AU for Naruto as Sasuke died before Uchiha massacre or so is believed. Itachi does not joined Akatsuki, but Itachi and Naruto has a bound and Naruto knows the truth about Itachi and Uchiha massacre. Somewhat. It will become clearer as the story rolls out. This could be taken as a sequel to truly alone. It was not meant like that but it does continue in that pattern.
Disclaimer: Don't want to lie and say I own it.
Parings: Undecided. Subjected to changes.
It's been two months form the last visit to doctor Black. My health has not fallen so much and thankfully no one else has noticed. Even if they did they did not say anything. And now I am standing in front of Une, only one other than the doctor who knows about my condition.
"Why was I called? My resignation was registered for last month." It was. I rechecked it too. Did not want to mistake here after all.
"Yes. I know. I was thinking if you could do me a favour" she asked and now my interest was pricked. It was not often she called for favours.
"What is it?" I asked. She pulled out a black box and tossed it at me.
"We found it but have been unable to unlock it as of yet. Since you are so good at picking locks you could do it" she said. I nodded.
"My kit" I said but she only shrugged her shoulder and threw a kit at me. "Came prepared?" I teased and she shot me a death glare.
"Ok. Let's see." It took a better half of an hour to unlock the lock but I did.
CLICK
I saw Une breath out a sigh of relief. I lifted the box and instantly black goo like think busted out on me. "Stay away" I warned and I saw her scout away. The black goo was growing fast and soon it had covered me.
"Ugg. It will be a pain to get out of the hairs" I complained and surprisingly I could move my mouth without problems. Suddenly the black goo in front of me formed a shape.
"W-What are you?" I asked. My voice shook a bit but I did not feel it.
"A curious human. How interesting" he commented. once the initial shock passed over I dare approach that thing.
"You are not afraid of me?" it asked. "You should be" it said and extended its goo like hand toward me. I could not move. I was frozen.
The goo-hand was closing in on me. Suddenly it stopped.
"You have been spared by death. And an Uchiha to boost" he said amused. "you must be quite a thing. I am interested by what you have to offer. But this body. No it will not do. You will have to be younger. But that won't be a problem" it muttered under its breath.
"Wha?" I was confused. Suddenly the goo-man begun to melt. No. not melt. More like all the black goo left a figure. In the place stood a black haired and black eyed boy of sixteen.
"A boy?" I asked and he chuckled.
"No. I am hardly a boy. Just as you will hardly be a man" he said.
"What do you mean? Hey what's so funny?" I asked but he kept on chuckling and soon the black goo surrounded both of us from both sides.
"My name is Zeref. Remember it?" he said and his black eyes were the last thing I remember before white exploded in my vision.
I woke with a pounding headache. I reached my hands toward the light but to my surprise I could only see a very small fist. I pulled my hand toward my face and was amazed to see the fist move toward myself. I panicked. In my defence it was not every day you wake up with a small hand.
I liked around and found myself in a hospital-like room. The inflammatory. My mind supplied. But I have never been here. Whenever I got injured I would have been placed in the gundam wards. Not here. According to doctors I was too much of a liability to be around normal patients.
I shakily stood on my legs and found that I could not. It took some effort but I managed to remember what happened. I looked around. 'No Une' I thought.
'The lady went out' a voice sounded in my mind and I actually jumped
'Who? Zeref?' I asked and I could hear him laugh a little.
'What happened?' I asked
'We merged. You see I needed someone who can withstand my powers and you were the perfect vessel' he said
'and prey tell me why is that?'I asked.
'death spared you. That is reason enough. But you have what it takes to contain me or I could have destroyed the world.' He said
'And this will have side-effects and I was to die in eight months.' I said drily managing to finally stand and walk around.
'Ah yes. You see I could not merge with your old body so I had to do a little string pulling as for the death. Do not push yourself too much or you will suffer but can't die.' he said
'What did you do?' I asked
'Just turned you into a six years old and some of your features might have changed too as we merged' he actually sounded a little nervous. Wait WHAT? Just then I saw my reflection and staring at me was myself but with knee length black hairs. And I was six again.
"My hairs" I cried.
'Ah yes. Did I tell you that since I am immortal you will only age till sixteen and then stop' he said and the amusement was back.
"You" I started just as the door opened. A black head poked inside.
"You alright" Wu-Fei said approaching me. "I will get a nurse to take a look at you. You are a really pretty girl" he commented and I could just imagine Zeref laughing.
"This is not funny and I am not a girl, Fei. I'm Duo" I snapped. He stopped and looked at me. And laughed. After a while he sobered.
"It's not funny to lie. Oh I wish Duo was here to see a girl claim to be him" he said and broke into laughter again. My eye was twitching. Just then the door opened again and Une entered with an unknown man in tow with her.
"Oh I see you found Duo Wu-Fei" she said and the other raven actually stopped laughing.
"You must be mistaken. This girl is not Duo" he said in denial.
"We had a mishap in the labs and this was the result. Am I assure you this is real" I commented. Wu-Fei just stared for one minute and then broke into full out laughter.
"Wait till I tell Heero and others about it" he said and I glared at Une to fix this. She sighted.
"You can't. This is now top secret and not to be told till I give the signal" she said and now I smiled at Wu-Fei's shocked face.
"This is not fair" he said and then is when I noticed the man that came in with Une. He had silver hairs and one of his eyes was covered with a head-band. He also had a mask covering his face.
'Copy nin Kakashi' Zeref said and it sends a warning signal in my brain. Before anyone knows the guy is warped in veins of trees. His only visible eye widens a fraction and then narrowed. Meanwhile I could feel the wide eyed stare of both Une and Wu-Fei on my back.
"So the Hokaga was right about you. Funny seeing a child use Veins. Mind letting me go." He asked.
'Ask him to uncover his Sharigan and then let him go if he shows it' I nodded at this and ask him the same.
"How would you know" he muttered but does the same as asked.
"Zeref. He told me" I said told them everything. They were really interested.
"Zeref wants me to go with you to Konoha. He says it is dangerous here" I told them at the end.
"If what you say is true then it will be safer for you in Konoha" he agreed. "Anything you want to pick up from home?" he asked me
"No" I said. I purposely omitted the part about being and Uchiha. Zeref agrees to hide this too. I will see first. Kakashi was really more observant than we give him credit for.
"When would you have told me you were an Uchiha" he asked and at my wide eyed stare he explained.
"My Sharigan helped me" he said as it everyday's occurrence. Ah that explains it. "By the way, have you activated your Sharigan" he asked as my eyes bleed red. A star/flower shaped pattern with six sides. He looked stunned and then grinned, or I assumed was a grin.
"I like you. This will be fun" he said and I had a dreadful feeling about it.
'Zeref?' I mentally pleaded for help. 'Help me'
'Oh I will. Can't let my host die after all' he said.
This chapter was longer than my normal. Other chapters will not be so long. But anyway. Read and Review. Please.