A/N: I know I just started this one, but before I get all update happy then get stuck, i'm telling you now that I'm gonna be updating-or trying to update-every Tuesday and Friday. Anyways, please read and review, and above all, enjoy! And a thank you to OokamiLover19 for betaing this and helping with chapter names. You're awesome, thank you!

-Skye-

I opened my eyes and blinked a couple of times to help them adjust to the dim lighting in whatever room I was in. I looked up at the ceiling and frowned when it seemed vaugely familiar to me. I turned my head and glanced around the room I was in and remembered I'd come to Deidara's place.

I tried to sit up and cringed as the movement made my entire body scream in protest. I sighed before gritting my teeth and dealing with the pain as I forced myself into a sitting position. I closed my eyes and let out a silent scream of pain before taking a couple of deep breaths as the pain faded.

Damn, I can't remember the last time I was this tore up.

I thought before looking around the room again. My eyes widened when I saw Sasori and Itachi passed out on either side of the couch on the other side of the room, Pein asleep with his back against the wall next to everyone's instruments with Konan in his arms, also asleep. But what shocked me the most was the fact that Deidara was asleep with his head on the couch cushion. How he hadn't woken when I'd moved was beyond me, but as I looked down at my cousin I felt horrible at the worry I'd made him feel as I saw tear stains on his face.

"Dei..."

I said softly, but frowned at the sound of my voice. It was hoarse from lack of use and I sorely needed something to drink.

I froze when Deidara stirred and slowly opened his eyes. He sat up and rubbed his eyes before looking at me. I smiled to myself at the fact it took him a minute to register that I was awake before he attacked me and pulled me into a crushing hug.

"Skye!"

He shouted and I laughed slightly before wrapping my arms around him and hugging him back.

"What's all the racket?"

I heard Konan ask sleepily.

"Yeah, shut up Deidara, we're trying to sleep."

Sasori said and I couldn't help but laugh at their comments.

"Gee, thanks Sori. I see how much I'm loved."

I said with a smile and laughed slightly when his eyes snapped open and stared at me in awe before he, Itachi, Pein, and Konan all got to their feet and rushed over to the couch and attacked me in a hug.

"Can't breathe!"

I screamed and they all immediately backed up with apologies except for Deidara.

"Dei?"

I asked after he had looked everywhere but my eyes.

"I'm just so glad you're okay."

He said, finally bringing his blue eyes up to meet my own. I sighed when I saw tears in them and pulled my cousin in for a hug.

"Dei, you crybaby."

I whispered as I brushed his hair out of his eyes and kissed him on the forehead like I used to do when we were younger whenever he was upset.

-Itachi-

We'd all wound up falling asleep in the living room after Konan had told Deidara and Sasori that Skye would be okay. When Deidara had shouted we'd all woke up and hadn't been too happy about it until Skye spoke. I was glad she seemed okay, despite her injuries. She was still her usual sarcastic self, but still had a soft spot for Deidara. She hadn't changed all that much in the past three years after all.

"Skye, what happpened to-"

Sasori started, but Konan stepped on his foot making him cry out, but she ignored him and cut him off.

"Do you have a place to stay Skye?"

Konan asked and I noticed the glare she sent Sasori.

"No..."

Skye said and I saw Konan frown. She couldn't stay with her since she lived with Pein, and she couldn't stay with Deidara because Sasori was rooming with him.

"She can stay with me."

I said and everyone turned to look at me. It was only Sasuke and me in our house so it was no problem, not to mention Skye was roughly the same age as my little brother and it would do her some good to make some friends that weren't three or four years older than her.

"You're sure Tachi? I don't want to be a burden."

Skye said and I shook my head.

"Skye, you could never be a burden."

I said and she smiled up at me.

"Then it's settled."

Pein said as he wrapped his arms around Konan's waist and pulled her against his chest.

"You can stay with Itachi, you can go home with him as soon as you're ready."

He said and I saw Skye nod before swinging her feet around and trying to stand up.

Deidara and I caught her before she could fall.

"Haha, sorry guys, guess I'm still a little out of it."

She said with a smile and I sighed as I let go of her arm and let her stand on her own. Deidara was a little hesitant to let her go, but after some time he did.

"Pein, you care if I take a shower?"

She asked and Pein shook his head, saying he didn't mind. Skye smiled before slipping past Sasori and I and going down the hall to the bathroom. Once the door shut Sasori turned to Konan.

"What the hell was that for?"

He asked and she sighed.

"You idiot, you can't ask her what happened so soon. Have you forgotten how she is? She'll just close up, we just got her back."

She said and Sasori opened his mouth to argue, but closed it when he realized she was right. Skye was a special case, you had to be careful how you acted around her and what you said or she might go off. She'd always been that way, but it seemed whenever she was around me and the others she was better.

"She'll tell us when she's ready, just don't push it."

Konan said and we all nodded, silently agreeing not to try and force Skye to tell us what happened. I just hoped she didn't keep everything bottled up, we were here for her when she needed us. We always were and always would be, she was family. She was our sister.