"What took you guys so long?" Asked Kisame when Itachi and I came back to where we left him.
"Just talking and trying to figure out our next plan of action," I answered while giving a shrug. Kisame let out a small laugh that sound somewhat like he was relieved or something.
"That's good. I was starting to think that Itachi was actually killing you," chuckled the fish man. I glared and stopped walking once that was said.
"It didn't occur to you to come and help me if I was being killed?" I question with I slight growl in my tone. Kisame shrugged and shook his head in reply, only making me glare harder.
"Nah. If Itachi were killing you, I would try my best to stay out of his way. Besides, things would be much quieter if you were gone," answered Kisame and you can guess that I wasn't happy with that answer. Gasping in an angry/hurt way, I crossed my arms and glared daggers at the blue man.
"Well aren't you helpful… You'd miss me if I died," I mumbled, still keeping my angry gaze on Kisame.
"I would only miss you because if you died then Itachi will have to put all his anger on me," replied Kisame.
"Glad I mean so much to you," I muttered and then turned away. Itachi didn't say anything, but he must be shaking his head right now. He must have finally given up with the bickering.
After Itachi explained to Kisame what was going to happen, I refused to speak to fish man, we were on our way to wherever Itachi was leading us.
"Do you even know where Sasuke is? I refuse to go on a wild goose chase," I asked as we walked. If we had no idea were we were going, then I might as well just go and find Mika and Jiro. At least I'd have a better chance at finding them.
"I have a feeling that he wont be that far away, but until we actually get a sense of where he is, we'll just keep going," explained Itachi.
"So you have no plan," I stated. Itachi shook his head in reply.
"I have a plan. It's just not the time to put it into affect," replied Itachi. Sighing, I followed behind the Uchiha as Kisame followed behind me.
"Don't start whining about it Lark. If you want it to go faster, do something useful," said Kisame. I stopped walking and looked behind me with arms crossed.
"And what do you suggest I do?" I questioned. Kisame shrugged and continued on walking, making me follow as I didn't want to be left behind.
"I don't know. How about you read some minds to find Sasuke," suggested Kisame. I rolled my eyes and silently scoffed at Kisame's idea.
"Whose mind am I suppose to read? Kakashi is the only one I have a bond with that serves us any use right now. However, he doesn't know where Sasuke is, and please don't suggest I try and read Sasuke's mind," I said. Kisame just growled at my response.
"Sorry for trying to help," muttered Kisame. I decided not to respond to that, as it would only start another fight between us. So, instead, I took Kisame's idea, but I didn't use it for our advantage. I was bored, so Jiro seemed like an interesting subject to talk to.
"Hey Jiro!" I shouted, hoping it would cause the red head to jump.
"Lark! Don't do that!" Exclaimed Jiro in surprise. I giggled to myself as I pictured Jiro jumping out of shock.
"Oops! Did I scare you Jiro?" I asked innocently. I could picture Jiro rolling his eyes at me right now.
"I little bit actually… Anyway, what do you want?" Asked Jiro.
"Do I have to want something in order to talk to you?" I replied.
"You? Yes." Answered Jiro, making me pout slightly.
"Well, for your information, I really just want some friendly chatter," I claimed.
"Really? So, I'm guessing you guys aren't doing anything," said Jiro.
"Not true. We're walking aimlessly around the woods," I defended.
"Oh, yes. That seems very important," laughed Jiro.
"Yes, it's very difficult and necessary for our mission," I joked, laughing along with Jiro.
"What is your mission exactly?" Asked Jiro. I shrugged my shoulders, even though Jiro couldn't see the action.
"In all honestly, I'm not sure. We're supposed to be looking for Itachi's little brother, Sasuke, but I wanted to go looking for the nine-tails," I answered.
"You lost the battle I see," guessed Jiro.
"Yeah… Now enough about me. How are you guys doing?" I questioned. They must be doing the something more interesting then us.
"About the same thing you guys are doing, but if Mika and Tobi continue with what they're doing, Deidara and I may have some beating up to do," sighed Jiro.
"They're finally getting on your nerves?" I chuckled.
"You have no idea…" Grumbled Jiro.
"Oh, I think I do. Remember, I've known Mika since we were 4 years old. If you think she's bad now, imagine a hyper 4 year old running around," I said.
"I don't know how you survived," wondered Jiro.
"Trust me. You'll learn," I assured the red head.
"Let's hope… Have you thought about that ring Kakashi sent you?" Asked Jiro, taking me off guard. Did he have to bring that up?
"N-no… W-well, kind of. I just don't think it's that important," I stuttered. Really? I thought this topic was long done with.
"Not important? Lark, the man confessed his undying love for you, and you think it's not that important?!" Exclaimed Jiro. I winced slightly at the volume of Jiro's voice. He wasn't yelling that loudly, but it was one of those disappointed yells.
"He's on the enemy's side. You can't expect me to return the gesture," I replied.
"Lark, you do realize that he risked everything by letting you go and he already knew before hand that you were going to leave. If I ever had a guy do that for me then I'd be running into his arms," Jiro pointed out.
"Then you can have him because I don't want him," I stated.
"Don't lie to yourself. I know very well that you do, in some way, love him. At least talk to the guy," suggested Jiro.
"Talk to him? That seems like a great idea! I'll just walk right into the Leaf Village and have a nice chat with him. I'm sure that wont get me killed," I said sarcastically.
"I didn't mean like that… I mean, if you see him, which you probably will, either telling how you feel or give the ring back. Returning the ring will send him the message," explained Jiro. I lowered my gaze to look at the ground as I walked.
"It was my mother's ring though…" I mumbled.
"You never seemed to care about your mother. So, why would it bother you?" Asked Jiro. I have to say that sounded a bit harsh… It's not like I don't give a rat's ass about my mother. I just never got to meet her, so I don't know if I'd like her or not.
"I don't know… It's just… Oh, never mind. You're right, I'll give the ring back," I answered.
"Good. Now I have to go. I'm getting weird looks from Deidara," said Jiro.
"Are they the 'I want to jump you' looks or 'what the hell are you doing' looks? I'm rooting for the 'I want to jump you'," I teased.
"The 'what the hell are you doing' looks," replied Jiro.
"Are you sure? You might be reading them wrong," I questioned.
"Bye Lark," Jiro slightly growled as he stopped the bond. I giggled to myself as I pictured Jiro blushing at my teasing.
"What's so funny?" Asked Kisame who had glanced back at me.
"Oh, nothing. Just having a conversation," I answered. Kisame just shrugged and continued on.
Awhile later, we had stopped for a rest. Still nothing had happened and there was no sign of Sasuke anywhere. If only Itachi had listened to me then we would already have the nine-tails by now. I would have voiced my opinion, but I already tried that earlier and almost got a punch in the face as I was getting very irritating.
The silence wasn't too bad, as I didn't have to hear shark boy speak, but it does get boring. I was very tempted to start a fight with Kisame, but I knew that would just end with Itachi getting mad. The Uchiha has already been mad at me once today, I don't need him angry with me again.
"Do we actually have a destination or we just going to walk around till we bump into Sasuke?" I asked. Not knowing where I was going was a big pet peeve of mine. Walking around, not knowing where you're going to end up just annoyed me for some reason. That annoyance was increased because I have to wonder around with weasel and shark boy.
"Yes, we're heading towards the Uchiha Hideout," answered Itachi.
"May I ask how Sasuke is going to find us there? I mean it is a hideout, not the most obvious place. Or maybe it is since you guys are Uchihas…" I questioned, actually trying to raise a good question, but ruined the seriousness by letting my thoughts take over.
"Leave that to me. The only thing I need you to worry about is making sure we aren't interrupted," replied Itachi. I nodded in response and went back to my own thoughts. I was a bit curious as to who would get in our way, but let the question go as I had a pretty good guess of who I was meant to watch. It was either the rest of Sasuke's team, if he had any that I'd assume he would, or Leaf shinobi. Those Leaf shinobi always seem to get in our way.
"Maybe we should pick up the pace a little. Get this thing done quicker and then get on with other matters," said Kisame. I rolled my eyes at the blue man, not because it was a horrible idea, but because it was Kisame speaking and I was getting used to not hearing his voice.
"We're moving at a fine pace, and what's the rush to finish? What do you have to do anyway?" I wondered, not actually caring as to what Kisame did with his time.
"Nothing that concerns you," stated Kisame. Not really the answer I wanted, but one I was expecting. So, I just shrugged as we continued on our way to where ever this hideout was.
Since I technically had a job, I thought it be good idea to at least see if the Leaf were doing anything about the Sasuke matter. I knew just the person that would have all the info on Sasuke, and it just so happened that I have bond with him. Oh my…This may be painful. That bond hasn't been touched in years.
"Hey Kakashi!" I yelled, hoping the loudness will get through to the masked ninja.
There was no reply, which was weird since I was sure the bond was connected.
"Hello? Anyone there? If you're ignoring me Kakashi I will-,"
"Lark? Is that you?" Cut off Kakashi. Good, he heard me. Now the task of having a non-awkward conversation.
"Hi Kakashi! How are you?" I greeted, trying to make this sound like an everyday occurrence.
"What do you want?" Asked Kakashi rather coldly… Guess this isn't going to be a regular friendly conversation.
"Skipping formalities? Rather rude don't you think?" I questioned the masked ninja.
"Don't act sweet and friendly, Lark. What do you want?" Repeated Kakashi. Mission of having a non-awkward conversation: Fail.
"Fine, I wont be friendly. I'll just be the evil ninja I am and snoop through your mind undetected," I growled, losing the friendly tone I had earlier.
"Your plan won't work as you've already told me what you're going to do. I'll just block you out," stated Kakashi. I rolled my eyes. He seems to have forgotten just how talented I am with reading minds.
"Oh, Kakashi. You seem to have forgotten just how fast my mind reading skills are. I've gathered all the information I need in these past 15 seconds," I giggled. I love being better then others. Anyway, on that note I found what I was looking for. It's seems that there's an eight-man squad, plus a dog, in search of Itachi. Kakashi is apart of this squad along with the nine-tails. This could be interesting…
Kakashi had been silent for the past few seconds, so I was guessing he was trying to covering up his plan. Too bad for him though, since I've already got it.
"Thanks for the information Kakashi. You've been very helpful," I thanked the Copy nin.
"Oh, and just so you know, you wont be getting your hands on Itachi. Especially after Sasuke's done with him. Bye bye," I quickly added.
"Sasuke? Wait Lar-," started Kakashi before I cut off the conversation. I laughed to myself at the mental image of Kakashi freaking out about how their plan was figured out by the enemy. He trusts me too much. I'm surprised he didn't have the bond block actually. Now if I was him, I would have made sure there was no way that a rouge ninja could read my mind. Love makes people do crazy thing I guess.
"Hey Itachi! Got some information to give you!" I exclaimed to the Uchiha, who was up ahead. Itachi turned to look at me and I smiled my creepy, happy smile I get when I get good news. Time to let Itachi in on the Leaf's plans.
Hope you liked it :)
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