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Thought or Telepathic communication

"Speech"

Kyuubi

Warnings: I don't and never shall own Naruto. (If I did… Oh the things I would do with… I mean to… Well you get the idea…) Rated "M" for Adult situations and themes.

Chapter 55: The Mice Will Play

Myra led the way towards the club. Sakura and Sephie stayed a step behind her. The Ravenheart girl walked like she was on a cat walk, head held high and a confident, yet devious, grin on her face. Though there was a long line to get into the club, Myra bypassed the line and sauntered up to the front, closing her eyes and opening them again. There were some protests from the crowd that was in the line and a few glares from other women that had apparently tried the same tactic. The bouncer looked at Myra square in the eyes. His face went blank for a moment and he stepped aside to let the three pass through the doors.

Myra stopped just inside the doors and looked around at the dark club. Sephie came up behind her. "You know, I always wondered how we could get into any club we wanted to. Now that I know your little secret, it makes sense."

"Ha… Do me a favor? Don't tell my dad that I've been using genjutsu to sneak us into clubs. He'll probably kill me… or worse… Ground me again." Myra laughed.

"Do you think it was a good idea to use your sharingan to get into the club?" Sakura was clinging to Myra. Sakura was feeling out of place and unsure of her surroundings.

"Don't worry about it Pinky. We are here to have fun, mix with the peasantry, and dance until we drop. Or at least that's the plan for now. Should Naruto remember that he has a CELL phone, figure out how to use it, and decode my message, the plan may change to something even more… interesting." Myra giggled impishly.

"I say we find a table." Sephie pointed towards the back of the club.

"Good idea." Myra continued to walk further into the club. There were heads turning as the group walked. Sephie and Myra paid no attention to the turning heads and strange whispers. Sakura was beginning to become self conscious as they got to an empty table. The three sat down and staked claim on the table. Sephie nodded to Myra and got up. Myra was casually looking at the layout of the club, taking note of all the exits, entrances, and other things that she found useful should a fight break out.

Though there really wasn't anyone in the club that could pose a threat, that she could tell, Myra could tell there was a group of guys that had been watching the three since they walked in the door. There were four or five that she could count at the table. Some sort of gang of guys that never made it as ninja. She would keep her senses aware of them, but unless they made a move, she wasn't going to do anything about them.

Sakura was doing the same, but was a little distracted when she noticed their table was the topic of much conversation. "Myra…"

"Don't pay any attention to them. Let them think what they want to think. They know we aren't regulars, but we waltzed in here like we are. So they are confused by who we must be. Let them gossip." Myra shrugged.

Sephie came back with drinks. "Here we are… Soda's all around." She sat down.

"So now what?" Sakura asked.

"We have a little fun." Myra smiled and wiggled her eyebrows up and down.

Just then, a man walked up behind Myra. "Excuse me ladies…"

Sephie shot a disapproving look at Myra. Sakura had an odd, but polite smile on her face. Myra just smiled back at Sephie, then turned her smile to the tall, dark, and good looking guy. Myra nearly fell out of her chair, but kept her composure. There was a moment that Myra wanted to burst out into hysterical fits of laughter, but fought back the urge. "Hi there."

The man was well built, but there was something he lacked. Myra couldn't put her finger on it. He was dressed in a skin tight black muscle shirt and tight white pants. There was a spiral tattoo on his right shoulder that was obviously a fake. "I am Gakuya." He said confidently. "I'm an ANBU Captain, here undercover for an important mission."

Sakura was about to say something. "Ow…"

Myra had kicked Sakura under the table. "Really now… Sounds dangerous." Myra became interested. "What kind of mission?"

Gakuya looked around the club. "I could loose my life, just for talking to you."

Sephie was leaning over her soda and staring at Gakuya with a dreamy look in her eyes. "Well then you better not talk to us. I wouldn't want you getting hurt over us."

Sakura finally understood what Myra and Sephie were doing. He was a fraud. Gakuya was just trying to impress them. Sakura's demeanor shifted slightly. She was still very unsure of herself, but she was going to give it her best shot. "The last thing I want on my conscious is one of Konoha's finest being killed because of me."

Myra smiled very wide. Sakura had caught on and spoken brilliantly. Gakuya had puffed himself up to make him self look very important. "I plan on being very careful." He looked at Myra seriously. "But I am going to need your help if my mission is to succeed."

The Ravenheart girl raised a curious eyebrow. "And how exactly can I help you? I'm just a girl at a club, trying to enjoy my evening with my three friends. We came as a group." Myra smiled wickedly. "We leave as a group." Her voice was sickly seductive.

Sephie smiled brightly. "We do everything as a group."

Sakura matched Myra's wicked smile. "Do you think you can handle all three of us at once?"

Gakuya grinned a mile wide and sat on a chair backwards leaning on the table next to Myra. "This must be my lucky day."

"I'm sure it is." Myra smirked. "Hey Pinky… You think Gai-sensei would know him?"

"Or maybe Kurenai-sensei…" Sakura nodded.

Gakuya's face faltered slightly and he tried to recover. "Sure, I know them."

Sephie smiled. "Aren't they some of the best ANBU instructors?"

Gakuya kept his smirk. "They taught me everything I know."

Sakura and Myra just glanced between them. Sakura shook her head and Myra just sighed.

The man nodded his head and made some clicking noises with his tongue. "You knew I wasn't ANBU."

"Ah… Yeah." Sakura scoffed.

Myra pointed to the fake tattoo and whispered to him. "It's on the wrong shoulder."

Sephie smiled and shrugged. "I honestly didn't know and I didn't care."

"You guys played me." He stood up.

"Like a fiddle." Myra started to laugh.

Gakuya turned his back on the girls and walked off for parts unknown. The three burst in to hysterical fits of laughter.

"That. Was. Brilliant!" Myra said as she came up for air after laughing so hard.

Sephie nodded. She hadn't stopped laughing yet.

Sakura whipped a tear from her eye. "Is that something that happens often?"

"You mean the guys trying to be something their not to impress a pretty girl? ALL the time." Sephie had finally stopped laughing.

"I say we hit the dance floor for a little while. After that we have another round of drinks." Myra stood up.

"I-I-I'm not a very good dancer." Sakura looked horrified.

Sephie gave Sakura a happy smile. "Don't sweat it Sakura… It's dark and no one will notice."

"Just get on the dance floor and shake your tail feathers." Myra stood up. "Just stay close to me and Seph, mimic what we do and just relax and have fun."

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It had been about thirty minutes when Myra pulled Sephie and Sakura off the dance floor. She glanced towards to doors of the club. "Well, well, well… It looks like we're going to have company."

"What's the plan boss?" Sephie grinned.

"Shouldn't we go meet them?" Sakura gave the other two a weak smile.

Myra thought about that. "We could, but what would be the fun in that?" She smirked.

"Hello pretties. Are you new here?" The voice was low and menacing. The hair on Myra's neck stood straight up and not in a good way. Sephie and Sakura both scowled at the man standing behind Myra. The Ravenheart girl took a quick breath to calm her nerves.

Myra turned. "Yes, this is our first time to THIS club." Sakura and Sephie nodded.

The man was about a head taller than Myra, stormy grey eyes, and dressed in all black. It seemed to be the theme of the gang Myra had spotted earlier. "Is that so? Well then you should know that it is policy for new comers to greet the Boss."

Sakura glared at the man. "Is that a policy for all new comers, or just the pretty ones?"

"Spunky aren't we? That kind of attitude will get you hurt Red. I suggest you learn to hold your tongue." The man smirked.

Myra smiled sweetly at the man. "What if we were to just leave?"

The man grabbed Myra's arm. "It would be unfortunate for something to happen to three unescorted ladies on the way home."

Sakura had clenched her fist. Myra shot Sakura a look and Sakura backed down. Myra pulled her arm out of the man's grasp. "Then can I ask for a moment to refresh and speak to my friends. You want us to look our best for your boss, don't you?"

"That's better." The man smirked.

The three girls made a quick bee line to the woman's restroom. Myra looked around and there were no exits other than the door they entered. "DAMN…"

Sakura glowered at Myra. "Why didn't you just let me knock the guy into next week?"

"Because I didn't want you to ruin that dress." Myra paced the bathroom chewing her bottom lip. "Besides, you lop of the HEAD of the snake, not its tail."

Sephie peaked out of the restroom door. "He's still out there waiting for us."

"He isn't going anywhere. He's going to stay there until we come out. I suspect he will only give a few minutes before he comes in after us." Myra continued to pace.

"Should we be worried?" Sakura asked.

"I'm not worried about them. I'm more worried about Sephie." Myra looked at Sephie.

"Don't worry about me… I told you… I've had an awesome teacher, two of them actually." Sephie grinned.

"What?" Myra raised an eyebrow.

"Temari and I had it out one day and I punched her. She recovered quickly and Gaara had to hold her back. Gaara said something to her and she backed off. Later that evening, Temari and I had a really long talk. She made some comment that I hit like a girl. Since then she has been teaching me basic self defense. With my cheerleading and gymnastics background I learned pretty quickly." Sephie smiled.

"Remind me to kiss Temari when we get out of this." Myra hugged Sephie. "Ok, here's the plan. The boys are on their way. They should be here in a few minutes. All we have to do is play nice with these guys until the boys get here. Now that doesn't mean give in, it just means be polite. Don't tip our hand just yet. I don't want to fight unless we have to. So Pinky, curb that temper. But if a guy touches you, you have my permission to pummel him."

Sakura got a sly grin on her face. "You want the boys to rescue us."

Myra got an evil smirk. "Now why would I want to do something like that?"