Long Day

If it had been easy to ditch them I would have done so but no. Every time I tried giving any one of the slip the other was there waiting. Hei to my surprise was keeping his cool, though as much as I wanted to ask why or how I didn't. When I walked into advanced English everyone turned to look at me, apparently the whole world and their mothers knew about the akatsuki. Everyone but me that is. Gai-sensei questioned Konan-san as to why she was there and she had simply responded as being called in by the Lady. She acted as if though she knew nothing about me while in class and in between. Smart I'd give her that much. She and Gai-sensei then went out into the hall to talk while we were left in class to do work. Or so was the plan. Instead Hei was growling out at Kairi, who apparently had summoned her blood animal. It was a small bird of some sort.

"I'm not in the mood to play so piss off Kairi." I hissed while walking over to my seat only to feel a sudden brush of air come at me. Instantly it was thrown back.

"What's wrong? Just because you happened to walk in with the akatsuki you think your the shit? Ha! Don't make me laugh hunter." she growled out, her bird circling around Hei. A smile spread across my face then, slowly I turned to Hei.

"Hei, stop that think." I said and in a blink of an eye the bird was grounded. Kairi's power started to seep out then.

"What did that, that thing do to my Sora." she hissed.

"I've put her in her place, my job is to protect Izakura." Hei growled out. I smiled.

"You're dead hunter." she hissed while standing and coming straight at me. I was ready to block, to take out my frustrations out on the girl who had attacked me when all of a sudden a wall of clay kept us from hitting one another. Even Hie had been forced to release his hold on the bird. Damn, I had forgotten about the others.

"I believe your sensei asked you all to do your work, not to pick fights and act like children." the blonde one known as Dediara spoke. Kairi instantly bowed while sighed. Everyone thought I was crazy for not bowing at the akatsuki member but then again no one knew why it was I was the only one who would be able to get away with it all.

"My pardons Lord Dediara." Kairi said, her blood animal instantly perching itself on her shoulder.

"Just sit down and work." was all he said. I did as he suggested but nothing else. I had gotten ahead in my english class and so really had nothing to do. The bell rang a little after sensei and Konan had finally walked in. In our next class Kairi's anger was fueled when Naruto and Hinata-san appeared and asked that they have a word with me. Out in the hall way they had placed a silencing barrier and both went on to congratulate me for having found my father and learning of my heritage. When I walked back in I tuned everything out. I had gone through the rest of my classes on auto pilot and when I got to advanced training sighed in relief. I needed a good run, a good training session to get my temper under control.

Hei and I had been running laps around the field when all of a sudden both of us jumped back and dodged and attack. Itachi-sensei had not arrived and so most of the class had been sitting around doing nothing. However when Kairi arrived and spotted me she refused to hold back, she came at me with full force.

"Now you die!" she scram. Dodging her attacks had gotten easier since I had added training after school.

"Stop it." I hissed, Hei all the while keeping my pace. This time around Kairi had kept her blood animal perched on her shoulder why fighting which meant she was probably up to something and causing Hei to say on alert. It was hard blocking and watching though. I could feel my guards keeping watch, wanting to jump in and defend me but that wouldn't have made any sense. One why they would protect a hunter was beyond them and two it was an advanced training class. Of course there'd be fighting.

"Hell no, it's about time you learned your place." she hissed. It were those words, her very words that send me over the edge.

'My lady, no.' Hie called out to me, trying to keep me form going all out but it was too late. I had had it with people telling me where I belonged, what it was I was supposed to be and what it was I wasn't supposed to be. It was my life, short or long it was mine and to hell if I was going to let anyone other than me run it.

"I warned you I wasn't in any mood to play today Kairi so I just hope your strong enough to keep up." and with that I went at full speed. At first Kairi kept up but after three minutes it proved to be hard. He blood animal had started to fly around, to try to split me and Hei apart but the instant that happened I tapped into my true power. The gravity all around increased, it causing Kairi to falter, to freeze. Her eyes were wide as she noticed the symbols forming in mine, as she felt my true nature take over and realize what I was. Everyone in that class could feel it, could feel my blood changing, could see the symbols in my eyes and finally put the pieces together.

"Hei...he's...yours." Kairi breathed out, finding it hard to breathe. Good, it was about time she learned what it was to truly be in the presence of someone more powerful than her.

"Hai, Hei is my blood animal Kairi, that's why he's so defensive of me."

"Impossible."

"No, not for someone who is half vampire." I said, voice strong, confident and most of all happy that I had finally been able to tell someone other than people with power what it was I truly was. Her eyes widened the. She put everything together in a blink of an eye. Good, now she had an idea of what it was she was dealing with and with who.

"You half breed, you have no right to fight me." she hissed, tapping into her true power. Oh she was strong, probably stronger than I had first been when I had waken but the instant my vampiric blood felt her power, her true power seep out my woke and took over all that I had touched. The gravity forced those who had fallen to their knees completely down to the floor. The only people who didn't seem to be affected by it seemed to be were the akatsuki members and me.

"What makes you think your so better than me? You fall on your knees, you can't even stand in my presence." I hissed. I was about to use it, to activate and test the mangekyou on her when all of a sudden Itachi-sensei appeared and I was surrounded by my guards. Great.

"Release her Izakura." Itachi-sensei spoke, his tone of voice calm but not mocking or playing. Great, I got in trouble.

"Hai." I said while releasing the girl and stepping back.

"Itachi-sensei...Itachi-sensei...she's a monster..." Kairi cried, playing the victim card. What a bitch! "She just suddenly lost it and...attacked me and Sora." she cried before looking at Hei who was growling at her. She instinctively moved back, scared of what he might do. "And that thing tried to kill me." she cried. Her tears were fake, everything about her was fake and yet despite knowing that I wasn't sure who Itachi-sensei-otou-san was going to believe.

"Is this true?" Itachi-sensei turned to ask the akatsuki, causing Kairi to pause. She was looking forward to getting me in trouble, to having me locked up until she could press charges. Mentally both me and Hei smiled. Boy was she going to get a rude awakening.

"No Master Itachi-san. The one called Kairi suddenly attacked Princess Izakura while she and her blood animal, Hei were training. She posses a possible threat, in fact more than possible threat, to the young Princess."

"I see."

"Wait...what?" Kairi spoke up while the whole class went still. Damn it all, now everyone knew I was an heir. I didn't mind sharing what it was I truly was, who I was and how I got a blood animal but announcing that I was an heir to one of the tope vampire clans was something I had wanted to hold on until it was absolutely necessary.

"What's wrong Kairi, cat got your tongue?" I couldn't help but taunt only to get a look from Itachi-sensei. Damn, guess I still wasn't excused.

"You shouldn't have let this get so far." he lectured. Kairi wanted to smile, to laugh that I was getting into trouble, too bad I was about to burst her bubble.

"Otuo-san, I was only acting on self defense. My guards couldn't fight, jump in because no one knew who I was and now that they do there isn't wrong with me walking beside them. There's no need for acts." as soon as he heard my explanation otuo-san nodded his head before sighing.

"Kairi, report to Lady Tsunade's office."

"But sensei..."

"Now." he said and with that he took off. As soon as she was gone so was otuo-san, he needed to be there to explain things to her. Meanwhile the akatsuki stayed close. The whole gym class, everyone who had currently been training on the fields had listened, had felt the type of power that lay with in and heard it be clarified and accept by Master Itachi Uchiha. Everyone was silent, well everyone except for Kinta. He walked up to me and smiled, apparently his parents had told him the news.

"Good afternoon Princess Izakura, how are you today." he greeted, using the title to talk to me while in front of Konan and the others. Again I sighed.

"Is there something the matter my lady?" Hei asked, getting closer to me and rubbing his fur against my legs. That one movement calmed me some before I smiled and shook my head no.

"No, I just don't like the who title thing. It's Izakura Kinta, please." I said. He was about to use my name and nothing more when Konan spoke up.

"Should other hear him address you without title, regardless of what you've just said Princess, then there will only be more, others like Kairi who believe you are at a lower standing level." she said. I was about to object, to deny such a statement but the truth was that she was right. A sigh escaped my lips and I nodded.

"Sorry Kinta but....title." I said, unwillingly to accept it.

"Hai Princess, of course. So, I saw the whole Kairi thing, man she's really out to get you isn't she?"

"Yes well, there's always someone who refused to let of go un-rightful prejudice." I said, my words suddenly sounding wiser than what I actually was. Kinta and everyone around me suddenly went silent and still. Everyone except for Hei that is, he seemed to have understood how, why it was that I had said what I said.

The school bell rang a little after I had net up with Kinta. He ended walking me out. Konan and the others were on high alert after news got out as to who and what I really was. You tell one girl, one class room full of people and in less than thirst minutes the whole school knew. Go figure.

'You shouldn't have spoken so soon my lady.'

'It's alright Hei, everything is going to be okay.'

'But what of that man, the lord who had attacked you?'

'Lady Tsunade said she would handle it. I trust her.'

'What will you do now my lady? You've found your father, will you chose to live with him along side you mother as the heir that you are?' His question was so sudden, so unlike him that for a while I went silent. It was true I had found what I wanted, that I had finally found my father but I had not figured out what it was I waned to do in the future. Immediate or not, that was all a mystery to me. My grandparents obviously didn't want anything to do with me, my fathers family knew of me but were now going to have to be introduced to me as a new member, as the heiress to their clan. Of course I was pretty sure that some of them were going to get mad about my suddenly appearing and being first in line to take over their family. Shit. What was I going to do? Could I be a good leader?

All the way home I ran through all sort of scenarios in my mind, through all the question that might come up and so on. I was a hunter, as a hunter I needed to train, to leave home and train in the real world like mother had yet because I was also a vampire I had stay home, I had to learn how to rule and then one day actually lead. Hei stayed quiet, he understood my silence and so other than staying silent stayed as close to me as possible. Hei was worried about me, about how much I was thinking of, of how I was over working my mind and so on.

By the time we got home I found a bunch of vampire loading boxes into a truck while others were walking off with them. Instantly my defenses went up and I was alert. My future could wait, what I needed to worry about was what was going on now, what currently happening and how I was going to deal with it.

"Who are you?" I called out, causing all of them to stop and Hei to growl.

"Princess, we're here at the request of Master Itachi and your mother. They needed assistance in moving." one of the vampires answered. That made me look around, causing me to notice that all of them in one way or another was wearing the logo of the Uchiha clan. Then, out by the truck I saw that silver haired Uchiha that the Lady had requested to escort me to her office. Damn it, his name. His name, what the hell was it?

"Kakashi-san!" I finally called out, causing him to appear before me on one knee.

"How may I help you Princess?"

God how I hated the way that sounded. "Is what he said true?"

"Hai Princess, your mother and you have been allowed to move into the compound."

"As you were." were the last words out of my mouth before I ran for the house and straight to where I felt mother would be. Hei was at my side, instantly keeping up, as far as my guards? Well to be honest I really didn't give a damn, first thing was first. Why the hell were we moving?! ....God this was going to be another long day.