A/N: ermmm…yeah...umm leave reviews! I'm completely grounded. My dad might even take away the monitor...damn.

Aftermath

W-where am I? The question asked as sunlight reached vermilion eyes. She blinked rapidly, taking in her surroundings. She was in a house, nowhere near as big as Gaara's though. It had a kind of lonely feeling, one that a single guy might keep. No wonder.

"Hey, you're awake! Are you ok?" Kankurou asked, face appearing over the side of the couch she was laying on.

She rolled over and faced the wall. "No. What happened?"

"Umm…I think you passed out. Whether it was from the blood loss or the force of that girl's explosion, I'm not sure..." he said trailing off. She looked pretty even like this.

"You're weird. Remind me again how you knew where I was?" She asked, still not looking at him.

He frowned. How to explain to her that he had been partially been stalking her, partially minding his own business without making her angry... "Hey, I saw you use that fire technique."

"Yeah. Something I learned awhile ago...with the Hachibi's help…" she said trailing off, yawning.

"Hachibi? Oh! That's what's in you isn't it, the eight tail?" He asked, surprised.

This time she didn't reply, just merely nodded.

He frowned and got up, grabbing a blanket from the cabinet and lightly draping it over her shoulders.

An hour later, Gaara finally showed up, with Baki and another guy he didn't know. And much to Kankurou's displeasure, Naruto was there too.

"Where's Nee-san?" He demanded.

"Shh! Be quiet, she's sleeping," Kankurou whispered as he ushered the two into his 'humble' home.

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"So, we'll come by and pick her up in the morning, right Naruto-kun?" Iruka asked the Kyuubi boy as they headed out the door

"Yeah! And then I can introduce her to everyone around Konoha! Believe it!" He yelled, excited and happy.

"Well, at least I wont have to live with her anymore," Gaara said, looking over his brother's shoulder as he stood at the doorway.

"Well, she isn't that bad," Kankurou began.

"You're just saying that because you like her. If it was up to her, she would stay inside for the rest of her life."

"Well, you have to understand what's happened to her. She's had a rough past."

"We don't know that for sure. All we have is her word. She's hiding something; I can feel it. She doesn't seem like someone who's been caged up her entire life."

"Well bro, just give it a while and maybe her true colors will shine through. Goodnight."

"Goodnight," Gaara said as he disappeared down the steps, deep in thought.

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"I'm sure of it; I saw the mark. She has the same dragon tattoo around her neck. She even has orange eyes, yeah." Deidara informed his fellow Akatsuki member.

She looked at him, blood red eyes narrowing. Her hand went to the dragon coiled around her neck and a slight smile lit her lips. "Really? Then maybe my sweet little sister didn't die. Something tells me she won't be staying in Suna for long. My bet is the next place is Konoha. But this time, I'm going. Once she really gets started, she'll be hard to stop. Our kekkei genkai is hard to fight against...something tells me she knows how to use it."

"You mean the whole fire thing, yeah?"

"No. But there's something I didn't think I would hear. What else about her?"

"Ummm…well, first her eyes were orange. Then they turned red. Yeah."

"Really? That's the Hachimata breaking out. Our village never did officially seal it in her. Its power can leak out freely, no barriers. I think I've finally found a rival worth my time. I'm going to have fun."

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(K-Chan's Notes: Dun dun dun! Wanna know who the mystery girl is? Can't tell:P Or else I die. But hey, my darling DID appear! For future reference, my darling is Ashi.:) T'will all make sense soon, pretties. And Sasori-danna's coming back! Now Deidara doesn't have to be lonely anymore.X3 Ne, I liked this chapter!)

Dragonfly: weird one…you want to know who it is people? Ask! Want to know how ill end this one , ask! Want to know if ill make a sequel, ask! Want me to kill off K-chans precious, ask!