Wow, you guys are so cruel... Itachi is lucky Liz is not that revengeful. lol Well, on another note, Shikyo is finally making some real appearance and yes, she has powers! Some really unbelievable stuff, trust me on this one. XD Have fun reading! ;)
I woke up in Itachi's room in his bed only later in the afternoon. I was so exhausted that I slept through half of the next day. When I finally got up, my anger was already gone and only the sorrow was left. I wanted Shikyo to be with me, I wanted to know if she was alright. If she ended up in a desert, she might be in trouble. I was sure she could take care of herself, but in a desert? There is no food or water, no basic necessities for a human to survive. I bit my lip and got out of the bed, my heart heavy with worry.
I walked to the bathroom and took a long bath, taking joy in the hot water. It cleared my head a bit and I stepped out of the room feeling refreshed. I needed to think of something else and so by now I started wondering how I got back to the Akatsuki hideout, but I just couldn't remember anything. I recalled how I bolted out of the hideout and ran across the forest without any goal in mind. Now that I thought about it, it was silly on my part, but back then I was too angry to care or think. In the end I fell asleep by some tree and that was the last thing I could remember.
I figured someone, most probably, Itachi Uchiha, found me and brought me back. I sighed and went out of the room, heading down to the ground floor. The corridors were empty, but I could hear voices somewhere in the kitchen and so I walked there quietly, trying to remain calm. As I entered the kitchen, I saw Deidara, Sasori and Hidan, who turned to me immediately. For a while they just stared at me quietly, as if unsure how to act.
Then, Deidara gave me a small smile, "Morning, un."
I returned the smile and nodded, greeting everyone, "Morning, everyone."
Sasori shifted in his seat almost uncomfortably and his calm eyes looked up at me, "I heard about your friend. I'm sorry."
I smiled and nodded again.
"Are you…" Hidan paused. "You ok?"
I averted my eyes at him and suddenly I felt so loved like never before in my life. These people were complete strangers to me, yet, I could see they cared about me and wanted me to be happy. They didn't even ask any questions or demand answers from me, they simply cared how I felt.
I smiled wider now, a polite smile slowly turning into a natural one, "Thank you, everyone."
They kept silent for a while and then Deidara came up and hugged me tightly.
"She'll be ok, I'm sure, un," he said and I returned the hug.
"#$*# yeah!" Hidan exclaimed. "Don't you #$*^! worry, you'll definitely see her some day again!"
I nodded and Deidara released me from his hug. Meanwhile, Sasori put a plate with some cold roast meat on the table and gave me a small smile, "Breakfast."
I giggled and sat down. Yeah, they're right. Shikyo can take care of herself. I refused to believe she was just gonna give up and die somewhere in an anime desert. No, no, not her.
I dug into my food and then another question came to my mind.
"So, um, where is Itachi?" I asked.
"He's gone on a mission with Kisame," Sasori said. "He should be back by tonight."
"Un," Deidara nodded. "And you know what?"
"What?" I asked as I stuffed the meat into my mouth.
"I heard you're getting a mission soon too, un," he replied with a wide smile.
I almost choked and I coughed heavily for some meat got stuck in my throat. "WHAT?!"
"The leader said you'll receive your first mission tomorrow," Sasori repeated and I shook my head disbelievingly. Already?!
Hidan snorted and cursed under his breath, "Yeah, and you're %$#$ going with #$%*)!$$% Itachi!"
"With Itachi?" I echoed. Well, that was no surprise. I knew Itachi would be there with me. There was no way Pein would let me go alone.
"#$%^ yeah," Hidan cursed again and I glanced at him reproachfully.
"Do you know what I'll have to do?" I turned to Deidara, but he merely shrugged.
"The leader discloses the mission information only to those who have to carry it out," he explained and I nodded. Figures.
I sighed and took another bite of my cold breakfast. I really should cook something tastier for these guys. No, wait, forget the food… I'm gonna go on a mission tomorrow!!! That can't be good. I gulped down the meat and shook my head. Oh, my, my, my… Surely, not all of the Akatsuki missions involve killing, do they? Perhaps, I'll just have to steal something or spy on someone?
Right?..
*** Meanwhile somewhere far far away into the desert ***
"URGH!!!" Shikyo kicked the sand with her foot angrily. "WHAT THE HELL?! I've been walking for the past 3 hours and there is absolutely NOTHING in here! I'm standing in a middle of nowhere! ARGH!!!!"
She kicked some more of the sand and then plopped down on it, tired.
"I'm tired, hungry and thirsty!!!" She screamed out. "This is SO UNFAIR! I want some cool powers too, just like Lizzy has…"
She whined some more and then laughed, "Though I think something to drink would come first… Damn, I wish I had some water on me…"
And then, suddenly - *SPLASH*
"What the-" Shikyo shot up, all wet, drops of water running down her face, her clothes half drenched. She felt as if a bucket of water was just poured down on her head…
She looked up, but the sky was clear and navy blue and there was nothing and no one around her.
"What the hell?" She whispered confused and looked around some more.
For a while she just stood, thinking what it was that she did or said and then she slowly repeated her exact words, "Though I think something to drink would come first…"
Nothing.
"I wish I had some water on me?"
*SPLASH*
"SHIT," she cursed and shook her head, her hair wet and glued to her face now. She brushed it away and cursed again. How silly was she to repeat the same mistake twice?
"So, now I'm in a middle of nowhere… and I'm drenched," she mumbled angrily and then shook her head. "No, no, Shikyo… think positive, positive. You need water to drink… and drinkable water is in where?.."
She thought for a while and then nodded to herself, "Ok, then. I wish I had… a glass of water?"
For a while she thought nothing was gonna happen but then she heard a strange whizzing sound and a glass of water dropped down right in front of her, missing her head by mere centimeters. Sadly though, the glass turned over and the water spilled down onto the ground. Shikyo cursed and shook her head.
"This wishing thingy sure has its faults," she mumbled and then wished again. "I wish I had a bottle of water."
Having said that she quickly stepped backwards and just in the right time for the bottle would have most definitely hit her in the head. But now she had a bottle of water…
Shikyo bent down and picked it up, then opened it and took a sip.
"Wow, real drinkable water!" She exclaimed surprised. "Ok, I don't care how I got this anymore, this power just ROCKS!!!"
She squealed in joy and licked her lips, her stomach grumbling in hunger.
"Ok, ok," she whispered. "Soooo…I wish I had a chicken!"
She closed her eyes, imaging the tasty roast chicken, but when she looked down she gasped and then frowned.
"Okaaay," she sighed. "This power really has some SERIOUS faults."
Right beside her feet there was a small and still very much alive chicken, its head turning to its sides in slight wonder as to where it actually was…
"Great," Shikyo nodded to herself. "So now I'm stuck in a desert in a middle of nowhere, sopped to the skin… and with a chicken. Just perfect."