-No one-

Sasori, Itachi and the others looked at each other before they all put their instruments down and raced for the door at Deidara's call for help. When they all crowded around the doorway to try and see what caused their friend to call out they couldn't believe their eyes.

"Is that..."

Sasori asked, but couldn't bring himself to finish his question as he looked down at the blood covered girl lying in Deidara's arms.

"It is, now help me get her inside. She has a fever and I think she's been hurt."

Deidara said, but no one moved. They were all too shocked at the state the girl they all loved was in.

"Stop just standing there, I need help yeah!"

Deidara snapped and that seemed to snap everyone out of their daze as Itachi and Sasori helped Deidara carry the girl inside.

"Move."

Konan said as she pushed through the boys who had crowded around the girl they'd set down on the couch.

"What are you-"

Pein started to ask, but Konan cut him off.

"She's soaking wet and is burning up. Do you want me to help her or not!?"

She snapped at her boyfriend and he shut up.

"That's what I thought, now everyone, out!"

She yelled and shooed them out the front door of the apartment, ignoring their complaints and shut the door behind them before turning back to the girl lying unconcious on the couch.

"What did you get yourself into this time Skye?"

Konan asked to no one in particular before going into her and Pein's borrowed room and getting some dry clothes before walking back into the living room. She set the clothes on the floor before rolling her sleeves up and getting to work.

-Pein-

Itachi, Deidara, Sasori and I all went to the parking lot of the apartment complex Deidara lived in since Konan had kicked us out. I knew she was only doing it to help since she was the only one of us with any kind of medical training, but still, did she have to make us leave? We were all worried about Skye. I still couldn't believe that was really her, covered in all that blood and looking the way she did.

"Do you think she'll be alright yeah?"

Deidara asked, being the first to break the silence that had settled over us as we lounged around the brick wall surrounding the complex.

"I don't know, did you see those wounds-ow!"

Sasori said, glaring at Itachi for having smacked the back of his head, but he simply nodded in Deidara's direction and Sasori turned to see our blonde friend seemed to be depressed now.

Way to go Sasori you idiot.

I thought before running a hand through my hair.

"Don't worry Deidara, Konan went through four years of medical school, if anyone can help Skye it's her."

I said, hoping to reassure him, but if it worked it didn't show and I glared at Sasori who held his hands up in defeat. Honestly, all we could do was wait until Konan called us back in, but I couldn't help but wonder, just what happened to Skye to end up like that?

-Konan-

I knew that Skye was messed up, but I had no idea it was this bad. As soon as I'd managed to get her soaked clothes off of her-I had to cut them off-the blood they had been soaking up started to flow freely and I had to rush into the bathroom to grab some towels and the first aid kit so it didn't get on the couch. Seriously, why the guys put her on the white couch I will never know.

I managed to stop the bleeding of one wound long enough to stitch it up, only for another one to start bleeding. She had so many cuts and bruises that I would have sworn she'd gotten in a fight with a woodchipper, but I knew better. I could see the slight indentation of a fist amonst the bruises that marred her skin and frowned as I stitched up the gash on her leg after pulling out shards of glass. That made even more blood come out and I cursed as I tried to stop the bleeding while trying to stitch her up. I was glad she was unconcious at the moment, because if she wasn't I'd have had a harder time with this than I already was.

I sighed as I stood up and wiped my brow with the back of my hand, careful not to get any of Skye's blood on me more than it already was. She was cleaned up and stitched up as best as I could do, which was pretty damn good considering the state wouldn't give me a fucking medical license the bastards. She was wearing one of Pein's Black Veil Brides shirts and a pair of my sweat pants with the words 'Fighting Bitch' written in red going down the side which was just ironic considering the girl wearing them. They seemed to describe her perfectly.

Shaking my head, I carried the supplies I'd used and what was left of Skye's ruined clothes and threw them in the metal burn barrel out back and doused it with lighter fluid before tossing a match in with it. I made sure it stayed in the barrel before heading back into the apartment through the backdoor. I checked on Skye before going into the spare bathroom and cleaning myself up. If the boys came back and Skye wasn't the only one covered in blood, they'd freak. Something about girls and blood had them all dancing on eggshells for some reason. Once I was sure I was clean I grabbed my phone and texted Pein, saying it was okay to come back into the apartment. I leaned against the arm of the couch and glanced down at the dark purple, almost black, and navy blue haired girl lying asleep on the couch. Some time during my treatment she'd broken through her fever and was now just sleeping, which from the bags under her eyes, she seemed to need.

"Seriously Skye, you'd think by now you'd know you don't have to face everything on your own."

I said aloud to myself since there was no way she could hear me.

I heard the boys coming up the steps before bursting into the apartment. Deidara ran straight for the couch and knelt down beside his cousin, worry clear on his face and I felt bad for him. He'd lost his sister and his parents were long gone, so Skye was really the only family he had left and they were more like brother and sister than just cousins. Hell, Skye was like a sister to all of us.

"How is she?"

Itachi asked and I looked up from Deidara and Skye to look up at him. I frowned and motioned for him to follow me into another room. I wasn't really shocked when Pein chose to follow too. I shut the door and made sure no one was listening from the other side before sighing and crossing my arms under my chest as I leaned against the door facing both Itachi and Pein.

"She's fine, all she needs is some rest and she'll be right as rain."

I said, but frowned as I looked at the floorboard between me and the boys.

"What is it Konan?"

Pein asked and my frown deepened.

"It was worse than it seemed. She's covered in cuts and bruises, but they're not the kind you get from any streetfight."

I said and that made them both frown and look at each other before looking back at me.

"I don't know what happened to her in the years she stopped writing Deidara, but I do know that she was abused."

I said and heard Pein's sharp intake of breath and saw Itachi stiffen.

"Are you sure?"

He asked and I nodded.

"There's no mistaking it. I've seen a lot during my medical training at the hospitals. Car accidents, drug fights, street fights, domestic violence disbutes, hit and runs, drive-bys, you name it, but there is no mistaking those bruises. I could see the indention of someone's fist and she had healing bruises as well as fading scars so this has been happening for a while. I'm willing to bet that that is why she stopped writing."

I said and neither of them said anything.

"You can't tell Deidara."

I said, being the first to break the silence and they both looked up at me, clearly not happy with my decision.

"You know how he is, if we tell him he'll run off to Kiri and storm the entire place looking for the bastard who did it and won't stop until he finds him. You also know how Skye is, she'll want all of us to stay out of it."

I said and saw they both didn't like it, but knew I was right.

"So what do we do? Just act like we know nothing?"

Pein asked and I nodded.

"Yes. As much as you may want to say something, don't. Let her come to us."

I said and they hesitated, but eventually they both nodded.

"We should get back out there before Deidara starts crying."

I said as I opened the door.

"Too late."

Itachi said as we all saw Deidara holding onto Skye's hand and crying, blabbering about hoping she'd be okay and come out of it soon. He really did need her, just like she needed him although she tried to do things on her own. I just hoped she woke up soon or I'd have to get Pein to knock Deidara out.