I had already started to hate Tetsuya. But not as much as Sasuke. It was ten minutes since we left the village. Sasuke and I learned not to say a word or ask questions not related to our job to this man. Sure, he was hot, but still annoying. You ask him one single question and you get more than an answer you bargained for. The trees outside the village stretched over us like tall, leafy columns. I gushed at its beauty and how badly I wanted to paint it. But I knew I couldn't. I was on a mission. Maybe I would do it once it's over? Sasuke noticed my facial expression. "What the hell is your problem?" he asked, with annoyance hinted in his deep voice. I glared and looked away.

"Are you guys a couple?" Tetsuya asked. "Ew!" Sasuke and I yelped at the same time, "Gross!" The record filer sighed. "Ah," he said, "young love." I rolled my eyes. "Like I would be in love with a jerk like him?" I asked. Sasuke scoffed and smirked in my direction. "Puh-lease," he said, "you know you want me." I resisted the urge to kill him. "I am not," I said, "like your stupid obsessed fan girls, Chicken-butt-haired, Uchiha." He glared. "What happened to 'pine-cone-head'?" he asked. I shrugged. "This name is a lot more appropriate," I said, "to describe your stupid hairdo."

"Ah," Tetsuya said, "I get it. You guys just broke up!" "WE DID NOT!!" Sasuke and I yelled in unison. Tetsuya rolled his eyes. "Are you guys even real ninjas?" he asked, "'Cause if you are, then I am so doomed." "We're just having a bad day," I said, "What do you think?" "Well," he said, "I'm thinking that I need to take a shower since I did not have one in days and I'm also thinking of getting together with the ninja, Shizune, in bed and…." Sasuke covered his mouth to cut him off. He glared at me. I forgot...I wasn't supposed to ask him any non-work-related questions. I sighed. I just wanted this mission to get over with already.

I saw an evil smile spread across the Uchiha's face. "So," he said, "Tetsuya, what do you think about Kira's body?" Oh, no. Now, he was just going too far! Tetsuya bit his lip to keep his from blurting out anything. He clamped his hand over his mouth. It was noticeable that whatever he was asked would always be answered by him. He told us earlier that he always blurts out things no matter what. He couldn't refuse an answer or twist the truth. He can't lie after all. I reached out to try and punch Sasuke but he dodged by blow and grabbed my wrist. An uncontrollable growl rose from my throat. "What the hell is your problem?!" I demand, "What is your problem with me?! Why do you annoy me like this?!" "Because he's in love with you?" Tetsuya suggested. "SHUT UP!" Sasuke and I screamed at him. He zipped it. Sasuke and I just glared at each other in silence.

"Is it because of what I was saying to my friends back at the academy?" I asked, "Because I was only describing a dream I had, you jerk!" Sasuke let go of my wrist. His facial expression softened. I…I had never seen him like that before. "Look," he said, "I'm sorry, okay…I just got carried away," he said. There was no annoyance or anger in his voice. Tetsuya cleared his throat. "I hate to be interrupting your love fest," he said (Sasuke and I glared on cue), "but…don't you two have to escort me to the Sound village?" He was right. Some ninja we are… We continued to walk, keeping an eye out for trouble. But, I couldn't help but break my concentration. I couldn't help but stare at Sasuke. He was always a jerk to me…why was I suddenly feeling something other than hate over one, little apology?

Was it because he was cute? Or was it…WAIT!! Did I just think he was cute?! Sasuke looked at me. "What?" he asked, without any trace of anger or annoyance in his voice. "Huh?" I blurted out, dumbly. "You," he said, looking away, "were staring at me." I turned my head so he wouldn't see me blush. "Sorry," I mumbled. Sasuke slowed his walking. He looked around and glared. "This," he said softly, to himself," this is…we're we were…" "What?" I asked. "This is genjutsu," Tetsuya said. I pulled out a scroll and brush from my pack, at the same time Sasuke pulled out his kunai. I felt ashamed that I hadn't noticed it any sooner. I raised a hand sign to the height of my lips. "Kai!" commanded. The genjutsu faded, revealing the enemies behind it.

Sound ninja. Not just one. Many. Many stood in the trees. One of them, who was thought to be their leader, pulled out his kunai. His smile was something wicked and sinister. A smile of pure evil. I shuddered at the bloody thoughts that must've been running through his head at the time. There was something else too. Blood. Fresh blood was dripping from his kunai. He licked off a bit of it. My stomach turned in disgust. "Hi there," the ninja said with a polite tone, "Welcome to the Sound village."