What's this? Is it chapter 7?

Itachi: Clearly. Last chapter was 6. *Sigh*

Stop being such an emo butt! Annyyywhooooo, We're just gunna role right into the disclaimers, then to the story! TAKE IT AWAY Ita-kun!

Itachi: Hn. Luna-chan only owns Tsuki and ½ the plot. The other ½ is Kira. Naruto belongs to its respectful man.

WOOT! LES GOOO!

Chapter 7

I'll always make it better

What the hell? It wasn't human. It definitely wasn't human… was it?

There it was…big…blue...and hugging Hikari in a grip that I was sure would kill her…but she was enjoying it!

What sort of masochistic freak enjoyed getting hugged by that?

"KISAME NII-SAN! OHMGEE I MISSED YOU SO FRIGGIN' MUCH!" Hikari squirmed in his grip, her aura brimming with excitement as she held him to her tightly. Nii-san? Were they related? I highly doubted it but…still. I wasn't really sure of anything ever, and sometimes siblings didn't look alike…

I sat awkwardly, watching their reunion with a contemplative look, trying to decipher what the two meant to each other exactly. It didn't take long for me to become distracted. Blinded by a rage that shouldn't have been there. Jealousy coursed through every fiber of my being as he held her close to him in a brotherly manner. Everyone loved her. Save for Hidan, but he didn't really count—seeing as he probably hated everyone. Everyone adoured her for being her. Why couldn't I have that? Why couldn't someone love me the way everyone else loved her. Just one person. That's all I ever wanted. Just that one person who really truly loved me and would never leave. Unlike two certain Uchiha's that I had started to grow to hate ever so slowly. Stupid Sasuke. Stupid Itachi…

Of course, I could never call them stupid to their face. No, that would cause problems I wouldn't even want to start to imagine. Tch, knowing me, I'd run with my tail between my legs if I thought of saying that to anyone's face—let alone those Uchiha brothers.

So weak…

So vulnerable…

So ignorant.

"Missed you too, shrimp." It's…or rather, his voice brought me out of my thoughts, dragged me away from the feeling of wanting to bang my head viciously against the counter because of that resonance in my head. "So how about it? You gunna make me some of those crab cakes? I'm starving. I haven't really eaten much since I left, save for maybe some dango at a café that Itachi stopped at. Y'know how he gets about his tea…" A deep snicker left the lips of Kisame, as he gently placed down Hikari…It was weird how such a large man could be so gentle…

She nodded swiftly, and bounced back to the kitchen where she had been previously working, a new vigour found in the way she moved. It lightened my heart to see her so happy…and yet…it made my heart twist in agony for her life. It made my body ache to be in her place, to know what it was like to be so carefree once again. All that could run through my head was, why? Why was she able to live a life I wanted? Why was she able to be so happy? What the hell did she do so right that I hadn't?

I took in a shaky breath, trying hard to calm the anger that boiled deep inside of me. Hikari was my friend. She cared about me, just as I cared for her. There was no room for hatred in a relationship like that. She hadn't done anything wrong to deserve me taking out any anger I had out on her—although I was certain that no actions would stray passed my thought process. Even still, I had to focus on something much more calming…

Breathe.

Breathe…

Anxiety crawled up my body, scratching at my skin. Making me think that something was there…something was eating at my flesh. With brisk movements I scratched furiously at my arms, a frustrated and concentrated look on my features. It wouldn't go away. The tight feeling in my chest only got worse. My heart began to pound. I was hyper ventilating…The white noise was back—buzzing in my ear.

Hmm, hmm, sweetheart,

You're sweet blood is spilling over.

Tell me when you plan on draining all your blood.

I want to savour in the moment you die. I want to savour in every little bit of pain you endure.

Keep it up, my little cherub.

My little whore.

The possessive nature of the voice did nothing to sway me. I only started mumbling incoherent nothings that nobody seemed to notice. I had hoped that my vision was a reality though, because no sooner had I assumed there was nobody remotely interested in my little episode, I felt a rough, strong hand touch my shoulder—although it felt quite cold—when I thought it would be hot, or clammy.

I tensed again. Everything went rigid. The noise stopped. My mumbling stopped. The itching under my skin faded away.

Cue the panic.

My breathing only hitched in my throat, causing me to choke on something that wasn't even there—to choke on the very air that had ironically kept me alive up until now, when it decided it was gunna be a traitor and just kill me. Less shit to worry about on my part. From the corner of my eye, I say a tiny bit of blue skin.

Panic attack; get ready to have your way with me.

I felt brittle. My chest closed up completely and I started to shiver and shake. The room suddenly felt too hot, the bright light was making me dizzy. I swayed in my chair a bit, but the firm grip on my shoulder held me steady.

Oh no…he was touching me…oh god…the shark man was touching me… Shit….Shit….SHIT!

A soft whimper left my paled lips, catching Hikari's attention. She averted her gaze from the crab cakes she had just thawed, towards me, but instead of giving me a worried look, she smiled. I wanted to cry. Why wasn't she motioning to help me? Why was she smiling at my pain?

"Kisame –san~ you're scaring Tsuki-chan!" She called out, waving her finger at him in a sort of disciplinary manner. A hearty laugh erupted from his lips, as he pulled his hand away, that dread that was once there, fading a bit. No, it wasn't completely gone, mostly because he was still looming over me, but it was still better than feeling like my chest was gunna explode all over the walls….

Not a pleasant thought…

A shiver.

More laughter.

A soft apology—well more like gruff, but it was said in a whisper—as if he was trying to keep others from hearing it, not like there was anyone else…

"Sorry there…Tsuki...that's your name right? I'll call yah shorty, kay? You're way shorter that the shrimp over there is." My cheeks flared with heat—I was so embarrassed… and now that itching feeling had started again. I barely heard Hikari mutter a complaint above the static inside my head.

"That's not very polite of you Kisa-nii-san." She murmured, pushing the crab back into the oven to finish off the cooking process.

"What it's true!" His hands flew up defensively. I could "see" them, even though I refused to look up. Stupid fucking Kekkei Genkai…. Stupid being the fucking girl in the family to get that fucking trait… God fuck me over with a fucking spork. Please.

You and I both know that you don't believe in any god.

So stop bringing him into your messes.

He has nothing to do with them, baka.

A growl formed at the back of my throat, erupting into something more of a vicious snarl when it passed my lips. I could feel Kisame shudder, and it almost brought me satisfaction.

"What the hell was that?" Two sets of eyes settled on me. I was starting to feel self-conscious. I was scared what he would do to me for breaking out and snarling so nastily like that. Oh god, what was he capable of?

"Tsuki-hime has a tendency to snarl when she's fighting with herself." The new voice brought shivers up and down my spine…God please anyone but him. That prick that left me alone…left me for dead… "You can tell when she's directing it towards herself, or towards someone else. She appears feral when it's meant for someone else."

I heard a seat creak with the weight of a new body, along with the soft, satisfied sigh that came along with it. The familiar chakra signature hit me. The dark brooding aura fought against my self-loathing one. Why was he sitting next to me?

I didn't have a panic attack though… Anxiety didn't rip away at me…

I was just… uncomfortable. I really wanted to talk to Hikari… really wanted to just stare at her, and watch her cook, but I felt too embarrassed to do so in front of these other two Akatsuki.

Warm fingers grasped at my wrist, I flinched on reaction. The fingers never let go, I whimpered as a warning. I didn't like him touching me. I hated it.

"Tsuki-hime, you're bleeding." His voice held no emotion. No tone of concern. Just a state the obvious monotone infliction. The voice that he spoke with when he left me… He didn't care, no matter how many pet names or empty words he used. It made me want to scream…to run away and hide in our room to escape him. Why wouldn't he just leave?

Girl, don't ignore the Uchiha.

That's rude.

Don't be a loutish cunt.

Tears broke the seams of my tightly closed eyes. My body went limp—I wasn't going to struggle against him. He'd get mad at me for being ill-mannered…Kisame would think badly of me…and Hikari…I didn't want to know what Hikari would think of me after acting so boorishly.

"She's bleeding? Where?" I just barely heard the voice laced with worry. I could barely feel the hand that tightened around my wrist—forcing my arm to lift—revealing newly made cuts on them. I didn't hear the gasp of surprise or the rushed footsteps of Hikari as she hurried to my side to inspect them.

The scratches weren't that bad… It's not like if I just let them be I would bleed to death. Regardless, Hikari had made quick work of inspecting them—tilting my arm this way and that with the help of…Itachi… Hearing his name in my mind made me shiver—a negative feeling coursing through my veins.

"How did this happen, Tsuki-chan? I didn't see them be—" Itachi interrupted her, his fingers moving slowly up to the wounds that were starting to sting.

"They're self inflicted. When she gets nervous, anxious or panicky, she digs her nails into her skin. It calms her." Why did he know so damn much about me? Why did he have to answer for me when I didn't want him too? Why was he even giving a rat's ass about telling people so they could help me? He. Didn't. Care.

Oh, stop being an ungrateful, whiney little bitch.

He's helping you.

Be fucking grateful for that.

My eyes clamped closed even tighter. I pushed the mind back. I focused on what Hikari would say to me. What other feelings of disdain...and hatred she would have for me after finding out I did this to myself.

"Tsuki-chan, why didn't you tell me? I would've tried to help so you didn't do this. Did Kisa-nii-san make you feel anxious?"

A hearty chuckle.

A slap to the wrist.

"Don't laugh. You're quite the scary man!" The warm hand finally left my wrist, and I breath I hadn't know I was holding, was released in a loud whoosh.

"Kisame, we need to report the mission to leader a success. Let's go." I heard the fish-man groan. Oddly enough, I didn't grow anxious. I was starting to get used to him… no, I was just merely too occupied with worrying about Hikari's reaction.

Somewhere in the kitchen, a buzzer went off, indicating the crab cakes were finished.

"I'll see you later, Hikari-chan. Tsuki-chan. Remember! Save some crab for me!" With that, he was gone.

Hikari and I were alone again.

"Now…can you tell me why you did this, hun?"

It felt good to get all that stuff off of my chest. It felt even better when Hikari didn't judge me for having stupid irrational fears, or for hearing that cruel, cruel voice in my head. The same voice that wanted to drive me to the brink of suicide.

I never knew that I could have someone listen to me…here me complain about all my problems, and yet, at the same time, not get mad at me for it. She didn't even seem uninterested or angry at me at all. She was only concerned.

But that put an entire new weight onto my shoulders. Hikari cared about me…cared about me being okay, and yet here I was ruining her because she now knew that I could never be okay, that I would always be a wreck who needed constant care. I felt horrible for it.

All the same though, she kept that sweet smile that made me cheerful, if only for the time that it lasted.

With a tired groan, I shifted on the plush bed and stretched my arms above my head. Sleep was starting to take over, but I wasn't feeling it at the moment. It was probably only… four o'clock in the afternoon, so I felt kinda stupid going to bed so early.

Thoughts raced through my mind, making laps on an invisible track in my head. A frustrated look painted my features, but it wasn't enough to cause me to have some sort of little episode.

In all honesty, this was probably the only time when I had been remotely calm…the only time I was able to sit and just think without worrying…without hearing that obnoxious voice in my head. Finally… A nice soothing moment all to myself. I tried to focus on the subtleties around me, like the sounds…the scents…

Soft breathing. The gentle pitter-patter of rain against a window pane. Ahh…the rain… Barely there voices somewhere off in the distance—most likely the villagers below us, bustling around the streets of Amegakure. I focused harder. I wanted to hear everything.

I closed my eyes slowly, so my other senses were heightened. The dripping of a broken faucet. Feet passing by the door of my, and Hikari's room. The wind whistling softly from a small crack in the window—because it would never shut quite all the way.

Then those interesting scents. There was mine, a vanilla-y mocha-ish kinda of smell, but then there was Hikari's. It changed day to day—as I had come to notice, and today, it was kinda of like…a forest after it rained…It was earthy, but beautiful…relaxing. I envisioned myself sitting on a boulder, next to a waterfall in the middle of a forest. I pictured the fish that might be swimming about in the river that flowed away from the waterfall. I saw the sun peaking just barely passed the trees branches, laden with bright green leaves. Vegetation was everywhere. Birds chirped in the distance. The waterfall made a dull roar, as if it was distant, even though I was so close. I ran my fingers through the water that rippled the slightest bit, and when it cleared, I saw my reflection. The image of a girl, broken. Scared. Tired. Weak. But behind me, the image of another person began to form. It was blurred at first, as if fading into the moment, but I made out the orange masked "good boy". He leaned close to my ear, his mask slowly lifting up—but I couldn't see any features. It was all smudged together. I felt his breath on my neck. Against my ear, making me hot and bothered.

"Tsu-Tsu-chan," he whispered, his voice deep and sultry, unlike the one I had gotten used to that was high pitched and cute. "Tsu-chan…" His lips touched the curve of my neck, sending shivers up my spine. "Wake up, Tsu-Tsu."

My heart beat in my chest a thousand miles a minute, as I gasped for air, suddenly shooting upwards grasping at my chest. My head hit against something hard, causing me to fall back and groan in pain. "Aggh…" What the…

Sitting above me, rubbing the area where his forehead should be, was that same good boy from the dream…

Tobi leaned forward, straddling my waist—I blushed. In all honesty, it was bad enough that I had just dreamt of him in such a way! But now he was sitting on top of me! With an aura emitting a mischievous air! I closed my eyes again, willing him to get away from me, hoping that it was just my over active imagination. God I felt so embarrassed.

"Tsuki-chan! Is Tsuki-chan okay? Tobi is so sorry! Tobi's a good boy!" He fretted, speaking fast, and it only made my head hurt more.

"It's ok-kay T-Tobi-san. It was j-just a shock-k." I hated my fucking stutter. Stupid hard consonants making it hard for me to speak! I could feel Tobi's smirk from behind his mask, and I suddenly wanted to pull it away, and get a good look of his face. Honestly, what reason could he have for hiding his face? Was he that ugly, or what? Absent mindedly, and forgetting all previous things that had happened, I reached up to touch the corners of his mask. He didn't seem to pull away, he only stared at me—well at least I assumed he was staring at me. I still couldn't tell.

Do you really want to see his face?

Or will you just shy away once you see it?

Will you hide and loose another friend you held so close to you?

Tch. So Stupid.

I paused. My fingers were curled around the sides, as if I was going to pull it off. The voice had a point… what would I do if he let me take it off? Would I be scared like I was with everyone else? My brows furrowed, and Tobi tilted his head to the side, making my hands turn with him.

"What's wrong Tsu-Tsu-chan?" He asked, bringing one of his gloved hands to cover my own tanned one. He softly rubbed my knuckles with his thumb and his aura suddenly turned worried. "Is Tsu-Tsu-chan in pain? Can Tobi help?" Realizing that I had somebody else fretting over me, I quickly shook my head, and gave a reassuring smile—one that didn't reach my eyes. "Don't lie to Tobi, Tsu-Tsu." We continued to stare at each other.

"T-Tobi-san, I'm f-fine. I p-promise. I was just-t…think-king." He seemed satisfied with the word I said, but he didn't move, or take my hands away from his mask. He only sat there, as if he were savouring in the moment. He let out soft, controlled breaths, and if he wasn't still sitting up, I would've thought he had fallen asleep. "T-tobi-kun." I whispered his name, and he stiffened, if only for a moment.

"Yes, Tsu-Tsu-chan?"

I dropped my left hand from his mask to brush some of my bangs from my silver pink eyes, but he wouldn't let me remove my right hand from his grasp. "Why are you here?" I tried to clear my throat, to raise my voice a bit, but for some reason I couldn't raise it past a whisper. "Lik-ke…what-t made you come h-here?" Tobi sighed, and rocked back on his feels, although his hips were still firmly pressed against mine.

"Tobi can't come see Tsuki-chan?" If I could see his face, I'd definitely assume he was pouting. I shook my head viciously. That's not what I meant! I didn't, mean for him to take it in such a way!

He's a good actor, I'll give him that.

And you're gullible enough to follow up with his act.

Typical.

What did he mean? Tobi wasn't putting up an act! I would know!

"No, no T-tobi-san, you c-can. I'm sorry…"

His free hand reached forward, and he pressed his finger to my lip. "Tsu-Tsu doesn't need to apologize. Tobi knows." I blushed again when he softly ran his finger along the contours of my lips. "Tobi had to come get Tsuki-chan because Leader-sama wants Tobi and Tsuki to go on a mission!" He jumped up from my waist, giving me some room to finally breathe.

With quick motions, he went to grab my backpack, then he started packing some basic necessities—the clothes that I had just washed earlier, my hair brush, a toothbrush with toothpaste and some medical supplies, along with some shuriken and kunai. I knew we wouldn't be stopping much, but still, it didn't hurt to be able to keep my breath nice and fresh and my long hair knot free.

"Tobi packed Tsuki's bag! Now Tobi and Tsuki can leave!" He laughed and pulled me out of the bed, making me stumble a bit at first. "Tobi get's to spend alone time!" The blush on my cheeks only spread and grew brighter, so I resorted to gazing at the ground, hoping he wouldn't notice.

"Yeah…" Arms wrapped tightly around my waist, pulling me into an embrace, that I was nearly certain would crush me.

"Let's go, Tsuki-chan. Wouldn't want to upset leader-sama, now would we?" His voice held that same, deep sultry sound as it did in that dream…now thinking back on it, it was the same voice he had when I first met him in the infirmary. It scared me… but at the same time, it lit a certain fire within my body that I didn't understand. It made no sense…

Clearly, the masked man had no intention of putting me down, as he slung my bag over his shoulder, and placed his hands under my knees and gently on my back, so he could carry me with my body pressed firmly against my chest.

"Close your eyes Tsuki-chan." He whispered, and I did so immediately. Suddenly my body felt light, as if it didn't exist anymore, it felt…good to say in the least. My eyes stayed sealed shut, but I used the rest of my senses to try and tell how fast we were going.

I couldn't tell though. It was as if all my senses had been shut down…like we were in the middle of some sort of white nothingness. I shuddered, and I barely felt Tobi pull me tighter to him.

"Tsuki can open her eyes now." His voice was no longer deep, but it was still spoken in a soft whisper. I slowly opened them to see that we were on a dirt road, but it was one that I had known fairly well. How were we all the way at the border of wind country and fire country?

The sun hadn't even gone down yet. I glanced up at Tobi with a confused look and he merely tilted his head. I could feel his smile through his mask. Letting me down to my feet, he lifted up a finger and wagged it back and forth to my un-posed question. "Ah-Ah! Tobi can't tell Tsuki how he did it! It's a secret!" With a childish bounce, he began to walk ahead of me, leaving me behind for a few seconds in my awestruck state.

It didn't register to me that he was a good while ahead of me until he turned, calling my name. "Tsuki-chan! Catch up! We don't want to lose our target!" He waved his hand back and forth, to catch my attention, so I pushed as much chakra as I could into my feet to dash forwards. Once next to him, I skidded to a stop, allowing a lop-sided grin to come onto my lips. "Ah, Tsu-Tsu-chan looks so cute when she's smiling! Tsu-Tsu-chan should do it more often!" That blush that had disappeared only a few minutes ago, came back.

You're actually attracted to this fool?

That's pathetic. In all honesty, He's nothing but a liar.

However, if you want to whore yourself to that…imposter, you can go right on ahead.

Fucking slut.

Furrowing my brows again, I gripped my head tightly, pulling on my hair. It just wouldn't go away when I felt okay. It just had to go ahead and ruin everything. Ugh.

Tobi seemed to notice my distress, so he placed his hands on mine, pulling them away from the entanglement of my hair. He softly drew circles on the backs of my hands, while gazing intently at me. I finally saw his eye, the one that had been exposed by that little hole, but it was closed. I didn't shy away. I didn't grow panicky, or scared. I just felt…content. "Does Tsu-Tsu-chan just want to camp out here?" His question was asked in sincerity, but I wasn't about to be the reason as to why we failed our mission. I wouldn't be able to bear that weight, much less the punishment that could follow afterwards.

Shaking my head furiously, I pushed him away, and gave him another fake smile. It would be fine… I would shove that voice back, I would ignore my feelings—not that there were any to begin with, or so I had convinced myself—and we would continue. Taking no arguments, I began to walk away in the direction that I figured our targets would be.

"Tsu-Tsu-chan…" He started, but I shook my head, pulling him along. "Tsu-Tsu-chan, you're going the wrong way!"

Pause.

Embarrassment.

Looking back, I saw Tobi pointing towards the direction of the woods.

"If Tobi and Tsuki-chan keep going that way, Tobi and Tsuki will end up in Konohagakure! That wouldn't be very good! Tobi only wants to protect Tsuki-chan!" He pulled on my arm a little too roughly, dashing towards the dense expanse of forest that lay ahead.

Faint chakra signatures that seemed somewhat familiar were strewn across the area, prominent in hidden areas, such as bushes and trees, as if their owners were hiding for an ambush.

I caught sight of a kunai on a tree. Dried blood that was flaking off, all over the tree, and knife itself. My breath caught in my throat. My eyes glazed over.

"Run, darling. Run." Piercing red eyes, concerned for the welfare of the child, with deep chocolate brown and dirty blonde hair, darted from the target of interest. Nothing could happen to her. She was his pride and joy. She was his last heir to his throne. She had to survive.

If it wasn't for that damned mother of hers, none of this would be happening. They wouldn't be running.

"D-daddy…Dad-d-dy, I c-can't leave you. I have no where t-to g-go." Crystalloid pink eyes gazed up into his own, scared. She had a point. There was nowhere for her to return to.

"I'll come for you darling. Just run. Get as far away from here as you can! When you get weak, hide yourself well." He glanced around the area quickly, before letting his fingers gently brush away her bangs. With the tenderness that a father should have, he held her chin in his hands, and wiped away the tears that dripped slowly from her eyes. He knew he wouldn't be able to come for her. She knew his words were empty and that he would be dead before she could make it three miles away. "Do you remember what I told you? How to disguise yourself?" A hesitant nod came from the young girl. Along with a sob.

She was only six years old. This shouldn't have been happening!

The two stuck in the horrid predicament suddenly stiffened, the sound and feel of others coming closer. There was no time for sweet good-byes. Empty lies that could never be fulfilled. Twenty two year old man pushed his daughter away towards the woods in the opposite direction. "Don't worry sweet—" He was cut off, blood spurting from his mouth as the kunai hit him in his back. Another was rammed into the back of his neck, and he fell forward, eyes slowly closing with a death that was dealt to young. "Run, Tsuki…run…"

Tears.

Blurred vision.

Shaking.

"T-tobi! Stop!" I had to force myself to cry out his name. I couldn't go any further. At this point repercussions for jeopardizing the mission flew out the window. I had to keep us safe. I wasn't about to possibly lose someone else in the same exact area. I wouldn't be able to live with myself. I felt our bodies come to a halt, and then, Tobi pulled me tight against him.

"What's wrong, Tsuki-chan?" I caught worry in the deep black eye that peaked through the mask's hole.

"We…we need to t-take a different-t route. They'll amb-bush us! And…and…I c-couldn't st-tand you getting hurt-t." I glanced down to my feet, tearing up and before I knew it, soft salty trails were drawing inconsistent patterns along my cheeks. I didn't understand why he meant so much to me…

"Don't worry, Tsuki-chan! Tobi-can take care of himself. And Tobi can take care of Tsuki-chan too!" With gentle fingers, he softly began to massage the small of my back, earning a shiver from my body. He leaned in, till he was right next to my ear, then he lifted up his mask, so his lips were showing. "I know that I can take care of you, Tsu-Tsu-chan. In more ways than one."

The delicate nip of teeth on my earlobe was nearly enough to drive me crazy. My cheeks burned with a heat that rivaled the one that had started to boil in my stomach. Good God what was he doing to me?

"Tsuki-chan, go hide in that rose bush over there." He pointed to the left, but I quickly shook my head. More tears fell, as I relieved that vision over and over. That little piece of my past that wouldn't leave.

"T-tobi-kun, I will fight-t with you. No b-buts!" Something had sparked in him, as if he wanted to see me fight. He nodded vigourously, and ran forward once again, pulling my slight frame behind him.

He only wants you to fight to test your strength.

He doesn't care if you make it out alive or not.

It'll only prove that you were a waste of time.

"You're wrong." I murmured, barely recognizing that Tobi was still pulling me.

The sun was starting to set slowly, painting the sky with brilliant hues of pink, purple, orange and a deep red. The sun scarcely made it over the top of the mountains in the distance, and the moon was rising high in the sky. Stars were starting to make their way into the dimly lit sky, and although it occurred over an hour, they seemed to make a home in the firmament above in less than a minute.

"Does Tsuki-chan like the sunset?" An arm snaked around my tiny waist slowly, and his head fell against my shoulder with his whisper. Another shiver. Another long rant from the voice in my head, telling me it was all just a façade.

All I could do was nod, and reach my arm up to softly play with his hair. A content sigh left his lips, his hands kneaded the skin around my waist tenderly. I felt so…safe with him holding me. I felt light. I didn't understand why…nor did I want to. When I was around him, I didn't really hate myself as much. I didn't feel shy… I just felt like…me. It was amazing.

"Tsuki-chan…" Tilting my head, I laid a soft kiss to the top of his mask, and stood. It took a few seconds for me to stretch out and fell satisfied, but by that point, Tobi had stood as well. Only he seemed like he was staring at me. Self-conscious, and a little uneasy, I wrapped my arms around my chest, watching him carefully. "Tsuki Miyoko…my Beautiful Moon…" He took a few steps closer to me. That voice was back… that deep, sexy voice…

It happened to suddenly for me to recognize that it had happened at all. I could faintly hear the whirring of metal. My body was shoved into Tobi's as he tackled me to the ground roughly, causing me to hit the foliage with a vicious thud. A groan left my lips, but Tobi silenced me with a hand over my mouth.

"Who's there?" Footsteps paced frantically around the area that we had just been sitting. "We know you're there! Show yourself!"

Malicious chakra abruptly engulfed me, and shout were heard from a far distance.

It couldn't have been Tobi's…could it?

"Tsuki-chan, when I get up, go attack from the other side. Do not take the enemy lightly, understand?" A muffled 'yes' came from my lips.

So this was it? My first battle with Tobi?

A little out of the blue… but hey.

That dark chakra continued to spread from the general area around us—and by the count of three, Tobi had jumped up to start his attack.

My body darted to the right, then I swung myself arounf to attack from the back. From what I could tell, there had to be at least twenty shinobi, and one man who appeared to be anything but threatening. His body shook with fear. He knew deep down tonight would be his last. It was just to obvious. If the Akatsuki were after him, hiring twenty chuunin's to protect him, really wasn't going to do anything. Honestly, it was as if he was teasing us. Making us wear ourselves down until he brought the big guns out… But he couldn't have had money enough to do that.

Silencing my steps, I pressed on, ignoring all my previous thoughts. When fighting it was always best to live in the moment, and deal with the afterthought later. There was no room for mistakes.

Kunai were whizzing this way and that, hitting branches, and rocks, deflecting off of each other with the familiar clang of metal against metal. Reaching into my boots, I produced two sais , and made my first attack.

He was blonde, with a shaggy head of hair. Dirt was all over his body—noting that he had to have been traveling for quite some time. His chakra was low, his breath was labored; it was pretty obvious that he wouldn't have a chance. I almost felt bad for him.

His topaz eyes moved back and forth, scanning the area for my presence, but I had made sure to leave none. With precise, and practiced movements, I appeared next to him, pressing my front against his back. Both mini-swords were pressed up against his neck—and I could just feel his heart beat in his throat. "I'll make it quick." I whispered, with no stutter, and sliced his neck, hitting every possible vein and artery in the process. It felt so good to be in power again. God dammit it felt amazing.

That's it…

Destroy everything you come in contact with.

Let bodies fall mercilessly at your will.

Kill them all.

A malevolent grin attached itself to my lips, as I made my way to each of my victims, being sure to whisper sweet reassurances into their ear before I slit them open—before I watched them fall to the ground, blood gurgling in their throats, pouring from wounds. Their eyes glazing over with the impending death that I had given them as quickly as possible. Bodies falling mercilessly to the grass with lifeless weight. Dying…dying…

My tongue flicked out to grace the sai held in my left hand, so I could taste their blood. Mixed together in some sort of exotic cocktail.

I was too absorbed in the irony, salty taste to realize the sound of somebody moving faster…closer to me. I didn't hear Tobi call out to me. Hell, I didn't even feel the kunai that embedded itself into my side.

A dull throbbing pain started to make itself apparent in my side, then the wet feeling that started to drip down the outside of my hip, and down my thigh. My eyes went blurry again. My head spun. Blood slowly dripped out from my lips, merging with the tainted blood of others. Falling to my knees, I let out a pathetic cry, throwing my sai with trained ease to the person who had stabbed me. He fell to the ground next to me with a cry just the same, and a content smirk reached my body. "P-pay back's a b-bitch."

Worried words left the lips of an angel, but I couldn't really hear them. I was a little too far gone. I shook my head fast, trying to regain some consciousness.

"Tsuki-chan…Stay awake. Tobi will make it all better. Tobi will rid these people of their miserable lives." He chuckled, but it was more of an angry chuckle, laced with malice, and violence. Silver pink eyes shut tightly to try and will the pain away. It wasn't a dull throb anymore. It was an obnoxious never ending pain that wouldn't go away. I heard screams of men, the begging's of men obviously discarding what little dignity they had. But Tobi wouldn't spare them.

Within seconds, I felt him at my side again, fretting like crazy. "Tsuki-chan! Tobi will make it better!" That recognizable sound of his glove being ripped from his skin, hit my ears, and that familiar cool feeling splayed across my wound. A soft sigh left my lips. "Does it feel better yet, Tsuki-chan?" His cool mask pressed against my forehead as I nodded, and his satisfied release of breath relaxed me. "Tobi's almost done." He spoke softly, and ran his free hand through my now tangled mass of hair. I could feel the clumps of blood from my victims start to form in my hair, and I felt it drying on my skin. "Tsuki, I'm going to take you to a river so we can wash you up." Tobi let his mask come up to the bridge of his nose as he gently kissed the corner of my mouth, slowly making his way down to my chin. "Mmm…my beautiful Tsuki…" Blush after blush just kept creeping up on me. I had to disagree with his statement. I was the farthest thing from beautiful. I was probably one of the ugliest girls around.

He gently nuzzled into my neck, laying soft kisses that made my heart flutter in ways that I never thought imaginable. God he made me feel so strange.

While he made his way towards the supposed river that he was going to wash me off in, I couldn't help but to think about the differences in his personalities. There was cute, adourable—although slightly obnoxious—lovable Tobi. He was so…spontaneous, and to tell the truth, that Tobi was the one that I loved. Then there was mysterious, sexy Tobi. The Tobi that I was scared with at first, but had recently started to grow attached too. In fact, he was still tender in the way he handled me. Still loving in the way he spoke to me…

It was confusing though. Why was he like that? What on earth did I do to deserve such a sweetheart like him? I was certain nothing… but I wasn't going to start complaining now. I would just figure it out, bit by bit.

"Tsuki-chan, Tobi doesn't want her to feel strange, so Tobi will just turn away while Tsuki cleans up, okay?" I felt the reluctance in his muscles when he let me down.

"T-tobi-kun, I need your help-p. I won't-t be unc-comfortable." I brought my fingers to intertwine with his before I pulled him closer towards the river with me.

I didn't know what possessed me to be so bold. I didn't know where letting him wash me was going to lead. But I sure as hell wasn't going to sit around and not find out.

This just proves the fact that you're a whore.

In the woods?

Really? You didn't have enough dignity to go somewhere private?

Shut up. It's my life. I'll live it how I want to.

Alright guys..

So I cut this chapter short, mostly because I felt it was too long and boring for you guys, and also because If I kept going, I wouldn't have anything to write for chapter eight or nine.

In all honesty, this very well could have been a three-in-one deal.

But I couldn't do that :D

So I'll leave you guys wondering what's going to happen ;P

Any ideas? Lemme know :p

Love always~

Luna-chan

p.s. Longest chapter EVUR! 7,462 words!