She stared at the three ninja as her body shook terribly, realization finally settling in.
I'm not in my world
Was one of them speaking to her?
I'm not in my world
She saw their lips moving but she couldn't hear a thing.
I'm not in my world
Was she going deaf?
I'm not in my world
Maybe she had finally lost it
I'm not in my world
I'm not in my world
I'm not in my wor-
THUMP
Kimmy stared at the ceiling not noticing nor caring that her knees had become jello weak falling backwards onto the hard unforgiving floor.
A head popped up in her line of vision.
I'm not in my world
She vaguely noticed she was lifted off the ground and held against a very firm chest.
Words passed over her head; she just couldn't focus even if her life depended on it.
Kimmy angled her head upward to look at the one who had gotten a glimpse of her world.
Itachi...
She caught the look on his face seconds before slipping into darkness.
His face was void of all emotion.
She didn't register until she woke up that it bothered her.
Pein waited patiently for Itachi to deposit the young female with one of the other members to watch over her.
"Zetsu,"
The Akatsuki member popped his head through the floor.
"Yes Pein Sama?"
"Bring me Tobi. He'll want to hear of this."
"Yes, of course Pein Sama. A new world, can you imagine?" Zetsu spoke to himself as he slid back down.
Pein watched from the corner of his eye as Zetsu sunk back into the floor.
Konan watched Pein exceptionally. Could they really believe what Itachi just saw?
Pein trusted Itachi enough but to believe such outrageous news? To even contemplate such a thing but it's not like Itachi to come up with something so ludicrous. He knew Itachi's dojutsu was powerful. It made sense he was able to see further into her head than Konan had.
Pein had a lot questions, and that woman, Kimmy, now seemed far more interesting than she had earlier.
He didn't have to wait long for both Uchiha to enter the room.
The corner of his lip twitched slightly as he turned.
"I'm sure you're interested in hearing what Itachi San has discovered."
Focusing his gaze to the side, Pein walked toward a group of chairs sliding in the middle seat with ease as Konan followed suit.
Turning his unwavering gaze back to the masked man Pein waited until Tobi sat at his right as Itachi sat at Konan's left.
A brief pause until Tobi finally spoke.
His voice was deep and mature compared to his high-pitched childish voice he often used.
"It seems we've got ourselves a little minx that popped up into our world." He shifted his head in Itachi's direction.
"Care to elaborate Itachi San?" His sharingan glowed through the hole in his mask.
Itachi stared at the masked man blankly; sharingan against sharingan.
"I placed her in one of my Genjutsu allowing me to see where she was originally from. It's quite, different, so to speak."
"Elaborate," Tobi stated.
"I wouldn't say she's from a village. I'm not sure what to call the place. When I saw the landscape of where she was born it was as far as the eye could see with tall brilliant buildings that reached up to the sky itself. I didn't see an end to it. I noticed as well the people who lived there were of all different classes and different appearances."
All three stared at him. Such a place existed?
Pein was the next to speak.
"Is it possible where she came from they have achieved world peace?"
Maybe everyone all lived together in harmony.
If that were the case Pein would make sure to grill the woman later on to figure out how they did it.
"No," Itachi tilted his head to the side sighing.
"When she got to her home," Itachi continued. "She had this rectangular thin black box hanging on the wall of her home. I believe some type of communicator, she turned it on and it started to play a film of a young man."
"Oh?" Pein raised an eyebrow. Konan silently wished for Itachi to continue. Very interesting indeed.
"The man in the film spoke of the nation's not getting along. In fact, it seemed in her world they are nearing a possible war out breaking."
So she has someone who informs her of worldly events. Perhaps she's someone important in her world, Pein thought bemused.
"Show us what you saw," Tobi demanded.
The younger Uchiha paused, glancing at each member present.
They all silently allowed themselves to stare straight into his sharingan.
The scenery around them changed to the sunny sight of Los Angeles.
None of them save Itachi could stop their eyes from widening at the sight.
It was beyond what their minds could ever dream to imagine.
The variety of people and sunlight like Konohagakure.
The height of the buildings surpassing those of Kumogakure.
It even looked partially like Kirigakure save the mist.
They recovered quickly as they glanced back at Itachi.
"And her home?" Tobi spoke.
Again the scenery changed revealing the inside of an extravagant house.
Each ninja silently took everything in hiding away their amazement this time. It didn't mean though they were above exploring the place under the guise of "needing to familiarize themselves with the new atmosphere." Itachi explained the kitchen wouldn't be accessible due to him never going in there, thus he couldn't conjure that nor the dining area.
So that only left the living room, the bathroom, and two bedrooms that he had entered.
Pein walked down the hallway glancing at the framed art pieces hanging on the walls. She lives a very comfortable life. Is it possible she's a leader of this nation? he thought to himself.
He stepped inside the first door nearest him as Konan entered another room.
He stared.
So much work done just for a bathroom. Kakuzu would have a heart attack if he knew expenses weren't spared for a bathroom.
He left the bathroom to join Konan.
He glanced around the room getting the odd feeling that the room seemed relaxing.
Pein stepped back out seeing Tobi exit out of the last available room they were able to, familiarize themselves with.
Tobi glided down the hallway stopping next to Pein.
"We need to get to the living room. Itachi San has one last thing to show us." Pein nodded glancing back at Konan as she too left the bedroom to head to the living room.
Though there were sofas all ninja had unanimously decided to stay standing. Itachi faced what we all know as the TV as it turned on of its own accord.
The image of a young man dressed oddly was in mid speech when he appeared.
"-as developed a stronger military weapon seeing as Russia and Cuba have been having frequent shipments go through. One of our sources have confirmed the ships were loaded with gunpowder, and by the looks of it, thousands of military weapons. This just in, the President of the United States has declared we should follow in the footsteps of President Eisenhower and use the atomic bomb should it become necessary and far more hostile between the great nations. The United Nations will be regrouping soon in New York to try and sett-"
And again, the TV turned off by itself.
"That was all I was able to hear," Itachi spoke.
Satisfied, Tobi waved his gloved hand in the air. Pein glanced to the side as something caught his eye a second before the Genjutsu was cast off.
The familiar surroundings of the Akatsuki lair was once again in present view.
Something important in that Genjutsu had caught his eye and it wouldn't leave the leader of the Akatsuki alone. He would bring it up with Konan later.
Right now, they had a long discussion ahead of them.
Hoshigaki Kisame was a man to be feared. And people did fear him. His looks alone could frighten a person right out of their skin. It wasn't just his looks though that caused fear to strike the heart of many.
No, he was marked in the bingo book as an S-ranked missing Nin wanted dead or alive. He was part of a group full of S-ranked missing Nin that have committed crimes that was worthy of the death penalty a hundred times over in all of the countries. A hefty bounty indeed in Kakuzu's eyes.
Yet there he was, a powerful ninja worthy to take on the missions practically known as suicide missions, (though he wasn't above turning down a good fight either when he saw one to at least rip someone up) watching over an unconscious female that he was forbidden to kill/maim/torture.
At first he thought she was dead when Itachi had deposited her to his care and thought it obscure that Itachi stated not to do anything that was listed above. The girl had no chakra! Surely she was dead and yet Itachi had specifically stated not to harm her. Kisame knew Itachi was a man with intelligence that was far superior compared to others. He wasn't labeled as a prodigy for nothing you know.
He had watched her and noticed she was breathing evenly. He frowned at that. So, the girl was alive yet with no chakra.
Was that even possible?
It has to be, thought Kisame. Since I'm seeing it with my own eyes. It was a disturbing thought. She was basically invisible to him. He wouldn't be able to track her.
He had examined her and deemed she didn't have any chakra repellent cuffs on her that would suck or suppress chakra away.
Interesting.
This girl was a living breathing paradox. Every living thing needed chakra to function and live.
Maybe she was a deformity when she was born?
Kisame chuckled to himself wondering when his little companion would wake up. And that's how he spent his time for the next half hour as he watched the unconscious female.
He waited patiently.
He thought about the ways he could scare her when she did decide to wake up.
He even allowed himself to wonder if she was a good cook.
Even Kisame could get hungry too and wouldn't pass out on a good meal.
She was starting to come to he realized.
It was her breathing first. It went from its quiet even rhythm to a normal breathing pattern.
Then she grunted, signaling she was starting to wake up.
Finally her eyes popped open meeting his black shark-like beady eyes.
He grinned mischievously down at her as she slowly sat up.
"Good to see the princess finally woke up."
...
Kimmy stared at the paradox in front her. It was a real life fish breathing without the use of water.
And get this; it speaks.
It was a dream. Yes, that made sense to her. It's all just a dream so she had nothing to worry about. It had to be since she didn't feel her side was hurting from where she had gotten punctured earlier.
Yeah that was it; A dream. She confirmed to herself. Feeling satisfied with her decision Kimmy looked back up at the fish man (he did look human too with some human traits) and did something that actually made a startled look to cross the fish mans' face.
She smiled at him.
"So," she began as she stood up from where she was at. Him mirroring her actions as well. "Wanna go grab something to eat? Maybe some fish tacos perhaps? I'm starving." She actually was very hungry. The last time she ate was breakfast when she was home. Kimmy decided to indulge in her dream even if it wasn't real.
Kisame on the other hand openly stared at her before letting out a booming laugh. "You're either crazy or very stupid small fry."
She scoffed at him before crossing her arms in front of her chest. "I'd like to consider it bold and tactful fish sticks." She watched as he gave her a toothy grin, noticing all his teeth were razor sharp. "I like you small fry. Here," She watched as he pulled out something from underneath his cloak, that dreaded cloak she inwardly grimaced, before throwing it to her. I probably dreamed that up from all the encounters I've had with everyone so far.
Kimmy felt something land in her open palms before looking down at it. It looked like one of those nature bars she liked so much. She bit into it but didn't taste a single thing. Well I don't expect to taste anything in a dream. I prefer this over waking up to whatever awaits me now. She didn't even want to think about the ordeal as she deluded herself with the dream.
Some thoughts did pass through that she wished she could rather avoid though. So Kimmy did something that she was sure would get rid of the badgering thoughts. She went over to the ever watchful fish man whom she had deemed as fish sticks and bluntly invaded his personal space as she leaned her forehead against what she assumed to be his abdomen.
Did she forget to mention that fish man was tall? He was definitely somewhere in the six foot department. She estimated between six foot four to six foot seven. Very tall indeed.
Kisame stared at the woman leaning on him amused. Nope, this girl definitely wasn't sane he thought wickedly. He could have killed her instantly but if it weren't for Itachi's order and this woman pricking his curiosity as well as amusement he would have done away with her already.
"Enjoying yourself much small fry?"
"Can it fish sticks. I have unwanted thoughts I would rather forget about."
"Oh really? Like what?"
"Don't be cruel fish sticks. My brain is on overload right now. I can only imagine what it'll be like once I wake up."
A blink.
"You really are dense aren't you small fry?"
A low growl.
"Don't insult me in my own dream. Reality sucks. Dreams aren't supposed to. Don't ruin this for me."
He decided to humor her.
"Hmmm so sweet of you to dream about me then. I didn't know we met before."
"We didn't. I'd like to consider my mind creative in manifesting stuff up when I dream."
Ah, so that was why she wasn't startled when she first saw him. She thought she was dreaming. But still, he had to hand it to her. She didn't consider him a nightmare and actually dared to be near him.
And for the next hour after that Kisame, the man with the nickname Monster of the Hidden Mist, did what he didn't think was possible before.
He got along well with the strange woman.
He kept poking fun at her antics with her either replying sharply or sulking and then replying sharply again at him.
Other times she would sprout nonsense using terms like 'cities' and having the desire to learn 'new languages' so she could travel to places like 'France' but could only travel to 'Latin' places sense she could speak 'Spanish' fluently.
He would listen carefully and then inserted a snide remark which would result in her sticking her tongue out at him.
Somewhere along the lines they both had sat down on the floor as they spoke to each other. Well, him more listening to her as she spoke with him inserting his own opinion.
It was during one of the more stranger conversations Kisame was having with her when he noticed she was starting to become on edge.
"Something wrong small fry?"
"Nope," she batted her eyes at him.
He could tell she was lying. She still looked relaxed. What gave her away were her eyes. They seemed guarded now.
So she figured out she wasn't dreaming.
He grinned down at her. She didn't flinch nor grimace like he was expecting. She instead chose to scrunch her nose in the air before grinning back. Not the full grin she had given before but a grin nonetheless.
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Kimmy stared at the fish man before her trying to continue feigning a relaxed pose.
She remembered him now. He said his name was Kisame. Something had pricked at the back of her memory at the mention of his name but she had waved it off.
Her subconscious mind had insisted though no matter how hard she tried to push it away.
It persisted and persisted until an image of Kisame forced its way into her mind with the thought of Naruto.
So I'm not dreaming then. Oh the joy.
She couldn't stop the curious look from crossing her face. Fish man looked terrifying yet she was having a great conversation with him. How odd...
The lesson in this? Never judge a book by its cover.
"Something wrong small fry?"
"Nope," she batted her eyes at him.
She didn't think he would appreciate her calling him a fictional character. Besides she actually liked him.
So she continued their nice chat until he stood up. Kimmy gave him a confused look doing the same until she heard the door to the room open with Itachi stepping in.
Kimmy bit the inside of her cheek seeing him
And then that horrible thought had resurfaced once again.
She was somehow transported into a fictional world right in the middle of a dangerous group of characters. If Kimmy ever had luck it had surely ran out by now.
She watched the quiet man as he walked toward her. Kimmy unintentionally stepped back as he came closer and closer until her back touched the wall.
He stood in front of her. She didn't want to admit it but she felt scared of him just then.
She watched as his hands moved in a blur muttering words she did not understand before placing his hand on top of her head.
She felt the inside of her head thump twice before feeling normal again.
"Wh-What was that?"
"A sealing jutsu. Leader Sama is not taking the chance of you speaking to anyone about us."
"What?!" Kimmy stared at him in disbelief. He stared back blankly.
Again that look.
It rubbed Kimmy in the wrong way. Him not showing emotion just didn't seem right somehow.
Even though he left after that she couldn't seem to rid her mind of his emotionless face.
What was so important to know? Even though she could recognize Itachi and Kisame from the detested manga book she couldn't really remember their backgrounds other than Itachi killing his entire extended family which sent a chill down her back.
But she was sure there was something more than just that.
Ugh, I'm getting work up over a character. Not good.
And just what the heck was she supposed to do now? Kisame had left the room as well leaving her all alone. She didn't feel like leaving the room. It didn't matter to her now anymore. She wasn't in her world. Even if she did escape where could she go? She had nowhere to go to. No one to turn to. No place to call 'home' in this universe. She even considered herself jobless.
So to sum it all up she basically went from a successful doctor who had it all to a poor bum who could die any day now in just two days.
My life sucks she thought miserably as she slid down to the floor.
When the meeting had finished amongst the four Pein had immediately sent Itachi to place a seal on the woman should anyone ever get their hands on her and tried to ransack her mind of anything concerning his organization. He didn't have to worry about placing a seal on her memories though of where she came from. Somehow it was already blocked from prying eyes unless they had someone with a powerful dojutsu like Itachi's sharingan.
When Itachi had left and he finished speaking with Tobi about what to do with the woman, getting more information and figure out how exactly she came to their world, he was finally able to leave with Konan.
Konan knew he had something important to tell her. She could feel it.
Her thoughts were proven right when he led her to his office as he placed a seal upon the room so no one, specifically Zetsu and/or Tobi would eavesdrop on their conversation.
"What is it Nagato?" Here she could speak freely to him. Her eyes darted to another section of the room as the five other Pein's stepped out of the shadows with one Nagato in between all the Pein's.
She walked closer towards him as he spoke.
"That Genjutsu Itachi had cast. I saw something before it was dispelled."
"What did you see?"
Nagato locked his eyes with bright yellow ones.
"I saw a photograph of the young woman standing next to someone. I believe he might have been the one to send her here to our world."
Konan's eyes grew wide at hearing the news. "How can you be so sure?"
"Because," Nagato paused.
"The man standing next to her is our presumably long dead friend and brother to Suki; Matsumoto Haru."