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 Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2009 4:12 pm
Itachi shrugged, slightly. He didn't know where they were right now. All he knew were the quickest routes in, out, to the kitchen, bathroom/washroom, and the 'meeting like hall'. He looked around for something familiar, but what though? A familiar crack in the wall? "No ones tried. That Kai is probably willing to celebrate, Deidara, Tobi, Kurai could hel-" Itachi stopped. He was about to say, 'Kurai could help drag others.' It wasn't possible. She was ead. Gone. Gone to hell. He tried to recover as quickly as possible befor ethe look in his eyes went by noticed, "They could help gather others."
A semi-warm smile laid on Kurai's face. She was.. somewhat happy that Kai had decided to stay with her. The smile didn't last long for she remembered Zetsu-san was there to.. to eat heal her. Maybe this wasn't something she wanted others to see.
"Who cares about what Tashi want's to do? He wants to do whatever I want to do." Akane grinned from ear to ear, not giving Katashi a chance to have his say. Being polite, for once, she glanced at the silent, until thus far, ninja.
Katashi had his share of silence. He had let the girls have a chat, now he wanted to speak. "It really doesn-"
"He has spoken! Now let's go!" Akane's grin grew bigger, ducking under Kira's hand. "No one's really boring by the way. You just got to find.. the interesting parts."
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Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2009 4:26 pm
Just barely did Nami catch Kurai's name out of Itachi's sentence. Though she didn't dare utter one word about it, though the way she had slightly paused mid-step probably gave it away. She didn't know what exactly to say now. If she were to 'comfort' him, he'd take it as pity, if she didn't say a word, he... probably wouldn't care, but maybe she didn't want him to doubt that she cared. She decided she'd respond to what he'd said before ... the unmentionable. "Those aren't the people I want there. Kai, yes, though. No one else cares, I don't think... But maybe Kai doesn't either."
Zetsu nodded at Kai's actions, taking it that he was staying and that he himself should start tending to Kurai's wounds. The only thing he didn't know was... "Where exactly are you wounded, Kurai-san?"
Kira shrugged; Katashi would speak up eventually. "Alright. Short cut it is?" A familiar grin stretched aross the young ninja's face, a none-too happy black hole making way 'cross the floor before anyone could reject the offer.
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Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2009 4:51 pm
Itachi continued on as nothing out of place had happened. Nami was very hard headed, although hr had figured it out much earlier. It just really showed right now. After a moment of silence he asked, "Who do you want there?" This was the Akatsuki and overtime, even if it's just with a few members, you begin to care, look out for them. In one way or another, even if it is just because you are in a partner ship.
"Uhh.." Kurai began. The throbbing was all over and she didn't know where it all came from. Although she was suffering from a major headache. "It may just be that I'm not used to.. to.. to not having voices in my head, but my head aches bad." Kurai checked herself slowly, feeling herself. The bottom half didn't suffer much except from minor scratches and bruises that would heal over time, same with her arms. Though, Kurai figured, she probably had a half purple arm. Her clothes were torn and tattered fand from the looks of it, it looked like it was more of 'sliced open'. Kurai's back, neck and head seemed to suffer the most. The worst places it would've been. "Just my back, neck and head." She slightly shrugged. Although this place, 'healing rooms', were supposed to help support life, Kurai dreaded them. The needles, knives, equipment always had memories....
"Same as before, right? Let it guide you blahblahblah and all that?" Akane questioned. Maybe this time she could trot into some random direction of more black shadow thingies. Well, now that Akane thought about it, that's what she had been doing the first time.
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Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2009 5:14 pm
That was a rather good question. Nami mentally beat the living hell out of herself for saying the words that lead to the question. She didn't want to answer, really, at all. There were only 4 people she wanted there, one was dead, two didn't give a s**t, and the other... she didn't know. Maybe she could just answer with that. "Only... 4 people. ... Two of the four would have to have serious mental changes, though." The two she was speaking of, obviously enough, were her parents. They would definitely need a personality adjustment.
Zetsu nodded, grabbing something from a table that had hundreds of medical supplies layed out neatly on top of it. He decided against using an unnecessary needle so soon, handing Kurai a strong, fast pain relief pill. He didn't give her anything to her to sleep yet, just in case she wanted to stay awake; he'd leave it up to her. "You can take off your shirt and use this," He then handed her a thin, light-colored blanket, "or leave it on. Removing it would just make it easier and cause less stress on your wounds."
[[For some reason I didn't want Zetsu to suggest that... It just seemed perverted to me. xDD Even though she'd be laying on her stomach, I still thought it kind of perverted. > o > ]]
Kira nodded in Akane's direction after stiffling a scoff. She lazily walked into the hole, her body disappearing into the blackness immediately. It wasn't as black this time, just a dark gray, making the shadowy figures stand out a bit more. A few quiet moans and groans could be heard from them; Kira finally allowing them to 'speak.' Why not frighten the boy and indulge the girl?
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Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2009 7:38 pm
Itachi sighed out loud. "I assume none of them would be able to arrive?" It was quite obvious, or so Itachi thought. Not just anyone could come to the Akatsuki and just leave as simply as that. Now that he had time to think about it, nothing like that had happened before. Maybe it was because, as stupid as some villages may seem, they didn't send groups of ninjas on suicide missions. Although, he knew of some ninjas who were willing to go on those suicide missions.
Kurai greatfully accepted the pill, quietly muttering a thank you. She popped it into her mouth, swallowing it without any use of liquid. Kurai was a master and swallowing drugs. She looked at Zetsu, unsure about the getting undressed part. Kurai quickly glanced at Kai. Maybe it would've been better if he had left. If it helped her out... Slowly, Kurai undid each button without so much as a stammer or blush. She pulled her undid shirt from underneath her laying it aside. Kurai, making this as quickly as possible, threw the sheet on, a faint blush on her cheeks. She wasn't used to a stranger working on her. Kurai was only used to those who had experimented on her. Being completely naked then didn't seem so bad as these people seeing her half naked. These people whom she might just know for the rest of her life.
[[xD I didn't mind reading it, but typing that out is a whole different story! d:]]
Akane let out a quick gasp. What were these... these creatures, if she may? She stopped in her tracks staring at them dead on. They were all over the place, even some that she might as well be 'floating' on. Akane had a sudden urge to poke these thingies that were more dominant than before. She held out a hand, a finger sticking oout while the rest were closed as a fist. Akane held her breath and owuld accept whatever would happen...
Katashi hated sticking around with Akane. If he had a choice, he would've left this scary/fun/cheerful girl. She adored being in this dark hell hole. Just to add on to his worry, it looked like she wanted to poke it with her bear finger! Katashi watched her quietly, without so much as letting go of his breath. Kira had said before, 'I don't have a reason to kill you. Yet.'
[[Or at least that's what I thought she said. ^ ^;;]]
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Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2009 8:43 pm
Nami huffed, trying to match Itachi's sigh just for the hell of it; just to mock, really. She chuckled to herself, ending with a smile that slowly faded like the cheer of an audience would after the baseball player was completely struck-out. Like her empty face was the dreaded silence after such a feat. "One of them may." She tossed a glance his way. "But I don't think he'd enjoy sitting awkwardly in a room with two other people." She shrugged, her offer dimming. "I don't think I'm going to celebrate it. --Too old for a party." She didn't like that. She didn't like it at all. 'She was too old for a party.' It seemed that as life went on, you became too old for just about everything.
[[I know, right? xDD I don't mind reading stuff like that; it actually seems normal, and then I type it and I'm like, "...Whaaaaat? ... That sounds... nooooo, I don't want that! D8 So weird! Dx " ]]
Kai had kindly looked away after Zetsu had even given her the blanket, just to give her 'space' if she were to choose to undress. He sat with his legs half-way off the edge of the bed, kicking them around carelessly just to tame the urge he had to pace around and about the room.
[[I'mma give Kurai some specific wounds... >.> {Sounds weird. xD } 'cause Iunno where exactly she's hurt, and I don't want my posts to be too vague, so yeah. xD ]]
Zetsu, already, could see many, many wounds. Cuts, small gashes, and bruises seemed to liter Kurai's arms and what little he saw of her torso and back. Her neck was shielded away by her hair, but he was sure he'd be given the chance to examine it later. He tilted his venus fly-trap of a head at her. "Where would you like to start? ... In other words, where does the pain currently annoy you most?"
[[... Is it just me, or is Zetsu's 'posts' like... a lot smarter than my other ones? xD ]]
A long, crooked, shadow of a finger reached out brush it's nail against the underside of Akane's out stretched one. Vibrations through the atmosphere let it be known that the creature snickered, fading away once the deed was finished only to be replaced later by some other poor soul.
[[HA. xD Might as well've been what she said. xDDD Pretty much just summed it up. = w= ]]
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Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2009 9:08 pm
Itachi chuckled. It wasn't one of those full on loud chuckle. It was quiet, but then again, when it came to Itachi wasn't everyting toned down? "Life is to be celebrated." Itachi's words rang with sincerity. It was true, it was what he believed. Yet, Itachi, without second thoughts, took away so many countless, defenceless lives. Lives that were celebrated before. Maybe they were happy and had those lives that many in the Akatsuki envied. The lives where everything was to be celebrated. It was much different in the Akatsuki. A sucessful mission was never to be celebrated. In fact, it was not something to celebrate to begin with. Mass killers, the Akatsuki were, and proud.
Kurai could see Kai from the corner of her eyes. He seemed rather bored, then again who wouldn't? Seeing someone getting healed wasn't exactly the most entertaining thing to do. "Kai, you can go." This time she felt more sure of it. Zetsu wouldn't just leave her, right? She was injured and now somewhat his responsiblity. Kurai turned her head towards Zetsu, attempting to only stare at the white half. It was sort of mean; staring only at half of his face, she realized after doing so. Kurai brought herself to look Zetsu full on, "My head is what's killing me." She was just using it as a figure of speech but decided to add, "Not literally sorta."
Akane laughed loudly. A unique one at that. It was one that couldn't really be mistaken for anyone elses. It had genuine ring to it. An innocent sort of ring, if you may. Once she calmed herself enough to talk she asked Kira, without so much as turning around, "Where'd it go?"
[[By the way, I'm lazy and won't really be typing much for Katashi. Akane does all the talking anyways. n__n"]]
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Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2009 9:36 pm
A nod at first, followed by a quiet, wise, "I know." Nami both understood and agreed with him. If anything, that's exactly what she thought and felt. Something then occurred to her, and her gaze shot back to Itachi. "Do you celebrate your birthday often? Well, I know you do at least once a year," She teased. When he asked her that, that was almost what she thought he meant. "but do you really celebrate it?"
Kai's swinging of the legs actions slowed to a halt as he looked over to Kurai was a seemingly innocent expression. He gave a stubborn pout as he stood up, being hesitant on purpose if Kurai were to change her mind. For some reason, he felt like he should stay; he felt responsible for her now. Though, Zetsu probably had more part in that than himself now, but oh well. He wasn't talking about Zetsu.
Zetsu nodded, "The pain in your head will ease off in a few minutes." He looked her over again, his eyes lingering on a group of cluttered bruises placed on her shoulder. It looked like she was physically attacked by something; what on earth happened? He blinked slowly; by the time he opened them he was looking off to the side. "Is your head bleeding? Ears?" He made a poking gesture through the air. "Any thing oozing some kind of vile liquid?" He sounded almost completely paranoid... like a germ-o-phobe.
Kira smiled. Akane would ask that as if wanting the creature back. "If must have passed on. All the shadows you see here are stuck between heaven and hell. They're being judged. I only have control over them during this period. Unless..." Kira trailed off, her eyes lowering. Unless she were to call upon them after they've descended down to hell. Though that took much more time and energy...
[[ xDD Okie. c: ]]
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Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2009 9:58 pm
Itachi had thought about that earlier. About his own day of birth. When was the last time he celebrated it? Must've been, at the very least, six years when he had celebrated his birthday. It was also the day he had become an 'outcast', a 'genius fraud', and of course a criminal. If he replied with a direct no, Itachi might as well been lying about everything. "I haven't felt the need to celebrate a dirty life for years." After a while he had found a loop hole to his oh so smart, 'Life is to be celebrated.'
Kurai sighed a little, just enough not to hurt herself in the movement of doing so. "Do what you deem is right. Wasn't an order anyways." Ever since the demons had sacraficed themselves for her, Kurai's catness eemed to have vanished. She felt the sudden urge to wiggle her ears and swirl her tail. A quiet moan escaped her lips. The demons were gone. How many more things could remind her of them? How many? Kurai, trying to keep herself busy, went to check for some leaking blood. Her hands ran through her hair and announced, "Most of the wounds seem to have scabbed over. S'just slightly trickling."
Akane laughed again. It wasn't her 'oh how funny' laugh, it again like her twisted little smile, had the sound of evil. "Wonder where I'll go?" She spat out the question. It was an obvious one right? Maybe some of these Akatsuki members were just poor lost souls, no clue where they were wondering. Unlike them, Akane knew. She knew what taking away each life meant. She knew the consequences. She knew. Although it was sort of a must. Afterall, how else could she protect without killing?
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Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2009 10:21 pm
Nami had hoped for that sort of answer. Now she could say - - "Then why should I celebrate mine?" ... that, without seeming foolish or utterly depressed. Though, she seemed to smirk challengingly at Itachi when stating the words. She didn't feel the need to celebrate her birthday just on that one day. She tried to live her life by living it like it was her last.
Kai's whole being seemed to droop a little. Now he was stuck between two things. Leaving and taking a shower only to be extremely bored afterwards, or staying and... well, whatever happened after that. He sighed and leaned against the wall. He'd stay for now.
"Hm. They should be fine, then. Scabs are like the bodies natural bandages." The white half stated happily. Zetsu's face look extremely unbalanced and unorthodox as the black half gave the white half an 'I hate you,' look. It was like a living oxymoron. "I shall tend to your back, then?"
[[Dude... I love Zetsu. xD At least, I love my Zetsu. XD ]]
Kira felt distant from the two as she walked through the emptiness. It would be a slightly longer trip through it this time; Kira didn't know who to start with or where they were, so it'd be a bit longer. "I'm not sure. But I know that I'll see you here before you're judged... maybe even afterwards, too." Though her face was concealed, the arrogance shown through in her voice.
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Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2009 10:45 pm
Itachi knew it was coming. He simply had to. He was telling Nami to celebrate her birthday, sort of, but he never celebrated his own birthday in more than half a decade. He could even feel the words, "What makes mine any different?" Or something along those lines. What made it so different? What did make it any different? Well for one, no one before the recruiting started was very happy. Of course, with the exception of Tobi and Deidara, everyone else was just glum.
Kurai nearly laughed out loud. Zetsu-san really did seem like two people. Perhaps a 'Ze' and a 'Tsu'. Again she barely stopped herself. Kurai knew the feeling of fighting with yourself or at least it seemed to others she was fighting amongst herself. She felt the feeling was years away when hours before she was arguing about the volume they used. "It'll be much appreciated." [She on her back already? Whatever, if she is ignore her flipping over] One hand gripped onto the sheet, making sure it wouldn't fall. Slowly, painfully but surely Kurai had managed getting on her stomach without much of a groan or moan.
[[Zetsu could actually act like that. xDD No one really knows. He hasn't spoken like ten lines yet throughout the whole manga x3]]
Akane made a clicking sound with her tongue, lifting her tongue up and quickly snapping it down. "I have a feeling the Akatsuki might just live with each other again." She laughed, her happy laugh this time. This wasn't the time to laugh, Akane knew, but couldn't help herself. "I look forward to seeing you again but I don't think we'll see eachother there for a long, long time."
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Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2009 11:05 pm
Nami looked off to the side in what looked like deep thought before a small smile spread over her features. She nodded to herself for what she thought was some good reassurance. She was tired of the gloomy atmosphere, so why not try something? "You should come." She smiled at the wall, just so she could prove her non-gloomy attitude without looking him in the face. "--For what little celebration there is." She added quickly after. She wasn't going to gather them up and stick 'em in a room; oh no. She just... wanted ... someone to be there.
Zetsu furrowed his eyebrows at the girl's laughter. The white half did, at least. While the brighter half was confused, the darker side was too busy thinking cruel things about the girl, thinking that she was somehow mocking him/them. Once the nicer half noticed this, it tried to coax the other one into good thoughts and nice assumptions, only to be rudely mocked though thoughts. About half a minute passed while Zetsu's whole ordeal went down before he took to Kurai's wounds, looking them over yet again before deciding what should be done where. For the moment, he only cleaned the blood, of both the fresh and dried assortments, off gently with a spongie-like thing with hidden medicines and nutrients. "... Complain if it hurts." Zetsu didn't exactly... talk to people a lot, so he didn't understand how conversations and sayings were to be said, so he just made due with what the one-too-many voices in his head said.
[[I don't think she had flipped over. o .0 I didn't plan for her to already be on her belleh. xD ... I looove this Zetsu... He seems cutely innocent in some way. 8DDD ]]
Kira sent a surprised look in what direction she hoped was near Akane. "Are you saying you're going to die first or something?" Akane's whole 'rant' had confused Kira completely. Even though Kira had a sadistic pleasure in death, she didn't like thinking about her own or anyone she ... didn't hate, to put it simply.
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Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2009 3:19 pm
Itachi didn't reply right away. He was confused because, like usual, Nami was being Nami. Confusion was something he often felt when dealing with her. Of course Itachi would want to celebrate along side with someone except for the fact the it would blow his cover. The gloom and doom mission he had performed years ago would be discovered as a mission by others. It would be much simpler to refuse her kind offer. Although, Itachi didn't really want to let her down. He'd be no more then a hypocrite, right? "Inform me of the details." Itachi said after much thought. Nami's idea was really on the spur of the moment so of course she wouldn't know many details yet, but he really did want to know the gist of it all.
Kurai knew you didn't have to be a genius to know it would sting. Of course it hurt! She didn't want to be more trouble then she was already being. Kurai was troubling them right? She hadn't the faintest of idea of what hapepned to her either. Kurai gritted to her teeth, "Of course." She never really got used to the stinging when her wounds were cleansed. It still hurt as much as the first time.
[[True. Now that I think of it, it would've simpler if she had just sat up, right? All the Akatsuki seem innocent, one way or another. Not many of them seem to belong in a criminal organization xD]]
"No." Akane replied quickly, thinking back to what she had said. It all spilled out so fast, she didn't have much time ot think about it either. "Uhh," Akane flashed a smile even though the two couldn't see it, "Who knows what I meant?"
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Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2009 1:49 pm
"Hm..." Nami didn't really know the details yet. Were there supposed to be details? She wasn't having a god-damn party, so what details? "I guess... I don't know." She raised her hands palm-side up in an 'I really don't know' gesture. She lightly clapped her hands together in thought. "Uhhhmmm. Heh. Well, I'm not having a, like... a party, so... I don't know. That's not much of a celebration." Again, she gave a confused look. If there's no party, how would there be any kind of 'celebration'? Maybe that was just a trick to get 'posse' to hang out with for a day. ... It was. But, maybe they'd have cake...?
Kai frowned; he had felt the sensation of teeth gritting and what little trembling was taking place. He arched his back to lean away from the wall; a lazy way of getting back to your feet. He sat near the bed, opposite from Zetsu, leaning his head against the side of it. He didn't know what to do, really, for comfort. But, she'd hurt enough, right? Why must healing be painful too, if not just as much as the wounds when inflicted?
Both colored halves nodded in unison with equal expressions, which was unusual for them. The cleansing was finished, now it was time for tending to each wound with the supplies it specifically bled for. There was a particular gash on Kurai's arm that he could either sew shut with about 4 stitches, or simply wrap it in gauze and let nature take its course in stitching it back together. He'd ask Kurai about it later... [Because currently he ish ... doin' somethin'... >.> Neosporin! 8D Stops pain and infection~]
Kira emitted a quiet 'heh.' She glanced around at all the shadows; they looked as if they were dancing, perhaps it was a ritual? Or maybe it was just the lack of gravity? She looked back to where she had been staring ahead for god knows how long they'd been in that black hole. "Shall we 'dance with the dead' before we leave?" Of course, that was just a figure of speech, but it seemed funner to say than, 'Wanna see some more dead peoples?'
[[... Iunno. You make her sit up if you want to. xD Uhm... Yeah, I guess they do. But we haven't went into their dark side... Like, I could give in to Zetsu's black half. xD He munna eat joo~ ]]
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Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2009 3:32 pm
'Really,' Itachi thought, 'I'm actually trying to help her out with this party she seemed to want, but she sounds a bit hesitant on the idea.' Itachi's pace slightly sped up as the thinking did too. 'Nami hadn't been unsure about anything this whole time she came; why now? There must be a reason. Perhaps Nami doesn't want to come to the assigned room and no one showing up. Afraid of rejection? Maybe.' Itachi sighed. Thinking to himself would be of no help. "Why not a party? There's nothing else to do in this goddamned Akatsuki." Itachi insisted.
Kurai stopped gritting her teeth at the sound of Kai's approached. Had she worried him? Well, that was a pretty stupid question. She had worried him, it was clear, when Kai had first found her. Kurai knew as a fact that the healing had to hurt before anything else felt better. Why when it was supposed to help you live when it just sent you through more pain? She did not know. In fact, it didn't feel like healing at all. Kurai shrugged the idea off. She'd do whatever it took to be healed.
Akane twirled around to face Kira and Katashi. They really did seem much more farther than they could've been. Even from the distance Kira was standing, she was emitting brillant ideas. The idea of playing around with these soon-to-be judged souls was a very appealing idea. Akane really wondered what would be better. Sticking around here or meeting the vicious Akatsuki? At the moment, hangin' with the dead people is what tickled her pickle. "Loved to." Akane squealed.
[[Ehh, I'm too lazy to make her move. n___n" D: Nevermind, nevermind! I loves Tsu-kun but I dunt wanna be eaten be him. :'D]]
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