"Okay, now put this one there," Bambi instructs.

"Put what where?" Danielle asks, confused.

Bambi sighs and reaches over to grab a CD from Danielle. She puts glue on it, then places it on the wall near the others. After straightening it, she steps back with a satisfied smile.

The wall is covered with shiny CD's that are arranged in the shape of long vines. At the ends are flowers, which tip upward gracefully.

A crash suddenly sounds from upstairs, and the two exchange looks of surprise before racing up the basement steps.
...

I step back from the glass on the floor, growling in frustration. "Awesome, Ashley. Just fantastic."

I bend down and start to pick up some pieces from the floor, then drop them into the trash.

"ASHLEY!"

I jump, and the piece in my hand slices across my palm. I hiss and stand up, holding my hand. "What?"

Bambi and Danielle stand in the doorway, shock and worry on their faces. I raise a brow, then glance behind me at the mess. I laugh. "Oh. I just broke a glass, that's all."

Bambi races over and rips my hand away from me. "How'd you get cut?"

"Two idiots burst in here and scared me, that's how," I snap.

She looks up at me with her big brown eyes. "Really? Who?"

I roll my eyes and take my hand back. "Danielle, would you get me the first-aid kit?"

"Sure." She walks out.

"Bambi, help me clean the rest of this up," I tell her, pointing to the floor.

She groans and crouches down. "Aww."

I sit at the table, pressing on my palm to try to stop the bleeding. A few minutes later, Danielle returns with a small box. She opens it and pushes it to me, then takes her seat across from me.

I take out the bandage wrap and put it on my hand, then wince when it stings.

Me, Bambi, and Danielle live in a huge house. I inherited it from my parents, who are always away on trips and conferences. It's like a small mansion.

Bambi is an artist. She can create art out of anything she can get her hands on. She's fifteen, the youngest here. She has beautiful brown eyes and wavy light brown hair that falls to her shoulders. She also has a few freckles on her face.

Danielle is the oldest. She's almost 20, and has a killer smile. She has dark green eyes and dirty blonde hair that falls into curls just past her shoulders. She's the one who keeps us in check most of the time. She's the only responsible one, besides me.

My name is Ashley, and I just turned 18. I have jet-black hair that goes to my elbows, and it's perfectly straight. I usually prefer to keep it up. I have pale skin that doesn't have a mole or freckle on it. I'm also really thin, and i don't really gain any weight. My eyes are the most noticable. They're very pale gray, but sometimes they appear a little blue.

Bambi ran away from home when she was thirteen, and i found her on the street. Her parents had never accepted her or her talent.

Danielle has been my friend since childhood, and she's been the one that kept me together during my tough times.

And i've had PLENTY of those.

"Hey, isn't Naruto going to be on tonight?" Bambi asks as she stands up and dusts herself off.

I clench my hand into a fist, then look up at her. "Yeah, i think so."

She throws her hands in the air. "THEN WE HAVE POPCORN AND SODA!"

I get up and open the fridge with a smile. "All right."
...

"DANIELLE GET IN HERE! NARUTO'S ON!" Bambi yells.

I grab another handful of popcorn from the large bowl and turn the TV up full blast.

"I'm coming," Danielle grumbles as she stalks tiredly in and plops down on the sofa between us.

As the theme song starts playing, Bambi starts singing along with it. She is learning Japanese at school. And she takes singing lessons, not that she needs them. She's actually very good.

Danielle rolls her eyes and lays down with her head on the cushion.

When Bambi finishes with the last note, I clap a few times. She smiles and sits back, satisfied.

This episode, Hidan is fighting with Asuma.

About two minutes into the battle, Bambi leaps from the couch in outrage. "HEY! WHERE THE HECK IS THE BLOOD? THEY TOOK ALL THE BLOOD OUT!"

Danielle snorts. "It's a kid's show now. They made it appropriate for six-year olds."

"THAT IS UNACCEPTABLE! WHAT KIND OF NINJA SHOW DOESN'T SHOW BLOOD?"

I laugh a bit. "Apparently this one now."

Danielle sits up and looks over at me. "Would you get me some water?"

I stand up. "I'm sorry miss, we only have diet water. Would you like that instead?"

She chuckles. "Sure. I'll have diet water."

"Coming right up!"

The room suddenly goes black, and there is a sound like a burst of electricity. Bambi shrieks, and i roll my eyes.

"Calm down, it's probably just the transformer."

But the sound of breaking glass makes my heart jump.

There is a shuffling sound from across the room, and i freeze. "Bambi, sit down."

She whimpers and does as told. I bend my knees, trying to see through the darkness.

"What the heck, Itachi?" a voice growls painfully.

My eyes go wide. What the...That sounds like Hidan!

Something cold presses against my neck, and i know in an instant that it's a knife.

"Don't move, or i'll kill you," a deep voice threatens.

That voice...Pain?

There is an explosion in my head, and everything fades away.

Bambi screams.
...

"Stop squirming, un!"

"DON'T TOUCH ME YOU CRAZY COSPLAYER!"

"What's a cosplayer, un?"

I groan softly from the yelling, and the pounding in my head. Someone knocked me out. My eyes open, and i blink a few times to focus correctly.

The livingroom is filled with Akatsuki cosplayers. Most are standing impatiently, while others are sitting on the furniture.

I look to my sides. Bambi is on one side of me, Danielle on the other. We're tied up completely.

Having cosplayers breaking into my house and tying us up was not my idea of a nice morning.

"WHO ARE YOU?" Bambi demands, still struggling against the rope.

The Pain-look-alike fixes his gaze on her. "We are the Akatuki."

I snort. i couldn't help it. "Come on, the Akatsuki aren't real. What's going on?"

He stands up and walks over to me. I stare into his Rinnegan eyes. Those are some pretty cool contacts, though.

"Tell us where we are, and we won't kill you," he says in his deep voice.

I roll my eyes, and Bambi opens her mouth. Before she can shout some more, an explosion suddenly sounds from the kitchen. The Tobi-cosplayer runs out, screaming. Smoke trickles off of his cloak, and some of it is singed. The Deidara-look-alike comes out after him, throwing white objects at him. They detonate as they hit the floor.

My mouth falls open.

Bambi is shocked. "WHAT. THE. FUDGE."

Pain turns to the two running around, glaring. "Knock it off. It's bad enough that you two do that when we're in our world."

Deidara folds his arms, scowling. Tobi leans against a wall, panting in relief.

"If we didn't have that idiot in the Akatsuki, everyone's life would be easier, un," Deidara growls.

Tobi rubs the back of his head. "I'm sorry, senpai! Tobi didn't mean to shove you!"

Something collapses into my lap. I look down, and Bambi is passed out cold.

Pain shakes his head and turns back to me. "Allow us to explain."

I suddenly realize something. "Wait, where's Danielle?"

"Get away from me you freak!"

I look towards the direction of the voice, relieved. "There she is."

On cue, Danielle runs through the doorway. Her midsection is still tied up. She falls onto the couch next to me, exhausted.

"What happened?" I ask, slightly amused.

Hidan bursts into the room a second later. "I wasn't done with you, sweetheart!"

He steps towards Danielle, and i measure the hatred in her eyes. I jump to my feet and block his path, giving him a cold glare. He stops short, his mouth open in surprise. He backs up, fear now lacing his expression.

He regains his head and nudges Pain. "Holy crap, look at her eyes!"

My eyes narrow irritably. Then i stand straight and relax, my expressionless gaze returning.

Pain glares at Hidan in a warning, making the latter stalk off grumbling.

The leader faces me once more. "Itachi was experimenting with a jutsu, and he accidently opened a hole into another dimension. We all got sucked in."

I look around the room, and Deidara is yelling at Tobi. Hidan is snapping at Itachi, while Kakuzu is telling Hidan to stop.

I stare back at Pain. "I still can't believe it."

"Is there some way to prove it?"

I ponder for a moment. "If you can use a real jutsu, then i'll believe you."

I hear Danielle snort. "You're wasting your time, Ashley."

Pain's hand reaches out towards me, and i am suddenly lifted into the air by an invisible force. I yelp and flail around. He lowers me back down, and my eyes go wide.

"Oh. My. Gosh."
...

So this typical day turned into...a not-so-typical day.

"What do you expect ME to do about it?" I snap.

"I don't expect you to do anything," Pain replies. "We just need a place to stay until Itachi can recreate the jutsu."

I laugh hysterically. "And you think that I'm gonna let you stay here? You're out of your mind!"

He stands up, towering over me. "If you don't, then i will kill you and your friends."

I glance at my two friends in the livingroom, then look down. I shut my eyes. "Fine. I'll let you stay."

He nods and goes into the livingroom. He tells the members to untie my friends, then comes back into the kitchen with me.

"But i will set some rules," I tell him, narrowing my eyes as he walks to me. "I'll tell everyone later."

He gazes at me for a moment, then nods in agreement. "Yes."

I smirk, and the ropes fall loose around me. I pick them up and hand them to him. He stares at me in astonishment.

"I've been tied up too many times. Ropes are no match for me," I explain, still grinning. I chuckle at his surprise and walk into the livingroom. Danielle is on one end of the couch, her knees pulled up to her chest. She's rubbing her temples, an annoyed look on her face.

Bambi is running around the room, going to each person and asking them about themselves after introducing herself. Even though she already knows, she just wants to hear it from them. Kakuzu and Itachi only stared expressionlessly at her, until she got the message and went to someone else.

Pain comes up next to me, and i glance at him. "So how come you're not questioning how we know about you guys already?"

He pauses. "We searched through all information in the house when you were out. We know that somehow we are a show on the Television."

I stare at him. "All the information in one night? ...Oh right, you're ninjas."

The corners of his mouth twitch upward in amusement.

Bambi suddenly squish-hugs me, almost knocking me over. "OH MY GOSH ASHLEY I LOVE YOU SO MUCH! WE HAVE THE ACTUAL AKATSUKI IN OUR HOUSE!"

I laugh and push her back up. "It wasn't really my choice, but you're welcome."

She turns around and goes back into the livingroom to torture some other member.

"I would like to know more information about you and your friends while we're here," Pain states. "So our stay will be more...bearable."

I snort. "Oh yes, because we normal people are just TERRIBLE creatures."

He smirks, understanding the sarcasm. "Yes. Exactly."

I grin and start walking towards the stairs, hand waving for him to follow. "Come on."

Bambi sees Ashley and Pain go up the stairs, then she turns to Danielle. "Hey Danny?"

The blonde glares up. "What?"

"What do you suppose they're gonna talk about?"

Danielle glances at the stairs. "I dunno. Probably just arrangements and stuff."

Bambi looks around. "Hm." Then a thought of panic strikes her as she notices that most of the members weren't in the room. "Oh, they better stay away from the basement."

She takes off, leaving Danielle to close her eyes and try to make her headache go away. "Mornings suck fudge muffins."

Hi! This is my second story! I personally love it, and i hope you do too. There's a lot more to come, so R&R and tell me if i should update this! XD