I refuse to put a disclaimer here cause everyone should be bright enough to know that I don't own Naruto. I'm pretty sure that's why this is called FANfiction.

├Part Thirty-Nine┤

"So where we going?" I asked, suppressing the urge to smile.

"You'll see," Kabuto said, his tone hinting that he was annoyed in some way.

"That doesn't answer anything," I said as I followed right behind him, "Where are we going?"

"I said you'll see!" Kabuto exclaimed, "Orochimaru?" he asked, "Can't we kill her?"

My eyes narrowed and I glared at his back, "That just means you don't know," I said, crossing my arms.

"Yes! That's exactly what it means!" Kabuto said, voice shaking slightly.

I couldn't help but grin at this, "Then why didn't you say so?" I asked, "Jeez, and here you were keeping the fact that you didn't know a secret…"

"Orochimaru! I'm killing her now!" Kabuto yelled before turning around to lunge at me.

Before he could do anything, though, someone came between us.

"Kabuto," Orochimaru drawled from behind him, "Could you quit? I don't want her dead. And besides, I don't think he wants her dead either."

Sasuke glared at the silver haired Jounin, "Touch her and die," he growled lowly.

I had a hard time not smirking at this. Ah, too many things amused me.

"And please don't taunt him," Orochimaru said, turning to face me, "We don't need any more stress. Kabuto, you are to walk with me, we need to discuss some things."

Kabuto nodded and the two of them walked further ahead.

"Why do you annoy him so much?" Sasuke asked, giving me a half glare, if that's even possible.

I shrugged, "Cause it's fun," I said, "And I'm bored. What the hell do you do to entertain yourself here?"

Sasuke looked at the thick forest surrounding us and shrugged, "I honestly don't know," he said, "We're just traveling. You aren't a little kid anymore so you shouldn't need anything to amuse you."

Rolling my eyes at this statement, I replied, "Well you aren't an adult yet so you should quit trying to act like one."

"Who says I'm not an adult?" Sasuke asked, his black eyes staring straight into mine.

I stared right back at him, "I said so," I said. We were seriously running out of things to say to one another…We pretty much said it all.

The green leaves rustled above us as the wind picked up slightly, making me shiver involuntarily. Things like that just spooked me a little…

Then there was the silence.

After a while of just living quietly, not speaking much, silence kills.

Well, the only thing I heard was the crunch of dirt under our feet as we walked through the forest.

"ARE THERE NO DAMN BIRDS?!" I suddenly yelled, looking around furiously in the tree branches above our heads, searching for some sign of the winged creature.

"…Miya?" Sasuke asked, looking at me oddly, "Are you alright?"

I just glared at him.

"I shouldn't have even asked," he muttered, mainly to himself.

I sighed heavily and looked around, "There is seriously nothing to do…" I mumbled. And then…well then I got an idea.

Smiling the sweetest I could, I walked closer to Sasuke.

"Sasuke?" I asked, trying to sound innocent?

"What do you want?" he asked, staring upwards.

"How come you think I want something?" I asked, slightly surprised that he would catch on to what I was thinking.

He looked at me tiredly and said, "Because that smile is too…sweet that it's sinister."

I pouted slightly, "Damn you're good," I muttered, "But can I still ask?"

This time he sighed, "Go for it," he said.

I grinned, "Can that be the answer for my question?" I asked.

He gave me an odd look, "Depends on the question," he said.

My grin only got wider, "Can I play with your hair?" I asked.

"No."

"Please?"

"No."

"Pretty please?"

"No."

"With sugar on top?"

"No."

"With…chocolate sprinkles?"

"No."

"With ice cream?"

"No."

"Oh come on, everyone likes ice cream!"

"I don't."

"Please?"

"No."

"How about with your brother in his weakest state?"

"…No."

"Why not?!"

"Because even in his weakest state, he is strong."

"Oh…Please?"

"No."

"How about your brother dying?"

"That'd be nice but I want to kill him."

"But you could talk to him while he's dying."

"No."

"Ok then…how about with you killing your brother in a slow and painful death?"

"…If I said yes that would mean you get to play with my hair. So no."

"HA! So you would have said yes!! Wow Sasuke, you sure have a demented mind…"

"You were the one who thought it up!!"

"So? You agreed to it."

"But I didn't."

"Yes you did."

"No I didn't."

"Yes you did."

"No I didn't."

"Yes you did."

"BOTH OF YOU SHUT UP!!" Kabuto suddenly yelled from the front, turning around to glare at me. Why just me? We were both quiet. "Good," he said, "Now stay like that."

"Do we get anything for being quiet?" I piped up.

"No."

"Why not?"

"Because I said so."

"That's not fair. You should order Sasuke to let me play with his hair."

"And why would I do that?"

"Cause it'd be fun to see."

"…"

"I'm right, aren't I?"

There was no response and the two 'adults' went back to talking.

Finally, after walking for hours in the damn forest with no birds, we stopped to sleep. Orochimaru and Kabuto were still talking of 'important' things so they made us make camp somewhere where we couldn't hear them.

"What do you think they're talking about?" I asked Sasuke who was currently poking the fire with a stick.

"Don't know," he said. The light from the fire made shadows flicker across his face.

I sighed, "So…what's your favorite color?" I asked.

"Why do you insist on talking?" he asked.

"Because I'm bored," I said, "Isn't it obvious?"

"We should get some rest," he said and leaned against a tree, closing his eyes.

I rolled my eyes but stayed quiet. In a few moments he relaxed and so I knew he was asleep. I sighed slightly and got up.

Walking in the direction I had last seen Orochimaru and Kabuto walk, I stared at my feet. I should really get some rest as well.

We were supposed to have told them when we had the fire going.

"…I knew you had a plan," I head Kabuto say.

Orochimaru chuckled, "I don't do anything for nothing," he said.

"I think it's brilliant," Kabuto said and I could see them now, he nodded and looked like he was thinking, "I mean, they'd just let her in. Of course they'd bring her in for questioning but that would just help us."

"Exactly," Orochimaru said, "She's ready, right?"

Kabuto smirked, "Yes," he said, "There should be no problem. But there is only one thing though. Would she do it?"

I had stopped to listen. I was the only girl in the group. Of course there was Orochimaru but technically he was a guy. Logically thinking, they must be talking about me.

"Just tell her to use the other technique. And if she refuses, use threats," Orochimaru said.

"And the other technique being…?" Kabuto asked.

"The substitute one," Orochimaru said, "But either way, we'd get rid of her. There's no way she could escape it that fast. And even though she'd be useful later on, she wouldn't want to do it. Especially when I take over Sasuke."

My eyes widened and before I could help it, I felt myself take a sharp intake of breath. Then my eyes narrowed as my brain connected everything.

"Who's there?" Kabuto called out, taking a kunai out.

I turned and ran in the direction where I had left Sasuke sleeping.

They were planning on getting rid of me! And how…was by forcing me to use that technique.

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