A/N: Thank you everyone for checking out the first chapter of the re-write! I am putting in a lot of time to make the characters likable and not entirely Mary Sue. With Jamie, she is a beauty, strong and independent but she falls off from there, and then with Erin she is as plain as a bowl of pasta without any sauce.
Original characters from last chapter:
Erianna 'Erin/Eri' Lynn: A 5'7 grade twelve student with a slightly stout body. Her hair is long, a faint natural wave curling the tips. Her hair is dyed red instead of her natural dark brown color, and her eyes are an olive shade of green. Her skin is pale, being the shade of alabaster, and her face and shoulders are covered a light freckles.
Jamie 'Jim Jam' Nelson: A 5'10 grade twelve student with a skinny build. Her hair is a sun-bleached blonde and is naturally straight, but she curls her hair regularly, creating beach like curls. Her eyes are chocolate-brown, and her skin holds a healthy tan.
Jake: A 6'2 Grade twelve student with an athletic build. Brown hair and brown eyes with tan skin.
Anyways! I hope you guys enjoy! Cheers!
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, the only thing I own are the original characters.
* Normal * Thinking * Black Zetsu * Inner thinking *
The sound of glass shattering woke me from my dreamless sleep. My eyes flew open only to be greeted by darkness. I could help but squint as I attempting to regain my senses. Night blindness, why must you be a thing? I grunted to myself, leaning over to turn on the lamp beside me that rested on my night stand, turning it on to add some light into the room.
Jamie's eyes fluttered open as she winced at the sudden light. "Oy... Why are you turning the light on?" She mumbled, bringing her hands to her eyes, attempting to rub the tiredness away. I opened my mouth to respond but nothing came out as another crash alerted us both. "Are we getting robbed?"
I turned off my bedside lamp and pulled myself out of bed, ignoring the blindness that now was clear as I walked around my room. "Jamie." I whispered as I heard her follow behind me, we tiptoed towards the door, a poor attempt at being stealthy. "Grab the metal baseball bat in my closet, you are my eyes now." Her footsteps hurried as she walked towards the closet, the soft clink of metal hitting the door. "Quiet." I hissed at her.
"Yeah yeah yeah..." I heard her step around so that she was in front of me, bringing her arm out so that I could holdonto her. "Whats the plan captain?"
I brought my finger up to hush her, but her hand suddenly tightened as the sound of hurried footsteps and low voices seem to come towards our door.
"...-Why do I need to check around the house? This is fucking bullshit!"
Fear hit us as if we were sitting in front of a nuke with a shock wave heading towards our faces. I looked in the direction of Jamie, and I could almost feel her eyes on me as we scrambled around, freaking out trying to find a place to hid. The bedroom door beside mine opened up as we heard hurried footsteps enter it, I knew they were heading to check the closet in the other room. I went to open my mouth to warn Jamie, but her hand covered it with one swift motions.
The light came on in the hallway, creating a glow at the bottom of my door, allowing me to see a tiny bit, and I could see shadows moving underneath. Before I could attempt to process what was happening, Jamie picked me up and stuffed me in the closet, in a poor attempt to hid me, placing the baseball bat in my hands. "See you on the other side champ." She whispered to me, as she threw herself onto my bed to make it seem as if she were sleeping. I would have protested, but the bedroom door was flung open, and in walked a figure.
I could help but try to make myself as small as possible, biting my lip to avoid making any noises.
A chuckle filled the room as footsteps approached the bed, the old hardwood floor squeaking underneath as if it was desperately giving us a warning. I felt my breath quicken as my heart beat loudly in my chest, I was terrified.
"Well well well... We fucking found one." I could hear the amusement crack in his voice as more footsteps entered the room.
"Take the girl to the others, I'll make sure the room is clear." A deep yet soft voice filled the air, as people walked around the outside of my tiny closet. Jamie muffled a cry, but the sound of a slapped hand quieted her, but a struggle was clearly heard.
I closed my eyes as a pair of footsteps walked closer and closer to my location, and I felt my breath become caught in my throat. I knew I was no match for the people in my house, in many ways even though I knew not of what they looked like, but I truly felt tiny. I'm going to die.. I softly placed the baseball bat down beside me, creating almost no sound with my soft motions as I brought my legs up to my chest to try and hid my face. This can't be happening.
The closet door slowly opened, and the air surround me turned dark and quiet. Jamie stopped struggling as I could feel her looks on me, cursing herself for letting me get caught. In utter fear, I brought my gaze upwards, but my breath caught itself in my windpipe as my eyes widened.
In front of me, the dark figure stood above me as I turned into a tiny scared mouse. A soft glow emitted from crimson eyes and I couldn't help but gasp.
I was caught.
"F-fuck..."
With one swift movement, the man grabbed my by the wrists and pulled me too my feet. With poor attempts I tried to wiggle out of his grasp, but I was met with more force being applied to my wrists, almost snapping the poor things. I'm going to die. I am totally dead.
I shut my eyes as I was dragged out of my hiding spot, my captor ignoring my silent pleas as I was forced down the hallway to my kitchen. Jamie had resumed her thrashing in an attempt to escape, but the man who held her gave a gut churning laugh. "This bitch is feisty!"
It felt like an eternity until we reached the kitchen, I opened my eyes in fear as conversations were exchanged around the room. Ten figures including our captors stood around the crowded kitchen, discussing various topics, though their words were mostly inaudible for anyone listening in. Before I could process what was happening I was thrown in the center of the room, Jamie following shortly after. Suddenly we were the center of attention.
Silence filled the kitchen as all ten figures looked at us with a mix of bored and unreadable eyes. I looked over to Jamie who had now scooted over to me, taking my sore wrists into her hands as we looked around.
"Erin." She whispered to me, as I brought my attention to her. "Are we getting robbed by a bunch of cosplayers?" Suddenly her words hit me as I looked around the room. Holy fuck, she may be ont-
My thoughts were broken off as one of the figures broke off from the circle and walked towards us. My eyes looked up and were met with a soft almost purple gray pair of ringed eyes. Their outfits, their eyes, looks, faces. We were either in the possession of the Akatsuki, or some really fucking good cosplayers.
"You will answer my questions." A deep voice spoke as I looked up towards the Rinnegan'd man. Silence filled the room as all eyes were on us, I couldn't help but feel Jamie pawing at my hands in support, but I couldn't rip my gaze from this man's controlling eyes. "You will not lie."
After another moment of silence, I swallowed hard as I have a sharp nod, finally remembering to breathe. The man walked around us, pacing almost. "Where are we?"
"Y-You're..." I cursed myself, a stutter forming under my apparent stress. Jamie traced my fingers with hers, I could tell she was scared too, but not as scared as I was. "Y-You're in my house..."
The man nodded as he continued pacing around us. "What country are we in?"
I could feel bile threatening to spill from my throat, but I tried my best to swallow it down. "You're in C-Canada."
His pacing stopped as he turned towards us. A shiver went down my spine as he leaned in closer to us, the faint sounds of muttering surrounding the room as members talked to each other. "What. Country. Are. We. In." His words were strained.
"She said we are in Canada." Jamie shook her head as her hands balled into fists. His eyes shifted from me to her, and suddenly I feared for the girl. Now is not a good time for your sudden bursts Jamie. "We are in good old peace filled country of Canada. You guys, us, we are all right now in the city of Timmins, located in the province of Ontario, located inthe country of Canada."
"That bitch is a fucking liar." One of the figures around us yelled out, but a fist was brought to his head by one of the men beside him. Grunting loudly, he brought a hand to massage the bump he was now going to have. "Fuck off..."
Their 'leader' crouched down in front of us, and suddenly the attitude Jamie once held was now gone as he inched closer to her face. His breath blew against her face, causing her eyes to flutter as she attempted to place her gaze elsewhere. "What elemental country are we in."
"We are telling the truth sir..." I muttered from my spot, watching him turn in the direction I was in, growing just as close to my face as his was to Jamie's. "You are in a c-country called Canada. We do not have elemental countries here..." His Ice cold breath brushed against my breath, causing me to shutter, his eyes just as cold as he watched my face for any visible signs of lying. I took a moment to breath for myself as he processed what I was saying, adjusting my spot on the floor so that I could sit up a bit more straight. "There is a black and red bag... O-on the chair." I tilted my head in the direction of the living room. "T-there is a book on our geography... If you b-bring it here I can show you..."
He stared at me for a good long minute before looking towards my red-eyed captor. With a light nod, he wandered into the living room, shortly returning with my backpack. Placing it on the counter, he unzipped the bag and skimmed through the contents that were held within. After about a minute of searching, he pulled out a thick geography text-book. His glowing eyes met mine as I gave him a soft nod, turning my gaze away from him as he placed the book in their leaders hands. Did I just... was that...
I looked around the room in horror as the situation came crashing down on me. I was now on the floor with my best friend, surrounded by Akatsuki members, their leader standing above us waiting to give us his final judgment. My eyes scanned around the room counting off the members. Hidan, Kakazu, Tobi, Zetsu, Sasori, Deidara, Konan, Kisame... My eyes landed back on the Uchiha who was continuing to go through my bag. I-Itachi... Then I brought my eyes back to the leader, who was now looking through the pages of my grade 12 geography text-book. ...And Pein.
I looked over to Jamie who looked at me with worried eyes, begging and pleading with me, trying to find a way out of the situation. Conversations went on around the room as I stared at my best friend, grabbing her hand one last time, brushing my thumb over her knuckles. "Jamie, these aren't cosplayers..." A look of fear covered her face. "Y-you mean..." I just gave her a sharp nod.
I turned my attention to the book Pein was reading, and noticed he was on a picture of the world map. "This..." I brought a finger up to the page and pointed to the land mass were on. "This... Is Canada."
He sat there for a moment, scanning through the pages taking in all the information they had to offer. Turning one of the corners of the pages to mark where he was, he closed it and stood up. Placing the book on the counter beside the stove, turned his attention back to us. "Do you know who we are?" It was a question where we had to choose our next words carefully.
I closed my eyes, checking my brain for all possible answers. The worst that could happen is that they kill us. I opened my eyes and sighed, giving a soft nod towards the Rinnegan man. "A-Akatsuki."
"How is it that you know who we are, yet there is nothing in that book showing the lands that we are from."
I opened my mouth to answer, but I was cut off by a very irritated Jamie. "Listen here Pein." What ever fear that was in her voice before was now gone, as her back bone grew with every word she spoke. "Where we are from, you guys are a bunch of fictional characters created by Masashi Kishimoto over in Japan, in a manga and anime series called 'Naruto'." I'm going to beat your ass girl you have no idea. I grumbled towards my blonde friend.
Pein's eyes narrowed on Jamie face, and yet again what little back bone she grew disappeared. "P-please don't mind my friends tone!" I waved my hands in front of my face before whacking Jamie on the head. She looked at me with angry eyes but then looked away, rubbing her head. "What my friend said is true." I looked around the room, thinking of a polite way of proving to them we know who they were without exposing how much we really did know. My eyes landed on Itachi again, who was eyeing me with his swirling sharingan. "U-Uchiha Itachi." His eyes narrowed as he watched with curious eyes. "H-How old are your right now?"
After a moment of silence, the elder Uchiha looked towards their leader, who gave him a sharp nod. "...17."
"Is your brother still in the Academy or has he graduated yet?" I started gaining a small bit of confidence as I noticed Jamie's posture changed as she slowly caught on to what I was doing. After another moment of silence he closed his eyes, adjusting his footing. This was an odd question. "...He should be graduating any day now..."
"If you go into the bedroom you found us in..." He opened his eyes to look at me, the curious emotion still hinted. "Look in my bookshelf beside the window. There should be a group of white novels titled 'Naruto'. You only need to bring one for me to make this point, so pick out the first edition and bring it here."
I closed my eyes, tapping my head happily that I somehow managed to pull this plan out of no where. I'm just happy I put my Shippuden ones away... Can't have em' knowing too much." Opening my eyes back up, I looked to Jamie with a soft smile, and she gave me one of her cheeky grins as our situation was starting mold to our liking.
After a few minutes of awkward silence around the room, Itachi appeared again with the novel in his hand, open as he read through the pages. In my head, I remembered everything that went on with the first book and smiled. Looking over his face as he read, his eyes scanned the page with amazing speed, not paying much attention the art until a picture of his brother came up. "...It would seem they are telling the truth." He silently closed the book, passing it to Pein as he quietly went back to his old spot, eyeing me softly before he rest his gaze back on his leader.
The sound of pages turning was all we heard for a few minutes until the leader spoke with a hardened voice. "Indeed. It would seem these girls are right." Closing the book, he placed it on top of the geography book before turning his gaze back to us. "With that being said, you know our names, that means who know what we do in this organization correct." I gave a soft nod. "...Hmm."
Pein paced around us, placing a hand underneath his chin in silent thought. "How readily available is this information across your world?" "Well..." I brought my knees up to my chest as I attempted to make myself more comfortable. "Millions of people know who you are. In our world, this series is one of the most popular manga's ever created, not including the popularity of the anime." I bit my lip as I played with my fingers as they gripped my knees. "...I don't have an exact number, but I would probably say within eight to nine digit numbers. You guys also have a large fan base."
"We have fucking fans? What a fucking joke, we're criminals for fuck sakes!" Hidan shouted, followed by a loud laugh.
"Yes, your organization actually has one of the bigger fan bases within the whole series." I nodded. Jamie gave a bright smile to a couple of the members. "Not including the fan bases for you guys on your own."
The room filled with chatter among the members, a few choosing to stay quiet and process. Pein tapped his foot on the ground walking towards the girls. "That is enough chatter." The room went dead. Pein placed a hand on his face as he considered his next words. "So what you are saying, is millions of people know us, and possibly millions... adore us?"
"Yes." We both nodded.
"Interesting..."
Pein gave a barely inaudible sigh before walking in the direction of the living room, nodding for the rest of the Akatsuki to follow. He turned around to look at us, and his words were very loud and bold. "We will now talk over the situation. You are to stay put in there until we discuss what will end up happening to you both."
Slowly they all left the cramped kitchen, leaving me and Jamie to wait for our death sentence. I looked over to the blonde and she gave a great sigh, moving her butt so that she could rest against one of the cabinets. "I'm too young for this Eri." She mumbled, drawing shapes on the floor. I gave her a slight nod as I moved myself so that I would sit beside her.
"All I wanted was a quiet night, but apparently I asked for too much." I laughed at myself, here I was trying to make light of the situation we were in.
"I'm surprised your Agoraphobia didn't kick in. Normally you are very tight-lipped and fearful of confrontation like this."
"Yeah, I'm kinda shocked as well." I hummed in agreement, resting my head on one of the drawers, making sure not to hit the handle. "But to be fair we have read up a bunch on these guys." I looked over towards Jamie and gave her a sad smile. "I don't know them personally but you and I both know quiet a bit..." I whispered the last bit, bringing my knees back to my face in order to try and hide my words.
"Weren't we reading a story like this last night?" She gave a half-hearted laugh as she looked towards the living room, watching the Akatsuki discuss among themselves, a few members every once in a while raising their voices. "Here we are in the same situation... Yet I do believe our's isn't as solidified as those stories." I nodded in agreement.
"But we do know one thing." I smiled to her, nodding in the Akatsuki's direction. "They are pre-main series."
"I'm surprised the Uchiha even gave away his age. Normally he doesn't talk unless he has to in the good stories." Jamie picked up my hand and started playing with my fingers. It was clear she was still stressed out. "Maybe him talking is a bad sign for us."
"Probably." I couldn't help but chuckle in agreement. I looked towards the Akatsuki, watching as every once in a while one of the members turned their heads to look at us in curiosity. "This is kinda humorous though. The Akatsuki is having a meeting in my living room."
"This is quiet the sight."
"I saw we fucking kill the bitches." Hidan smiled as he toyed with his scythe. "Though the blonde one is a beauty, I wouldn't mind giving her a proper farewell." He licked his lips as his eyes filled with lust.
Konan frowned as she turned her attention to Pein, who had now taken a seat in the middle of the couch. "I don't see why we need to kill these girls. They have done nothing wrong and have answered use up front with honesty."
"Bitch, you starting to get soft on us?" Hidan smiled towards the blue haired only, only for Kakazu who stood beside him to smack him on the head. "Do not disrespect Konan-sama Hidan." Hidan crossed his arms and muttered profanities under his breath.
"It is true, the girls seem to be telling the truth. It appears we are in a completely new world. This world appears to be quiet advanced compared to ours. Civilians were moving around in metal boxes. It was quiet a sight." Zetsunodded to himself as he turned to talk to Tobi.
Sasori grunted as he folded his arms. He didn't like that he felt rather exposed without Hiruko. "I also noticed the girls lack of chakra. They have some, but it seems to be dormant from lack of use. Its equal to that of a toddlers."
"Sasori is correct." Itachi's words were soft-spoken as he nodded towards the puppeteer. "It appears this world doesn't have shinobi. Every chakra signal within this area appears the same as the girls." He nodded towards the kitchen to make his point. "When I was looking through the red heads bag, it appeared as though whatever school she goes to does not have any ninja training, for most of the contents in her bag were textbooks, binders and writing utensils."
"Nay, am I the only one still kinda creeped out at the fact that these girls know who we are, un?" Deidara threw his arms behind his head as he looked towards the kitchen, staring at the girls. "I mean, the red-head knew quiet a bit about the Uchiha's brother, just by asking his age, un."
Itachi glared in the direction of the blonde before looking towards Pein. "It appears various parts of our life are detailed in these... Manga." His voice went quiet as he moved his gaze towards the girl in the kitchen, watching her look up to stare at him for a brief second, before putting her head down to continue talking with her friend. He couldn't help but feel curious about her knowledge of him and his brother... This was something he was going to have to look more into.
"I think these girls could be of use to us." Pein's voice silenced everyone as they turned their eyes to their leader. "It is true, they know quiet a bit about us, but I believe we could put them to good use. We do not know much about their world, and judging by size of the textbooks in her bag alone, I feel as though there is a lot to learn here. I do not know long it will take for us to figure out a way home, but we shall make these girls our hostesses and guides. If they refuse..." He eyed all of his members. "We kill them."
Konan gave a small smile towards Nagato, but as quickly as it came it disappeared underneath her cloak. All around the room, muttering was heard before a few of the members bowed. "Yes leader-sama."
I bit my lip as I watched the members pile into the kitchen. I looked towards Jamie and grabbed her had as we braced ourselves for the worse.
"We have come to a decision." Pein's voice was loud and cold, causing a shiver to trickle down my spine. I gave a slight nod, accepting whatever was to become of us, holding on to Jamie's hand as if I was going to fall.
"You will be our... Hostesses. You will cook for us, clean for us, and guide us around during our... Time in this world." He processed his own words as he walked towards us, crouching down so that our eyes were at the same level. "You will do everything we say, and in return you girls will make off with your heads on your shoulders."
I couldn't help but release a breath of air I didn't realize I was holding on to. I looked to Jamie with excited eyes. Fuck yeah, I don't feel like dying tonight! But as quickly as the excitement came, it faded as Jamie furrowed her brows. "Excuse me? Though I am alright with most of the stuff you said, I feel as though Erin should at least have some say in this matter. This is her house after all."
His eyes turned to look at mine, and I couldn't help but glance at Jamie for a second, sending daggers into her skull. "I-I um..." I swallowed a lump in my throat as I attempted to find words. "I am per-personally alright with what you have requested to make this deal work... B-but can I add some t-things to the mix? This is my house..." I whispered the last part, avoiding his eyes.
"...What would you like to add?" I turned my attention back, slightly shocked at the fact he was considering my words.
"W-well... I don't want to ask for much. I know you are the leader of this organization, and that these are your members, but I wish to have some say in what goes on while everyone is in the house..." I bit my lip as he raised a curious eyebrow, standing up as if to appear much taller than he already was. "N-not much of course... I am the only one who can cook. Jamie can't do jack all but look pretty." I felt Jamie punch my arm, but I raised my hand to stop her from doing anything foolish. "...Though I would like some say with house rules and such. This is our world, we knowquite a bit regarding the laws of our country, and most I want to say will be in favor of protecting you guys from run ins with the law..."
Pein started pacing the room, but he nodded at my words as if he was allowing me to continue. "F-for example... Hidan is a murderous swearing asshole w-who sacrifices people for his god, Zetsu is a cannibal, and Deidara just lives for making random explosions which can be very illegal." The Akatsuki members muttered to each other as I spoke, curious as towhere this was going. "Hell, all of that stuff is illegal. Our system is a lot different then yours, a lot more technically advanced. Though I have no problem with housing and feeding you guys, the main thing I ask is for a little bit of leadership when it comes to inside the house and some base rules for going outside. In this world, one piece of DNA at the scene of a crime can get you convicted for years."
Pein stopped after pacing around for another few minutes before turning to me, giving a slight nod. "You will get a small amount of leadership over this situation. I do not wish for any of my members to be harmed or in trouble for silly stunts. As for house rules and outside rules, we will need to talk as a group about this, and decide what needs to be set in place for members to get along peacefully in this situation. Though you will still need to do everything I previously asked for."
I looked to Jamie who gave me a large cheeky smile, sending me two thumbs up. I smiled at her sudden change of mood. Nodding to Jamie, I turned my attention to Pein, bringing my right arm out and opening my hand. "Deal." Peinnodded and took my hand, giving it a firm shake. "Deal."
We truly didn't realize what we had just gotten ourselves into.
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