Authors note: Hey everyone! Sorry about the delay! I just got back from a winter trip and have been without cell service and internet for a couple of days. Good thing I wrote this before I left. Enjoy!

-Chapter 5-: Surrender

*BANG!*

Kairi opened her eyes shocked at the sight before her. In front of her outstretched hands the sword that should have connected to her head in a fatal blow hung by an inch above her body as if suspended on air. On closer inspection Kairi noticed the barrier between her and the sword began to turn white just like…

"Ice…?" she whispered to herself. Kisame struggled a bit before breaking samehada out of its frozen prison and positioned himself to attack once more.

"Hey!" he yelled annoyed. "What kind of tricks do you think you're trying to pull, eh?!" he gritted his teeth. This was supposed to be an easy kill for him. How could some woman who's not even a ninja push back one his swings. And what was that ability!?

"Just stay put so I can shred you to ribbons!" he roared.

"I said WAIT!" screamed Kairi as she brought up her hands in defense. A wall of water rushed over her body from the garden knocking both Kisame and Itachi into the hallway of the house. Kairi looked down at her hands horrified "What…" her hands trembled as her eyes filled with panic "what the hell is wrong with me...?" She looked out towards the garden well aware her assailants would be back any moment to strike again. "I've got to get out of here…"she thought. Somehow her feet had already begun to move, and soon she was already to the other side of the garden near the house entrance. A furious Kisame raced out from the hallway he was washed into.

"Hey! Don't think you can get away from me!" he seethed. he was just about ready to strike again when Itachi suddenly stopped him.

"Kisame."

Kisame turned around viciously to face Itachi " I'm a bit busy right now Itachi…" Kisame spat through his teeth.

"Actually that's why we're here." A shadowy figure appeared behind Itachi and stepped into the moon light. Kisame raised an eyebrow.

"Zetsu-san? What brings you here?"he lowered his sword with a heavy thud.

Zetsu's white half gave the two a sly grin.

"It seems Leader-sama has some additional instructions for you regarding these unexpected turn of events…"

Kairi panted as she raced through the empty streets of the village. The moon was full and seemingly the only source of light in the town while the fog rolled in sluggishly from ocean, shrouding the buildings in mystical haze . The eeriness of the night only heightened Kairi's internal panic "what the hell is going on !?"she thought as her eyes darted around searching for her address. Turning down an all too familiar road, she raced up the stairs to her house and slammed open the door.

*BANG*

Kairi looked towards the door to see the mirror her family had put up near the entrance had nearly come loose with the force of her entry and was now hanging on one hinge swinging back and forth. Kairi's blood ran cold as she stared into the reflection before her.

"Kairi!? Whats all that banging!?" Raidan called from inside the kitchen "What have I told you about slamming things dammit all!"

Kairi paid not mind to Raidan's scolding as she examined the girl in the mirror. Her once icey blue eyes that she had prided herself in were now an unusual shade of turquoise. Tiny gold flecks could be seen in them where the moon glistened on her face. She brought up a shaky hand to examine her new features. "Holy crap…What is wrong with me…!?"

"Dad!" she screamed frantically, her voice cracking from the stress. Hearing the tone in his daughter's voice, Raidan rushed from his place in the kitchen.

"Kairi!? Whats the matter ?! Why the sudden-" Raidan, stopped dead in his tracks. There stood his daughter panting heavily. Her eyes were filled with fear and confusion. A wave of dread washed over the man "Oh no… its happened again...". Kairi frantically strode towards her father, her words faltering uncontrollably as she struggled to fight the hysteria and regain her composure.

"Dad… I-I was at the party a-and these guys came and killed Fujioka..." Her father's eyes widened. As Kairi came closer he noticed the blood splatter on her kimono.

"Wait Kairi are you hurt!? How-"

"I-I know!" Kairi butted in. "I couldn't believe it e-ethier! But… Dad those men…"Kairi eyes fell to the ground. Raidan raised an eyebrow.

"Those men..? The assassins?"

"They said no witnesses" She looked back up to her father with tears in her eyes.

"They want me dead...and then when they tried to kill me…" she looked down at her hands, clenching them into the tight fists.

"I turned into this freak monster…" Raidan took a reassuring step towards his daughter

"Kairi you're not a monster..." Kairi's eye widened as her father came closer, briefly reminded of the tall shark man that had tried to kill her numerous times.

"NO! don't come any closer!" Backing up she tripped over her own feet and landed in the doorway, the fear continuing to well up inside her.

"GET BACK!"As she raised her arm in defense, water from a nearby vase took from and was launched towards Raidan's face, missing his head by a millimeter. To Kairi's surprise, he didn't even flinch. Raidan gave a nostalgic chuckle.

"Heh... that's what your mother did when I first met her…"he said sadly.

"M-Mom…?" Raidan took Kairi's hand and helped his daughter from the floor, his face possessing an measure of seriousness she had never seen before .

"Kairi if what those men said was true, then we don't have much time…"His voice, though rigid, held a sense of urgency. He quickly turned towards the living room, searching the drawers and bookshelves for something. Kairi gave a concerned look towards her father.

"Dad what does this have to do with Mom?" Raidan simply kept searching through the mess.

"Kairi I don't have time to answer all of your questions, but…" he turned holding a small journal in his hands, a small seashell emblem embroidered onto its cover. Kairi took the small book and read the inscription on the back cover "To my dearest and most beloved daughter Kairi -Luecosia". Kairi squinted at the last word.

"Leu-co-si-a..." The name sounded foreign and strange on her lips. Kairi looked up at her father confused.

"Leucosia? Who-"

"That's your mothers name… her real name" Kairi's eyes went wide.

"Your mother was not ordinary human. She was..." Raidan sighed, hoping his daughter would believe his words.

"She was a... a siren, like in the stories we told you when you were little" Raidan began packing items in a small bag from around the room and kitchen as he spoke. Stunned, Kairi's watched her father with her mouth slightly agape.

"You've...you've got to be kidding me..."she turned to look at her reflection in the mirror once more. Crazy as her father seemed, one by one, the pieces of evidence had all come together to confirm her heritage: Her aptitude for swimming in the deep ocean waters, the captivation of her voice, her new eyes. Heck, she had never set foot in the hidden mist's ninja academy and yet she had gained the ability to control water in one night.

"Your mother told me to give that to you should the time ever come when your abilities awaken..."

"You mean the water control?"

"Well yes …" Finished with his preparations, Raidan carried the small bag over to his daughter along with his prized short katana.

"But you'll soon find that there is so much more you're capable of…now…" He placed the bag into his daughter's hands.

"We need to get you out of here, take this and get to the nearest-"

"I'm afraid I can't let you do that" Kairi's eyes widened with fear as a familiar voice filled the room. there standing in the doorway was Kisame, his 6'5 broad figure taking up most of the entrance. Raidan stood protectively in front of his daughter.

"That girl is coming with me" Kisame took his sword off his back, holding it in position.

Raidan gritted his teeth as he unsheathed the short katana still in his hands.

"Over my dead body !" Raidan rushed at the shark man full speed. Kisame only smirked.

"As you wish, old man" with one flick of his wrist, Kisame swung his gigantic sword and knocked Raidan harshly onto the ground, nearly knocking him out entirely. He tried to get up as Kisame prepared for another attack, but Kairi quickly jumped in front of him.

"NO! stop please! Don't hurt my father!" as she held her arms outstretched, the water in the air began to shift and come together, as if waiting for the cue to attack. Kisame grunted and put his sword down.

"Look kid, as much as I like a good fight, we're not here for your father..." He gave Kairi a mischievous grin.

"There's been a change of plans. Orders from the top say to bring you back to our organization's base...alive."

"W-what?" Kairi asked "what would they want with me?"Kisame shrugged his shoulders.

"Beats me. Although I too am curious how you control that water so well..." Kairi looked to her sides noticing the water in the air for the first time. Startled, she quickly put down her arms, canceling her aquatic defense.

"So how about it kid? care to join us? If you don't, I'll have to dispose of both of you…" Kisame's eyes drifted towards Raidan, still on the floor recovering from the blow he received earlier. Kairi watched as her dad struggled to sit up again clutching his stomach. he looked at her with pleading eyes.

" N-no Kairi...he's just trying to trick y-argh"He began to wheeze and cough uncontrollably, forcing him to stay on his hand and knees looked back towards Kisame.

"If…" she started, unsure whether her next statement would be the biggest mistake of her life.

"If I go with you quietly, will you leave my father alone?"

"I am a man of my word" Kisame placed his sword back on his shoulder strap. "I take it you'll be joining us then?" Raidan continued to weakly protest from his position on the floor.

"I'm sorry Dad…"she lowered her head and looked away to hide her guilt.

"K-Kairi...no…" Raidan's body shook one last time before he completely passed out, slumping onto the floor in a large heap.

"Dad!" Kairi rushed to his side at once.

"Don't worry... I didn't injure anything too important" Kisame said from the other side of the room. Kairi turned to see him still in the doorway, his cloak fluttering lightly in the midnight breeze. The moon had come out through a clearing in the fog and illuminated his large and menacing silhouette in the night. It darkened all of his features save for his white eyes. The entire sight made Kairi shudder.

"A demon…" she thought to herself.

"Well kid…" Kisame smiled to reveal two rows of sharpened shark like teeth, the cherry on top to his whole threatening appearance.

"Welcome to the Akatsuki."

-Chapter 5 END-

Raidan: ugh... I'm to old for this... *keels over*

Kairi: Dad! *rushes to his side*

Me: *takes out first aid kit* please Review n_n'