A/N: Whee~ Another Naruto fanfic. XD
I guess this is an OC-insert (note: OC not SELF) into Naruto world and vice-versa;;

I hope it's a somewhat refreshing, different take on this sort of fic and that someone out there enjoys it! /crossesfingers

prologue

-a master and a bomber-

I sigh as I peer down into the shopping bag in my hands. Paramore's latest CD is staring up at me, the butterfly almost mocking me. Out of the many, many bands out there, and my sister has to like this particular one. I sigh again as I walk along. Finding an actual CD has been harder than I'd thought. Then again, music is mostly digital nowadays, so it really shouldn't have surprised me.

And now, to head home, I think, relieved. Against my better judgement, I have spent most of my day at the mall, searching for a present my sister will actually like. A small smile crosses my face as I imagine Lindsey's reaction to her gift.

A strange sensation washes over me suddenly. It gives me the chills; I stop and look around. The sensation–it is of someone watching me. Of course, that is a given; in a crowded place like this, there are bound to be people whose eyes will pass over you now and then, but this is different: someone is staring intently at me.

I bite my lip and shrug it off. I've been teased for having an overactive imagination (I've never agreed) but for the first time, I decide that I am being paranoid.

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The two move soundlessly, easily navigating through the crowds of people. How lucky they are, that their techniques work here, or else they would have already been ravished by who knows how many fan girls. Still, a couple of people here and there stop to give them strange looks–most likely because of the clothes they wear. It doesn't matter; they can always use the excuse of being foreigners, though the "excuse" is more than true.

The two males stop and watch as a dark-haired girl pauses and looks around. A moment passes. The girl bites her lip before shrugging and resuming walking.

"We need to hurry. She noticed us, and we don't have a lot of time, hm," says the taller of the men. The other glares.

"I know that, brat."

They set out after the girl, being more careful as they continue to stalk their prey.

A/N(2): Updates for this fic will very likely be sporadic...