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"What?" I looked at Sam, who was smiling wide. That is never a good sign. Ever.

"We're going to a magical place, Manga," Sam repeated.

A magical place. Wherever Sam thinks is magical, I usually don't. The cupcake shop? No, it's closed on Wednesdays for some reason. A magic show? No, Sam wouldn't call a magical show, magical. It would give away where we were going. Hm...a concert? No, Sam wouldn't drag me to a concert. Not again.

"Okay, I give up. Where are we going?" I sighed. I was trying to read the fifth book in the Harry Potter series, but whenever Sam wanted to do something, well, we did it.

"UNI-F***ING-VERSAL STUDIOS!" Sam shouted, laughing wildly. Itachi shook his head, Kakuzu looked toward the vault we kept the money in, and Pein glared at Sam.

"Samantha, did you even remember to send Tsunade the email explaining that the Akatsuki was taking a day off of school?" Pein asked. Sam avoided looking at him.

"I think so. Maybe. Probably. Anyway,  LET'S GET GOING!" Sam headed to the front door, opened it, and slammed it shut. A few moments of silence passed before Kisame got up, stretched, and walked towards the door as well.

"C'mon, the shrimp's gonna kill us if we make her late," Kisame said. I stood up. He had a point. I placed my book into an Adidas bag, took my car keys out from my pocket, and jingled them in front of everybody remaining in the room.

"I'm only taking three people in my car," I told everyone.

"Sam, Tobi, and Sasori," Pein instructed. I stared at him.

"Why those specific people?" I asked.

Pein just stared at me, and I knew not to question it. Without saying another word, I left out the building. I saw Sam standing in the middle of the driveway, looking excited. I rolled m eyes, motioned for her to follow, and she understood.

"Oh, sweet! I get to ride in your car! I call shotgun!" Sam exclaimed running towards my vehicle.

"I refuse to be in the back seat with Tobi," another voice spoke up. I was not dealing with this.

"I don't care where anyone sits, let's just all get in the car," I mumbled, walking towards my vehicle. I swear, the trip would not be worth the destination.

*Later*

"Sam, get your freaking hand away from my radio," I hissed, swatting away Sam's hand. I couldn't see what face she was pulling, but I suspected that it was a mixture of pouting and fury.

"I don't want to listen to this heavy rock right now! I wanna listen to  NSync!" Sam whined. I rolled my eyes.

"Nirvana is not rock, first of all. They're alternative. Technically, they're post-grunge, but alternative is the one that most people will understand. Anyway, I like Teenage Spirit, so my CD stays in," I argued.

"Tobi had no idea that Manga liked heavy rock!" Tobi said, bouncing in his seat.

"Tobi, it's not heavy rock," I retorted.

"Although, she does like heavy rock," Sam blurted out.

"Name three bands I like that are heavy rock," I challenged. Sam rolled her eyes.

"Okay, first of all, you know I don't care about genres, I just like music. Second of all, AC/DC, Metallica, FiveFingerDeathPunch, KISS, Sleeping With Sirens, Alice in Chans, Ozzy Osbourne-"

"I literally like ONE SONG by Sleeping With Sirens," I interrupted. Sam rolled her eyes.

"You get my point," Sam muttered.

"I find it adorable how someone like you can like bands like those," Sasori chuckled from beside me. I felt my face heat up.

"What's that supposed to mean?" I asked.

"You're innocent and at times soft-spoken, and although you are stubborn, you are always obedient. The bands you listen to usually sing of rebellion, drugs, sex, and greed. It's adorable how different you are from what you like," Sasori explained.

"I...I really have no idea how to respond to that," I murmured.

"Are Manga and Sasori having a Mangori moment, Sam-nee?" Tobi asked.

"Yes, yes they are," Sam stated proudly.

"Mangori?" Sasori turned to look at Sam, but I shook my head.

"Don't ask. Sam, if I turn I replace this CD with NSYNC will you shut the heck up for a while?" I asked.

"A little bit, yeah," Sam nodded. I quickly replaced the two CDs, and we drove on in silence.

*Later*

"MANGA! THERE IS A F***ING BULBASAUR NEAR THAT MCDONALD'S!!" Sam shouted. Wait a minute...

"ARE YOU SERIOUSLY PLAYING POKEMON GO IN MY VEHICLE?!" I yelled.

"OF COURSE I AM, B*TCH! GOTTA CATCH THEM ALL!" Sam retorted.

"Samantha, I am not stopping somewhere so that you can catch a freaking bulbasaur, which sucks because it's grass type," I ranted.

"Oh, oh! If we stop at McDonald's, Tobi wants a happy meal!" Tobi chirped in.

"You know, if we stop, I am kind of in the mood for a mcchicken, a large fry, and a large coke..." Sam trailed off.

"Oh for the love of...Sasori, can you call Pein and tell them we're stopping for a snack at thee crappiest restaurant ever?" I asked.

"Hey! McDonald's is awesome!" Sam hissed.

"Sure," Sasori replied, both of us ignoring Sam.

*In McDonald's*

"YES! It took five pokeballs, but I finally caught the little son of a b*tch!" Sam giggled enthusiastically. I shook my head.

"Did you want to get any food?" Sasori asked.

"No, I hate this place," I told him.

"Go save us a seat, then," Sasori instructed. I stared at him.

"What do you mean? Sam and Tobi are sitting over there at that booth, we can just go sit with them," I pointed out.

"I wanted to talk, at least one more time," Sasori whispered. I didn't say anything else. I just nodded and walked away, choosing to sit at a secluded booth that only had enough room for one person to sit on each side.

"MOTHERF***ER!"

I didn't have to turn to see that Sam was the one that said that. The funny thing was that Pein was near her, so he heard that.

"Samantha!"

Yup, there it was. I turned my head to look at where everyone was located. Pein and Konan were sitting alone at a table; Itachi, Kisame, and Hidan were sitting at a booth near Sam and Tobi; and Kakuzu, Madara, and Sasori were standing in line. The others were in the bathroom. Including Sasuke, who Sam just had to drag along. I took my book out of my bag, beginning to read it.

"I got you a sweet tea," Sasori said, sitting down across from me. I looked up to see that he had only bought drinks.

"Can I pay you back?" I asked.

"No."

"Of course," I went back to reading my book. Or, I tried, at least.

"I need an answer, Manga. You've slept on it. For a long time."

"Okay, so, why are you pestering me so much? Because I know that it's not because you sincerely like me."

"I do, but that's not it. If we date, then people will stop bothering us to date people. Besides, I feel as if you're the only person that wouldn't bother me if you were my girlfriend. You aren't big into romance, you wouldn't expect an anniversary present every two weeks, you wouldn't need to go out on a date every night...I feel like we would just be beneficial for one another."

"That explains it."

"I'm not saying that I don't like you, but, I mean, you've probably figured it out by now. I'm aromantic," Sasori explained. Wow, that did explain it. I mean, I didn't really know he was asexual, but that answers some questions.

"Huh...well...um. Listen, you're pretty nice. And honestly, you'd be the least annoying person to date...sure, let's do it."

"That wasn't romantic at all, was it?" Sasori asked, smirking. I returned it, opening my book once again.

"Does it have to be?"

*Back in the car* 

"OH MY F***ING- THERE IS A PIKACHU!" Sam yelled.

"SAM! WE AREN'T STOPPING!" I screamed.

"I WILL STOP, DROP, AND ROLL OUT OF THIS VEHICLE! THEN, YOU'LL HAVE TO EXPLAIN TO PEIN WH I'M ALL BRUISED UP!" Sam threatened.

"I hate you," I hissed at her.

"Love you too."

"Tobi doesn't think that we should stop near a white van with no windows."

"Ooh, maybe they have candy."

"Manga, for f***'s sake, stop hoping random strangers will give you candy...I worry about you"

*Finally at Universal Studios*

"Finally," I muttered, taking my seatbelt off.

"Do you want to try the tunnel of love, first?" Sasori joked.

"First of all, they don't have that. Second of all, I had no idea you had a sense of humor," I responded.

"WOAH, WOAH, WOAH...BACK THE F*** UP...ARE YOU TWO DATING?!" Sam screeched.

"I thought this was supposed to be fun," I complained.

Oh well. I doubt Sam will pick on me too much. Universal studios will most likely keep her busy.

"HEY, EVERYONE! GUESS WHO'S FINALLY DATING!!"

Why are we friends?