Author's Notes: Okay guys so just a fun note: Atusko means warm while Rin means cold. Just a fun fact. It's a little like Beauty and the Beast just because I'm trying to move the story along and there's not much I can do when she's in a cell, you know? (And Beauty and the Beast was all Stockholm Syndrome. Haha.)

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto and I do not own any of the characters except the ones I have made up for the sake of this story. Thank you.

"If I'm louder, would you see me?

Would you lay down

In my arms and rescue me?

'Cause we are the same

You save me,

When you leave it's gone again,"

-More Than This by One Direction

Illusion

Chapter 2- More Than This

Atsuko had been down in the cell for what she thought to have been a couple of days now. She couldn't tell because there was no window to track the time but judging by the meals Zetsu had brought her it had been a couple of days. She was used to the cold but she had to admit the ground on her bare legs between her robe and socks was freezing and it was hard to find ways of amusing herself. Zetsu had come to visit her from time to time but he never stayed long. She suspected he just came to make sure she was still there but he was always friendly which was nice. She hadn't seen the man in the mask since her arrival and still didn't know his name. She wondered what the point of keeping her down here was if they weren't going to bother with her?

Obito on the other hand was upstairs in the base racking his brain on what to do with the girl. It had been about 2 days since her arrival and he still hadn't gone down there and seen her. He chalked it up to not knowing what to do with her next but if he really wanted to be honest, he was nervous. He didn't have a plan and that bothered him. He never did ANYTHING without a plan and he did this without thinking and that bothered him. It was out of character for him and that freaked him out. This was out of his element and he didn't know what he next step was he should take.

That and she looked so much like Rin, he had the feeling she was looking right through him and frankly, it creeped him out. It was like looking at a ghost. At first he had been excited to find the girl but now she just made him nervous and he didn't know how to act around her.

"I know you like her." Zetsu said from behind Obito, making the dark haired man whirl around to glare at the plant man. "It's the way you look at her. You wouldn't have brought her here if she didn't have some kind of value."

"Shut up Zetsu." Obito snapped, turning his back on the other man, which only made the other laugh at Obito.

"Come on Obito. Be nice to her. It can't hurt. Maybe she'll be of some use to us eventually."

Taking a deep breath, he made a final decision on what to do next and descended the stairs to the dungeon where Atsuko's cell was.

Atsuko looked up and uncurled herself from the floor as she heard the footsteps approaching, just in time to see Obito swoop into view. He had a commanding authority about him that she almost would have respected had she not been in this situation.

They stood on either side of the bars, just staring at each other for a second. He noticed that she barely came up to his chin and that her eyes were blue, something he had been wondering about the day he had brought her in. Rin's had been a hazel-ish, brown…

"Yes…?" she asked, almost afraid to disturb the harsh silence between them.

Clearing his throat he said, "Yes. How are fairing?"

To this she raised an eyebrow and wanted to snort with an outraged, "How am I FAIRING?!" But instead she did the smart thing and just answered the question.

"I'm fine. Zetsu brings me food." It was a small but concise answer. She didn't want to complain in case he decided she was being insolent and wanted to hit her or something. She wasn't sure if he was that kind of person or not.

He nodded with and 'mhm.' It was silent between them again before Zetsu, who neither of them seemed to notice was there this time (or if Obito did he didn't show it), decided to speak.

"You know, since she's going to be staying with us for a while she should stay upstairs in one of the extra bedrooms."

Obito decided to think it over before turning slightly and speaking begrudgingly,

"If you'd like, you can stay upstairs. We have a couple of spare rooms."

Atsuko was suspicious but a room with a nice warm bed did seem a lot better than sleeping on the stone floor again…

"Tell me one thing first."

"What?" Obito answered.

"What's your name?" Atsuko asked. She thought it was a reasonable question. She had meant to ask Zetsu but he said that was a question to ask the man in the mask himself.

"Madara." Obito answered, giving her is alias. "Madara Uchiha."

Even having grown up in the Mist village she had heard of the legend of Madara Uchiha. But shouldn't he have been dead by now? So if that wasn't really his name than what was it…? If he didn't want to tell her than it was none of her business but she would find out eventually. She had the right to know who her capture was.

"Okay. I would like to stay upstairs please." She said, coming forward as Obito took out the keys and unlocked her cell.

"Follow me. And don't even THINK about trying anything."

Atsuko nodded and followed Obito up the stairs, Zetsu behind her. They lead her out of the dungeon and as soon and they opened the door Atsuko was blinded to the light that flooded into the room, making her bump into Obito. All he did was look down at her coldly as she continued to rub at her eyes repeatedly, trying to get rid of the dots obscuring her vision and continued to lead her towards her room.

"Here you go. This one will be your room. Dinner is at six. This one used to be Konan's room so there might be some clothes in there you can have. Yours are kind of gross, wash them." With that Obito turned and left.

"See you at six Atsuko-chan." Zetsu said with a wave and he morphed into the ground, leaving Atsuko alone.

Entering the room, she found it to be not so bad. It was definitely better than the cell, that was for sure. The walls were a dark blue and the bed was big and squishy looking. The first thing Atsuko did was jump onto the bed and snuggle into the pillow, testing it out. Yup, definitely squishy.

Her clothes were a mess and she really needed to shower. So she went to the closet to look for these clothes Madara had mentioned. Some of the clothes were quite revealing, showing parts of her stomach off. So she decided to go with a long sleeved fishnet shirt and a shirt that went up around her neck with no sleeves with some shorts and long socks.

Finding the bathroom was an adventure in itself. She probably looked through seven different rooms before finding the bathroom. Locking the door and turning the shower on, she stripped of her clothes as the steam of the water filled the bathroom. Getting the grim and dirt from her previous cell off her body was such a nice feeling.

By the time she was done with her shower it was time for dinner. Getting dressed and wondering around the base in search of the dining room, she got there at about 6:10 but they didn't seem to mind. She was surprised at who she saw at the table though.

Zetsu was sitting there with a shark man and Atsuko only knew of one shark man and that was Hoshigaki, Kisame. This would be a fun dinner.