A/N: I had a different plan when I first started this chapter, but then that idea changed. Anyways, the song used here does not belong to me. All rights go to Evanescence and I do not own Naruto either.

-Pein-

"She said what!?"

Deidara screamed into the phone and I looked over at him and wondered what exactly Itachi had just told him. Whatever it was, it was obviously about Skye's first day at school.

"Haha, I knew things would be interesting again now that she's back."

Sasori said and I looked over at the redheaded drummer and shook my head at him.

"It was Skye, did any of you really expect anything else?"

Konan said from her spot in my lap and I smiled as I tightened my grip around her waist in a small hug.

"I didn't think she'd isolate herself, but now I'm wondering just what our little Skye has done now."

I said and they both nodded in agreement before silence fell between us, only to be interupted by Deidara screaming into the phone again and making us all laugh at the fact he sounded like a sqwaking bird.

"Perhaps you should text Itachi and tell him to bring Skye over when he comes for practice. I'm sure she'd like to hear us play again, it's been a while."

Konan said and I just smirked at her before pulling my phone out of my pocket and texting Itachi and telling him to bring Skye when he came over.

I only had to wait a few minutes before recieving a text from the older Uchiha. I read over it and couldn't help but laugh.

"What is it?"

Sasori asked as I slid my phone back into my pocket.

"It would seem that Itachi already planned on bringing Skye with him."

I told them and heard Konan laugh while Sasori smiled as he turned to look over at Deidara who had hung the phone up since Itachi had said he was on his way over so we could practice. The blonde was currently pacing back and forth in the kitchen of his and Sasori's shared apartment, muttering to himself about how teenagers nowadays just didn't know how to hold their tongues.

"Who wants to bet that he'll cry when she gets here?"

Sasori said, turning to look back at Konan and me. I looked up at my girlfriend to see what she'd say and she simply shrugged with indifference.

"I say he'll yell at her."

I said and Sasori smirked.

"You're on, loser has to buy the other one new equipment."

He said and I rolled my eyes at him. He never did like paying for his own things, even if it was for the band. One of the many reasons why I was thinking of giving the band to Itachi when I left it. I hadn't told any of the others about my decision to leave, not even Konan. It was fun playing with them all, but my heart wasn't as into it as it had been in the past. That, and I wanted to ask Konan to marry me but I wanted to have a way to support her and as much fun as playing in the band was, it didn't bring in enough money for me to support us like I'd like. I knew Konan couldn't give it up and I would never ask her to.

The door opened and Itachi walked in with Skye right behind him.

I just don't know when I should tell them.

I thought as we all got up and walked over to where we were set up. I saw Deidara walk over to Skye and open his mouth, looking like he was about to yell at her when Skye suddenly attacked him in a hug.

"Haha, I knew that would happen."

Konan said as Sasori and I both sighed since we'd both lost. Looks like we were both going to be pitching in for new equipment.

"Alright guys, let's practice!"

Itachi said, making Skye let go of her cousin and me smile as we started the first song of our playlist. Itachi would be a good bandleader once I left.

-Skye-

I smiled as I listened to Itachi and the others play through a few of their songs. I had really missed hearing the band play and I was surprised at how good they had gotten.

Itachi suddenly motioned for me to come up to the microphone infront of him as they finished the last part of the song they'd just been playing. I looked up at him confused until I heard the song they started playing and I couldn't help but smile at him.

"You do still remember the words right Skye?"

He asked in a soft whisper away from the mic and I just shook my head at him.

"You really think I'd forget the words to a song I wrote?"

I asked and this time he smiled before stepping back from the mic to give me room. I looked at the others to see them all smiling at me and I felt my heart swell with warmth. Nothing had changed since I left, they were all still my friends. My family, and nothing would ever change that.

I closed my eyes as the intro ended and took a deep breath before opening my eyes and starting to sing.

-Deidara-

I was shocked and slightly confused when Itachi suddenly motioned for Skye to come up, then I recognized the song he started to play and looked at Skye to see her response to it. I blinked in shock when I saw her smiling and exchanging a few words with Itachi before he stepped back and she closed her eyes. When she opened them again she started singing right as the intro ended.

"I can't run anymore

I fall before you

Here I am, I have nothing left

Though I've tried to forget

You're all that I am

Take me home, I'm through fighting it..."

I had honestly forgotten the effect Skye's voice had on people. I listened as she sang and couldn't help feel like she was trying to tell us all something in the song she sang. I knew when she'd wrote this song, it was a couple of months after her parents get shot. I had convinced her to show it to Itachi so he could talk to Pein about letting us use it in our playlist, but Konan hadn't been able to hit the right notes and Skye sang it instead. It was an unspoken decision that Skye would be the only one to sing it.

"Broken

Lifeless

I give up, you're my only strength

Without you

I can't go one

Anymore..."

I looked around at the others as Skye continued to sing and saw everyone else was looking at Skye in the same way I was. Sasori turned away and hung his head as he played. Konan's eyes filled with tears while Pein had a solemn look on his face and eyes full of understanding. Itachi was the only one I couldn't really read. He was looking at Skye like he wanted to wrap her in a hug, but at the same time it looked like he was holding himself back. Like he was giving her a chance to say something she needed to for a while now.

"When night falls on me

I'll not close my eyes

I'm too alive

And you're too strong

I can't lie anymore

I fall down before you

I'm sorry

I'm sorry..."

Skye stopped singing and once we had played through the ending chorus we all stopped playing and silence surrounded us. No one wanted to be the one to break it and we all looked at eachother, wondering what we should do next when I heard what sounded like a whimper from Skye's direction and turned just in time to see her eyes roll back in her head and fall towards the floor.

"SKYE!"