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Chapter 15

The next morning, Tobi was ready to put his perfect plan into motion. He was going to play the sympathy card! Kitty-chan wouldn't be able to resist him and then Konan's ban would be worthless! And if all else failed, he would fight for her. Yes it was the perfect plan!

He heard someone coming down the stairs and he got into position. He sat in a corner and sulked. He glanced behind him to see who it was. Damn. It was just Hidan. Tobi turned back to his corner and waited. Another person came in and he glanced over. Damn! It was just Deidara. Where was Kitty-chan? He waited and waited. The others completely ignored Tobi, but he didn't care. He just wanted to see Kitty-chan. He wanted to get Kitty-chan's sympathy. And he wanted to hold Kitty-chan. This plan had to work. It just had to.

"Tobi-kun nya?" he heard an angelic voice say from behind him. He turned and saw Kitty-chan standing in the kitchen staring at him. She noticed him! Time to initiate stage two!

"Kitty-chan," Tobi said sadly.

"Is something wrong nya?" she asked as she tilted her head slightly to the side.

"Hai," Tobi said as he slowly moved towards her. "Konan-san banned me from being with you," he said as he got closer. She didn't move. Good. That would make this much easier. "Demo I can't stay away!" he said as he got even closer. She stood up straight, but she didn't move back. He was very close now. Almost there. Almost. "Kitty-chan, have mercy!" he begged. "Don't make me stay away!" He reached out to touch her, but something pulled on his shirt. He pulled forward and could almost touch her. He was so close! He couldn't stop now. He lunged forward and grabbed Kitty-chan's legs. She looked slightly surprised, but not scared. She didn't even flinch.

"What the hell do you think you're doing?" Konan asked from behind him. Tobi froze. So that's what grabbed him. He thought he felt a chakra signature behind him, but he had been so focused on getting to Kitty-chan. He held on tight, knowing that Konan would try to pull him off. And he was right. She yanked on his shirt but he didn't let go.

"Let go!" Konan commanded.

"Iie!" Tobi yelled. He tightened his grip. He wasn't going to give up just like that! This wasn't how he planned it, but he couldn't back out now! Hell no! Konan was not going to scare him off! But then Konan bonked him on the head. He instinctively let go of Kitty-chan to cradle his injured head. Tobi wasn't sure what was worse, his headache, or letting go of Kitty. All that went away when Kitty leaned down and kissed his head where Konan hit him. His head stopped hurting instantly and he was even happier when Kitty attempted to comfort him.

"Nee-san nya! You hurt him nya!" she said to Konan as held Tobi.

"But he," Konan started but Kitty cut her off.

"I don't care nya! I'm fine now so the ban is lifted nya!" Kitty said.

"Imouto…I was just trying to protect you…you know that, ne?" Konan asked as she leaned down to look Kitty in the eyes.

"I know nya. Arigato nya. Demo this was going too far nya," Kitty said. (A/N: Now who sounds like the big sister? XD)

"Gomen," Konan said in defeat. Maybe she had gone too far…or maybe Kitty was too soft.

Tobi lifted his head and looked at Kitty's face. She was looking at Konan but then she looked down at him when she felt someone looking at her. She smiled at him. She had defended him, helped him, and held him. Now she was smiling at him. Tobi felt a rush of happiness surge through him and he couldn't stop himself from throwing his arms around her and squeezing her tightly against him.

Kitty was shocked to say the least. She smiled at Tobi to assure him that everything was fine and he suddenly wrapped his arms around her in a tight hug. He threw her off balance so she fell backwards. He was lying on top of her for a few uncomfortable seconds before he braced his weight on his arms and legs. She was blushing and didn't move for what seemed like forever both for her and for Tobi.

Tobi scrambled to his feet and offered to help Kitty up. She somewhat hesitantly took his hand and he pulled her up above his head before gently setting her on her feet on the ground. She was afraid he would do something like that but she still took his hand anyway. Why did she do that? Kitty turned to walk away, but Tobi grabbed her.

"Don't leave, Kitty-chan!" he said as he pulled her into a bear hug. She tried to remain calm, but it was increasingly difficult. She even considered re-banning him, but she knew she wouldn't be able to go through with it. She was too sweet to purposely cause someone pain. Luckily, Konan saved her. Konan pulled Tobi off of Kitty and took Kitty's hand. With a glare at Tobi, Konan led Kitty back to the stairs.

"We are going to get dressed," Konan said over her shoulder as she walked up the stairs.

Tobi watched them go. He was beyond happy. He had gotten the ban lifted and Kitty-chan was the one to do it. He even got a chance to hug her and pick her up. He forgot how light she was. She was so light and small and beyond cute. He really liked her and being banned from her made him realize just how much he liked her. He wanted to always be near her.

He was lost in his perverted inner mind theater until Konan and Kitty-chan came back down, dressed in their swimsuits. He casually looked down to her legs and he couldn't see the scar Akumu had told everyone about. Was Akumu lying?

"I covered it nya," Kitty said. She had noticed him looking for the scar. He jumped slightly when she talked but then he smiled behind his orange mask. She was blushing.

"Kawaii~!" Tobi said as he huggled Kitty. "Kitty-chan?" he asked.

"Hm?" she asked.

"You want me to teach you how to swim today?" Tobi offered. "We can use the pool," he suggested.

"I-iie nya," she said nervously as she tried to wiggle her way out of his arms. He decided to drop it for now. He didn't really feel like getting clawed again. He dragged her to the back yard to the pool. He wouldn't make her get in, but she could still sit on one of the chairs or something. He managed to get her to the edge of the pool before she started to panic. He let her go and jumped in.

She stood frozen at the edge. She stared at the water like it was a monster. She tried to move away, but her feet felt too heavy. The longer she stared at the water, the lighter her head felt. She had to move away now. Unfortunately, she never got the chance.

Kisame and Hidan were fighting and didn't notice the little cat girl by the edge of the pool. Hidan started shoving Kisame so Kisame decided to shove Hidan into the pool. Kisame grabbed Hidan and shoved him towards the pool with a smirk. Hidan went in with a big splash, but so did Kitty. Kisame looked in the pool and saw pink. Pink…Kitty. Kitty was in the water…and she wasn't moving.

"Kuso," Kisame said as he jumped in. He swam down to the bottom and grabbed her. He swam back up as fast as he could. He reached the surface and swam to the edge, which luckily was close by. He laid her on the edge and checked for a pulse. Nothing. "Kuso," he said as he jumped out.

End of chapter 15! Hope ya like it! I know it's short, but school started so...yeah...don't expect fast updates or really long chapters...gomen! But please R&R! Luv ya! =^^=