A Month Later

Cut to Tobi and Dark walking in the woods together, they are talking.

Tobi: "It has been about a month since you have been with us Dark"

Dark smiles: "Yes, and it has been a blast knowing everyone"

Tobi: "Everyone really likes you, and I haven't seen everyone in the Akatsuki being so, I don't know, happy I guess"

Dark: "I really bonded with everyone… except"

Tobi: "Itachi"

Dark nods and frowns a little: "He's kind of, distant"

Tobi: "He is like that, no one really knows his true self, he doesn't let people in, but Kisame is the closest to him, he is very loyal to Itachi"

Dark: "I have noticed that, but I'd love to get to know Itachi"

Tobi: "I could probably arrange something, though, I don't think he'd want to be alone with you"

Dark: "I don't really care if we are alone or not, he's just the one that I don't really know yet"

Cut to Tobi walking down the hallway of the hideout, he gets to the last room and knocks on the door.

Itachi from inside: "Who is it?"

Tobi: "It's me, Tobi"

Itachi opens the door: "What do you want?"

Tobi: "Well, I was wondering if you'd want to go to a little picnic with me"

Itachi raises an eyebrow: "With just you?"

Tobi: "Yes"

Itachi: "Um…"

They both stay quiet for a moment.

Tobi starts laughing: "No silly, with Dark also"

Itachi: "Why do you guys want me to come along?"

Tobi: "Well, Dark wants to get to know you, she pretty much bonded with everyone, but you, who she really wants to know"

Itachi: "She bonded with everyone?"

Tobi nods: "But you, you have been kind of distant and in your own little world lately"

Itachi: "I've just had a lot on my mind"

Tobi: "Oh really?"

Itachi glares at him: "Not really any of your business"

Tobi: "Oh sorry, well, would you want to come with us tomorrow at noon?"

Itachi sighs: "I guess so"

Tobi jumps in excitement: "Oh goody, this'll be so fun"

Tobi then runs down the hall out of sight.

Itachi: "Hmm… wonder how it'll go, being with Tobi and all, he just has so much energy"

Cut to Dark sitting outside on a large rock, she is just looking up at the clouds. She then hears someone running towards her, turns out to be Tobi.

Tobi stops right behind her: "He said he'd come"

Dark smiles: "That's good"

Dark's right hand is over her belly and glowing with chakra.

Tobi notices: "What are you doing?"

Dark stops: "It's… It's nothing"

Tobi: "Um… I was you doing something"

Dark frowns and stays quiet for a moment: "I don't want to talk about it right now"

Tobi: "Oh, okay, well, I'll see you around"

Dark: "Okay"

Tobi: "You should come in also, it's getting late"

Dark: "In a few minutes"

Dark sadly watches Tobi walk back into the hideout.

Cut to the next day, Tobi, Itachi and Dark are sitting at a picnic in the woods. All three of them are quiet.

Tobi: "Well this is awkward; I can expect this from Itachi, but not you Dark"

Dark: "I just have a lot on my mind right now"

Tobi sighs and gets up: "Well, I'm going to go for a little walk, see you guys in a little while"

Tobi then walks off in the distant, deeper into the woods. Dark is staying quiet and looking zoned out.

Itachi is staring at her, to himself: "Well this is strange, wonder what's wrong with her, she's usually quiet talkative and always smiling"

Dark notices that Itachi is staring at her.

Itachi: "Is there something wrong?"

Dark: "Just a few things on my mind, and some bad memories"

Itachi: "Anything I could help you with?"

Dark shakes her head: "Not really"

They are both silent for a moment.

Itachi: "So… looks like you and Tobi got real close"

Dark laughs a little: "He's so much fun; I've pretty much bonded with everyone, except you"

Itachi: "I've had my own things to worry about"

Dark: "Hmm?"

Itachi: "Things from my past, just been thinking of it a lot lately"

Dark: "The Uchiha clan?"

Itachi: "Yeah, (Flash of young Sasuke smiling) among other things I rather not talk about"

Dark looks at him for a moment, and then stares at the clouds in the sky. Itachi is staring at her again, they are both silent for a moment.

Dark looks down and blushes a little: "You keep on staring at me"

Itachi is a little embarrassed: "What? Really, I didn't really notice"

Dark looks at him: "I guess I should be used to it, but, I do find you the most attractive guy here"

Itachi laughs a little: "Yeah, I remember you telling me something like that when you fought me"

Cut to flashback of Dark smiling and taking the Kunai away from Itachi's neck: "I don't think I could really hurt a cutie like you though"

Cut to Dark: "Yeah, about a month ago, it's been so much fun with you guys, I finally feel like I really belong"

Itachi: "I still don't understand what you really are, using blue fire, never seen someone actually use it"

Dark: "I guess, I am gifted"

Itachi to himself: "Hmm… I don't know why, but I'm really drawn to her for some reason"

Dark starts coughing a little.

Itachi: "Are you okay?"

Dark clears her throat: "Yeah, it's nothing"

Itachi gets closer to her: "We do have medicine in the hideout if you need it"

Dark: "It's okay, I'm getting over it"

Itachi: "Okay, if you say so"

They both stare at each other, seeing that Itachi got closer to her.

Tobi suddenly comes out of nowhere: "Hi guys!"

Itachi backs away from Dark, and Dark blushes and looks away.

Tobi sits down: "Did I interrupt something?"

Itachi: "No, we were just talking"

Tobi: "Hmm… well, maybe we should head back to the hideout"

They all gather their stuff, and start walking to the hideout. Dark is walking behind Tobi and Itachi. Dark puts her right hand over her belly.

Dark to herself: "Only if they knew…"