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...I had to force myself to write this story sigh I just want this to end xD Why the hell did I make up such a mess of a plot -.- It's not complicated, but it's a pain in the ass to unravel ¬.¬
I also found out that Karin has red hair? ...I think I've described her as a brunette. Oh well. Can you blame me, though? I haven't seen Shippuden and I haven't seen the coloured pages of the manga/cover. So... I assumed she was a brunette xD To avoid confusion, I'm not going to mention her haircolor smart, isn't she
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gets bricked
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Her ragged breathing made her heave and pant as she shook his head, trying to clear it. Yuuko blinked her eyes open, finally sensing the person next to her and that he was holding her up with his arm. She tried to blink away the tears, so she could see Jugo, but dizziness made her flop down on her back, clenching her eyes shut as she wrapped her arms around her head, hiding her tear-stained cheeks from the man.
"Fuck, that was quite a shocker." She hadn't had any dreams about her screwed up childhood for some time now, which was one of the things she was actually grateful for. Yet it seemed that no matter what she did, the past always came to haunt her.
"Are you alright?"
Her eyes opened a bit to meet the worried gaze of Jugo and she smirked, "You're quite the villain. A person, you met yesterday and whom you've heard stories about has a nightmare and you turn into a mother-hen. Quite the villain, indeed."
The stoic stare was back in place and Yuuko closed her eyes in amusement. "It's all right, I won't tell anyone."
"What did you dream about? You were screaming and trashing around. Woke me up."
If she didn't know any better, she would have described his tone as 'grumpy'. "The usual, sadistic father, sadistic father's right hand, long dead friend... Itachi. Basically, everyone who had an impact on my miserable life. Heh, I'm starting to sound pathetic."
"I've seen older and wiser people crack under less terrifying predicaments."
"Oh, have you?" Yuuko sat up in interest, "How?"
"You're not the only one who has heard and seen what you weren't supposed to."
"Ah," she nodded, understanding exactly what he meant, "They weren't exactly secretive, were they? Kabuto and Orochimaru... or maybe they underestimated our intelligence."
"Probably thought we didn't have any."
Yuuko grinned, leaning comfortably against the headboard, her shoulder brushing against the man whenever she shifted a bit. She had forgotten what it felt like to just chat with someone about her father, with someone who had been in the same situation as her. It was almost like having Ketricken back in her life, only in a much more quiet, stoic, insane, masculine form. Oh, Yuuko had not forgotten the stories she had heard about Jugo. Or about Karin and Suigetsu. She knew all about their insane ways and their villainous personalities. But the reason, she felt comfortable around them, was because they were just as devious as her, not to mention the fact that she felt confident in her abilities and knew that she could take them on any time they'd ask for it.
"What did Orochimaru do to you? I have heard the stories, but I know firsthand that rumors are mostly untrue."
She scratched her arm uncomfortably, "Well, what do people say about me?"
"That he made you powerful enough to murder all the Kages. That he trained you in the art of Poison so you could take them all down for him."
She couldn't help herself, she laughed. And laughed, until she saw the blank stare sent her way and her mad laughter stopped suddenly, "You can't be serious." The stare only deepened and she gasped, "You are?" A few more giggles escaped her, before she could finally calm down. "Wow. To murder all the Kages, huh?"
She shook her head, grinning, "No such thing. He just wanted me as an assassin of sorts, a secret weapon. Maybe he had intended for me to clear the way for him, who knows. But never, and I mean not once, did he tell me anything about the art of Poison. Seriously. He was good at it, though."
"The truth, then?"
Yuuko sighed, "He just made me powerful. More poweful than him, more powerful than anyone. But there are... side-effects." She felt the skin on her cheek burn and rolled her eyes at the intense, questioning glare Jugo was staring at her with. She was like a magnet for people, who enjoyed being silent. "Basically, I'm dying. The fluids Kabuto injected into my body, they are not meant for a human. So I'm dying... slowly... from the inside. And from what I've heard, taking my final breath will be torture. Sounds incredibly fun, doesn't it?"
She grinned at the man, but when her gaze met his eyes, that were full of pity, she clenched her eyes shut and banged her head against the wooden surface behind her.
"God, I really am pathetic."
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"I'm going to get some supplies, anyone need anything?"
"Ah, yeah. I'd like some sa-"
"Sasuke-kun, you need anything?"
Yuuko rolled her eyes at the girl's ever so obvious obsession. And she tried to hide it? ...Was she even a kunoichi?
"No."
Her eyebrow quirked up at the absentminded, far away-sounding response and then pursed her lips to keep from laughing at Karin's embarrassed look.
"Fine, I'll just go then."
"Uh, Karin?"
The stoic pair, who were engrossed in the scrolls they had found at Orochimaru's hideout, suddenly glanced up at the two girls, while Suigetsu just grinned lazily from his position on the windowsill.
"Yes?" The forced politeful tone and the grimace, that was supposed to be a smile did nothing to hide the distaste clear in the other's eyes. Yuuko whistled under her breath, thinking that this was the first time, she was on the receiving end of such loathing.
"I was wondering, if I could come with you?"
Karin blinked.
"What?"
"You know, us girls need to hang out more. Come on, let's go shopping!"
The kunoichi screeched in surprise as Yuuko grabbed her arm and dragged her out of the inn. The boys could still hear Karin's shouting, even after they had entered the bustling streets.
"No, let go of me, you maniac! I don't even know you! We're not friends! UGH, GET YOUR HAND OFF ME!"
It was a good thing that Suigetsu was busy grinning his ass of, or otherwise he would have noticed the slight quirk of Sasuke's lips and he would have bugged the Uchiha about it and would probably have gotten himself killed. Jugo did notice, however.
And he was starting to understand.
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She licked her lips, eyeing the delicious fruit. "Can we have strawberries? Please?"
"Fine!"
"Ooh! How about bananas? They're good for you and they give energy!"
"Fine!"
"Oh. My. God. PEACHES!"
"Jesus, will you stop trying to make me go bankrupt! We can't buy peaches, or I won't have any more money!"
Yuuko stared at the furious kunoichi and shrugged, rolling her eyes, "What crawled up your ass and died?" She huffed dramatically and stepped back, gesturing for Karin to buy what she wanted. The other girl grimaced in anger, before gathering up the strawberries, the bananas and to Yuuko's greatest amusement - the peaches.
"Sasuke likes them." Was the girl's explanation and Yuuko just held up her hands, "Your money, not my business."
Karin grabbed the bags and headed back towards the inn, but stopped abrubtly making Yuuko wave her arms in the air and to stand on her toes as to not crash into the other girl. The kunoichi turned around in a huff and glared.
"Why did you come with me?"
"Huh?"
"What is it, that you want to tell me?"
"Oh." She smiled, "I was beginning to fear the rumours of how intelligent you were, were all farce."
"Spill it out, we ain't got time to waste."
"Oh well, it's kind of. Serious stuff... so maybe, we could move away from the streets... and the audience?"
Karin started as she finally noticed all the eyes on them and the way the crowd parted for them, fearing the loud girls.
"In the alley, now!"
"Sheesh, bossy much?"
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Silence is always heavy, especially with an annoying kunoichi staring at you sceptically.
"So... you're dying?"
"Yes."
"And you need time alone with Sasuke, before you die?"
"Yes, it's very important that I have said time alone with said Uchiha, before I die in the most painful way possible."
"..."
If there was a desk near her, Yuuko would have banged her head on it. "You don't believe me!?"
"Why should I?"
"How about for once thinking about someone else other than yourself!"
"Why should I think about you, I don't even like you!"
"I'm not talking about me, I'm talking about Sasuke."
...Well, that sure shut her up.
"This will help Sasuke achieve his goals, so. Will you help me... help Sasuke?"
Karin looked pissed off, but nodded sharply, "Fine." She turned around and briskly walked out of the alleyway, Yuuko following her wearily. She suddenly flipped around and Yuuko thanked her good sense, that she had followed the girl cautiously this time, "But you are going to die, right? Soon?"
She bared her teeth, outraged, "YES!"
The kunoichi grinned, "Oh good."
For the first time Yuuko wanted to commit murder.
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A/N
This is supposed to be a serious fic, but all I can think up is crack ¬.¬ Is it funny enough to be considered Humor? Because I'm thinking of changing the genres for this fic.
Review if you want me to finish the story.
Or I'm gonna think, why bother XD