Finally, the second chapter to this fic! I never thought I would get back to it, but here it is! Please enjoy and I apologize for taking so long!

I didn't exactly know how to place my feelings for the good boy. But I know they have changed since I kissed him after our mission. Even through that retarded mask of his I felt a spark.

Now, I wasn't stupid. I knew Tobi couldn't possibly like me the same way. I mean, sure he worried about me and cared about me, but he thought of me purely as a friend.

I sighed and sipped at the coffee Itachi had brewed for us both. We were sitting at the table in the kitchen. I could tell Itachi was studying me with those freaky eyes of his.

"It's obvious something's on your mind, Tamako." He stated. Obviously.

"Yeah, I don't want to talk about it with you." I told him. Itachi may be my friend, but it was embarrassing to admit that I had a crush on the Akatsuki idiot (I'm sure Deidara was responsible for that nickname).

"Hm. This is about Tobi." It was more of a statement than a question. Jeez! Did he know everything?! I sighed and nodded. Lying to Itachi was useless anyway.

"I think I'm falling for him, Itachi." I confessed.

"…" Wow. Even the great Uchiha prodigy didn't know what to say to that. "I cannot help you with this problem. Although I do advise you not to get your hopes up. Tobi is too dense to understand something as complex as love."

He had a point.

"See you later." I said. I quickly retreated to the room Tobi and I shared. I reached for the doorknob and turned it. I was sure Tobi wasn't inside. Sure enough he wasn't. Good. I had enough on my mind right now. I shut the door and locked it before collapsing onto my bed sobbing like crazy.

Why?

That simple question roused a thousand answers.

Why did I feel this way about someone as dense and childish as Tobi?!

Why did I feel this way about someone as dense and childish as Tobi?! How could I feel this way about him?! And he didn't even like me back. I felt a dull pain in my chest.

My heart was breaking.

I never thought of myself as being fragile like glass. Never before had I experienced what heartbreak felt like. Now I knew. It was worse than any physical pain in the world. I was stronger than this. I was above all this. Or so I thought.

Some Akatsuki I was…

Tobi…he could never understand how I felt. Knowing him he would probably make fun of me or he would think that I meant I loved him as a friend. That was sadly not the case. It just had to be much more complicated than that.

I had to leave. It was for the best. I needed to forget about Tobi. He would never understand as much as it pained me to admit that.

It only took me five minutes to pack my things. I was downstairs in a heartbeat. I ran into Itachi, but he made no move to stop me. He just looked into my eyes and it seemed he understood.

"Good luck, Tamako. Take this." Itachi handed me a katana. I smiled.

"Thanks, Itachi. Hopefully I won't need it." I told him. We said our final goodbyes as I ran out the door.

Then Itachi muttered something I didn't hear.

"Hn. She'll be back."

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Tree jumping for hours tends to make you very tired. By now I was definitely far enough away from the base. Hn. I recognized this place. I was at the lake of the Three-Tails. I was here before when me and To-

I stopped myself right there. I wasn't going to say his name.

Well, the lake seemed like a good place to rest. I made myself comfortable against a tree and sleep quickly overtook me.

~Dream~

Tobi and I were in a field of blue and yellow flowers. We were face to face and Tobi had his arms around my waist and I was blushing.

"Tama-san, you're so pretty."

"…" I didn't respond to him. But I was smiling. Tobi's face inched closer to mine and slowly he began to lift up his mask…

~End dream~

I woke up crying.

Yeah, like Tobi would do that…only in my dreams.

It was in the middle of the night and I was shivering from the cold. I knew I should've brought warmer clothing. I wrapped my arms around my cold body in an attempt to warm myself up.

"Kinda cold." I muttered. Falling asleep again was out of the question. I needed to find shelter, but where? I dreaded the answer.

The only place close enough was the Akatsuki base. I had no other choice.

I sighed and stood up shakily.

I tree leaped back to the base and it was still cold and dark out. I snuck in quietly and found my way to the kitchen. I pulled out a snack and ate it at the table.

"Why won't you convert to Jashin?! It's fucking great!" Hidan asked, walking into the kitchen followed by Kakuzu.

"Because that religion of yours is bullshit." Kakuzu said.

"Hey." I greeted. Hidan smirked at me and Kakuzu just nodded and left the room for some unknown reason. Probably to go count money. Stupid money whore. That was one the thing Hidan and I could both agree on. Kakuzu was a money whore.

"So what's up pretty lady?" Hidan asked, taking a seat beside me.

"Nothing much. I just got back from a little…uh…walk." I told him. "Why are you up so late?"

"Kakuzu and I just got back from our mission. It was so fucking gay! All we did was negotiate about money!" He complained.

"That's nice." I muttered. I wasn't listening to him. My mind kept replaying the dream of me and Tobi in my head.

"Hey! Are you even fucking listening to me?!" Hidan demanded. I shook my head. Why lie to him?

"No, I was thinking about something." I said. Why couldn't I just forget?! Why did this dream keep coming back to me?

"Well, what the hell's on your mind?!" Hidan demanded.

"Um…nothing really." I lied.

"Don't lie to me." He growled. I sighed and pushed away the candy bar I was eating. I wasn't hungry anymore.

"Look, Hidan. I don't want to talk about it with you." I said. He didn't look too happy to hear that.

"Well fuck you too." He left the room, stomping as loudly as he could. Kami he was such a baby sometimes. I sighed and made my way slowly up the stairs. When I got to the room I shared with Tobi he would ask questions and I would have to come up with an excuse for vanishing for half the night.

I climbed another few steps.

He would probably tackle me in a hug and tell me that he stayed up half the night worrying over me.

Another three steps. Almost to the next floor.

Then I would smile at his concern and he would be completely clueless and oblivious to my love for him.

I stumbled at the next step and regained my balance. It was hard when your eyes were blurred with tears.

Then I would lay down on my bed and silently cry myself to sleep.

Here I was, at the top of the steps only a foot away from the door. I slowly reached for the knob.

I wiped my eyes and sighed.

Here goes nothing.

Well, that's all for now, but I'm going to upload another chapter hopefully today! Yay! Please review because your opinion matters!