Friday, July 6, 2007

Woot! I actually have a use for the air conditioners now! It's been getting up to 89 and sometimes 90 degrees the last two days. Where was this weather July 4th? Honestly. Anyway, I just downloaded shippuden ep 19 and I'm waiting for my brother to wake up so that we can watch it >.< I stayed up 'til 1am this morning on that ratemydrawings site and I actually drew a pic that I'm extremely happy with. I did a doodle of Sasuke and another pic of Sasuke that's definitely the best computer drawn pic I've EVER done.

this one's kinda blah...but whatever


and this is the one I'm very happy with and stayed up in the early morning to do


Oh yeah, I also started a new Naruto fic. It's AU and it'll be a Hidan/OC fic because I've seen some Hidan/OC fics and well...a lot of them lack...effort, grammar, spelling, plot, description. You get my drift. SO, I started writing down scenes and I have at least 2 chapters done already. It's pretty original, I think, as far as AU stories go. Plus, I'm not having Hidan fall madly in love in like...the first few chapters. That's completely unrealistic and unlike him. And the same with my OC. She's not gonna fall head over heels for him until much later. I'm still working on it, but hopefully I'll post it at fanfiction.net when I've checked it over for mistakes. I honestly don't know why I keep fanfics I wrote when I was 15-16 at ff.net anymore. They're so...blech. I'm a much better writer now, but I'm just cautious about posting my stuff. A lot of it isn't even finished. I just write random scenes for fanfics I'd like to work on. *shrug* Oh well. I'm gonna post what I've written so far in my new fic, just for you guys. ^-^

There’s never a time in your life where you think about killing someone. Well, at least not normal, sane people. Mizuno Natari was what she’d like to call normal and sane. She had a job that paid well, a decent home, loving family. Really, what else could she ever ask for? Well, according to her parents, Natari needed to ‘settle down.’ She’d been single for a long time and it often reflected in her demeanor.

Natari shrugged off their plans to set her up. She was happy being single and alone. Well, so she said. Leaving work one afternoon, her friend stopped to talk with her. “Wanna hang out at the bar tonight?” he asked, chewing on what looked like a blade of grass.

Natari smiled and shook her head. “Sorry. I’m meeting my parents for dinner.”

“Oh. Is it…that time again?”

She rolled her eyes. “I honestly don’t know why they don’t think I can’t get a man for myself. They always find these pathetic guys who want nothing except a girlfriend who’s got a steady job.”

“They’re looking out for you.”

“I know that, Genma. It’s just…annoying to be set up on dates by my parents.”

He nodded. “I understand. But hey, maybe this guy’s the one?”

Natari laughed. “Yeah right.”

***

When she reached the restaurant, she took a deep breath and prepared herself for another pointless night with a guy she didn’t know and didn’t want to know. Upon entering, her parents ushered her over to their table. She saw someone else sitting with them. He had long silver hair tied back in a low-hanging ponytail. When he turned around, she saw dark eyes behind circular glasses and a smile on his face.

“Nice to meet you, Natari-san,” he said holding out his hand. “I’m Yakushi Kabuto.”

“He’s a doctor,” her mother piped up.

As Natari sat down beside Kabuto, he chuckled, “Well actually, I’m still just an assistant.”

“So which hospital do you work at?” Natari asked.

“The Konoha Main.”

“Ah. Your work load there must be tough. I hear it’s really hard to get employed there.”

“Well, it all depends on how well-qualified you are. I was one of the lucky ones.”

Natari pursed her lips. “Yes you were.” She picked up her menu. “So, Mom, Dad, how are things?”

“Oh absolutely lovely,” her mother answered with a sweet smile. “We met this nice young man during one of my check-ups at the hospital, didn’t we, honey?”

Her husband nodded. “Yep, and I noticed he looked to be the same age as our little girl and asked if he was seeing anyone.”

“Dad!” Natari cried, turning wildly at Kabuto. “I can’t believe he did that.”

Kabuto smiled. “No, I didn’t mind in the slightest. I told him that I was single and that’s when they started talking about you.”

Natari’s cheeks burned. “And…what did you guys say?”

“Oh nothing embarrassing, sweetheart,” her mother said with a wave of her hand. “We just said you worked at Uchiha Enterprises and that you were also single.”

“Then they asked me to dinner so that I could meet you,” Kabuto finished. “And I must say, you’re a lot better looking than the picture they showed me.”

“You showed him a picture?!”

“Yes, the picture of you at your sister’s wedding,” her dad explained.

Natari gaped at him. “I was drunk when that picture was taken, Dad!”

“Yes, but you were so lovely.”

She resisted the urge to bang her hand against the table. This night was already giving her a headache. “Are you all right?” Kabuto asked.

“Yeah…I’m fine,” she replied, wishing the night would end quickly. “Um…I just remembered I have an important…thing I have to give to my boss tomorrow and if I don’t start on it now, I’ll never get it done.”

“What thing is that, dear?” her mother asked.

Natari glared at her from across the table. “A thing, Mom. A very important thing that Mister Uchiha needs for tomorrow.”

“Oh, I see.”

She stood up and said to Kabuto, “I’m sorry for this. It completely slipped my mind.”

He shrugged. “Oh don’t worry about it.”

“Yes, we’ll set up another dinner for you two,” her mother announced, taking out her planning book.

Natari’s eyes flashed angrily. She faked a smile. “That would be so sweet of you, Mom.”

“How’s Friday night?”

“Um…”

“Can’t,” Natari said quickly. “Plans with Sakura.”

“Saturday?”

“Scheduled operation,” Kabuto answered meekly.

“Sunday?”

“I’m free,” Kabuto said. He looked over at Natari.

She looked like a gaping fish for a bit before nodding her head and saying, “I’m also free.”

“Great!” her mother said. “I’ll schedule you both in for 7 o’clock here Sunday evening. Don’t be late.”

“Right,” Natari mumbled. “I’ll be seeing you, Mom, Dad. It was nice meeting you, Kabuto-san.”

As soon as she was out of there, Natari reached for her cell phone and called her friend Sakura. “Hello?”

“Hey Sakura, it’s Natari.”

“Oh hey, how was the…you know?”

“Well, I managed to get out of it.”

“Really? How?”

“I told them I had to do a thing for Mr. Uchiha.”

Her friend laughed. “Nice. So who was the guy? Was he cute?”

“He wasn’t bad looking. He said he works over at the Konoha Main Hospital.”

“Really? Maybe I know him. What’s his name?”

“Yakushi Kabuto.” There was a pause. “Sakura? You there?”

“You’re not serious, are you?”

“Uh, yeah. I guess he met my parents when my mom went for her annual check-up there a week ago.”

“Wow.”

“What?”

“Well, Kabuto’s a pretty popular guy here among the single nurses.”

“So?”

“So that means he’s been with them all at least once. He’s not a steady boyfriend kinda guy, Nat. Are you seeing him again?”

“My mom set up another dinner for Sunday.”

“Cancel.”

“I can’t; I already said I was free.”

“Then…I’ll find some way to have him cancel.”

“Thanks, Sakura. You’re the best.”

“Heh, I know. See ya later.”

“Bye.” Natari hung up and got into her car. Man, what a night. When she got home, she opened the door and dragged herself up to her bed. Finally. Some relaxation.

***

The next day at work, Natari found herself retelling her story to Genma. Said person was laughing and attempting to hide it. “It’s not funny!” Natari growled.

“I’m sorry, but the thought of your dad showing a drunk picture of you to your blind date is hilarious,” he said, tears coming out of his eyes. “I imagine he was rather amazed that you actually can look decent.”

She glared at him. “It’s not like I was some swamp creature in that picture.”

“No, but you were heading there.”

“Genma, this is serious. My mom scheduled us to have another dinner date on Sunday. I called Sakura and she told me this guy is bad news.”

“I’m bad news, but you hang out with me,” he shrugged.

“And I wonder why every moment of my life,” she drawled. She shook her head. That’s when she noticed the son of her boss and Sakura’s boyfriend walking by. “Sasuke!”

He turned around and nodded in her direction. “Yeah, Mizuno?”

“Have you talked to Sakura?”

He lifted an eyebrow. “Everyday…”

“No, I mean, have you talked to her about my…you know what?”

He blinked. “Your period?”

“No!”

Genma snorted into his coffee. “Ha! He said ‘period!’”

“Oh grow up, Genma!” Natari snarled, before turning back to Sasuke. “I mean about my dinner date with Yakushi Kabuto.”

“Oh,” he said. “Yeah, she might have mentioned it.”

“Well? Did she say anything about what she plans to do?”

“You’ll just have to wait and see, won’t you?”

“You’re a very difficult man, Sasuke. I think I know why your brother left the company.”

He smirked. “Why be simple when you can be difficult?”

“I hear ya, man,” Genma stated.

“Ugh, men,” Natari growled, stomping back to her station.

***

Natari stared at her phone Saturday night for a very long time. She didn’t know if Sakura had already pulled the strings for Kabuto to cancel their date. She took a deep breath and grabbed the piece of paper her mother had given her with Kabuto’s work cell. She dialed in the number. It rang a few times, before she heard the silver-haired man’s voice.

“Hello? Yakushi Kabuto speaking.”

“Hi Kabuto-san, this is Mizuno Natari,” she answered back in her sweetest voice.

“Ah, hello.”

“I was just calling to make sure you’re still up for tomorrow.”

“Ah…um…you see, I was going to call you later about that. It appears something came up and I’ve been put on the night shift Sunday. I won’t be able to make our date.”

Natari moved the phone away from her ear to give a triumphant air punch. Then she put the phone back to her ear and said, “Oh, that’s a shame. I was really looking forward to seeing you again, since we barely talked the other night.”

“Well, I am free Tuesday night.”

Shit! Not good! “Uh, sorry. I’ve already got plans.”

“Oh. That’s fine then. Well um…I’ll keep in touch.”

“Okay. Bye.”

“Bye.”

She hung up and glared at the phone. “That was too close. Better call Sakura and tell her everything went well.”

***

Sundays were Natari’s relaxation days. It was the only day of the week that her boss let her have off. Every employee of Uchiha Enterprises was given the option of one day off a week, so she chose Sundays. On this particular Sunday night, Natari was at a bar, just enjoying herself. She didn’t drink often (contrary to what others saw at her sister’s wedding) and actually preferred just drinking water. But there were some nights where she felt the need to celebrate with a glass of wine or beer. Tonight was one of those nights.

It was, in her mind, a victory over her parents. They constantly shoved men at her to try and marry her off, but she would have none of that. When she wanted to settle down, she would meet the man herself, before her parents. After a few glasses of wine, Natari decided she’d celebrated enough and left the bar, leaving a nice tip for the bartender. Unbeknownst to her, an overly large man had been eyeing her in the bar and had followed her out.

It took Natari a few minutes to realize she was being followed. She whirled around and glared heatedly at the man. “What the hell do you want?”

He smirked and wiped something off his double-chin. Natari made a disgusted face and turned around to continue walking. The man apparently didn’t like that, and roughly grabbed her wrist. He yanked her back towards him and grinned toothily. “Let me go!” Natari cried. She struggled and kicked as hard as she could, but the big man just wouldn’t let go. Just when she thought she’d have to kiss Mister Sloppy Joe, a fist came out of no where and smacked right into the man’s jaw, sending him flying and Natari free from his grasp.

Natari saw a flash of silver hair out of the corner of her eye. There was another man standing a few feet from the big guy, flexing his fist as though he had just punched a wall. “Dude, you’re face is like a fucking rock,” he hissed to the big guy. “It’s called a diet!”

“Asshole!” the bigger man shouted, planning to attack the other guy.

Natari thought her savior was a bit of an idiot. He was way smaller and unmatched for this guy. He stood his ground and smirked. She watched as he pulled his fist back and swung hard at the other guy’s face. Again. Blood squirted from the big man’s nose.

“Who you callin’ an asshole, asshole?” the silver-haired man taunted. “I hate spineless motherfuckers like you! Always picking on the weak, huh?”

Natari’s eyes flared at that. “Oh, so now I’m weak?” she cried.

The guy blinked his pink eyes. Wait. Pink eyes? Was he an albino? “Uh…lady, I just saved your goddamn life here. Shouldn’t you be a little bit more grateful?”

“You called me weak!”

“Well this guy almost slapped a big nasty wet one on you!”

“I’m not weak!”

Natari knew she was being bitchy and partly blamed it on the alcohol and the fact that she was close to her period. But that also didn’t excuse this stranger of calling her weak. She’d hated being called weak as a child and she hated it as an adult.

“Okay, fine, you’re slightly stronger than the average woman.”

“Excuse me?!”

“Fuck! What the hell was I thinking when I saved you from this guy?”

“I don’t know! Were you even thinking to begin with?”

“Oh that does it!” He advanced on her, but she put her hands up in defense.

“Would you really hit a lady?”

“If it would make you shut up! I just saved you from a horrible kiss and this is the thanks I get?”

Natari thought it over and sighed. “Ugh. Fine, I’m sorry. I just overreacted.”

“That time of month, huh?”

“No!” Damn, how’d he know? “I’m just…”

“Really pissed off for no reason?”

“…”

“Look, how ‘bout I walk you home so that no other creepy guys come after you tonight?”

“Why should I trust you?”

“Lady, I just beat the shit out of this fat fucker. I’m the only protection you’ve got right now.”

She rolled her eyes. “Fine. And my name’s not ‘lady.’ It’s Natari.”

He stuffed his hands into his pockets. “Name’s Hidan.”

“Do you live around here?” she asked as they walked down the street.

He tensed up. “I…uh…yeah. I guess you can say that.”

“What does that mean?”

He shrugged. “So do big dudes usually follow you around?”

“No. Tonight was a first.”

“I’m surprised you weren’t with your boyfriend.”

“I don’t have a boyfriend.”

“Oh. Sorry, my bad.”

She shrugged. “It’s no big deal. Um, this is it.” They stopped as she reached into her purse to get her house keys.

Hidan whistled. “Nice place. A little big for a single person though, eh?”

“My parents bought it for me in hopes that I would marry and have a nice big family soon. You can see how well that’s worked out.”

He chuckled. “Well, uh, I’m glad your safe. Nice meeting you.”

“Uh, yeah. And sorry about before. Really. I don’t know what got into me.”

“Hey, I’m used to people bitchin’ at me all the time. Don’t worry about it.”

Natari smiled, despite herself. “Well, thank you, Hidan.”

She walked inside her house and closed the door. She glanced out the window and saw that her mysterious silver-haired savior was still standing outside the house. Then he walked away with his hands in his pockets. Strange guy. Good-looking, but strange.

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I will write more...I started the story yesterday and it's already 9 pages. Not bad on my first day XD And yay! Hidan makes his appearance! For some reason, he reminds me of a bad-mouthing city punk from Boston or New York in my AU. =P

SO, I'm off the watch shippuden ep 19 now (when my bro wakes up >.<) and uh...bye! ^-^


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