The C.A.K.E Girls

Edited: 3/19/13

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto

(Callia's PV)

I was cold and my head hurt like hell. I tried to remember where I was but thinking hurt my head. I felt so tired and drained; my body ached, especially my right arm. I heard someone open a door and the slapping of feet coming toward me. The footsteps stopped right near my head and then everything was silent. I heard the person clear their throat and then they lightly kicked my head.

"Get up now." The voice sounded rough and familiar. Where had I heard it before; I tried to remember, but my head throbbed with the effort. When I didn't get up the person kicked my head a little harder and that hurt even more. I growled as the pain shot up and finally lifted my head up and glared. Small black eyes stared back at me as I took in the sight of the person.

I can't believe it! It's Kisame! Holy cow he really does look like a shark! Ow, my head...

I looked at his blue skin and saw the gills on his face. I felt the need to touch them, yet I had a feeling he would break my hand if I did that. He was very tall and could easily be a basketball player if he didn't have such big muscles. He could be a boxer or maybe a wrestler. I tried to imagine Kisame being a wrestler when he suddenly grabbed my right arm and started to drag me out of the room.

I yelped as my arm went on fire. He turned to look at me and noticed my injured arm, so he loosened his hold. I silently walked with him as we passed many doors and down many halls. Everything looked the same and I couldn't remember where we went. This place was more confusing than Orochimaru's place.

I knew I had no chance of escape since this was the Akatsuki hideout; filled with the most dangerous S-class criminals in all of the ninja world. I would just have to find out what they wanted with me; more like what Madara wanted with me.

Kisame abruptly stopped at a large door. I collided with his back not watching where I was going.

Wasn't that the second time I bumped my face into someone's back?

I rubbed my nose again and, again, the feeling of déjà vu came over me. Kisame gave me a look I couldn't read and then pushed me into the dark room. It was hard to see anything as I tried to make out any shapes.

Finally a person did appear, and I jumped back in surprise. I heard Kisame give a low chuckle. Standing in front of me was Pein or at least a hologram of him; I could see his body flicker so I assumed he wasn't real.

"Hello, Callia." His voice sounded low and dangerous. I felt my body go stiff. The person I was most afraid of was Madara, but Pein was a close second.

Why must I meet the second person I fear the most? I really want to go back home now.

When I didn't say anything he looked at me; his rinnegan boring into me. I looked away and tried to think of something to say, but nothing came into mind.

After a very long silence I finally managed to squeak out a response. "What do you want from me?" I mentally slapped myself for sounding like a mouse.

He gave me a long look; I just focused my gaze at his chin, not wanting to look into his eyes again.

"I've learned that you know certain things. Things about us and about others. I've also heard that

Orochimaru took you in, and trained you and your friend. I was going to kill you, but I have a much better idea," he explained in a serious tone.

I don't want to die! I'm still young; I only turned 17 a month ago. I want to grow up and get married and have kids! He's gonna kill me now!

I really wasn't paying attention to what he was saying after a while. I was thinking about the life I could have if he didn't kill me first.

"So, what do you say." I looked up and blinked. I hadn't heard a word after he had said he was thinking of killing me. I must of looked confused because he looked sort of angry that I hadn't listened to him.

"Uh?" I answered, dumbly.

"I said you will join the Akatsuki." I opened my mouth to protest, but he raised his hand first.

"You already have Orochimaru's ring so all you have to do is to say you'll join and if you don't then I won't hesitate to have you killed," he intoned.

This man was really scary, but I felt myself getting angry. Who was he to tell me what to do? I had every right to say no and yet he was threatening me to join. I forgot that I was talking to a man who could kill me without blinking an eye.

"I'm not joining your murderous group. I don't give two cents if you kill me right now! I rather die than join a group that only kills for the fun of it! You think you're bringing world peace? Killing to get world peace isn't the way to get peace at all! Are you that stupid?" I fumed. and glared at him.

Pein's eyes narrowed at me and my anger started to fade. I gulped as my mind wrapped around the fact that I had yelled at him.

Why oh why can't I keep my temper down? I can't do anything to protect myself now!

My chakra, as I noticed, was very low. They probably had Kisame drain it while I was out because I didn't use it back then. I waited for Pein to kill me or have him call someone else to kill me. Nothing happened.

"If you won't join then I'll have to convince you. Itachi." Itachi emerged from the shadows and came toward me. I looked at him and noticed how tired he looked, especially with those line marks down his face. He looked like an old man. I looked up at his eyes, suddenly everything started to change.

Crap! Never look into Itachi's eyes. I'm stuck in a genjutsu!

I was no longer in the dark room but in the middle of the forest. I blanched as I saw bodies lying across the floor. Blood was everywhere and the smell filled my senses. I kept telling myself that this wasn't real, but I was slowly losing my mind. I heard someone behind me and turned around, almost crying out when I saw Kiku covered in blood and stabbed with various weapons. She looked at me with fear and pain.

"Callia. H-help me. Y-you're s-suppose to p-protect us." Her voice sounded raspy and then suddenly her head fell off.

I screamed as the blood splattered on my face and body. Standing there was a faceless ninja holding a sword. I couldn't tell if it was a he or she, but blood dripped from it's weapon. I felt my stomach churn and wanted to throw up.

The faceless ninja suddenly disappeared in a puff of smoke. Kiku's head had rolled at my feet and her lifeless eyes stared back at me. I turned away, my eyes landed on Eri and Azula. My heart lifted as I finally saw them.

"Callia? W-what h-happened?" Azula started to cry and Eri looked close to crying as well.

I stepped toward them, but then I saw the faceless ninja behind them. I froze and I tried to find the words to yell at them. With one swift motion it cut off their head and their blood splattered on me as well.

Now I had all three of their blood on me and I watched in horror as their severed head rolled at my feet. I felt hot tears falling down my face as I looked away. I came face to face with the ninja. Slowly the faceless ninja started to form a face and I gasped. Staring back at me was my own face. My eyes were filled with hatred and blood lust and I had a crazed smile.

"Y-you're not me!" I screamed at it. It's smile just got bigger.

"Callia, how could you let us die?" I looked down as the heads of my friends as they started to talk. Their eyes were dull, but they looked back at me as their mouths moved in sync. I screamed even louder and crumbled to the floor. I curled my body into a ball and cried.

"Stop! Please just stop! I'll do anything, just stop!" I begged. I kept crying as the forest returned back into the dark room. There was no blood and no bodies or heads. I saw Itachi's feet but didn't bother to look up. Instead I scrambled farther away from him and kept crying. I mentally added him to the list of people I feared the most.

"Good, I'm glad you decided to join. Konan will take you to a room and give you a robe later. You must wear the cloak whenever you're on a mission and must wear the ring all the time so that we may contact each other if need be," Pein ordered.

Even though I was crying I scoffed when he said that I had "decided to join." Someone bent down and gently pulled me up.

I looked at blue purple eyes that didn't look so mean. I could finally see everyone that was in the room. The only people really were Deidara, Tobi, Itachi, Kisame, and Zetsu. I instantly lowered my eyes when I looked at Itachi. He didn't have his sharingan activated any more, but I still felt fear.

I followed Konan without a word. She took me down some more halls until we reached a door. The door had single red stripe on it. Konan opened the door and led me in. I noticed that it was already occupied since there were two beds and one of them wasn't made.

I looked around and saw small clay animals; that should've been a sign to me, but my mind was still a jumbled mess. There was another door that probably led to the bathroom. I felt the need to take a shower right now. Konan handed me a new set of clothes and the Akatsuki ring. I looked at it with distaste and realized that this was the ring that had been around my neck; when had they gotten it off me was beyond my idea.

"I'm sorry but you'll have to room with Deidara since we don't have any other available rooms. You can take a shower, and here are some medical supplies to take care of your arm. I'll be getting you cloak later on." With that Konan left me by myself. I played her words over and then it finally sunk in.

I'll be sharing a room with Deidara! This is so...cool and terrifying! I can't believe my luck...or misfortune?

Sure, they probably made me room with him so he could keep an eye on me so I wouldn't try and run away. This wasn't so bad, though. At least I was with my crush.

I walked to the bathroom and locked the door. The bathroom was plain; white floors and white walls. I took my clothes off and started the shower. I hissed as the warm water hit my injured arm. It felt great to finally wash after not taking a shower in a while. My muscles relaxed and I scrubbed dirt out of my hair. I dried myself off and wrapped the towel around me. I inspected my injured arm.

"Holy crap! No wonder it hurt."

I had a burn mark starting from my shoulder down to my elbow. It was dark red and looked like it might scar. I looked through the medical supplies and applied a cream that looked like it might heal the burn mark. I wrapped bandages from my upper arm to my elbow and tied it tightly. The bandages covered the marking on my arm.

I looked the outfit Konan had left for me. I ended up wearing a white sleeveless shirt with black lining and a high collar. The skirt was like my other one except black and I had a pair of shorts under it. I slipped on my sandals and looked at myself in the mirror.

My eyes were slightly red and I had slight bags under them. I decided to put my hair up; I pulled it into a ponytail and looped it into a knot. I didn't have a tie, but doing this would make sure it didn't come out. I stepped out of the bathroom and looked around.

"Finally, you're out, yeah. Why do girls take so long in the bathroom, yeah?" It wasn't really a question, but I couldn't help but answer back.

"I was taking care of my injury that you inflicted," I retorted. He raised an eyebrow at me as if he didn't expect me to talkback.

I didn't dare look into his beautiful cerulean blue eyes knowing I would start to blush like mad. I settled in looking at his forehead instead. He got off his bed and stood in front of me. I gulped at how close he was and settled my eyes on his chest. I could feel my face heating up slightly; hopefully he wouldn't see that.

"You know my face is up here, yeah," he purred. I could hear the amusement in his voice. He was playing around with me. I inched my eyes until they were looking at his chin. My face felt even hotter than before. Why did he have to be so good looking and know it?

"A little higher, yeah." I tried to swallow the lump in my throat but it stayed. Finally I looked up at his eyes. My face was probably the shade of a tomato.

I held my breath as I stared at him. His eyes, or eye, took my breath away. They reminded me of the ocean in Bermuda that I visited last summer. They seemed to be filled with laughter and mild curiosity. He leaned in closer till he was near my ear.

"Your face is really red, yeah. I know I'm good looking and all, but I don't need you trying to jump me, so try and hold yourself, yeah," he whispered.

I could feel Deidara's hot breath and it sent shivers down my back. He stepped back with an amused smile on his face. Then, I realized what he said and felt my face get hotter, but this time with anger. I glared at him and opened my mouth.

"Stop being so conceited! Just because you have a nice face doesn't mean every girl would like you! The thought of me trying to jump you has my stomach turn! Anyways I doubt a girl would want to hold your hand, if you know what I mean." I sneered at him and huffed to my bed.

When I'm angry I say things that are either true or not. What I said to Deidara wasn't true. I actually had half the idea to hug him and never let go. I wasn't disgusted with fact that he had mouths on his hands. That was actually fascinating to me. I looked at the wall opposite to me and tried to burn a hole into it with my eyes, but no such luck.

Deidara was chuckling to himself as he entered the bathroom. I guess he didn't believe a word I said. Well, my embarrassed face proved how I really felt toward him. I heard the shower go on and ignored it. I looked around and saw some clay laying on the table near my bed.

It looked like regular clay and it was purple so it must be harmless. I picked it up and started to play around with it, making shapes and stuff. The shower stopped, but I was too engrossed in what I was doing to notice the door of the bathroom opened and that someone was walking toward me.

"You shouldn't touch people's stuff, yeah. that clay is dangerous and can blow up any minute." I jumped and threw the clay across the room when he said that. I looked at him scared and then saw him break out in laughter. I felt confused and looked at the clay I had thrown.

"Your face was priceless, yeah! That clay's harmless but you got so scared, yeah!" he snickered. I scowled at him.

He had lied to me and scared me just to see me squirm. The nerve of him. He wiped away some tears that had formed when he was laughing. He grinned at me and I looked down at his chest. His very well toned and bare chest. My face felt hot again as I looked him. He didn't have anything on except a towel.

"Like the view, yeah." He grinned at me and lifted an eyebrow. I turned my head away as I felt a nosebleed coming on. To see your crush half naked in a picture is different from seeing your crush half naked in real life.

I buried my face in my pillow and gave a weak 'shut up'. He was laughing again at me as he went to his side of the room. Deidara had a nice laugh and it made my stomach fluttering.

"This is gonna be interesting, un," he said. I looked up and he gave me a wicked grin.

Hell! How am I suppose to survive with him. He's going to embarrass me to death!

(Kiku's PV)

I groaned and tried to open my eyes but they felt heavy. I felt a warm hand push me back down as I sat up. I opened my eyes, but all I saw was darkness. I looked and tried to squint but nothing came into view.

"Why is it so dark in here?" The memories of what happened flooded back into my mind. Callia had been kidnapped and I couldn't save her. I clenched my fists on the bed sheets and growled.

"When I get my hands on him I'm gonna ring his neck!" I hissed. I had a feeling that Callia wouldn't be too happy if I killed Deidara. I could sense that Karin, Juugo, Sasuke, and Suigetsu were in the room. Sasuke hadn't even bothered to help Callia or save her when he probably could. Now my anger was pointed to the younger Uchiha.

"What the hell Sasuke! You couldn't save Callia? Why the hell were you just standing there?" I tried to look around, but still my eyes didn't see anything. They really needed to get some lights in here.

"Hn." I gritted my teeth at his one worded answer. He was probably thinking that she was weak to be captured and that she wasn't worth the time to save. I clenched and unclenched my hands and tried to focus in the dark. Finally I gave up and sighed.

"Would someone get some lights in here? It's too freaking dark!" No one answered and I grew impatient. I stumbled out of bed and tried to grope around for something. I suddenly tripped and felt myself pitch forward. Someone grabbed me by my waist and held me from falling.

"Be careful." It was Juugo and I sighed again.

My body ached slightly, but I have a feeling that I had been healed while I was out. I was brought back to the bed and sat down. I looked down trying to see my hands and yet I couldn't. I felt my hair brush against my cheek and froze. Last time I checked my hair had been down to my waist.

"W-what happened? How long was I out?" I swallowed the dread that was pulling up from my stomach.

"Well," that was Karin speaking. "You've been asleep for a day. Your hair had been singed and part of it was burnt so I cut it. Your wounds weren't that bad. Although..." she trailed off.

I lifted an eyebrow in the direction her voice had come from. I felt my hair; she had cut it to my chin, I guess it was in a short bob then. My head did feel lighter now that my hair wasn't so long. It felt kind of good.

"What's the problem then?" Karin had trailed off and I was wondering why. I waited but no answer was supplied. I groaned in frustration.

"Just tell me what's wrong!" I snarled, impatiently.

"Kiku, what do you see?" That was Juugo. His voice was soft but strained. I looked at the direction his voice had come from, which was right next to me.

"Well, I don't see anything at all. You guys don't have the lights on so how can I see?" I asked. There was another long pause and I felt Juugo stiffen next to me. Karin mumbled something while Sasuke remained quiet as well as Suigetsu. Finally Karin broke the silence.

"It seems," I could just imagine her fixing her glasses, "that you can't see. The sun is out and there are windows here. I think that explosion injured your sight."

I sat there quiet as I thought about what she said. The bird had exploded near my face, but wouldn't my face have scars? I felt my face but I didn't feel anything.

"I-I'm blind! I-it can't b-be," I yelled, and started to cry. I was blind. I couldn't see anything and being a ninja meant relying on your senses which included sight. Sasuke wouldn't want me on the team now. He didn't need a handicapped person that would just slow him down on his conquest.

"Can't you fix it? You're a healer, right Karin?" I asked, hopeful. I turned to her direction. I was met with more silence.

"I'm not a medical ninja. I can only heal wounds like cuts and such. You would need a doctor," she replied. When she said doctor, Konohagakure came into mind and Tsunade's image popped in my head. She was a doctor and a very good one. Maybe she could help me, give me an operation to get my sight back.

"Then, I'll go to Konoha. Hokage Tsunade should be able to help me," I mumbled. I could feel Sasuke glaring at me when I mentioned Konoha. He wouldn't want to go back to the place he left. I waited for his reply.

"If you go then you shall go alone. I don't need someone who can't see on my team," he answered, coldly. I knew he wouldn't want me to be in his team. I would somehow have to get to Konoha on my own. How was I going to get there if I couldn't even see where I was?

"Fine. I'm leaving right now." I got off the bed, grabbed my sword, and maneuvered my way around the room. My hands brushed against the wall and I followed it until I felt a door. I opened it and stepped out. I could feel the sun on my face and hear the birds chirping. I walked forward but heard the door open. I turned around; of course didn't see anything.

"Well, who is it?" I inquired. I waited for a reply, but they didn't answer. I sighed and turned around and started to walk, trying not to trip on the uneven ground.

"Kiku?" I stopped and waited for Juugo to keep talking. He was silent again.

"Juugo what is is? Why aren't you with Sasuke?" I heard him walk toward me and waited again.

"I'm coming with you. You can't see so I'll help you," he explained. His voice was quiet and soft. I was afraid to go out alone into the woods because I wouldn't be able to see. If Juugo was with me then I wouldn't have to worry about getting kidnapped or attacked. I had a feeling Sasuke wouldn't be happy to lose one of his team members.

"What about Sasuke? What did he say?" I was curious to know if he had a fit.

"I didn't tell him. I'm more worried about you." I smiled and continued to walk. Juugo wasn't following me.

"Well? Are you coming or not." I sounded like a nagging parent. I heard the ground crunch and started to walk again. Juugo was behind me, making sure I wouldn't fall.

It's great to have a friend like you, Juugo. I'm glad I met you.

Kitkat d(^.^)b