We quickly finished the last distance between the base and us. Mogusa had awoken and we had explained to him that his father was all right and that he just had to make sure the baby was all right. We told him he would be unharmed unless he upset the baby or the 'mother'.

Arriving back at the base, we led him to the medical wing of the base. Kisame stayed behind to guard him while Itachi and I went to turn in the mission report and the information we had discovered from Madara's diary.

We knocked on the leader's door and entered. Pein looked up from his paperwork and motioned us forward. "The mission was a success, as expected," he nodded as Itachi handed forth the report. "But… we came across something that I don't think you'll like." He looked over shocked. "We don't know if it's authentic or not but, when did you get your Rinnegan?"

"How is that of any importance to the matter we are to discuss?" he demanded, growing angry. I handed him the diary. He looked over the page I had marked. He sat back in shock. "Is this true?"

"It depends. Has Tobi ever been in that room, whether sleeping or just to hang out?" I questioned. The room went quiet. "I'll take that as a yes."

"Bailey, I want you to keep this in your room. If Madara ever wants to retrieve that, it should be where he left it," he said. I nodded. "Also, I want you to read and study it. Tell me if you come across any plan that might go against my goal. I'm going to take charge, and I'm going to makes sure I know where everyone's loyalties lie."

"I'll do my best," I nodded. He dismissed us, but I stayed back. He looked up, confused. "I just want to tell you that my loyalty lies with not only you but with Konoha as well. I'm sorry I failed to bring this up before, but I hope you don't hold that against me."

"What part of Konoha do you still remain loyal to?" he questioned further.

"I remain loyal to my Hokage. I came here, not because I could get closer to Itachi, but to give Intel to my village. I never gave her information on our location. I only gave her information of my time here. And she told me she would never hurt anyone unless I gave the consent and after I met everyone, I would never hurt anyone here." I sighed as I felt grief and guilt wash over me. "I'm sorry if this comes as a shock or if it angers you, but in the beginning, you all were just people who were my enemies. Now you're my friends." My breath wavered.

"Bailey, I hold nothing against you or your decisions and you have proved your place here. I feel sorry and a bit hurt to find out that you've been spying, but as long as you continue to hold your loyalty, I will overlook it," he said. I looked up surprised.

"How can you still trust me?" I questioned.

"You came up and told me. Sure, it's been nine months, but you still told me," he replied. I raised my eyebrows. "Just tell me what you send to her before you send it." I nodded my understanding.

"Can I ask you one thing, though? If it comes down to it, where if I have to choose, will you hold it against me if I choose someone else over you?" I asked.

"It depends who it is," he replied. I looked down and kept quiet. "You're dismissed." I bowed and left. I breathed a sigh a relief to finally get that off my chest. I guess, now as long as no one holds it against me, I'd be all right.

(Kisame's POV)

I showed Mogusa to the artists' bedroom and quickly escaped there before I was dragged into anything else. Itachi and Bailey seemed a bit freaked on the return to the base. I can't help but wonder what was wrong. I had to find out for myself, so I decided to scout about that. I went to the leader's door. I had to find out what was going on and I what I found shocked me to an extent.

"I remain loyal to my Hokage. I came here, not because I could get closer to Itachi, but to give Intel to my village," I heard Bailey say. My eyes widened. What? What will the leader say? His voice was quiet, so I couldn't hear what he said. I decided that I should investigate this further. I decided to enter the room… of a girl. (Good Lord, what have I gotten myself into?)

Looked both left and right, I made sure no one was in the hallway before entering her room. The walls were a red color and papers were scattered on her metallic desk. I decided to work with that. All there was a report for Pein, a few other papers that looked to have drawings on it, a few sheets of what looked to be notes of something, and a book on Fuuinjutsu.

I began to open drawers and came across an unlabeled book. Opening it, I found: PROPERT OF: Bailey Uchiha Hyuga, written inside it. Now this might shed some light onto the matter. Turning to a page closer to the latest one, I began to read.

11-29-10

I've been with the Akatsuki for a few months now and it has given me time to think of the actions of my life. Just that last sentences makes me feel like I'm going to die. Wait bad thoughts! Bad thoughts! Anyway, I realized that I might have developed a crush… on Mitchell. I feel utterly shocked that I do. I mean, I barely know him!

Anyway, Tsunade is happy with the data I have provided to her. I refrain from telling her anything too important for I fear that if I do she'll kill them. I've grown fond and they have become the family I (almost) always wanted. *sigh* Why must they be so fun to be around? I hope someone trips over that booby trap soon… Ha ha, someone just did.

Kisame finally advanced me up in the training and I can now use my katana for missions. I'm so HAPPY! Crap, Itachi is coming. I can't let him know about this. Later me!

~Bailey, the best

I looked up from the entry. So, she was also protecting us. I'm touched. Also, I can't help but wonder more about what she feels about this Mitchell person. I wonder if it was the same Mitchell that visited her in the hospital. He probably is. I looked ahead at the next few entries. They said mostly of missions and funny pranks her and Hidan had pulled on Pein or Kakuzu or someone random they saw walking the street. The one right before the latest one shocked me to no end.

I read back to some of my old entries when I first learned to write. I found Mitchell's name coming up a lot. The weirdest thing happened, though. My Sharingan activated and it seemed like I was in a Genjutsu, but it was also like a memory. I saw Mitchell and me sparring together while Kakashi watched. I also saw an image of him and me in his room rigging traps to put in the Hyuga manor. It seemed like a rush of memories suddenly returned and I realized… I realized that I love him. He was my best friend. It wasn't Satoru or Taimu. It was Mitchell and I had forgotten about him. It brings tears to my eyes to find that out.

Wow, a bit emotional there. Now, enough of that seriousness. I think Deidara is… disturbing when pregnant. It's nearly time for the baby to be born and his mood swings are getting worse. AND he is acting so FEMININE. It's weird and hilarious at the same time. Also, Kisame (Uh oh this can't be good. She is mentioning me.) is getting… nervous lately. I don't know if it has to do with the baby being born or something wrong with Itachi, but it's getting me nervous for some odd reason. Okay, I'm done.

~Bailey, the idiot

I have to tell Itachi about this. I replaced the book in the drawer in which I found it and escaped the room. I ran back to Itachi and my room. "Itachi! Itachi, you'll never guess what I found!" I said coming into the room. He was on our bed reading. He looked up from his book.

"How come I'm scared to find out?" I laughed, and he sighed. "Just tell me that it has nothing to do with Samahada, a shark, Hidan's stuff, whatever is may be, or something you found in the leader's room." I smiled sheepishly, scratching the back of my head. I guess we've been through this before.

"It's none of those," I said and faintly heard a 'thank god' following it. "I found Bailey's diary." His eyes turned cold and glared at me. I could feel myself shrinking at his gaze.

"Did you read it?" he asked. I felt so scared. It was weird.

"I had the right to! I heard her tell Leader-sama that she still remained loyal to Konoha and that she was feeding them Intel," I answered quickly. He sighed and motioned for me to continue. "I found out that she loves that Mitchell guy that she forgot about him and recently remembered, that she doesn't give Konoha important info, and that it was her and Hidan who had rigged that trap in the living room last month." I quickly gushed before Itachi hit me with something. "Oh, and she's getting suspicious about your health. Did I forget to mention that?"

"Kisame…" he said slowly. Uh, oh, here it came. A book flew and hit me in the head before I could think of anything else. "How can you be so stupid? Every Uchiha keeps a diary, so if they were to die suddenly, someone could tell what had happened. We are silent for a reason." Did Itachi have a diary, too? I gave him a sly glance and he stiffened. "No! You cannot read it!" he proclaimed. He didn't move so I still had no idea where it could possible be.

"I apologize for going through her stuff and eavesdropping," I bowed my head. "But, Itachi… I think we should tell her about the disease." He sighed and glanced down at his hands.

"I'll tell her later," he agreed. I breathed a sigh of relief. Maybe she could help him better than I can. Ow! You know, books really hurt, especially the hardcovers.

(Bailey's POV)

I sighed as I entered my room after the talk with Pein. Anger washed over me and for once since my first day, I let it take over. To relieve the rage, I yelled and slammed my fist against the wall, nearly cutting my knuckles. I breathed in and slumped down against the wall, and it was at that moment I noticed something was off. Being trained to be an ANBU, I caught irregularity after a bit. It seemed as if someone had been in my room, looking for something. Was it Madara?

I removed the diary from my bag and stared at it. If he had been here looking for this, he wouldn't have found it since I had it. I hadn't seen anyone come from my room, so either he was extremely fast –faster than the speed of sound- or he had got fed up and left earlier. But, there was still the possibility was that it was a different member, like Hidan or Konan.

Deciding it would be easier to know who it was by looking at what he/she stole, I looked around the room for any sign of anything having been taken. I did a once over the place and came up with nothing stolen. Some of my files were out of order as well as my weird pencil stack I created (when I was bored). Aside from that, everything looked to be in order. It was as if he/she had only searched my desk.

Suddenly, I caught sight of my precious book. Someone had opened it and moved it over to my dresser as if in a rush to leave the room. I crept over to it, cautious that something might spring out from it. When nothing did, I picked up and saw which entry it was on. I immediately dropped the book and dashed out of my room in a fit of pure rage. I was fuming! Whoever read that was dead!

Storming into the Akatsuki living room, I glared at anything that moved. As Kisame and Itachi walked in, I screamed in anger, "Who the hell touched my book?" I saw Kisame, Hidan and Sasori stiffen at the pitch of my voice. It had to be one of those three. "Answer me, you retards!"

"Oi bitch, I'm no retard. I didn't touch your damn book. Why the hell is it so important anyway? It's not like your deepest darkest secrets are written in there, right?" he replied slightly agitated. My glare hardened and his eyes widened. "It does? I swear I didn't fucking read it. I'm not that stupid. With that, he fled the room as fast as he could. One down, two to go.

My glare shifted to the red head in the kitchen area. He appeared to be making a sandwich, probably for Deidara considering he is a puppet and thus, can't eat. Considering the fact his hair was slightly disheveled and looked annoyed, his way of showing he's tired, he's probably just jumpy from spending so long in a room with Deidara and their newborn.

That ruled out Sasori so my gaze fell to the last remaining suspect, Kisame. He looked slightly tense as he and Itachi sat down at the kitchen table, waiting for whatever they had put in the microwave. I stomped over to Kisame, and I saw him begin to cower. "Kisame, did you read my book?" I said in a sickeningly sweet voice. "Please answer honestly; it will determine your punishment."

"Yes, but only a few entries. I heard you say to Leader-sama that you were loyal to Konoha and I got curious," Kisame said timidly. I breathed in before letting out my pent up anger.

"You're dead Kisame! You hear me DEAD!" I screamed as Kisame did the smart thing and took off running. I chased him until Konan came out of one of the rooms and give a stern look. I slid to a stop, right into Kisame's back, which felt like it was made of metal. Konan fixed us with a gaze before dragging us into the room across from one she had just exited.

"Listen, Deidara is tired and the baby isn't in the healthiest of states. So please, be as quiet as you can until they both recover," Konan pleaded with us. We nodded. "So, why are you chasing him in the first place? It's usually you being chased."

"Kisame read my diary," I stated angrily. She punched him into the wall. As he fell from it, she dusted her hands off. "Thank you. I've been wanting to do that." She nodded and left the room. I went over to Kisame and helped him up. "Now do you know not to go around reading other people's diaries? It's not cool. Listen, if you don't tell anyone what I wrote in there and keep it a secret, I promise we can forget this skirmish and go on with our lives." He nodded and we both walked back to the living room, him slightly shaken.

Shortly after Kisame's beating, I was called to Pein's office yet again. Timidly, I knocked on the door. Having been called back so fast was definitely not a good thing. "Come in," I heard Konan's light voice call out. Relaxing only slightly, having deduced that I probably wasn't getting yelled at, I opened the door.

Pein, sitting proudly behind his desk, motioned me over to stand before him. I obediently did so. "I've mulled over the information I just received and having done a little digging. I find your statement true," he began. I breathed a slight sigh of relief, releasing the air I didn't know I was holding. "However…" I looked at him with confusion. "I wish to test your loyalty."

My heart and mind stopped. I would have died right there had it not been for Pein clearing his throat, to get my attention or simply to clear it, I do not know. Regaining my bearings, I forced my attention on him. "How are you going to test this?" I asked.

An evil smirk made its way onto his face. I unintentionally gulped. "Bailey, pack your bags. You're going to Kiri, alone," Pein said. My eyes widened. Great, that place was at war. "You'll be passed off as an ally from Ame. You cannot reveal secrets and you follow the rebel commander Mei. Understood?"

"Hai!" I called. His smirk widened to a smile as he dismissed me, and I could faintly hear his maniacal laughing behind me.

"You leave tomorrow," I heard him call, but I heard it as a whisper. Oh, this is going to be fun. Goodbye torture. Hello Hell.

I'm sorry for such a late chapter. I finally got everything straightened out. I finished it and ch. 19 has been started and should be done by the end of the week. I hope you enjoyed the chapter and the drama yet to come.

~Bailey