This is a small song fiction. It is Somebody help me by Full Blown Rose.

XxX

Christmas day. Mishuku shuddered at the prospect of what awaited that day... she didn't even know why it was celebrated.

Can somebody help me?

She sat on her bed, legs crossed, eyes shut. She was shaking slightly.

Being haunted by a whisper

Mishuku rubbed her forehead. It was like Itachi was tormenting her from inside her own head.

A chill comes over me
I've been trapped inside this moment,

Mishuku twitched as a cold shiver ran down her spine. The idea of Itachi actually inside her mind... she grabbed a kunai.

I'm not a victim, not a freak.

She certainly wasn't the victim. The killer can never be a victim...

Free me before I slip away
Heal me, wake me from this day

"Stay outta my head..." Mishuku hissed, jabbing her forehead gently with the sharp tip of the kunai.

Can somebody help me?

Mishuku felt a nagging pain in her heart. She wanted to be normal... like Sakura.

Seen the face of my affliction
of my reality

Those blood red eyes of the Sharingan. Mishuku gripped the bed sheet. The shaking grew a little worse.

I'm being tortured by the future
of things that yet to be

Thinking about her future... what was there for her? Tormented for the rest of her life by Itachi...

I'm being haunted by a vision,
It's like the moment never comes.

Again those eyes but... the attack, the inevitable attack never seemed to come.

I feel the burning of confusion
Always searching, on the run

She was always running to get away from those years of suppression...

Free me before I slip away
Heal me, wake me from this day
Can somebody help me?
Somebody help me

Mishuku felt like she was losing herself in her own mind. Lost in her own sanity.

Now I'm not a hero, no

She would never be able to save Naruto or Gaara...

With the weight of the world on my soul
These images burn in my eyes
They're burning me up inside

Those blood red eyes clawing at her from the inside...

Free me before I slip away
Heal me, wake me from this day
Can somebody help me?

She didn't know who to tell or who to talk to...

Free me before I slip away
Heal me, wake me from this day
Can somebody help me?
Somebody help me

The door opened. Kakashi put his head round and Mishuku could tell that he was grinning by his creased eyes. "Everyone's here. You coming down for dinner?"

Somebody help me

XxX

The day passed in a haze of confusion for Mishuku. A huge meal , presents, thin paper crows and alcohol... lots of alcohol.

The others, Gaara, Naturo, Sakura, Sasuke and Kakashi laughed raucously together. The day seemed incredibly joyous. But the joy didn't touch Mishuku. She sat in the back as the others took photos, poured themselves more alcohol and laughed over fond memories.

Something seemed to have passed between Gaara and Naruto. They sent each other fond gazes occasionally or touched the others hand. Tiny things the others didn't notice. Mishuku watched as Naruto burst into laughter and patted Gaara's thigh.

She stood up very suddenly and left the house, not bothering to see if the others had noticed or not. She marched down the street, her hair blowing in the wind. The cool air nipped at her face.

She marched to the gates and straight out.

XxX

"She's gone?" Naruto said blankly. Tsunade nodded grimly.

"But all that ANBU protection? The people who were supposed to be protecting our village but weren't because of her?" Sasuke spat angrily.

"It was Christmas day. I was hoping she could make it through one day." Naturo rubbed his face. Gaara patted his shoulder.

"They are the elite of the elite and they let her slip through their fingers?" Naruto said in disbelief. "She would have been safer with me!" He shot Kakashi an angry look. "I'd never let that Akatsuki scum touch her!"

"First of all, you all let her walk out. And secondly, Naruto, she wasn't kidnapped but the Akatsuki." Tsunade said calmly.

They all gasped.

"What? You're saying that she just strolled out with them?" Naruto snapped. Tsunade rubbed her face.

"Akatsuki seemingly have nothing to do with her. She could be alone right now or with them. But they didn't take her. She just... left."

"What? No... She wouldn't... what?" Naruto stammered. Sakura patted his shoulder but she shrugged her off and stormed out of the room.