Author-chan: I know the two are extremely OOC sometimes, but I felt that it was cute when I did it. Anyways, I suppose they would have to be considering Mizuki's a rollercoaster of a person haha

Naruto: DON'T APOLOGIZE AUTHOR-CHAN! A OOC STORY IS WHAT YOU WERE GOING AFTER WHEN YOU STARTED WRITING THIS STORY WHEN YOU HAD NO WRITING TALENT AT ALL!.. Uh, I mean… heh heh

Author-chan: That was almost sweet Naruto, almost… but anyways, since I wrote this when I was like 11 and couldn't bear to change it, I'm thinking of writing an actual realistic Naruto story, haha ^^ Who should it be about? Leave a review or PM me and tell me and I just might choose the person!... Or people! (yes that means cannon pairings)

Chapter 29: Sasuke's Agreement

Mizuki walked calmly to Sasuke's room, though on the inside she was excited. She wanted to see him and tell him all she knew so that he would understand that they weren't even needed in Konoha. They were just being caged. As she put her hand on his doorknob, she heard something crash to the floor. Shocked, she threw open the door to see what was wrong.

"Sasuke wha-" she began, stopping when she actually saw and could make out what happened.

Sasuke lay on the ground, eyes narrowed as he grunted in pain. He looked irritated, but more alive than she would have expected him to look. Best of all, like Kakashi-sensei, he was free indeed of Itachi's Tsukiyomi. His gaze had snapped up to her when she walked in, and for some reason it looked like he was in pain when he looked at her. Cocking her head to the side, she walked over to his bed and sat down.

"What's going on here?" she asked.

"Fell off the stupid bed." He simply replied wincing as he tried to get up.

Quickly going to help him, she wrapped her arms around him and lifted him up similar to how she lifted Lee, though he helped her lift himself up. Placing him on the bed, she resumed sitting on it herself, looking at him like she hadn't seen him in years.

"So, are you alright? It must have been horrible to be under Itachi's genjutsu for as long as you were."Nodding Sasuke sighed and leaned against the headboard, eyes up to the ceiling. He looked a little out of it, but it was to be expected. Overwhelmed by sudden emotion like she was with Naruto a while back, she wrapped her arms around him and brought her to him, embracing him tightly. "I'm glad you're still in one piece…"

All of a sudden, she felt Sasuke shaking, making her look at his face to see his problem. She waited to see his change in facial expression as he stared at her. His hand came up from his side and he placed it on her cheek, so delicately like she would flake away or something.

"Mizuki… I not only experienced my Clans death, but Naruto, Sakura… and your death. Repeatedly." He murmured, eyes unreadable.

"Sas-"

Mizuki was cut off by pulling her close to him again, his eyes strangely blank. This is how she knew that he wasn't all there at the moment. That didn't matter, though. She was touched by his sudden feelings no matter what state he was in.

"Sasuke…" she whispered, "I need to talk to you again. When can you get out of the hospital?"

She didn't like how she was feeling right now, so she wanted to quickly change the subject and get him to snap out of his sudden affectionate state. Shaking his head, he seemed to shake off some of his feelings and nodded.

"I can leave. Let's go."

Getting up, he went into the bathroom and came out minutes later in his ninja attire. He looked a little better so she smirked and he returned it. They both then went out the door and soon out of the hospital, glad to be out of the place. It became evident to Mizuki that she was there to often… It was a sign that she was still weak. Deciding that she wouldn't be weak for too long, she pushed the thought away and led Sasuke to the place he showed her when he took her to when she showed him her Clan.

Sitting with her legs over the edge of the cliff, she looked out across the village, sighing. She had come here not only to calm and clear her mind, but to tell Sasuke about her old friend, Kannon, and how she was definitely going to Orochimaru. It was definite, and she wasn't going to change her mind.

"So, what is it that you wanted to talk about?" he asked her, sitting next to her and leaning his elbow on his knee, his chin resting on his palm.

Looking at him for a moment, Mizuki sighed and then broke out into what she wanted to tell him. She didn't want to see his reaction, so she looked anywhere else, her eyes revealing nothing as she spoke about Kannon. She wouldn't even express any emotion to Sasuke about his because she was scared to. This was down to the root of her depression and she didn't know if she could stop herself if she cried.

"-And that's why I want to go to Orochimaru. You don't have to say yes, but I really need this, and I would like you to be there, Sasuke." She finished, her blue eyes looking into his onyx ones for any sign of agreement.

"I don't really know what to say, Mizuki. I think I'll go with you, though. Just give it a bit of time, we'll know when the time is right.

Nodding, Mizuki draped her arm over his shoulder, bringing him in and ruffling his hair. "Good."

"What the heck, Mizuki? That was so unlike you." Irritably, he leaned back a little bit, fixing his duckbutt-shaped hair and rolling his eyes.

"Whatever. Let's train. Did I tell you that my Kunioki State is messing up?"

Activating her Molani while he activated his Sharingan, she took his outstretched hand and allowed him to pull her up from the ground. They faced each other, the rays of the setting sun lighting up their black hair and showing hints of mischievousness in their eyes. They both disappeared from their spots and then came at each other with kunai, the metal clashing with a clank and sending sparks everywhere.

Mizuki lost the battle of strength and was forced to do a back flip to avoid his next attack, rolling on the ground and jumping back up in a matter of seconds. Once she was up at her feet she saw Sasuke's fireballs coming at her and she quickly retaliated by doing her own jutsu, building an earth barrier up around her to save her from the oncoming heat.

Once the onslaught of fireballs had stopped, she kicked at her earth barrier until all the chunks of it had been chucked at Sasuke. Expertly, he weaved around them, smirking because his Sharingan was able to help him sense her next move. That move was to come from the ground and try to grab his foot. He quickly grabbed her outstretched hand and pulled her out of the ground by sending some of his chakra into it and tried to slam her on the ground, only for it to be a clone.

The real Mizuki then aimed for him but he quickly grabbed her kunai and tore it out of her grasp, shocking her. He chuckled and slashed at her, making her have to jump backwards for his next few swiped. Ducking, she leaped at him, barreling him over. They rolled in the ground in a fight for dominance, Sasuke ending up on top. Both of them didn't stop to think of how it must have looked and quickly went back to wrestling, taking out another kunai each and jumping up.

Mizuki was glad to get her blood pumping again and threw her kunai at him, wanting to do some taijutsu. He caught on quickly and deactivated his Sharingan, having learned from fighting Lee that he should learn to be without his power. Mizuki did the same and sent a punch at him which he blocked. He tried to kick at her but she ducked under it and tried to sweep his legs from under him. He quickly jumped and landed away from her going back at her with a barrage of punches, kicks, jabs and other attacks.

Mizuki, enjoying the fight with someone equal to her changed the fight to ninjutsu, sending water spikes at him. Sasuke didn't have enough time to dodge and was tacked to the tree by her spikes. Breathing heavily, Mizuki chuckled and walked slowly over to him, holding up a spike and placing it to his neck.

"Hmm… Did Sasuke-kun lose? What a shame."

Surprisingly, since she let down her guard, she was slammed against the tree next to… clone Sasuke? Glaring at him, she saw that indeed he had tricked her into thinking that she had tacked him to the tree.

"Lose, eh? No, I think I just won."

Sasuke's cocky voice annoyed her but she already lost since he was holding a kunai to her neck, pressing the cold metal against her warm skin. They both breathed heavily, almost close enough for their bangs to touch. His arm was beside her face due to the fact that he had placed his hand beside it to rest and catch his breath. His minty breath hit her cheek, and for a moment she didn't even think about it in a different way.

"Fine, Uchiha. You win." She said reluctantly.

"Uchiha, huh? I'm degraded to last name basis again, eh, Gesshu?"

Rolling her eyes, she caught her breath and looked into his eyes, seeing how much he had seemed to grow up. She remembered how reckless he was before but now… He was at least a little bit more mature and not to mention he had gotten a lot smarter and in tune with his surroundings. He simply stared back at her, seemingly lost in thought. Wondering what he was thinking, a question on it laid on her lips and they were forming the words.

"I'll go with you to Orochimaru, Mizuki." He whispered, not allowing her to speak

It was so out of the blue, but he cupped her cheek like he had done before and slammed his lips on hers, his eyes closed now. Her eyes widened and she looked down at their connected lips the best that she could. Not knowing how to react, her eyes closed and everything seemed to fall into place. She wanted this, she realized. She wanted him to kiss her. Her arms came up from her sides and she placed them on his chest, feeling how toned he was with a different mindset.

They stayed like that for a while, just close together with their lips pressed against each other until breath made them part. Sasuke didn't know what to say, nor did Mizuki, so they simply stared at each other in awe. Next thing they knew, they were connected again, closer this time. Sasuke's other hand moved from her cheek to her mid-back, pulling her to him while her arms went up around his neck so they wouldn't be crushed. Her mind was completely blank, but she knew that she could stop it if she had wanted to. The next time they parted they didn't kiss again; they merely pressed their foreheads together until they caught their breath. Then, Sasuke moved away, realization showing in his features.

"Um… wow." Mizuki finally whispered.

"Did that really just happen?" Sasuke asked after a while, more to himself.

Mizuki nodded though, to confirm her own thoughts.

"What does this mean?" Sasuke asked her.

"What do you want it to mean?"

"I don't know…"

"Well them, I suppose nothing…"

They seemed to have an unspoken agreement, but the thought of what happened made things feel slightly awkward. The thought of Naruto suddenly made Mizuki red. Why was she feeling guilty about kissing Sasuke? It was nothing… Naruto didn't even like her anyways. Neither did Sasuke. He was just out of it and did an irrational act.


The moon was full tonight, Mizuki realized as she sat out on her rooftop, her fingers in her lips. She could still feel the warmth of Sasuke's on hers, and she kind of wanted to feel that sensation again. No, no no no! What is this? I'm not supposed to feel this way, not even for Sasuke! I need to be focused on training only! No stupid girly things! Why am I not emotionless like that thing promised me!

"You seem confused."

Looking up sharply, Mizuki grinned.

"Kannon-kun!" she whispered, getting up to her feet and leaping in his open arms.

"Hey, Mizu-chan. Wanna tell me what's up?"

Surprised that he was actually here, she quickly sat him down next to where she was sitting and sat back down, sitting beside him. It didn't even occur to her to check and if he was the real thing. Like a therapy session, she told him everything, looking down at her hands.

"Oh, and what are you doing here?" she asked him, looking up at him.

He put his arm around her and turned her to look at him, smiling gently. "I came to tell you that I'm going to take you with me. I thought about it and decided that I can't last without you after I saw you before."

Lightbulb.

Mizuki looked up at him with eyes narrowed. Kannon wasn't like that. Once he said he was doing something he didn't suddenly change his mind! How could she have been so stupid as to not check him! This was what she was talking about! All these emotions made her vulnerable and weak!

"You're not Kannon-kun."

"Smart one, aren't you?" Kannon said, his voice becoming deeper and thick with malice.

Caught off guard, Mizuki started to stumble backwards. Whoever it was smirked, the arms around her began to tighten and elongate, wrapping around her whole body. Eyes squinting, she winced and struggled to get out, unable to. Her arms and legs were restricted, as well as her mouth being covered.

"I may not be him, but I do know where he is, and let's just say that he's not there by his own will."

Releasing her momentarily, she growled out, "Where is Kannon-kun? What did you do to him?"

Smirking, the imposter turned her around and pulled her back so that her back was facing him. Then, he put his lips to her ear and chuckled. "Don't worry, he's alive, for now. I just wanted to warn you that not everyone can be trusted. How can you be sure that he wasn't lying to you? How can you be certain that that was even him? I could have gone through his mind and got all the thoughts I needed to trick you into believing that I was him."

Eyes widening, Mizuki began to shake. It was all too true. Flashes of Ibiki going through her mind to get what he wanted about her clan made her shiver. No, they needed to get that information and her body wouldn't let her remember. But they made her remember, oh god and so could this man, woman or whatever! Hyperventilating, she stared blankly ahead, feeling really stupid for believing him without being thorough in her questions. How could she have been so naïve?

"That's right, you understand now? Foolish child. Now, if you tell anyone, I will know, and I will kill him and make sure that you figure out. Got that?"

His hot breath against her ear made her shiver in fear, degraded to a puddle of hopelessness. Nodding, she bit her bottom lip, wishing that she had been smarter. Of course it was too good to be true. Of course he hadn't been able to get to her.

"Wait, is what he said to me true?" she asked in a strangely weak voice, limp in the man's strong grasp.

"That part was true, don't worry. I did come to you for some sort of purpose, not just to make you weak like you are now.' The man taunted, squeezing her tighter.

Grunting in pain, she lowered her head, her bangs covering her eyes.

"That's right, now I have to go. Just one thing that I came here to tell you."

He leaned even closer, allowing her to be able to see his face as his horrible voice spoke into her words that seemed to break her confidence.

"You are never alone, and now that I have something to break you with, you'd better be a good girl."

And then, something hard hit her head, knocking her unconscious.