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This chapter may be lacking in the ending, but that's because I have evil writer's block.

Orochimaru...

It was his fault. From what Autumn understood so far, he was the reason for all of her misfortune. Whatever happened two years ago, she was sure tha he was the cause of it.

"Where's Cleo?" Autumn asked quietly. Behind her, Itachi took a defencive stance. Since he had recently figured that she was okay, his main goal, and mission, was to protect Autumn at all costs. (Ha! And he does this after he stabs her, and she almost bleeds to death!)

"Who? I believe you mean Cleopatra? She's back where she belongs," He responded, taking out a scroll.

Summoning scroll.

"Give it to me." She quietly demanded. Today was so not her day. HE just smirked and played around with it for a while.

"Why? You can't use it, not unless you sign it of course."

"And that's what I'm planning on doing, so hand over the stupid scroll before I sick Weasel Boi over here on you!" Orochimaru chuckled at the pet name. Itachi just cleared his throat,

"What? I'm not sure if you've forgotten, but I'm still P.O.ed at you for stabbing me, and amost KILLING me!"

-Silence-

"Right, can we get back to the matter at hand?" Autumn said sharingan-glaring at Orochimaru.

"I see you've seemed to aquire the sharingan," he laughed causing Autumn to cringe, but she was already pissed of as it was, she instead of cowering in fear behind Itachi, like her brain told her to, she made a smart comment.

"No? Really? I thought the hours of pain I went through and the week I spent being nearly blind was just so I could win free tickets for the train to crazy town." She snapped at him.

"Witty as always, I'll make a deal with you, I'll give you the scroll, but in return you must come with me. Deal or no Deal?" (Insert game show sign, and flashing lights)

"Hmmmm, no deal. SIC 'IM WEASEL BOI!!"

-crickets chirping-

"Okay Weasel MAN, I really don't give a crap, just do something besides stand there!." Itachi charged at Orochimaru, this was going to be a good fight, but before they could get started, Autumn appeared in front of both of them.

"Hold it! You two are NOT doing this in my room, if you're going to fight, do it in the basement!" The two just looked at her,

"WHAT!? I'M BEING SERIOUS HERE! DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW LONG IT TOOK TO LUG ALL OF MY JUNK UP HERE!?" Itachi just made a handseal, and the next thing they knew, they were all in the basement.

"I guess that works, I'll go make popcorn!" She said going back upstairs. She wasn't really going to get popcorn though. When Itachi transproted them into the basement, Orochimaru had dropped the scroll. Autumn sprinted up the stairs as fast as her legs could take her. She collapsed at the fourth floor. Instead of actually going the rest of the way up, she made a clone.

"Could you do me a favor and get the scroll that's in my room? Thanks,"

About fifteen minutes later...

The clone came back with the scroll in tow, panting heavily, it didn't look that heavy. Before she could sayanything, she disappeared in a puff of smoke, dropping the scroll. It landed with a loud THUMP! I guess looks can be decieving, ah the wonders of genjutsu. Autumn opened the scroll, so far there were only two names in it. Shrugging, Autumn took a kunai that she had gotten from team Kakashi, and cut her finger with it.

"Ouch! She had better appreciate this!" Autumn grumbled to herself, signing the scroll. She signed her name using the japanese kanji for 'Aki', or Autumn. Cleo had taught her a little Japanese recently, and Pein had insisted that she learned how to write in kanji while he was there. Picking up the scroll, Autumn walked/crawled back downstairs. She could hear the battle raging on beneath her feet. She wasn't concerned though. Itachi was strong enough to win, and as soon as he did, he could show her how to use the stupid scroll in the first place! Autumn put the scroll down, it was heavy! She started doing what she was going to do before Itachi came and almost killed her. Homework. May had brought it over the last time she visited. Sitting on the couch, Autumn started writeing.

In the basement...

Itachi wasn't really fighting with Orochimaru. In fact, it seemed like he was just toying with him! All he had been doing for the last few minutes was dodging Oro-baka's attacks! Suddenly Orochimaru stopped.

"Come now Itachi-kun, that girl shouldn't be worth the trouble. She treats you as if you're her pet! Let her come with me, and she'll be out of your hair!" Itachi threw the kunai he had been blocking with at Oro's head. But Orochimaru didn't flinch, instead he just stood there getting a few of his hairs getting sliced off.

"Why do you insist on being such a pest?" Itachi asked simpily. Orochimaru smirked and continued talking,

"My, Itachi-kun, why must you insist on being so unreasonable?" Itachi stood there, unblinking. The next thing that hit the creepy snake dude was a huge blast of fire, curtesy of a partially annoyed Weasel Man.

Back with Autumn...

Autumn was bored, and the battle didn't really interest her, either way, she lost. Itachi wins, she joins akatsuki. Orochimaru wins, she ends up in some science lab. Even though she still lost, she prefered the first option. The idea of living with a creepy snake dude wasn't as appealing. Autumn picked up the scroll, and held it close to her. Laying down, she used it as a pillow. With another few bangs coming from the basement, she was slowly lulled into a deep sleep.

Raising, climax, falling action, no resolution, not yet a sequal. This is far from over people. This chapter wasn't much, but at the moment I have a portfolio to make, a concert coming up, a test to study for (If I don't pass I don't get to go on to the next grade), writer's block, and idiots to deal with. Life sucks.

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