Title-A Race Against Time

Rating-PG For mild language, fighting, and some romantic stuff

Disclaimer-Naruto does not belong to me

Summary-Kaido (OC) used to be best friends with Uchiha Itachi when they were younger. But one day her suddenly moves away with her father without saying goodbye to Itachi. Twelve years later the Uchiha finds her looking for him. But where has she been for the past twelve years and what is she really hiding?

AN-Yes. Another story with an OC of mine. If you don't like it... TOO BAD! ^.^ Anywho... before you read you should probably know that Hidan is not a swearing machine and Tobi is not Madara but just sweet innocent Tobi. Also I know some things aren't true or whatever but I've altered it to fit with my story. So hope you like it and please R&R!

^/-\^ A Race Against Time ^/-\^
Movie Night

Kaido had made an excellent meal for dinner that everyone loved and devoured all in one sitting. She was happy to see that they had never eaten such good before in their lives. Now that they were finished they planned to watch horror movies.

"But I don't like scary movies!" Tobi whined hiding behind the couch as the rest of the Akatsuki picked out a movie.

Kaido laughed as she knelt besides Tobi. "You can hold my hand if that'll make you feel better."

Tobi jumped up and down with excitement shouting, "I get to hold Kaido's hand! I get to hold Kaido's hand!" Everyone turned to him so they could glare at him. The only one who didn't look at him was Itachi who looked at Kaido smiling at Tobi. She hadn't changed a bit.

"I got it! Let's watch 'The Ninja of Gore'!" Hidan shouted holding the movie out for everyone to see. They all agreed saying that it was the most terrifying movie on the face of the planet. Then they all took their seats on the couch and floor.

Tobi sat next to Kaido so that he could hold her hand. Hidan sat on the other side of her. ignoring all of the glares that were sent his way he stretched his arms and let one fall onto Kaido's shoulders. Itachi saw this and stood up from his place on the floor. He walked over to Hidan and growled for him to move.

"What?" Hidan smirked. "Jealous?"

The Uchiha growled, his eyes turning red as he glowered at the Jashinist. "I said move."

Hidan whimpered praying Itachi would have mercy on him as he crawled onto the floor allowing Itachi to sit next to Kaido who happened to be completely oblivious to what just happened as she played with Tobi. "Wait. We need popcorn," Kaido declared.

She started to get up, but then Deidara hopped up from the floor and shouted, "It's okay! I'll get it. You just sit right there and enjoy the movie."

A little confused she sat back down as Zetsu played the movie. In just the beginning, which wasn't that scary, Tobi was cowering behind Kaido in fear screaming at the littlest things. "Are you sure you're okay, Tobi?" Kaido asked as she watched him quiver in fear.

Trying to show that he was strong, Tobi scoffed. "Yeah! Of course I am. This is nothing. Ahhhh!" He screamed as something jumped out at a character. Everyone laughed at him as he hid himself in his blanket.

Soon the movie began to reach its peak and everyone was getting scared. Kaido was even a little frightened. When something popped out of nowhere her hand instinctively reached for Itachi's. He looked at her with surprise and saw that her eyes were wide with fear. Secretly he smiled feeling happy that she still wanted to hold his hand. Gently he squeezed it as to reassure her.

Kaido could feel him squeeze and first looked at her hand in his before looking at his face. Itachi watched the movie with a straight face and Kaido smiled happy to know that he was still there for her. With just that little squeeze Kaido knew that he was still her friend that cared for her.

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"Whoa! That was scary as hell!" Kisame declared as soon as the movie finished. He stood up from and cracked his back while stretching his aching muscles. "Whew! Sitting all that floor is hard work!" Everybody on the floor followed his movements groaning.

Deidara yawned. "Well. That's it for me. I'm hitting the sack."

"Yeah. Me too," Sasori mumbled heading for his room.

Hidan draped his arm around Kaido's shoulders. "Come on, Kaido. I'll show you to your room." Kaido smiled unsurely.

After watching that scary movie she was unsure whether or not she'd be able to sleep all alone in the spare room everyone said was pitch black. Itachi could see the worry on her face and nodded for her to go with Hidan. She saw him and obeyed hoping he knew what he was doing.

When they reached her room Kaido instantly understood why it was so dark. The room was located all the way at the back of the cave where absolutely no light could reach. "Here we are," Hidan announced opening the door to her room.

Kaido peered in and was instantly washed over with a wave of freezing air. She shivered. "Why is it so cold?"

"Kakazu didn't install heating here because it'd cost more money and we don't use it a lot," he explained. "Well. I'm going to bed now. If you need anything we all sleep done that way." He pointed the way they had come from and then walked away.

Kaido looked back into the room and bit her lip. Slowly she walked into it and tried to find the bed in the darkness. All of a sudden the door slammed shut so she couldn't see a thing. A wave of fear came over Kaido as she frantically turned her head this way and that. She slapped herself. "Pull yourself together! You can handle this. Just look for the bed."

She held her hands out and searched for the bed. As she walked she hit something hard that soon took the shape of a bed. She climbed onto it while wondering if this was how blind people felt. Always in the dark. Every minute of every single day. She covered herself in the sheets shivering in the cold.

Kaido couldn't fall asleep as her eyes darted everywhere just waiting for something to pounce out and eat her. Then the door to her room swung wide open. She yelped sitting straight up, holding the covers over her chest. "Who's there?"

She heard Itachi scoff. "I thought you had already overcome your fear of the dark."

"Itachi!" Kaido sighed in relief as she heard him walking over to her. He climbed into her bed and she moved to make more room for him. Without thinking she wrapped her arms around him. "I hate it here! Why is it so dark?"

Itachi just chuckled a thing foreign to the rest of the Akatsuki though a thing common for Kaido. "I told you you'd get scared."

Kaido didn't listen as she snuggled close to his warm body. Itachi wrapped his arms around her and held her close. In his warm embrace Kaido fell fast asleep. Itachi placed his hand over her chest and let it rise and fall along with her breathing. He remembered how they would sneak out as kids to gaze at the stars in the fields. She would always fall asleep before him and he'd just rest his hand right on her stomach so it would go up and down with her breathing.

They both slept happily in each other's arms.

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