Okay, okay, I know it's been almost two months that this story has been updated (put the pitchforks DOWN), but now I'm not under the accursed writer's block anymore! WOOHOO!!

So I sat myself down at my desk yesterday night and began writing. I hope you like this latest chapter of Under the Same Roof.

Shadow: (loads pistol) Or you all shall die by my hands.

Me: Put the weapon DOWN. I think less people will read this fic if you keep threatening them.

Shadow: (sighs and hands me pistol) Asshole…….

Me: Psychotic maniac. Just ignore her, folks. She's crabby today.

Shadow: I WANT MY DAMN PISTOL BACK!! (wrestles me to the ground)

Me: (pulls a coffee cup out of nowhere) I SWEAR I'LL POUR SOME OF MY STARBUCKS COFFEE ON YOU!!

Shadow: ………(gets off)

Me: I know her weakness. Kukuku.

Read on!!

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DRABBLE TEN: We Couldn't Find the Card Table…..

Shadow trudged happily through the house, whistling a merry tune as she deliberately tracked mud all over the once clean floors (which Kabuto just got done washing, of course) and furniture.

It was a long, long day of non-stop excessive training, and the mischievous demon got a wee bit dirty while practicing a new justsu technique. Just a tad.

Not. The living room was now coated with fresh brown mud stains.

And did she bother cleaning herself off before she entered the house? Just even a little bit?

Of course not. It was just another one of her simple yet effective ways of pissing Kabuto off.

Shadow shrugged. She couldn't be arsed to clean (you could show her a Windex bottle and she'd be clueless), or anything she didn't want to do, for that matter.

So she left the mess for poor ol' Kabuto to clean.

Despite that, she didn't really fancy the rest of her being dirty and gross. You could barely recognize the girl, for her face was caked with dirt and grime, as was her now tousled red hair. Grass stains littered her black clothing.

And, despite not liking to feel dirty, Shadow hated taking showers.

No, LOATHE was the more accurate term.

She had a 'thing' with water.

But the cold hard realization was inevitable: she was in a dire need of a shower. Stat.

So, off she was to the laundry room to retrieve necessities. Towel, clean underwear, etc.

And then to the only bathroom in the house.

Which was……..locked?

Letting out an annoyed grunt, Shadow jiggled the door handle a couple more times, but to no avail.

She swore she heard quiet murmurs and giggles from the other side.

Shadow was so pissed she could've just kicked the door in. Which, if you knew her well enough, she did no problem right then.

As soon as that door burst off its hinges, three different types of startled gasps emitted from the vicinity of the bathroom.

A head immediately peeked out from behind the blue and yellow ducky print shower curtain. It was Anna's. Her face was white as a sheet from the effect of the uncalled for door breaking. Though her expression soon turned relieved as she contemplated that it was only her destructive cousin.

" It's cool, guys," she reassured her other two partners behind the shower curtain, " it's just Shadow."

Her head poked out from the shower curtain once more. She now had a goofy grin planted on her face. " And she reeks!!" Anna boldly laughed, retreating back to whatever she was doing behind the cheap, plastic drapery.

All this time Shadow stood there at the doorframe, puzzled.

Then she turned pissed after the reek comment reached her ears.

" Well, ANNA," she sneered, taking small steps toward the bathtub, " I WAS going to take a nice, refreshing shower, but it just so happens that YOU are in there, you dolt!"

Shadow was now right in front of the shower curtain, the little cartoon ducks staring back at her. She growled, expecting that Anna or whoever else would come out in fear.

They didn't. Though Shadow did hear the flapping sounds of cards being shuffled.

Shadow had enough. " Okay, WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING IN THERE?!" The demon forcefully drew back the plastic drape, which being so cheap and not accustomed to such forceful pulling, ripped off of the thin plastic rings keeping it up.

Shadow stood there for who-knows-how-long, taking in the odd scene before her.

Anna, Kabuto, and even Orochimaru were spread out in the roomy porcelain tub, colorful playing cards in their hands. A full tray of mini hot dogs was balanced on the ledge of the bath near Orochimaru, who grew attached to them and ate one every minute.

All three of them just stared back at Shadow unfazed, looking at her like she was the unusual one.

Shadow face palmed. She was now fully convinced everyone in this house was nuts.

She just had to ask why. " What…….the……f-"

" Do you mind?" Kabuto interrupted, tone of voice dull and irritated at the interruption of their game. " We're in the middle of a serious Uno game here."

His mood changed as he placed a Pick-Up-Two card onto the pile. " Draw two, Anna! Haha!!"

He smirked as Anna drew her two. She swiped the back of Kabuto's head playfully.

" You better watch yourself, smart-ass. I got a reverse card and a killer Wild in my hand!" she warned, putting a nine on top of Kabuto's Pick-Up-Two.

Kabuto peeked over Anna's shoulder, knowing how much a horrible bluffer she was. " No you don't. Just a bunch of plain blue cards."

" Ah! Kabutoooooo!! Don't look, you dirty little cheater!!" Anna whined, chibi flailing so hard she almost sent the tray of mini hot dogs flying into the toilet, which made Orochimaru go into a tiny frenzy.

" Hey! Watch the wiener dogs, would you?" Orochimaru ordered, uncertainly putting a Skip-You card on top of Anna's plain blue nine. The snake lord was new at Uno, but his card did the trick. At least for Anna.

" HAHA, KABUTO!! SKIP YOUUUUU!!" Anna triumphantly high-fived a confused looking Orochimaru, who popped a wiener dog in his mouth right afterwards.

Kabuto scowled. " Screw you all." He pushed his glasses up with his index finger.

The game continued. A few more uneventful turns passed by before Anna looked up from her hand, eyebrows raised.

" Hey….where'd Shadow go?"

Kabuto and Orochimaru looked up from their hands as well, having not a clue of Shadow's whereabouts.

Then the game resumed as they heard the hose running outside.

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I KNOW it's pretty short, but think of it this way: would you rather have me update huge drabbles with not that many chapters or a bunch of chapters with smallish drabbles?

I have another chapter of Under the Same Roof already in progress, so that'll be out sometime later in the day. So be on the lookout! (hands you all binoculars).

Comments are much appreciated! Thank youuuuu!!