Introvertedraccoon: Second chapter already? Wow...I feel so proud!

Deidara: So? Loads of writers have reached the second chapter, un.

Itachi: There's nothing to be proud about...

Introvertedraccoon: Gah! Shut up, you guys know nothing!

Deidara: Hey! We kno-

Introvertedraccoon: NOTHING!

Tobi: Raccoon-san doesn't own Naruto, Naruto Shippuden, or the Akatsuki!

Deidara: If she did, she wouldn't be as mentally unstable...un.

Introvertedraccoon: *crying whilst beating hands on the floor* You...know...nothing...T_T

The Akatsuki leader, Pein, ordered the other members to join him for a meeting. His ringed grey eyes looked on them all, in both an authoritative dominance and a contemplating thoughtfulness. He was not in a good mood. The feared and revered Akatsuki were turned into small furry animals, he was claimed as a pet by two measly peasant girls, and he had no control of the situation at all.

And he certainly wasn't in the mood for any antics from the members today.

"We are here to find out how we got turned into these…creatures…"

Hidan sniggered as he remembered the image of Deidara's pampering.

"…how we got into this world, and how we can make everything go back to normal," began Pein with his booming voice. He was definitely the kind of person who liked to go straight down to business.

"Judging by the fact that it was exactly twelve am when we changed back, I'd say it's something to do with time," replied Itachi as he wandered into the room from…god knows where.

"Where the fuck were you?" demanded Hidan as he stared arrogantly and curiously at the Uchiha.

Itachi ignored him.

"Do you think there's a time limit?" asked Konan whilst staring at the clock.

"Possibly."

The Akatsuki members hoped not.

"What about this world?" asked the read-headed puppeteer, Sasori.

"What about it fuck-puppet?" glared Hidan.

Sasori return with a more dangerous glare before continuing.

"How did we get here? I don't want to have to wait around to return back to our own world…"

"Looks like someone's in a bad mood…un"

"Shut it, brat."

"Tobi knows!" yelled a hyper man wearing an orange mask.

The Akatsuki both sweat dropped and glared at him.

Pein sighed, he really hated it when Tobi acted like this.

"What?" he growled.

"Tobi went through the shiny portal that the weird old man made. When Tobi came out, Tobi had fur and there were two pretty girls!"

…Some of the stuff he said actually made sense…

"…an old man?" contemplated Pein, thoughtfully. If this was true, then that meant that they were sent to the world through a jutsu. And if there was a jutsu to take you there, there was always a jutsu to take you back.

"Okay, fine. We'll stay here until we manage to find a counter jutsu to return."

"W-what! Why?" yelled Deidara, he did not want another repeat of the grooming session…

"The women here can provide us with food, shelter and other necessities until we leave this place."

"Hey, you can't say no to free food," agreed the money-hungry Kakuzu.

The members sighed but reluctantly agreed. If the girls had not fed them when they did, they would have starved to death.

"Now remember, while we are here; be on your best behavior. And try not to kill or piss off our hosts, I don't want to have to spend more energy finding a new home or having to be chased by the pest patrol."

The most members nodded. Hidan scoffed.

"So, we'll be doing the research at night?" asked Kisame.

"Correct. Maybe not this first night, we don't know when the jutsu will wear off."

"Okay," grinned Kisame.

"We should probably remember to go back to our original places when we become kittens again, though those women do look tasty…" commented the plant man, Zetsu.

"That's all, so, meeting adjourned," ended Pein.

The members then split up to look around the household. Itachi was very interested in the TV, as was Deidara to the cooking utensils. Kisame was playing with the taps and Hidan found the knife drawer. Pein and Konan relaxed on the sofa.

Sasori wandered up to where Hitomi was dozing and pulled the paper out of her hand. He studied it.

"Not bad, but it can't really be classed as art…"

Deidara looked up.

"What was that Sasori-danna?"

Sasori ignored him which piqued Deidara's interest. He sauntered over and snatched the page from Sasori.

"…she can draw, alright."

They both looked over at the sleeping girl. She was very strange, unusual even compared to the other girls in this world (Miyu was it?).

She wore dark clothes, and dark makeup. She remained relatively silent and calm, in comparison to the others. And it was almost as if she had some form of insight into them. As if she could see through the kitten façade. They had to keep an eye on this one.

Suddenly there was a 'poof' and the Akatsuki returned to their kitten selves.

Zetsu and Kisame returned up to Moriko's bedroom, whilst Tobi had to be told to return to Miyu's through Pein. Hidan, Kakuzu, Kisame and Zetsu fell asleep where they were, while Konan and Pein went on the sofa. Itachi had disappeared again. Sasori and Deidara, who had landed on the girl, decided that they couldn't be bothered to move (or, in Deidara's case, that she was too cozy and warm) and they fell asleep.

Morning returned.

I woke up as the light started to appear through the curtains. My mind was still reeling from that strange dream I had; scenes of misty glimpses through the realistic graphics.

I had wandered in my dreams to an old man, his skin wrinkled with time, and his eyes lay shut and still. A smoke creature glided over his sleeping form, clawing at his face. My hands moved by themselves, making strange gestures that quickened with every movement, and my mouth opened to let out a silent string of words.

The man suddenly opened his eyes, confusion and fear exploding from his irises. The creature opened a gap in his smoky form; a sinister smile. I ran and ran from the scene while glimpses of dreams flashed past me – a crying child, a broken watch, a man (or was it a woman?) crouching down in pain. A ran forward, not knowing where I was going, and ended up rushing into an area that I knew lay difficulties and mysteries. I was afraid. Yet my legs pushed me forwards through the arch, as the sound of cats hissing caught my ears, and through past the black veil marked by a familiar red cloud…

That was when I woke up. And that was when the light started to trail into my room, past the cracks between the curtains. However, none of that light landed on me.

I was about to move when I noticed two kittens sleeping soundly on my lap. Sasori and Deidara kitten were curled up together, enjoying the warmth that my human body provided. Deidara kitten was slightly noisier than Sasori, he let out soft mewls as he slept and his tail swung back and forth happily as he dreamt pleasantly. Sasori kitten, on the other hand, remained silent though occasionally moved to gain more comfort, his furry head rubbing against my leg.

If Miyu was here now, she would die of the cuteness.

I sat up a bit, stretching my arms upwards, and yawning silently. I made to move the kittens so that I could get out of the seat. However, whilst Deidara kitten remained dreaming, Sasori kitten woke up suddenly and glared at me cautiously.

I picked them up anyway, and placed Deidara on the table and Sasori onto the floor. I shifted into the kitchen, Sasori kitten following me curiously, where I started making a coffee and grabbed an apple from the fruit bowl.

The cat glared up at me, expectantly, and I got a few cat biscuits from the packet. I sat down and fed them to him.

I don't think that damn cat liked that.

He scratched my fingers as I tried to hand him the biscuits, and then snatched them from me whilst moving a bit further away.

I sighed.

"…well, someone has trust issues…" I mumbled. The cat scratched me again for that.

I ignored the cat as I leant back against the fridge, thinking about my dream.

'That old man, he looks somewhat familiar… and what was that creature… the red cloud… everything was so familiar. Deja-vu? Could be… What am I contemplating on? It was just a dream. Albeit a strange dream, but a dream none-the-less. It's all make believe… nothing is real…'

Even as I thought this, somehow I knew that I was lying to myself. Dreams to me had meanings. I can't remember who told me so as a kid, but I grew up believing that all dreams had some sort of connection to the real world. But the person who informed me of this, their face is a blacked-out blur…

"Mew."

The red kitten had finished it's biscuits and was now patting me curiously. Possibly with annoyance, possibly with exasperation. It moved it's head in the direction of the kettle, which had just finished boiling.

'Wait. How could a cat know about a boiling kettle?'

I turned back to stare at the cat, but it had already wandered off.

I stood up, made my coffee, and started drinking it just as the other cats started to wake up also. Pein, Konan, and Itachi (where the hell did he come from?) slid towards the food bowls; Pein stared up at me as if ordering me to get him his breakfast.

I poured some food into the bowls and prepared the milk for them.

The morning was almost a peaceful silence, however in the wake of my dream, my head started to hurt and I felt extra drowsy. I kept slipping back into thinking about my dream, and I guess my face kind of showed it as Itachi kitten jumped up to me and placed his first two paws up on my leg.

I picked him up as I walked up to the sofa, placing him on my stomach and stroking him as I read my book. The other cats slid up to near where we were; some looked curious, some looked shocked, and Hidan kitten seemed to be rolling around again at the sight. Itachi kitten didn't seem to care, perfectly comfortable and happy perched up on my stomach, and purred as I stroked his back.

Footsteps padded down from the stairs as a drowsy looking Moriko entered into the room, holding a Kisame kitten and a Zetsu kitten.

"Morning, big sis 'Tomi," she mumbled, still half asleep.

She turned around to walk into the kitchen, but stumbled on a piece of carpet and fell into the fridge. Kisame and Zetsu jumped down, afraid that if they stayed with her any longer that she would end up hurting them (as well as herself).

"If you're still tired, why don't you stay in bed? It's a Saturday."

Moriko's eyes opened in slight shock.

"But then I'll miss the brownies appearing, they're gonna steal mum's chocolate fudge cake!"

I shrugged.

"Okay then."

She was about to go in the fridge to make herself some breakfast so I had to quickly rush in to stop her. This left Itachi kitten very disappointed, he was enjoying the comfort of my stomach.

"Pancakes?"

Her eyes gleamed tiredly.

"…yay…pancakes…"

The little five year old stumbled her way to sit at the table, hugging a newly woken Deidara kitten towards her. He purred tiredly, but didn't seem to mind.

As I finished making the pancakes, I returned to the table and saw Deidara and Miroko sleeping alongside each other; Deidara camouflaged against Moriko's blonde hair. If I was Miyu, I would say that it was adorable.

Miyu and Aiko stumbled down the stairs later, after smelling the pancakes that I had made.

"You made breakfast?" asked Miyu.

I nodded.

The two of them grabbed a few and sat down to eat.

"Thanks," said Aiko, her eyes gleaming gratefully at me. I had a feeling that it wasn't just the pancakes that she was thanking me for.

"Have you had breakfast already?" Aiko asked me, as Moriko woke up again and started scoffing down her pancakes.

"Yes."

She looked at me skeptically.

"A proper breakfast?"

I sighed and nodded. Aiko is a bit of health freak concerning my eating, drinking and sleeping habits…

"Ah, Miyu, I forgot to ask you. Can you stay at home and look after Moriko today, I have to work Saturday shift today," Aiko requested Miyu. Aiko worked at a coffee shop in town. Oops, my mistake. Aiko owns a coffee shop in town. A coffee shop that has only just started, doesn't have much money, and only a few employees.

"Sorry, mum! I promised my friend that I would go with her to the mall today! It's her birthday on Monday, but she'll be on holiday by then, so please can I go?"

Aiko sighed.

"I'm sorry Miyu, but I really can't leave Moriko on her own. Maybe…you could take her with you?"

Miyu pouted but relented. She really couldn't leave her five year sister on her own. She'd probably thinking that a moving van was barney the dinosaur…

…though it restricted what she could do with her friends, and how long she could stay out…

"I'll do it," I stated in exasperation, cutting into their conversation.

"Really, Hitomi? You will? I thought you were meeting up with Tayo today?"

I shrugged my shoulders.

"I was, but he probably won't mind anyway…"

Miyu smiled gratefully at me.

"Thank you so much Hitomi! I'll definitely repay you!"

Miyu and Aiko left the house just as I finished calling Tayo.

"See you later!" called Miyu.

"Bye, guys! And remember, no large groups of friends round, Hitomi, no large amounts of drinking, no smoking in the house, and remember to feed Moriko!"

I sweat dropped. When she puts it like that, I actually do sound like a rebel…

Not that I am.

At that point, I turned around to find the room empty. No Moriko, and no kittens. Somehow, they had all decided to go on their own little adventures.

I sighed.

'Alright, time to find them.'

I searched high and low; not finding a single living being. I did not think they'd be outside; especially since all doors and windows were locked. They had to be inside. And hiding.

Deciding that I'll find them at my own pace, I wandered around the house doing my own thing. I read a few books, drew a few pictures, listened to my ipod. Eventually, I remembered my father's office, which interested both Zetsu and Kakuzu yesterday, so I went upstairs to find Kakuzu swimming in a drawer of bills.

…I swear that drawer was locked…

Lifting the Kakuzu kitten out of the drawer, I made sure to lock the drawer.

Looking up, I noticed that Zetsu was doing nothing. Except staring at the plant. I picked him up and put him back down with Kakuzu kitten. Wow. Déjà-vu.

I moved to the bathroom, wanting a bit of…you know…privacy. Unfortunately, my privacy was cut short when I saw that the taps were running and Kisame kitten was swimming around in the tub. And I thought that cats hated water…

I turned off the taps and pulled Kisame out, towel drying him. He wandered off happily while I thought about where the other kittens were.

Suddenly, I heard a loud giggle coming from next door. I opened the master bedroom to find Moriko jumping on the bed, whilst Konan and Pein watched warily on the floor.

Out of no where, Konan let out a loud mewl as Moriko jumped and fell off the bed onto the ground. Unfortunately, on the way down her head hit the bed post and was then smacked against the floor. Cue the water works.

I picked up Moriko and strided next door, and saw a large bruise and a cut on her head. She was bleeding. I quickly stopped the blood flow, wiped on some anti-septic, and put a Toy story 3 plaster on her head. I then used the almighty power of lollipops. She stopped crying and started sucking on the thing.

Hearing the crying, most of the kittens gathered into the living room. Konan, Pein, Kakuzu, Zetsu, Kisame and Tobi managed to make their way here.

Tobi began to crawl onto Moriko, licking her face, causing her to giggle.

Well that's one problem solved.

Time to find the other kittens. Let's see who's left. There's Hidan, Deidara, Sasori, and Itachi (but he doesn't count as he's almost always missing, the sly cat).

Yet again, I was too lazy to be bothered specifically searching for them, and it was almost lunch time, so I decided to make me and Moriko some lunch.

I had got out some bread and butter, to make a sandwich, and I went into the cultilary drawer. Pulling it out to grab a knife, I almost screamed when I saw Hidan kitten playing around with the knives. Almost. I do not scream…

I quickly pulled him out just as I heard some high pitched howling coming from the oven. Moving towards the oven, I saw that, somehow, it had been turned on. I opened the doors and saw Deidara kitten hissing painfully in the corner.

Unfortunately, he wouldn't budge.

You see, my oven was one of those cookers that were hotter at the front than at the back. Deidara must have somehow already been in the cooker and moved to the back as the front became hot. Because the front was really hot compared to the back.

I switched off the heat and, without waiting for the oven to cool down, I plunged my hands into the burning hot cooker and swiftly brought the poor kitten out. Putting the kitten under the tap, I noticed the red burn marks that covered my hands. Oh well. I've had worse.

The kitten went onto the floor and suddenly attacked Sasori kitten, who had recently come out of hiding.

I sighed before lying down on the sofa to relax. The small black Itachi kitten returned (out of freakin NOWHERE) and laid down on me to rest. I used one of my hands to stroke it while my other hand lolled down off the sofa. While relaxing, listening to the soft purring of the (least stressful) cat on my stomach, I felt a slight wet feeling on my burnt hand.

The little blonde kitten was licking my hand on the burn marks, almost as if trying to apologise. Sasori kitten strolled over and watched him curiously, before (almost reluctantly) joining in and licking my hand.

I smiled at them slightly and stroked behind Deidara's ears, earning a soft purr. I daren't do it to Sasori, that little critter has it in for me. I'm certain.

Aiko returned a few hours later, followed by Miyu after an hour or so.

Aiko was deathly worried about the bump on Moriko's head, but was happy that I treated it correctly. In fact, I think she was more worried about the burn marks on my hands. I told her it was fine, I have no idea why she worries about me so much…

The phone rang and Miyu picked it up.

"Hello?"

I could hear Miyu talking from where I was sitting.

"Oh, yeah, she's right here. Hitomi!"

She handed the phone to me and winked suggestively. What was she trying to insinuate?

"Hi."

"Hey, Hitomi! It's too bad that you couldn't come round today," came the voice of my friend Tayo through the phone.

"… do you want something?"

"Always to the point, huh. Well, my cousins having a party tonight, celebrating his engagement to this girl…blah, blah, blah. Anyway, I'm allowed one friend over so, do you want to come?"

I glanced back at Aiko and Miyu.

"Sure. What time and where?"

Soon I was dressed in a a pair of black denim shorts, a white tank top, and a pair of knee high black converse and was sneakily climbing down the walls of the house. Aiko would kill me if she spotted me out so late.

I swiftly sped out of the driveway and towards my destination, looking back to see a small black kitten looking accusingly out of my window...

I arrived at the party, greeted by Tayo. He was relatively good looking, with dyed black hair, and glowing blue eyes. His slim (slightly toned) figure was held in skinny black jeans and a long black band t-shirt. He was, a little more than, happy to see me.

"Long time no see Hitomi!"

"I saw you two days ago."

He grinned cheekily at me, to which I gave a small smile.

"You look bored as hell."

He nodded.

"Tell me about it. He isn't bringing out the drinks till another ten whole minutes!"

"Sucks to be you," I smirked at him. "You know everyone here?"

"Surprisingly no," he began, slightly depressed at the lack of connections in the room. "The only people I know are my cousin, my brother, a couple of distant relatives and…that's it."

I rolled my eyes.

"No wonder you wanted me around."

He grinned again.

"Oh, hey! So this is your friend?"

A good looking man, about twenty years old, came over with a beautiful woman attached to his arm. He had brown, sandy hair and the same blue eyes that Tayo had. And his smirk, man, that could make any girl swoon. The woman seemed to guess my thoughts and glared ferociously at me.

"Yeah, hey Shuiji! This is Hitomi."

Shuiji looked me up and down, something that most girls would find uncomfortable. However, I think his hotness can cancel that out…What? You'd be drooling over him too if you caught a glimpse of him…

"Nice one, Tayo! This one's a real keeper!"

Tayo's cheeks blushed a slight pink as he replied to his cousin.

"N-no! What are you talking about? Hitomi's…just a friend," he said, glancing at me.

"Just a friend, huh…" echoed Shuiji whilst staring at me.

His fiancée got jealous and dragged him away.

"C'mon!"

Tayo turned to face me.

"I would stay away from Shuiji, he's quite the pervert."

I nodded.

"Especially with what you're like when you drink," he continued, grinning at me. "You do some of the most craziest things that you would never consider when sober…"

"Yeah. I still have the nightmares…"

His face turned serious again.

"No but seriously. Stay away from Sh-"

"Hey! Who wants drinks?"

"Ooh! Me!" yelled Tayo as he dashed towards the drinks counter.

…that young alcoholic…

After having (quite) a few drinks, my head and vision started to get blurry and I couldn't remember what I was doing. Everything seemed like a jigsaw of blurry visions.

I remember dancing around, being chased around the garden with a bottle of vodka, throwing food in the air, kissing someone, being dragged away from the party area, clothes being flung onto the floor…

All I knew, before I blacked out, was that I was not in my own bedroom…

…and that Aiko was going to kill me when I returned.

Introvertedraccoon: ...hi?

*Wind blows and crickets chirp*

Introvertedraccoon: ...what? I just wanted to put in something at the end!

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Introvertedraccoon: ...erm... bye?