I woke up with a start; sunlight was glaring through the branches of the trees. Upon standing up, my long brown hair fell down and covered my entire back. I looked around, and suddenly remembered what had happened the night before. I looked down again ready to cry. But instead I just walked through the trees, looking for a village, or anyone who could lead my to one.

After an hour or so of walking, and not seeing a single person, I sat down, looking at the bloody prints which had come from my bare feet. I was cold, dressed in only what could be described as spare rags. My shirt was torn in many places, along with my skirt. I had no shoes. "Maybe running away wasn't the best idea… but at least I'm alive." I was surprised at how my voice had sounded, very dry and raspy. That was when I remembered I hadn't had anything to drink or eat since fleeing my original town. That had been two or three days ago. I didn't even know how I was still alive.

My pale jade eyes closed for a second. 'But if I hadn't run away… I would be dead. Even though I didn't do anything wrong… simply because I was born the way I am."

I opened my eyes, and looked at my hands. They were marred by tattoo like marks. My left hand carried a blue diamond, while my right hand showed a red star. These weren't tattoos, I had been born with them. These were the reason I was considered a criminal. These, were here Kekkai Genkai. I had no control over them, and had accidentally killed many people one day. I never wanted to hurt anyone; my Kekkai Genkai had somehow activated itself. I had been arrested, and accused of mass murder. My sentence was either to join the military and become a war weapon, or to be killed. I had been a war machine ever since I was twelve.

Now, eight years later, I had run away after the war was over. It was decided I was too dangerous to be left alive. I was to be killed by my father. I disappeared in the night, taking no belongings, food or anything else. Now, here I was, alone and on the brink of starvation and dehydration.

I never noticed the person in the tree above me, staring down at me, until he jumped out of the tree and landed directly in front of me. I screamed, and backed up against the tree trunk, curled into a tight ball. "W-Who are y-you?" Came my faint question.

"My name is Obito, and I'm not going to hurt you." For some reason, he felt pity for me.

"I-I'm Tsubaki Yamaniko…" I sniffed, and sat with my knees drawn up to my chin.

"Why are you here?" Obito didn't seem angry, more concerned. I didn't know why he would be concerned for me, seeing as i had never met him.

"I-I ran away…" I looked up at him, he seemed nice. I tried to smile, just a small smile, but a smile none the less.

He looked at my freely bleeding feet, obviously torn open by running on rough ground. He sighed, and went over to me, picking me up bridal style, much to my surprise. "I'll take you back to the base, where you can bandage your feet." He walked off towards the base.

Upon arriving, he laid me on the couch, much to the surprise of the other Akatsuki members in the base. He handed Me some gauze and medication for my feet before walking to his desk to do some paperwork.

While I was wrapping my feet after medicating the wounds, a few of the Akatsuki members, namely Kisame, Hidan, and Deidara, walked up to me.

Hidan took one look at me, and then yelled at Obito "Hey! Who is this hot chick Obito?!"

I stopped my work and stared at the three. I was particularly shocked by Hidan's outburst.

Seeing as how Obito had ignored him, Hidan instead turned his attention back to Me. "If I may ask, what is your name chick?"

Obito sighed, and stood up. "Her name is Tsubaki, and she is a… guest." He still wasn't quite sure why he felt protective of her. He certainly wasn't in love with her, that much he knew.

Hidan looked back at Obito. "So you mean that this hot chick will be staying in the base?!"

Deidara looked at Hidan "Don't get any ideas Hidan" This started a fight between him and Hidan.

I, being very confused at this point, had finished wrapping my feet with gauze. I sat there quietly, watching Hidan and Deidara argue, before looking at Kisame. 'He looks like a shark! He's even got gills… and he's blue!"

Kisame noticed this and grinned. "Don't worry about them fighting, I'm Kisame Hoshigake. And I know, I look like a shark right?"

I nodded. "N-Nice to meet you Kisame"

Deidara and Hidan finally stopped fighting "I'm Deidara! Un."

Hidan grinned. "The name's Hidan."

"It's nice to meet you Deidara, Hidan" I said politely. I had no clue why I was here. Who these guys were, other than their names. I didn't even know what organization this was, despite the black cloaks with red clouds. I was from a distant village, where I had never learned of the Akatsuki. I was completely clueless.

The rest of the day was uneventful, basically learning the other names of the Akatsuki and exploring the base. I was startled when Kisame placed a hand on my shoulder. "Obito told me to show you to your room. Follow me."

"O-Okay" I did as told and followed him. When they arrived he opened the door. I walked in and looked around. There was a queen sized bed, several small bookshelves full of books, a door which led to the bathroom, and a medium sized window. I turned around. "Thank you Kisame." He nodded and left, closing the door. I lay down on the bed, and fell asleep before even pulling a blanket over myself.

Yes, i know Obito is a little OOC, please dont review badly because of this.