The next day I opened my eyes and the first thing I see is Sasuke's sleeping face on my stomach. I smile as I remembered last night; Sasuke and I kissed. Before I could think again pain shot right through me. Then I remembered that I was badly hurt and almost died yesterday. All for freaking nothing too! Damn bastard got away! Soon I felt no pressure on my stomach and I saw that Sasuke was awake. He looked down at me getting lost in my eyes as I got lost in his. I then winced in pain as I put pressure on my hand.

"You okay?" Sasuke asked concerned.

"No, but I will be." I said.

My hand started to glow green as I started to heal my wounds. My wounds were in worse shape than what Kisame said; he wasn't really the best medic. It was painful when I was fixing my shattered bones for I wasn't the best at this and had no way in numbing the pain.

"Ah this fucking hurts." I complained.

"Yet again you get hurt protecting me." Sasuke said with guilt in his voice. 

"Well I couldn't have you die,"

"I could've taken care of myself; I don't like to see you hurt."

"Well I can heal myself so it's worth it. When I'm done healing myself I'll heal you."

It was silent and a little awkward between us since neither of us knew what to say. I continued to heal myself as Sasuke just watched. Sasuke flinched when he heard some bones snap back into place which made me chuckle. I soon was done with all of the shattered bones and my chakra was low so I couldn't heal anything else for the time being. I still had some bruises and deep cuts but I sat up and carefully got off of the bed. Sasuke helped me onto the floor but I assured that I was fine.

"No you're not; I don't want you to get hurt again." He said cupping my cheek in his hand.

"Aw, you're worried about me?"

"I've always been worried about you; ever since the forest of death."

"Because I almost died."

"Yes, I am not losing you ever again."

My heart fluttered whenever he talked. As I was walking I was thinking of the dream that I had last night. It was the first time that I met Sasuke when we were kids. Then it hit me; HOLY SHIT I ACTUALLY WENT TO SLEEP AND HAD A DREAM! I looked over at Sasuke and guessing that it was his doing. Just like when we were Genin he kept the nightmare away. While we were walking I felt his hand entwine with mine which made my heart skip a beat. I looked up at him and he looked down at me; he's actually taller than me >.< meany but I smiled anyway. He smiled back which made me happy that I got a smile out of him without even doing anything but smiling.

When we got into the living room we unhooked hands and turned to see the others very weak and tired. Sasuke and I sat on the couch and turn on the TV and saw that a certain movie was on. It was the movie that Sasuke took me to on my birthday; Insidious. We both looked at each other and laughed.

"I haven't seen this movie since it came out in theaters," I said.

"When did you have time to see that?" Suigetsu asked.

"Well I saw it on my thirteenth birthday with Sasuke; it was our first date. I can't wait for my favorite part." I said turning the lights off making the whole room pitch black.

As we watched the movie everyone freaked out except Sasuke and I. It was funny hearing them scream like little girls. Sasuke draped his arm around my shoulders pulling me closer to him. I rested my head on his shoulder watching the movie. When the end came they screamed while I just laughed, it's just so funny! Just to add a little more excitement to this day I told Kurayami and Shadow to scare them.

When I turned the TV off it was pitch black and I waited for them to get in place before I turned on the lights. I got off of the couch and turned on lights and one second later there were screams which made Kurayami, Shadow and I fall on the floor laughing.

"That...was.....priceless!" I laughed.

As I was laughing I was feeling pain from my wounds but I didn't care at the moment; IT EVEN MADE SASUKE LAUGH! They were holding their chests over their hearts probably overcoming the heart attack that they had.

"WHY DID YOU DO THAT!?" Karin yelled.

"Because I wanted to and I knew it would be funny." I said wiping a tear away.

Karin then came up to me to hit me but my shield appeared. It pushed her back and she fell since she was still very weak; we all were.

"By the way I would heal you guys but I have to conserve my chakra for tomorrow." I said calming down.

"What's so special about tomorrow?" Suigetsu asked.

"We have to seal the Bijuu tomorrow and we need a lot of chakra."

"Will we being doing that?" Juugo asked.

"No, we don't need newbies screwing it up. Plus you don't have enough chakra to maintain the jutsu. You need to be focus on your chakra and have perfect chakra control. Plus you can't learn the jutsu in a day, and you need a ring." I said showing them my ring.

"Wait! Isn't that Orochimaru's ring?!" Karin shouted.

"Yeah, I stole it a long time ago. It was my initiation to joining; you need a ring to perform the jutsu. You guys just rest and get better, when the jutsu is over then I'll heal you guys." I explained getting back onto the couch with Sasuke.

"So Mariah....." Suigetsu started.

"What?"

"I couldn't help but notice that you and Sasuke are really close now." He said with a hint of sadness.

"So?"

"Well what's going on between you two?"

"We're back together." Sasuke answered nonchalantly pulling me towards him.

Their jaws were ajar in shock although, Suigetsu looked more upset than anything.

"I never thought that would happen," Juugo mumbled.

"WHY HER SASUKE?!" Karin shouted angered.

"Because she's not annoying like you are and she understands me." Sasuke replied.

That caused Karin to storm out and Suigetsu to laugh. Soon after Sasuke and Juugo went to get something to eat leaving me with Suigetsu.

"So.....you and Sasuke are back together?" Suigetsu said plopping down next to me on the couch.

"Yeah,"

"When did that happen?"

"Well when he found out that it was really me he said that he still loved me and kissed me but I rejected him. Countless times he told me the same thing but I kept rejecting him. When we were fighting the Jinchuuriki I realized that I still loved him and when I was in the infirmary I told him that I still loved him." I explained.

"I never thought that would happen." Suigetsu said sadly.

"Why do you sound so sad?" I asked.

"Because I was hoping that you would be with me. I know that it was going to happen but I was kind of hoping it wouldn't."

"You were the one who was implying us to get together!" I said.

"Yeah but I never thought that it would happen,"

"Suigetsu...." I started.

"Aw never mind, don't worry about it. I just thought that we had something and that we would be together. At least I got to enjoy having you to myself while I could."

I looked down at my hands feeling guilty about leading him on. He was a good guy and I would've gone out with him if Sasuke was over me but of course that wasn't the case. I felt so bad for him, he's so nice and funny but I hurt him.

"Suigetsu.....I'm..."

"Nah its okay, don't worry it Mariah-chan. I won't stop fighting for you." He said with a toothy smile.

"You're smile is fake," I say sadly.

"What? No, it's real." He lied.

"I can tell if someone is acting Suigetsu."

"How?"

"I'm the perfect actor." I said with a smile.

"What do you mean by perfect actor?"

"Well when I was little I was always happy but after my clan was killed I became depressed and shut myself away from the world. I pretended to be fine to the Jonin and the Hokage and over time they began to believe, as did I. When I got put onto a team everyone thought that I was perfectly happy with a perfect life, you can even ask Sasuke. On the outside I was laughing and happy but on the inside I was sad and lonely."

He was silent; just staring at me.

".............Wow.........."

"Yeah....Sasuke was the only one who actually made me happy."

"Well that's a good thing. Does he still make you happy?"

I had to think about it for a few moments. He does make me happy and makes my heart flutter whenever I see him, but somewhere deep down I have a fear that history will repeat itself.

"Yes,"

"Do I make you happy?" He questioned.

"Of course! You were the only one who kept me from going insane!" I laughed.

"I'm glad to have helped you from the craziness of this group." He laughed.

I looked away from him for a second to Kurayami sleeping on my lap peacefully. I smiled at her and gently stroked her soft fur. When I looked back to Suigetsu's direction something surprised me. His lips crashed forcefully onto mine. I was shocked for a bit but then I came back to my senses and pushed him off.

"What the hell Suigetsu?!" I yelled.

"I'm....I'm sorry Mariah-chan....I didn't know what came over me!"

I looked at him with a sad expression. I helped him up and gave him one last kiss.

"I forgive you," I said with a smile.

I quickly got up causing Kurayami to fall on the floor and my body to ache from the sudden movement. I ignored the pain and stalked out of the room and into the kitchen to see if Sasuke was still in there. When I walked in I automatically got even more pissed at the scene that I saw.

(Sasuke's POV)

I started to get hungry so Juugo and I went into the kitchen to see if there was anything to eat. I looked around the fridge but found nothing. I then went to look through the cabinets and saw a jar of chocolate chip cookies with a note attached to it. The note read: MARIAH'S COOKIES! DO NOT AND I MEAN NOT TOUCH THEM UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES! ESPECIALLY YOU TOBI!!! WITH LOVE MARIAH <3 

I chuckled at the warning on the note. Judging on the faded writing I could tell that this note was written years ago. She probably has had a cookie stash since she's been here and didn't bother changing the note every time she got new cookies. I put the cookies back to where they belong and got out some cereal but on a box of Cocoa Pebbles there was another note. MARIAH'S CEREAL! KISAME AND MADARA DO NOT EVEN GO NEEEAAAAARRRR IT!!! OR ELSE YOU WILL DIE AND I DON'T CARE IF YOU ARE STRONGER THAN ME MADARA I WILL FUCKING HAUNT YOUR IMMORTAL ASS!!! AND THAT'S A PROMISE! NOT LOVE MARIAH </3

I smirked at her little note; she's a keeper. I love how she put not love instead of love. Just to be mean I decided to take some of her cereal just to make her mad. I sat down at the table eating the cereal while Juugo just left seeing that there was nothing of interest in here. As I finished my cereal Karin walked into the kitchen looking depressed. Serves her right. When her eyes landed on me her face brightened which made her come over here.

"Sasuke-kun, why don't you go out with me instead of Mariah?" Karin said trying to be flirty.

It wasn't working.

"Because Mariah is way better than you at everything." I replied.

"What can she do that I can't?"

"She can fight, she knows when to back off, she's beautiful, smart, funny, random, cheerful, understanding, and powerful." I stated.

"But Sasuke, I love you." She said throwing herself at me.

She tried to kiss me but I held her off trying to get her off me. She was determined but there was no way that her lips would touch mine, only one girl could kiss me. Next thing I know Karin was thrown into the wall by Mariah. She looked beyond pissed; she activated the Sharingan which made her look even more intimidating.

"WHAT HELL WAS THAT FOR!?" Karin shouted.

"For trying to kiss my boyfriend!" Mariah shouted back.

Just the word boyfriend made my heart skip a beat. Seeing her angry was a big turn on and made her look super sexy. Damn it, stupid hormones. Karin got to her feet and went right up to Mariah.

"What are you going to do about it freak!?"

My fist clenched in anger, as did Mariah's.

"You don't even deserve Sasuke you little slut. First you flirt with Suigetsu then you steal Sasuke from me!"

Mariah reached out and grabbed the collar of Karin's shirt and brought her face to hers activating the Renningan.

"Listen here Karin don't you EVER call me a freak or a slut! I am sick of Sasuke's little fan girls calling me that just because I go out with Sasuke. He's the only man in my life and always will be so that doesn't even make me a slut at all! Don't EVER cross me again or else I won't hesitate to kill you. I've killed a lot in my life so you would just be another one of my victims. Got it!?" She growled in an inhuman voice.

Karin was shaking violently in fear as she stared into Mariah's eyes. I now noticed that Mariah had fangs and claws which scared Karin even more. She dropped Karin on the ground which Karin took the chance to scurry away to her room.  Mariah turned towards me and calmed down looking like her normal self and I walked towards her.

She looked up at me as I cupped her chin and pulled her into a passionate kiss. She gladly returned it and wrapped her arms around my neck deepening the kiss. Her touch sent shivers throughout my body; I loved it when I kissed her. Her kisses were gentle, sweet, passionate, also wanting like every kiss was going to be her last.

There was no more space between us anymore. I traced my tongue on her bottom lip asking for an entrance which she denied at first but the granted it after a few tries. I smirked as she melted in my arms. I explored her mouth and our tongues fought for dominance and hers won. Eventually we had to pull away for air. We just looked into each other's eyes and smiled. She entwined her hand with mine and we walked out of the kitchen down the hallway.

We walked to her room; I've never been in her room before so I was curious to see what it looks like. She opened the door and we stepped into her room. It was plain but much better than mine. She had a queen sized bed where as I have a twin sized. Her walls were painted red and had a symbol for fate on all four walls with her clan symbol next to it.

She had a desk in the corner with the photo album and mostly everything from the Leaf on it. I saw papers scattered underneath them and a file that read classified. I also saw three books lined up in a row. The first book was her Diary, the second one was a bingo book, and the last one was of all of the registered ninjas in the world.

I went over to the desk and picked up the bingo book and looked through it. I noticed that they were all of the ninja who are still in a village or rouge, this book wasn't for wanted ninja just all of them who have a bounty on their head. A lot of them have X's over them saying how they died, who killed them, and if they got a bounty for them. Most of them said that she or someone named Kazuku has killed them.

"Why do you have this book?" I asked.

"It was mostly my and Kazuku's job to kill these people and collect the bounty over their heads. Its hard work but the money was worth it."

"I never took you one for loving money. You had a lot of money because of your clan but you never cared. Plus, why does the Akatsuki need money?"

"Well I inherited that trait from Kazuku; he trained me with my elements and taught me all about money. And the answer to that is classified."

"You've learned a lot here?"

"Yeah, they trained me nonstop all these years. I've inherited a little something from each of them." She said sitting on the bed.

She lay down under the covers. I looked at the clock and realized it was ten at night. I decided to join her under the covers. I got under the covers and wrapped an arm around her waist pulling her closer to me. I was playing with her hair and then she started to sing. Her angelic voice rocked me to sleep. I let the darkness take over me; I have my angel back again.