Until after May 1st I might not be able to write due to finals and other school related issues. I will try to update next week but I make no promises. I am sorry if I have completely shattered your opinion of me...school is evil. (Goes to work on 15 page paper now) Sorry for the shortness of this one too...I feel really bad now...(goes into sulking corner to sulk)

This chapter brought to you by: Procrastination at it's finest.

Missions

As I left Pein's office I felt like I was being watched. I quickly walked towards Itachi's room but got lost and wound up at Sasori's room again. The feeling of being watched did not go away.

"Hello?" I decided to call out walking away from Sasori's door. Next time I am going to the kitchen I never have a problem finding that.

"Akira!" I heard Tobi said right before he appeared to my right.

"Hello Tobi." I said scooting to the left. Should I listen to Itachi and run away. I found a flaw in Itachi's logic: if I run away without having chakra any ninja will be able to catch me. I think it would be smarter just to humor him. Maybe I have a cookie somewhere to bribe him with.

"Tobi is a good boy! Tobi find Akira, again!" Tobi shouted ignoring my personal space and hugging me.

"Yes you did." I answered since he looked at me, I think but with the mask you never know, like he wanted me to answer him.

"I will take Akira to the kitchen!" Tobi announced grabbing my arm and dragging me off, in the opposite direction.

"Why the kitchen?" I asked after several attempted to get my hand back but failing.

"Tobi wants an Ice Cream Sunday!" Tobi announced ignoring Kisame who we walked past. I looked at Kisame and mouthed 'get Itachi' while giving Kisame the save me look. I hope Kisame got it.

"Okay, why am I going to the kitchen?" I asked wondering what Tobi's ice cream craving has to do with me.

"Akira has one too!"

"What if I am not hungry?"

"You don't like Tobi!" Tobi said looking like he was crying. I am pretty sure he was faking but I still felt bad anyway.

"Fine we will have Sundays." I consented.

"Yay! With sprinkles?" Tobi asked looking back at me once more.

"With sprinkles, what kind of a Sunday would it be without sprinkles?" I asked.

"Onwards!" Tobi shouted suddenly picking me up and running with me. He carried me in the sometimes named 'bridal style' aka with his left hand under my knees and his right holding my back. We arrived at the kitchen in no time and I made our ice cream Sundays.

Itachi arrived in the kitchen to find Tobi and me calmly eating ice cream at the table.

"Akira…" Itachi said trailing off when he noticed that I was fine.

"Akira made Tobi ice cream, Tobi likes Akira." Tobi announced, is that a glare I feel?

"Tobi, Akira was supposed to come back to the room after her meeting with Pein." Itachi said standing directly behind me as I ate my ice cream.

"Sasori's room?" Tobi asked innocently.

"I wound up there again." I informed Itachi trying to finish my ice cream before Itachi takes me away but also not wanting brain freeze.

"Fine."

"Itachi so mean to Tobi. Tobi is a good boy." Tobi said sadly, well it sounded sad.

"Leave Akira alone." Itachi growled out hugging me from behind possessively. I calmly continued eating.

"Tobi was not bothering Akira, was Tobi?"

"No, but I should be going…" I trailed off after having finished my ice cream

"Go back to the room, I trust you can find it from here?" Itachi ordered then asked in the same breath.

"Okay." I answered skipping out of the room. I had ice cream. As I was leaving I overheard a dark chuckle that did not sound like Itachi's. I rushed to the room wondering if maybe Tobi was someone more dangerous than I though. If that is true who is he? Why is he acting like an idiot? How does he know to look for me at Sasori's room?

"Pein wants to see all of us in his office." Kisame informed Itachi and me.

"Do I get to punch him in the face again?" I asked.

"No, Itachi it is your job to make sure that Akira does not attack him, no matter how fun that would be to see." Kisame said zoning off a bit to visualize that.

"Very well." Itachi said lifting me up onto his shoulder like he used to do.

"This brings back memories..." I stated trailing off as I stared at Itachi's butt. I forgot that I get to stare at that while I am like this. Luckily I think that Kisame and Itachi assumed I trailed off because I was thinking about the past, if Itachi knew I'm sure that I would be jumped.

"Good memories." Itachi stated I'm pretty sure smirking.

"Yeah, back when she didn't talk as much, such good times." Kisame added.

"Haven't you ever heard not to be mean to those that cook your food?" I inquired talking to his face since he was walking behind Itachi.

"What are you going to do, poison it?" Kisame asked tauntingly.

"That's a good idea." I said with a grin.

"Great, you gave her ideas." Pein's voice said having heard our conversation from inside his office. It's like he's a ninja or something.

"Maybe that's why Sasori taught me about poisons." I mused trying to take a thinking pose but failing since I was over Itachi's shoulder.

"That does sound like something he would do. Teach you about poisons hoping you would poison Deidara." Konan mused and I just noticed she was there. It doesn't help that I am facing the door and not the inside of the office.

"I have a mission for the three of you. Capture the nine-tails; also dispose of Itachi's brother if he gets in the way. Is that okay with you Itachi?" Pein asked, probably smirking at, Itachi.

"Hn." Itachi answered in usual Uchiha fashion. That could be a yes Hn a no Hn or a maybe Hn. Actually considering the range of uses for Hn it could be a 'I-want-a-sammich' Hn. I want a Sammich too so I am going with that one.

"Excellent." Pein said going with the Hn being a yes Hn. "Akira has already agreed to the mission.

"When did I do that?" I inquired.

"You agreed to my terms."

"Again, when did I do that?"

"When you attacked me."

"How does that work?"

"I'm sure you will agree to take the mission."

"I don't really see a choice." I muttered.

"Why were you asking about when you agreed, if you don't have a choice?" Kisame asked confused.

"He made it seem like I did have a choice." I answered Kisame.

"You three will start the mission tomorrow." Pein ordered dismissing us. As we walked out the door I finally got to see Pein so I glared at him. He, for some odd reason, was not affected by it.

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