And I back! And I'm late! I'm sorry! This chapter is semi dramatic, so I hope you like.

Chibi in a box

Chapter 18 What to do at the hospital

Itachi 3rd POV

Itachi to put it simply was having a wonderful morning. He first woke up right by his June. After he got dressed, Kisame and him exchanged greetings.

But the most exciting thing to him was his sickness wasn't acting up. He wasn't coughing this morning, it didn't hurt to breath, his stomach didn't hurt from coughing, and his throat wasn't soar.

This was a good day.

Itachi walked down the hallway with June to the kitchen. He looked over his shoulder at June and had a ghost of a smile on his face.

"Good morning Itachi, June," Serenity greeted making breakfast. They entered the room silently watching the others carefully.

Itachi nodded his head in acknowledgment. "Good morning Serenity," June greeted.

"Morning my friends!" Ashton greeted coming into the room seating herself.

"Morning Ash," Serenity greeted. Almost everyone was seated except for Pein, Deidara, Konan, Deidara and Sasori.

"Where's Deidara?" Hidan asked. "He's still sleeping," Serenity commented.

"No he's not," Sasori voice sounded. Serenity looked over her shoulder and saw Deidara and Sasori at the door.

"Did Sasori wake you up Deidara?" Serenity asked. Deidara nodded his head tiredly.

"Go back upstairs. You look like you're about to crash," Serenity directed. Mostly everyone laughed or chuckled.

Deidara nodded his head and head back upstairs. "How late did he stay up?" Sasori asked.

"I think he got in bed around six in the morning," Serenity commented. "What was blonde doing?" Hidan asked.

"Drawing," Serenity commented. Sasori nodded his head knowing the blond bomber's love for art.

"Do you need help making the rest of breakfasts?" Itachi asked. "Yeah, that'd be nice," Serenity said holding a carton of milk and eggs.

Itachi chuckled and helped Serenity.

"What are we making?" Itachi asked. Truthfully Itachi could say he was one of the only members who could cook. Kakuzu could make a simple dish along with Konan but other wise no one else could cook.

The only reason Kakuzu could cook was because he doesn't prefer going out to eat.

Itachi smiled at Serenity, getting out the needed ingredients, but an itch slowly made its way up Itachi's throat. He swallowed trying to rid it but it would not leave.

"You okay Tachi?" Serenity asked looking over at him.

"I'm fine," he answered looking away from her. Serenity nodded and continued cooking.

The itch in his throat became more violent this time, a small cough escaped Itachi's lips.

'Not now,' Itachi thought. His cough became louder and more violent. "Itachi," Serenity's voice gasped.

His hearing became muffled. The voices he hear were not clear. The only thing he good hear was his heart beating rapidly and his coughs.

Itachi's hand shot up to his mouth as he coughed. He took his hand from his mouth and only saw a blurry clump of red, which he presumed was blood.

He felt Serenity's hand grab his arm and pull him up. "Excuse me," he whispered trying to hurry out of the room.

"I'm sorry for being," Itachi coughed another time," a distu- disturbance."

"Guys give me some room," June's voice demanded. Itachi felt the blood run done his throat and enter his lungs again.

He coughed more violently, his legs buckled under him and he dropped to the ground coughing. "I'm sorry," he whispered.

Itachi took a breath of air but the cool air didn't enter his lungs. All he could feel was arms wrap around himself and start hitting against his chest.

Everyone was in an uproar now trying to get Itachi back. Itachi kept his eyes open even though his vision faded little by little.

Until everything was black.

June's POV

I wrapped my arms around Itachi from behind and started pumping. Honestly I didn't have that much physical strength but I could manage the Heimlich Maneuver.

I pumped at a fast but steady beat.

"Hello operator," Serenity panicked talking into the phone. "Yes, yes, he's choking and he's not moving."

"Kisame!" I barked. He looked at me with alert eyes and rushed to me. "You see how I'm holding Itachi and pumping his chest? Keeping doing that till he breaths," I ordered. Kisame nodded and followed.

"And do it hard!" I added. "Get a drink of water ready for him and give him some space, Ashton go wait by the door for paramedics. Serenity give me the phone," I demanded.

"Hello operator," I greeted calmly. I gave her a diagnosis of what I thought it was quickly and our location. In situations like these you can't panic it can cost you a life.

"They're on their way!" I shouted and sooner than I knew it, I was in the waiting room at the hospital with the Akatsuki and my friends.

I waited in the white room for 1 hour, 57 minutes and 24 seconds.

"Ms. Summers," a voice called. I looked up and saw the doctor with a clip board.

"Hello Dr. Dory, has he been stabilized?" I asked. "Yes, he's able to talk now, but it's not good," he added.

I frowned and sighed. "Doctor, I'm one of the nurses at the hospital. May I request to be one of the nurses to care for him?" I asked. "Of course."

"Thank you, can we see him?" I asked. Dr. Dory smiled and nodded his head.

"Guys, Itachi's awake, we can talk to him."

Kisame and Serenity were already up, speed walking to me. The two held grins on faces before I opened the door.

I opened the door to his room to see Itachi hooked up to too many monitors. A nurse was already in the room watching over him, writing something on a clipboard.

"Itachi, it's me, June. How are you feeling?" I asked. His eyes shifted towards me slowly, he tried sitting up properly but is body decided otherwise.

He shook his head and coughed again. "Not well."

I looked over at the nurse to see who answered for me. "What disease or sickness?" I asked, though I really didn't want to know.

"Hemoptysis," she answered. "Mild or massive?" "Massive." "How much blood did he lose?" "200 ml."

"June, we need to get him an X-Ray later today or tomorrow," she said, "and he doesn't have an records we can find, that means he doesn't have health care of what we know. The bill for the X-Ray alone is $350 and the rest of the treatment-"

I held up a hand for her to stop. "Is it possible for me to take a vacation then start taking more than two shifts, is there any way I can make more without doing more schooling?"

"I don't know," she admitted. "June," Serenity's voice said. "I can work another shift and start to work weekends. I can also, I can," she stuttered over her words.

"I can sell my dads cameras and my moms jewelry," she suggested. "No, no, no," I denied, "keep those. Save that suggestion for another time. Look, tonight I'll do the math and see what we can do. We'll be fine."

"Are you sure?" she asked looking away from me. "I promise."

Serenity opened her arms wanting a hug. I accepted her embrace and tightened my grip around her. I played with her hair in the hug to calm her.

She pulled away with a newly formed smile. "Okay," she whispered to me.

"June?" the nurse asked. I looked at her and nodded my head. "I need some information about him."

I sighed and nodded my head. A few of us stayed in Itachi's room while the others went back out to the waiting room.

Serenity, Kisame, Pein, Konan and I stayed with Itachi. I filled out multiple files while everyone checked on Itachi.

After multiple papers I read over and fine print the total price came out and I knew we could barley afford it.

I was having new thoughts about what I told Serenity. Maybe we could't manage.

Serenity came behind me and hugged me. "We'll be alright, we always manage," she comforted.

"Serenity, we were already have a hard time with food and clothes. Now this? We also need to get a new bottle of your medication and Ashton."

"What about you?" she asked innocently moving her head to her side.

I hated it when she played innocent, it killed me inside.

"I can skip over them for-" "No, you're not. I can figure out a way to make more money. Have you ever asked Kakuzu on any financial tips?"

"I never thought about that possibility," I muttered thinking of the possible new door. "I'll see what I can do. I'm going to talk to Itachi for a bit."

"And then he said "What do you mean I'm dead? I've just been sleeping in the bar's closet!"" Kisame laughed.

Kisame decided to cheer Itachi up by telling him one of his stories. Itachi smiled faintly at Kisame's story nodding slowly.

I smiled and sat down by him. The second he noticed me, Kisame prepared to leave. "I'll leave you two for a while," he chuckled leaving us.

"Hey," I greeted. "Hello," Itachi greeted back.

My hand made its way to his to his hand, he ran my thumb up and down against my hand.

"I'm sorry."

"Don't, you were sick and you need treatment," I replied tightening my grip.

"June, just request for me to leave. I'm causing you difficulties," he urged. "No, you're getting cured, end of conversation."

Itachi shook his head but smiled. "You really are stubborn, I'm not convincing you, am I?" he asked.

"No, you're not. I have to go now, I just wanted to see how you were doing at the moment. I'm still looking over papers."

"Don't leave," he whispered grabbing onto my hand. "Itachi I-" "Stay."

I sighed and leaned down by his cheek to plant a kiss on it, but out of the corner of my eye I saw Pein watching us intently.

"Pein's watching us," I whispered averting my eyes from him. "It doesn't matter, sooner or later he would have known I'm disobeying him."

"Someone's a rebel," I laughed. "Ashton's rubbing off on me," he commented.

I laughed and nodded my head in agreement. "I love you," I whispered.

"I love you too," he whispered sitting up trying to kiss me. I leaned forward and he kissed the top of my nose.

I giggled kissing his lips. He laid back down, already out of breath.

Out of the corner of my eye I saw Pein glaring at me but thankfully Konan calmed him down.

I don't know why, but Konan and Pein have been tense around each other ever since one day.

I feel like I'm the only one who doesn't know what happened. Everyone lightly has been glaring at each other and every time I ask they'll tell me not to worry about it.

I know they had some type of fight, but what? Did I sleep through it all" I'm not that deep of a sleeper, at least I don't think I am.

"June," he whispered. I was pulled away from my thoughts and looked up.

Pein was walking towards us, glaring us down.

"June, I would like to talk to Itachi, alone," he emphasized glaring us down.

"Whatever," I sighed getting up. But before I left and leaned down and kissed Itachi's forehead and glared at Pein.

I walked away from them and returned to the papers. How was I going to afford any of this?

The only way to make more money is for Ashton to get a job.

What if we shortened Itachi's time here? Sasori, Konan, and Kakuzu can do a little medical jutsu. That good work.

I could maybe learn it, despite not having chakra someone could give some to me. Worth a shot.

I got up and walked out of the room to find Sasori. He was sitting in a chair changing the channels on the television in the waiting room by Deidara who was talking on the phone and drawing.

"Who's he talking too?" I asked pointing to him. "Sylvia I think," Sasori answered not sparing me a glance. "He's been on the phone with her for an hour."

"I have know idea why people don't like explosions, you're friend Dan must suck then hmm," Deidara laughed into the phone.

I leaned down to see his drawing clearly. It was a picture of a 3 dimensional dragon. It was well drawn and shaded, the kid was a good artist.

"Good job," I complimented quietly. He looked up at me and smiled.

"You didn't come here for nothing, what do you want?" Sasori asked hastily staring at the T.V.

"Teach me medical ninjutsu," I demanded. Sasori started to chuckle at me. I crossed my arms in frustration, I hated when people laughed at me.

"You have no chakra nor a network. Your world has no chakra either."

"Your point is? No one's ever tried," I snapped. "I never said no. I'm curious," he replied.

"How do we do this?" I asked crossing my arms.

He thought for a moment then nodded his head to himself. "Turn around," he told me standing up from his spot.

I turned around and waited for whatever he was going to do. I felt a cool sensation come upon my back.

I spread around my body till it reached everywhere, but it started faded and turned into an ice cold feeling. My body felt like it was being nipped at from I seize.

My pain tolerance wasn't the greatest either, which I hate about myself. I'm physically weak in every way you could think of.

The sensation soon turned painful and it feel like glass shards were being pushed into me.

"Stop," I demand pulling away. I rubbed my back and shoulders. "What?" Sasori asked.

"It hurts," I spit out holding my back. "It's not supposed to hurt. If anything this should make you more relaxed," he replied.

"We're you using medical ninjutsu on me?" I asked. "No, just chakra."

"It hurts. It felt bitter cold. I thought I had frost bite in my insides," I explained. "Everyone has a different signature, mine just happens to be more cold."

"Really, I wouldn't have guessed," I snapped rolling my eyes at him. "You asked for my help and your getting it," he snapped, "your lucky I even wasted my time on you."

"Isn't your whole life a waste of time?" I shot back at him glaring.

"I was just about to say the same thing," he sighed crossing his arms. "I feel like I'm getting dumber just by standing by you," I sighed.

"You were already like that before you came over to me," Sasori snapped. "Did you know that you're the reason I need medication?"

"What was that? I busy ignoring you," he replied. "Let me give you a high five Sasoir, in the face, with a dictionary," I suggested.

"I can only see your lips moving, I think it's funny how you're actually trying to form words," he snapped.

"Sasori Danna!" Deidara shouted interrupting us. "What?" Sasori snapped looking at the boy. "Sylvia said that she wants to meet me at some mall by the dance studio hmm. Can you take me?" he asked with excitement.

I smiled gently at him. It's nice that he gets a break from being a criminal, Deidara's a teenage boy. I honestly don't think he should be a criminal, it's a nice change seeing him act like his age, but we do have to remember that this excited teenage boy has killed somebody.

"Go ask Leader," Sasori directed. I slowly walked away from their conversation to go find Kakuzu.

I needed financial help, Kakuzu had to have some tips.

The miser was sat down on the couch reading a news paper by a sleeping Hidan who was snoring up a storm. In fact Kakuzu, Hidan and Ashton were all the snorers, they were all so loud at night.

"Hello Kakuzu," I greeted. He grunted in response and didn't spare me a glance much like Sasori.

"I need your help with financial business."

This sentence caught his attention. He looked up at me with a raised brow, so I sat down and explained our situation. Kakuzu offered to start helping me with our taxes and bills for an allowance.

"Ashton needs to get a job," he muttered. "I know, but she's been trying her hardest to get one," I defended.

"She's doing nothing around the house either and every time she goes out she comes home with nothing or a newly bought item, useless possessions," Kakuzu explained gruffly.

"I'll talk to her," I sighed, but little did I know that Ashton was listening in on our whole conversation.

3rd POV

Ashton stood outside pacing back and forth. Ashton was just so frustrated! She punched the brick wall of the hospital out of anger.

"Stupid bills," she hissed to herself.

Ashton reached into her pocket and pulled out a small box with a lighter. She growled in frustration and took a cigarette out if the box.

Quickly lighting the cancer stick she put it to her mouth. She breathed in the smoke slowly then breathing it out.

Ashton put her back against the wall and put her leg up.

"I thought you stopped smoking," Obito's voice sounded. Ashton dropped her cigarette and stepped on it.

"And I thought you were dead," she shot back looking up at him.

"At least I'm useful in my death."

Ashton slammed the side of her fist against the wall.

"I'm gonna get the money and an identity for Itachi," she spat out. "And how are you going to do?" Obito asked crossing his arms.

"I'll probably need to do a run or two for D.J and Nick. They always take care of their a Silver Snakes. It's stupid I'm still in a gang though. This proves I can't take care of myself."

"You're going to get yourself stuck again. Next thing you know you're going to be delivering drugs every week for them," Obito consulted.

Ashton bit her lip in frustration and started to walk away. She grabbed another cig and put it to her lips.

"Are you coming or not? It gets boring with out you," she sneered lighting the cigarette.

Obito teleported right next to her, making Ashton's heart flutter.

_ Next morning_

Ashton slammed her hand in the table in Itachi's hospital room.

"There, we can afford everything for Itachi's treatment," she said loudly, getting everyone's attention. She lifted her hand off the table to reveal a roll of money.

Ashton then pulled out multiple papers from her pocket. "He's also an American citizen now. Itachi's backstory is he came from Japan to America in hopes of a better life. His family is deceased, he doesn't drive and so on."

"Ashton," June sighed, "where did you-" "That's not important! Ashton got the money we need!" Serenity cheered.

Ashton grinned brightly at her cousin with pride. Serenity hugged Ashton tightly with a smile too.

"Thank you," Itachi thanked. "Well it wasn't just me, Tobs helped me out," Ashton said scratching the back of her head.

"Thank you Tobi!" Serenity cheered hugging the masked man. "Yahoo! Serenity loves Tobi!" Tobi cheered hugging Serenity back. "Serenity loves Tobi a lot!" Serenity yelled pecking Tobi on the cheek.

"Serenity didn't have to do that!" Tobi blushed and put a finger to his cheek. Ashton glared at Serenity lightly, not liking her deed.

"I won't ask, at least we can pay for this," June smiled.

"Ring! Ring! Ring!" Ashton's phone ringed.

Ashton pulled out her phone and put it to her ear.

"Hello Ashton here."

A muffled voice was heard and Ashton's mouth dropped open.

"Who is it?" Serenity asked excitedly. "It's Grandma, she wants us to come over," Ashton whispered loudly covering the phone.

"Well crap."

So how'd you like? Before anything else is said I would like to think my editor, againes0005. Thank you! I hope she starts to write her own things and post.

Fun fact time!

June is the laziest out of the girls.

Also, June has no slice tolerance.

I hope to see you next time, till then! Bye!