Natsumi fell asleep in deep thought. After hours of lying there in thought, she still couldn't uncover any hidden memories. She ended up having a dream, or maybe more like a nightmare.

"Rao!" Natsumi ran toward her mother who stood with her arms out and a smile on her face.

When Natsumi reached Rao, she hugged her tightly.

"Rao... I-I'm so glad to see you!" Looking up it was no longer Rao; it was Yushiro.

"Y-Yushiro?" She said as she pulled out of his embrace.

His wings sprouted out of his back and spread out wide. Natsumi felt fear and began to run. Yushiro began flying after her. She continued to run until she found herself in a corner. He stopped and stood before her. Then he smiled and said,

"Remember Natsumi. Remember your past."

Natsumi sat up screaming. She looked around and realised it was day. She felt like she was on fire. She panted as she tried to calm her ragged breathing. Then she heard a knock at her door followed by a voice,

"Natsumi, are you okay?" Yushiro asked through the door.

"Ah... yeah, I'm fine... just ah... bad dream..." She yelled back.

"Okay..."

Natsumi ran her hand through her hair as she sighed. Standing up she went to look in the mirror. Her hair was tousled, her eyes heavy with fatigue, and her whole body was shaking.

"D-did that dream mean anything?" She asked herself as she walked out her bedroom door.

On her way downstairs she could smell food. As she entered the kitchen she realised it was ramen. She found herself giggling. When she turned the corner she felt her face become hot; she knew it was beat red. Again she found Yushiro shirtless, and this time in boxers. He had two bowls of ramen sitting on the kitchen table, when he saw Natsumi he smiled and said,

"Morning Natsumi, I hope you like ramen."

"Ah yeah, I do thanks..."

Natsumi sat down and picked up her chop sticks, her hands were shaking like crazy; she just couldn't seem to stop shaking enough to eat her food.

"You're shaking... are you alright?" Yushiro asked; obviously is was too noticeable.

"I- to be honest I had a really freaky dream... I guess I'm just a little shaken up..."

"Anything I could help with?"

"No, I doubt it." Natsumi pushed away her bowl. "Thank you for the food, but I don't really feel like eating right now." Natsumi stood up and began to walk away when Yushiro said,

"You are almost ready."

She turned and shot him a look of confusion. "For what?"

"To know the truth."

"Yushiro, if I were to use my Kekkei Genkai would I be able to use it to remember what I don't remember?"

"Go figure." He shrugged his shoulders.

"Alright, I will." She answered.

She ran up to her room and shut the door behind her. Natsumi opened her window and slipped out and into the roof. Looking out over Sunagakue just made her realise how different it was from Konhona. She sighed as she sat down. She closed her eyes and said Hitima in her mind. She felt the heat rush into her body. She released more and more chakra; she had begun to feel dizzy. Then she saw something. It was a faint image of Rao and a young male toddler. They were laughing and asking Natsumi to join them on the swing; Natsumi could feel the shyness she felt at that moment back then. Then the image began to fade; she felt so close, it irritated her so much that she released even more; risking her own life in the process. The image became clearer, and she could see that the boy was indeed Yushiro. He had a blush on his face as the two swung together. Then he said something,

"You'll always be with me, right Natsumi?" He smiled brightly to her as his blush increased.

"Of course Yushiro, I would never be with anyone else." She heard herself say.

Then the image began to flicker and the voices sounded like whispers, finally she lost it completely and her sight returned to normal. She felt so weak that she fell over onto her back on the roof. She sighed as she looked at the sky dazedly. She know realised that there was something between them; something more then she would ever have expected. But if he was so important to her past, why hadn't Rao ever mentioned him to her?

"Yushiro!" She heard herself yell weakly.

She heard her door open then footsteps.

"Natsumi?"

"I'm on the roof!"

Seconds after Yushiro crawled through her window and stood on the roof looking down at her. Natsumi smiled weakly.

"You look weak. Did you try?"

"Yes. It worked."

"So you know now?"

"Not exactly."

Yushiro sat down beside her and helped her sit back up. She swayed and started to fall over when she felt his strong hands pull her toward him. He let her fall on his shoulder and lay on him. She smiled again as she took in his now familiar scent. She sighed now realising he was waiting for an answer.

"I saw a memory... you were there, and so was Rao. You had asked... if I will always be with you... what did you mean?"

"I don't think you are ready yet."

"I am... please tell me Yushiro."

"Let's just say, you and I are one." He smiled.

"That makes no... s-sense..."

"You need rest; telling you what you need to know you need to be awake for." He smiled as he picked up her lifeless body and helped her back into her room. He laid her down in her bed and pulled a blanket over her fragile body. He turned back toward the door when Natsumi said,

"One as in a couple?" She asked weakly.

He stopped in his tracks and turned to face her. His face was filled of shock.

"I-is that what you mean? Are we fated to be together or something?" There was a small smile on her fatigued face.

"I said that was all we would talk about for today." With that he walked out slamming the door behind him.

Instead of being mad or irritated, Natsumi smiled; she knew she hit the nail on the head.

Across the hall Yushiro was pacing his room. There was so much Natsumi didn't know, so much she wouldn't believe, and so much she would wish she never knew. He didn't want to hurt her, but he knew she was reaching her limit, she wasn't going to wait much longer, he would have no choice but to tell her everything.

Natsumi opened her eyes to see the setting sun. Everything was so different in Sunagakure. She sighed as she sat up and rubbed her eyes. She felt much better. Natsumi was suddenly very hungry. She ran downstairs to their kitchen and opened the fridge. She pulled out her uneaten bowl of ramen and put it in the microwave for a minute. When she turned Yushiro stood before her; shirtless and arms crossed.

"Do you stay shirtless just to bug me?" A smirk spread across Natsumi's lips.

He smirked as well. "Of course," but then he frowned. "you are ready Natsumi, but I don't think you should know..." He stared intently into her eyes.

Natsumi opened her mouth to respond when there came a beeping sound from behind her. She turned and looked from the microwave back to Yushiro.

"I was abandoned by my parents as a baby, raised until I was five by an abusive Grandmother, grew up with a curse, almost died multiple times, got my heart broken by Sasuke, lost Rao, was kidnapped, dealt with all your mind games, and now moved away from the village I grew up in, I think I can handle whatever you're going to tell me." She smiled.

"Very well..." Yushiro walked away and toward their shared living room.

Natsumi followed him and sat down on the couch. He put his arm around he and pulled her closer to his abnormally warm body. Then he sighed.

"Your parents actually gave you up to protect you. They had not meant for your Grandmother to treat you so badly. After Rao adopted you you're parents got word and no longer felt the need to worry about you; they got killed shortly after. You are the last of the Hitama clan. The word Hitima you use for your Kekkei Genkai is used instead of Hitama because your family's name used to be Hitima but had involved over time-"

"That's all great, but that doesn't tell me how you knew all that and how we are connected."

"I-I know... Look... y-you were right... kind of..."

"About us fated to be together?"

"Yes... we aren't fated, but we are meant to be together. In the past the Hitama clan and the Namagaki clan planned on killing each other until only one family remained, but there were two kids from each family that refused to fight, the two families agreed not attack as long as the families both agreed that the third generation of children to come, were to get married and unite the families-"

"We were the third generation, weren't we?"

"Yes..."

"Why did they choose the third generation?"

"I'm unsure why, but they did. When we were born they said we were meant to be together... but the thing was, we didn't need to be forced, we were already in love as we grew up..."

"Why don't I remember any of this?"

"Your parents gave you up because there was word that there was a group of people after our type of clans; clans that have eye related Kekkei Genkai's. The people who attacked you in your home are those same people. In order to protect you they covered over your memories, including me. My father had a best friend, he was Ryo. They often visited Rao, one day my parents had told me that Rao adopted a kid my age; curious I went with them, and it was you. You didn't remember me, but I didn't care, I was just happy to see you alive, everyone was told you were dead."

"Do you still love me then Yushiro?" Natsumi cuddled in closer to him.

"Y-yes..."

"Good." Natsumi closed her eyes as she leaned in even closer; she felt his arm pull her closer.

"N-Natsumi, a-are you scared of me?"

She laughed. "Scared of what? Your wings and eyes? No. You and I are alike, if I was scared of you, I'd have to be scared of myself, and I'm not."

"Hm."

"Will you help me with something?"

"Depends..."

"Stephanie... she's the girl that killed Rao, will you help me get revenge on her?"

"I guess I could."

"Oh and another thing..."

Natsumi sat up and turned to face Yushiro. His back was leaning against the arm of the couch. There was shock and curiosity buried within his different coloured eyes. Natsumi smiled as she leaned in even closer to him; their faces so close that their breath mixed together. She smirked as she pressed her lips pressed against his. His eyes winded before they closed. Everything made sense to her now; she finally understood why she had always felt so odd around Yushiro. Natsumi lifted her hand and let it rest on his neck, she pulled him closer as she let her tongue graze over his bottom lip, she felt him tense for a moment before he relaxed, opening his mouth just enough for her tongue to slip in. Their tongues entwined with one another. A moan escaped from deep within his throat. She explored his mouth with her tongue, finally the two broke apart, gasping for breath.

They both stayed silent as a blush crossed both their faces. Natsumi laughed as she threw herself at his side for another hug. He held her tightly as they both tried to get their breathing back to normal.

"T-thank you Yushiro..."

"F-for what?"

"For saving me... from myself."

They both laughed as they sat on the couch in each other's arms. Slowly drifting off into a peaceful sleep.

Author's Notes: Chapter 11... done! :) Good? Bad? Are you even reading this far? XD

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