A young woman was sitting at the kitchen table reading a newspaper, cigarette in hand as she did so. The wonderful smells of food flooded the rather large house, which had a few people already inside. Most wore a black coat with red clouds pattering it as some had abandoned it all together, wearing other outfits.

This woman was one of those people.

Looking no more than sixteen or seventeen, she wore her light blond hair in one single braid that landed below her hips. Her smoky gray eyes were hidden behind small black framed reading glasses. Her skin was tanned, more like she spent a lot of time at a tanning salon.

Instead, it was her natural color.

Gold arm and wrist bands were on her arms and wrists. On this day, she wore black hip hugger jeans and a green bandana shirt. Her forehead protector, which was tied around one leg, had a slash through it. She didn't seem to have a weapon on her at all yet. Her head merely looked up hearing the door open and close as she heard the sound of steps running in the kitchen.

"Alison! Where's Daddy?"

Alison's eyes peered over at Yasha over her reading glasses as she smiled, her teeth white. "He is outside," she said, her voice sounding as if it had an Arabic accent to it. She didn't even speak in conjunctions. She watched the hanyou run past and folded her newspaper as she took the glasses off and tilted her head to see Naruto and Gaara. "Gaara…should I be calling you Kazekage yet?" she said.

Gaara's attitude suddenly changed as he seemed to give a small smile. He hugged the young woman. "Not yet," he said. "It's not official as of now yet."

She chuckled and returned the hug as she nodded. She then saw Kali in the doorway as she stood slowly to her feet.

Kali glanced over at Alison. She blinked a moment as if she recognized her, a bit of surprise and shock covering her face. "Ali?" she asked.

"I see you still remember me," Alison said and smiled. "That is good."

"I didn't know what happened to ya," Kali answered as she moved hugging her.

Alison hugged back. "A lot has happened," she said quietly and looked up as the door opened from the back.

A young man, his black hair in a low ponytail, walked in. His eyes were red and had some sort of design on them. Lines were on his face on either side of his nose. He opted to wear the coat and had Yasha on his hip. He walked to Alison kissing her head as he looked over at Kali, seeming to study her a slight moment. "She is his child," he said quietly as he moved to fix himself some coffee.

Kali raised a brow at this and looked at Alison. "Who's that?" she asked.

"My husband, Itachi Uchiha," Alison responded. "Your father wrote me and him before all the hell happened in New York." She took a seat and moved some stuff off the table handing Kali a letter, written in Wolverine's handwriting. "I believe it is time you read this," she said.

Kali took the paper and sat down as she opened it.

Alison and Itachi,

I hope this finds you in better spirits than myself. I recently found out through Chuck that he had seen a vision that has disturbed me. But I want to make sure my daughter is in safe hands before what transpires happens. I can't go into details to what's to happen however, but I will ask that you do this. I place Kalista in your hands, if I should die. Foster her as a sister if you must. The further she is from America and Canada, the safer she'll be and Japan is the obvious choice.

I've enclosed Chuck's will, which he had redone. When the time comes, she's to read it and make her decision from there. It's a lot for a fifteen-year-old to handle, but I know she'll be all right. Please make sure she's safe and she's in good health when you see her or find her.

Logan

Kali had to reread all this. She looked disturbed a moment. "He knew," she whispered. She shut her eyes. "Why didn't he say anythin'?"

"The date this was addressed was the day of the massacre," Alison said. "He had only found out himself."

Itachi looked over as he listened putting Yasha down for now. "Naruto had found out your whereabouts, Kali," he said. "He had called Gaara over some things and that's why we sent for you to come here. Since you're in Suna, however, the protection even extends there."

Kali didn't say anything as she digested all this. "Where's the will?"

Alison looked at her. "We have it," she said. "But we are not allowed to show you until you are eighteen."

"Understandable," Kali said and picked up Alison's pack of cigarettes lighting one up. She rubbed her temples a moment. "Damn, Xavier…"

"If you would have found out, you would have tried to stop it," Alison said. "Some things just cannot be stopped, it is fate. There was nothing in my own power to do the same as well."

"Fuck…" Kali looked at Alison. "My father put a lot of trust in ya'll."

"So he did." Alison put a hand on Kali's shoulder and squeezed it gently. She moved to get something out of the oven.

Naruto watched this quietly from the doorway. He glanced over at Yasha, who was heading off to the adjoining porch area. He then looked back at the group. "So…will she be staying here or going back with Gaara?" he asked curiously. He dodged a kunai heading for his head. "What?"

Itachi rolled his eyes. "She's going to Suna, dumbass," he said. "She's only to come here if something happens to Gaara."

"Oh…"

Alison shook her head. "Naruto, you give blondes a bad name," she said. "Must I always be the smart one?"

"No," Naruto said stubbornly. "Sorry, Mom."

Kali looked at the exchange a moment and looked deep in thought. Should she go back to Suna? Should she consider staying in this place where it seemed a lot more cheerful and quiet? Or should she make this two day trek back to a sandy and hot spot where the men would suddenly fuck a virgin and not give a care?

Gaara looked at Kali and saw how she seemed to be thinking awfully hard on things. He couldn't help thinking she had every right to be pissed off at him right now, but didn't fully state it. He hoped she'd change her mind and come with him. For some reason, it just didn't seem right if she didn't.

After a wonderful lunch (Alison's cooking known to be the best the villages had ever known), Kali decided to go take a bath as the two were staying there for now until they decided to leave. She leaned back in the tub a moment as she took a breath softly resting her head against the cool tile of the edge. She looked up seeing Gaara moving to another side of the tub watching her.

"You're considering staying." He wasn't asking, he was actually saying true fact.

"What reason do I have goin' back?" Kali asked. "You don't want me there."

She felt the water shift as she then felt him behind her pulling her against him. She gasped falling against his chest as he looked down at her. She looked up at him stunned at his sudden move as her eyes widened feeling his lips brush against her own. She was so stunned, she couldn't think right, nor could her mind process what the hell was going on as she felt him kiss her.

Gaara soon slowly pulled back his lips a moment as he pushed her hair back a bit gazing at her quietly. His eyes were begging her to change her mind. She stared at this a moment as she slowly leaned in allowing him to kiss her again as he held her close to him. Her arms moved around his neck while his arms moved around her waist, filling the gap between them.

A slight gasp escaped her mouth causing his tongue to slide in to massage her own tongue. He had managed to slide his newly hardened cock into her as they kissed, now one with her once again. He moved her legs around his waist as his hands rested on her ass thrusting up into her as water splashed on the floor. She could feel his hands travel up her spine as he held her steady. She moaned in the kiss while her fingers rested on his shoulders. She felt him break the kiss for air as she looked at him a moment.

"You really want me to stay with you?" she asked.

He nodded his head as he slowly moved in her. "Yeah."

She studied him a moment as she rested her head on his shoulder feeling his arms around her. She nodded her head a moment as he tilted his head to look at her kissing her again as he held her hips down feeling himself empty his hot cum deep in her as he felt her cum coat his arousal.

Naruto smirked a moment having watched this as he stood up and walked up to where Yasha's room was. He sat down on the bed watching her paint a moment as he laid on his stomach for now. "Seems Gaara has the hots for someone finally," he said as she glanced at him a moment.

"I could tell that way before you could, Nii-sama," she answered before returning to her work.

"How?" He blinked.

"My nose."

"Oh…" Naruto looked like a dumbass.

"They're very lucky," Yasha said very quietly. "Perhaps he won't leave her."

Naruto looked at Yasha on that one. He sighed as he walked to her and put his arms around her gently. He knew she was still hurting since Sasuke left. The close relationship she had with the younger Uchiha was one he could see at times in her eyes. Yet he hoped that one day, he would come to his senses and come back to Yasha and even back to him since he was Naruto's best friend. Yet in Sasuke's steed, he decided to protect Yasha himself.

Yet he hid the fact he did have feelings for her as well.

"Anyway, let's go outside," he suggested.

"Fine." Yasha put her paintbrush down.

Naruto grabbed her hand and pulled her off as they headed outside. He walked with her as he looked over at her. "How about we go catch a movie?" he asked. "We haven't done that in awhile."

Yasha looked over at him. "I know," she said. She stuffed her hands in her pockets deep in thought as she looked up a moment. "Actually I wanted to ask you on something else, Nii-sama." She smiled at him suddenly. (A/N: You'll find out more in Yasha's story on what she asked. LOL)