now if you're still reading this then you get a year supply of extra chocolaty, chocolate chunk, chocolate cookies

o shiza!! did i say when this takes place in the naruto world?? bet not so fyi: it takes place during shippuuden : )

"Why didn't you join me, Neji?" Kakashi asked, stretching.

"There was no need to," was the cool reply.

Kakashi just smiled and wandered off to one of the closest rooms. Standing up on his back paws, Kakashi was barely able to pull the handle down and the door opened quickly at Kakashi's weight. They both looked in and found just a spare bedroom. Some snooping revealed nothing. They left and went into another room. This one had different ink paintings and many wall hangings with poems written on them in beautiful calligraphy.

"I bet Sayuri-san was the one who made these," Kakashi said looking up at one.

Neji didn't reply.

Kakashi saw a worktable and jumped up onto it with ease and snooped around. There were many different size ink brushes hanging by a cored on a little stand. Different colors of dried ink were in clear, covered dishes. Blank wall scrolls were lying on the table.

"I was right, Sayuri-san did make these."

Neji jumped up on the table beside him. "I wonder where she learned such writing styles."

"It is elegant writing that the aristocrats use, no?" Kakashi asked looking mischievously at the black cat. "Or, shall I say, aristocats."

Neji ignored him and jumped down, walking quietly out of the room. Kakashi just shook his head and followed the aloof cat out. The next room they explored was Sayuri's (since the bathroom was just a bathroom). Neji was already snooping around on the nightstand when Kakashi entered the room.

"Find anything interesting?" the white cat asked.

"No."

"What about inside those drawers?"

Neji leaned over the edge and pawed at the top drawer's handle. Kakashi came over and helped him. After a while they managed to get it open.

"What's in it?" Kakashi asked.

"It looks like that notebook from last night."

"Why don't we read it, since we've got nothing better to do?"

Neji looked a little irritated at Kakashi, but gave in since there really wasn't anything to do. The black cat pushed the drawer open and leaned into it, taking the edge of the notebook into his mouth. After a little tugging and coaxing, he got it to fall out of the drawer and nearly on top of Kakashi, who dodged it. Neji jumped down beside the other cat as he opened the book to page one. They started reading. It was hard for them to flip pages, but they managed it. They both sat there reading all morning and well into the afternoon. When evening came they were just about done reading it, but Sayuri had caught them by surprise.

"What the hell are you two doing?!"

The two cats turned around quickly and saw a shocked Sayuri standing in the doorway. She walked over and quickly picked up the booklet and fanned through the pages, looking for damage. She didn't see any and looked down at the crouching cats. Throwing the notebook on the bed, she reached down and picked them up by the scruff of their necks and carried them out of the room. Even though it hurt a lot, they didn't say anything. Sayuri placed them on the dining table and stared at them both. They were crouched down and looking up at her, but without fear which confused her even more.

"Answer me this one question or I'll beat it out of you, can you understand me and can you read human handwriting?"

The two cats looked at each other.

"Should we answer, since that is two questions," Neji asked.

Kakashi looked the other in the eye. He could tell Neji was going to follow whatever it was he decided. The white cat sat there thinking.

"Well?" Sayuri asked.

Kakashi looked up at her and nodded his head.

She stared at him. "You can understand me."

A nod.

"And you can read?"

Another nod.

She stared at them. After a while she said, "How?"

The two looked at each other again.

"I don't think it'll be wise to tell her we used to be human and how we were changed. She's barely believing this and besides, how would we tell her?" Kakashi said.

Neji shrugged. "Fine with me."

Kakashi looked back up at her and shrugged.

"You don't know?"

He nodded.

Sayuri glared at them. "That's a bunch of bullshit! How can you not know how you can read?!"

Kakashi just stared at her and shrugged.

Sayuri sat on her couch and stared at the two large cats sitting on her table. 'How in the world can these two do that? I knew they weren't normal, but this is too much. Maybe it's because I've been in front of that oven too long.'

She rubbed her eyes.

Kakashi jumped down and jumped up onto the couch right beside her. He placed his front paws on her leg and looked up into her face, "Sayuri-san?"

She heard his meow as well as felt his weight on her leg and looked right into the cat's face. He stared sadly back at her. She felt a little nudge on her other side and looked at the arm of the couch. Neji was sitting there with the same sad look.

"Why are you two so sad?"

They stared at her.

"If only you could understand us," Kakashi said quietly.

She looked into the white cat's eyes and sighed. "Whatever. I knew you two were weird. This just proves it," she said while petting Kakashi's head.

He leaned into her hand as she started petting Neji. They sat there, the two cats letting the petting zone them out so they would forget their past for a while. After a while, Sayuri had a cat laying partially on her lap and another lying on her left shoulder.

She looked between the two and thought, 'How did I get blessed with these strange creatures?'

They were sleeping deeply and she let them rest.

"Where the hell are those damn cats?" the dark skinned woman mumbled angrily. "I know I left them here and now they're gone!" She jumped onto a rooftop as the thin moon slowly rose. 'I'll find them tomorrow,' she thought to herself.

The two cats strolled leisurely down the street. They had decided to explore the area around the bakery and not leave the street it was on today. Many curious glances came towards them, but they ignored them. A child of about 6 reached out to pet one of them, but the mom hurriedly pulled the child away, but made the mistake of not walking off. Kakashi took advantage and pushed his head into the kid's hand. The kid made a small squeal of delight as he started petting Kakashi. The white cat stood there calmly and let the child ruffle up his fur. The mom stared in shock at how calm the cat was.

Neji looked at his comrade, "Why did you push your head into the kid's hand. It could've caused problems."

Kakashi flinched slightly as the kid hit the middle of his back a little too hard. "We've got to prove to the townspeople that we mean no harm."

Neji understood immediately and walked up to the mom who was still staring at the white cat. He sat near her feet and looked up. She looked down at his pale golden eyes and gasped, "Such beautiful eyes."

She reached down and Neji remained perfectly calm as she cautiously stroked his head. When she noticed he wasn't going to do anything she started scratching his shoulders right where he liked it. Many of the villagers had stopped to see the huge cats' reaction to the kid and now many were surrounding them, petting them. The two heard many comment on their fur and eyes. Kakashi smiled at Neji who stood calmly and emotionlessly as many petted his fur saying it was soft and thick.

Sayuri and Emi glanced out the shop window at the small crowd that had gathered not far from their place. Curious they went out to the crowd and Sayuri laughed. Those in the crowd looked up at her confused.

"It looks like you two have drawn quite the crowd," she said smiling at the cats.

They both got up and walked over to Sayuri, sitting down beside her.

"Are those your cats?" one person asked.

"Yeah, you could say that. This silver one I call Kiri and the aloof one is Kuroi."

"They're so calm," another commented.

A woman jumped to the roof of a nearby shop and looked down shocked to see the two ninja she'd turn sitting calmly, and even smiling slightly, by this commoner. If it weren't for the crowd then she would've gone down there and grabbed them.

Neji looked up and would've tensed up if it weren't for the fact he had to remain normal and nice to these people. "Kakashi-sensei, look at the rooftops."

Kakashi looked up and saw that woman there.

The gal saw them look at her and she smiled broadly and waved at them.

It was all the two could do to not growl at the site of that woman. They both felt Sayuri's hand fall onto their heads gently and they looked up at her. She was smiling down at them.

"Would you like to stay outside or come in?"

The crowd was slowly dispelling and the two cats looked up at the roof where that woman was still sitting.

"Well, just meow at the door and either Emi or I will let you in."

Sayuri turned and went back in. Kakashi and Neji both stalked into an alley and sat with their backs to the street. That woman jumped down in front of them.

"Hiya!"

They both growled and felt the hair on their backs rise in anger.

"Tut, tut, that's no way to greet your master."

Their growls turned to quiet snarls so as to not attract attention from those on the road.

"You are not our master!" Neji snarled.

"Oh, I think I am since I am the one that changed you."

"What did you place on us?" Kakashi growled.

"A simple little spell that only I can remove," she smiled even more as she said this.

They continued snarling.

"Take it off," Neji growled.

"Nope, no can do."

"Why not?" Kakashi asked.

"Because I don't want to."

"What have we done to you to deserve this?" Kakashi snarled.

"Oh, nothing. I just like how your hearts are and I think you would make a fine addition to my collection."

"We are not something to be toyed with!" Neji growled.

She continued smiling. "You have no choice but to come back to me, but I'll be nice and let you have some freedom. When you're ready to join me all you have to do is say: Exotic flower of this day hear our call and come our way. It must be repeated by the both of you at the same time, unless one is dead. I will come when you call. Ta for now!" She smiled even more and waved then disappeared into thin air.

Kakashi and Neji both stood up and took their anger out on the neighboring walls. When they were somewhat happy with the destruction, there were deep gashes in the bricks.

"Where are Kakashi, Neji, and Sakura?" Tsunade asked.

Gai, Naruto, Lee, and Tenten both stood in the Hokage's office after running for 3 straight days.

"Sakura remained back in the village as I asked her to. As for Kakashi and Neji, we don't know what happened to them," Gai answered.

Tsunade raised an eyebrow, "What was that?"

"Kakashi-sensei and Neji were going to check out a strange chakra that Neji had seen on the edge of his byakugan and they never returned. When I sent the youth filled ones to search for them, all that was found were their bags, weapons, and clothes," Gai replied calmly.

"So, if I am to understand this correctly, two jounins just disappeared into thin air?"

"Hai, Hokage-sama," Gai answered.

"Was there any signs of a fight or struggle? Any strange scent?"

They all shook their heads.

Tsunade sighed and looked in irritation at her desk. 'These days are starting to get worse and worse and now I have an elite jounin and a Hyuuga disappear on a small mission. What else could get worse?'

She looked up. "You will take Team 10 back with you. Hinata's Byakugan should be of good use as well as Kiba and Akamaru's strong sense of smell and Shino's chakra bugs. You're to leave as soon as possible. Understood?"

"Hai, Hokage-sama," they all said.

ok now reviews are accepted even if you're saying that it's a lil slow (i did say it will pick up after this chapter) and remember...frozen chakra and pale eyed boy are as fast as a speeding bullet (can a bullet speed?) compared to this