(A/N): Ok, my second fanfiction, which I personally like MUCH better than the first. I think I might actually discontinue my other story. I dunno... if the reviews stop I will. xD

Disclamer: I do not own Naruto, I only own Kira, my OC.

Kira closed her eyes as she let the faint breeze take over her body. It felt refreshing, like it was lifting her spirits in a way. After a relaxing few seconds, she regained her stance, and turned her head upward, so she stood staring into the tree above her. Giving a victorious smile, she sighed and started walking away.

"Oi, Sasuke-San, that's enough for today." Swiftly, she paced through the forest collecting the kunai that were scattered. In truth, they barely even practiced. Surely she knew this, but Orochimaru had wanted her to go off on a mission tomorrow, and she needed her full strength.

"Dobe." A figure that had not yet been there before, was now walking beside her, hands folded across his chest. He smirked in her direction, then turned forward, looking ahead. Kira just let out a sigh. She was happy that Sasuke had finally broken out of his dark, and isolated mood, which he had when he first came to find Orochimaru.

"Your free tomorrow Sasuke-San, Orochimaru-Sama needs me to go off on a mission." The boy noted how she flinched at the word Sama.

"Hn." She casually looked his way, a confused look on her face. He always seemed to pull away from others. To make sure he had no emotional attachments. For a split second, Kira noticed his hand shift a bit, then as quickly as she could, she vanished and reappeared behind a tree. She heard the kunai hit the bark in front of her, and decided to return the favor. Making a doppelganger, she positioned her real body up high in the branches and limbs. She saw Sasuke appear behind her clone, with effortless speed, and swing at it, only to hit the wood in front of him. Kira jumped down, and landed behind him, holding a kunai against his neck softly.

"Nani? What was that for?" She asked, removing the kunai. Just then, she felt something behind her, and turned around to see him pinning her against the bark. He held a shuriken near her throat, and had one hand against her shoulder. His skin felt warm, which was somewhat soothing, in the cold weather. She felt his voice, even warmer, trickle down the side of her neck. It made her heart race.

"I didn't think you'd had enough training today. This proves it." He released her, and she stumbled forward, but caught herself. "Sasuke-Baka! You Dobe!" He shrugged it off, and turned his head over his shoulders to give her that 'You loser' signature smirk of his. She sighed heavily, and followed after him, ignoring him the rest of the way.

It had been two and a half years since he came. Two and a half dreadful years since the day he betrayed his friends, and went to gain power for the sake of revenge. Kira couldn't shake the thought as she traveled through the forest. 'Shake it off Kira, he's trying to change, I know it. He'll go back someday, even if I have to do everything in my power to make him.' She shook her head softly, and came upon a small village. She was nearing Sunagakure, hidden in Sand. She decided to rest a bit. It was the least she could offer herself after traveling non-stop from Sound.

Thoughts began to cloud her mind again. Memories from the past crept up on her, and she couldn't help but give in. She collapsed next to a tree, and sat under it's shade, against the base., playing her past experiences through her head.

"Let go of me! Please, just let me go..." A younger Kira struggled, trying to escape the grip of a man, holding her against a wall. He edged his body closer to hers, one hand on her shoulder, the other gripped firmly around her waist.

"You know why you have been spared, and you know to do as I tell you." He spoke softly in her ear. The girl started to cry, tears forming around the ridges of her eyes. She looked up to face the man in front of her. "Hai... Orochimaru-Sama." He softened his grip, and finally let go of the girl, so she slid down the wall, trying her best to catch herself. Then he left the room, as she tried her best to hold back her emotion.

"It might be different if you hadn't come along, Sasuke." Kira stared up into the sky, and replaced her face mask over her mouth and nose. Getting up slowly, she resumed her travels to the front gates of Suna. The sand was causing her great trouble, but she would endure it easily. Of course, working under Orochimaru meant she would have to overcome simple things like terrain. Upon arriving near the front of the village, she heard a voice call out from behind the iron structure.

"State your business, the Kazekage wants to deal with nothing at the moment unless it be an emergency." Kira chuckled to herself. It would be too easy.

"I have important business matters with the Kazekage, Gaara-San. He requested to see me." She heard no reply from the other end, assuming she had convinced him enough. Sure as she was, the gates opened hesitantly, and she walked in. The guard pointed her in the direction of the Kazekage's office, and she was on her way.

She occasionally saw a passing of a child or two, running along the streets. It made Kira relax a little, forget about what she was assigned to go do. But, the tension quickly arose when she approached the doors to the head office. She let herself in, and made her way to the door with the word Kazekage imprinted on it. Kira took a deep breath, and turned the handles. She stepped inside, and noticed that Gaara had been watching the doors the whole time.

"It must have been quite important, if the guards let you in here. So state your business, and be off." He said so in a quick lapse of time, and Kira sat comfortably in the chair positioned in front of his desk. "They're not to hard to fool." She smiled, faintly, under her mask. And although she expected the boy to tense up, she saw him chuckle softly to himself.

"No, they aren't. So I'm assuming you're here on private matters, for the information we just received from Konoha about the Akatsuki? Am I right?" Kira undid her mask, and put it in her bag. She smiled a sweet, fake smile, at the Kazekage, and got up from her chair. Gathering a couple kunai from her pouch, the girl stepped forward, and then in thin air, it seemed as if she vanished.

"Two out of three's not bad. Now, just tell me where it is, and I'll be going." Kira was now behind Gaara, with a kunai to his head, and an arm around his neck. "Pretty please?" She whispered in his ear, with a seductively playful tone. There were noises in the back room, where she had sent a clone to search mindlessly for scrolls. Then, Kira felt something cold slide up her legs. She turned around, in panic, to see the Kazekage standing behind her with his hands folded across his chest.

"You may have forgotten, kunoichi, but I am the Kazekage of Sand. I'm not easily fooled by trained rats like yourself." Kira knew he was calling her worthless. And it hurt, truthfully, deep inside of her heart, she felt like crying. She questioned herself as to why she even took the mission in the first place. Snapping back into reality, she realized the sand was now halfway up her body, and the clone she created was pointlessly rummaging through the scroll room. Kira took her kunai, and jumped above Gaara, in attempt to strike him in the face. She felt herself being thrown back by a wall of sand, and tried to get up.

At this point, she couldn't move at all. Her legs were bound together, and she felt her chest being slowly constricted by the force. Kira couldn't breathe. Even with all the power in her body, she couldn't inhale a single breath of air. The sand wouldn't allow her to, it was suffocating her. Struggling, she gasped for breath, and felt herself go numb, just as the door to the office opened and she heard someone call her name.

"Nande?" She whispered. She tried to sit up, but a pain in her chest told her not to. Kira looked around, and noticed she was outside, propped against a tree. Her vest had been removed, and now had bandages wrapped around her fishnet undergarments. "Kira no Baka. You can't do anything can you?" The girl turned her head as quickly as she could, to see Sasuke leaning against a tree across from her. His eyes were closed and his arms folded across his chest. She looked down in humiliation. Indeed, she had failed such a simple task.

"Hai." She spoke. He seemed surprised at her answer, and looked over to see tears hitting the ground beneath her face. He sighed, and resumed his relaxed posture. "Did you manage anything?" She looked up again. There was a jolt of pain in her arm, so she grasped it with her free hand, and rubbed it softly.

Sasuke saw her struggling with the wound, and decided to take that as a 'No'. He felt sorry for her, almost. She was really looking forward to completing the mission. And he knew why she did. That's what pained him to see her so depressed. He noticed her glance up in his direction once more. "Did you..." She motioned towards the bandages covering her chest. He just nodded slightly, and missed the immediate blush that appeared on her face.

"We'll leave in the morning. You'll find a way to walk back. But we have to hurry--" He was cut off by Kira. "Sasuke, what did you do to Gaara-Sama?" He liked the sound of her calling him Sasuke. Not Sasuke-San, just Sasuke. Feeling a bit of confidence, he decided to toy with her anger, knowing she couldn't fight back. He got up, and walked over to the spot where she sat. Kneeling down in front of her, he looked her straight in the face, so his eyes met hers.

"Your worried about your little boyfriend back in Suna are you?" He smirked playfully, and noticed the hint of anger in her eyes. He continued, raising a finger to her. "This is the second mission you've failed this month, Dobe." His smirk faded when he saw the horrified look that played across her face. Then he realized what he had just done. He stood up, emotionlessly, and walked back to the tree he was resting on before. Sasuke began to mentally punish himself, realizing that if Orochimaru found out, Kira would most likely be punished. He'd seen it happen before.

"Orochimaru-Sama! Please, I'm sorry! Don't!" A small, frightened Kira held herself together. Her back was bloody, and she had cuts and slashes across her face. The man that stood before her dropped a single kunai, and walked away, not noticing that someone had been watching. Across the chamber, a younger Sasuke was listening, a hint of disgust crossed his face, and he began to pity the girl.

He bit his lip, and began to wish he never said that. He now felt this deep emotion, wanting to go comfort the girl. He averted his eyes back on Kira, who was now peacefully sleeping, with tear marks across her pale face. He sighed heavily, and closed his eyes. He soon became lost in his thoughts. A strong, icy gust of wind carried some leaves across the forest where they both sit. He looked up into the sky, and the reflection of the moon shown perfectly in his dark, onyx eyes.

"Kira."

(A/N): Ok, Please Review! It would make me update so much faster! xP