Disclaimer: My only character is Mikitzu. Everything else belongs to Kishimoto-san
Mikitzu's P.O.V.
"Aaah! Sasuke! What did you do to him?" the pinkette screamed.
Great, her brother had a cazed fangirl. She really hoped this wouldn't be a problem.
"He's fine. He just passed out. Don't ask me why," Mikitzu said, even though she pretty much knew the exact reason why. "Just leave it to me. But I need to take him somewhere first," she said.
"You can't do that," her sensei said.
She opened her eyes, the sharingan now deactivated. "And why not?" she asked.
"Dude! Have you been living in a cave?" the blonde boy asked. "You don't just knock your comrades out and then drag them off!"
"Enough Naruto," the white haired man said. "Though he is right, no matter how bluntly he put it..."
Mikitzu rolled her eyes. So it was going to be like this? Great. "Look, maybe I do know why he's out cold. Apparently he's been thinking about me a lot lately..." she said, sheepishly.
The other girl lauged. "What is it Sakura?" Naruto asked.
"Yeah right! Sasuke doesn't think of any girls! At least not yet..." she said, implying that she would be that girl. Oh boy...This would be a problem.
"Why would he be thinking about you?" the man said.
"Let's wait for him to wake up first. It's kind of important that he hears this," Mikitzu said, motioning to Sasuke. "In the mean time, can I get some introductions? I hate having to classify you by your hair color," she said.
"Right. Well, I'm Kakashi Hatake," her sensei said. Then he gestured to Naruto.
"Naruto Uzumaki and your future Hokage!" the blonde said, saluting her. Oh boy, was this kid in over his head.
"I'm Sakura Haruno and you had better stay away from Sasuke!" the pinkette said.
The raven rolled her eyes. "Relax...I'm not going to 'steal' him from you," she said, air quoting around the word steal.
Then they heard a groan. They turned to Sasuke, who was pulling himself up and holding his head. "What just happened?" he asked, disoriented.
"You passed out, you weakling!" Naruto said, pointing at him. Sasuke growled. Great, he had a rival too. This guy was just so popular, wasn't he?
Mikitzu pulled her canteen out of her backpack and walked up to her brother. She unscrewed it and then dumped it on his head. He jumped up and shook himself off. "What was that for?" he snapped at her.
"I wanted you to be fully aware of yourself when I explained things," she said.
"Speaking of explaning..." Kakashi said.
"Right," she said. "Well, let's see...My name's Mikitzu. I don't like a whole lot, but of course I can be more emotional than Mr. Blank Face over there," she said, gesturing to Sasuke with her thumb. "What I do like consists mostly of the outdoors. And before anyone asks if I have any dreams or anything, I only have one left and it's kind of morbid, so no details. I just fulfilled a life-long dream of mine, actually. I'm finally home!" she said all in one breath.
They blinked. Silence.
"Wait! What? You used to live here?" Naruto said, breaking the silence rather loudly.
Mikitzu nodded. "I was kidnapped as a baby, but I was rescued and I've finally made my way back here. I've had my bloodwork done and papers filled out already. Kakashi sensei might have heard of me actully," she explained.
The other three looked at Kakashi who was staring at her calmly. "Well, that explains why Sasuke passed out. Frankly, I thought you had been killed..." he said in an offhand tone.
"You know her Kakashi sensei?" Sakura asked.
"I know of her," he corrected.
"I thought you were gone forever," Sasuke whispered. "I can't believe you're actually back!" He ran up to his twin and crushed her in a hug. Finally! She wrapped her arms around him, ignoring Sakura's glare.
"Can somebody please explain what's going on here?" Naruto yelled.
"Can you shut up you dolt! I'm actually enjoying myself for once," Sasuke said. Mikitsu didn't know how long they stayed like that, but eventually they had to pull apart.
"Well, I guess I should explain further," Mikitzu said, one arm still around her brother. "The reason Sasuke and I are hugging, is because we're twins."
Silence again. For a much longer time than before.
"WHAT?" Naruto practically screamed.
"Naruto will you shut up!" Sakura yelled.
Kakashi cleared his throat to gain everyone's attention. "In light of recent events, training is cancelled for today. Why don't you all go home, and Mikitzu can get settled in. I'll see you bright and early in the morning," he said. The team nodded and then went their separate ways.
Sasuke's P.O.V.
"So where are we going?" Mikitzu asked.
"Home. Where else?" Sasuke replied.
"You mean you're still living there after..." she said, hesitating.
"Yeah. It's empty, but it's still home," he said.
The two walked in silence for a little while. Then they had to turn into one of the busiest parts of the village.
People were staring. A lot. No one was used to seeing him walk around with anyone, let alone a girl. Well, at least she didn't seem bothered by it.
"Sasuke!" he heard from behind them.
Great. She had seen them. And he tried so hard to pass the flower shop behind the crowd.
"Sasuke, who is that?" Ino said as she ran up to the two. Sasuke heard Mikitzu sigh beside him and mumble something to herself about fangirls. At least she figured out his burden early on.
"Go away Ino. I want some time alone," he said.
"Okay then. I'll just take your little stalker here and show her around the village," she said, grabbing Mikitzu's arm.
Mikitzu hissed under her breath and Sasuke turned to glare. Mikitzu glared as well and something in the siblings' eyes must have scared Ino. She hesitantly let go.
"Leave us alone..." Mikitzu said.
"Why? What's so special about you that got Sasuke to like you, huh? Most girls-other than me of course-can't get a second glance out of him," Ino snapped.
Sasuke decided that ignoring her would work better than telling her to go away. She seemed to be ignoring him anyway. "Come on Mikitzu. Let's just go home," he said.
She nodded and turned to her brother, leaving Ino in the back of her mind. At least Sasuke hoped she did.
Ino stayed quiet. That was new. He hoped that the shock of him walking home with a girl would keep her quiet. Without giving it too much thought, he grabbed Mikitzu's wrist and pulled her in the direction of the house.
"Who was that?" she asked.
"Ino...She's more annoying than Sakura because she's not that shy," he said.
"Ah. And this is going to be a problem, isn't it?" she said.
"You're not just talking about those two are you?" Sasuke asked.
She shook her head. She was right on the money with that one. It would be a problem. He was getting weird looks already and those two were just the beginning.
"Yeah. They're everywhere. I usually try not to care, but it bugs the hell outta me," he explained.
Before long, they were at the Uchiha compound-no longer home to just one. At least there was room. They walked to the house and the boy unlocked the door.
"Home sweet home I guess. Pick any room you want, but I advise against his room," he warned.
She nodded in agreement and then walked down the hall. He followed. Ironically she picked her old room. Nothing in it was changed, so they'd have to buy some paint and move a bed into it.
She set her backpack down and started rummaging through it. She pulled some extra clothes out and stuffed them into the tiny closet and then kicked her backpack aside.
"I'll finish that stuff later tonight. For now, I'm hungry. Watcha got?" she asked.
"Not much," Sasuke confessed. "You like onigiri?"
His sister smiled and nodded, following him to the kitchen. Wow, this was akward. He figured it would have been slightly different. Now each of them were just trying to start a conversation-not about Itachi-that would last longer than two or three sentences. It wasn't so successful as they both ate in silence as well.
After eating, Mikitzu got up and stretched. "Mind showing me where the bathroom is? I haven't had a chance to shower yet," she said.
"It's two doors down from your bedroom," the boy said.
She nodded and walked back down the hall. Then Sasuke was left alone with his thoughts. It was hard to wrap his head around. Even though he was only a few months old when she was kidnapped, he still remembered a lot about Mikitzu.
Their mother told him about her, even though it hurt her to talk about it. The whole family had thought she was dead. Now, twelve years later she was back. Where had she been that whole time? Maybe if he snooped through her bag he could get a clue.
The raven walked down the hall and listened. The water was running, so he had a few minutes to see what he could find out. He quietly snuck into her room and grabbed her bag. When he opened it he found some white robes that reminded him of monks.
Digging deeper he found a royal blue blanket that was identical to the one that he used to have. Apparently she couldn't let it go. Then again, she was gone for twelve years. She probably wanted to keep a reminder of who she was. It was wrapped around something. Sasuke unwrapped it to find a small box of weapons. There was nothing particularly strange or special about them. He covered them again and set them aside.
At the bottom of the bag there was another robe. This one was black with red clouds on it. What was that about? It definitely wasn't anything like a monk would wear.
There didn't seem to be anything else, so he put everything back in the bag exactly as he found it and carefully placed the bag in the same spot it was when he came in.
Then he grabbed the crib that had never been moved and pulled it into the hallway and then the next room. Thankfully the bed was light. It was easily moved into her room. That was about when Mikitzu came in wearing nothing but a long black robe.
"What are you doing in here?" she jumped.
"I moved a bed in so you wouldn't have to sleep on the couch," Sasuke said.
Thankfully he was able to mask any embarresment he was feeling and smoothly walk out of the room, leaving his sister to change. She didn't come out.
In his opinion it was best not to push her into interacting with him. She would come to him when she wanted. And it's not like it bothered him. He was used to being on his own.
In the meantime he decided to practice his jutsus and weapons combinations. Of course, he normally got so caught up in training that he didn't know how much time was passing. When he finally came out of his trance it was dark. It probably had been for about an hour or so.
He gathered his things and went back into the house and tossed them in his room. Then he went to the door across the hall and knocked lightly. There was no answer. He knocked again, louder this time. Still nothing.
This time he turned the knob an glanced into the room. Mikitzu had obviously done some decorating. The baby curtains were down and had been replaced with some bright crimson ones and there was a night stand on either side of the bed. Her bag was also lying empty by the bed and the clothes were likely in the dresser she had moved into the room. But, there was no Mikitzu.
"Mikitzu?" Sasuke called experimentally.
There was no answer. He quickly left the room and wandered through the house, calling his sister's name to no avail. Where the hell was she? Damn it! He finally gets her back after twelve years and not even a day later she's missing again!
The raven ran out of the house and into the night to look for her. He looked in every public building and through every inch of the streets and forests. She wasn't anywhere to be found. This was a cruel joke that life was playing on him. Why couldn't he just be content for once?
He paused to catch his breath and glanced up at the night sky. Then, with a weird sense of deja vu he caught a glimpse of movement atop a telephone pole.
He jerked his vision to the spot and saw a dark figure perched on top. Its eyes were red and something-probably the person's clothes-was waving away from their body in the wind. Those eyes were staring right at him.
His heart luched to a stop and his breath caught in his throat. He blinked and the figure was gone.
Before he knew what he was doing Sasuke had turned and ran straight for home. His body was running automatically now. He wasn't sure he could handle coming home to murder again.
When he got there he saw the figure enter his house. Without thinking he burst through the door and involuntarily ran directly into the intruder.
"Gah!" they said, falling to the ground as Sasuke stumbled.
As he turned the light on he saw Mikitzu standing up and brushing herself off.
"Mikitzu?" Sasuke asked.
"What?" she deadpanned.
"What are you doing here?" he asked, dumbfounded.
"Well Sasuke, it's this weird thing. I actually live here," she said.
"I mean where were you?" he said.
"I went out to get some stuff," she said, gesturing to the bags on the floor.
"What the hell did you knock me over for?"
"I didn't mean to-"
"You ran at full speed through the door," she said, cutting him off.
"I just thought I saw...nevermind," he said.
"Saw what?" she asked.
"It's nothing," he said, picking up some of the bags filled with stuff for her room. Then he walked down the hall and into her room. She followed him with a paint can and a few other bags.
"Sasuke, what-?"
"Good night," he said, cutting her off. Then he left the room, shutting the door behind him and went to bed.