When Darkness Falls Ch 14
The next morning the sun was high in the sky indicating that it was late morning. Itachi opened his eyes and turned to look at the clock and looked directly into the eyes of Kisame. He had almost forgotten about that.
He frowned slightly, making Kisame look at him in concern. Itachi sighed and rubbed his forehead. He was in so deep and yet he really didn't want out. It made the situation sticky at best. He closed his eyes and tried to think of something to say.
However it was Kisame who spoke instead. "You don't have to say anything. I am pretty sure you know what I am and I am pretty damn sure you are an Akatsuki member." Itachi looked wide eyed at Kisame as he sat up in bed and was about to get up in a hurry when Kisame grabbed him and pulled him to him.
"The question is, do you care that I am a Vampire? Or can you honestly say that you don't want this?" Kisame said, seriousness etched in every feature. Itachi bowed his head in defeat. Now he couldn't say he didn't want this and he couldn't care less that Kisame was a Vampire. What he did care about was that Madara was going to kill him for sure.
He laid his head on Kisame's shoulder and sighed in frustration. Kisame held him close and stroked the silky black locks. They were both in a jam by their leaders and neither was going to scale by without some damage. "So what am I supposed to do about us? My leader wants you dead." Itachi whispered.
"My leader doesn't want me anywhere near you either but I can't help myself. We will work it out. I promise it will be okay." Kisame kissed Itachi's hair as he hugged the raven as close as possible. This was going to get messy.
Tobi opened his eyes and the sorrow flooded back in. He looked at the sleeping Vampire next to him and tears began to spill once more. He cursed himself for being Akatsuki and he cursed having ever met Zetsu. Okay so no he didn't, at least not the last part. He did however hate the situation they were in.
Zetsu woke to the sound of the sniffles coming from his human uke. He reached over and pulled Tobi against him. It was killing him to see Tobi so sad. He would move heaven and earth to see that look disappear. He however knew that would be impossible at the moment as long as they were in this situation.
He shushed Tobi as he rubbed his back and hummed some tune he had heard centuries ago. He cuddled the raven in despair as much as he could, knowing that it would only last until the raven woke up once again. For now he could hear Tobi's breathing even out and become steady as he fell asleep once more.
Sai and Sasuke had left the diner and walked to the park where they sat talking about the alliance group and about school. Sai couldn't have imagined that he and Sasuke would get along so well. Yet here they were sharing the morning at the park.
Sasuke hadn't even noticed how they stayed out all night and he couldn't even tell where the night had gone. He stood from the swing and stretched his back. Sai stood as well and they began their descent out of the park. "I had a nice time." Sasuke said looking at Sai.
Sai nodded and looked out across the street. The sun was now as high in the sky as it could be and the morning was almost gone. People were leaving for work and people were coming home off the nightshift. "So did I. Can I walk you home?" Sai asked. Sasuke looked at Sai and smiled. "Sure." He said and they began to walk again down the street.
Kakuzu awoke and looked around. He couldn't remember where he was and then it all came back. He had stayed at Hidan's house again. He had seen how jumpy Hidan had been when he had opened his front door and stepped cautiously into the house.
He had reached out to calm Hidan and had instead about given him a heart attack. Hidan had been extremely relieved when he saw it was Kakuzu. Kakuzu had asked him if he was okay and Hidan had nodded and relaxed as he stepped further into the house.
Hidan had walked into the house with more confidence knowing that he would be safe in Kakuzu's company. Funny how he felt safe with a Vampire but not with whoever had broken into his house and ransacked it. When it was time for bed, in a moment of vulnerability he had asked that Kakuzu stay with him.
Kakuzu had agreed immediately. For some reason he felt that he needed to be able to protect Hidan if something should happen. Hidan had for some odd reason become important to him. He looked around the room at the hallway and seen Hidan making his way to the kitchen.
"Morning." Hidan said as he looked into the living room to see Kakuzu sitting up and looking around the room. Kakuzu looked at the clock and noticed it was closer to noon than morning. He laughed and pointed to the clock. Hidan slid a glance in the direction of Kakuzu's finger.
He smiled sheepishly. "Good afternoon then." He said with a shrug. He continued his way to the kitchen and Kakuzu followed. Hidan made a pot of coffee as Kakuzu looked for eggs and bacon to make breakfast for his new found friend. Hidan watched in slight confusion and awe as Kakuzu began the preparations.
Konan sat at her desk thinking about last night. She had gone looking for her disc and ended up with a whole lot more than she had bargained for. She had let Pein kiss her again. Then as if that wasn't enough she had slipped a little further.
Okay so she had slipped a lot further then a little. She looked over to her bed. The blankets were askew all over the bed and the sheet was wrapped around the waist of one ginger haired vampire named Pein. She honestly couldn't remember how it had all come about.
She had gotten the disc from Pein then he had asked her to walk her to her car. She had accepted and then somewhere out of the blue she had asked him to come home with her. So now lying here was a naked sexier than thou vampire who had rocked her world three times last night. Now she was trying to figure out how to avoid a confrontation with Madara.
She sighed and put her head on her knee. "Why don't you come back to bed and join me, instead of worrying about what the leader of Akatsuki will do to you." Pein said from the bed. Her head snapped up and she stared wide eyed at Pein for a long moment. "Yeah I know about you and your friends. So what do you say?"
He motioned her over and she ran to the bed and threw herself in his arms as her tears began to streak down her cheeks. He held her and rocked her like a child as she cried. He hushed her while he held her tight. "There isn't much we can do about the situation, so let's not get worked up over it just yet, okay?" She nodded and sniffled as she stopped her tears. For the first time, she hated what she was.
Deidara awoke to the sound of shuffling. He opened his eyes fully to find the source of the sound. Sasori sat at his desk going through his papers as if looking for something. Deidara sat up with a start. "What the hell are you doing in my room, un? How did you even know where to find me?" He asked glaring at the intruding red head. "Administration office." Sasori said rifling through the papers without hesitation.
"What are you looking for, un?" Deidara asked. "Proof, that you are an Akatsuki member out to annihilate me." Sasori said, turning to look directly into Deidara's eyes. Deidara's breath caught in his throat. He eyed his closet and wondered if he could get to a weapon. "I wouldn't even try it. You will get hurt playing with sharp objects, Dei." Sasori said mockingly.
Deidara stayed quiet as Sasori got up and walked to the bed. "Now for that kiss you have been longing for." Sasori said as he closed the space between them and captured Deidara's lips in his. Deidara gasped as the need for air and the fact that the vampire he was meant to kill was kissing him contributed to his lungs catching on fire within him. He pulled back and breathed deep as Sasori smiled and went to the window. "You know, vampires and Akatsuki members don't mix." He said as he smirked and hopped out the window. Deidara plopped onto the bed and groaned.
