The footsteps grew louder as Anko made her way to the top of the stairs, and almost immediately, Hatsumi slid underneath her bed in an attempt for her mother not to see her and Satomi.

"Hatsumi, I forgot something. Did you happen to see a mission log in here, I brought it up here last night." Anko said as she approached Hatsumi's bed.

Satomi shook her head, "Not at all, mother."

Hatsumi covered her mouth in order for her mother not to hear her breathing, but her heart was thumping so loudly that she was fearful that her mother might peek under the bed. But instead Anko sat on the bed and opened a drawer that was next to Hatsumi's bed. "Perhaps it's in here."

As Hatsumi was hearing her mother going through the drawer, she had the unfortunate luck of spotting a spider under her bed. She felt a great effort in trying to hold in a scream, that she closed her eyes and turned away ignoring the spider, since that was the best that she could do at the moment.

"Found it!" Anko suddenly exclaimed loudly, making Hatsumi jump a bit and unfortunately she opened her eyes and turned to where the spider was again… yeah, she had a pretty comical face right now…. Luckily, Anko was already leaving the room and was now standing in the doorway for a moment before she walked back to Satomi who was sitting on Hatsumi's bed and gave Satomi a hug. "I love you, and I'll see you later."

With that, what seemed to be hours, finally concluded and Anko had left. Quickly, Hatsumi scrambled herself out from the bottom of her bed, hitting her knee in the process.

"Ow! Thanks to you I am going to get a giant bruise on my leg, and I haven't even been on a ninja mission yet." Hatsumi said as she examined the place she had just gotten whacked and secretly blamed the tiny spider under her bed."

"See Hatsumi, you worry too much. You're mother wasn't able to tell that I was not you! Listen to me, if you follow what I say, everything will turn out fine and no one will find out our secret. Just help me do this audition, and once I am in, you won't have to hear of me again. I promise." Satomi said as she reached out her pinkie. "If not, I can just go right now to your mother and tell her that there is two of us. You pick."

"That's not fair!" Hatsumi said, and after a long sigh, she finally agreed. "Fine! I'll do it. But only once and that's it, got it!"

"Oh thank you, I knew you weren't such a bad person! I promise I will pay you for your noble service." Satomi as held both Hatsumi's hands.

"As long we don't get caught and I'll be fine. Stepping out of the village without the Hokage's permission is against the law and I could get in big trouble." Hatsumi said, knowing the consequences of stepping out of the village without authorization was grounds to be locked up for treason.

"Well, technically won't be gone because I will be here taking your spot, and as long as people believe I am you, there is no rule broken." Satomi said. "Now if you want, you can go downstairs and see if your mother is gone so I can get out of here."

"Ok." Hatsumi said as she ran down the stairs, her mother was gone, so that was good. It just means Satomi sneaking out would be a piece of cake.

"Oh one last thing, you're ride will be here for you tomorrow morning and I'll see you then." Satomi said as she left the house, leaving Hatsumi alone.

"Oh please, let this plan work out so we don't get caught." Hatsumi said to herself "I don't think mom will be please to know that her daughter left the village just for some girl to pass an audition… Oh crap! I forgot I have to meet up with my team tomorrow!"

*The next morning 4 am*

"Honey, want to come to the mission with me?" Anko said as she gently woke her daughter up, "We won't be back until the afternoon."

Hatsumi stirred a bit before opening her eyes, "Mom?"

"So what do you say? If you want to come along, you need to pack your bag now." Anko said as she brushed Hatsumi's hair to the said of her head. "Your head feels a little warm, do you feel sick?"

"A little." Hatsumi said as shut her eyes again "and I have to meet up with team 7 for a mission today…"

"Hatsumi, if you feel sick, maybe it's a good idea for you to rest up. I'll let Kakashi know that you aren't doing so good, and that you can complete a mission with me next time. How's that?"

"Works good." Hatsumi said as she cuddled under the covers, right before her mom slipped the cover off.

"There, you cant be under too many covers when you have a fever." Anko said as she walked out of the room with the covers, leaving Hatsumi with a thin bed sheet.

"Damn…."Hatsumi whispered to herself. "Well, this is what I get for using that jutsu…T.T'"

Hatsumi listen to what her mother was doing downstairs, until she heard the front door open and close, signaling that her mother had left. Hatsumi waited a few minutes before reassuring herself that her mother wasn't coming back until the afternoon. This was going great, her mother thought she was sick, she was going to tell Kakashi that she wouldn't be able to meet up with them, and Satomi would be coming in a few hours…Satomi was right, there was nothing to worry about.

Or was there?

So, that's the end for this chapter. What did you guys think? Do you think Hatsumi and Satomi are going to get caught? What do you guys think of Satomi? Is Hatsumi doing the right thing in trusting her?

And sorry for the delay, but I am still continuing with the fanfics I am working on. I know I haven't been really consistent, but be patient. Thanks.