*Kali's POV*

"I'm fed up with that girl," I hissed gesturing toward Sakura "I'm going back to the Akatsuki and use their technology to find Aelia."

"What will I do while you're gone?" Max asked.

"Hang out with Naruto or something."

I left before he could argue. When I reached the base nothing changed in the time we were gone.

"What are you doing back?" Itachi asked.

"What a warm welcome," I said sarcastically "I'm here to find Aelia."

"She's not here; we haven't seen her in a few months."

"Few months? Don't you mean a year and a half ago?"

"No, she came a few months ago, grabbed something and left."

"Aelia what the hell are you doing?"

I hissed running past him to her room. Itachi followed and sat on the bed as I turned everything on.

"What are you doing Kali?"

"I'm going to find Aelia. She's been missing for a year and a half," I typed some things in a search "Found her. Wow, these blue prints are amazing. But why is she so excluded from everyone else…and not moving."

"I'll go get her."

"Wait someone is heading in her direction."

*Aelia'a POV*

Footsteps were coming my way; I sat up expecting food to arrive.

"Follow me," I stood up "I'll show you to your new room."

The door opened and I followed him. When he showed me my room I immediately went straight to the bed.

"Clean up," he ordered "And put these on."

He left and I got showered putting on the clothes he gave me and sat on the bed.

"Try to convince her to tell you how to activate her powers," Orochimaru said on the other side of the door "If she doesn't then she's all yours, do with her that you please."

I heard Orochimaru's footsteps fade away as the door opened. I stepped away just as the door was about to open.

"Sasuke?" I asked shocked after he closed the door "Is that really you?"

"Aelia," he smirked.

I knew for a fact that was Sasuke just by the smirk. He came over to me pushing me on the bed lightly. He got on top of me and began kissing my neck.

"Sasuke, what are you doing?"

"You heard Orochimaru. You're all mine to do with as I please," he reached my lips "I love you Aelia."

"I don't love you. I love Max."

"He's been busy loving Sakura while you were gone."

"Good for him," he got off of me surprised by my answer "As long as Max is happy, I'm happy. But I will always love him."

"You really do love him. Why does every bastard I know get the girl?"

"There is a girl for you Sasuke. I'm just not her."

"I'll walk you out," Sasuke turned and I followed "You'll owe me for this."

"Yes Sasuke, whatever you say Sasuke," I said sarcastically rolling my eyes "Thank you Sasuke."

I kissed him before running off. I was nearing the village when I heard a familiar voice and name.

"You miss Aelia don't you Max?"

"I don't miss her, I…"

Max was cut off and when I came around a tree I saw why. He was making-out with Sakura, I hid behind the tree tears brimming my eyes. Sasuke was right, and the truth hurt, Max fell in love with Sakura while I was gone. I wanted to get to Konoha but the only way was past them.

"Sakura," Max took a deep breathe "I love…"

The tears were falling and I didn't want to hear the end of his sentence. I came around the tree and ran right in the middle of them. As I ran past Max grabbed my hand, pulling me toward him and into a kiss.

"Max," Sakura whined "You said that you didn't miss her."

"Yes but you cut me off before I could finish," he combed my hair with his fingers "I don't miss Aelia, I crave her, she's a drug to me. I've gone through withdrawals for far too long. But I love her with all my heart and I know she'll come back, I'll wait forever if necessary."

"Max I love you so much," I kissed him again.

"Here," he handed me a box "I was going to give this to you on your sixteenth birthday, but chickened out. So then I planned for your seventeenth or eighteenth but you disappeared. It's a couple of months late but happy nineteenth belated birthday."

I grimaced slightly, his birthday was three months before mine and I already missed so much. Inside the box was the most beautiful necklace I've ever seen. I pulled it out and Max took it from me and placed it around my neck.

"Max its…"

"Its beauty doesn't compare to you."