Kai-Linn was pacing around the large bedroom. Memories flooded into her mind and she rested against the wall. Rain pounded against the window pane. The clock read 3 a.m. She closed her eyes.

"Akira onii-chan..." She whispered. "I wish you were here... you'd know what to do... dammit!" She smashed her fist into the wall.

"Girls shouldn't curse..."

"Sexist bastard..." She whispered.

Itachi glared at her. She glared back at him before sighing and turning away. When she looked up, he was standing in front of her. She didn't blink as he touched her cheek gently. She closed her eyes and touched her hand to his. When he pulled away, she opened her glittering green eyes.

"Come with me..." He whispered.

He walked over to the balcony door. He opened it and jumped out. Kai-Linn grabbed the Akatsuki cloak and followed after him. Much later, he landed in a small clearing.

"What... is this place?" Kai-Linn asked quietly.

"This is the place where I found you four years ago."

Kai-Linn blinked in surprise. She looked around, perplexed. She turned to face Itachi. His Sharingan morphed together into the Mangekyou. She froze and readied to be brought into the other world. But instead, he blinked and the Sharingan returned to normal. He turned towards the way they had come.

"Ita-" She was cut off.

He covered her mouth with his hand and dragged her behind a tree. Kai-Linn's breath sifted through his hand in a thin mist. She lifted her hand and tried to pry away his from her mouth. His grip tightened.

"Don't..." He hissed in her ear.

She removed her hand and listened. She heard nothing out of the ordinary; wind moving tree limbs, rain pounding on the ground... then she heard footsteps. Two sets landed on the branch above them. She stared up at the figures, green eyes wide. The first wore an ANBU outfit, the second a Jonin vest.

"Just admit it, Kakashi-san: We're lost!" The first figure cried.

"We aren't lost! We're simply scouting out the area." The silver haired whined. "Just be patient, Akira-chan."

"If you just let me use my abilities, we'd be back in Konoha, Kai-Linn in arms!" Akira shot back at him.

"Your abilities use chakra, meaning if there were any members nearby, they would sense you and come after us!" Kakashi growled.

Akira fell silent. She and Kakashi darted off the tree and farther into the forest. Itachi's hand fell from Kai-Linn's mouth and he started to walk away. Kai-Linn didn't move, she just stood there. Itachi turned to look at her. I could scream right now... they'd hear me and bring me back to Konoha...

"Kai-Linn..." Itachi snarled. "Come along..."

She blinked twice before facing him. He looked away and jumped into the trees. She looked over her shoulder the way Kakashi and Akira left then towards the way Itachi went. She whimpered slightly before following Itachi. She mumbled something, tears streaming down her face.


Akira stopped on a thick branch. She turned around, the wind and rain rustling the leaves around her. Her golden eyes glinted as a soft voice seemed to be carried on the wind...

"Good-bye... Akira-chan..."

Akira's eyes filled with tears. She collapsed to her knees, crystal clear tears streaming down her face. She took a deep breath and cried out.

"KAI-LINNNNNN!!!"