Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto.

Sorry I haven't updated in a while. I'd like to say I've been busy, but it's not exactly true. Yes, I've been busy, but I've had plenty of opportunity to start on this and never did. I apologize for my laziness.

Enjoy!

She immediately ran back to her room and crawled back into her bed, laying there even though sleep would not come, leaving a slightly stunned Sasuke standing there by himself.

Hitori finally crawled out of bed and sat at the end of her bed, her legs pulled up to her chest, her forehead resting on her knees. It was getting lighter out now, so she knew she should try to get ready for the day.

Why? Why did I do that? How could I have been so careless? Stupid! Stupid! Stupid!

'Calm down, girl. No need to be so angry. Maybe he'll forget or just not care. It's no big deal.'

No big deal? No big deal?! Are you crazy? What if he tells? What if he makes everyone think I'm crazy? What if-

Hitori stopped suddenly, letting out a small cry. She clutched her head, curling up more. She clutched her head tighter, crying out again, louder this time.

'Girl! Calm down! Calm down right now!'

The alarm and demand in Kumori's voice made Hitori come back to her senses enough to realize she did need to calm herself.

Still clutching her head in pain, Hitori stumbled to her feet, swaying unsteadily.

She gasped in pain and yelled out, stumbling and slamming into a wall loudly. She crumbled to the floor in a heap, still clutching her head in pain. She didn't even know what had just happened.

A few moments later, Shihan ran in, closely followed by Sasuke. Shihan appeared to have just woken up. He ran to her side and placed a hand on her shoulder, saying something that Hitori couldn't understand. She started trembling and shook her head, yelling out in pain again. She knew something bad was happening, and she wanted them to stay away.

"A-Away… no… go… not safe… lea-"

Hitori pushed herself up shakily with one hand, the other hand clutching her head. She was just about screaming in pain, it hurt so badly. She looked at them and backed away, mumbling something that they couldn't hear.

Suddenly, she fell over screaming. Her shadow started moving on its own, moving to cover her. It started to absorb into her and she writhed in pain.

Shihan and Sasuke were too shocked to do anything but stare.

Hitori screamed again, pulling Shihan and Sasuke back to reality. They ran to her side, trying to see what was wrong.

Her eyes blazed red and she pushed them away. They fell down on their faces and quickly got up and turned back to her. Both of them gasped, their eyes widened.

Hitori's eyes were narrowed and feline. They were also filled with blood lust. In place of her normal nails there were long claws. Her teeth were sharper and somewhat longer. Lastly, she had black cat ears and a tail.

She grinned maniacally, running her tongue over her teeth. When she spoke, her voice seemed strange, like it didn't belong to her. It was like it belonged to someone older, someone else entirely.

"Well, hello there. Why, don't you two look absolutely… delicious."

Her crazed grin got wider and she crouched down, preparing to jump. She leapt at Shihan, raising her claws. He just stayed where he was, completely calm. Sasuke was so shocked he couldn't even move.

Hitori made a shallow slash on his arm, blood spraying onto her face. Her eyes widened and she started breathing heavily. Her eyes started to dim. When she spoke, her voice was barely a whisper, but it was her own.

"Shihan, I-I'm so sorry."

Shihan smiled at her warmly, showing he understood.

"It's okay. I knew you would stop when you realized it was me."

Hitori nodded slightly then fell backwards, her shadow returning to its rightful place. The cat ears and tail disappeared and her nails and teeth returned to normal. Before she hit the ground, Shihan caught her.

She weakly opened her eyes and gave him a weak smile to show she was alright. He helped her stand up and looked at her sternly. He whispered in her ear so that Sasuke wouldn't hear.

"You need to be more careful now that we're here. Since you aren't used to Kumori's power in this world, she can surface more easily. I don't think you'll be able to sleep anymore."

Hitori's eyes widened; she didn't get much sleep anyway, but she savored what she did get. She hadn't expected this, but she should have. She nodded her head.

"Okay."

She then looked around, and made a small noise of alarm. She still needed to get ready.

"OUT! Both of you, OUT!"

Author: I hope you liked it! It took a long time to do!

Hitori: That's only because you were watching tv while you wrote this!

Author: So? There's nothing wrong with multitasking.

Shihan: You weren't multitasking, though. You were watching tv with a laptop next to you. That's not really multitasking.

Author: Well! If you're such a smarty-pants, why don't you write the story?

Shihan: Because I'm not real. I'm merely a figment of your imagination that you're talking to for some wierd reason.

Author: Well... ARGH! I'm too tired to deal with this. Review, please!