Okay to be completely honest you're going to think I'm crazy. I do. But what would you do if you suddenly woke up in a world you knew wasn't real. A life you knew wasn't yours. In a place that doesn't exist. Well I did and this is my story.

Andrea was practical. At least she thought so she had a good job and worked for her money. That was her life. Work; go home. She had done this simple routine for years. She was smart and funny she had two best friends that had known her long enough to overlook her weird moments and she overlooked theirs.

She lived within the real world. She also loved books. Romance action things like that. She loved heroes and tragic love. And sometimes blowing things up or people dying. She was fascinated by their lives probably because they had lives. She didn't have one. Well not a real one. She would fall into these stories so much that it would bother her if something happened to one of the characters in her fictional family. She was not losing touch with reality she knew they were fictional she did. But, she couldn't help herself some of these stories had been on going for years. Some women had a thing for soap operas and they cried. This was her soap opera that was all.

She didn't live and breathe it exactly. You couldn't call her an addict. Well maybe but, a functioning addict. She didn't really think there was anything wrong with it most days until someone mentioned her going out or having a date then she realized she was more fascinated by the characters in the stories than meeting a real live person.

She had even named her dog after her favorite character in the story. She got home and looked at her dog. A huge beast with the softest heart ever created if you stepped on his foot he would cry for a week he was not the least bit like his name sake a tough hero with a tragic past and for right now a tragic future. She had gotten the new installment of the book and was ready to read it. It was like a ritual everything had to be right.

She would relax in the tub and get rid of the stress then open the book with trembling fingers. Yes she was pathetic it was official. She threw the book on the table. No she wasn't going to read it. Not yet she didn't have to know what happened to Sasuke he was fine and it wasn't like she would miss it. The story wasn't going to go on without her.

She ended up snatching it up and eating cold toast and mushy cereal for supper. Her poor dog Sasuke had to push her around just to get dinner. "Sorry buddy." She threw him some food then sat down and read about his sadness and anger and she cried. Pathetic deserves a capital letter in her life.

She sighed and put it down shaking her head. The writer must be going through something. She rationalized why she would put this wonderful man through such a terrible ordeal. Then she realizes that it is probably simply to continue the plot of the made up story. Geez she needed to get laid that would help surely if she had a clue what that felt like she was sure she would be right.

She walked to her stairs and headed up them for bed. Did we mention how large her dog is? She climbed into bed and the dog followed taking her spot and his. She sighed and rolled him over so his feet were not pushing her off the bed. She laughed as he groaned then she fell asleep and dreamed midget clowns wanted to eat her and the dog. She woke feeling afraid of clowns and a little stupid.

Ch 1

We enter this story on a normal afternoon after work. "Yes I'll come and help this weekend. No I don't have any plans I can help don't worry. Yes I know. I'll be there. Love you too sis." It wasn't her real sister she didn't have one of those anymore. It was a friend she loved that was like a sister but, these days she would take what she could get. Andrea hung up the phone. "Well now I have plans. It would be nice if I could tell one person just once. "No sorry I can't do that I have a date."

Sasuke looked at her. "Don't give me that look. I realize I would have to go out to find a man and then he would want to touch me which in theory sounds great right up until the reality of it. Thank you, I don't think I need advice from you. You're neutered no women in your future." He stood up and walked away. "Sorry I didn't mean to mention the manhood thing." He just laid down. "You're so sensitive." What? Doesn't everyone talk to their dog that way?

Andrea had a quiet evening. She always had a quiet evening. She waited for it to be late enough she could go to sleep without it looking too sad and, then headed up stairs. She got halfway up and suddenly her very big very stupid dog decided. Hey. Let's jump on Mom that would be fun. She fell back down the stairs nothing to grab onto and landed right on her head. "Ouch." She sat up her head throbbing. "You suck." Sasuke being the sensitive creature he was at her comment he went alone to lay on her bed very disturbed that she nearly made him fall with her trick. She stood up slowly and touched her head tenderly. "Damn I'm bleeding."

Now a weaker more intelligent person might have gone to a doctor or the hospital but, Andrea being a complete coward terrified of needles and doctors in general decided to tough it out. She took some Tylenol and went to bed after the bleeding had stopped. Hello concussion stupid. Anyway Andrea being the moron she was, decided to go to bed.

She laid down grumbling at her dog and then sighing when he put his paw in her face to say he was sorry. She fell asleep and was very lucky she didn't die from brain swelling.

She woke and frowned. What the hell was that? It sounded like birds. It was winter there weren't any birds. She felt stiff. Well falling down a set of stairs that will do it. "I think she's coming around."

"You should have left her we don't have time for this." She stopped and frowned. Men that was men talking two of them. And for some reason they sounded familiar not because she had heard them before but, their tone. "You can't just leave her and you wanted to eat her."

"Only until I realized she wasn't dead." What? Oh hell no it wasn't just men it was cannibals. She didn't want to look; had they eaten her dog? Maybe that was why he didn't growl. Right he would help them serve her with vegetables. She opened an eye and looked around hesitantly. She frowned. Trees she wasn't in her bed. She sat up quickly too quickly and moaned grabbing her head which was bandaged. What the hell was going on? "See she's sitting up now."

"Good can we leave then?" She looked around trying to find the voice but, she just saw plants.

"We should at least ask if she's alright she got a nasty bump on the head." She heard the sigh and followed the sound and screamed.

She saw a man that looked like a damn plant he had a face that looked like half was always in shadow. Big green spikes up either side like a Venus flytrap. He wore a cloak with clouds on it. Now to be honest she was pretty sure anyone would scream if they had seen him he was scream worthy but, she was screaming because she knew who he was.

"Holy shit." She skittered away. "Holy shit. This isn't real."

"Now can we leave?" The dark half of his face asked perturbed. "She's screaming I think she's fine. You know it's very rude to act that way to someone who saved you."

She stopped and frowned. "Why did you save me?" She stood. "Why would you do that?"

"You were hurt we just wanted to help you." She frowned harder and stepped forward hesitantly.

"You're tall." She reached out and touched one of the spikes. "It does feel like aloe." He frowned at her now.

"What is she doing? First she screams now she's touching us." The dark half was frowning too.

"Umm. Wow this is a really vivid dream. Crazy. Oh wait I'll bet I have a concussion that's what this is my brain is swelling. Geez; I wonder if I should try to pinch myself or something." She looked at him and smiled. "Nice to meet you Zetsu, great dream." She turned and headed down the road. Zetsu frowned.

"She knew our name. Perhaps we should follow her."

"No we can tell Madara but, we should get back or he'll be angry." They were gone.

She just smiled at his words. Now a normal person might freak out but, she just figured she'd enjoy her dream. She moved down the road and thought about all the things she'd really like to try. She walked to a tree. She closed her eyes and focused on her chakra. She could feel it. Wow that really was cool. She tried to feel it and stick to the tree. She fell on her ass. "Well this is harder than it looks I guess."

She closed her eyes and tried to focus she could feel it. She tried her hands she touched the tree and tried to make her hand stick. It took like twenty minutes but, she figured it out. This was fun it felt like she was really having to try. She started up the tree again and it worked but, halfway up she lost her concentration and fell back down this time it really hurt. She stood and rubbed her butt deciding water walking would be less painful. She just headed down the road how far away was she from the village would she see anyone else she knew. That would be fun. Well some of them she didn't want to see.

Like Zetsu; why him she didn't even really like him. Oh well. She just walked and when she found some water she decided to try to walk on it. It was harder than it looked.

Madara watched her and frowned. "Her clothes look odd. Similar but, odd. You say she knew your name."

"Yes definitely."

She fell in again but, it had worked for a few seconds. "They make it look so easy." She frowned and tried again. "I wonder how long it took Sasuke to do this. You never see that. Naruto took a while Sakura probably did it right away." She frowned and sat down on the bank. "I feel cold. I didn't think you were suppose to feel cold in a dream."

"How the hell does she know who I am who is that woman?" Madara frowned at Sasuke.

"I want you to find that out." He narrowed his eyes.

"I am not someone to order around Madara you and I are not friends or allies."

"No but, we need to know what she knows. Aren't you the least bit curious?" Sasuke looked at the woman. Yes he was curious. She may know something that could make his task easier. He wasn't a fool attacking the Leaf was not going to be easy.

"Alright. What do you want me to do with her?" Madara shrugged.

"I don't know answer her question she seems to think she's dreaming. She's said that several times now." Sasuke frowned.

"Are you sure it isn't the head injury." Madara laughed.

"Maybe if you find out she's not useful kill her." Sasuke frowned darkly.

"I don't even know her. She's never done anything to me I'm not going to kill her without cause." Madara just looked at him.

"Do whatever you want to her I don't care but, if she turns out to be dangerous I'll kill her if you don't." Sasuke glared at him and leapt away. He watched her from a tree as she tried desperately to learn chakra control she seemed to know the theory but, she was having a hard time employing it. She finally after two hours of just trying she could stand on the water. She raised her arms in the air and danced around which made her lose her concentration and she fell in. "Shit." She stepped out and laughed. "I did it though. Eat that Sakura." He raised a brow. She knew about Sakura's abilities as well. This was very odd. She was not a shinobi. She wore strange clothes. She just wasn't like anyone he had ever seen. Her hair was dark red and hung down her back in big curls she had big dark green eyes. She was pale and perhaps a little frail looking but, she certainly had determination. She walked down the road and he followed her in the trees she was oblivious of her surroundings. She just couldn't be a spy she was useless if she was. He wasn't even really trying to be stealthy.

She stopped and sat down. "There isn't anything but, trees for god's sake they always find a village or a dumpling shop or something out here hell I'd settle for a freaking apple tree I'm starving."

Who was they? She frowned and stood. She was actually heading towards a village. A small group of homes and a temple lay a kilometer ahead. He decided that perhaps he would try to speak with her before she got there. He transformed himself since she would apparently know him. He wanted to be careful even if she wasn't a very good spy she could still be one. He landed behind her. "Hello."

She screeched and turned so fast she almost fell but he caught her. "Where did you come from; who are you?" He watched her and his eyes seemed familiar.

"I think I should ask you that." She shrugged.

"My name is Andrea and this is my dream I'm not really sure why you're hear I have never seen you in my life." He just watched her slightly amused. She turned away and he used his eyes to see if she was lying. She wasn't she really believed she was in a dream. "I keep thinking I will see someone I know but, so far it's just aloe vera and I don't even like him."

"Excuse me?" She sighed.

"Nothing. Is there a village near here?" He nodded. "Oh good. Is it one I'll know maybe?"

"I have no idea it's called Takano." She frowned.

"Damn I've never heard of that one. What land am I in, by the way?" He narrowed his eyes and looked familiar again. "You know fire water, wind."

"Fire. How can you not know that?" He frowned at her.

"It's a dream. I don't know you tell me." He was tiring of this. He was not a patient man.

"Listen you are not dreaming you are in the land of fire and you are on the road that leads to the Leaf." She brightened.

"Oh great. That would be nice. I could meet some of my favorite people. Then again maybe not the way this is going I won't see anyone except the ones I can't stand." She walked on and he watched her.

"Who would you hate?" He hated all of them why did she hate them?

"It's not going to mean anything to you." She shrugged.

"Tell me anyway we're both headed the same way and I would appreciate the company and you should not travel alone there are many dangers here." She sighed.

"Well it's just that most of the village is great really as far as I know but, there are some that are just plain evil. I would kill them myself if I was a ninja. I'm not but, if I was I would kill them." He smiled a little her words were very appealing to him.

"Who may I ask has gained this punishment." She shook her head.

"You won't know them and if you do I'm afraid I wouldn't be safe around you either so I think I'll keep it to myself. I'm not sure about that whole dying in your dreams thing but, I'd rather not try it." He frowned.

"Oh I doubt I know them I'm simply a farmer." She looked at him and her brow furrowed she watched his eyes. "Homura and Koharu they are elders in the Leaf Danzou was just as evil but, he's already dead." She smiled when she said it just as he had when he'd done it who the hell was this woman? He kept his face serene.

"And what did they do that was so evil." He tried to keep his voice even.

"They tried to commit genocide." He froze and she took a few more steps. She looked back at him. "What?" He watched her and then he was at her and he took her by the arms. She flinched where he touched her and desperately tried to get away from him.

"Who are you how do you know about my family?" She stared at him his eyes wide.

"Your family who are you?" He watched her and let go of the transformation. Her eyes widened. "Holy Shit." She fainted dead away.

He looked at her and waited for her to wake. Who was this woman how did she know about his family why was she angry about it? She stirred and he watched her she opened her eyes and tried to move. "I'm tied up. Why am I tied up? Am I being robbed? She rolled over. "Wait this isn't my house. She met his eyes. "Oh my God. Wait I must still be dreaming."

"Why do you know about my family? Why do you even care?" She tried to sit up but, couldn't.

"You don't have to tie me up. Wait doesn't that mean that I'm tying me up wow do I have a fetish I don't know about." He glared at her his eyes red. "Wow that really is pretty. Who wouldn't be angry? Your brother was ordered to kill his whole family. That's horrible how can you not be angry?" Her eyes looked haunted. She looked away and frowned.

"How do you know that?" She sighed.

"Geez this is redundant. I know because I read it." He frowned. "Why am I wasting my dream explaining things? This sucks I finally get to dream about this place and you and I'm stuck tied up and having to explain myself." He stood a looked down at her.

"You can start explaining better or I can kill you." His words were cold and quiet.

"I doubt that but, I'll explain when you untie me." He raised a brow.

"You aren't in a position to argue." She rolled her eyes.

"I'm also not capable of getting away from you so tying me up is overkill." He raised his brows and nodded.

"I suppose you are right about that. You are right about many things." He cut the rope and she rubbed her arms. "That is what bothers me."

"Well I guess it would seem strange to you if I knew all about you." He nodded. "I read about it. I know you sprained your ankle and your brother carried you home and, told you about the police force and he was proud of it and then he took that order and killed everyone. He was so torn. I know things I suppose you wouldn't know. I watched him remember that day as he waited for you. His pain at having to hurt them. Hurting you was the most horrible thing he ever had to do. I cried for him. Because I understood his pain and yours. I'm so sorry." He watched her his eyes were suddenly wary.

"You couldn't know those things there is no way." She suddenly found herself staring down the blade of a very familiar sword. "Uh oh this would be some kind of subconscious warning I'm sure maybe I should pinch myself now."

"How could you know these things what else do you know?" She frowned.

"I don't really know if I should tell you I'm really not enjoying this so far."

"You will enjoy it less when you are in pieces." She frowned at him now.

"You would kill me for being upset about your pain and loss. No that is not the Sasuke I know, wait…" Thinking about the latest installment maybe it was the Sasuke she knew. Shit. She stood and pushed the blade away. "No this is not going to happen. Listen to me. You are hurt and I understand that. Hell I would be too I don't know if I might not do the same thing you are but, you can't blame me. I didn't know if I had I would have found a way to stop it or died trying. The fact is there is nothing I could have done. I wasn't there. I'm not the writer. I would have written a way for you to have your brother back. I would have given you some kind of peace I hope she will give you that. I don't know if it will happen but, I am going to wake up now because I don't like where this is headed. She pinched herself hard. Ouch. Damn that didn't work she bent back her finger. Nothing. He just watched her abuse herself and frowned. Perhaps she was mad and, she had visions. That could explain this; some kind of strange blood line trait. She was mad but, she saw things that had to do with people.

"You are coming with me." She looked at him and continued to try to wake up.

"I don't really think I want to. I don't want to meet Madara." He raised a brow.

"You really do know every thing then don't you?" She frowned but, nodded.

"I really don't want to go and see him. He frightens me when I'm not where I would have to hear his voice." He took her arm.

"None the less you will go with me." She moaned unhappily.

"This is really starting to suck." He pulled her out the door once again he noticed how she tried to get away shaking. "I can't travel like you do."

"Yes you can, you can stand on water you can run through the trees." She looked at him and frowned.

"You were watching me?"

"Zetsu told Madara about you and he sent me to see what you are."

"In trouble that's what I am." She sighed. "I wished I could see you in a dream I can't tell you how many times but, this is not really what I was hoping for." She looked away wistfully and he frowned at her.

"I'm not really sure I want to know whatever it is you wished for." She blushed and looked away.

"I didn't say I would tell you. I was just mentioning the fact." He shrugged.

"Whatever come on." He pulled her into the trees.

"I can't do this I'll break my neck." He sighed.

He took her hand and she frowned. "Jump with me." He leapt and she screamed and latched onto him. He frowned and landed she immediately stepped away cringing as if it was painful to be that close to him. "That is not really going to work."

"I'm sorry I'm a coward." He frowned.

"I don't think so you worked very hard on learning the water you can do this." She glared at him.

"What the hell are you being nice to me for now?" He watched her and raised a brow.

"We have a few days by foot before we reach Madara; either we use this mode of travel and you figure it out or I will knock you out and carry you having to knock you out again each time you awaken." She looked at the forest floor.

"That really doesn't sound like fun."

"No I would imagine not." She looked into his black eyes and had to look away.

"God I really should have just gone to the hospital, now I'm paying for it." He frowned at her. "Never mind." She looked at the other tree, so freaking far away. "I'm going to get killed."

"I'll catch you if you fall." She frowned.

"Great." She didn't sound enthusiastic.

"I'm not that much of a monster." She didn't bother disputing that because she was hoping the same thing. She pushed the chakra into her feet and looked at him one more time. He just watched her. She looked slowly back at the tree and jumped. Now in anyone else's dream she would have had the most beautiful slow motion moment of triumph, Eye of the Tiger playing the background. In Andrea's dream she fell about three foot short of the tree and nearly peed on herself. She felt him snatch her and land. "You should practice more." She looked at him and flinched. He rolled his eyes. "We'll walk."

They walked along and he watched her. What did she know? Did she know anything that would help him with his revenge? She looked at him and then away quickly. He didn't think he remembered making a woman so uncomfortable usually he had a hard time keeping them at bay this one looked half terrified of him. Of course she had good reason if she really could see the things he had done. Karin alone would have bothered a lot of people then Sakura. Of course it sounded like she looked a Sakura as someone to surpass. She was a little late in the coming though if that was her goal. She was his age but her skills were non existent. Where had she come from? He had so many questions. He could use his eyes that might be the easiest. He stopped. "Andrea look at me."

She just kept walking. "No." He frowned.

"Why not?" He walked to her side.

"Because I'm not that stupid." She smiled. "I'm not falling for that." He grabbed her arm.

"Look at me." He frowned. She just stared at the ground. "You are stubborn." He took her face in his hands and made her look at him but, she looked away and closed her eyes. Her hands clasping his wrists.

"Please let me go. I don't want you rummaging around in my head." He frowned at her. He had never actually hit a woman before. Grabbed one nearly choked one and put a hole in one but, only under duress.

He sighed. "It's me, or Madara." She froze and shook. She really was frightened of him. "Look at me Andrea." She opened her eyes slowly and met his very dark gaze, hers were the color of the forest at night and filled with fear. He watched her. "I don't intend to hurt you." She just shivered.

His eyes spun and she tried to keep her eyes open. He looked at her and felt himself pulled in. He stood in front of her and she watched him warily. "See not so bad."

"It's unfair." He frowned.

"Is it, you know everything about me I know nothing about you how is that fair?" She sighed.

"You have a point. This is going to be embarrassing." He watched her and concentrated. "How do you know about me?" She sighed. He saw her memories of when she was in a strange home. It was big flashes of a red dog. A woman. A screen that looked like a TV but, it had a board in front of it the young woman used to put information on the screen and a movie played. It was strange. It was like a drawing a moving drawing. It wasn't a movie exactly. "What is this?"

"Doesn't it look familiar?" He frowned darkly.

"I meant where did it come from no one was there watching how could they have gotten footage of this there is no way. We were alone. I know we were." He watched her mind with angry interest.

"This is the most vivid dream anyone has ever had. In my world…" She sighed. "You are fictional. You're stories are like the ones Jaraiya wrote well without the sex but, still." He frowned and saw a large dog red and white her calling him. His frown deepened.

"You named a dog after me." She rolled her eyes.

"You were fictional. I wouldn't do it if you weren't he's a great dog and he's probably my best friend." She sighed and watched him. "Why am I trying to explain myself to you? You aren't exactly rational right now anyway." He glared at her.

"What is that supposed to mean?" She brought up the latest installment of the story in her mind. He watched it and his eyes widened.

"Does that sound rational to you? You blame a village for something they didn't know happened. All they know is what you were told. Your brother did a very good job taking all the blame. How can you blame them? She brought up pictures in her mind of his classmates. "These people still don't know. Madara went to provoke Naruto because he wants the Kyubi. He knew Naruto would search you out. Naruto loves you, you're the only family he feels he has left." She looked at him and cringed. Suddenly they were outside again and he was holding her by her throat uh oh. This was bad.

He watched her his eyes were still red but, now they were the other eyes twin red starbursts pretty on paper in this particular moment they brought out more fear than she even wanted to contemplate. She shook. "You know what these are too don't you?" He smiled nastily.

"I'm sorry." She whispered his fingers flinched. "I didn't mean to hurt you. I was just embarrassed you looked inside my mind my thoughts are private." He just watched her for a few moments and then let go.

"Don't mention my vengeance to me again. You don't understand it." She closed her eyes.

"You're wrong." She just walked down the road. He followed her.

He snarled. "You like pushing your luck don't you." They walked in silence for a while it got dark and he finally stopped she was exhausted. You shouldn't get exhausted in dreams. Well maybe you could. She sighed. She sat down and he started a fire. "Are you hungry?"

"What do you think I was headed for a village to get something to eat when you hijacked me?" He frowned.

"You know more than you are supposed to I was actually supposed to kill you if you were dangerous." He frowned. "But, I am not his underling and I won't take his orders."

"You certainly let him manipulate you enough I don't know why you don't just put the cloak back on." He gave her a withering look.

"I told you not to talk to me about my vengeance."

"Why not. Because I wouldn't understand. Why the hell do you think I live alone?" She snapped.

"I don't care."

She glared at him. "I'm the same age as you and I live all by myself. Support myself. I'm all alone. I have friends but, I don't have any family their all dead. Some one came into my home in the middle of the night and killed them all if I had not been at a friends house I would have died with them I came home and found my parents just as you did." Her voice was rising with her panic. She was shaking. He could tell that she didn't talk about this anymore than he did. He frowned. "No it wasn't my brother you have me there but, don't you dare tell me I don't understand. I've searched for ten years for the bastards that killed my family." She stood up. "I have to use the bathroom and I am not exactly used to this so I will be back in a little while."

He watched her his mind whirling. Her family was murdered. He hadn't seen that in her mind. Of course he had not delved very deeply he felt her affection for him and knew it was private. He stayed away from personal feelings to spare her. He didn't know how to feel now. He waited and waited and she didn't come back had she run away that would be stupid? He walked into the forest following her very obvious trail and heard her scream. He moved with as much speed as he could gather and leapt to where he heard the whimpering. His feet touched lightly on the leaves as his gaze fell to the snake the size of one of Orochimaru's and it was stalking her. He landed in front of her his hand wrapping around his blade. the creature fell limply a moment later. She was near catatonic he sighed and pulled her into his arms. She must have a fear of snakes; he leapt back to the fire. His eyes narrowed at her and he was going to chastise her for going so far into the forest when he saw her tears. He just let her go and walked away. She had gone far enough that he wouldn't hear her crying.

She curled up in a ball and refused the food he offered to her. She just lay there shaking. He sighed and pulled a cloak from his pack and laid it over her. She pulled it close without looking at him and shook with horror.

She fell asleep and prayed she would wake up in her bed. Or a hospital room. She stretched and sat up. "Damn."

"Do you feel better?"

"Do you care?" She threw at him and stood. "I won't go far this time." He watched her disappear. She was back in minutes. The silence was deafening as they walked. He frowned at the fact that it bothered him. He liked the quiet; the peace but, now it was overwhelming. They just traveled all day in silence. He wasn't really sure what to say to her. He almost felt sorry for his words, almost. He was not really the type to apologize. They stopped because even though she never complained she was tired. She didn't have the stamina of a ninja.

He offered her food and she shook her head. "You have to eat something."

"No I don't." He frowned and looked at her.

"Damn it I'm sorry now eat something." She looked at him and frowned.

"I'm not mad at you if that's what you think." She met his eyes; he saw desolation and heartache. "I just don't feel like eating."

Sasuke just watched her and nodded. "Alright. I'll leave it alone but, You have to eat later. If you don't eat something soon your going to get sick."

She shrugged and curled up into the protective ball to hide. They rested for a small time then he stood and she did too almost like a puppet just a marionette on strings moving because he was. He watched her for the rest of the day and got more and more disturbed, this wasn't living. She just kept pace and continued to walk. When it got dark he realized she would simply die if he didn't do something they had been traveling for most of two days and she had not eaten or drank anything in all that time. He had to do something.

He sat down beside her. "You have to eat." She just looked away. He closed his eyes and braced himself, he didn't think about what he was about to say if he did; he could never say it. "I didn't eat for days. Weeks I would just eat enough to survive. Then I realized that if I wasn't strong I couldn't find my brother. I started eating again but, now ever since I found out the truth." He closed his eyes. "It's hard. I get sick every time I eat. I threw anything I did eat up, for the first couple days. But, you must eat because you can't ever find them if you aren't strong." He opened his eyes slowly and met her tortured gaze and knew he saw his own pain mirrored back at him. Her eyes slowly rose to his and flowed over. She cried silently. He stood and walked away. He brought her back a plate and she picked at it. She did drink all the water he gave her. Afterwards she curled up into a ball again and cried herself to sleep.

She woke in the morning and looked around warily. "I'm not dreaming." She fell back to the ground. It had finally sunk in that she was awake. He raised a brow. She hugged herself and rocked. "Oh God I'm not dreaming." He couldn't get her to move. He sighed and, finally used his eyes to make her pass out and just carried her.

At least they moved faster. It was still three days before they would reach Madara. She woke midway through the day. "You can put me down I can walk now." She struggled until he let her go and she shook.

He set her down and she watched the trees. "I want to try again." He watched her and nodded. She focused and jumped into the tree she lost her momentum and had to scramble but she made it.

She looked at the other tree and her face hardened. She closed her eyes and focused. She jumped her eyes still closed and opened them in time to land a little roughly but on the next tree. She smiled to herself and looked at the next one. He kept pace with her which was easy but, after an hour or so she was getting the hang of it but, she was using far more chakra than was necessary and she was exhausting herself. "We should walk for a while. You are going to pass out again."

He took her arm but, she pulled away. "Please don't touch me." He looked at her and frowned. She looked in his eyes and he saw something there. She was lying about something he could feel it. His eyes narrowed.

"You're lying to me what are you hiding." She frowned.

"Anything I don't tell you is none of your business." She jumped away and he snarled and snatched her. They fell to the ground but he caged her in his arms to keep her from being hurt. "Tell me what you're hiding." His eyes spun in his anger and he drew her in. "What is it?"

"Nothing really I just don't like people touching me." She watched him and turned away. He looked around him and watched her life pass like a movie He saw her as a child with her family he had those memories. He frowned what could she be hiding. She just lay down and cringed as he rifled through her mind.

Her memories changed there was a staccato beat to them. Shuffled, broken, she was asleep a door opens a light in her eyes. Laughter, her screaming as she was drug down a hallway more screaming.

Her parents in front of her they were…assaulting her mother. Her father lay at her feet. They made her watch. Then they killed her brother's and sisters. Grandparents lay dead in the kitchen. She could see her grandmothers slippers. Blood there was blood everywhere. She screamed he closed his eyes and let her go the pain was too much to bare. He stood and pulled her with him. She swayed on her feet.

"No I wasn't there. I wasn't there." He had made her remember that. She had hidden it away. "Please let me go. Please don't touch me." He stepped away and she fell. He watched her afraid to touch her he would only make it all worse. Why had they not killed her? Why had they attacked her family at all?

She stood and swayed. She looked at him. "I wasn't there I wasn't there." She chanted it to make it real for her. "This is all a dream and I'll wake up and you will be in a story again a sad story with a beautiful man who is sad and angry. But, not real and that isn't real either." She walked down the road the wrong way. He sighed. He didn't want to say anything. He just wanted to leave her and run. He didn't want to be subjected to pain like that. He wanted the anger and hate. He wanted to forget the pain.

She just trudged on. He finally stopped as the sun set and she was three hours in the wrong direction…

"Stop Andrea you need to stop." She cut her eyes slowly at him and shook her head.

"I can't if I stop then it will find me. I can just keep walking and the memories will fade that's what I did then. They found me eight miles from my home." She sat down. "That happened didn't it?" She closed her eyes. "I have nightmares I didn't know they meant, anything except that I was there."

She looked at her hands and took a shuddering breath. "It is better to know the truth." He said stoically. She raised a brow.

"Is it?" She frowned and looked away. "I don't know. Did you feel better when you found out about your brother or did you feel worse?" He wanted to scream at her or better yet kill her for even mentioning his brother but, He couldn't because she knew better than any person he could have ever met she knew what it was like to see that kind of horrible carnage. He felt guilty because he was relieved in a part of his mind that there was another person out there that felt that pain. He was a monster. She just looked away at his silence. She moved to the shadows of the fire and curled up. He offered her food and was not surprised when she refused it.

He sighed unhappily. Sasuke tried to eat something himself but, didn't do well either her memories were so violent and disturbing. It was hard to handle he felt him and frowned. Zetsu slid up through the ground. "Oh you still have her with you. She must be useful then."

"Go away." He muttered.

"You look angrier than usual is she that much of a bother you should just kill her then." Sasuke looked at him slowly. "Going." He was gone.

He watched her and frowned. What the hell would he do with her now? She slept and shook waking several times screaming. He just watched her. He didn't imagine anything he could do would make her feel better.

She woke and looked around moaning. He stood. "Come I am taking you somewhere."

"Weren't we already going somewhere?" He sighed.

"Just come on." She stood and he walked beside her. He looked away as she flinched and pulled away from his nearness. "I'm not going to hurt you."

"I know." She frowned. "I just don't like people touching me."

He frowned. "You had an affection for me I saw it. That's why I didn't look farther into your mind. I didn't want to pry. I never wished to…I would never have done that willingly." She glared at him and blushed.

"Number one I know that. Number two what does me having an Affection for you matter about anything." He shrugged.

"I suppose it doesn't but, usually if you feel that way you consider touching them. You have done all you could to avoid that kind of contact. You frowned when I touched you trying to get you to jump. I noticed. I am not vain I have never really given a damn what anyone thought of me but, I am not an idiot either." She rolled her eyes.

"Well just because you like someone doesn't mean you necessarily want them to touch you. And you weren't supposed to be real damn it." She walked away and kept her distance.

He raised a brow. "It was safe then." She just frowned and kept walking. "What do you do to keep from touching people in everyday life? It is impossible to not touch someone at some point."

"The same way I dealt with you. By dealing with it and hoping it will be over soon." He sighed.

"How miserable that must be?" She laughed at him.

"You're one to talk I haven't seen you being all that affectionate lately or ever." She frowned. "You're no better. Have you ever even kissed a girl?"

"I could care less about that." He looked away. "My vengeance is all that matters to me but, I am certainly not afraid of the contact."

She just shook and closed her eyes. "No I guess you wouldn't be."

"I'm sorry that was uncalled for. I am not very good at being nice." She looked at him and her eyes were desolate.

"I know, It's not your fault. It would have been something I remembered at some point anyway I guess." She looked away. "Maybe Madara will kill me then I won't have to care anymore."

He frowned. "I'm not taking you there."

Andrea stopped. "Where are you taking me?"

"To someone that can help you I hope." She watched him frowning. They moved until it got dark. She had started moving with more speed. She leapt through the air almost recklessly. She was pushing herself running away. She jumped and he knew she was too exhausted but, she kept trying. She fell short and just closed her eyes. He grabbed her and landed setting her on her feet. "What are you doing?"

"I have no idea anymore." He stepped away giving her space. "You know I really did imagine what this would be like being here meeting you.

"I don't understand. I saw it with my own eyes and I know you were showing me a memory but, I just don't understand. How could this happen?" He sat down and looked out at the night.

"I'm in a coma maybe and you are my delusion." She smiled. "You're a very nice delusion."

"I'm not sure that is the word to use for what I've been to you." She shrugged.

"I told you I understand. You can't help it. I think being angry at everyone is stupid. I don't hate my home town. They didn't do it." He frowned.

"The elders ordered it."

"So kill them. Just them." He looked away and frowned.

"I can't get to them without going through the village. They all want me dead. You saw Sakura she wants me dead too." She sighed and rolled her eyes.

"I don't need to be redeemed. I want to wipe the Leaf off the face of the earth the way they did my family."

"You keep saying they like the whole village snuck in there and did it. We both know that isn't true. What about Madara? How can you even be in the same room with him? He helped your brother because he wanted to not because he was ordered. He enjoyed killing your family why the hell is he still breathing."

"I need him for right now." He frowned.

"You would kill a whole village but, not the monster that helped swing the blades." She shook her head. "See I told you, you weren't rational. If I ever found out who killed my family I wouldn't be in the same room with them much less let them speak to me or touch me. I'd just want the whole room to vanish off the face of the earth."

He frowned and looked away. He wanted to tell her she didn't understand she didn't know what she was talking about but she did. She knew exactly how he felt. He watched her and his eyes narrowed.

"What the hell am I supposed to do just go home? I was just kidding." She rolled her eyes.

"No just make sure those you blame are actually guilty." She closed her eyes. "I really don't want to talk anymore it hurts too much. I'll talk to you later." She closed her eyes and curled up. His cloak already lay beside her. She curled into it and sighed. It smelled wonderful. This was as close as she wanted to get.