I chuckled a bit as I realized the date, it was the day before the anniversary of my parents death, "What a coincidence." Gai showed up with my bike and a badge. I hugged him happily and asked if everything was ready. He confirmed it and left in his car and I headed for the cemetary.
Parking I went up slowly to where their head stone was and set down some flowers I had grabbed on the way. I turned to the Uchiha headstone and saluted, "Hello, nice to see you again."
I turned to my parents headstone and kissed my hand and touched the top of the stone, "Well Mom, I'm back. I hope I'm right."
Turning away, I checked the time and hurried to my bike. I saw in the future, Madara taking Itachi and Sasuke to an airport. Itachi and Sasuke would get on separate planes and Itachi's plane would blow up in a fuel accident rigged by Madara.
I had to stop him before it blew. I called Kakashi and asked him to get ready and then Gai. Darkness settled over the city and we hid at the airport behind some crates, waiting in silence. Then a car pulled up and I saw Itachi and Sasuke get out of the car first, then the bastard himself. He still had a fair face and a mess of black hair. And his smile was still just plain creepy.
I could see Sasuke and Itachi plaining, and it didn't make me feel better they looked as if they hadn't slept in months. As they went up to the two planes I hit a switch and a light shone on them. They looked around warily and I walked up to them. They turned at the noise of my boots and as I came into the light Itachi's jaw dropped and Sasuke asked, seeming almost happy to see me, "Ariana?"
I said sternly, "Their not going with you Madara. I won't let you take any more innocent lives."
Itachi's face hardened and he said, "More nonesense Ariana? All he's done is help us."
Madara smirked proudly and I held up a silver disk, "Shall I give you a list of my nonesense? Alphebetically or cronologicly? Lets start where he paid a hit man to put a remote control gadget in that car to run your parents over? And then he ordered him to take out my parents. Just so he could have the company."
I saw Madara's jaw clench and I smiled at him, tapping the disk against my jaw, "You thought you were clever didn't you? Your plan was to eleminate Itachi and his family so that the company would be yours. You wanted all that money to pay off all the deep debts you have. But your plan failed when their neighbor pulled the boys out of the way."
I smiled wider, almost a feral grin, "So in your anger you ordered the hit man to kill her and her family. They killed her parents, but the girl wasn't home. He had to run before the cops came, he stashed the gun on some punk who got arrested. No one questioned when the punk was too drugged to put up a defense."
I saw Madara clench his fists and the Uchiha brothers stared at me, then him. They weren't sure who to believe. I continued, "So know you had a problem, the boys were alive and watched closely by my family's friends in high places. So you hired Orochimaru to take in the boys, train them to make the company as fruitful as possible and he was to kill them in an accident so you got the company."
I shook my head with a chuckle, "Sadly that didn't work when he died himself by eating puffer fish. He didn't know he was allergic to it. So because there was failure after failure, you decided to step in yourself. Kill the brothers in a fuel line accident on a plane, you wouldn't be there so nothing could ever be tied to you."
I held up the disk again, "Unfortunatly, a dear friend of mine was able to take the evidence off your computer before you deleted it all. So what do you say Madara? Give up quietly? Or resist and I can kick your ass?"
Madara gave a smirk and suddenly had a gun in his hand and held it to the back of Sasuke's head, "How about you hand over that disk and I leave now. You won't have to hear from me again."
I glared as Itachi snapped, "So she's telling the truth! You bastard!"
Itachi had backed up to me and now I grabbed the back of his shirt before he could lunge and said coldly, "Don't unless you want to be shot."
Itachi glanced at me, worry showing plainly on his face for his brother and Madara smirked, "Yes it's true. And you can't do anything now to stop me."
I let Itachi go, stepped forward and held out the disk. Just as Madara snatched it I held my own gun to his head. He froze, and I raised my other hand and snapped my finger. Suddenly Gai's police force and Kakashi at my back, surrounded us.
I said coldly, "Let him go, or I splatter your brains all over that pretty plane of yours."
He glared death and crunched the disk in his hand before lowering the gun. Gai took it from him as Sasuke hurried to Itachi's side. Madara sneered at me, "Now you have no evidence."
I snorted and said coldly, letting my face contort in a mad grin and my eyes smothered in fury, "Do you really think I'd bring the real evidence here? You really are stupid. Not to mention I got all this on tape."
One of the police guys held up the video camera and he paled and I held the gun higher to aim at his forehead, "Bye bye."
Someone shouted and most gasped as I pulled the trigger. Madara shouted fearfully and a black dart stuck to his forehead and I blew on the muzzle and said, "Bang."
He giggled hysterically and collapsed. Gai grabbed him and handcuffed him. I called to one of the cops, "I'd get the small bomb out of the gas tank now if I were you."
They hurried to do that and I turned to Kakashi and saluted, "Ello mate! How's it goin?"
Kakashi grinned and pulled me into a hug, "Gods it's good to have you back."
I laughed and hugged him back fearcly. I let him go and turned to Sasuke, "Naruto should be back at his old apartment. I know you both were assholes not only cuz you believed that bastard, but to help protect us from Madara's wrath if you did something wrong. You should go explain that to him."
I turned on my heel and looked at Gai, handing him a small flash drive, "And here you go."
He saluted and I spun, "Now I'm off to tackle a Dolphin." Kakashi wrapped his arm around my shoulders, "I'm with you."
Itachi said softly, "Ariana."
I turned to look at him and he said softly, small smile on his face, "Thank you. You were right, and I'm sorry."
I shrugged, face blank as I turned away, "Right, all is forgiven and all that."
I got on my bike and Kakashi jumped into the side car and we cheered, "TO THE DOLPHIN!"
I hit the gas as we shouted and zoomed out of there. We were silent on the drive and when we got home I did indeed tackle Dolphin and then started crying. I was still so mad at the Uchiha's and didn't know how to even start forgiving them.
Iruka held me and I cried till I had nothing left. Feeling better I thanked him and then tackled him again joyfully, "Oh I missed you guys!"
He chuckled and there was a knock. I shook my head and said, "I'm taking a shower and going to bed. Jetlag plus busting a major criminal has left me exausted."
Kakashi nudged me towards my bedroom as Iruka opened the door. I quickly sent Jiraiya a text saying mission accomplished, got into the shower and sighed in relief at the hot water and jumped when the bathroom door burst open. I looked out and Fumiko cheered, "You're here!"
Then she realized I was naked and blushed, "Whoops. Um yeah, see you tomorrow!"
She slammed the door and I heard her yelling at Kakashi, who laughed. I shook my head with a chuckle and finished my shower before changing into my pajamas and crashing on my bed, which was exactly how it was before. If only everything else was too.
