Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto. Megan is nightheart777's and plot is mine, though.

Chapter 6: Blonde and Orange

"It is only through the eyes of others that our lives have any meaning."

~Haku~

Megan stared at Hidan's still body. OMG, he's dead!

Idiot! snarled the Juubi. He's immortal. Do I have to spell it out for you? I-M-M-O-

Shut up! I get it. I just had a blonde moment!

"Megan, what the fuck are you doing?" demanded Hidan from his place on the floor.

Yes, Hidan had finally joined. Kakazu had went through so many partners that it was ridiculous, and probably wished that Hidan wasn't his partner. They had a strange dynamic. She couldn't decide whether they were the best of friends or the worst of enemies.

Itachi had also joined, which meant the massacre had occurred. Megan knew that there was nothing she could have done about it, but it was still a crippling blow to realize that so many were dead because of Obito. She knew that many more deaths were to come, but… I will stop them from happening.

The Juubi chuckled. You cannot stop them all even if you had all the power in the world.

Megan's fist clenched at the thought just as arms wrapped around her in a hug from behind.

"Hi, Megan-chan! Can Tobi and Megan-chan go play with Hidan-sempai?" Tobi demanded as he tried to peer over Megan's shoulder.

"Err, we can't right now. Hidan's in the middle of something. Oh, that reminds me! Tomorrow, you're making me a Jashinist! Though technically I already am, you have to teach me how to get that awesome immortality!" Megan said, grinning at the other Jashinist.

"Alright. Now go, I have to give Jashin-sama a sacrifice now, and I don't want Lollipop over there screaming."

"Gotcha," Megan answered with a thumbs up as she then pulled Tobi away.

"So, are we gonna go prank Kakazu now?" Megan demanded.

"Yep!" Tobi chirped as they skipped cheerfully towards Kakazu's room, where they then proceeded to put bright orange dye into his shampoo.

"Think he'll notice?" Megan asked.

"Nope. At least not until it's too late!" Tobi replied back.

"What are you two talking about?" asked Kisame as he turned a corner towards them, following Itachi.

"An elaborate prank, most likely," Itachi replied.

"Tobi and Megan-chan's pranks aren't that elaborate," Tobi said. "Though, Tobi will take the praise."

"Hey! I'm the one that comes up with elaborate schemes. You come up with simple things to do in between my awesome pranks," Megan countered, grinning from ear to ear.

"Okay, Megan-chan! Can we go dye all of Deidara's underwear pink now?"

"We're also giving him Konan's bras, remember? Next Christmas, though. We can't do it now. Poo," Megan replied as she pouted at the thought of the wait.

"Yeah, poo," Tobi agreed, probably pouting behind his mask too.

x~x~x

Everyone stared at Kakazu as he walked into the dining room for lunch. Hidan burst into laughter and didn't stop until one of Kakazu's threads beheaded him.

"Hey! Asshole, put my head back!" Hidan shouted. Kakazu just calmly walked up to the table, kicking the head out of the way as he went.

Kakazu's voice was low, but it didn't need to be loud to show the menace in it. "Who did this?"

Tobi and Megan exchanged glances, and at the same time screamed, "RUN!" and took off down the hall of the base.

Pain stared as the orange haired Kakazu ran past him after Megan and Tobi. "Kakazu?" Pain asked, causing said man to pause and turn towards the other orange haired man.

"Yes, Leader-sama?" Kakazu said.

"I like your new look. Oh, and when you catch Megan, tell her she has an assassination mission in Fire country. Give her these to read over," Pain stated as he turned back towards the dining room and entered to eat breakfast.

x~x~x

Megan stared at the blonde girl that was on the Hokage monument along with Itachi's brother, and Kurama's Jinchuriki. She had already finished her assassination mission, and had decided to see if she could find Bobby, her sister, or her father. It seemed she had found another one of them, at least. She had found Gwen years ago, and was constantly checking up on her. She had a horrible habit of getting into terrible situations.

Megan doubted Caitlin remember anything, staring at her. She looked too carefree to know what was coming up ahead. Besides, she doubted her sister would waste her time on silly pranks when she should be training, or planning what she would do when the war occurred. Her sister was a worry-wart like that.

The Juubi snorted in her head. Hypocrite. You are also a worrier, though you show it less than your sister used to. Besides, should it come down to it, I will tell you my own plan that I came up with should yours fail or should you fail to even come up with a plan. Do not be surprised when I attempt to nudge you in the right direction.

Remind me, why are you doing this? Megan demanded.

I am doing this because if their world comes to be, my power will mean nothing. Oh, and I also don't want to be trapped inside of a psycho or trapped in a statue. So, I will choose the lesser evil of a love sick girl. Megan imagined that if she could see the Juubi right then, he would have shuddered.

Shut up.

x~x~x

The sounds of a battle were heard, and Megan stared at the spectacle before her. Her contractor was near here, which was the only reason why she was here, of all places.

What the hell?!