Oh, I just thought I'd point out that when Dei-chan is talking to Loru-chan in this, he's talking out loud. Our favorite insane catgirl and pair of wings, however, are not. They have the whole "conversing with minds only" thing down pat. Dei hasn't gotten around to figuring that out yet. So...I should probably just give you an example, shouldn't I?

Loru-chan talking in mind speak

'Seth talking no matter what cuhz he has no mouth'

"This is what it will look like when Dei-chan figures out the mind-chat thing"

"And here's just normal talking, for those of you who need it"

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto. If I did, Tsunade would have cat ears and, instead of being a sake addict, she would constantly be sniffing catnip.

A wing...just...waved to me...

Someone just ship me off the to the nearest mental asylum. Now.

Last time I checked, people didn't randomly grow out pairs of wings with minds of their own.

Then again, Loru-chan isn't normal, is she?

I mentally slapped myself. Of course she isn't. Everything so far just does more to prove the fact that she isn't your everyday shinobi. She might not even be a shinobi in the first place. The girl doesn't wear anything to show her allegiance to any particular village. At least, nothing I can see.

Wow, Dei-chan. You're taking this surprisingly well. I thought you would've been launching bombs at me by now.

"Do you have that little faith in me, yeah?"

I wouldn't trust you as far as I could throw you. I don't know exactly how that works, but I know it says something along the lines of 'I don't trust you.'

'What Mommy said,' Seth chimed in.

"So what's up with the twister, yeah?"

Surprise flashed across Loru-chan's face, Oh...I had almost forgotten about that.

I swear, sometimes I have the biggest mouth(s).

The playfully evil grin that had momentarily slipped away from her face came back in full force.

Loru-chan flapped her wings again. Or was that just Seth flapping himself? Either way, the effect was the same.

The mini-twister, which had been diminishing in size up till then, came back in full force. If anything, it was bigger now.

And it was coming right after me.

Crap.

I couldn't stay stationary any longer.

Now here's the problem: simply jumping out of the way won't work here. There are too many things flying through the air. In short, that means the only thing to do here is run. Run like hell. It's the only thing that'll work. Staying low wouldn't be a bad idea either.

So that's what I did. I ran like a bat out of hell. After all, how sure could I be that Loru-chan wasn't serious about this whole kunai tornado thing? If her facial expression was anything to go by, I doubted it. She looked like she was just playing. Her chakra feels that way, too. But one can never be too sure. I haven't known her for that long.

I ran as fast as I could, but twisters are just as fast as they sound, if not faster. No matter how quickly I sprinted, it was always a couple feet behind me. The occasional kunai would find it's way to the outside of the gale and cut a few strands of my blonde hair clean off.

This went on for at least a half an hour. Maybe 45 minutes.

The entire time, Cathy just sat there, petting Sienna and watching with vague interest. The wind didn't seem to be affecting her, either. I noticed that after my fifth lap around the clearing.

Finally, I began to get tired.

Loru-chan knew this. I could tell.

I desperately tried to get out of the way, but it was all over. The twister was at my heels and there was no way I was going to be able to out run it now.

I squeezed my eyes shut, waiting for the pain, but it never came.

I cracked my eyes back open just in time to see the tornado stop spinning completely. My kunai fell to the ground with dull thudding noises.

"Well, I'm bored now," came Loru-chan's voice from behind me.

I spun around. Her face was inches away from mine.

•~P.O.V. Change~•

Dei-chan spun around, our faces ending up only inches away from eachother.

I couldn't help it. By reflex, I inhaled deeply. Dei-chan smelled like the clay he worked with. You wouldn't think of that as a good smell, but let me tell you, it's heavenly. So stick that in your blunt and smoke it. Yeah. I said blunt.

"You smell good."

'I think so too!' Came the voice of Seth.

"Seth thinks so too, in case you didn't hear that."

Dei-chan completely ignored our commentary in favor of backing up and glaring at us, "Loru-chan, I'm going to kill you, yeah." His voice was deathly calm. Uh-oh...someone sounds pissed.

I laughed nervously and fingered one of the feathers on Seth. If looks could kill, I'd be a dead demon standing.

"Don't kill me! There are so many things I haven't done yet! I DON'T WANT TO DIE A VIRGIN!" I sank to my knees dramatically and pretended to sob.

"You think I care? What the hell were you thinking?! I could have died, un!"

Using the power of my uber fast mood swings, I jumped to my feet and acted flabberghasted, "Dei-chan! Don't talk like that! I would never put your life in danger! I was merely teaching Seth here how to create and control twisters."

"Like I haven't heard that excuse before, yeah." He probably hadn't, but I knew he wouldn't ever fess up to it.

Instead, he glared at me some more.

"You would honestly deprive a child of a chance to learn to defend himself?" I pouted cutely and put my hands on my hips.

"Child, yeah?"

"Seth. You've met already."

"You mean to tell me that your wings really do have a mind of their own? Don't make me laugh, un!" He laughed.

"Hey! Don't be mean to Seth! He's a person too! And that means he has emotions!"

"I don't see anyone besides you here! Prove it, yeah!"

Denial is an ugly thing.

"Fine!"

"Fine, un!"

"FINE!" I screamed.

Without precursor, I plucked a pure obsidian feather from Seth.

I grabbed a random kunai off the ground.

"What are you-"

"Shut up. You want proof that he's real? I'll give you some fucking proof." I was pissed. No, I was beyond pissed. This was a whole new level of anger, one that didn't even have a name. No one said things like that to my boy. He was my baby. We were bonded, mind and body, so I could tell how much Deidara's comment stung him.

I cut my wrist, watching as the blood oozed out of the wound.

It was black, but I wasn't worried. I've had weirder colored liquids racing through my veins before.

I dripped my blood onto the feather.

It happened instantly.

The feather was in my hands one second. The next, I was holding a boy who looked to be about five years old.

His black hair matched the feather. There were little tears glistening in the corners of his blue eyes.

It broke my heart to see those.

"Aww! My baby! Are you alright? Want Mommy to make it better?"

Seth nodded hurriedly and buried his face into my shoulder. I balanced him on my hip and made sure he was all settled in before glaring at a certain blonde arsonist over Seth's shoulder.

"I should slap you right now," I hissed.

He completely ignored my comment, "Mommy? What's that all about, yeah?"

"Yeah. I made him, so I'm his mom."

"Made, un?"

"Are you limited to one-word questions? Yes, I made him out of the clay you gave me-" I stopped short, a thought coming to my mind that could win this argument for me.

"Dei-chan, since I made him out of the clay you gave me, do you know what that means?"

"Nope, yeah."

"That makes you the dad," I paused for dramatic effect, "How does it feel to know you made your son cry?"

Deidara recoiled like he had been slapped, "But I'm not ready to be a parent, yeah!"

"Tough tootsie rolls. Now come over here and meet him."

Reluctantly, he stomped over to me.

Through all the yelling, Seth had somehow managed to fall asleep. The tears I saw only a couple minutes earlier were gone, leaving no evidence that they ever were.

Sleep had given Seth a peaceful face. His muscles were completely slack, and he was sucking on his thumb. He looked like a little cherub.

At first, Deidara's face was hard as he inspected the sleeping child.

Yet, as I watched him, it softened, "He has my nose..." he murmured. I glanced up to compare. He was right.

"But that's my hair."

Dei-chan snorted, "Obviously."

"Well, I wish he was awake right now so you could apologize, but he's not. Do you have something I could lay him down on?"

Deidara looked confused, "Doesn't he just turn back into the wings?"

I gave him an exasperated look, "It doesn't work like that. This is his first time changing into his more humanoid form. It's tired him out. He won't be able to turn back for a couple days."

Understanding dawned on his face, "Oh, un."

Deidara shrugged out of his Akatsuki cloak and I handed him Seth, who was gently wrapped into the folds of the black material.

•~P.O.V. Change~•

As I looked at Seth, I could feel my face soften. His hair was as black as coal. From the one time I had seen his eyes open, I knew that they were the same blue shared by both me and Loru-chan.

He was sucking his thumb.

He was...really cute. I resisted the urge to snatch him up and cuddle him. Seth was the kind of adorable that made S-class criminals melt into little puddles and want to start up an animal shelter.

"He has my nose..." I murmured.

I could see the smile in Loru-chan's eyes, "But that's my hair."

I snorted, "Obviously."

"Well, I wish he was awake right now so you could apologize, but he's not. Do you have something I could lay him down on?" She asked.

Within reason, I was a little confused. Why would Seth need a blanket? "Doesn't he just turn back into wings?"

Loru-chan was exasperated, "It doesn't work like that. This is his first time changing into his more humanoid form. It's tired him out. He won't be able to turn back for a couple days."

"Oh, un," That made sense.

There was only one tiny problem: I don't carry blankets with me when I travel. They take up too much space.

There was only one warm thing I could think of.

I didn't give it a second thought as I shrugged out of my Akatsuki cloak and wrapped Seth in it.

He shifted in his sleep as he switched arms, nuzzling into my shoulder.

Who would have ever thought that I'd have a kid?

I'm surely the last person who saw that coming.

But through and through, the warmth that I felt in my heart wasn't bad.

I couldn't help but be instantly attached to him

Seth stopped wiggling and settled back into a deeper sleep.

I knew right then and there that there really wasn't much of a chance of me telling Loru-chan to quit following me around. That meant I wouldn't be able to see my son very often.

Dang, that sounded weird, even to me.

But it was true. This little bundle in my arms was mine as much as it was hers, asexually created without my consent or not.

Wow. Even I didn't see that one coming. Would that put this fic in the family genre?

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~Funky Bracelet Chick