1708 Hours Military Time - 19/6/XX

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Well.

Hidan's outburst from in the other room earlier hadn't completely saved us from getting in trouble, but it did get us a lesser punishment, if you could call it that. So after everything had been sorted out with Hidan, Pain had ordered both me and Billie to go and stay in one of the many rooms.

Of course we chose my room.

Sighing, I continued on the knots in the rope that bound Billie.

"I wanna get on the damn computer..." she grumbled.

Tugging on another knot, I replied,"Yeah, well I want to too, but we can't, the power's still out."

Haa, man, being held hostage sucks.

Grumble.

Billie slumped over more.

"I'm hungry..."

I nodded in agreement. The last time we had food was two days ago when Kisame got tired of our whining and gave us something.

But that was two days ago.

Gurgle.

I spent another few minutes on the rope, before giving up. Stupid ninja and their knot tying skills.

Standing up, I brushed myself off,"Well, I can't get the rope undone, so you'll just have to hope one of them ninjas will untie it." I told Billie as she lied back on the carpet.

"You gonna ask one of 'em?"

I nodded.

Gurrrrgle.

"Ask that quiet one, he ought to help."

... Quiet one?

I scratched my head,"Zetsu?"

"The one that argued with himself?"

I nodded again.

"No, that other guy, uh, that hung around with that blue guy, K-Kisane? Kisame?"

"Ah, you mean Itachi."

Billie shrugged.

"I doubt he'd help, but I'll go look for someone anyway..." I said as I walked over to the door, pulling it open.

Apparently no one had locked it yet- oh.

I stared dumbly at the Uchiha standing at the door.

"Where do you think your going."

Geez, he's just like Pain.

"Uh, I was going to go find someone to help us with something."

He just stared down at me, his sharingan not on at the moment.

"Well, if you wouldn't mind, could you get that damn rope off my friend over there?" I said, moving so the weasel could see my friend lying on the floor a few feet away.

There was a a considerable amount of silence after that before Itachi reached forward with one of his hands and gave me a light shove back into the room, pulling the door shut not a moment later followed by a soft click as the door was locked from the outside.

"Thanks." I mumbled as I turned back to see Billie.

Sitting on the floor with the rope in pieces around her.

She beamed at me,"Such a nice guy."

I shook my head at her. I worried about her sometimes.

Hours later, Deidara easily unlocked the door to the room before waltzing in."Alrightly brats, Leader wants-" he stopped short."What the hell is wrong with you two, un?"

With my head lolling over the edge of my bed as I glanced up at Deidara."We're bored-"

"-And starving," Billie finished, her stomach growling out in hunger. She herself was sprawled out over a bean bag in the corner, her head hidden from my view from over the back of the bag.

Deidara looked us over before shaking his head."Well, Leader wants to see you two, yeah."

Groaning, I slowly turned and slipped off the edge of my bed, landing in a heap on the floor."Ow."

I couldn't tell if Billie moved yet, but she would anyway. If she wanted food that is.

Standing up I swayed a bit. A good amount of my blood had gone to my head as I'd hung off the edge of my bed upside down.

"Arghh..."

Deidara stood impatiently over by the door.

Tapping his foot, he snapped at us."Come on, come on, don't have all day, hmmm."Seems he doesn't care that I'm a fellow artist anymore.

Eh, whatever.

Stumbling over the Billie, I bent over her and smacked at her arm a couple of times, getting a few annoyed grunts as a reply."Come on, Billie," I said, as I pinched at her arm."We'll get some food, ya' hear? Just get your lazy ass up."

Grunting, Billie didn't move. Sighing, I gave the bean bag the best kick I could."Now, Billie."

Billie whined again, but resigned and started to lean herself upright."Better be some damn good food."

Coughing from Deidara reminded me he was there."Hurry up, Leader's waiting, 'mmm" he chided.

Pulling Billie and I from the room, Deidara closed the door behind him when he walked out. Squinting my eyes, I out a big yawn, only to cause Billie to do the same thing seconds later. Man, I wonder what time it was. Glancing out the window, I saw that the sun was just setting.

Damn, they left us in there a long time!

Shooting Deidara dirty look, I gave Billie a light shove and a point to the window.

Billie looked at me like "Wtf?" before following my pointed finger. Her lidded eyes widened when she saw how low the sun was sinking beyond the horizon.

She seethed.

"WHAT THE FUCK? DUDE, YOU GUYS LEFT US IN THERE TOO LONG, I MISSED MY FUCKIN' SHOW YOU BASTARDS!"

I blinked at her.

All she cared for was a Tv show? What the hell man? I mean I know, the power came back on an hour ago, but it wasn't my fault my Tv had been plugged up as a game Tv at the time, but seriously, A, FUCKING TV SHOW?

We've been held hostages by psychotic ninjas, and all she cared for was television.

Gritting my teeth, I shoved Billie into the wall parallel to her."A TV SHOW, BILLIE? REALLY?"

Well, I finally exploded, huh?

Yelping, Billie harmlessly bounced back from the wall and into Deidara, who'd been standing there wondering what a Tv show was. I hadn't put really any force into shoving her.

I puffed angrily for another couple of moments before deflating. If it was one thing about me, I just couldn't stay angry at people for any reason or other, however, I wasn't really one for saying sorry.

Ruffling a hand through my brown hair, I shot Billie a guilty look.

Man, I really hadn't meant to do that.