(Reminder to those who don't remember, Riku is her old Sensei.)

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Echo's POV

I sighed as I plopped down on the dusty, gray couch and propped my feet up on the coffee table in front of me.

I was currently alone in a quiet room which I assume is a living room but it seems to not be used very often.

I've had a weird feeling all day long. A little nagging feeling in the back on my mind. Like something is gonna happen. I can't tell wether it's good or bad but it's kinda freaking me out.

I tryed to talk to Sasori but he was working on puppets. He had already trained Sasuke this morning so he was pretty much done.

It's times like this I miss Riku. I love the Akatsuki and they're like family to me but I feel like Riku always knows what's going to happen. I'll have to remember to visit him soon. After all, I haven't seen him since he sent me to the Akatsuki.

None the less, I don't know what to do. Not to mention I'm SOOOOO bored. It almost makes me wish that whatever is coming would hurry up and happen. Is that bad?

I pulled out my book I got the other day and started reading it. I already read it before but it was amazing so I'm reading it again.

It's about a girl who falls in love with a man she thought she hated. It's a lot like Romeo and Juliet but with a MUCH better ending.

I was only a couple pages in when I smelled it.

It was....like chemicals? And jasmine?

Apart from the nasty scent, it made me feel happy. Like a rainbow. What is....

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"Freakin' hell, freakin' hell, freakin' hell." I said in a sing-song voice as I skipped down the hallway.

"Freakin' hell, freakin' he-" I started again but stopped as a wooden hand was place over my mouth.

"Just shut up, brat. Your acting weird and I'm trying to work" Sasori said sighing.

I bit the hand but sadly forgot it was wood so he couldn't feel it. I didn't really care anyway though. I didn't care about anything right now.

Today was weird. I feel like I'm not in control of my own body and I can't make sense of anything. I just set things on fire and acted like Tobi. Not a good combo.

I pushed the wood hand away and sprinted down the hall away from him while waving my arms around randomly.

"I SHALL NEVER BACK DOWN!" I screamed at the top of my lungs and started cartwheeling away.

The hell?

"IMA BANANA! IMA BANANA! IMA BANANA! LOOK AT ME MOVE!" I shouted wiggling around.

Am I high? Or drunk? .....just stupid?

I'm gonna go with high. But then who drugged me?

Probably snake-baka. Damn creepo.

I fell on the floor and started giggling manically while rolling around.

Now how am I supposed to get rid of this uhh...stuff?

Sasori is working on puppets so he won't help nor does he care.
Sasuke is training but duckbutt probably wouldn't help anyway.
Kabuto hates me and now that I think about it, is probably the cause of this weird drugged feeling.
And I'm DEFIANTLY not asking Orochimaru. Ew. Just no.

I just layed there, looking up at the ceiling as my surroundings spun and blurred around me.

Why can't I be perfect like the sky? Without a single fault. Always changing yet staying the same. Serene and pure. Completely untouched by the brutal pain of this dark, cold world.

My surroundings spun more violently and started to tunnel. I saw a hooded figure emerge out of the shadows but I couldn't see who it was.

The darkness surrounding my vision started closing in on what little light was left and my whole world went black.

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What do you think? Who drugged her? Did you notice the reference I threw in there? (Hint: It's from a youtuber)

Sorry for the short, weird chapter. I felt like being weird when writing most of this. I'm not drugged like Echo though! I promise! My minds just weird like that.

I also threw in some Itachi-like philosophy in there.

You guys that are comment and voting, you guys are awesome and also my favorite people in the world.

~Colette