I said I couldn't write Autumn's death, so I didn't!

Disclaimer: I don't own the show NARUTO, or any related characters.

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White... Everything was white... Why was everything so white? What happened?

'Autumn'

What?

'Autumn'

Who's there?

'Autumn, please'

Who are you?

'Autumn please, please open your eyes!'

Cleopatra?

Autumn opened her eyes, she was in what seemed to be a hospital room. There was an IV needle in her arm attaching it to a bag that was filled with blood. Turning her head, she saw Cleo to her left. She was in human form, and she seemed to be... Crying. Autumn dragged her head to the right and saw Itachi brooding in a corner, but he was still managing to watch her every move. She turned back to Cleo,

"Did you know that Cleopatra was the name of on of the last pharohs of Egypt?" Cleo's head shot up at the sound of Autumn's voice.

"You're okay!" Cleo hugged (strangled) her.

"Cleo! Snake-strong-!" She let go of her.

"I was so worried!"

"You should have, you almost strangled me!"

"That's not what I was talking about!" Cleo continued, crying again.

"Gee, don't get so emotional, you've only known me for two days."

"So!?" Autumn looked back at Itachi.

"Nii-san..." He walked over to her bed, and Autumn sat up.

"..." He didnt say anything, he just sat down next to her.

"BAKA!!" Autumn yelled slapping him. She seemed to be extremely okay for a person who just had a near death experience.

"BAKA! BAKA! BAKA! BAKA! BAKA!" Itachi seemed unfazed.

"WHAT PART OF "I CAN SEE" DO YOU NOT GET!?" she punched him in the face.

"I COULD HAVE DIED!! WHY THE HECK DID YOU DECIDE TO STAB ME!?" Autumn punched him again, only this time her fist was glowing with chakra, causing Itachi to fly into a wall. (I think that's enough revenge for the moment.) Itachi stood back up, and made no move to try and hit her back.

"Autumn, stop! You're still hurt!" Cleo yelled at her.

"No I'm not I'm fine." Autumn showed Cleo her shoulder.

"How-?"

"High chakra levels. My body heals itself." Autumn glared at Itachi.

"Listen, I'm glad that you kept your promise, but you should at least listen to me when I'm talking to you!" Autumn still had her sharingan activated, and she had quickly learned to sharingan-glare at people, even when she was blind. She hadn't tried it on Cleo yet, but she really didn't care to. If and when she got out of this hospital, Itachi was so going to get it!

"Autumn you ssshould calm down! Itachi wasss the one who brought you here in the first place!" Cleo shouted, apparently she was getting mad because she was starting to revert back to her hissing habit.

"What?" Autumn looked to Itachi,

"You could have at least said something in your own defense," she grumbled, life sucked.

The next day Autumn was discharged from the hospital in perfect condition. Itachi was carrying Autumn back to her house, and she was carrying Cleo in her kitten form. Autumn's eyes were better, but she felt terrible. Itachi still hadn't said a word to her at all, and Cleo wasn't all to fond of him either.

When they got back to the mansion, Itachi put Autumn down and asked to Autumn to allow him to explain.

"You have five minutes, go!"

"You could have been lying." (Wow, that didn't even take one.) Autumn rolled her eyes, this was seriously jacked up.

"Gee, now if you're done insulting my intelligence, can we go back to me being scared to death?" After Itachi had stabbed her, she fainted from blood loss. Who knew what crossed over this time?

"There'sss noothing to worrrry aboouuut," Cleo purred getting comfortable in Autumn's arms.

"You're not really helping," She said sitting on the couch, Itachi put his hand on her shoulder causing her to look up.

"You shouldn't worry, you're one of us now," he said, Autumn looked at him sadly. Life really sucked.

"We are leaving in two weeks," Cleo raised her head.

"You can't take herrrr againsssst herrrr will," she said, her tail stroking Autumn's hand comfortingly.

"Actually Cleo, I have to,"

"What?"

"It was part of the agreement, I get to live, but I have to give up my freedom," Autumn was glaring at Itachi.

"What she means is that I gave her the sharingan because she wanted to live, but Leader said that she had no choice but to join the akatsuki, if she wished to continue living." Itachi explained.

"Thank you Mister Literal, now back to me. What if it was Orochimaru that crossed over? If we can't leave for another two weeks, then we're sitting ducks!" Itachi didn't bother responding to that, and Cleo would have if she hadn't fallen asleep.

"Well at least I am,"

-Silence-

"You guys are just sohelpful," she said sarcastically. Itachi petted Autumn on the head and went up to his room, leaving her and Cleo alone. Autumn went up to her room only stopping at the library to grab one of the scrolls she had been looking at before. Cleo started to wake up,

"What did I misssssss?" she asked yawning.

"I thought you were asleep,"

"It was just a cat nap," (haha)

"Funny, do you think you can walk on your own, because I've been holding you for over an hour. You're cute and all, but eventually you start to get a bit heavy," Autumn said placing Cleo on the ground.

"I'll be fiiine," Cleo replied turning herself back into a snake. Cleo, and Autumn walked the rest of the way up the the stairs, and into Autumn's room.

"Oh, crap!" Autumn said suddenly.

"What?"

"I forgot to ask Itachi how to turn my stupid eyes off!" Autumn turned on her heels, and ran back down to the second floor. Cleo just rolled her eyes, and went into Autumn's room.

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!"

Autumn had just gotten down to the fourth floor when she heard Cleo scream, ignoring it she raced down two more flights of stairs, and into Itachi's room.

"Autumn?"

"You forgot to tell me how to deactivate the sharingan!" Itachi ignored her question,

"Who screamed?"

"Cleo most likely, now tell me!" Itachi stood and started going up the stairs,

"It can wait, you might want to see what is wrong with your friend," When they reached Autumn's room it was dark, and the door was wide open. It was dark because the blinds were still closed from the last time Autumn was there, but one window, way in the back on the west side of the room, was open. And in the light you could just barely make out a shadow.

"Cleo?"

"Not quite!" the figure hissed. They rushed at Itachi first, and the second they came into the light of the hallway Autumn knew who it was...

Orochimaru.

Yep, the snake dude's back now what chaos shall ensue? Please Review!