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Chapter 6

Itachi woke with Kitty curled up to him like last night and he liked waking up to that every morning. He quietly got up and took a shower. When he came out, Kitty was still asleep. Itachi watched her for a while. He brushed a lock of hair out of her face. It was so peaceful. But once again, Tobi ruined it.

Tobi burst through the door yelling, "Good morning!" Kitty woke up partially before Tobi grabbed her and ran towards the dressing room. Itachi lazily followed. Tobi pushed Kitty into the bathroom and searched for a new outfit.

Today was simple. Tobi gave her a school girl uniform, a white long sleeved shirt with a red collar and a matching ribbon tied in the front, a red pleated skirt, white knee-high socks, and red shoes. To complete the look, Tobi tied Kitty's hair into pigtails. He jingled the bell on her collar before giving a thumbs up.

As soon as Kitty was ready, Tobi dragged her towards the door. He opened the door and presented Kitty to Itachi. Itachi nodded and Tobi grabbed Kitty and ran towards the door. Itachi decided to go with them to town. Itachi and Tobi both wore everyday clothes, t-shirts and jeans. None of them wore the Akatsuki cloaks. Tobi led the group and held Kitty's hand. Itachi walked behind them.

The trio walked around the town and bought things for Kitty. Clothes, shoes, and candy were among the things bought. Some people commented on how cute Kitty was. And some said how cute Kitty was with Itachi and Tobi. Kitty would blush and mutter, "a-arigato n-nya."

At one point while going through a crowd, Tobi accidently let go of Kitty's hand. Kitty got swept off in the crowd. Tobi told Itachi and Itachi tried to beat Tobi to death. They searched the town for her.

"There's Kitty-chan!" Tobi cheered. He could see her through a window in a diner across the street. She was eating ice cream and sitting with a man in his late twenties or early thirties. Suffice to say, they were NOT pleased. Tobi rushed through the door with Itachi close behind.

"Kitty-chan!" Tobi called. Kitty turned towards the voice that had called her, and her face lit up when she saw them. She jumped up and ran over to them. She threw her arms around Itachi and buried her face in his chest. The man that had been sitting with Kitty walked over to the trio.

"You're with them?" the man skeptically asked Kitty. Kitty simply nodded.

"Who are you?" Itachi asked angrily.

"Hiroshi. I found her crying in an alley and I decided to help her. So I offered to buy her ice cream and brought her here. How could you two leave her alone?" Hiroshi asked with a glare.

"Tobi didn't mean to! We got separated in the crowd!" Tobi whined.

"What about you?" Hiroshi asked Itachi.

"I stupidly thought Tobi could handle it," Itachi said with a glare at Tobi.

"Tobi's sorry!" Tobi whined again. He started bawling and begging for forgiveness.

"Take care, Kitty-chan. If they forget you again, you can find me here," Hiroshi said to Kitty. He patted her head and handed her a piece of paper with an address on it. Hiroshi left after that.

"What did Hiroshi do to Kitty-chan?" Tobi asked worriedly.

"N-nothing n-nya. He b-bought me i-ice cr-cream n-nya," Kitty said with a smile. She suddenly ran off. She ran to the table she had been sitting at and grabbed her bowl of mint chocolate chip ice cream. She took another bite as Itachi and Tobi walked over. She finished the bowl and they walked towards the door. They were stopped by one of the waiters.

"You have to pay for that ice cream," he said. Itachi mumbled and Tobi whined, but they did pay.

On the trip back, Itachi carried her on his back. Tobi whined about Itachi carrying her. Itachi ignored him. Kitty giggled. It was nice. Almost peaceful. After they got back to the hideout, Tobi took Kitty to the dressing room and got her dressed to show Kakuzu. Tobi ushered her from Kakuzu's room to the dressing room to model for him. Kakuzu approved the outfits and Tobi took Kitty back to Itachi's room.

"Tobi will come get Kitty for dinner!" Tobi promised as he left.

Kitty cuddled up to Itachi on his chair as he read. He scratched behind her ear and soon forgot all about the book he was reading. As promised, Tobi came to escort Kitty to dinner, but not before he took her to the dressing room for a new outfit. This outfit was one that Tobi was saving for this dinner.

It was a black dress that reached her mid thigh. On the bottom were red crosses that went all the way around. The dress was a little big so one of the sleeves hung off of her shoulder. Two big black belts wrapped around her upper arms. A red badge-like cloth with a red cross was attached by a safety pin on her left arm just below the belt. White thigh high tights with bid black crosses covered her legs. A white small white bandage was tied around part of her tail. A pair of black wings with red tips was attached to her back. She had a little black hat (fashioned like a nurse's hat) with a red cross sat on her head. For accessories she had a stuffed black cat that was bandaged in several places and it had a fake iv attached to its arm. A bag of very realistic blood hung from a silver staff that had little black wings. Lastly, Tobi attached a thin black leash to her collar. (A/N: I'll post the pic on my profile page.)

Tobi then escorted Kitty to the dining room. They were the last to arrive, so all heads turned towards them as they came in. Tobi sat Kitty beside Itachi and then took the seat next to her. The table was a big square with three people sitting on each edge. Itachi, Kitty, and Tobi sat on the edge closest to the door. Sasori, Deidara, and Kisame sat on the edge to the left. Hidan, Kakuzu, and Akumu sat on the edge to the right. And Konan, Leader, and Zetsu sat on the far edge. Everyone was staring at Kitty, who was turning bright red and looking down at her lap.

Tobi broke the silence first. "Itadakimasu!" he cheered. Akumu uncovered the food and they all dug in. Kitty was silent while she ate. She heard Hidan complaining about having to eat together and how they never ate together. She heard Tobi say that this dinner was for Kitty. She heard everyone talking, but she didn't know what they were saying. It sounded like they were far away or like she was under water.

Then all talking stopped. Kitty cautiously lifter her head to see why. She froze. Everyone was staring at her. Everyone. Why were they all looking at her like that? Did she say something wrong? Of course not. She hadn't said anything yet. Had she done something wrong?

All of a sudden Tobi grabbed her and held some kind of fabric to her mouth. What was going on? She could hear yelling. It sounded like Tobi's voice. He was yelling something about blood. Blood? Now she was really confused. All she could see was Tobi's face…er mask…and all she could hear was Tobi's frantic yelling. She could feel the floor under her, so he must have moved her. She tried to ask what was going on, but she couldn't find the words.

That was when she felt it. The stinging pain in her lip. The taste of blood, her blood. Realization dawned on her. She bites her lip when she's nervous, and tonight she was extremely nervous and uncomfortable. She had bitten hard enough to break skin. Her teeth had actually punctured her lip. She was in such a daze, she hadn't even realized it.

Kitty tried to push Tobi away, but he wouldn't let go. Itachi came to her aid and hit the top of Tobi's head and pushed Tobi off. He helped Kitty up and into her chair. Some asked if she was alright, and she simply nodded. Itachi carefully wiped the blood off her lip and chin and saw it was already healed.

'She truly is amazing,' Itachi thought.

The dinner ended soon after that and Kitty followed Itachi to their room. She had grown almost clingy to Itachi, but in a rather cute way. Itachi didn't mind, in fact he was really starting to love it. She wasn't this way with any of the others that he knew of.

They climbed into bed and Itachi petted her until she fell asleep. Who knew such a little girl could have such a big impact? Not just on the other members, but on Itachi. Itachi, the cold, uncaring, silent one. The one no one wanted to annoy. The one that so many feared. But this girl didn't fear him. Quite the opposite actually. She seemed to be scared of everything unless he said it was ok. Itachi had said Tobi was ok, so she trusted Tobi because she trusted Itachi. Then she trusted the other members because Tobi said they were ok. Maybe it was reckless or stupid, but she was just that way. She was probably too innocent and trusting for her own good, but maybe that was a good thing. These kind of thoughts ran through Itachi's mind before he fell asleep.

End of chapter 6! hope ya like it! sorry it's kinda short, it looked much longer on microsoft word, i promise! i've been having writer's block, but i think i'm finally getting past that! yay! anyway, please R&R! luv ya! =^^=