Gymnastic Competition

I couldn't stop thinking about my recent encounter with Itachi. I wanted to know how he knew so much about me. Obviously, he's been following me, but for how long? That night I drifted in to a dreamless sleep, wondering how I was going to keep my promise to Itachi. I was woken up when Mika, not too gently, kicked me in the stomach.

"Wake up and get dressed, Alyxandria…" she said.

I moaned, "Give me ten minutes."

-Fifteen Minutes Later-

"Whew! I feel all nice and refreshed now!" I exclaimed.

"Oh yeah? Well, your nice and refreshed self is about five minutes late," she replies.

"Why does it even matter?"

"If you must know, we will be going to a village that's right up ahead. It's the Hidden Rain Village. We'll be getting supplies, and NOTHING ELSE!" Mika screams.

"Aw…Okay," I sigh.

So we walked for about fifteen minutes, and we finally got to the gate. The guards just looked at us, opened the gate, and let us through. Mika and I soundlessly walked in and started our search for supplies.

"Hey," I asked, "Why did the guards just let us through like that?"

"Like I said, this is the Rain Village," she said, "All of the refugees hide and lives in here. Rumor has it that the Akatsuki hideout is hidden somewhere in this village."

My eyes widen. 'The Akatsuki?' We continue to walk around the village until we find a store called Kunai and Things. When I look through the window all that I saw was a whole bunch of sharp, deadly weapons inside. Mika's eyes were shining at the sight, though.

"Um…I'll just wait for you out here, okay?" I say hesitantly.

"Yeah, okay! I don't see why though. This place is heaven!" Mika's eyes were sparkling as she said this.

She ran inside and looked at all of the deadly weapons that she wanted to buy. I looked around my surroundings and noticed a poster on a wooden pole. It was about a Gymnastic Competition that would be held today at three. I looked at a nearby clock, and it read 2:45. It was my turn for my eyes to sparkle as I read the prize. It was two thousand ryo! I ran inside of Kunai and Things, dragged out Mika, and showed her the poster.

"Please! I need to win all this Monies!" I yell.

"Fine. Let's hurry if you want to get there in time to sign up," said Mika.

We ran over there, but by the time we got there it was too late. The competition had already begun. I must have looked pretty depressed because Mika patted my shoulder. Then, I spotted the registration desk right across the street. I dragged Mika over there and halfway there, I froze. The registration people were none other than Hidan and Kakuzu. As I looked around I noticed Deidara and Sasori at the judges' table. To our left was Tobi holding up a sign, and dancing around like a maniac. 'Oh my goodness! We are in the middle of an evil Akatsuki plan.' I think to myself.

"Mika… you know that rumor about the Akatsuki having a hideout here?" I ask.

"Yeah. What about it?" she says.

"It's true. Look around," I say.

She gasps, "This is my chance! Hey! Akatsuki losers! Look over here!"

All at once they look in our direction. In a blink of an eye, they surround us. Mika's grinning like a masochist, and I look at her with my mouth agape. Obviously, she was crazy. Maybe she wants to die, I don't know, honestly.

'We are sooo dead.'