Plot Bunnies

by Pleasedial123

Half Started Stories on Various Animes Such as Inuyasha, Naruto, YYH, and Others. These are very old ones of mine that I Will NOT Continue. Feel Free to Adopt Any. I Do Not Own Any Of These Animes. WARNING: May be full of mistakes and bad grammar

5. Immortal Demon : Crossover

Itachi's POV:

We were all standing around the clearing. Our Leader, Pein, walked from the shadows of a tree and looked us over.

"We have found a new member."

Some started to whisper.

"But we must all go get him." He said.

We all looked at him.

"He will not come by himself? And why must we all go?" Sasori asked.

"He is strong and tricky. He is wanted in five different villages and they say he is one of the strongest ninjas alive." Pein said calmly. "And I do not know if he wishes to join."

Everyone stood in silence. Suddenly Zetsu slid from the shadows and whispered something to Pein. Then he slid back to the shadow of a tree.

"We have found him." Pein said.

With that we jumped into the trees following Pein quickly. We ran for less then five minutes. Then Pein sopped and dropped from the branches. We all did, making a semi circle in the trees. In front of us sitting against a tree was a person. It was hard to say if it was a man or a woman. They had ebony hair in a tight braid that hung over their shoulder. They also wore a black out fit that was reasonably tight and they had a back pack on their back. Their head was bowed and their arms hung limply by their side. They looked dead. They had a sword through their heart and sticking out their back. They also had three kuni and six shuriken in various vital spots. They were coated in blood. Everyone just looked at the person a moment.

"Tobi go see if the person is alive."

"It's obvious they're dead." Kakuzu said. "They have a sword through their heart."

"Still. Go check Tobi." Pein said.

Tobi was for once silent and serious. He waked cautiously from beside Zetsu, towards the body. When he reached it he went to check for a pulse. He cried out and tried to jump back as the person's head whipped up and a hand grabbed Tobi's arm. Everyone froze. Even Tobi froze. We all looked at the person. All we saw were soft brown eyes. The rest of their face was covered by a mask like the copy ninja's. They had a flat chest so I guessed it was a guy. He slowly stood up bracing himself against the tree. When he was up he let Tobi go. Tobi jumped back to beside Zetsu. The person looked at us a moment.

"Ahh, Akatsuki, I wondered when you would come for me." The person said.

The voice was deep but had a feminine hint in it.

"How are you alive?" Kisame asked.

The man just gave a smirk, or at least what we thought was a smirk, under his mask.

"Will you join?" Pein asked.

The man kept silent. He looked down at himself and pulled out all the shuriken and kuni. We all gaped as the wounds instantly healed. Then the man grasped the hilt of the sword. He pulled it out and held it in front of himself as if ready to attack. Now the only signs he had been critically hurt was the blood staining him.

"What happened?" Pein asked.

"Enemy ninja. Some were coming for me and some saw one of your members near by and decided to go get him. We all met up just a little while ago."

We were all immediately on guard.

"How many left alive?" Konan asked.

"None." The man said blandly.

"How far from here?" Pein asked.

"About three kilometres north."

"Itachi go see." Pein said while keeping his eyes on the man.

I gave a curt nod and the shot off. In less then three minutes I reached a large clearing. I starred at the bodies littering it. There were at least a hundred. They had all been killed. Body pieces were scattered everywhere. It looked as if some had been torn apart by claws or razor sharp fangs of a beast. Blood soaked the ground and many of the bodies weren't even recognizable as bodies. I felt a small wave of nausea wash over me. I had seen killing but none this gruesome. I had killed but not like this. I abruptly turned and shot back to the others. As I landed softly in the clearing they all looked at me. They blinked. I guessed it was because of my pale face.

"There are at least a hundred bodies. They have all been killed. Some aren't even recognizable as once humans." I said quietly.

They all heard and gaped slightly. I stepped back to my place by Kisame.

"You killed them all?" Pein asked the man.

"Yes."

"Will you join us?"

"Why?"

The question caught us off guard.

"Because you would have an actual place to go and because we could use you." Pein said.

"Hmm." The man said.

Then he looked us all over. His eyes flashed at me with an emotion I couldn't catch.

"I see you are still alive Sasori. Is being a puppet nicer then being human?" He asked.

Sasori stiffened slightly. Almost no one knew that he was a puppet.

"And Zetsu, I see you still like to eat humans. Did you eat your family? I see you are also still bipolar."

Now Zetsu stood still.

"Tobi it is nice to see you again, but I guess you can't remember me. You have changed since the incident."

Tobi was still and silent. Everyone looked between the man and Tobi.

"Hidan, I see you worship Jashin. I thought you swore you would never believe in that religion."

Hidan scowled but stayed silent.

"Kakuzu have you gotten better at sewing people together and stealing hearts?"

Kakuzu just looked at her.

"Deidara don't you want to go back to living with your uncle and aunt? I heard they want you back."

Deidara took a step back, an almost frightened look in his eyes. Everyone watched him a moment.

"And Pein I see you still wear the ridiculous amount of piercings."

Pein just stayed silent and blank.

"Konan, still feeling guilty for the death of your husband? And how is your daughter?"

Everyone spun and gaped at her. Se had a real family. Konan looked a bit shocked. Then she looked away emotion showing in her eyes for once. Then the man turned to me.

"And Itachi, it is nice to see you again. You have changed quite a bit."

They all glanced at me. I looked the man over again, not really understanding what he had said or recognizing him. Then the man turned to Kisame.

"And Kisame do you think your wife is in heaven or hell?"

Now everyone gaped at Kisame. He had had a wife? I had noticed he never seemed interested in women but to have a wife. Kisame gripped the hilt of his sword tightly while glaring at the man.

"You are blamed for killing your wife, did you know?" The man asked.

Kisame was griping the hilt so hard blood seeped from his knuckles.

"I never killed her." He ground out.

"Really? Well you are responsible for part of her death." The man said.

Kisame didn't argue.

"She was a weak woman."

"Take that back." Kisame growled.

"No." The man said.

Before we could stop him Kisame shot forwards his sword sweeping down for the kill. Just as the sword started to fall the man stepped back. The sword sliced just through the front of his shirt and the front of his mask. The sword didn't draw any blood or touch skin though. Then man scowled.

"Seems I lost more blood then I thought. I should have been able to dodge that completely." He said.

The front of his shirt hung open and everyone gaped. Kisame also stopped and starred. He had sliced through bandages that had been wrapped around the man's chest. The bandages fell away to reveal breast. The mask also fell too and showed soft lips and a feminine face. Everyone was silent a moment. The woman scowled again and pulled her shirt closed, tying a bandage around her waist to keep the shirt closed.

"You're a woman?" Kisame choked out.

"Yes."

Her voice was softer, not as deep anymore. The woman just stood waiting.

"What is your name?" Pein asked.

"My name is Kagome Higurashi."

Everyone just starred another moment.

"So the man we have been after to join is a woman, un." Deidara said.

Kagome snorted in amusement.

"Will you still join?" Pein asked.

"I guess. I have nothing better to do." Kagome said.

"Girls can't fight as well as men. They're only good for sacrifices." Hidan said ignoring the glare from Konan.

"Don't talk to your elders like that." Kagome snapped at Hidan.

"You're not my elder. I'm at least a couple years older then you." Hidan snorted.

Kagome just blinked then she hid a smirk.

"So how old do you think I am?" Kagome asked.

"Eighteen." Hidan said.

"Maybe nineteen, un." Deidara said.

"Eighteen." Kisame said.

Kagome burst out laughing. Everyone just watched slightly confused as she almost doubled over with laughter. She clutched her side and started to stop after a minute. Finally she had stopped laughing. She straightened still grinning.

"I'm not eighteen, I wish I was." She said.

"So how old are you?" Sasori asked.

Kagome looked up at him.

"I'm five hundred and nineteen."

Everyone starred for a moment.

"I don't get the joke, un." Deidara said after a minute.

"It's not a joke." Kagome said dangerously.

"You can't be human then… We saw you pull weapons from vital spots and you still lived, I guess that already proves you aren't human. Are you immortal like Hidan?" Kisame asked.

He had slowly came and stood next to me again.

"Even I can't live forever." Hidan said.

"And the cuts healed instantly are you a medic?" Konan asked.

Kagome looked us over.

"I do have medic skills but I did not use them. My body heals on its own very quickly. And no I am not immortal like Hidan. I'm just immortal."

Everyone watched a minute.

"So you are an immortal human?" Pein asked.

"Who said I was human?" Kagome asked.

"What are you then?" Pein asked.

"I'm a demon." Kagome said.

Everyone stiffened.

"You mean a demon container?" Konan asked.

Kagome shook her head.

"Even the demons containers now aren't that immortal." Kagome said.

"Demons don't exsist, except those in human containers." I said.

Everyone looked at me.

"But demons did exsist once." Kagome said.

Everyone looked back to her.

"There are no records of any." Pein said.

"Five hundred years ago demons roamed the lands. There were more demons then humans. Some large like the demons now, some small. There were strong demon lords and low weak demons. It would take armies of humans to defeat a demon lord and only one human even untrained to kill weaker ones." Kagome said.

Everyone started to listen intensely.

"There was a jewel called the Shikon No Tama. It was a sacred jewel that could grant anyone one wish. Many demons were after it. It was the duty of the Shikon No Miko to protect it. I was the Shikon No Miko."

"Mikos are human" I said.

Everyone looked at me again.

"How do you know, un?" Deidara asked.

"Book." I said.

"He is correct. Mikos are human women. And at the time I was a human. I traveled with a group of two demons, two humans, and a hanyou. I had shattered the jewel on accident and we were collecting the shards while trying to kill a certain demon. Well on day we met up with the demon. It turned into a horrible battle. Both of the humans died. The two demons died, and the hanyou died of wounds after the battle. Others also died, like a wolf clan and its leader, an undead priestess, a two headed dragon, and an imp….a demon lord named Sesshomaru and I were the only survivors. I got the last shards of the jewel and fused them. I got the wish. The wish had to be selfless though of it would be created again in the future. It was a hard choice. I really wanted to wish for the life of my friends but I couldn't because that was selfish. In the end I picked a wish. I wished that all demons would become human and slowly the knowledge of demons would fade from the memory of human kind. The jewel disappeared and the wish came true. But there was a side affect. The wish was so large that I had to take all the powers of the demon lords into me. I became a demon myself. I am actually four different demons. I'm a silver inu youkai, a black cat youkai, a vampire bat youkai, and a shapes shifter youkai: The silver inu from Sesshomaru of the west, the cat from Tohuro of the east, the vampire bat from Kusko of the south, and the shape shifter from Kito of the north. Each one has certain abilities. I keep a human appearance when I want though. One other thing is I am immortal completely. Even demons could be killed but I can't. I have tried to kill myself every possible way and all I do is experience the pain, and then heal."

There was silence a moment. Some of us thought she might be mad but she had lived through a sword through her heart so there had to be some sort of explanation.

"So you're an immortal demon?" Pein asked.

Kagome nodded.

"How long did it take for demons to fade from memory?" Sasori asked.

"A hundred years. Then all books on demons mysteriously burst in to flame." Kagome said.

"And how do we have these demons in human containers?" Pein asked.

"We have those demons because they slipped from the underworld. Very rarely does it happen, but it can happen." Kagome said.

"If you're a demon prove it." Hidan said.

Kagome sighed and suddenly she grew two long fangs and claws. Her eyes turned red and her hair turned a deeper black, if that was possible. She also got two large wings on her back. They seemed a bit like bat wings. Everyone took a step back as her aurora grew too. She grinned and glided to Hidan.

"Need more proof Hidan? I could always take some of your blood."

She grabbed his wrist and brought it to her mouth. She was still grinning as her fangs touched his wrist poking the skin gently. He was starring wide eyes at her.

"No I believe you." He strangled out getting weighed down by her aurora.

"Are you sure. I have been a bit deprived of any strong blood." Kagome said.

"I-I'm sure." He stuttered.

We hadn't seen him stutter before. It was amusing. Suddenly I blinked. I squinted to look at Kagome closer. My sight was getting worse and I knew it. Kagome glanced at me and let Hidan's wrist go. Hidan immediately pulled it back and took a step away from Kagome. She turned human again. She glided to me and looked at me with a sad look. I blinked at her and suddenly I remembered her.

..--.

I was sitting in our sitting room. A nine year old Sasuke was sitting beside me. He was fidgeting.

"Stop that. Sit still." I said.

"Okay."

He immediately sat still. In front of us was our father. He was talking to a woman with soft brown eyes and long black hair. She looked to be about nineteen. She sat still and listened closely as he told her about the house, the Uchiha clan, and what was expected of her while she stayed with us. After wards she smiled and bowed. M father gave her a nod and left. She smiled at both of us. Sasuke smiled back but I stayed indifferent.

"Hello my name is Kagome Zetsumi. I will be staying here for a while." She said.

"My name is Sasuke and this is my older brother Itachi. How long will you be staying with us for?" Sasuke asked.

Kagome smiled again.

"For a year." She said.

"Nh." I said.

"I will also be training with you two." She said.

She smiled again and Sasuke smiled back.

.--.

She helped my mother around the house and helped Sasuke train a lot. She also offered to train with me but I refused. I hadn't wanted any help. A year passed quickly. I had been planning out how to kill my clan for the whole time. I planned to do it once Kagome left. Even though we hadn't trained together I liked her. She was kind and always listened. She never had expectations of me and if I did something wrong she didn't mind. We talked a lot. I was fourteen at the time and we got along very well. We talked every day. I gave the last piece of my heart that wasn't frozen, too her. I think she knew. She acted like she did anyways. I told her that I loved her even. She smiled and told me she knew and she liked me as well. She hadn't said love but it still had made my heart soar to hear her say those words. I still was going to kill my clan but I didn't wish to kill her so I would wait. I had tried talking her in to staying but she would always look crestfallen and tell me no matter what happened she couldn't stay. I, Uchiha Itachi, had begged but she had held me in a hug and told me she couldn't. I didn't understand but I respected her choice and decisions. I had decided to enjoy my time with her and after I had killed my clan I would get stronger and then go find her. Then one night I was walking past my father's door when I heard Kagome's voice and his.

"I was wondering if you would marry my son Itachi." My father said.

"Itachi? You want me to marry him?"

"Yes. You get along very well and you are strong. You could keep him in line but still keep him strong."

"But our ages are very different." Kagome said.

"You are only older then him by four years. That's what your papers say. I am older then my wife by four years also." He said.

"He is too young to marry." Kagome said.

"Then we'll engage you two until he is old enough."

There was silence a moment.

"I can't marry your son. We are too different and I have secrets. I can not love him."

I felt my breath catch. For once in a long time I felt my heart ache, no not ache. It shattered. I clasped the shirt above my heart and hung my head. Then there were foot steps. The door opened and Kagome stepped out closing the door behind her. She looked at me and she froze. Our eyes met. I saw sorrow and remorse in her eyes.

"Please forgive me." She whispered.

I could hear desperation in her voice that begged me to understand. I ignored it. I turned away from her and walked away. As I turned the corner I saw her looking at the floor and walking away. I even saw tears but I had no pity or kindness at the moment. That night I planned to kill her along with my clan the next day. She had caused me pain just like all the others. She had taken the last piece of my heart and shattered it. After wondering for hours I decided to ask her why she couldn't love me. I stood up and walked out my door. I hadn't found her in her room but sensed some one outside so I had gone to see if it was her. I had found her sitting on a bench. She was just sitting and looking at the moon. She had her bags packed beside her. She looked in my direction. Brown eyes pierced into mine. I still saw sorrow in them. I had turned and walked away. I decided I didn't want to talk to her. When I had woken in the morning I had thought it had all been a dream. That morning I had found out Kagome had disappeared the night before and no one could find a trace of her. That day I had made up my mind not to ever give my heart away again. There was no heart left in me to give away. That night I killed my clan.

. OF FLASHBACK.--.

I had tried to forget her and had succeeded. But now I remembered her. She looked the same as she had ten years ago. I also noticed she had a different last name. She was standing a few feet in front of me. Her eyes held the same sorrow as before. She bowed and stayed bowed.

"Have you forgiven me yet?" She asked still bowing.

Everyone was watching even closer then before, now.

"No." I said coldly.

It was one word that dripped with venom and ice. Kagome flinched and stood back up. She took a couple steps back and turned away.

"What does she want your forgiveness for, un?" Deidara asked.

Neither of us answered. There was an uncomfortable silence a moment.

"Well let's get going." Pein said breaking the silence.

We all followed him as he jumped off into the trees. I noticed everyone kept an eye on Kagome. I also noticed Kagome watched me most of the time. She still had a sad look in her eyes. We jumped through the trees for at least two hours before we dropped from them. We walked into a cave and Pein released the genjutsu in the back revealing a door. The door looked like every other part of the cave when the genjutsu was on and you could not lift the genjutsu unless you knew exactly where and what it was. Pein opened the door and we all followed him inside. We immediately headed for the meeting room where we all sat at the large table. I noticed Kagome sat across from me. I just ignored her. Pein cleared his throat and spoke after that.

"Well Kagome welcome to Akatsuki. We don't have a partner for you yet but we may in the future. You will either do solo missions or go with someone else if we need you too."

Kagome nodded. Pein pulled a box out and slid it to Kagome. Kagome opened it to find an Akatsuki cloak and a ring. She slid the ring on and bowed her head to Pein.

"Thank you."

"You can have to room between Kisame's and Itachi's." Pein said.

Kagome nodded again.

"Well now that that's out of the way on to the next order of business."

He pulled a picture from his pocket.

"Hidan and Kakuzu I need you two to go kill these people. You leave tomorrow morning."

Kakuzu grabbed the picture and scanned it before nodding and handing it to Hidan. Hidan grinned and nodded.

"Can I bring the woman back so I can sacrifice her?" He asked.

Pein shrugged.

"As long as she dies in the end."

"Hidan I remember when your parents used to sacrifice people and you were horrified and said you would never join their religion." Kagome said.

Everyone turned to them.

"You knew Hidan when he was younger?" Pein asked.

"I lived in the same village as him for a year. His parents believed in a god named Jashin. They sacrificed people and such. When Hidan was about five he hated killing and blood. He swore never to believe in his parent's religion. But by the time he turned six he had out grown his fear and liked to kill. He was also swearing at the age too." Kagome said.

Hidan scowled at her and the rest looked at him.

"So is Higurashi your real last name?" Pein asked interrupting.

Kagome nodded.

"Yes. You know I actually came from this time."

Everyone blinked.

"I lived in the future and I accidentally fell down a well on some shrine grounds. I was sent to the past where I made the wish. After that I got stuck in the past. I had hoped to find my family in the future but my wish changed history and my family was born but they never had a daughter." Kagome said.

Everyone was silent a minute.

"You used other names though?" Pein asked.

"Of course. People would get suspicious if a woman named Kagome Higurashi had been to almost every village across Japan and she always looked eighteen or nineteen."

We all nodded at the logic. Then Pein looked to me.

"You two know each other."

"Yes." Kagome said softly.

"You know if you want him to forgive you for something he won't." Kisame said.

Kagome opened her mouth to say something then closed it.

"Itachi." She said after a second.

I looked at her. No one said anything, they just watched us.

"Why won't you forgive me?" She asked.

"You do not deserve to be forgiven." I said glaring at her.

"I know…" She said sadly.

She was getting on my nerves. I didn't even want to look at her let alone talk to her. I glared at her and stood up. My mangekyou sharingan had flickered on unconsciously. Everyone scooted away from the two of us leaving at least five feet between me and the others.

"I gave you the last piece of my heart. It was the only piece I had left. You shattered it! You didn't even give me an explanation! Then you left! You knew how I felt! You played with my heart then threw it away!"

I had lost my self control for the moment. I, the stoic, cold, cruel, but always calm Uchiha, who never showed emotion, had yelled in anger. Everyone was starring at me and gaping, even Pein and Konan. They all had slid even farther back. I took deep breathes. And then I stormed out of the room.

Kagome's POV:

They all sat gapping at Itachi. Then he stormed out. They all sat in shock starring at the door. Then they tore their eyes away and looked at me. I sat in my chair. My head was bowed and I felt like sobbing. What he had said was true. He was right. I didn't deserve his forgiveness. I shook slightly. I had known how Itachi had felt. I knew he had had almost no feelings or heart left. I had played with his heart and thrown it to the side. I shouldn't have left him with out an explanation either. I hadn't even apologized I had just asked for forgiveness. I felt a tear roll over my cheek. I had loved him too. I still did. I had really wished to stay with him but being a demon I couldn't. Many people thought immortality was a gift but it was a curse. I had had to live for years with out friends, family, or love. I didn't regret making the wish though. It had changed the world, a lot for the better. But He was the first person I had ever loved other then Inuyasha. I remembered the day Inuyasha had told me he didn't love me. I remembered how heart broken I had felt. I knew that was what Itachi felt too.

..--.

We were walking quickly past the fields. I watched Inuyasha as he walked ahead of me. At noon when we stopped Inuyasha walked up to me.

"Can we talk Kagome?" He asked.

I nodded and followed him into the trees. When we were a good distance from the others he looked at me. He looked at the ground and took a deep breath.

"Kagome… I know you love me."

I nodded.

"But I can't love you."

My heart stopped. I held my breath as I heard the shatter of glass that had once been my heart. Inuyasha looked up at me, and I saw sorry and remorse in his eyes.

"Will you forgive me?"

I had just turned and ran back to the group. I swore to myself to never be like him, as I felt a few tears slid down my face.

. OF FLASHBACK.--.

I had done the exact same thing to Itachi that Inuyasha had done to me. I had sworn not to do it to anyone but I had done it to the only person I had actually loved in five hundred years. I wiped the tear from my face but I didn't look up.

"Is what he said true?" Kisame asked.

"Yes every word of it." I whispered trying to keep my voice emotionless.

"He loved you?" Kisame quietly asked.

"Yes. And I broke the last piece of his heart."

I stood up and grabbed the cloak. Konan also got to her feet

"I'll show you to your room." She said emotionlessly.

I followed her out the door.

Kisame's POV:

The two women left leaving us alone.

"I can't fucking believe that Itachi actually yelled." Hidan said.

"I have never seen him show that much emotion." Pein said.

"I can't believe he admitted he loved that woman right in front of us, un." Deidara said.

"I can't believe said a whole paragraph." I said.

I looked around. Everyone was silent even Tobi.

"We'd better not bother him or go near him for a while." I said.

"Kisame is right. Stay away from him. And don't bother Kagome either." Pein said standing up.

Then everyone else also stood. We drifted out and headed for our rooms or the kitchen. I headed to my room.

Konan's POV:

I walked Kagome to her room. I watched her the whole time. She tried to stand straight and look emotionless, but her shoulders slumped and sorrow and regret were written all over her face. She looked a bit broken. When I reached the room between Kisame's and Itachi's I opened the door and she walked in not really looking where she was going. When we were inside she glanced around. The room was all set up. It was a deep green. Usually partners had rooms right next to one another but Kisame had wanted the blue room next to this one and Itachi had wanted the red one on the other side of this one. Pein had just shrugged. This room had a large double bed already made up with green blankets and such. Beside it was a nightstand. Then there was a desk and chair, and a shelf. There was also a door leading to a bathroom at the end. Kagome walked to her bed and dropped her bag to the floor. She then sat down starring at the wall. I watched her a moment. Then I shut the door and walked over to her. I sat beside her.

"Want to talk?" I asked.

She looked at me. I saw unshed tears in her eyes.

"I always loved him."

I knew she was talking about Itachi.

"His father asked if I would marry him. Itachi also begged me to stay with him. But I couldn't. Since I don't age they would notice something. Immortality isn't a gift it's a curse. I have been travelling for over five hundred years. I can never stay at any one place more then two years or people get suspicious. I can cast illusions but I can't always wear one. And I can shape shift but only into animals. I wanted to stay with him. I wanted to marry him. I loved him. But I couldn't. He over heard me say so. He thought I didn't love him. I wanted him to understand but I also didn't want him to love me. It was so hard on me. I haven't had real friends for five hundred years because I can't get close to people. If I do they learn my secret and it's so hard to leave them. I haven't had friends, family, or love. Then when I did have love my curse made sure I didn't experience it long. Itachi is the only person I have loved in five hundred years. He's the only person who loved me back in all my life too. I had a love long ago but he didn't love me."

I saw tears fall roll over her cheeks.

"I wanted to explain but I didn't want to lie. I couldn't tell him the truth so I didn't say anything. I love him. I really do but I don't deserve love. No I can't love. I need to get over him but I feel shameful that I hurt him so much. I feel it's too late to say I'm sorry too."

I rested a hand on her shoulder. Tears flowed unstopping down her face. She didn't sob though just let the tears go.

"It's never too late to say you're sorry." I said.

Then I stood up and walked out the door. Kagome had her face in her hands but I saw tears still. I shut the door behind me and walked away.

Itachi's POV:

I had been in my room sitting on the edge of my bed. My room was next to Kagome's room and I had heard Konan and Kagome's conversation. I felt a tinge of regret as I listened to her silence. I heard the escaped sob every once in a while and knew she was crying. I heard Konan leave. I waited a minute. Then I walked to my door. I stepped out and walked to Kagome's I reached to open the door when I heard Kagome say something else.

"I'm so sorry. I just have to say it. I love you. I just want to say it." She whispered.

I barely caught it. I pulled my arm back and walked back to my room. If she needed and wanted to say that then she could but I didn't think my answer would be very kind. I had no heart left. I turned and walked back to my room. I shut my door behind me and returned to my bed.

Kisame's POV:

I sat on my bed listening to Kagome and Konan. I felt sorry for both Kagome and Itachi. Itachi needed some one in his life. Ever since Itachi had joined us I had noticed that he never even kissed a woman. When we had gone to towns and bars and such woman had flocked over him but he would push them aside not even talking to them. He was nicer to women with black hair and brown eyes though. Now I knew why. I heard as Konan left. Then I popped my head out the door. I watched as Itachi walked out his room. He stopped in front of Kagome's door and went to open it. Then I heard Kagome say something else but didn't catch the words. Itachi stopped and his face got harder. He abruptly turned and headed back to his room. I sighed. The two needed to sit and talk to one another. Maybe if they worked things out Itachi would unthaw a bit.

I sighed again and walked to Kagome's door. I knocked softly. I got no answer so I opened the door. I looked around and didn't see her. Then I noticed that the bathroom door was closed and I heard water. I smiled slightly and walked in shutting the door behind me. I sat down on the desk chair and waited. Five minutes later Kagome walked from the bathroom in nothing but a towel. She glanced at me and then walked to her bag. I watched her the whole time. She was really beautiful. I could see why Itachi would love her. She had perfect skin, nice legs, and curves in all the right places, and her black hair would make anyone want to stroke it. She grabbed some clothes and then walked back to the bathroom. She looked like my wife. My wife had had long black hair and had been really beautiful. I pinched my lips together as I remembered her.

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I had asked her to marry me when I was twenty. She was the only woman who had loved me even though I didn't look human. I felt sorrow rise in me. I had been happy with her. We had lived in the forest outside the village of mist. We had lived in a small cottage surrounded by gardens she had made. I would go to the village every day because that was where I was a ninja. My wife would say 'I'll see you tonight' every time I left. I would smile and say the same thing. I was happy. She was happy. The village had thought I had been stupid to marry her though. She wasn't just a regular woman. She could see prophesy. Many people were unnerved by this. She had once told a woman that her child would die in an accident. Everyone had laughed. Then when the child had died the towns people had called her a demon and tried to kill her. I had found her and helped her. I remembered when she would sit or stand and her eyes would turn a foggy blue. Then she would tell me what she saw. I was never afraid of her. Then one day I had left the house to go to the village. She had looked sadly up at me and kissed me. She hadn't said 'I'll see you later tonight' she had said 'Goodbye'. I had immediately sensed something was wrong but she had told me to go. I had obeyed.

..--.

When I had reached the village I had been grabbed by the guards. I was quite surprised but didn't fight. Then the village leader had walked up to me. He looked at me and scowled. His words were burned in my mind.

"You are a valuable part of this village but your wife is not. She is dangerous and we will destroy any threat to our village. If you are smart you will not mourn for her and you will forget her."

I had been horrified at what he was saying. Then he headed for my place with the guards dragging me behind. I had become numb and let the guards drag me. My mind had been frantic. When we had reached the clearing we had found my wife sitting on her swing. It had been a swing she had made that was extended from two branches above. She was wearing a green dress and her sandals. She had had her hair tied back with a green ribbon and she looked to be waiting. When we walked into the clearing she stood up and smiled softly at me. My breath caught as the village leader pulled out a kanta and stepped forwards.

"You are a threat to my village and I will deal with you."

He kept walking to her. By now I was fighting the guards with all I had.

"Run!" I yelled.

She had just smiled at me and waited I fought even harder. I threw on guard off my arm effectively knocking him out. Then I knocked a second out. I just threw the third to the side as I dived for the leader as he raised his kanta. I had almost reached him when he brought the sword down. I screamed as I saw the steel rip through my wife's skin. Her eyes got dimmer and she seemed to fall in slow motion. The leader stepped aside and I scrambled to my wife. I pulled her close a sob erupted from my throat. She lifted a hand and stroked my cheek, streaking blood on it, but I didn't care.

"Kisame, I love you, don't ever forget."

Then the last light in her eyes had dimmed and her hand fell from my face. I sobbed again hugging her to me. I heard the leader behind me sniff.

"You shouldn't have married her but that has been fixed. Come on then. We'll set up a house for you in the village. It will better having you closer."

I had felt anger burn in me as I saw the bloody corpse of my wife. I was stained in her blood. I felt furious. The man who had killed her just brushed it aside and talked to me as if I was being forgiven, then he was ordering me. I slowly set my wife's body down. I saw the guards getting up. I grasped the hilt of my sword and stood up. I whipped around to the guards decapitating two at once. The last guard gaped once before I also sliced his head off. Leader gaped once then glared at me. I just lunged forwards and sliced at him. He brought up his kanta in defence but my blade sheared it off at the hilt while slicing up him. He fell to the ground a lifeless corpse. I dropped my sword and turned back to my wife. I sobbed again and turned to the garden shed. I grabbed a shovel and dug the grave myself. I gently laid my wife in it and refilled it. I picked all her favourite flowers laying them on the grave. I walked to the house still feeling utterly broken. I walked in and grabbed everything I needed. Then I saw the note on the table. I saw it was addressed to me from my wife. I tore it open quickly.

To Kisame

I know you will see me dead. I saw my death in one of my prophesies. I know you will wonder why I didn't tell you. The thing with this prophesy is that I saw what would happen if I told you. If I told you we both would have died in the end. At least this way you still live. Please go on, there will be others who will accept you.

Love Kara

Tears slid down my face. I grabbed my bag and pulled it on. Then I walked outside. I grabbed the corpses and three laid them in front of the clearing. Then I grabbed some matches. I struck on and threw it on the pile of papers in the living room. They immediately caught fire. I walked outside and sat down beside my wife's grave. I watched as my house burned. I used water jutsus to put out the flames that fell into the forest. My wife had loved the forest and plants and I wouldn't let them die. When the house was ash and rubble and I felt the presence of other ninja heading this way I stood up. I grabbed my sword and masked my presence before shooting off away from my home, village, and my wife, Kara.

. OF FLASHBACK—

I felt one tear run down my face. If I had acted sooner I could have saved my wife. But I hadn't acted faster and she had died. I wiped the tear away just as Kagome stepped from the bathroom. My breath caught as I saw her. She was wearing some forest green cotton pants and a forest green t-shirt. She also had her hair tied back in a braid with a green tie. She was almost the spitting image of my wife.

"Kara." I whispered.

Kagome looked at me and gave me a soft smile.

"I look like her don't I?"

I just looked at her.

"I'm sorry about her death. But she was weak. If she had trained as a ninja like I suggested she would have lived." Kagome said.

I looked at her.

"You knew her?" I asked softly.

"Yes. I knew Kara for a year. I was the one who helped her get away when the boy died and everyone tried to kill her calling her a demon. I let her escape while holding her off. That was the exact same day you found her." Kagome said.

I took a deep breath. I wished she was still alive.

"When I saw the town's people they thought I was her, that's how I distracted them." Kagome laughed softly. "Many people thought we were twins."

I looked at her again. Her personality was the same too. I smiled softly.

"So any reason you're in my room?" Kagome asked.

I looked her over again. She seemed to have gotten control of her emotions. I couldn't shake the thought of my wife when I looked at her. I sat starring into her eyes a moment. She cleared her throat and I blinked.

"I came to see if you were all right and if you wanted a tour." I said.

Kagome gave me a brilliant smile. I quickly looked away. It was the same smile my wife had given me. I was going to forget this was Kagome not Kara if she kept doing things like that. I sighed slightly and stood heading for the door. We both walked out and down the halls. I pointed out each member's room and the living room. I showed her the meeting room again, the kitchen, the dojos, and the front door. Then I showed her the training grounds which were a large clearing that had a dirt floor.

When that was done we head back to the kitchen. It was about dinner and we were both hungry. As we walked in we found Tobi trying to cook something. I just sat and watched, while Kagome giggled and went to help him. I watched Kagome's every movement. After a while Deidara, Sasori, Konan, Hidan, Kakuzu, and Pein walked in. They also sat watching the two or chatting. Deidara kept glancing at me and following my line of sight but I ignored him. I was deep in my own thoughts. When Tobi and Kagome had finished cooking they dished the food out. It looked lovely. Usually Tobi cooked and the food was deep brown or burnt badly. But with Kagome helping it looked and tasted wonderful. Deidara had tears in his eyes. When Kagome went to take his dishes to the sink he hugged her tightly around the waist still sitting.

"That was so good. Thank you, un." He said sniffing.

Pein grinned, Konan snorted softly, Sasori just looked at his partner like he was an idiot, Tobi also thanked Kagome, Hidan chuckled darkly, Kakuzu just ignored them, and Kagome laughed. I just watched. Kagome quickly cleaned up and stuffed the leftovers into the fridge. I noticed she still left a plate of food out but I knew who it was for.

Kagome's POV:

I grabbed the plate of food and walked out the door heading to Itachi's room. When I reached it I knocked softly. The door swung open and he looked at me emotionlessly. I held the food out. He looked at it then me.

"I didn't poison it." I said blankly.

He slowly took it. I just turned and walked away. I heard his door shut a minute later. I walked back to the kitchen where the others were debating on a movie to watch. I watched a moment.

"Adventure!" Tobi said.

"Comedy, un." Deidara said.

"Religion." Hidan said.

"Uh…Drama?" Pein asked.

"How about horror." Kisame said.

"Horror." I said too.

Everyone looked up at me. Kisame grinned.

"There two votes for horror. Horror wins." Kisame said.

"I guess horror is okay, un." Deidara said.

Everyone else shrugged. We all walked to the living room where everyone plunked down on the two couches, and the few chairs. It seemed Kisame had rented a horror to watch and he tossed it to Tobi who set it up. He flicked the TV on and sat down beside me. I was also beside Kisame. Hidan flicked the lights off and the movie started. It was some horror movie about a murdered who was locked in a mansion in the middle of no where with a girl, her younger brother, and her boyfriend. All the power was out and the phone lines down. Everyone was pretty into it. Tobi was into it the most though. At each scary part he would latch onto me and burry his face/mask into my shoulder. The others glanced at him but didn't say anything. Then when it was over Pein and Konan headed off together. Kisame also left with one last glance at me. Sasori and Kakuzu also headed off in separate directions. Tobi said a shaking goodnight and sprinted to his room. I noticed that Hidan and Deidara grinned at one another and stayed. I also waited. They noticed and grinned at me.

"What are you planning?" I asked.

"Well we had this plan where we might scare Tobi to death." Hidan grinned.

"Hmm." I said.

"You know that all through dinner Kisame starred at you and he glanced at you all through the movie. I think he likes you, un." Deidara teased.

I looked at him.

"I look like his dead wife."

This wiped the smile from Deidara's face.

"I heard you say he had a wife, so he really did, un?" He asked.

"Yes but that is for him to tell you if he wishes." I said.

They nodded. Then they jumped up with twin grins.

"Well off to scare Tobi, un." Deidara said.

They both slipped out. I just walked to my room where I changed to pyjamas. I slipped under my covers and turned my lap off. I slowly drifted off.

.--.

I woke suddenly as some one shook my shoulder. I blinked at Tobi and then looked to my alarm clock. It said ten after one. I yawned.

"Yes Tobi?" I asked.

"Can Tobi sleep with you? Tobi is scared. I saw some one with a knife like in the movies and some one kept calling my name. When I walked into the hall some one jumped out at me and I got really scared."

I knew it had been Hidan and Deidara.

"Fine, you can sleep with me."

I slid back and opened the covers. Tobi quickly jumped in. He cuddled up to me like a six year old. I yawned again and drifted off again.

.--.

This time when I woke I saw that it was about eight. I sat up and looked down at Tobi who was clinging to my waist. I shook him gently.

"Tobi wake up." I said.

Tobi stirred and looked up.

"Good morning Kagome."

"Good morning Tobi."

"Why does Kagome have cat ears?" he asked.

"I turned into my cat youkai for last night." I said.

"Wow."

Tobi sat up and rubbed my ears. I giggled. It was like what I had done to Inuyasha.

"Can Kagome turn into a full cat?" He asked.

"Yes. The shape shifter part of me lets me turn into any animal."

"Can Tobi see you as a cat?"

I laughed.

"I guess so but only if you let me accompany you as a cat for a while and if you don't tell the others."

"Okay, but why does Kagome want to stay like a cat in front of the others?"

"Because I haven't changed shape in a while and I need to practice." I said.

"Okay."

I stood up and started to strip.

"What is Kagome doing?" Tobi asked a little embarrassed.

He had turned away.

"Well cats don't wear clothes." I said.

"Kagome is so smart, Tobi wouldn't have thought of that!" He said.

As soon as I was undressed I took a deep breath and started to change. When I was done I looked up at Tobi who was now very large and meowed. He looked down at me and gasped.

"You're so beautiful Kagome."

"Remember don't call me Kagome." I said.

"Wow! You can talk well like that."

"Yes. Now just call me Chan while in front of the others."

He nodded quickly. Then he picked me up. I looked at myself from his arms, in the mirror above my dresser. I was pure black and had soft brown eyes. I was a full grown and looked like the perfect cat. Tobi stroked me softly and I purred. He then skipped out the door. It felt a bit bouncy from his arms but I didn't mind. We headed to the kitchen where he set me on the counter. He started to cook breakfast and with my instructions he did it perfectly. After a while everyone walked in except Hidan and Kakuzu who had left for their mission. –I had heard them leave at about six- Even Zetsu and Itachi joined us. Itachi though had at least five feet of space on every side at all times. Tobi set the table quickly.

"So scared last night Tobi, un?" Deidara asked hiding a grin.

"Tobi was scared at first then he went and saw Kagome and Kagome let him sleep with her." Tobi sang.

Deidara gaped as he watched Tobi set the table. Kisame also glanced at the mask wearing man. Itachi looked emotionless and the others grinned at Deidara, whose plan had failed in some ways.

"Where is Kagome?" Sasori asked.

"Kagome is still asleep she said she will kill anyone who wakes her up." Tobi sang.

I purred in amusement at his words. Sasori noticed me first.

"What is that?" he asked.

Everyone looked up at me.

"It's a cat Sasori." Tobi giggled.

"No, I meant, what is it doing here."

"Its name is Chan and it's a girl. Tobi is keeping her for a while." Tobi said.

"Hmm." Pein said.

Tobi looked at him and he shrugged an its-fine-with-me. Then Tobi grabbed his food and skipped off. I jumped up the fridge and lay down on the warm top, while watching everyone. Everyone ignored me but Deidara. When he was finished eating he stood up and walked to the fridge.

"Here kitty, kitty, kitty." He said while reaching up for me.

I let him grab me and pull me into his arms. He scratched my ear and I purred. I liked being a cat. Deidara looked me over and continued to scratch my ear. After a minute I jumped from his arms and sauntered to Kisame. I jumped to his lap and sat there. He looked surprised but then scratched me gently as he ate. Deidara pouted softly and scowled at me. I gave him a cat grin. When Tobi returned I abandoned Kisame and jumped to his shoulder where I curled around his neck. Tobi started to clean and I would whisper into his ear every once in a while. After a while the others drifted off. At about noon we heard noise from the front door. Tobi skipped off to see what it was. It turned out to be Kakuzu and Hidan. They had returned and Hidan had a woman thrown over his shoulder and tied up. Kakuzu walked off to report while Hidan walked towards his room. While he did Tobi skipped behind him telling him what had happened in the morning. The woman on Hidan's shoulder fought the whole time. I read her aurora with my miko powers I had kept since I had become a demon and had kept over the years. Her aurora showed murder, blood, and hate. I didn't care that she was going to be sacrificed enough to stop Hidan.

"I'm going with Hidan." I whispered to Tobi as we reached Hidan's door.

Tobi nodded and I jumped off his shoulder. I slipped into Hidan's room as he shut the door. He had a bed, a dresser, and then sacrificial stuff. His whole room was grey except for the blood stains. The woman's eyes widened in horror and she fought harder. I sat on Hidan's dresser and watched. He strapped her to a table and pulled the gag out. I had already noticed the jutsu on the room that muffled all the sound in it. Even if the woman screamed the most a person would hear from outside the door was a muffled yell. Hidan started his ritual as the woman screamed and begged for mercy. After a minute I got bored and cleaned myself while I waited. When Hidan was finally finished he had a shower in his bathroom. I watched as he walked from the bathroom in nothing but a towel. He had thrown his cloak on his bed earlier but ignored it. He turned to the dresser and froze when he saw me. He squinted at me.

"How the fuck did you get in here cat?" He asked.

Then he frowned thoughtfully.

"I think I saw you on Tobi's shoulder. Fucking Tobi. We only fucking try to scare him, and he gets to sleep with the hot new chick."

If I could raise an eyebrow as a cat I would have.

"Kagome is really hot, I wouldn't mind fucking her." Hidan started mumbling to himself.

I twitched. Then I saw Hidan reach for his scythe. Even as a cat I was pretty fast. I dodged his swing and sauntered to the door. I then hissed at an empty corner. As soon as Hidan turned to see what I had hissed at I turned into a snake and slipped under the door. I found Tobi waiting there. He clapped and held out his arm which I slid up. We heard some really faint cursing from Hidan's room. Tobi laughed. I changed back into a cat and sat on Tobi's shoulder again. Tobi said he wanted to show me his room and we walked off. When we reached his room we walked in. It had the same furniture as mine but was a yellow room. Tobi skipped to his nightstand and grabbed a game boy off it. He started to talk about his game and started to play. I watched as he did so. I sat on the bed beside him interested in the thing. I started to relax. We hadn't noticed that Tobi had left the door open or that a menacing shadow crept in.

"BOO, un." Someone yelled.

Tobi dropped his game boy and jumped ten feet away from the bed. I was so startled I lost the grip on my shape and turned human again. I fell off the bed as naked Kagome. I looked at Deidara who was gaping at me. I grabbed the blanket off Tobi's bed and wrapped it around myself.

"What the hell Deidara. Do you know how much that scared me?" I hissed.

Deidara was still gaping at me.

"You were the cat, un." He finally chocked out. "And you just changed back, un."

"Yes. Have a good look?"

"Yes actually." He smirked.

Then he walked closer to me.

"Why don't we ditch Tobi and I can go show you my room. And the bed, un." He said seductively.

I scowled and growled. He still smirked as he slowly stepped closer. I growled another warning and he didn't back off. I glared and transformed into a wolf. I snarled at him and he paled a bit. Tobi chased after me as I chased after Deidara, who ran for his life. He ran into the living room where he jumped up to the book shelf. I snarled and snapped at him. Kisame, Kakuzu, Pein, Konan, and Sasori were starring wide eyed from the couches as I tried to reach Deidara. Tobi came running in a second later.

"Please leave Deidara alone." He said to me.

"A new pet Tobi? What happened to the cat?" Pein asked.

"That's not a new pet and neither was the cat, un." Deidara choked out.

I snarled even more dangerously. Deidara shut up.

"Please help Sasori, un." He said.

Sasori glanced at me and him.

"Why?"

"Because I need help. She'll kill me, un." Deidara said.

I growled once again and then slowly stopped. After a few seconds I just huffed and walked to the couch. I sat down beside Tobi and watched Deidara who wasn't moving.

"Tobi dares Deidara to come down." Tobi giggled.

"I don't have a death wish, un." Deidara said.

"Chan can always get up there." Tobi said.

Deidara paled more and looked at me. I grinned. He gulped. Suddenly Hidan walked in. He blinked at me.

"What happened to the fucking cat? It vanished from my room."

Everyone looked at him.

"It was there one minute then it was gone."

They looked at him a moment then Pein turned to Tobi.

"Where do you keep getting these pets?" He asked.

"They aren't Tobi's pets and there is only one." Tobi sang.

They starred at him a moment except Deidara who glanced at me. He didn't say anything though.

"What?" Konan asked finally.

"There is only one."

"But there was a cat and now the wolf." Kisame said.

"They are the same one, un."

Everyone looked to Deidara.

"What the fuck are you doing up there?" Hidan asked.

"Wolf, un." Was all Deidara said.

"Why is it after you anyways?" Kisame asked.

"Saw something I shouldn't have... I might have said done and something I shouldn't either, un."

Deidara grinned again. I growled and advanced. Deidara shut up.

"It's just a plain wolf can't you blow it up?" Hidan asked.

"It's not just a plain wolf, un. It's Kagome."

Everyone gaped then looked at me. I chuckled. They all shivered.

"Yes it's me." I said.

They all gaped.

"Remember I said I was a shape shifter."

They all gaped another minute.

"Then what did Deidara see that he shouldn't have?" Kisame asked.

"He scared me right out of my form. And I wasn't wearing any clothes."

Hidan grinned with Deidara. I growled at him.

"And I was the cat too."

Now Hidan paled and scrambled up the shelf. Deidara and the others looked at him.

"What did you do to the cat?" Pein asked.

"Said something I shouldn't have." Hidan grumbled.

"And tried to slice me up." I snorted.

Then I grinned at them.

"You know you aren't safe up there."

They paled even more. I turned into a hawk and shot up. They jumped off the shelf. I dived back to the floor and changed into a jaguar before I hit the ground. I growled. They paled even more. They looked at one another and split. I chuckled. I looked at the others who were watching. Then I shot after Deidara. I quickly gained on him. He saw me and paled completely. He ran past a door and I saw a short cut. I raced down a second hall and turned. Deidara popped out of a door in front of me. I leaped with a growl. He let out a cry as I landed on his back slamming him to the ground. He gasped. I jumped back. He tried to roll away but I changed into a large basilisk and coiled around him. He fought but I had him. I squeezed hard effectively knocking him unconscious.

Then I turned into a jaguar again. I dragged him with my teeth to my room. I rushed to my dresser and grabbed some wire before retuning to Deidara. I looked around once then dragged him to the living room. Everyone watched as I changed into a small snow monkey –smart and adorable- and wrapped wire around him. Then I tied him to one of the chairs. I turned into a large panther and sniffed around. As soon as I had Hidan's scent I shot off. I swiftly but silently ran across the ground. I soon saw Hidan ahead of me. He looked to be trying to find somewhere to hide. He saw me and dashed for the closest room. I lunged at him. I swiped a paw at him knocking him from his feet. He twisted and landed hard on his back. I slowly walked to him as he tried to inch back. Suddenly a door opened and Itachi stepped out. He looked at Hidan then to me.

"Where did the panther come from?" He asked.

"It's me." I said.

He blinked and his eyes widened slightly. Hidan took this opportunity to jump up and try to run. I leapt at him knocking him from his feet. I pinned him beneath me. Then I pushed the pressure point on his neck with one of my paws. He sagged and I purred. I turned back to Itachi who was watching. We looked at one another then he turned back to his room and I grabbed Hidan's cloak in my teeth. I took him back to the living room also ting him up.

"What are you going to do when they gain consciousness?" Pein asked.

"Haven't decided yet but it was fun hunting them."

Then I quickly ducked from the room. I returned to my room and changed human again. I dressed quickly and walked back to the living room. The others were still watching, except Pein who had left. The two in the chairs were slowly starting to stir. When they were wide awake they blinked and tried to move. I grinned.

"Now what should I do with you two?" I purred.

They each gulped and tried to shrink back.

"Don't hurt them to badly we do need them." Pein said from the doorway.

I nodded. I looked at the two and thought a minute. Then I grinned. The two paled. I walked up to Hidan slowly. He looked at me. I made my face into one of seduction. He seemed a bit shocked. I slid onto his laps and straddled his hips. I wrapped one arm around his neck and rested a hand on his chest, leaning in close. He had a small grin on his lips now.

"You threaten me again and I will personally torture you. I can put you through so much pain it is unimaginable." I said dangerously.

I was quiet so no one else could hear either. Hidan blinked.

"One way of torture is to cut off one certain piece of your autonomy."

I dragged my one finger nail down his chest slowly down. The father I got the paler he went. By the time I had reached his stomach he had lost all color in his face. His lips were pinched together and his eyes were wide. I grinned and slipped off him. The others had been watching very closely. I stepped back and grinned. They all looked at the pale Hidan. Then I moved to Deidara. Instead of straddling his hips a sat on his lap and rested both hands on his chest. I leaned in close putting my mouth near his ear.

"Deidara I am warning you know. If you are too forward you may loose something."

He also paled. I jumped up and stretched. Then I turned to the others with a grin.

"Don't let them go at least until dinner."

The two didn't complain as they mulled over my threats. The others nodded. Then I saw Pein motion me over. I walked over to him. He started to walk off. I followed. He walked down the halls to Itachi's door. He knocked. When he heard a reply we both walked in. Itachi had been reading a book on his bed. He looked up and scowled slightly.

"I have a mission for you two." Pein said.

We both looked at him.

"You will be going to get Uchiha Sasuke."

We both blinked.

"What?" I asked.

"You will be going to get Uchiha Sasuke from Orochimaru. He is too strong to have as an enemy. You will offer him the chance to join us or die. You will leave immediately. Understood?" He asked.

We nodded.

"Now you two need to come to an agreement. I will wait out the door till you do."

Then he walked out and slammed the door. I scowled at it. Then I turned to Itachi. He was watching me. I clenched my hands and looked him straight in the eye standing up tall.

"I am sorry. We need to come to terms because we will be here together for a while. We'll pretend that nothing happened before. We will be regular partners." I said.

Itachi blinked.

"I will not accept that apology and I will not forgive you. As far as I'm concerned now we never met before."

Then he stood. He walked up to me stopping a foot away. He looked into my eyes.

"We will act as partners but no more." He said.

I scowled up at him.

"Agreed. I will try to apologize under better circumstances later when I am under better control and when we have more time." I said.

Then I turned and walked to the door. I heard him start to pack some things for the journey. When I closed the door behind me Pein looked at me from across the hall.

"So…?" He asked.

"We will act as partners but no more." I said.

Then I walked to my room. I shut my door behind me. I grabbed one change of clothes and wrapped it up in a bundle with two scrolls. They I also took my clothes off and tied them in the bundle with my weapons. I tied the bundle to my naked back and changed to a large arctic wolf. I walked to the door I had left slightly open. I walked out and pushed the door shut. Itachi was waiting. He glanced at me and walked off. I followed in silence. We walked out of the base and into the sun. I smiled and looked up at the clear sky. I saw Itachi start to walk for the trees. I waited a second before following. As soon as he reached the trees he jumped up into them and took off at a fast pace. I just ran under him jumping logs, dodging bushes, and ducking under branches. We ran like this in silence until dusk.

When the sun finally set we stopped by a stream in a tiny clearing. Itachi just sat down under a tree and closed his eyes. He seemed to sleep but I knew he was alert. I had seen him eat a soldier pill earlier so I knew he had some. I was glad we didn't have to take time to eat. I myself being a demon didn't need to eat as often as a human and since I was immortal I wouldn't die of hunger at all. I sighed and curled up staying in my wolf form. I watched Itachi lazily for a while. I wanted to apologize and tell him I loved him but I couldn't. I could apologize but I had to make it seem like I didn't care for him anymore. I had already shown too much. But besides that I couldn't love. I would not make myself experience that pain again. I shook the thoughts off and turned to our mission.

I hadn't known that Sasuke had joined Orochimaru. I had met Orochimaru a few times and didn't mind him, but I never thought Sasuke would join him. I had heard rumours of a red eyed ninja who stayed with Orochimaru but there were other ninja clans then the Uchihas that had red eyes. I sighed slightly. When I had heard that Itachi had killed his clan the day I left, I had been worried that it was because of me but I doubted that now. I had been relieved to learn that Sasuke had been spared though. I had known the two brothers had had strong sibling love for one another. Even though Itachi had lost his heart he still remembered the feeling he had for Sasuke. Sasuke was the younger child he needed to protect, the one he thought needed him. It was true. Sasuke had always looked up to his brother. They had been as close as brothers had come. I smiled slightly. Itachi had grown away from his family but he had always liked Sasuke. That was probably what saved Sasuke from the fate of his family. I knew that Sasuke would have changed drastically since his brother had killed the Uchiha clan but I hoped there was still some of the old Sasuke in him. I sighed again. Then I closed my eyes and slowly fell into a light sleep.

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I woke as the first ray of light hit me. I lifted my head and yawned. I stood on all four and stretched. Then I trotted to the stream. I took a long refreshing drink and then looked to Itachi. He was awake and standing now. I saw him glance away from me as I looked at him. I just ignored it. I waited as he grabbed some water and ate a soldier pill. I frowned slightly then changed my form. Itachi looked over as I changed into a cougar. Then he stood still watching me. My bundle was still tied to my back. I shook to make sure the string was still tight then I followed Itachi as he leapt into the trees. We both jumped from branch to branch. We did this all day with the occasional brake. When night fell again we stopped in another clearing.

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The next day was pretty much the same as the first two. We stayed silent the whole time. I listened to the animals as they talked. One thing with shape shifting was I immediately learned the tongues of all animals. I listened to the birds mostly since they traveled the most. It seemed that they had been staying away from a certain part of the forest were snakes stayed close by. I just listened. That night when we stopped I changed into a panther and curled up again.

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It was now the fourth day. Itachi and I both woke at the first rays of light. Itachi quickly ate. He kept glancing at me as he drank too.

"Do you not need to eat?" He finally asked.

I looked up at him.

"Demons do not need to eat as often as humans and I will not die no matter how long I am starved."

He kept quite after that and didn't look at me any more. We took off again. The farther we traveled the fewer animals we came across. A little after noon I stopped Itachi. We dropped from the branches and I slipped behind a tree. I changed back to a human and slipped my clothes on and braided my hair. Then I walked back to Itachi. He looked at me a moment then we continued on our way. After about half an hour we slowed again as we sensed three presences ahead of us. We soon reached a clearing and dropped to the ground. I saw Orochimaru standing with a grin as if waiting for us. On his right was a kid with silver hair and glasses, Kabuto. Then to his left stood a tall eighteen year old boy with black hair and red eyes. It was Sasuke. I hadn't seen him in ten years but I recognized him immediately. He didn't seem to notice me as he glared at Itachi. Murder radiated off of him. I felt a tinge of sorrow fill me. He really hated his brother. We stood examining one another a moment.

"It seems Akatsuki is interested in us. I see they even sent Itachi and a young lady I do not know." Orochimaru laughed.

"Oh but Orochimaru you do know me." I grinned.

Kabuto frowned and pushed his glasses up, Sasuke still glared at Itachi, and Orochimaru and Itachi looked at me blankly.

"Do I now?" Orochimaru said.

"Don't tell me you forgot me Oro-kun."

He scowled.

"The only one who ever called me that was a young woman named Kagome. But she would be at least three times as old as you." He said.

"But Oro-kun I do not age." I said. "And I am the Kagome you know. I remember when I first met you. You Tsunade and Jiraya were all on a team and I had just joined the village. You three were my first friends. Don't tell me you forgot me."

He blinked. Then he looked blank.

"You are immortal." He said.

I grinned.

"You have been trying to become immortal for years but it seems you haven't succeeded." I said.

"How did you become immortal?"

"I became immortal because of a wish. It was the side affect. And I have been immortal for five hundred years."

"You can't be human."

"On the contrary I'm a demon."

They all turned to me again except Itachi.

"We can discuss this later. First what are you doing with Akatsuki? When I first met you, you seemed incapable of evil." He said.

"I joined because I had nothing better to do. And I would have said the same thing about you but here you are leading sound." I said.

He looked at me a minute.

"What are you doing here Kag?" He asked.

Kabuto and Sasuke looked a bit startled at my nickname.

"We are here to get Sasuke."

"To kill him?" Kabuto asked.

I shook my head.

"No to get him to join Akatsuki." I said.

Now they all gaped. Then Sasuke scowled.

"My brother wouldn't let me he would kill me first." He hissed.

"So you are saying you won't come?" I asked.

He remained silent.

"Then we will force you." I said.

Itachi looked at me as I got ready. He stepped back slightly. Orochimaru stepped forwards and both Sasuke and Kabuto back up. Orochimaru smiled at me, a real smile.

"I have wanted to spar with you since we met but you would never agree to." He said.

I nodded. Then I grinned.

"I think I'll fight with my demon powers."

Orochimaru just blinked. I turned onto a raven and shot from my clothes. They all gaped at me except Itachi. Then I dropped to the ground as a black wolf. Orochimaru scowled and shot at me. I jumped back and lunged in my jaws snapping. He jumped back and I changed into a tiger swiping with my claws. My claws tore the front part of his shirt a bit. He scowled slightly. Then he shot forwards again. I changed into eagle soaring into the sky. I saw Sasuke lunge for Itachi. I dived down and transformed into a panther. Sasuke stopped and Itachi went for Orochimaru. Kabuto went to help his master. Sasuke also moved to go after him but I growled. He looked at me.

"I have no quarrel with you onna."

"But you do Sasuke." I said. "How could you join him? I thought you were smarter then that."

I turned into a snake and slithered into my clothes before turning human again as Sasuke blinked at my words. He looked at me as if trying to remember me.

Sasuke's POV:

'She looks familiar. But I can't seem to remember….' I thought. She stood waiting patiently. After a minute she sighed slightly. Then she blinked at me. She walked up to me. I let her. I trusted her, I didn't know why but I did. She licked a finger and scrubbed my cheek.

"Do you always get dirt on you?"

I blinked then gaped.

..--.

Kagome kneeled beside me and licked her finger. She rubbed my cheek as I blushed slightly at the close contact.

"Do you always get dirt on you?" She asked sighing slightly.

"I was just training." I said.

I tried to pull away but she wrapped an arm around me and pulled me onto her lap. We were currently outside on the grass. I blushed and sat still on her lap. She wrapped both arms around me and held me as if I needed comforting. She looked up at the stars in the dark sky and I did too.

"Kagome …" I started.

"Yes Sasuke?" I asked.

"Does brother hate me?"

"What would make you think that?" She asked looking down at me.

"Well he never trains me and he ignores me."

"You know what Sasuke?"

"What?"

"Your brother loves you more then anyone else."

"Even more then you?"

Kagome blushed and smiled.

"Yes, even more then me. He doesn't train you because he wants you to learn to do it on your own and he is to busy training himself so he can protect you."

"But he ignores me."

"He is just usually tired and he doesn't ignore you. I have seen him watching you train from the shadows, and he is always close by you at home. You are his little brother and he loves you."

"But he doesn't seem to like anyone but you."

"He loves me and you, but he doesn't love everyone else that much."

"Why?"

"Because they always ask hard things of him and because they expect too much. Never grow up to be like that. Just let people do as much as they can and never expect more."

"Okay Kagome."

"Now promise me you will do that, and promise me you will always love your brother even if he does something bad or wrong."

"I promise."

I hooked my pinkie on to hers and promise.

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"Brother!" I yelled as Itachi walked into the kitchen.

I wrapped my arms around his leg and let a sob go.

"Kagome is gone! Her stuff is gone too. Mother said she left last night. I thought she loved us though." I sobbed.

Itachi looked down at me. His eyes looked harder and empty.

"She loved you Sasuke don't worry. You were always her friend and always will be."

I noticed he didn't say she loved him.

"She loved you too brother."

He looked back down at me.

"She told me so."

He starred a moment. Then I saw what time it was. I wiped my nose and ran to grab my bag. I said goodbye to my mother. Then I headed out the door towards the academy. That was the last time I saw the lights on in my house, the last time I saw Itachi without blood or an Akatsuki cloak on, the last time I saw my mother with her head, the last time I felt comfort or happiness.

. OF FLASHBACK.--.

I looked at Kagome and felt a tear run down my face.

"Kagome." I whispered.

She looked at me and smiled.

"Remember Sasuke?"

"You told me Itachi loved me."

She got a sad look.

"We will speak later."

Then I felt a poke on my neck. She smiled one last time as I fell into darkness.

Kagome's POV:

I picked up Sasuke's limp body and grabbed my bundle. I tied it back on my back and signalled to Itachi who had been fighting Kabuto and Orochimaru, or at least keeping them busy. He jumped back to me and rested a hand on my shoulder before using the teleportation jutsu. The last thing I saw was Orochimaru looking pissed and Kabuto scowling before we were a day's travel away. Itachi and I immediately took off heading back for the base. I noticed Itachi glanced at Sasuke every few seconds. I didn't see hate in his eyes. I smiled to my self and let my miko powers slip into the boy to make sure he stayed unconscious till we made it back to the base. We ran for the day and when we stopped for the night a laid Sasuke down beside me.

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We ran all the next day and I carried Sasuke. Itachi never offered and I didn't suggest. When night fell we once again rested.

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The next day we ran on once again. I added more miko powers in the boy and he stayed asleep. Itachi didn't ask why he stayed asleep so long he just watched him once in a while. A little after dinner we arrived at the base. We walked in staying a distance apart. Pein greeted us at the door and looked at Sasuke.

"So you got him. Did he agree to join?"

"Let me speak to him." I said.

Pein slowly nodded.

"Put him in the room across from you."

I nodded Itachi left me and headed for the kitchen. I knew he wanted real food not soldier pills. I walked down the hall to the empty room. I opened the door and walked to the bed. I set Sasuke down gently ad pulled the blankets up. My miko powers would fade from him in the morning and he would wake up. I shut the door and headed to my room. I threw my bundle onto the bed and walked out towards the kitchen. I had passed Itachi on my way and was alone. I grabbed some leftovers and walked to the living room. Luckily almost all the members except Konan, Pein, and Itachi were there. I ate in the door way. When I was finished I set my dishes aside and cleared my throat. They all looked up at me.

"Where the fuck where you two? You were gone for over a fucking week." Hidan said.

"Pein told us it was a mission, un."

I looked at them making sure I had there attention. Hidan and Deidara watched me but scooted away from me. Sasori looked up from his book and Kakuzu also looked up from a book. Kisame and Tobi paused the TV and Zetsu stopped watering his plant to listen.

"We were sent to retrieve Uchiha Sasuke."

There was dead silence.

"He will be joining us after I talk to him. He is in the room across from mine. Bother him and I will torture you to the verge of death."

I said the last past dangerously. Everyone nodded but still looked surprised or thoughtful.

"Another fucking Uchiha? How many Fucking Uchiha's do we have to put up with?" Hidan asked.

Then he looked around to see if Itachi had over heard. I shot him a scowl. Then I turned and walked to my room. I wanted to get some good sleep on a soft bed. Before I entered my room, though, I set a barrier around Sasuke's door. Then I walked into my room had a quick shower and jumped into bed. I sighed happily as I drifted off to sleep.

Sasuke's POV:

I slowly opened my eyes and looked up. I blinked at the ceiling. I sat straight up as my memory returned. I scowled slightly. It felt like I had been asleep for days. I looked around slowly. I was in a medium sized room. It was a light red. The bed had burgundy covers and there was a nightstand, a dresser, desk, and shelf. I saw two doors. I guessed one led to a bathroom and one led to a hall. I was currently on the large burgundy bed. The room was…nice. I didn't think Akatsuki's base would be this nice. At least I thought I was in Akatsuki's base. My head whipped up as the door opened. A red headed man with a bored looking expression walked in. He wore all black clothes, no uniform, and no cloak. He had a tray of food in his hand. He shut the door behind him and gave me a thoughtful look. I remembered that his name was Sasori. He was a puppet master. At least that was what Orochimaru had told me. He walked to the nightstand and set the food down. I watched him closely and stayed alert. I kept my face blank and studied him. He didn't strike me as human. He straightened and headed for the door.

"Kagome told me to bring that breakfast for you. She said eat that, have a shower, change into the clothes she left you then come find her. Don't worry no one will attack you." He sighed.

"Where is Kagome?" I asked.

"Last I saw, she was making breakfast and chasing Deidara with a wooden spoon."

Then he was gone. I could picture Kagome with a wooden spoon, but chasing an Akatsuki member with one? I saw a pair of clothes and looked at the food. I studied it a moment. I was really hungry. I slowly reached for it. There were eggs, bacon, and toast. I took some toast and took a bite. I made myself eat slowly. When that was done I walked to the other door and looked into a light red bathroom. I had a quick shower and changed into the clothes. The clothes were black shorts, and a black t-shirt. I then walked to the door. I looked out cautiously. I walked out and shut my door looking around. I heard some voices and walked towards them. I reached a corner and suddenly someone ran into me. I fell back on my butt. My guard immediately flared. Then I saw a man in black clothes with black spiky hair. He was lying on the ground from where he had hit me and fallen. He had an orange swirl mask. He looked up at me.

"Oh Hello! My name is Tobi! Tobi is a good boy!"

I just sat watching him. I slowly started to get up. He wasn't normal that was for sure. He jumped up and proceeded to skip around me like a child.

"Are you Sasuke? You look like Itachi! He scares me sometimes!"

'Well duh.' I thought.

"TOBI, un!" Someone yelled.

Suddenly a man shot out around the corner. He had long blonde hair. Some was held in a pony tail and some hung over his face. I knew this one as Deidara. He looked mad and he was dripping wet.

"Oh Deidara-! Did you trip Tobi's trap?" The mask man giggled. "You're all wet!"

"YOU ARE SO DEAD, un." The blonde yelled.

Tobi squeaked and jumped behind me. Deidara lunged for him but hadn't seen me and as Tobi moved he tackled me. He jumped back and I sat up already ticked off.

"Oh uh… sorry I-Itachi I was just, un… trying to get Tobi, un." The blonde said backing away.

I guessed Itachi was more fearsome then I thought. I stood up.

"This isn't Itachi, Deidara. It's his brother Sasuke."

The blonde blinked.

"Oh. Sorry uh… Sasuke."

I snorted mentally. He reminded me of Naruto but he looked like Ino. I looked at him a moment.

"Nh." I said.

"Please don't say that." Deidara winced. "Itachi says that all the time and it drives me crazy, un."

"Why do you say 'un' at the end of everything?"

"Oh My God! He speaks! You aren't like Itachi at all, un!"

I almost snorted in amusement.

"Answer the question." I said.

"Oh,! Well it's a habit, un." He said.

I saw Tobi run away out of the corner of my eye.

"Hey come back here, un!" Deidara yelled.

"But Tobi is a good boy!" The guy yelled.

The two were out of sight in a second. I blinked then continued towards the other voices. I entered a living room. I saw a shark in front of a TV, a masked man reading a book, Sasori reading, a plant talking a blue haired woman, and an orange haired man covered in piercings flipping through some papers. I didn't see Itachi but I didn't expect too. Suddenly Kagome walked in from an opposite door. A silver haired man followed her. She looked at me and smiled. Everyone followed the line of her smile and looked at me. There was silence a moment. Then the flip of a page broke it. I realized Sasori was still reading. Suddenly the man with the piercings stood.

"Hello Sasuke. My name is Pein. I'm the leader of Akatsuki."

I looked at the man a moment.

"Nh."

"Exactly the response I expected from Itachi's brother."

The blue haired woman stood and stepped beside Pein.

"This is my second in command Konan."

She looked at me blankly.

"And I think I heard you meet Deidara and Tobi."

"Nh."

"You met Sasori, he is Deidara's partner, and you seem to know Kagome."

I nodded.

"Then there is Kakuzu here and his partner Hidan."

He pointed to the masked man then the silver haired man. I saw the silver haired man scowl at me.

"Another Fucking Uchiha. What the fuck is with you asking him to join? We already have a fucking Uchiha and he is fucking annoying by himself."

I decided this man swore a lot. I still glared at him, though. He flinched slightly.

"And this is Zetsu. He is Tobi's partner. He is bipolar."

"Hello." Said a cheerful voice from the plant.

"I agree with Hidan about annoying Uchihas." He said a second later in a dark voice.

I studied him a moment.

"And here is Kisame. He is Itachi's partner."

"Hey kid. Like sake?" The shark asked.

I looked over at him. He seemed cheerful for a guy who was bossed around by a man younger then him and by a man feared by most of the ninja world.

"Nh."

"Now I believe Kagome here wanted to talk to you about joining."

I nodded. Kagome also nodded. Then Kagome walked over to me and grabbed my arm gently walking me away back the direction I had come from. As we walked to the room I heard Deidara. A second later the two flew around the corner again. Tobi stopped so fast he fell down on his butt. Then Deidara hit him, tripping, and flying at Kagome. Soon they were lying on the ground. Deidara was on top of Kagome and his face was in her breast.

"You know Kagome I could get used to this, un." He said.

I saw Kagome twitch. I glared at the man. He was to close to Kagome for my taste. I walked over and grabbed his collar. I hauled him to his feet. As soon as he stood he tried to run but I held him. Kagome got to her feet and cracked her knuckles.

"Deidara…"

The man cringed.

"I have to talk to Sasuke now but we will settle this later."

I let the man go and he shot off. Tobi stayed sitting on the floor and started to hum. I glanced at him. There was definitely something wrong with him. Kagome sighed and smiled at me. I followed her down the hall. When we reached the room I had stayed in we walked into the room across from it. It was a large deep green room and I guessed it was Kagome's. She motioned for me to sit on the bed. I did and she sat across from me on a desk chair.

"Now Sasuke will you join Akatsuki?"

I looked at her.

"If you don't we will have to kill you and I really don't want too."

We sat in silence a minute.

"If you stay you will most likely be my partner. You would have the room you were in this morning."

"Can you tell me about the others?" I asked.

"Sasori is a puppet master. He is usually always bored looking and won't bother you if you don't bother him. Deidara his partner is a bomb master and he is obnoxious but usually cheerful. He will bother you relentlessly and it is best to ignore him. Kakuzu is a medic of sorts and is hung up on money. Ignore him and he will ignore you most of the time. His partner Hidan is a religious freak that swears a lot. Be careful of him because he has a short temper and would kill you even if Pein says not to. Tobi as you saw has the mind of a six year old but he is strong. He is very obnoxious, speaks in third person, he's too chipper, and he will not stop bothering anyone. Zetsu is his partner and he as you saw is almost a plant. He is bipolar and he is a cannibal. Stay away from him for a while at least. He is also Akatsuki's spy. Pein is the leader he is nice but is really strong and even Itachi obeys him without question. Konan is strong too and she is his partner in a sense. She is usually blank but don't annoy her. Also Pein and her have a thing going so don't try anything. Then finally there is Itachi and Kisame. Kisame is usually cheerful but not as easy to push around as some of the others. He loves sake. Itachi is quiet but polite and rarely hangs out with everyone."

I nodded as I memorized all this.

"Now if you join you will have to promise not to try to kill Itachi."

"I will promise if you explain to me. You told me he loved me a long ago but then he killed everyone and told me to hate him"

Kagome sighed.

"Your brother did love you. That is why he spared you. He told you to hate him because loving him would hurt you and it would make it harder to fight him if you ever needed too."

I looked at her and heard some of the truth in her words. It still didn't banish all thoughts of revenge from my mind but it did lock them away for now. Then Kagome stood.

"You must swear not to try and kill Itachi while here and to stay with Akatsuki."

"I swear to stay and try not to kill Itachi."

She smiled slightly.

"Well now that's out of the way, let's go do something. I have some poor blonde boy to beat into a pulp or at least threaten. And I can give you a tour."

I felt a smile play on my lips. I also stood and followed Kagome out the door. She walked me down the hall showing me all the rooms and such. When we entered the living room everyone was pretty much there doing something. Kagome walked to a book shelf and grabbed a book. Then she sat on a couch beside Kisame. She started to read. I stood and leaned against the wall watching the other members, what they were doing, how they got along, and what they were like. After about half an hour Kagome stood and stretched. She walked to the kitchen and I followed. I watched as she started to make lunch. From what I remembered she liked to cook. I watched. When she was close to finished the others wandered in and started to talk. I watched them. They all seemed to get along with one another and weren't always at the