The faint sound of a beeping monitor brought you out of your slumber. The sound was very familiar, and you knew it well not to mention the smell of sterilization that lingered around the room, mixed in with clean air. No doubt you, this was a hospital. Slowly your eyes began to open, a tired moan escapes between your lips. Which alerted the person who stepped into the room, hearing their rushed footsteps quickly make their way to the side of your bed, their eyes look down at you happy and relieved. Awaiting for those eyelids to open fully, slowly lightly was let into your vision that quickly, though instead of seeing light. Something else came into your vision.

Red Eyes.

Those dark cold red eyes that glowed and pierced something in you that cracked. It felt painful, for some reason eyes that reminded you of a certain man that was the essence of darkness back home. Whom now was in this world, there was no doubt of that, his presence seem to impose itself from those red eyes that belong to that young man with the black hair, who's dark flames surrounded you, casting yourself into darkness that wish never return to.

The eyes seem to make their place permitted in you, this brief hunting sensation came over you like a shroud. Entangling you. His eyes burned into you, and next a lighting blade comes and slashes across you.

Your eyes shoot open in fear straight at the ceiling, they stayed fixated on that one point unmoving. A faint voice kept calling to you, their hand waved infront of your eyes to break your upward gaze. Seeing it was not working, began to worry your visitor they call to you again, this time gently shaking your shoulder and from their touch, you where brought back to the land of the living.

"May, May, what's wrong are you ok?"you hear their voice, blinking a few times to regain your vision of the hospital room one you knew well. All to well, having worked in here many times and haven woken up in here when you first found yourself in Sunakagure. Your spinning head slowly began to stop, touching lightly as you slowly push yourself up, the person next to your bed helps you sit up carefully.

"...Thank you."you tell them tiredly, after a few more blinks you turn to them fully finding Hinata there. Her lavender eyes only showed concern."I am fine..."you assure her, looking around."...The hospital room...how is that I..."remembering back from what happened, throwing your covers off quickly, you jump out of the bed to fall onto your knees. If not for Hinata who grabs hold of you quickly before you hit the floor fully.

"May!"she panics. Holding you by your arm, a shot of pain from your knees quickly burned in you from the pressure you forcefully applied to yourself. Making them give out, Hinata helps you back onto the bed."You shouldn't move really. Your knees are still healing."she tells you.

Hearing what she said, you look down to your knees finding them wrapped up to your feet. There was a some blood on the bandages that seep through. Looking them, remembering the kunais that where lodged in them seem to still linger, a pain much worse than the actually pain you where feeling right now. Hinata notices your fixated look on your injury, she could see the death look of confusion and fear in your eyes. Like you where trying to understand it, making her worry slightly.

She opens her mouth to say something, when you did. The look in your eyes quickly left filling with certain concern."Hinata...what of everyone else...how are they? How are the people? Mr. Gaara how are he and his people?"

Work was still being done for the Land of Wind and their hidden village. Luckily they had the help of ninjas from Konohagakure who offered their assistance, the extra pair of hands really helped. The damage that was done was soon able to be repaired, those needing tending where tended to. Again, they where lucky for their nature defense of their land that in a sense minimized the damage. Gaara had returned back to Sunagkaure to over see everything, he had to meet with the council members and discuss everything that happen. Among the members, Kakashi joined them. Having fought Rahzar who managed to allude him before any sort of real damage could be done.

Those able to get a good look at these creatures, mutants and from the reports that came in about the Kraang Bots and the mutated ninjas that where infused with some strange sort of chemical upon their back that oozed out of their skin and could be seen through their veins. These ninjas looked both alive yet not, they looked disfigured and tormented. Yet functioned well, many felt it was some sort of kinjutsu, but there really wasn't any way to really tell.

Reports came in about other villages, how they had the same attack but not as grave compared to theirs. Still it was the same, in some matters. Kakashi listen to the rants of the men, something he would rather not hear about, but he had to stay even if he would rather be reading. So he let his mind wonder, while in a sense listening. Thinking back to his fight with Rahzar, what stood out besides the creature's look was the words that he said to his clone of May.

"Are you wondering, how we got here?"

Those words stood out the most, even though he had questions as to why he was so interested in May really. The mutant refused to tell him, leaving any sort of information to a minimal between the two. The fight seem more like a distraction, Rahzar's skills Kakashi could tell where pretty good yet at the same time novice. Even so the mutant's fighting style was sharp, brutal and bloodthirsty. He was quick for a fella that big, Kakashi had to make sure he kept his distance seeing how he had long claws that seem to extend if needed. His taijutsu was that on suburb skill, no doubt taught by a master on a much higher level.

Still, he wondered what his opponent meant by those words. Where they directed at May? And if so, where was the girl from, because it clearly showed in his words that they two knew of eachother. So it was accurate to assume they hailed from the place, the question was from where? Because from the weapons and tech they used was nothing of this world at all. Remembering back to the mission in the Land of Waves, those same Kraang Bots that came at them. Such complex and refined machinery. They fought just like a skilled warrior and those disfigured looking ninjas.

Kakashi knew there was more to this whole thing, something much bigger behind scenes, and he knew of one person who knew or might know what happening to this world or pretty much who was threatening it.

May.

Making a memo to talk with her later, of course once she was well. Just thinking about May, he knew something was different about her seeing, having noticed her many times back in village. Konohagakure, he would catch her flying through or around. A few times he would watch from afar her training with Tsunade, or Sakura or just practicing to improve her skills. A few times maybe with Hinata or just relaxing with a few others, keeping himself concealed observing her, What was interesting was that whenever he would watch her and keep himself hidden she seem to look in the way of his direction. Like she knew he was watching her. Which was astounding to him, there was something he knew that set her apart from many. From what he heard around and from Guy. How she was able to stay on par with him, not to mention a few times he saw her levitating things without touching them, throw energy spheres and move water without using any sort of chakra, like she was the water itself. How this golden outline surrounded her, healing her right away and the way she could heal others with very little effort.

All this peaked his curiosity of her, who was she and where did she haul from. Not from Sunagakure like she was told when he first meet her. No, what place was she really from? Because he could easily tell, she seem misplaced from here. Like some sort of foreigner, from a different world. As if everything that was done, she had a questionable lost look in her eyes trying to understand how and why it was done. Not to mention the look she had hidden behind her eyes, how surprised seem when she saw others do certain things, like she seem puzzled. But came to accept it, even if didn't seem to make much sense to her.

One thing for sure he could tell, her personality was how it was. He could see she had some sort of innocents, scratch that she was completely innocent really that seem to radiant off her. Like some sort of new born, her bright wide eyes filled so much wonder and light. They always seem to smile no matter what, and where delighted on the smallest things, but they where also very observant and keen. Hidden behind those eyes, held a massive intellect that worked lighting fast. From what he saw back in the Land of Waves, thinking quickly on her toes. Not to mention her prowess, which told him there was more to her and not to take her lightly.

Even if she came off like it, besides all that he for some reason could see the center of her. Which he never knew could exist inside someone really. It was a good thing, a really good thing, yet he still could not put his finger on it.

With his mind off thinking about her, May. He had to bring it back when he heard the Kazekage call to him. Looking around all eyes where upon the ninja. Thinking quickly on the question Gaara had asked him.

"Oh, yes."Kakashi remember about the question about his assailant he fought."From what I could gather, there really wasn't much I can say. He didn't give me a name or anything. No sort of information. But from the looks of it, it seem like he and his ambush had their main target."he tells the members who waited for him to tell them. He was getting ready to say who it was, but stops seeing Gaara's eyes tighten slightly pleading with him not say anything."Which, I wasn't able to find out." He lies.

Relief came to Gaara's eyes.

"Is that all?"Ryouta looks firmly at the man, who looks back at the man. The look in his eyes trying to dug deeper in Kakashi's, as if looking for something or seeing if it was a lie. But, Kakashi keep his look firm as his words. While at the sametime looking into Ryouta's for the samething. The councilman kept his look like stone, not allow Kakashi entrance. Concealing his treachery well. A few more seconds passed between their gaze, and the councilman breaks his hold on the ninja."Well, I for one heard from another that their main target was that girl. May O'Neil."

Gaara having to remain calm, was surprised on the inside. He looks to the man. The other members besides Kankuro and Kakashi gasp and mummer among themselves.

"Is this true, Lord Kazekage?"a member asks Gaara.

Gaara remained silent, yet he couldn't for long. Because he knew any more seconds with his silence would confirm it was true. Which he was well aware that it was, he couldn't lie to his people. Then again he didn't want to give up May, afraid of what the other's reaction might be. It was bad enough she still had those in the village who where still uneasy about her and should this get out, it would add to it. And the last thing he would want for her, was to experience such a thing of isolation and anger.

Kankuro could see the thought going through his younger brother's head. On this dilemma, he had it too. A person like May he felt couldn't handle something like, not being so new to this world. To life, he himself felt compelled to protect her from it, like his siblings. Though not on such a higher degree like them, it was still up there.

Swallowing hard, he opens his mouth. But instead of his words that came out, it was someone else. A voice they didn't expect to hear, infact no one did.

"They are after me..."you confess, all eyes turn to you. Gaara stands up quickly from his seat surprised to see you standing there or pretty much with the help of Hinata."..."