A few days passed and it was now time for my weekly therapy sessions with Inoichi to get back on track. "So… Aelia. Now that you're back from the Akatsuki, I'll assume you've got some interesting stories to tell me?" I nodded, looking away. "Take a seat." I did as I was told and sat down in front of the Yamanaka. "What went on in the last few months? What did the Akatsuki make you do?" I shrugged, "N-nothing too horrible, really… I mean they made me steal Hidan's corps to prove my loyalty but I managed to convince Shikamaru to lend it to me… I went on a few lower grade missions… nothing too stressful…"

He knew that I was lying and he called me out on it. "Anything else?" I shook my head. Inoichi let out a sigh, "I'm usually against pressuring my patients but you are a special case. Tell me what went on in there." I let out a sigh, "Just some deeply traumatizing shit. Nothing out of the ordinary." Inoichi facepalmed. "That answer right there, is the reason why I genuinely believe you are a deeply flawed person." I shrugged, "Never denied the fact that I was a bitch." I joked.

"You know that's not what I meant and you're using humor as a coping mechanism again." I looked away from him. He probably noticed by now, that I wasn't ever truly looking into his eyes, just looking at his forehead or the space between his eyebrows. I was handing him many signs that I wasn't comfortable, shifting positions all the time, flinching whenever he got too close by leaning in to try and grab something, not making eye contact.

This was all a test, he knew something was up and he was trying to figure it out without me having to tell him. He finally asked me the questions he knew the answers to, "Why are you flinching all the time?" I played dumb, "I'm not flinching." Inoichi let out a silent sigh, "Really? Then come over here and sit next to me." I shook my head no. "Why not?" he smirked, thinking he was getting somewhere, "I don't want to cran my neck to talk to my therapist. Facing you is better."

"Yet you haven't looked me in the eye since you got here." I paused but kept my cool, "It's been a long time since the last time I've been here." was all that I said though he knew it was a bullshit answer. "Did they beat you?" he asked finally. "What? No!" I exclaimed, horrified, "They didn't do that, what the fuck?!" I cleared my throat and sat back down, "Sorry." I said in the end. "From what I have observed," started Inoichi, acting as though the previous scene never happened, "You were looking the receptionist in the eye and pretty comfortable around her, but when my assistant called you over, you started acting weary around him-"

I cut him off, "You were watching me?" he nodded, "You never really tell me anything so I need to observe you in your natural state." I cocked a brow before chuckling, "I'm not some wild animal, you don't need to 'catch me in my natural habitat' you know?" Inoichi sighed and continued. "You're weary around men. You weren't before so something must've happened during your time in the Akatsuki." I let out a sigh, this felt more like an interrogation than a therapy session.

"I can't help you unless you tell me." I let out a sigh, annoyed at the fact that I've been hearing that a lot lately, "Isn't your job figuring out what happened based on how I behave?" Inoichi sent me a blank look, "My job is to help you deal with your shit and figure out how said shit may affect you." I let out a sigh and rested my head in my palm. "I don't want to talk about it." Inoichi chuckled, "There's always the hard way you know." I gulped, not wanting to physically go through the same torture again. Please don't search my mind. "I'll talk." I said in the end, sending him a glare. I took a deep breath in and opened my mouth to speak.

"I got raped." Inoichi nodded, "How?" he asked, knowing it would trigger me but I kept my cool, took deep breaths in, practicing the breathing exercises Sakura gave me. "I went on a mission with Deidara, we had to go undercover as a couple to Zalfari. We were trying to bring down a sex trafficking ring and decided to use me as bait. I got drugged and overestimated my abilities, decided not to just pretend to be under the drug's effects. I wasn't able to use chakra after that and was constantly tired." I noticed my breathing becoming faster with each sentence that I spoke, trying to suppress the memories.

"I would fight back every now and then but they would just drug me even more and beat me to the point where I couldn't move… then they would-" I felt a sharp pain in my chest and shut up immediately. "I see." said Inoichi, watching as I struggled to breathe for a few seconds. "Do you remember any faces?" I nodded, "J-just one…" Inoichi tried to make eye contact but I couldn't meet his gaze, "Describe him to me." I shook my head, "Then tell me what happens when you're around other men." I guess I could do that.

"I-I just feel scared all the time… nervous, even if I know the person. When I look them in the eye, all I see is him, all I can hear is him, all I can feel is him," tears filled my eyes but I didn't let them fall, "He's going to come for me… I can feel it…" I said, terror filling my gaze. Inoichi sighed, "Most people who get raped usually enter a depressive state and blame themselves. Knowing your record, I'd advise you not to go near any sharp objects for a while." I nodded, it made sense after all. "Sakura told me about the PTSD attack that you had, she's a medic, you should tell her what's going on. She was terrified when she told me about it, said it was like you were in a different place."

Guilt churned in my stomach as I remembered the worried look on my friend's face. "Is there… anyone you can trust to talk about this? Maybe your brother-" I immediately cut him off, "He can never know." Inoichi was taken aback for a second, "Why? He's your brother, surely he'd understand-" I shook my head, "I don't want him to start worrying about me." I said but Inoichi shook his head, "It's not that you don't want his worry, you don't want his pity. This is about your pride."

I looked down, "Come on Aelia, I've spent time inside of your head." said Inoichi matter-of-factly, "I know everything there's to know about you. You don't really care about Naruto's worry. You don't want him to pity you." I shook my head, "You're wrong. If he worries about me, he won't be able to focus, he'll get hurt. I don't want to get in his way with this." I mumbled, looking him in the eye for once but immediately averting my gaze.

"He's your brother. He's going to notice something's wrong eventually. You should tell him before the matter gets worse." suggested Inoichi, "This isn't a joke, Aelia. Naruto can help you deal with this, your entire team can. You just need to trust them." I nodded, knowing that he was right, "But… everytime I talk about it… I just… freeze up, get sent back to that horrible place. I can feel everything still." I said, hugging myself. "This Deidara you've been talking about… how did he react? Does he even know?" I nodded, "He knows… He blamed himself for suggesting the plan…" Inoichi leaned back in his chair, "What about you? Do you blame him?"

I immediately shook my head, "It was a plan that anyone would've thought of and besides, it's my own fault for agreeing." The Yamanaka nodded, "Did you agree to this plan knowing that this would happen?" I hesitated, "I knew that there was a possibility. I overestimated my medical abilities when I got injected by that drug and let it course its way through my system. It's my fault for not reacting in time."

The man pinched the bridge of his nose, "You really are blaming yourself…" he breathed out, "So, tell me about your relationship to Deidara. Are you guys friends?" I nodded, a blush covering my face. "Something along the lines of that…" Inoichi sighed, "Just say you guys are dating, man." I chuckled before I noticed that Inoichi was looking at the time. "Our time is up. I expect you to at least tell Sakura about this, she has the authority to prescribe you something that might help you." I nodded, not really listening.

"Remember, you have to stay away from sharp things so no shinobi work for a while. I'll ask Tsunade to relieve you of your duties for the time being." I choked on my spit, "NO! I need things to feel normal!" Inoichi shook his head, "You'll just overwork yourself and shove the trauma in a box to never be opened again. You need to face this head on and do things that won't harm you. In fact, I know that you'll be sneaking out so I'll ask Tsunade to relieve your entire team of their duties. Maybe then you'll do what's good for you and tell them." I glared at him before letting out a sigh and leaving, watching as he did a jutsu to send the letter. "Great. Not only did I get interrogated here, I'll have to go through the same thing all over again once I get home. Thank you, so, so much." I spat out, leaving the room.

"You'll understand eventually. This is for your own good." I slammed the door and left the building, doing everything I could possibly do before heading towards my home. I went to the market, bought myself some dango, went shopping, went to a cafe, listened to Deidara's bird in the park… I sat on the bench where he kissed me for a while, hoping that he would magically appear out of nowhere and hug me, tell me he was going to stay.

"I hope you come back soon." I whispered, tracing the bird's wings with my thumb. "Next time, I'll be the one giving you something. I'll write you a poem maybe…" I mumbled, putting the bird back inside of my pocket. I had been holding it the entire time I was in Inoichi's room, using it to ease my nerves. "Is this seat taken?" I looked up to see Anko. "Suit yourself." I mumbled, scooting over to the side to let her sit. "Coming back from Inoichi?" I nodded. "Man you really look out of it today. Ichiraku. My treat." I smiled at that and followed the kunoichi to the famous ramen stand.

"Aelia-chan! You're back!" exclaimed Teuchi as he asked his daughter to make me some miso ramen. "It's good to be back, Teuchi-san! How have you been?" I asked the man, slurping on my noodles as I listened. "Naruto started coming here five times a day instead of his usual three after you left, he was really depressed. Apparently you were framed, did you find out who it was?"

I shook my head, "I've pissed off a lot of people so I've just decided to drop the case. I got to learn a lot of things while I was gone so I'm thankful for that." I said with a glint in my eye and a fake smile on my face. The man nodded and gave me another bowl, "Tonight, you can eat as much as you want, it's on the house!" My eyes widened at the offer but I knew I couldn't do that to him, "You've given me my fair share of free meals already, Teuchi. Besides, Anko-san is paying for me." I grinned while the woman nodded, already crying for her wallet. We paid then left the stand with happy stomachs.

"There's one thing I don't understand though," said Anko all of a sudden, "Why did you confess?" I shrugged, "I wanted to see what would happen." Anko nodded, "I guess curiosity really did kill the cat, huh?" I chuckled at her words, "Perhaps. But satisfaction brought it back." I smirked at her as I walked through the street with her following me closely. "What are you going to do now?" asked the woman.

"I don't know, I'll probably take a break from being a shinobi, really focus on my information dealing… which really plummeted since I'm a Konoha shinobi now, which means I can't sell information about Konoha to other places." I pouted annoyed, "There were some amazing deals too! Some guy was going to pay me four million ryo to know whether we had a secret weapon or not! Can you believe that?! For a yes or no answer!" the woman chuckled as she ruffled my hair. "You're as greedy as ever." she said finally. "But of course. I'll see you around?" the woman nodded and waved.

With the sun setting and the birds stopping their songs, I went towards my house, knowing full well that I would get bombarded with questions as soon as I stepped into the beautiful manor. "What the hell?" asked Naruto, arms crossed as he stood in front of the door, Sakura and Kakashi behind him with the same expression. I didn't know where Sasuke was. "Um… what's up?" I gave them a tiny wave and smiled nervously. "Kakashi-sensei just got a letter from Tsunade-sama saying we were relieved of our duties for the time being." said Sasuke, popping his head from behind the group, "O-okay… why are you all mad at me?" I asked, deciding to play dumb.

"We read the letter Aelia, no need to play dumb." said Naruto. "Since when have you been going to therapy and why aren't you allowed near sharp objects?" I let out a sigh, "I'm going to let you think about that." I mumbled, heading towards the stairs. "I thought you'd gotten better." said Naruto, "Things changed." was my answer as I took a step towards the staircase that led to my room. "How have they Aelia? I'm worried about you." I noticed Sasuke nod his head in a way that told me to just come clean about the situation.

"It's… not that big of a deal…" I said in the end. "THAT'S BULLSHIT!" I flinched at Sasuke's tone, "IT'S BEEN KILLING YOU FOR OVER A MONTH AND YOU'RE JUST GOING TO DISMISS THE ISSUE?! IF YOU DON'T TELL THEM RIGHT NOW, I WILL!" I took a step back, fear shooting through my veins as I tried to calm myself. Sasuke's mood immediately went back to normal as he apologized for lashing out.

"S-sorry, I've been holding it in for a while." I nodded, knowing how annoying it must've been for him to see me pretend like everything was normal. "L-let's go to t-the living room. We're all going to need to s-sit down for this…" I mumbled, dragging myself to said room and sitting on the sofa. "Now then… speak." said Naruto, sitting in front of me and shooting me an expectant look. I started sweating. "F-first things first! I don't w-want you to o-overreact and do something s-stupid!" I exclaimed, a determined look on my face. "I promise." said the boy easily. I let out a sigh and shot a look at Sakura and Kakashi as well, "We promise." said the silver haired jonin as he showed us both his hands.

"A-a few months ago… When I was in the Akatsuki… I took on a mission." I told them the entire thing, sometimes not being able to breathe properly during the more detailed parts. My team listened the entire time, horrified looks on their faces as they listened to my story. Sasuke covered his mouth, he only knew that I'd been raped, he didn't know what they'd done to me so he reacted as though it was the first time he was hearing me. Sakura had tears in her eyes, she looked sad and angry at the same time, gritting her teeth as she listened.

Kakashi started shaking in anger but he kept his cool still. Naruto was the worst one off. His face was pale the entire time I was speaking, his sadness, anger and disgust showed in his eyes. Once I was done with the story, he had enough. He ran to the bathroom and threw his dinner up into the sink, washing it away afterwards. "A-are you alright?" I asked, rubbing his back and handing him a mint. The blonde shook his head, livid.

"You've kept this in for that long?!" he exclaimed, his anger quickly turning into sadness. Naruto pulled me into a hug, smothering me in his jacket. "I can't breathe…" I choked out but that only made Naruto tighten his hold. "You've been dealing with all of that on your own…" said Sakura, "You could've told me about it… I could've helped…" she said, her voice cracking as she too, joined the hug. "Some really fucked up shit happened to you didn't it?" sighed Kakashi as he pulled my brother and the pinkette away from me.

He held me by shoulders and looked me dead in the eye, "I promise you, all of us are going to help you through this. After you get better and we get clearance to do some shinobi work, we'll track this guy down and kill him." something warm surfaced in me, "Thanks guys…" I said with a slight smile. I felt a tap on my shoulder and turned around, seeing Sasuke, "Um… Hey?" the boy shot me a brotherly look before giving me a hug, "Yeah, don't you worry."

Naruto approached me slowly, pushing Sasuke away and hugging me once more, "Is that why you were acting weird the first time you came here?" I nodded, still feeling guilty about the way I acted. The boy kissed the top of my head and finally said. "You said something about Deidara… What did he do?" I smiled, "Um… you know… he really helped me after that I mean he was keeping his distance at first because I'd get flashbacks just from being near him but after that… things worked out…" I said with a slight smile. "That's good…" he said with a satisfied look in his eyes.

"I guess I could respect him for not leaving…" he mumbled while I shot him a deadly glare, "Oi, you didn't even meet him yet, don't just decide if you like him right off the bat." Naruto made a face, "I was complimenting the guy!" I chuckled before giving him a little squeeze and letting go. "I hope what happened doesn't change the way you see me… much." Sakura shook her head, "That would never happen you know…" she gave me a small hug and guided me to my room. "We'll have a movie marathon or something while we are off duty. I think we deserve a break anyways." I chuckled before smiling, "Maybe we could go to a hot spring resort?" said the girl, rubbing her chin, "I think we all deserve a break." said Kakashi with a smile on his face. "Hot springs it is then." said Sasuke with a slight smile. We went to our respective rooms and slept for the night.

For the first time in a long while, I woke up late. I went down the stairs of my shared house with Team Seven and sat down at the table, putting a little bit of everything onto my plate. "Good morning to you too." said Kakashi with what I assumed to be a smile under his mask. Since I'm feeling inspired today, I decided to lock myself in my room and write poetry. "Would you like to go out today?" asked Sakura, handing over the maple syrup. "I'm planning to stay in my room for most of the time today… sorry." the pinkette chuckled, "No problem. Call me if you need any company." I nodded and went up to my room after finishing my breakfast and putting my plate in the sink. "Bye everyone," I said with a smile on my face. I ran up the stairs and slammed the door to my room, getting out my new poetry notebook and opening it to the first page.

"And~ I have no idea what to write." I mumbled, slamming my head into my pillow. "I'll just write about him, how he makes me feel." I thought, a blush covering my face as I started scribbling on the notebook, ripping out pages as I made mistakes or didn't like what I had written. In the end, I finally wrote something I deemed perfect.

(This is an edited version of the poem You're My Everything by Jetem Westbrook)

My Promise To You

It makes me happy just being by your side.

In those few seconds I feel purified.

You'll always be in my heart.

It's worth living the pain when we are apart.

Nobody is as special as you are to me.

I hope you'll never fail to see

Just how much I care for you,

And all my feelings will always be true.

I can't describe how much I care,

But when you need me, I'll be there

To wipe those tears when you are sad,

To make you smile when you are mad.

All these things I promise to do.

Just remember that I love you!

I smiled at the piece of paper, if there was a better way to write down my feelings, I didn't know, I smiled at the poem and shut the book, I hope he likes it when he reads it. I got out of bed and checked the time, my jaw dropping to the floor as I realised that I'd been trying to write this poem for four hours.

No way… I went to the kitchen and got myself a cup of water, I've been trying to write this for four hours?! Nah, bitch doesn't have any other option, he has to love the poem I don't give a shit. I let out a sigh and put my cup on the table. "Heya Aelia!" greeted Sakura as she appeared next to me, "Wanna go shopping?" I shrugged, "Why not?" the two of us snickered before leaving for the house and walking towards the small shopping center that was in Konoha.

We looked through the many clothes, not really finding anything that we liked when suddenly, Sakura rose her hand and waved at the one person I'd been avoiding ever since I got here: Ino. The blonde smiled shyly as she walked over to us and greeted Sakura, "Hello Sakura-chan, Aelia-chan." I gave her a curt nod as a greeting. This is awkward. "Well, I'll leave you two to catch up!" exclaimed Sakura as she walked away. There was an awkward silence for a few minutes before the blonde finally decided to break it. "So… what did you do when you were out of the village?"

I shrugged, "Not much. Just went into a few villages… mostly travelled." she nodded, "That sounds nice." It wasn't since it never happened but thanks anyway. "It was." I said with a smile. The girl nodded before another uncomfortable silence settled in. "Do you know how they framed you?" she asked after a while, "They added a few pieces of my DNA to the scene of the crime." I said with a shrug. "There's word going around, saying that you confessed." I nodded, "It's true. I did." she glared at me, "Why?" she asked, trying to keep her cool, "I got bored." I said with a shrug,

"Not a lot of interesting things happening around here." The girl seemed to consider it, "That doesn't explain why you'd accept the accusations. I saw Asuma die with my own eyes, I know for a fact that you didn't kill him. I even tried to testify but Tsunade wouldn't hear my claims. Nobody did." I shrugged, the matter was over now so there was no point in dwelling on it. "You really don't care do you?" asked the girl, a disappointed look in her eye. "It's not that I don't care, I just choose not to dwell on things. I got blamed for a murder, I decided to accept the punishment for it." The girl threw her arms in the air in frustration. "People hated you! Called you a traitor, harassed your entire team! Naruto got the worst blow! 'He's a monster so it isn't a surprise his sister is the same too' your entire team suffered because of your selfishness." I shrugged.

"You don't know the whole story so I guess your assumptions would be correct in your point of view." The Yamanaka sighed, "Tell me the whole story then. I need to know, Aelia." I shook my head, "You don't need to know, you want to know." the girl shot me a determined look, "How much do you want for the whole story?" she asked. I scoffed, "You can't be serious right now…" the girl opened her wallet, "How much?" I let out a sigh, knowing that she wasn't going to drop it, "Just a meal at Ichiraku's then." The girl nodded and dragged me to the ramen stand.

I ordered what I usually got and started to speak, "The murder was a coverup." I said, slurping on my ramen. "I was given a mission to steal a weapon from the Akatsuki. Failed miserably, but at least I got to learn a couple of very interesting things." Ino cocked a brow, "Let's just say… you're going to want to hone your reflexes." The girl nodded, not fully understanding, but knowing that asking about the rest would only lead to her getting nothing.

"Ah, there you are." said Sakura as she sat down next to us, "You abandoned me in that mall, geez." I chuckled, "You don't seem so sad about it, judging by the many bags you're carrying." The pinkette let out a small sigh and ordered some miso ramen. "I was so sad you left without me that I had to buy this many items to console myself…. With this." she shook my wallet in front of my eyes. "You did not." I snatched the wallet from her only to realise that it was empty. "You monster…" I breathed out. "Oh please! That barely makes a dent in your bank account." chuckled the girl, "What did you buy?" I asked, getting over the fact that Sakura had just spent one hundred thousand ryo in a shop.

"Well I bought a lot of shinobi items, these are for you and you," she handed two bags to me and Ino, "Then I bought some clothes, again, for you and you," she handed us three bags each this time. "And that's about it." I nodded, thankful for the clothes until I looked at the brand. These are some of the top brands. "Of course I was going to spoil myself since you left me all alone so I went to the more… pricey shops." I nodded, anime crying as I put the clothes back in the bag. My money~ I lost it to that pink haired she-devil~

"This was fun," said Ino, taking the bags with her and paying for our food. "See you around." she said as she waved and left. I let out a small sigh, eating some more ramen knowing damn well I had no cash to pay with. "Here." said Sakura, putting a stack of money on the counter, "That's the rest of what I actually spent. Thought it'd be funny to give you a scare." I let out a sigh of relief and grabbed the money, sending her a playful glare. "That scared the shit out of me, Sakura." I said in a childish tone. The girl nodded before erupting into laughter. "But you should've seen your face! Completely worth it. No regrets."

"Evil woman." I muttered as I got up from my seat and paid Teuchi. "See you tomorrow, Teuchi." I said with a smile, dragging Sakura away from the stand. "Wait! I was still hungry!" my eyebrow twitched at that, "You probably stopped at a cafe to eat somewhere, Sakura, I think that's enough." I said with a slight smirk. "Brave words." bellowed the girl, sending me a playful glare. We went home after that and were faced with the angry looking men that were in front of the door.

"Is there a curfew that we don't know of?" I whispered at the girl, she whispered back, "I'm not sure. Maybe we should book it." I nodded as the two of us slowly turned around and ran towards the door, only to be grabbed by the men. "Where have you been? Did you see what time it is?" asked Sasuke as he glared at the two of us, "The sun hasn't even set yet, what the fuck?" I mumbled, making Sakura chuckle.

"That's not the issue. You left without saying anything, we were worried." said Kakashi, pulling Sasuke and Naruto off of us. "Oh. That I can understand." said Sakura as she scratched the back of her neck. "Yeah. So, please. Next time you go out early in the morning, just leave a note." said Kakashi. "It was four in the afternoon." was my answer but Kakashi let out a small amount of killing intent, "Did I fucking stutter?" I shook my head, scared to my core.

I started shaking a little but I dismissed it. "U-um… I'm going to head to my room." I said with a smile on my face. "I-I'll come with you," said Sakura, grabbing my arm and running to my room with me. "That was terrifying." I said in the end, a chuckle at my lips. The girl nodded, "You wrote him a poem right? Let me read it," suggested the girl, a smile on her face. "W-why?"

"A poem is basically a declaration of love. I want to see how you put your feelings on paper." I swallowed hard, "But it's embarrassing." The girl cocked a brow, "Then how will you give it to Deidara?" she said with a smile on her face, knowing that this was the perfect argument. "I-I won't give it to him, yeah…" I said, trying to convince the pinkette. "Eh~ but then how will he know the depth of your feelings for him?" she let out a gasp, "You wouldn't," she said, forcing a blush to her face.

"Stop thinking of unholy things, pervert!" I exclaimed, my face a deep shade of crimson. The pinkette chuckled before grabbing my poetry booklet, frowning as she realised that I had written in english. "Eh~ I can't understand this!" she pouted, annoyed. I let out a sigh of relief. That's right, nobody here can read the latin alphabet… hehe, suckers.

"Aelia, come on~ tell me what it's about!" begged Sakura, basically hugging my leg and not letting go until I finally agreed. "It's just about a p-promise we made to each other…" I mumbled, face redder than a tomato. "So cute!" said the girl, "What was the promise?" I froze. "I-it's kind of personal, I don't really want to talk about it." the pinkette nodded, understanding that some things are better kept unsaid. "Are you going to do anything for your birthday? It's coming up soon isn't it?" I froze. I hadn't really thought of celebrating my birthday ever since what happened last time… but I guess I won't receive hurtful texts anymore since I wrecked my phone the moment I read the text. 'Burn in hell' she had said. My eyes darken just thinking about it.

"Aelia? Hello! Earth to Aelia," chuckled my pink haired friend, waving her hand in front of my eyes. "Um yeah I don't think I'll celebrate it this year." I said with a smile. The girl shook her head, "No way! It's your sixteenth birthday!" I shrugged. "So?" the girl huffed, "It's one of the most important birthdays! Come on! Aelia, you're basically becoming an adult!" whined the girl, trying to convince me to throw a party.

Naruto kicked the door down at what he heard, "Aelia?! An adult?! Not under my watch!" I cocked a brow and waited for him to elaborate. "Do you just stand outside the room with your ear to the door all the time?" asked my pink haired friend as she waited for Naruto's explanation. "It may be important for a girl, but sixteen is the time when old men and other guys think it's okay to catcall you!" exclaimed the boy, "They already think it's okay so…" I shrugged, pushing the boy away from me. "I don't want you to grow up! Why can't you go back to being the twelve year old girl from all those years ago!" exclaimed the boy, anime crying. "You used to be so nice! Now you're just a bitch!" he continued crying while Sakura and I laughed.

"Wow thanks." I said, sweat dropping as I pat the boy's head. "She's growing up! Why?!" I let out a sigh, "Yeah, yeah," I mumbled, trying to make my brother feel better. He finally stopped crying and looked up, "You won't leave the village again right? And if you do, you'll be back right?" I nodded, not really planning to leave anytime soon. "Sure, as long as I don't marry someone from another village, I'll always be here." I joked but Naruto looked up, horrified. "You're planning on getting married?!" I shrugged, "Probably…" I mumbled. "But that would mean… NO!" Naruto hugged me tightly again as though I was packing my bags to leave already. "Ugh, what?" I asked, starting to get annoyed, "But why can't your husband or wife move to Konoha?"

"Change is good sometimes and besides, me getting married isn't going to be happening for a long time so you can rest assured that I'll be here for a while." I huffed before blushing, "That is unless Deidara proposes when he comes back." I joked. Naruto immediately glared at a corner of the room, probably imagining beating the shit out of Deidara, "Nope. Not letting that happen." I chuckled, "You'd rather I marry Kakashi instead? Since he's the only man you can tolerate me being around with." the boy made a gagging nose while Sakura and I laughed. "I don't even want to imagine that." he mumbled, joining us in our laughter. "But seriously I'll accept any guy but that blonde bimbo." I cocked a brow, "Aren't you blonde, and… stupid?" The blonde glared at me, clearly annoyed. "I… But I'm…." he paused to think, "The future Hokage!" he exclaimed, I chuckled, "That doesn't make you smart." answered Sakura with a smirk on her face.

"Besides, Deidara… has helped me a lot with… well you know what I mean… he's very nice and caring." Sakura blushed as she ruffled my hair and squeezed the life out of me, "Aelia, you really love him don't you." my face turned crimson, "W-well I wouldn't go t-that far…" I mumbled, playing with my hair, "B-but it's somewhere close…"