misanthropic-Belldandy, isikova. elena98, sweetlittlemiko and DarkDust27

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I should warn you, I plan to make this a bit darker than what I normally write, so if you are not comfortable with that I would not read it. I'll try to put a warning at the beginning of the chapter like my other stories. Topics it may touch: drug use, sex, mental and physical abuse, gore and torture. Not 100% sure yet, my mind usually has a concept but when I start writing it ends up taking weird turns.

"Speaking in Japanese"

"Speaking in English"

"Speaking in Spanish"

'Thoughts'

I don't proofread my chapters! I just dish them out as I write them because I'm lazy so keep in mind it'll probably have a lot of grammar errors.

Any who, on with the story!

Enjoy!

Disclaimer: I DON'T OWN NARUTO. JUST MY OCs.

It had been two months since they had incorporated Momochi Zabuza into their ranks. Of course he was still on probation with his chakra sealed off and only allowed to use it if the Hokage sent him on a mission but while in the village, he was not allowed to use it. The man had been given a new name too as to not cause a war with Kiri for harboring one of their fugitives. So far the he been abiding by their rules and seem to keep to himself or seen talking with Kakashi every now and again. HIs subordinate, Haku, could usually be seen hanging out with him but when he wasn't he was at the hospital as a part-time medic. Saratobi sat at his desk, elbows resting on it with fingers laced just in front of his mouth as he stared at his Jonin, he had called a meeting with the shinobi he had left incharge with keeping an extra eye out on the missing nin and report anything suspicious back to him.

"Anything to report on Mizushima Kirisame?" Saratobi asked and watch his shinobi all shake there heads no. Kakashi was the only one to step forward and give his intake, after all he was the main one that was keeping tabs on Zabuza the most since the man talked to him every once in a while.

"He seems to keep to himself but I have seen him training Naruto every now and again" Kakashi stated not looking up from his book, Hiruzen coughed in his hand, he didn't understand how Kakashi could read that with a straight face.

"Training Naruto you say?" he leaned back in his seat as he stroked his beard in amusement. He hadn't planned for Naruto to take a liking to him or even for Momochi-san to agree to the boys plead of training. Originally he wanted Ebiso to train him for the chuunin exam finals at least until Jiraiya arrived but this would do for now.

"Yes, he trains both him and Haku in the afternoons, he doesn't really seem interested in anything, seems like he's just...waiting. Also Naruto has had of habit of calling him by his name despite the many times I tell him he needs to refer to him as Kirisame."

Waiting? Now that was interesting. What was the missing nin waiting for?

"Keep a tighter watch on him" Saratobi instructed his shinobi "I want to know everything that seems out of the ordinary for him. As for Naruto I will speak to him."

A snort from the group made his eyes narrow, he should had figured his son would be the one to comment first.

"Something you want to share Asuma?"

"Him being in the village is already out of the ordinary, what are his reasonings? It can't just be for the Yuki boy" Asuma said taking a cigarette out and placing it on his lips at the ready. He couldn't denied that his son made a good point. Was he planning an attack against them even after they gave him sanctuary? Or was he waiting for them to conclude that they didn't need him and would dispose of him quickly? Did he know something they didn't?

"Purpose? No purpose, I'm just carrying out Azu's wishes that's all"

Those had been the words Momochi-San had told him when he arrived and that was all the T&I departed managed to get out of him. He wasn't due for another mind sweep until next month. Mind sweeps took time, too many at once could cause damage to the brain from the memory review, digging through their memories could have lasting effects. He could still remember when they had done it on Azu, she had not been the same after it had been done. He made a new protocol because of it and it had in fact become more successful for the Yamanaka clan. Inoichi has even reported that information came to them more easily since the host was grow accustomed to their chakra without them knowing and sometimes it gave them more insight. And at the moment it was they wanted, they wanted Momochi as an ally for now, after all the Momochi Clan was quite known for their chakra, that it was on the borderline of becoming a bloodline limit.

He had a feeling that Momochi-san knew it too.

Azucena held the cup in her hand in a tight grip as she sat on Thea's couch, her gym bag she had quickly put together sat beside her. Thea was looking at her in concerned but didn't say anything. Azucena couldn't get rid of the images of her family's faces when she told them she was leaving and staying with Thea from now on. Her mother began to cry and kept asking why and telling she couldn't do that, not when they had just got her back. Carolina kept blaming herself even when Azucena told her it wasn't her fault. Victor and Gabriela didn't live with their parents so it really didn't affect them but they had tried to talk her out of it and convince her to stay for the sake of their mother. Her father had been the most understanding and Daniel...he hadn't said much. In fact he didn't say anything at all, he had just watch her leave with a sad look on his face. It wasn't that she was scared of hurting Thea, because she was. It was just the risk was much lower since Thea was still going to school and she worked full-time and that meant she wouldn't be in her apartment for most of the day.

"I started a new show and I'm barely on episode two if you want to watch it with me, I don't mind re-watching the first episode again" Thea said plopping down beside her and it made Azucena flinch as she tried to hold back her natural instinct of taking a swing.

"Sure" She forced a grin.

"Hell no, you are not going to start being fake with me" Thea glared at her "You better start showing your fucking feelings! I'm supposed to be your best friend! I know you don't want to talk and that's fine! I get that, but don't fucking put on a fake face! You know I hate when people do that shit!" She snapped at her. Azucena's grin dropped and she launched herself at Thea, wrapping her arms around her shoulders and burying her face in her best friend's shoulder. Azucena began to sob, it was the most heart wretched sound Thea heard come out of her friend. Azucena could feel Thea tense but only for a moment before her arms wrapped around her and held her tightly. It only made her cry harder and through her chokes and stuttering she told Thea everything that has happened with her family since she'd been had returned.

"I...I hurt them" she finally broke down "I hurt...and scared my own family" Azucena cried into Thea's shoulder remembering when she bit Victor and when she lashed out at Daniel and Carolina, and she scared them at the store.

Thea didn't know what to say, she had a feeling whatever she said wouldn't help Azucena feel better so instead she let her vent and only held her tighter to let her know she was there for her no matter what.

"I know this probably won't make you feel better but you'll get through this...it doesn't feel like it now but you will...maybe you need to see a therapist—"

"No" Azucena pulled away from her "I can't, not with everything I've done..." Azucena took a deep breathe and let it out.

"Azu...keeping this bottled up inside-"

"I've...there's blood...on my hands" Azucena said slowly before looking Thea in the eyes.

Thea's eyes widened at her friends confession "You...killed...before?" She squirmed in her seat and then swallowed hard trying to process the information "This...this is a lot to take in..."

Azucena nodded in agreement, she was thankful Thea hadn't left but she could see the fear slowly creeping into her eyes.

"Do you remember the day I vanished?" Azucena asked quietly.

"Yeah we were going to go dancing after we dropped off our stuff then you ditch me" Thea poked her forehead and Azucena let her.

"I didn't ditch you...I left this universe on accident"

"First off, I didn't even make the brownies that strong—"

Azucena couldn't help but chuckle slightly because they had eaten special brownie's that day but that wasn't it.

"No, I mean I literally left this world, dimension whatever you want to call it"

Moments of silence passed between them before Thea began to laugh and then push her jokingly.

"No, seriously, what happened?" Thea questioned her but the serious look on Azucena's face told her other wise "Shit, you're serious...b-but how is that even...possible?" she gaped at her and Azucena's nodded once.

"I don't know, even I'm still having a hard time believing it myself... but if it weren't for my scars, I would have thought it to be a dream"

"Where...did you go?"

"Would you believe me if I told you I went on your favorite anime show?"

"..."

"Yeah, I didn't believe it either. I thought I was still high on those brownies you made" Azucena's snorted sadly.

"...Maybe you should start from the beginning"

"Maybe..." Azucena hesitated biting her lip in thought.

"But?" Thea pressed on the change in her friends attitude sent warning alarms in her head "If you don't want to say you don't have to, you know that...right?"

"It's...just" Azucena sighed "Some serious shit happened and I don't know how you'll...react. I haven't even told my own family on what really happen to protect them"

"The...killing?"

"I didn't have a choice" Azucena whispered "It was either them or...me" looking down refusing to meet Thea's eyes. She was ashamed that she chose her life, she was a coward.

"That's...that..."

"I know, it's fucked up. I'M fucked up—"

"You're not fucked up—"

"I am" Azucena ran a hand through her hair "I just learned to hide it after all, shinobi rule #25 and ninja must never show their emotions"

"If it weren't for the serious talk I would be proud of you for remembering that rule—"

"It's the truth, I know from experience that how you get killed or in my case almost die" Azucena placed a hand on her shoulder where Kakashi had pierced his hand through her. She almost died for Haku because she cared too much for him.

"What happened? You don't have to say—" Thea began and was immediately cut off by Azucena.

"I need to...just promise you'll still be my friend? Something happened in that storm...I'm not the same, I can feel it..." Was it magic? Physics? Paranormal?...Or something else?

Thea wrapped her in a hug "You need to hide the bodies? I can get the shovel and trash bags." Azucena softly smiled at that and hugged Thea back.

"Burning the bodies works better followed by burying the remains, they can't steal you're knowledge that way"

"Dude..."

"Yeah, I know, that sounded really fucked up"

Yay I'm excited! The next chapter is finally the start how everything happened!