Magi: Yeah baby! Chapter eight!
It Takes Two To Tango
Chapter 8
Fei P.O.V.
As the bell rang, I couldn't help but smile and stretch in contentment. I felt the kinks pop in my back and the relaxing sensation that followed it.
"Hey Fei!" I looked up to see my blonde friend. "Are you working today?" I grabbed my notebook and put it neatly into my backpack.
"Nope." I said with a happy grin. "I'm getting today and Saturday off because I worked yesterday!" I stood up from the table I was at and swung the backpack onto my shoulder. "Why?"
Deidara's grin got bigger. "Well…I got invited by Sasori-danna to a get-together tonight!" By the time he finished the statement , Deidara was bouncing in excitement.
"Sorry Dei, I still have practice with Itachi today and anyways, I thought I'd go to my apartment and check on it…I've been sleeping over at Kakashi's too much."
"Awwwwww, come on Fei." Deidara pouted while dodging people in the hallway. "Please come with me! The Akatsuki members are going to be there!"
"Even better reason not to go." Fei said as he got out into the parking lot to look for his small Cooper.
"I think you should come."
The voice wasn't Deidara's but it was strangely familiar. Fei slightly turned his head to get a look at the person. "Itachi-san?"
Itachi was standing in front of him with a sly and cool smile. Fei blushed as their eyes met and he turned away.
"I don't really like going to parties I wasn't invited to…plus you and I have a practice session later on." He said as he unlocked the door to his car and set his backpack on the seat.
Itachi came up and leaned against the car, "So you wouldn't have any problems going if you were invited?"
Fei looked at him in skepticism, "Well, technically no, I wouldn't have any problem going but I don't wan-"
"Very well then. I'm inviting you, and you're going to come." Itachi said.
Fei was left at mid-sentence and staring at Itachi. "Huh? Wait…no! We still have practice today!" Fei said as he closed the passenger door.
"We can leave afterwards; the real party doesn't start until later anyways." Itachi said with a smirk.
Fei frowned and pouted, "How do you know?"
Itachi's smirk got bigger, "I am part of Akatsuki after all."
Fei could have hit himself right then, how could he have forgotten about that? It was well known throughout the school that Itachi was part of the Akatsuki.
The Akatsuki was a financial company that had their hands in many businesses. The leader and founder, had been a Konoha student once, as well as many of the other members. Akatsuki members were chosen based on many things, wealth, being an important one. These members were also prospects to becoming big in the financial world. Of course Itachi, as the Uchiha Corps heir, was among them.
"So you'll come?" Deidara, who had stayed silent until now, asked.
Fei frowned, "I-I….."
"It's decided then. We can go in my car after practice." Itachi said and then walked away before Fei could even deny anything. Deidara jumped next to him, "Yay! I can't wait! It's going to be so awesome!"
Deidara's conversation was lost on Fei though, as he looked after Itachi.
The door softly clicked open, the slight sound resounding throughout the almost empty apartment. He quietly stepped through, closing the door behind him, and swept his eyes over the expanse.
It was a two bedroom apartment, with one bathroom, a small kitchen, and living room. Lightly furnished, only having the basics, with beige carpet, and cream colored walls. If it wasn't for the slightly homey touches, the clothes in the closet, and the toiletries in the bathroom, one would have thought that nobody lived there.
Fei took his shoes off, set his backpack down on his brown, felt couch, and padded to his room. The bed was neatly made and a laundry basket with clean, unfolded clothes, rested on top of it. The closet door was open to reveal the many articles of clothing.
Fei shrugged off the uniform shirt he had on, along with the pants, leaving him in only boxers and an undershirt. Then in he jumped into his bed, cuddling into the comforter. Mmm….A nap sounds great…maybe...Just for a couple of hours….
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Tick. Tock. Tick. Tock.
The ticking of the old grandfather clock sounded throughout the now empty room. He stood in the middle of it, under the spot where the glass chandelier had once hung. He looked up at the bare ceiling and then back down to the walls. Gone, empty, nothing.
The room was in the same state that his heart was; bare.
A sound came from the entrance of the door, he looked up to see Sonohra, his eight year-old sister, who had the eyes of an adult.
"It's sad, isn't it?" She said as she stepped into the room that had once belonged to their parents.
Fei looked at Sonohra and couldn't help but wince at the likeness she held with their dead mother. Sonohra came up to Fei and rested her small hand on his cheek. "Fei…we can't let this keep going on. We have to stop the mess that has become the Toriano family."
Fei looked into her green eyes, "What do you have in mind?"
That was the start of everything…
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Ring, ring, ring, ring.
Fei twitched as the piercing ringing interrupted his nap. He quickly reached into his pocket and flipped his phone open. "Hello?" He answered sleepily.
"Pup."
That one word gave away who it was. "What is it Ka..Kakashi?" Fei said in between a yawn.
"I have some bad news; I forgot that I hired a couple of guys to do some remodeling on the studio today." Kakashi said loudly, over the sounds of a drill.
Fei twisted his mouth, "Oh….um. Okay…I guess I'll just have to tell Itachi-san."
"Do you have his number?" Kakashi asked.
"Damn…no I don't." Fei frowned at the setback, and then a lightbulb lit up! "Oh! But I think I might know who has it!"
"Well then, I'll see you tomorrow." Kakashi said and hung up.
Fei sighed and put the phone down on the bed. He layed back down and looked at the ceiling, it was white and bare except for the light and fan…Just like that room….
He sighed once more and then got up and went to the bathroom.
Fei got out of the steaming bathroom smiling; nothing better than good bath after a nice nap. He wrapped a towel around his waist and walked over to his closet. He stood in front of there and tried to put together a decent outfit.
He finally decided on wearing a warm, long-sleeved, V-neck, cashmere sweater; dark blue skinny jeans, and knee high leather boots. He looked at his reflection in the mirror and tsked; then got his phone off the bed. As he walked to the door, he heard something…
"Come now, Fei! You'll never defeat me! You're as worthless and weak as your Father was!"
Fei stopped in his tracks.
"You think I'm the enemy? Well you're wrong! You're enemy isn't me, it's the Toriano family! Because as long as the Toriano family exists, your sister and you, will never rest in peace!"
He clenched his jaw and fist in anger, his body shaking lightly.
"Now then, mutt…..what will you do?"
He reached for the doorknob and slightly pulled the door open….
"What I'll do is….." He muttered softly to himself. "Bring down the Toriano family!"
And with that he walked out and slammed the door, leaving te loud bang to echo throughout the apartment.
"Fei?" Deidara's voice sounded through the phones speaker.
"Hey Dei!" Fei said with a smile as he crossed the street.
"What's up man?" Dei said over some background noise.
" Dei. Kakashi is doing some remodeling on Flow today and I need to tell Itachi that there won't be practice today. Do you think you could get his number from Sasori for me?" Fei said in a sweet voice.
For a moment he could only hear background noise and then said, "Sure, I'll see what I can do. Meanwhile, head down over here to KAC!"
Fei smiled, "Sure thing. I'm already on my way." And then he hung up.
KAC or Konoha Arts Center, was a community center for kids, where there were many fun clubs. Deidara himself, was a teacher there and Fei had been a dance teacher for a summer.
He reached the block the the center was on and turned the corner only to run into someone.
"Ow…."
Both of them said at the same time. Fei looked up to see his friend.
"Deidara?" He asked.
"F-Fei….dude….you have got to get a softer head…" Deidara said as he rubbed where Fei's head had met his body.
He sweatdropped at the anatomically impossible request of his friend, "What are you doing here? I thought we were going to meet at KAC."
Deidara looked at him, "I got out of class early! I called Sasori and lucky for you he is with Itachi! And even luckier, they are not far away from here! Come one!"
Fei had barely began to process the information when Deidara grabbed his arm and pulled him across the street.
"O-Oi! Deidara! Woah!" Fei shyed from a car that was going past them. "Where are we going?" Fei dodged another honking car as they made it onto the sidewalk.
Deidara looked at him and then gave a smirk, "We're are going to Pein's!"
"You are not fucking serious."
He said as he looked up at the building they were standing in front of.
"Damn right I am. Come on!" Deidara said and pulled on Fei's arm again.
The shop was caleld Pein's, owned by a person by the same name. It was a two story bulding with a black sign that read the name of the store on it,in menacing orange letters. Pein's was well known, as the only tattoo, piercing, and drug parlor in Konoha. Well….the only one the city hadn't been able to close down yet, why is that you ask? Because Mr. Pein himself, is the leader and founder of Akatsuki.
Fei felt chills run down his spine as the air conditioner of the building hit his face. He briefly looked around the lobby but was once again pulled by Deidara to a staircase.
"We're going up?" Fei blanched.
Deidara said nothing and pulled on Fei's arm, though a bit less roughly. Fei could feel the slight tension and hesitation coming from his friend. Who woukdn't though if you were going into the place of a drug overlord? At the top of the stairs was a dimly lit hallway with many black doors on the sides and a metal door all the way at the end.
"Please don't tell me we're going to that one." Fei signaled to the metal door.
Deidara gulped and both of them stood silently in tension. And then there was a click…
"What are you doing here?" Came a voice from behind them making them both jump.
"Oh god! Please don't kill me!" Deidara said as he held onto Fei.
Fei simply stood and stared at the person who had come out. Her hair was blue and up in a bun and a white flower was in her hair. She was wearing a black tank and shirts and had two silver piercing on her bottom lip.
She cocked an eyebrow in amusement, "Okay….I won't kill you…I guess. But can you tell me why you're here?" She asked, putting her hands on her hips.
"Uhh…" Fei looked at Deidara who was still hiding behind him. "I, we're here to see Sasori and Itachi." Fei said, his voice steady.
Konan looked at them curiously and them smiled, "Well, why didn't you say so? Follow me!" She said and turned.
Fei and Dei looked at each other and then followed her down the hall to the metal door. Konan opened the door and stepped in, beckoning them in. Fei raised his head confidently as some voices came into his head….
"That's him? The Toriano mutt?"
"What a disgrace! Someone like that shouldn't even be considered as part of this family!"
"Get out of here mutt!"
"You worthless stray!"
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A cool wind wafted into his face, lightly blowing his hair back. Fei immediately swept his eyes over the room, a habit he had. It was big, bigger than what it had looked like from outside. The walls were white, the floor was checked black and white. The furniture was very brightly colored and futuristic. In the middle of the room, sitting on a white sofa, were Itachi and Sasori.
Said people looked up, black eyes widened in surprise.
"Fei?" Itachi said getting up from his seat.
Fei gave him a smile and stepped in, feeling more comfortable now that he recognized someone. Deidara stepped around him and headed to the couch to speak with Sasori.
"Why are you here?" Itachi said as he looked down on the shorter person.
Fei looked at him, "Didn't Sasori tell you?"
"Oh you mean about practice?"
Fei nodded.
"Yeah he did….but I didn't expect you to come HERE." Itachi said, emphasizing his last word.
Fei tilted his head cutely, "How come?"
Itachi looked at him with a are-you-serious look and then he laughed. "Well, this isn't a place most come to willingly." Itachi said and Fei sweat dropped.
"Well wouldn't exactly say willingly…" Fei trailed off, an awkward silence coming between the two.
But the silence didn't last long because soon another person entered the room. Fei looked behind him to see who it was and couldn't help but be shocked.
His orange hair contrasted against the walls of white. Piercing gray eyes shot across the room, silver piercings glinting off his face. Then his eyes settled on Fei. Gold and silver clashed furiously. Fei narrowed his eyes uncharacteristically as Pein glared at him intensly.
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Two sets of golden orbs glittered in the darkness of the room.
"Hello mutt." One set said in a snarl.
"Uncle." Fei said curtly.
Nothing else was said as a sudden shower of bullets rained around them. Fei took one last look at his Uncle and was then leaded away by Kein. That was the last he saw of his Uncle.
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The room was silent as all watched the exchange between the two males. Neither moved an inch, neither seemed to be breathing, neither seemed to be feeling. Until the door to the room opened again to reveal another person.
Both their concentration was interrupted as they looked to see who had broken the spell.
A man with an orange mask bursted into the room. "Tobi is a good boy!"
Fei looked weirdly at the man and spared another glance to Pein before Itachi pulled him away to a chair-
Magi: So thats it for today! I apologize for the wait! :P But hey, it's up right? So enjoy more mysterious Fei past goodness! XD
Dear Mirette,
:P Hi! XD Been some time...So I hope you did okay on your test! :) And yes, Fei is cute. -3- he is the epitome of cute! Xd Thats my uke for you XD I have some ideas for future stories in store that I hope we can look at together soon! :) As for the story references, I will put a couple of links in here next time! So be sure to stick around for the next chapter!
-Magi