Part 24 Yanagi Keitii: The Psycologist
Deidara was seriously angsty, he had serious issues, especially with the four mouths I mean how gross! Seen as I was annoying him I wanted to see how far I could go, time for a little musical number I think. Hit it maestro! "Round and round the Tobi, Deidara chased Keitii, I can't remember this part,"
"Bang goes Keitii yeah!" he threw a small bomb at me which I dodged.
"Wait a minute! Halt everything!" Deidara and Tobi both looked at me. "Round and round the Tobi, Deidara chased Keitii, I can't remember this part bang goes Keitii," I mumbled, then I gasped and looked up at him and narrowed my eyes, "That could sound seriously wrong!" I burst in to laughter. Deidara sweat dropped,
"You know that's what I'd come out with, not a so called lady like you, hmm,"
"Makaiko hasn't told you about my drinking habits, colourful language and oh so dirty mind then?"
"Obviously yeah,"
"In that case I pity you because after the stuff I say you'll need intensive therapy and of the alcoholic kind too," I grinned evilly.
"You really creep me out, yeah,"
"Deidara-sempai Tobi is scared of the scary lady,"
"Okay right let me tell you something," I hissed venomously at them, advancing slowly, "I am not one to be all high class, and another I am 16 so technically a teenager not an adult, " I said it so dangerously I scared myself.
"Oh great so I have to babysit the Gaara the brats bitch now, yeah!" Oh no he didn't (add clicks, hand gesture and head movements if you wish). Deidara seemed to know that he was in a deep pile of shit that resembles (picture what enemy you wish here.) Tobi by this point was sat on top of the bird looking at the scene before him. Deidara careered up a tree as I sped after him,
"I am no-one's bitch Deidara!" he looked back and smirked, "Just because you were too cold and heartless to even bother to work out how Makaiko feels doesn't mean you have the right to laugh at other people that-" I was cut off as a couple of Deidara's 'creations' where launched at me. I knew it was too risky; after all he was an S-rank. My chakra wings unfolded and I glided over to the clay bird and sat there glaring at him. My wings were blazing like an inferno which I longed to through Deidara in and let him fry like a little shrimp MUWHAHAHAHA! cough sorry I got a little carried away there. He dropped down from the canopy above on to the bird,
"I never knew you could fly, hmm." He narrowed his eyes suspiciously, "That isn't a jutsu from Suna I am guessing,"
"For once gay boy you might just be right,"
"But where then-"
"Look there's no time you bird brained imbecile get this bird flying towards Makaiko and I'll tell you on the way if your a good little S-rank Akatsuki member," I tried to reach up and pat him on the head, I failed then tried again but with the wings instead. He rolled his eyes at me; I grinned and lowered myself down.
The bird started to fly upwards and hovered above the forest. I formed my hands and concentrated the chakra to my eyes. I could see what looked like two blue and red trails above the trees. I directed Deidara who followed. I sat down but still watching the tracks and directing Deidara like he was a troop in battle. Tobi was sat at the tail happily whistling away to himself; well he wasn't bothering me or injuring himself. I turned my head back around,
"So, how the hell do you know a very direct path to Hikari-chan and where the fuck do you come from, yeah?" I tilted my head to one side trying to decide on what to tell him,
"I was originally from Hoshigakure and I was the Hoshikage's daughter, we found Makaiko outside our village and my family was like her surrogate family," I smiled, "the jutsus I use are from direct training from the chakra filled star in our village. I can fly, I can kill people with my jutsus but it shortens my life and as Makaiko so rightly said, I have killed people on missions but unlike you I do not do it for pleasure," I gritted my teeth and his face remained blank, Deidara seemed very curious,
"I haven't really heard much about Hoshigakure, hmm,"
"Really? Well that is a surprise seen as Iwagakure attacked Hoshigakure, a little bit right Deidara," he directed the bird and turned back around,
"I did not take any part in the destroying of Hoshigakure just so you know, hmm."
"Well that's one less reason for hating you," I sighed, at least he hadn't killed my family or people I knew but he was going to kill Makaiko, she would probably never see being my head bridesmaid after all...
I looked ahead at the smiling yet unsure face of Uzamaki Naruto, I held out my hand and for the first time I recognised a friendship that had formed between myself and another person. I controlled the sand and it wrapped around his hand and slowly brought it to meet mine. We shook hands and for the first time in a long while I smiled feeling the muscles in my face work hard.
"Goodbye Uzamaki Naruto,"
"See ya around Gaara!" he grinned at me then he turned and walked off back to Konoha. I turned back to face my two siblings,
"Where is Keitii? I thought that she would've been here to greet me long ago," Kankuro and Temari looked at each other.
"Gaara," Kankuro sighed, "When the fight was going on she really wanted to intervene but when you were taken by the Akatsuki I believe that she'd just lost her best friend by betrayal and well we all know she is rather taken with you but won't generally admit it unless she has to."
"Kankuro please what has happened to Keitii?"
"Well she was forced to stay in her room but she somehow got out and ran after you. No-one has heard from Keitii and also she could have possibly run in to a nearby sandstorm. We couldn't send anyone to look for her as our main priority was to protect Suna and to rescue you."
"That means she must have been away for days, yet she has not returned," as we walked back I was thinking hard about how to find her location, she had to return to Suna.
We arrived at the Kazekage manor and we all separated. As I sat at my desk I felt the feeling of when you miss a step going down the stairs and I knew that it wasn't just friendship I felt for Keitii...
I could see Deidara looking at me, "Well seen as I've told you a little about me then what are Akatsuki doing then? I'd never heard of you till I came to Suna," he ignored me, "What are Akatsuki doing Deidre?" still he said nothing, "OI!" crickets I yanked on his ponytail, "Oi femi-man! What are Akatsuki doing?" Deidara, with surprising force made me release his hair,
"Number one never pull the ponytail and number two I cannot tell you what Akatsuki are doing, yeah"
"Well tell me something, I mean seen as I am travelling around with some of the Akatsuki, Deidre, Dido I mean...err... DONALD DUCK!"
"What the fuck hmm?"
"Sorry withdrawal symptoms from alcohol,"
"Well Akatsuki are made up mostly of S-ranks, Sasori no danna he was killed shortly after extracting the Shukakau he was from Sunagakure and mainly used puppetry techniques-"
"What like Wank- I mean Kankuro's?" I grinned,
"The one who caught up with us and lost badly to Sasori no danna, yeah"
"He- what?!"
"Yeah, probably dead now, hmm."
"So you've killed more bloody fucking people I care about?!"
"Oh woe is you, hmmm."
"Oh shut up you transvestite and I thought I'd just tell you that you also need speech therapy,"
"No I don't, yeah,"
"So you admit you do,"
"No, yeah,"
"Ha you just said you do,"
"No, yeah!" he got steadily more angry.
"But you just-"
"Oh shut up, yeah!"
"Fine, fine, fine," Kotaro and I whipped two pairs of glasses and a couple of clipboards out of my bag because as we all know producing things out of thin air is just plain stupid. "So Deidara, if indeed that is you real name, your transvestite appearance is clearly from something troubling you in your life. So with our therapy sessions we will aim to conquer your addiction,"
"Tobi thinks you should-" I quelled him with a look,
"So Deidara how does having a therapist on this journey make you feel?"
"Annoyed, hmm,"
"How does that make you feel?"
"Angry, hmm,"
"But how does that make you feel?"
"Very angry, yeah."
"But how does that make you feel?"
"Like I want to throttle you, yeah!"
"But how does that make you feeeeeeeeeeel?"
"Murderous yeah!"
"But how does that make you feeeeeeeeeeel?"
"Blowing you up yeah!"
"But how does that make you feeeeeeeeeeel?"
"A lot better when I've done it, yeah!" Kotaro folded away his glasses and I mine. Deidara looked very angry seemed I had pushed him too far this time, I could see that the chakra flow had started to go faster in his hands. He ran at me and threw a bomb just to the left of my face so I jumped my chakra wings on cue unfolded, we were near Hoshigakure I knew that which meant we were near the shrine. I soared over the landscape wondering where to go; I swooped down and landed by the iron clad gates that were the entrance to the graveyard. I glanced around I could see the villagers busy going about their daily lives. I walked towards the Hoshikage manor, by the entrance stood two guards. They both showed signs of recognition, only my headband and clothing had changed over those months.
"What can I do for you then Keitii?"
"I need to speak with the Hoshikage." They led me along the all too familiar corridors,
"I heard you were back in the village but I see your headband changed,"
"Yes I will be returning to Suna as soon as I can." The guard knocked on the heavy wooden door.
"Enter,"
"Hoshikage-sama Yanagi Keitii to see you,"
"Right send her in." I closed the door behind me and saw Daichi gathering up papers,
"What are you doing here?"
"Something that is more important than you who almost got killed by a sixteen year old girl. He snarled at me, "Bite me bitch," he exited.
"You wished to speak with me Keitii,"
"Yes," I gulped, "Shortly after setting off we encountered Makaiko who now is with one of the Akatsuki and we fought her. Unluckily we all got separated and-and-" I thought of Katsou and how he'd gone there because he had wanted to protect me, I only wished his last moment weren't spent in unrequited love, "I am sorry but I was the only one who survived the mission," something in his face seemed to torten,
"You're quite sure?"
"Unluckily yes, Hoshikage-sama" did he know every word cost me an effort to say because I knew it was the truth. He bowed his head in thought as I turned to go,
"Keitii," I turned to face him, "Please stay for their funeral," I nodded slowly and put my hand on the door handle feeling the coolness of the brass beneath my fingers. "And, could you speak at the funeral I know it's what your team would have wanted more than anything," what he expected from me I didn't know, "Keitii, I am sorry about your family as well and that you weren't there for the funeral it was a most sad occasion,"
"I-It's fine," I let my voice trail off as I walked out of the door.