I woke well rested the next morning, small rays of sunlight sneaking passed the curtains and lighting up the otherwise dim room.
Stifling a yawn I stretched and got out of bed to start my morning routine.
Though the dreams of last night had been memories of the time we had been together it didn't bother me, nor did it make me feel sad, I had slept better last night than I had in a long time.
I closed the door to my room softly and headed outside, I had meant to keep moving but it was like a wild goose chase so I would wait a few days in the hope that I would learn something of his whereabouts.
The streets were remotely empty this early in the morning, though the town was small to begin with it had bustled with people when I had arrived yesterday, most had probably been passing through which meant that there was another city close by, if I didn't get any information here I would go there.
It seemed that I wouldn't get any today though, time past by quickly morning turned to afternoon and soon the sun began to set.
I sighed and stared at the dirt road, I was actually starting to lose hope, when I was younger I had been able to track people down quite easily but now I didn't even had a remote idea of where to start looking.
My stomach rumbled and I sighed again, I would find a place to eat and return to the hotel to call it a night.
The place I picked seemed remotely quiet, it seemed people didn't really stop here for some reason.
I placed my order and took a seat somewhere in the corner of the restaurant and waited.
As I sat waiting more people entered and I quickly found why people didn't come here, I watched as missing nin's and criminals alike walked in a took a seat.
Shaking my head I held my breath for a moment before releasing it, great here I was sitting in the midst of a bunch of criminals.
When my food arrived I kept my eyes focused on the plate not wanting to draw attention by staring at the wrong person.
The girl who brought me my food lingered near the bar with one of the other waitresses and talked to each other in hushed whispers.
Straining my ear I tried to focus on what they were saying.
"They just keep coming don't they, I mean how many had to come through here before the people start noticing.
Ever since the...ow" the girl stopped and rubbed her arm on the spot where the other girl had just pinched her.
"Don't mention them" she spoke giving the other girl a warning look before turning on her heal and going back to work.
I stared after her in wonder morbidly curious and left to wonder what that had been about.
I finished my food but I lingered hoping to catch something else and just as I was about to leave the whole place went silent and I looked up to see why.
My heart skipped a beat and I sunk back into my seat as I watched them walk inside before taking a seat away from the other people.
Though I couldn't see their face I knew they were a part of the Akatsuki thanks to the cloaks they wore.
It seemed luck was finally on my side.
Frozen I sat staring in their direction only to snap out of it and turn to look the other way.
I changed my plan and decided to stick around, I would leave when they did and follow them.
It was risky but it was the only thing I could come up with now and it seemed it was the only change I would get.
Apparently they weren't in a hurry cause they stuck around for quite sometime before finally they rose from their seat and walked out.
I counted to ten in my head before following after them and walked outside.
Keeping my distance I trailed after them, I masked my presence to the best of my ability and blended in with the crowd as much as possible.
I had no clue where they were going, I couldn't be certain they didn't notice me, they were S ranked ninja after all.
The air become cooler when the night settled, the clouds slowly thinning out and clearing the sky to make room for the stars to glimmer down upon us.
Slowly the dirt streets stopped and the village made room for the trees, I slowed my step to increase the distance between me and them.
It seemed they weren't going to stop and I followed them in what seemed to be and endless journey.
I took in my surroundings as I walked to remember which path I had taken and the moment I looked back ahead they had disappeared.
Biting my lip from cursing I let my senses took over and tried to pin point the direction they head gone only to find out they had stopped moving.
They had spotted me after all, my shoulders slumped as I realized this, the only possible outcome of this was a fight and I really did want to avoid that.
"Why could a little girl like you be following us..un" I closed my eyes as the voice reached me trying to find the direction it was coming from.
I didn't respond to him I just stood still hoping he would show himself, I figured they wouldn't deem it necessary to both come and fight me, they saw me as a little girl after all.
"It's rude not to answer you know" his voice sounded again.
I shrugged my shoulders.
"It's also rude not to look a person in the face when you speak to them" I countered patiently.
" The reason I was following you had nothing to do with you actually" I explained as I stood there still.
A rustling of clothes and then the sound of feet landing on the ground sounded behind me and I turned smiling pleasantly in the direction of the..well I would say man but the way his voice sounded it would be more fitting to say boy.
" Then why follow us if it has nothing to with us" He mocked.
I still couldn't see his face and for some reason that bothered me, if I couldn't find out who he was how the hell was I suppose to fight him.
"Because maybe it has to do with someone you know.
I have been trying to track someone down with little luck and then suddenly you two show up and show me the way.
Although that didn't really go as planned but that was to be expected when following after S ranked criminals" I spoke still smiling.
He walked closer to me and even though my instincts told me to back up, I stood my ground not wanting to be intimidated that easily.
"And who would that be hmmm" he asked as he stopped right in front of me.
"Uchiha Itachi" I said pleasantly.
And I expected a lot of reactions but the last thing I expected was for him to laugh at me.
I stood in wonder as he did just that and waited for him to settle down again.
"What could you possibly want with him" he asked after settling down.
"Well that would be quite obvious right.
I want to kill him" I explained smiling once more.
He seemed stunned as he simply stood there.
"You wouldn't stand a change against him" he grunted out with a certain amount of resentment.
" I don't know what he did to you but you better let it go and go home" he said.
"That's just it I have no home because of what that bastard did, not to mention he also stabbed me in the back, quite literally too" I answered and I slowly took a step back.
"I would appreciate if you would just tell me where I can find him"
He was about to say something when he got interrupted by the other man.
"Enough Deidara finish her off, I am tired of waiting."
My smile turned into a smirk, Deidara huh, which meant the other man who was still hidden from sight was none other then Sasori
I figured Deidara was easy to handle it was Sasori I worried about but I wasn't going down not until I got what I wanted.
"Guess I have to do this hard way then" I grinned and took a few more steps away from him.
I knew he used explosions so I had to create distance being in the forest didn't much for me, yes I could hide but it was harder to create distance like this and lets not forget it is two against one, I couldn't afford to hold back this time.
I activated my Sharingan right away taking him by surprise.
As he stood there wide eyed and mumbling about it being impossible I charged forward to take advantage of the moment.
I would not lose!
