Ok disclaimer time, and we have no one to even do it this time...they seem to be hiding and well, I'm not quite sure why. so I will be the one to do the disclaimer this evening. ahem, I do not own Naruto all rights to their respective owners. ok on with the chapter. Yay!

Chapter 10

Jumping and running and more jumping and running through endless trees, thus the journey of our newest mission, and I absolutely dispised it. Let me breif you all in, Hokage, new escort mission for Gais' team, they include me via special request. we are escorting Shiro back to the land of rice fields, and he requested me and I was about to put up a fight but I decided against it. TenTen doesn't mess with me anymore, which I'm glad for, as for Mai and Gaara, they went back to Suna sometime last week and I was still training with Gais' team to prepare for the worst of this mission. Yay for ambushes...

( back in Konoha 1 week prior )

I have gotten to know everyone pretty well, I was introduced to Ino, Shikamaru (who worries me, for obvious reasons) and Chouji. Hinata and I got fairly close and she was a little disapointed that I had put my mask back on a few days after the festival. I, on the other hand was a happy camper about it being back. It just didn't feel right without it. Gaara stayed for a bit and the only times we got to visit was when Mai dropped by. Not that I was hopeing for any kind of personal time with the young Kazekage, it just kind of hurt that he didn't realize it was me.

I stood there in the dungion, checking on the prisoner, but I always looked forward to talking with him. The jinchuuriki of Suna, Sabaku no Gaara. "so, Gaara-kun" he seemed to jump slightly. "that's your name right, I don't want to keep calling you the 'jinchuuriki' the whole time, its just too much." I had made a face under my mask. "yes, but, why should someone from the Akatsuki care?" I giggled a little and gave a small sigh as I took a seat across from him. This was just about the most comfortable I have ever been sitting with a stranger and thus thought I could trust him enough so I decided to tell him my story about how I wasn't originally from this organization and of my old village. I told him how they mistreated me and said I was a cursed child. While I was doing this, I had brought him some food. Bread, nothing fancy. He told me of his past, and how his own family tried to kill him many times. I sat there and listened to him the whole time until I had to leave. This continued on for about 3 days until I finally told him what I was planning. I was going to break him out and that was an s-ranked mission all in itself.

I had gotten quite close to Naruto and the others. We were currently walking the Kazekage back to his hotel room. Shouldn't Mai be doing this? I glanced over my shoulder at said person and she was a stumbling mess. She may be 16 but the fact that she can't hold her liquor like she can raw meat, was just sad. I glanced back at the Kazekage, and sighed. This was too much. As we approached his apartment , the young Kazekage was beginning to come to. "nngh...wha...*hick* how am I float-*hick*-ing?" I shook my head. "your not floating Gaara, I'm walking you home, which by the way, is supposed to be Mai's job, why you let her drink on the job is beyond me" I laughed a bit and opened his door. "you seem familiar, have we met before?" ...I gave a nervous laugh before placing him on the couch, giving him a glass of water and as I said my good-byes and headed for the door, I heard his voice behind me. "The girl who sang the last song at the festival, that was you wasn't it? You're the one who helped me escape that night, even though your life was at risk, why?" I looked over at him and smiled under my mask." if your asking that then you must be sober ne, Gaara-kun?" He nodded and I headed over to the couch to sit next to him. I gave a small sigh before speaking. "Gaara, no one must know who I am, and where I came from. All of what happened that night must be kept secret, understand" He looked at me and asked "Is the reason your here involve Naruto?" I nodded and replied "Same reason you were captured, but the closer I got to know Na-kun, the more I don't want harm to come his way. What should I do Gaara? I mean, you're the only friend I have trusted with most of my secrets to, my first friend outside of 'home' " By this time I was looking down and a knock was heard at the door. "yes?"

"Kazekage-sama, you are needed back at Suna, your siblings are worried, since you have stayed longer than planned. Shall we arrange for you to leave tomorrow?" There was a small window of silence before Gaara voiced his answer. "Very well. Make sure to tell my escort we leave at dawn" Gaara heard a noise and turned to see me snickering. "Mai? up at dawn? no way unless whoever wakes her up wants to lose a few limbs haha!" I continued like this for about 30 seconds before I spoke again. "You've seen her eat yes? well she is very aware and loves to hunt, so unless your reflexes are in tip top shape...you're screwed. Let me wake her up, I have a chance and I know she can't kill me" I smiled before he nodded. I heard the shinobi leave and I looked at Gaara, seriousness never fadeing. "Gaara, be carefull with Mai, Kisame trains her so she can fulfill her dream on becoming one of the seven legandary swordsman of the mist, she is even more dangerous than she leads on. heed this warning Gaara, please, the last thing I want is for you to end up hurt too." His eyes widened a bit to this new information. "so, she is like you?" I gave a slight nod before getting up and whispering. "The moon turns the waters red with its light, that's when the time is right" afterwards I vanished to Mai's room.

"Oi, Mai!" I stood there shaking her for five minutes, before I got really irritated. "Damn it Mai! get your fat ass up before I shove a senbon needle up it!" She jumped and had one of her kunais ready at my throat. "Sonya?" her eyes widened in realization that she couldn't move. "listen Mai, you are going back to Suna with the Kazekage and will give Zetsu a full report on what you have learned on your travels from Suna to Konoha. Every detail." I removed the needle I had placed in order to immoblize her. She dropped her weapon and nodded. " By the way, you leave in about 30 minutes" I smiled when she retorted "you're such a bitch!" I looked up at her and smiled even more. " I know, now move it, I have to see the Hokage about a possible mission with Gai and his team, I'm sure it won't be pleasent." I placed my hand on her shoulder and left out the door.

I walked in the Hokage's office to find not only Gai and his team, but Shiro as well. Damn it, Shiro!

After looking between Shiro, Gai and his team, and finally landing on the Hokage herself. "you wanted to see me?" Nodding, she turned to Gai. "This mission is an escort mission! You are to bring Shiro back to his village, the village hidden in the land of rice fields. any questions" I instantly answered. "Yes I do, why have I been summoned, I am not teamed with Gai-san." Tsunade only smiled as she answed " Shiro requested you, Sonya. Do you have a problem with my decision?" Fuck yes I do!

"no ma'am." I bowed my head and stayed silent as she briefed us on the mission, we leave in 3 days. I'm happy Mai has already lef t with Gaara, otherwise I would have been destracted with her antics. I have left the office and was headed towards my apartment. Suddenly feeling a hand grab my wrist, I spun around and did a 180 spin behind them and pinned them to the ground. I narrowed my eyes at my victim. "Shiro,I have a bone to pick with you! mind explaining the current situation, like I don't know, Why the hell i'm escorting you back to that damned village?!" I heard the sound of someone clearing their throat, I released Shiro and turned around to see Kakashi standing there with a raised eyebrow, apperently curious. Damn. "Am I interupting something Rei-san?" I could practically hear his distrust just by the way he used my surname. I got off Shiro and shook my head. "nah, he just grabbed my wrist and I reacted. Excuse me Hatake-san, I must get ready for the mission, laters!" I ran like hell to get out of there. As soon as I get to my apartment I didn't like what I saw. My door was open, wide fucking open! Who thought it was a good Idea to break into my place and leave the door open?...trap. It was an obvious trap, a ninja would never leave evidence that they were there unless they wanted the other person to know and thus springing the bait for the trap. I have done this a lot with the other members, and paid hell whenever I fell for it. I walked in and carefully looked around, no one, that is until I felt a kunai pressed against my neck and a female voice. "lookie here, seems we caught a fly in our new web." That cheeky voice sounded so damn familiar, but where? I turned around to face the ones who freakin broke into my house. I recognised one of them immidatly. shit, didn't expect them to be here...

"you know, I already had a kunai aimed at me today...I don't need another. Is there a reason you're in my house? and it better be good" The woman laughed, "you can't threaten us when you fell for the trap" she started to laugh a little hystarically.I only fell for it because I had a general idea of what to expect. Meet Reika...the bitch of my old village and still has not lost that attitude...oh goodie. "Reika, stop that, we are here looking for Shiro Kinjo. ring a bell?" the other finally spoke up. He didn't look familar at all. "It might. Mind letting me go?" I gave Reika a questioning look before she released me. It didn't take me long to grab her and knock her out. "Hey! what's your problem?" I gave him a glare. "I know where Shiro is, but what I want to know is why ninja from his village are looking for him. can you fill in the blanks?" I crossed my arms and shifted my weight to the right leg.

He had indeed told me that Shiro had left without warning and they have been tracking him since. His name was Hiro and he and Reika were teamed up to find Shiro and bring him back home before he became a 'rogue' and now here we are, on our way back to that damned village, along with Reika and Hiro who seemed to not realize who I was. This is gonna be interesting...

We entered the village gates and I already knew something was off. The smell of corpes was in the air and if I remember correctly, they weren't in at war with any of the neighboring villages. Something else caught my attention though, along with the smell of death, it seemed to be accompanied by a faint hint of poison. We were greeted by none other than the head of the village himself, and boy was my blood was boiling.

Ok now that this chappie is done and over with but I'm not quite sure about how it turned out. Now that two new characters have been brought into the story things will indeed get interesting. and as for I guess the pairings I have decided to do a neji/sonya oneshot but I don't know how well I am with fluffs or that kinda stuff. please bear with me. please tell me of anything that may be wrong with it...next chappie we are in Village hidden in the rice fields. Ja ne!