A/N: After much waiting, I finally got well wnough to work on this. I'm still tired as hell, but, meh, I'll get over it. As always, I don't own, but enjoy anyways. If there are things wrong, then blame it on me being drugged and sleepy. As a side note, prednisone tastes like chalk...
CH. 33: When the Devil Comes A Knocking
"Why do you stay with him if he scares you, Tobi?" Lotus asked quietly, so as not to tip anyone off. Tobi looked up from their game of go fish. It had taken Tobi half an hour to teach Lotus how to play the card game. She had not be able to comprehend its simplicity. Lotus noticed the slight change in the young man's eyes. She watched him look around covertly, then smile at her when he felt no one around.
"Tobi is not as dumb as people think he is. Tobi has two people living in his mind. Tobi likes his other self…he is brave and protects Tobi. He wants to talk to you, nee-san." Lotus looked on unemotionally as Tobi slumped in his chair. Dark laughter made Lotus freeze. She stared at the figure before her and wished that she didn't feel so confused.
"So…you are Madara's little bitch. Tobi told me all about Madara's plans for you…how Madara plans to breed you…but tell me, how do YOU feel about that?" When Tobi looked up again, it was with red eyes. Lotus narrowed her eyes at him and a slow hiss came from her throat.
"I belong to no one. I am NOT a bitch, if I understand the term correctly, and I have no intention of letting thatman touch me in any way. If you want the plain truth of the matter, it disgusts me to know that he has the thoughts that he does and it makes it really hard not to kill him every time he looks at me." Lotus saw the surprise in the eyes of this 'other Tobi'.
"I take it you don't like my brother…do you?" he chuckled when she gave him a redundant glare.
"Whatever gave you that idea?" she asked and then put her cards down. She looked the man straight in the eyes as she spoke. "I'm sure you can take care of yourself…but I worry about Tobi. He's too innocent to put him through this war that is about to break out. I think that you should help him escape Madara." She watched the calculating look in the man's eyes.
"Now why would I abandon my own brother? We are blood after all…" he stopped at the look on Lotus' face. He knew that look all to well.
"I know that Tobi hates him almost as much as I hate him. He took Tobi's entire family and turned all of them into his lab rats. His sisters, brothers, Tobi's girlfriend…his unborn children…that's why you are present…it helps Tobi deal with the loss." The man narrowed his eyes at her and then his eyes glazed like he was talking to someone else…someone unseen.
"Tobi is willing to listen. My name is Obito." Lotus found herself fighting a smirk. This man was much more intelligent that Tobi and could be a valuable ally.
"I take it that both of you are listening at this moment?" she asked when he looked up and had one red eye, one normal eye. He nodded. Lotus smiled as a thought crossed her mind. "Well in that case, for the sake of my sanity, I will call you Tobito when I address both of you." The young man smirked and nodded…the smirk being Obito's and the nod being Tobi's.
Neji could feel something against his side, something soft and sensual. He turned on his side, eyes still closed, and buried his face in the hair of the woman in bed with him. He heard a small whine and chuckled, nuzzling the woman lightly. He could feel her nakedness against him and it was turning him on again. He knew they should be getting up and preparing for their shift in the patrol, but he really didn't want to move.
He ran his fingers over his lover's arm ad listened as she grumbled for him to knock it off. He smirked and ran his hand under the covers, cupping one pert breast. He felt her gasp and licked the small patch of skin behind her ear. He felt her shiver at the contact and he chuckled against the nape of her neck. He put his mouth close to her ear and whispered, "How does it feel to be teased, Ten-chan?" He laughed lightly when Tenten growled lowly at him. His laughter stopped when she bumped his groin with her backside. He sucked in a breath and squeezed a little tighter.
She giggled and closed her eyes tight, pretending to go back to sleep. Neji, however, had other plans. He started rubbing himself against her. She moaned and wrapped her arm around his neck and was about to encourage their passionate interlude when there was a knock on their door. Tenten quickly pulled the covers up to her chin with an 'eep', while Neji glared at the door like it was the devil. The knocking continued and he sighed, throwing the covers from his nude body.
He heard Tenten's gasp as he walked in front of her, retrieved his pants, and slipped them on. He gave her a wicked smirk as he walked to the door. Said smirk disappeared when he threw the door open, glaring death to whoever was on the other side. "This had better befucking important." he hissed at the unknown person before him. He guessed it was a house servant, though he couldn't remember any in the house. He made sure that his body blocked all view of Tenten.
"Sakura-sama wishes for her team to assemble in the library. It is of the utmostimportance." A young man with red eyes and silver hair said, then turned to leave. Neji continued to glare at the youth until he was gone. Neji then slammed the door shut with a huff. He heard a giggle behind him and turned to find Tenten struggling back into her pajamas. He arched a brow at her and crossed his hands over his chest.
"And just where do you think you'regoing?" he asked huskily, his silver eyes wandering over her lithe form with lust in their depths. He'd had a taste of her and he knew he would never be able to get enough of her. Ironically, she knew this too and knew it would be to her advantage. She arched one chocolate brow at him and stared at him down her nose.
"Iam going to get food, and then go to the libraryas instructed by Sakura-chan." she said haughtily. It would have had a better effect if she didn't have her shirt stuck above her breasts. She noticed as Neji's gaze fixated on her bared curves. She rolled her eyes and yanked the shirt down, wincing at the sensitivity of the mounds.
If Tenten had been paying attention she would have seen the dark look that passed over his face, quickly followed by the look of utter lust. He lifted his chin in a lordly manner and stared down hisnose at her. "Not without me you aren't." he decreed. He immediately regretted his words when he noticed the fire that leapt into her gaze.
"And just why not? I've been on my own since I was thirteen. I can damn well go to the kitchen without someone holding my hand." she bit out, glaring at hi. She crossed her hands over her chest and dared him to try and boss her around. Thinking of the many things that could happen, Neji clenched his teeth.
Wanting to get his point across very clearly, he marched up to her, backing her up until she was pinned between him and the wall next to their bed. "Because if someone puts their hands on you, anyone, I will not hesitate to kill them. You are mine…no one else's." he said fiercely, his Byakugan activated. Tenten stared at him and noticed the reservations, the doubts--the fear. Her eyes softened and she leaned into his chest and smiled.
"You are so sweet, Neji-kun. It's cute…the way you protect me and try to play it off like you're ordering me around. I guess I can deal with that." she smiled up at his surprised face. He hadn't known he was thattransparent. He wrapped his arms around her and put his chin on the top of her head with a 'hn'. She giggled and snuggled into his chest.
Temari opened her eyes slowly, trying to remember what was going on. Her core felt oddly full. She'd never woken up feeling like this. It was then that memory slammed into her like a house. She blushed as images flashed before her eyes. Shikamaru hovering over her, his lust-filled eyes staring down at her; Shikamaru pounding into her with as much speed as he could muster; Shikamaru muttering lewd comments to her, turning her on even more; Shikamaru roaring a curse as he came, her creamy clasp clenching him.
She blushed brightly at the memories, but found herself blushing more as memories of what she had done to him made her blush even more. Temari could feel herself clawing his back mercilessly; clenching her inner muscles over and over and over after he'd climaxed, sending him in climactic spasms all over again. Temari looked down, under the covers, and found the source of her full feeling: Shikamaru was still buried up to the hilt in her. She smiled and decided to have a little fun.
Temari started moving up and down on the man still buried inside her. She heard his groan and felt his arms tighten around her. She chuckled lightly as she felt his unconscious thrusts. She knew by the sound of his breathing he was still asleep. She started clenching her inner muscles again, trying to wake him up in the most pleasurable way possible. She heard him grunt and quickened her pace, squeezing him with her muscles as well. She knew the moment he woke up, because he cupped her breasts and bit at her shoulder.
"You minx…fucking tease…" he growled, thrusting into her from behind. She moaned lightly, allowing him to take over their pace however he wanted. She felt one of his hands leave her breast and start rubbing her pearl. Pleasure shot through her and she grabbed the sheets, determined not to scream. Shikamaru wasn't having any of that however. He pulled out almost all the way, then slammed back in, going deeper than he had their previous time. She yelped and bit her lip, clawing at the mattress.
"Fuck…you're so tight…oh Kami-sama…so hot…I'm going to fuck you so hard you won't walk for a week…teasing me." he hissed in her ear as he continuously thrust into her. Temari could taste the blood in her mouth from her lip. She was trying so hard to be quiet…but it was no use. He knew what he was doing to her and he used his knowledge well.
Temari felt the coil in her stomach snapped and she arched her back, screaming his name. She felt him stiffen inside her and thrust even harder, faster than he had been. She could feel another orgasm building as he thrust into her faster and harder, feeding her passion with his own. She begged him to end it. "Sh-shika…please…I…I can't…no more…" She sobbed, the pleasure bordering on pain. He thrust wildly into her, murmuring and cursing. He, too, wanted to end it…to feel the same satisfaction she felt. She felt him push into her, and keep pushing, so much so that she felt she'd burst. She screamed again as she fell over that precipice once more. Her scream escalated when she felt his release warm her insides, his guttural groan merging with her husky scream.
Then it was over, they were both panting and sweating. Temari cracked her eye and looked at her hands, clenching the sheets. She felt her lover turning her over, but she had no energy to help him, nor to stop him. She stared at him through half closed eyes, her breathing trying valiantly to return to normal. She saw the smirk form on his face, the exhausted look in his eyes. She chuckled and snuggled up to him. They were almost asleep again when there was a knock at the door.
Temari looked up at Shikamaru, confused. It wasn't their turn for the rotation already…was it? Shikamaru pulled himself up lazily and yelled at the door. "Who is it?" A muffled response came from the other side. Shikamaru glared at the door, then sighed, getting to his feet. He pulled on the pants he'd discarded earlier and looked back at Temari. She pulled the covers up to her chin and blushed. He smirked again and went to see who was bothering them.
He was shocked by the young boy with the red eyes and silver hair. "Who the hell are you and what do you want?" Shikamaru asked in a bored tone. The boy cocked his head at Shikamaru, who lit a cigarette, then noticed Temari in the bed, covered. The young boy blushed slightly and voiced his message shyly.
"Uh…um, S-Sakura-sama wishes for h-her team to a-assemble in the library. I-it's of t-the utmost im-importance." the boy stuttered, looking at his feet. Shikamaru arched one brow, then looked back at Temari, who had the cover clutched right at her collar bones.
'No wonder the kid's stuttering like a fool…She's naked, in a bed, with only a sheet covering her, her shoulders bare and her nipples peaked.' the last realization had Shikamaru slamming the door in the kid's face and rushing back to the bed where his lover was. He jumped on her and she chuckled loudly, screaming playfully.
An insistent noise intruded in Lacey's rest. She stirred and felt strong arms tighten around her. She cracked one eye and noticed the very much asleep Lee frowning. She nuzzled up under his chin and she noticed his frown turned into a goofy smile…until the noise intruded once more. Irritated, Lacey tried to wake Lee up so she could go see what the noise was. She knew that the previous intruder was dead, because her plants had complained he tasted like fertilizer.
"Lee-kun…something is disturbing the peace of our room…you have to let me go so I can investigate." she said quietly, shaking him ever so gently. He grumbled and loosened his hold enough so that she could squirm away. She walked a few feet and ended up in front of the door, her plants eager to see what was on the other side. She giggled at their curiosity and opened the door carefully. She didn't want her plants to mistake whoever was on the other side for lunch. She was met by the same boy with red eyes and silver hair as all the others. She arched a brow when he looked at her and blushed brightly. He started stuttering and looked at his feet.
"Kiddo, spit it out. I don't have all day. And if you're worried I'll hurt you, my husband thinks I'm pretty tame, so you're safe." She knew the kid's problem was he was going through puberty and with the enhancements he had, he had no idea how to control his urges. The kid looked calmer now and looked up at her.
"Sakura-sama wishes for her team to assemble in the library. It is of the utmost importance." She kid smiled shyly at her, then took off down the hall. Lacey arched a brow and shook her head, shutting the door. She was just about to turn away when another knock caught her attention. She opened the door to see one of the guards she didn't like and didn't trust. Her eyes narrowed on him.
"How did you get inside? I know they sent all you guys outside the house and I know for a fact you're not allowed back in until Sakura-san gets back." The guy's eyes widened and he fell before her, a knife in his back. Lacey cursed and jumped back. There was an unseen assassin in the house with them.
Shino was nervous. There was something bothering him but he couldn't put his finger on it. He heard a knock at the door and stiffened. There was something not right about whoever was on the other side of the door. He sent one of his bugs to investigate. He gasped when the bug was destroyed. He went on the defensive, waking everyone.
"We have company and it's not friendly." he said in a rather loud voice. Kiba, Naruto, the children, Riadu, and a few others woke up. Karin, Sai, and Hinata did not. This slightly worried Shino. He leaned down to his young lover and touched his face. It was cold. Shino hurriedly leaned down and kissed Sai, bringing the warmth back to him. He noticed that some others noticed what he was doing. It was Kankuro that kissed Karin and Naruto that kissed Hinata. All three woke with a start, their eyes wide with fear.
"What a terrible nightmare!" Karin exclaimed, clinging to Kankuro. Hinata was shaking and cuddled up to Naruto. Sai had silent tears running down his face. Shino growled…he actually growled. He took his hands out of his pockets, signifying he was serious.
"A dream weaver…I should have known they'd send one of those in the dead of night." Shino outstretched his hands. He knew their enemy wasn't here in a physical form, it was jumping from dream to dream, either inhabiting the dreamer or killing the dreamer. Shino did the only thing he could think of to make sure everyone was awake.
"Raidu, send the biggest bolt of lightning right outside the house that you can. We have to make sure everyoneis awake. If the weaver has no host, it has to return to its own body." Raidu nodded, knowing exactly what was going on. Thinking of painful things, things that made him angry, this that made him want to kill, Riadu found thinking about the Center was the best way for him to produce lightening. He stuck his hand out the window and released the electricity. The whole area shook with the force of the blow…there was no way that anyone had slept through that…not even the people outside the barrier.
The sense of imminent danger passed. Shino probed with his senses, but didn't feel anything. Determined to make sure everything was safe, Shino sat for a few minutes until he nodded off. He felt the attack come then. Whoever the dream weaver was, they were close enough to feel when people were sleeping. Making his decision, Shino woke himself up and looked at Ino.
"Ino…I need for you to fall asleep. Someone is going to try and take over you. Concentrate very hard and when you feel him, send one of your attacks, the strongest you have, okay?" Ino nodded and made a seal, surprising everyone. It was a forced sleep technique. Suddenly, Ino's body fell over. Kiba caught her and laid her down on the floor. A few minutes later, a knock came to the door. Naruto opened it cautiously and in strode a young boy with silver hair and red eyes. But the boy smiled in a way reminiscent of Ino.
"I found the host. When I took over this kid's mind, apparently I forced out whoever took over him. I managed to find the mental path, but I can't follow it. You'll have to get Sakura-chan for that." everyone nodded and Ino winked, releasing her mind control technique. The young boy fell to the floor, unconscious. Not even five seconds later, Lacey came in, followed closely by Lee, Neji, Tenten, Shikamaru, and Temari. Lacey seemed to be the only one worried and not just plain irritated.
"Why is everyone in here? We were told to meet in the library!" Temari said angrily, then saw the kid that had told them to go to the library lying on the floor in front of their team mates. She gasped and ran to the kid. "What happened to him?" she demanded. It was Ino that answered.
"A dream weaver used that kid to penetrate Gaara's shield. That kid is a shield crafter, so it was simple for the dream weaver to use his powers to get in. Once in, the dream weaver tried to put everyone to sleep, slowly killing them. I used my mind control technique, ousted the dream weaver, and now that kid is here, unconscious." The six newcomers stared wide eyed at their friends. It was Lacey that spoke up next.
"The kid came to our rooms and told us to meet in the library. I think there's some kind of trap in the library that may have killed anyone that entered. Only reason we're not there now is because one of the men that was stationed outside staggered to my room, a knife in his back. I went to check on the others, who told me they were just about to head to the library. I told them I got the message too, but that we needed to check on Sai before we did anything. Thankfully we all agreed on that." everyone nodded and they looked at the kid.
"Anyone know the kid? Like, where he's from and what he's doing here?" someone cleared their throat and everyone looked back to see Raidu raising his hand.
"I know the kid. He was one of the new kids that the Center had. His power is based on his emotions, so when they tried to take those away, he weakened. He's one of the few pawns allowed to keep his emotions, though his memory was most likely wiped." Everyone looked at the poor kid with sympathy now. Something hit Lacey and she looked at the other girls.
"Hey…did the kid blush when he talked to you? Or if he saw any of the girls, did he stutter?" Neji shook his head negatively, while Shikamaru nodded affirmatively. Neji then spoke up.
"No, the kid didn't do either of those, but he never saw Tenten at all." Lacey nodded and bent down to examine the kid. She allowed Serleena to 'gently' probe the kid. He whimpered, but never woke up. Lacey turned enraged eyes on the others.
"The kid's been tampered with so bad he don't know up from down. He's the one that was shy, it was him coming out when he blushed or stuttered, meaning whoever was controlling him hadn't been doing so very long when he first talked to Neji. That also means whoever it is, they're rather weak." Everyone nodded and looked at the kid. Temari cuddled the small boy to her, cooing softly when he whimpered from a nightmare.
"Whoever the kid is, we have to help him." Temari said softly, letting it sink in. Shikamaru rolled his eyes, but didn't argue. Everyone else just sighed and they waited patiently for Sakura and Gaara to come back.
Gaara put his head on his mate's shoulder and took a deep breath. It was a big mistake, however, as he got a nose full of her enticing scent. He growled and rubbed his face against her, making her gasp and moan. He was not sure if he would be able to control himself. He lifted himself up and looked over his mate, memorizing every detail of her form. He was debating on whether or not to play with her before he took her, or just take her when she answered for him.
"Panda-chan…I need you now. I can't wait…" she sobbed, clinging to him. He knew that she must have been holding back for most of the day, their closeness having not been easy for her to bear without being able to touch him. He rubbed his face against her chest and quickly got to work making entering her possible. When his clothing had been arranged appropriately, he slid into her so slowly, she growled at him to hurry up. He didn't listen, instead, he took his time, torturing her.
She was begging him to go faster, to hit deeper, but he kept the same pace…until she least expected it. She had thrown her head back in frustration when Gaara smirked wickedly and thrust into her so hard that she was pushed further up on the desk. She let out a small scream and clung to him, staring up at him in surprise. He smirked wickedly and started to rapidly pound into her. His smile disappeared when he felt her muscles give a flutter.
He knew she was close, and that made him more excited. He stopped completely for a second, making her almost scream with frustration, then started another wild bout of thrusting, teasing her. She made a small whining purr that made him chuckle, but he finally caved into her to silent request. He kept a steady, rapid pace, his mouth working on her breasts. She could feel the coil pulling tighter and tighter, until she felt it snap…and then she screamed her pleasure to the whole building. Luckily for the two of them, the room was soundproofed, due to the promiscuity of the previous tenant.
Gaara could feel his own release coming, but he was determined to make Sakura so relaxed, that not even Sasuke could tick her off. He started pounding into her again, listening to her gasps to see how close she was each tie after her initial release.
Four releases later, Sakura was screaming again, this time clenching her muscles so tightly around Gaara that he couldn't stave off his release any longer. He bit deep into her shoulder to muffle his roar of completion. Sakura cried out at the sensation, her mind going numb. Gaara released her and sat back in her chair. He smirked when she didn't move. He readjusted his clothing, then gathered hers, so that she could redress. He helped her put everything back in order, smiling the whole time.
"Is my little angel ready for some well deserved sleep?" he asked huskily, nuzzling her. She smiled like a cat in crème and closed her eyes. Gaara picked her up and they both disappeared, heading back to the countryside manor.
A/N: I was told that I screwed up, which doesn't surprise me cuz i was tired as hell and trying to get this up asap. I fixed it, so here it is.