Y'know? It's really boring being sat down in one room for hours on end with nothing to do. That's what that bastard Itachi left me here for. Hours. Aria's asleep on the bed, I'm sat next to her. Her soft breathing is all I can hear. Great fun, huh? After the first few hours of trying to snap the chain, or break the cuff around my ankle, I gave up from sore hands. I lie back on the bed, sighing. "Where'd they all go anyway?" ←*♥*→
Aria opens one eye sleepily, looking at me. "Yap."
"Hm?" I ask, looking at her. "Yap?" She seems to nod at me, then looks at the door. "Ohh! Someone's coming?" She nods again, lying back down. "Wonder who-?"
The door comes open, Deidara comes walking in, a look of shock on his face when he sees me sitting on the bed. I frown at him, then smile. "Hi!"
"What're you still doing in here, un?" I frown, clearly confused. "Itachi said he was going to take you with him on his latest mission, un," Deidara says, thinking to himself.
I fold my arms, scowling. "Well, he sure didn't! I've been waaay past bored sat here all day! ...What're you doing in here anyway? Itachi's not in."
Deidara rubs the back of his head, a sweat drop on his head. "I know that, un."
I frown at him. "Then why're you in his room...? ......Oh! You're gonna do something to it, aren't you!?"
Deidara seems shocked, then grins evilly, getting a gleam in his eyes. "Yeah, un. I was gonna do something to it. I don't like Itachi, un! He made me join this thing, yeah! I'm gonna pay him back!" He then looks at me, looking wary. "...You're not gonna tell him it was me, are you, un?"
I look blankly at Deidara, then smile widely, "Can I help?"
Deidara blinks, then grins evilly. "Sure, why not, un." I nod happily, getting off the bed and walking over to where he's stood. He frowns slightly when he sees the chain around my ankle, then sighs. "I guess he doesn't want you leaving anytime soon, un."
I nod sadly, then smile broadly. "So what ya gonna do? Tell me, tell me, tell meee~!"
Deidara sighs, "Are you always this hyper?" I shake my head, still smiling. "Oh, well, we're gonna make everything in this room break, un." When I look blankly at him, he explains it in simpler terms. "We're gonna make everything breakable, like when he touches it, it breaks, yeah." Still, a blank expression is across my face. He sighs, rubbing his temples. "You're so...blonde."
I scowl at him. "Look who's talking!"
Deidara sighs again, then goes and sits on Itachi's chair. "Look, un. What we're gonna do is break this chair. So, when Itachi sits on it, it'll break and he'll fall to the floor, yeah."
I frown. "But that's not very nice..."
He slaps his forehead. "It's not meant to be, un. But it'll be funny!"
I brighten up. "Oh! Well, lets get on with it then!"
Deidara nods, getting up off Itachi's chair and kneels next to it. "Let the fun begin, un..."
Itachi and Kisame walk back into the Akatsuki lair, each of them carrying a few bags. Kisame sighs, turning to Itachi. "Why'd we have to be on shopping duty this week?"
Itachi remains silent, his eyes closed. He walks into the kitchen, placing the bags on the table, and heads for his room. "You're not even going to help put all this away!?" Kisame yells after his partner.
Itachi ignores him, heading for his room still. The girl had better still be there...and my room still be in one piece. He reaches his door, pushing it open with slight force. It bounces off the wall, causing the slumbering girl to jump awake, startled. Itachi looks around the room before his gaze stops on me.
I shake my head, clearing my cloudy vision. "Aw man...I hate being woken up..." I then look to the door, seeing Itachi standing there. "Aw man, it's you..." I lie back down, turning on my side, facing away from the door, Aria cuddled up to my stomach. I hear him walking around the room, but ignore him. I'm about to fall asleep when I head a crash and a curse from behind me. Mumbling, I turn over on my side, half sitting up. I blink a few times before bursting into laughter. "Hahahah! You, haha, look ridiculous, haha!"
Itachi scowls, now getting up from the broken chair. He glares at me, but I can't help but laugh, getting an irritated growl from Aria as I woke her up. She looks up at me with her big blue eyes, kind of glaring. I stop laughing finally, seeing Itachi still glaring at me. "What?"
"Did you do that?" he asks, well, more like demands, actually...
I frown at him, "Do I look like I could've done that?" Itachi stares. "Exactly, so stop blaming me for everything that goes wrong. I'm only here because of you, so deal with it asshole!"
Itachi's glares intensifies just as Kisame walks through the door. "Itachi-" He stops when he sees the chair. "...What the heck? What happened?"
Itachi glares at me before closing his eyes. "It broke."
"...I see. Well, Leader wants rice for dinner, but Zetsu wants salad. Deidara want pie but Tobi wants ice cream-"
"And I care because?" Itachi cuts him off, looking at him.
Kisame rubs the back of his head. "Because we're on dinner duty tonight."
Itachi sighs. "Hn."
I stifle a giggle, getting a glare from both Kisame and Itachi. "Haha, you two...cooking!? Hehehe! You really are funny!"
Kisame and Itachi continue to glare, but then Kisame sighs. "C'mon Itachi! You know we have to do this, otherwise...we're gonna have to do that instead."
I look at them both, question in my eyes. "What's 'that'?"
Kisame growls at me, "None of your business, brat!"
I scowl at him. "Your face, bastard!"
Kisame growls again, reaching for the sword on his back. "You're pushing my patience, brat! One more word from you and you're-!" Itachi coughs, glaring at Kisame. "Um, oh yeah. I forgot you want her alive. Whatever, but still, one more word, brat..."
They both turn to leave and all they hear is "boo".
Kisame turns on the spot, glaring, his sword in his hand. "You're dead!"
I yelp as he runs at me with his sword in his hands. I do a backwards roll, grabbing Aria at the same time, and fall off the side of the bed, dazing myself. I'm on my back on the floor, staring at the ceiling. Kisame appears in front of me, his sword raised above his head. "Prepare to die, brat!"
He swings his sword faster than I can follow. I yelp, covering my head with my arms and protecting Aria at the same time. I wait for the impact, but there isn't any. Curious, I open one eye to inspect what's going on. I then sit up, both eyes opened, staring at the two figures in front of me. Kisame's sword's been stopped by Itachi's kunai. Itachi glares at his partner with red eyes. Woah...how'd he do that?
Itachi glares at him for a moment longer before saying, "No one harms the girl, Kisame. No one but me. If you want to live, you'll not harm her."
Kisame looks at me, then scowls, his eyes darkening. "Very well, Itachi. I'll leave the girl be. But, keep her mouth under control. Next time, I might not be able to stop myself." He puts his sword away, then exits the room, closing the door behind him.
Itachi watches the shark man leave, then turns to glare at me with them red eyes of his. I quickly look down to the floor, fear slowly creeping through my body. "Girl, you really push my temper."
"The name's Jewls! I told you before asshole!" I yell, pointing up at him, glaring back now. "Remember it!"
Itachi glares at me for a few more seconds before sighing. "You still haven't eaten your food. I meant what I said. You get nothing else until you eat that."
I fold my arms, turning my head away from Itachi. "Like I care! Go do the cooking, Cinderella!"
Itachi's eyes darken. Quicker than light, I'm pinned to the wall...yet again. I cough from his tight grip around my throat, my eyes closed, hiding the fact he's causing me pain. A breath against my ear and Itachi's voice comes quietly. "I won't let anyone else harm you, girl, but that doesn't mean I won't. You will learn to behave yourself, around me and everyone else. Leader still doesn't know about you, so lets keep it that way. ...Such a shame if he finds you dead, rather than alive..."
I keep my eyes closed as fear is taking over the pain, and I don't want him to see either one. "L-leave me alone!"
Itachi senses my fear. "What is this...? ...Fear? Do you fear me, girl?"
"No way! Not in a million- uh!" I begin to yell, getting cut off by his grip tightening around my throat more, making it extremely difficult to breath.
A sharp yapping comes from behind us both, making Itachi's grip lessen slightly as his attention wanders from me to the yapping Aria. Her ears are flat against her head, her teeth bared, eyes narrowed at Itachi. Itachi growls with disgust at her. "Filthily vermin. I'll destroy you next."
He doesn't even flinch as a kunai comes to his neck, my eyes blazing into the side of his head. "You won't touch her!" I snarl, glaring. He slowly turns his gaze back to meet mine. My eyes flash. "I mean it! I'll tear you apart if you hurt her!"
"...Like you could stop me, girl."
"The name's Jewls. J. E. W. L. S! Not girl, got it yet? Honestly," I mutter, shaking my head. "And leave Aria alone! She's not done anything to you! And I can stop you if I want to-!"
Itachi's eyes flash. "Is that a challenge?"
I pause, then growl, nodding my head. "You bet it is! I could kick your ass anyday-! ...Um...yeah..."
A smirk creeps onto Itachi's face that silence's my little rant of being able to kick his ass. "Well then, girl, be ready tomorrow, at dawn. We fight. You and I. We shall see who is the stronger."
He finally releases his grip on my throat, allowing me to breath properly, and slide down the wall. Aria pounces on me, licking my face to make sure I'm okay. I smile at her, rubbing her head. "I'm fine. No need to worry."
"You'll have cause to worry tomorrow, girl. You will learn you're place here, one way or another," Itachi says before walking out the room, slamming the door behind him.
"W-wait! How will I even know the time!? You've got no windows or clocks!" I sigh, knowing he didn't hear. Even if he did, he wouldn't care. "Dammit. Dammit all! Why'd he take me prisoner? What's so special about me...?"
Aria tilts her head to the side, giving me a confused look. A low grumble comes from her stomach, making her ears lie against her head as she pines at me, big, glistening eyes. I stare at her, she stares at me, her eyes becoming bigger. "...I'd love to get you something to eat, girl. But, I'm kinda tied up at the moment, I'm sorry." I give her a hug, then spy the rice on the tray. "Well, you can have that, as I'm not having anything he brings to me."
Aria gives me a happy yelp, bounds off of me and runs to the rice. I smile as I watch her run, then my heads whips round in the direction of the door as it comes open. My eyes narrow as Sasori steps in, no expression what so ever on his face. "Can I help you?" I ask, trying to be polite.
He remains quiet, walks over to another chair that Deidara didn't break, and sits down, studying me in silence. Hmph! Rude much! I ignore the red headed weirdo and continue to watch Aria. She finishes eating the rice and jumps back on the bed and jumps on my lap, snuggling against me as if to say 'thanks' for the rice. I smile down at her like this ^-^, before turning back to see Sasori still studying me. "Um...is there something you want, Sasori?"
"...There is something I want, but the 'something' is something I can't have," he says, his voice cool and calm. It sends shivers down my spine. It's just so...creepy.
"Well...if you tell me what it is you want, maybe I can help you get it?" I ponder, tilting my head on the side while looking at him.
A hint of amusement crosses his face before it goes back to emotionless. "My precious Julianne, the thing I want...is you."
I frown at him, pointing to myself. "Me? Why d'you want me?"
"Because, you are beautiful. You would make one perfect puppet...if only Itachi hadn't have found you before me. You would be mine if not for him," he says softly, his light blue eyes not leaving my darker blue one's. "If not for him...we would spend eternity together."
I stare at him like O.o. "Um...yeah. One problem there." Sasori looks at me emotionless, but encouraging me to continue speaking. "Itachi would kick your ass and mine if I even left this room. If he finds out you were in here talking to me, he'd go nuts. You'd better leave before he-"
Speak of the devil and he shall appear. The door comes open, Itachi walking through with a glass of water. He looks from me to Sasori, then back to me, glaring this time. I stare at him, confused because of the glare. I've done nothing wrong...have I? "This girl hasn't been pestering you, has she, Sasori?"
I nearly fall off the bed when he says that. I jump to my feet on the bed, making Aria yelp from fright, and point at Sasori. "I've not done anything! He's the one that's come in here talking about spending eternity together! Stop blaming me for everything, pigheaded asshole!" I sit back down, fold my arms and look away from them both, eyes closed.
Itachi glares at me again. He then turns to Sasori. "Did she eat this?"
Sasori shakes his head. "That little fox ate it all."
Itachi scowls slightly, glaring at me again. I stare at him, unblinking. Ow. Must...blink! I then stare at him again. "Girl, you were meant to eat that."
"My name is Julianne to you, bastard!" I snarl, pointing at Itachi.
Itachi raises an eyebrow. "Oh really?" I nod, glaring at him. "I thought you kept insisting to me that your name was Jewls, not Julianne or girl."
My glare intensity rises. "Oh, so now you remember my name!?" I feel like yelling and throwing everything within my reach at this guy, but refrain from doing so because I know I'd end up in a world of pain. "You, you...bastard!!"
Itachi's eyes narrow as Sasori raises an eyebrow. Sasori gets to his feet and looks at Itachi. "I'll leave the two of you...alone."
Itachi nods, his gaze not leaving my burning glare. Sasori leaves the room, not before giving me a creepy look before shutting the door. Once he's gone, Itachi turns to look at me properly, instead of over his shoulder. "Well then, girl, seems like we still have some manners to teach you, hm?"
"Oh, go jump off a bridge, will you!?" I yell, turning on the bed to face the wall rather than him. I really, really, really hate that guy! And it takes alot for me to hate someone! "Leave me alone!"
"You're going to eat girl, I've brought you more food. This time, you eat it, not that vile creature," he growls, glaring at me and Aria.
"Make me, asshole!"
"...Is that a threat?"
"...No, but still, go away!"
"This is my room."
"Then get a new one! I don't want you around here! I don't want to ever see you again!" I snarl, giving Itachi the best glare I can. I then turn away from him, dive down on the bed and put a pillow over my head, blocking out any noise. "Leave me alone!"
"...No," comes a whispered reply...but I still heard it.
Weird. I look to my right, then scream from shock. Itachi's right next to me, his head under the pillow too. I jump up from fright and fall off the bed, getting my feet tangled in the covers and the chain. I hit the floor with a soft 'thump', an "ow!" from me and a startled yelp from Aria. I sit up, rubbing the back of my head, then look at my feet. Damn. I'm all tied up. I try to untangle the blankets from my feet and chain length attached to my foot. I try for ten minutes with no success. Damn!
Itachi lies down on the bed, facing away from me. "Go to sleep, girl. And remember, be up on time in the morning. You and I are having a little fight, just to make sure you understand who's in charge here. Remember girl."
I growl at him and mutter under my breath, snatching a pillow off the bed and try to make myself comfortable on the floor. Aria crawls up next to me, snuggling against my chest under my jounin vest. I smile faintly at her, kissing her on the head. "Goodnight Aria."
Goodnight, Miss Julianne.
"Eh?" I ask, frowning, looking around the room. Itachi glares at me for making a noise. I lie back down, frowning still. "Must've been imagining it..."
No, Miss Julianne. You can hear me, but only you. I wished for you, and only you, to hear me, and now you can. Do you not want to talk to me?
"...Aria?" I whisper, looking down at her. "Is that you?"
Yes.
"Oh, wow!" I whisper a joyful tone. "That's sooo cool! When-"
Please, no more questions tonight, Miss Julianne. We both have to be up early tomorrow and I would rather not interrupt that monster on the bed. Goodnight.
"Yeah, goodnight Aria," I whisper, a small smile creeping on my face. Finally, I have someone to talk to, someone who doesn't want me dead, wants to hurt me in some way or is just plain creepy. Finally...a friend to give me hope...
