Authors note: Hey guys so I have some good news and some bad news. Bad news: I am taking two GPA suicide classes next semester which means Descendant will probably be put on a weird update schedule until the end of May when I get out of school again. (ie: I'll update when I can until summer vacation). The Good news: I will be working on a second, shorter fic that will be the background story to a character I'm debating on introducing in Descendant. At the end of that fic, I'll conduct a poll and get your votes to see whether she'll make an appearance here or not. That's all I have to say :) So without further ado...

-Chapter 7-: Mind and Body Part 1

Itachi dropped the remaining firewood in a pile near the fire and sat down. It was silent save for the sounds of the forest and the occasional crack from the fire in front of her. Kisame, seated against a nearby tree, was sound asleep while Itachi sat across from him finishing up his portion of the meal and watching the stars. Settling into the the silence, Kairi pondered on the events that occurred earlier that day.

"I'll talk to whomever I want however I want…"

She inwardly cringed. What had gotten into her to be so aggressive? Heck she had never been that confrontational with anyone, even Gin with his smart mouth, and lord knows his antics had caused her own father to nearly throw him overboard more than once. Maybe it was the stress of her situation. The word's of her father played over and over in her mind.

"Your mother was not ordinary human. She was..."

"A Siren..." she thought to herself, drawing her knees to her chest. The more she thought about it, the crazier it seemed to be. How could her father hide this from her all these years? Her mother a siren? It all would seem so doubtful had Kairi not did what she did that night. No matter how much she wanted it all to be fake, she couldn't deny that the water she controlled was real, that her eyes had briefly changed color that night. She sighed, closing her eyes as she rested her head on her knees. Accepting this new reality would be difficult, especially since she had been thrown into it without many answers. Her mind wandered again to the words of her father.

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

Her eyes opened, drifting to the bag on her right. It was the exact same one her father had packed before she was...coerced into this organization. "

"The journal..." curiosity got the best of her as she picked up the bag.

As she rustled through its contents she came across the beautifully embroidered journal her father had given her. She turned the book over to read the inscription on the back and frowned. The back of the journal was covered in these markings she had never seen before.

"τομψ δεαρεστ δαυγητερ καιρι - λευξοσια"

"That's impossible..." She mumbled, flipping through the rest of the book. Each page was filled with strange symbols just like the ones on the back cover.

"Is something wrong?"

Kairi looked up to see Itachi looking at her, his eyes resting on the book in her hands. She quickly held the book to her chest.

"Ah! I-Its nothing..." She laughed nervously.

"Takahashi-san..." Itachi held out his hand expectantly. Kairi sighed. There was no way she could talk herself out of this one. She handed the book over to Itachi who examined it thoroughly, squinting at the strange symbols.

"Are you able to read this?"he questioned.

"Well kinda..."she replied, making Itachi raise an eyebrow

"That night we you guys picked me up, the inscription said something different..."

"Hmm..." Itachi closed his eyes as if in deep thought, recounting the events of the previous night. "Her eyes..." he thought, thinking back to the gold speckled turquoise color they had changed to that night. After a moment or two, the Uchiha finally spoke.

"The members of the Uchiha clan are graced with the various abilities of the sharingan…" Kairi raised an eyebrow. "The copy-wheel-eye?"she thought back to the night she first saw Itachi, the red orbs glowing in the dark. "So that's what that was…" Kairi thought to herself.

"...the most notable of these abilities include incredibly powerful genjutsus, increased perception in battle, and the ability to copy techniques with a single glance. However, though it is not as well known, it is also possible to send information in unconventional forms with these eyes. I wonder..." pausing, he looked down at the book, briefly examining it once more.

"Your eyes... they changed color when you used that strange water technique last night..." realization spread across Kairi's face.

"Yeah... you're right, they were different!" Itachi nodded.

"They may hold an ability similar to mine. Why don't you looking at the book again with them activated?"

"Well... that's just it, I don't know how I turned them on that night… or off for that matter"she furrowed her brow in thought. "They just sort of came and went" she shrugged her shoulders, not sure what to say next.

"From what I have experienced, The ability is usually first awakened by undergoing an intensely emotional or strenuous experience."Itachi commented.

"Well I mean I was scared to death back then if that's what you're asking…" Kairi's mind flashed back to images of Fujioka's corpse and the blood splatter on her clothes, inwardly shuddering. Itachi nodded again.

"Well if that's the case, it would require little effort to recreate a similar scenario…" Itachi's eyes began to turned red as Kairi caught on to his words.

"AH! No! No-no thanks!"she laughed nervously, putting up her hands in defense."That won't be necessary…" she blinked. The fire that had been burning only a moment ago was cold, a scorched pile of wood left smoking in its place. she looked around confused.

"Itachi-san...?"The black haired man and his blue skinned companion were nowhere to be found. Taking in her surroundings once more, she noticed the sky, though dark, held a strange red hue, like a dark cloth stained with blood. She got up from her seat and began to walk, hoping to find the two men not to far off. "where did they go?". As she walked on, the trees seemed to lurch over like the thin and shriveled hands of the dead, slowly closing in on her, waiting to snatch the life from her body. A sudden chill ripped through the forest, causing Kairi to shudder and cling to her bare arms. She looked up to see a tall dark form only a few feet in front of her, it's small white eyes giving away it's identity.

"K-Kisame-san?" The figure smiled, revealing a large set of sharp white teeth. Slowly, as if stalking prey, he made his way towards Kairi.

"You've made a big mistake Kairi-chan…" he chuckled to himself, taking samehada from his back.

"Kisame-san what are-" Before she could finish a large hand came across her face knocking her to the ground. She looked up horrified at her assailant. Kisame only smiled as she cowered under his massive form. Holding her now bruised cheek, Kairi sat frozen with fear.

"No.."

Kisame burst into fit of sadistic laughter as he raised samehada over his head, preparing to strike with full strength.

"STOOOP!"she screamed bringing her hands up to cover her face.

"Takahashi-san." Kairi opened her eyes to find herself back in front of a raging fire. She heard a grunt from her right and turned to she Kisame shifting in his sleep, searching for comfort against the same tree she had seen him against before. Itachi sat in front of her, sharingan activated. He called her once more, lightly shaking her shoulder.

"Takahashi-san, can you hear me? How do you feel?" Kairi turned to face him, finally noticing the strange noise she had been hearing was her own breath as she heavily panted. She was sweating bullets and felt slightly nauseous. Her mind finally registered Itachi's question and she glared darkly.

"I feel like a freaking train wreck, no thanks to you"she gritted her teeth, pushing his hand away. "What the hell was that for!?" It was all a dream. Itachi had played a trick on her with those eyes of his. "That was a genjutsu wasn't it !?" she was furious, though mostly relieved that the genjutsu hadn't been real. Still she mustered the nastiest scowl she could to hide her relief.

Itachi nodded calmly, seemingly unaware of the particularly pissed woman in front of him.

"You're eyes. " he stated. "They've changed"

Kairi blinked.

"Wait-what?" Itachi pulled out a kunai from his pocket, handing it to Kairi. She gasped at the reflection inside inside the metal. Turquoise with gold flecks dancing in the light met her gaze.

Kairi reached for the book and immediately opened it to the first page.

Kairi...If you are reading this, then I first wish to say I am sorry for all of the pain I have caused you over the years. I'm sure your father hasn't told you anything about your past, nor your heritage, and I can only imagine the fear and confusion you feel right now... but I urge you not to hate your father, this was all my doing...to protect you- .

"Mom…?"Kairi couldn't believe it. The strange symbols had morphed together to form words she understood. Her mother's words. After hearing nothing for years, she was finally able to find some connection with her mom, even if it was through her past writings. Emboldened by the discovery, Kairi read on with newfound determination.

There are those who would use your power for great evil, my daughter. And although there will be many offering you comfort and refuge as you deal with your new abilities, take heed to who you allow close to you. It may be a matter of life and death. Now that your gift has reawakened once more , it is time to learn how to harness it's power to protect yourself and those that you love. As a Descendant of our pepole, it is only fitting that you do so. However first and foremost I must warn you about the slayers-

Kairi frowned as the letters began to morph and change, and sense of panic washing over her.

"No no no no no! Not now…!" she thought hurriedly.

Deimos... men ... ruthless ….murders...stolen power... color...of blood ... darkness ….Above...else... avoid ….costs ... will... kill y...

She continued to scan as much as she could from the disappearing text. Yet all too soon, the words morphed back into the strange script.

"It's still early Takahashi-san, You probably won't be able to use your eyes at full capacity for awhile. However..." He scanned Kairi once over with the sharingan, taking note of the whitish aura rapidly leaving her body. Yet despite the abilities of her eyes fading, some of the aura continued to stay connected to Kairi's chakara center, as if it were a magnet . "Just as I thought…"

"It seems you're body has the ability to gather large amounts of natural energy in relatively a short period of time...with the proper training, that ability will serve you well in battle" Kairi looked up from her now indecipherable book, suspicion in her eyes.

"Does this proper training include anymore of your freaky eye magic?" she asked, holding the open book towards her nose in defense. In the event Itachi tried to hypnotize her again, she could easily shield her eyes this time. Peering guardedly over the pages, Kairi swear she saw the corners of Itachi's mouth twitch slightly upwards, if only for a second.

"I apologize if my genjutsu was a bit...excessive, but I assure the methods we will use from now on will help you tap into your ability on your own." He reached into his satchel and pulled out a bottle of water for Kairi to drink. She took it gratefully, not realizing how much the genjutsu scare had left her parched.

"Leader-sama entrusted your training to both me and Kisame. Though it won't be easy, I ask that you bear with us. We're here to help you" Itachi huffed softly as he got up and walked back over to his original place by the fire. Kairi stared down at the water in her lap. The anger over genjutsu subsiding, she thought about the stoic man's words. Unlike Kisame, Itachi genuinely seemed to willing to help her unlock her abilities. Though she knew she couldn't trust him completely just yet, right now he was the closest thing she had to an ally. She would honestly hold him to not using the sharingan on her anymore that's for sure.

"I suggest you get some rest Takahashi-san..." Itachi spoke, getting comfortable against his tree, back facing toward her. "...tomorrow's training will be extremely taxing" Kairi nodded as she settled into her own sleeping area. After a brief moment of thought, Kairi broke the silence.

"Itachi-san?"he shifted slightly

"hn." he grunted

"You don't have to be so formal with me, you can call me Kairi instead if you'd like…" Though Kairi, couldn't see it a small smile formed on Itachi's lips.

"Good night Kairi-san…" he spoke softly, already drifting into sleep.

"Yeah...good night" Kairi closed her eyes and drifted soundlessly into sleep, happy she had made at least one friend in this god forsaken organization.

-END Chapter 7-

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