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 Forty┤
"What's wrong, Miya?" Sasuke asked.
"Nothing, why?" was my response.
"You've been oddly quiet," he said.
"Why is it that when I decide to be quiet, everyone thinks its weird?" I asked.
"Because you're usually the one talking until you can't talk anymore," he said, "Now what's wrong?"
"I said that nothing was wrong," I said, "But you know what?"
"What?" he asked.
"Your hair is really soft," I said, trying hard not to laugh.
"What?! When did you-?!" he asked, his black eyes were now very wide and if I wasn't mistaken, there was slight color in his cheeks.
"When you were asleep, duh," I answered, "But you looked really cute with your hair up in a million different hair ties. I would have taken a picture if I could have!"
"And I'd burn up all the evidence of it!"
"Nope, I'd have made a million copies of it first."
"Then I'd destroy all the copies!"
"Not until I sent them out to everyone I knew, five copies to each person!"
"Oh, and I suppose you know that many people?"
"Yes, and then they'd see it. What would you do then, huh?"
"…I'd kill the people you sent them to."
"Really? Hmm…then I suppose I would have sent a couple dozen to Itachi and the Akatsuki!"
"If you did that, I'd kill you."
"Aww really? Well, at least I would have had a good laugh before dying."
"You're impossible, did you know that?" he asked.
"Yep!" I said grinning. Then there was this weird silence. It wasn't really awkward or anything, just…weird.
Slowly I started hearing animals and normal creature noises…at least I hoped they were normal…
I sighed, "I'm so bored!" I exclaimed, "All we are is walking around with no damn destination! It's aggravating!"
"We've got a destination," Sasuke said, "It's just unknown to us."
Again, I sighed, "But I'd at least like to know where we're going," I said, "Hey, what happened to all the people in the hideout thing?"
Sasuke tried not to look annoyed, but it was failing, "They probably went to the other one! Jeez, come to the conclusion on your own!" he exclaimed.
"Now, now, no fighting," Orochimaru said mockingly from the front.
Stupid gay guy and his nerdy henchman…
"Hey Sasuke?" I asked.
"Hn," was his response…
"Can we have a race?" I asked and pointed to a tree straight in front…well it was really big…I don't care if we were surrounded by huge trees! "To that tree right there?"
"No," he said.
"Please?" I asked.
"No."
"Please?"
"No."
"PLEASE?!" I asked loudly.
"FINE!" he yelled, "God, you are SO annoying!"
I grinned. At least it got me what I wanted… "Ok, and if you don't…I swear I'll get back at you…you know what I can do!" I warned him, "On your marks. Get set. GO!"
And we were actually both running. It was amazing!
"Hey! What are you two doing?" Kabuto yelled after us.
I just turned my head to stick my tongue out at him. It just so happened that that little turn of the head made me trip over something I obviously didn't see, sending me spiraling to the ground.
"Owwww," I moaned, my head now planted in a lovely pile of dirt, "This doesn't taste good…"
"Taste?" Sasuke asked from nearby, "You fell like THAT and you're disgusted by how the ground tastes?"
"Yes," I said, "Now would you be so kind as to help me up?"
"No," he said, "You got yourself into that mess, pick yourself up."
"You're so mean," I said and rolled over. I glared at the sky as I could just imagine my face full of dirt. Slowly, I got up on my feet.
"See, that wasn't so hard," Sasuke said, his voice still monotone but I sensed a bit of sarcasm.
"Bleh," I said, spitting out a mouthful of dirt. I took one step and winced.
Out of the corner of my eye I saw him roll his eyes, "Miya, you're bleeding," he said.
"Really? Where?" I asked, checking my arms and my legs.
"Just above your eye," he said, "You should go get that looked at."
"Now what have we learned from this?"
"Not to fight back?"
"Miya…"
I sighed, "Watch where the hell I'm running, I know," I said, "Now can you get him to let me go?"
Kabuto smirked and said, "You'd have to ask him that. I don't control him."
Sasuke was standing right next to the nerdy, silver-haired guy. By the glint in his eye, I could tell he was amused.
"Of course," Orochimaru said and let go of my arms. For a flimsy looking guy, he sure had a strong grip.
Ok, now to go find some body of water to go drown myself in…
"Come on," Sasuke said, "We're not going to wait here forever."
I gave him a look between a smile and a glare, "I'll take all the time I need," I said but got up nonetheless.
Sighing deeply, I decided to be quiet as we walked. Oh look, there's a squirrel…oh there's another one! Whoa, that is one huge bug…um, bye-bye Mr. Buggy, you just got eated…Yes, 'eated' is a word! Good job birdy…
"I'm booooored," I said again, "Hey Sasuke, will you do whatever I say so long as I'm quiet?"
"No," was his answer. He obviously didn't like talking to me.
"You know, if you continue to talk I just might have to kill you," Kabuto said.
"Yeah, yeah," I said, waving my hand like it didn't matter. Of course, that's exactly what they were planning…
"No, I'm serious," Kabuto said, glaring at me.
"Uh-huh, you try that and I'll just blow you all up," I said, smiling sweetly.
"We'll see," Orochimaru said quietly, "We'll see."
"Will you give me a piggy bank ride?"
"No."
"But I'm tired!"
"Deal with it."
"But we're not gonna stop for a break for a while!"
"So?"
"I'M TIRED!"
"Shut up…"
"No."
"You're giving us all a headache."
"Then I'll whine all I want!"
"You're being a brat."
"And you're being self-centered."
"Brat."
"Self-centered."
"Loser."
"No fun."
"Idiot."
"Stupid-head."
"Bitch."
"Asshole."
"…"
"What?"
"I don't think I've heard you cuss so freely before," Sasuke said, staring straight ahead, a completely bored look plastered on his face.
I stopped walking and sat down.
"What are you doing?" he asked.
"Taking a break," I answered, "And I'm not budging until I get my rest."
"They're leaving," he said, "They don't even notice we're not following anymore."
"Ok," I said.
"You're fine with not knowing where you are?" he asked.
"Yep," I answered, "We're ninja, after all. We can survive in a forest and track people if we need to."
"Are you sure you want to be in a forest all by yourself?" he asked.
"Yeah," I said, "If you're worried, you can go on ahead."
"And if a bear attacks?" he asked.
"I'll climb a tree."
"They can climb trees."
"Really?! Wow…then I'll just outrun it."
"And if robbers come?"
"Then I'll blow them all up."
"You're a loser."
"And you're a butthead. Now go to you wonderful gay teacher and his nerdy accomplice."
"He's not gay…"
"But you admit Kabuto's nerdy?"
"You're trying to get me to say something I'll regret, aren't you?"
"And yet you don't deny it! Ha! I knew it."
"You're such an idiot…"
"And you're a freak."
"…Just get on."
"What?" I asked.
His black eyes narrowed, "Get on so we won't fall behind," he said and crouched down to the height I was sitting.
"Uhh…I was kidding you know. I can rest right here," I said.
"Get on!" he said.
"No! I said I was going to rest right here! Honestly, I just wanted to see if you'd do it or not, but you didn't," I said.
He glared at me and picked me up, just like I sat.
"You are so impossible!" he said as he started to run in the direction the two evil guys had gone.
I smiled, trying to ignore the sudden warmth in my cheeks, "I know," I said.
After a while, he slowed down to a walk, "See? Now we don't even know where they went," he said.
"It's not such a bad thing," I said, "Who wants to be with them anyways? They just plot the deaths of others…"
"They can get me stronger," he said, "Now hop on my back, it's easier for me to carry you."
"It felt just a TAD awkward for you to be running while carrying me like that," I said and did as he asked, otherwise he'd do something else…
Every now and then I'd blow in his ear.
"Stop that!" he said, "I'm using both arms to support you! I can't scratch myself!"
I pouted slightly, even though he couldn't see it, "Fine then," I said and bit his ear instead.
"What the hell?!" he yelled and now there was a serious blush on his cheeks.
"Awww does Sasuke like it?" I asked. Of course, technically when you bite a person's ear, it's supposed to be slow and seductive. But then again, I wasn't trying to seduce him but just annoy him for my own amusement…
"No, now quit it!" he said but was unable to completely get rid of the blush.
Eventually we had to stop so he'd get some rest. I took that time to get off of him.
"Thanks for carrying me all this time," I said, "I didn't really think you'd do it…"
"It's nothing," he said, taking in deep breaths to try and lower his heart rate.
I half-smiled and sat next to him. It took me a while to gather enough courage to do so, but I managed to put an arm around him in a sideways hug, "Seriously though," I said, "Thanks." And I kissed his cheek.
Almost instantly after I kissed him, a blush rose up on his cheeks again and he turned away mumbling something.
"What'd you say?" I asked him, grinning.
"Nothing," he said, still not facing me.
I was still grinning like crazy, "Awww did Sasuke blush? THE Sasuke blushed?! Oh my gosh, I can't believe it! He really, truly blushed! It's just so-"
Soon I found myself being pinned to the ground. We had been sitting down before, otherwise I'd have found myself pinned to a tree instead.
"Quit it," he said, lowly.
"-cute," I finished my sentence before I found myself in this…odd pose…
He just glared at me.
"Aw come on! We're in a damn FOREST for pete's sake!" I yelled, "Who the hell's gonna tease you about blushing?! Well, beside me of course."
"I don't like being teased," Sasuke said.
I rolled my eyes, "Would you get off of me? Unless you plan on keeping my like this forever…" I said.
He glared and got up.
"What's with you? You're acting all 'I-hate-the-world' again! It's annoying, you're sudden mood swings," I said and started walking away.
He came after me, "You're talking about annoying?! WHAT ABOUT YOU?!" he practically screamed.
"Oh, so NOW you decide to start yelling? When you realize that NO ONE is around?!" I asked, "Jeez, and you call ME a loser…"
"Miya…" he said lowly.
"Hi, my name is Sasuke Uchiha and I love to make other people's lives a living hell just because my life seems to be worse than theirs. I don't care for anyone else's feelings or opinions; in fact, they could die for all I care!"
"Miya…"
"Oh, just like Naruto for instance. I just told him I needed to get stronger and when he didn't leave me alone about it, I left him half conscious on a cliff near a river that could easily flood over since it started to rain."
"Shut up, Miya…"
"I'm a self-centered little crybaby who is angry with my older brother. Of course I'm gonna be pissed that he killed my clan, but I have to act cold and superior to everyone because somehow, it has to do with killing him someday. I can't have any friends or have anyone close to me because I need to kill my brother."
"Miya! The reason I don't have anyone close to me is because I fear for their lives! My brother hates me and kills everyone close to me! Don't you get it?!"
"Oooh my hair is so flippy!"
"…what?"
"It's all blue and…flippy!"
"Miya, what the hell."
"You know, it's gotten sorta dirty after all this…I need a bath."
"Are you ok?"
"You know what?"
"What?"
"Blue ducks would be awesome…"
"MIYA! I'M TRYING TO TALK TO YOU!!"
"Ah there you two are…" Kabuto's voice rang out and he jumped down from a tree, "We were wondering where you two went."
"I got tired and decided to take a break," I said, "Then we tried following you guys but ended up getting in a fight."
"Which we still haven't settled," Sasuke said, glaring at me.
"Ah yes, where were we?" I asked, picked up a stick, and started whacking him with it, "STOP BEING A RETARD!"
"WHAT THE HELL, MIYA?!" Sasuke yelled and tried to block all my hits, "And you say I have mood swings?!"
"Break it up!" Kabuto said, after he had stood there stunned for a while, "Jeez, you two are SUCH a weird pair…"
"Kabuto, what is taking so long?" Orochimaru asked, jumping down from a tree just like his accomplice had.
"They got into a fight…and are freaking out," he answered and pointed to us.
"Well I'm not the one going around, giving people rides, yelling at them, being nice all of a sudden and then glaring at them!" I screamed at him, "You are such an asshole!"
"Sasuke," Orochimaru said, "Come with me. Kabuto, restrain her before she does anything she'll regret later on."
All I remembered from there was Kabuto pinning me to the ground and pouring something down my throat.
When I finally came to, my head was spinning. The first person I saw was Sasuke.
"Oooh what happened?" I asked, clutching my head.
He had a glare set on his face, "We got in a fight and Kabuto knocked you out with sake…" he answered, "Apparently he just wanted to get you a bit…loopy, but you didn't take the alcohol too well."
I blinked a couple of times to keep him in focus, "You know what?" I asked.
"What?"
"You…"
"What about me?"
"You…"
"What?"
I hiccupped softly, "You…"
"What?!"
"You…are a sexy duck."
" . . . "
"A very, very, very sexy duck…the sexiest I've seen so far…"
"And I'm a duck…how?"
"Let's shave their heads while they sleep!"
"Huh?"
"That faggy gay guy and his geek-nerd apprentice."
"Oh…no."
"Ha! So you know who I'm talking about! Yes, let's shave their heads while they sleep!"
"They'll notice something's up."
"So? We can at least try! Give nerdy there a Mohawk and gay dude a trim and pigtails!"
"How about no."
"Poopy-head, you're no fun."
"Go to sleep, you're obviously drunk…"
"Do you sell ice cream?"
"What? No."
"Why not? They're goooooooood…"
"Go to sleep."
"Fluffy buttons…"
"Sleep!"
"Hey, bubba?"
I heard him sigh, "What?"
"I love you."
When I woke up, I had a splitting headache and everything was moving.
"What the…?"
"Yeah…" Sasuke said and I realized he was carrying me on his back again.
"Why are you carrying me?" I asked.
"It was either me or Orochimaru. Kabuto's carrying supplies," he said.
"Oh, never mind then," I said and let him carry me. For some reason, I couldn't remember anything from last night…
As my head cleared, I realized I needed to make a plan before they made me kill someone...
"Hey Sasuke?"
"What?"
"I need to go to the bathroom."
"Now?"
"Yes."
"Fine," he said and let me down, "I'll go tell them."
I disappeared off into the forest without any clue as to where to go. I just kept walking. Eventually when I thought I was far enough from them, I started to run.
I stopped abruptly when I nearly went over a cliff.
"Ok, obviously not this way…" I muttered to myself and turned, about to run, when someone stopped me.
"And where do you think you're going?" Kabuto asked, smirking at me.
"Oh, hello," I said, "Proud that you stalked and caught me? If so, I must say, bravo."
His smirk fell from his face and glare replaced it, "Now why would you run away like that?" he asked.
"Because I know your little plan," I said.
"Oh really?" he asked, "Do explain."
"About killing me to kill others, smart one. And you're going to make me use my newfound technique," I answered.
His eyes narrowed even further, "So you know how Konoha's going to fall…Well then, there's nothing you can do now. You have to come with us. You're trapped, see?" he said and pointed behind me.
I turned my head to look at the cliff I already knew was there. That was my bad move as he hit me over the head and I fell unconscious yet again.
"Damn it, why do I always wake with a headache?"
"Good morning," Sasuke said, smirking slightly. At least he was showing old emotions…Although, he wouldn't do it when near Orochimaru or Kabuto…
Then suddenly everything came back to me, "Sasuke! You have to get away from here quick!" I said in a low whisper.
"What? Why?" he asked, looking really confused.
"Just trust me! You have to get out of here! Let me down!" I said and started to struggle.
"Ok, ok!" he said and let me down, "Now explain."
"There isn't any time! Don't you see? We're really close to Konoha!" I whispered.
He looked around intently, "I was so deep in thought, I didn't even notice! I'm such an idiot to let my guard down…" he said.
"Yeah, yeah, be annoyed with yourself later. Right now you have to get at least 500 yards away from here!" I said, my stomach twisting with the thought of what I was about to do.
"Why aren't you explaining anything?" he asked.
"Because there isn't any time!" I snapped impatiently, "Now go!"
"Explain first!" he said stubbornly.
I rolled my eyes but quickly made a clone of myself, "Here, it'll explain on the way," I said, "They shouldn't notice you're gone until later. And if they notice earlier than I expect, I'll say you're going to the bathroom."
He nodded, feeling the urgency in my voice, and left with my clone. I sighed as I watched him disappear.
"Bye, Sasuke," I said quietly, smiling sadly.
Now time for the action. I darted to the side and hid behind a tree. Quickly, I made a clone of myself to follow the two adults. They'll most likely figure it out since neither of them were retarded…
Slowly, I made hand seals and mumbled animals from the zodiac. Again, very slowly, the markings that covered my skin started to glow black.
With Sasuke and the clone…
"Wait, so Orochimaru and Kabuto are going to try and kill you?" Sasuke asked Miya's clone for the thousandth time.
"Yes," it said impatiently, "I've got this bloodline limit where I can blow up anything. But I've got to train a lot to be able to blow up anything at all."
"But how would they kill you by sending you into Konoha?" he asked.
"I'd be taken into the Hokage's office for questioning or somewhere real close to the center. And then…I've got a substitution technique where…I blow myself up. That is the best explosion I can possibly make. Also the biggest. That's how my family died. They were sent into the battlefield to blow themselves up and kill thousands of enemies," it explained.
"And so what are you planning?" he asked.
"I'm planning on doing that technique, but before they enter Konoha. That should put a damper on their plans! You see, once the technique it completed, you can't escape fast enough without injury or death. That's how they thought they'd kill me. I wouldn't be able to avoid my own killer technique," it said.
"But…if you're going to use that technique, wouldn't that mean you won't be able to escape anyways?" he asked, slowly catching on, "You're going to kill yourself?"
Miya's clone smiled sadly at him, "But this time I'm not trying to escape my past or my life. I'm going to die fighting for something good," it said, "And that's what matters most to me, now."
"Wait, why can't you just run away from them or something?" he asked.
"I tried and I failed," it said and then froze, "But I think my time is just about up. The explosion is going to happen soon. Bye Sasu-"
And then it was gone in a 'poof'.
Sasuke's eyes widened and he stood up, "Damn it," he said and started running back in the direction he had come from.
Back to normal…
Jumping through the forest sure is fun! Ok, if there was even the slightest chance I would live, I was gonna take it! Maybe I'll make it in time…
It should be starting to glow just about now. Any minute now and the clone I sent after the two disturbing guys would explode. Then KABOOM! They go poof. Well, I'd hope so anyways.
There was a brilliant white light behind me as I jumped and suddenly I was swept forward. I shut my eyes for the pain of being slamming into and being hit by trees, branches and other things…
When I opened my eyes again, I was laying on the ground staring up at the sky as things overhead flew past. Somehow, I had flown straight into a ditch.
I had a hard time hearing now, as the explosion had been pretty darn loud. I struggled to get up but started to make my way towards the trees still standing.
Slowly I sat down behind a huge one that refused to budge from its place. After a quick breather, I stood up again and realized that the explosion had passed.
Tears were now streaming down my dirt covered face. I had survived…
"I'm sorry Sasuke," I whispered, "But it's better if you think I'm dead…"
I couldn't break down into sobs in case someone found me. I was supposed to be dead, after all…
"No it's not," came a voice and suddenly I was hugged from behind, "Because…because…I love you too."
My eyes widened as I was turned around to face him. And he kissed me gently, despite the tears and blood running down my face.
"Don't you EVER do that again," Sasuke said, "Or I swear…"
"You swear you'll do what?" I asked tauntingly.
"Damn it…" he said, "Nevermind…"
"See? It isn't so hard," I said, smiling slightly.
He only gave me a small glare.
I hugged him, closing my eyes, "You're so funny…But I love you all the same…" I said.
And now we could only wait for what happened next. I doubt Orochimaru and Kabuto died in that explosion. But they were definitely injured and so wouldn't come after us right away. Most definitely…
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-Jen-