Chapter 3

Ichariba chode

Soraya awoke and adjusted her eyes to the

bright light. She looked around and noticed this was definitely not her room. She could remember feeling frightened but couldn't remember what she was afraid about. She sat up and turned to the left.

"Eep", she squeaked.

Itachi watched her sleep the entire time. He had a feeling she would try to escape if she awoke and he wasn't there. Orochimaru came through the door with food.

"Rise and Shine", chimed Orochimaru setting the food down in front of her.

"Where is my brother?" She asked.

"Well he is sitting in the kitchen silently of course"

"What do you mean of course", asked Soraya suspiciously. Even with his speech impediment the boy was hyperactive and could not stop talking, even in his sleep. That did not sound right.

"He hasn't said a single word,since we brought you two here", muttered Itachi. "This is the first day he has left your side"

Soraya took a sip of the tea. She gave him a quizzical look and put the cup back down."Are you suggesting I have been sleeping for more than a day?", Soraya started to raise her voice while asking her question.

"We had to sedate you" Orochimaru calmly stood up as if preparing for something. Itachi seemed to remain calm but was alert.

"Why would you...?" Memories came flooding back to her at once. She started Hyperventilating and sweat started to pulse from her veins. She could feel her heart constrict. Soraya layed back down trying to calm herself.

"I see you remember" Itachi sensed her calm.

"Where are from?", asked Orochimaru.

"Texas" Itachi and orochimaru looked at each other in a confused manner. Neither of have heard of this strange place. Itachi decided to perched to the next line of question.

"What is your clan?", asked Itachi.

"Excuse me?", asked Soraya

"What village do you come from?", asked Orochimaru.

Soraya looked a bit confused by that question and their quizzical looks. "Well, my tribes are Cherokee and Seminole but due to the American government making it hard for African Americans to declare Native American status. I'm Cherokee and Seminole in blood only my dad can tell you all about..." Soraya started to go silent. The russet eyed girl remembered that she wasn't going to be seeing him again. She cleared her throat. Maybe she shouldn't be giving them that much information since she didn't know their names.

"What are your names", she asked

Orochimaru grabbed her hand and licked it. "Orochimaru, Hime". Soraya pulled her hand away and Itachi put some distance in between them.

"Itachi", stated Itachi simply.

Soraya suddenly remembered the men attacking her mention his name. She timidly looked in his eyes again. Itachi was studying the girl. He could tell that they were in some traumatic event. The boy not talking was a clue, but her requiring a sedative multiple times just confirmed his assumption.

"Who are your parents and where do you come from",

"I'm not obliged to answer" Soraya crossed her arms in defiance. She definitely wasn't going to tell anybody for now. First, she knew that someone was targeting her family. Second, from the information from her grandmother it was someone from this world that targeted their family. There was a look of sadness from Soraya, but she quickly shook it off. No time for being sad about something that was out of her control. Itachi noticed the change in attitude instantly.

"Why did you save me" she asked with more confidence. She felt uncertainty coming from him even though his stoic stare was intact. However she could feel deceit in his partner which put her on high alert.

"I'm not obliged to answer" Soraya rolled her eyes. Itachi looked smart and calculating. He was definitely observing her which unnerved her.

"My brother and I have to go". Soraya quickly rose and attempted to get out of bed. As soon as her feet touched the ground she felt vertigo and collapsed. Itachi caught her.

"You haven't eaten in days and you have a fever", Itachi said while putting her back in bed. It was then Soraya noticed that her clothes had been changed. She started to blush.

"Konan, is the one who changed you, Itachi here made sure to protect your honor" Soraya calmed down a bit. Konan sounded like a girl's name but there was so little information she knew.

"Where am I"

"In my bedroom", shrugged Itachi. If Soraya wasn't still sick and annoyed she would have hit him.

"I mean where is your bedroom located, what country to be exact"

"We are somewhere in between the border of Fire Country and the Land of Rice and Fields", Orochimaru clarified.

"What do you guys do exactly"

"We are ninjas", Soraya heart started to thump loudly. It all made sense. The reason those men were so highly effective in eliminating her parents. But that meant these people were skilled enough to kill her parents. Soraya thought about the safety and just reacted. Soraya noticed her pink knife next to her bed. Itachi noticed the terrified expression and then glanced at the knife. He knew that she was thinking about attacking him.

"I see you have an attachment to that knife" Itachi grabbed it then examined it. It was then he noticed the familiar fan on the side and the dragon in another. It was a well balanced knife, not the preferred and practical Kunai. However, the knife could do damage if she was taught the proper way to use it.

"Where did you get this?", asked Itachi.

"My birthday" Soraya tried grabbing it from Itachi. Naturally, Itachi dodged her advances easily.

"Why do you have this", Itachi said forcefully. Was she an Uchiha? If he failed to slaughter all of them she could be sent to gain revenge.

"I don't know" Soraya shrugged. "because my dad knows I like knives", Soraya watched him examine it thoroughly.

Orochimaru glanced at the knife and noticed the fan as well. "Things have got a little interesting"

"Is this the damn Spanish Inquisition" Soraya sighed. She needed to calm down. Her going ballistic would not help the situation at all. She exhaled. "Look I had a bad day", she remembered that she had been sedated, "Okay maybe more, but I'm going through a tough time and all I want to do is keep Masaru and me safe" she said in a calm annoyed manner.

Masaru was really thankful that the blue haired lady, Konan made him cereal with a side of eggs. He was quick to stop her with the milk, which he was allergic to. and Masaru was reminded that he had not eaten in a number of days. Three to be exact.

"What's your name", Konan asked

Masaru stared at her with intensity and frowned. He really did not feel like talking, plus he didn't know if he could trust her. And, it wasn't like she could understand what he could say anyway.

Konan sighed and started walking away. Masaru alert reached out for her and grabbed her hand. Konan recognized the gesture. He didn't want her to leave. Kona smiled.

"I guess you like me".

Masaru nodded and forced a smile in response.

"I guess you will talk in your own time". Konan patted his head. "I think I'm going to like you to"

Masaru gave her thumbs up in response and she chuckled.

"I'll be back I have to update Nagato" Masaru nodded in response and watched her walk off.

Masaru for once had no game plan. His whole life had been thought of for him. He was going to become a lawyer and a concert pianist. Well that's what his parents always said. A tear slipped from his eye.

Masaru heard Soraya raise her voice to Itachi and Orochimaru. He exhaled again and walked to the door. He had determined that he liked Itachi's cool demeanor and even Orochimaru. He still felt a bit awkward around the man, but his knowledge seemed endless. Both of them were smarter than him, which in his book was a rarity.

From what he could tell in this world it had some of the same qualities of this work but different. He decided to ponder on that later and walked in Soraya's whole rant about protecting him. He then noticed that she had yet to eat.

Soraya was about to say something else when a spoon suddenly entered her mouth with food. She quickly chewed and coughed to keep from choking. She noticed it was Masaru.

"Hey what was that for", she banged him on his head in irritation. Masaru just gave her an annoyed look and shoved more food in her mouth. Soraya just chewed this time and observed him. Masaru looked clean and didn't look hurt. That satisfied her for the time being. Soraya finally relaxed a bit. Masaru gave her the spoon and the intense stare he gave told her that he would force feed her if need be.

"You could have just said 'Soraya you're not you when you're hungry, Gee Wiz", Soraya ate what was on her plate because she was starving not because she liked it. The eggs were bland, but she felt she would come off as ungrateful if she said anything.

"So good looking, why you so interested in my knife", Masaru hit her in the arm for being so forward. Itachi twitched his eyebrow and a little red came to his cheeks. Orochimaru chuckled and proceed to glance at the knife.

"It seems like you attractiveness is not the only thing you two have in common". Soraya blushed at the statement. Orochimaru decided to play with her a bit and sat close to her. Soraya felt extremely uncomfortable by his proximity. "So why does your family have an Uchiha emblem"

"I don't know about anything about Uchiwas", she muttered. Orochimaru laughed at the mispronunciation. This girl was clueless but had personality.

"Tell us about your family", interrupted Itachi.

"My family name is Rui and I'm from Texas that's all your cute face needs to know." Masaru hit her and gestured to Itachi and nodded his head. Soraya sighed and softened her look. "You're really not talking Masaru, are ya?". She sighed. Masaru shrugged in response and repeated his gesture.

"It's in your best interest to tell us all that you know we can easily just let you guys off into this harsh world where you can be exposed to people like you encountered four days ago", Soraya clenched her fist.

"Hey you don't have to threaten me... the truth is", she said a little softer. "The truth is I don't know much about my family anymore, all I know is that my grandmother told me to make sure that I held on to the gifts that were given to me, so if that Uchiwa emblem is on my knife that means it's just part of a mystery that I need to break"

"Well Uchiwa seems like you guys need to work together", said a familiar blue shark that entered the room. A roar of laughter came from the man.

"E'toi", Soraya asked in an annoyed tone. Kisame chuckled.

"Kisame's the name, maybe when you're more developed we can tango".

"No thank you I can tell already you don't know the proper steps." Kisame was stunned by the comeback.

"I like her, even when I want to rip her arms off" Itachi recovered at this point and gave him a cold blank stare. "I vote to keep them"

"They're children", Orochimaru responded. "I vote to just send them to an orphanage"

"Hey, I'm right here and I'm mature for my age", Soraya's response fell on deaf ears apparently because Orochimaru and Kisame kept a natural flow of conversation.

"Yeah, Itachi is only 13 himself, it can be his companion", Kisame suggested

"It has a name", Soraya responded loudly and still landed on deaf ears.

"I don't need anyone", responded Itachi.

"Konan seems to like Masaru so I don't think you have much of a choice", Kisame responded. Masaru seemed to perk-up and smile.

"Although Nagato was pretty firm with making Konan the only female in the group.", said Orochimaru.

"My angel and I have decided that the two of you will stay", Soraya glanced at the red head and noticed his purple spiral eyes.

She tried to decipher how that biologically made sense. Then she glanced at Itachi red eyes. These people were super powerful she could feel it. All of them had their default feelings though. Orochimaru had an air of deceit and intrigue. Itachi on the other hand just was a numb feeling but an air of confidence. Kisame seemed like a brash character.

"What are your names?" Soraya asked in a way softer tone than she did with Itachi and Orochimaru.

"Konan and this is Nagato", Soraya was mesmerized with Konan she seemed very kind and was very beautiful. There was a certain peace about her but somehow she knew that she could be lethal. Nagato in the other hand had anger surrounding him, but there was still hope within him. Soraya instantly knew that both of them had no alternative motives.

"Soraya and Masaru Rui", she stated. Nagato raised an eyebrow of interest.

"Tell me girl" Nagato paused remembering her name, "Soraya where do you come from"

Soraya sighed explaining this over and over was becoming a pain. "Apparently not of this world, I came through another dimension"

"And in that dimension are their ninjas?", he asked.

"Only legends and movies"

Nagato nodded satisfied with the answer. "You will be staying in our wing once you get better, you are now under our guardianship, Itachi" Itachi looked in his direction. "Their survival is your responsibility"

Kisame laughed again, but refrained from snide comments.

"How can I repay your kindness, we don't like being charity"

"Trust me you won't be", said Konan with a smile on her face.