My Days in the Akatsuki
Disclaimer & Author's Note: Kishimoto-san is the creator of this series, and owns all the official characters of the Naruto world. All I own however is any original characters that show up in mild filler scenarios. I also own my original character Sekai Ishtal. This is basically Alternative Universe because Naruto is in the Akatsuki. Also, in this story, the Akatsuki are anything BUT an evil organization. They parody, they're fun, they're adventurous, plus, all sorts of shenanigans can happen when they're not busy taking over the world. :D I also do not own anything else that is seen here in crossover specifications.
This one however... more sadder than you can imagine...
How Could This Happen to Me?
Itachi and Naruto were driving down the street, having turned the corner a minute ago.
"That was a really wonderful date, Itachi," she said, "I really loved it."
"I'm glad, Naruto," he said, offering one of his heart-warming smiles that always got her blushing. He leans close and gives her a quick kiss on the cheek.
The two young adults had gone out on a night on the town, dancing, then a nice quiet dinner. It was a romantic evening, one both enjoyed. But, they knew it had to end, but they would always remember this night with the few pictures they took of themselves with the camera, that Naruto would soon share on Facebook.
She pulls up to a red light.
"I wonder what the others will think once we tell them," she said.
"Knowing Konan, she'll mother hen us to death," Itachi laughs.
"I just hope we got parking space back at the university."
"I'm sure no one stole your parking space close to the dorm hall," Itachi told her.
She smiled, and the two shared a kiss until the light turned green.
And that's when everything changed: as they began to cross, a car from the opposite smashed head-long into them, from Naruto's side...
This was a busy area of the city they were at, so people whom heard the crash were now dialing 911...
Naruto's car was partly crushed, and the truck that struck into them showed signs of damage to the hood and bumper...
...It was chaos...
In the agonizing thirty minutes, Itachi was the first to awaken, and inspect what happened. People were watching the scene, some more emotional to the site screaming incoherently. Medical crews were rushing to the site, while police were keeping crowds away and closing the site to vehicular traffic. The car was damaged, and Naruto was almost pinned by the steering wheel and the crushed-in part of her car. He manages to get her out of the car, hurrying as the car suddenly erupted into flames.
"Naruto! Naruto, answer me!" an injured but surviving Itachi yelled, trying to rouse his girlfriend. He had light head trauma, and was bleeding from the cut in his forehead, and he knew his arm was broken, but Naruto was far worse than he was, "Naruto!"
I open my eyes
I try to see but I'm blinded by the white light
I can't remember how
I can't remember why
I'm lying here tonight
And I can't stand the pain
And I can't make it go away
No I can't stand the pain
How could this happen to me
I made my mistakes
I've got no where to run
The night goes on
As I'm fading away
I'm sick of this life
I just wanna scream
How could this happen to me
"Sir, are you okay?"
"My girlfriend, please help her!" Itachi yelled, tears in his eyes.
They manage to pull the young man away as the medics began to apply their skills in helping Naruto.
"Miss? Can you hear me?" a woman says, shining light into Naruto's eyes.
Meanwhile, the man who owned the truck had since fled the scene...
Everybody's screaming
I try to make a sound but no one hears me
I'm slipping off the edge
I'm hanging by a thread
I wanna start this over again
So I try to hold onto a time when nothing mattered
And I can't explain what happened
And I can't erase the things that I've done
No I can't
How could this happen to me
I made my mistakes
I've got no where to run
The night goes on
As I'm fading away
I'm sick of this life
I just wanna scream
How could this happen to me
As Naruto is loaded onto a stretcher, the medics continue to keep her alive. Itachi rides with them to the hospital after calling the others about the accident.
"She's crashing!" one of the medics yelled.
"Get the defibrillator, now!"
A man grabs the device from a cabinet wall, turns the device on, and tells everyone to back before he shocks Naruto's heart back into life.
I made my mistakes
I've got no where to run
The night goes on
As I'm fading away
I'm sick of this life
I just wanna scream
How could this happen to me
The ride to the hospital was short, and Itachi was left at the doors to the ER as the doctors and nurses pulled her into the depths of the building. Sasori, Deidara, Kisame, Tobi, Pein, Konan, Kakuzu, Hidan, even the hikikomori Zetsu arrived, all pilling out of Konan's van and into the lobby.
"I heard what happened! Itachi, are you okay?"
"I'm fine, but... Naruto..."
Konan fussed over Itachi's bandaged cuts, as he'd led to a chair to sit down. It was now a waiting game, as Itachi filled in what had happened.
It was twenty minutes later, when a doctor walked out into the lobby.
"Doctor, is Naruto okay?"
"Sir... the girl sustained massive injuries to her ribs, internal bleeding, and her spinal cord was damaged... I'm... I'm sorry, but she didn't make it."
Itachi's heart broke.
"Young man, do you know she was four weeks pregnant?" the man questioned Itachi. Everyone else behind him stared at the man, as Itachi gave a slow nod. A cold silence gripped the group, as the doctor offered his condolences before leaving. That silence was pierced by Itachi, who sat down, and openly cried his heart out.
"Itachi, bro... I'm so sorry," Kisame said, as he hugs his brother-in-arms.
Everybody took the news hard.
Naruto died from her injuries that night. The man, who was arrested three hours after the crash, was drunk three times the legal limit in Sanībēru. He would remain in prison for a long time. For Naruto, her life was over. The funeral for her was all prepared and paid for by Itachi, as he came from a rich family. The only people there were Itachi and their little group everybody at the university dubbed "Akatsuki".
Naruto was born an orphan, she grew up an orphan only supported by Itachi's mother and the man she grew to love, and she died as an orphan.
But in her final hours, Itachi remained by her...
Untitled (How Could This Happen To Me?) by Simple Plan... A bit short... but I was listening to this song when I got the idea to do this...
I expect people to have tears by the end of this.
I lost a friend to a drunk driver, and it really hurts. She had so much potential in her life but she was tragically taken from us, my friends, her family. You'll never know what is important to you in life until you lose somebody you love. So, cherish them. Cherish the people who you care for.