"Aquila!" Izuna hollered loudly witnessing the girl sprawled on the ground. Aquila's unconscious body laid on her wooden floor. Her hair was sprawled out in front of her delicate face. Izuna's worried expression turned into a perturbed one.

'I need to go get Nii-san!' Izuna thought loudly as he picked up the poor girl's limp body in his arms.

"I wonder how long she has been passed out for?" Izuna pondered walking out of the door slowly; still holding Aquila in his arms firmly.

"Izuna! What the hell did you do?!" one of the servants started to lecture him about treating women with respect. Izuna started to flare up with anger, but calmly inhaled keeping his rage under control.

"Will you shut up! I found her unconscious this morning when I went to check up on her. I haven't heard from her in days. I need to find my brother fast, and a medic who can help with this situation. This has never happened to her before..." Izuna's voice cracked at the last part as his gaze dropped to Aquila's pale face who looks so peaceful and calm.

"Your brother is out on some scouting mission in the Land of Wind but would be back soon hopefully," the servant said as she turned on her heel walking the opposite direction.

'Damnit' Izuna thought as he clenched his jaw not feeling the pain. He took Aquila to the nearest infirmary which 'did' held Ramiko in.

However, it turns out Ramiko had been severely poisoned without knowing.

Izuna sighed as he pushed through the shoji door strenuously into the medical treatment room where most of the nurses, doctors and high-class medics were.

They all gasped in unison as their gaze landed on Aquila. Izuna didn't say one word as they began to take her out of his hold. Izuna wanted nothing more than to be by her side, but of course, they need to treat her alone.

What happened to Aquila? Izuna wondered as he left the infirmary to only be stopped by Ramiko, who was looking a bit better than before when she was laying in the infirmary.

"Hi," she greeted in a quiet tone. Izuna smiled as his gaze dropped to his hands; shaking slightly as concern was written on his features.

"You haven't seen Aquila anywhere have you?" Ramiko was smiling brighter than the sun at the moment. Izuna didn't want another person to worry and to be frantic about the current situation.

"Well... she doesn't want to be bothered at the moment, she's busy with other things." Izuna scratched the back of his neck praying that she wouldn't ask any more about her and drop it. Most of all, he was glad that Ramiko is back onto her own feet. But sadly Aquila is on the infirmary bed.

"Oh! Then I will see her later then." Ramiko grinned narrowing her eyes, folding her arms as she walks away trudging her feet on the grounds aimlessly.

"Damnit," Izuna cursed himself for letting another person he deeply cared for almost getting involved.

He went back into the infirmary pushing the shoji door open with more vigour as he was growling under his breath.

What happened?

Everything around me is pitch black. How long was I gone out for?

"Nearly two days... So it seems that my power has been eating away at you causing your first and foremost blackout." Aiko's voice conveyed as I concentrated more as to what happened. All I remember is getting light headed when I was arguing with Aiko again...

But when did his power take control of me?

I found myself talking to him once again. The light soon radiated from his blazing hot flames in all directions.

"Then tell me what happened then, so this isn't as confusing as it sounds," I growled as I made a grimacing face. Knitting my eyebrows while clenching both my fists so hard that I couldn't feel the pain due to numbness.

"You passed out, like hell would I know what exactly happened," his response was so stern as his flames blew upwards. I bit down nonchalantly on my bottom lip. My body quivered ever so slightly.

"Huh?" Acting very befuddled as I glanced away from him.

"You're so clueless aren't you. My chakra must have been draining yours. The seal is weakening quite drastically in the matters. Once I set myself free and not act like a locked up bird, this world would pay for what they've done." Aiko seethed with all the anger he's feeling. I comprehended everything he just said feeling my heart drop.

"I have heard you say that many times Aiko-san. Don't you think I would believe your words? You may have called me naive. I am now convinced you might be the naive one here." I sighed drifting my gaze off of him; feeling his talons bury deep into the grounds below me.

"Naive? Ha! You must be really that ignorant in the matters. Believe what you want. Just remember, I will get out and when I do, this might be the end for all of you disgraceful humans!" Aiko screeched as he augmented his wings outwards and retracted quickly.

"Sure, not like anyone here on this planet could be able to withstand you and your wrath of stupidity." I sarcastically mocked him crossing my arms.

"Do you want to test that theory girl? I would let you know that I have taken down the Sage's army in the past," I laughed at his remark. Did he seriously say that? Oh, wait he is acting serious.

"I would have you know that none other than my previous clan who were frankly weak, sealed your pathetic miserable spirit inside of me. How do you feel about that?" I asked rolling my eyes letting my arms drop to my sides.

"Well I guess we will have to see what the future holds for the both of us," he responds quite nonchalant.

"I guess so," was all I said as everything grew back to normal.

Opening my eyes slowly and finding myself holding an enigmatic expression. Where am I?

"Aquila!" Hearing my name I assumed Izuna must've known.

He stood by my side grabbing a hold of my hand.

Then the nurse came into the room holding a neat clipboard in her hand. "Seems like you've been passed out for days. Almost a week..." she skimmed through a large number of results.

"Well I highly suggest for you to stay tonight, but however, if you do end up leaving don't stress out yourself too much Aquila-san." The nurse then exited the room.

"My brother is going to be back soon, he left on a mission not so long ago. However, I do not think it would be wise to tell him what happened. It's your choice of course, but please don't worry about anyone else as well. Ramiko is fine and back on her feet." Izuna said making me shoot my gaze up at him.

"R-Ramiko?" I stammered lost in words. She is alright?

"Well...yeah?" Izuna scratched the back of his neck awkwardly ready to leave the room.

"Wait!" I shouted out to him forcefully as he turned his head around.

"Who else knows about this?" I asked bluntly as he shook his head contently. "It doesn't matter, as long as you're alright." He then took his chance to exile the room.

I've been thinking for a long perpetual time about things in the Uchiha compound. Things had changed since Madara took over. But why? The policies aren't the same after I left to Mount Kyoko.

>>> As Time skipped~

As I was out of the infirmary and back into my old room in the manor, I stopped outside of the courtyard when I met a familiar pair of blue orbs that connected with my red ones.

Ramiko...

"Aquila!" she shouted running up to me giving me a tight embrace squeezing me to death; knocking the fresh air out of my lungs expeditiously. As she released, I gasped to the remaining air around me.

"Haha, sorry...it's been a long time!" She smiled never so ever. She giggled quietly as she began to pull me down the road like a rag doll. "Um... where are we going?" I stuttered as she sympathetically smiled back to me not saying a word.

"Oh well, the Nikkō clan is coming tomorrow. Their wealth is spontaneous so we need to be the utmost representatives of the clan and not look so poor and disgracefully to everyone. Madara is going to be back soon as well. We at least need to look neat for a change." She stopped as I nearly bumped into her.

"A luxury clothing store really? I can't afford this! It's nearly nine o'clock at night, Ramiko!" Complaining like a five-year-old would, "Oh cut you're whining! Baka, this is only temporarily. When was the last time you've bought new clothes? Four years perhaps? I am going to force you into something nice for a change. You always wear the same stuff, Aquila," she inquired boldly crossing her arms over her chest.

"Heck, I am not going to 'buy' something to just wear for one day. Hell! I am not going to wear something so stunning and to show off in front of Madara's soon to be wife!" I screamed as my blood boiled; eyes raging with fire. My fists were closed as my heart sped up.

"Well, you could have put it that you like Madara. Your fury shows that you seem quite infatuated in fact." Ramiko mockingly snickered at my outburst.

"Wh-what! No! I do not!" My face was beat-red as my hair about now.

"Aquila! Stop denying it! Your cheeks have turned into a deep shade of red as your hair," she pointed to my crimson hair which was firing up in all directions due to my anger bursting inside of me that was more likely about to explode imminently.

"E-Enough!" I began to walk the opposite direction hearing Ramiko vociferate my name loud and clear.

As I was about to reach my home I bumped into a soft, most comforting wall.

"Hn.."

I looked up and nearly gasped. "Madara-sama!" I bowed down slightly, "I-I didn't know you would be back so soon." I stuttered as I nearly tripped over my words.

"I just got back, may I ask why you're out here this late at night?" he asked as I glanced away.

"I honestly don't know... when I came back from the infirmary and Ramiko-" I stopped at what I said remembering what Izuna's words were precise.

I do not think it would be wise to tell him what happened. It's your choice of course. Those words have rung in my head as guilt began to take over my body.

"Infirmary? Were you injured?" his eyes scanning me full of concernment.

"Huh? Uh no actually..." was my only response as I trailed off, he sighed. "Well, then why did you mention you came from there?" He asked again with more questions. I should have remembered what Izuna had told me before letting my mind speak for me.

"Why? Why do you care? I'm fine Madara-sama if you excuse me I need to go." Trying to leave after that, but soon enough he took a firm grasp on my wrist spinning me around to face him.

What the-

Madara then placed his hand on the side of my cheek. I could feel his hand caress my cheek cautiously running his thumb on my fair skin. The next unexpected move he made was leaning in catching his lips with mine. His touch was soft at first, and then with a swift gradation of intensity that made me cling to him more as the only solid thing in a dizzy swaying world. His insistent mouth was parting mine; sending wild tremors along my nerves, evoking from my sensations that I had never known I was capable of feeling this.

What is this feeling? His hands dropped to my side as we pulled away from our fantasy world we were just in. My affection towards him only grew from that heated moment. He leaned in close to my ear:

"Because Aquila, I care for you a lot. I always have."

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