Yeah! Chapter 3 and it's a long one! Sorry for not updating in such a long time, life is going to fast 'n stuff. So enjoy this horrible written chapter!

***Note***: This chapter is PG-13 (for blood) and a bit of a spoiler of Tobi (who he is) but it's not that much.

Disclaimer: I only own Yuki :D

There was it, no going back.

She lunged at the man's arm only to be hit down by a knife. Blood poured from her gaping jaw. Her eyes looked up to see a familiar face.

Then black.

It was a night day with snow piles here and there. Yuki carefully padded out of the house that was nestled between two large trees.

She had not laid a paw outside of the place, of which she now calls home, ever since Tobi had taken her away from her death. She was scared. I hope it won't happen any time soon, Yuki thought to herself.

"So do you want to fly or would you rather walk?" Deidara asked her. She stared at him. How could they fly there? Almost like reading her mind, Deidara took a chunk of his clay and formed it into a bird. Making a hand sigh, a large cloud of smoke appeared and disappeared to reveal the bird big enough for them to fid on. He smiled to see the kitten's eyes widen. "Come on," with a swift jump, he stood on the birds back.

Yuki jumped up onto the clay back of the bird. On Deidara's command, the clay bird shot up into the air, its wings swiftly cutting into the air currents. The wind whipped Yuki's fur around and tickled the ends of the whiskers. If felt nice.

In no time were that at the small village in the land of fire (not Konaha). Snowflakes slowly drifted down for the grey sky. The bird had landed a few miles from the village, so now one will see a massive clay figure flying through the sky about to land in a small village.

Walking time! Yeah!

They had only been walking for five minutes when Yuki demanded to be picked up. A frown appeared on Deidara's face.

"You still have your own legs, don't you, hmm?" He mumbled.

The next thirty minutes where filled with squeaky meows, and unhappy faces. When the village was in sight Deidara finally picked the annoying cat up. A purr rumbled through Yuki's chest as she lend closer to his chest, trying to get the escaping warmth from his body. Deidara rolled his eyes. Weird cat, he thought.

"Hello! How are you?" An old woman was standing behind a low counter.

The pair had finally arrived at the village and located the place they needed to be at. Yuki was still in Deidara's arms but she had stopped purring, and scanned the old woman behind the counter.

"Fine, fine, hmm" Deidara replied, "We are here to pick up a package, from the village south of the Sand, hmm."

"Oh yes, I have it right here," the old women slyly snickered, placing a small box on the table. "Tell your leader I said hi,"

"Hmm," that's all what Deidara said as he slipped the box into his cloak (still holding Yuki somehow). And with that they were off out the door.

The village was filled with laughter, talking, and the smell of food. They decided that they might as well eat while they were there.

They stopped a little sushi bar at the end on a busy road. (A.N please don't hate me for not knowing much about sushi) They ate in silence, sitting on a bench against a wall. Yuki happily chewed on her piece of sushi. But Deidara only nibbled on his, for a suspicious felling kept bothering him.

Yuki sensed this and licked his hand, trying to calm him down. Deidara smiled at this and locked his worries in a box at the back of his mind. Everything will be alright, he thought.

Alright.

After they ate their fill of sushi, they headed towards where Deidara left the bird to hide. The snow had left a thick sheet of snow for them to trudge around in. For the twelfth time that day, Deidara frowned. His feet will get cold and he would probably have to carry Yuki again, not that he didn't enjoy it. But one thing bothered him more.

It was quite. No birds chirped. No leaves rustled. Even Yuki seemed a bit tense.

"What's the matter Yu-" he was cut off by a kunai streaking past his ear. Deidara jumped back into defensive mood.

"Well what do we have here?" Two ninja dropped down from the trees. How could they have hidden so well with no leaves? Deidara thought. Their head bands flashed. Leaf ninja.

"Looks like we came across two prizes, an Akasuki member and the little demon kitten," one of the ninja spoke. What does he mean by demon? Question filled Deidara's mind. "The Hokage will be pleased, she'll probably reward us,"

"Yeah," the other one sneered slowly walking over to Yuki. A deep growl roared in her throat. "Ha, growl all you want, you can't do anything to hurt me, you can't even use that demon inside you," his hand stretched out to grave the scruff of her neck.

Everyone stood still, Deidara still trying to process what these men were saying.

The man's fingers brushed the bristling fur of the purple streaked kitten. The growl exploded into a deeper snarl, too deep for any cat. Teeth sunk into the soft flesh of the leaf ninja. Curses filled the air as the man pried the kitten off his arm. Deidara moved to help Yuki but was stopped by the other man.

Combat broke out.

Deidara desperately tried to get away from the leaf ninja but his for was too quick for him. Crap, he thought, what am I going to do?! The blonde decided that he would have to fight up close. Where the heck is Yuki? His eyes darted all around him to find the small cat. The other ninja saw this as his chance, he swiftly punched the Akasuki member in the gut. That threw the blond to the ground. A large knife (A.N. a BIG knife) hung above Deidara's head.

Time seemed to slow down. A yowl broke through the icy air. Deidara's blue eyes lifted up to see the end of the sharp knife. This is it, his mind cleared, I thought it would end differently.

There was a flash of bloodied fur. Scarlet drops fell onto his face. It took him a couple seconds to figure out what happened. His eyes drifted down in front of him.

Yuki was in front of him. Fur ruffled and drizzled with blood. Blood poured from her gaping jaw. A large knife was sticking out of her side.

Pain raged through her body. Her different colored eyes cracked open to see the familiar wall of Tobi's room. She attempted to move her head, but her neck was too stiff for any movement.

"You're finally awake, hmm," her ears cocked forward to pick up the sound of the familiar voice. "You scared me half to death, hmm," Deidara's face came into view. A grin spread across his face. "You feel okay, hmm?"

"Yes" a soft squeak left Yuki's mouth. She was getting better at speaking English.

"You've been out for quite a few days," that voice, Yuki said in her mind, it belongs to only one man. Purple, ringed eyes stared down at her, burning holes through her ruffled fur. "Deidara, may I speak with you outside," Deidara followed obediently out the door.

Yuki paid no heed to them, she only want to have the warm, loving, red eyes of Tobi. No, she needed them. She longed for the warmth that would radiate off his chest. The thoughts soon turned into dreams in a peaceful sleep.

Tobi's mission was taking longer than expected, due to "interferences". So Yuki stayed nestled up in the fox hides on Tobi's bed. She kept herself busy by reciting words and working on her voice. The kitten was better and to be able to talk (or at least say hi) by the time Tobi came home.

Everything was pretty normal, despite the constant visits from Pein. He would come in every two hours and asked how she was feeling, did she want to talk an out anything, stuff like that. Weird.

A week past and Yuki was finally able to get up and walk on her own four paws. The wooden floor sent a biting cold through her paw pads and up her legs, but hunger drove her onward to the kitchen.

Yuki walked in to see Kisame, of all the people, Kisame. But hunger controlled her mind, and she padded up to him, looked up and said "Food," Nothing more, nothing less. The shark man looked down at the bedraggled cat at his feet.

Part of him wanted to quickly walk away, but another part tool pity. "What do you want to eat?"

A grin spread across the kittens face "Fish!"

That sent Kisame out the kitchen. The purple streaked kitten snickered, then jumped up to the counter to eat the leftover food that sat there.

After eating her fill, she slowly walked back to Tobi's room. The hallway was darker that normal so she couldn't see much. Some large object crashed into her face. "What the?" A new voice rang in her ears. She looked up to see who she crashed into. Yuki noted that he was tall, but what caught her eyes was his red eyes. Just like Tobi's.

"What is Tobi's cat doing out here? I thought that you had a mission," an icy voice said. Itachi. Yuki rarely ever say the man and when she did, it was only brief.

Yuki manage to say a few words to him. "Mission is complete, wounds are now healing," she was proud of herself. Itachi nodded his head and moved on. What a strange one, she thought.

She proceeded back to the bed without any more interruptions and feel asleep once more.

When will Tobi be back?

Finally finished! That last part (with Itachi) was going to be when Yuki meets him, but I remembered that they already knew each other so I changed it up a bit.

Hehehehe, I bet you are wondering what happened in the fight? You will learn soon enough. Chapter 4 will come soon.

Bye, bye!

LeopardSoul