Disclaimer: I don't own the show NARUTO, any of it's related characters, nor do I own any of the songs mentioned and/or sung in this chapter.
Chapter 7: Halloween
It was Friday afternoon. That meant that the Halloween dance was coming up that night. For Autumn, this was going to be one of the worst nights of her life. Autumn skated home as fast as she could. She was a member of the Drama Department, and the meeting had run very late today. They were supposed to have been dismissed over two hours ago! It was 5 when they were finally dismissed which meant that her and everyone else had one hour before the dance started. Unfortunately for her and luckily for everyone else, they had enough sense to bring their costumes with them to school that day, so they didn't have to go home and change before they came back one hour later for the dance. Instead, after they changed, they helped set up for the band and the DJ, along with the student council.
Autumn surfaced from the tunnels in the forest across from her new house. She had been living there for about a week now, and she was thinking about actually moving in. Her stuff was still all over the place, and she was living in one of the guest rooms instead of one of the main rooms. She still hadn't completely explored the mansion or the land that surrounded it. In her eyes it was pointless unless she was actually going to move in. Apparently the bills were being paid off somewhere else, because there was absolutely no mail what so ever, and no records of any kind in the house. At least that's what she had been told. Again, she didn't explore the whole house, but May and Naruto did. They said that it was basically empty. Autumn walked into the house panting, she was in a big hurry, and she still had to get there early because David wanted to practice before they went on tonight. Ignoring the ninja sitting in her living room, she hurried up the stairs and prepared her self.
Autumn looked sadly at her costume lying on the bed. She had decided that she wanted to go as a ninja because that was basically the only thing that she could think of with all of the real ninja flying around in her life. She hadn't told anyone in the house about the dance, even though she was pretty sure that May had blabbed about it anyway. Because she didn't want to raise any suspicions she couldn't change until she got to the dance. She had planned to enter the costume competition, but her costume wasn't all that fancy in the first place. Originally she had found an old store downtown that sold kimonos, and she bought one. It was plain dark green, or emerald. It had no real design, and she had gotten a chance to choose the color of the obi. The obi she had chosen was brown, very plain, but it might help if she needed to hide herself. She had cut the kimono so that it stopped a few inches above her knees, but had left it so that it had a train in the back. She was planning on wearing jeans with it because it was so short, and she was going to wear a pair of shinobi sandals she had gotten off of eBay.
Autumn folded her costume and put it in a bag, and then she rushed down stairs and out the door. As she flew through the living room Kakashi, Naruto, Sakura, and Yamato seemed to already gain suspicions, because right after she left they sent Sai to follow her, without her knowing.
Autumn took the tunnels on her way back to school, just in case someone was really following her, they would never know where she went. Skating through the darkness, she hurried in the direction of the school building. She still had to perform as many songs as she could, so they could stall before the DJ came, and she was already late for the rehearsal! Autumn stopped, she could see the opening of the tunnel that led to the school's field.
"Finally!" She muttered, today was so not her day. She surfaced and ran toward the school, she was so going to get it when David saw her. Suddenly she felt something grab her ankle.
"Ow!" Autumn whined as she fell face forward into the dirt. Whatever grabbed her ankle was busy tying both of her ankles together, and not very gently might I add. Autumn tried to use her arms to push herself up, but as soon as she moved, they were being tied up too.
"What the-!" Before she could finish, something was shoved into her mouth, gagging her. Whatever it was, it tasted strangely like ink. That's when it hit her… Sai. Autumn heard him go though her things, so she emitted a burst of chakra that disintegrated her binds, and she turned and drop kicked him.
"What the hell do you want Sai?" She asked, getting up.
"I was sent to check up on you." He replied, fake smiling. Autumn snatched her things back from him.
"Well as you can see, I'm fine! Nothing wrong here!" Autumn dusted herself off and walked away. Completely ignoring the fact that she left him staring a hole through her back.
Autumn walked into the building through the back. It wasn't 6 yet, which meant that everyone else had to wait outside. The sun was stating to go down, when Autumn finally made it to the gym.
"WHERE WERE YOU!" David yelled as soon as she opened the door. Autumn just blinked,
"Who? Me?"
"YES YOU! WE HAVE 15 MINUTES!" Autumn checked her watch and ran out of the gym.
"Sorry Dave, but I still have to change!"
Autumn changed into her outfit, and put her stuff in the Drama classroom, which also was serving as the coatroom.
"Oh hey Fall, I thought you were going to be trick-or-treating this year!" Autumn turned around and saw her old friend Lizzie.
"Lizzie! I haven't seen you in soo long! What are you doing here I thought you transferred!"
"Calm down, I did transfer, and I'm here to check out the band!" Autumn smiled. Lizzie had always been the optimistic one in her group of friends; she never saw the bad, ever.
"Well then... I guess you'll see me later!"
"Huh?" Lizzie didn't get the joke, but she would later. Autumn ran back to the gym and grabbed her guitar.
"I'm ready Davie!"
"…" There was no reply, Autumn turned toward where David, Jill, BJ, and JJ were still standing.
"What are all of you staring at?" She asked, obviously confused.
"Where did you get that out fit?" Jill asked, she was the drummer.
"I made most of it, but I bought it at a kimono shop downtown. Why?"
"That is soooo cool! Did you sign up for the costume contest!"
"Ummm.. No." Jill grabbed Autumn's wrist and took her down to where the sign up sheet was, and wrote her name down.
"Now you have! You're so going to win I just know it!" Jill started hugging Autumn to death.
"J-Jillllll do-rs op-ing peep-ooole!" (Jill, doors opening, people.) Autumn managed to get out.
"Oh! It's six! We have to get ready c'mon!" Jill once again dragged Autumn back to the gym and onto the stage. Autumn grabbed her guitar, but Dave took it.
"Sorry Fall, you're just on vocals tonight." Autumn gave him a look that said, "You have got to be kidding me."
"Why?"
"Because we can't risk anyone messing this up! Don't worry I'll be singing too." Autumn rolled her eyes.
"I know you're singing, but I'm used to playing and singing!"
"Air guitar." He suggested as the first students started coming into the gym. Autumn hit Dave in the arm.
"You so owe me!" She said, smiling for once. David smiled back,
"Let's do this!" Autumn walked to the mic, they were doing three songs, Halloween, This is Halloween, and Bump in the Night. (I don't own these either, Halloween belongs to Aqua, This is Halloween belongs to. I've heard three different people sing this, so it belongs to the one that sang it first, and Bump in the Night belongs to.. Whoever, also I'm letting my cousin pick the songs)
More and more people were coming into the gym and all of them were staring up at Autumn. J.J. who was playing a synthesizer pressed a button that played a prerecorded sound that sounded like a cell phone going off. The stage was soon surrounded by smoke, and Autumn pretended to act normal.
-Ring! Ring! -
Hello? Autumn pretended to pick up a phone.
Remember me? David asked from right behind her. That really scared her because when they practiced, he was never right there his place was usually next to her, where she could see him clearly.
Who's there? Autumn started to look around; she saw that Lizzie was in front of her smiling. She knew that Mandy was going trick-or-treating with May, Sakura, and Naruto, to keep them from the dance; Janet said she was coming, and Kristina didn't go the school, so she couldn't come.
I've got ya numbah! Dave was using his regular voice, which really sounded insane when he said these lines.
Oh no! No! Autumn took one step back and kept looking around. Maybe this could be fun.
I'm baaaaaaaack.. to haunt you! He yelled, he was still behind her, but at least the audience was enjoying it.
No! Stay away! Dave thought it would be a good idea to really scare the poor girl on stage, so as she was stepping back he poked her shoulder, and Autumn flew back to her original position, only this time her back was to the audience, and she was looking at Dave. On cue, said boy cackled evilly. Before she could say her next line, Autumn felt a tremor in the ground, and all of the lights except for the spotlight went off. Now she was really scared, but apparently it was just her, and the music kept going. Autumn turned to face the crowd and continued,
It's Friday night,
So creepy outside
It's is thundering and lightning,
There's nobody home
'Cause I'm all alone
It's scary and it's frightening!
The sound of shoes,
A shadow that moves
Something odd is 'tic toc ticking'
Someone's in here
I'm so full of fear
The telephone is ringing! Since David wasn't playing an instrument for this one, so he was dancing and having fun, he walked behind Autumn, and said his next line.
Now I can see you! He sang, getting a little too close for comfort.
Oh no, please no! Autumn responded trying to push him back.
Now I can touch you! Dave grabbed Autumn's wrist and started dragging her back.
Oh god, please go! Autumn responded once again, pulling her wrist from his grasp.
I am right here now! Dave had managed to drag Autumn to center stage, and the spotlight was still on her, he circled her, and Autumn tried to follow his shadow with her eyes.
Oh please, tell me where! Autumn turned and kept watching Dave until the fog machines went off, then she couldn't see anything except the spotlight.
Ha ha ha ha!
I'm in a nightmare! Autumn fell to her knees and acted like she was about to go insane. This really was fun!
You better run! I'm back to haunt you down! Dave stood just behind the ring of the spot light she you could see his shadow, but not his face. Autumn got up and went back to looking around. In this song neither of them had instruments, so during rehearsal the two of them would play around while they sang. David started it, Autumn's job was to go along with it and stay in character. That's what they were doing now, but the thing was this time, his goal was to really freak her out.
Halloween, in the death of the night, hear me scream,
I'm coming, I'm coming!
Halloween, is the fear that I fight, in my dream,
Keep running, keep running!
(Just keep running - oh, keep on running, yeah! Just keep running!)
(Just keep running - oh, keep on running, yeah! Just keep running!) Jill, B.J., and J.J. sang, they were having fun watching Dave and Autumn, and Jill was the one who tuned the fog machines on, but if Autumn ever found out, she was going to get hurt.
Hell broke out
On this Friday night,
Zombies passing deadly.
My Candyman, from Bountyland,
Is coming here to get me! Autumn accidentally wandered too close to the shadows, and Dave caught her. He spun her around a few times, and kept going.
Now I can see you! If you were paying attention, you could practically hear him smiling while he sang.
Oh no, please no! Autumn was dizzy now, but she could have sworn that she saw the doors to the gym open…
Now I can touch you! Dave was still toying with her; he actually stepped into the spotlight and hugged her from behind, causing Autumn to blush briefly.
Oh god, please go! Autumn playfully pushed him off of her, and he went back into the darkness.
I am right here now!
Oh please tell me where!
Ha ha ha ha!
I'm in a nightmare! Autumn looked toward the back, right next to the door, she recognized something..
You better run, I'm back to haunt you down!
Halloween, in the death of the night, hear me scream, Because of the lights she couldn't see much, but she could see only one familiar thing..
I'm coming, I'm coming!
Halloween, is the fear that I fight, in my dream, Eyes...
Keep running, keep running!
(Just keep running - oh keep on running, yeah! Just keep running!)
(Just keep running - oh keep on running, yeah! Just keep running!)
It's squeaking and creaking
I move silent in the night, hahahahaha
Could be the boy from next-door
You'll never guess my disguise
Hahahahaha! Well, it was apparent that David was having fun; once again he was right behind the ring of the spotlight.
Kids and children fight
Pumpkin and candlelight
You might be the fearsome one at Junior High,
Tonight!
Halloween, in the death of the night, hear me scream, That's when it really hit Autumn,
I'm coming, I'm coming!
Halloween, is the fear that I fight, in my dream, ...Red eyes... Sharingan!
Keep running, keep running!
Halloween.. Itachi!
(Just keep running - oh, keep on running, yeah! Just keep running!)
(Just keep running - oh, keep on running, yeah! Just keep running!)
Ahhhhhhh!! Autumn screamed for three reasons, One: It was one of the lyrics, Two: David had just grabbed her, and dragged her out of the spotlight, and into the darkness, where she had accidentally tripped over one of the fog machines, and hurt herself. And Three: Itachi meant that the Akatsuki were here. Autumn backed away a bit, but J.J pushed her forward, and David grabbed her, and forced her to take a bow.
"What the hell?" Autumn whispered.
"It's your moment. Enjoy it. I already have what I want." David responded, looking out into the audience. She didn't understand really, but as long as he was happy. Dave let her go, and walked backward, getting the rest of the band ready for the next song.
'Oh, crap! Oh, crap! Oh, crap! Oh, crap! Oh, crap! Oh, CRAP!!!" Having the Akatsuki there wasn't a good thing. Especially since she was performing. She just couldn't imagine Itachi watching her like this! (PZ: Suck it up!) Autumn took a deep breath, and held it in as she approached the mic. She was the only one singing for most of this one, sadly.
"Beware of the full moon, stick to the path, out come the creatures, a spine chilling laugh..." She said, trailing off. She really didn't know why she had to say that, but whatever.
Ahahahaha David laughed. That seemed to be his specialty.
There's a chill in the air,
(chill in the air) The rest of the band echoed,
you hear a creak on the stair,
(creak on the stairs)
you gotta lock all your doors,
(lock all your doors)
is there anybody out?
they're out to get you to capture you and make you spell bound,
howling and prowling you're shivering, quivering, spell bound
you cannot run, and you cannot hide, yeah you gotta face it baby,
things go bump in the night,
wherever you run, and wherever you hide, yeah you gotta face it baby,
things go bump, bump, bump in the night,
Tell me who's spookin who?,
(who's spookin who?),
its very scooby doo,
(scooby doo)
You hear a shriek in the house
(shriek in the house),
you know its freakin me out.
There out to get you to capture you and make you spell bound,
howling and prowling you're shivering, quivering, spell bound.
you cannot run, and you cannot hide, yeah you gotta face it baby,
things go bump in the night,
wherever you run, and wherever you hide, yeah you gotta face it baby,
things go bump, bump bump in the night,
you're spookin'
you're spookin'
you're spookin'
ahahahaha
things they go bump, they go bump, they go bump they go. They go bump they go they go bump they go…
you cannot run, and you cannot hide yeah you gotta face it baby things
go bump bump bump in the night.
you cannot run, and you cannot hide, yeah you gotta face it baby,
things go bump in the night,
where ever you run, and wherever you hide, yeah you gotta face it baby,
things go bump bump bump in the night,
yeah you gotta face it baby things go bump bump bump in the night
The music ended, and Autumn took another bow. She was sure that she was a pair
of sharingan eyes staring at her, and the head that belonged to them, nodded in approval. Autumn walked back to where David was.
"I thought I said-"
"We're taking turns for this one remember? Speaking of which, you're up first." David sighed, but reluctantly switched places with Autumn at the mic. As he passed, Autumn smirked at her victory, and took his place, in the shadows with the rest of the band. Jill handed her a clip-on mic. In this last song, they took turns singing, making sure to include everyone. As B.J., J.J., and Jill, finished putting their things away, Autumn sat at the far edge of the stage, to the right of David. Jill stood behind her, resting her hands on Autumn's head, and B.J. and J.J. stood next to each other on David's left.
Dave cleared his throat, and waited for the music to start.
B.J., J.J., and Dave: Boys and girls of every age B.J. and J.J. each held on arm out to the audience. Wouldn't you like to see something strange?
Dave: Come with us and you will seeDave put his hands on his hips.
Everyone:This, our town of Halloween. This is Halloween! this is Halloween!
B.J: Pumpkins scream in the dead of night! B.J. crossed his arms.
Everyone: This is Halloween, everybody make a scene
Boys: Trick or treat-
Girls: -'till the neighbors gonna die of fright! Autumn just leaned her head to the side, and Jill did the same.
Jill: It's our town, everybody scream!
Everyone: In this town of Halloween,
J.J.: I am the one hiding under your bed J.J. pointed out to the audience, and let his finger slowly go across the whole crowd. Teeth ground sharp and eyes glowing red,
Dave: I am the one hiding under your stairs, fingers like snakes and spiders in my hair Dave waved his fingers a bit.
Everyone: This is Halloween, this is Halloween, Halloween! Halloween! Halloween! Halloween!
Autumn: In this town we call home, everyone hail to the pumpkin song. Autumn took out a fan from her pocket, and used it to cover her face, below her eyes.
Dave: In this town, don't we love it now? Everybody's waiting for the next surprise! Round that corner, man hiding in the trash can, something's waiting now to pounce, and how you'll...
Boys: Scream! All of the boys made scary faces and laughed at the audience. That was unexpected.
Dave: This is Halloween,
J.J.: Red 'n' black,
B.J.: slimy green,
Dave: Aren't you scared?
Girls: Well, that's just fine
Autumn: Say it once, Autumn removed the fan, and held it out to the side.
Jill: say it twice, Jill stood up straight.
Girls: Take a chance and roll the dice
Autumn: Ride with the moon in the dead of night. Autumn grabbed Jill's hand, and let her pull her up.
B.J: Everybody scream, everybody scream!
Everyone: In our town of Halloween!
J.J: I am the clown with the tear-away face,
B.J: Here in a flash and gone without a trace!
B.J. and J.J: I am the "who" when you call, "Who's there?"
Autumn: I am the wind blowing through your hair!
Dave: I am the shadow on the moon at night, filling your dreams to the brim with fright!
Everyone: This is Halloween, this is Halloween! Halloween! Halloween! Halloween! Halloween! Halloween! Halloween!
Girls: Tender lumplings everywhere, life's no fun without a good scare!
Dave:That's our job,
J.J.: but we're not mean-
Everyone: In our town of Halloween
Dave: In this town, don't we love it now?
Boys: Everyone's waiting for the next surprise!
B.J.: Skeleton Jack might catch you in the back,
Girls: And scream like a banshee, make you jump out of your skin!
J.J.: This is Halloween,
Everyone: everybody scream! Wont' ya please make way for a very special guy,
Boys: Our man jack is King of the Pumpkin patch, everyone hail to the Pumpkin King now!
Everyone: This is Halloween, this is Halloween! Halloween! Halloween! Halloween! Halloween!
Girls: In this town we call home, everyone hail to the pumpkin song!
Everyone: La la-la la, Halloween! Halloween! La la-la la, Halloween! Halloween! WHEE!!! Ha Ha Ha!
While the Audience clapped, the DJ signaled that he was done setting up, which thankfully meant that they didn't have to continue.
"You okay Fall?" David asked backstage. Autumn was still shocked, they couldn't be there, she didn't fall asleep!
"I'm fine Davie, just feel a little weird..." Autumn smiled at him, "I guess it's time to face our fans! …And your girlfriend." She said, walking off before Dave could respond.
"THAT WAS GREAT!!"
"YOU'RE AWESOME!!"
"YOU'RE SO LUCKY!!"
As Autumn walked off the stage, her and everyone else in the band were attacked by fans. Autumn ignored them, and went straight to the back.
"Janet!" Autumn yelled for her friend to pay attention. Janet was wearing a brown Victorian-style dress, and her hair was curled.
"Oh my gosh! you were soo good!" She said, giving Autumn a hug.
"Thank's J!" Autumn and Janet had been friends since fourth grade, and since then, they'd been inseparable.
"Fall!" Autumn turned and smiled as Lizzie came over. "That was awesome!"
"Thanks Liz, but those spotlights are hot!" She said whipping imaginary sweat from her forehead.
"Right, well I'll see you later, and I'll bring you back some candy!" She said before she left. Autumn was happy for a moment, until she felt someone staring at her. She turned her head; right on the other side of the gym was the whole akatsuki! They were just sitting there! Itachi came forward and started walking toward Autumn and Janet.
"Fall come over here!" David yelled from the middle of the room.
"Excuse me Princess!" She said walking gratefully toward Dave.
"What's up!?" She asked, but instead of answering, he just smiled. Pretty soon the music changed, and the spotlight was on Autumn and Jonas, who was standing, nervously next to Dave.
"Would you like to dance with me?" He asked.
"So Davie's playing matchmaker now?"
"…"
"Fine," Autumn took Jonas's hand and they started dancing, it wasn't slow dancing, but all eyes were on them. The song that was playing was the techno version of "Phantom of the Opera" (Helio's dance version) As the song went on the two seemed to be doing an extremely fast version of the tango mixed with ballet. Jonas had, had a crush on Autumn since the previous year, and he had made sure that the whole school knew it.
"This is fun!" Autumn said to Jonas, as he twirled her once.
"Glad to hear it!"
"Thank you." Autumn said to David, smiling, "For everything." (Cheesy line alert! Cheesy line alert!)
"No prob." Dave smiled back at her, and let the two of them kept up their little show. If you remember Tom and Chris from previous chapters, they were there too, and both of them were becoming even more jealous by the second. After the song ended both Dave and Autumn bowed and walked over to where Janet was.
"That was fun!" Autumn said to her friend.
"Sooo... are you two like... Dating now?" Janet asked.
"..."
"..."
"..."
"…"
"Are we?"
"Ummmm... No."
"…"
"…"
"Please?"
"Not yet."
"So I have a chance?"
"Sure, just wait two years for high school."
"Awww!" Autumn laughed at his childishness, and gave him a peck on the cheek. David "Oooh'ed", causing Autumn to blush, and Jonas to smile.
Jonas was in eighth grade, and was also in Drama along with Autumn. He acted like a kid, but that was why everyone liked him.
Autumn was standing by the door, it was almost 11:00, and she was planning on leaving before she got trampled. She didn't win the costume contest, but it didn't matter, she was forced to join anyway. Suddenly the door opened and Autumn fell down, before she could reach the floor, someone dragged her out of the building.
"What the-!" The last thing she saw was the spinning of the sharingan.
"Owww..." Autumn moaned waking up. She really hated being knocked out. This was what? The fifth time now? Sure most of the other times were her fault in the first place, but seriously the world had some kind of issue with her as soon as she woke up. Autumn slowly sat up, she was in some room, it looked vaguely familiar, but she didn't remember being there before. At least this time she was somewhat comfortable... Autumn suddenly became more aware of her surroundings. As her eyes adjusted to the darkness that shrouded the room, Autumn could make out nine shadows in the room, quickly thinking back, she counted how many members there were total: 10. Someone was missing, but who? Something shifted behind her, and Autumn tried seeing what it was, but as she soon found out, she couldn't move.
'Oh crap...' Autumn craned her neck and looked at whatever was behind her. Red eyes.
"You're awake." Itachi. Autumn automatically tried her best to turn around and beat the crap out of the person who seemed to find ways to ruin her life ever so often, but Itachi just tightened his grip on her waist. Autumn stopped struggling, and tried to reach for her gun, in her pocket. Sadly for her, the sleeves that she left on from the kimono were in the way, and she couldn't get to her pocket. Also before she even tried Itachi knew what she was doing, and grabbed her arm.
"Looking for something?" He asked, holding up her gun in his other hand. Autumn could barely make out the shape of her favorite pistol.
"Give. It. Back." She said, three syllables. Itachi dropped the pistol, but kept his grip tight. Counting to three, Autumn released her chakra onto Itachi's arm, burning him. Itachi pulled away obviously seeing her point, Autumn grabbed her gun and shot it at the ceiling, waking everyone else up.
"What's going on here?" Pein asked from the bed to Autumn's left.
"When did I get kidnapped again?" Kisame yawned,
"About three hours ago, you didn't seen to have a problem with it then." Autumn glared at him, and turned on the lights.
"Well maybe that was because I was knocked unconscious!"
"... I'm going home." Autumn made her way over to the door, but stopped as Hidan spoke.
"Don't bother bitch, we landed there before we came for you, the whole place was in ruins." Autumn rolled her eyes and kept walking.
"Don't say I didn't warn ya!" Hidan yelled after her, obviously no one was going to actually try and stop her. Autumn found her way to the front door, and left. Once she was out in the night, she surveyed her surroundings; she saw why the place was so familiar. It was the motel she had stayed at after her house... Well, you know. Autumn ran down the street until she came to the forest that separated this side of town from the other. She walked cautiously through the forest, looking for the entrance to the tunnels.
"AHHH!!" Found it. Autumn fell through the entrance, normally if someone fell down there they would set off the traps, but they were so old they didn't work anymore. Wrong! Autumn felt her blood run cold as she heard a small click echo in the tunnels. She hadn't landed in the right tunnel. She had landed in one of the decoys that surrounded the real tunnels. Autumn jumped out of the hole, and ran forward. There were nine holes in the area, she had just ran past the trap perimeter, if she kept going forward then she should-
"AAAHHHHH!!" Never mind. Autumn fell even farther this time, into an even deeper hole. This was the real entrance to the tunnels that Autumn and almost every other kid in the area took to, and from school, and other places. Autumn felt along the walls until she reached an opening. Autumn looked around. There were four lights hanging around, this meant that she was at what everyone called the crossroads. This was a tunnel directly under the center of the town. If she went left she would go to the creepy abandoned old part of town that had a few farms and one or two houses. If she kept going straight, then she would go up town toward the school, and if she went right, the tunnel split into three, and one of them led directly to the schoolyard.
"Hi Fall!"
"AHHHHHH!!" (Will you stop screaming already?) It was just May returning from her candy route.
"Watcha do' in?"
"Walking away!" Autumn quickly walked past May.
"Kay! Oh, and Naruto said that you could have some of his candy if you give him ramen!!" May yelled after her.
"Thanks!" Autumn started running, but then she just stopped. Naruto... Sakura... Kakashi... Sai... Yamato... CRAP!! Autumn just remembered, she had been knocked out, which meant she was asleep, which meant that... they would have disappeared! Autumn started to sprint down the tunnel. This wasn't good, well it was because now they didn't have to face the Akatsuki, but how did the Akatsuki come back in the first place? She was sure she didn't fall asleep. Autumn kept running, this was just not her week. Finally coming to the end of the tunnels Autumn climbed out. She was in a forest, but this one didn't have traps, all she had to do was go straight, and she would arrive at her house.
"Hello?" She asked no one as she ran into the building. Crap, they were all gone. Autumn went up to her room and started to do what she should have been doing when she left. Sakura, Yamato, and Kakashi had all thought it was a good idea to put up a shield around the area, but Autumn was the only one with enough chakra to put it up, and she had skipped out to go to the party. Thankfully Sakura had written directions out on a scroll she had been carrying. Autumn opened the scroll, and started making different seals. This was important, it was the weekend, and she didn't want them to find her until she was fully moved in at least. After the jutsu was completed, Autumn felt drained. She drank some coffee, and went to work. There was so much to do, and there was only her to do it. First thing's first, Autumn was going to change bedrooms.