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Quick note- This is my first fan-fiction so please no flames. Helpful criticism is appreciated however.

Yura looked up, she loved watching clouds there was just something about them that made her feel relaxed. Frowning slightly she continued to gaze unseeingly into the bright blue sky, it seemed not even the clouds could relive her of this tight feeling of anxiety. The reason behind her worry was a certain pink-haired girl, her friend hadn't returned from her solo mission yet. Usually Saki was always on time, to a point where it was almost annoying. This was the main reason for her concern, after all why would the medic be late now of all times?

Rolling her head the side at the sound of approaching footsteps she recognized her brother Dai along with the ever shy Akemi. "Hey" she greeted lazily, betraying her current feelings. "Hi" Dai responded and like usual Akemi remained silent. Getting to her feet Yura brushed her blonde bangs out of her face, she may have gotten her father's attitude but she had her mother's looks. Glancing over at her brother she smiled crookedly, his usually neatly groomed red hair was in disarray showing that he too was worried about something. "Are you ok brother, your hair looks like someone threw an angry cat in there" placing her hand over her mouth to silence her laughter Yura met her sibling's glare with her own good natured one.

Across from her Dai's eyes lit up with a fierce determination "I'm worried about Saki, you know she is always back on time. Something must have happened and I'm going to investigate". Letting out a sigh Yura shook her head "You know we can't go after her, it's too soon after her mission and the Hokage will never allow it". Dai frowned but accepted his sister's words, he too knew Tsunade wouldn't send ninja unless it was absolutely necessary, they were short on shinobi as it was and didn't need to lose more.

Despite this Yura silently agreed that they should go look for their friend, however know was not the time to do so. "We will wait for a few days and if she doesn't turn up then we will go to Tsunade" she coaxed gently. Staring off into space the red-head nodded "I know, it just doesn't seem right not to help her" he said quietly. It was common knowledge that her brother liked the pink-haired kunoichi, it seemed every one but Saki knew about it. After being put on her team he hadn't stopped talking about her, and now two years later that fact hadn't changed a bit. Yura also knew that her best friend only saw her brother as a good friend, she had even told him but that hadn't shook his resolve and he had pledged to date the pink-haired girl one day.

Looking over at the Black-haired girl beside him she smiled "And how was your day Akemi?" Akemi had always been shy even with her friends and someone often had to encourage her to speak. "O…0h I'm fine" she said startled, as if she had been deep in thought about something. Yura had the sneaking suspicion that she had a crush on her brother and was thinking about that very red-head. Yura shook her head slightly, now that they were Chuunin they were rarely in the same group for very long. The original team 4 had consisted of Saki, Dai, and Akemi. After Saki had left in order to train as a medical ninja Yura had joined team 4 in order to even out the numbers. She was brought out of her thoughts however as a ninja ran up to them "Yura and Dai Nara the Hokage would like to see you in her office" with one nod to her brother both siblings took off in the direction of Tsunade's room.

As they entered the room Yura took in the Hokage with her usual lazy expression, what mission were they going to be placed on now? Smiling good-naturedly the Hokage spoke "The other member for this mission should be here soon, when he arrives I will give you the mission briefing". Looking at the door over her shoulder Yura watched as their third member of the team walked inside. Smiling suddenly Yura looked over at none other than Ino Nara her mother, it seemed as though this mission would be a family one. Nodding to them Tsunade cleared her throat "Your mission is to protect a Princess Akira from assassins, apparently they are sufficient to make this mission an A rank. Nodding to the Hokage Ino turned to her children "Well kids let's head out" grumbling about being called a kid Dai soon followed his mother leaving Yura to bring up the rear.

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Saki continued to study the figure as her eyes became adjusted to the dark room. When it became apparent that he wasn't going to start the conversation she cleared her throat. "So My name is Uzumaki Saki what is yours?" biting her lip she waited for his answer as the minutes trickled by. Saki's eye twitched, she knew she was a captive but the person could at least be polite. "You know you could at least answer my question" she snapped her fingers curling into fists as she studied the person before her "And why is it so dark in here?" Saki's temper had finally become apparent; she was fed up with the silence. She had been knocked out and dragged into an unknown environment; she at least deserved some answers.

She was brought out of her internal rant by a smooth voice "Hn you should really be carful when annoying your captors, you never know when you will cease to be useful". Eye twitching Saki glared into the darkness "Well I'm pretty useful considering you people let me live, and I'm making an effort to be polite so you should too" huffing the pink-haired girl crossed her arms. She could hear the amusement in the voice that answered her "You call this polite, they obviously never taught you proper manners then." "And as for the lighting I prefer the darkness but you are welcome to turn them on if you wish." Shooting a triumphant glance into the darkness she grouped along the wall until she found the tell-tale light switch and flipped it upward filling the room with light.

Turning her dazed gaze to the bed she knew the figure was seated on her eyebrows shot up in surprise and she let out a small gasp, he couldn't be that much older than she was. Maybe a year at most she mused, his black hair fell to his shoulders and she soon found herself staring into his red eyes. Wait red eyes? How could someone have red eyes? "My name is Uchiha Haruki" he said smirking at her expression which looked just like a fish out of water. Closing her mouth quickly as if she had just realized it was open Saki bit her lip. He was an Uchiha? She and everyone else at her village had believed them to be wiped out. The last known survivors had been Sasuke and his brother Itachi, and the last known records stated that they had no children.

But then again that explanation made since, the red eyes were obviously his Sharingan now that she thought about it and his black hair was also a trait of the Uchiha clan. She wanted to ask about his heritage but refrained, at least she knew the name of her captor now. The thing that baffled her was that he was a full member of the akatsuki; they were the best ninja in the world. Did that mean this boy who was barely older than her was one of the best ninja? It was quite surprising to say the least, bit then again she had heard the men talking about this guy named Haruki who was supposed to be her partner. Did that mean they were thinking of making her join the akatsuki?

The thought was pleasing and yet not at the same time, it was pleasing to know that they thought her one of the best ninja of the time but she would never join them. Didn't they realize that? Turning to the figure seated on the bed once more she sighed "Why am I here?" she asked hoping to get some answers. The black-haired boy in front of her raised an eyebrow and for a second she was afraid they were going to lapse back into the silence of before he spoke "You are hear because the akatsuki are in need of a good medic, you are one of the best so you are here." He said dismissively as if the whole concept bored him greatly. Nodding her head because she was too surprised to get offended she blinked, she was one of the best medic ninjas? That was certainly news to her, she knew that she was a good medic but one of the best? Though it sort of made since, after all she was as good as Tsunade and was well on her way to becoming as good as Sakura.

Looking at the other bed she soon realized that it was probably hers, Haruki's was closer to the door. Most likely to catch her if she escaped she mused. The other door that was towards the back of the room she hoped was the bathroom, she had been in these cloths for days and she hated being anything less than immaculate. Striding forward she passed her new 'partner' and continued on towards the small door. Saki smiled widely, almost letting out a scream of delight as she found the door indeed lead to a bathroom. Quickly stepping inside she locked the door and started the shower. Several minutes later a clean Saki stepped out of the bathroom, she had been forced to put back on her dirty and ripped clothing but at least her body and hair were clean.

Walking to her bed she let out a sigh as she relaxed on top of it, she was living a prisoner's dream. She had a bed, and more importantly a bathroom. The only problem was in that same room was her jailer. "I'm going down for dinner, if you want to eat you had better come now" Haruki stated bluntly before opening the door and exiting the room. Saki glared after him for a moment before her stomach growled; letting out a groan she sprinted after the cloaked figure berating her body all the way for betraying her. Finally catching up to him she jogged at his side, from the glares she was receiving from the servants it was quite plainly stated that she wasn't wanted her, a feeling that was mutual. As they approached a set of double doors she could hear talking inside and the smell of freshly cooked roman hit her nose. Entering behind Haruki she suddenly felt uncomfortable as the room fell silent and several pairs of eyes bore into her back.

When they came to the serving counter Saki was surprised to see a woman standing behind it in an akatsuki cloak, she had believed that only men were akatsuki members. Apparently she was wrong, the woman looked to be in her late teens around 18 with strait red hair that fell to her lower back. As they approached she sent them a good-natured smile "So Haruki this is your new partner?" she said curiously "Hn" was all the stony Uchiha said as he grabbed his bowl and went to sit on a table close to the door they had entered through. "Hi my name is Sora" she said kindly before handing Saki a roman bowl of her own. Looking around uncomfortably she froze in place, she didn't know where to sit. She didn't know anyone and the people she did know she didn't really feel like sitting by. She was shook from her internal panic by a soft voice "You can sit with me, everyone has been served now just wait for me to get my own bowl" sighing in relief Saki nodded. Sora seemed to be a nice person which baffled her even more, weren't the akatsuki all cold blooded killers?

Frowning slightly she followed Sora to an empty table before sitting down across from the red-head. "Oh I'm sorry I didn't introduce myself, I'm Uzumaki Saki" she said Sora just nodded before beginning to eat her roman. Eating a little of her own she paused "So why are you in the akatsuki if you don't mind me asking?" she asked curiously, Sora put down her fork before staring off into space thoughtfully. "I'm the daughter of Deidara" she began "I guess I just agree with their cause is all" she finally decided before adding with a grin "Besides who would cook for them all if I wasn't here, you should have seen what the previous cook made." Letting out a brief shudder the girl laughed slightly, giving a small smile of her own Saki went over the new information. This girl didn't seem like a cold blooded killer, no she was no nice. Then were they wrong about the akatsuki? No she decided shaking herself of the thoughts, this girl Sora was just a rare exception.

As she finished her food she glanced at Sora once more "Hey feel free to come down to the kitchens sometime, I would love the help and company" Sora said suddenly. Nodding her head Saki agreed, it would be nice to get out of that room once in a while, after all she highly doubted that Haruki would talk to her anyway. Slurping up the last bit of the roman she sighed, she had definitely gained her father's love of the stuff. It was just addicting after a while, and she had to admit Sora was a good cook. It seemed all too soon that she was done, letting out a small sigh she handing the bowl to the waiting Sora and got to her feet.

It seemed as if she had to go back to her room now, looking around she almost let out a sigh of relief to see that Haruki hadn't left yet. By now she knew that she would never find her way back to her room by herself and she would rather not het caught by another member lost in the hallways. Walking slowly over to him she noticed that he was done and that his bowl was nowhere to be seen. Not even glancing up to notice her presence Haruki got to his feet and strode causally out of the dining room leaving Saki to once again sprint to catch up. Mumbling under her breath about annoying Uchihas' she followed, it was almost with relief that she spied her room. It was decided she would at least have to memorize the way from her room to the dining place and back, she didn't want to have to rely on Haruki all the time.

Not even bothering to try and start a conversation the exhausted kunoichi slid into her bed with a sigh, the mission and her capture were catching up to her and already her body felt weak in comparison to before. She knew that she would have to rest to regain her chakra; she reassured herself that if Haruki had wanted to kill her he would and in an amazingly short amount of time she was asleep.

Author's Note-

I would like to dedicate this chapter to the wonderful BlueGreenFishey (Yes she deserves two chapters)

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