I continued creeping behind them, until they came to another stop, it was getting dark again. They ceased walking, and vanished into the shadows. I sighed, leaning against the large trunk of the tree. I sunk down and my eyes began to flutter. My mind was yearning for sleep. I would continue tracking them in the morning. I popped open the button on my vest, taking out a bar. I peeled off the wrapper and began eating it. Once I was finished I fell slowly to sleep.

"Uchiha Sasuke, you're late!" Kiri yelled playfully towards Saskue.

"I am not, I am on time!" He protested.

"If you say so. Com'on I'll show you what they've been teaching me, so you'll know so of it before you go to the to the next level." Kiri said, dragging him towards the old alleyway. She began to show him all some of the easier techniques. He messed some of them up, well most of them. But Kiri persisted anyway, showing him again and again what to do.

Once they were finished they left the alleyway. "Thanks Kiri-chan." Sasuke said, while giving her a small smile.

"Anytime Sasuke-kun." Kiri smiled brightly as she ruffled his hair. Sasuke pushed her hand away and laughed..

"Well I have to go, keep practicing Sasuke-kun." Kiri said, while waving and walking away.

I awoke to the sun shining just above the horizon, shaking the memory from my head I stood. That had been a years ago. Long before he had left.

I grabbed my vest, shrugging it back over my shoulders. I jumped to the next tree, making it further and further through the country. I came across a lake, I stopped suddenly, deciding to get a drink. I hung my vest on a nearby branch. Walking closer to the lake. Yume stepped up beside me, I hunched over, filling up my canteen. I stuck my hand into the cool water. I raised a handful to my mouth and drank it.

Yume whined a little, I moved out of the way letting her drink the water. I stepped forward to grab my vest, but my foot caught on a rock. I stumbled forward.

I felt myself being grabbed. Some hand wrapped around my arm, catching me before I hit the ground. I spun around yanking my arm free. "Careful un." I heard a voice say from behind me.

I turned to see a tall blonde haired man standing behind him. His hair jetted down, covering one eye. He didn't look much older than me, if he even was. His shirt was mesh, with a black cloth covering his torso, and black jeans clung to his waist. He reached over to the branch and handed me my vest. "Thanks." I said, removing it from his hands.

"What are you doing this far from your village un?" He questioned.

"Mission." I replied, suddenly becoming slightly guarded. He didn't seem dangerous though.

Yume came closer, sniffing his leg. She didn't show signs of aggression. "She yours un?" He asked, pointing to Yume.

"Yes, I found her when she was a pup." I patted her as she came to my side. She leaned against my leg.

He stuck his hand out towards me,"Deidara un."

"Kiri." I shook his hand lightly.

"From Leaf Village un?" He pointed towards the headband, hanging from my neck. I nodded. I glanced towards his.

"Rock Village?" I asked.

He hesitated, before nodding.

He walked back towards the lake, stretching out on a flat rock, tucking his arms behind his head. He tapped the empty rock beside him.

I walked up to it, folding my vest and using it as a head rest.

"Why are you out here?" I asked, staring up at the sky, the sun wasn't blinding.

"Mission un." He replied. I looked at him, he was staring at the sky too. Yume came over and laid between us. Resting her snowy white head on her paws. Slowly closing her eyes and bathing in the sun.

I did the same, just laying there, soaking up the sun. We talked for a bit, basically about some pretty stange things, like favorite foods. Past pets, family history. He asked me what ranking I was, he didn't seem surprised about it when I answered him. We discussed missions, and how all of our training leads up to it. I told him about how my father had raised me alone, and how my Mother was from Mist. I sat up, looking at him. "I'm going swimming." I announced, I heard him chuckle. I walked over to another rock, unclipped my sleeves and unclipped the ends of my pants. So they were shorts, fit for swimming, and a top that only had thin straps, also fit for swimming. I had had this outfit custom made. I waded slowly into the water. Once it was past my waist, I dived in, coming up and running a hand over my face to move my hair. I looked back towards the shore, Yume was still lying down. But Deidara was in shorts. And coming into the water.

He dived in, I didn't see him for a minute. Which made me panic a little. But I was jerked under water. I started flailing and kicking. I made contact with something, and swam to the surface. Deidara came up beside me, rubbing his face. "You jerk!" I said, smacking his arm.

"Damn. I was only kidding, you didn't need to kick me un." He said.

"You deserved it." I countered.

I swam away from him and towards a tiny water fall, at the east edge. I let it run down over me, it wasn't over-powering, just a small waterfall.

He swan close, but not near the waterfall. He just floated, around, eventually floating close to me. I gave him a sharp shove away. Which caused him to stop floating. "Whoops, my hands slipped." I smiled innocently.

He gave me a smile, and smile that said 'I'm-going-to-make-you-pay'. I swam backwards slowly. But I came up against a rock wall. "Don't you dare." I said.

"I haven't done anything yet un." He held up his hands. But he kept coming closer.

I swam from the wall, but he caught me. He wrapped his arms around my waist. Dragging me under water with him.

I turned towards him, pushing and kicking, he released me. I sprung to the surface.

I spat out water, and rubbed the hair from my face. I huffed, my eyes searching for Deidara.

As soon as he surfaced I said. "I'm gong to kill you." I spat.

"You could try un." He laughed.

"I would succeed." I replied, quite matter-of-factly.

"Think what you want un."