~Kiki's POV~

I felt the life in me slowly slip away…what a familiar feeling…it's as if I was reliving my childhood. I couldn't really think of much…I was too tired to worry about anything but no matter how hard I tried to fight it; my body was just too worn out. What will happen to my Naruto…I'll never see him again…he's going to grow up without a family... Then Kakashi told me he loved me…-chuckles- so that's what he was talking about with Kurenai… Suddenly I could see a light but then something grabbed my soul with sharp claws and dragged my it down as if I was falling. I dared to open my eyes again but all I saw was darkness…

"Hello my dear." I sickly masculine voice said in front of me.

I looked around and still saw nothing.

"Who are you?" I asked calmly but very seriously.

"Someone who you have never met before…but I know your dearest mother." He said as his voice became quieter and quieter.

"My mother died years ago." I said with a hint of hate for hearing him speak of her.

"Is that what they told you? This is such a delicious situation." The voice suddenly said as a blackened hand strung a lock of my hair in his fingers.

"Yes. I believe in the safety of my village and I know they did what was needed to keep me safe as well as everyone else. You are the one however that took my life." I said with anger as I swatted it away.

"Indeed I did. You're an Anbu…you know when someone is alive or dead and you also know that the Hokage lies to the villagers to keep their conscious clear…what makes you think he didn't do the same for you?"

"Why don't you show yourself so I can have a real conversation." I said seriously as I crossed my arms.

"Well aren't we strong willed. So brave, no fear what-so-ever as to what could happen…" He said as he stepped into view and then it's as if a light was turned on because I saw the most frightening of a creature come into view.

I didn't let my fear show but I really didn't know what I was to do or where I was… A creature of terrifying characteristics came into view. He was tall, well built. He looked as if he could be a jinchuriki but with so much more chakra. His horns curled with sharp points and his hands looked human but his nails were pitch black. He came closer to me till he was only inches away so I tried to punch him. That wasn't the brightest idea since it was as if his face was as hard as rock and it broke the bones in my hand. He smiled wickedly and looked me over before chuckling.

"That certainly won't do. I need you to be unbroken for training." He said as he gently grasped my hand within his large one.

Suddenly, a tremendous amount of heat was absorbed into my hand. I screamed in pain since it felt as if my hand was pressed against a really hot stove top. He removed his hands and it looked like my fingers were melted together. I blinked a second time to see it was all just an illusion but my hand was healed completely.

"Can't you take a little joke? Now, I'm glad I was able to snatch your soul Ms. Akaname, you'll certainly get the job done. Just like I knew you would when your mother promised you to me." He said as a throne appeared for him to sit upon.

"I'm in no mood to kid around with. My mother is dead." I said.

"Truly a magnificent piece of work she is, whoever, when she fell deathly ill carrying you, she promised me that she would give me you when you turned 18, in return for her health of course. I can now finally have you to myself."

What is this creepy thing talking about? I belong to no one!

"You can't just own me, that isn't something you can decide." I said sternly.

"Oh but my contract with her in blood, her blood. I wished that you would get your father's gifts of the Wolf Kekki Genkai but I also wished you would grow to be as cruel as her. Too bad you only got some of her good looks." The creature said in a disappointing tone.

"Sorry to displease, but I'm no one's so spit me out from where ever I am so I can get back to MY life." I said.

"You don't have one anymore. You were reborn as my right hand companion. You shall become stronger; I'll even give you resources to avenge your father's death." He said in confidence.

"How many times must we go over this? My mother is DEAD." I said slowly to clarify as If he was deaf.

"Must I show you then?" He said as he grasped my hand and we teleported somewhere different.

We were back on the surface and it was night time but we were in a place I've never seen before. There was a woman drinking tea in a shop and there were people everywhere.

"Where are we demon?" I said.

"We are where your mother took haven after she killed your father. She even thinks you're dead too." He said.

Suddenly I thought this man was going to run into me but he just went right through me…

"This must be an illusion. People don't see us or can touch us." I said as I looked at my hands.

"Well…Technically we are the illusion. No one can see or touch us because I don't quite trust you yet to be seen." He said.

"I don't believe this. This is a trick." I said.

"Very well. Watch me." He said as he morphed into a normal looking man and I followed him till we reached the side of the shop and he held up a weird hand sign before he smiled and walked out.

He walked over and started talking to the woman drinking tea outside the shop.

"I'm sorry miss but could you direct me to the restrooms?" He said to the woman.

"They're over there." She said as she pointed into the shop to the back corner.

"Thank you." He said as he touched her arm real quick.

I walked closer to her as he moved to the back and went into the men's room. I stood in front of her and noticed that she looked just like my mother. She had a rectangular worn out piece of paper out in front of her and I looked over to see it was my father and I.

"It is her…" I said to myself.

She looked sadly upon it and gently touched my face on the picture.

"Happy Birthday my baby…My sweet little Tsukiko." She mumbled before finishing her drink and getting up.

My eyes watered and I never felt more confused in my life. She turned to look right at me and I extended my arms to somehow embrace her but she just walked right through. I stood there and looked at where she sat before the devil came up next to me in his original form.

"You see now Ms. Kiki. She is indeed still alive." He said into my ear.

"Alright Demon I'll bite. I'll do whatever you want me to do. Except, I demand that I make a one chance deal." I said seriously as I looked at him.

"One chance eh? Like a loophole? Hmm that is interesting. I'll consider it." He said with a lustful smile.

"What will you have me do?" I asked.

"You will be my Reaper. I want you to serve me and only me for let's say 1000 hell years…that will be only 100 surface years. That is, if you use your one chance token. Then it might be shortened, depending on the kind of deal you think up." He said as he rubbed his hands together in excitement.

"Very well." I said emotionless as I looked out to the crowd.

He then teleported us into a very warm room where he had a desk and a large window that out looked a large volcano waterfall that just flowed over the window. He got a scroll from inside a file cabinet and unraveled it in front of me. This must be the contract. He then took my hand and summoned a black dagger and pierced it to draw blood. He pressed my finger down and then a black ring tattoo appeared on my middle finger. It looked like a sideways black cross.

"This tattoo here marks you as the Reaper. You will start your training now." He said with a smile as the scene changed once again and I had a feeling that I might not make it out of this anymore.