Sorry for the wait! I've had constant homework and been very busy!
Imposters
Damn Uchiha
"Who are you really?" Itachi repeated.
"Now Itachi. You should really be more specific. By simply asking that I could just tell you we're humans or-" Tia started.
"What are your names?" Itachi interrupted impatiently.
"Now that's better. Now how about you try asking politely?" Tia grinned. Itachi pulled out a kunai, but before he could do anything with it, Tia answered him with, "Um! I'm Tia and that's Sarah! Don't kill me! I'm a smartass by nature; runs through the family!"
Sarah was fidgeting, something obviously bothering her.
"What's your problem?" Kisame questioned.
"I've had to use the bathroom for the past two hours now," she anime cried in pain.
"Sounds like a personal problem, Sarah." Tia smiled evilly.
"Shut up! It's your fault for sending me to the boys' bathroom! If it wasn't for you, I would be just fine AND we wouldn't be here!" Sarah glared.
"Aw, hell no! You're the one that pulled me down the stairs!" Tia gave her an even more hateful glare.
"Awww," Sarah sulked. "I can't hold grudges to save my life… literally."
"Haha! Victory is mine!" Tia threw her arms in the air victoriously.
"Please tell me there is a restroom or something nearby." Sarah gave Kisame a hopeful look.
He grinned. "Nope. Hope you don't have a problem with going in the woods." Sarah anime cried as she stood up and started walking off. "Should I follow her?" Kisame asked Itachi.
Tia glared. "I'm right here! She's not going to ditch me! She's too loyal! Give the girl some privacy!" An awkward silence fell upon the three as they waited on Sarah to return. Tia sighed impatiently.
"Looks like your friend isn't so loyal after all." Kisame smirked.
"No, she's just… lost most likely… WHY?! Why does this happen EVERY time she goes somewhere alone?! I swear! She's the most forgetful person I know!" Tia face-palmed herself in frustration.
"It's been almost half an hour. Should I go look for her?" Kisame asked. "Wait. Why are we even keeping them alive?"
"Because, silly! Your Sarah's new hero! She'll follow you to the ends of the earth!" Tia laughed.
"New?" Itachi raised his eyebrow.
"Yeah. This has happened to several people, including myself. About three times now. But she's never kissed her savior before. That's new." Tia looked in the direction Sarah went in.
"And I should care about her why?" Kisame questioned.
"You don't want to break her heart, do you? She makes even the manliest men freak out when she starts crying. It's true. It's tragic," Tia said.
"Damn it. I'm an S-class criminal. I shouldn't have to deal with this." Kisame sighed.
"Awww. You know like it. You love it! You have to admit, she's adorable, even if she's denser than the real Naruto." Tia smiled.
"How do you know Naruto? What village are you from?" Itachi questioned.
"Um… Sarah's psychic. She even gives fortunes. And as for where we're from… We're from an island. It's a secret place that none of you know about. We don't want to get involved in your wars, so it's best I don't say," Tia answered. "Especially since it lacks ninja and military strength."
Itachi narrowed his eyes. Kisame sighed and stood up. "I guess I'll find the little freak."
"Awww! You do care!" Tia giggled.
Kisame hit her over the head on his way towards the direction Sarah went in.
"Sooo…" Tia looked at Itachi. "How about that ramen shop? I heard they were pretty good."
"Just shut up," Itachi spoke, giving her a death glare. Tia realized his Sharingan was activated.
"Okay!" Tia answered quickly with her hands waving back and forth.
Meanwhile!
"I should be far enough now." Sarah stopped. She jumped at the sound of an owl hooting. "Huh." She looked up at the sky. It was a full moon tonight.
A twig snapped from behind her. Sarah spun around and tried to see what had stepped on it, but it was too dark for her to see hardly anything. The bush started rustling. Sarah wasn't afraid of the dark, but she was afraid of what was in it. That's how she put it if she was ever questioned.
The sound was getting closer, making Sarah back up slowly. A small brown squirrel jumped out of the bush with an acorn in its paws. "Awww." She smiled. A wild boar jumped out of the bush and charged at her. She screamed and started running in the opposite direction. She obviously was no ninja, but she was naturally fast and could leave just about anyone in her age group back at home in the dust.
She was no longer paying attention to where she was going. She'd leap over bushes, dodged trees, and ran in random directions. Sarah, not being able to see, tripped over a large rock and twisted her ankle as she fell hopelessly to the ground. Right before all hope was lost, two arms wrapped around her from behind and jumped into the tree. Sarah watched the boar run off into the distance.
She turned her head to see who her rescuer was. All she noticed were his Sharingan eyes. "Itachi! Thank you!" She hugged him unexpectedly, causing them to fall out of the tree and to the ground, her on top. She immediately sat up. "I'm sorry, Itachi! I didn't mean to!" It was then that a cloud moved away from the moon, allowing the moonlight to shine on his face. She gasped, for it wasn't the older Uchiha that saved her, and after mentioning Itachi's name, she knew she was as good as dead. Yes, it was Sasuke that she had run into.
He glared and sat up. "What is your relation to him?" Sasuke ordered.
"Well, thank you very much, Sasuke. I have to go now." Sarah jumped up and attempted to start walking, stepping on her twisted ankle and falling back down. She whimpered in pain.
Sasuke appeared in front of her and crouched down to her level. She looked away, trying to think of what to do. She knew she was out of the Akatsuki's hearing distance, so screaming would get her nowhere. "Look at me," he ordered. She slowly averted her eyes to his to see his glare. It was much more frightening than Tia's glare. She shuddered in fear. "How do you know Itachi?" he demanded.
"Um…" she tried to think of something to say. Sarah noticed that Sasuke was wearing his Shippuden outfit and knew it was better not to make him angry. "Technically, he and I don't even know each other. We've never even talked."
"You recognized the Sharingan. You seemed pretty happy when you thought I was him. You expect me to believe that you don't know him?" he questioned.
"Eh… Look! A distraction!" she pointed behind him. He didn't move. "Awww." She sulked.
"Where is Itachi?" Sasuke interrogated her.
"How should I know? I don't even know where I am," Sarah spoke honestly.
"He's here. I can feel it. Tell me where he is!" he snapped.
"I don't even know which direction I came from. I'm lost! Can't you tell?" she asked.
It was then that Sasuke noticed the fake whiskers on her cheeks. He looked down to see her wearing a loose, black shirt, orange pants, and black ninja sandals. He raised an eyebrow.
"It's a long story," Sarah tried to explain.
"Hm," was his only response. He stood up and looked around.
"So am I free to go?" Sarah gave him the puppy-dog eyes. He smirked, bent over, and threw her over his shoulder. She gasped. "What are you doing?"
"If you won't tell me where Itachi is, I'll just have to use you to make him come to me. It's obvious you know him, and I'm guessing you're traveling with him," Sasuke walked towards a tree. He scribbled some weird signs on a note and pinned it to the bark before jumping into the trees and taking off in another direction.
Kisame sighed. "Damn it, girl. How far do you have to walk? Brat probably did get lost." He spotted some footprints that led to his right. "Such small footprints. They have to be hers." He walked for several more minutes and chuckled when he saw footprints of a boar. "Poor kid got herself in trouble." He stopped chuckling when he saw a note pinned to a tree. Kisame grabbed the note. "She didn't just get herself in trouble. She got herself kidnapped. And by the Sound." He smirked. "Sasuke Uchiha. Too bad for him he's not going to get his fight. Poor brat is on her own."
Tia hasn't said a word since Itachi made her shut up. "Kisame, what took you?" Itachi asked.
"Huh?" Tia looked up. Kisame jumped down from a tree, landing by the campfire. "Where's Sarah?" she asked.
"Poor brat got herself kidnapped." Kisame handed the paper to Itachi.
"Kidnapped?! Why didn't you save her?!" Tia yelled.
"She was long gone before I found the note," Kisame said.
"Sasuke…" Itachi read the note.
"Sasuke? What?! She got herself kidnapped by him?!" Tia panicked.
Itachi sighed. "Foolish little brother. Thinking I'll come save the girl I just met. She means nothing to me," Itachi spoke.
"What?! You're not going to save her?! You have to!" Tia stood up and yelled.
Kisame chuckled. "Do you honestly believe we care? She's a waste of our time. Should've killed you both when I had the chance."
"But you can't just leave her! She has valuable information!" Tia continued.
"What kind of information?" Itachi narrowed his eyes.
"I wasn't kidding when I said she was psychic. She knows a lot," Tia said.
"Like what?" Itachi questioned.
"Like the real reason you killed your clan and left Sasuke alive." Tia put her hands on her hips.
"Real reason?" Kisame looked at Itachi.
Itachi pulled out a kunai and pinned Tia to a tree. "What do you know?"
"Definitely not as much as Sarah knows! And if she were to let something slip-" Tia began.
"You two have a lot of explaining to do." Itachi released her, letting her fall to the ground.
"So you'll save her?!" Tia perked up, not realizing what she just got them into.
"Not exactly," he answered.
Sasuke walked into Orochimaru's base, Sarah still over his shoulder. "Damn Uchiha," she mumbled. He smirked at her comment. He walked down several halls and into a room. "Oh, fuck!" Sarah shielded her eyes from the sudden light. She felt Sasuke drop her, so she opened her eyes. It took her a second to adjust to the light. She was in a white room on a small bed.
Sasuke grabbed her wrists and tied them with a rope before tying them to a bar. "Don't go anywhere." He walked out of the room.
"Yes, because I was really thinking of trying to escape with a twisted ankle and my wrists tied up." She rolled her eyes. Once she was sure Sasuke was out of hearing distance, she started pulling her wrists out of the rope. Her older sister used to handcuff her to objects like coffee tables when she was younger, saying it was funny, so this wouldn't be too difficult. She was good at getting out of things like this. Her left hand was finally free, so she pulled out her right and rubbed her wrists. They were already red. "Now let's play what's in my pockets," she talked to herself. "And in the left pocket is… a sharpie… how… convenient…" She sighed. "And in the right pocket is… a fork… What in the? I must have stolen it from the restaurant… Even though I didn't even use one… Well, this sucks." She put both items back in her pockets.
Sarah stared at the ceiling for a little bit, trying to decide what to do. She heard footsteps in the hall and considered hiding till they left, thinking she escaped or something. The door slowly started opening.
"Don't come in! I'm naked!" Sarah screamed. She wasn't really. She was just bored and felt like getting some amusement from their reaction. The door quickly shut and she started laughing to herself. "And Tia said I was gullible."
"What? Why are you-" a voice spoke from the other side.
"I'm just kidding. You can come in." She laughed a bit more. The door opened and she saw Kabuto with Sasuke behind him. Sasuke looked really annoyed by her attempt to humor herself, especially after he saw the rope on the floor. "What?" she asked innocently.
"How'd you get free?" he questioned.
"It's rope… Not that difficult… I may not be a ninja, but I do have common sense," Sarah explained.
Kabuto smirked. "So you think she's the key to your revenge?"
"I know she is. She's traveling with him," Sasuke spoke.
"I hope you're used to disappointment then 'cause no one's coming after me." Sarah sighed. "Unless Tia says something that'll make them kill me themselves," she mumbled.
"Why would they want to kill you?" Kabuto asked.
"Um… I'd rather not have you guys trying to kill me, too." Sarah smiled. Kabuto blinked and adjusted his glasses.
"So what's with the outfit? You look like-" Kabuto began.
"First things first! Please tell me where the bathroom is! I've had to go for the past few hours now!" she pleaded.
"Down the hall and-" Kabuto spoke before Sarah hopped her way out of the room on her right foot since her left ankle was still twisted.
Sarah hopped down the hall and opened every door she saw until she found it. "Hallelujah! Praise the Lord!" she cried. Sarah hopped out of the bathroom after she was done and looked down both directions of the hall. "And I'm lost again…" She sighed.
