New fanfic. I just keep getting ideas man, lol. Well, this story has a new character in it for one of my best friends. Hope you like it. And I'd like to thank my good friend Kuro for helping me with the title of this fanfic!! A thousand thanks to you Kuro!! :D

Notes: Thoughts, Dreams, Inners, ~[time skip]~, ~[scene change]~, *~*~*~*(dividers as you all know)

Enjoy!! :D


Running through the trees, a shadow made its way in the direction of the Village Hidden in the Leaves. The shadow looked around, searching for its target. The figure stopped quietly on a branch and peered down. It was staring at the top of someone's head. Red hair – one of the distinct characteristics that the assassin was told to remember. She waited for the ninja to reveal their village symbol that resided on their forehead protector. The shinobi looked up, and the assassin hid as well as peeked at the headband.

It was the symbol for Konoha.

Bingo…thought the assassin. She silently pulled out her fukiya (bamboo chute) and loaded it with a poison dart. As the red-haired kunoichi walked away, the assassin fired the dart, and it hit the back of the target's neck. The young woman fell, but then puffed into smoke. A log lied on the ground in the target's place.

A Substitution Jutsu. The assassin cursed silently and started to run, knowing that she had given away her position to the enemy. She was suddenly cut off by the redhead. They faced each other, not moving whatsoever. The stare down's silence broke when the Leaf ninja spoke.

"Utau Kizume," she said in recognition.

The assassin glared. "Natsumi Niikyo," she said, returning the hard tone. Natsumi smirked at Utau, who kept a straight face.

"Who hired you to kill me?" the redhead asked.

"I am not allowed to tell you such information," Utau replied. She was still for a minute, but then she was gone in a flash. Natsumi waited, pulled out a kunai and blocked the assassin's senbons. Utau suddenly appeared crouched in front of Natsumi, short sword in hand. She jabbed the blade at her target's stomach, but Natsumi moved just in time for a slash in the side instead of a stab.

Natsumi stepped to the side and made a hand-sign. She disappeared into the leaves, but Utau was not afraid of losing her target. To her, it only meant that it would be a more entertaining kill. The assassin ran in the direction of Konoha, checking the ground for blood from her prey. She found several drops heading toward the village, but then the frequency of seeing the trail diminished. Utau did not worry, since she already knew where the Niikyo lived.

This one is very interestingUtau thought. I will still catch her and complete my mission though. She sped up toward the Village Hidden in the Leaves.

*~*~*~*~*

Natsumi arrived at her house and quickly went inside. After locking the door, she turned around to be face-to-face with Sasuke Uchiha. She jumped back, causing herself to bump into the door. She sighed and then stared at the boy. "Why the hell must you scare me like that?" she asked.

"I didn't mean to scare you," the Uchiha replied, a smirk on his face.

The girl slightly glared at him, and then she winced and looked down at her left side. Sasuke looked down as well and noticed the blood dripping from Natsumi's hand, which was covering her wound, and onto the hardwood floor. "It's not that bad," she said. "The scare made my heart pump more blood than before, that's all."

"Who did that to you?" he asked, ignoring her explanation. "What happened?"

"Missions are bound to give me some cuts, I'm fine, okay?"

"You didn't answer my question."

"I don't want you to worry, Sasuke."

"Natsumi, you not telling me is worrying me already." When the girl looked up she was staring into his eyes. "What happened?" he repeated.

"All that happened was that I got into a fight."

"With who?"

After a minute of two of hesitation, Natsumi mumbled, "Utau Kizume."

"You have Utau Kizume after you?!" Sasuke's voice then became dark. "Who hired her?"

Natsumi shook her head. "I don't know," she answered. "She wouldn't tell me, but she gladly tried to stab me."

"How bad is--"

"It's not that bad. I healed most of it, but it's not completely healed yet."

"Then sit down and heal it," Sasuke said. His tone was stern, but Natsumi knew it was only that way to hide his worry for her, which he forgot to cover at the earlier of the conversation. She did as he said and sat down on the living room couch and began to heal the rest of her wound. Once she finished healing the slash with her chakra, Natsumi stood up and went upstairs to her room to change into a different shirt. As soon as she came back into the living room, she saw that Sasuke was sitting on the closest couch.

"So why are you here?" Natsumi asked him as she sat down next to him. "Better yet how did you get in my house?"

The boy smirked. "You left your balcony door unlocked, so I figured you were inside. When I didn't find you I was heading for the front door to leave, but you came in."

"So you came here to see me...why?"

"I wanted to see if you got yourself into trouble like you always do these days." The Uchiha shook his head. "I swear, you are a danger-magnet." Natsumi playfully punched his shoulder, and he raised an eyebrow at her.

"I care for you too," she answered with a grin. When Sasuke's mask of calm faltered a bit, she laughed quietly. "Come on, you don't have to hide it." The boy did not reply, and that made the Niikyo feel a bit regretful that she had said that. He never likes to talk about his feelings, and it was very rare that he would talk to her about them. She looked away from him and at the old family photos that were sitting on the coffee table. Next to that frame was another photo, but this time there were the Uchihas with her family. The girl zoned out, lost in the memories of her childhood until she felt someone's arms wrap around her and a chin resting on her shoulder.

"You miss them, don't you?" came Sasuke's voice, carefully ringing in her right ear.

She nodded slowly, staring at the photo of her parents. The picture was of Natsumi's father and mother sitting on the step of their house, and the father's arms were wrapped around her mother's shoulders. Both of her parents were laughing in the photo, their eyes smiling to show their beautiful eye colors: her father's a blue, almost green and a brilliant gold for her mother. Natsumi's golden eyes watered when a horrible mental image appeared before them.

So much blood...the red had soaked Kaa-san's clothes...Natsumi closed her eyes and shut them tight while a small shiver ran down her spine as she saw the life leave her mother's eyes as they closed forever. Natsumi, who was only seven when this happened, had known that she wasn't going to wake up again. From what she learned about the human body then, she discovered that her mother had lost too much blood, and it was too late. She remembered her mother's last words:

"Natsumi...Mayume...be strong for yourselves and become the best you can be..."

Kaa-san....

Sasuke felt Natsumi shake once more, and then he felt several tears fall onto his hands. The Uchiha hugged her tighter so that she was pressed up against his chest. Natsumi started to sniffle, which turned into crying sobs in a few seconds. She turned toward Sasuke and leaned into his chest and continued to cry, which the Uchiha didn't protest against.

She may be one of the toughest kunoichis I know, Sasuke thought, but she does have her breakdowns, and she needs comfort...It sounded odd for him to comment like that, but she had helped him through his tough spots in life, and he wanted to return the favor. Besides, he knew what it felt like to lose his entire clan, the loneliness, and the emptiness and anger. Natsumi was great at hiding her emotions, but it takes a toll on her later, and only he has seen those breakdowns. A loud sob broke him from his thoughts and made him hug her tighter.

"Thank you..." Natsumi whispered, soundly slightly choked up.

"Hn."

"Must 'hn' always be your answer to stuff like that?" She wiped away a tear that was moving slowly down her face.

"Maybe..."

His tone of voice made Natsumi look up, and Sasuke was looking down at her. The two stared into the other's eyes for a minute, and then the boy leaned toward her. Natsumi came up a little bit and closed her eyes as their lips met. The kiss lasted only a few seconds since Sasuke pulled away. Natsumi frowned slightly, and Sasuke chuckled.

"Meanie..." Natsumi muttered. She just leaned against his chest and stayed there. "You know, sometimes I think you're bipolar." She glanced up at the Uchiha once again.

"Hn."

"Okay, I'll give you that one." Natsumi then stopped talking and remained quiet, waiting for the boy to push her away or threaten her in some way to get off of him, but nothing came. After some silence, she asked, "Should Tsunade-sama know about the assassin on my tail?"

"Probably, she knows that you're one of the best shinobi she has."

Natsumi smiled a little. "Thank you for the compliment." She stirred a bit in Sasuke's arms, and he let her go. "I should get going there before it gets dark -- Utau's favorite time to strike." She stood up, and so did Sasuke.

"I'll go with you, so you don't have to face Utau alone."

"Heh, you'd probably discourage her, more annoyance." She walked outside the door, and after a moment of stillness Sasuke followed. Natsumi chuckled and continued to walk toward the Hokage's office.

* * *

The moon was starting to reach its peak in the sky, and Sasuke and Natsumi were walking back to the Niikyo household. They walked in silence, listening to the natural sounds of the night as well as any unusual noise that might be caused from a stalking assassin. The moon, even though it was a thin crescent, lit up the forest path rather well. Silence had lasted almost hallway to the house, but Natsumi spoke. "Do you think that she followed me here?" she asked the Uchiha.

"Hn, maybe she did, but that is pretty risky considering how many ninjas are in this village," Sasuke replied. He kept his gaze straight ahead. Natsumi shrugged and looked in the same direction. A few minutes passed, and Natsumi felt a faint, throbbing pain in her side that was cut by Utau. She casually placed her hand on her side and sped up a little to catch up with Sasuke, but as she gained speed, the pain became more sharp. The Niikyo slowed down again and remained just a little ways behind Sasuke. She began to make a small pattern of speeding up and slowing down, and the Uchiha noticed her face wincing in pain as she sped up. He slowed down, and Natsumi seemed to be relieved that he did. "Is something wrong Natsumi?" he asked.

"Not really," she answered. "It is just a small pain in my side, probably bad rhythm of intake." Right when she said that, a burning sensation erupted in her side, and she clutched her side and fell over. Sasuke quickly moved and caught her before her head hit the ground.

"Are you okay?" His tone had a hint of concern as he spoke this time.

"I...think Utau did something to her sword before she cut me... She might have had some kind of poison on it..." Natsumi waited for the burning to subside, and as soon as it did she said, "It's gone now, you can let me go now."

Sasuke nodded and helped her stand up before letting her stand and walk by herself. They finally reached the Niikyo household and went inside. Natsumi sat down on the living room couch and stared at the ceiling. Sasuke walked into the licing room and sat across from her. "You okay?"

"I think Utau is here. My side is probably is hurting because of some kind of jutsu of hers."

"You really need to calm down Natsumi. Utau wants you to freak out, that way she can catch you faster."

"Since when did you care?" Natsumi's tone sounded somewhat mocking. She kept her gaze on the ceiling, and Sasuke was confused.

"Are you sure you're okay, Natsumi?" he asked.

"I'm fine," she answered. "Don't you have other things to do? You must be bored with me and all. You don't have to pretend to care about me." The couch shifted weight, and Sasuke's face came into the Niikyo's field of vision. She blushed slightly -- he was only an inch away from her own face. "Uh...what are you doing...?" The Uchiha stared into her eyes for a minute, and then he backed away, leaving Natsumi confused. "What was that about?" she asked.

"Hn," he said. I can't believe that I was about to kiss her again, he thought. What the hell is wrong with me?

You like her that's what, said his Inner self (a conscious if you like to put it that way).

I do not.

Oh yes you do. You kissed her once, and you were about to do it again. Why didn't you do it? She wouldn't have minded.

I shouldn't mess with her like that.

Mess with her? You WANT to be with her, so why don't you? You like her, and she likes you, perfect match.

I can't do it.

You can't because...?

She doesn't like me, what the hell are you talking about with her liking me? She is trying to kick me out.

She probably wants you to be safe. Come on Sasuke, if I think that she likes you, then that means that YOU think she likes you.

Sasuke then ignored his Inner self and looked at Natsumi. She was holding her side a little, so he asked, "Is the pain back?"

Natsumi looked at him, the confusion clear in her eyes. "A little bit. You should get going. I don't want you to get into my problems." She stood up and headed for the stairs. "Good night, Sasuke-kun." Natsumi walked up the stairs and out of sight onto the second floor. Sasuke waited downstairs and sat down on the couch again.

So Sasuke, when are you going to tell her you like her? Sasuke's Inner asked.

I'm not going to tell her.

What?! Why not?!

...I don't want her to get hurt...

So you do care about her? Very nice. Well, what are you going to do now? Stay here? or go back to your house all alone for another night?

Utau is probably nearby. I should stay here.

There we go Sasuke, good thinking.

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

The crescent moon was up high in the starry night sky, and Utau was sitting in a tree on the outskirts of the Hidden Leaf Village. She was trying to figure out how she was to get past the large wolf pack that is guarding the area. She figured that there was about twenty or so of them, and she was surprised about that. Utau began to plot her way of entering the area and get to Natsumi's house to finish her off. I could distract the wolves with some meat, or I can just slaughter them as I make way to the Niikyo's house. That would make my presence known though... Utau smirked. I don't have to attack tonight, that would be no fun -- it would all end to quickly. Maybe I should give her a taste of what I can do to her. Utaumade several hand signs and focused on the presence of the target. With the sample of blood that I got from her, I can do whatever genjutsu I want easily. This will be entertaining.

~Over at the Niikyo household~

Natsumi began to stir in her sleep as she was given a nightmare from Utau:

Natsumi was standing in a clearing of the forest. She looked around as a mist covered the area, blocking perfect vision of the trees and what was lurking behind them. Laughter echoed throughout the area, and Natsumi pulled out a kunai and got ready. She quickly waterbended the mist to dissipate to reveal Utau with her senbon ready to throw. Utau smirked. "Too late," she said. The assassin threw ten senbon, and Natsumi deflected them with her kunai. She was caught by surprise by a sharp stab in three parts of her back. The Niikyo turned around to see Utau vanish into the mist again.

"Damn it," Natsumi muttered. Her back started to feel numb. She heard the faint scuff of a foot on dirt and pulled out her katana just in time to block Utau's short sword. Natsumi pushed the assassin away, and then she stabbed the young woman in the chest.

Utau laughed, and then she became water and exploded.

Darn, Water Clone Jutsu, Natsumi thought. She looked around, and barely dodged a senbon to the face. It scratched her left cheek, and it stung. Natsumi speedily created a wall of ice to block ten senbon, and then melted the ice to drop the senbon. A bell rang, and Natsumi dodged a senbon with a bell tied to it and ducked to dodge the "hidden" one. I have no time to waste. I need to break this Genjutsu.The redhead made handsigns and shouted, "Release!"

Laughter rang in the circle of trees. "It is no use Natsumi!" Utau said. "My Genjutsu is impenetrable! You can't destroy it once I have a sample of your blood! You're DOOMED to experience death a thousand times over, HAHAHAHAHA!"

Natsumi gritted her teeth in anger, and then she dropped down and did a spin-kick. Bright, large red flames streamed out from her foot, and it spreaded in a wide, wild ring. The mist was shoved aside, and Utau leaped from the fire. Natsumi shot several fireballs at the assassin, who made a blob of water fro the leftover mist in the air and put them out. Two bomb kunais met Utau and exploded in her face. A body fell out of the black smoke and into the raging forest fire below. Natsumi looked around, thinking that the Genjutsu should be over, but she didn't see any change.

"You almost had me there," came a voice. Natsumi gasped and turned around to see Utau's brownish-grey eyes. Something was thrusted into Natsumi's chest, and the girl's eyes widened. Natsumi looked down and saw the hilt of the assassin's short sword in her heart.

"It...can't be..." Natsumi gasped.

Utau pulled the Leaf kunoichi closer and whispered in her ear, "I will kill you, Natsumi Niikyo. I never miss a target. And don't worry, I'll make your real death SLOW and PAINFUL." The woman chuckled, and then she pulled out the sword from Natsumi's chest, and Natsumi fell back while fading into unconsciousness.

She could not breathe. The Niikyo thought that she was actually dead, but then she heard a voice:

"Natsumi! Breathe! Wake up!" The heavy weight of the darkness was weakened, and Natsumi slowly opened her eyes and closed them again. She began coughing, and then her eyes snapped open while she sat up with quick speed. She looked at the person sitting next to her, and it was Sasuke Uchiha.

Sasuke had been asleep downstairs when he heard a demonic laughter coming from nowhere. Before he had opened his eyes, he saw Utau's grinning face with a bloody short sword in hand, and he instantly thought about Natsumi. Sasuke had woken up fast and ran upstairs to see Natsumi unconscious in her bed and not breathing. He had gotten worried and tried to wake her up. Now that she was awake, he was fully relieved.

"Natsumi, what happened?" he asked.

The Niikyo stared at the boy's face for a minute before answering. "Utau came into my dream through a Genjutsu and showed me how easily she could kill me," she said. Natsumi put her hand over her heart and took a deep breath. "She's really good, though I think she was holding back... I didn't stand a chance..." She hugged herself and stared at the foot of the bed.

Sasuke frowned slightly and wanted to hug her, but he resisted. When he noticed that she was crying, he sighed in defeat, slowly sat down and carefully wrapped his arms around Natsumi in a caring hug. His quiet gesture made Natsumi cry more. He decided to ignore that and concluded that she was just scared from the nightmare and hugged her tighter. After she had calmed down, he asked, "Do you think you can go back to sleep?"

"Yeah..." She felt Sasuke's arms let her go, and she wanted them to be around her again. What am I thinking? He'd never like me, and I shouldn't bother him with such things.The Niikyo lied down on the bed and rested on her side. She took one last look at Sasuke and then closed her eyes.

Sasuke waited a few minutes to make sure that she was asleep before standing up and leaving the bedroom. I should just wait downstairs and wake her up if she gets another nightmare, he thought. The Uchiha steped quietly down the stairs and sat down in the living room. He decided to lie down on the couch and go to sleep. Hopefully Natsumi doesn't mind me staying here for the night.

What makes you think that she would mind? You're a good friend of hers and she likes you, come on, she doesn't mind you crashing at all...I think...

Well that's helpful. Should I get out of here before she wakes up and freaks out thus yelling at me and everything that goes along with it?

Well maybe, but if you TELL HER that you love her she wouldn't mind you staying the night. You see how that works?

Shut up, I'm going to sleep now.

Fine, you win this round Mr. I'm-in-denial. Now just make sure you keep alert to anything that relates to intrusion and nightmares.

Sasuke sighed and closed his eyes. He then fell asleep a few minutes later.

~Somewhere outside Konoha~

Utau was finishing up lighting candles on the sides of a large, unraveled scroll. She sat down cross-legged before it, and then made a series of hand-seals. The assassin then slammed her hand down on the black inscriptions that lied within the circle that was drawn on the scroll. There was a puff of smoke, and then a white fox was sitting before Utau in the circle. The young assassin bowed to the fox. "Greetings," she said.

"Have you completed your mission yet?" the fox asked Utau.

"I am sorry master, but this target is a feisty one. I will take care of her in no time."

The fox huffed, "You had better, for I do not like having to tell the boss such news. He will allow you a week from tomorrow, and he expects you to be early." The fox bared its teeth and snarled at her. "If you know what is best for you, kill her within three days. The boss will send us after within that time to observe your work."

"Yes sir," Utau muttered. The snowy fox grinned, howled, and vanished in a puff of smoke. "Damn fleabag... He wants me to be killed. Jealous bastard." Utau quickly cleaned up the summoning scroll and put out the candles. "I better kill that redhead soon, but I can't seem to get her to come out! Hm, maybe a few more nightmares will help -- she's bound to break soon, she may even kill herself to rid her mind of my appearances." The assassin chuckled at the thought. She created hand-seals, and then started the mind games once again.

~One week later~

Natsumi could never get any peaceful night of sleep. Every time she fell asleep, Utau attacked her mind with gore, blood and death. With no sleep at night, she tried to shut her eyes for a minute or two every once in a while, but mental images kept appearing from the previous night. Sasuke had been stopping by more frequently, checking on how Natsumi was doing. When the girl nearly passed out while cooking something, Sasuke went over to the Hokage's office to notify her about Natsumi's condition.

"She hasn't been getting any sleep at all," the Uchiha explained. "With all the genjutsu/nightmares she gets three minutes of sleep a dayif she's lucky! Tsunade, you really need to do something." He stared at the woman sitting before him at a large wooden desk, and she stared back.

"I'll go take a look at her in an hour," the woman said. "Meanwhile, I will send a squad of ANBU after Utau and try to get her under custody." When Sasuke nodded, she nodded back and added, "Thank you for notifying me. I will be over there shortly. Dismissed."

Sasuke bowed and left Tsunade's office and out of the Hokage building. The Uchiha then started to head over toward the Niikyo household. Once he arrived at the house, he knocked on the door. A muffled, somewhat strained "come in" came from the other side of the door, and Sasuke unlocked the door and walked inside. He saw Natsumi lying down on the long couch, and he walked over to her.

"How are you feeling?" Sasuke asked.

"Like I'm going to die from no sleep," Natsumi mumbled. "I have a huge ass headache, my eyes burn, and my body is exhausted."

"Well, Tsunade-sama said that she was going to stop by to check on you in a hour. You think you can last that long?"

"I've gone through a week haven't I? I think I can manage."

I wish I could believe that,Sasuke thought. He figured that she hadn't looked in the mirror lately -- her face was pale; there were dark circles under her eyes; and she honestly looked like she was going to pass out any second. The Uchiha sat down on the other couch beside her and said, "It's a good thing that Tsunade's coming, you don't look so good Natsumi."

"No shit," she muttered. She looked at the glass window at her reflection. "I look like a freakin' zombie."

"Utau has to be on a chakra limit. She can't go on forever like this; she needs sleep too." When he looked up from the floor and saw that Natsumi had fallen asleep. He waited for the tossing and turning, the frowning, the whimpering...nothing. Did Utau...?Before he could finish his thought, Natsumi started to stir in her sleep. I guess not.He reached over and shook Natsumi. He really hated to prevent her to sleep, but he hated seeing her suffer from the nightmares more. "Natsumi, wake up."

She stirred, and then she sat up and rubbed her eyes. "Man, I was having a good rest when she showed up..." She put her arm down and winced.

"What's wrong?" Sasuke asked.

"My shoulder..." Natsumi looked at it and saw a bloody gash on it, and her eyes widened. "It can't be..."

"What Natsumi?"

"I was cut by Utau in this same spot..." There was knock at the door, and the two teens froze. Sasuke got up and slowly walked to the front door.

"It's me," Came Tsunade's voice. "Let me in." Sasuke did so, and the woman entered the house. Tsunade looked at Natsumi, and the girl sat up straight and stared back at her. The Fifth Hokage then walked over to Natsumi and kneeled down next to the couch. She examined the Niikyo's face, and then the noticed the cut. "She's using more intense genjutsu?" she asked.

Natsumi nodded. "I think so." Tsunade continued to ask questions, and Natsumi answered without hesitation. Sasuke waited by the front door, trying not to disturb their privacy yet staying in the house. After about ten or so minutes, Tsunade stood up and walked toward the door. She stopped beside Sasuke and motioned for him to go outside. He did so, and she followed after bidding Natsumi good-bye. Tsunade closed the door and faced Sasuke.

"She's not doing well, as you know," she said. "Her mind is becoming very unstable since it is really stressed. I think there are other things that are bothering her besdies Utau, and I have a feeling that it has something to do with you, Sasuke."

"What do you mean Hokage-sama?" Sasuke asked.

She sighed. "I mean that you should come clean with her. Tell her what you feel, if you care and such. Yes, you are there for her, but if you're going to be there without a justified reason, it will push Natsumi to the edge and....she may commit suicide." She watched as the Uchiha tensed at the word, and she continued. "Keep an eye on her, stay with her at all times, and you know when there are exceptions in that order. I want you to try to use your Sharingan to get into her mind and fight Utau in the Genjutsu she is using. You are the only one who can do this. I could try to get Mr. Yamanaka to do it, but he is far too busy. I apologize for leaving it up to you, but I will come by later to treat her exhaustion."

"Of course Tsunade-sama," Sasuke said. "And don't worry about the order for the genjutsu handling. I will do my best."

"I know you will," she replied with a sly smile. She then bidded him good-bye and left the Niikyo property. Sasuke watched her disappear behind the bend in the forest path, and then he went back inside the house. He peeked into the living room and saw Natsumi sleeping again. This time, she did not stir, shiver, wince, scream, or cry while slumbering. Sasuke smiled a little to see that she was finally getting some sleep. The peaceful sleep only lasted two minutes before Natsumi began to toss and turn on the couch. Sasuke quickly ran to her side and shook her gently.

"Natsumi, wake up," he said. The girl slowly opened her eyes. She sat up, and Sasuke found some room to sit next to her. Natsumi leaned into his chest and began to cry. Surprised, the Uchiha hesitated before placing his arms around her in a hug. Once again, his silent comforting gesture made the Niikyo sob even more, even louder. Finally, after a week of this pattern, he asked, "Why do you cry more when I hug you?"

Between sobs she answered, "Because...I'm confused... I don't know what you think and all... I don't understand your gestures at all!" Her sobbing increased, and she had to catch her breath before continuing. "Please, Sasuke-kun, answer this question truthfully. No 'hn's at all, okay?"

"...Alright, what is your question?"

"Do you really care about me, or are you just acting to care and are really annoyed with me?"


Dun Dun DUUUUNN...

Mwhahahaha!! Cliffhanger!! :)

I must end it like that. I want to see who cares about Sasuke's answer. If you want to know the answer, REVIEW this chapter!! I accept signed reviews as well as aynnonomus ones AS LONG AS THEY DO NOT DISS ME IN A REALLY BAD WAY. (ie racism, "go to hell", "this sucks ass" etc.) IF YOU DIDN'T LIKE THIS STORY THEN DONT REVIEW OR CONTINUE READING! I DON'T GIVE A DAMN IF YOU HATE IT.

*takes a deep breath* okay, sorry about that, but I needed to get my point across. Plus I didn't get much sleep (like Natsumi here) and I'm totally cranky. So, enough with my monolgoue. You have a life to get to and a review to write, if you really like this chapter. Good night peeps.

~RedWolf210