Hey, guys. :D I just wanted to say that you're all awesome. Eleven reviews? YEAH. Beautiful. Thanks a bunch!

By the way. I just wanted to point out the honorific situation. You may be all "WTF? Why does everyone call Mina 'Mina-chan,' and she only uses other honorifics for Sasori and Deidara? If there's no use of honorific by one person, from what I understand, it implies that they are close to one another or disrespect is shown, and Mina likes to feel close to everyone. I'm no native Japanese, so don't take my words to heart please...

So, let's get on with the show!
Enjoy!

"God, I thought you two would never be ready; It's freaking four o' clock already, we were scheduled to leave an hour ago..." came the mutter from a very irritated Sasori. Our very own infamous puppeteer glowered unhappily, displeased with my cohort and me. Deidara and I looked to one another and sweatdrop. I bowed slightly, then erected myself once more with decently good posture. "I'm sorry, Danna; I can promise you we won't keep you waiting anymore, right, Deidara-kun?"

It grew eerily quiet; I could feel Sasori's deathly, impatient glare along side Deidara's bubbly, distracted gaze. I coughed loudly, gunninging the blonde an unpleasant look as he admired he clouds in the sky over head. He didn't notice.

"Deidara-kun!" I half-whisper, half-yelled.

The blonde was instantly ripped from his thoughts; he visibly panicked and scanned through his cute little head for something to say. "Oh! Shit, un..." He trailed off and laughed sheepishly, "I-I'm on it, Sasori-danna, un!" Deidara began making a small clay bird with much haste and pink dusted across his embarrassed cheeks. A puff of smoke enveloped our surroundings, and a large bird loomed above us in stature. Of course, this was our demeanor of transportation! Sasori let out a long, heavy sigh of agony as he boarded the bird. He, apparently, wasn't looking forward to this mission. Hell, he was about as ecstatic as I was. Deidara and I followed suit, and the bird took flight, soaring through the cloudy skies. Sasori sat at the head of the bird away from the Stone-nin and myself; well, I didn't mind if he sat that far away if he was gonna be a sour puss. Seriously, was he sulking? I stole a spot near the tail, and peaked over the edge; I fucking hated heights, but it was a pretty view, so I dealt anyway. Deidara blatantly plopped down beside me and sighed; unlike the puppet's, Deidara's sigh was of contentment, from what I gathered. His facial expression seemed to support the idea.

I looked to him with curiousity and it registered. A smooth smirk thinned over his lips- his signature smirk. "Hmm? Oh, I just think this is gonna be fun, un." I mocked the appearance of confusion, and squeaked, "Umm... How so, Deidara-kun?" I could tell he had more to say, but he simply shrugged with a laid-back gaze to the firmament above. A simple smile graced my lips. Ah, Deidara-kun... The blonde laid down with his hands behind his head as pillows and closed his eyes. I couldn't blame him; Danna had earlier said that it'd take a day to just make it to Konohagakure. I wasn't exactly happy about that. Danna also explained to us that he wouldn't allow Deidara and I to take forever doing things. He told us to be well rested because he'd be pissed if we have to stop at a... well, it would've been better to just quote him. Note, he was NOT happy while talking of this- in fact, it was right before we left.

"Goddamnit! I swear-"

"NOT 'GOD'!" Hidan interrupted randomly. Sasori turns to the the grey-haired male, eye twitching, then to us.

"JASHINDAMNIT, I SWEAR THAT IF WE HAVE TO STOP ONE FUCKING TIME ON THE WAY THERE, I WILL NOT HESITATE TO CASTRATE YOU, BRAT."

Deidara and I stared at him in surprise. I raised a hand and opened my mouth to protest that I had nothing to castrate, but he answered for me quickly, "I wasn't referring to you, brat. Just the blonde one." Well, excuse me, jerk.

"So you're saying that if I get tired and ask to stop somewhere you're going to castrate me? Fuck that shit, un!" Deidara complained, "That's not even fair, un!"

"All I'm asking for is that we don't have to stop on the damn way to Konoha. That means you should simply take a fucking nap on the way there, brat."

Yeah, it wasn't pretty, as one could tell...

"Deidara-kun?" I questioned. He opened an eye, "Yes, un?"

"Can I... umm, well, would you let me play with your hair?" I ask. I can tell he wasn't anticipating that question. Hell, who was? I gave him a quirky smile and crossed my legs.

"Sure, un," he sputtered. I patted the side of my leg and he scooted over, lightly laying his head on the spot I pointed out. He bended his legs and intertwined his fingers to drop his hands onto his tummy. I giggled and began twirling and braiding different pieces of hair in his ponytail. I twisted a piece around my finger and looked to him. He simply watched me with interest as I did so.

It grew quiet as the chilly wind blows furiously. It seemed to whistle, oddly enough. I felt a shiver run down my spine and my body shook, following. He chuckled, "You're cold, un?" I nodded and smiled sheepishly. The glistening in his blue eyes showed he had an idea up his sleeve. Hopefully it wasn't going to be anything I was against... The blonde sat up in criss-cross-apple-sauce postition. I watched blankly. "Well, come here, Mina-chan, un," he said and laughed. I scooted a bit closer and watched as he unbuttoned his cloak with ease. Umm...?

"No, silly, un..." He whispered. Deidara grabbed my arms and pulled me forward, almost causing me to fall on top of him. How awkward was he planning on making this? I stumbled toward him, and gasp as he literally picked me up to set me in his lap. I must have looked funny considering my eyes were as big around as saucers and I was as stiff as a stick. Oh, and not to mention that fact that I was as red as a traffic light. I heard and feel his frame shake with chuckle- I lightly moved with his own frame in synchronism. He buttoned the lower half of his cloak once more.

"Better, un?" He asked. I simply blinked uncomfortably and stared up at him. I was NOT expecting this! This was... this was scandalous! This was something Hidan made me do! What had gotten into his little, blonde head? What the flying fuck?

...

Well... maybe it was helping a little considering the fact it was all warm and cozy in there... He wrapped his arms around me protectively and traced my spine and curved over to my waist. He repeated this action deliberately and languidly. I felt my throat go dry and my stomach flipped. Yep, that was certainly better.

"Umm... y-yeah," I stuttered and gave a laugh at myself, "It just… feels weird, y'know?"; I was sure he could easily tell that I was on the verge of fainting... I laid my head on his shoulder, and unsurely smiled. The difference with when Hidan had made me do this, it was only to piss Kakuzu off... Now, Deidara was doing this because he wanted to. The thing was: it felt better whenever Hidan was forcing me into it while cracking senseless, perverted jokes- now, I was… in the lap of a stranger…

What a weird predicament. The Stone-nin put his head upon mine for some sort of aegis and lowly suspired. Maladroitly, I put a hand on his chest nearby my face and let the other scramble to find one of his hands by my waist. Not wanting him to let me go, I simply held on to a couple of his fingers.

"Mina, this is wrong. Mina, listen- this is wrong! It feels weird, so what the hell are you doing?" I mentally yelled at myself over and over and over. "I'm telling you: you'll regret this! You don't like Deidara, you idiot!"

"Are you okay, Mina-chan, un?" He haphazardly questioned. He removed his head from mine to peek a look at me. I blushed and nodded. "Of course! Why wouldn't I be, Deidara-kun?" He embraced me a bit more tightly and smiled, "You're shaking; are you that cold, un?"

I shook my head clamorously and gawked up at him. "I'm not really that cold right now... I'm just, well... I'unno."

"You're nervous then, un?" He questioned. I didn't give him a riposte, but simply glimmed to the sky away from his guise, "Umm..." He chuckled a bit, giving me his signature smile, and resumed, also giving me yet another hug. I simply lit up the sky like a Christmas light and continued holding his fingers as if they were my lifeline.

"DANNAAA~!" I yelled loudly. Deidara and I snickered as he finished my sentence, "I'M HUNGRY, UN!"

"AND I NEED A POTTY BREAK!" I squeaked.

"CAN WE STOP AT A HOTEL, UN?"

"ARE WE THERE YET?"

"NOW, UN?"

"HOW 'BOUT NOW?"

Deidara and I continued until our words seemed to run together. No, Deidara wasn't really hungry or tired; and I didn't really have to pee either- well, maybe I kinda did, but that wasn't the point. Deidara and I stared at Sasori-danna with wide, glistening eyes. He hadn't said a word since we left, and that'd easily been hours. It was at least eight or nine now and we had left at four. It grew quiet once more, and the chance that Sasori was ignoring us was high, as always. I sighed and looked past the puppet. The sky was in full afterglow; the cosmos seemed to shine to their highest potential, then waver like a kindling flame- the empyrean vault of stars and planets and galaxies appeared unending from our positioning in the sky.

"It's beautiful, huh, un?" The blonde questioned. I nodded and lie my head on his shoulder once more. I shifted in my spot in Deidara's lap; I hadn't moved from my spot. I told him to tell me to get off whenever his legs started going numb though. I was considerate, but I wasn't passing this opportunity up either.

"Let's stop at the next town," Sasori said faintly. I blinked dumbly, "We were kidding, Danna."

"I know, Mina-chan. Stop the bird, brat," he commanded. Deidara oscillated and did as told. Once on the ground again, I couldn't help but have an odd appreciation to gravity for once. Gravity held me to the floor, and, damnit, I was glad! I brushed my cloak down neatly and Deidara refastened his. Sasori began walking ahead of us, and we followed. Along the thick, lush green brush of a forest and over a decently large bridge above a river we went. The darkness surrounded us and seemed to pull our shadows into its grasp hungrily and greedily. I simply stayed close behind Deidara; there was no use in getting paranoid over a little forest at nighttime.

"Here we are," I heard Sasori state. I ran into a still Deidara and he apologized while throwing an arm around my waist. I blushed and did the same to him. Sasori stood at his other side- the two of them just gazed forward.

"Geez, what're you guys looking... at?" I trailed off naively. It was absolutely breath taking. The sight before us literally glowed with a beautiful, radiant brilliance. It was a festival on what appeared to be an island. It was lights galore- they decorated the feudal castle that sat the very middle, the towering pagodas and simple buildings and living compounds along side shops and whatever else was in sight. Fireworks exploded and cackled menacingly. An absolutely HUGE ferris wheel sluggishly spun in the back ground. As it turned, the beacons of various colorful lights on its supportive pillars dimmed and blazed brightly in time with the faintly heard music in patterns. It was a sight like no other... just looking at it from here drew me in, and made me feel like a dreaming kid again. My mother always told me elusive stories of festivals like this. She said people always wore big, fancy kimonos and feasted on many foods; there were parades and dancers- there was everything!

I breathed deeply. This was going to be interesting.

"Well? Are y'all just gonna stare? We sure as hell gotta go up there!" I said happily. I stumbled down a hill clumsly and kept running. I focused excessive chakra into my feet and ran over top the water separating me from the festival. I'd always wanted to go to one, and now that I had the opportunity, of course, I wasn't passing it up!

"M-Mina-chan! Wait up, un!" Deidara called while running after me.

"Meet back here at eleven, brat," Sasori said and walked away. Deidara smirked; at least Danna was letting him have some fun for once.

Once finally reaching my destination, I stopped and stared in awe. The scene before me reflected elegantly off of the surface of the water. Deidara came up behind me soon after, throwing his arms around my waist from behind. I put my hands over his, "My mom always told me about this type of festival."

"Really, un?" He whispered in my ear. I clenched my teeth as a chill ran down my spine, "Yeah... she used to tell me about all the flashing lights and pretty kimonos and the food and fireworks... She said she always wanted to take me to one, but daddy wouldn't let her."

"I see, un..." He said and rubbed my side, "I'm sorry about that, Mina-chan... I'm glad I'm here with you though, un." My ears perked at that comment. Really now? I smiled, beaming happily, "I'm glad you're here with me, too! Most definitely! But... there's just one thing..." He made a questioning noise. "We are SO under dressed!"

"Do... d-do you really find this to be necessary, un?" Deidara questioned while standing outside of the dressing room. He blushed while glaring down at his attire angrily. Yes, I did force him into traditional dress, tabi socks, and geta sandals. I also got him out of his ponytail and eye-scope. He hated it, obviously. I pulled on and took off various layers of clothes. "Well, yeah, of course! We'll match!" I exclaimed and continued dressing. I looked to the single, full body length mirror and applied a light amount of makeup to match my whole color scheme- a subtle red, snow white, and glowing gold. He stayed quiet; and I could tell he wasn't exactly happy.

I opened the door, revealing my new outfit. I held my clothes to my body and handed him the butterfly obi, "Tie me up, please?" He nodded and did so carefully. I thanked him and brushed down my kimono. It was red with colorful flower print across the front; the length reached down to my mid-thigh. The obi and the separate cho cho were golden and the obi-jime was red. Just to give it a Mina-ish look to it, I wore a white, fluffy underskirt. Of course, I was also wearing knee-high tabi socks and geta sandals to top it all off. Deidara attached the cho cho and wiggled it around to where it was in the middle. He smiled, satisfied with himself.

I spun around happily with my arms out; right then, I was on top of the highest mountain. I could hold the whole earth in my hands! I sighed ecstatically; we hadn't even made it outside to the festival either! Deidara looked to me. He actually looked happy, as opposed to agitated, like I thought, and gave me his signature smile. I couldn't help but blush under his crystal blue gaze. "You look like a little, porcelain doll, un." I hugged him without his consent, and dashed back into the changing room. I grabbed my back pack that was crammed full with our cloaks and my other belongings. It was gonna pop from being so full! But... if I spent money like I did on our kimono outfits, I could count on having room by loss of banknotes.

"Let's go, Deidara-kun~!" I sung and grabbed his hand, starting off with a light jog. He laughed sheepishly and languidly followed behind, sandals clacking on the ground.

The streets were decently packed; there were many stands with refreshments upon refreshments and souvenirs. There were masks of animals provided; I wasn't sure what that was about, but alot of people had them, so I decided I would get one later, too!

"Hello, little lady, step on up and try the ring toss!" I looked over to a middle aged man who was waving a hand fan and holding a plastic ring in his other hand.

"Ooh, that looks fun! Come over here, Deidara-kun!" I dragged him to the stand and looked to the game host with big, excited eyes. I certainly felt like a kid again.

"I'll let you have a free go-round if you buy another, how 'bout it?" He asked and continued, "There are many prizes you'll find passed satisfactory!"

"Sure! I'll take the first, then you can have the other one, okay?" I replied and questioned my accomplice. The blonde looked at me doubtfully, "I dunno, Mina-chan, these games are always rigged, un..."

"Don't doubt the power of the ring toss, young man. There's no telling what you may win from this," the man cackled in a funny fashion and I could tell he was joking around.

"Aww, why don't you try, Deidara-kun?" I whined.

"Yeeeah, why don't you try?" The male joined me in my whining fest. I laughed and took the ring from the man. He smiled with a smug expression. I didn't say anything, but there was something odd about this man... I stood behind the line and closed an eye, attempting to focus on the purple, plastic stick- my target. "Besides... how can a ring toss be..." I tossed the ring, "Be rigged?"

"Ding, ding, ding! We have a winner! Now, your go, sir?" He beamed. I paid him the fee for Deidara and watched as he silently took his turn. I snorted as his ring bounced off of the stick and fell to the floor. "GOD DAMNIT, I TOLD YOU: IT'S FUCKING RIGGED, UN," Deidara bellowed with fury. I sweatdroped and pointed out the prize I wanted. It was a cute little kitten, obviously sewn by hand, from the looks. The fabric held many different abstract designs; it was mainly purple, white, black, with a soft shade of yellow; it had pastel purple colored buttons as eyes. I absolutely loved it. I squealed with joy and hugged it while waving to the man, "Thank you, sir! See you!"

"Take care of her for me, she's a personal favorite," he called. I nodded happily and I grabbed Deidara's hand. I looked to the blonde and gave him a sympathetic look. He was utterly defeated... "You wanna hold Ran-chan?"

"You already named it, un?" He laughed and gazed to the stuffed cat in my grasp. I smiled, handing her over to Deidara. "It means 'orchid.' I think Ran-chan likes you, Deidara-kun."

"Really now, un?" He muttered aloud, "What makes you think that, Mina-chan, un?"

I gripped his hand a bit tightly, "Silly, why wouldn't she?" He chuckled lightly, thanking me.

The lights were so bright I can't see the stars anymore. I sighed, then pointed out, "Deidara-kun, look, they have cotton candy and dumplings and sweet buns! Oh, it all looks so amazing... Are you hungry?"

"Ehh, not really, I could go for some cotton candy though... would you share some with me of I bought it, un?" He questioned. I verified so, once at the stand; Deidara bought us a ball of fluffly pink and blue sugar on a stick. Deidara held the stick for me, and I took a piece tp eat it quickly. It was easily the best cotton candy I'd ever had. I took another piece and held it out in front of his mouth. He took a bite.

"It's good, isn't it?" I gaped in awe.

"Yeah, it makes me wonder what they did to it, un! Anything that is overly good is usually horrible for the body, un..." He replied. I giggled in agreement.

This really was as fun as you said it'd be, momma.

"Deidara-kun!" I squeaked cheerfully, "Let's go on the ferris wheel!"

After we got our cotton candy, Deidara, Ran, and I went and bought souvenirs for everyone back home. I even bought Hidan, a gift, just to be nice, though he could be rather crude. Deidara and I both got matching masks in the shape of foxes; the colors of it were light pastels. We bought hand fans and played a small lottery game which coincidentally won us a small, plastic, spinning top. After that, we watched the fireworks on a bench; now, the only thing that was left was the ferris wheel.

"You sure you want to? It's alot bigger than your usual ferris wheel, un," He warned with concern. I slowly set my gaze upon him, and I found him looking back at me with a smile gracing his lips. Maybe it was the lights messing with my eyes or something, but I could have swore his eyes sparkled as brilliantly as the fireworks. I nodded in agreement and we walked toward the attraction. Within record time, we got into our quaintly spacey ferris wheel cars. The walls were made of glass and the floors were see through. The only things opaque were the seats and Deidara himself. The ride began turning and creaked loudly. I actually cringed at the noise, and sat down by Deidara.

"I'm not sure I wanna do this anymore, Deidara-kun... Ran-chan doesn't like this much either..." I muttered. Deidara gave Ran an unhappy look before handing her to me, "Because everything is glass, un?" I nodded, squinting. The excruciating noise was replayed and we were jerked to a stop. On the ground below, the ride manager loaded more people into their cars. Deidara scooted close to me and grabbed my hands to intertwine our fingers, "I hate to sound conceited at a time like this, but just look at me then, un," he said quietly.

"He's probably only saying that because he's scared, too, in all reality," I said to myself. The ride started once more and rose into the air higher as I feel my blood pressure mimicking the action as well. Ran sat in my lap and silently said that Deidara's idea isn't half bad... I stared nervously up into his ocean blue eyes- those beautiful, captivating eyes... The mouths in his palms licked my hands and I shuttered. Whoa, wait... was this all really happening?

"Mina-chan, keep breathing, un," he commanded sweetly. I smiled and when I least expected it... he looked to my lips with a small smirk and closed the space between us. I, mentally, immediately receded. "OHMYGOSH, OHMYGOSH, RED ALERT! RED-FREAKING-ALERT! THIS IS NOT MEANT TO HAPPEN, MINAMI!" My conscience yelled then continued into fit of profanity. A loud squeak and jerking motion caused us to bump noses. I grasped my face and felt how my cheeks burned to the touch; he did the same to his nose and muttered curses under his breath. Jashin? God? Whoever was out there- did you REALLY have to let that happen? I mean, really? You had to be bullshitting me! The ride stayed utterly still- that would have had been nice a minute ago... I looked to the blonde and, as if on cue, we both began apologizing repeatedly running over one another with our words.

"N-no, it was my fault," I muttered.

"Like hell it is, un!" Deidara began protesting. I rolled my eyes and put a finger over his lips, "No, seriously... It was my fault, so... let me try and get it right this time, 'kay?"

My heart started beating so fast it was about to burst out of my poor ribcage. The butterflies in my tummy were just about flappin' their pretty little wings off, too. I took a deep breath and gripped his hands tighter; the mouths in his hands responded easily, licking and nipping at my skin. I gulped and pressed my lips to his and pull away rather quickly. He stared at me with a bit of frustration, "You… you… missed my lips…" My eyes popped open and I realized the lipstick marks decorating his chin.

The ferris wheel screeched once more and the jerk followed. I scooted away slowly, yet in a fluster. I took in the sweet, fresh festival air, somehow trying to clear away what just took place as we exited this place I'd only seen in my dreams. I beamed silently though, but I listened to myself for once.

"I'm glad you dragged me into this, un," he murmured shyly.

I hold Ran close to me consciously, "Even if… I messed up that kiss?" He nodded as we approached the spot we left Sasori in.

"Do you two want to explain to me why you aren't in uniform?" Sasori asked once we meet back up with him.

"Well... there wasn't any danger, so I didn't see a need for it," I replied.

"That's not the point, you have a group of assassins, four to be exact, following your every goddamn move. You really think you need to risk your fucking life to have 'fun?'" He growled. Yay, time for a daily scolding. I sighed and looked to Deidara, who looks just about as miserable as I do.

"Mina-chan, do you not realize that your life is being threatened?" He asked.

"Danna, if you were gonna end up yelling at us like this, why did you let us go in the first place, un?" Deidara cut in.

"You two got back here an hour late! Do you know how fucking upset I was with the scenario going on?" Sasori yelled, "There's no telling what kind of shit could've happened to you, I mean, a shark could've jumped out of the water and ate you as you were walking back over the water, you could've gotten kidnapped, you could've gotten assassinated because you're wearing a girly dress and not your proper attire, you-"

"Okay, okay. We get it, un," Deidara muttered, "Well, we just won't go anywhere without you anymore, Danna, un." I heard the puppet grunt in annoyance, "We're staying at a hotel nearby."

He simply turned and walked away, expecting us to follow. We did so and make it there within ten minutes. The small inn hid behind the brush of the forest, it seemed. I wondered how in hell Sasori saw it- there weren't windows in the front wall, from what I could see. It almost blended in with the shadows; I noted how it looked more like a home instead of an inn or hotel. Sasori opened the door blatantly to reveal the interior of the building- green-ish walls with elegant paint swirls across them. Plants hung from the ceilings and took up the spaces in corners. There was a large, wooden desk in the middle of the room. Chairs around tables along with benches were scattered throughout the room. The lighting was a bit dim. This place certainly didn't look like any other hotel, I'd seen.

Sasori stood before Deidara and I to tap the bell impatiently.

"Welcome, friends!" Came the call from a back room. From the threshold, a lively looking girl appeared with warm, merry features. She threw her hands in front of her, "Welcome again! How many nights would you all like to stay?" She asked. She closed her lively, big, brown eyes to give us a grin. Her platinum blonde hair seemed to sparkle, oddly.

"Just one night," Sasori replied. In his voice, you could still hear that he had an agitated attitude. Fun.

"Alright then! That'll be thirty dollars, please," Sasori handed her the money, "Right this way," she said cheerfully. She led us up a rather narrow stairwell and into the first door on the right. Sasori, Deidara, and I walked in and studied our surroundings.

"Well, here you are; my name's Kazue, if you need anything, just give a shout, 'kay?" I nodded eagerly, wanting her to leave. Talk about annoying...

"Get sleep, we're leaving at the crack of dawn," Sasori muttered as he sits at the small table. I handed Deidara his change of clothes out of my backpack and he substituted his kimono with his usual attire in the bathroom. I did the same afterwards and put our fancy kimonos in my bag. Deidara and I got to bed as we were told. Seeing as Sasori was a puppet, he didn't need sleep. Sooo... for the whole night, creeper-ishly, he'd be watching Deidara and I sleep. Weird? A bit.

Anyway, I was really glad there were always two beds in hotel rooms... my "accidental" experience with Deidara was bad enough- sleeping with him would just be way, way awkward. Overly way awkward.

The moonlight stretched through the small window in the wall; apparently, the building did have windows! They were small, but they weren't nonexistent.

"Good night, Mina-chan, good night, Danna, un," Deidara said quietly. Sasori didn't reply.

"Good night, Deidara-kun." I watched the stars and tried to pick out the constellations expeditiously. I held Ran close to me and listened as crickets were heard chirping with the occasional call from a bird. It was really halcyon. Just as everything seemed at peace, I began nodding off into my dreams...

Knock, knock, knock!

I groaned and watched Sasori walk to the door. He opened it and two girls stood before him; they were oddly pretty... I felt a twinge of jealousy run through my veins.

"Hello, sir, we're room service!" They spoke together.

"I'm Kazuki!"

"And I'm Megumi!"

"Thank you for your consideration, but no," Sasori slammed the door. It grew quiet and I resumed floating off to neverland.

"Mina-chan!" I nearly jumped out of my skins as I sat straight up in my bed and looked around. There was silence. It was still dark outside the window. Glancing around, everything seemed eerily normal and unchanged. Sasori still sat at the table and Deidara was on his side sleeping... But... what was different? The door was still closed and, of course, the lights were all out.

"Ran-chan?" I gaped. What the hell? I watched as my stuffed- well, once stuffed- cat looked at me from behind Sasori's leg and mewled. Oh, I had to be dreaming... I let my body crash into the mattress, and I stared at the ceiling. I jumped at the feeling of four little paws pushing down on the bed, walking forward to me. I clenched my eyes shut. This was ludicrous. The small indentions in the mattress moved from the bed to my stomach and crept forward to my torso. I heard the mewing once more and I breathed deeply. I cracked an eye and yipped in surprise. The cat's cute, little head hovered above mine. It tilts to the side and meows again. "Nya?"

I looked at it with wide eyes. "Ran-chan?"

"Yes?" She replied. I screamed and sat up again. Sasori looked to me, "What the hell is your problem?"

"I- the- you didn't? What the- were you... Ran-chan was walking! And talking, did you n-not see or hear?" I sputtered and grabbed the cat. It didn't move at all. It was inanimate once more.

"Go back to bed; you need the sleep..." He muttered. I groaned and did as told.

"Take care of her for me, she's a personal favorite," he called.

So that was what he meant!

Yaaay, I finished chapter six!
Ran is pronounced as 'Ron,' by the way.
If any of you have questions about something, feel free to ask.

'Till next time!