawn.
"I'm going to bed, Shino. Your welcome to come and keep watch to make sure no one disturbs me." I reasoned, hoping he would go with me so I would have company. I felt another hand on my head and flinched, waiting to be whacked again. When it never came, I relaxed.
"We have to discuss on what we will do with the girl." Kakashi stated, taking his hand off of my head. I groaned and looked up at him.
"I give her permission to stay here with us, to make sure she doesn't leak out information and for her protection. She can stay with me and the girls in my room and she can help me when you guys decide to turn into cats again." I answered, attempting to walk towards me room. Kakashi had a hand on my shoulder, which was restricting me from movement.
"We can't do that. It's crowded enough in here." I grumbled at looked up at him.
"The Akatsuki are not stupid." I paused to yawn. "They probably have Zetsu watching us 24/7. So I am sure that they know about Monica. If we let her out of her sight, they will take her and will most likely torture her. I will not let that happen." I reasoned with a grumble. Kakashi was silent for a moment.
"She's right, Kakashi-sensei. We have to keep Monica-Chan here or the Akatsuki will take her. And that will not be good for us." Kakashi was silent for a while until he let out a sigh.
"Okay, do what you want, Amy-Chan." Kakashi walked into the living room to tell the others the plan. They agreed to it happily. I cheered and pumped a fist into the air, looked at Shino and smiling.
"Thanks for backing me up, Shino!" I said happily, hugging him lightly so I wouldn't kill his bugs. I let him go quickly.
"It is not that much of a big deal. The plan just seemed to make the most sense with our situation." I nodded my head and looked longingly at my room.
"Yeah I know it's not a big deal, but still, thanks. Now if you will excuse-" As I was about to walk to my room, a voice stopped me.
"What about my parents? Why would they agree to this?" I let out a groan as I turned around and looked into the living room and at Monica.
"I'll go to your house with you tomorrow and talk to them about it. I have a few good reasons why you should move in with me. Now, I am going to bed. So stop bugging me please." I said in a sing-song voice, just dancing on the line of insanity. I skipped to my room, dragging Shino with me so he could keep watch of any loud people - and to keep me company.
I shut the door when we were in my room. I let out a sigh when I plopped onto my bed. I rolled on my side and looked at Shino, who was standing awkwardly in the middle of my room.
"You don't have to stay standing up, you know." Shino shuffled a little bit until he was almost at the foot of the bed.
"I know I don't need to, I just don't know where to be." I let out a sigh and scooted over on my big bed.
"Come here, Shino. I have enough room up here. You're probably tired right now. I know you have been up for a few days straight." Shino didn't move for a long time. I grumbled and looked over at him. "What's wrong?" I questioned with my groggy voice from the impending sleep. Shino was silent for a moment.
"Are you trying to seduce me?" I chocked on the air I was breathing on. I was slightly laughing as well as choking.
"I'm just giving you the option of sleeping on a nice, big, warm, comfy bed rather than in a cold, hard sleeping bag." I retorted, my voice a little airy. After a silent moment of Shino thinking it though, he shuffled a little closer.
"What about the girls? How will they react to me in the room?" I scoffed as I turned towards him.
"This is my room. I can have whomever I want in here." I answered diligently. "Just make sure you look away if you wake up and they start to change. If I'm up all hide you under the covers so they don't hit you like they hit Naruto." I commented, rolling on my other side.
After another moment of silence, I heard Shino shuffle to the bed and crawl into the covers. I smirked in triumph.
"I'll stay here for a little bit. When you fall asleep, I'll get up and go." My smirk didn't falter one bit.
"Okay, do what you want. I don't care either way. Just think about the sleeping bag." I answered, my voice getting softer and softer. The urge to sleep continued to grow stronger, causing my eyelids to grow heavy. I let them flutter shut.
"Good night, Shino-kun." I stated in a quiet voice. There was silence for a moment.
"Good night Amy." Shino's voice sounded weighed down from sleep as well. Something he refused to show until that moment. I smirked, knowing he got trapped in the web of my comfortable, big bed.
And just like that, sleep engulfed me.
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Again, I'm sorry for the late update!
I hope this chapter made it worth it!
And I don't know that I'm going to do about this third person. I want to know how you guys feel about her, and I will decide what to do with her then.
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