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Sorry I couldn't get this chapter out sooner... I wasn't able to upload it...

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Miki opened her eyes and stared at the ceiling. 'I'm back at the Akatsuki… Why do I feel so sad?' She got up and looked around. She noticed that this wasn't Itachi's room.

"Morning, un!" Deidara shouted peeking into the room. "Like your new room?" Miki nodded and stood up.

"I'm hungry…" Miki stated. She had this strange feeling inside. Like she didn't belong here anymore. She pushed pass Deidara without mentioning another word. Miki headed towards the kitchen to find Sasori making some ramen. "Morning."

"Morning, do you want some ramen?" Sasori asked adding some noodles into boiling water.

"Sure…" Miki replied, "It's a little too quiet today. Where is everyone?"

"Most of them are on a mission." Sasori explained pouring the ramen into a bowl. "Here." Sasori set the bowl of ramen on the table.

"Since when did you ever eat?" Miki asked laughing.

"I don't… I made it for you…" Sasori said looking away.

"Aw… Thank you."

"Try it… I haven't cooked in so long…" Miki took a bite and paused. "So how is it?" Sasori asked curious.

"Um… It's good…" Miki replied with a mouthful of ramen.

"Eat a lot… I'm going to go to my room," Sasori said leaving the kitchen. Miki waited for a minute then ran towards the sink and spit it out.

"That was nasty…" Miki groaned dumping the ramen into the trash.

"Did you finish already?" Sasori asked from behind her. Miki jumped and nodded.

"Yeah… It was so good that I already finished…" Miki said nervously.

"You don't have to lie… You can just tell me that it's horrible…"

"You saw me dumping it?" Miki asked. Sasori nodded. "Sorry… It wasn't that good…" Miki said staring at the ground.

"It's alright…" Sasori said walking away.

"I could always teach you." Sasori turned around.

"Really?"

"Yeah… It's not that hard…" Miki said grabbing Sasori. "You want to learn how to make some ramen?" Sasori nodded, eager to learn.

From outside the kitchen, Itachi had just gotten back to the lair and was watching them. "Itachi? What are you doing?" Kisame asked peeking into the kitchen. "Like Sasori can cook. Come on let's go report back to leader."

"How much salt am I suppose to put in the soup?" Sasori asked holding the salt container.

"Just a little," Miki replied busy searching for some noodles.

"How much is a little?"

"A dash of salt…"

"How much is a dash?"

"A pinch of salt!"

"How much is—"

"I'll do it!" Miki yelled. She threw a pinch of salt into the pot. "Was that so hard?" Sasori's face fell. "I'm sorry…" Miki apologized hugging him.

"No… It's okay. You're the teacher."

"Now fill that pot with water and put it on the stove." Miki ordered. Sasori nodded and grabbed the pot.

"Miki, can I talk to you?" Itachi asked from the entrance of the kitchen.

"Sure. It won't take long. I'll be back to check on you." Miki said following Itachi. "What do you want to talk about?" Itachi looked down, hesitant at first. "Hello? I asked you a question."

"The leader finds it better if you were to get close to the kyuubi." Itachi muttered glaring at the ground.

"Is that all?" Miki asked confused.

"And…"

"And what?"

"He wants Sasori to go with you…" Itachi mumbled, glaring at the ground harder.

"Oh… What has the ground ever done to you?" Miki asked laughing.

"Huh?" Itachi looked up puzzled.

"You're glaring at it like it did something to you!"

"I'm just not… happy. I… I… just get ready… You'll be leaving tonight." Itachi left without another word. Miki headed back to the kitchen to find Sasori not there. Water was spilling over the pot. Miki screamed and grabbed the pot with her bare hand throwing it into the sink.

"What's wrong?" Sasori shouted running into the kitchen.

"Why did you leave?!" Miki asked fuming.

"I-I-I wanted to get something…" Sasori whispered looking around. His eyes trailed from the puddle of water to the girl's red hands. "Your hands!" Sasori gasped running towards her. "Are you alright?" Her hands weren't the usual peach color that he loved. Her hands were bright red; they didn't match the rest of her skin.

"No… It hurts…" Miki whimpered, tears welling up in her eyes. Sasori gently gripped her arms, afraid to harm her. He felt guilty. This wouldn't have happened if he had watched the water.

"Let's get you bandaged up…" Sasori suggested pulling her towards the living room.

"No! You've done enough…" Miki exclaimed, heading towards her room. 'Why am I so mad? He didn't mean to do that…' Miki sighed and bumped into Itachi. Her right hand brushed roughly against Itachi's stomach causing her to scream in pain.

"Miki! What's wrong?!" Itachi asked worried. He spotted her hands and grabbed them. Not gently like Sasori but roughly. "What happened?"

"Nothing…" Miki whispered pulling her hands out of his grasp.

"It doesn't look like nothing!"

"Why are you always so worried about me?" Miki shouted, "I didn't ask for your help or charity! I never asked to be dragged into this organization! I didn't ask to meet the infamous Itachi Uchiha! All I wanted was a normal life! Did I get that? No I didn't! So leave me the fuck alone!" Tears were spilling out of her eyes. She tried wiping them but the tears stung her skin. Miki ran away from Itachi. Running was the only thing she could do. Like that one night…

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Sorry I took so long! Just got back from Vegas~!! xD Anyways please REVIEW! I'll try to get some chapters up! Feedback is good!