Disclaimer- I don't own any of the naruto characters and Riley Killer owns Okami
Ch26 Wave
It had been almost a week since Hidan had tormented Akatenchii and since then he kept a relative amount of distance between himself and the women. One question played in his head. Why? Why did she help him after what he did to her?
There was awkward tension. It was thick enough all people within the dysfunctional group could taste it.
Akatenchii walked in silence her fingers laced together behind her neck, the warmth of the sun radiating on her skin.
"You want to go to the one village still right?" She stopped and looked at Kakuzu. "The plan is still the same." His voice was muffled by his mask.
"The easiest way there is by taking the path that diverges to the left at the Naruto Bridge." She muttered taking a breath as a wave of nausea took her draining her color as she fought the urge to vomit.
Kakuzu quirked an eyebrow as he watched the woman turn green. "How far out do you think we are?"
"About an hour." Okami's voice drew Kakuzu's attention. He nodded and continued on.
"Aka-ten-ba, are you feeling well?"
"I'm fine."
"… ok."
What is wrong with me? That was fucking odd. I feel horrible. Akatenchii walked in silence.
One hour later.
The group approached the bridge as the sun was high in the noon sky. The sounds and smells of the village wafted across the bridge.
Akatenchii's nausea had passed but she still did not feel right. You do realize we are late. Oh do not say that. I'm sorry but you might want to seriously consider the possibility. You're right. "I need to go to into town."
The other three members of the group stared at Akatenchii.
"What for?" Kakuzu and Hidan were in unison.
"Well for starters I need female things." That statement was enough for the two men to put their hands up. "And I have a storage vault here which has a weapon that I need considering someone stole my staff."
"Fine." Kakuzu looked at Hidan and they started walking over the bridge.
Oh you are liar aren't you. Well I'm certainly not going to tell them I need a pregnancy test, we can both imagine how that would go over. Good point.
"Where exactly are we going?" Hidan asked looking at Akatenchii.
"Kukuku, well this is unexpected." The all to familiar voice of Kisame drew the groups attention. "What brings you four here?"
"Hello Kisame." Kakuzu nodded towards the shark like man. "We are going for the usual."
"You hardly ever come into a named village."
"I know, Akatenchii where are you going?" Kakuzu's voice made the small woman stop in her tracks. "I already told you where I am going."
"You are not going alone."
"The hell I'm not."
"Watch your attitude or you won't go at all."
"Look I don't need someone with me, it is not like I am a child and I am not going to run off I have no reason to." Akatenchii stated with a yawn as she walked away from the men.
"Just be back here by dark."
"Fine."
4 hours later.
"We are staying here for the night are you guys heading out?" Kisame asked Hidan.
"Unfortunately, the greedy bastard would never actually pay for a motel."
"Well he won't we have two rooms and there is no real reason for you guys to leave tonight, it already getting dark." Itachi's voice made both Kisame and Hidan turn.
"Oh he is just going to love this." Hidan snickered looking at sky and its quickly fading light.
Akatenchii stood in the brightly lit restroom of a store. There is no way those test were right. I would like to point out you have done seven count them seven different test and they have all been positive. Damn it I know but there is still a chance that this test will be negative. Highly unlikely. Shut up. And what are you going to do even if it does by some miracle show up with a negative sign, seven out of eight say you are what difference will this one make. I need time to think. Hon I don't want to rain on your parade but you are running out of time to think, it is almost dark. I know. It should be done now.
A little pink plus sign sat in the window of the pregnancy test. "Fuck." I'd say that again. You're not helping. Look out the window we need to go.
Akatenchii walked out of the store she had already paid for the tests so she just walked out the door. "Maybe they were wrong."
It is highly unlikely that 8 test are wrong. Shit. What do I do?
It was a very lonely walk back to the bridge. Akatenchii was surprised to be met at the bridge by Itachi.
"We are all staying at a motel." He muttered his eyes examined the tension in the woman's blank face.
"Ok." Her voice was a whisper.
"Follow me."
Later that night
"Shit what do I do?" She whispered letting the water of the shower beat against her skin. You could terminate the pregnancy. No I can't. Why not? I just can't. I need to talk to Okami. Akatenchii got out of the shower and put her clothes on. She walked into the room and looked between Hidan who was sitting on a bed praying and Kakuzu who was doing his usual money counting routine. She sat on the floor and hugged her knees to her chest.
In another room.
Okami stood in the gentle flow of the shower. "Ah." She sighed. "Yay a real shower."
The door opened. "Damn it woman you have been in the god damn shower for three hours." Kisame's voice broke the sound of water.
"Urusai." Her voice was calm as the watered flowed over.
"There are other people here who want to take a shower."
"I assume you're talking about yourself."
"Hai."
"That's too bad."
"Onna..."
"Oh if you want a shower so bad quit your bitchin' and come join me."
Kisame took a deep breath of annoyance and headed back out the door.
Okami grabbed the bar of soap rubbed it onto a rag that had been in front of her, ignoring the sound of his footsteps fading. She went to cleaning her skin starting with small circles at her neck and going lower with a lidded gaze as she began washing herself for the fourth time during that shower. She reached her stomach before continuing down to her white curls, then moving to her inner thighs and starting up.
The sound of the shower curtain opening drew her attention to the side as the naked form of a blue man joined her silently, she raised an brow.
"Do you ever knock?"
"You extended the invitation."
"I know. Just was wondering if you had enough balls to take it." Was the simple grunt, her eyes moving over to him for a moment in thought before she laughed heartily.
"What's so funny onna?"
"Never bathed with a guy before." Was the surprising reply, "Been in showers with guys, guards, but never taken one with e'm before."
He stared at her for a moment before shaking his head silently and mumbling simply, "How entertaining." She ignored this response before grunting as he whipped her around, slamming her up against the wall silently and grinning deviously. "There are reasons no one bathes with me, particularly not a woman."
"Oh, as territorial as they come? Or just one hell of a libido?" Was the soft smart reply the white haired woman retorted, he smirked softly before leaning forward. Then growling back, "A little bit a both, actually."
"There ain't nothing holdin' you back blue balls, so don't tease." She hissed softly, lips lost with in a straight line but a small smile in her eyes.
"I'm not sure even the infamous Boogey man. Could handle me."
OH but she can….. she can.
I'm not sure you could take me on how ever…
"You'd be surprised by what she can take."
"Are you asking me to fuck you senseless then onna?"
"I'm… how did you put it? Extending an invitation to."