53. Break Of Dawn

The blurs of the Akatsuki members figures running through the forest during the dead of night at high speed would barely have been noticed by the naked eye. After the intense events in which had just unfolded merely minutes ago the smell of adrenaline seeping through mostly everyone's skin could have been tasted in the air surrounding them. Kisame who was running beside Itachi in the back of the group dreaded telling everyone the bad news but knew it had to be done.

"We couldn't find her, the basement was completely empty. Besides some blood stains we found on the floor of one cell." Kisame finally spoke up and as the words left his small fishy lips he received multiple looks of dread from In front of him.

"Maybe Madara knew we were coming, I wouldn't put it past him. He isn't as stupid as some people" Kakuzu replied slightly glancing in Hidan's direction - breaking the moments of silence that followed the daunting reality of Tila possibly being dead.

"Kakuzu is right, she still might be alive. We have to keep looking until we know for certain, yeah." Deidara called out from the front of the group. Another silence filled the air following Deidara's words and they all continued to hastily make their way back to the hideout before dawn broke so they could talk more openly about their next plan of attack.

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As everyone filled back up the stairs and into the hideout Deidara and Sasori made their way into the lounge which was situated across from the training room on the first floor.

Kakuzu, Hidan, Kisame, Konan and Itachi all followed in too and everyone found a place to sit on the three massive purple couches. Itachi sat blankly and stared around the room at everyone noticing that the aura in the room had shifted and everyone seemed fairly glum or tired.

"So what the fuck do we do now?" Hidan asked as he looked around at everyone.

"We keep looking." Kakuzu replied sturdily.

"Where else could Madara be hiding her?" Itachi posed the million dollar question to everyone.

"She could be anywhere, Hm." Deidara's tone held the dread that everyone else had on their mind.

"That's if she isn't already dead." Sasori said unexpectedly. Everyone looked up at Sasori in utter surprise and watched as he stood up and plainly walked out.

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I could hear the muffled whispers of everyone as they kept talking in the lounge but right now I just can't listen to their Drabble any longer. I laid down on the cold training room floor and closed my eyes.

If Tila was here, maybe she would be laying beside me.

Or maybe she wouldn't.

After everything that we've done to her, it would only be poetic justice.

Dying on me when I truly needed her the most, life was always cruel and what I hate most is that even though I tried so hard to rid myself of emotions - there will never truly be a solution.

I have Tila to thank for that lesson, I have Tila to thank for many things in my life.

Then again maybe she was the solution.

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All of a sudden I heard a faint tapping footstep echoing from the direction of the staircase. I sat up so abruptly that if I was human I would've had whip-lash. I stood up and looked over to the stairs in anticipation as the tapping became more audible and then - a panting hooded figure carrying Tila stood before me in the stairwell archway.

My eyes immediately fell upon her small weak lifeless figure. Her hair was in a complete state of dreadlock and she was completely covered in dirt and dried blood. My heart may be artificial but I could still feel it sink in an instance.

"Kakuzu. We need medic attention stat!" I yelled, watching in astonishment as the hooded figure revealed himself.

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"She's barely breathing, quick." Sasuke panted as he managed to pull down his hood Tila still limp in his arms. Kakuzu followed by everyone else barged out of the lounge room and stared at the sight before them in shock.

"Hidan, go and get me the scroll with my thing in them now." Kakuzu ordered as he pushed past Sasori and took Tila from Sasuke's arms. Hidan quickly pulled out a whole sac filled with a bunch of scroll and started rummaging through them but before Hidan had found it Kakuzu pushed back past everyone and went back into the lounge room then put Tila down onto a couch.

Konan, Kisame and Deidara surrounded the couch and watched anxiously as Hidan ran back in and threw the scroll to Kakuzu who caught it in one hand as he then knelt over Tila. Itachi and Sasuke slowly came in too and watched from beside the wall quietly. Sasori quickly strode in and stood beside Kakuzu as he summonsed all of his things into the middle of the lounge floor.

"Sasori, Hidan, find the IV sets and a blanket." Kakuzu ordered as readjusted Tila's legs up onto the arm rest of the couch then hastily started to feel her wrist for a pulse and then knelt close to her chest to listen to her heart and breathing rate. Sasori and Hidan knelt down before the massive pile of things and started to rummage through the mountain for said items.

"She doesn't look good, un." Deidara said as he watched her laying there completely limp.

"Here." Hidan quickly took the blanket from Sasori and threw it over Tila and tucked in the sides around her. Kakuzu took the I.V sets from Hidan and quickly set them up.

The room was silent as everyone watched.

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"Can we talk, Itachi?" Sasuke asked quietly from beside his brother as they stood against the wall. Itachi looked from the traumatic sight of Tila back at Sasuke, then nodded. The two Uchiha's left the room silently and went back out to the training room.

"How did you find us?" Itachi asked curiously as he and Sasuke now stood face to face.

"It's a long story, I followed you back after I'd rescued Tila," Sasuke replied.

"Hn," Itachi hummed as he mulled it over, his expression still unreadable.

"Itachi, I know the truth about what happened that night. I know what the village ordered you to do" Sasuke said, the anger that boiled inside now starting to show a little bit.

"Sasuke, that's not important right now. We can discuss it later..." Itachi then said. A small silence fell between the brothers until Itachi suddenly pulled Sasuke into a small hug.

"It's alright Sasuke, we have each other now. You can stay with us," Itachi whispered into hid younger brothers ear. He wrapped his arms around Itachi, after everything they'd been through Sasuke was just glad that he was alive.. But in the back of Sasuke's mind he worried deeply about whether Tila would be.

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As Sasuke and Itachi walk back into the lounge room Kisame and Konan both glance up at them from behind the couch Tila was on for a moment. Itachi and Sasuke took a seat on the opposite couch from where Tila is laying still completely unconscious. Hidan and Sasori are still staring too as the sit in the middle of the floor.

"She's stable but in bad shape. She won't wake up for a few days." Kakuzu announces as he also slumps down besides Itachi and puts his head down in hands and stares at the floor.

"Then we'll have someone watch her around the clock. We'll take turns, yeah." Deidara suggests from behind the couch Tila was laying on.

"I'll take first watch then." Sasori says as he sits down on the floor beside Tila.

"I'll take second." Hidan then says from his sitting position in the middle of the lounge room floor. In that split second something happened that no one was expecting. Tila sat up and gasped out loudly, her breathing hitched at an alarming rate.

Everyone jolted as they looked at her in complete astonishment and watched as she looked around apprehensively at everyone - she was in complete shock. Her eyes widened and her lips quivered as she attempted to speak..

"W.. Who.. are.. you?" She stuttered violently before visibly shivering as though in an immense fright.

"Where... a.. am I?" She stammered now more anxiously as she searched the room in a panic!

"Tila, are you alright ?" Sasori asked as he slowly stood up from beside her but Tila immediately flinched and buried her head Into her knees.

GET AWAY FROM ME! NO!!!!" She screamed out shrilly - the anxiety and panic in her voice echoing around the silent room as everyone watched, not knowing how to react.

"Tila, it's okay. It's Sasori," He said as calmly as he could, not daring to move another inch.

Tila continued to sob hysterically as she rocked back and forth with her head plastered between her knees violently.

"NO NO NO NO" she screamed, her breathing became faster - Kakuzu suddenly stood up and before anyone could react he stabbed Tila in the shoulder with a small pin. Tila quickly looked up at Kakuzu but before she could protest she fell back down limply.

"I couldn't watch her like that any longer, she'll be out for the night." Kakuzu explained as he let out a deep breath and looked away at a wall now staring blankly.

"What the HELL was all that about?" Hidan exclaimed but silence filled the room.

"She... doesn't remember anything.." Kisame said.

"What the fuck did Madara do to her? I'm going to fucking kill him!!!!!!" Hidan yelled angrily before standing up and pacing then punching a wall so hard that he left a hole.

"Sasuke, what happened back there? How the hell did you get Tila here Hm?" Deidara demanded.

"If it wasn't for me Madara would have killed her. I got her out of there before it was late so don't take your anger out on me." Sasuke said back coldly.

"He's right Deidara, we owe Sasuke our thanks.." Konan said, as everyone looked at Konan who had been silent the entire time small tear stains were visible on her cheeks.

"Konan, it's alright yeah.. We have her back now" Deidara said from beside her and wrapped his arm around her shoulder and pulled her into a small hug.

"She's traumatised, after she heals we need to see how much damage has been done. Until then everyone should get some rest. We'll have a meeting when we wake up and discuss more about where to go from here" Kakuzu then said as he stood up.

"I agree, Hidan make sure your here in six hours to take over my watch." Sasori voice void of emotion.

Hidan nodded. Everyone slowly started to make their way to bed except for Sasori who sat quietly beside Tila as she lay on the couch. His heart was hurting as her words replayed in his mind.

Can she truly not remember who I am?

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