Chapter 4… OMG 4 chapters in 3 days XO it's a miracle!!
I do not own Naruto, Nor will I ever…
After all I'm just a crazy fan girl, who spends my time doing this to stay out of trouble!
Mr. Komoki let out a sigh, after the door shut behind Leara and her daughter. He turned to face the 2 remaining guests in his office. "That child is one of a kind. Not to mention she has a great body."
"You're telling me." Hidan said in agreement.
Kakuzu let out a deep sigh of annoyance. "Let's go" He said as he turned for the door, Hidan followed behind him and shut the door as the 2 Akatsuki members left. "A jashinist. A good looking Jashinist… could be fun." Smiled Hidan. Kakazu noticed this and rolled his eyes.
"Hidan keep away from her." Kakuzu said and stopped his partner "Anyway, she has a child."
Hidan just kept on smiling to him self, thinking. As the 2 men came near to the elevator doors, they heard a familiar voice from ahead.
"Mommy, where are we gonna go?" It was the little girl that had been with the young woman named Leara.
"I don't know, my angel, but don't fret we'll find someplace." Another familiar voice replied, it was Leara, Hidan's smiled even more to himself side looking at Kakazu who had a very annoyed look on his face.
"Mommy"
"Hmm"
"How many religions DO you belong to?"
"Well, let's see: Jashin, Catholic, Buddhism, United, and Anglican. So, I guess, 5."
"Oh. Mommy"
"Yes"
"Where are we going to go, I mean the ANBU is probably on there way right now and…?"
"Karinai, not here, I promise we will find a place to go."
The 2 Akatsuki members looked at each other, and decided then and there that it was the right time to make their presence known. Leara and Karinai turned their attention to Hidan and Kakuzu as they came to stand right beside them, Hidan, the closest to Leara, and Kakazu the closest to Karinai.
The 4 of them stood, in silence not saying a word, waiting for the elevator. Hidan was side looking at Leara. Leara was looking rather bored and kept her focus on the elevator. Karina and Kakazu, on the other hand, were looking directly at each other, just looking at one another. Kakuzu tried to look away but the child just kept on looking up at him, not blinking… The whole thing was starting to "creep" him out.
Finally, after what seemed to be an eternity, the chime of the elevator came. The doors opened to reveal a normal, average looking elevator, except for the large window that you could see out of. The view was overlooking the district in which the building was located. All at once all 4 of them tried to get in to the elevator all at once. After a lot of pushing, shoving, and moaning all 4 were in the elevator. Karinai pressed the button for the bottom floor, while her mother adjusted her knapsack and purse. Kakuzu guessed that she had probably just grabbed it from her office before coming for the elevator. The child, Karinai, to, had a knapsack attached to her back.
Both Hidan and Kakuzu were on the left side of the elevator, and the mother and her child to her right. The 2 men watched as Leara let out a deep sigh and sat down leaning up against the wall, eyes closed as if trying to sleep. Karinai looked out of the huge window as they descended. For a few minutes all was silent, then with a gasp Karinai rushed over to her mother and started pulling her arm, Leara let out a moan to show she was listening.
"Mommy you might want to see this?"
Leara turned her head in the direction of her daughter to show she was listening, but still kept her eyes shut, perfectly content. Karinai on the other hand walked around her mother, shaking her head. She grabbed hold of her mother's skull and started shaking it franticly. "Come on mommy…" she said again, this time with an annoyed tone. "You gots to see this."
With a moan Leara opened her eyes, got up and walked over to where her daughter had been standing, under the eyes of the 2 akatsuki men on the other side of the elevator.
The 2 men looked questioningly at each other, and they, to, moved towards the window. Side by side they all looked out side, and to their horror saw at least 30 ANBU soldiers making their way to the building. Karinai let out a gasp, Kakuzu was silent, and Hidan and Leara said "SHIT" in complete unison.
"They came faster then I expected." Leara said turning away from the window. "Either they've gotten better in skill or I've gotten popular over the past few years."
"Wait, wait, What?" Hidan asked in a confused tone, as if not understanding the full story… "The ANBU is after her?" He said turning to Kakuzu, and pointing a finger in Leara's direction.
Kakuzu nodded…
"And their not after us?"
Kakuzu shake his head no…
Karinai looked at the 2 men and said… "Well, technically they could be after you…"
Hidan sank down, so he was at the little girls' level, with a small, mocking smirk on his face. "And, do you even know who we are." He said in a smart ass tone.
Now there are some things in life that Karinai could handle… being treated like she was a stupid little kid, on the other hand, she couldn't. "Actually…" she began in a smart little girly tone "I do. You 2 are part of the Akatsuki. A group of S-ranked criminals that have been defected by you're home village." she concluded, giving the same mocking smirk to Hidan. She giggled, and went to stand beside her mother.
Now even Kakuzu was trying to hold back his laughing. "Wow, Hidan…" he said in a quaking voice "You've just been told by a 4 year old girl." And at this he let out a small giggling sound escape him.
Hidan on the other hand stood up with a rather pissed off look on his face, though you could see a hint of red creeping up on his angular cheeks.
Leara noticed this and smiled. Despite the fact that the ANBU was probably preparing to kill her and all, the only thought that ran through her head was: "Thank God I have a smart child…" Unfortunately this moment of happiness did not last because reality set in, and it set in from her daughter asking the most random question that she had ever heard…
"Mommy, are we gonna die in an elevator? cause if I'm correct, we have no where to run."
It would be a lie to say that Leara was seriously thinking about telling her daughter, yes it would seem that they were going to die in an elevator, but decided at the last minute not to… I mean after all her daughter was only 4, and there is only so many things a 4 year old can handle…
So instead she put on a fake smile and said no.
Hidan and Kakuzu on the other hand looked at each-other, completely oblivious that Leara was trying to protect her daughter from the truth, and opened their mouths to object. They were just about to, when Leara gave the 2 men a very threatening look, as if to say "You say one word and be prepared to feel my wrath" Needless to say they closed their mouths very quickly.
The 4 year old, on the other hand was not fooled… Although her mother was one of the best liars and actors she had ever seen, Karinai knew when her mother was making something up and, this was one of those times. She looked at her mother with an eyebrow raised.
Leara knew what that look meant. She, to, had given that look to a number of people when they had given her some sort of crap to believe. "Karinai, as long as they don't cut off the power supply to the elevator, we should be able to escape." and that was the truth.
Needless to say not even 30 seconds after Leara had spoken. The lights of the elevator flickered and went off, and the elevator stopped with a thud and screech.
"Nice going… Blondie…" Kakuzu said.
Leara's right eye twitched at the word "Blondie". "I'll pretend I didn't hear that." was all she said walking over towards the 2 men, with her daughter behind her.
Karinai moved in front of her mother. "I knew it, WE'RE GOING TO DIE!" Karinai exclaimed before thrusting her head into her mother's stomach, at which Leara gave a little twitch of un-comfort.
Static blazed into the elevator. The 4 captives looked up to find a small P.A. system just above their heads. The static continued for a few more seconds before a voice was heard over the P.A.
"Is it working, Is it working? It is? Good" Rang out a deep masculine tone. "humph, Khanoy, Leara…" The man began…
Leara flinched at the sound of her last name.
Hidan smirked, the word "Khanoy" in Jashin meant deadly and, the name "Leara" in Jashin meant Lotus. "Deadly Lotus, nice name. wonder if she lives up to it." and he licked his lips at the thought of how powerful she could be and, how much pain she could cause.
"Leara. We know you are in there, there is no use trying to escape." The man said in a nice calm tone.
Leara walked over to where the buttons for the floors were and pressed a small red button that said P.A. she then leaned into a small speaker that was right beside the button and said: "Who said that I was trying to escape? Can't I ride in an elevator, or has that become outlawed in the past few years since I left, cause I have to say I ride the elevator every day." Leara's voice could be heard from the speaker above Karinai, Hidan and, Kakuzu's head.
At first the Male didn't answer, but soon they could hear the breathing of his voice on the other end. "Leara, please, we just want to talk and question you. You may have some very important information on some people." He said is a nice soft tone.
Leara pressed the button. "And I say PLEASE, I'm just trying to get home with my daughter."
"Daughter? You have a daughter? They never told me that you had a daughter…" (This made all 4 of them smirk just a little)
"And they never told me that I would be ambushed at work… I guess we're even." Leara said mimicking the man's tone.
"Leara…" The man's tone had suddenly become serious. "With what you've done, you're lucky we haven't killed you yet. In you're lifetime you have probably broken at least ¾ of the laws not only in Konoha, but every-where else you've been… Please…" His voice suddenly went soft and kind. "You used to be one of the best ANBU member's in these parts, please help us… It could help you and you're daughter."
Leara again pressed the button, and sighed "You're right, I used to be good"
"Yes we know…"
"Even the Hokage said I was good." She said in a weird tone.
Hidan, surprisingly, knew this tone all to well. "Shit, she's playing them right into the palm of her hand…"
"I know, we all knew you're talent…"
Leara let out a fake sniffle. "I didn't mean to do what I did, I had to do it." She said building up fake breaths to add drama to the scene.
"No one blames you." The man said in an even softer tone. "And that is why we need you to help us."
"Ok, for my first act of business, I'm going to tell you the truth about some-one."
"Who?" The man said in an earning tone.
"Some-one very bad…" Leara continued to sniffle.
"Who?" The man's deep voice said in a deep tone.
"My…my…"
"Who, Who, WHO!"
Leara let out a final gasp, and then in a serious tone said " My boss, Mr. Komoki…"
"What" The man said in a pathetic tone.
"Mr. Komoki, has been giving information to the Akatsuki. What type of information you ask? Well for starters all the case files of the criminals and the accused that pass through this office."
At this both Hidan and Kakuzu looked at each other with such an amused expression on their faces. There was no way anybody back at the hideout would believe what had just happened.
"Leara, are you lying" Was all the man could say.
"Hey if you don't believe me, go and ask Mr. Komoki where the case files for this month are… see what he has to say about that!"
The man stuttered a little as if trying to figure out what to say, before mumbling for them to turn of the P.A line.
But before they cut the line Leara said one last thing. Something that would probably haunt all those members of the ANBU for the rest of their lives…
"Oh, and by the way… I was once one of the best ANBU soldiers there were. I fought for good and justice, I dedicated my life to the way of the ninja. But like I said: Once. Even the best can turn bad… No matter how skilled or how perfect you think some-one is, they can always turn bad. I would think Konoha, of all people, would know this… Seeing as it happened to: Orochimaru, Uchiha Itachi and, most recently, just 3 years ago, Uchiha Sasuke…"
"Wait, what you just said about…" was all the man could say before the P.A. system was cut off…
For a few minutes all was silent. All that was heard was the breathing of the 4 trapped members.
"Now what." Kakuzu finally said.
Leara walked over to the Akatsuki member's and her daughter and said "Now we escape…"