It was around eleven at night when Mimi was finally allowed to leave the hospital. The cold grey sky bared down on her as she limped her way through the streets of Konoha. Not a single sound could be heard threw the village; Mimi presumed they were all asleep. The inky-blackness of the sky was freckled with white stars that shone brighter than the dimly lit lampposts, and the shadows of each building crawled around the streets. Mimi didn't feel like walking back to her small house, instead, she took a detour into the dark woods. As she slowly limped her way into the woods, she started to feel very unsafe. It was very quiet... almost a little too quiet for her liking. Each individual branch spiked straight into the sky, no sign of life found anywhere. As she creeped deeper into the unwelcoming forest, the atmosphere began to become so faded that she couldn't see a thing. Eventually, it was pitch black. Mimi slowly walked forwards, afraid that she would get lost. She almost decided to stay the night until she heard a small noise. It started as a soft mumble, but soon became audible. The voice sounded like an older man, maybe in his twenties, talking to another man. She strained to make out words.
"No, we can't. They'll notice us. We need to stay in the shadows." The first one said. His voice was very calm and deep, and it was soothing to the ear.
"The best way to hide, is to hide in plain sight." The other one said. He sounded very hyped and happy. Mimi crouched lower until her hands were pressing against the black soil. What were they talking about?
"How many times have you played hide and seek? And how many times have you stood in the open, waiting to be found?" Now he sounded very pissed off, but he seemed to remain assertive the whole time.
"Never, but what does that matter? We just need to get in here, kill him, and get the hell out."
Mimi held herself back from gasping. They were imposters! She had to tell Kakashi-sensei, or maybe even Tsunade! Mimi slowly started to gather her strength to stand back up and ever-so-quietly creep backwards. She almost stepped out of their earshot until she tripped over something long and thick, and fell backwards onto her butt. The leaves crunching under her weight seemed to sound like a gunshot as it echoed through the nearly empty forest. The two voices immediately stopped talking, and everything was quiet again.
"Kill her."
Mimi panicked and got up as fast as she could, and she limped with all of her remaining strength and adrenaline. She scampered through the slender trees while gritting her teeth from the pain. She stumbled over roots and twigs, the cool summer soil feeling soft on her bare feet compared to the tree remains. Charcoal clouds chased her from above, and she could hear the two men's footsteps clomping behind hers.
Mimi tried to take lots of sharp turns in attempt to lose the two men, but it did her no good. She was done for.