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Chapter 9: Fire is So Hypnotizing
~ Mai's P.O.V ~
Sitting next to the fire, it was always my job when we had cook-outs or anything over a fire to keep the flame going; not that I hated it, in fact I loved fire. I always found myself getting hypnotized by the flames while staring at it for long periods of time.
Anyway you don't want me to talk about my love for fire, so back to the story.
I sat watching the flames of the fire almost start dancing at the base, as Hidan was talking, truthfully I was fading in and out after I got the fire started so I wasn't paying attention fully. Though the pieces I did happen to catch were of Hidan's rituals that he does; which like fire, fascinated me, but staring at the flames was keeping me distracted.
"Hey.. Mai.." Hidan spoke, though it sounded distant even though the guy sat right next to me, "Can you hear me, Bitch?"
That snapped me out of the trance long enough to glare and reply back, "Want to know something, Jackass? I'm not being a bitch right now, but if you want me to be one -then just keep pushing me!" My face was inches from his when I finished talking and on different circumstances that would be great, but when someone calls me a 'Bitch', I'll give them a piece of my mind.
I looked back at the fire and started zoning out again, just as I hear Amaya, "Hidan, Mai.. Can hear you, even if she doesn't answer, but whenever she's around fire… it drags her mind in and makes her zone out like she is right now!"
"Yeah, no one has been able to figure out why she zones out around fire!" Tsukiko added in, I think she moved next to Ama, but I was into watching the flame to much to care. "We don't even know why she does it, but we found out she does pay attention to people talking to her!"
~ Amaya's P.O.V ~
Shaking my head and smiling at Mai I said, "Okay, everyone! It's time to get dinner ready!" I motioned to the table with the food that Tsukiko and I sat out, "it's something that is really quick and easy to make in our world, we call it a 'Hobo Dinner'!" I exclaimed walking over to the other side of the table to point out everything to the Akatsuki.
"Where's Deidara-sempai?" Tobi asked looking around at everyone, before stopping at Tsukiko, "and where's Tami-chan?"
"Oh.."
"We're right here!"
I looked over and saw that Deidara was walking over with Tami's head resting on his shoulder, "She fell asleep up there?"
Deidara only nodded as Tsuki motioned for the blonde artist to follow her, as the two headed over to the tent, I smiled and thought 'it's good that Tami is trusting people again, but should it really be someone who's in the most notorious gang in Naruto?'
Looking back at the other Akatsuki members, I started out "Who wants what? I'll make it for you but it's your job to keep an eye on it while it's on the fire!"
As soon as I say that; Tobi and Hidan started talking at the same time and pointed to chicken, fish, beef, corn, carrots, peas, and potatoes. I sighed and noted out "Guys, I have two arms and two hands… when I said that I meant one at a time tell me what you want in it!"
Again Tobi and Hidan started talking in unison again and this time; Konan and Kakuzu pulled them away from the front of the line. The next person was Itachi; who just pointed at the chicken, corn, and potatoes before moving out of the line. Smiling somewhat from that slight interaction with Itachi, the rest of the set up after seemed to flow by quickly, because next thing I knew everyone -minus Tami and Deidara- were sitting around the fire talking or in Mai's case staring at the flames.
~ Deidara's P.O.V ~
After I followed Tsukiko into the tent that the girls were sleeping in, I laid Tami down in her sleeping bag and was about to leave when she grabbed my shirt, since I'd taken off the cloak earlier in the day.
"huh?"
I looked at her, but she was still asleep, though she did mumble something that I barely managed to catch, "please…don't leave!"
'she is either having a bad dream or she knows that I set her down in her sleeping bag and she doesn't want me to leave her side!' I thought, even though the part of her having a bad dream seems more likely than not wanting me to leave her side, since she just met me.
Still looking at Tamiko's sleeping form, I tried to loosing the grip she had on my shirt, but it only seemed for her make the grip tighter. I gave up and sighed, 'as if anyone will actually miss me out there anyway!' I laid down next to her and if on instinct, she moved closer to my body, making me have to wrap an arm around her -other wise I would have to sleep with one arm in the air
Ooooo, Why does Mai zone out when looking into fire? Did Tami know that Deidara laid her down or is she having a bad dream? So many questions so few answers, stay tune for the next installment of Camping Trip Gone Bad and find out! Until then... Review! Review! Review! Tell me what you like about the story so far?
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