Over the course of a week things hadn't been all that productive. Other then Nozomi-san kidnapping a child off the streets and the young woman Shisui and Sakura had spied collecting herbs nothing else had happened.
The red haired Haruno had been subtly trying to get any information out of Akito that she could but the youngling would either have a small panic attack when she asked too directly or they would somehow manage to change the topic of the conversation. Both Shisui and Sakura had remained on the outskirts of the clearing that was apparently the entryway to an underground base and they had been especially on guard the last couple of days since the mysterious meeting between the three shady people would be happening soon.
"It's happening tonight right?" The chocolate orbed teenager asked.
"Yeah but we don't actually know for sure if it's happening in the clearing." The Uchiha said with furrowed brows.
"Did they not specify?" The masked teenager asked. Shisui thought back on the shady meeting he had witnessed, thinking through the whole conversation and playing it all out in his mind.
"Nope, pretty sure they just said they would meet up again in a week."
"Hmm.." Behind her mask the redhead frowned. "They will probably meet at the clearing. I'll leave you guys to it, I need to get back to my room to make sure the kid hasn't destroyed the place." Nozomi-san jumped up into the trees and raced back towards the village.
"Well, that's it for today's morning meeting I guess." The curly haired Uchiha said.
Sakura looked at him for a few moments before nodding and jumping onto the branch of a tree. Shisui followed after a moment and the two made their way back to a their post.
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Nozomi-san couldn't believe her eyes. She blinked a couple of times and her jaw nearly dropped when the image in front of her didn't fade.
The innocent child who was smiling up at her blinked, confused. "Hime-sama?"
"You.." The redhead was struggling to form words. "Did you.. do this?" The Haruno gestured at the room they were in. The small child seemed to shrink under the seventeen year old's gaze. You couldn't really blame Akito though since if a hooded, masked woman was staring down at you you would at least feel a little intimidated, right?
"A-akito's sorry.. They just- they just thought maybe.. since you were out.. and you- it was just messy and so they.. Akito is sorry Hime-sama!" The child sniffed as they rubbed their teary eyes.
"Are you kidding? Look at this!" The woman again gestured at the room they were in. "You- when I left earlier this room was a mess and now.. now it's spotless.."
It was really rather shocking that a small child could get so much done in a little over an hour. When Nozomi-san had left this morning the bedsheets had been spread across the floor and there had been empty dishes along the sides. The room had somehow been covered in a layer of dust and their were spiderwebs in the corners of the room. Now the beds were made, the dishes had vanished and the entire room was clear of any dust, the spiderwebs gone.
"H-hime-sama isn't mad at Akito?"
"No! Kami-sama no! You are like a miracle child!" Nozomi-san cried. "The brat can cook and you can clean, the two of you could start a fully functioning business." Her brown orbs glazed over as she imagined a resteraunt filled with different dishes cooked by Sakura and stairs that lead up to an upstairs where visitors could stay overnight in a freshly made bed courtesy of Akito.
"Err Hime-sama?" The seventeen year old blinked out of her daze and she noticed that she had somehow pulled Akito into a tight hug whilst she had been daydreaming.
"Oh! Sorry for that kid," Nozomi-san said as she let Akito go. "Now tell me... where did you learn how to clean?"
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"Why do we even have to be here? They're probably not going to come until later!" Sakura sighed as she listened to another round of Shisui's complaints. Even his summon seemed annoyed by his continuous groans.
"Please hush Uchiha-san." Said boy groaned but didn't complain any further.
They were perched in a tree like usual and were keeping an eye out on the clearing. They were all on high alert since tonight the three mysterious people were meant to be having another one of their meetings.
It was already dark and the moon indicated that it was around ten o'clock. Sakura wished she could rub her tired eyes but that would require her to take off her mask and she couldn't do that.
'Hmm..' The small pinkette thought back to the woman she and the Uchiha had spotted picking herbs. She wasn't sure what it was but something was off about her. Sakura's brows drew together and she closed her eyes to get a better image of what the woman looked like in her mind. She hadn't seen the female's face but the lady's thick black hair made her feel a sense of deja vu for a reason that was unknown to her.
The herbs the black haired woman had been harvesting were Oregano which are used in herbal medicine to treat many ailments, including: skins sores, aching muscles, asthma, cramping and diarrhea. There was a large chance that the woman was some sort of doctor for she harvested the herbs with practiced precision but something about the dark haired female just wasn't.. right.
The pinkette remained deep in thought for another half hour or so, trying her best to figure out what was up with the black haired woman.
Beside Sakura Shisui stretched out his limbs as let out a yawn.
'Ugh! Why do we have to stay on this branch and watch over this boring clearing?' The Uchiha whined mentally.
The night was reasonably cold and the sky above them was clear of any clouds, giving them a clear view of a black sea of stars. Every now and again the leaves on the trees around them would rustle in the breeze and onyx and emerald stayed glued to the clearing below.
"Y'know.. I think we should be able to have a few hours of sleep. My crow can wake us up if anything happens."
"Hmm.." Sakura thought about it for a moment before nodding her head. "I suppose we will function better after some rest."
Shisui leaped onto the branch above and they both settled down for some much needed sleep.
~{*.*}~
Shisui was woken up by a hard peck to his head. He jumped and was about to yell at his summon when a hand covered his mouth.
"Uchiha-san.. do not give away our position. It seems that the meeting has begun.."
A/N: I was going to make this chapter include the meeting but the cliffhanger was too good of an opportunity to let go - I'm sorry.
I shall try my best to make the next one longer, I'm sorry that things seem to be moving quite slowly but I am making it like that purposely hehe. It gives you guys more of a chance to think things over and I get to add in a bunch description and.. hmm I'm not going to say it yet hehe..
Sorry for any mistakes!
Hope you enjoyed!
