"What's going on?" Suigetsu yelled as he did as he was told.

"He's gone into cardiac arrest," Evan quickly answered right before running back up the stairs. What the hell is going on here? Who went into arrest?!

Suigetsu ran after Evan, phone still in hand, while Karin and Jugo followed straight away.

"Who?!"

Jugo turned to me and kept me back by my shoulders.

"Stay here," he replied before continuing on with the three.

"Wait," I demanded sternly. The two latter stopped and turned my way as Suigetsu disappeared farther into the dimly lit hallway behind Evan.

"Can I do anything to help?"

"I just know I'm going to regret this," Karin finally spoke, "Come on."

I took a small gulp as I ran after the group and ended up in a room that was very dim and had many of the objects you would find in a high quality hospital.

"No. He just went into cardiac arrest. ... It's been about two minutes. ...Okay. Please hurry," Suigetsu said before hanging up.

"Evan, you have to perform CPR."

"I can't. After what happened, I'm too weak to pump his chest."

"Are you kidding?! None of us know how to do it! He may not survive!"

Suigetsu moved closer to the seemingly lifeless body and seemed afraid and hesitant. Oh no. Not this again. I couldn't stand there and just watch as nothing happened. I ran to the boy's bedside and lightly shoved Suigetsu aside.

"Move," I commanded as I went to tilt the boy's head back. I noticed him grimace as soon as I grabbed his head and my eyes widened. I placed my ear right next to his nose before I began to perform CPR. Suigetsu looked over to the two red haired friends of his.

"What is Rori doing here?!"

"She said she wanted to help," Jugo confessed, "That aside, you should've known this would happen if you invited Rori over. I thought this is why you asked us never to invite anyone."

Suigetsu sighed in frustration, and they all looked back to the scene.

"Okay. I know you can hear me. Just hold on a bit longer. Help is coming."

"He can't hear you. He's in cardiac arrest."

"No he isn't. He's having a heart attack," I explained as the four looked to each other in disbelief.

"Just hold on."

The paramedics had finally arrived. Once they got to the room, I updated them on the situation while they worked on getting the mysterious boy out of the house and to the hospital. Suigetsu left with him since only one person was allowed to tag along. After the four of us went back inside, and Evan went back to tend to the room, I decided it was time to take my leave.

"Alright guys. I guess I should get going."

The two just stared at me.

"What?"

"You're not going to ask for an explanation?" Karin wondered out loud.

"I would, but I feel like I should ask Suigetsu."

"Suigetsu did invite you over knowing full well that something like this could happen. If he gets upset because we told you... Well, it's his own fault," Jugo explained. I returned to the couch we had all been sitting on earlier.

"Well, if you guys are sure. The first thing I want to know is who he is to you guys."

"His name is Mangetsu," Karin explained, "He's Suigetsu's older brother. Just by a few years."

"A few years? Man, he looks like he's had the life sucked out of him."

"That's because he was one of the few who became terminally ill as an effect of the outbreak."

"Outbreak?"

"There was a war about five years ago," Jugo continued, "Against the Akatsuki."

"That's why we live together. The four of us all lost our parents in that war."

"Just like many others in Konoha."

My eyes began to widen a bit. War? Then how are people from each side both here?

"The ... Akatsuki?"

"We almost lost Mangetsu too, but someone came to help us just as we began to finish the fight against them," Karin continued.

"But it wasn't soon enough. Mangetsu ended up getting poisoned by a man named Hanzo. It's a miracle Mangetsu's even lasted this long."

"This is why we don't associate with the Akatsuki. This is why they're bad news. It's what we were all trying to keep from you. Now that you know who they are, will you stay away from them?"

I don't know. I don't think I can. I'm going to see them tomorrow anyway. There's always two sides to the story. Either that, or I've just signed my life away to the devil. Plus, they said that this had all happened about five years ago, so they would've been starting junior high. I guess anyone is capable of anything though. Either way.

"I'll think about it. I'm sorry, it really is late though. ... I hope Mangetsu gets better. Suigetsu too. Thanks for having me guys. I appreciate you telling me all this. I'll see you later," I responded before taking my things and returning the way I came. They bid me farewell as I left, and I jumped over the fence.

The next day, I woke up around two in the afternoon. My eyes felt like they were covered in crap. I sucked in my dribbling saliva and used my hand to wipe the rest of it away sleepily. I pulled my phone out from under my pillow to check the time. I groaned softly for a long moment before focusing myself to get up which in turn caused my eyes to burn.

I turned on the computer and opened up the web browser. The new window opened up to a website that I had never seen before. It was called . That's right, that's the name of the city I live in. It must have reset this to my default webpage. Everyone must know each other if they have a personal website for a city this small.

"We apologize for the inconvenient maintenance. is back up and running. Thank you for your patience and understanding (click here for more details)," I mumbled. Huh, I wonder what happened.

Oh, look. They have a chatroom? ... Anyway, back to business. I didn't give said website much attention before I opened a new tab to search for the address I was given on Google. All I got was that it was behind us on Suigetsu's street on the same block, but no specific house. That's strange.

"Ugh, I should've stayed in bed longer if it's that close."

Then, I heard a knock at my door. The perp opened the door to reveal himself.

"Lilah?"

"There's a young man here to see you."

What? Did someone from the Akatsuki come to get me? Or rather tell me not to go? I supppose it could be anyone, but PLEASE not Neji. Or Kiba, he's like bipolar or something.

"Um, okay. Tell him I'll be down in a minute."