"Iie (No), not at all," Suzuka replied, "It's fine by me. I don't mind. Besides, I'm soaking wet already."
It was still raining that time.
But the raining stopped when they got to the village.
"How ironic, isn't it?" Suzuka muttered, "When we didn't have any good shelter, it kept on raining. But when we finally found a place to stay in, the rain stops. Stupid rain."
Akira didn't laugh yet she simply smiled at Suzuka and went into the hotel.
-0-
"How long do you suggest do we stay in here, Akira-chan?" Suzuka asked as she jumped into a soft bed.
"I dunno. It depends on the amnesia process." Akira replied as she sat down on a chair.
"Oh okay," Suzuka said, "Wait…WHAT?!? AMNESIA P-P-P-PROCESS?!? WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THAT?! OH NO. WE AIN'T DOING NO AMNESIA PROCESS!"
"Calm down," Akira replied, "And we really need to do the amnesia process."
"WHY?!?"
"If we're going back to my village, my family, my friends, not to mention…my master…would be all surprised that we came out of nowhere. And thus, they'll be asking us questions."
"I don't wanna be 'amnesiad'!"
"That's not even a word though I get your point. But we must do this. And don't worry…it is only temporary. The only thing that we would forget is the part we were with Akatsuki…for the past four months? Yeah, four months."
"You sure? Coz' if it ain't, I'll run after you."
"How can you if you wouldn't know what I've done to you…?" Akira replied, "Oh, that reminds me…"
-0-
"Ready, Tobi, un?" Deidara asked dryly as he put on his hat.
"As always, sempai!" Tobi replied, waving his arms energetically.
Seeing his sempai wearing a hat, Tobi got his own and said, "I don't look good with this. Don't you think so, sempai?"
But Deidara didn't reply. He then created two huge bird clay figures and jumped onto one of them.
"The other one's for you to ride on, Tobi…un." He said to him.
"Oh really? Cool!"
-0-
"Ne, Akira-chan, can't we rest for a bit before during anything else?" Suzuka asked.
"Isn't that resting now?" Akira replied, pointing out that Suzuka was on a bed already, not doing anything at all.
"Oh this? Nah, this is…uhmm…ano…oh, nevermind. Leave me be for a while, I wanna rest."
Sweatdrop.
"Ahaha. Sure thing."
-0-
"Deidara-sempai, is something wrong?" Tobi asked.
"No, Tobi. It's none of your damn business, un."
"Oh come on, tell me! I'm a good listener!"
"No."
"Please?"
"No."
"Please?"
"No."
Tobi kept on pleading until Deidara gave up.
"Oh fine. You want to know why? Fine. Well, Akira and I talked about Uchiha Sasuke, un."
"And?"
"Then we talked about me going after Sasuke. Akira didn't want me to go and told me that Sasuke won't give up in battle…like me, un."
"And?"
"We then argued. Akira ran out of the room. She never spoke to me again, un."
"Aww…poor sempai!"
"Shut up, un. Doesn't matter anymore." Deidara lied.
"Sempai, I know you're lying. Teehee!"
Crap, Deidara thought.
"Sempai, it's okay…things will turn out good in the end, you'll see. You two will become okay with each other in the end!"
"You think so, un?"
"Yeah! Besides, if it doesn't…at least you had a lot of good times with her, right?"
Deidara simply stared at him.
"Oh come on. Just remember all the good times you've had with her…especially the time you and Akira-chan made out—"
"SHUT THE FUCK UP ABOUT THAT, TOBI, UN!!!" Deidara yelled out, as he held out an explosive figure in his hand.
"AHHH!!! GOMEN NASAI, SEMPAI!!! I DIDN'T MEAN TO!!! DON'T THROW IT AT ME!!! TOBI'S A GOOD BOY!!!"
But it was too late for Tobi. The explosive figure fell on him and exploded.
(A/N: Don't worry. Tobi survives. Hehehe.)
"Deidara-sempai? Am I in heaven?"
"No, Tobi, idiot. The explosive was just to shut you up, not to obliterate you or anything. Besides…I'll be using those on our targets. It'll be a waste if I throw them at you, un."
"Oh," Tobi said, "Phew."
"But after the battle, and if there are any extras, I'll throw them at you, un."
"Eh?! No, sempai! It'll be a waste."
"No, no. It's for target practice, un."
"Tobi's not a good target! Yet he's a good boy!"
-0-
"Hey Akira," Suzuka said, "How much money do you have?"
"Luckily for us, I've just got enough to pay the hotel." Akira replied as she took out a blank scroll and ink.
"Ahh…that's a relief."
-0-
"Are we there yet, sempai?" Tobi asked for the fifteenth time.
"NO, TOBI! DO YOU WANT TO RECEIVE ANOTHER EXPLOSIVE?!" Deidara shouted at him.
"Ahaha. No thanks, Deidara-sempai. I've had enough presents for the day."
"In fact, Tobi, we're almost there…un…"
-0-
"Oh!" Akira uttered, falling down to her knees and clutching her stomach.
"Ah! You okay?" Suzuka said as she lent out a hand to help her pull up.
"Hai, I'm okay. Stomach pains, I guess." Akira replied, "It wasn't as painful as this earlier…"
"Why don't you go get some medicine for that pain of yours?"
"Yeah, I'll do that…I won't be long. You just wait here."
"Sure thing, I'll just be outside in the balcony."
"Yeah."
-0-
The pain inside Akira kept on increasing.
She then realized that it wasn't just stomach pain…it was…
She got the idea already. She knew what state she was in already. But just to make sure…
She rushed to the medical store to buy a stomach pain reliever and another package.
-0-
"Ne, what is taking Akira-chan so long? She said she'd be back soon." Suzuka said out of boredom.
Because she was too bored, she didn't notice a ninja passed by her.
And that was…Yakushi Kabuto.
The moment he saw her by the balcony, he was surprised. Then, moments later, he smiled.
I'll deal with her next time, he said in his head, after I have confronted…him…
"Suzuka-chan! I'm back!" Akira exclaimed.
"FINALLY! AND I THOUGHT I'D ROT IN HERE FOR ALL ETERNITY!" Suzuka replied, pointing at Akira.
Sweatdrop.
"Ahaha. Gomen…" Akira replied as she slipped the pain reliever and the other package to her bag.
"Ne, did you take that pain reliever already?"
"Yeah, I did."
"Then, what now?
"Might as well start the amnesia process now…"
Akira sat on the floor and opened up the blank scroll. Suzuka sat on the floor as well and watched Akira write down the amnesia process.