CHAPTER 7

I finished taking a bath and this time, I didn't leave my clothes outside! I've learned from experiences. I'm wearing a black mesh garment under my loose pink shirt for my top, black leggings and ninja shoes. Because I'm an akatsuki member, I have my cloak too. I don't have my forehead protector cause I'm not from any village. My hair was down.

When I came out of the bathroom, I didn't saw Sasori so I got my things and went to his room. "Danna, I'm done". I knocked. He opened up and I saw him ready. We headed outside the base but stayed for awhile to make a plan. Sasori spoke first:

"We're going to retrieve the Heaven and Earth scroll from the Rice Village Mseum. We're going to pose as-"

"Siblings!" I squeaked.

"Wouldn't it be much better if we were-"

"Siblings? Yes, that could be fun." I cut in.

"Sigh, fine. So you and I will be siblings." He closed his eyes. "The security in the museum is said to be tight. So…. We'll be applying as janitors." He continued.

"What?! How about you?" I asked with concern in my voice.

"I can handle that. I usually hide in Hiruko, right?" he explained.

"Sigh, okay", I smiled in relief.

After discussing some more, we headed north to the Rice Village.

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It was already dark so we camp for the night. The bonfire was already lit. Sasori was fiddling with his puppets while I was looking at him across the fire. I hugged my knees closer. Finally, he's done. "Sasori- danna?", "Hm?", he looked at me. "Can I, can I stay near you?"I asked like a little child. He looked at me warmly, "Come here". I stood up and went beside him. I didn't do anything, I just sat beside him and closed my eyes. "Good night danna" I sighed. "Hn".

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The next morning, we started walking again. All along, he was inside Hiruko. After a few hours, at last, we're at the gates of Rice village. We were stopped by the guards.

"Hey, what's your business here?" one of the guards asked.

"Were here to find jobs for ourselves sir, he's my brother. And we're from-" I was mentally blocked.

"Iwagakure" Sasori said in a bored tone.

(AUTHOR'S NOTE: He's still inside Hiruko.)

"Please surrender your weapons for inspection." The guard said as he signaled for the others to assist.

"Hai" I bowed a little, taking of my straw hat.

After the checkpoint, we went to the town to find a place to stay. We found an inn. We got a room and placed our things there. I sat on a chair while Sasori went out of Hiruko. "Sasori-danna, can we rest for awhile?" I asked while taking off my cloak. "Hn", he went on polishing his puppet again.

After we rested, I took a bath and sharpened my kunais. "Najia let's go." Sasori said as he took off his cloak revealing his red kimono."Hn" I nodded. We went to the museum and looked for the scroll. It was there enclosed inside a wooden box. I licked my lips. "Sasori-niisan, I think we should get a job in this museum", I said in a fake sweet voice. "Hn".

We went to the office and talked to the officer incharge. The old man looked at us and smiled. "What can I do to this lovely couple?" I blushed at his statement while Sasori smirked and looked at me. I answered him, "Actually, were here to apply as cleaners for the museum. And he's my err, brother"I smiled."Oh, haha! I'm sorry. You're hired! You'll be having the night shifts." He informed. I gave Sasori a look that says, "Luck has crossed our path." After a few instructions, eventually we left.

We went back to the inn. As I opened the door, Sasori closed and locked us inside. "See, we're better off as couples." He said with a smirk. "Oh, don't be so cocky danna", I said. He kissed me passionately while his hands roamed around my body. I wrapped my arms around his neck as I pulled him to bed. He pulled back as I pant for air. I rested in his chest as I covered ourselves with blanket. He kissed me again. I love you, he whispered. I love you too, I whispered back. You're mine." He said while fiddling with my hair. "Yes Sasori, I'm yours and yours only." I somehow, felt safe with him, so safe that I fell asleep in his arms.

The next day, I woke up with Sasori on my side. I can't help bit sigh. Gently, I moved his arms around my waist and his legs around mine. I'm careful not to wake him up, gentle not to make a sound. It's still 4:00 am so I took a shower. I finished drying myself and put on new clothes. I came out of the shower room only to find him still sleeping. "He sure is tired." I thought as I combed my long hair. I waited for at least 20 minutes. No waking up. I grew angry.

I started to wake him up. "Sasori, hey, wake up", I shook him. Nothing happened. I know he's awake and he's just messing with me. "Aniki, come on, you need to feed me." I sweetly said in a child-like voice, I'm good at it. His eyes shot open and looked at me, "Hmm? Nee-chan?" he playfully said as he pulled to kiss me. "Come on, nii-saaan, we need to work." I pouted as I pulled on his arm. He chuckled, "okay". We will be reporting to the museum today, though we are at the night shifts. The man was stupid enough to be fooled. Heh, geezer.

I waited for Sasori to finish shower as I cooked the breakfast. At last we left the inn and headed to the museum. We already talked about how we are going to get the scroll. All we need is to wait till midnight. We arrived at the museum and the old man was there to meet us. "Okay, you two can start working this 9 pm. Understood? The cleaning materials are in that room." The man said. "Hai" we nodded and left.

We already set all up. We had transferred our things outside the village so we can escape immediately without any hassle.

At last, it's already 9 pm. We hurried to the museum and pretended to clean The old amn left the keys to us. He's so fuckin' stupid. When all the employees left, we started to do our stuff. Sasori has killed all the guards while I already got the scroll. After we finished ransacking the whole museum, we dispelled the disguising jutsu and fled the village.

After a few days, we arrived at the akatsuki hideout. Sasori immediately reported to leader's office. I, went to my room to rest.

= SASORI AND PEIN'S POV=

S: Pein-sama, we retrieved the Heaven and Earth scroll.

P: Very well. Mission accomplished. Oh, by the way Sasori.

S: What is it?

P: I'm assigning you into a mission with Deidara and Tobi.

S: What mission?

P: You are to capture the three-tailed beast.

S: Is Najia with us?

P: No, it's much too dangerous. She's just finished her training.

S: I see (frowns)

P: Dismissed.

Sasori walked out of the room and went to Najia's room.

= BACK TO NAJIA's ROOM=

I saw Sasori getting inside my room. "Najia, we got a mission. I'm afraid you cannot come with us." He informed calmly. "This might be my chance" I thought. "It might last for a week." He continued. "Sweet" I smiled to myself. "Is that so", I painted a sad face. "Just stay here, understand?" he told him. "Sure, I'll be here." I faked a smile. "Try to escape and you'll pay." He threatened. "Yeah, whatever" I carefully chose my words so he won't suspect. "Hn". I gave him my last kiss and he returned it. "Goodbye danna. Please take care." I said while waving and smiling like a small kid. He turned around and walked away.

After they left, I spent all day inside my room preparing for my sweet escape. I packe a set of kunais, a set of shurikens, a pack of senbon needles, money (hehe can't lose that), 3 scrolls just in case, a small med kit and a comb. I secretly bought a sword in the market when Sasori's not looking. Hell yeah, I brought it too. I've finished packing. Somehow, I've earned Akatsuki's trust and they won't even bother to warn me every time I went outside the base. And also, some of the members are out too. I think Itachi, Kisame, Pein and Konanare the only ones left. And trust me, they don't even go out of their rooms. But to be sure, I'll need to transfer my things little by little outside. I just need to get out of this hell hole and I'm free! I got my bag pack and carefully went outside and looked if someone's around. None. I stealthily slipped from corner to corner and chose the fastest way to the exit. Then finally, I'm out! I quickly slipped to the bushes where I hid the rest of my things.

I ran to the forest and because I'm so smart, I brought male clothes for disguise. I cut my waist-length hair into shoulder-length. That was a sacrifice, I grieved for my hair. But then, I wrapped bandages around my breast area. But it's still obvious so, I wore a shirt then a yukata. I wore cargo pants and ninja shoes. I combed my hair and put on a bonnet. I looked at my mirror to see if I already look like a guy. Man, I look like a GAY. But never mind, I checked my things. A bag pack and a belt bag..good. I started to jump from tree to tree. I sped up my pace. I didn't stop at the nearest village, they might find me there. I sped up faster coz I don't want to spend the night at the forest. It was already noon so I stopped at the next village to eat. After eating I started to travel again. I found another village and I think it's already 7 villages away from the akatsuki base. "Maybe I'll stop here", I thought. I kept my akatsuki cloak coz it might cause some issues.

As I entered the village, the guard inspected me first. After that he let me in. I stopped to ask for a few questions. Mister, what do you call this village?" The guard answered"Oh, this is Hidden Village of Flowers". I was amazed. "Flowers, huh?" I thought. "Uh, mister, where can I go to find a job?"I raised question again. "Do you want to be a ninja here?" he asked. "Uh, no" I answered while shaking my head. "Well, you can find stores and shops along the way. You can ask for vacant" he suggested. "Uh, thank you sir!" I bowed. The guard laughed. "You're welcome, young boy." WTF!? He thought I was a boy? Oh yeah, I forgot. I disguised as one, duh.

As I walked through the streets, I saw an old woman fainting. I quickly rushed to her aid. "Are you okay maam? " I asked while supporting her. "Uh... I felt so dizzy…thank you young lad." I could tell that she's not feeling well. Suddenly, an old man came running to her side. "Are you okay dear?!" the old man exclaimed. "Sir, she just fainted here. She said she was dizzy." I explained, The old man looked at me with teary eyes. "Please help my wife. Let's bring her to our house." He pleaded. "Hai! Please lead the way. The man led to their home. As we entered the house, I stopped to look at it. It was pretty huge. The old man cut through my thoughts, " This way to the bedroom" I quickly brought the old lady to the bed. "Maam, are you okay?" I asked concerned. "Yes, thank you my boy" her voice was cracked and shaky. The old man came in with some medicines. "Here take these" he let the lady took those pills. As I looked at them, I remembered my parents. I can't help but smile. I put down my things coz they're getting heavier. They shifted their gaze at me. They look at me happily and thankfully. "Thank you very much "Oh, that was heart breaking. "Oh, that's nothing. Important thing is you're safe." I assured with a smile. The old man asked. "What's your name boy?" I nearly laughed. "Oh, I'm Najia. Pleased to meet you. I bowed. "Oh, by the way, I'm Mr. Oda" the man introduced. "I'm Mrs. Oda." The lady said. "Nice to meet you too." They said happily. Wow, they're so warm to a person they barely knew. "Just call us grand ma and grand pa." they said in unison.

We were sitting in the living room. They prepared cookies and milk. Oh, I've never felt so at home before. "So, you're not from here?" Grand pa asked. "Hai, I came from Iwagakure" I lied. "Do you have a place to stay?" Grand Ma asked."Unfortunately, I don't" I replied shyly. "Oh great! You can stay here with us" Grand Ma offered. "Really? Thank you so much!" I said in gratitude. "May I ask a question?" I asked. "What is it?" the old man replied. "Are you the only person living here?" I asked. "Yes, we don't have any children nor grand children" Grand Ma answered sadly. "Oh that's okay, you're staying right?' she asked happily. "Hai" I smiled. "Oh, darling, now we can have a grandson!" Grand ma told Grand Pa. "Uhm..grand ma..grand pa.. I'm a girl." I blurted out blushing. "Oh! A granddaughter!" they laughed. I couldn't help but sweatdrop.

So, how was it?

It took so long to update coz we had so many projects for sem break….

Err….my god….* s i g h *….

Well that's all for chapter 7!!

Muah!! xoxoxox

_Choco Maribel_