Early posting... not that early though but it is before Friday but here is chapter 4 :P thank you to those who are keeping up it made me feel like posting this up "early" xD ok I would of posted it earlier than today but I was so out of it lol but anyways to the story, enjoy.

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"Kit wake up." Kyuubi said, sounding annoyed; which indicated that she tried to wake me for a good while. I groaned, curling up more into my pillow, wanting to drown out Kyuubi's voice and the damn sun.

I didn't feel well. During the night I had tossed everything off my body, even almost my own clothes. It felt like I was in an oven baking on 500°. That may be pushing it but damn it felt like a sauna! I knew I had to get up, but I just didn't feel that great.

"Kit for the last time get up or I will do something that will make you regret ever ignoring me!" I quickly shot up from the bed. "Ok ok Kyuu I'm up I'm up." I growled when I heard Kyuubi laughing. I looked over at the clock and noticed I had 20 minutes to get ready and get to the bridge. I groaned.

I bolted around the room grabbing particles of clothing and quickly changed; if I got dressed fast enough I could pick up some food to munch on before I get to the bridge. I quickly grabbed my headband from the mirror and bolted out, not even looking to see any changes.

On the way to the market region of Konoha I noticed that people were starting at me, not the normal glare but a stare. It was like they were afraid to say anything, or that they were remembering something or just taking in my looks. Feeling uneasy, I decided I'd wait to eat after training, maybe the village would stop staring.

†Break†

I plopped down on the ground, pulling out the cereal bars that were given to me for apparently looking pale as a ghost from possible lack of nutrition. I rolled my eyes remembering the elder woman suddenly worrying about my health when for the past 12 years she wished harm on it.

I tore off the plastic from around the bar and started munching on it. It was free and I am hungry, hopefully she didn't poison it or something maybe that's why she gave me it. I shrugged but continued to eat, what can I say, when you're hungry you eat what you're given.

Sasuke's POV

I stared down at Akuma as she seemed lost in thought while eating some cereal bar she pulled out. I couldn't help but stare at her lips; they looked so soft yet firm. 'What I would do just to have those lips all to myself….'

I can't help but to think of the dobe, male or female, she has always been the main thought on my mind. After a lost battle with my inner feelings I realized I've always had some feeling for the little blond idiot. It only peaked higher when finding out the dobe was a she; therefore the plan to revive my clan is possible.

She may look a little scary with her pure blood-red eyes that hold no pupil, and the deepened whiskers that were once just thin lines on her face. These factors didn't matter; her large eyes, innocent smile and her personality alone just make them soft.

I noticed I was staring at Akuma and blushed hoping she didn't notice. The banshee had been talking this entire time but I don't even recall a single word she said. I snorted, which gained the attention from Akuma. I tried to keep my eyes off her so she didn't think it was towards her but she continued to stare, it started making me feel uneasy.

Naruto's POV

'God this boy confuses me to no end… first he stares at me for what, 10 minutes? He blushes then he snorts. Man he is so conflicted' I sighed and looked away from the Uchiha. After eating those cereal bars I felt no better. I leaned my head back against the bridge. 'A little nap before Kakashi gets here won't hurt I think.'

I slowly closed my eyes, tuning out Sakura's nagging and drifted off.

I sighed to myself; I just got back from a week long mission which seemed like bullshit to begin with. I had to go into an enemy village, seek a certain person get info on them, find their hidden base and steal back a scroll that they planned to use to take over the entire area.

I looked down towards the bay watching the water until I noticed a boy in black with a fan on his back staring into the water. Something was eating away at him; I could see the dark aura slowly eating into his mind and soul. This could become hazardous if nothing is done, so changing my path I walked down to the boards.

I stood next to the sitting boy; upon closer look I could tell that it was the youngest Uchiha, Uchiha Sasuke. Then it struck me, I had just received the news about what happened to the Uchiha clan. 'Damn… if this darkness takes control he will become so sought after on revenge…' the boy didn't seem to notice me standing by him, so I decided to greet him. Maybe someone to talk to might help him pull away from the dark.

"Hello, may I have a seat?" I asked, startling the Uchiha who slowly looked up at me. He said nothing as he looked away. Without giving him much of a choice I sat down.

"You know, it is better to answer someone when they ask a question. Now is something wrong?" I watched the boy closely. He didn't look like he was going to answer any question I'd ask him. I got up and stood behind him, lifting up my foot I pushed him into the water.

"What the hell was that for!" I heard him shout as he reached the top of the water again. "Ah there we go an answer!" I grinned as he glared at me; I leaned down and reached my hand out to him. He grabbed my hand but instead of me lifting him up, he pulled me into the water.

I pulled myself up from under the water, hearing a laugh I looked over to the source and noticed the soaked Uchiha laughing and smiling. "That is much better, though now we are both wet, we should probably get out of the water before we get sick!" I grabbed his arm and pulled him back to the dock.

"Who are you?" I heard him say as we sat down trying to dry off our clothes. "Oh I'm sorry, I'm Akuma, you must be Sasuke, am I right?" the boy nodded, expecting me to say something else. I smiled and proceeded to talk, "I heard so much about you, how you were progressing wonderfully and how great of a ninja you were becoming."

"Who told you…?" he said slowly, curiosity written all over his face. "I heard it all the time from Itachi! He would never stop talking about you; you were always his shining star it seems. He always would go on about how he'd do anything for you." I stared into Sasuke's eyes and noticed the conflict in them.

I stood up and looked out towards the setting sun. "It's getting late Sasuke, we both should get home. You have the academy in the morning." I started to walk away when a hand grabbed my wrist; I turned around and noticed that Sasuke had grabbed my hand.

"If Itachi….cared for me so much, why did he kill our clan!" I stared in shock as Sasuke screamed the question at me. I turned away sighing, I knew full well the reason why but Itachi still failed the mission no matter. "I can't answer that Sasuke; you have to ask him yourself. However let me tell you this, he kept you alive for a reason not just because he loves you dearly. He didn't do what he did willingly. I can only say so much. The rest you yourself have to hear from him."

I felt the grip on my wrist loosen, giving me the ability to continue to walk again. "How did you know Itachi… you are the same age as me." I turned around and smiled. "Just like you, I am a prodigy. If you try hard enough and find something precious to you, you will become strong."

Sasuke seemed to debate over my words as he slowly repeated "Something precious to me…" I put my hand on his shoulder staring up into his eyes. "You were Itachi's precious person; he was strong because he wanted to protect you. Just know this Sasuke, there is no power in darkness, never seek for revenge, only the truth."

"What was that…?" I asked Kyuubi as the 'dream' ended. "It seems you are slowly remembering some past events." I heard Kyuubi grunt. "But I remember walking by Sasuke on that dock… not ever going up to him.." my train of thought stopped when I noticed a change of scent. I slowly opened my eyes and noticed I was in a white room.

"What the…" I leaned up in the bed and looked around. I was in a hospital room. I could hear talking outside of the room, more like fighting outside of the room. I tried to get out of the bed but then noticed Ivs in my arms. 'What the hell happened to me? I remember going to sleep on the bridge while waiting for Kakashi…'

Hearing the door open I looked over and noticed Kakashi walk in followed by Sasuke, Sakura and a Doctor. "Ah it looks like you are awake now." The doctor said as he walked over to the bed. "What happened?" I asked.

"When I got to the bridge you were unresponsive and pale as a ghost. We tried whatever we could think of to wake you but nothing worked. Did you know you were burning up with a fever and had some detrimental internal wounds?" Kakashi said, slightly glaring at me like I was hiding information from them.

I put my hand to my chin, thinking. I had ramen with Sasuke after training… we parted ways after he paid for the food, I got home fell asleep. "Hmm… Last night I had ramen at the shop... went home fell asleep. During the night I do remember waking up and kicking off everything because it was too hot for me. I did feel sick when I woke up but I didn't think it was a fever or anything bad." It was the truth; I just thought it was one of those random short illnesses that suddenly strike then leave.

"Well it looks like she needs some rest, at least until the fever blows over. Since there is no immediate family who can take care of you, is it possible for her to stay with one of her teammates?" the doctor questioned staring at my teammates. Sakura instantly said no that there was no guest rooms opened in her house at the time. Kakashi sweat dropped and made up and excuse. All eyes went to Sasuke, who was the only one who didn't answer.

Sasuke's POV

I could feel the penetrating gaze of everyone in the room. It was getting really uncomfortable. Being in the Uchiha compound there are a lot of open spaces for her to be. Then again she needs to be near someone. There is a lot of room where I stay. I mentally grinned thinking of sharing the bed with Akuma.

"She can stay with me." I said. I could see Sakura glaring daggers at Akuma, probably thinking possessive thoughts again I sighed mentally. The doctor smiled then went to do a quick check up with Akuma before saying she could be released. By the look on Akuma's face she was glad to be out of the hospital, but didn't seem to like the idea of being bedbound. Who would?

On the way to my place was quiet, too quiet. I looked over at Akuma and noticed that she was lost in thought. I faced forward until I heard her say "Damn it fuzzbutt" turning around I gave her a confused look. Her face was bright red, either from anger or embarrassment, it still made her cute. This was going to be an interesting few days.

After a couple of minutes we finally reached my place. I unlocked the door and let Akuma in first, shutting the door behind me. I grinned seeing Akuma walk back and forth in shock of how huge my house was. I lead her up the stairs where the rooms were and opened the door across from mine. "This will be your room. My room is right here; down the hall is the bathroom." She smiled and bowed her head saying a quick thank you and turned into the room and sat on the bed.

I leaned against the doorframe, watching as Akuma with slight interest. 'I should make us something to eat since all she had was those cereal bars..' I pushed myself off the doorframe and started making my way to the kitchen until I heard a soft voice.

"Sasuke….are you really going to kill Itachi for revenge?" I turned around, shocked that she knew my brothers name. I then remembered once when I was told not to seek revenge but to seek truth and shook my head to her. "No, I am going to seek the truth from him." I heard a sigh of relief come from Akuma; I shrugged it off and went to make us something to eat.

Naruto's POV

"Thank god he isn't going for revenge… so I did change his mind back then?" I asked Kyuubi. "It looks that way Ku-chan. He didn't seem angry annoyed or anything by a topic of Itachi just seems confused, after all you did shout fuzzbutt rather than think.."

I growled "That was your fault! Trying to tell me to do all these embarrassing things to the teme!" I blushed slightly remembering all the sexual images that Kyuubi detailed that dealt with Sasuke. Suddenly I noticed a sweet scent coming from downstairs and followed it. I was led into a room that looked like the kitchen, and noticed Sasuke cooking. I walked up behind him and looked over his shoulder.

"Whatcha making?" I asked, making him jump, almost knocking over the pots and pans filled with food. He turned around glaring, sharingan active. I stared at him, impassive by the sharingan Uchiha glare. I looked past him to see if I could guess to what he was making. Rice…. Chicken… ok that seems norma- tomatoes? TOMATOES?

I felt Sasuke shaking and started to lean back to see what was wrong, only to find myself pushed back against the counter. "ita… that hurt you know! Teme!" I grumbled looking up slightly only to feel something on my lips. 'What the…?' I thought noticing Sasuke's lips were smashed against mine.

-AN-

:D Yay cliffhangers however –rubs hands together- who can't resist stopping at a little fluff? I felt I should let Sasuke have his fun xD Why not:P The boy is alone with his long time crush who he finds out is actually a girl…. I'm thinking about making some sketches of Akuma and putting it on my DA so people have some clue to how she looks. However, I am working on a lot of Naruto stories along with a few Fullmetal Alchemist, as I stated in the last chapter. I will post each of them up after I get them past chapter 3 so that it is easier for me to post them a week. I was already up to "Chapter 6" with this story when I rewrote it so I was nice and posted up 3 of the chapters, so in reality I do have the others I can post up if I felt like posting some up before the weekend.

I am grateful to those who are enjoying this so far. Now for another part of info on Akuma. Akuma has markings on her body which can appear to be like ancient text, it glows a maroonish crimson at certain times, but any other time it is black like a tattoo. In the next chapter or the 6th there will be some explanation to 1 certain thing that is burned into her left arm…. ^_~ kekeke

:3 That be all for me to say. Off to try and get those other Fanfics past chapter 3 so they can be put up soon.

Edit: I'm being lazy about editing my own stories