Stupid Geniuses Ch 20
Kumori's POV
I wake with a start, hearing something hit the floor. "Kenshori?" I call softly, sitting up and looking around.
"Right here," He steps out of the shadows, sweaty and with his shirt torn in places. He's bleeding a little, but nothing bad. He sits down on the couch next to me. "Lay back down and go to sleep, everything's okay. I'm not going to let anything hurt you,"
"You're acting weird," I mumble, laying back down. My head hits his lap and he puts a hand on my head, gently rubbing my temple. I close my eyes slowly, and the last thing I see before I drift off into dream-land is Okami and Byakko curled in a yin-yang-esque position, both purring.
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It's been two weeks since that night, Kenshori and I really clicked. We've been hanging out all the time, like before but it's different now. We've kissed. We've made out. We've played Scrabble. He's really sweet; I really love spending time with him. He's amazing, and I think I may love him.
"Breakfast!" I call, sticking my head out of the kitchen and I can hear Kenshori lumbering down from his office. He's always working, but it's perfectly fine with him because of how much he loves his job. He looks sleepy, with his shirt off and his hair awry from sleep. His shirt's off too and I try hard not to stare. His skin's the color of hot chocolate with lots of milk.
"Hey," He mumbles, leaning over and giving me a sleepy good-morning kiss. "Smells yummy,"
"Omelets," I say beaming at him.
"More like nom-lets," He chuckles, sitting down and eating with gusto. I grin to myself, my chin resting on the top of his head. "Let's go to dinner tonight, I have something I want to tell you," I feel my face flush and my heart starts beating faster.
"Okay," I say breathlessly.
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Akatsuki POV
"Today's the day," Itachi kicks his fellow Akatsuki members awake. "We're getting Kumori back." That gets the group to get up a little faster, their excitement renewed.
The plan had been decided weeks ago, when their first one failed epically. It is as follows: Itachi is going to distract Kenshori with a fight, and then someone else is going to kidnap Kumori while he's distracted.
Since the last one was complex and ended badly, they thought a simple, fool-proof, very dirty one would be better this time.
Zetsu comes back up through the floor, shaking off some dirt that gathered on his cloak. "They're going out to dinner tonight, if we get them in the street they'll be easy targets," His light side says as the fly-trap part of him opens.
"That's perfect," Itachi says with a slow grin creeping across his face. It's kind of scary.
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Kumori's POV
It's raining a little when we start walking to the restaurant. Kenshori told me we were going some place a little nicer so I wore a dress. Yeah, I know. It's weird for me to wear a dress but Kenshori said I looked nice. It made me really happy and giddy like a small child given candy.
"Kumori," He turns when we're walking to the restaurant and takes both of my hands in his. "We've been dating for a while and there's something I really wanted to tell you," His eyes are sparkling.
"Yeah?" I squeeze his hands gently, staring into his eyes.
"I luh-uh-huh," He says romantically. "Heh, uh, sorry, I mean I lur-vah-uhve-you. Dammit, what I'm trying to say is I luh-ah-ve-zee,"
"Excuse me?" I frown slightly, pulling my hands away from him. Kenshori grabs my shoulders and pulls me close.
"Kumori, I love y-" A shuriken flies between our faces and we both jump back, Kenshori pulling his pair of short-swords out of his pouch and jumping in front of me.
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Third Person POV
"She's mine!" Itachi snarls as he jumps from atop a building straight at Kenshori's head, swinging a kunai with one hand and tossing a shuriken with the other. Kenshori pushes Kumori back out of the way and side steps in one fluid moment. He leads a swing with his right hand straight at where Itachi neck should be. Itachi watches the sword swing over his head, and swings a kunai at Kenshori's wrist from his crouch. Kenshori dodges it at the last second, counter-attacking with his second blade. Another swing at the neck and Itachi is stuck on his back, laying on the ground. With one last attempt, he throws his shuriken straight for Kenshori's face. A quick swing of his blade and the shuriken is cut in half.
"Finally, I get to take you out. I was so close so many years ago," Kenshori says as he flashily throws his swords up, catching both swords upside down and slamming them straight into Itachi's chest. The swords become engulfed in smoke and concrete as he Kenshori stares at the ground. It takes a second, but he remembers Kumori and turns around looking for her. "Sonofa..." he trails off as he notices she's no where in sight.
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Kumori's POV
After Kenshori pushes me out of the way, I take a couple steps back to make sure I'm not in the way of the battle. He's really good at what he does. I can't help but smile when I see how graceful he is. Then there's a sharp pull from behind me and a hand goes over my mouth to keep me from saying anything. I scream behind it regardless, kicking and fighting the hands.
"Ow," I hear Tobi say in a heartbreaking tone. "Kumori-chan, why are you fighting Tobi? Tobi is a good boy,"
"Sorry Tobi," I say quietly, relaxing against his grip.
"Tobi's missed Kumori-chan," He says nuzzling my neck gently. I smile, resting my head against his.
"I've missed you too, Tobi-kun," I say softly, rubbing his neck gently. I can almost feel him smile. He picks me up and throws me over his shoulder and I squeal, as he takes me elsewhere. Far away from Kenshori. It hurts but I know Tobi isn't going to let me go. But somehow, it feels right. Weird-right.
"Tobi wants to talk to Kumori-chan," He says softly, setting me down in a tree. We're on the same branch and he has me up against the trunk so I don't fall and die.
"You'd better tell me what the hell is going on," I say in my best snarl. He looks sad.
"Tobi had to get Kumori-chan back," He says softly, fidgeting with his hands in his lap.
"What's going on?" I say giving him the best puppy dog face I can muster.
"Tobi wants Kumori-chan to know the truth,"
And he does. Oh my god, he does.
Man, I knew the Akatsuki were lying to me but this takes it to a whole new level. And my parents… Let me explain.
Tobi told me the Akatsuki are (if you wanna get nit-picky) bad guys but their intentions are good. They want to take the world as their own and have their own team of ninja to be mercenaries. That way, they're the only ones that could control wars and the chaos that follows war. The Konoha ninja and everyone allied with them don't like that and want to bring them down. I don't really understand but whatever.
But what hit me hard was the truth about my parents. They were Akatsuki members, subordinates actually, but they were ninja. My father worked under Pein in the early years and my mother was the healer. She was amazing at what she did and she healed my father's ruptured stomach to save his life. They fell in love and were the first couple Pein married. When my mom found out she was pregnant with Riku, they left the Akatsuki. Thankfully, because they were subordinates, they could leave without incident. Pein did make them pay a monthly fee to help the Akatsuki out.
They lived peacefully until about a month before their deaths. Kenshori started tracking them then. They called for backup to help get rid of Kenshori but it was too late. That night on the train he killed them both to get revenge for the death of his parents. An eye for an eye. The Akatsuki did arrive at the scene of their death and my dad's dying wish was for them to ensure I was protected. They took that as tracking me down for three years, kidnapping me, and training me as one of their own.
Pretty sure that's not what he meant.
"What now?" I say, my legs pulled up to my chest and my eyes still watery from crying my eyes out.
"Kumori-chan needs to come back with Tobi," He says pleadingly. I know he wants me to not put up a fight. I nod and he wraps his arms around me, pulling me into a warm, cookie-smelling hug.
"I had no idea, I thought I loved him," I say, my voice strangled. Tobi's grip tightens on me and he hugs me a little tighter.
"Tobi knows," He says softly, starting to rub my back.
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Kenshori POV
Kenshori went back to his apartment after the fight and instantly flopped down onto Kumori's bed. It still smells like her. He takes her pillow and wraps his arms around it, gripping it tightly.
"God dammit!" He yells and rips the pillow to shreds. It makes him feel a little better, but not good enough. Within a few seconds, the rest of her room is destroyed, every trace of her gone and torn to pieces.
"I'm going to get you back, Kumori. I promise." He says and a roll of thunder peals across the sky ominously.
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Kumori's POV
"Hey, look!" Kisame grins as I walk into the campsite the Akatsuki are at. "Kumori-chan's back!"
"Hi," I say waving weakly as he picks me up and spins me, laughing.
"We've missed ya!" He sets me back down and I stumble, trying to catch my footing again. Hidan catches me as I start to fall, setting me back on my feet.
"Good to have you back," His hand claps down on my shoulder. I look up and smile a little at him. Deidara gives me a quick hug and everyone else says their hellos quietly. It feels good to be back, as weird as it is.