Olivia's POV:

I sat comfortably on the shoulders of Tobi. I had gotten tired and Tobi had offered to carry me. I absently played with the tips of his spiky black hair as we walked along the dirt road. Deidara and Sasory were behind us being quiet, to quiet. I looked back at them, and saw them simply walking side by side. "What, un?" Deidara snapped after I had been staring at him for several minuets. "Nothing, you were just a bit to quiet that's all."

"Hn, whatever…" We lapsed back into scilence as I turned back to face the road. "Is Livie-chan alright?" Tobi asked poking my leg. I smiled down at Tobi "Yes, Livie-chan is fine" I patted his head reassuringly "Why do you ask?" Tobi looked up "Livie-chan seems quieter than when she was with her friends…"

"Hmm…I gues it's just al little odd without Ivan freaking out all the time next to one of us"

"Aww…It's ok! Tobi will-"

"WAIT SHH!!" We both looked back at Deidara who had suddenly stopped. "What are you- EH!? TOBI WHAT THE HELL!" Tobi had suddenly taken me off his shoulders and placed me behind him "what's going on?" I asked poking my head from behind Tobi's back. "Someone's coming quickly," Tobi whispered. I slowly moved back behind Tobi as soon as I could hear something approaching. "Is it just me or does that sound like sand?" I asked, no one moved. "Wait I know what it is!" I sat running out in front of Tobi. "No! Livie-chan don't!" but it was to late; just at that point Ivan had crashed through the bushes caring a giant gourd in his arms. "Hey Iv-"

"CAN'T TALK NOW GOTTA RUN!" he screamed as he ran across the trail into the bushes once again. I looked at him confused until the sound of moving sand increased. At that point a HUGE mass of sand exploded into the small opening where we were all standing. The sand cleared briefly and showed a small figure. Oh god… I thought as the figure appeared more clearly. "IT'S A COON!!" I screamed in and Australian /British accent as Gaara appeared in the clearing. And he looked PISSED. "COME CHILD FOLLOW ME THROUGH THE FOREST LIKE TWO MAJESTIC GAZZELS!!!" Ivan yelled at Gaara as he kept running. Gaara turned to where Ivan had disappeared, glared, and then followed him in a cloud of sand. "Well that happened…" I said turning to Tobi and Deidara, who were standing awkwardly behind me. A moment later I heard rustling in the bushes and Temari and Kankuro came crashing through in the clearing. We all stared at each other. "Who the hell are you?" Kankuro asked. "Who am I? Who am I!?" I threw up my hand scaring them both for a moment before simply staring innocently. "You know I don't really know any more…" they both relaxed a great deal and smiled. "So what do they call you then?" Temari asked. "Oh my friends call me Livie, you can too." I smiled at them. "Livie? What the hell does that mean?"

"Well it's just my nickname for Olivia which means 'olive tree' I think."

"Oh."

"Yeah…" we all stood awkwardly for a moment. "So why are you here alone?" Kankuro asked breaking the silence. "Alone? No I'm here with-" I turned to point out Tobi and Deidara but they were both gone "- no one. Never mind they left me."

"Hey why don't you come with us then!?" Temari exclaimed exited. "No Temari! You just want another girl around, and that's NOT happening! Besides what would Gaara do?"

"What would I do about what?" a cold voice asked from the shadows. Temari and Kankuro both jumped, but I remained calm. "Uh-h that if that girl was going to come with us…?" Temari stuttered. Gaara turned to me briefly "Where are you going?"

"Well let's see…The people who were supposed to be watching me disappeared, and all my friends are MIA…so I think any where's good for me at this point!" I said a bit too cheerfully. "What's 'MIA'?" Kankuro asked. "Missing In Action retard." Temari said smacking him upside the head. "We're on our way to Kohna for the Chunnin exams, why don't you come with us there?" she continued. "Sure, I'd be happy to!"

"Great!" Temari came over and slung an arm around my shoulders "I'm Temari by the way, that's Kankuro and Gaara."

"Cool, nice to meet you all" I already knew who they all were, but I had to at least play the part. We all walked along the forest, I got along with Temari and Kankuro fine but Gaara refused to do anything but walk. By the time we set up camp it was already dark. "So, Livie where you from?" Kankuro asked as we sat by a fire. "From a magical land in a small valley surrounded by haters. It's pretty amazing."

"Haters?"

"People who don't really like me or my friends, we all call them Haters."

"Nice."

"I know it's pretty cool."

"Wait? Does anyone hear that?" Temari interrupted. We all stopped and listened, someone was coming our way. I turned in one direction and they all turned in another. I was suddenly picked up from behind by a random person screaming "TAAAAACOOOOSSSSSS!!!"

"IVAAAAAAAAAAN!!!" I screamed back trying to turn around and hug him. It didn't really work. I van set me down and I glommed him in a semi bear hug. "Wait? You know him?" Kankuro asked a bit confused. "Of cores I do! This is Ivan, and he is a majestic Gazelle!" me and Ivan both posed epically. "But I thought Gaara killed him!?" Temari asked. "Yah, I thought that too, he ripped off my arms, my legs, ripped off my face, and scalped me. But I got better!" Ivan added the last part as if it were nothing. "Wait…? When did this happen?" I asked. "Oh about 10 minuets ago!"

"Wow. Just wow." I shook my head. "That's what happens when your awesome like that!" Ivan gave cheesy thumbs up, one unfortunately similar to Rock Lee and his instructor. "Oh god Ivan! Your turning into a spandex native!"

"WHAT!? NOOO! I DON'T WANT TO BE BOUND TO THEIR CRAZY RELIGON!!"

"Wait a second what the hell are you talking about!!!" Kankuro yelled breaking up our small exchange. "People you'll probably meet soon. Unfoutuatly." I said with a (-_-) face. "Right then. Well I say it's about time to sleep, but you do what you want." Temari put in as she set up her mat. I yawned and did the same, setting up next to Kankuro and Ivan. Soon every one fell asleep, myself included. Or so we thought…