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Kosuke's POV

"That bitch!" I snarled, and then punched the wall. I was standing outside the building that Amaya had stolen the scroll from. I still could barely believe it. Amaya…my best friend…had stolen from our village. Correction, I thought looking at the letter in my hands, my village. She had decided that she had had enough of the Leaf Village, apparently.

"Why couldn't she just decide to move to Suna, or something? Why the Akatsuki?" I asked myself quietly.

"What's it say?" Tsunade asked me, exiting the scroll room. She had been looking around to make sure that only the scroll that we had all seen Amaya carry out of the room was missing.

I handed her the letter, without saying a word. She scanned it quickly, and I could see she was getting more and more upset the farther she read.

As a group of ANBU and those of us who had witnessed the theft had stayed at the building after Amaya disappeared, Kakashi had gone back to his house. However, he had been back almost immediately, holding a letter. The letter had had my name on the outside of it, and he told me as he handed it to me, "I found this on her bed."

I didn't have to ask who he was talking about, because I had immediately recognized Amaya's handwriting. I read it through thoroughly, and had been shocked and angered when I got to the end of it.

"This is not good," Tsunade stated, when she finished reading it. She handed the letter back to me, shaking her head.

"What's not good?" Kakashi asked from behind me.

I stiffened. I was not happy with any of the people who had made this turn of events happen, and Kakashi was right up there at the top of the list, under only Gai.

"Did you read the letter that Amaya left on her bed?" Tsunade asked him.

He shook his head. "It was not addressed to me," he replied.

"Why, aren't you a gentleman," I said to him, my voice dripping with sarcasm.

Tsunade scowled at me, then said, "Let him read the letter."

I reluctantly gave the letter to Kakashi, making sure that I didn't touch him as I placed it in his hand. I wanted him to know exactly whom I blamed for everything.

He bent his head over the letter, and scanned it quickly. I couldn't tell what his reaction to the letter was, because he always has his emotions under control. However, when he looked up, he was scowling slightly.

"I can't believe she would do something like this," he said quietly.

I glared at him. "You can't believe that she wants to get revenge on the people who never treated her as anything more than dirt?" I asked him.

He looked at me, still scowling. "No," he replied, "I can't believe she'd make you have to make a decision like this."

I was a bit dumbfounded. I didn't even know Kakashi knew that Amaya and I were best friends, more like sisters even. I really didn't think he'd care about her leaving me with such a hard choice, only that she was gone, and now a very large threat to the village.

"I can't believe it either," Tsunade said, taking the letter back from Kakashi, and looking at it once again. "But she is, and you have to decide."

I stared at her incredulously, and then back to the letter. My decision…it wasn't a decision at all.

Let me stay here while you stay in the village making it safe and not in danger of demolition,

Or,

Come find me and leave your village under attack.

Your choice.

I couldn't leave the village if there was any chance of an attack while I was gone. We all have a little bit of an idea as to how strong the Akatsuki are, and there is little chance that the village would survive an attack by them, at least, survive enough so there's still something that resembles a village. Plus, I highly doubted Tsunade would allow me to leave the village while it was under such a threat. She takes her job as Hokage seriously, and will protect the village with her life. Even if it means she would have to put a watch on me at all times, she would still do it, I'd bet.

I stared hard at the ground, realizing the extent of my decision that wasn't a decision at all. I couldn't go after Amaya. Couldn't drag her back home by the hair, berating her the entire time. I was never going to see my best friend again. At least not on peaceful terms. If we ever did meet again (in the village of course, because I could no longer leave the village), we would be enemies, and we would have to fight each other, with a goal of only killing the other.

I blinked my eyes, holding back the tears that I felt forming. Amaya and I would never get to go to a bar together and drink together (legally, I mean. We had done it before, just illegally), we'd never get to go to the other person's wedding, if either of us ever had one. She was never going to be able to meet my child. There were so many opportunities that we had had before that were no longer there.

As I stared at the ground, I clenched my fists tight enough that my nails drew blood. I used that as a way to calm myself down, before I broke down right there in front of everyone. As soon as I had my emotions in check, I looked back up to Tsunade.

"There is no decision to be made," I told her. "This is my home, my village. I will do what ever is needed of me to protect it."

Her face broke in to a relieved grin. "Oh good. I thought for a minute there that you were going to insist on going after her. If that had been the case, I would have had to get some ANBU to make sure you didn't leave. Or even Kakashi here, considering he was going to go with you to get her-"

My eyes widened, and I interrupted her. "Wow, wait what?" I asked, shocked at that last part.

Tsunade looked a little sheepish at first, knowing my intense dislike for said man. "Yes, well, Kakashi was going to be the one to go with you to find Amaya. He doesn't have any missions for right now, and he is her father. Plus, he offered to go." She replied, regaining her composer.

"Why would you offer to go?" I asked Kakashi, very suspicious.

He looked at me and shrugged his shoulders. "She's my daughter. I know I was never a very good fatherly mother figure. In fact, I know that I'm a very big part of this whole problem. I want to do what I can to make up for it," he informed me.

I rolled my eyes. "Wow, how big of you," I said. However, I was thinking, And you couldn't have had this big change of heart before Amaya ditched the village, and made my life more of a living hell than it all ready was?

Amaya's POV

Well I have definitely decided Pein is a dick. I mean, I just got here! I already stole the scroll from Leaf, now he is asking me to steal another one. Although this one's from Suna. Gaara's village. I think this is going to be more difficult than stealing from Konoha.

I took off with Deidara and Sasori again, this time heading southwest to Suna instead of east to Konoha. Again, it didn't take long to get there, and when we did Dei and Sasori stayed and waited for me at the gate. There, I took off my cloak, headband, and hat.

I had been there many times before so everyone knew who I was; therefore it was easy for me to get around. Everyone I knew nodded in acknowledgement, unaware that I was about to totally defy them.

When I got to the tower of the Kazekage I met with the guards. Gaara dating my twin brother allowed me passage whenever I want, and apparently Konoha had yet to inform them on my treachery. Stupid Konoha. Tut tut.

"Amaya," they bowed, I returned it. "Kazekage has yet to return to Suna." good, it was much easier. I could defy Kankuro easier than Gaara. "May we ask, if Kazekage is not here, why are you?"

"Ah, Kazekage wanted me to inform Kankuro of personal family matters." I said with the best fake smile I could manage at that point.

"Yes, enter." they held the door open for me and I walked in. Kankuro stood from the desk and mounds of paperwork.

"Amaya, it's been awhile!" he said with a smile as he walked over to me. My eye twitched but I managed a smile.

"I know!" I said shaking his out stretched hand.

"So what was so important you came all the way from Konoha to tell me?" I laughed, sorry, couldn't help it. I came from Konoha? Yeah. That was good. "What is so funny?" he asked, a smile still on his face.

I jumped and pinned him against the wall, my hand at his throat. His eyes widened. "Who are you?!"

"Come on 'Kuro, it's me. Amaya." I said my teeth growing.

"What the hell are you doing then!?"

"Stealing your scroll." I struck as fast as I could. My teeth digging into his neck. You see this jutsu was...disturbing to say the least, but effective. You see, along with his blood I also suck out his voice. It wasn't permanent, I hadn't skilled it that far.

I threw his unconscious body to the floor beside me as I wiped away the blood that had stained my cheek. I opened the door behind the desk, there had to have been a hundred thousand scrolls in there. I looked in, immediately finding the one I needed.

I grabbed it, strapped it to my back then opened the door and took off running. "Later guys!" I called to the guards as they looked at me then looked inside. They immediately called a medical unit and back-up. But it was too late. I was gone. It took me not ten minutes to find Deidara and Sasori. I told them to take the scroll back to Headquarters; I had to stop by Konoha a minute.

I was surprised, on my way into the gates I ran into Sasuke. What surprised me was the backpack on his shoulders and Sakura unconscious and on a bench in the background. How much had I missed?

"Sasuke?" he looked up, not really surprised. I walked over to him and raised an eyebrow. "You stealin' my gig?"

"Kinda." he said with a smile.

"Off to Orochimaru then?"

"Yep."

"Well, when you get there, try and say more then two syllable words." I took a step closer, and looked into his eyes.

"Last time you were there, you messaged Konoha for help to get you out. Not going to do that again are you?"

"No, I'm staying this time. I need to kill Itachi; I'm not getting strong enough here. I'm just upset that it took you leaving for me to realize that."

"What about Naruto? He's going to miss you."

"After Itachi, I need to revive my clan. Naruto can't help me there." I almost said what about Gaara? Gaara can do it because of his demon, why not Naruto? But I kept it inside. Gaara didn't want others to know.

"Well, good luck." I said turning to walk away. Sasuke grabbed my shoulder.

"Thanks." he kissed me, much like I did at my house when I had the sleep over. My eyes were wide and as soon as he pulled away he disappeared. I figured I'd just let it be. What could it mean anyway. Nothing that needed to be dealt with now at least.

I ran into Kakashi's house and quickly found a piece of paper and a pen.

Kosuke,

Well, I didn't attack you guys again. Are you happy? You probably shouldn't be. Here's a hint; tell Gaara I'm sorry. Yeah, I attacked Suna. I just took a scroll, Deidara didn't blow anything up. I may have hurt Kankuro a little though; he won't be able to talk for a few days, weeks, okay maybe months if I did too much damage. Anyway, I saw Sasuke. WTF up with that? Why all of a sudden after I leave he does? Did the baby need an invitation? I bet Naruto's having a hard time. You guys have no idea. Anyway, I hope to see you soon, bet you don't .

Later,

Amaya Hitomi

P.S

Here, I don't need this anymore. It only held me back before.

Before I left I dropped the maroon mask I wore on my face on top of the note. Then I took off into headquarters, unnoticed, unheard, uncared about.

Oooo! What's this going on with Amaya and Sasuke? And Sasuke is going to the Sound again? Uh oh, something's gonna happen! But what? Review, friends! Review.