I awoke with a start, and a sore throat, and found myself in a cell. "Shit," I muttered. I sighed, then used my Kawarigan to see if my trick on Orochimaru was still in affect, or if it worked at all.
A scene appeared before my eyes. It was Orochimaru, walking calmly out of the hideout. A few paces out, and Kabuto ran after him "Lord Orochimaru, where are you going?"
He stopped, and turned around, staring at his right-hand man a moment. "…I'm going home."
I stopped it there. I was satisfied; it had seemed to work. I sighed again, then looked around. I needed to find Anna. I needed to make sure she was alright. This was why I decided for her not to come. It was dangerous. And how did she get here in the first place? She didn't come with us…. I looked to my left, and found bars that covered another cell. I could see though them, however, and in that cell was Annalisa.
"Anna!" I cried in relief, crawling over to the bars.
She looked at me, giving one of her 'oh-so-scary' glares. "Go away," she pouted.
I looked behind me: wall. I looked to my left: wall. I looked to my right: bars that showed the hallway. "I can't go anywhere, Anna. I'm stuck here."
"Hmph." She stuck up her chin and looked away.
"Look, Anna, I'm sorry for having to leave you. I really thought it was for the better. I left you behind so you wouldn't get caught up in problems like this. That didn't work, though, I can see…. I'm sorry, Anna."
She didn't answer.
I sighed. "I guess I deserve it anyway. Maybe I shouldn't have left you behind. But who's to say? Life isn't about what could have been. It's what is… and will be."
"I don't even know what that means."
"Sierra and I miss you, you know. A lot. Can you… forgive me?"
She looked at me and was silent. She slowly crawled over to me and sat beside me for a few minutes, deciding on her answer. Eventually, she gave a sort of half-smile of excitement that showed she was going to do something, and was anxious to know my reaction. "Pull my finger," she said softly, holding out her finger through the bar, and I smiled. It's not what you think, I promise. It was something she used to do all the time….
I pulled it. "I love you," she smiled.
I smiled back. "I love you too, Anna." Then we made an awkward attempt at hugging each other through the bars.
Out of my peripheral vision, I saw someone pass by the cells. The person stopped mid-stride, staring at our awkward hug. I turned my head to look at the person, still hugging, and frowned. "What?" I asked.
The person was a she. She wore purple Akatsuki sandals; black, poofy pants; and a dark blue shirt that reminded me of Sasuke's old shirt, just less… revealing, if you know what I mean. Her eyes were dark purple, like Hidan's, and she had long, dark blue-ish black hair that stuck up slightly in the top back. Kinda like Sasuke's, but less pronounced…. Jeez, what was with this girl and Sasuke?
"What are you doing?" she asked.
"Hugging," I replied. "Is there something wrong with that?"
She tried to hide a small laugh. "It's just… weird."
"Well, I'm weird, so deal with it."
She giggled, and footsteps were heard from down the hall. The girl's smile faded. "I'm gonna go now. I'm trying to avoid that bastard. Sorry I can't help you." Then she started walking away.
"Wait!" I called. "What's your name?"
She turned, and gave me a blank look. "I have no name. …But you can call me Kara." Then she continued walking down the hall.
Anna and I untangled from the bars. "Hey, you want a cookie?" I asked Anna.
She grinned. "Yeah!"
I took out two of the three chocolate cookies Itachi and Sasuke had made and handed one to Anna. I started having the other. The footsteps came closer, to reveal Madara in all his masked glory (note the sarcasm), who stopped in front of our cells. He crossed his arms.
"'Sup?" I greeted. "How are the llamas?"
He ignored my comment and asked, "What are you eating?"
"They're cookies," Anna said, waving hers around in front of her. "And you're not having any of mine, you evil person!"
"Do you believe I actually want it?" he asked in a quizzical tone.
My mind sparked – I could always test that theory of all Uchihas having chocolate problems. I smiled. "I have one more. You should at least try it. Be polite for once. It's bad enough you have us locked up in a cell, separated so that we can't even hug."
His visible eye narrowed.
"Please? Just try it! It's not like it's poisoned. We're eating some too. And it's delicious, I swear! Even better than inarizushi, in my opinion." Inarizushi was Madara's favorite food, by the way. Ha.
"Aunt Natalie, don't give him a cookie!" Anna argued. "He doesn't deserve a cookie."
"Anna. Everyone deserves to try a cookie. Even if they're cold-hearted bastards."
She gasped. "You said a bad word!"
"Oh crud I did!" I cried. "I must clean my mouth with this cookie's chocolaty goodness!" I then took a huge bite out of my cookie. "Mmm…." I took out the last cookie, and, with pleading eyes, held it out and said, "All you need is to take a little bite…. Pretty please? Pretty please with sugar on top and a cherry with whipped cream and sprinkles and chocolate on the side?"
"What, exactly, is the point of me eating it, anyway?"
"For you to eat your first cookie!" I cried in delight.
He huffed. "Alright. Let's end this absurd conversation. We're arguing over whether I'll eat a cookie. Really. Foolish…."
"Boofhead," I grinned.
"…What?"
"Never mind. Just… here." I got up and handed him the cookie, only to sit right back down again. To avoid showing his face, he simply made it so it looked as though his mask wasn't solid. Meaning, he was able to push the cookie through his mask. He took it out again, the cookie barely touched.
"I took a bite, are you satisfied? I… I tried it. Hm. Alright, congratulations. It is good. That's not getting you out of that cell, though." Then he walked away, taking the cookie with him.
"Figures. He likes it. Now, we'll see if he gets Chocolate Drunk…."
Anna gasped again. "I thought only Sam could get Chocolate Drunk!"
I smiled. "Maybe not."
"Aha! I gotcha! Die! Die! Die!"
"What are you doing?" I cried, witnessing Hidan's sacrifice of an innocent squirrel.
He stared at me. "Sacrificing a squirrel to Jashin."
"Why?"
"'Cause that bitch Natalie won't let me sacrifice people."
"But it's a squirrel!" I squealed.
"C'mon Sarah, I need to sacrifice something! Squirrels are the only fucking outlet I can find!"
"Then sacrifice deer," I shrugged. "You hate deer, I hate deer. Besides, do you really think Jashin would be proud of that? It's only a squirrel…. Right?"
He huffed. "I fucking hate this damned deal. Jashin'll make her pay…. Jashin'll make 'em all pay!" He cackled evilly, and I rolled my eyes, smiling slightly. You couldn't help but love him anyway.
Insane laughter echoed through the halls; it was probably heard throughout the hideout. "What the hell are you doing?" someone I thought was Kabuto cried.
"I'mma kite! Watch me fly! Wheee!"
Anna and I were laughing incredibly hard at this point. I felt lightheaded I was laughing so hard.
"You'll set the hideout on fi-!" There was a flash down the hall. "Oh shit! You set the hideout on fire!"
"Maddie's a good boy! HAHAHAAA!"
"Oh my god," I giggled. "This is flarping hilarious."
There was a thump, and the noise died down immediately. "They knocked him out," I whispered, then burst into laughter. The laugh turned to a cough, however. A bad cough; the kind that made it feel like you were going to hack out your lungs. Ow.
Kara ran to my cell, and smiled through the bars. "Was it you?" she asked. "What'd you do to him?"
"I gave him chocolate," I grinned, and cleared my throat. The coughing fit seemed to be over.
"Waraigoe!" Zetsu called, and Kara's confused expression turned to annoyance.
"Gotta go," she muttered, then walked off.
I smiled from the branch where I was hiding. Sarah and Hidan were walking below me. I wanted to use that permanent change thing Natalie mentioned. My aunt and I were pretty much equal, right? Or at least, that's what I believed. I activated my Kawarigan, and zoomed in to Hidan. Hidan wasn't exactly nice, so my goal was to actually make him a good guy. Well, that was my goal, anyway. Who knew how it would turn out?
I felt out the changes I could create. There was one that made me feel a spark of hope – I decided that was the one to change. It took awhile, but I finally figured out how to tap into the portal powers. I, metaphorically, flipped the switch.
The last thing I remember was being tired, and Hidan putting his hand to his head, muttering, "The hell…?" I didn't even know when I hit the ground.
I awoke the next morning to find Madara leaning against the far wall, arms crossed. "Oh hi Spots!" I greeted in a high voice. "I heard you were a kite yesterday! How'd it go?"
"I'd suggest you shouldn't test my patience," he growled. "I'm not particularly in a good mood. In fact, my mood seems to be especially foul today. So… don't pester me."
"You're the one standing right in front of our cells."
"Someone has to watch you. I don't completely trust Kabuto, and Zetsu I have spying on little Kaminari."
"Kaminari?" I asked. "Who's that?"
"Kaminari, Kara, Waraigoe, whatever you call her."
"Oh. Kara. Gotcha. Hey, I have a deal. I'll shut up and let you be for the whole day if you get rid of those bars," I suggested, pointing to the bars that separated Anna and I. Surprisingly, Anna wasn't up yet. She was usually up early. Hm. That was strange.
"Alright. Fine."
I forced an overly-sweet smile. I didn't realize sneeze was coming on when I said, "Tha… tha…. u-CHI-HA!" I sneezed.
He stared at me.
"What?" I asked, sniffing slightly. "Didn't know your last name sounded like a sneeze? Oh cra- u-CHI-HA! U-CHI-HA!" I frowned. "God, I hope this isn't a cold coming on. Now is like the worst time to get sick. Can I have a box of tissues or something, in case?"
He sighed, swirled the bars separating Anna and I away, and replaced them with a box of tissues. "There," he muttered. "Now don't bother me."
"Oh my god, Sam, you won't believe what's going on!" Britt cried.
"What?" I asked, genuinely curious as to why crowds were gathering beside the main roads to the Hokage's house.
"Orochimaru is here! It least, that's what I hear. C'mon! Let's see!" She grabbed my arm and pulled me through the crowd.
"Won't he, um, kill us all?"
"I don't think so! That's what's so awesome! He just sorta walked in the village gates!" Britt shoved our way up to the front of the crowds, so we could watch as the Hokage and Orochimaru both slowly progressed towards one another. When the reached each other, time seemed to stop altogether for a moment. The two Sannin looked into one another's eyes, waiting for the other to do something.
Orochimaru got on his knees and bowed. "I… I'm sorry."
Yay! Oro's a good guy!
...Other than that, I don't really have much to say here. Huh. Well, have a wonderfully wonderful day!