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Chibi in a Box chapter 23

What to do when dinning

Ashton's POV

What a time to be happy.

What a time to get along.

What a time to be a happy, functional family.

"Nrg! Will you shut up!"

"Why should I my dear cousin?" Matt sneered across the dinner table. "Because I said!" I barked.

Matt glared at me fiercely, if looks could kill.

"How was your day Ashton?" Konan asked trying to calm me down. "It would have been so much better if he wasn't here!"

"Besides that." "It was good. I had fun and I like seeing my grandma and grandpa," I muttered crossing my arms.

Matt shook his head but then looked at Konan, eyeing her up.

"So Konan, are you single?" Matt asked. "Yes," she replied looking down at her plate. "Then I'd gladly give myself to you," he purred trying to be flirtatious.

"I'm sorry, I don't accept cheap gifts," Konan replied with a small smile. "OOOHHH!" I mocked.

Matt crossed his arms and chewed in his inner cheek. "Good one!" I laughed holding up my hand for a high five.

"I know," she whispered happily slapping my hand.

"I taught her that," Serenity proclaimed with a grin. "Mhm," I hummed looking at her.

"Wow, I like her!" Grandma laughed. "Konan is not only good at comebacks she's really strong and smart!" Serenity declared.

Konan smiled and blushed lightly. "Thank you."

"She's polite, she's smart, she's strong! What else would you want in a girl besides cooking skills?" Uncle Tom asked.

Konan smiled again and ate up all the praise. She is such a cutie sometimes.

"What about you Red? Are you single?" Jesse asked. "Yes," Sasori muttered.

"Have any particular interests?" "No, I'm trying to stay single," Sasori answered.

"I'm surprised you and June haven't hit it off," Nathan commented.

Sasori and June choked on their food and stared at him wide eyed while the rest of us started to howl with laughter.

"Well, your both sarcastic and rude. Quiet and clearly don't care what others think."

"They fight like an old married couple!" Kisame laughed hitting the table. "I'd kill him," June stated crossing her arms. "I'd kill myself," Sasori declared.

"Why don't you go do that know?" June yelled. "I would happily but that would require me to work," Sasori retorted.

"You lazy jerk." "I learned from the best!" "Wow, why'd you teach him Ashton?"

I opened my mouth to say something but I was cut off. "Stop trying to blame others for your faults!" Sasori yelled.

"Stop trying to be pretty!" June yelled. "I don't need to try, I already look good," Sasori replied glaring at her.

"Oh yeah, because it's not like you spend forever in the shower using the expensive shampoos on your precious hair."

"At least I don't spend hours before a road trip just to do my makeup," Sasori replied. "So you do admit you spend ours do your makeup before road trips like me?" June asked putting her hands in her hips.

"So you do admit you spend hours before a road trip doing your makeup?" Sasori asked in a mocking tone putting his hands on his hips.

"You see! They're so alike," Serenity giggled. "No we're not!" They yelled. Sasori and June glared at each other before turning away.

"Besides, I got all I need right here," June muttered hugging Itachi's arm, pressing her face against him.

Itachi snaked his arm around her protectively and kissed her forehead while staring Pein in the eye. He must really want to spite carrot top.

"How long have you been together?" Aunt Natasha asked, nick named Aunt Angel. "About a month and a half," Itachi answered.

"How'd you meet?" she asked. June and Itachi smiled at each other as if they planned this all out, which they probably did since they're both huge nerds.

"At the gym Ashton goes too. Itachi was there working out and I came to pick Ashton up. While I was waiting for her we talked and hit it off. So every time I came to pick her up we talked and he eventually just asked me out."

But all the Akatsuki really knew what happened. Itachi never asked June to date, they just started. No words where needed, the day Itachi poked June in the forehead in front of everyone said enough.

"That's wonderful you found someone, what about you Ashton?" Natasha asked clasping her hands together.

"I'm looking," I replied looking out of the corner of my eye to see Obito.

I don't know what is wrong with me, he's just so- Argh! It's not okay! It's not okay, I repeat! It's not okay!

"Really?" Grandma asked distracting me from Obito. "After the Tate thing I thought you would beat up every guy that tried to date you," Matt commented.

"We don't talk about that Matt," I growled. "Is it because poor Ashton will never find love?"

"Tobi wants Matt to play the silent game. It was very rude to say that to Ashton. Be a good boy like Tobi," Obito defended.

"Just be quiet lolli pop!" Matt snapped. "Leave it Matt," I growled. "Seriously, knock it off," Hidan snapped at Matt.

"Fight me," Matt growled, and all Hidan need was an invitation. Hidan slugged Matt in the arm.

Matt retorted with kicking Hidan's shin. "Boys! Knock it off!" Aunt Sa- Jezebel scolded it.

Matt tackled Hidan to the ground but he threw him off off himself. "Get off me!" Hidan yelled.

"Then don't punch me!" Matt yelled banging his head against Hidan's. "You b-" "Get off Hidan Matt!" Serenity yelled wrapping her arms around Matt.

Matt elbowed her in the gut and turned back to Hidan. My temper burned seeing her hurt. I stood up slamming my hands against the table.

"Matt," Itachi hissed grabbing ahold of Serenity. "Don't touch her!" Hidan yelled grabbing a first full of his hair.

"Matt, leave it," Tom yelled.

"Hidan, release him!" Pein barked getting ready to stand up.

Kakuzu finally decided enough was enough. He got up and pulled Hidan off Matt. "Let me go you greedy miser!" Hidan yelled.

Kakuzu dragged Hidan away from Matt, but Matt wasn't giving up. He reached out and grabbed Hidan's necklace.

"Let go!"

Matt yanked down and the beads of Hidan's necklace scattered across the floor. The Jashinist symbol fell to the ground.

"Okay Matt, I've had enough," June snapped standing up. Hidan stood still in shock, looking down at the ground where his broken neck laid.

"No buddy is allowed to make the idiot feel bad or hurt unless it's me, shorty. Got it?" June snapped walked to him.

"June's gonna mess him up with her mind powers," I whispered loudly looking at Konan.

"I've had it with your crap! You think that you can just mess with us? Well I'm June Summers dork and remember that! Next time I catch you touching what's mine I'll personally find a way to mentally scar you!"

Matt backed up into a wall as June yelled at him. Nobody said anything not daring to suffer from her mind prowess, but in seriousness Matt may pick on her but he has a legit fear of June ever since...

"I know you're insecure and feel like Ashton is so much better than you and you want to prove to the family you can be special too! But trying to prove your worth through brute strength and cutting Ashton down won't help! I also know your jealous because I have a relationship and you don't while Serenity as boys swooning left and right! Oh, and I won't forget that you are failing college and haven't told your dad your thinking of quitting!"

Matt stared at her with shock. "June, you can stop right-" "Let's not forget that you started smoking because of the stress."

"Matt," Tom sighed sadly.

"June scares me," I whispered to Konan. "She is quite something."

"Sweety, can you sit down. Matt is already afraid of as it is," Grandma said calmly.

"He deserves way worse. I can ruin his whole life career if he gave me more motivation. Oh, and next time hide your notes and college books somewhere else besides the staircase. Also, hide the pack of cigarettes and don't leave them in the drive way ."

June sat back down and glared him down. "This is why I don't like family reunions," I muttered crossing my arms.

Meanwhile Serenity was comforting Hidan over his broken necklace. "He's gonna be upset," Hidan muttered picking up the pendant.

"Who is?" Grandpa asked. "The lord! My god Jashin! I can't praise him properly without this!" Hidan yelled in frustration.

"Hidan is very religious," I commented. "Oh dear, I'm sorry," Natasha sighed. "Matt can buy your another surly."

"But you can't just go and buy one of these. It's sacred and precious to Jashin!" Hidan ranted grabbing a handful of his hair.

Serenity bent down and collected the beads. "I'll fix it, okay? I'll even put a tougher wire in it," Serenity soothed.

Hidan nodded his head and sat down all while glaring Matt down. "You're so dead."

And this is why my family is messed up.

"Why don't we get to desserts and drinks?" Grandma suggested.

This peeked our interest, considering that my family loves wine.

"Yes! What kind of saki do you have?" Kisame asked excitably.

"I'm sorry hun, we only have wine and vodka," Grandpa commented taking it out. "Set me up!" I yelled with a wide grin.

Ever since I could drink I was never a light weight. I could always last the longest, now that there was alcohol here I could face Kisame.

"I bet I can drink more than you Kisame!" I yelled pointing at the shark. "You're on Ash! I'll drink you out any day!"

"What about me hmm?" Deidara asked. "I can get you a soda or juice," Serenity offered. "No, I want-" "No alcohol," June scolded.

"It'll stunt your growth, just like cannibalism," June lectured glaring at Zetsu. He smiled at her nervously and walked away to do his own thing.

"I'll have a Sprite than un," Deidara sighed.

"I can't drink," June sighed. "You and me both hmm," Deidara sighed.

"Hurry and set me up!" I yelled. "Set me up too!" Hidan yelled finally cheering up. "Konan, are you going to have any?" I asked.

"I can enjoy myself once in awhile. I'll take a glass," she said with a smile. "Drinks for all!" I yelled.

"Why are you so excited?" Nathan asked crossing his arms. "Because June doesn't allow any alcohol with the guys in the house."

Nathan nodded in understanding. "Tobi is going to go sit outside, okie dokie?" Obito asked heading out the door. "Go ahead," I called. I heard the door close and smiled.

And so the night began.

3rd POV

After an hour of chaos Obito decided to go bring everyone's things upstairs where they would be sleeping. It was the least he could do since he wasn't drinking.

After all he knew he couldn't, Obito couldn't risk slipping out of character if he had a little 'to much,' if you know what he meant.

It was his last trip upstairs. He dumped all of Serenity's stuff onto a bed and sighed. He heard will laughter and pounding down stairs.

"Umm, Sasori my man, what are you doing!" he heard Deidara yell. "Get off me Sasori!" June yelled. "More!" Serenity yelled.

Obito sighed at the craziness. Finally decided to go back outside he trudged down the stairs outside only to hear crying.

It looked outside to see Ashton with a cigarette and a bottle of wine by her. "Why bother?" she sang to herself.

"Ashton?" Obito questioned using his actual voice. "Tobi!" she cried putting her hands in her head. "You need to help me! I'm going through a mid life crisis!"

Obito sighed and put in his persona. "What does Ashton need?" "I need love! Matt was right!" Ashton flopped onto the ground and rolled around. "Nobody could love... this!"

"It's terrible! I'm in love with him but how can I, a lowly pes- pest- ant, pes-" "Peasant," Obito deadpanned. "Peasant! Love him!"

Obito cocked his dad to the side and sat down by her. "You know Tobi, you're a good friend so I think I can tell you."

Ashton's red, puffy eyes gazed into his. Tear streaks stained her tired face and her hands shook.

"My heart as been ripped out and taken by thee Obito Uchiha!" Ashton sighed dramatically with her hand to her forehead, "but you can't tell him! He doesn't know, he can't know! I'd be mort- more, ify," Ashton stuttered.

"Mortified," Obito dead panned again.

"Mortified if he found out! He's still hung up on his dead teenage crush!" Ashton cried wallowing around in the grass. She rolled over so her face was in the ground.

Obito felt his heart string tug at that statement. The way she said it was so blunt, there was for much more to it then that. Rin was much more that some teenage crush. But then again when he saw Ashton...

"I don't know why," Ashton muttered rolling back so her face stared at the night sky.

"I just feel so funny and happy when he talks to me Obi. His voice is so deep and rich. Underneath all the hate I know something warm and kind is under there. I know."

(A/N Spoilers!)

"I remember watching the episode where he died. He seemed so happy to finally see Rin. He was so peaceful to see Kakashi and Naruto and Minato. He was like happy and that smile and grin, I'd give anything to see him grin at me."

Obito listened to her musical voice, still I trapped in her rant.

"NOTICE ME SENPAI!" Ashton screeched with more tears in her eyes. "Ugh!"

Obito winced at the high pitched screech but still paid attention to her. "Can't he find a new Rin. I want to be his new Rin."

Ashton rolled back and forth on the ground until she suddenly stopped.

She stood up and walked to Obito and then sat down. She crossed her legs and grinned a silly smile. "Do you think it's okay for two people to love each other even though their love is loveless?"

"That doesn't make sense, of course it's imp-" but that look said otherwise. Her grin, her tear stricken cheeks, her clasped hands, her sparkling eyes. They all were perfect.

It truly would be a love that was useless love, Obito would carry through his plans and break her heart.

It was funny how he didn't even care he died, when Ashton said he did die, it didn't faze him. When he saw Rin again, that would make him happy, but seeing this other girl, in another world, smile just like her, it meant the world

The other funny thing was that he almost made peace with himself. Deep down he knew he liked Ashton, but if he did decide to love her he knew deep down there would be a spot for Rin.

"Of course it's possible," Obito whispered. Ashton pressed her forehead to his mask and reached her hand up to his cheek. Obito allowed himself to relax and let his guard down.

He closed his eye and breathed in deeply. Ashton's pointed finger ran up an down his cheek. Her touch felt so much like Rin's. So soft, yet it was the hand of a tough shinobi.

"I want to watch over him," Rin's voice whispered, but when he opened his eye it was Ashton whispering those words.

"He does things to me that I can't explain. He gave me hope for a love and within these four and whatever months he reminds me so much of I could have had."

"But thee prince shall not return his love to the fair peasant! Thou peasant lives a life of despair and lo- loni- less."

"Loneliness," Obito sighed disappointedly as she ruined athe moment.

"Fight me Tobi despite Tobi being a god boy! I'll take you on any day! I'll fight Madara himself then win then fight freaking Kaguya! After I win against the perfect ball of sunshine known as Naruto and fight him and lose! By therapy no jutsu! Like most OP thing ever! It even worked on Obito," she yelled lowering her voice in the last part.

'Therapy no jutsu, huh?' Obito thought, 'that's what I fall too? Might want to change that.'

Obito wasn't planning on dying the way Ashton said. He was going to complete Madara's plans and see Rin again but he didn't want to hurt Ashton.

"Now tell me dearest Tobi, is thou Tobi reallyth a good boyth?" Ashton asked. "Tobi is a good boy!" Obito chirped with fake enthusiasm.

"But Ashton likes bad boys like Obito senpai! Has senpai ever noticed you?"

"No," Obito sighed in a mock sad voice.

Ashton have him a silly grin and titled her head to the side. "Do you know who Obito likes?"

Obito thought a moment and sighed. "Obito doesn't know who he likes," he answered in his Tobi persona.

"Sounds like he's having a identity crisis, wait! I'm having a crisis! He's having a crisis! We can be identity crisis buddies! Ashton and Obito em- woof, bark. Im- bar-"

"Embark."

"Embark! On a journey to find who they really are! But soon Ashton realizes her twisted feels for Obito! How will he react we she comes clean! Will her heart be twisted and shredded and demolished so she'll never find love again like last time! Will he verbally hurt her and will she abuse him! Will their relationship fall apart slowly as he takes pieces of her? Will he call her every night and beg her for forgiveness as she coldly refuses him and cries because she really loves him? Will he end up be a stalker because his heart was broke like hers? Will they both want to die and never find love?"

Ashton was in tears by now on the floor. Obito shook his head and hoped she'd be better in the morning.

"Will he end up being like Tate?" she sobbed. "You gotta help me Tobi! It's after me or am I crazy! The world turns upside down and I'm dizzy!" Ashton fumbled over her sentences as she scrambled to her feet.

"I must admit my love to him before he leaves! This is a battle of the heart!" Obito stood up slowly and grabbed her wrist.

"You're going to bed," he demanded. "But Obi won't be there!" she cried, struggling weakly. "Obito will be there."

"But, I cant!" she cried dramatically melting in his arms. Obito lifted her up and carried her bridal style.

She cried and struggled but she wasn't freed. Ashton went limp in his arms and started to ramble on about her nonexistent love life.

Obito opened the door to the house only to see Itachi laughing his head off while June laughed too. He never saw an Uchiha laugh that hard before. They may be historical for being light weights but surly the great Itachi could take more then that.

Obito watched as Itachi clutched his sides as he laughed. He peeked his head around the corner to see what he was laughing at, only to see Kakuzu holding Hidan bridal style while Hidan furiously messed with his hair.

"Kakuzu! Did you know I'm a buddist?" Hidan laughed. "Of course you are, I'm a- a Jashinist," Kakuzu answered with a frown.

Obito shook his head again, this is why he didn't drink. He couldn't afford to make a fool of himself. He ignored the strange scene and walked up the stairs with a limp Ashton.

"What if we're all characters in a book? Like some one is writing this right now! And people are reading this! And what if they're shipping me? I could be an OTP! The possibilities!" Ashton yelled clutching onto Obito.

Obito kicked open a door carefully and laid Ashton in the bed next to her stuff. "Now sleep."

"But you said Obito would be here!" Ashton whined. Obito considered his options and closed the door then locked it.

He slipped his finger under the band of his mask and took it off. "Bed. Now," Ashton commanded making a 'gimme' motion with her hands.

"Hello Ashton," Obito greeted sitting down on the bed. Ashton clung to him immediately and smiled. "You smell like candy. I like candy."

"Go to sleep." "I like your shirt, it's black. I also like the black. Did you know I want to name my child after the color black? I also want to have a giant sword one day. Then I want to be a ninja."

Obito shoved Ashton's face into the pillow and kept her there till she stopped struggling. "Sleep is for the weak!"

"I sleep, and I'm not weak," Obito commented. "You're right? Sleep is for the strong!"

Obito heard Ashton flop into the bed and start to steady her breathing. Obito then laid down slowly and closed his eyes.

Hopefully he wouldn't be caught without a mask.

June's POV

Last night, despite me not drinking, was the best.

Sasori made the biggest fool out of himself, Hidan was an idiot, Pein was a flirt, Kakuzu was religious, and Kisame was Jaws. I was astonished how wasted they were.

"June, it's 3 in the morning, I think we should be getting some sleep," Itachi whispered in my ear with a hoarse voice. "Okay."

"Can you grab my medicines, my head is not the greatest," he whispered. "That's just a headache from having a bit to much wine. Why don't we lay down?"

Everyone slowly stopped drinking and fell asleep. Sasori was left on the couch with Jesse on top of him. Konan and Pein were tightly snuggled together while Serenity had an arm wrapped around Deidara. Kakuzu and Hidan were sleeping with their head together and Kisame's head rested in Serenity's lap. Zetsu was passed out on the kitchen chair and Itachi and I were upstairs cuddling.

Nothing could ruin the night.

Itachi wrapped an arm around me and pulled me closer to himself. "Did you get anything on video?"

"Of course. Now Sasori owes me twenty dollars. My ambition is to become a tyrant to the Akatsuki," I commented. "How's that going?"

"Splendid, but as long as you are here," I whispered. I felt Itachi press his head to the back of my head before he answered. "I always will be here my love."

And how I always wished he would be right.

What'd you'd thing? Find it funny? I was more fond of it.

fun fact! June was in the math team. June also wanted to be a college math professor but did not have the money.

A- last time I asked what your favorite clan is. Mine is Uzumaki, fight me.

Q- Favorite Akatsuki member

Thanks for reading! Till next time!