A.N: So this is a semi-filler chapter...whee! I like it though. It was a nice filler chapter. However, it's needed so...Enjoy this chapter and I hope you guys like it! :D
First Person Jeen
Everyone was over it by now. Ren had gotten to see a naked Itachi (And so did everyone else in the house except Hadder and me; Madara had covered my eyes, that bastard...) and everyone else was thoroughly scarred enough to continue with daily chores. We had gotten Hadder away from his mother and assigned everyone a list of chores for the next few days.
I started off with Pein since he was the leader of group. I gave him the job of raking the leave into piles, both in the front yard and the back yard. His awesome gravity defying powers would be perfect for that. I also gave him the job of removing the leaves from the gutters. The red-head was actually very cooperative, even if he was taking orders, and he went to work immediately. I gave Konan the task of dusting and sweeping the floors of the house. Her job would take a while, since this was a two story house with a small attic and actually very large basement…but I was confident that it would be no trouble. She said she'd actually help organize if Ren and I need help.
Kisame took the job of cleaning the hard wood floors and tiles with is water jutsu…who knew ninjas were such great house cleaners…I certainly didn't. When he said he'd do it, I was over-joyed because I absolutely hated cleaning the floors, it took so long to do. Ren was happy, too, but she actually tried to intimidate him with a threat saying that if he flooded the house he would be outside on the curb immediately. He just laughed and pat her head. Itachi was going to get rid of the leaves Pein set up for him with his fire jutsu and he said he'd help Kisame with the floors. He would also help clean a few of the bedrooms if he had extra time, which he probably would considering the fact that he was a top notch ninja and all.
Sasori begrudgingly took up organizing the basement and getting rid of the things we didn't exactly need. It was annoying; he kept coming up to Ren and I asking if a what something did and how it worked, how often we used it, etc. We were sure he was being obnoxious on purpose, until he actually came up to use with a vacuum stuck to his locks still on and sucking his hair. Nonetheless, we took a picture and put it up on Tumblr. Deidara took to sorting out the attic. You'd think we'd know better, but there were no explosions so we thought everything was alright until we went to check on him. He had found a left over confetti cannon from one of Hadder's birthdays and there was confetti everywhere. There were even refills that he learned how to put in and he'd fired it over nine times before he was satisfied. He'd also discovered a few puppets from my childhood and thrown them out the small window opposite the door and onto the sidewalk much to Sasori's displeasure. Pein watched him do this and when we asked him why he didn't get him to stop he said that his only job was to rake leaves. The bastard.
No one actually knew was Kakuzu was doing until Sasori came up and saw him in the living room hunched over mail and checks. He'd figured out the billing system and got our tax returns, paid all of our bills, and was currently working on splitting the returns into our savings accounts. He'd actually managed to get into our parents savings and deposited those into our banks as well. Everything was paid off too. Now, if everyone could have a Kakuzu in their house…this world would be a much better place. Hidan was wreaking chaos everywhere. I gave him the job of cleaning off cabinets, mirrors, and counters, but he'd taken to roaming around the house. Ren yelled at him to get back to work and he told her, rather politely actually, to go fuck herself. He ended up with a knife in the back of his head.
Zetsu took up cleaning all of the windows inside and out since he could do that weird thing where he sunk into the floors and traveled anywhere he could through anything he could touch. He also went and replaced all the tiles on our roof and actually started to trim back the hedges and care for the plants outside. Though he did smuggle some fertilizer, plant food, and chemicals from our local Home Depot, he did an amazing job. Now, Madara and I were running errands around the city. We ran out of things to assign and I was already on my way so he just joined me. Besides, I couldn't carry a ton of stuff, being as weak as I can be with injuries upon injuries.
"You took a wrong turn." I said as he drove the car. My arm was still out of commission and he knew how to drive from watching me so many times. His mask wasn't on and he was wearing one of his Slipknot t-shirts we'd picked up for him from Hot Topic with a pair of cargo shorts and surfer sandals.
"I didn't. You wished to go to Walmart, correct?" his eyebrows knit together as he stopped behind a rather stupid looking Ford Focus with an 'Ask me about my Grandchildren!' bumper sticker.
"Yes…but not this one. The one in Brea."
"There are many Wal-marts in Brea."
"The one by Pet's Mart and Michael's…"
"Why that one? Those cashiers are always so clueless." He sighed, making a U-turn on Kraemer. I pressed my lips into a thin line and took hold of the safety-bar-thing that's always on the roof of every car. I don't know what it's called, but it's so useful sometimes, especially when you're in a car being driven by a man who's only watched someone drive.
"I like that Wal-mart." I replied as he used his signal to pull into the right hand lane, pushing past 45 mph. "You're going too fast, Madara…!" He glanced at me and rested a hand on my knee.
"Hn, quiet. I'm driving." What the hell, man. All Uchihas are alike. I put my hand on his and blew my bangs away from my eyes before using my free hand to check my phone. One new message.
From: Idiot Sister.
Time sent: 2:05 pm.
Message:
Finally got confetti cleaned up. Where r u guiz?
Oh, btw, Itachi burned one of Zetsu's plants LOL. He waz soooo madd. Kk ttyl. Bye.
How I hated her text talk…I didn't see how people could be so illiterate sometimes. Madara's hands were both on the wheel now as he pulled into my Wal-Mart of choice and stealing the parking spot from some Elantra. We both got out and in a matter of time we were entering Wal-Mart with identical flat stares. No one knew what he looked like, really, so he could remain with his mask off and say he was a cosplayer.
"Let's get in and get out…please." He whispered, eying an obese woman in an obnoxious pair of short shorts. I nodded and pulled him with me to grab a cart.
"So, we need the biggest box of ramen we can find and some firewood…maybe some more toothpaste if we're out." I mumbled, pulling out my list. We were about to make a round into the pharmacy before Madara made a beeline for the book isle. He immediately picked up a comic and scanned the front. It was one of the manga/anime publishers and he was on the front cover. I stared at him with humor as he lifted the book next to his head and looked at me with something akin to horror.
"I'll never get used to your species creating us." He growled, setting it in the cart and pushing past a man with a bowl cut. With a laugh, I picked up a box of cold medicine and steered us toward the freezer isle. Madara was busy looking around at all of the foods in their colorful boxes and I picked out a few dozen family sized meals from Stouffer's. He eyed her and picked out a box of rice and dumplings for himself.
"I know you're trying to feed an organization of ninjas, but we would like food not dipped in fat and destroyed in labs, thank you." He dropped the food into the cart and eyed her again. Even if her arm was in a sling she still looked rather cute, he supposed. Her hair was tied back into a messy bun and she wore very little makeup. She was wearing a regular black hoodie and a pair of Black skinny jeans with red high tops. It wasn't all that flashy, but then again, who was ever flashy in Wal-Mart. It was a simple look, one that fit her, and he liked it.
"So…you want a homemade meal with organic food?" I asked, grimacing. He put a hand on my shoulder and started to walk towards the exit.
"I say we go to Sprouts and buy real food. Don't poison us with your…processed chemicals." With a sigh I helped him put everything back and head back towards the car. Since when did he learn about food? Was he watching the health network on TV or what? In any case, I felt like this was going to take a long time.
By the time we got home it was nearly seven and everyone was pretty much done with cleaning. The floors were sparkling, the tiles on top of the house were pristine and new, the rooms were organized, and the garden was up to date. Everyone was bustling around the house doing the laundry and emptying trash or just conversing. There were no electronics on for some bizarre reason and everyone was gathering outside at the picnic table waiting for dinner which was being prepared by Ren and Itachi who were probably the best cooks in the house.
"Still can't believe you cut my hair, un." Deidara muttered, pulling at his un-even locks. Sasori snorted and used his chakra strings to maneuver the new puppet he'd just created out of the old pieces from the puppets Deidara threw out.
"And I can't believe you're still an idiot, but you don't see me complaining about it." He said, using the puppet to successfully throws knives at the neighbors dead tree hanging over the brick wall. Kakuzu was still counting his money across from the table, writing checks and making deposits.
"Both of you, stop whining." He grumbled, to which Sasori looked at him with boredom.
"Talk to him. I am not a child." Deidara started to yell at his partner when Pein came back outside, done with helping Konan with the laundry. Everyone immediately stopped yelling and resumed regular conversation.
"Dinner's ready!" Ren called. It was like announcing the start of the super bowl. Everyone who wasn't outside was seemed to appear out of thin air, sitting down at the table. And the criminals already at the table were starting to ready themselves for whatever hell they unleashed in the kitchen. The two chefs stepped out of the back door with Ren carrying the plates and Itachi carrying the platter of lasagna. Tobi practically blasted out of his chair in excitement.
"Did you make it with love, Itachi-sama?" he shouted. Hidan and Kisame snickered and Itachi just settled for staring back at him with un-amused eyes.
"He probably poisoned it." Hadder muttered before groping Ren's butt. She yelled out and dropped the plates which Kakuzu caught with ease.
"Hadder!" She shrieked yanking his hair. When Itachi set the platter down everyone practically threw themselves at it, grabbing ridiculous portions of the food as Jeen carried a second lasagna and set it down. Within a half an hour, everyone was fed two portions of lasagna and one bowl of spumoni ice cream. No one had any complaints, in fact, everyone stayed around the table to talk.
"Puppets are more sophisticated than a third grader's work in art class." Sasori spat. Deidara glared at him and stood up, clay in hand.
"We'll see what you say when your puppets don't last for 'eternity', un! Art is fleeting!"
"Eternal."
"Fleeting!"
"For the love of Jashin, shut the fuck up!" Hidan yelled, taking Kisame's makeshift sword and brandishing it at them with anger. I stood up with a laugh and went inside, upstairs, and to my room. Upstairs, it was warmer than usual, so I slipped my arm out of its sling and pulled my hoodie over my head, throwing it over my desk chair. Now, I was just in my tank top and jeans.
I threw my shoes into my closet and turned around to shut the door, but instead I bumped into the chest of a certain S-rank criminal who was already closing it for me. I made a small squeak and ricocheted back a little, bumping into my dresser.
"Mind telling me when you're going to sneak up on me?" I asked, rubbing my nose. He turned around and pulled off his mask, leaning back against my door with a smirk.
"Thought you'd be used to it by now." He said, crossing his arms. I rolled my eyes and shuffled through a few papers on my desk before finding the one I recently created. Holding it up, I turned around and faced him.
"Do you like it?" he eyed it for a moment. It was a life sized picture of him in his old armor with his old weapons. I'd tried as hard as I could to contain my excitement as I watched him take in the face I'd tried so hard to re-create and the detail I'd added to his uniform. When he looked back up at me he nodded in approval and I smiled.
"It took me a while, but I woke up last night and I thought that'd I'd try to make a picture of you since I've done almost everyone else." With a grin, I put the paper down and went to my closet to pull out a regular t-shirt, but when I turned around Madara wasn't there anymore. I blinked a few times and turned back around. Sure enough, there he was. I stumbled backwards and fell to the floor, jostling my arm. The pain brought me back to my senses and I winced, feeling around for the sling and grabbing it. Madara laughed and pulled my up with my good arm, placing his hands on my waist.
"Remind me to give you some training sometime." He said, helping me hook the sling around my neck. I mumbled a curt thank you before pulling the shirt over my head. But I wasn't getting away that quickly. His hands were still on my waist and my heart was at a standstill. We'd kissed plenty of times before, so why was this time any different? I didn't know what to do in this situation. Should I wrap my hands somewhere? Why am I freaking out?
But it was when he leant down to press his lips to mine that I truly knew what to do. My arms wrapped around his neck as I arched my body against his. What started out as a standard kiss was evolving into something else as we both deepened the kiss, bodies flush together. This was getting out of hand, this was too much but it was so wonderful.
We pulled apart and I blushed, looking anywhere but at him.
Third Person Madara.
He looked down at the crown of her with a thoughtful expression. What did he just do? What did they just do? What was that? And why was she so embarrassed? He was a bit entranced in the moment. Okay, very entranced in the moment and it seemed like they would have gone further if they hadn't pulled away. Hell, his hands were still on her waist.
He didn't know why he was still thinking about their relationship. He'd already grown to have strong feelings for her, there was no use pondering why. He just knew that he did. And what they just did now was more than just small feelings of curiosity. He like her. A lot it seemed, and he was starting to wonder about her too.
"Jeen," she looked up at him, embarrassed, "I…" Fuck, what was he to say to her? She stood there with a blank expression on her face as he contemplated.
"When have you ever doubted me?" he said, placing his left hand on her shoulder. She shook her head slowly.
"No…but why?" I pressed my forward to hers and stared into her eyes.
"Then when I let my guard down what does that tell you, perhaps?" his voice was serious and stern as he searched her eyes for any meaning, any sign of emotions. Both of his arms were on her shoulders now as she opened her mouth several times, closing it each time. After a few moments though, she finally answered.
"What about the rest of the group…what if they figure it out?" she said. Madara chuckled and closed his eyes, smiling.
"I figure that only the sharpest of the group have figured our…relationship out, Jeen." He said, eyes still closed. Jeen pulled away and tilted her head to the side.
"So…does this mean that we're like, uhm…dating now?" he winced. That word: Dating. It was a crude word for a strong bond and he didn't like it. He opened his eyes and tried to repress a grimace.
"I would exchange that word for together or anything other than 'dating.'" She nodded and pressed her face against his chest, listening to his heartbeat with a smile, as if she was afraid that he wasn't actually alive.
Like? I actually just wrote it lol.
How is everyone doing? I'm re-starting this story, by the way, but if anything comes up make sure to read down here just in case.
I'm keeping Madara as TOBI. So, please don't point that out to me! I AM AWARE.
See you guys next chapter, okay? :D
Stay chill~.