An: I don't own Naruto if I did Sasuke wouldn't be such an idiot and Naruto would have kicked Sasukes butt and brought him back.

Melia's Secret: Code

Flashback...

Melia 4 years old, Sasuke 5 years old, Itachi 9 years old

It was dark and raining, thunder sounds as lightning strikes. Melia was a terrified little girl. She was shy around everyone except the three people she loved, trusted and would do anything for. Her wonderful nii-chans, Shisui, Itachi and, Sasuke. Melia was afraid of alot of things. She was terrified of dissappointing her brothers, and often thought herself weak. Until Shisui made the mistake of talking about her weight and she caused a good sized dent in the wall she hit to advoid hitting her nii-chan. She still thought her self weak, though her brothers reassured her constantly knowing otherwise. She was afraid of thunder and lightning. It wouldn't have been so bad, if it wasn't pitch black. It wasn't the darkness she was afraid of, it was the thunder and lightning. The noise and the sudden flash that made her believe she saw shadows all around her. It hadn't helped Melia any that she just woke up from a bad dream. Normally she would have run to Itachi's room and curled up with him as he comforted her to sleep and wouldn't send her back to her room till the next day. Or if he was on a mission she would go to Shisui who slept in a room a few off of Itachi's room. Tonight however both Itachi and Shisui were gone, Melia wouldn't go to Sasuke because he was asleep and didn't want to him to worry about her. Itachi had made Chunnin a few months back and was currently on a C-Ranked mission from the hokage to get more weapons from a supplier out of the land of Fire two days ago and wasn't due home until tomarrow at the earliest. Shisui went with him on the mission with Itachi because the Hokage allowed Itachi only one other man to go with him. Itachi being Chunnin and the prodigy of the Uchiha clan was able to convince the Hokage to allow Itachi to lead the mission.

Flashback... Two days prior Hokage's Office

"Hokage-Sama I understand this is a C-Ranked mission. I promise I am capable of leading this mission."

"I am sorry Itachi-kun. I can not send a minor on a solo mission out of the village."

"I am far from a minor, I gave up the right to being a normal kid the day I decided to become a ninja and joined the academy. If you will not allow me to go alone then perhaps I can lead a fellow ninja on the mission. Only one."

"NO! Itachi-kun, it's too dangerous for only two minors. I am going to assign you a Jonnin to lead your mission."

"Hokage-sama. As I have stated previously, I am not a minor. I have given that up when I joined the ninja academy. I have already made Chunnin rank, and have seen war..."

"Yes a war that no child should have to have seen! You might be a ninja Itachi-kun, however you also have not been able to be a kid."

"Hokage-sama, If there is a Jonnin then there would be a higher chance of other ninjas attacking due to the fact they might mistake us as the enemy. They would see him/her as a threat."

"Aren't most ninjas a threat?"

"Yes. However, were we to cross paths with another ninja they might only see a stronger ninja if they are the same rank as me. Those teams made of a three Gennin and one Jonnin might see a threat as well if they see a Jonnin. If you do the math it would make us more likely to be attacked. You won't allow me to go solo. Well I would need someone to help me with the supplies anyway. But not a Jonnin, I recomend Uchiha Shisui to accompany me on my mission to get the supplies. Shisui is at the same level as me even if he didn't make Chunnin last time around. I promise you he will make it this time around. He and I have the skills needed to take down any who attack us without provocation. If they were to attack us without our prevokeing them we will not hesitate to defend. Defend not attkck, I will not kill anyone. I have recieved training as all ninja do. I have more than enough skills as does Shisui. Please allow it Hokage-sama."

"Very well Itachi-kun. I will allow you to lead this mission and the only man to accompany you to be Uchiha Shisui."

End Flashback...

Having a family of ninjas you sometimes have to grow up quick. I woke up and heard the thunder and lightning. I normally run into Itachis room. But tonight he and Shisui were out on a mission. Sasuke wouldn't have gotten any sleep if I went to him because he would stay up all night incase I woke up again.

I remembered the feeling I got last time I was in Itachi's room. How it made me feel safe and happy. So even if Itachi wasn't here I decided to go to his room. Because, even if he isn't here, I still feel like henis when I'm in his room. It makes me feel safe just thinking he's close. Lightning flashes I run to my brothers room like the shinigami himself is after me. I make it to his room only to find traps set. I freeze in my tracks as there is no way for me to enter his room and the thunder roars louder than before.

Sasuke...

I woke hearing footsteps headed towards anikis room. I think the look on their face when they see the traps Itachi always sets before he leaves. He doesn't like it when father goes into his room looking for things. He started to set traps recently so noone will enter his room when he's gone for long periods of time, same with Shisui. I'm the only one that knows about the traps. Then I feel my blood go cold as thunder sounds the lightning that will follow. Melia is terrified of thunder and lightning. She always goes to anikis room, but wait she was asleep a few minutes ago, wasn't she?

Itachi & Shisui...

"Shisui, let's hurry up."

"Why what's the rush? We're making great time. We should be back by tomarrow. Besides it's too hard to see."

"That's the problem. The leaf village is just up ahead and I can hear thunder."

"I know Melia is afraid of thunder but Sasuke's there isn't he? I'm sure he can take care of imoto."

"Sasuke can usually sleep through storms like this. He's never seen Melia after she's heard thunder. He doesn't know what to do."

"We didn't know eaither but I'm sure Sasuke has Melia wrapped up in a blanket singing that one song we wrote a coupple months ago with Melia that helps her sleep."

"If Sasuke is asleep she won't want to wake him and will still most likely run to out rooms. We set traps! She doesn't know about the traps and I doubt Sasuke told her incase others were listening."

"Well what are we waiting for? Let's go, Let's go!" They take off sprinting useing chakra to help them travel faster then before.

Melia...

I ran to Shisuis room when I saw more traps I ran someplace to hide. Anywhere to get away from the roars of thunder and flashes of lightning. Lightning flashed as I made it back to my room and I thought I saw someone across the yard. Heading towards Sasukes room. I could make out long hair and a silky gown. I reaslised it was okaa-san when the lightning flashed again. I hid in my bed till okaa-san was finished checking on Sasuke, and then finished checking on me. The sound got louder. Suddenly I heard footsteps, my door opened to reveal Sasuke.

"Melia? Are you there?"

Sasuke...

Okaa-san came to my room to make sure I was asleep. I pretended to sleep so after she left I could get to Melia. Imoto is terrified of thunder and lightning, if she was asleep I'd be surprised. Okaa-san left and went to check on Melia, after she left I saw a strange man walking across the yard. I grew worried, Itachi and Shisui weren't here, I could tell it wasn't father from the way they were moving. It was like they had never been inside the Uchiha clan compound before, or only cought a glimpse of it. I could tell it was an inturder, how the hell someone broke in was beyond me. I could see them moving throu the shadows and my blood froze when I stopped seeing them move before Melia's door. I panicked and quietly ran to get Father.

"Father! Father!"

"Sasuke? I tought you were in bed."

"Father! Trouble, Intruder, Shadows, Storm, Melia...!" He said out of breath from running.

It didn't take much to realise what he ment. The storm must have woke him up after Mikoto checked on them. He heard the thunder and lightning, knowing Melia was afraid of thunder and lightning he was going to check but ran for help when he saw a man in the shadows around Melia's room. Not even bothering to grab a robe he jumpped up and grabbed a sword he kept near the bed. And ran with Sasuke towards Melia's room...

Melia...

My door opened to reveal Sasuke.

"Melia? Are you there?"

"I-I'm r-ri-right here nii-san. Nii-san I'm scared."

"Of what?" Now I knew something wasn't right. Sasuke, Itachi, Shisui, okaa-san and otou-san all knew I was afraid of thunder and lightning. "What ever it is, don't worry. Nii-san is here to protect you." He came closer to me. He sat on my bed and pulled me close. He pulled out a kunai and held it to my neck. "You're going to come with me quietly. Got that little girl."

Itachi & Shisui...

We picked up the pace and made it to the gates in about four hours. It was about two in the morning. We checked in with the guards that take the shift this early (late?), and headed towards the house.

"We'll check in with the Hokage tomarrow."

"Right now I'm going to find my sister." They make it to the wall srounding the compound and something is wrong. It's too quiet, the only sounds being the rain and thunder. They head to their rooms not seeing Melia they breathe a small sigh of relief until they realise the chances of her being asleep were almost non exsistant at best. They check Sasuke's room, upon not finding him in bed they look at Melia's room. What they see stops both of them in their tracks. Sasuke is running with Fugaku, towards Melia's room. But that isn't what stops them. No what stops them is the sight of someone holding a kunai to Melia's throat ready to kill. Holding her in place with their legs as they start to tie her up. Suddenly he strikes her, the sight of it sparks hatrid inside both Uchihas who have a love for the littlist Uchiha. They head over to kill the bastard upon seeing Melia colaspse.

Melia...

He pulled out a kunai and held it to my neck. "You're going to come with me quietly. Got that little girl."

He wrapped his legs around me to hold me still. Kunai still in his hand at my neck. He grabs something and starts to tie me up. I panick and start to try and break free but it's no use as he hits my face and I fall back on the bed my nose bleeding. As he finishes binding me. I try to struggle once more by biting him enough to draw blood from his arm only to see the darkness consume me a minute or maybe a second later...

Sasuke...

We ran all the way to Melia's room when we heard a sickning slap. Father turns to face me and grabs my shoulders. "Sasuke. I want you to take your sister and run when you have the chance. Don't let her see what might happen. Got It?"

"H-Hai!"

Father pushes me behind him and nudges me against the wall. He opens the door.

Fugaku...

As I opened the door I watched as a man chopped Melia on the back of her neck rendering her unconsious. I move swiftly towards the man holding my only daughter and youngest child. I pull my sword.

"Don't take one more step or I'll slice this girls throat."

"Did you come alone?"

"Like I have to answer to you. I'm going to take this kid with me and you're not going to try to stop me or she will die."

"If you wanted her dead she would have been dead already. Did you come alone? This is the last time I'll ask."

"Yes. Because I require no back up. I am more powerful than you or any one here. I was beatten once, I want revenge."

"Let her go."

"What is she to you? A nice, grandaughter, Daughter?"

"Let her go."

"Answer or else." He pushes the blade against Melia's throat, hard enough to draw some blood. I activate my sharingan...

Itachi & Shisui...

Shisui and I got into positions for a attack from the shadows. I could hear Father talking to the man then I saw his sharingan activate. I allowed him to see me so he wouldn't attack. Then I jumped out kunai drawn and stabbed the man from behind. I signaled Shisui to grab Melia and get her out with Sasuke who was ready to get Melia at any given moment. 'Cute,' I thought 'He has a big brother complex.' Shisui took Melia and Sasuke and ran. I watched as Father sliced off the mans head. I reconised the man as a low level rogue ninja from one of my previous C-ranks. He must have been mad when I beat him and came for revenge. A member of the clan came back with a doctor that Shisui apparently scared/ ordered to get when I wasn't looking. He didn't bother to bandage up the scar only to tell us he didn't know when my little Melia would awake.

"She was hit hard enough to knock out a gennin. The man deffinately put too much power into his strike. She could wake up in a few hours or a couple days at best. The most I can say is that while she wasn't hit hard enough to kill her it still did an impressive amount of damaaarrrggg." That was the sound of me grabbing the idiot by his throat, and Shisui breaking the mans nose.

"Impressive? Impressive? That's what you call it? That's what you call a four year old frightened little girl being attacked in her own home and being knowcked out? IMPRESSIVE! I'll GIVE YOU IMPRESSIVE!" The doctor learned that night not to piss off this Uchiha.

"Itachi that's enough." Fugakus voice stated Sharingan eyes piercing the idiot doctors soul. He pittied the man though. For what ever he had planned was nothing compared to what was going to happen after pissing the three most protective men of their familied little princess with a over protective over doting big brother complex. And several weapong drawn. "No more blood is to be shed tonight is that clear?"

"H-Hai." he said begrudgingly wanting to tear the mans inards out.

"I will give you both ten seconds to...'Play'... with him and...'talk'... about his mistake." Fugaku offers knowing what Itachi could no would do in that small time. Itachi looks pleased by this and is about to punch him when...

"Aniki?" The voice came from the small form of Sasuke

"H-hai Sasuke?"

"I wanna hit him too. Can I please?"

"I don't see why not. Itachi let you're little brother help you and I'll giver you five minutes."

"I accept."

"Remember no blood and you can't severly injure him." With that he walks off. Comming back five minutes later to have two guards drag 'escort' his sorry butt back to the hospital.

Father told me to check on Shisui, Sasuke, and Melia then go to bed. He would take care of the ninja and report to Hokage. Tomarrow was going to be a long and Shisui of coarse were fine. I refused to leave Melias' side. Even though Mother and Father thought it was 'Cute' I wasn't allowed to stay with Melia to watch over her since she was still knocked out from being striked. The idea that someone hit her made my blood boil. I didn't like the idea very much and, were the man responsiable still alive I woud have tortured him slowly and starved him for several days, before turning him to Morino Ibiki for even more torture. Although what Ibiki-san would do would be a meare fraction of what I would do to the scum for hitting my sister. Any man who hits a woman has no honor and is barely to be consitered a man. After Melia was placed into another room with guards 'Father must have known I was going for her anyway. No matter noone can stop me from something once I have my sights set on it, especially my litte brother or sister.' at her door, which I made fast work of getting around them, and everyone else was asleep, I got out of bed and snuck into Melia's room. I got Melias' favorite blanket. I reconised it as the one Sasuke and I got her last christmas. It was light purple with light blue edges, very soft and fluffy. Nothing fancy but she loved it the best out of all the gifts she recieved from our parents and others in the clan. I left her room and made for the room she was currently resting in. I got past the guards and went towards Melia's still form on the bed. I carefully lifted her up on to the blanket and wrapped her up so she wouldn't be cold. Picked her up into my arms bridal style and brought her to my room. Where I placed her on my bed. I rested her head on one of my pillows, I held her small fragile frame against me. Holding her protectively against any who might wish her more harm. It broke my heart when I could tell she was having a head time breatheing. 'Bastard, he probialy broke her nose. Death was too merciful for him.' I saw a small cut on her throat, I could tell while not deep enough to kill, it was deep enough to cause blood to seep out. I went into the drawers under my bed built into the frame for some gause once a small trickle of blood started to make it's way down the side of her neck. I cleaned the cut, placed gause and medical bandages around it to hold any blood. I didn't mind if the blood had gotten on my bed. I just don't want her covered in blood when she wakes up. I tuck her under my covers, before prepareing for a coupple extra guests.

Sasuke...

I was still worried about imoto. Father told me she wouldn't wake up for a while. I didn't like that I was too weak to protect her. Father told me that I would get stronger in time when I begin the accademy in a few years. I was going to check on Melia when I saw Itachi get past the guards and carry Melia away to his room. Which he luckily remembered to take down the traps. I didn't worry this time. I knew that was Itachi from the way he held her firmly but protectively and carefuly so as not to hurt her. That and he told me he and Shisui hurried up once they heard the thunder and lightning flash. I didn't want to leave her either, so I made my way towards anikis' room.

Shisui...

I was still worried about imoto after I finished disarming my trapps around my room, which paled in comparison to what Itachi had and he finished before me. Knowing Itachi's brotherly and over protective nature I waited till everyone was asleep and counted back from three. When I hit zero I knew Itachi already had imoto in his room and headed over to check on our little princess.

Itachi...

I pulled out an old foldable bed for two people I got for when Sasuke use to sleep in my room. I usually pull it out these days when Melia sleeps in here for the summer nights it's too hot in her room. I got spare pillows out of my closet then checked on Melia. She was resting peacefully in my bed. I finally pulled out a coupple of blankets.

"Come in." I wispered

Fugaku...

I headed towards Hokage tower to see Hokage-sama and had the guards get Hokage-sama. The Hokage and I discussed the intruder and the nights events in my clan home. How he held my daughter captive and of the mans current... Situation. He informed me he would send word to the Kage of the mans village and, that he would pay for the damages himself but couldn't do anything beyond that. Or even garentee that the Kage of the intruder who broke into my home and injured my daughter would even reply but, that he would try to get everything solved out so I shouldn't worry . I told him that clan funds would be able to take care of it. I requested that patrols be stricter and the primiter of the leaf be searched for any sighns of how he managed to infiltrate the village. He denied saying that patrols are done regularly and then inquired about my family.

"Permission to speak freely Hokage-sama?"

"Go ahead Uchiha-sama."

"Please just call me Fugaku."

"Very well Fugaku-sama."

"My daughter, Melia the princess of our clan who is loved by many in my family. Tonight, in one night a man broke into not only the village but my home. Used a transformation Jutsu to look like my eldest son. Got into my daughters bed room. Tied her up. Held a kunai to her throat. Knocked her out. Put pressure on the blade to cause a slight amount of blood but blood none the less to seep from her neck. And is still unconsious? You want to Know how she's doing! We don't know when she'll wake up. And you want to know how we're doing? We're perfect. dispite the fact you denied my requests to upgrade the patrols?"

"Fugaku-sama. I can't upgrade the patrols until Itachi-san." he starts using the formal honorific for Itachi because even though Itachi hates honorifics with his name Fugaku liked people to respect his son. "Can deliver the weapons he was sent to get two days ago. And I need to wait until the gennin graduation is over till I can work out plans for the upgrade. I'm not denying your request, simply stating thst it can't be done right away."

"I understand Hokage-sama. My apoloigies for my out burst."

"No need for apoloigies, I gave you permission to speak freely And you've been throu alottonight. Go home and get some rest. I will have a letter sent to the man's Kage within the next two hours."

I headed home and get to my lovely wife Mikoto.

"Just in time dear." "For what?" "Mask your chakra so it's like you're asleep. Then count to ten." Fugaku counts, once he reaches ten he can feel Itachi's chakra signature move around to Melias room and then to the room Melia was currently in seeing as how her room would need to be redone. The stains from the man being stabbed combined with the mans head being sliced off blood was everywhere. Hardly ideal to wake up to for a little girl. The stains had tried to be removed but had seeped down too far and into her blue carpet and into the wood underneeth. Blood had also gotten into the walls and her bed and dresser. Any toys she had like her stuffed animals were all soaked in blood and no amount of washing would get neither the look nor the smell of the blood for that had been the direction most of the blood sprayed. Luckilly most of her cloths had not been toutched by the blood. Such as her sleep wear for the hot nights, and five pairs of short pants and shirts. Those were removed from the room. He silently wondered what Itachi could be looking for. Thats when he saw Itachi ,in his haste towards his sister didn't notice Fugaku awake, a small light purple blanket. One that should have been on her bed but must have fallen when Melia was grabbed under her bed where the blood hadn't gotten to it. He then watched as Itachi made off with his sister towards Itachi's room. Where he forbid his son to be with alone with Melia. He was happy Itachi hadn't listened, for if Melia had woken up alone she would have been even more frightened and Itachi could care for her during the night. Fugaku and Mikoto drifted off to sleep.

Itachi, Shisui, & Sasuke...

"How did you know we were comming Aniki?"

"Melia is our little princess and it's only natrual for the three of us to worry. I figured Shisui knew me well enough that I wouldn't listen to Father and would bring Melia here as the loopole he laft. He said I couldn't be with her. Nothing about Her being with me in my room. I also figured that you would worry plan on seeing Melia and you knew well enough that I'd go get her and you both want to spend the night here since my room is the largest and Melia is here?"

"Ya, pretty much cousin. Man why do I still call you that? You and I, the three of us are brothers. Melia means alot to us."

"What are you waiting for? Come on in. I got the foldable matress out along with pillows and blankets. Lay down and go to sleep. No argueing otouto. Shisui and I just got back from a mission, and disarmed the traps we set around our rooms. We need sleep, we'll talk tomarrow." With that Itachi wraps his arm around his imoto and they go to sleep.

The next day...

Itachi checks Melia for a temprature sighing in relief finding none. cleaned the cut on her throat rewraping it in clean bandages. He has his mom clean her hair to rid it of the blood. He tucks her back into his bed and lays back next to her in his room with Shisui and his otouto in the spare by this point beds. Sasuke and Shisui got permission from Itachi to bring an extra foldable bed in to his room. They stayed like that for the next twenty four hours. Only sleeping for a couple hours each, wanting to be awake when their imoto woke up so she wouldn't be alone or the only one awake, and also not really wanting to sleep.

The next day...

It was around noon. Itachi was in his room, blinds closed and light on so it would provide enough light for Melia to see but not be completely blinded when she woke up although it was still pretty bright. Itachi was cleaning his sisters cut on her throat again with her wrapped up in her blanket under his blanket. Changing the bandages when...

"..."

"Hey otouto, Shisui wake up."

"..." Melia's eyes start to open slowly. She tries to speak to find it's too hard. Only sounds come out no words.

"Melia!" Shisui chokes out with joy in what could almost be mistaken for laughter (you know when you are so happy over some sad moment and you try to speak but it's a sad/happy laugh.)

"I'm sorry Melia. I don't think you will be able to speak right away." Melia has a confused look on her face as to why Itachi and Shisui are home. "A man broke into your room. He knocked you out. Shisui, Sasuke and I were worried. Don't worry you're safe, he's not going to be able to hurt you." Itachi hugs Melia. It's then she realises that there's something rubbing against her throat. She tries to move her arm but can't because her muscles are sore from not being used in two days, and joints are stiff. "Are you thirsty? blink once for yes two for no." She blinks once. Shisui gets some water with a straw so you can drink. You're stomech growles, "No food just yet ok. Wait a little for your mussles to at least let you move your head." Melia does her best to pout. "We need a password so we know it's really us and not another intruder or someone with a Transformation Jutsu. I know everyone here can memorise this. The question will be... Ok does everyone got the password?" Itachi asks after telling them the password. Everyone nods Melia blinks yes. "Ok now, this will be a frequent password that we'll use." Itachi finishes speaking.

"Sasuke will you go get Aunt Mikoto and Uncle Fugaku? I'm sure they'd love to hear that Melia is up." Shisui asks.

Sasuke returns saying that they're really happy and that Mikoto is making Melia's favorite for dinner. Itachi creates a shadow clone to leave with Melia while he, Shisui and Sasuke go shopping for their princess. Melia however, doesn't want to stay behind and makes it clear by not letting go of her nii-sans hand, so Itachi sends his clone to get a change of cloths and a coat for Melia. Itachi gets one of their female cousins to dress Melia before puting her in a light coat and wraping her blanket around her. He disperses the clone and picks Melia up, Shisui, Sasuke and Itachi got their money. Which totaled 29,000 ryo together. They headed out to buy new things for Melia.

At the stores they split up so Melia won't know the full extent since she just woke up. They weren't the type to get a thrill of scaring a four year old girl by telling her how there was blood all over her bed and rug. They didn't feel like scaring the poor little girl even more. Shisui went to get a new rug and floor boards. Sasuke went to get a new bed and bed frame. Itachi brought Melia to pick out some new bed sheets and paint. "I noticed how some of the paint in your room is dirty. I thought you would like your room to look nice." Itachi explained when they went for paint, for the sheets he said he simply wanted to get something for his sister because her sheets were dirty and torn. It was a lie true enough because her sheets hadn't been replaced since she was born and got a normal bed a year and a half ago before her sheets were destroyed throu various means. Once they got back they ate dinner Melia was surpriseingly able to talk by dinner though she couldn't use her arms or legs. A Huuga that happened to be working at the hospital looked at Melia and quickly opened up the tenketsu points that were hit in her neck. "They were probialy hit by accident when she was hit. I don't even think he knew he hit a tenketsu point." the Hyuga explained. "That should take care of it. All done." Melia slept in her brothers arms again that night.

For the next few days Melia wasn't able to escape her brothers as they followed her everywhere... well...almost... Once or twice she escaped useing the bathroom window. Her brothers were hardly amused. They found it funny that she got them off her tail useing the oldest trick in the book however, they also were not amused at falling for it. They used the password but only when they were alone. No one ever knew about their secret password and way of knowing it was really them.

AN: Hoped you enjoyed it and hoped it filled in any questions you had from the last chapter. Yes this chapter was mostly a flashback and I bet you guys were expecting there to be a big confrentation huh? Well it's a ninjas job to keep you guessing. I decited to sike you out a little to keep the story intresting. Hey I'm trying to fix my mistakes...