The oc is Kaori. This is a love story between her and Sasori. It sets place in Naruto Shippuden after the battle between Kankuro and Sasori. Hope you like it, read and review :D

I don't own Naruto.

"Stop relying on other people. You've become so dependent of your alliances!"

"Um" a soft voice interrupted the argument between Baki and Chiyo.

"Kaori! What took you so long?" Chiyo turned to the young lady who stood just outside the hospital room.

Baki and the two medics stared in awe. Kaori was mostly known for her beauty despite being unseen for nearly twenty years. However the Kaori that stood before them looked no older then sixteen.

"I'm sorry Lady Chiyo, but I had to question the validity of your request. I was under the impression that I was unwelcome in your presence." Her tone was soft, with mirth under her small smile.

"Child you assume too much. This boy has been poison," the old lady pointed to the man in the hospital bed, Kankuro.

Her gaze shifted, her eyes half lidded seemingly unbothered by the news. "Poison is your specialty, not mine."

"I know that," Chiyo's eyes narrowed, openly showing her distaste towards the mysterious women, "It's a poison developed by Sasori, my grandson. Something completely new to me."

"Oh" Kaori remain unaffected, "I haven't seen Sasori for twenty years now. If it's a new poison then I know nothing of it."

"At least look at it. You were always hanging around him. I'm sure you can at least find out what the poison is made of."

Kaori nodded before stepping forward to Kankuro's shaking form.

"I didn't think you would ask Kaori to come" Ebizo commented.

Chiyo sighed, "What else is there to do? Kankuro is dying and there's nothing I can do."

After inspecting Kankuro, Kaori scribbled in a few things on the clipboard before handing it over to one of the medics.

"Ebizo sensei, its been awhile" Kaori greeted warmly.

The old man smiled, "Yes it has been. You haven't changed at all. What have you been up to lately."

"Just refining a few techniques. I'm surprise to see how much this village has change. Who would've known that I would come back as soon as Sasori cause trouble," she laughed lightly.

"You're quite relaxed. Aren't you worried about how you would handle Sasori."

"Hm?" She stared blankly at her former teacher. "I didn't realize that I would have to fight him. In that case," she trailed off, "I'm frighten. I would be no match for him."

Chiyo scoffed at how carefree her voice was, she did not find her words humorous, 'That girl is always so unresponsive. If only she tried, she could of stopped Sasori from leaving.'

Kaori noticed the bitter glare directed at her, "Lady Chiyo, you are looking well," she smiled.

"Flattery will get you no where, child."

In the next few minutes, three ninjas from the Village Hidden in the Leafs arrived with a kunoichi from the sand. Lady Chiyo seem to recognized one of them and attacked. She was thrown off by a loud-mouthed, blond hair ninja. Ebizo quickly cut in and cleared any misunderstanding between Chiyo and the new arrivals.

While the pink hair ninja worked on extracting the poison from Kankuro's body, Kaori waited in the halls with Chiyo and Ebizo. They waited with the two ninjas from the leaf.

The white hair ninja whom Chiyo attacked, revealed that he was the son of the White Fang. His father was the one killed Sasori's parents. Kaori quickly understood why Chiyo was so angry.

Kaori turned her attention to the blond hair ninja who has been staring at her for most of the time, "Hello?"

Naruto looked surprise before giving her a sheepish grin, "Hi my name is Naruto Uzumaki. And this is Kakashi. The girl in there is Sakura. Uh, what's yours?"

"Kaori" she replied with a polite smile and then nodded a greeting to Kakashi.

They both stared at her with a hint of pink on their cheeks.

Chiyo stared in distaste, 'There she goes again.'

After the poison was remove Sakura went to the greenhouse to mix an antidote. With nothing to do, Kaori decided to assist her.

"You were the one who wrote down the make-up of the poison right?" Sakura asked.

Kaori nodded, "However I wasn't able to figure out all the ingredients."

"Oh that's alright, it was still very helpful."

Kaori was impressed, one night was all it took for Sakura to find the cure for Sasori's poison. Lady Tsunade was her teacher, one of the three great sannin. Kaori made a mental note to give Lady Tsunade a visit someday.

While Sakura fed Kankuro the medicine, Kaori's thought drifted to Sasori.

'So he joined a criminal organization called Akatsuki. Chiyo seems to think that this is my fault.' Kaori wrinkled her brow in frustration, 'Maybe I will give Sasori a visit.'

Kaori stood from her seat in the hall outside of Kankuro's hospital room. Her deep blue eyes gazed at the group of friends inside the room, making promises to retrieve Gaara.

'I suppose I should get some rest before heading out tomorrow.' Kaori headed towards the exit. Her hair, a light blue-violet color; periwinkle, flowed behind her in soft silky strands reaching to her lower back.

Kaori was up when the sun was. She wasn't able to sleep that night, mainly because she was trying to figure out what happen to Sasori. A nagging feeling in the back of her head agreed with Chiyo, perhaps she wasn't completely innocent in forcing Sasori to leave his home.

'What were some of the things he said to me? Was he unhappy with me?'

In front of her stood the three leaf ninjas, already prepared to take off, Chiyo was amongst them. Temari and her group walked dejectedly back to the village.

"Good morning" Kaori greeted them with a smile, her eyes glittered like sapphire, displaying a show of dazzling delight. She had meant to ease everyone's distress.

The three leaf ninjas were dazed by the radiance of her smile. Kakashi and Naruto had a heated blush on their face and even Sakura's cheek held a small tint of pink.

However Chiyo was unmoved. "This is no time for you to be grinning like a floozy. At least show some concern."

"My apologies everyone," the wave of contentment immediately drained from her presence.

"Oh no, don't worry about it! That smile actually lifted our spirits!" Sakura recovered.

"Yea you're really pretty!" Naruto continued only to be smacked down by Sakura.

"Stop sounding like a pervert. Kaori are you coming with us too?" she asked politely.

Kaori smiled and nodded. The leaf ninjas seemed smitten by her looks, which wasn't anything new. Kaori knew that she had a face that can turn heads. Often she seemed unaffected by the affections given to her by admirers despite continuously using it her beauty to get whatever she wants. Kaori will admit that she was somewhat self-absorb and had been a narcissist but it couldn't be helped since some people treated her like a divine being. But that was all in the past. When she secluded herself from the outside world she felt a detachment from society. She was independent now, free and untroubled.

The person she had been before was wrong, it was her undoing but it did not involve Sasori. Thinking back to the past when Sasori was still with her, she had never used him for her own selfish gain. She was always kind to him and she can honestly say that she did things for his benefit. So then in what way was it her fault?

As they took off through the woods towards the place where the Akatsuki was located, Kaori moved with stealth and grace, aware of the fact that Chiyo studied her every move.

'That old hen use to be so nice to me, and now she is evil' Kaori huffed to herself. 'Chiyo always cared for her grandson, she was nice to me because Sasori was nice to me. She only showed her hostility towards me when Sasori began avoiding me.'

Kaori closed her eyes, drowning out the conversation concerning the junchuurikis. She already knew about them.

Moving back in her memories she saw the young red headed boy working diligently in his work table. Before him were wooden parts imitating human limbs. A women with hair the color of periwinkle, Kaori looking exactly as she does now, enveloped him in her arms.

'Where were you?' she could remember his voice, dull with a hint of panic distress.

Kaori hadn't given much thought to that time, even though it was shortly before Sasori ran away from home. How was it that she didn't notice he was depressed. Perhaps she wasn't as considerate as she'd have like to believe. In fact there were several more reoccurrences of Sasori losing his composure.

He was always a sad child, since he grew up without a mother or father. But previous to his departure, he wasn't just sad, he was furious.

Another image flashed in Kaori's mind. Sasori hunched over, his shoulder shook and Kaori thought to herself; how broken he looked. Something had upset Sasori. Kaori tried desperately to believe that it was not her doing, but maybe her doing nothing was one of the factors that led to Sasori's disappearance. Was it because she simply watched as he fell apart?

Kaori jumped and landed on one of the tree branches. She made no further attempts to move foreword.

Chiyo noticed her halt "What are you lazing around for? If you don't keep moving then we're leaving you behind."

Kaori gave no sign of hearing Chiyo's words. Her face was blank as she tried to put together all the memories she had of Sasori. Every recollection of the time before he fled the village. The words he spoke, the things he yelled at her.

"Please go on without me."

Chiyo's eyes narrowed into slits. She looked positively livid as she assessed the young girl before her. "That is so like you, always abandoning him. You care for no one but yourself." And with that Chiyo continued her journey towards the Akatsuki lair, moving at a pace faster then before.

The three leaf ninja watched her momentarily but was forced to race after the old lady.

"I am the last person whom he wish to see" Kaori said softly. 'I have failed him.'

"Hey old hag! Don't you think you're being too hard on her?" Naruto yelled, he was slowly beginning to catch up to Chiyo.

"Hmph, someone like her doesn't deserve sympathy."

"Uh, if you don't mind me asking. Why is it that you dislike Kaori?" Kakashi asked as he and Sakura caught up.

"She seems to know your grandson, Sasori of the red sand was it?" Sakura inquired.

Chiyo nodded, a firm frown on her face, "They use to be lovers."

"Lovers?"

"H-how old is Sasori again?"

"Hmm, he left the village twenty years ago. He should be thirty-five now."

One word crossed the three leaf ninjas mind, 'Pedophile?'

"Oh don't give me that look." Annoyance was clear in the old woman's speech. "Kaori is the one who's too old for my grandson. She may look sixteen but that women is nearly two-hundred years old." Then she noted with heavy irritation, "She's an immortal. She won't age and she won't die."

"How is that possible?" Naruto asked surprise.

"She's an elf. She's suppose to be guarding a forest but when it was burn down she entered the Village Hidden in the Sand. That girl was strange but she was beautiful which means she can get any guy wrapped around her dainty little fingers." Chiyo's expression darken at the memory, "But she picked Sasori,"

"Did Sasori like her?" Sakura asked.

"He was obsessed with her."

"Kaori doesn't seem like the type to toy around with a guys feeling" Kakashi added.

"You don't know that girl as well as I do. She thrives under attention," Chiyo's speed began to lower back to their original pace. "Meaning it wasn't enough, even though Sasori spends all his free time fawning over her."

Kaori didn't move from her spot on the tree branch. The four ninjas were long gone yet Kaori still made no effort to follow.

'Where were you?'

'I hung around the market today. Some of the villagers gave me some food, I'll share it with you.'

'Who were you with?'

Kaori was quiet for a minute and then she smiled softly at him, 'It isn't important. How was your mission?'

'It was fine.' Sasori's voice sounded sad, almost defeated. 'I wonder…'

'Hm?'

'What if I became a human puppet? What would you think?'

'…I wouldn't like it.'

'But then I would be able to live forever. I won't age.'

'There's no need for you to become a puppet.' She gave him a smile. Her attempt to reassure him that he didn't need to worry about immortality.

"He wanted to live for as long as she did," Chiyo said, still jumping from tree to tree with Kakashi leading the way.

"And what was her thoughts on it?" Sakura asked.

"He was only a temporary lover to her. She can live forever. Sasori was only a day in her eternity. She had men before him, and no doubt she'll have men after him." Chiyo's tone held bitterness and contempt.

"She broke his heart," Sakura whispered, looking up at the old lady.

Naruto clenched his teeth, already developing sympathy for his enemy.

Chiyo nodded, "My poor grandson, and that women won't even approach him."

"We have to bring her back here! She at least needs to apologize to him!"

"Naruto, we don't have time for that. Have you forgotten that this mission is to rescue Gaara," Kakashi said sternly.

Naruto recovered, "Your right."

Kaori's eyes focused, finally drifting out of memory lane. "I need to tell him."

That's the end of chapter one. Sasori may seem a bit out of character but hopefully I'll be able it in chapter two. Please review :D