Chapter 1

He looked so much like Itachi that it scared her.

Yuuko sighed as she walked without a destination, umbrella in hand, thinking over her plan. It would all fail if the Uchiha would refuse. For a moment she thought about going to the Hokage.

No, the only one who could truly help her was Uchiha Sasuke. For she needed to know him before he found out just who was controlling her.

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Heading over to the school the Uchiha went to, she thought over about what she would say. She knew that if she gave too much information, it would cause trouble. So excuses had to be made, incase he would start asking too much.

Thankfully everybody had believed that the stolen Konoha hitae-ate, wrapped around her left thigh, was hers. So there had been no trouble sneaking into the village.

It was warm and humid and there was no wind, so she had the coat draped over her arm. She was receiving quite a few stares from the villagers because of her attire. Her black skin-tight pants with buckles and chains and her black skin-tight top with a yellow snake on the back (which no one could see because of her hair) probably made her look a little dangerous, but no one actually questioned her because they noticed the hitae-ate. Being a stranger nonetheless, they were suspicious.

Ignoring the looks, she entered the school and went on searching for the Uchiha.

Finding him finally in one of the classrooms she stood by the door for a while. Seeing the quite obvious fan club standing all around him, drooling, made her smirk in amusement. Twelve years old and already the class heart-throb. Looking at him again, the likeness to Itachi sent shivers down her back. Finally tired of just standing there she walked over to his desk.

Everybody finally noticed her and started whispering. Her eyes most likely made her look even more suspicious. Some of the fan club was looking at her in awe, while the rest in distaste. The boys were quite clearly checking her out. She ignored them and to everybody's shock laid down on the Uchiha's desk, leaning on her elbows while looking at the Uchiha. He looked at her for a while, his face motionless until recognition shone in his eyes. The fan club was going wild, screeching at her to get away from their Sasuke-kun. They both ignored them as their eyes stayed on each other.

"You look just like him." Yuuko finally broke the silence between them. He frowned.

"That's what you said yesterday. Look like who?" Almost immediately the entire class had shut up. Most likely because Sasuke-kun had talked.

"Itachi." She whispered it to him boldly, hoping to see a reaction.

The Uchiha's breath hitched and his eyes widened. Knowing he was going to ask questions and not wanting to answer them in front of everybody, she decided to speak before he could ask.

"I'll be at the same place as yesterday, if you want to know more."

For a moment it looked like he was going to speak again, but then he just nodded.

She smiled and rose from the desk…

…and found herself face-to-face with a pink haired girl. She looked angry. Yuuko sighed and tried to move past her, but then a blonde appeared before her. Knowing that every eye was on her she smiled and asked patiently,

"Could you two move, please?"

"WHO THE HELL ARE YOU?"

"KEEP AWAY FROM MY SASUKE-KUN!" They both screamed simultaneously.

Yuuko flinched. She had always hated screaming. She closed her eyes and slapped them both at the same time. Not too hard, but just enough to leave a red mark on their cheeks and that they would shut up. All the students gasped, but as usual she ignored them and stepped by the pinky and the blonde and continued her way out of the school.

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The girl just waltzed into his life, and broke his routine.

Sasuke had been shocked when the girl from yesterday had shown up again. When she finally told him, just who he looked like, he thought he would stop breathing.

Itachi…The girl knew of him. And she knew what he looked like. She has met him. She must know where he is.

Sasuke had so many questions to ask. And he kept thinking more of them as he headed for home.

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The girl was leaning on the gate, her arms holding her stomach. It looked like she was in pain. When he reached the gate, she looked at him and smiled.

"I'm Yuuko."

Well, that's one question answered.

"How do you know Itachi?"

She laughed and straightened. "You're not going to invite me in first?"

She gestured to something behind him with her head and he looked over his shoulder. What he saw made him groan in his head. His fan club was standing about ten meters from them, whispering to themselves and glaring at Yuuko.

"…Fine." He muttered and opened the gate. She went in and waited for him to come as well and close the gate. They entered the house and headed for the living room where she sat herself on the couch, putting the coat next to her.

"I met Itachi a while back." She was still smiling and it bothered him, even though he couldn't help but notice how enchanting she looked, when she smiled.

"What are your connections to him?"

She snickered, "So formal. Tsk. Tsk."

"Answer."

"Oh fine," she pouted. "He is one of my many enemies. He captured me a while back. Tortured me for information, I didn't have. I managed to escape, and here I am." Through all this she was still smiling.

"Why are you here?"

She sighed and stopped smiling. She looked serious now. "I need a place, where I can stay for a few weeks. A friend will come to Konoha soon and she will help me hide myself. But for now I need a shower and a bed. For a few weeks. That's all."

"Why me?"

"Because you know what your brother is capable of, therefore you understand me. And I don't have any money, so I can't rent a room either."

"What's in it for me?"

She smirked and leaned back, throwing her arms over the back of the couch and stared up at him through her long eyelashes. "I don't know, what do you want?" When she saw he was unaffected, she sighed and said, "I can teach you some jutsus. Y'know, help you train. After all I am a chuunin."

"…How old are you?" Sasuke asked dubiously.

"Fifteen. Three years older than you, Sasuke-kun."

He frowned in thought. To have her living with him… Even if it was for a few weeks, he hadn't shared this house with anybody for so long. But, maybe she will tell him more of Itachi, when he earns her trust.

"Where are your things?"

She smiled sheepishly, "You see, I don't have any, that's why I need to borrow money, so I could buy some clothes."

"…Fine."

Yuuko's eyes lit up, "Really?" She jumped up and hugged him, "You won't regret this, I promise. So.." she released him and asked, "…where's my room?"

Sasuke was still frozen from the hug; I'm regretting it already.

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21 Dec. – Okay, so I put some chapters together, so there would be longer chapters for the new readers XD. And I don't have chapter titles anymore. DO YOU KNOW HOW HARD IT IS TO THINK UP A GOOD CHAPTER TITLE? No? Well, now you do: Very hard. LOL.

R&R, lovely people. You are the most beautiful persons I have ever (not) seen. [Sucking up to you xD