Chapter 4 - Tassei (Achievement)

        Teneka and Tobi were both staring in amazement at Nara. Nara just blinked. “Wh-what did I do?” Tobi leaned up in her face. “You sang well! You sang really well!” Nara blushed. “W-well, thank you, T-tobi.” Teneka nodded. “Really Nara, you have a great voice. You should sing more often. And you don’t stutter when you sing.” Nara at least appeared to be in deep thought. “Hmmmm….y-you have a point. Ma-maybe I should ju-just sing all the t-time.” Nara cleared her throat. “Good morning! What’s for breakfast?” The three of them fell over laughing. Soon after, Nara was going to say something when the sound of growling stomachs echoed in the room.


        “Nara! Tobi’s hungry!” Teneka whapped him in the back of the head with a paper fan. “Shaddap. You’re not the only one, dipshoot!” Nara laughed. “C’mon guys!” Teneka said, standing up. “I guess it’s time to cook dinner……oh boy…” Nara stood up with her. “Um….I co-could help you, if y-you’d like. I c-can cook pretty g-good.” Teneka smiled at her. “Sure! But be warned. The kitchen is a mess, and none of the others bother to help clean it.” Nara ran out of the room after her, with Tobi following. “Aw, c’mon! I-it can’t be th-that bad!”


        She was right. It wasn’t that bad. It was worse. Except for a few areas around the stove and sink, the counters were covered with dirty dishes and dish towels. The tiled floor, which seemed to once be white, was now colored with stains and dirt. Nara was stunned by the mess. Even her old apartment was cleaner than this, and she lived alone. Or maybe living alone is the reason that it stayed so clean.


        “W-wow. You weren’t ki-kidding.” Teneka sighed. “Yeah. It get’s kinda hard to cook sometimes. It’s not like the boys try to help me with anything!” Nara laughed as she started to clean off the counter. “We-well at least it’s in g-good shape. The co-counter’s still in o-one piece and the ca-cabinets still open r-right. Just need a b-bit of work.” Teneka cracked up. “A bit of work? Ha! Alright then! I’ll help ya! C’mon Tobi! You’re helpin too!”


        The trio spent about an hour cleaning up the kitchen. At that time, they stood at the entrance to the kitchen, marveling their work. The floor was white again, and the granite counters had been completely cleaned off. “W-we did good, didn’t w-we?” Teneka smiled. “Yep. I’ve never seen the kitchen so clean.” Tobi nodded in agreement. “C’mon, T-teneka-san! Lets st-start cooking!” Nara and Teneka pulled out some ingredients, and started cooking. It wasn’t long before you could smell the food from all over the house. Tobi was sitting in front of the kitchen, watching them cook in awe.
      

         It wasn’t long before the trio were eating dinner. There was tons of extra saved for the others, but it took a heavy guard to keep Tobi from stealing it all. Dinner was stir fry. With almost every ingredient you could imagine. And yet, it still tasted so good. Later, as she was putting away the dishes, Teneka noticed Nara humming again, only this time, it wasn’t the lullaby. It was something else. “Hey Nara! What are you humming this time?” Nara looked at her. “ Oh. Just a song my mom used to like. Wanna hear it?” Tobi and Teneka nodded. Nara took a deep breath, and started singing.



“I know there's something in the wake of your smile.
I get a notion from the look in your eyes, yea.
You've built a love but that love falls apart.
Your little piece of heaven turns too dark.

Listen to your heart
when he's calling for you.
Listen to your heart
there's nothing else you can do.
I don't know where you're going
and I don't know why,
but listen to your heart
before you tell him goodbye.

Sometimes you wonder if this fight is worthwhile.
The precious moments are all lost in the tide, yea.
They're swept away and nothing is what is seems,
the feeling of belonging to your dreams.

Listen to your heart
when he's calling for you.
Listen to your heart
there's nothing else you can do.
I don't know where you're going
and I don't know why,
but listen to your heart
before you tell him goodbye.

And there are voices
that want to be heard.
So much to mention
but you can't find the words.
The scent of magic,
the beauty that's been
when love was wilder than the wind.

Listen to your heart
when he's calling for you.
Listen to your heart
there's nothing else you can do.
I don't know where you're going
and I don't know why,
but listen to your heart
before you tell him goodbye.

Listen to your heart…Mmmm
I don't know where you're going
and I don't know why,
but listen to your heart
before you tell him goodbye.”

IN ANOTHER ROOM….


        Itachi and Kisame were, again, listening to Nara’s singing. Itachi gave his partner a chilling look. “Starting tomorrow,” He said, “Our plan shall begin. You haven’t forgotten your part, have you Kisame?” Kisame nodded. “No, Itachi. I remember what to do. I remember very well.” Itachi started drumming his fingers on the table in front of him. “Good. Tomorrow, without hesitation, we begin our plan. The demon inside that girl….will be mine.”






TO BE CONTINUED!!!!

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