Thank you to everyone who read this. I'll try to make this as enjoyable as possible. Review so you can tell me how well I'm doing or if there's something I need to fix. I'll try to make the chapters longer. Okay, this chapter will be in first person or Natalie's Point of View. It won't be third person like the first couple of chapters. Enjoy!
Chapter 5: The Base
"Don't worry about it brat. Let's get you something to eat." Sasori said with a small smile. I smiled back at the red head. He led me out the door and down a couple of turns till we reached the area where we had first entered. I saw Tobi sitting on the couch with an annoyed looking Deidara and Itachi sitting in the kitchen drinking tea.
When Deidara saw us he mouthed the words help me. It made me giggle a bit. Sasori rolled his eyes and opened the fridge to find me something to eat. I walked into the kitchen and sat in the chair next to Itachi. "Hello Mr. Itachi." I said smiling. He replied with "Hn." And then went back to drinking his tea.
"Wow, what a conversationalist." I said in my head.
I sighed and looked in the direction of Sasori. He put a sandwich on a plate down in front of me. "Thank you." I grabbed it and took a big bite out of it.
*With the Hidden Leaf*
"So, what do you have to report?" The Hokage asked.
"Oh, Lady Tsunade I have a lot of information." The unidentified ninja said smiling secretly to herself. "Well what is it? Are the Akatsuki dead?" She said getting a little too excited.
"Well that's what I thought at first but no. What I did find out is that they found a girl in the forest and they took her back to their base."
Tsunade smiled devilishly. "Tell me more about this girl." Both females laughed, though this was a serious matter they couldn't help it. "The girls name is Natalie Yomi. She looks to be about nine or ten and has mid-back brown hair and icy blue eyes. The last thing she was wearing and probably still wearing is a white sleeveless shirt with ruffles in the front and red shorts that come up a little over mid-thigh. She had shoes but not any shoes I have seen before, but they were white in color. I hope that's enough information on the girl and by that look on your face I'm sure you have an idea."
"Yes, I have a wonderful plan in mind. Now Madelyn grab the rest of your team I have an assignment for you all."
*With the Akatsuki*
I took the last bite out of my sandwich. I hopped down from my chair and put my dish in the sink. Sasori was already gone by the time I turned around. I went back to my chair next to Itachi. Even though I failed to make him talk to me earlier I tried again.
"How are you doing Mr. Itachi?" He looked directly at me and mumbled. "I'm fine." I continued to press on the conversation seeing that he did not ask me how I was doing in return. "What kind of tea are you drinking?" He sighed before answering me again. "It is Sencha tea, and shouldn't you be with Sasori right now?" He said with a blank expression.
"I couldn't find his room." I admitted. Itachi put down his tea and stood up. He began to walk away. I turned my head in confusion. "Well, come with me Natalie." I stood up hesitantly. I hurried over to him before he could disappear behind the corridor.
"Sorry." I said apologizing. "This place is really big and the turns confused me. I really didn't mean to bother you." Itachi sighed once again. "Hn." He grunted as a response and kept walking me down the hall.
We took many twists and turns to get to our destination. Itachi stopped in front of door. I stepped closer to the door. "So this is Sasori's room? Can you tell me how we got there from the kitchen?" I asked turning around, but Itachi had already left.
I knocked on the door. I waited about ten seconds before I heard an answer.
"Come in." I walked in the door a little irritated from my lack on conversation with Itachi. Sasori raised an eyebrow at my attitude. "Anti-social bitch." I mumbled under my breath. "Excuse me?" Sasori asked leaning forward to hear me more clearly. "It's nothing." I answered back.
I skipped lightly to where Sasori sat. I took another look at his puppets and smiled. "So how do you make these anyway?" I asked. When I felt his puppets faces they did not feel like any material that I have been in contact with.
"It's not important." He said.
I really didn't care anyway. "So what are we gonna do now?" Sasori gave some thought to my question. "I'll ask Pein where you will be sleeping and if there is sleeping clothes for you to wear. Do you want to come with me to ask or would you prefer to stay here?" I stood up. "I'll go with you." I said. We walked, again, through many turns. Eventually we reached Pein's office or room. Sasori gave a light knock. "Enter." We heard a dark yet familiar voice say.
We both slowly walked into the room. Sasori observed his surroundings carefully before sitting down in the chairs positioned in front of Pein's desk. I sat down next to him.
"I was curious about the sleeping arrangements for Natalie, where she will get sleep wear, and other necessities. It's late and I think that she should sleep now." He said.
Pein nodded. He signaled for Konan who was standing idly in the back. They whispered in each other's ear for a minute or two before facing us. "Natalie, Konan knows a room that you may stay in, she will give you all your necessities such as sleep wear and hygiene products such as a toothbrush, a hairbrush and other things that you might need." I gave him an ok. He dismissed Konan and I, but he told Sasori to stay behind and that he had to talk to him about something. He looked at me like he needed approval. He would have stayed anyway, why did he look at me?
Even if I was confused I still nodded and left the room with Konan.