Life with the Sound Ninja
"Sky! I'm going to work. Be good while I'm gone. I'll be back in a few hours."
Sky grumbled in response to her mother's parting words. She was currently upstairs in her room, on her computer. The light from the monitor reflected on a pale face, energetic blue eyes, and brown hair cascading down past her shoulders. The light from the monitor shifted and her eyes narrowed in response to the change. "C'mon. Are you serious?!" Whatever was happening on the screen was clearly aggravating her. "I can't believe it! No wonder I hate his guts."
She got up from the computer, stretching her arms over her head with a small groan. "What to do?" she asked to no one in particular. At that moment, she heard a noise coming from down the stairs. 'That's odd. Mom just left.' Sky walked out onto the landing, craning her ears for any evidence to where the sound had come from. Only silence greets her, and the darkness seemed to grow and shift, reminding Sky of how late in the day it was. 'Guess I should check it out. Anyway, I'm thirsty.'
Each step seemed like a gunshot to her ears, shattering the silence. When she reached the bottom of the steps, she looked around her living room, her eyes already adjusted to the darkness. Sky was used to the darkness. It was her sanctuary. The living room was empty, no signs of the disturbance she had heard from her room. She took one step forward, and then another. 'So far, so good.' She continued to the kitchen without incident and grabbed a water bottle from the fridge. 'I must be getting paranoid.' Sky walked back out of the kitchen, thru the dining room and re-entered the living room. 'Time to get back to the world of anime and-' Her thought was cut short at the sound of voices. They were coming from her room!
Her breath caught in her throat. 'Someone's upstairs!' She started up the stairs, trying to be as silent as a mouse. Luckily for her, the stairs didn't give her away. As she got closer, the voices clarified, allowing her to listen in on the conversation. "Where the heck are we?" Sky thought she recognized the voice but she couldn't place it. "It seems we have landed in someone's bedroom." "Really? I wouldn't have guessed!" This voice, dripping with sarcasm, caused Sky to freeze on the last step, questioning her own sanity. 'I know that voice!' Her mind was racing with the possibilities, looking for a plausible explanation and finding none. She knew, without a doubt, that the voice belonged to Sasuke Uchiha.
The doorway to her room was only a few feet away. How she longed to run over there to check that she wasn't dreaming. 'I can't believe that Sasu-gay Uchiha is in my room. He better not touch anything!' The next voice she heard sent shivers up her spine, and Sky knew that this was definitely not a dream. "Kabuto, would you be kind enough to escort our eavesdropper into our presence?" "Of course, Lord Orochimaru." Sky's blood froze as she realized too late that she had been discovered. She knew that if the men in her room where who she thought they were, she was in a whole lot of trouble.
Sky gasped in surprise when she was grabbed roughly by behind. She shifted, trying to catch a glimpse of her attacker's face, but he held her firm. She was forced to walk forward and into her room. Another gasp left her as she observed the scene in front of her. There on her bed, in all his glory, was Orochimaru, watching her intently as she entered the room. Sasuke was standing a few feet away, looking at her uninterestingly. Sky flinched as the door slammed shut behind her, her attacker had released her when they entered the room. She heard footsteps behind her, as her attacker crossed the room, coming into view. She tried to hide her sharp intake of breath. She was standing only a few feet away from Kabuto Yakushi and her only thought was, 'he's cuter than I imagined.' He saw her gaze and smirked as if he had read her thoughts. It was all she could not to look embarrassed.
"What is your name, child?" Orochimaru asked her. Sky summoned up her voice, with difficulty, and said, "My name is Sky." Her voice came out as a mere squeak. Orochimaru smiled, clearly enjoying the terror that he and his companions were invoking. "And where are we, Sky?" Knowing that the obvious response would be 'my bedroom', she opened her mouth to say such, but closed it when she realized that a smart remark could get her killed. Orochimaru looked at her, questioningly. "You're in America, the United States to be exact." She caught the puzzled look that passed between Orochimaru and Kabuto and added, "You're in a different world." "A different world?" It seemed that Sasuke had decided to join in on the conversation. As did Kabuto, for he added, "Do you know who we are?" "Yes." Another look passed, this time between all three of them. "Then you know how dangerous we are," he said in a voice that reminded Sky of a predator with the ability to sweet-talk its prey to the grave.
Noticing her terrified look, Orochimaru said, "Kabuto, stop scaring our host." "I was only stating the obvious, my Lord," Kabuto said, adjusting his glasses. "You two are forgetting the obvious question." Everyone turned to look at the raven-haired youth who had spoken. "How did we get here?" " I doubt that she would know that, Sasuke," Kabuto coolly replied. "How do we know? Maybe she brought us here." Everyone turned back to look at Sky. 'This isn't going well.' And it was about to get more interesting. Sky's phone rang.
"But I'm still caged inside……… Somebody get me through this nightmare… I can't control myself"
'Aw shit,' Sky thought to herself as her phone started to blare music. The three Sound ninja turned to look at it. "What is that?" asked Sasuke. "My cell phone," she said, speeding over to it and hitting 'Ignore'. Nothing on earth could be more important than what was going on in her room. She glanced up, aware that everyone's eyes were upon her. "Um…sorry about that." "What is a cell phone for?" asked Kabuto. "It's a way of talking to people who are a long distance away. It's a little difficult to explain to someone who doesn't know anything about this world." They nodded in understanding. "Well, Sky, it seems that until we can return to our world, we shall have to live with you," said Orochimaru, ignoring the glare that Sasuke was giving him. Kabuto looked disapprovingly in the Uchiha's direction. 'You have got to be kidding me!' All that Sky said was "Lucky me." 'I just hope my mom doesn't find out.'
End Chapter 1