Okay, here's chapter 10!! Finally got it done... sorry for the long wait again... T~T I hate my mom.... giving me things to do even though she knows I have a fanfic to write... Well, anyway! Hope you like this chapter!! I'll try to get the next chapter up whenever I can... ^^;

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The trio made it back to the base. Itachi went to find Pein to report about the mission.

Deidara and Ayame went to their rooms to relax a bit.

Ayame went in her room and got changed into her casual clothes she wears around the house. She sat on her bed.

Her door opened and Hidan was standing in the crack. "Hey! Can I come in or are you gonna kick me the hell out?!"

"Hi there Hidan, yeah you can come in."

Hidan closed the door behind him, after coming in, and sat on the bed next to Ayame.

"Was there something you wanted to talk about?"

"Yeah, I just heard your little fight before you left. I came cause I was concerned about you."

"Oh yeah, we're fine now. So no worries, why?"

"Well, you guys just went separate ways when you came back. You didn't even talk to anyone, just went into your rooms."

"Really, it's nothing. We're just tired is all!"

"Oh, I see. Well, let me ask you this. How was your first time meeting your damn parents?"

Ayame's happy face went to a frown. "Well, I thought they would be nice people... but I thought wrong."

"What do you mean?"

"They... shouldn't even be called 'parents' for the way they treat their kids!"

"I'm guessing it didn't fucken go well."

"No, it didn't."

"Well..." He stood up. "... how would you like to-"

"Ayame-senpai!" Tobi barged in, interrupting Hidan, and ran towards Ayame then glomped her, making Ayame fall on her bed. "You're back! Tobi is so happy now cause Tobi was lonely while Ayame-senpai was away. Now Tobi has someone to play with!"

"Dammit Tobi! Don't just barge the hell in here while I'm in the room! Can't you see I'm fucken talking here?!"

"Ah, Tobi is sorry!" He got off of Ayame but remained in the room.

"Why you, I'll show you fucken sorry!" Hidan chased Tobi out of the room.

"Waah! Don't hurt Tobi! Tobi is a good boy!!" He was crying out of his only hole in his mask.

They were going across her door in the hallway. She didn't want to watch them the whole time so she got up and closed the door. When she turned around going back to her bed, she heard the door open violently. A body was thrown onto her back, arms wrapping around her waist, making her fall forward from the sudden weight.

"Waah! Ayame-senpai, save Tobi!" Tobi was the one on her back.

"Tobi... you're crushing me...." Ayame barely made it audible, so Tobi probably didn't hear her.

"Dammit Tobi, get off of Ayame!" Hidan pulled Tobi off of Ayame and threw him back out into the hallway. Hidan was about to attach Tobi, until he was blown up by Deidara's exploding bird.

Deidara ran to the two in the hallway, yelling. "Tobi, don't come barging into my room just to get away from Hidan! Stay out in the hallway, un!"

Hidan was black from the explosion, the smoke now cleared. "What the fuck?! You got me shithead, not Tobi!" Hidan turned around walking angrily towards Deidara and started arguing.

Tobi just ran away from them and the two chased after him down the hall and back. Deidara using his clay explosions and Hidan using his scythe.

Itachi came in Ayame's room, eyes still on the three running, then turned and found Ayame sitting on the floor.

". . . should I ask?"

"Long story. Shouldn't you be used to this anyway? It seems they do that all the time."

"Hmm, true enough."

"So why did you come here anyway? Aren't you tired?"

" I slept the way here. Also, I came to ask if you'd like to go somewhere with me... " looking out the hall again to the three fighting. "... away from this mess."

She giggled a little "Yeah sure, where too?" getting up and walking towards Itachi.

"A secret hideout, kind of." taking Ayame's hand and walking out the base. He let go of her. "Try to keep up."

"Don't worry, I will"

Itachi ran and ayame followed full speed. They finally came to a little cave opening.

"Ok, it's walking throughout here. It's dark also, so hold my hand to not get lost. This cave is like a maze, there's not just one trail through here and you can't detect chakra, it acts like a shield to protect this place."

"What? Will there be any shinobi guarding the area too?"

"No, that's just natural, how it was created. Let's go." Itachi took Ayame's hand and she blushed. They went through the tunneling cave and finally saw a light at the end.

"Is that it?"

"... Yeah..."

When they went through, Ayame's eyes were wide and had a big smile on. She saw a little spring with a miniature waterfall, coming out from a mountain of rocks, at the back end of the spring. A tree on the right of the spring. Some bamboo were placed all around the spring except for the front and where the mountain of rocks were. Flowers were here and there. But it was mainly freshly green grass. It was surrounded by rocks so there was no escape except from where they just came.

"Wow, it's so beautiful!" She started walking in the dream-like area.

"This place was founded long ago, and the founders wanted to protect it because of its beauty. So they created that cave with other trails leading to traps."

"But... how did you know the right trail?"

Itachi smiled a bit. "Cause the founders were from the Uchiha clan, so they made the trail for only sharingan users to see." He walked towards the spring.

Ayame watched him and walked up next to him.

"My father brought me here when I was little. He showed me the right path and I kept coming to remember it. It's like a tradition in the Uchiha family to show your child this place and the right trail, then it's their job to come here on their own and remember it. I come here cause this place... it calms me and I feel like I don't have so much stress."

"I feel that way too. It must be the spring!"

"Maybe. Let's sit down over here." Itachi led Ayame to the big tree that hung over part of the spring, and sat down next to each other.

"Hey Itachi?"

"Hmm?"

"Why did you want to bring me here anyway? I mean, obviously I'm not from the Uchiha clan cause I couldn't see in there."

Itachi thought for a minute. "Well, it looked like you needed something to relieve your stress. It worked, didn't it?"

"Yes, now that I think about it, I feel... lighter and calmer."

He nodded. "And also, I feel like I can trust you, that you won't tell anyone about this place. You know, you are the first non-sharingan user to come here."

"Oh... well, thanks..." she blushed slightly.

They looked at each other for a while then Itachi started getting closer to Ayame. She didn't move. He got closer and closer until all they could see in front of them were each other's eyes, just inches away from each other's lips.

Ayame blushed madly. Their lips were about to connect until Itachi pushed Ayame away and moved back himself, to see a kunai fly passed them getting stuck in the tree.

Ayame fell backwards but got up, ready for another, looking around. "I-Itachi, what's going on?"

Itachi was also up but in front of Ayame just staring at the entrance. "Enemy attack. It's just one though... and I don't know why he's here."

Ayame stared at the entrance as well, waiting.

"What do you mean, you 'don't know why I'm here'? I am an Uchiha, aren't I? Or don't you remember that you were the one who brought me here when we were younger..." An unfamiliar silhouette came from the darkness of the cave.

"But why did you come... Sasuke?"

"What, I can't come here as well to relieve some stress and just relax once in a while?" Sasuke noticed Ayame behind Itachi and smiled. "Who's that behind you?"

Itachi twitched slightly.

"If you don't need her then I can kill her. Even if you do need her, she's with you so that must mean you care a lot about her for showing her this place. Maybe you'll understand how I felt when you killed someone important to me!"

"If you try to kill her, then I will stop you. But she's not as weak as you put her to be."

Ayame was already forming clay birds in her hands.

"Well then, let's just see how strong she really is."

Ayame tapped Itachi lightly. "Umm Itachi, who's that?" whispering to him.

"That's my younger brother, Sasuke. Do not underestimate him. Don't worry, if I see you in any trouble, I'll help."

She just nodded and Itachi moved away to the side. Ayame walked towards Sasuke a bit.

"Could we not battle in here? We might destroy it, won't we?"

"Hmph, these rocks are sturdier than you think. They can't break really. They are special rocks, made only for protecting this spring."

"Fine then..." she had her clay birds ready in her hands. "Then I shall begin!" she threw the flaming birds at Sasuke coming from both sides. An explosion and fire were seen, but Sasuke wasn't in the flames. A foot was kicked at her stomach and she flew backwards, landing into the spring.

"... Too slow..." Sasuke just stood there waiting for her to get up.

Ayame got up, now all wet, getting chakra to her feet to stand on the water. She took off her cloak to make it easier for herself. She's not like her brother, who fights while on his bird in the air. She prefers to fight on the ground, cause she's not really a multitasker. Ayame got more clay than usual in her hands.

"You're gonna try that again? I'll stop you before you get a chance." Sasuke ran on the water towards Ayame and started punching and kicking but Ayame dodged them all.

When the clay was finished she jumped out of the fight away from Sasuke and landed on the grass. She put her hands together so the clay would combine. When Ayame let go of her hands a big blob of clay was formed, it moved and grew in size while shaping itself until it formed a huge flaming centipede.

"What are you gonna do with that?" Sasuke came from the spring.

Ayame smirked. "You'll see." The centipede lunged at him. Even though it was huge, it was fast!

Sasuke kept dodging the centipede but then an explosion hit his back and he slowed down. That gave the centipede an opening, it wrapped around Sasuke tightly still on fire.

"You see. Katsu!" It exploded segment by segment. They waited till the smoke cleared and saw a body laying on the ground on fire.

"Yeah!"

"Wait, Ayame! The body it's a-" then the body went in a poof and was replaced by a log, still on fire.

"Wait, what?! How could he have created a doppleganger in that situation?!" A shadow came behind her from nowhere and she noticed. But before she could do anything she was hit with a fire ball from behind, but shurikens were hidden inside the fire ball. She fell but slowly tried to turn around to facing her attacker, which was a burnt Sasuke.

"I guess I shouldn't have gone easy on you. I'll finish this." He brought out his sword and held it over his head, ready to strike.

Ayame couldn't move from the burn and injuries on her back. She closed her eyes ready for the sword to strike her. She heard the sword cutting through the air but when it stopped, she didn't feel anything. Ayame slowly opened her eyes and saw Itachi standing in front of her, stopping Sasuke's sword with a kunai in hand.

"Ayame, are you all right?"

"Y-yes... thanks." she stumbled trying to get up.

"Don't force yourself if you can't move." He pushed the sword away from Sasuke and threw the kunai at his younger brother. The kunai got stuck in his left shoulder area, above his chest but just below his shoulder area. Itachi then lunged at him pushing the kunai even further into the flesh before Sasuke could take it out. Blood was spurting out from the wound.

Sasuke's screams rang throughout the spring.

Ayame tried walking to the tree, to get out of the way, and just fell leaning on the tree in a sitting position. She didn't know any medical jutsus, though in her village, kunoichis were expected to learn medical jutsus. But since she never went to the academy, she never learned. ...Now I regret it... She gasped from the pain on her back and tried getting her mind off of it by watching Itachi fight.

Sasuke was being thrown around by Itachi and he had enough. He got away from Itachi and stood by the entrance.

Itachi just watched him.

Sasuke was panting from the fight he had just been in. "It seems, that girl is important to you. I won't give up trying to kill her. But for now, I'll leave." He was surrounded by white smoke and disappeared.

Itachi ran over to Ayame, who was breathing faster than normal cause of the injury on her back.

"Ayame, I'm sorry. You're hurt, let me heal you at least." Itachi turned Ayame so her back was facing him. He placed his hand close to her back and a green chakra seeped from his hand into her back, healing her injuries.

When her major injuries were mostly healed, they sat next to each other under the tree.

"Hey, Itachi?"

"Yeah?"

"... Were you trying to kiss me before the whole fighting started?"

Itachi looked at her then the opposite way feeling a bit flustered. "... Why?..."

She looked up at him "Well... I was wondering... if we could try it again..." This time she looked away feeling flustered.

Itachi looked at her again and thought for a minute.

Ayame turned her head back towards Itachi. "I mean, if you don't want to then that's-" She met his lips crash into hers, and she could feel her whole face getting hot.

Itachi broke away and smirked. ... She's so cute when she has that reaction... but why did I kiss her?... My body just... just moved on it's own!...

"I-Itachi?"

Itachi came out of his thoughts. "We should head back."

"Yeah." Ayame slowly got up but her consciousness was fading on her and her eyelids closed. He body went limp and Itachi caught her.

"You must be tired." He looked at her sleeping form in his arms. Itachi walked towards the entrance/exit, carrying Ayame bridal-style, leaving to go back to the base. "Yes, it must be the spring."

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Yays! They finally kiss =D Okay, I don't know what to do for another little 'date' they could go out together to. owo I was thinking of something fun like a festival! But I already used that in another chapter TwT So, I needs help..... review while your at it, please! ~desu =3