Finally back again! Well, I hope everyone had a happy July 4th if you live in the States!
And, just expressing my opinion on this, but Casey Anthony would probably be safer in prison, because we all know she was guilty of at LEAST child abuse, can we all agree on that? And we ALL know SOMEONE's gonna take matters into their own hands...Karma's going to at the very least. We all know karma's a bitch, so there's no way she could resist, right? ;D
Oh, and if you read multiple stories that I update somewhat-regularly, you'll probably be seeing something about Casey Anthony on there. Sorry for that, but that case got under my skin.
But I'm here for fanfiction, not discussing bullshit cases. SOOOO, without further adeu, the next chapp!
Again, hope you had a happy July 4th if you live in the States! Read, review, and enjoy! :D
Luna ended up being dragged to an interrogation room, not able to stand on her own after that long trip back to her room. Barely awake, she was genuinely startled when they plopped her down in a chair, and she cried out weakly.
The woman strolled to the other side of the stainless-steel table, lacing her fingers together and clearing her throat. "Agent Sasaki, we have a problem."
Luna blinked at her, and after a moment of silence, she coughed. "...Well? Am I supposed to answer?" she croaked, her voice sounding a lot scratchier than she remembered.
She whipped out a file, slamming it down on the table. Luna jumped again, and she winced after feeling the tug of her stomach's stitches. "You told me you never had relations with Naruto Uzumaki outside of what your cover required."
"...Yes, that's correct, I never did," Luna said with an exasperated sigh. "We've been over this, ma'am."
"Agent Falco. You will address me as Agent Falco," she corrected.
Luna sighed again. "...Yes. Agent Falco. I never had relations with Narut –"
Agent Falco flipped the file open, jabbing a finger at one of the columns. "Read it." Luna peered down at it, rubbing her eyes to get rid of the blurry vision.
"Out loud," she added, her voice cold enough to cut through steel. Luna swallowed hard before doing as she instructed.
"Name: Luna Sasaki. DOB: Unknown. World of Origin: Konoha. Subject Stationed in (if Agent): Washington, DC. Recruited/Captured In: Tokyo, Japan. Status: Agent – Juvenile Covert Forces. Sex: Female. Marital Status: Single. Sexual Status: Virgin. Medical History: Confidentia –"
"Stop right there. Read that again. About your sexual status."
"Sexual Status: Virgin."
"Say it again."
"Sexual Status: Virgin," Luna repeated, her voice gaining an angry edge. Agent Falco smiled; it was cruelly condescending.
"But you're not a virgin, Agent Sasaki. Not according to this doctor's report I just received moments ago. So why do you think the file says you are? What happened?"
"Agent Falco, we've reached a misunderstandi –"
"No, I read you loud and clear," she snapped, standing up to brace her palms against the table and lean forward, getting right in her face.
"You fucked him, didn't you," she stated harshly, making Luna wince. "You gave in, threw your duties as an Agent to the wind, and fucked him! Didn't you, Agent Sasaki!" she accused, and without realizing it, Luna was sinking lower in her chair with every word.
"I've dealt with Agents like you – some juvenile, such as yourself, and some not. Whatever the case, just like them, you should've known better. You gave me this whole speech on how you weren't like an average teenage girl, and for a moment, I somewhat believed you. But now I see you are just like an average girl. You're naïve, you're foolish, and to be honest, I think you're a slut. Not to mention you're jeopardizing everything the Agency is striving for! Without you, there is no funding, there is no scientific research, there is no progression in weaponry and genetics. You knew that, didn't you? How could you not know that? And you threw aaaall that to the wind for a good fuck. I hope to God it was worth it."
She took a breath to continue, but Luna stood up abruptly and slammed her own palms on the table as the chair flew out and almost hit one of the Agents stationed by the door.
"You wanna know the truth, Agent Falco? A stupid fucking nurse stole my virginity whilst searching me for bombs! There! Happy? Your fault! Goddamn Agency has taken everything away from me, including my childhood and first love! Theres, I said it! I loved Agent Sharpe! I don't now, and for whatever reason, I am still loyal to this Agency! And I did not have sex with Naruto Uzumaki, nor anyone else! You know, maybe that could've happened, I'll give you that! Maybe over time, the relationship between Uzumaki and myself might have progressed to that point! Because I do care about him, despite my attempts to distance myself as usual! But I would never allow our relationship to progress any further than I have already carelessly allowed it to do, regardless of my feelings for him, because I of all people should know that the Agency shall just fuck me over tenfold! Not to mention I don't want to see someone else I care about killed! Are you pleased with that answer? Does that satisfy you, Agent Falco?" she screamed at the top of her lungs, officially losing it.
There was a long silence, broken only by Luna's heavy breathing as she slowly sunk to the floor, not able to stand any longer.
Agent Falco stared down at her as she continued to pant; her face was neutral, but her eyes were sharp with anger and slight surprise. "...You...are one hell of an actress, Agent Sasaki."
"Excuse me?" Luna asked dubiously.
"I have no record of this incident you screamed at me between you and a nurse. As far as I know, you lost your virginity between the time you left for Japan and right now. And do you honestly think I would take your word over a medical specialist? I believe he would have let us know if an incident such as this had occurred among a patient and one of his assitants."
"Why would he? I am nothing but an X Subject now. I am of little importance. My paperwork and any shred of proof as to my existence will be shredded as soon as I die, which I am sure will not be long. He could cut my arm off, and you would never see it mentioned in a report. You know it as much as I do," Luna practically spat, digging her nails into her thighs to keep her vision from going blurry again.
Agent Falco scowled down at her. "Well then, to be frank, I just don't deem you as a credible source. Especially not after you've just screamed in my face for a good minute and a half. That doesn't seem very professional, wouldn't you agree?"
Knowing this wasn't going to end in her favor anyway, Luna smirked. "Perhaps. But I agree more with everyone else in here on the opinion that you're a cold-hearted bitch."
An Agent behind her made a noise as if cutting off a snort of a laugh, and Agent Falco's face was...well, pretty priceless. "Agent Sasaki, I could charge you with hindering a government investigation and you'll never see the outside of a prison for the rest of your life," she snarled.
Luna scowled at her, much like Falco was doing. "But you won't, Agent Falco. The Allies won't be kept waiting. But if it makes you feel better, I give you permission to incarcerate my mutilated corpse when this is all over and throw it in prison."
With a growl, Falco had rushed towards her, hand raised as if to strike her, but stopped herself as one of the Agents cocked their gun and angled themselves in front of Luna. "That's against our orders, Agent Falco," he said calmly, gun aiming for her chest.
She stared at him before nodding quickly, wiping her palms on her skirt. "Right. Thank you, Agent Roberts. I'm afraid spoiled Agency prodigies bring the worst out of me, Agent Sasaki. My apologies."
"Prodigy," she repeated in a disbelieving tone.
All the Agents chuckled at that one. "Yes, Sasaki. Prodigy. Ever since your discovery, many scientists that work for us have been convinced you are the one thing that could help them not only understand how to engineer more people like you with superhuman abilities for our military forces, but maybe understand the minds of children who kill. They've wondered for quite a long time...children who kill...is it their environment that makes them do so? Or were they born to kill? Which is why after the doctor has completed his testing for the Allies, we are allowing another group of scientists to conduct brain studies. I'm not sure how they'll do this, but I assure you that you should hope you're dead before it happens," she said grimly.
Luna's eyes were the size of saucers by then, feeling like she was going to throw up and not sure if it was because of the gruesome images now flashing through her mind or the medication she had been given. Perhaps both. Either way, her stomach was killing her and her head was spinning.
Agent Falco looked up at the Agents by the door, nodding. "Take her back down to the labs. It's obvious she's not stable enough to be back in her room, I don't know what the hell Doctor Voltrov was thinking..."
Doctor Voltrov...? That explains the Russian accent...Wait, back to the labs? No...No, I can't go back there! They'll put me back to sleep!
The panicked look on her face made Falco smile, waving at her mockingly. "I'm glad we got things straightened out, Agent Sasaki."
MEANWHILE...
"He's been pacing for forever now..." Sakura muttered, sounding rather agitated.
Sasuke rolled his eyes. "Maybe it's the only way he can think. If he ever even thinks before he does something..."
"What did Luna even say? Did he tell you yet?" Ichigo asked, holding out his to-go box of Chili's. "Fry?"
Rukia sweatdropped as the two ninjas reluctantly tried one each. "Ichigo, did you just share?"
"Shut up, Rukia! Did he say anything to you two?" he repeated. They shook their head, and Sakura glared at Naruto's back. "That idiot hasn't said a word. Just started pacing as soon as he came back. He's probably attempting to plot something."
"Attempting being the key word," Sasuke added.
Will scoffed from across from them, still staring up at the list of flights and hoping they'd be rescheduled soon. "I don't think you give him enough credit. He's pretty hellbound on getting my sister back. Fifty bucks says he comes up with some diabolical plan sure to fail, but doesn't fail, and then everyone goes home happy."
Sasuke and Sakura looked at each other before nodding with sweatdrops. "Actually, now that you mention it...That's how it usually works..."
"Oi! NARUTO!" Ichigo finally called out, giving up on getting useful information from anyone else. He abruptly screeched to a stop, looking at Ichigo with a temple throb.
"I was trying to come up with a plan, the hell do you want?"
"What'd Luna say to you?" he asked, and Naruto's expression immediately changed.
"...Not much. She was drugged up when she answered. But she said one round of testing was already over."
"Yeah, and then what?" Becs asked impatiently, sitting on the floor and leaning back against Will's legs.
His frown grew, and he shook his head. "She hung up on me. Said something like 'It's that bitch again!' or something, and...she sounded scared," he muttered quietly.
Will and Becs exchanged a look before nodding. "Falco."
"Gesundheit?"
"No, that's an investigator at the Agency. She's the biggest bitch of an interrogator I know," Becs explained.
Will nodded. "It's true. She interrogated me when Luna killed Alex. I think she knew Alex personally or something, because she was so pissed at me for encouraging her to kill him," he muttered thoughtfully.
Becs nodded slowly. "Yeah, I think you're right...She was pretty damn pissed. Loony's lucky Falco didn't question her back then, she woulda eaten her alive, especially with how upset Loony was after killing 'im..." The two Agents shuddered and shook their heads, and Naruto groaned before plopping to the ground in defeat.
"This sucks. We can't do a damn thing until this storm lets up..." He let himself trail off, not voicing the question that was ringing through everyone's minds:
What if we don't make it in time?
Suddenly, Will shot out of his seat to look at them all, not even glancing at Becs after kicking her in the head by mistake. "OW! Bloody 'ell, William, the 'ell's got your knickers in a twist?" she demanded to know, making everyone snicker at how much thicker her accent got. "Bloody wanker, messin' up my hair..."
Naruto couldn't help but smirk a little, never having heard her use words like that before.
"Fuck this, you guys. Let's just leave for the Agency on foot!" he announced, hands on his hips with his jaw set determinedly.
Everyone exchanged looks, glancing outside at the lightning and wind that still raged on. "Will, aren't you SEEING what it looks like outside? That's suicide!"
"This whole mission is suicide, according to Loon," Naruto muttered, making everyone turn to look at him. He glanced up at them with a look that mirrored Will's almost perfectly. "But we're doing it anyway, aren't we? ...Aren't we?"
They all looked at each other once more, and finally, Sasuke sighed. "Why not up our chances of dying during this mission? I've noticed it seems to make our success rate higher..."
Sakura smiled at that, nodding. "You're right."
Ichigo nodded as well, tossing his empty Chili's box into a nearby trash can. "Right. And Luna can't wait forever...She can't help herself all the time, we have to help her when she needs it. Even I know she'd be walking the same distance for any of us."
Will grinned. "Sounds like her. But hey, we can always hitchhike," he threw over his shoulder as they started heading for the airport's exit.
"Hitchhike? Are you kidding me? That's the most dangerous method of getting somewhere there is!" Becs shouted, smacking him upside the head.
"Becs, you're forgetting something," Will said with a grin, rubbing his head briefly.
"Oh? And what would that be?"
"We've got two Agents, three ninjas, and three Soul Reapers. We can take on anyone who tries to torture, rape, or kill any one of us. So calm the hell down, alright?"
Naruto snickered as Becs huffed and crossed her arms, making her kick him in the back. "HEY! Just 'cause you're on Loony's good side doesn't mean you're on mine!"