"What?! I have a sister?!" Naruto yelled.

"Apparently." Mei said, grimly.

"Then why am I just now finding out about her?!" Naruto demanded.

"I don't know. Ask Gaara." Mei replied.

Naruto turned expectantly towards Gaara. "I've never heard of her." he said.

"Well, it appears that until now she went by a different name. It appears she's thought that the Akatsuki were after her for a few years now. But we do have the birth records and such. She really is an Uzumaki." the ninja said.

"Then why didn't she come to Konoha?!" Mei snapped.

"I don't know. But a picture of her, her birth records, and other such records were sent to us this morning." he said, looking more than a little scared. "But wait! Another girl was also kidnapped! Her name is Koori Arashi. She's said to be Thalia's best friend. Apparently she was taken trying to defend Thalia. They're both orphans, but surely we must do something!"

"Of course." Gaara said. "We'll leave tomorrow morning. Oh, and Shikamaru and Hinata will have to come along this time."

"H-hai."

"How troublesome..."

"Why do the Akatsuki keep kidnapping people?! Are they all such cowards that they have to hide behind hostages?! Well, I'll give them a fight! Nobody messes with my sister!" Naruto cried.

"You don't even know her! For all we know they don't really have anybody, or she's not your real sister!" Sasuke said, looking annoyed. "It's obviously a trap!"

"Well, what do you propose we do?! Risk the chance that they really do have two helpless girls, and instead of helping, just leaving them there?!" Naruto yelled.

"No, but we shouldn't just rush in, without a plan." Sasuke snapped.

"Why doesn't Hinata use her byakugan to see if they really do have two girls when we get in range. Then, she'll sneak up behind them, or if they're in a base of some sort, navigate her way through, and rescue them. I should probably go along to take out any guards for convience. Meanwhile, you five should be enough to distract the Akatsuki for us." Shikamaru suggested.

"Great plan!" Mei said.

"Okay, let's get ready, and get a good nights sleep. We're gonna need it in the morning." Gaara said.

That night...

Gaara was laying on the rooftop when he heard quiet footsteps. Mei laid down next to him, and snuggled into his chest. Gaara smiled slightly, and kissed the top of her head.

"Gaara-chan." Mei murmured.

"Hn?"

Mei smirked, He always says 'hn.' I wonder why... "Will you please listen to me when I say be careful this time? I'm worried..."

"I will."

Mei smiled. "Good." She yawned, and drifted off into sleep.

It was a dark and stormy night. And it was cold. So cold. There were two girls. One was shooting lightning out of what looked like three sickle swords all put together. The middle was curved, and the hilts were all connected, yet they could be moved to form one, two, or even three swords. The other girl was wielding a wicked looking ice dagger, which could grow to become a sword. The sword radiated cold. Even her fire was struggling to stand up to it. Then, she heard Naruto scream. He had been hit by her lightning. Then, she heard another distant scream. She realized it was hers. The ice sword was lodged in her stomach.

"Augh!" Mei screamed, jerking out of her nightmare and into the real world.

Gaara started. He still was used to actually being able to sleep without the risk of the demon awakening. Mei was waking up screaming from a nightmare again.

"Shh. It's fine." he crooned, pulling her into his chest. She sobbed, and the sound tore at his heart. "Shh." he soothed.

When Mei had stopped shaking she said one word, "Cold."

"What?"

"Cold. It was cold. So could I couldn't breathe. And it was raining. Lightning was everywhere. It hit Naruto, and then an ice sword was impaled in my stomach. So cold..." she shuddered again.

Gaara rolled on top of her, and kissed her. She moaned, and he responded by tightening his grip around her waist. Finally, she hid her face in his neck, nuzzling it, while he trailed light kisses up and down hers.

"You're warm." she murmured. "So nice..."

He waited for a few more minutes, and then lifted her face to look in her eyes. She looked back. Her eyes held fear, worry, but most of all, love.

"Thank you." she whispered.

His heart wrenched again. She was so fragile. He was suddenly filled with an overwhelming desire to protect her.

He had to swallow twice to find his voice. "You're welcome. Do you know why you had this dream. Last time you had a dream..." His voice trailed off. Her last dream had come true. He prayed to every God he could think of that this one wouldn't. The thought of a sword sticking out of her stomach, her lifeless, unseeing eyes...No! He would not think of it!

"I don't know why. I'm sure that it's a trap though." she shuddered again. "We should be extra careful."

"We will." he assured her, before crushing her lips to his.

They all prepared for the upcoming fight. Along with the picture and birth records, there had been a letter. It said that they would exchange the girls for the Kyubbi. Finally, they came upon the appointed destination-a clearing in the middle of the forest. Hinata activated her byakugan.

"Th-they have two girls, a-and they're t-tied up." Hinata said.

"Good. Then we'll commence with the plan." Shikamaru said, before he and Hinata departed.

When the rest of the team arrived at the clearing, they clearly saw a girl with hard, grey, stormy eyes, and white-blond hair. The other had cold, piercing eyes, and completely white hair.

Mei froze. Those girls. They're the girls from our dream! Then we'll kick they're sorry asses! You saw how the battle went in our dream! Yeah, and in the last dream, Gaara died. But he's alive now, isn't he?! Gaara...Mei thought.

"Gaara! Those girls are the ones from my dreams!" Mei said.

Gaara immediately tensed. If either one of them tries to hurt Mei, I'll kill them!

"Still having bad dreams?" Itachi asked.

Gaara actually growled at him.

"Oh, that's right, you love her don't you?" Itachi sneered. "Well, you two deserve each other. Two freaks!"

The girls were propped up against a tree, and Hinata quickly found them. As she started to cut their bonds, she whispered, "Shh. I-I'm here to h-help."

"Ready for a rematch?" asked a recovered Sasori.

"Only if you're ready to get your ass kicked." retorted Sakura.

"Where's Deidera?" asked Mei.

"He's still recovering." Kisame said.

"Trying to escape are we?" asked Itachi, and for some reason he was smirking.

"What are you smirking at?" asked Mei. "We have the girls."

"Oh, really?" asked Itachi, his smirk widening.

Suddenly, they heard Hinata cry out as she was flung into the clearing, Shikamaru following close behind.

"Hinata!" Naruto cried, rushing to her side. "What are you doing?!" yelled Naruto. "They were trying to save you!"

"Oh, we don't need saving." sneered the white haired girl.

"I can't believe you actually fell for the 'helpless little girl' scheme!" laughed the blond.

"So you really aren't my sister!" Naruto said.

"Oh, I'm your sister all right." she said, still grinning, as she walked over and stood on Itachi's left. The other girl took her place at Itachi's right. "Although I don't have a demon inside me. Unlike you, I'm actually a good ninja all by myself."

"And I'm Koori Arashi. Oh, and guess what? I'm also a sister. Mei's to be exact." the white haired girl said.

"What?! What is it with all these freakin' Uchia's?!" cried Gaara. He quickly added, "No offense Mei."

"None taken." Mei said. Then, she asked Koori, "So do you have the Sharingan too?"

"No!" Koori hissed. "I wasn't born with it. I don't know why, and neither does anyone else! All the rest of the Uchias hated me. They called me a weakling and a freak! I was banished, and so I fled to the Land of the Snow. If Itachi hadn't killed them, then I would've." The bitterness and hate was practically oozing from every word she spoke. "But, it turns out that although I don't have your precious Sharingan, I'm a prodigy." Here she grinned quite wickedly. "I'll be more than happy to give you a demonstration, dear sister."

"Traitors!" growled Naruto.

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a/n: Rose0404: Well, anyway, what do you think of this chapter? It's very dramatic. I'm thinking about possibly turning Thalia and Itachi into good guys-don't ask me how-but I don't know. What do you guys think? Please review and tell me. If you want them to be bad guys, then they will. But if you want them to be good guys, tell me, and they will. Whichever one gets the most votes wins.

Naruto: Those traitors!

Mei: Naruto! You can not rush into battle with either of those two!

Naruto: Why not?!

Mei: Because they're dangerous! Baka!

Naruto: Whatever -sulking-

Sakura: Mei's right. I can feel their chakra. It's enormous.

Naruto: -ignoring everyone- Hinata! Are you OK?

Hinata: I-i'm fine N-naruto. -coughs- Th-thanks for asking.

Sasuke: -glares at Itachi-

Itachi: -smirks-

Rose0404: Woah! How did you get in here?! This is a no bad guy area!

Sasuke: I'd be happy to remove him... -cracks knuckles-

Itachi: I'd like to see you try, foolish brother.

Rose0404: Well, since you're here, you have to do the disclaimer.

Itachi: Make me!

Rose0404: OK, I'm the author, I can do whatever I want! Remember?! So if you don't I'll make you put on a pink dress, and sing Fergalicious.

Itachi: -sweat drops- OK, OK! Sheesh! Rose0404 still doesn't own Naruto. There! -gives Rose0404 a death glare-

Rose0404: -sticks tongue out- Well, that's it! Every time who don't review, a psychotic bitch shows up. ;D