Oceanna

The day I got back was the day I think I snapped. I haven't been back long but when I saw Luna lying there, almost dead in this world, reality hit me and I realized I needed to step up my game.

When training started up again I avoided being alone with Tobi at all costs. What a little jerk-face. Even though he acted all innocent and happy at my return I could tell he was seething inside. I could feel his irritation, feel that he wanted to strangle me right then and there. To be honest I didn't even know why I was still alive, I should've been killed by his hand long ago.

Since then Kisame and I became much closer, I told him what happened between Tobi and I even though I probably shouldn't have. He swore not to tell but I have to watch him when the three of us are alone in the room together.

The only other person who knows the full story is Itachi. He knew Tobi was after me and he said he should've realized it sooner because he knows he wants Sasuke. He knows he wants the last remaining Uchiha at his side, fighting for him to "clear" their name.

At first I had been stunned that Itachi was alive, "I thought that you fought Sasuke… not to be rude but aren't you supposed to be dead?" I had blurted out.

Itachi blinked before responding, "Oceanna I'm not dead, you've missed a lot in the weeks that you were gone."

"Then why is Sasuke with the…"

"Sasuke is not here, he's still out there."

I couldn't understand fully what was happening, so I just had to breathe deeply and try to make sense of it all. I could've sworn though, that Sasuke and his team were wearing the Akatsuki cloaks…

Aside from that, for some reason I still cooked dinner. I guess it had become a comforting habit for me and the others that were present.

Within the first week I got back Itachi pulled me to the side one sunny morning after training. He said nothing at first but I felt like I knew what he was getting at.

"This is about the plan isn't it?"

"Yes," Itachi took me to the clean-up room or emergency room as Amber called it, and he took something off of a hidden shelf. Turning around he held it behind his back.

"What's that?"

Itachi cleared his throat, "This is so you can counter all that comes your way. By midnight tonight these are what will aide you in your journey, and by the end it will be your choice whether you want to keep them or not."

He then introduced me to a glass jar, inside held two eyes, but not any eyes, no, Sharingan eyes.

I took the glass and held it lightly, "Itachi… where did you..?"

He looked at me, "I've had them for a while, kept safe from you know who. Oceanna, if you choose, hopefully by tomorrow you will become a full-fledged Uchiha. You look like one, talk like one, act like one, you are an Uchiha by those standards. Sasuke won't even know. And if he believes there is another…"

I cut him off by holding up a hand, "I understand. You want me to possess the power of the Sharingans?" He nodded, "I… but… why Itachi?"

He took the jar from my hands before placing it back on the shelf, "I can teach you how to use them, only at night when the others are asleep and can't see the shift in your eyes. The left eye is a mangekyou from a man by the name of Shisui, and the right is from another that I cannot name.*"

I blinked a couple of times, "Christ Itachi… why would do this for me?"

Without another word something happened that I thought the world would end if he did such a thing to anyone besides Sasuke.

He hugged me.

"Become an Uchiha, and make our clan great again."

I'll never understand why he was putting so much faith in me. A small, miniscule part of me was trying to yell out that this was a trap, but what did I have to lose? I guess Kisame but I'm sure he'd be just fine without me around.

Well, there was also Luna and Amber… I guess I had a lot to lose now that I thought about it.

I let out a heavy sigh as I walked down the empty corridor. Itachi was waiting for me on the other side of the base entrance. As I walked I thought I heard footsteps echoing behind me but when I turned around to look there was no one there.

It was only when I laid my hands on the smooth rock that he revealed himself. Thankfully it wasn't Tobi, but rather it was Kisame.

His arms encircled me as he leaned against me as he attempted to lean down and use me like a pillow. It was awkward due to our height differences, but somehow we always made it work. He played with a lock of my hair while asking, "Where are you going so late?"

That's right, it's difficult to sneak away from Kisame. Well, any of the Akatsuki members really, but Kisame especially. He watches me like a hawk, a possessive, crazy hawk.

"Itachi and I need to talk about some things."

He turned me around gently to face him, raising an eyebrow he stated, "Is that so?"

I only nodded slowly, not breaking eye contact, "Kisame please it's urgent," it was one of the only times I had used his name, we almost never say each other's name's because we didn't ever have to on most occasions.

He looked at the ground for a moment and pursed his lips. He looked nervous but also angry at something. Then again, when did he ever not? He just let out a slow sigh, "Alright. I'll wait here."

He let me out of his intense grip and I turned to open the door.

When it closed Itachi immediately stepped out from the shadows. I blinked at his sudden appearance, "I think Kisame knows something," I said while biting my lower lip out of nerves.

"It would surprise me if he didn't. Oceanna, are you sure you want to carry out with this new plan?"

With the mildest hesitation, I nodded.

Itachi took out the jar and held it to the moonlight, "Very well."

I don't remember much of what happened after that. All I really know is that I woke up to absolute darkness and someone was carrying me, at the time I thought it had been Itachi but it was really Kisame as I found myself lying in his bed and him watching me from a chair not too far away. Soon afterword's I fell asleep.

God knows how long later, I bolted upright and blinked. The world around me was clear, almost too clear.

"Awake are we?"

I turned towards Kisame, every detail of his person was much sharper, his teeth seemed more defined and his skin was bluer if that was even possible.

"What happened last night?" I clutched at my head, feeling a full blown migraine coming on.

"I'm not entirely sure, Itachi handed you off to me saying you fainted but I'm not buying that story."

I pursed my lips, "Will you believe me if I say I have no idea what happened then? It feels like I have a hangover…"

A small smile crossed his lips as he stood to walk out the door, "I believe you. You have that look in your eyes."

The door shut softly behind him and my eyes began to water. I went to the bathroom and gasped at my reflection, my eyes weren't watering. They were bleeding.

The Sharingans weren't activated but my eyes seemed different from before, still black as the night and yet not quite my own. I ran from the room and straight into Itachi's, said Uchiha was sitting on his bed reading when I burst in. I didn't say anything, only pointed to the blood on my face in panic.

Taking a tissue he wiped the blood off and led me over to a sink where he gently washed the stains off, "Remain calm Oceanna. They will take time to get used to an outside body, but if Hatake can do it then so can you."

"Right," as Itachi taught me the ways of the Sharingan, he also taught me a little about the family History.

It was fun to learn while trying to counter his Genjutsu. He told me stories and as I got stronger he had me learn through reenacted fights.

I fell to the ground panting one evening and asked, "How do you know how these fights happened if you weren't there?"

Itachi came to sit near me, "Technically I was there Oceanna, there is a lot you don't know about me."

"And a lot I do," I countered back with a raise of my eyebrow. That seemed like a strange phrase coming from him, but I didn't think too much of it.

Itachi didn't look at me and stood back up, signaling the start of training once more. It was still dark out when I went back in, I've been moved to train with Itachi during the day, and now we had our late night sessions as well.

Something, something was still kicking at the back of my mind. Something was telling me not to trust this new plan and that Itachi was somehow, betraying me, but what could I do?

Every day the feeling grew stronger and stronger, now it was the only thing that occupied my mind. It was my only thought, the only thing that I could really concentrate on, and when I was finally ready to confront him, is was already mission time.

"Itachi there's something I need to ask you," I had said.

He opened his eyes from meditating, "Yes?"

"Well… it's about the mission."

He held up his hand, "Right the mission. Speaking of that I believe it's time we get the plan going."

Itachi stood and began to usher me out the door towards Pein's office.

"But Itachi," he wasn't listening, and that was the last trigger I needed.

I tried to put my foot down to finally get my thoughts out but nothing came, suddenly I could only mindlessly be pushed around by Itachi.

In a blur of orange and what felt like feathers I found myself standing outside and telling Amber that I was leaving. I was telling her the mission that I've kept a secret for so long. It was simultaneously a relief but also a new terror. I knew she wouldn't react well to this.

But I was merely telling, not quite hearing myself.

My body moved on its own, mechanic, as if in a tired daze. My mind remained clear. Was I hallucinating? Or maybe I was being controlled.

When I snapped out of my trance I was already well on my way to finding Sasuke, wherever he was now was a mystery, I actually don't think I've had time to see what happens at this point in the series.

Wait no, after Sasuke attacks Kisame then… no but that wasn't supposed to happen. I'm pretty sure Sasuke was supposed to attack the eight-tails, fail, and then Kisame would go, which is what happened right after I was freed. Then again, we did totally mess things up, I mean, were not even in sync with the story line or anything.

Before Sasuke goes after the eight-tails Itachi is supposed to die, which would lead to joining the Akatsuki and him going after B. Before he goes after the eight-tails and after Itachi dies then, well I think then Pein invades Konoha, which either hasn't happened yet or just won't happen.

Tobi was supposed to take Sasuke in, then Danzo was supposed to… and then, but before then, that was when Kisame was to go after the Jinchuuriki.

That's how it was supposed to have played out anyway, according to Kishimoto.

So what the heck happened along the way? What did we mess up? Who or what or when?

"Hello?"

A small voice startled me from my thoughts, I looked around for once and finally noticed my surroundings, I had wandered my way into a village, not a familiar one in the least, but still a small village.

No taller than my thigh, a young boy began walking along side of me.

"Do you need anything?" I asked him, and he shook his head and blinked up at me with round wide brown eyes.

He was an adorable little boy, round face, chubby cheeks but to a pleasing manor, big eyes, and shoulder-length scruffy hair.

"Can I walk with you?"

He smiled and I just let it melt my heart as I said yes.

Just because I was a part of the Akatsuki, didn't mean I was like them in the least.

As I walked on through the little boy took my hand and held onto me while we walked. Though we looked nothing alike, people stopped to stare and say what a cute little kid I had.

My first response, of course, was that he wasn't mine and that I was just walking with him.

I looked at the kid again and thought for a bit this time, maybe he did look a small bit like me, if maybe I had married Iruka. He had Iruka's messy brown hair, thin nose, and tan complexion, but he had my dark eyes, confident stance, and curious grin.

It was like this kid was our nonexistent love child and I took humor in that small notion.

As we reached the outskirts of the village I gently removed my hand from his, "You should go back home, I'm sure your parents are waiting for you."

He frowned ever so slightly, "My parents won't miss me. Can I stay with you lady? Please?"

I'm sure a look came across my face because he reflected it, "Why would you want to stay with me? You merely just met me."

He nodded, "But you're nicer than anyone I've ever met."

I furrowed my brow, "How old are you? What's your name?"

"I'm five years old, my name is Kitai."

I pursed my lips, "Well Kitai would you mind staying here? I have to go" – without warning he gripped my legs and began crying. It was the type of sob that only small children could muster and if you said no to it, you'd never live it down.

"N-no," he hiccupped through his crying, "please stay. That's what my mommy said but s-s-she never came back home. You remind me of mommy, please don't go."

I was stuck, if I said no go home I wouldn't be able to finish the mission with clarity, but if I said yes… oh there would be hell to pay back at the base.

Perhaps I could take him to the base and leave him there under Amber's care until I get back?

No that's a terrible idea since Amber is glued to the hip with Hidan.

Well, shit.

What if? No… how about? Uh-uh, I could… I suddenly found myself walking in the direction I had come, back to the base, a small hand holding mine.

What was I doing?

Where had this kid even come from?

* Ironically this is completely true, for the left eye anyway. I had just completely guessed at what type of eye it was. For you super Naruto lovers you may know this but I hadn't and I completely guessed which is rather funny. I was looking up the types of eyes just so I had a better understanding of the whole sharingan deal and as for the right eye, well you'll have to wait and see who's it is.