| Love And War | Akatsuki

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You always hoped to see a different side of him, but that never happened.

All you can hear right now is the beating of your heart and his footsteps behind you.

'Sasori...Deidara...Please come save me...'

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After about thirty-five minutes, you slowly come to a stop. "Kakuzu, my legs hurt..." You complain and before you can even think about sitting down, you feel a large hand wrap around your neck and your back pressing against someone's chest.

Confused, panicked, you try your best to look up. You're only met with Kakuzu's eyes staring straight down into yours.

'So...This is it. This is how I die, I guess...' Even in such a state of feeling scared, you also feel a sense of calmness wash over you.

You close your eyes as Kakuzu tightens his grip, the suffocation part taking over now.

As you start losing consciousness, your eyes snap open to the sound of distant yelling.

The voices sound so familiar and Kakuzu lets go, pushing you away afterwards. First thing you do is gasp for air then quickly look around Kakuzu.

There, in the distance, you see an orange mask and a man of two colours.

"Tobi...? Zetsu...?" You question quietly but waste no time to run to the two men.

Kakuzu, snapping out of his little daze, glares at your retreating back.

Tobi grabs your arm once close enough and runs off to the side, into the trees. For a quick moment, you look back and see Zetsu disappearing into the ground below him, and Kakuzu shaking in pure anger.

You look back to the front.

Tobi is still grabbing your arm but he lets his hand drop down to grab hold of yours, his legs moving faster now.

A small smile creeps up onto your face and you give his hand a gentle squeeze. "Why are you here?" You manage to ask softly but loud enough for him to hear.

"Didn't Sasori tell you? I volunteered to help." After he says those words, a chill runs down your spine. Not because of the words, but because of his voice. It's not the first time hearing, that's for sure, but you just weren't expecting to hear it.

"I think he said that you will try to help. It wasn't definite." He chuckles at your words and continues to pull you along as he runs.

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After what seemed like a long journey, you see that you stopped in front an abandoned house.

"Seriously? Why...Are we...Here?" You pull your hand out of Obito's and put your hands on your knees, gasping for air.

"You'll be living here for now. Zetsu said that he will bring you supplies as soon as possible."

You stand up and raise an eyebrow. "Supplies?"

He sighs and you can almost see him rolling his eyes as he turns his head to you. "Yes. Food, drinks, soap, shampoo, etc."

In realisation, your cheeks start heating up and you scratch the back of your neck. "...Right."

He waves his hand and motions for you to follow him as he opens the door – a loud creaking sound coming from the hinges – and walks in.

Unable to protest – mainly because he's actually trying to keep you alive and safe – you follow him.

Once inside, you see that everything is still intact and neat. 'I don't even want to know why it looks like this. Still good and stable.'  You see Obito walking up some stairs and you hurry up to follow behind him again.