Sapherya ~ Pov

Oh shiznits, this isn't good. I thought to myself when I could smell something burning in the kitchen. This could only mean one thing when there was fire and Penelope tried to cook something she didn't know how to. Getting up I walked to where the kitchen usually is and I tiptoed around a freaking out Tobi and walked into the black smoke filled room and deadpanned. "You've got to be kidding me," I said pinching the bridge of my nose wondering how this woman could make such a mess of things. "Penelope I know you're in here. What on earth were you trying to do? " I heard a cough in the near distance.

"O-oh you know trying to make breakfast but as per usual it didn't go as planned." I saw a woman walk through the smoke. Her strawberry blonde hair is a complete mess, her clothes stained with black char from the apparent fire. I gave her a half hearted pity smile.

"Penz, what have I said about leaving the cooking to me? Are you trying to destroy the place before you've been here a full 24 hours?" I asked her shaking my head, grabbing a rag and began fanning out the place airing he smoke out as it dissipated finally. Walking over to the sink I wet the rag I held in my hand and began scrubbing the blackened cookware she had set a flame. Sheepishly she started to help me tidy up the kitchen.

It took a few hours for us to get the kitchen back to the way it was before. Once we had finished I Stood up wiping the sweat from my brow. I turned and looked at Penelope and smiled "Now since you screwed up the kitchen earlier and I had to help you clean it up, you get to help me cook." I said pulling a few things down and pulled stuff out of the fridge to make a simple egg dish. I instructed Penelope to cut the veggies into small diced sizes.

"Perfect, just keep cutting them like that while I get the other half of this ready." I said and began making a homemade pie crust. Once she was done kneading the dough she pressed it into two pie dishes and baked them partially before pulling the crust out and filling them with an egg and milk mixture and then added the veggies and cheese on top and popped them back into the oven to cook for about an hour. The wonderful smells wafted through the air.

Penelope and I walked to the living room and plopped onto the couch sighing content. I hummed softly to a song that I had remembered. "But I will forgive myself, and start to let it go, accept that who you chose to be, was out of my control, and though it might be hard, to begin again, I'll write myself a brand new story, with a happy end, I survived, so tonight, I am taking back my life, and I'll show you, that I am not nothing." Penelope hear me and softly began to sing with me then she sprang up from the couch and smirks

"KARAOKE!" She yelled and grabbed the remote to their TV and then pouts biting her lip. She grew flustered that they didn't have any of the same music on their TV's and radios that we did in our own world. I laughed and put on a karaoke station and we watched a few videos to grasp their music and nodded and became kind of shocked when we heard some songs that we did recognize. They had different music videos then what we were used to. Like one of them was Blue Bird. Which back in our own world was an opening song to the anime, or Wind one of the endings. I grinned at Penelope and bit my lip before jumping up and began singing along to the song. We both began to dance around having fun. By the end of, I think the 17th song, I heard my timer for food go off. I giggled as Penelope continued to dance. Walking into the kitchen I smiled pulling the quiche out of the oven and then the second one.

"Fuck! That smells good. It's good to have you back Sapherya" I turned around seeing Hidan in the doorway and he pulled out a stack of plates for me. Good he hasn't forgotten I'd not feed him or I'd poison him if he continued to be a dick. Ahh, fun memories. I chuckled to myself.

"Yes, nice to see you too Hidan." I smiled and dished him out some quiche onto a plate and handed it to him. "It's your job to tell people that there's food." He rolled his eyes and walked off, flipping me off as per usual. I rolled my own and grabbed a plate for myself and Penelope. Walking back into the living area I rose a brow to see Penelope sitting on top of Tobi. I couldn't tell if it was Tobi or "Tobi." Either way that man scares the crap out of me, a man who hides behind a mask is always one who you should fear. I cleared my throat and shook my head. "Get the hell off Tobi you weirdo" I said and watched her jump up blushing, then eyed the plate of food I had in my hand. Holding it out to her I rolled my eyes for what felt like the millionth time today. "Eat weirdo" I looked at Tobi who was still on the floor. "There's some in the kitchen," I said wearily. I wonder what "He" thought of us coming back. I wondered if he knew that we knew who he was. Either way I shook my head and began to eat my food when I sat on the couch. I began humming a favorite song of mine. "Dango, dango, dango, dango, donago, daikazoku." I finished my food and felt the nostalgia tears in my eyes. I hadn't even noticed Penelope kneels in front of me snapping her fingers.

"Earth to Sphere, earth to Sphere." I shook my head and looked at her chuckling and froze when a crash could be heard from across the base.

"Shit I think Chaos got into trouble." we both jumped up and jogged into the direction where we heard the crash and yelling. When we got there I saw Sasori holding Chaos in the air with his chakra strings while she meows hysterically. Attempting to get free from the strange man's hold.

"You little pest" He mumbled looking at the feline in the air. He wasn't going to do anything but maybe try and scare it so it wouldn't come in his place any longer.

"Hey! Sasori put her down!" I yelped and he turned, dropping her as Chaos jumped down and landed on her feet and dashed off to who knows where. "What the heck happened?!" I asked Sasori ridiculously.

"She was climbing on my shelves and scratching up my wood as well as my precious art." He said rather annoyed arms crossed. I looked at him sheepishly.

"I'm sorry Sasori-no-danna," I said, giving a slight apologetic bow. I didn't know what to do in a situation such as this besides apologize. I mean I've never really had to be in a situation like this. I heard him sigh annoyed but he mutters.

"Whatever brat. Just watch your damn cat" He said annoyed.

"Y-yeah, sorry about that...again" I said once more and then grabbed Penelope's hand before bailing out of his room and headed to her own room. "Oh for the love of all that is holy. Chaos Is going to be the death of me." She said mostly to herself not expecting any response.

"Well, I mean she does live up to her name, that "You" named her." Penelope chuckled as she followed me into my room and I plopped on the bed.

"I'm just so tired you know. It's only the afternoon and I already feel like It should be bedtime." I said, still feeling like I've been drained of all energy.

" I can't believe you and Itachi have been sharing a bed this entire time." Penelope stated the most random thing at the moment. I looked up from my position from the bed.

"What the hell Penelope of all things to ask me or state randomly you always find the most interest whenever it comes to me dating someone." I looked at her exasperatedly

"That's because you've NEVER dated anyone or remotely let someone get near you! So of course I'm fascinated by the guy, the guy who we both thought was just an anime character but turned out to be completely real. The one who won your heart and affection. It makes me very, very intrigued and rather happy to see you this happy with a GUY! For real I honestly thought you were a lesbian, or maybe even a celibate monk!" She said in a rush of breath. I just looked at her incredulously. I raised a brow and shook my head at her.

"You truly are a strange person Penz, If you want since Itachi won't be here this evening you can stay in here for the night" I told her patting the bed right next to me. She grins nodding.

"In a way this almost feels like a dream, or a sleepover that we are having inside a dream. Pinch me there's no way this is real." I looked at my skeptical friend and sat up.

"Okay you got it." I said as I pinched her on the arm. She yelped and rubbed her arm looking at me a shit eating grin on her face.

"Holy fuck this is real. I can't believe this!" She was still in excited child mode. I shook my head. I didn't know what I was going to do with her.

" I know honestly it took me a few months to actually get adjusted here. Plus, honestly I was very lonely without you here." I grind smirking darkly at her. " I think we should devote tomorrow to completely pranking the members." I grinned as she mimicked my face.

"Hell to the fuck yes! Like 100 ways to get kicked out of Walmart but 100 ways to prank the Akatsuki! I'm in!" She giggled watching me. I suddenly wondered if this was going to be a bad idea. I rolled my eyes.

"I'm going to take a shower don't touch anything in here or Itachi will kick your ass." I mentioned and grabbed a towel and some clothes to change in after I got out. Walking into the bathroom I saw Itachi's towel and smiled softly. I really couldn't believe that I scored the man of my dreams. All because I became a little kitten. I chuckled to myself as I turned the water on stepping into the shower and enjoyed the feel of the hot water on my sore muscles. I'll definitely admit that the special jutsu they used is not friendly on the body, I thought to myself. As I rubbed my aching muscles.

Getting out, I turned off the water and wrapped the black towel around me and looked at myself in the mirror seeing I had a bruise on my shoulder and sighed. "I must've landed on something." I deducted talking to myself. Getting dressed in some sleep clothes I walked back into the room and walked to Itachi's side of the bed and picked up the book he'd first lent me. It looks like he read it about a hundred times. This made my heart swell with love. He was a hopeless romantic even if he wouldn't admit it. I put the book down and laid down before stretching on the bed groaning. "Gah! I forgot how comfy this bed is!" I exclaimed, happily snuggling up to a pillow of Itachi's and shivered.

"Sapherya, what the fuck" I jumped slightly forgetting Penelope was here. I sweat dropped and smiled sheepishly.

"Don't judge me. I know if you could you'd lay Dei." I teased. She blushed and smacked my arm.

"Oh shut up. That's not true. You know I don't just fuck random guys. Yeah, I mean he's cute but seriously Sphere. We just met and he's like a homicide bomber." She also looked at me with a sad look in her eyes. "Besides we all know he dies."

"Well, I'll let you know not everything in this dimension is quite the same in the Anime. For one, when I was here the first time, I didn't cause some weird time paradox or time continuum." Chuckling I stretched and stood wondering what the next step would be for us. I stared at my best friend who was next to me. She was still gawking at everything around her. I couldn't blame her again, it was all new to her. I was just as starstruck about this whole place as she was. I smiled softly to my best friend as I got comfortable in the bed. I closed my eyes, a pleasant smile on my face.

I hadn't even realized that I had fallen asleep till I woke up the next morning. I felt a little empty. I think I needed a moment to myself. I slipped out of the bed carefully so not to wake Penelope. Pulling on clothes I slipped from the room quietly, a trick I learned while trying to evade Itachi the first time I was with him. I snuck out of the base easily since I had no chakra in my body. Which was kind of nice when I just wanted to disappear for a minute. I looked at the sky seeing that the sun hadn't quite popped up from the darkness, the sky purple. I looked around the area and headed into a secret place that I had found the first time I was here. No one could find me for the couple of days I had disappeared. Depression is a bitch,trust me I would know. I slowly climbed up the mountain and trekked through the foliage, as I emerged to a small field with a stream and waterfall. I walked towards the bed of water and sat on a stone near the edge and looked into the crystal cool water. I wondered if what I had done was right. Should I be here? I really did want to be happy but, was it really the right thing to be doing. Getting frustrated I covered my face in my hands and began to cry. What am I supposed to be doing? How should I go forward? Do I just keep living life as I would? I mean I won't have a job. I have no identification here. I let memories flow through my mind, dark memories.

"Look at what you've become. You'll never amount to anything...You're a bitch who can't do anything but fuck everything up" 16 years old and held up by the hair half conscious. Blood dribbled down her lip. Bruised and bloodied, I looked up at the hazel eyes of the man who was a year younger than I was. A weightlifter, tall and muscular, someone I thought I could trust.

"I-I don't want to.." I whimpered out. Being pushed down on my knees suddenly unable to breath gagging. I felt the tears falling from my eyes as I couldn't do anything but sit there frozen, crying. Was this my punishment for trying to pursue love? I regret everything that I did. I knew I should've just stuck to my books.

He pulled away and I gasped for air gaging weakly getting up I couldn't meet his eyes this time. "We're doing it" I felt my body stiffen and I shook my head.

"N-no!" I said trying to keep him from turning me around. I couldn't do much against him, being thrown around and pushed over I felt the burning pain and I cried silently. I couldn't believe what was happening. I just stood there in this bathroom stall pinned against my will by someone I thought I could trust. I felt my whole world shatter around me. My mind went blank trying to protect myself from it. I didn't make a peep. The tears stopped, my whole face went emotionless. I mentally had to guard myself from everyone. I couldn't let this happen, never, ever again. Once he finished he let me up.

"Told you, that you'd enjoy yourself." He smirked like a cocky bastard. My face was blank, I didn't say a word I just fixed myself up and walked out. I went to the women's restroom and looked at myself, looking at my disheveled hair in the mirror. I looked at my own eyes dark from pain. I couldn't believe what just happened… No, I didn't believe it.

"He made me do it…" I said to myself as I felt the tears fall down my cheeks. I hid in that bathroom crying to myself.

Days went by, then weeks, I became more closed off to everyone I knew. I started skipping classes I shared with that jerk. I felt myself become even more depressed. I couldn't tell anyone. I laid on my bed sobbing one night, little 16 year old me. I held a razor in my hand making two small but rather deep cuts on my wrist. I tried to hide it but I couldn't. If it wasn't for a friend of mine who I was skyping at the time I honestly don't think I'd be here anymore. That friend who, sadly I don't talk to anymore was the one to contact my therapist for me. My dad was about to go to work, when he saw me crying he almost didn't go. I managed to convince him that I was fine and he needed to go to work, he did, reluctantly, but he went.

I sighed softly and looked up at the sky feeling the warm sun that finally decided to show its face. I enjoyed the warmth that this place gave me. I couldn't believe that it's been 5 years since that incident. February 2nd, I remember it vividly because I had dressed up in a cute black and red dress with a little red bow in my hair. I smile sadly at the horrible memory. I couldn't believe that it had already been that long. I chewed my bottom lip. Was something going to go wrong here as well? Was I not allowed to be happy. I've been torn away from happiness many times before. I felt the tears well in my eyes. Itachi better come back to me alive and healthy. I began to grow anxious. I saw that the sun had moved high in the sky. I guess I should start heading back to the base. I couldn't believe it had gotten that late already. I chuckled sadly and shook my head. "Poor Penelope, I need to go make sure no one killed her." I spoke to myself out loud amused by how things had turned out. Maybe, just maybe my life is taking a turn for the better, Maybe, just maybe the bad luck has worn off. I chuckled and walked back side only to hear a female screech plus someone who yelled "Hey don't touch that hmmm!"

Oh no, my luck definitely hasn't gotten better, it's just gotten funnier. I smiled to myself and walked in to go make sure someone didn't die. I knew today was definitely going to be a crazy one.