-Yawns- I was up all night at my best friend's birthday party. It was so much fun. We were like, going crazy on a dance floor listening to Greenday music. Lol.

So now I'm really tired. I thought about going to bed, but then I was like, "Holy shit! If I don't update, they'll kill me!!!!!" So here I am!!!


"Mmm…." Hiraku had been running away, because Michiru betrayed her. Where was she now? Was she dead? Or had the others caught up with her and brought her back to the camp? She didn't know anymore, but she did know that she was extremely warm…

She blinked her blue eyes open to see her surroundings, but everything seemed blurry at the moment, Ooooh, her head hurt so badly! She shifted and blinked in confusion. A bed? She was in a bed?

"Oh, so you're awake I see?" Said a kind voice.

Hiraku shot up immediately and looked around. She was in a house, a very nice house that was clean and well kempt. Sitting beside her bed was the familiar face of the Kazekage's wife, Hinata.

"I-I…I…."

"It's all right," Said Hinata sweetly, taking out a wet rag and pressing it to Hiraku's forehead, "You have a fever. I suspect you'll be a little…" She paused, noticing the look on Hiraku's face. "What?"

"Y-you caught the others, didn't you?" Hiraku murmured in fear, "And me…what are you gonna do with us!?"

Hinata sighed heavily and placed the rag back in a wash dish.

"Wrong," She murmured, "Gaara's actually still outside the village looking for all your friends. He doesn't even know that you're here yet."

Hiraku sighed in relief.

But she saw Hinata's lips tighten, and she paused her sigh mid way.

She frowned and looked away, "Why're you guys chasing us so much anyway?" She mumbled, "I mean, we're just a bunch of orphans. What on earth could you possibly want with us?"

Hinata fell silent for a moment, then-

"Do you feel fit to stand?" She inquired.

Hiraku looked at her nervously, but nodded. She shifted out from under the covers and got out of the bed. As Hinata stood, she realized…"You're pregnant?"

"Hm?" Hinata looked at her and smiled, "Oh yes. I am…" She got quiet, her eyes growing sad.

The blonde didn't understand why she would be sad, but she didn't want to pry into the subject.

Hinata led her out of the house and onto the streets of Sunagakure. It was exactly the same as the last time she'd been here, but it seemed quieter then before. Not that many people were out right now, and there was an odd tense feeling about the air.

"Everyone is expecting an attack from the cloud or mist," Hinata told her, noticing Hiraku's movements with her sharp eyes. "Without Gaara here, everyone is afraid that our protection will fall."

When she didn't answer, Hinata smiled over her shoulder at her.

"Don't worry. Kankuro-kun made an announcement the day he brought you here, telling everyone that you're no threat to us."

"O-oh…" She murmured.

"We're here."

Hiraku looked up to see that Hinata had led her to the Kaze building. The large sign plastered to the top wall, reading wind, was worn darker because of years of erosion and dust build up.

Hinata pushed open the door and led her in. They entered a large circular room with many doors around it. People in robes walked around the room, talking and looking over papers. They looked up as the two entered.

"Hinata?" Said one. He had a cloth hanging over one of his eyes, and red markings on the side of his face.

"Hello Baki," Said Hinata, nodding at him, "I'm just here to show Hiraku…something." She blinked twice, frowning.

Baki blinked in understanding then nodded.

He walked up to them and handed the Hyugga a key. His eyes fell on Hiraku for a moment, before he hurried of to a group of men.

"Who was that?" Hiraku inquired.

"Baki's one of the elder jounin," Hinata informed her. "Gaara's old sensei. You see, in the Kaze building is where all the diplomatic work is done. The elders and council members work in here. The council room where meetings are held is in the door to the left," She smiled, "But we're going to the right."

"What's to the right?"

"Gaara's office," Hinata continued, "That's where I want to take you."

Hiraku frowned, but followed.

The walked up a winding staircase that seemed to go on forever, until they came to a door. Kanji on the door read, "Kazekage office". Hinata pulled out the key that Baki had given her and unlocked the door. She pushed it open and walked in, Hiraku behind her.

Hiraku looked around curiously. It was a large, almost circular room with sand made walls. The desk sat before three round windows and a couch sat to the side of it. A small table stood to the side, with a few pictures on it. One picture hung on the wall.

It was of Naruto-san and the Kazekage. They seemed to be in the leaf village by the looks of the buildings.

Naruto had his arm slung around Gaara's neck and was smiling brightly, while the Kazekage was looking of to the side, obviously bored.

She turned away from it as she herd Hinata muttering to herself.

"I know it's around here somewhere…ah!" She straightened up and held up a locket, "Look familiar?"

Hiraku gasped, "That's Michiru's locket!"

"Wrong, it's Gaara's."

She stared at her.

Hinata smiled sadly at the locket, "Michiru has the exact same one, same picture and all." She pressed a button and the locket snapped open. She held it out for Hiraku to see.

Hiraku edged forward and peeked at it. She frowned. It's the same picture Michiru has," She observed, seeing the same baby, "Except…" Except Hinata was in the picture as well, holding the baby and smiling.

"Gaara keeps this in his desk at all times…" Hinata murmured wistfully, staring at the photo.

"But why would Michiru have a picture of you and your son?" Hiraku asked, crossing her arms. "I mean, you're son is dead, right? Why-" She was cut of by a chuckle from Hinata.

"We gave him that locket when he was born," Hinata murmured, "But we burned away my face, so he'd never know…"

Hiraku's heart rate quickened.

"K-know what?"

Hinata turned to face her, smiling, yet tears were gathering in her eyes, "So he wouldn't know he is our son."

In the moment of complete silence that followed these words, Hinata brushed the tears away from her eyes and sniffed.

Hiraku just stood there, dumfounded.

"Interesting reaction," Said Hinata, smiling at her, "But yes. Michiru isn't an orphan. He's Gaara and mines son…that's why they look so similar, remember?"

"B-but…." Hiraku didn't know what to say, "H-h-he's y-your…"

Hinata glanced at her.

Hiraku shook her head and narrowed her eyes, "T-then why does he think he's an orphan? Why isn't he living here in the village with you guys?"

"It's a long story…"

"I have time."

Hinata looked at her, and smiled, "Well…alright."


Sasuke slid to a halt, his eyes narrowed. Three cloud village jounin stood at the village gate, smiling. They had obviously been expecting him. He straightened up and watched them very carefully, "Move," He said in a voice full of venom.

"Uchiha huh?" Said the jounin to the left, obviously ignoring Sasuke's direct order, "Ooooo!"

The raven glared at him.

"You have a certain sand village jounin in your possession," He continued, his eyes tracing over each of them. None of them looked very powerful at all. At least, they seemed pretty damn weak to him. "Hand her over to me, and I might promise not to kill you."

All three laughed.

"What's so funny?" He growled.

"We just finished givin that sand rat food," Said the middle shinobi, "We thought it might be her you were after, because first thing she said when we came in was, 'Where's Sasuke?' She was pathetic, looking all worried." He laughed.

Paku was worried? About him?

Damn girl must've lost her mind.

Then again, he was a bit worried about her as well. Though he would never in a million years admit it, especially to Paku herself.

"She's got a right pretty face that one," Snickered the one on the right, making Sasuke's eyes narrow, "Maybe if I asked Buke-sama, he'd let me bang-"

Before he knew what had happened, a kunai was jabbed into his neck, spilling scarlet blood all over the green grass. The shinobi fell over, dead, the weapon still in his neck.

His comrades backed up in fear.

"Do you two, wish to receive the same as him?" Hissed Sasuke, a dark, almost sinister look on his face as his ebony bangs flew in his eyes. His eyes…were the blood red of Sharingan.

"Y-you're insane!" Yelled the first shinobi.

"I think we've established that…" Sasuke turned to face them, his eyes narrowed dangerously, "Now, tell me how to get to where the sand shinobi is."

"W-we won't!" Gasped the shinobi, fumbling with his spear.

"Buke-sama will be f-furious!"

"Rather have someone pissed at me, then be killed like your friend here," Growled Sasuke, kicking the ninja he'd just killed.

They both gulped.

He walked up to them and grabbed one by the collar, "Now," He said in a deadly, snake like voice, "I suggest you tell me where Paku is, before this," He held up a silver kunai, "Goes in your neck."

The man seemed to size him up, then nodded vigorously.

"Ok, ok!" He cried, "Go into the village and look for a building marked penitentiary! It's huge, you can't miss it!"

"Hm…" Sasuke released him and turned away without a word.

While the Uchiha had his back turned, the two jounin looked at each other and smiled. The lifted their weapons and ran at him.

"Idiot boy!" One cackled, "Never turn your back on the-"

Both froze.

Sasuke turned around very slowly, and odd design appearing in his blood red eyes. It swirled for a moment, focused on the two shinobi,

They blinked, then found themselves in a parallel world, everything in opposite colors.

"W-wha…?"

"The Mangekyou," Said Sasuke from behind him, "Kaleidoscope, secret technique of the Uchiha clan's Sharingan." He smirked as they were frozen in fear, "It was once thought, that the only way to obtain this power, was to kill your best friend, but…I found another way…"

"W-what is this!? Cried the jounin.

"I just told you," Hissed Sasuke, "This is your worst nightmare."

Back in reality, the two jounin screamed in agony at whatever mental torture Sasuke was putting them through. The Uchiha stood above them, watching with a small smirk on his lips.

"Hn…" He looked to the gate entrance, and he could feel more jounin on their way, obviously drawn by the chakra release and the screaming.

He deactivated the Sharingan and leapt into the trees. He leapt through branches until he got inside the village, and then he'd find Paku…

By all means necessary.

After all…

Those who break the rules are scum but, those who abandon their friends are even worst then scum.


Paku's ears pricked as she herd shouting from outside the prison. She herd only a few words that mattered to her, and they made her heat leapt with pleasure.

"Uchiha Sasuke is in the village!"

She sat up and looked out the bar covered window, her blue eyes glowing. Sasuke made it into the village, and she bet he barely had a scratch on him. It just dawned to her how amazing he must be, being the only Uchiha left in the whole five shinobi nations.

She sighed and leaned her back against the cold stone wall, pulling a blanket over herself.

"Uchiha, he killed one of the gate guards, and the other two, I don't know what's wrong with them!" Said a chunnin, talking to the prison guard.

Paku smirked, "Of course," She said to them through the bars, "Sasuke's a very violent person. He'll kill anybody in his path, in the most brutal way imaginable."

She smiled as they both stared at her, a new fear in their eyes.

"Course," She continued, "The only reason he's coming here and killing so many people is because I'm here. He just wants to find me and then leave. Yah understand? He could care less about the whole lot of you and this damned war."

"Really?" Said the chunnin hopefully, "So what you're saying is, if we hand you over to him, he'll go away and leave us alone?"

"In a manner of speaking, yes…" She murmured, "But you know, being allied with my village, Sasuke will probably just return when we decide to attack you bastards." She smiled at them.

"Ignore her," Growled the guard, turning his back on her.

The chunnin frowned but did the same.

She sighed and shook her head sadly, "Welp, I tried to warn you," She murmured.

She saw them both visibly flinch.

With a smirk, she turned to the dark corner if the cell and narrowed her ice blue eyes. "Sasuke you bastard…" She murmured entirely to herself, "I love you so much, but if you don't hurry the hell up, I am so going to kick you damn ass!"


Meh, love and hate, what can I say? I LOVE it! HAWHAW!!!! –Crickets- Anyway, I'll explain how Sasuke achieved the Mangekyou later on in the story. More like he'll explain it. And now one more person knows Hinata and Gaara's secret!!!! –Pats Hiraku on the head-

Anyway, I need to go rest my wrists before I carpal tunnel from typing so much. Byby, next update, next weekend!!!! –Flies away to burger world-