Itia was jerked awake by someone yelling. "Go tell bother someone else, Tobi, yeah!" There were running footsteps and then a knock on her door. She rolled out of bed and stumbled over to the door. She yanked it open and looked out.

"Tia-sama?"

"Tobi?"

"Tobi had a bad dream. Can Tobi sleep in your room?" Itia rubbed her eyes and shook her head, trying to clear the cloud in her mind.

"Yeah. I guess." She made a pallet on the floor and Tobi slid under the top blanket.

"Thank you, Tia-sama!"

"Goodnight, Tobi." She crawled back in bed and curled up, immediately falling asleep. She woke up to the smell of waffles. Itia got off the bed, oddly awake. The woman pulled on new clothes, still thinking about the bit of news she had gotten last night. She would have cried, but she was too deep in thought. 'Why would he...' She didn't care about the others. It was her little brother she was worried for. 'Where's Baby Sasuke now? What does he look like? Is he a good ninja? A strong ninja?' She tugged her brush through her hair. 'Little Baby Sasuke...'

"Itia?" The woman screamed and dropped her brush. "Whoa, didn't mean to scare you, kiddo." Itia blinked. Her brother's blue boyfriend stood behind her. He put a hand on her shoulder. "You okay?"

"Y-yeah. I'm fine. Just thinking."

"About last night?" Itia looked at Kisame's eyes through the mirror. He really meant it. The woman nodded.

"I really miss my Baby Sasuke. You know, I made a promise to him."

"Wanna tell what it is?"

"Not really. I-I couldn't keep it..."

"Okay. Konan wanted me to come get you for breakfast."

"I'm not all that hungry now."

"At least come sit with us? Your brother seems upset."

"Okay." She followed him to the dining room and sat between him and Deidara. Deidara's eyes widened. Now that she had properly showered, she was absolutely beautiful. Her shiny black hair flowed down her back and her pale skin contrasted perfectly with her black clothes. She had the same outfit as yesterday, but today she had a hat on. It looked like a miniature black top hat and sat on her head at an angle. She smelled like chocolate and it was enticing to Deidara's nose. A fox puppy trotted in and sat on Itia's lap. She stood on her hind legs and put her front paws on her collar-bones. Karii cocked her head to the side and looked her owner in the eyes. "What?" Itia asked quietly. A whimper from the fox. Itachi came in just as Itia stood up. "I'm not hungry." The woman walked out and they heard the entrance rise, then fall. Itachi sat down and blinked. 'She hates me now. All because I wouldn't tell her what happened. It is rather petty, isn't it? She'd hate me even if I told her, though. She held that fox like it was a baby. I bet she misses Sasuke.'

"Itachi?" Kisame asked.

"Hn?" Itachi responded, his face hidden by his arms.

"I told her what happened." Itachi stood up, the chair behind him teetering and almost falling over.

"You did what!?!" He growled, pissed. Itachi's eyes narrowed at his lover.

"She was so distraught. I had to."

"I hate you." Itachi stormed out of the room and out the entrance of the base. They could tell the words stung the man. Outside, Itia sat on the top of the base, thinking again. He fox puppy lay next to her, sleeping peacefully. She had eaten a rabbit.

"The food chain's so mean." Itia had said, amused. Suddenly, the rock rumbled and her twin darted out, running into the forest. "What the hell?" A few minutes later, she closed her eyes and went to thinking again. 'Is he okay? Poor Baby Sasuke. All alone. I hope he's fared well. I truly have missed so much. What will become of Orochimaru? What about Karin or Jugo or Kabuto? What about Kimimaru? Will I ever see them again? I hope. I hope Karin doesn't forget me. She trusted me…' Itia lay down on her back and turned on her iPod. Photofinish blasted through the earbuds and she listened closely.

"You always hedging on a safe bet. Walkin' a tightrope with a safety net. Face it, it doesn't mean shit unless you take a risk. Shush, baby, shut your mouth cuz you're not part of this. This time." The woman sang the lyrics. 'I never take risks, do I? Hmm…' Itia thought.

"Itia!" Deidara called for the woman.

"What?" She yelled back.

"We have a mission!"

"Err. I'm coming." She leapt from the rock and landed on the branch of a tree at the edge of the clearing. Itia hopped from the branch and landed in front of the blond. She followed him in, scooping up her fox puppy. 'I wonder what kind of mission…'