Itachi smirked excited as he got up quickly and headed to his room. He removed his cloak tossing it onto his bed without a thought as he grabbed a pair of bathing trunks. He shoved them and a towel into a bag then left his room going back to Mayu and Tobi.

((Oh yay, someone joined! ^_^))

Hidan ran into Itachi mid-way as they were both going towards the main room. "Wh- Oh, hey Itachi. Didn't realize you're back. Where'd Fish-Man go?" He looked Itachi up and down, noting the lack of his Akatsuki cloak and the bag. So it seems that the Uchiha would be joining them at the springs, too.

((yep!))

"Hey Hidan I'm not sure really I lost him after Sasuke's failed assassination attempt…" Itachi shrugged, "He'll be fine he's smart enough to get back to base without my help…" Itachi said.

She had been wandering for a while now, almost three days straight, and with so little food. At least she hadn't skipped on any sleep, but she was exhausted nonetheless. Sai found herself staring at the horizon blankly. Her vision was going in and out of focus. With a twitch of her right eye, she looked around and saw a large boulder. It might be worth her time to sit and rest. Only for a little while. She found a nice spot to sit down, and after only a few moments, she was fast asleep.

(( Wasn't exactly sure how to fit her into he story at this point. o.o )

As she sat there on the couch she began to remmember to do something important before Blondie was ready to leave like eveyone else. "Wait one sec guys, I'm gonna check it the weather's appropriate." she said. And with tha, she did some hand signs to move te boulder. She then heard a thud, seeing a girl who seemed to be deep in sleep. She sighed. 'Another newcomer?' she thought. Mayu scooched down next to her and patted the girls cheek as she tried to wake her up. "Hello~? Anyone there?" she asked looking down at the girl.(( There you go~ o u o ))

Itachi looked over at the thud, "Look at that Mayu everytime you open the door there's a new girl! You should always open it then!" he grinned walking over to see if the girl was okay.

Mayu sighed before looking up at Itachi. "That would be very convenient if I was male but seriously..this is like a really bad harem." she said bluntly letting out another sigh. Mayu waited impatiently for the female to wake up. Her legs were lazily crossed as she was still sitting on the ground.

"Well it's about time we got some girls! Besides you, Blondie, and sometimes me, the lack of feminism in the room makes Tobi look straight…" Itachi said with a scoff.

((not quite sure what that means but I made sense in my head…kinda…))

(( I don't either but I laughed xD ))

Mayu smirked. "Well atleast I have the right to say that even I attract more girls than Deidara. I mean, he gets alot more guys than he gets girls.." she said pointing out a fact. Deidara had the most feminine features than the other guys at the base, but she still liked him for some reason....psh, like she'll ever admit that.

Itachi looked at her and nodded, "Yep when I wake up hung over sometimes I still try to hit on him…then again I'd do that normally just to bug him!" He chuckled darkly.

Mayu laughed. "Jeez Itachi, you're such a joker." she giggled. "Man, you really should stop drinking. You don't know it but, you get real pervy when you're drunk." she stated looking at him. She wanted to snicker as she thought back to the last few times he got drunk.

Sai twitched in her sleep and the slight movement brought her closer to being awake. It was then that she heard the voices, and she stirred slightly out of her short catnap. Her eyelids fluttered open, revealing her violet eyes. Sai looked back and forth at the two people in front of her and she tensed slightly. She was always trying to avoid meeting people. The girl was someone she didn't know, but the guy, his was a face she recognized. Not that she'd ever met him before, but she did recall seeing his face before. Though she wanted to ask what was going on, she chose to keep her mouth shut for now.

"I'll try but I love Sake too much…" He smirked as his voice trailed off looking down, "She's up…not hurt are you? Kakuzu would hate to pay insurance for you getting hurt…" There was a slight joke to his voice but it was mostly serious.

Sai looked at him and shook her head. "No. I'm not..." She began when her stomach decided it was the perfect time to rumble. Sai blushed involuntarily and placed her hand over her stomach. She sighed and tried to stand up, but she stumbled and fell. Darn it, she was just too exhausted to keep moving. Her stomach rumbled again. Sai glared at the ground in front of her, as if it was the ground's fault for her situation.

"Easy…" Itachi said, "When was the last time youate?" He said looking at her and crossing his arms. They couple probably feed the girl to get her strength back just like the other girl.

Sai looked away from the two people. "No more than three days ago." She answered honestly. She didn't like the fact that she needed to talk to them. It was against her nature to meet people and stay to chat. She didn't need any friends or otherwise. At least, in her mind she didn't need them. She tried to get up again, but her legs wouldn't support her, so she only ended up on the ground again. Her dress was a little dirty in some spots. "I need to... go..." She said softly. She couldn't stay here with these people, she had to move on.

Having waited around for a bit with no one showing up except the annoying Tobi and the silent girl in the same room, Hidan got impatient and went outside to see what the hold up was. And lo behold, another trussed-up looking girl. Their base was turning into some kind of fucking magnet for females at this rate, he thought, no wonder Pain wanted to scout for a new base...

"...The fuck? Another girl? What are we, some kind of cheap brothel?" He said, raising an eyebrow as he walked over and stood next to Itachi, leaning against the wall with an arm propped on it. "What the hell's going on here?"

"well this girl hasn't eaten in three days and can't stand…oh and she's refusing help saying she's okay…" Itachi rolled his eyes looking at Hidan, "She was asleep on our rock…"

Hidan snorted. "Well that's easy. Just gimme an hour and I'll be able to get rid of her for us." Then he remembered that he was still missing at least three quarters of his body's blood, and another ritual would probably knock him out for a good couple of days. "...On second thought, never mind. Just dump her somewhere off a cliff or something. Or if anyone's feeling softie, give her a loaf of bread and make her go away. I'm still looking forward to that trip to the springs, and all these holdups ain't helping, yo."

Sai's violet eyes narrowed when the newcomer suggested getting rid of her. The sudden boost of adrenaline rushing through her gave her enough strength to stand. "Look, I don't need help. I don't need friends. I don't need anything from any of you." She glared at them. "I'm out of here anyway. Just... leave me alone." She said quite forcefully and she turned on the spot and began to walk away, holding her head up in a dignified way.

(( I'll be back in a little while. ))

"....what if she was a spy..." Itachi said silently looking at Hidan, "Do you think we should restrain her?" He asked as his Sharingan began to spin a bit. He looked at the girl walking away.

((same I have to leave for a hair cut in a little bit...it's getting too long...))

"No one wants to keep you around anyway, you're the one who fainted outside our door." Hidan rolled his eyes as he called out at the girl walking off. He turned to Itachi. "Doesn't look like it, but I'm not complaining if you're saying we kill her."

((Hmm, I guess I should start working on my OC profile then. :XD
And, a bit random, but when I first saw Sai's name, I totally thought it was that pale guy with the paint brushes...:sweat:))

((xD i thought of that too or as i like to call him Sasuke 2.0...xD))

Itachi thought for a moment thinking, "She's going to die out there anyway...too much desert..." He crossed his arms not really feeling like going after her. If he changed his mind he doubted she'd go too far away.

Sai managed to travel only so far away before the adrenaline rush was gone. This time she really did just pass out. Her vision went completely dark and that was all she knew.

(( and she passed out... xP ))

Itachi watched her fall and sighed going outside and picking her up carrig her back in, "We already have one stray why not another just until she gets better then if she is a spy we'll kill her…" He explained as he dropped the girl down.