Author's Note: I am a horrible, despicable person and you should all come over to my house and throw rocks at me. This update is so ridiculously late it's unacceptable. I am so sorry to everyone who was waiting for this chapter! Thank you for your patience! I also apologize for my writing in this chapter. It's a piece of trash...and whatever I do, I can't seem to make a long enough chapter! Dang it! Before I forget, I forgot to include Glustora in my last author's note, so thank you to her as well! Anyway, I hope you enjoy! Read on~

~Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto. It belongs to its rightful creator, Masashi Kishimoto. I wish I was him T~T. I also do not own Apple iPods or anything else mentioned that I obviously do not own.~

I ran down the stairs, debating whether I should even answer the door or not. My heart was pounding in my chest as I realized what kind of situation I was in. They could kill me anytime they wanted to and I had no way to defend myself against people like them. I hoped Amber had left the room, and then realized it was stupid not to bring her with me in the first place. I felt my eyes begin to sting with tears. I blinked them away and took in several deep breaths. Slowly opening the door, I saw my friends and forced a smile.

"Hey guys." I greeted them, trying to steady my shaking voice.

I couldn't help but think that this was the worst possible day to invite friends over.

Lily, one of my friends who I had known for almost forever, stepped forward first and gave me a big smile.

"Hey Mandy!" she said.
I returned the smile, though mine didn't match hers at the moment.

Everyone entered my house, each exchanging hellos and smiles with me.

Glustora looked me over, and I could tell just by her expression that she thought something was wrong. Her hazel orbs stared straight into my blue ones. I tried my best to keep my expression calm.

"What's the matter?" she asked, her voice tinged with worry.

I twirled a piece of dark brown hair around my finger nervously.

"Nothing, what would be wrong?" I said with a nervous smile. I chewed on my lower lip worriedly.

Gwen rolled her eyes at me. "Please. Mandy, you are the worst liar in the world." she told me. Everyone else murmured their agreements.

Suddenly, saving me from answering, I heard a thump come from upstairs. I gulped and hoped things were okay up there.

"Uh, hold that thought," I said. "I'll be right back, I swear!"

I jogged up the stairs and peeked into my room, hiding myself slightly with the door. Deidara had Tobi pinned to the floor as he was strangling him mercilessly.

"You stupid kid! Nobody insults my art! Especially some talentless fool like you!" he growled, keeping his tight hold on him.

"S-sorry, S-Senpai!" Tobi gasped out, trying to pry his hands away with no success.

The others were either watching with an amused expression or examining random things. I entered my room with caution.

"Everything okay in here?" I asked timidly.

Everyone looked my way, even Deidara, who had released his grip on Tobi and rolled off of him.

"Oh yeah, things are just fan-fucking-tastic." snapped Hidan. "Except for the fact that we're fucking LOST with no idea how to get the fuck back."

I winced slightly as his violet eyes narrowed into a glare.

"Oh, well, I'm-"

Pein cut me off.

"We're fine." he said bluntly, sending Hidan a warning glance. The silver-haired man huffed and then muttered under his breath something about damn leaders and their stupid ass rules. Kakuzu whacked him upside the head.

"Fuck, what was that for, you ancient bastard!"

"For being annoying."

"Are you shitting me Kakuzu? Come on, use some creativity, or has your mind finally shriveled up, you old fart?"

"HIDAN..."

"Okay, okay! Sorry, whatever."

"Damn straight."

I looked at them for a moment and then shrugged.

"Okay, well I just need you guys to lay low. There are some people here that I need to get rid of." I told them.

Kisame spoke up, "Hey, what's this thing?" he asked, totally off topic.

My breath hitched in my throat as he held up my iPod. I hoped to God that he wouldn't break it. That thing was my child.

"Oh, that's my iPod Touch." I replied. "It stores music and stuff."

He nodded and turned it around in his hands. The other Akatsuki members crowded around him in interest, wanting to see this weird device.

I watched them for a moment and then walked back out of my room, heading down the stairs once again. Lily, Gwen, Jenny, Glustora, Kiku, and Kitsune, my six friends who I had invited over, had all sat down on my couch and were flipping through the channels on my television. I saw Amber had joined them too, and I was thankful to see her breathing form. Lily was involved in a discussion with her.

"So, all you have to do is empty out a mayonnaise jar, fill it with vanilla pudding, and then eat it. All of it." Lily told Amber.

Amber looked at her with a very confused expression. "What? Why?"

"Just because." she replied. "You have to make sure you're in public though." Lily added with a grin.

"So, I just eat the pudding out of the jar? And you'll pay me?"

"In PUBLIC. And yes, I'll pay you."

"Alright."

"I'm back!" I said with a wave.

They all turned my way. Jenny looked up me curiously.

"What's going on up there?" she asked. Her fiery yellow eyes looked at me with suspicion. I took a deep breath.

"Okay, the thing is…I think you guys need to go..." I told them.

Before they could answer, Tobi rolled down the stairs and bombarded into the wall. He groaned and whimpered as he laid there unmoving.

"Senpai that hurt!" Tobi whined. A shoe flew down the stairs, smacking him on the head.

"That's what you get, bitch!" I heard Deidara yell down the stairs. "It's called karma, un!"

I face palmed. Great. Wonderful. Completely fabulous. Have you ever gotten that feeling where you just wanted to shoot yourself? Because that was what I felt like at that exact moment.

"Mandy, why are there cosplayers at your house?" asked Kiku.

Kitsune got up and went over to where Tobi was still groaning in pain on the ground. She poked at his mask.

"Hey, this is a damn good Tobi cosplay!" she exclaimed. "It's so realistic looking! Like he jumped right out of the manga!"

'Or the anime' I thought to myself.

I felt my hands begin to tremble. This was bad. Bad bad bad. What was I going to DO? There was absolutely no way of fixing this situation. Unless I ran away...but that would be irresponsible. Or I could just send the Akatsuki off into our world...but that would wreck havoc on the society we know today. Okay...so no solutions. I figured that things couldn't get much worse, though. I probably just screwed myself by thinking that, but oh well. I decided I better just let the cat out of the bag.

"He's not a cosplayer." I said bluntly.

Lily snorted and shook her head, her bright red ponytail flipping around in result.

"You don't say? Okay, sure. Whatever you want." she said sarcastically.

They obviously didn't believe me. Of course not. I would've thought as well that anyone who believed that characters from Naruto could end up in our world belonged in a white room wrapped up securely in a straight jacket. Honestly, I would prefer to be like that right now. It would be a heck of a lot easier.

"I'm serious." I told them. Time for drastic measures. "Guys, you can come downstairs." I called.

I heard a rumble of voices and they all made their way down the stairs and into the living room. My friends' mouths were gaping at the sight before them.

I realized, right then and there, that I hated my life.

Author's Note: If I forgot to include your OC or something like that, please let me know. Also, don't forget to review! I love reviews~