hey guys,
here is the next chapter that i'm sure you have all been waiting so patiently for, i know it's a little bit short but hopefully it will bring a bit more humor back into the story, which i have noticed seems to be lacking a little lately. anyway, i hope you enjoy this new instalment.

thanks, BlueBB

"Did you find out anything, hm?"

"No, no one seems to know anything about it," I replied.

"Nope, Tobi didn't find anything either," Tobi added.

We were standing on the edge of the village, having come together after searching the village for information on Hidan and Kakuzu's whereabouts. It was now night fall, the sun had sunk below the mountains to the west and the stars were beginning to show themselves.

"We'll set up camp and then go looking for them in the morning, hm." Deidara said, starting into the forest.

"Can't we find a hotel, Tobi doesn't want to sleep on the ground again." Tobi whined to Deidara.

"Do you want to be in town when more ninjas come looking for their missing comrades, un?" Deidara asked Tobi.

"Hm good point. Tobi doesn't mind sleeping on the ground." Tobi said happily as he realised Deidara's reasoning.

We found a clearing in the forest which was far enough away from the village and set up camp.

"Tobi's really tired after today's work." Tobi said while stretching and leaning back against a tree.

"Fine, I'll take first watch, yeah." Deidara grumbled as he sat down against another tree.

"Oh really, thank you so much Deidara, Tobi thinks you're the best!"

I laughed at Tobi comment and went to sit down beside Deidara, resting my head on his shoulder. I sighed and snuggled in closer as my eyes started to get heavy.

"Sweet dreams, hm." Deidara murmured in my ear as sleep won over.

"Come to me, my dear."

I was in the same meadow as before, with trees stretching out ahead of me, and the same voice calling me. The grass was still as soft as I remember it, though I could have sworn it was duller this time. .

The breeze ruffled my hair, giving me the same feeling of peace as before.

"Come my dear, you must come." The voice, once again coming from no where but everywhere, floated past me on the breeze.

Again I felt the urge to move, to take a step forwards. So I did.

My feet left no print on the grass they touched as I walked forwards, down the line of trees. Once again the light at the end never got any closer, no matter how fast I was.

I was starting to get frustrated; I wanted, no needed, to reach the light yet I never managed to get any closer. I started to run, eager to reach my goal. The wind flew past me, making my hair stream out behind me.

"Hurry my dear, you must hurry." The voice sounded again, but this time it was not as soft as the wind. There was an edge to it, as though it was slightly anxious. Somewhere amid my frustration I wondered why.

I ran and ran but it did nothing, the light was no closer. I cried out in defeat and collapsed on the ground in exhaustion, my breathing ragged from running for so long.

"No! You must keep going." The voice was urgent now.

I just wanted this dream to end, I was tired and frustrated; I had had enough, "I can't."

Suddenly, as if my words had been a trigger, the black hole opened up beneath me and sucked me in. I screamed as I fell once again. In my moment of defeat the darkness had claimed me, dragging me down into the never ending blackness.

The same feeling of defeat washed over me, I had failed once again, failed in the duty that was given to me. I had failed everyone.

"Caitlin wake up, hm!"

I gasped and opened my eyes.

Deidara and Tobi were both next to me, looking at me with worry and concern.

"Are you ok? Can Tobi do anything to help?" Tobi asked, sounding slightly panicked.

"No, I'm fine." I managed to gasp out, trying to regain control of my breathing.

"But you were screaming and crying and Tobi was really worried!" Tobi cried, throwing his arms around and giving me a bear hug; there goes trying to breathe properly.

"Tobi, can't breath." I chocked out, trying to pry his arms off me.

"Tobi's really sorry! Are you ok?"

"Yes." I laughed, Tobi was so cute when he worried.

I only got a second to myself though, as Deidara's arms wound themselves around me.

"Was it the same dream as the night before, hm?" his soft voice murmured in my ear.

"Yeah, it was the same one." I replied.

"Did you have a scary dream?" Tobi asked.

"Yeah."

"Don't worry, Tobi has them all the time. One time Tobi had this dream that Deidara turned into a fat green monster and was trying to eat Tobi!" he laughed, making me giggled at the image of Deidara turning into a fat green monster.

"I'm not fat, or green, yeah." Deidara protested with a pout on his face.

"Haha, Tobi thinks you were once upon a time." Tobi laughed, digging himself a deeper hole.

"I was not, hm!" Deidara argued, getting pissed off.

Tobi got up on his feet and started stomping around while waving his hands in the air, "Look out I am Deidara the scary green fat monster, RAW!"

I laughed harder as Deidara growled. "Tobi if you don't cut that out you won't be sleeping for the rest of the night, hm."

"Ohhh, is the fat green monster getting angry? Look out Caitlin, he's going to eat us all up!" yep, Tobi didn't know when to stop.

With an angry yell Deidara got up and ran for Tobi. Tobi stopped dead, saw his incoming danger and then bolted into the trees, Deidara hot on his hills.

I laughed to myself; it was just like when we first met, well, when they captured me that is. I lied back down a tried to get some sleep, my lullaby the distance booming sounds coming from deep within the forest.

i hope you liked it, more should be on the way soon so keep an eye, or ear, out for it.

have a good rest of the day! or night!