Chapter 4 - Home Sweet Home

The sun was just rising, and a restless Karasu stirred in her sleep. As the light hit her face she shot up, panting, her face covered in a cold sweat. As she realized that it was just a dream she clamed down a little wiping off her face.

Sasuke, who was lying next to her, woke up from his slumber, as he felt his partner wake. He went to put his arm around her but just as his hand brushed her skin her speed kicked in. She grabbed his arm and threw him into the nearest wall.

Karasu realized whom she had just thrown, but it was to late. Sasuke hit the wall luckily his back was to it. He couldn't stop him self because of the force that he was thrown with. Karasu ran over to her friend. "Oh my god! I'm so sorry Sasuke!" Tears started to flow down her cheeks.

Sasuke placed his hand on Karasu cheek and wiped the tears with his thumb. "Shhh...It's fine, don't cry..." He managed to crack a small smile, even though he was in a lot of pain. With the help of Karasu, he got to his feet and sat back down on the bed.

Karasu made a few hand signs and chacra began to swirl around her right hand. She placed it on Sasuke's back, to heal whatever internal damage she had caused. "I'm so sorry... Just the dream I had...I was scared..." She sat next to him and placed a kiss on his cheek.

He turned his head to her and got another kiss. "Well you were tossing a lot last night..." He had slept with her so he didn't get much sleep. "What did you dream about..." He asked. His voice was sleepy but concerned.

"About what he did...what he did to our family, and me..." Karasu bust into tears, and planted her face into Sasuke's chest. Sasuke looked down at her, beginning to remember himself. That day that changed his life. The day his own brother killed his entire clan. "It happens every year...on the night before..."

Then Sasuke remember, Today was a day of mourning for any Uchiha that was alive and cared, But that was only him and Karasu. "Common Karasu lets go back to your house..." Sasuke got up and went in his closet, and got dressed in all black. The out fit was the same but just all back. Karasu just got redressed in some of Sasuke's old clothes, a pare of black shorts and a small black top, that exposed much of her mid-drift.

Itachi and Kisame were walking to the village, the morning was still new and the fog was still out. Most of the trip had been silent But questions were swirling around Kisame's mind. So soon enough they came out.

"Itachi how come you never told me of your arranged marriage?" This wasn't like Kisame to ask a strait forward question like that.

Itachi looked over at him from under the brim of his hat. "Why should I have told you...An arranged marriage is not something most people share with others..." He answered quite plainly.

"I was just wondering..."Kisame began to think of another question to ask. "Well how old is she..."

"She is the same age as my younger brother Sasuke, They share the same birthday..."

"If she is that young how dose she have another name?"

"As I told you before she is the most powerful ninja of my old village, She is on the same level as I was at her age. And since she is half of my clan she may have already mastered her Sharingon..."

"So she's got those crazy eyes too..."

Itachi nodded. They soon reached the gates to the village. But just as before one look at Itachi's Mangekyou sharingon, the guard's functions all secede to work. They easily got threw the gates and were on their way to find Karasu.

The two younger Uchiha's walked to Karasu's house. But there was no one home, just a note on the table. Karasu read it in her head. Karasu, I was called on a mission I will not be back home for a while. Sasuke should be able to take of you while I'm gone. Kakashi. "Dad doesn't think I can take care of my self..." She complained. "Well what ever, let me go change and we can go down to the shrine."

Karasu walked back into her closet and striped the clothing that she had worn here. She grabbed a rather short black skirt and a black top much like the one that she was wearing earlier. It was black and extended down to about where her rib cage ended, but it had no collar or sleeves, and had the crest on the back. She grabbed her mother's necklace and put it on.

"Do I look okay?" She asked walking back out into the living room. Sasuke just smiled and nodded. She slipped her feet into a pare of wooden sandals, and opened the door. "Well we should get to the shrine..."

They walked to a building that lay next to the police station. They walked into it and then down a long winding staircase, until they came to a small dark room. On the wall that they faced lay all the slaughtered Uchiha's. On the two adjacent walls, lay two large red and white fans from which the crest of the Uchiha is based.

Sasuke sighed and walked in. He lit the two red lanterns that were designed with the fazes of the Sharingon. Karasu walked in and placed two incense sticks into the tray and lit them when Sasuke was done. They kneeled and began to pray.