Part III - Huge and Make-Up
Disclaimer: Mia is my only tool on this adventure.
Warning: Innuendos. Rated T for a reason, darlings.
Beta: Lavendor Queen
Why can't any of my fun characters not be perverted? First Sakura, now Mia...
(ノ◕ヮ◕)ノ*:・゚✧
When I re-entered the fray, nearly everything was taken care of. I didn't bother stopping or hesitating, I just moved straight to Deidara - he had landed on the ground - and tugged on the sleeve of his cloak. Deidara looked over at me, frowning.
"I need you to take me to Konoha. Now," I said quietly.
Deidara, noticing my tone, straightened and nodded his head.
We left immediately.
(ノ◕ヮ◕)ノ*:・゚✧
Deidara didn't ask, and I didn't tell him. He dropped me off at Konoha before informing me he would head back and inform the others. I bade him good day, grateful he didn't press the issue or question me. I opened the door to my home, idly wondering if Naruto was home, but immediately dismissed the thought - he wouldn't be home for a couple more days. The door opened with ease and I stepped in, muttering a I'm home under my breath.
The smell of food penetrated my daze, and I blinked at that, confusion taking a hold of me for a moment or two before I realized what was going on.
"Kakashi?"
"Hm? Oh, welcome home, Mia."
I nodded at that, a frown tugging on my lips as I moved through the front room. I glanced in the direction of the kitchen before shrugging and moving on to my bedroom. I changed into a more comfortable attire - my pajamas, actually - and headed into the kitchen.
"You were supposed to have returned yesterday. Did you and the Kazekage get sidetracked?" Kakashi asked, not glancing up from his cooking.
"I guess you could that," I demurred, recognizing the food he was making and moving over to the stove. Kakashi glanced at me, murmuring a quiet thank you, and the two of us set to making dinner in silence.
When dinner was made, Kakashi finally deigned to glance over at me, and he peered at me. "What's wrong?"
I glanced away. "Just got some bad news today."
"... Do you need to talk about it?"
I gave him a dry look. "I doubt it would do much good."
"You never know until you try," Kakashi pointed out. "I'm not going to push the issue, because I hate it when people to do that to me and I respect you enough to not force anything out of you."
"Thanks," I murmured.
"... But I'll ask again anyway because I'm told that's what friends do," Kakashi said, an amused glint in his eyes. "What happened?"
"Bastard," I accused, smiling. "You are too going to pester me."
Kakashi gave a chuckle.
"... It's a love life problem," I allowed.
"Ah."
"... We both know you have no love life, so you can't really be of help in this problem."
"Ah."
"... And we both know you're pretty clueless about that sort of thing, too. At least for stable relationships."
"Ah."
I smirked in amusement.
"You're right, I'm not going to be of much use," Kakashi agreed. "However, I can tell you this much: ...girl time?"
"Girl time," I repeated blankly, before my eyes widened. "Oh my God. Kakashi. I love you."
Kakashi nodded his head. "I know. Do you want me to contact them or...?"
"Nope," I said, grinning widely. "I think I'll contact them myself. It's about time I took a nice, long break from the general stupidity of men and immerse myself with the awesomeness that is women."
"I don't know if I should be offended by that or not," Kakashi said, his eyes closing and giving me his eye-smile.
I patted his shoulder, not bothering to confirm or deny the insult. "I'll be back!"
"You're leaving now?"
"'Course!"
"In your pajamas?"
"Yep!"
"... Do you need me to pick up some chocolate while you're gone?"
"... Yes, please."
"Alright."
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I trailed behind Tsume, the woman had me by my upper arm and was guiding me to the hotsprings , Anko whistling an eerie tune beside her. I was content to allow the duo to guide me away.
Yoshino and the others were there, as well. Not even after I had told Tsume I was in need of serious Girl's night, a half hour ago, did she whip this out.
The hotsprings were warm and nice and I entered the changing room with the others.
"It's good to have you back in Konoha," Yoshino commented, undressing.
I wiggled out of my footy-pajamas (don't judge), smiling at her. "It's good to be back. I have a feeling I'll be staying for a while, too."
"You will tell us about your trip," Nina said, smiling at me.
"Of course," I assured her.
"Ah! It's nice to be free of such restricting things," Anko sighed, walking into the hot springs in her birthday suit.
I rolled my eyes. "Restricting? You call those clothes restricting?"
Anko only cackled in response and I trailed after her, same attire. Soon all of us were relaxing in the hot water, completely content.
"So what's up?" Tsume asked, giving me a feral grin.
"Men are idiots," I sighed.
"Hell yeah they are," Anko agreed.
"Don't tell me you're just figuring that out," Yoshino said, grinning wickedly.
I smirked. "No. I just had a reminder about it."
"Ooooh, no," Akiko said, clucking her tongue. "Don't tell me it's something related to that Tobi-guy you've been mooning over."
I had the decency to blush in embarrassment and shame. "... It is."
Nina shook her head. "What did he do?"
Shifting in the water, I retold the events.
"That idiot," Anko concluded after I finished.
"I swear if Shikaku had ever done that to me, I would have knocked him flat," Yoshino promised.
"I would have castrated him," Tsume growled.
"And that's why you're divorced," Nina snorted.
"Please. That coward ran away because he didn't like the thought of a woman in charge."
"He ran away because you ripped off his dick when you caught him cheating," Anko muttered under her breath.
Tsume chose to ignore that and I had to cover my mouth with my hands to smother my snickers.
"So what do you plan on doing now?" Akiko asked.
"Well," I said slowly, "I'm not giving up on him." At their groans, I was quick to add, "I'm sorry gals, but I really do think we would be great together. I really want to at least give us a chance, rather than move on and always wonder. I don't want to be the one singing the one that got away."
Yoshino and the other married women nodded their heads, while Anko wrinkled her nose in distaste and Tsume shrugged. Yoshino said, "I don't blame you for that. You never know who can be the one, right?"
"I wouldn't go that far," I said, shifting nervously. "But I definitely want to give us a shot."
"And how do you plan on doing that?" Tsume asked.
I shrugged, frowning. "... I don't know. Seduce him?"
The women laughed.
"That's one way," Akiko giggled. "It would certainly be entertaining to see!"
I blushed. "W-Well I don't know what else to do! I'm not good with those sort of things."
"The way I see it, you either make him regret his choice," Nina drawled out, "or you give him no other option, but to accept."
"I like both of those options. Why can't I do both?"
"To make him regret you could try making him jealous," Nina pointed out.
I wrinkled my nose. "I don't really like the thought of doing that. That implies I would be manipulating yet another person into this, and hurting them in the end. Or if I told them up front, it would feel too... too..."
"Too much like you were cheating on him?" Akiko guessed, her tone sympathetic. "You've got it bad, sweetie."
I nodded my head, sighing.
"Or you could just just show off what he's missing," Tsume said, grinning wickedly. "I still say you should flash him."
"I'm not going to flash him!" I laughed. "And I'm not going to strip for him either, or pant after him like some kind of freak. I'm way too proud to go chasing after him desperately."
"Then pretend nothing happened."
"I can't! Now that I know he likes me, too...!"
"Well," Anko reasoned, "you don't want to actually fight over him, apparently, so that's your only other choice. That or move on, but you won't do that, either. So really... you have to ask yourself this... Is this guy worth fighting for? Is he worth risking embarrassment and shame, and rejection? Is he worth throwing caution in the wind and just trying your damnedest to win him over?"
I had no response for that, and my brow furrowed. "I..."
I closed my eyes, letting out a long breath as I carefully thought through my answer.
I've dated before, sure. Like I said, I had already had my first kiss and all that jazz. I wasn't impressed by either of the aforementioned, and frankly, I wasn't interested in falling in love. It didn't seem very practical or rational, and sure, I'd read all about it and it's wonderful in stories, but this was reality. There was no guarantee for a happy ending here.
I wasn't interested in falling love, yet I still did. He was my best friend Tobi... No, Obito... Obito was my closest friend. I knew I could tell him anything, and I knew that despite my confession, he would still be there for me. He was a constant in my life, he was my rock and my shadow and my sun and my...
There was no chance of returning to my old world. I had mourned my dream job and my family and friends a long, long time ago. Obito was the whole reason I was in this world, and he was the whole reason I was actively changing anything. The fact that I've been going out of my way to ensure his happiness, and the fact that I didn't despise him for taking me away from my home... I didn't even resent him for it... didn't that alone speak volumes of my feelings?
He... He made me laugh when I know I'm about to cry, and he knows all my favorite things and I can tell him about my dreams, and he's the only one who knows all my nasty little secrets, my most embarrassing moments and yet he's still my best friend. He's still been by my side and something tells me that that won't ever change.
He was worth risking my life over, he was worth risking my friendship with Konoha, and the trust placed in me... it would seem obvious that he was worth the possible heartache, too.
But if I pursued this path, I knew there would be no turning back. If I went down that path, and if by some miracle he consented and we became a couple... There would be no backing out. He'd been through enough hell that if I were to reject him - his closest friend - I feared it would break him.
That was a lot of pressure.
I wasn't sure if I was ready to handle that pressure.
And yet...
When I thought about being with someone, I couldn't wrap my mind around being with anyone else. For years, it seemed like Obito had taken precedence over everyone else in that department. The thought of moving on literally seemed impossible (I knew it wasn't, but it just felt like it).
Shifting in the water, I opened my eyes.
I was head of heels in love with Obito. That was something I couldn't deny.
I wanted for us to happen. I wanted that in an almost desperate need.
I'll be damned, I thought softly. It's always been the boy who chases after the girl, but now it's the girl who's going to chase after the boy... and damn straight that girl is going to kick ass.
"Alright," I declared. "Yes. Yes. He's worth it. We're worth it. I'm not backing down without a fight, damn it!"
The women laughed at my declaration.
"So what's the plan of attack?" Tsume asked.
"No jealousy," I said firmly. "That just seems to end bad for everyone. And I'm not flashing. That doesn't mean I can't make him squirm, or show him what he's missing out on."
"Good girl," Yoshino amended. "First lesson in being a kunoichi - you are a kunoichi. You're not a shinobi, you're not 'one of the guys' when you're on a mission as a kunoichi. You are beautiful, you are smart, and you are lethal."
"Making him squirm, huh," Nina said thoughtfully. "Now that your confession is out in the open, and you know he's attracted to you, there is going to be some serious sexual tension."
"Show him what he's missing...? Well, they always say a way to a man's heart is through his stomach," Akiko teased.
"Oooh. I've got an idea," Anko said, wiggling her eyebrows. "Why not grope him?"
"Anko!"
"That would be funny. Oh come on, I bet his reaction would be hilarious," Tsume snickered.
"Ladies, please," Yoshino said, grinning as she turned to me. "If you're going to grope him, do it when he least expects it - "
"I cannot believe what I am hearing," I laughed
"Oh, hush. Guys can do it to girls, why can't we do it to them?" Akiko questioned.
I grinned, rolling my eyes. "I'll think about it, but either way... Now that my issue has been resolved, how is everyone else doing?"
"Mn. Ino's been taking sculpting classes, did you know?" Nina said.
"What, really?" Yoshino asked. "I wouldn't have pegged her for a sculptor."
Nina shot me a sidelong glance and I ducked my head. "Well, the PenPal Mia's set her up with is an artist. From what she's told me, he's quite passionate about it and is a very skilled sculptor."
"He is quite the artist," I agreed. "Not to mention he's a bit of a pyromaniac. Has she started showing interest in fire jutsu?"
"As a matter of fact, yes," Ninja laughed. "Even though it's not her nature-type... She's also been fiddling around with more explosives than usual. Not that I'm complaining, she's taking her training more seriously now, saying that Sakura already got to train under her PenPal."
"Sasori's quite a poison master," Anko said, frowning thoughtfully. "Sakura seems to really idolize the man. I'm starting to feel left out."
I patted her shoulder consolingly. "Don't be. You'll always be her first sensei, and we'll always be her second and third mothers."
"If only I could get Shikamaru as motivated as Ino is," Yoshino sighed.
"Good luck with that," Akiko snorted. "PenPal or not, I don't see him getting motivated over anything."
"On the PenPal subject..." Yoshino drawled, "how's Hinata and her PenPal, do you know, Mia?"
I smiled. "Yeah. Her PenPal, Konan, seems to be doing well last I checked."
"That's right, Hinata-chan went to Amegakure to meet her and train under her for a year, right?" Tsume said, giving a small frown.
"It was a more political measure than anything," Nina dismissed. "A gesture from Konohagakure to show that they trusted the Akatsuki enough to place one of their valued Clan heirs in their home. I heard she was personally escorted by Jiraiya, but he didn't actually go in Amegakure, and he kept a disguise."
"I can't confirm or deny that juicy bit of information," I told her, giving her a regretful look. "I can tell you, however, that Jiraiya-sensei has yet to formally meet Konan or the Akatsuki leader."
"Really?"
"Really. Actually, no one has formally met the leader of the Akatsuki that isn't an Akatsuki member."
"What? Is he that paranoid?" Akiko asked.
I nodded my head. "He has a lot of enemies. He doesn't want any of them coming after his organization - his people - just because they don't like him."
"Good leader," Yoshino murmured.
"One of the best."
"... So what else happened while I was gone?"
"Well..."
(ノ◕ヮ◕)ノ*:・゚✧
"Mia!"
I stopped in the middle of the road, the song I had been singing softly under my breath died in my throat and I turned around just in time to find Tobi grabbing me by the shoulders roughly, his Akatsuki cloak fluttering behind him.
"Where the hell have you been? When I asked Deidara where he took you, he refused to answer, and you know Zetsu can't track you, and when I checked out your home, you weren't there...!" Tobi cut himself off, retracting his hands from me and giving me a glowering look. "Do you have any idea how - "
"Worried?" I interrupted, smiling slyly. He snorted. "... I'm sorry for worrying you, 'Obi, but I just needed time to cool off."
His shoulders sagged. "... I get it. I know. I'm sorry for snapping, I just... Mia... we need to talk about... about us."
I nodded my head, reaching forward and taking both his hands loosely in my own. I began to swing our hands side to side. "We absolutely do."
Tobi shifted nervously. "... Mia..."
"Shhh. Let me talk first. Look, I get it. I don't like it, but I get it, and... and I know how much it'd suck for you if I left. So... so I'm not going to make you choose. I'm not going to be so selfish as to say we're either together, or I'm gone. Not now, at least. I also know how it'd be hard for both of us to ask you to end our friendship, so I could properly pursue you, so I won't. Don't forget my feelings for you, 'Obi, but don't go out of your way to change anything. That's going to be on me, okay?"
"... What do you mean...? Are you saying you want to continue on like normal?" Tobi asked hesitantly, an almost hopeful tone in his voice.
"For the most part," I replied. "The only real difference is that I'll be seducing you with my mad cooking skills and I'll be hitting on you a lot more. Which reminds me, want to go on a date?"
"What? Now?"
"Sure."
"No!"
I nodded, expecting as much. "You'll say yes eventually. Statistics are on my side."
Tobi gave a strangled laugh. "That's not..."
I squeezed his hands, smiling. "I already told you that I'm not giving up."
He didn't respond right away. Without warning, he pulled my hands behind, and caught off guard, I stumbled. In that split second, though, I realized what he was trying to do. My arms wrapped around him and he wrapped his arms around the lower half of my back, resting his chin on my head.
"... We just got into a fight," I mumbled, "... so now we hug and make-up, right?"
"That's right. We hug and make-up."
We lapsed into silence.
"... Mia, if you ever walk away from me in the middle of a damn battleground..."
"I won't, I won't, jeeze."
"You said that last time and look what happened."
"Okay! Okay! I get it, hey! Tobi, you're squeezing me. I can't breathe!"
"Yes you can. What are you doing out here anyway?"
"Well, I was having a girl's out, but then Hana came and told Tsume that one of the dogs were sick and she also mentioned that Shikaku set the kitchen on fire trying to fix his dinner, so Yoshino had to... well, we rescheduled for another time... Currently, though, I'm off to drop this off."
I held up an envelope. "... It's an order from Nina's flower shop to send Gaara a whole bunch of flowers."
"... Why? Don't tell me you still feel guilty over it? I thought we already went over this. We needed the bijuu. We would have taken it either way, with or without your blessing. Either we killed him and numerous shinobi in the process, or we gave him a nice, happy memory and took it without his knowledge. Besides, he doesn't even want the bijuu, it didn't hurt him, and it probably saved his sanity."
"I violated his trust!"
"And he will never know the wiser."
"But I do."
Tobi gave a pained sigh.
"Let's face it," I said reasonably, "due to my guilty conscience, I will probably forever be his bitch."
"That's a lovely image in my head, thank you. Seriously. Thank you."
"Oh, hush. You'll live. Speaking of which... you sure you don't want to go on a date?"
"Mia!... Wait. Mia. Is... Is that your hand on my...? Oh my God. Oh my God. GET YOUR HAND OFF MY ASS!"
"Priss!" I laughed, happily turning and skipping away. I am going to have way too much fun with this.
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I finally got my last bit of motivation from some timely fanart from moonlightkyuubi (deviantART), so big THANK YOU to you! The fanart link is on profile, or you can check out their gallery or my (Charredblossom16) favorites. Also have new fanart featuring Mia, Nao, Miwako and Sakura by Oblivion177. Check out their gallery or my favorites, link is also on profile.
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