OK so This is Kiku's past, While she is still in the Tsukyomi affect she is remembering every little detail. The hokage had erased some of her memories to lessen her resentment of them. This is what happened in her past after she escaped Orochimaru, This is why she was depressed as Sasuke talked about Itachi.
I ran as fast as I could, my feet crunching grass in the dark forrest, if I didnt hurry he would find me again!
Dont look back, keep running!
I-I'm scared! I-I dont know who you are a-and Im l-lost!
Dont fear child, I wont harm you, I will help you as much as I can. My name is Karasu, I am a demon crow. The man known as Orochimaru sealed me into you as he did his testings. I'll help you as much as possible.
W-why are you so nice to me? D-don't you hate me for im-p-prisoning you?
It's not your fault kid, that man forced this, your only an innocent little girl.
I continued to run as Karasu talked to me in my head, he sounded mean and evil. However, the more I talked to him the more friendly he seemed. Maybe his voice just naturally sounded like that...
Tree after tree passed me. My feet were bruised and bloody, my body ached all over. Cuts that I had received days ago were reopening. All in all I was in agony. Karasu, the crow demon, was all I had left. He told me which direction I should go, that there was a village close by. I finally reached an opening in the tree lining's and collapsed to my knees, panting for breath.
In front of me stood two me; one with silver hair, lots of blue clothin, some of which covered his face. On his forehead was a headband with a leaf on it that was tilted to cover his eye. Beside the silver hair'd man, who's hair seemed to defy gravity, stood another man with black hair and peircing red eyes. He wore weird clothings, a strange tatoo on his sholder and a sword on his back. My only reaction was to scream in fear of being caught and beaten again.
"Hey its ok, calm down!" The man with gravity defying hair said.
"Kakash?" The red eyes man called.
I looked at him in fear.
"Who are you? Where did you come from?" The man had asked.
"K-kiku."
"Where is your family?" He asked again.
"D-dead"
"Hn, dont worry, I'll take you to my village Konoha. My name is Itachi Uchiha."
When I woke next, which I seemed to be doing alot recently, I was in a different place. Before me stood a man, his grey eye's shined with kindnes, dressed in robe's of white and red.
"My name is Sarutobi. I am the Leader of this village known as Konohagakure, You may call me Hokage-sama. Itachi-san has told me he found you in the forest, can you tell me what has happened?" The kindley man asked.
"..."
"Do not worry little one, I promise we will protect you." Sarutobi said. Kiku looked up at him, her golden eyes shined with confusion but she nodded anyway.
"M-my name i-is Kiku..." I told him, cursing my stuttering silently.
"Kiku? What is your last name?" He asked again.
Last name? I dont remember...
"My last name is..." I thought hard for a moment before thinking of something, "Karasu."
I knew Karasu was grinning now, was he happy I used his name as my last name? It didn't matter to me at the moment. I just wished I could remember everything before meeting that snake man.
"Karasu? Well then, Kiku Karasu, tell me how you became so injured."
I had to stand before the elder's of the village and tell them my story of what happened like had with Sarutobi.
When I was finished I had broken down from the trauma the man had bestowed upon me. The red eyed man known as Itachi, whom had been listening, walked in and picked me up before glaring sharpley at the man who asked me horrible questions.
"This child has been through enough Danzo. I will take her to my home for now to calm her down." Itachi said before leaving the room with a nod from the Hokage.
Now laying my head on his back I traveled with him to his home. He was very kind to me like the Hokage and spoke softly. He made sure to steer clear of those horrible questions. Once we reached his home the sky had turned dark. When he opened the door an aroma of sweet food filled my sence's.
"Mother, I am home." Itachi called. Out stepped a beautiful women with cascading black hair and soft onyx eyes.
"Itachi who is that? I didn't know you were bringing a guest." The lady smiled.
"Mother, This is Kiku. Kakashi and I found her in the woods, I'll explain more later for now may I set her to rest in the spare room?" Itachi asked and his mother nodded.
With a smile from her Itachi turned and traveled through the nice house, well more like mansion. He soon set me down on a nice bed before leaving the room, telling me to get some sleep.
Wake up little one.
My eyes opened when I heard Karasu call me to wake. The room was cool and dark, well aside from thre crack of the door. Peaking into the room from the crack, stood a little boy with wild black hair and innocent shinning onyx eyes.
Heh, looks like a chickens butt.
"W-who are you?" I stuttered from trying not to laugh at Karasu's comment.
"Im Sasuke." He said, blinking, before walking over towards the bed.
Cute...
"I-I'm Kiku." I stuttered. Damn you Shyness!
"Where did you come from? Itachi-neesan was talking about you to father and mother. Did someone hurt you?" He asked, sitting at the end of the bed.
"..."
"What's the matter?"
"..."
"Sasuke, Kiku has had a very hard time. Let us leave so she may get some sleep." Came the mother's voice whom I discovered was named Mikoto.
"Kay." Sasuke then looked back to me, "Well, get better soon!"
He then ran out the door, leaving me to get back to sleep.
When I woke the next day I was able to eat breakfast with them. Their father, Who I discovered was named Fugaku, was scary and mean. He didn't seem to like me much but never said much of anything. He mostly would belittle Sasuke when he did something that was not like Itachi. Sometimes even scolding Itachi when he did something wrong. When breakfast was done Sasuke had dragged me outside to play.
I had alot of fun with him and it went on like this for days. However, one day I knew it would have to end. So when the Hokage came by I knew that I would have to leave this place...
It was bound to happen... No one wants me...
"Kiku hello!" The hogake smiled to me, I returned it with a bigger yet fake one, "Mikoto, Fugaku, I would like to speak to you both."
I watched on with a nervous stumach and heavy heart as both Uchiha's walked off to talk to the Hokage. I knew he was telling them I couldn't stay hear anymore...
"Kiku-chan" Sasuke called me.
I looked up with teary eyes, "W-what?"
"Don't be scared! I wont let anything bad happen!" He puffed up his chest and I looked away blushing.
"Kiku." The hokage called to me. I walked up to them, shaking nervously.
"It has been decided where you will stay." Fugaku said.
"W-where would that be sir?" I asked trying to be polite.
"We have decided to adopt you~" Mikoto said cheerfully.
I felt my face fall... I just stood there gaping like a fish for a second before smiling as big as I could, I turned and hugged Sasuke who laughed. Tears fell from my eyes, cascading down my cheek's like a river.
"Your my Nee-san now!" Sasuke yelled as he dragged me off to his room to play, not before I ran to hug Mikoto and Fugaku.
Days went by, Mikoto took me shopping and got me toy's and cloths. Fugaku had told Itachi to train me, and Itachi obeyed. So every day Itachi would train me in his spare time and then I would go practice when he was gone. I noticed poor Sasuke was always trying to live up to be as strong as Itachi, but his father never noticed... This made me angry. I stood in my new room, painted purple and had a few toys scattered and a few ninja items. It was midnight now, as I snuck out of my bedroom and too Sasuke's. I tapped in a pattern and the door silently opened. My chicken butt hair'd brother appeared from it with a grin on his face, taking his hand, we silentley made our way down the hall.
"Where are we going again Nee-chan?" Sasuke whispered.
"Silly Otouto, we are going to go seceretly train," I whispered with a grin, he only scowled.
"But Nee-chan!" Sasuke said loudley, when suddenly my hand smacked over his mouth.
"Shh!" I hissed at him, glanceing around frantically, "Aniki might have heard you."
Sasuke gulped at that, both of us looking around before grinning at eachother, he didnt hear! Both started down the hall again and made it outside, Sasuke recognised the way she was leading him towards the lake where he trained his fire ball jutsu.
"Ok! Now that we are out we can begin! Since Aniki is being a meany, I'll teach you what he teatches me ok?" I told him with a grin.
If Aniki wants to ignore Sasuke when he wants help, then I'll just teach Otouto everything I learn! That way Sasuke can make his dad notice him for him and not for Aniki. Although he might see him only as Aniki's replica... What should I do?
I know thousand's of Jutsu's Little one. I can take slight control and show what move's.
You wont hurt anyone right?
Of course not.
ok
"Well, There is one that I learned before I... came hear." Came Kiku's voice, it was altered but Sasuke just ignored it. All he wanted was to make his father proud.
"I call it 'Crow style; Feather storm' but what I want you to do is use your Fire jutsu and make it rain fire!"
"What? Ok well show me what you do and I'll try to turn it into fire..." Sasuke muttered, not sure he could do it.
I grinned and used the hand signs for my jutsu, "Crow style; Feather storm!"
Just as I said crow's began to appear from the shadow's of the night, all flying into the air cawing loudly. Set up in the middle of the lake was a dummy that would be on the receiving end. Suddenly the crow's poofed out of existance, leaving hundreds of feather's that slowly began to flaot down. I shot my hand out and made a fist, all the feathers stopped in mid air and shot into a strait position. Then I rammed my fist down to rest beside me, the feathers suddenly they shot down, swarming around the dummy before the sharp ends of the feathers began to rip up the dummy until nothing was left.
"wow!" Sasuke said in awe.
"Yup!" I replied as a new dummy poof'd into existance, "Now we just need to try to use your fire!"
Today was the day... I felt nervous. In front of me stood Sasuke, who seemed more nervous, Fugaku, whom was next to him, and Itachi. I watched with excitement. It took forever to convince them to come, we had been training this for week's before Sasuke finally got it. Out on the field stood 10 dummy's. Sasuke was going to take them all down with his new fire jutsu.
"Alright Sasuke what is this new jutsu you have learned?" Itachi asked, staring at his father before looking back at Sasuke.
"He made it up on his own." I stated to them, grinning with anticipation.
"Hear I go!" Sasuke said, making the hand signs, "Fire style; Bullet storm!"
Sasuke took a deep breath and then shot out a black smokey cloud that hovered into the air and over the dummies, he made another and sign then the cloud turned bright red as 35 bullets of fire shot out at the dummies. The look on Itachi's and Fugaku's faces were absalutley priceless. I know it made Sasuke's entire year to see that proud glint in Fugaku's eyes.
"Thats my boy, Sasuke." Fugaku said, patting Sasuke on the head. Sasuke's eyes teared up but he quickley hid them and nodded to his father.
Itachi left with Fugaku afterwords and Sasuke ran up to me, grabbing me into a very very large bear hug.
"I did it, I did it!" Sasuke yelled with happy tears, "I finally got father to notice me! All I have to do is master the great fire ball technique."
We ran home, ate a good dinner but both of us were way to tired that night to train so we went to sleep.
Where am I? Was this some sort of dream? All around me was fire, ashes, destruction and dead bodies.
Karasu! Im scared!
Dead bodies of everyone. They were all gone, all of my new family. Mikoto, Fugaku, Aunts and uncles, cousins, grandparents! Then a body lay under a crumpled mass, Chicken butt shaped hair and blue cloths.
Sasuke!
His eyes looked up to me with blood pooring out of his mouth. Another figure came, he was standing over Sasuke.
Aniki! Itachi!
He looked at me with cold sharingan eyes, tears streamed down my face as I stared at the sharp blade of his.
Brother...what did you do!
He only stared at me, a creepy smirk playing at his lips, that was until suddenly blood spurted uot of his mouth as well. I cried and screamed for them to wake up, I wish they would wake! They were all I had!
A shadow encased the floor, I looked up to see a man in all black clothing, long black hair and red eyes as well.
He laughed as he took in the dead bodies, everyone in the village was gone and all he did was laugh!
Stop it! Just stop it!
"All will perish at my feet! I will rule the world! Lord Madara Uchiha!"
I shot out of bed in a cold sweat, crumpling to the floor. I had tear's streaming down my face as I sad up, grabbing a little peach colored rabbit Sasuke and Itachi had gotten me. I opened the door and peaked around, no one was about. I sneaked out of the room and tip toed to a sertain door, as I reached for the knob I heard a voice.
"Soon, You will begin this soon Itachi. I grow tired of waiting." A deep scary voice said, odly it sounded familiar to me.
"Hai." Came Itachi's voice. I heard a bit of noise in the room suddenly and I held my breath.
"Don't keep me waiting." The scary voice hissed out,"-quiet, dont speack. Someone is comeing to the door."
"Wait hear then." Itachi said.
My eyes widened as I heard foot steps comeing towards the door, I ran silently to a broom closet and hid inside. Peaking out, I saw Shisui walk to Itachi's room and nock. Itachi opened the door and they exchanged a few words before Itachi went back into his room, his door left cracked open.
I waited 20 minutes before I walked semi loudly towards Itachi's room, the dream comeing back to my mind. I started to sniffle, tears forming at the rememberance, as I opened the door.
"A-Aniki.." I called to him, but he wasn't there.
I walked over to his bed and saw his ninja gear gone and his window open. Suddenly an arm swooped around me and I let out a scream. It was muffled however when a hand went over my mouth.
"Kiku?" Itachi's voice came and tears started streaming down, "Whats the matter?"
Run Kiku, Get out of there! That isn't the real Itachi!
What are you talking about? It is the real Itachi. No one can impersinate his smell.
Ignoring Karasu I took a breath of Itachi's sandlewood smell and smoke, not noticing there was more in the smell then there should have been.
"I-I had a nightmare... C-can I sleep i-in hear p-please Aniki..." I looked up into his eyes with tears streaming down my face.
"What did you dream about?" Itachi asked, picking me up and setting me in his lap.
"A man..."
"What about him?"
"He was standing with you."
"What were we doing?" Itachi asked in confusion.
"..."
"You can tell me Imouto." Itachi smiled at me causing my fear to settle.
"Y-you were standing over dead bodies, you were laughing really scarily! I was so scared... You killed everyone Itachi! Then your eyes started to bleed and you coughed out blood like you were sick, your eyes turned grey and you collapsed next to Sasuke." I cried out in fear at the memory, burrying my face into his shirt.
"What about the man?"
"I-I dont know... He looked like the family, black hair, red armour... a fan on his back that had our symbole on it. His eyes were scary... they looked like the one's in the books..."
"..."
"Aniki...Why did I dream of someone I've never seen? Why would I dream of you doing that..." I cried again before snuggling closer.
"It's ok, I have to go on a mission but I'll stay until you sleep." Itachi smiled at me.
"Thank you Aniki." I said before falling into a deep slumber.
In the early morning Itachi had gone, I felt so safe in his room but I needed to be near someone. I got up and started to walk to Sasuke's room, My vision was blurry and my body wobbley. I barley made it to his room when I walked in.
"Otouto..." I whispered, he peeked an eye open and rubbed the other sleepily.
"Neechan?" He yawned, "Whats wrong?"
"I dont feel good..." I whispered, "C-can I sleep next to you? I had a nightmare and I tried to get Itachi to help me but he left... Im scared to be alone."
"It's ok Neechan, I'll protect you." Sasuke said smiling goofy like.
"Ok..." I crawled into bed next to him, both of us facing eachother.
"Night, Otouto." I fell asleep again.
-Whats wrong with her Kaasan?-
-I dont know Sasuke...-
-Is she ok?-
-Fugaku, she's burning up! We should get a healer to come-
-Its ok Mikoto, just let her sleep a while it could be a bug.-
-If you say so...-
Something tried to move me and I started crying out and kicking and screaming, I didn't want to leave my safe zone!
-Neechan! Calm down! Neechan!-
-Kiku stop this at once!-
I continued screaming, my body was on fire! Every movement was agony!
-Alright, set her back down!-
I felt myself being lowered and I began to drift again when I felt Sasuke holding my hand.
-She sure did throw a fit when we tried to move her...-
-It's ok Mikoto, just let her rest.-
-Right...-
-Mother, father? What happened?-
-Itachi! Im glad your home! She hasn't woken up since the other night... Sasuke told me she fell asleep with you before you went to your mission but came into his room after you left. Was she ok then?-
-... Yes she seemed fine to me-
-She's running a high fever, it's been like this for two days! Im so worried Fugaku!-
I've been out for three day's? I cant move... It's so hot!
-She refuses to leave Sasuke's bed, when attemped to move her she screams bloody murder.-
-I've had enough... Im getting a medic hear!
...
Kiku... Kiku I dont feal so well...
K-Karasu... I can't b-breath...
-She's running a very high fever...But over all I can detect anything at all. There is absalutly no room in the hospital. All the ninja sent out on mission's have come back almost dead... Im surprised I was able to get out hear. Im afraid all we can do right now is let her rest and if the fever gets to high put her in a tub with ice, get it down as fast as you can.-
-What do you mean you cant do anything?-
-Quiet Sasuke!-
-Sorry father...-
-Sasuke is right! My babey girl is ill, do you know what happen's when you try to move her? does this sound normal to you!-
My body was being lifted again and the fire began shooting through my body again, tears formed around my eyes and I let out a blood curtling scream at the pain.
-Mommy stop! Stop it! Don't touch her anymore! P-please!-
-Mother!-
-I have to show them Sasuke, Itachi!-
-You act like she is your own flesh and blood-
-Idiotic medic, she might as well be. She's been with us for 3 years now! I feal like I had her and I refuse to leave her. I cant have any girl's and she's the closest thing I will get to one!-
-Mikoto calm yourself now!-
My scream's were increasing to higher levels, I was finally set down and I stopped screaming, but I was cyrying.
-Kiku... Kiku can you hear me?-
I hiccuped in response, my throat constricted painfully. I still could not move.
-i-is she awake? Kiku, Can you hear us? Sniffle if you can.-
I heard Itachi speaking to me and I sniffed best I could but it was weak.
-ok, Sniff for yes any other noise will be no, Can you move?-
I tried to hum no but it came out as a gurggle.
-Are you in pain?-
I sniffed alot.
-does it hurt when you're moved?-
-That's obvious Sasuke.-
I sniffed still, but I passed out suddenly again.
When I woke everything hurt, it was too hot, my vision grow blurred. I tried to get up, I had such a hard time walking but I still managed.
The halls were dark and scary, bodies... there were bodies everywhere. My dream, this wasn't a dream... I walked out into the main room and saw Itachi. He was standing over mother and father with sorrow in his eyes. He suddenly glanced over to me, his eye's lost all emotion and he glared hatefully at me.
"A...ni...ki"I rasped, coughing out red liquid. His eyes widened for a fraction of a second before returning normal.
"Kiku." He said coldley.
This wasn't my Aneki... He wasn't like this.
I walked towards him, almost tripping over dead bodies. When I reached him I collapsed into his bloodied form, tears forming.
"I...lo...ve you...A..niki...Don't l-let him...Kill y-you... A...ni..ki. P-please...don-" I let out another coughing fit"-n't let M-madara k-kill you..."
His eyes went wide at that as he looked back at me, "Kiku... How did you know."
"I-I was the one outside... the door that night..." My throught was on fire.
"Kiku..."
"I-I won't tell... I know... I know Danzo... Hokage-sama... Madara made you... Karasu told me..." I replied, "Karasu is a d-demon that Orochima-" I coughed more"-ru sealed in me... he tell's me everything... Aniki I love you..." I managed to say before I collapsed forward. My eyes closed.
-Itachi! Why?-
-To test my power-
-W-what?-
-Foolish little brother, if you wish to kill me, hate me, detest me. And yet survive in an unsightly way. Run, run and cling to life, and when you have the same eyes as mine, come to me.-
-We found a live one!-
-What?-
-Kakashi its Kiku!-
-Sasuke's over hear!-
-hurry get them to the hospital!-
-Lord hokage-
-I promised Itachi I would take care of them but in doing so I have to erase Kiku from most of Sasuke's memories. It will be better this way... Itachi already explained that Kiku would'nt say anything. Make it so that he only remember's her as a friend that came over all the time, that she's been Kakashi's kid all along. Kakashi already agreed to take care of Kiku after I told him Sasuke couldn't remember her.-
-Lord Hokage! Kiku's in critical condition! She's been poisoned! Im surprised she's lasted this long, Get in hear and help me! I cant keep her stable!-
I let out an agonized scream, I was loosing Sasuke too! NO! I could'nt! they cant do this to me! I hate you all!
Karasu this cant be right!
Im sorry little one... I'm so sorry... It would seem you remember everything now...