Author-chan: This is a special chapter I think you will all lurv. It even has a title! I call it, "Getting Brave." Enjoy~!
~*~*~Black Ice~*~*~
Chapter 36
Mission accomplished. Itachi was still BROODING over the fact that I beat his record at an infiltration mission. Boo him. Miss Manazi was really nice and invited me over for dinner. She got out a photo album and was showing me all the lovey dovey mush. Her elderly mother was showing Itachi all of her dead cats~! Also, his original assumption was true. Rich man fell for the poor woman and gave her a school so they could be together. Isn't it so ordinary? Lol
This has pretty much caught everyone up! Anyway, we arrived back at the base. I had basically locked Itachi and Deidara out of our room so I could have a day of "pampering" myself. This meant a long bath and reading a book I bought on the way home from the mission!
The others had promised to stay out, so I didn't bother to lock the door. The water was up to my neck as I lay in the tub. My hair was in a towel, and the one for my body was behind the curtain. Just in case, I had the curtain pulled shut. I wasn't risking someone walking in on my bathing. After nearly an hour, I got out of the water and dried off.
I looked for my day clothes to change into when I realized something. My bra was gone. I frowned and looked around. My clean clothes were folded neatly on the counter… wait… I didn't fold my clothes earlier… SOMEONE HAD BEEN IN HERE AND STOLEN MY BRA!
… I was a little too stupid to realize that I needed to put something on before I stormed out into the hall in my towels.
Hidan was in the hall and watched in complete and utter embarrassment as I stalked towards him. "Did you take my bra?!"
He anime fell with a bleeding nose. I sighed, "Whatever."
I walked on down the hall and got knocked over by an opening door.
Sasori walked out and saw me on the ground. He very quickly shut the door and asked, "Why are you here?"
I stood up, still not realizing I was only in a towel, and replied, "Someone stole my bra."
Sasori closed his eyes as he tried to concentrate. "I… haven't… seen it…" he said shakily, and he walked away down the hall very quickly.
I sighed and rolled my eyes. "What the heck?"
Next I saw Kisame standing a bit down the hall with his back turned to me.
I tapped him on the shoulder and he turned around. Immediately, his face turned purple. What is wrong with everyone today?!
I glared at him suspiciously. "You took my bra didn't you?"
He backed away and leaned on the wall as he turned even purpler. I sighed, "I guess not."
Next in the order of people I met was Kakuzu.
He watched me walk up and casually pulled his mask down over his eyes.
"What?" I asked. He said nothing.
"Did you take my bra?" I asked.
He shook his head no and walked away and into a wall…
I sighed and walked into the living room.
Deidara, Itachi, Pein, and Tobi were there.
Tobi stuffed a cork into his mask's eyehole and moaned, "Morgan-chaaaaan!"
Pein looked absolutely horrified. I rolled my eyes.
Deidara's eyes widened and he pointed at me saying, "Y-Y-Y-Y-Y-Y-Y-Y-Y-Y-Y-Y-YOU!"
He couldn't speak past that.
Itachi went blood red.
I growled, tired of all the weird behavior. "Which one of you took my bra?!"
Tobi's cork exploded out of his mask and blood spurted out, probably from his nose.
Pein fell out of his chair.
Deidara fell to the floor into a twitching heap, stammering "B-B-B-B-B-B-B-B-B-B-B-B-B" over and over again.
Itachi was still staring.
About that time, Konan walked in and stopped. She looked stunned. "Well, you sure are getting brave!"
I frowned, "What do you mean?"
She pointed to me and stated, "Wearing THAT into public."
I looked down and saw I was still wearing the towel… and that is all.
My face went blood red and she sighed, "I was doing our laundry and got confused with which bra was mine, so I took them both to my room on accident. Hang on… which size was yours? They're really similar now…"
I was slowly turning redder as I tucked the towel tighter around me. "I… uh…"
Hidan walked in then, holding his nose. "Konan's are bigger."
I blushed more insanely as I realized why everyone had acted so strange today.
I ran back down the hall as Konan laughed.
She followed me and handed me my "stuff", and I darted back to my room.
I changed and end up just going to bed early, too embarrassed to go in the kitchen to eat.
Konan knocked on my door later, and we ended up talking about how silly the whole thing was.
I laughed when she asked why I had not worn clothes. "I always just walked out at home… I was so used to it that I didn't think!"
Konan elbowed me gently and grinned, "Itachi sure was staring, eh?"
I rolled my eyes, "No way. He's really boring. He was probably staring at the wall or something. He thinks I'm just a kid anyway."
Konan laughed, "Well, you earned my respect today! Good luck!"
I laughed as she left, and I went to sleep feeling much better about myself.
~Kitchen~
Deidara: That was really bad.
Hidan: *still cleaning blood* Yeah.
Pein: I wasn't expecting that.
Tobi: *blood still leaking from mask* Morgan-chan is really pretty.
Kakuzu: I don't find her attractive.
Itachi: She's just a kid.
Sasori: Not after seeing that. I definitely don't agree.
Deidara: *stutters* Sh-sh-she's grown u-u-u-p!
Itachi: She's still a kid.
Everyone else: *eye roll*
Deidara: This was a really weird chapter…
Author-chan: Yes. Yes it was. ^^