Very sorry that I haven't been updating. The reason: Summer homework. Well here's the next chapter but I really need to update my other stories so I'll try to put another chapter for this story in a week.

Miki and Itachi walked back to the clearing, both exhausted. An impatient Kisame was pacing back and forth. "Finally! What were you guys doing? Do you know how long I've been waiting? You two better have a good reason or I'm—"

"What we do doesn't concern you, Kisame." Kisame glared at Itachi, looking between the two exhausted Akatsuki members. "Miki, you seem tired. I'll carry you." Miki smiled and hopped onto his back, wrapping her arms around his neck. Then it hit Kisame, like a ton of bricks.

"You guys… You guys… Did it?" Kisame asked with wide eyes. They were silent. "B-But… I get it! Miki was scared about Orochimaru, so you loosened her up." Kisame snickered, while Miki's anger boiled.

"I'm going to find another way to get his ring! You'll see, stupid fish!" Miki yelled, trying to kick Kisame.

"Stop moving." Itachi commanded, increasing his speed. Miki frowned and stopped, her arms tightened around his neck. "Kisame, don't spit out lies. If you don't know what happened, then don't say anything."

"Why did you do it? Wait… You guys have feelings for each other?" Itachi kept a straight face but Miki blushed. "I'm right, right?"

"No, you're wrong. I said don't say anything if you don't know what's going on." Itachi muttered, glaring at Kisame. Kisame was confused, but stopped asking questions.

'Why won't he tell Kisame? Maybe… He doesn't love me.' Tears threatened to escape her eyes, but she blinked them away. She buried her face into his shoulder and closed her eyes. 'Am I just a toy to him? Am I something that he uses for his own personal gain?' Miki saw Kisame pulling ahead, and seized the opportunity. "Itachi?"

"Yes?"

"Do you…?" Miki hesitated. Was it okay to ask him? 'Just say it. Itachi do you love me?'

"Do I what?" Itachi asked, barely a whisper.

"Do you love me?" Miki asked, afraid of the answer. She felt his body tense under her. "Itachi?"

"We'll talk about this later…" Itachi replied, catching up to Kisame.

Miki wanted to cry, she wanted to slap Itachi for using her. 'We'll talk about this later? That bastard! He is using me!'

"We're here! The Sound Village! Miki, go get us some real food!" Kisame rubbed his growling stomach. "And make sure to find some information on Orochimaru."

"Yeah, yeah, whatever." Miki climbed off Itachi's back and walked towards the gate. The gate had only one guard. "Excuse me! Can you open the gate?" Miki asked innocently. The guard eyed her up and down.

"State your business." The guard demanded with a smirk.

Miki felt uneasy under his gaze. "I need to buy some food." The guard continued to gaze at her body. "You're going to make me blush if you keep staring at me." Miki softly spoke, slowly walking up to him. Miki had hoped that the guard would've let her in without any trouble, but clearly he needed some persuasion.

"I'm sorry. What would you do if I told you that I won't open the gate for you?" The guard said as Miki wrapped her arms around the man's neck.

"How about I buy the things I need, then I come back and we can… play?" Miki whispered the last word seductively into his ear. The guard nodded vigorously and opened the gate. "Thank you!" Miki giggled, blowing him a kiss.

Once the gate had closed behind her, she mentally gagged. 'I hate guys like him… and Itachi.' Miki walked around the village aimlessly, looking for something to eat. "Ramen sounds good, but I doubt they would want to eat that." Miki turned the corner, and bumped into a tall figure, knocking herself down. "Sorry, I should've watched where I was going." Miki said getting off the ground.

"Now you shouldn't be apologizing." Standing before her was a man with pale skin, yellow eyes, and long black hair. He resembled a snake. "Are you hurt?"

"N-No. I'm fine…" Miki was terrified. Standing before her was Orochimaru.

"Remember, Orochimaru has yellow eyes and long black hair. He has pale skin and he looks kind of like a snake." Kisame explained, trying to draw her a mental picture.

Kisame had described Orochimaru, and this man fitted the description. "Are you sure? Come back to my place. Your clothes are dirty." Before she could protest, he grabbed her wrist and dragged her towards the east section of the village.

'Should I get the ring? I don't want to sleep with him… I can just tell Itachi and Kisame that I didn't find anything about Orochimaru.'

"We're here." Orochimaru said, entering his home, more like hideout. "Kabuto!"

"You called, Orochimaru-sama?" A silver haired boy appeared.

"Yes, get her some new clothes." Kabuto bowed and left them alone. "What is your name?" Orochimaru asked with a smirk.

"A-Amaya. My clothes aren't that dirty. I should really get going. I have friends waiting for me." 'He doesn't need to know my real name.'

"No, No. Just stay for a couple of minutes." Orochimaru insisted. He placed his hand on her shoulder, causing her to shudder.

Kabuto was back with some fresh clothes in his hands. He handed them to her and led her to a room. Miki stripped down to her undergarments, staring at the clothes. "How did this happen? All I needed to do was buy some food." The door swung open and Miki screamed trying to cover herself. In the doorway stood the man she dreaded to be near. The man she wanted to avoid during this whole mission. The man that the mission revolved around, the one she had to sleep with. Orochimaru.

Oh snaps! Orochimaru in da house! xD Well, here's the chapter. What really motivated me to write this chapter was the reviews and the people who put this story on their alert/favorite lists! So please review! :D