A/N: I hope everyone had a safe and fun Halloween! Either if you were drinking or Trick or' Treatin', I hope you guys had a fantastic night! With that being said, it is now officially November first – and I am just sitting here in my Christmas sweater – waiting for the jingles to start.

I see a lot of you guys are shocked about the ending bit of last chapter! I told you there was a reason for most of the stuff I was setting up – I just needed to wait a while in order to bring Lucas back. No worries though – I can promise you guys I will not be ruining your favorite characters. It's for the sake of the plot! (THE PLOT I TELL YOU!)

Anyways! I hope you guys enjoy this chapter!

Two cigarettes in an ashtray
My love and I, in a small cafe
Then a stranger came along
And everything went wrong
Now there's three cigarettes in the ashtray

I watched her take him from me
And his love is no longer my own
Now they are gone
And I sit alone
And watch one cigarette burn away

Patsy Cline – Three Cigarettes in an Ashtray


First Person

"Thank you for joining us yesterday Allen! Hang out again sometime this week? :)"

I closed my phone and proceeded to look back up at my laptop before I started working on a new piece of fiction.

Over the past week – I had become more lenient towards turning on the internet. In the end – we still had to update to others that we were still alive on our facebook's and other social media platforms. As long as I kept in check what devices were being used – I had no problem with turning the internet on – and as soon as we were done, we turned it off.

We couldn't give them a chance to search up anything about the world they came from. In the end, that would change the future.

I was in the living room along with the usual crew, only this time – Kakuzu was replaced with Itachi – and Jackie was replaced with Konan, for the blonde had stolen Kakuzu to get some shopping done. The others were Hidan, Tobi, Kisame, Sasori and Deidara.

"What is it that you are writing Anna-chan?" Tobi asked, shoving his face into the laptop screen, attempting to read what I had wrote through the tiny eye hole of his mask. I couldn't help but smile at how cute he was being, so I proceeded to pat him on the head before I continued to work.

"I'm writing my own piece of fiction." I commented, not moving my eyes from the screen – attempting to make sure I made no mistakes.

"Ohh ohh! Are you writing your own book?" Tobi asked excitedly, pulling back from the screen and adjusting himself so that he could sit and watch.

"Yes, actually." I sent him a small glance, followed by a smile as I continued to work. "We need money, and I feel like I have a decent vocabulary of words. Besides, writing is something I do for fun – and why not use it as a way to entertain others?"

"Brilliant idea! Tobi approves!" The masked man proceeded to latch onto my arm and grip it to the point where it almost – almost lost circulation. "Tobi wants to know what it is about!"

"Hmmm..." I hummed lightly, deciding if I should tell him or not.

"Well, the story is about two sisters – one much older and one younger. One day, many years in the past – the older sister took the younger sister, and they ran away from the horrible conditions from home. The older sister just wanted to protect her baby sister at any cost – even if it meant raising her by herself. The story then builds up to the point where the older sister is about fifteen, and the younger about twelve or so, and they go on this grand journey to find out who they really are – and to strengthen their bonds." I sent a smile towards Tobi. "There will be hardships and what not – but I really like what I have going here."

"It sounds super boring." The masked man commented, and I couldn't help but feel my eyebrow involuntarily twitch. "How could you make a story about that?"

"Not all stories need to be happy all the time. It's about learning one's true self, adventure, and growing as a family." Tobi proceeded to wave a dismissive hand, making various comments about how boring it was. "Everyone has their own tastes."

"I think it sounds interesting." Kisame said with a shrug. "I don't read often, but I do like a well written story. That is all that matters in then end." He then proceeded to take a sip of his drink before continuing his gaming along side Hidan and Deidara, who were yelling at the television.

"Thank you, Kisame." I turned towards Tobi. "See? At least he would read it." I stuck my tongue out towards the masked man before I saved the document, closing my laptop. "Anyways, why is it that you are bothering me when you could be playing with Larry, Curly and Moe?" Even though I knew he wouldn't get the reference, I couldn't help but smile.

"Tobi feels like Tobi doesn't give you enough attention compared to Ms. Jackie!" He then proceeded to latch himself to my arm yet again, this time snuggling his head along with. "You are stuck here hanging around with the boring Akatsuki members! Why not hang around with Tobi!"

"I actually enjoy everyone's company when they grant it to me..." I mumbled, attempting to pull his person away from my form. "If you want to hang out, just let me know. I'm not some scary ogre you know."

"Anna-chan is actually very pretty!" He detached himself from my arm, only to throw his own around my body, engulfing me in a bone crushing hug. He brought his face towards my ear, and in a very low tone, his voice changed.

"Anna-chan, Tobi would like to play with you in the other room."

My eyes darted around the room, attempting to see if anyone was watching what Tobi and I were doing – only to see that everyone's attention was either on the television, or on each other...

All except Itachi.

My eyes frantically bounced to him – and my eyes met mine. Almost instantly, he sent me a cautious look, almost warning me in some way. I couldn't help but feel a chill run down my spine as I felt Tobi squeeze harder on my form, bringing one of his hands up so that he could move his mask slightly. "Anna-chan doesn't want to play with Tobi?" He mocked.

"..." I stood from my spot, and instantly Obito returned to his child-like persona. Racing past me, he bolted towards my bedroom, not waiting for me to follow. Because in the end, he knew I would.

I turned my attention back towards Itachi, and just as quickly as our eyes met, he returned his attention to the newspaper he was reading – almost ignoring my presence entirely. I couldn't help but get the feeling their was an elephant in the room – so I kept my mouth shut. Giving a light sigh, I made my way towards my room, and close the door behind me – leaving me alone with the one and only 'Tobi'.

"What do you want..." I paused for a moment, considering what to disclose. Madara as he is known by the others, or Obito? Which would get me killed less? "...Madara." Madara seemed like the safe bet.

Said masked man released a low chuckle, removing his mask as if we had been friends for the longest time. The scar's surrounding his right side were much more pronounced in this world, showcasing the gruesome injury he received as a child. His sharingan flashed wildly, scanning my actions, taking notes of what I would or would not be saying. "So you know who I am? Well that discloses some of what you know..."

"..." I proceeded to keep my mouth shut, taking a chance to move towards the lone chair in the middle of the room – keeping a calm posture. I couldn't let him know that I was sweating balls on the inside.

"Ah. Now you choose not to speak." He let out a low chuckle, walking towards me and removing much of my 'safe space'. "You know, sooner rather then later – we will get the information in that pretty little head of yours. If not, we have no problem disposing of you. I hope you know this, sweet sweet Anna." He placed one of his hands on my chin, and I couldn't help but wince. He was invading my personal space – and he was giving off creepy vibes.

"Try as you may, I ain't saying anything." I muttered, avoiding his eyes as if they were the plague. "Jackie won't tell you anything either."

"Eventually you will tell us." He continued, removing his hand and pacing circles around the room. Once I was clear of his space, I let out a breath I hadn't known I was holding. "If you do not, then we will force it out of you. If you still refuse at this point – we will take you with us."

"W-what..." We will take you with us. "Take us..."

"Yes." He stated. A smile crept onto his face, distorting his scars. "You seemed surprised at this revelation."

"..." I didn't respond to that, for I didn't know how. It had always been at the back of my head – the possibility of returning with them. I can't lie when I say the selfish need to change their futures was there, but I hadn't yet planned out something to that degree. However, if I went through and messed everything up... I wouldn't be able to live with myself. I have started to consider these guys my fucked up little family.

"The choice is yours, Anna." He slipped his mask back one before walking back up to me and patting me on the head. I winced on contact. "And remember, please do keep my identity a secret from the others, will you? If I find out that they know..." He paused. "...Oh never mind that. I'm sure you know your place."

With that, he was finished. Instantly resuming is Tobi persona, he gave me a giant hug before leaving the room, humming a light tune. Once I was alone, I let out a sigh.

This is become more of a hassle. Allen was right. I thought, leaning into the chair as I became lost in thought.

"I want you to delete these messages as so as you get them." I looked at my phone and I couldn't help but raise an eyebrow. Why was Allen suddenly sending me these messages while he was still in my driveway. I gave a shrug as I walked towards my bathroom – intent on getting high anyways.

"Sup?" I responded, locking my bathroom door and preparing my dosage.

"Your friends are planning something against you guys." He started, and I completely stopped what I was doing. Suddenly my heart began to pump wildly in my chest – and all my attention was on my phone. "I heard them last night after I got up to puke again. They plan on trying to become your friends for some type of information."

I couldn't help but nod at that. I wasn't surprised to be completely honest – yet it made me scared as to what they would do in order to get what we know. I was at least happy enough that they didn't realize how many people knew about the show for the most part.

"I'm not surprised." I responded. "Did they say anything else?"

"Ya." I waited for what seemed like an eternity for his response. I was thankful that no one had come to bother me while I was in the bathroom. "They said if you fail to give out any of this 'information' that they were going to, in other words, torture you."

I blinked. Would they really resort to that? I mean, I guess they were. In the end, even though they could pass off as normal people in this world now, but they were hardened criminals at heart. All with the exception of Itachi who wasn't a criminal by choice, but of circumstance, Kisame who was a lost soul trying to figure shit out, and Pein along with Konan, who just wanted peace. All the others were questionable.

"Anna, I'm going to start coming over a lot more. I can't do nothing after hearing that." I gave a sigh. I should have expected this to happen. I was just happy we had finally found a bigger space – but now I had to possibly worry about another body. If Allen was still the same as he was in high school, he would become attached by the hip.

"I understand. Deleting." With that, I deleted all the previous messages, jumping when I heard someone knock on the bathroom door.

"Anna, do you have any hair ties, un?" Deidara asked, and I couldn't help but sigh. I had everything spread out for my next high. I couldn't just open the door and hand some to him with risk of him seeing what I was doing.

"Yeah, I'll be out in a minute. Just hold on." As quickly as I could, I took my hit before I put everything away carefully – making sure the others wouldn't be able to find it. I had learned from last time, creating a secret hatch that I only knew about.

Once everything was cleaned up, I stood from my spot on the floor and pulled a hair tie from a brand new packet. Not being the only person with long hair anymore meant I had to have a surplus. I opened the door to see a very bored looking Deidara, combing his hair with his fingers. He looked up once he saw the door open, and he gave me a small smile as I handed him the hair tie, walking past him towards the kitchen, attempting to prepare lunch for the others.

I gave a sigh as I ran a hand through my messy brown locks. When I get the chance, I need to warn Jackie. I still haven't. I glanced around the room before I stood from my spot – making my way out of my bedroom to return to the living room. She sure is taking her sweet time over at her parents.

As I re-entered the living room – I quickly took note of the change of feeling. Everyone was staring at the television as a news broadcast sounded through the now quiet room. Even Hidan who was usually a loud mouth had become more quiet.

"Recent gang related actives have been on a frighting rise across both the GTA and Durham regions. Various crimes have been committed throughout once peaceful cities across Lake Ontario, and many of the residents are now feeling their affects. Last night, two officers were found shot in an alley way located on King street, downtown Oshawa. Eye witnesses to the crime report that at least several individuals were supposedly seen during the shooting – this was apparently a robbery gone wrong..."

"I thought you said this place was fucking safe Anna." Hidan commented, a spoon full of ice cream hanging from his mouth. "At this point, I may be able to get away with sacrifices and be able to resume them."

"As you know, there will be no sacrifices Hidan." I stated, walking towards the coffee table and swiping the remote control, earning a few protests. As I went to switch the table, something caught my eye during the broadcast.

My heart nearly dropped.

"...-One of the suspected gang leaders is a low time drug dealer with a large record sheet, Lucas Duncan Foster, Aged; 23. It has been reported that he was recently in a fight that has left his face disfigured. This is a sketch of his now healed injuries from a witness report."

I wanted to throw up. My stomach churned and created knots within my body, and I couldn't help but feel my eyes begin to water as I looked at the picture that was placed on the television.

Just as the reported said, his face had become mangled beyond recognition. He was a fairly attractive man once before, a boyish face with masculine features – the perfect mix. Now it was clear that Hidan and the others had done some damage. His lip had a long permanent scar running across the length of it. His nose had clearly been fixed unprofessionally – having become slightly bent with a bump protruding from the middle. To top things off, one of his cheek bones had clearly become disfigured – giving him an 'off' look. He was still handsome, but nothing compared to what he was before.

"Anna-chan, are you alright?" Tobi asked, tilting his head. I suddenly felt the need to run away and leave my home. The world started to spin around me as memories of that night came flooding back, much like it had when Henry attempted to 'try' and get his way with me. I brought a hand to my mouth, fearing that I was going to be sick. "Anna doesn't look so good..."

Without any warning, the world went black around me, and I found myself falling backwards.

This can't be happening...


Third Person

"I got her." Kisame stated, standing from his place as fast as he could, catching the falling girl just before she touched the ground. Letting out a sigh, Kisame picked her up.

"Well that isn't fucking good." Hidan commented again, shoving another scoop of ice cream into his mouth as he continued watching the news report. He had to admit – he did some handy work on Lucas – distorting his face that much. "Should have killed the bastard when I had the fucking chance."

"Enough, Hidan." Itachi stated with a low sigh, standing up to join Kisame. Deidara and Tobi watched from their spots on the couch, sending a curious look towards each other.

"Wait, if he is one of their top suspects, wouldn't that mean they might come here and question Anna, un?" Deidara asked, and this resulted in the room turning a cold quiet. Kisame sent a look towards the blonde bomber, one of questioning and realization.

"That might be the case." He gave a sigh. "If the cops come here, this might be an issue for us." He made his way towards Anna's bedroom, making sure she was alright before he laid her on the bed. Itachi followed closely behind him, attempting to stick with the only other logical Akatsuki member who was currently within the house.

Kisame turned to his partner, crossing his arms over his chest as he attempted to process what was going on. "They didn't exactly make their relationship public from what we have seen – maybe they won't bother her?" Itachi gave a sigh, bringing his fingers up to rest on the bridge of his nose.

"From what I have seen when she was on her laptop, on this website she called 'facebook', she had her relationship publicly displayed." He gave a sigh, and Kisame gave a low grunt. She had made a few comments on this 'website'. Back where they were from, computer's weren't as technologically advanced as theirs were, and wasn't used as 'public profile's'.

"This might be an issue." Kisame commented. "Is there any way we can get onto her laptop to see how much she has posted? What happens to her affects us..." He sent a look towards the Uchiha, who still had his hand resting on his nose. It perked Kisame's interest, how stressed he was getting over this. "Um... Itachi..." The Uchiha sent his charcoal eyes in the direction of his partner – and suddenly Kisame felt small for asking the question. "Is there a.. reason why you are so stressed about this? I mean, usually you are..."

"Now is not the time, Kisame." Itachi stated, before he went to fetch the girl's laptop. Kisame let out a sigh, as he went to place an awkward hand on his neck. Uchiha's... He stated in his mind, allowing a smirk to fall on his face momentarily while he was alone. Why is it that they are so bad at expressing emotions?

Itachi returned with the laptop in hand, opening it up on Anna's rarely used desk. It was clear that the girl would be out for a while, so they had no problem attempting to prod on her personal 'device'. Once he opened the laptop, however – he was met with a password screen.

"If I remember correctly, you can only enter in the incorrect password so many times before you get locked out." Kisame commented, and the Uchiha sent him a side eye, as he attempted to think of what the girl would use as a password. "But the question is, what would she use as a password."

"That's fucking easy." Hidan stated as he walked into her bedroom with ease. They both sent a look towards the Jashinist, who was still carrying around his ice cream. "You know, you don't need to be all secretive with all this bullshit. I think it's fucking fair that I come out and say that about 60% of us fucking like the girls and don't want anything to fucking happen to them. So stop fucking getting your panties in a twist over this stupid shit. We won't let anything fucking happen."

"Wow." Kisame let out a whistle. "That's a lot coming from you, gay boy." He let out a bark of laughter as he looked at Hidan's sudden fearful expression.

"WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU MEAN!? Fucking hell..."

"Has it not hit you yet that Allen or whatever his name was, was trying to either get you to stick your dick up his ass, or you to allow him to stick his up yours?" Hidan paused for a minute, still fuming before he crossed his arms.

"Lets not fucking talk about this right now." He ran a hand through his silver hair as he turned his attention over to Itachi, who was patiently waiting. "Her fucking password is..." I couldn't help but stop chuckling at what he was about to say.

"What's so funny?" Itachi asked calmly, raising an eyebrow. Kisame too, looked at Hidan as he tried to compose himself.

"...Her password is MsItachiUchiha."

Almost instantly, Itachi paused, before he attempted to enter in her password. He pressed enter, and watched as he successfully logged in.

"No fucking way." Kisame began laughing his ass off, watching as his partner's face suddenly became hinted with pink. "Wow, I completely forgot that she was an 'Itachi fan girl'. She kept it so well hidden."

"That bitch wants some fucking Uchiha cock." Hidan couldn't help but laugh as he watched Itachi pull up the web browser, completely ignoring the two idiots behind him.

He already had to deal with conflicting emotions as it was – but now he clearly knew that Anna had some... Questionable feelings for him. He was so not in the mood to deal with this.

He loaded up the facebook page, and to his luck, he didn't need to log in. He feared for what she used as her facebook password. "I'm in." He commented, pulling back before he allowed Kisame to take over – more familiar with being on a laptop. Anna had asked him to type something up for her in the past.

"Alright." Kisame clicked on her full name in the corner, 'Annabelle Jayne Harris', and it lead him to her main page. Within one glance, it was clear how different this online profile was to the real Anna – for her banner was a picture of her in high school, looking much more happy and healthy, and her profile picture was one of her and Jackie – beer bottles in hand. "It's kind of funny how different she looks on here compared to how she is in real life. I wonder if us being in her life has something to do with the change."

"I fucking hope not." Hidan exclaimed, sitting his butt down on the single comfy chair in the room. It was apparent that everyone really liked that chair. "I like the bitches now, if they were any different they what they were before we came here, even I would feel fucking bad."

"Hold up." Kisame eyed a chat box as it opened. Someone was trying to have a conversation with her. Reading the message carefully, he sent a side eye to Itachi, who was reading it with his sharingan.

"Hey Anna, are you alright? Just saw the news – Lucas was on it. I hope you aren't involved with any of this garbage going around. Haven't heard from you in a while – hope you are alright! Xx"

Well shit, that answered the question as to how public she made her relationship.

"I think I have been watching too many of those crime shows." Kisame said with a sigh. It was clear Anna would be brought in for some form of questioning at this point. They all looked towards the sleeping girl who was dead to the world. "I'm getting too old for this shit."

"Um, guys?" Deidara commented as he walked in the very occupied bedroom. "Someone is at the door for Anna, un..."

"This isn't exactly the fucking time Deidara." Hidan said, eyebrows furrowing as he turned to look at the blonde. "Tell them to go the fuck away and come back another time."

"Well about that, un..." Deidara went to say something else, but was quickly shoved out of the way by a very tall and well built man, almost equally as big as Kisame. "...Un.." Deidara proceeded to walk away from what was about to happen.

Almost instantly Itachi recognized the man as he walked in. Though his face had matured, and so had his body – it was clear to him who this person was. He sent a side eye towards Kisame and Hidan who were watching the guy in Awe as he walked in, head covered in a strange looking hat, his outfit a military uniform.

The man scanned his eyes around the room, taking his hat off as his eyes landed on the passed out girl on the bed. He paused for a minute, almost thinking to himself a million things as he turned his attention to the men who were surrounding the girls laptop.

It was then, that he folded his hands over his had, and his eyes turned into that of a glare.

"Is there a reason why my sister is currently passed out, surrounded by a bunch of strange looking men who are cosplaying as some of her favorite anime characters?"

"...YOU MEAN TO TELL ME THAT YOUR ANNA'S FUCKING WIMPY BROTHER?"

Suddenly the Akatsuki didn't feel like an organisation of criminals, but merely a organisation of very tiny men in the presence of a very angry brother.


A/N: -Law and Order sound- THE BROTHER IS NOW IN THE PICTURE~!

Ah yes, I have had plans to introduce him for a while – I have just been waiting for the chance as we draw close to the half way mark. Shit is about to go down – and let me tell you, some extreme action will be involved soon enough. Drew plays a major role in this story – so get use to seeing him.

I can't believe this story is almost 150,000 words long. Honestly I have spent too much time writing this fic – but I love it so much. I need someone to sit me down and tell me to chill – honestly. I hope you guys enjoy this chapter – I know it's not one of my best, but I feel like it is better compared to the last one. Oh well – can't be happy with all of them.

Also I am pissed right the fuck off because I forgot to do questions last chapter again. Someone end my suffering, please.

THE QUESTION LAST CHAPTER: Who is your favourite Uchiha out of the whole clan?

Answer: Well Itachi is my favorite character out of the whole fucking series – but I feel like I give him too much of the spot light. So for this – my second favorite Uchiha is Shisui. Shame how he went – but IT WAS ALL FOR THE PLOT.

Question of the Chapter: Have you had any family in the military? If so, who and in what? (Thank them for serving your country btw. They don't get enough respect.)

Anyways - I hope you guys have an amazing day and we will see you next chapter! Cheers!