Zeelee-Vallen: To you of those reading this. This is Misfortune, a remake of my Akatsuki high-school. Although its a lot different that the first version, I hope you enjoy this one just as much. I currently redid the first chapter. Again. This version pleased me more.

Also, thank my beta warriorofsangre for sticking with me. I can be very reluctant at times, and hard to deal with. Like this for instance, I'm posting this revised chapter without her approval.

I do not own Naruto.

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'Your nothing but a worthless child.'

Her earliest memories.

'You aren't my Daughter.'

Her mother disowned her.

'How could I have given birth to such a worthless child?'

All she could remember from her parents was ridicule.

'Don't try resist, your sister is gone.'

Her father would molest her.

'Don't tell anyone, or I will kill you.'

Her childhood would ruin most people. But threw it all, she had one bright light that saved her.

'It's okay Kuro, I'll protect you.'

Her older sister. Her beautiful, strong, older sister.

'Your strong, just not in the way they want... Don't ever loose yourself.'

The only good part through her childhood. The one thing that reminded her there always has to be something good. Now that she was older, she too wanted to help people like her Sister helped her.

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Kuro blinked, her eyes focusing on the board. She didn't have many hours this week. She would have to go talk to Namay about it.

Namay was the owner of the care-home she worked at, she was a kind lady but always knew too much. Like how she always knew of Kuro's situation. It was probably why she gave her the job here two years ago.

Fourteen years old and homeless, she came to Namay in search of work. So that the young black haired girl could support herself, rather than living helpless.

For whatever reason, Namay accepted Kuro's proposal to train under her as an apprentice psychologist.

It was Kuro's dream job, her goal in life. To help people like her sister helped her.

A small smile lifted her pale lips as she walked into her patience room.

Two years ago, Namay assigned two people under her care. Itachi and Nagato.

In the beginning Nagato was cruel and distant. Itachi was flirty and heartless. Now things were different.

A male with long black hair tied at the nape of his neck looked up, his bangs framing his high cheekbones and strong jaw. His equally black eyes locked on her, a smile decorating his full lips. Itachi. Since the faithful day they met, he managed to open up to her enough to show some actual emotion. Not just his fake flirty side. It turned out, Itachi was actually a kind and overprotective person. He poked the person next to him, the corded muscles of his biceps moving under his skin. Itachi was tall, but with well toned muscles that kept him from being lanky. His hight along with his build often made people cower from him.

Nagato looked up after Itachi, his shoulder length red hair falling into his eyes. Such beautifully strange eyes too, light purple with rings around the pupil. He said it was a family defect. Nagato was still a bit distant at times, but he's gotten a lot more comfortable around her the last couple years. His delicate features were kind of feminine, but you could clearly tell he was a man by his tall wiry build and toned body.

Even being cooped up in the hospital, they always managed to find ways to work out. Typical guys.

"Hey." She hummed to them as she tied her long black hair into a bun. She left her bangs hanging over her eyes, she didn't like when people saw the strange purple colour.

She was a freak enough, being silent. Her cloths did nothing to portray her image, since she wore nothing but hand-me-downs she got from outlit stores. In her situation, it was all she could afford. If people noticed her eyes too, she would become even more secluded.

"Hey." Itachi said, his smile tuning down to a simple smirk. Nagato nodded at her before returning to the book he was reading.

Silence.

Kuro blinked. Usually both of the males were more talkative. Nagato would greet her and politely inquire about her day, while Itachi would tell her about what they've been doing while she was gone. They weren't social experts, but they weren't this silent either.

"Is something wrong?" She asked, eyeing the pair up for any defects. She spotted none other than Itachi shifting his gaze to the window, while Nagato kept on ignoring her. She sighed.

"Hn." Itachi did his famous answer for when he was in a bad mood. The Hn, was in-between no answer and a yes. Basically, just acknowledgment. That was the last straw.

She placed her hands on her hips, her expression going slack. Both boys turned their attention to her, sencing she was being serious. "Tell me whats going on. Now." Her voice was a low hum, but held authority. Itachi sighed; Nagato scowled.

The two boys looked at each-other, words being extanged without sound. (Itachi: Shall we do it now? Nagato: Might as well. Itachi: Sad, we were saving it till later.) She didn't know why they bothered to do that, she well adapt at their silent way of conversing. She even joined in on their silent conversations sometimes.

"We were going to save it untill the end of your shift, but..." Itachi paused, looking over to Nagato. The red-head was fliping a phone in his hands.

"We are getting released tonight." Nagato finished. He caught the phone and held it out to Itachi. The raven haired boy took it and stood up, his tall frame looming over Kuro. She stared up at him, not backing down. She learned that in order to get respect from these boys, she had to be firm and hold her position.

Although the news did shake her mentally. Inside, a little crack broke her hearts surface. "I see..." Tears welled in her eyes, but she blinked them back. She wouldn't let them see her cry. She needed to be strong.

Her two best friends. Despite them being distant at times, she still believed they were close. Two years of being together almost everyday would make anyone close.

She believed that their friendship even won over her age-long friendship with Kei. Although Kei could be stuck up and snotty at times, she still adored the blond haired girl. Plus, Kuro defiantly admired her. Even though Kuro was a loner in school, Kei would talk to her every now and then- even tho Kei was part of the popular crowd.

Kei and Kuro have been friends since the young age of ten. Yet Kuro valued Itachi and Nagato's two years over Kei's six years.

Which was probably because Kei had some bad habits. That included using Kuro. But the black-haired girl didn't mind to much, since she admired Kei so much. It did get annoying tho, since she was trying to save for university.

Kuro switched her mind back to topic. Sometimes her mind wondered off. No matter the situation. It was kinda unhealthy.

'Their leaving me, I should have expected it.' Her lips pulled into a bitter smile. It wouldn't be a surprise if they ignored her from now on.

"Thats why, we are giving you this. We're taking the bill, so you don't need to worry about it." Itachi held out the phone to her. Kuro blinked, her eyes going wide. 'What..?' Disbelief crossed her features. Itachi and Nagato were not the type to give presents, and she defiantly wasn't the type to be a charity case.

"No." She crossed her arms under her chest. Itachi smirked and flipped it around in his hands.

"Your going to take it. Why?" Itachi ran his thumb across the engraving on the front. Her jaw tightened. It said her name, Kuro. The little red clouds that decorated the phone were rather fancy too. The stupid thing probably costs a small fortune to be personally made like that.

"Because, she loves us. So she has too." Nagato finished Itachi's statement, a haughty expression crossing his face.

'I hate his stupid perfect timing...' She huffed and held her hand out. Nagato had the perfect timing, while Itachi was a master at persuasion. The two were masterminds at breaking her down till she was able to be her true self, or to convince her of something she wouldn't normally do. Like take the phone. "Just because you two are my best friends." She mumbled, her cheeks tinging red as Itachi placed the phone in her hand, his hand closing around hers.

"Good girl." He placed other hand her head, it's large size making her feel as if she was a child. Her short hight didn't help. She glowered up at him.

"But I have one condition." Her lips twisted into a playful grin at the thought. Itachi hesitated for a moment before nodding for to to go on. Behind him, Nagato eyed Kuro warily. "Take a picture with me." Itachi face-palmed, obviously expecting something more dramatic. Nagato stood, a smile planted on his pale lips. A rare thing for the red-head, he guarded his emotions with great zeal.

"As you wish." Itachi wrapped his arm around her waist, pulling her closer to him. She huffed in protest, but said nothing. She was use to him being touchy, it was a normal for Itachi. Nagato slipped beside her, his hand resting her her head briefly. A sign of affection from him. Although he wasn't as touchy as Itachi. Each brief contact was treasured between the three of them. After all, they were her best friends. Each moment they spent together she treasured. No one else could ever replace Itachi or Nagato.

"Our lady always gets what she wants." Nagato smirked when Kuro blushed, her lips pursing. She hated when Nagato said weird things like my Lady, Leigh, or even Princess. Occasionally, he would even use Art and Thou. Weird was an understatement. He spoke like someone from the Victorian age, like an old fashioned gentleman. While Itachi was just... Itachi. He was almost normal, other than his bad flirting habits.

"You two are the worst." She smiled at them, a laugh building in her throat as Itachi kicked Nagato in the shin, his expression clearly blaming the red-head for her words. The red-haired male kicked him right back, his expression blank. It was comical, the things the two of them fought about at times .

These were moments she would never change for anything.

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Zeelee-Vallen: Origanly, the first chapter was completely different. But I like this version better. More character depth, I believe. But yeah... I'm posting this without my beta's approval, so yeah... xD