AN: Ok I think it's time for a good and real chapter. The last one was to help get me back into the groove of things. It is now non-massacre

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Haileigh's pov

When can I get out of here? I really can't stand hospitals. It's been close to a month and Tsunade still hasn't found anything and I'm perfectly fine now. Healthy as a horse you know? Two weeks in a coma and almost two weeks awake, I could really use a change of scenery. But no, the damn woman won't let me leave until I'm "fully rested" (DAMMIT) I want out of here NOW! I heard the door open and quickly looked up to see Tsunade walk in and also Sakura, Kakashi, Naruto, and Sauske. (What a surprise, unless she has good news she better leave before I lose it) I shook my head to rid myself of my thoughts and try to calm myself down. I glared at her and she smiled right back "Can I leave yet?"

She was quietly contemplating for what seemed like hours and then "Yes you can leave" I froze for a second to let what she said process for a moment (did she just say I could leave?) it finally clicked and I jumped up quickly and yelled "Woo-Hoo!!" Finally a change of scenery just like I was hoping for. Sakura and Kakashi seemed to be amused by my antics and Naruto and Sauske looked freaked out a little. Had they never seen someone happy before? I quickly calmed down and looked to Tsunade, who looked amused yet irritated "Sorry" I said quietly "May I continue?" I quickly nodded my head and listened to what she had to say "Alright, until I figure out how to get you home you will be staying with Sakura"

I smiled over to Sakura and she gave a little nod back. Over the past two weeks we had bonded quickly and she was like a little sister to me. "Also, Kakashi" She looked over at the lazy nin "Your team in charge of keeping an eye on her" "WHAT!?" I couldn't believe it "I'm perfectly capable of taking care of myself" She gave me a pointed look "It's already been decided so deal with it" and then she left. I sighed loudly (great now I have to be babysat by a bunch of kids) Sakura suddenly spoke up "Don't worry Haileigh, it'll be alright" I gave her a small glare "Are you the one that has to be babysat?" Sakura hesitated for a moment then spoke "Well no, but at least you get to come and stay with me" I smiled at her and shook my head a little bit.

Naruto finally spoke "Kakashi-sensei, why are we stuck watching her?" He looked at Naruto then shook his head "Tsunade said so that's why" "dobe" wow he can talk. "Shut it teme" Wow those to seem to fight a lot. (oh crap) "umm, Sakura" "yea" "I uh kind of need some clothes" "Don't worry I brought you some" She set a black bag on the bed then turned to the boys and pointed at the door. "Out Now" They quickly left before Sakura or myself got irritated. "I checked the sizes of your old clothes before I got these" "What happened to my stuff?" "I'm sorry, but your things were in really bad shape and couldn't be saved" (That sucks) Sakura reached into her kunai pouch and pulled some things out of it. "I did manage to save these before they could get thrown out" I took the items from her and I felt a little better.

She had managed to save my necklaces and bracelet. They meant the world to me. Both necklaces I had gotten from my mother, one was a raven and the other a star encased in a circle and a crescent moon on each side of it. The bracelet had come from my sister, it was a brown leather band with a wooden bead with a dragonfly carved into it. My eyes filled with tears, but I quickly pushed them away. "Thank you so much, if I lost these I would have beaten myself up." "They mean a lot to you don't they?" I nodded my head "They came from my mom and sister"

I looked through the bag and it was pretty much all the essentials. Bra, underwear, a white t-shirt with the same symbol as their headbands, and a pair of black capris. I nodded my approval and she smiled. Talking to her really came in handy. Although I really wish I had my Darth Vader T back. I dressed quickly and she let the boys back in. (You know shoes would come in handy) "uh Sakura, I don't have any shoes" "Oops, I'll be right back" As soon as she left Naruto spoke up. "Hiya Hail-chan, how ya feelin?" He sure does have energy, I smiled at him before I spoke "I'm good, thank you for asking" I saw Kakashi looking at Naruto, (wait a second is he glaring at him?) Maybe it was because Naruto added chan to the end of my name (Oh well) Sauske was watching me closely, so I stared straight back. I held his gaze for a couple minutes before he quickly looked away. He didn't seem to happy that I could out stare him, but I also noticed the curiosity in his eyes. Sakura returned with a pair of socks in her hand and handed them to me. Then suddenly she pulled a pair of shoes from behind her back.

I blinked once…twice then "OH MY GOD!" the boys stared at me as I bear hugged Sakura "you saved my shoes" I was ecstatic and quickly put my shoes on. They were my favorite pair of converse, they were black high tops with green laces in the right shoe and orange laces in the left. "What's with the bright colors?" (it still amazes me that he can talk) "Well, black is my favorite color and the green represents my step-sister Brogan and the orange represents my sister Kendra. It's their favorite colors" Sauske had a look of surprise on his face. "Come on you need to sign out" We left the room with Sakura leading me and the boys walking slowly behind.

I could feel someone staring at me and when I looked back I caught his gaze. Kakashi quickly averted his gaze and I couldn't help the blush that rose to my cheeks. We made it to the front desk and they all left to wait for me outside. The nurse made me sign a tom of papers and then handed me my earrings. (I can't believe they took my earrings out) I put three in my right ear and two in my left, and the last one went in my right eyebrow. I said my thanks and turned to leave when I ran into a wall. (Wow, I sure am clumsy) I started to fall but a pair of strong arms quickly caught me. I opened my eyes to a pair of dark blue ones staring at me. At first I thought it was Sauske, but this guy was much taller and had long black hair tied in a low ponytail. (WOW, he's absolutely gorgeous) I shook my head to rid myself of those thoughts. "Are you alright?" (His voice is just as gorgeous) What the hell was wrong with me? "Uh yea I'm okay. Sorry for running into you" I rubbed my arm nervously, he was still holding onto me. "I've never seen you around the village, who are you?" His eyes were filled with curiosity as he looked me up and down, he rose his eyebrows at some of the things I was wearing. What was it with him, maybe he and Sauske are related. I took a step back since he had released me and looked him straight in the eye "I'm Haileigh, I fell out of the sky and been stuck in a hospital room for a month, you are?

He looked at me like I had suddenly grown another head, and my eyes quickly narrowed at him. "Itachi Uchiha, you fell out of the sky?" I could tell he thought I was crazy and so did Sauske, at least I was right about them being related. "I have to go now, but if you really wanna know catch a rumor or two" I quickly turned on my heal to leave but he grabbed my wrist before I could get very far. I turned to look back at him and was blown away by what I saw in his eyes, and I just knew he wouldn't let me leave until I told him. "Walk with me?" it was a question that for some reason I just couldn't refuse. "People are waiting for me" I told him quietly "My little brother and his team correct?" All I could do was nod my head at him. "If they ask I will explain"

He then did a couple of hand signs and we disappeared in a cloud of smoke. When I opened my eyes we were surrounded by trees. "We're in the Uchiha compound training grounds" He was once again watching me, he caught my eyes and held them for what seemed like years. I had so many emotions running through me, and I knew my eyes were changing colors. There was that damn curiosity in his eyes again. (Do I really confuse him that much?) I could tell that he wasn't much of a talker. "Tell me how you ended up here" it was a command this time and when I looked at him I could see the arrogance radiating off of him. I spoke under my breath "arrogant prick" and the jerk just smirked at me (What the hell?) So I told him my story, and when I finished he just lead me inside a house. We walked into the kitchen, and saw a woman cooking.

"Itachi, I'm so glad you made it home safely" He nodded his head towards her but remained silent as he took a seat at the table. I quickly sat across from him unsure of what to do. "Who's this?" the woman was suddenly right next to me and was holding my hands. She looked at me then Itachi "Why didn't you tell me you were dating someone" (WHAT!?) I looked at her like she was crazy, and Itachi's eyes widened and quickly tried to tell the woman otherwise, but she was on a roll. She then began to ask me questions "What's your name dear?" "um, it's Haileigh" "hmmm, I've never heard a name like that before. It's very pretty" (I happen to hate my name)

"Mother.." (oh so this was his mom) "I'm Mikoto, I've never seen you in the village so you must be the girl everyone has been talking about" I nodded my head "Sakura has told me all about you. She seemed very excited to be able to talk to you when you woke up." Luckily the questions and talking stopped when Sakura, Sauske, and Naruto walked through the door. I waved at them "We've been looking for you everywhere, what happened?" Naruto seems to be a bit dramatic about everything. I pointed at Itachi "He happened" they looked at Itachi, but he ignored them. "hey Sakura, do you think we could go. I'm tired and kinda hungry" She nodded her head and I quickly said goodbye and left with her.

Itachi's pov

When I walked into that hospital I never expected to have someone run into me, literally. When I looked at her, her eyes seemed to draw me in. They were a bright sapphire blue filled with happiness and relief. What she was wearing was normal, except for her shoes. Her hair was blue-black, short and somewhat spiky, her eyebrow was pierced along with her ears. She also had a very nice figure (Where in the world did that come from?) I shook my head to rid myself of those thoughts.

I looked down at her and she seemed to be in a daze "Are you alright?" I asked her quietly "uh yea, I'm okay, sorry for running into you" she was slightly tense "I've never seen you in the village before, who are you?" I was met with silence for a moment. Her eyes suddenly changed to a dull stormy grey (strange) and then she spoke in and irritated tone "I'm Haileigh, I fell out of the sky and been stuck in a hospital room for a month, and you are?" She's definitely irritated "Itachi Uchiha, fell out of the sky?" (How?) "I have to go now, if you really want to know just listen to the rumors" she turned to leave, but I stopped her. She tensed slightly, but turned to look at me. I was having extreme difficulties trying to keep my emotions in check around this woman.

Her eyes changed again to a bright green. (how do her eyes keep doing that?) I couldn't help what I said next "Walk with me?" "people are waiting for me" that would explain why my little brothers team was just outside. I suddenly felt like being selfish for once, all because of my curiosity to know all about her. "My little brother and his team, correct?" she nodded "if they ask I will explain" I quickly did the hand signs for a transportation jutsu and brought her to the training grounds in the Uchiha compound.

I studied her for a little bit. Her eyes were going through so many different colors, and my curiosity was peaked again. "Tell me how you ended up here" she glared at me after I spoke, and I could hear her mutter under her breath "arrogant prick" I just smirked at her. She waited a moment then proceeded to tell me what had happened to her. I was extremely shocked that to hear that her father had beaten her and almost killed her. I suddenly felt the need to protect her from harm, it was strange how fast I was attracted to her. When she finished I quietly led her to my home. As we walked into the kitchen my mother was already there cooking. "Itachi, I'm so glad you made it home safely" I nodded my head to her and sat down at the table. Haileigh quietly sat down across from me. "Who's this?" my mother came over and grasped Haileigh's hands. "Why didn't you tell me you were dating someone" my eyes widened and I tried to divert her away from that form of thinking but she was on a roll and I knew I wasn't going to be able to stop her.

"What's your name dear?" "um, it's Haileigh" "hmm, I've never heard a name like that before. It's very pretty" "Thank you" It was quiet for a moment and I decided to break the silence. "Mother.." "I'm Mikoto, I've never seen you in the village before, so you must be the girl everyone's talking about" Haileigh quietly nodded her head. "Sakura has told me all about you. She seemed very excited to talk to you when you woke up" The questions stopped when my little brother and his teammates walked in. "We've been looking everywhere for you, what happened?" Naruto is quite loud. Haileigh looked at me then back at them. She pointed at me "He happened" They all looked at me but I just ignored them. "Hey Sakura, do you think we could go. I'm tired and kinda hungry" Haileigh stood and left with Sakura.

I was left to my thoughts. I really don't get it, that woman has my emotions all messed up. The strange thing is I want to know more about her and it now looks like I'll be in the village more often.

Sakura's pov

(That was, uh, interesting) I was walking home with Haileigh, and I was completely lost in thought at the moment. I was really surprised when we found her at Sauske's house sitting with his older brother. I really wanted to know, but I didn't want to bother her. "You know you can ask me anything, right" I nearly jumped out of my skin (How she hell does she do that? She's better at reading people and knowing what's going on in people's heads than Ibiki Morino, and nobody can get by him) "How did you know?" "Know what?" "that I wanted to ask you something" "Oh, I can read auras" I paused for a moment (auras?) "My aura?" she stopped walking and turned to me, her eyes had changed to a bright emerald green and they held a spark in them that I had never seen before.

"My mom taught me. An aura is a color that surrounds a person. No one can see it, and everyone has a different color depending on how that person is. For example yours is, believe it or not, a very light shade of pink" I blinked

"UNBELIEVABLE, everything is always pink with me. What color is yours?"

"Mine used to be a very pretty green but it's now grey" "Why?" she shrugged "Probably because of all the things I've been through in my life"

"What happened?" I couldn't help but ask "I'll tell you some other time. I promise" her eyes held pain in them, from a memory she was probably reliving now. I quickly nodded my acceptance and we continued our walk home.

Things seem to get more and more confusing with each passing moment. How much has Haileigh had to suffer through? I'll just have to wait until she opens up.

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ME: that chapter took forever to write. And I have now made my story so that its non-massacre. It was really the only way I could get Itachi to fit. One of my reviewers said it would be cool to see what would happen if someone else had an interest in her soooo

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