It seems as if an eternity has passed since Itachi and I have started our journey.But I'm sure it's only been a few hours.We haven't said a word to each other since we first started.

"Are you excepting this offer because you fear for your life, girl?"

"No.I would never betray my village just because I was scared of death."

"Then why are you joining?"

"...I want to start over.I want to become stronger.And I want to forget about...someone I once cared for."

"You do know that by excepting this offer, that you will never be able to go back to your village."

"...Yes."

I'm finding it to become more and more difficult to keep up with Itachi's speed."...C-can we stop for a minute?"I ask.Itachi doesn't stop.I guess he's not going to , either, anytime soon.I sigh of relief once he does stop just 10 minutes after I made my request."Thanks."I say as I put my hands on my knees, breathing deeply.

Itachi keeps his eyes focused on the trees in front of him."...Y'know,"I start.Itachi glances at me."I've noticed you're going blind."I say with some amusement in my voice.Itachi turns and around, his full attention me.He nods."You are going to recover my eyesight."He says."..."I stay silent.I've never healed a person's eyes before...

"Can you not heal my eyes?"Itachi asks, a littl disbelief in his usually monotone voice.I hesitate before answering; will he kill me if I can't heal his eyes?We're on the same team now, but he's still so much stronger, and I'm very frightened by him."...I can try..."I say once Itachi starts to look impatient.He nods, and we continue our tree-hopping.

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We stop in a small clearing after almost a day of traveling."Why have we stopped?"I ask."We're here."He replies.I look around.Where's the Akatsuki base?I raise my eyebrow at Itachi as he forms a handseal."Kai."He says quietly and puts his flat hand on the ground, then quickly straitens up.

My eyes widen as a small part of the ground disappears, leaving a square shaped whole.I walk closer to it and notice stairs leading even further into the ground.Itachi starts to walk down the flight of stairs, I follow after a few seconds of hesitating.

It's a little dark down here...Once we finally reach the bottom, I can see a little better.The lights are dim, but at least there are lights."Heh, is that the kunoichi?"Someone says.I look to my right and see a shark-like guy with a smirk plastered on his face.Itachi nods.

I look around and see a couple doors.One from where Kisame came in, the largest one, and one at the end of the large room.Soon, people start to pile in.A blonde that looks like Ino, I'm not very sure if it's a boy or girl though.A silver haired guy that has his hair slicked back, and a three-bladed sythe on his back.A guy that has red hair, he seems like the youngest one.A guy with a mask over the lower part of his face, and a cloth wrapped around his head.And there's this one guy that's green, and looks like he is being eaten by a venus fly-trap.

"Is that our new medic, un?"Says the person that looks like Ino.By the sound of the person's voice, I think it's a man.Itachi glances at him and nods.The other members stare at me.I feel intimidated all of a sudden.Then, the other door opens.The others quickly stand in a line, and Itachi grabs my arm and pulls me beside of him.I look at the others.I think I'm in the very middle.

A shadowed person steps through the door, a blue-haired girl with a flower in her hair walking behind him.He sits in a chair in the center of the room, that I failed to notice.The girl stands beside him.

"Kunoichi."Came his deep voice.Itachi gently pushed me forward.I walked torwards the dark man and stopped a few feet in front of him."You now belong to Akatsuki."He says.I nod."You will do whatever we ask of you and you will promise to stay loyal to this organization."He adds."Hai."I say quietly.

He pulls out a scroll and throws it at me.I catch it.He nods for me to open it.I hesitate at first, but comply.I open it and read the long list of rules.They're strict, but I can get used to them.At the bottom, it says that I must swear to be loyal to Akatsuki.I sigh.I bite the tip of my thumb, and sign my name on the line.

It rols back up and disappears.I look back up to the man that I must adress as 'Leader' as it said on the scroll.He, again, tosses me something.It's an Akatsuki cloak."Very well.You will share a room with Itachi.Zetsu will report to you if there is anything I need from you.You are dismissed."He says.

"Haruno."I hear Itachi say.I turn around and see the other members walking out of the room.I quickly follow behind Itachi.Once we're in the hallway, the blonde man speaks up."I thought you would be a strong-looking medic.But you look just as weak as you probably are, un."He said.I glared at him.

"You're one to talk.You look like a girl."I say.As soon as the words leave with mouth, I'm pushed a gainst the wall, his hand on my throat, his other holding my hands over my head.My eyes fill with fear."I really should kill you for that."He growls.I try to wiggle out of his gasp.He smirks.

"Deidara."I hear the familiar monotone voice.He quickly lets me go.My eyes travel to Itachi; he looks displeased.I advert my eyes."Come, Haruno."He says and starts to walk off.I quickly follow after him, feeling Deidara's glare, which motivates me to move faster.

"Show respect for the other members, Haruno."Itachi says.I nod and look down, feeling ashamed."Yes, Itachi-san."I say quietly.I bump into him as we stop."Sorry."I say quickly when he glances at me.He opens the door that's right in front of him, and walks in.I stay put.Does he want me to come in?My question is answered as Itachi commands me to come in.

I do and look around.It's like a plain room.Well, plain black room, anyways.There's a king-sized bed in the center, against a wall.A night stand beside of it with a lamp and clock.A closet to my right, and that's about it."Tomorrow we start your training."Itachi says as he takes off his cloak and puts it in his closet.

I look to the cloak in my hand.He takes it and puts it also in the closet.I look at the digital clock on the night stand.9:14p.m.I blush lightly when my stomach growls.Itachi glances at me and walks out of the room, beckoning for me to follow.

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Now, we're in the kitchen.Itachi has generously given me apple."Thank you, Itachi-san."I say and start eating it.Once I'm at the core, I throw it away in a small trash can next to the fridge."Hey, kunoichi."I hear someone say and feel a hand tugging lightly on my hair.

"Dye your hair black.Pink is too bright...and it just doesn't go with the criminal thing, un."I move my hand to the back of my head and put it on the other person's hand.I try to pull it free, but his hand wont budge.I hear him chuckle."Let go of my hair."I say."Mmmm...no."He says.

My eyes narrow, and I use my super-human to pry his hand off easily.I turn around, still holding his hand, and see Deidara.He glares and tries to free his hand.He can't.The tables are turned."Let go of me, kunoichi.And I might not kill you."He said.I smirk at him.

"Haruno."I hear Itachi say, his voice in a some-what warning tone.I let go of Deidara's hand.He turns around angrily and stomps out of the room, but not before saying, "You're lucky I find you amusing, kunoichi, mm."I raise my eyebrow.He finds me amusing?"Haruno."I turn my head and see Itachi looking displeased, again.

"I told you to show respect for the other members."He firmly spoke."But he was the one that-"I immediatly stopped once he narrowed his eyes.I finally nodded."Come."With that said, Itachi started torwards his room.I followed.

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I finally realize something;There's only one bed!Well,... maybe he has a futon...Maybe."U-umm...Itachi-san, where do you want me to sleep?"I ask.He glances at me and to the bed."You will sleep on the bed."He said."W-well where are you going to s-sleep?"I ask.I do not want to sleep in the same bed with him!

"We are going to sleep in the bed together, Haruno.Unless you want to sleep on the floor."He replied.I don't want to sleep on the floor..."Okay..."I say quietly.He doesn't reply, but instead, he gets on one side of the bed.The side where I wanted to sleep.But now, I must sleep between Itachi and the wall.

I approach the bed and crawl over his legs to get to the other side.I put myself under the black covers, and luckily, he doesn't.My back is facing Itachi, and Itachi is laying on his back."Goodnight, Itachi-san."I whisper.He doesn't reply.Hmmm...the bed feels different when someone besides myself is in it.It's warmer, more cozy, and I like it...I fall to sleep quickly.This time, I didn't cry until I fell asleep...

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A/N:Chapter 2 complete!I'm glad I could make it longer...Anyways, I didn't really like this chapter all this much.Cuz, I think I made Dei-kun too mean.Well, I'll try and make him a little nicer in the next chappie!

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