The Demon and The Avenger Chapter 19

Home. The one word that kept running through my head. I missed my brother and his crazy training lessons. I chuckled out loud at the last lesson he gave me, which earned me looks from my team mates. Their eyes wide and jaws dropped. What'd I do?

"What's with you guys?" I asked curiously with a cocked eyebrow. Naruto lifted his finger up and pointed at me accussingly.

"Y-y-you chuckled," he stuttered. It took me a while to comprhened what he meant until it hit me like a ton a bricks. I haven't laughed or chuckled in a long time. Hmmm now that I think about it...I think I haven't any 'fun' since I was 8. I've been too busy training.

"So..." I muttered, walking ahead of them. But the blonde caught up to me.

"Sooo, where is Reika and what have you done with her," he demand. Is he serious? I stopped in my tracks and slowly turned to him looking him in the eyes, just to find a serious look. Naruto... with a serious look.... I mentally smack myself in the face. The dude was dead on serious.

"I am Reika, you dobe," I slowly spoke as if talking to a child. He frowned, in response.

"Oh yeah then prove it!" Now he wants me to prove it. Naruto... your an idoit. I smirked, when I an idea crossed my mind.

"Fine. When we were little. You pissed your pants when you a white wolf, aka me, in the woods growling." His jaw dropped, and I stuffled in a chuckle. The look on his face was priceless.

"That was you?!!" he shouted flinging his arms around. I just smirked and nodded, before walking again.

"That's really gross Naruto" the annoying pink head muttered. Naruto started screaming accuses to Sakura, about how he wasn't scared, but I tuned them out. What I was more focaused on was on thing. What Itachi had said.

Flashback

"If your looking for Kikkimaru, he's not here," I looked at him curiously but kept my glare.

"Oh? And why not?" I asked darkly. My deadly Ookami eyes stared deeply into his Sharingan eyes.

"Your brother left the orginazation about 2 years ago, and joined Orachimaru" he explained.

*End of Flashback*

So he's no longer with the Akatsuki anymore. Which means there no point of targeting them anymore. I also can't kill Itachi. That's Sasuke's job. That makes things so much easier though.

I stopped walking and looked up at the blue sky above. So my brother is with a dude, named Orochimaru. Who the hell is that? But more importantly... where the hell can I find him.

"Oi, Tsukimaru!" I snapped out of my thoughts and looked over at who called me. The uchiha.

"Stop daydreaming, and hurry up loser."he muttered walking past me. Wait if I'm a loser, what does the heck does that make him? Ignoring his comment, I caught up with the rest of the group as we entered the gates to . As soon as we entered the gates the sounds of childeren playing made a small sigh of relief slip from my lips. I took in the smell of the BBQ meat made my mouth start to water. Oh that wonderful meat. It calls my name teasingly. I know where I'm heading soon.

"Ahh Home sweet home!" I cheered putting my hands behind my head, like Naruto usually does.

"Your awefully cheery today Reika," Kakashi stated with usaul bored tone, his eyes never leaving that perveted book of his. The full moon is coming up, which is making Hayataro crazy which is also effecting my personality. But instead of saying that, I glanced his way and gave him a werid look.

"Why wouldn't I be? We're back home, which means BBQ here I come!" I cheered again, while starting in the direction of my dream place. Well that is until I was tackled to the ground by a blur of black. I shut my eyes as I made impact with the dirt. I could feel the hot breath of whatever that tackled me on my face. Slowly my eye lids opened just to come eye to eye contact with a black wolf with blue eyes. He had his mouth slightly opened enough where it's tonuge hung at the side making it look like a little puppy dog. The wolf kinda reminded me of... no way.

"Yuki?!" I shouted, glaring up at him as he let a bark with a wolfish grin.

"Took you long enough," he chuckled as his tails swished from side to side.

"Get off me dammit!" I shouted as I pushed him off me.

"The dog can talk!!" Naruto screehed pointing at my brother. I was about to hit Naruto in the the head for being so stupid, but the pink headed girl beat to it.

"You baka. Did you already forget that Tsukimaru can talk in her other form as well." Sasuke muttered. The blonde rubbed the back of his neck sheepishily.

"Oh yeah," I had an sweatdrop. He's so cluesless, I swear.

"Reika do you know this wolf?" Sakura asked, as I got up and dusted myself off.

"Huh? Oh this is Yuki... my brother," I muttered, still narrowing my eyes at him.

"BROTHER?!" my teammates yelled. I nodded at them confused. What's their deal? Why are the so surprised that Yuki's my brother.

"Yuki?! Your a dog too?!" Naruto scream making me cringe. Why is he so loud! I swear I'm gonna...did he call us a dog? I got an anger mark and smack the idiot on the head. He yelp and grabbbed his head in pain.

"No you baka! We're not "dogs" we're "WOLVES!!" I shouted with an angermark.

"Good to see again Yuki." Kakashi stated still reading his pervy book. Darn..I have a pervy sensei....and a pervy brother... greeeaaaat.

Yuki nodded and tranformed back in his (h/f). I turned to Yuki with a confused look on my face.

"Hey, not that I don't want you here but... why are you here?" I questioned while putting my hands on my hips. The nervous look that suddenly was plastered on his face, instantly gave me a worried feeling, but I pressed on by narrowing my eyes at him.

"Oh well you see..." he started to trail off, but before I had time to press even more, 4 kunai came flying at me. Luckily I dodge them and spun around to see 3 ninja wearing mask surrounding me in a circle. I tried to run back to my team, but I couldn't. I was encaged in a barrier. Crap really? I just want to eat my stinking BBQ! Is that too much to ask?

"Hello Reika," an all too familiar male voice greeted. My eyes widened as I reconized the voice. No... not them. My team tried to get to me, but couldn't. Their was some type of barrier blocking them from reaching me.

"It's too late! She's a goner," Naruto cried dramatically. The looks on Sasuke's and Sakura's face soon got frightened.

I raised my hands up showing that I surrendered, but all I did was make them chuckle.

"Giving up already Reika?" the one on my left, asked.

"That's so unlike you." The one my right chuckled. Then next thing I know I'm being held against my will, by two of the masked ninjas. I was scared. Knowing these guys... I'm a goner.

"Ready?" the left one asked.

"Set?" The one on my right.

"GO!" The middle yelled as he lifted something over my head. I scrunched my eyes tight wanting to get this over with. Soon my body felt a very very cold and wet liquid splashed on my face. I opened my eyes, in shocked and look at my eldest cousin holding a now empty bucket over my head, with a smug look on his face. I narrowed my eyes at my cousins as they all laughed their butts off. The bastards threw ice water on me!! What the hell?!!

"Gotcha" The red headed one smirked. I let out a low growl that rumbled throughout my chest. They are gonna get it. I will have my revenge, right after I get Yuki. I turned my head towards my older brother, and glared as he just smiled waving his hand towards me as if saying hi.

... I'm gonna kill them...

"The look on your face was priceless!" The twins laughed as high fived each other.

"That was it? That's what we were all work up for?" Sasuke asked with a stupid look on his face. Naruto shook his head no.

"Sometimes, it's worst" he muttered as he remembered a past prank my cousin pulled. It must've been a frighting one, because soon after he shuddered. My soon to be dead cousins, helped me up, but not before recieving a few punches in the head by me.

"What the hell was that for?" They all whinned. An anger mark soon popped on my forehead.

"You all know what it's for!!" I schreeched before turning my head to Yuki. He must've felt the anger raise off my body because he cringed from the murdoues look I gave him.

"Why the hell... didn't you tell me they were coming?!" I cried. He just rubbed his neck and laughed nervously.

"Well they're here for the exams." My angered look turned to a confused one.

"Exams?" I mumbled. The exams are already here? Damn that was fast.

"Sooo who are you guys?" Sakura asked, curiousity written all over her face. I either felt a hand on my head or an arm around my neck as my cousins introduced themself. Which pissed me off even more.

"We're her cousins! I'm Kenji. These are the twins, Kai and Dai."he finished as he pointed to the two boys with they're hair spiked up and brown eyes.

Sakura stood there for a moment. I guessed she realized that there are people worse then Naruto. I had to hold in a laugh for that.

"Oi! Wonderful Cousin and brothers of mine who ditched me!!" A voice yelled, making me turn our heads towards it. The first thing I saw was his black hair and his sea blue eyes. It was Tsume and another chick standing next to him. I couldn't help the chuckle that escaped from my lips. He looked so ticked off right now. I looked over to Yuki who again chuckled nervously.

"Yeah sorry bout that. I wanted to get here before these guys to break the news down to Reika,"

"Hi! My name is Sakura! What's your name?" I heard her ask your cousin. I spun around and saw Sakura's cheeks turning red. I couldn't believe it. Sakura was falling for my cousin.

He turned and looked at Sakura and smiled.

"Mine's Tsume. It's nice to meet you." He said his cheeks turning pink.

'Why do I have a feeling that something's going on between them?'

I shook my head at them and look at the girl that was standing next Tsume. Her sun kissed skin made her green eyes stand out. In a good way. She was very pretty though. She saw me looking her way and smiled at me. I just waved my hand and with a calm 'Yo'. But there was something that caught my eye. There was a person next to her. The person was talking to the girl and she was listening but not saying anything. But the weird thing was that there was that no took notice of the person standing next to her. I wasn't imagining it... was I?

The girl walked over to me breaking me out of my thoughts,

"You must be Reika," I nodded at her blankly as and stuck her hand out with a big smile plastered on her face.

"Hi I'm Yoru."