I awoke to a disgustingly familiar room. It was my old bedroom… I sat up from the large mattress that rested on a black squat stand. The sheets were grey and dark blue and the filmy curtain that fell from the ceiling and around the bed was stained with age. There were paintings of butterflies on almost everything. It was a childhood obsession of mine. The only door was to my right, along the wall that was made of numerous closets. The wall to my left was peeling and stained. And everything in my old room was covered with a thick layer of dust. I guess that they didn't enter the room after I disappeared, and I liked that fact. The sheets must have finally been changed while I had been with Kyo last night.

A small gust of wind flew into the room from the small windows along the left wall. It swirled the dust up like a blizzard and had me shivering. I was no longer wearing my Akatsuki cloak…I looked around the room and it was no where in sight.

I couldn't believe how strangely everything ended up. My original plans had been drastically altered by those Akatsuki bastards, but it actually worked out for the best. I was free from that hell-hole and easily made it to the heart of my clan. I had my three favorite brothers on my side so it would be easy to kill my father. Besides, thanks to my other 'soon-to-be-dead' brother, my father was on death's door anyway. Everything in my life was almost working for once…

But as soon as this ray of hope ignited it was almost instantly overshadowed by a giant miasma of doubt. What if Rhuai won? What if father didn't die? What if I still wasn't strong enough?

I buried my hands in my face. God, why was all of this so complicated. I just wanted to lie down in a soft bed and never come back up. Never have to worry about revenge or death or blood-limits ever again.

A slight blush painted my cheeks as I realized just what bed I wanted to lie down in. Itachi's perfect face flooded my mind until I almost drowned in sorrow. His pale skin, soft hair and cold eyes were all I could see. Oh, and his perfect stone lips…

"Ugh!" I grunted as I rolled out of bed. Maybe that's what was killing me, the fact that I would probably never see Itachi again. The part of me that he had consumed was hollow without him here. I almost felt like less of a person…It would be strange to live without gravity, but in all honesty…did I expect to live after today?

Two sharp raps on my door shook me from my depressing thoughts and I looked up just in time to see that mousy-haired bitch Ami shuffle into my old room. I gave her a glare that could freeze beer and she glared back almost as coldly.

"The king wishes to see you in the throne room. You are to get dressed and go there immediately." She held out a large rectangular box. It was open and revealed a very beautiful green kimono with golden stitching.

"What's that for?" I asked stupidly which caused her to furrow her eyebrows.

"You need to wear something fitting a princess." She snapped, not trying to keep the contempt from her voice.

"He's not a king and I'm not wearing that shit." I stated simply. A blush of anger colored her face but she didn't leave like I expected her to. Damn persistent bitch.

"If you do not follow my orders then I will have to alert Rhuai to your rebellion." With deliberately slow movements I walked over to her and carefully lifted the dress out of the box. The kimono was breathtakingly beautiful and wonderfully soft. The sleeves were extra long, as was the train, and it came with a pale gold under robe. The obi was pale silver with dark green tints to it. I saw the girls' eyes widen in shock as she saw how beautiful it was. Hers was much prettier and much more expensive, but I still saw the green jealously flash before her stare.

I gave a low whistle of appreciation for the kimono's beauty and then…

RRRIIIPPPPPP!!!!

I began to tear it to shreds. Ami gasped and clutched at her heart, like the tiny thing were breaking as I tore the beautiful gown to ribbons. I grinned.

I know I should have thought about the consequences before I began to get all rip happy, but this small rebellion was just too much fun.

First of all, I really did need something to wear. I mean, I was currently wearing a thick black, zip-up vest and black pants, but the vest showed a lot of my stomach and the pants were almost thin and tight enough to be a second skin. I had no idea where my Akatsuki cloak was and my shoes were nowhere in sight.

Secondly, I had no weapons or armor and with the way I was currently acting, I was bound to get into a fight.

"You insolent little brat!" Ami barked at me as the last pieces of the ruined kimono slipped through my fingers and fell to the large pile on the floor. "How dare you ruin something given by the king. This is treason!!" A small idea flashed in my head and a smirk fell upon my lips. Flipping Ami the bird, I walked to one of my old closet doors and opened it.

I pulled out some nameless piles of fabric in my search until I finally found it. With wide eyes I pulled the wooden box out of the closet and laid it carefully on my bed. I barely noticed when Ami stomped from the room, not that I really cared. My hands gently stroked the hard wood before I slowly opened it. Inside the box, perfectly preserved was a neatly folded outfit. I remember the day I had stolen it from the trash.

My father had ordered my mother to destroy all things from her formal life so her non-clan blood could be hidden better. But the 7 year old me couldn't stand to see something so beautiful die. So I took it before supper one night, hiding it in the secret box Kyo had given me for my birthday earlier that year.

I silently slid off my black pants, opting to keep the vest on as a sort of armor. I stepped into the smooth grey fabric and pulled the bunched kapri pants up. The shirt was a ¾ sleeved dark blue kimono top that ended just below my hips. I tied that closed with a thick roll of white fabric. After I was all put together I slipped into a simple pair of black flats and went to close the box. Loud footsteps bounded in the hall, coming closer by the second. I swiftly slid my last surprise into the secret pocket of comfy pants and closed the box just as Yuri stomped into the room.

"Suma! Ami says you have been disobeying her and refusing to get dressed." I turned to face my brother. Ami was standing right behind him with the strangest look on her face… Like a kid waiting to get a present… she wanted Yuri to punish me.

She was going to be disappointed.

"I don't know what you mean. I am dressed." I said smugly, giving Ami a little smirk. Her plain eyes popped open in shock and she finally looked me over from head to toe.

"Ami, you said that Suma refused to get dressed, yet here she is." Yuri said.

"B-but, she didn't…" My smirked widened as Ami blushed in embarrassment.

"Ami, I think you might need to take a nap or something." I offered, holding back a giggle.

"But sh-she was…where did…" She looked me up and down in utter shock.

"Yeah, I think you've been working too hard. Why don't you hand Suma over to me and then get some rest." Yuri said to her, turning his gaze from me. Her eyes flickered with a glare to mine mine, so I gave her a little wink.

"But the kimono! She completely ruined the priceless kimono the king had given her!" The bitch pointed to the floor at Yuri's right and his eyes followed until he reached…bare floor.

"What kimono?" He asked with genuine stupidity. Ami gasped as she realized that there wasn't a green scrap in sight. Did I mention I had a knack for hiding objects in my room?

"How did you…?!" I swiftly walked to Yuri's side, giving Ami a pseudo-concerned look.

"I don't know what you're talking about. Are you feeling well?" I asked with obvious fakeness. Ami stared at me in disbelief as I walked past her and out the door. Yuri followed me and together we left the bitch alone in my old room

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The throne room was empty, save for a few servants. I walked in and glanced at Yuri as he left. With a sigh I decided to look around the old 'family' place. The servants quickly disappeared and I was completely alone. I wondered around the room, occasionally touching the wall or pausing to stifle a tidal wave of painful memories that threatened to drown me. I walked past the raised platform that the flat throne rested on and wondered to the corner adjacent to it. It looked like just an empty space, but I knew better. I knelt down and knocked on the wood of the platform. Once I heard the hollow tap I gently pushed it forward revealing a tiny room. I crawled inside and sat on the cold floor. Had I shut the secret door the only light would have come from the small cracks in the wood. With my trained eyes I could see almost everything back in the throne room.

But even with weak eyes, you could see the main floor. This is where Kyo hid me while I watched my mother die.

I lurched forward, trying to escape from both the room and the vivid memories when I heard two voices enter the room. Sinking back into the cubby hole I watched in astonishment as Rhuai and Ami creeped into the room. She turned to face him.

"How much longer is it going to be? I won't be able to stand much more of this!" She whined like a child. I expected Rhuai to snap at her for speaking to him that way, so I was amazed when he pulled her into his arms and kissed her. She kissed back and soon they were slamming into the walls. I resisted the urge to barf.

"You should get father." Rhuai said after their little make-out session was over. And no, I didn't watch. Sick…

"Alright, but once he's dead I'd better get some expensive gifts for putting up with the old man. He's disgusting." She kissed him once more before turning to leave. Rhuai patted her on the ass and then the little slut left with a giggle. Once she was out of sight I watched as my hated brother stalked up to the platform and then disappeared from my sight, meaning he was on top of it.

"Probably sitting on the throne…" I thought with disgust. I probably should have stayed hidden in the cubby hole, but the days of me being a scared little girl were over. I silently crawled back into the throne room and closed the secret door. Then I leaned around the corner of the platform to get a good look at my brother. He was sitting on the throne with his eyes closed, a small smile on his lips. God he disgusted me.

"You really don't belong there." I said as I walked out in front of him. He jumped a little in surprise and glared down at me. I guess I had gotten stronger than I thought. Sneaking up on one of the best ninja of my clan was quite an accomplishment.

"How long have you been here?" He demanded to know.

"Long enough to see the show you and Ami put on." I replied smartly. He stood from the throne and jumped right in front of me.

"No one is going to save him." He warned me. To keep me from talking I imagine. "We have been plotting his death for months." I knew he wanted me to breakdown or cringe away from him, but I didn't move.

"I don't care."

"Nothing you do will save him. He is going to die."

"Good." I crossed my arms and tilted my head. "Saves me the trouble, doesn't it." Satisfied, my brother turned to take his place at the right of the throne. "But tell me, was it this easy with mom?" He froze in his place and turned slowly to face me, his expression deadly. But before either of us could do anything, the bitch walked in with Father, Yuri and Ari trailing behind them. Ami escorted father to his seat and helped him into it. Once he was seated, she took a spot on his left. Yuri and Ari found their places, as did Rhuai. Suddenly, I was the only one standing. Father suddenly had a huge coughing fit. It took him several minutes and a long drink of water to calm him back down. I felt my insides twisting in a mixture of disgust and sorrow. Slowly the old man looked at me with unfocused eyes. They opened in shock, his mouth along with them.

"Hi-hitomi?!" He whispered my mothers name in agony. "N-NO! Be gone ghost!! Leave me be!!" I watched in wonder as the once-great man shrunk back against his throne and and paled, wishing me away.

"Father!" Yuri shouted over his babblings. "Father this is Suma, not Hitomi!"

"It's just Suma, your daughter." Ari agreed with his twin, but father was not subdued.

"Devil woman! Come back to haunt me! Rhuai, most favored son, PROTECT ME!!" He latched unto Rhuai and quivered like a child but his clouded eyes did not leave my own green ones.

"Suma," Rhuai glared at me as he attempted to push father away. "Speak to him. Make him understand that it's you and not Hitomi." He yelled as he finally managed to settle father back into his chair. His bottom lip still shook and his eyes began to form tears. God, he was so weak it made me sick... "SUMA!"

"No." I growled, "No…I want him to suffer." I leaned closer to my aging father and tried my best to look like my mother. I guess I did a pretty good job because the great king began to cry uncontrollably.

"Suma, stop this at once!" Rhuai ordered as he attempted to restrain Father, who began to shake. My pale hands reached up towards the man and my eyes narrowed. "Yuri, Ari get her out of here!" But they didn't move. I opened my mouth to speak and everyone froze.

"Kido…" I whispered. Kido was my father's first name and he shivered. "Kido…what have you done?" My slight frame almost towered over the shaking mess of a man on the ground. "Why did you kill me Kido?"

"Hitomi…" Snow white hands covered his sobbing face. "Hitomi, why do you haunt me this way… I'm sorry love, I'm sorry." A cackling, hysteric laugh filled the room and it took me a moment to realize that it had come from me.

"LOVE?!" I hissed. "Your black heart does not know the meaning of the word!" He flinched behind his hands and didn't speak, so I reached over and snapped them down, forcing him to look into my eyes…My mother's eyes. A fresh wave of tears swept down his cheeks and in the deepest pit of my broken heart I felt a sting of pity for the weeping man. But that sting was quickly overshadowed by the memory of my mother's death. The memory swept over me like a wave and left nothing but fresh hatred. I lost myself to it…

"Wh-what do you want from me?" He barely whispered. I placed his chubby head between my bare hands and held it still so he could not move.

"Atonement." Almost of its own accord my Reidou began to suck the man's life away. The lights in his pale eyes were just beginning to flicker when my back crashed into the wall. When I refocused I was 20 feet away from the throne, bound to the wall by the twins. My father slumped against the throne and didn't move. Ami looked at me with wide, tearful eyes and Rhuai looked from my father to me with a mix of loathing and astonishment. I could almost see the lust of power that filled his dark eyes as he looked at me.

"Suma. You have grown…" He said in an almost admiring tone. The sudden realization of what I had just done, or attempted to do, had me instantly feeling sick and struggled against my brothers. The alarm was going off in the back of my head again.

"Let me go." I pleaded quietly so that only they heard, but they did not comply. Rhuai stood up and pulled out a long sword. As he walked toward me, my struggles increased, but the twins didn't flinch. "Le-let me go!" I pleaded a little louder. Rhuai stopped 10 feet in front of me and pointed the sharp metal straight at my face.

"Your Reidou has greatly improved Suma. I am very impressed."

"Ami." He snapped and the bitch snapped to attention. With stunning speed, she produced a long braid of rope and bound the king's hands together behind the back of the throne. Then she stepped away with a slight smile, her face was still pale as snow. Rhuai looked into my hate-filled eyes for a few moments before turning his back to me, the tip of the sword now pointing at the defenseless old man. My struggles increased.

"What are you doing?!!" I screamed. Yuri and Ari pushed me farther into the wall as Rhuai brought the hand holding the weapon back. "NO!! STOP!!"

But it was too late.

For an instant the flying metal whooshed through the air and then implanted itself right into my father's heart. I heard the sickening squelch as the sword pierced through his chest and imbedded into the back of the throne, trapping the now-dead king. The rusty smell of blood filled the air and almost made me vomit.

"Let me go." I whispered to no one. My father gazed at me with lifeless eyes and fought back a sob.

"You wanted him to suffer." Rhuai said with a small smile in his voice. Ami stalked to his side and looked over the dead man. Blood was now dripping onto the wooden floor.

"Let me go." My voice was empty and weak.

"You wanted atonement." Drip, drip, drip… He turned to face me with a large, disturbing smile on his face. "Welcome to the family Suma."

"LET ME GO!" I screamed in a voice that could not be denied. Reidou forced my brothers to comply with my demand and I fell to the floor. A single tear fell to the ground before I sprinted to the large wooden door to the right of the throne. I slid it open with rage heavy my veins and….

Froze.

Just outside of the throne room, in the garden, stood three men in long black cloaks with red clouds on them. Pein was standing in the middle, a small smirk playing on his lips. Kisame was to his right with a woman I have never seen before on his left.

"Just in time." Rhuai said from behind me.

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