Hi everybody! I promise I would update faster and here it is!

Here is Chapter 11!

There's a sweet and tender moment shared between two people...^_^

CHAPTER 11:

Attack Mode: Team Taka!

Team Taka were in still in the forest, trying to go over the plan they had formed that could possibly beat the 'Bakudai'. Miyuki was leaning against a tree nearby them, listening to the conversation but she was also thinking about the conversation that she had with Suigetsu before they had got here. Her mind drifted into her own thoughts as she closed her eyes...

~*~Four hours ago~*~

After everyone had finished burning their Akatsuki robes, Suigetsu grabs Miyuki by the hand and leads her back to the house that they were staying in. Miyuki didn't bother to try and fight her way out of this,

so she simply followed him. Karin and Jugo gave them a suspicious look but they pay no mind to it. Sasuke on the other hand decided to ask him what he was up to.

"Suigetsu, what are you doing? And where are you taking Miyuki?" He questioned, trying not to be just a little curious and upset about what he plans to do.

"Just give us ten minutes and we'll be right back."

"Ten minutes for what, Suigetsu?" Karin yelled as angry as an ox. "You're not gonna do anything perverted, are you?"

Suigetsu rolled his eyes, "Oh for the love of god, NO!" he raised his voice at the last word, which made both Karin and Miyuki jumped from the sudden tone.

"I...just want to talk to her before we leave." Suigetsu answered and waves them off. "We'll be right back." he said and again as they continued to go back to the house.

"What's the matter with him?" Karin adjusted her glasses. 'I hope he doesn't do anything stupid that he'll regret later...'

Once the two of them were inside, Suigetsu closed the door behind him. Miyuki was now scared of what he might do now that he knows the truth about her. She knew this day would come and she feared that things would never be the same between them again...

"Suigetsu-kun, I-"

"Miyuki, why didn't you tell me this from beginning?"

The blonde kunoichi gasped from the sudden tone in Suigetsu's voice. The lack of him calling her 'kitten' nearly scared her.

"You thought we couldn't handle it? You thought I couldn't handle it?" he asked trying so hard not to scream and shout at her.

Miyuki could sense the anger in him and she had to figure out a way to calm him down. "No, Suigetsu-kun. That's not it at all."

"Well, what is it then? Because you're not telling me what I need to know!"

"I didn't want to do it. I really didn't...but I had to in order to complete my mission."

"So you lied to us in order to do so?" He yelled, his anger finally taking over.

Miyuki cringed from his tone of voice. She had never seen him so angry before and it was scaring her.

She wanted to say something back, but she couldn't find the words to do so and she lowered her head as her small blonde fringes covered her eyes. "You think I wanted to do this? You think I wanted to lie to you like this?"

Suigetsu's anger subsided temporarily from her voice.

"Me and Nariko...we wanted to handle this on own but when my necklace glowed and you guys saw it, I had no choice but to tell you. I wished this never happened...I wish that tragedy never occurred ten years ago..."

"You don't like fighting period, don't you?" Suigetsu guessed and Miyuki answered him with a quick nod. 'A kunoichi who doesn't like to fight? What is she? A pacifist or something? What happened to her that made that way?'

"I don't like violence and bloodshed because it never solves anything and it was the very thing that killed my parents and ever since that day, I've tried to avoid confrontation and violence as much as I can."

Suigetsu raised an eyebrow from her explanation, "If that was the case, Miyuki, why didn't you tell us

that from the beginning?"

"Because you guys wouldn't have helped me. Let's be real, Suigetsu-kun. Who would of believed me if I told them that the world was going to be destroyed by an unknown force? Did you see the way Sasuke reacted when I first told you guys? He almost didn't believe me..."

"Hmmm, I see your point." Suigetsu guessed. "Still...I wish you would of told us something earlier and we probably would of helped you!"

"Suigetsu-kun, I..."The words froze in her mouth. She couldn't tell him that she had fallen for him. That would just make things even more complicated than they already were. "I'm sorry about all this and I hope this doesn't change our friendship!" She pleaded, hoping that Suigetsu wouldn't be too angry with her.

He walked up to her with his hand on his hip and looked at Miyuki with a puzzled look on his face. She is prepared for anything that may happen and she also knows that this could possibly ruin their friendship.

Suigetsu was not one to get or remained angry over something he had no control over so he just laughed whole-heartedly at the blonde kunoichi. "Of course not! Don't be silly! I promise you that I'll protect you and defeat the 'Bakudai'!" He assured her but the sad expression on her face didn't falter.

Miyuki was quite certain that he wasn't taking this seriously at the moment. The 'Bakudai' are a dangerous group of rogue shinobi and they shouldn't be taken lightly but she was somewhat glad that he wasn't that upset with her anymore.

"But...when the mission's over, we have to return back to our time." Miyuki answered sadly. She didn't want to leave Suigetsu at all anymore. "Aren't you just a little upset?"

"Listen, Miyuki, I could care less about what time you came from or when you have to go back but let's enjoy the time we do have with one another..."

"What do you mean, Suigetsu-kun..." she asked out of curiousity.

Suigetsu used his thumb and curled index finger to lift up her chin. He gazed at her beautiful sky blue eyes as a light pink dust across her cheeks from his actions. Her lips quivered from Suigetsu's touch and anticipation...

'Is he...gonna...?' his face was getting dangerous close to her's and Miyuki was so relieved when Suigetsu had stopped half-way.

His hand brushed away a blonde strand and he whispered, "I'm afraid we can't be friends anymore..."

Miyuki's heart suddenly dropped and she felt a dull ache. She knew this was gonna happen as she swallowed the lump that has formed in her throat. Her spirit was broken and so was the one thing that she had protected her entire life...her heart. It was all over..."I see...I understand." she said quietly.

She turned away from him, not wanting her to show her tears in front of him. It would be too painful for him to see her like this. Then, she felt his strong arms hugged her from behind, pulling her closer until her back was pressed against his chest.

"Because you and I...want to be more than that..."

Her eyes opened suddenly in surprised from his answer. She wasn't expecting that. "Suigetsu-kun, I thought that you-"

"You don't have to answer me right now but when the fighting is over, you can tell me your answer then...okay?" Suigetsu replied as he tighten his arms around her slender body. "Let me protect you..."

"Suigetsu-kun, stop joking. This isn't funny." Miyuki whispered. "You're not being serious..."

"But I am being serious. I want to be there by your side to fight and protect you and everyone else that I do care about. I wanna help you, Miyuki because I..." Suigetsu paused from what he was about to say and realized that he almost said the "l" word.

In that brief moment of silence, Suigetsu finally realized that he had truly loved this girl and he cared so much about her well being and safety. Telling her that now with all this happening will only make things difficult.

"As if I let something like this...change the bond that I have with you..."

Miyuki just stood there with wide eyes, completely shocked from Suigetsu's confession. He was really willing to continue what they had. Suigetsu was not only thinking of himself but he was thinking of her and everyone else, too.

"Just...promise me something, kitten." Suigetsu said. "You have to tell me what happened when all of this is over and you can never lie to me again. I hate being deceived by people who I considered precious to me..."

"But Suigetsu-"

"Promise me, kitten. Right here and right now."

She had never liked talking about the past because it brought back too many painful memories but she also knew that keeping her emotions bottled in was not healthy. Maybe she really can talk to Suigetsu about her past to ease some of her pain...

"Okay, I promise..." Miyuki placed her hands on top of Suigetsu's, "But in return, you have to promise me that whatever decision that I make from now on, you won't judge me or try to stop me from doing what I think is right. No matter how difficult it may be..." she said.

Suigetsu thought it and it was only fair if he did the same thing for her as she did for him. "All right. I promise." He finally answered and Miyuki turned around to hug him properly.

'Thank you, Suigetsu-kun. Thank you so much...for giving me the strength to believe again...'

From the memory, Miyuki couldn't help but smile from when she had made that promise. She wasn't sure it was something that she'll be able to keep, but that didn't mean that she wasn't going to try.

Miyuki grabbed her necklace from outside of her jacket and clutched it. She couldn't help but have a bad feeling in the pit of her stomach about fighting the 'Bakudai'. They didn't know what they facing and anything could happen in the battle.

"Kitten."

She was pulled out of her thoughts when she saw Suigetsu walking towards her. She stood up and dust off the dirt from her clothes. "Are you okay?" he asked with full concern.

"Suigetsu-kun...I'm fine. Really I am..." Miyuki smiled to reassured him but he can easily through her smile.

"No, you're not. Listen, everything is gonna be fine. We're gonna win. Trust me..." Suigetsu answered truthfully.

"Uhh...I really hate to break this up, Suigetsu." Karin interrupted. "But we have to be on our guard for anything suspicious. It would be best for our leader to pay attention to his surroundings!"

"Goddamn, Karin..." Suigetsu sneered. "You sure know how to ruin a moment, don't you?"

"Someone has to keep you in line during this whole ordeal. Sasuke trusted you to handle things and right now, you're not doing a good job at it!" Karin pointed out.

"What did you say?"

"Stop it, Suigetsu!" Jugo interjected, hoping that their argument would stop. "Karin, have you been able feel any chakra at all?"

Miyuki sighed. 'Are we really gonna be okay? Thank god Jugo is the voice of reason here...'

"No, I can't feel any chakra at the moment, which is strange because being the sensory type ninja that I am, I should be able sense chakra from short to long-ranges. And because of it, I can't help but feel a little nervous about fighting them without knowing their strength and power." Karin explained.

"Oh good! That's just what we need to hear!" Suigetsu said with sarcasm. "If you were so worried about fighting them, why did you volunteer to do it in the first place? We wouldn't be in this predicament if it wasn't for your sentimentality!"

"Suigetsu, haven't you been paying attention to Sasuke lately?" Karin asked. "There is a reason why I did that!"

"What are you talking about, Karin-chan?" Miyuki asked with curiousity.

"Well, he probably didn't want us to know about the condition that he's in but lately, he hasn't been himself. He's been knocking things over and bumping into things, even when they're right in front of him. Don't you think that's just a little strange?"

"Where are you going with this?" Suigetsu asked.

"Think about it. That just didn't happened overnight. He started acting this way that after the battle with the Eight Tails...when he used his Amaterasu to defeat it."

"Wait a minute, are you saying that..." Jugo's voiced trailed off from Karin's explanation.

Karin's eyes softened from what Jugo was trying to say. "Yeah. Sasuke...he's losing his eyesight..."

Everyone was quiet from Karin's theory, especially Miyuki. The possibility of that being the case was very likely. Suigetsu was quite surprised from Karin's observation, "So that's why you said you wanted us to fight the 'Bakudai' without him..." he said, feeling a little sad about not understanding.

Karin nodded. "Yeah...He can't fight if he can't see, so it won't do him any good and it would worry us even more if he got hurt or worse..."

'How can that be possible? Is is the Sharingan that's causing his eyes to deteriorate? My sister has it too but it has never affected her in that way. Father...he's suffering now even now even the real suffering hasn't even started yet...'

Karin felt an intense surge of chakra heading towards them. "You guys, get out the way!"

Being quick, the others took heed of Karin's warning and dodged the large ball of energy that had its sights set on destroying them. When the energy ball had disappeared, someone was apparently standing in the blast wave of the attack. A woman wearing a platinum silver cloak with black-jointed circles on the back of it.

"It's her. She's one of the 'Bakudai'!" Miyuki exclaimed.

Now was the time for Suigetsu to show his leadership skills for the first time. "Is everyone clear on what we need to do?" He asked and one by one, each of his teammates gave him nod of agreement.

"Okay. Jugo, you take the right! Karin, you take the left! And Miyuki, you get behind me." Suigetsu ordered and they followed his direction and got into their positions respectively. "Team Taka! Attack Formation!"

"Hmm...Team Taka, huh? This should be fun..." She chided in amusement.

Miyuki's eyes widen the minute the woman spoked and she covered her mouth from shock with both of her hands. "That voice..." The woman's voice echoed in Miyuki's mind and she uttered, "S-Sensei...?"

* * *NEXT CHAPTER SYNOPSIS* * *

The next chapter of Changing Fate is:
The Man Behind The Cloak

Nariko finally sees the man behind the cloak and she is shocked from who he is...