Itachi crept outside Taylor's house. It was late enough already, past midnight, so he'd hoped that everyone would already be asleep. He peered into the window, knowing he had to put his ninja stealth to good use if he wanted to get in and out without anyone knowing. He wondered if he should tell Taylor and the others about those Operation Anime people, but... no, it would make things easier for him if he just got in, got food, and got out without the whole group knowing, so that wouldn't be a good idea. The otakus would probably learn about them eventually, even if that meant those weirdos would get to the defenseless blonde first...

He quietly cut the window screen and opened the window, essentially getting in without making a sound. Ok... so here's the computer room... he thought as he climbed in through the window. Itachi wandered a bit, keeping an eye out for any otakus or vocaloids or the like. He silently crept down the stairs to the basement, hoping he could find Taylor or really anyone he could convince to get him food without telling the others about his arrival. He figured really anyone but Gaara would work, if all went well.

Luckily, he managed to spot exactly the girl he was hoping to find lying on a futon, and even more to his luck, still awake.

Without being seen, he quickly stalked over to her and clamped his hand over her mouth. "You will stay silent and do what I say." he hissed in her ear.

Taylor spun around, somewhat startled, to see the Uchiha looking back down at her in the dim lighting. The otaku calmed down when she realized it was just Itachi, whom she had predicted would appear at some point, and nodded at what he had just said.

"Good girl." Itachi commented, removing his hand.

"I was right!" Taylor exclaimed once she could speak again.

"Be quiet." Itachi snarled, glaring down at her. "I need you to-"

"To get you food?" Taylor guessed, grinning like a cat.

Itachi nodded hesitantly. He had forgotten that this girl knew so much about his character, that she could likely predict what a lot of his actions would be.

"Ok! Well then follow me!" Taylor told him, being careful to keep her voice no louder than a whisper. Itachi followed closely behind her as she crept silently up the stairs. I was right! Taylor cheered silently. I KNEW Itachi would come back when he was hungry! I knew it! By the time they had both made it to the kitchen, she was nearly positive they hadn't been loud enough as to wake anyone up, not even Gaara, and that was a good thing. "Fancy anything specific?" she asked quietly.

Itachi just shook his head.

"Well then, there's some leftover ramen in the fridge," she told him. "I guess you can have that." Even though there's hardly any left thanks to Grace... she mumbled silently, putting what little leftover ramen she had into a bowl and throwing it into the microwave. "And by the way, Itachi, how did you get into my house?" Taylor asked.

"Hn." Itachi grunted, glancing towards the computer room.

Taylor looked back at him skeptically for a moment, before heading in that direction to see for herself. She gasped slightly when she saw the screen that Itachi had so kindly destroyed, before turning back around and glaring at the Uchiha. "You broke the window..." she hissed.

Itachi ignored her.

"JERK!" she yelled, quite a bit louder than one should be when sneaking around in the middle of the night.

Itachi lunged at the girl, not wanting her to cause him any trouble. He held a kunai to her throat, just to make sure she got that message.

"Taylor? Are you alright?" A calm-sounding voice asked from the living room. It was Gaara. Being their only ninja protector during the night it was a good thing he was a light sleeper.

"Call him off." Itachi hissed.

"Y-yeah Gaara! I'm fine!" Taylor called back shakily. "Uh, the cat was trying to eat my food!" she lied.

"Good girl." Itachi growled, releasing her and taking the bowl of ramen for himself, headed back towards the computer room. "I plan to be back tomorrow, as well." he informed her. "Oh, and don't tell anyone I was here." he added, starting to climb back out through the window in which he came. "Obey or you'll die."

Taylor then fell to the ground slowly, panting. She feared Itachi, for some reason. But why? She stood up again, though a bit shakily, trying to collect herself. She gave the situation a moment's thought, then called out to the other room a bit shakily, "Gaara! I think someone broke in!"

"What?" Gaara called back from the livingroom, getting off the couch he had been sleeping on. How did I not notice an intruder? he thought a bit worriedly. Maybe it's the Akatsuki member... He quickly made his way into the kitchen, where he saw Taylor, looking a bit shaky. "Are you alright? What happened?" he asked. "And on another note... why are you awake this time of night?"

"I'm fine," Taylor replied. "And I was only in here getting some food." she told him, technically not lying. "Anyway, while I was up, I noticed the door to the computer room open," she started explaining, walking inside said room and turning on the lights. "And... look, someone broke the screen and got in." she finished, pointing to the window.

"Do you think it was Itachi?" Gaara asked.

"No, I don't think so..." she lied, hoping she could fool the Kazekage. "But whoever it was, it doesn't look like they stole anything... that confuzzles me... Meh, I'll have to buy a new screen at any rate..." she mumbled.


"Ehehehehehe... silly Taylor!" Grace whispered excitedly to herself. She had been sleeping in Taylor's room, and... found where Taylor keeps her pocky... "She's a meany butt, keeping all this pocky stashed away and not sharing with the rest of us otakus!"

Seeing as how Taylor had let Grace sleep in her room, of course Grace found the pocky before long, and was only going to eat a few sticks of it, but... pocky is addictive...

And so, there was a sugar-high otaku in Taylor's room, wide-awake in the middle of the night.

I'm bored... Maybe I'll go bother Gaara... she thought to herself. Grace didn't expect anyone else to be awake, so she figured Taylor wouldn't have to know.

The otaku quietly tiptoed down the stairs, but somewhat to her surprize, she already heard voices. Damn Taylor I was gonna spend time with Gaara! she thought angrily. First the pocky and now this! Out of curiosity, she hurried down the stairs and followed the sound of voices into the computer room. But when she got there, she saw Taylor and Gaara staring at a window and wondering what was going on. "Uh... whatcha guys up to?" she asked.

"Huh?" Taylor asked, turning around to see Grace standing there. And she's up because...? she questioned before deciding that Grace was just being Grace and it was better to not ask. "Oh, someone broke in..." she explained. "But I don't think it was Itachi..."

"Oh..." Grace replied. At least she's not hanging out with Gaara just cuz she wants to...

"Hmmm..." Taylor hummed. "Hey, since we're all here, and none of us feel like sleeping... should we show Gaara who his fans pair him up with?" she suggested, a devious smile on her face.

"Ooh ooh let's!" Grace chirped hyperly, bouncing where she stood. "Just don't show him any incest, though, that's disgusting..." she commented as Taylor booted up the computer.

Taylor gagged. "Oh please, GaaKan and GaaTen is sick... Temari is so Shikamaru's..." she retorted. "Let's show him some GaaLee..."

"GaaLee...?" the eyebrow-less ninja asked hesitantly.

"You'll see!" Grace chirped.


That girl's not so bad... Itachi thought, finishing off the ramen he'd gotten from her. Maybe he'd overreacted before... He should probably tell the others about those Operation Anime people, maybe he would in the morning.

Except... he was too cautious to sleep. OA could show up again. Or another group of rabid fangirls. He sighed. What to do now...

The Uchiha had been resting on a rooftop, concealed by the shadows. From his perch, he had a decent view of the surrounding neighborhood, he could even see Taylor's house from where he was... as well as the black van headed for it. He sat there, debating whether or not it would be a good idea to interphere.


Gaara stared at the computer screen, eyes full of horror. "Why would someone even think of that, let alone draw it?" he asked. This world really is disgusting if people would even think for a moment that I would ever like Lee like that...

"Oh Gaara, that's just fluff... there are way worse pictures out there that would leave you scared for life!" Taylor exclaimed. "It's just how a fangirl's mind works."

"And there's also pictures of you with Sasuke, Sakura, Naruto, Hinata and many other characters!" Grace ranted, bouncing hyperly.

Gaara shuddered.

"Hey Taylor, should we wake Alyssa up? She likes yaoi... she's missing out."

"Nah... she doesn't know Naruto well enough, so she probably doesn't care. Just let her sleep."


"So... you're sure this is the house where they're harboring the characters?" one OA grunt asked his partner.

"I saw that one ninja get in and out of this place, so yes." the other replied.

So far, the organization was more one full of spies than those for capturing characters. Their only successful capture thus far had been Ikuto, but their goal was to eliminate all that were known to exist in this world, so they were starting with the ones whose location was already known. And they knew that a handful of otakus and characters had formed a small group, which their boss was worried would grow into a huge problem if they didn't dissolve their little team early on.

"I saw lights on... maybe we shouldn't attack." the more hesitant one spoke up.

"If we back down now, the Boss'll kill us." the other pointed out. "If it makes you feel any better, we only have to take one character tonight, the weak-looking one. Come back for the ninjas when we have more people..."

"And the otakus?"

"Just leave them be. They're no threat without the characters."

The first coughed. "So... which room is the blonde sleeping in?"

"That one." the other answered, pointing to Taylor's parents' room. "The light's are on downstairs, so if we capture him in his sleep and get out fast, hopefully we can get out without a struggle."

"Hopefully..."


A/N- Chapter 7 done! Yes yes I had originally planned for OA to attack Taylor's in this chappy... but chapter 6 got longer than expected and I had to postpone Itachi's return... and then because of that this one got too long so I had to move something else over! ^^' At least you got a glimpse~

Oh, and I noticed that in the thread this is based off of, there was a link to what Taylor and Grace showed Gaara...

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