I do not own Naruto but I DO own the characters Genmaru, Nobuyuki, Yumi, Hareta, Suzuki, Sorami, Meiko, Akako, Kuromi, Izuno, Fuyumi and Tenko
Chapter 12: New Additions
After a while Kakuzu's money obsession kicked in and he started an over the internet financial help business kind of thing. (That's what Hidan calls it, anyway.) Kakuzu was making a lot of money from it.
Now, one day Sasori and Hidan returned from Meiko's apartment above them. She had needed Sasori's help to move a bookshelf and Hidan tagged along to watch--maybe his sadistic side again. Sasori and Hidan almost screamed aloud when they saw the lace clad beauty in their apartment.
Hidan and Sasori stood just gaping and the maid.
She had long, silky, black hair and deep aquamarine eyes.
"Uh, hi," she said.
"Kakuzu!" Hidan yelled.
Kakuzu walked into the room.
"What?" he asked annoyed.
"Who is she?!" Hidan demanded.
"Oh, her? She's our new maid."
"What!" Hidan and Sasori both blurted.
"Oh, c'mon," Kakuzu said. "You both know we need one."
"Huh?"
"Think about it. I have a internet business, Hidan's pregnant and Sasori is only one person."
Hidan just gaped at Kakuzu.
He threw a pillow at him. (It was the nearest thing.)
"Do you realize what you just said!" Hidan screamed.
"Relax," Kakuzu said flatly. "She already knows."
"What?!" Hidan and Sasori exclaimed again.
Kakuzu sighed.
"At least quit screaming," Kakuzu told them. "Now let's start over. This is our new maid, Erena."
"Pleased to meet you," Erena said.
"Again, what?!" Hidan and Sasori exclaimed for the final time.
So, Sasori, Kakuzu and Hidan sat down on the sofa and Erena brought tea.
"So someone else knows our secret?" Hidan complained.
"Two more."
Sasori and Hidan and stared at Kakuzu questioningly.
"My accountant," Kakuzu said.
"Accountant!" Hidan exclaimed.
"Yes."
"Oh my gosh, what is your deal?"
"Excuse me for trying to balance our money."
"Ugh."
Hidan sat back and rolled his temples.
"Do you need a massage, Hidan-sama?" Erena asked.
"No," Hidan muttered. "I need a better life."
"How melodramatic," Kakuzu said.
But Erena raised her eyebrows in amusement.
"Ah," she said. "Don't we all."
Hidan stared in disbelief.
A maid just said that?
Suddenly, everyone heard a knock on the door.
Sasori got up.
"No wait," Erena said. "Let me."
"No," Sasori said. "I'm not helpless."
Erena shrugged.
Sasori answered the door and almost screamed again.
The woman at the door had long, black, stringy hair and pale skin. Her eyes were surrounded by black mascara and black eyeliner. She wore black lipstick and a tight black dress with fishnet stockings and black high-heel shoes.
"Is Kakuzu-san here?" she asked.
"Um, yes," Sasori replied.
"Ah. Allow me to introduce myself. I am Taemi Kuroko. His accountant."
"O-okay. Uh, come on in."
"Hello," she said once she saw Kakuzu upon stepping in. "Nice to finally meet you."
"The feeling's mutual."
"Whoa!" Hidan yelled. "She looks like a freaking zombie."
"Hidan!" Kakuzu hissed.
"What? She does. She's perfect for you."
Kakuzu rolled his eyes.
"Well," Taemi said, in her deep, calm voice. "It's about time we--"
"Hey!" a voice called. "I came to thank you for--huh? Who are the pretty ladies?"
"Pretty ladies?" Taemi and Erena asked in unison.
"These are two of our new friends," Kakuzu explained. "They--"
"Ooh, yay!" Meiko cheered. "We should have a welcome party. I'll call the guys."
"Wait--"
But Meiko was already gone.
Twenty minutes later everyone except Izuno was accumulated on the front lawn.
"What is up with you blurting out secrets, Kakuzu?" Hareta demanded.
"They really won't be a problem," Kakuzu said. "They both know that if they say one word outside our circle, I'll impale them."
Everyone, including Hidan were staring with wide eyes.
"O-okay…," Hareta said, quietly.
"Hey," Meiko said, cheerily. "Where's Izuno-kun?"
As if on cue Izuno stepped onto the premises.
"Hey guys," he said smiling.
His smile changed to a sly grin.
"Hello, Hidan," he said putting his arms gently around his middle. "How are you?"
Hidan was now basically either shaking with anger, embarrassment or fear and his cheeks were totally red.
"Izuno!" Kakuzu warned sternly.
"Okay, chill," Izuno said, releasing Hidan. "I was just teasing."
Hidan hurriedly went to Kakuzu's side seemingly almost scared of Izuno.
Kakuzu sighed in annoyance.
"Just calm down," Kakuzu groaned, patting Hidan's shoulder.
"You are such a mega perv, Izuno-kun," a familiar voice said.
Everyone turned to see Tenko, dressed as eclectically as usual.
"T-Tenko-ch-chan?" Hidan stuttered, still slightly shaken by Izuno's greeting.
"Yeah," she said. "It's me."
"Why are you here?"
"Meiko-chan called me talking about two new girls and wh-whoa! A freaking zombie!"
"Ooh," Erena said. "Déjà vu."
"Ooh la la," Izuno said inching over to Erena. "A maiden beauty."
"Excuse me, would you mind--oh my g--move!"
Erena pulled out a huge gun and blasted what was once squirrel but was now a crisp, barbecued mass.
"Oops," she said. "I thought it was a witch or something."
Everyone except Taemi was staring in astonishment.
Where'd the gun come from? That thing was huge!
"Oh, Erena-san," Taemi said. "How foolish. You should of killed it directly, like this."
Taemi pulled a blood-stained knife out her pocketbook and brought it down on the dead squirrel slicing it like a hot knife through butter.
"Now," she said, sitting back in her spot. "Do you see?"
"Impressed," Erena said.
Everyone else was stunned with a mix of pure fear and shock.
A bloodstained knife in an accountant's pocketbook?
Was anyone normal anymore?
"So," Kakuzu finally said. "That's why you have few clients and why all those up to date have 'no comment' on your previous performance."
Everyone's eyes widened (excluding Erena and Taemi of course).
Genmaru, Nobuyuki, Izuno and Yumi inched back and Fuyumi, Meiko and Sorami backed all the way to a tree…two yards away. Hareta and Suzuki got into protective stances and Akako and Kuromi put their hands one their guns. Hidan inched closer to Kakuzu.
"Should we be leaving?" Sasori asked, protectively moving slightly in front of Hidan.
"No," Taemi said. "I won't kill you. Those previous clients were just idiots that's all. And I was young then so you know."
What an interesting life. Kakuzu mused. A very interesting life.
A/N: Ha! Gotcha! You thought you'd seen the last of the OCs. ^.^ Anyways, yes Erena and Taemi are not normal. LOL!