I DO NOT OWN NARUTO!

Chapter 36
Betrayal
Written by Gaara'sDesertRose657

I woke up to an annoying buzzing sound. It got increasingly louder as the second ticked by. I blinked and sat up; my eyes scanning my surroundings. I was in mine and Caitlynn's room but, I don't remember when I came back here. I stood up to go change into a pink cami and khaki capri pants. I truly loved this outfit. My hair looked like a tornado had blown through it so to tame it just a little, I put in up into a ponytail. I looked absolutely hideous in the mirror so I didn't look for too long. I really needed to find Caity. Where could she possibly be? It felt like the last time I saw her was years ago. We have been apart too long. Sure we may fight sometimes and disagree a lot and maybe get annoyed with each other but she is my best friend and I love her. I always will too, no matter what. I never thought I'd see the day when I'd miss one of her funny sarcastic remarks. I had to laugh inwardly at that. I truly did love and miss her so much. I felt my eyes getting moist so I had to look up and blink the tears away. I hope she is alright. I don't know how I could ever deal if I lost her forever. I wouldn't even be myself; I don't think I would be able to laugh for the longest time. I would cry my eyes out if anything bad happened to her that took her away from me forever. We were sisters at heart. I stood up tall and nodded my head. I will find her today if it's the last thing I do.

I opened the door to leave but ran into someone I haven't seen in so long…I had actually almost forgotten about him.

"Haru?" I asked. His face broke out into a huge smile and he engulfed me in a bear hug. I sort of hugged back because I kind of missed him.

"Why haven't you been around?" I asked, wondering where they kept him the entire time.

"Oh don't worry; they have been taking good care of me. I've just been in a different part than you and Caitlynn. I'm so glad to see you! You alright!" he said hugging me again. I laughed. I wonder why I feel so light around him now. I guess it was because he was the closest thing to comfort I had right now. If I find Caity soon, she will be and then we can try to find a way out of here. We would of course bring Haru because literally, I can't live without him.

"Ok Haru I'm glad to see you as well but right now we have to try to find Caitlynn," I whispered in his ear. He backed away until he was at arms length. My face scrunched up in confusion.

"What?" I asked looking behind me. Nothing was there so I began patting my face. Was there something on my face or clothes?

"You have never said that to me before," he said sounding choked. I only got more confused.

"Huh?" I asked again. His face became so serious it scared me. He was looking so deeply into my eyes that his emerald orbs made me feel numb. I couldn't look away from his penetrating gaze. His left hand raised and his fingers tangled in my hair while his other hand made its way around my waist. He pulled me in close and gently pressed him lips to mine. I didn't struggle one bit, I couldn't even move. He had full control over me and I didn't know how. When had he been able to do that to me? I can't remember a time that this happened. It was the first.

I felt the inside of my body slowing start warming and before I knew it, I was kissing him back. What is happening to me? What did he do to me? I didn't want to think about those things at that moment because he was my comfort and I took it willingly. He noticed I was kissing back so his lips became more rough on mine but still very gentle and then my back slammed into a wall. I don't know how long we were like that but when he pulled away it seemed to short of a time. We were both breathing heavily, his forehead rested against mine and his bright emerald eyes stared at me, melting me as if I were ice under the sun. I was completely helpless in that instant. His eyes seemed to swim like murky waters. It was hard to read the emotions in them but somehow I managed to catch a few; Happiness, hope, wonder and I think I even saw lust. When he pulled back a little more, his arms still around me, my eyes scanned his being. He looked more masculine, more boyish and I liked it…a lot. I shook my head and tried to look away but his lips found mine again, and once again I felt warm on the inside and found myself kissing back. The kisses now felt much different than any others before. His hand started to slide up my leg and right before I slapped it away he was yanked away from me by a powerful force. I blinked in surprise and my eyes landed on a not to happy Deidara. His hands were balled into fists, his nostrils flared and he was breathing heavily. He was truly scary. He stalked towards Haru and before I realized it, I was standing in front of Haru with my arms spread wide, protecting him. Deidara's expression faltered for a moment and then went back to anger.

"What the hell are you doing?" he asked growing angrier by the second. I stood my ground against that killer glare.

"I won't let you hurt Haru, because if he dies…so do I," I said reminding him. His expression changed as he remembered. He sighed and bowed his head.

"Sorry, I-I just lost control when I saw him kissing you," he said turning away. I walked up and hugged him from behind. I felt him stiffen from my gesture.

"Thank you for caring so much for me but I don't need to be protected and cared for. I can take care of myself because it's my life," I murmured into his black robe. I began tracing the outline of one of the red clouds. Soon after, I let go. He turned and I smiled at him, I walked over, grabbed Haru and left. I could feel Deidara's hurt gaze boring into my back. A pain shot through my heart and I instantly wanted to turn around and go back to him but right now, I couldn't worry about that because I needed to find Caitlynn.

"Haru, do you know where Caitlynn is?" I asked. When he didn't answer I glanced up at him. His face was completely blank.

"What's wrong?" I asked and he just shook his head.

"I'm sorry but I'm not use to hearing you say my name," he said. I sighed and rolled my eyes.

"Forget about that and answer me. Do you know where Caitlynn might be?" He leaned in closer and whispered in my ear.

"I have a pretty good guess," he said grabbing my hand and leading me down the several hallways. Soon we were standing in front of very large metal doors. I gulped and looked nervously towards Haru but he seemed to be at ease.

"Aren't you a little scared?" I asked examining the doors once more. There was something very creepy about those specific doors. He looked at me and then scrunched his eyes.

"Yeah a little but I don't want to show it to whoever is behind those doors," he whispered and went to open them. I pulled his hand toward me to get him to come.

"L-let's go back, Itachi wouldn't let anything happen to his newest comrade," I said and he shook his head.

"Don't be scared, I won't let anything harm you," he said opening the doors and gently pulling me in with him. Once inside, my eyes immediately scanned the area and it was huge! Someone was standing by a large window, his hands behind his back.

"Welcome Alicia, Haru," said a deep voice. My eyes were locked on the large figure standing before the window. He turned and I immediately knew who he was. What was his name again? Oh yeah…Pain. I automatically shrunk back, pressing into Haru. His hands came up to gently squeeze my upper arms. Pain's eyes met mine, and then they moved to Haru.

"Good job Haru. You managed to get her here unharmed and unnoticed," he said laughing once more. Confusion flooded into me. Why was he praising Haru for something so outrageous? Suddenly, Haru's grip on my shoulders tightened and became restraints. I struggled against his strong grasp but found it useless. I felt the betrayal tears form in my eyes as I looked up to meet Haru's. He didn't look at me but his eyes looked hurt for an instant before becoming completely emotionless. What did they to do you Haru? I thought to myself. I squeezed my eyes shut and willed the tears to not show themselves. I managed that before looking Pain dead in the eye.

"What do you want with me and what did you do to Haru?" I asked. He stared at me for the longest time before responding.

"I want to perform a little experiment on you and your sister, and as far as what I did to Haru…nothing. He is willingly doing what I ask of him. My dear child, he has chosen me over you. He seeks power you see so he has no more use for you but…I do, so be a good girl," he said, sauntering forward. I closed my eyes to stop the tears. Why Haru? Why would you do this to me? No wonder you kissed me that way. You knew I would be done for soon. I'll never forgive you.

I felt a cold hand jerk my chin up so I opened my eyes and met those cold lifeless eyes of Pain. I growled but he laughing, enjoying himself.

"Don't worry, I'll be real gentle with you," he said taking my arm and pulling me towards a metal gurney looking thing. I struggled but it was no use. He lifted me up and several people appeared out of nowhere to hold me down as I flailed and screamed. A towel was clamped over my mouth and I could feel myself being pulled into the darkness. The last thing I saw before hitting unconsciousness was the blurry image of Haru's worried, terrified face.

When I woke up it felt as if I were hit by a bus, then stomped on by an elephant, then hit with five more cars and an airplane. It hurt so much to move, it hurt to even breath. I sighed and a massive pain shot through my chest. I winced and tried to hold back the cry I wanted to let free. I lay there, completely unable to move. What happened? Then it hit me, they did something to me, but…what? What did they do to me? Haru…Haru betrayed me but what for? Pain said it was for power. Oh well, serves me right for trust that bastard!

The lights that were glaring down at me were beginning to hurt me eyes so I closed them but I whimper escaped my lips. No more than ten second later then were flipped off. I opened my eyes and screamed at the close proximity of the face. A hand clamped over my mouth and I began screaming from the pain.

"Quick, she had woken up, give her the pain medication!" The order was yelled and obeyed right after. A needle was stabbed into my arm which started up my screaming again.

"Shh, it's alright now, we gave you some medication, along with you being healed with the medical nin," said the voice. The gentleness of the voice made me obey it. I looked up into the face of a cute brown haired brown eyed boy. He looked a little older than me, maybe in his early twenties. I tries to smile at him because he was right. The pain began subsiding almost immediately. Now, the pain was almost completely gone and I could move.

"You are almost healed all the way," he said smiling. I couldn't help but smile back but my mind began wondering so I wasn't mentally there in that room. I began thinking about Gaara, Temari, Kankuro, the beautiful hibiscus I had bought that didn't really have a chance to really admire, I thought of Caitlynn and Itachi, if they were together now. I closed my eyes and thought only of Gaara. The curve of his jaw, the way his hair was set, the beautiful mark on the left side of his forehead, the way his husky voice always made my heart flutter, the muscles hidden beneath his clothes, how big his hands were compared to mine, the beautiful color of his eyes, and even the way his lips moved when he smiled and said my name. I was just beginning to relax and enter my happy place when another face invaded. Suddenly, Gaara's face melted into that of Deidara. His brilliant blue eyes squinted as he smiled, his blonde hair fell in a halo around his chiseled face, he was much taller than me, he had long lean muscles. He was powerful and strong and…beautiful in every way. I watched the way his mouth moved when he spoke my name, I listened to how gentle my name sounded on his tongue.

My eyes flew open and I sat up so quickly it made my head spin. I gripped whatever was closest to me and held on. What the hell was I thinking? My heart only beats for Gaara, and Gaara only! So, why do I keep seeing Deidara's face as well? I'm in love with Gaara, not Deidara, right? Right. His sweet words and actions have gotten to me, yeah, that must be the reason I'm seeing his face mixed with Gaara's.

My eyes darted around the room and locked with Pain's. He was sitting in a chair, located in a dark corner of the room. His eyes scrutinized me.

"So you are finally awake," he said, standing. I watched his every move as he made his way to my side.

"I've acquired what I wanted so you can go now," He said chuckling to himself.

"Be prepared for many more experiments," he said sending a chill down my spine. No I wanted to get out of here now! I don't know if I can handle many more experiments. I really needed to find Caitlynn and we needed to get out of here, like now!

3rd person

Temari sat and watched the hibiscus, scared to touch it after what the florist had told her. For several days now, she sat in Caitlynn and Alicia's room wondering how this plant could be used to find them. She decided to go see the florist again. She carefully grabbed the pot it was held in and left. It didn't take long before she saw the shop. Once inside she searched for the worker. He was in the back of the shop, watering the plants.

"Uh, excuse me?" she asked, he turned around and smiled but the smiled disappeared when he caught sight of the hibiscus.

"Can I help you dear?" he asked her and she nodded.

"You told me this plant can be used to find its owner…how?" she asked and he sighed.

"To be honest, I really don't know how it can find its owner, it just does. Maybe you have to figure out how to activate it," he said and turned his back to her. She growled but left. The florist sighed in relief.

"It's not hard to activate it," he mumbled and went back to his work.

Temari stared at the plant almost all the way home wondering how to use it to find them. She sighed.

"How… how can I get you to find Caitlynn and Alicia? Find them!" she said through locked teeth. Temari screamed and almost dropped the plant when it began to vibrate very slightly. Something came out from the soil in the pot and constricted around her forearm. She began screaming.

"How? This isn't possible! This isn't happening, this can't be true! No plant could do something like that…NO! This is-…" her screams died off. She dropped to the ground on her hands and knees, panting. She knew where they were, she knew how to get to them but she needed help. She went to tell and retrieve Gaara and Kankuro and anybody else. When Gaara and Kankuro got the news they jumped in immediately. It was going to be difficult finding them but at least they knew where they could be located. They needed to jump into action, it's serious when Gaara, the Kazekage, is going to be joining the search party. In a few hours, a whole bunch of people were grouped in an extremely large search party, ready to go in search of their missing comrades.

"Let's Go!" yelled Gaara, and they all took off, heading in the direction Temari was leading them, the plant was still wrapped around her forearm, getting tighter and tighter. Literally squeezing the life out of her arm but it was a small price to pay if they could find Caitlynn and Alicia.

Thank you all for reading and reviewing our story! We really appreciate it! Sorry the chapter updates are a little slow, I guess we are having a little bit of writer block but now the search party for Caitlynn and Alicia have finally been assembled. Maybe we can get somewhere and maybe they can somehow get back to their own time. Again, we appreciate everyone who reads, reviews, favorites, ect! REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW!