Haha it's been forever and I suck. But! I finally got a break. Tell me why I started taking college classes? They're kicking my ass, man.

This is where it really starts, Tokubetsu and all that.

Drama. Unbeta'd.

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Name: Tokubetsu Clan

Main Couples: ItaOC - JuuOC - SasuHina

Side Couples: NaruIno - ShikaTema - OCs

Chapter Genres: drama - family - friendship - hurt/comfort - romance - suspense

Chapter Rated: Strong T - because yeah... Akane and all that.

Status: In-Progress

Time: Mitsuki will be eighteen in a few months.

Note: This is a different world, an AU. Everyone is OOC - Don't complain. Here, nothing is real but pain.

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Tokubetsu Clan

Chapter Seven

Mitsuki

"I don't understand why you picked me."

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The feeling was weird. It was like being there but then not all at once. She could walk and talk and interact with people but no one really saw her and that was the worse part of it all. She was this little thing in this huge place and no one understood that.

Or maybe she was getting senile and strung up because she was knock up and hadn't told anyone yet.

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"Itachi," she breathed when she felt lips move across her neck. She had just gotten done with training with Tsunade and was heading home. It was dark out and only a few stray ninja were roaming around.

"It's not safe for you to be out here like this, my love." He commented and wrapped her arms around her waist, inhaling the natural scent of herbs and sunshine that was almost wrapped around her like a soft blanket. "Especially when we are trying for children." He reminded.

She wanted to blurt out that there was a life growing inside of her already but she didn't because it wasn't safe. She realized it wasn't safe soon enough and yeah, maybe they should have waited for children. He was Itachi Uchiha; Konoha's Prodigy and this was his first born. There would be enemies of the village, clan, and him after her and their baby. She couldn't protect a child from harms way and what would happen when Itachi was gone?

So she refrained from giving him the information and instead nodded. "Sorry," she murmured.

"Forgiven." He replied and all was well again. Almost.

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Itachi was away on a mission so she was safe for the time being.

With her head resting on the toilet, she contemplated her position and what she should do about it all. She was pregnant, and not just any kind of pregnant but she was pregnant with Itachi Uchiha's first born child. She vaguely wondered if that was safe or not, if knowing the sex would be better.

A boy would become his father's solider. He would be next in line to run the Uchiha Clan behind Itachi and possibly become Hokage because really, people were already considering Itachi to be Tsunade's successor so why not his son? What would be worse would be he would probably be taken from her the moment he was born and put to training because everyone knew Uchiha were trained young. Like, three years old young.

But a girl? She might be safer. Women were still considered second class to men in Konoha - which was stupid seeing as their Hokage was very much woman but Mitsuki didn't have time to think about that. Right now, her daughter. If she had a girl, the worst that could happen would be academy by five. She wouldn't be bothered as 'Itachi Uchiha's First Born' she'd be seen as 'Itachi Uchiha's Daughter'. And sure that was still bad but it was safer.

A lot safer.

So Mitsuki decided to check to make sure and ease her worries and then she'd tell Itachi when he got back from him mission in four days. It would be best that way so they could prepare.

"You're pregnant." The voice startled her and she turned to find Akane with her eyes dark and her hair astray. She's probably just woken up since it was only six in the morning.

Pretty heavy thinking for six in the morning, huh?

"You don't know what you're talking about," Mitsuki said easily before flushing the toilet and moving to rid her mouth of the foul taste and smell. That was code for 'I am, but lets not talk about it here.' Akane got the message of course, they'd been speaking in code for years.

"You're right. Lets go for a walk." Akane nodded, meaning 'You're going to tell me and it's going to be now.'

"Sure."

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They were quiet until they got outside the village. Mitsuki took her friend to the only place she knew they would be safe, and free to talk about whatever they wanted to without being overheard.

There was a meadow just outside of Konoha's gates, wide and filled with beautiful flowers. Behind the meadow was a small waterfall and pond. The air was peaceful and the birds were singing and for a minute, Mitsuki thought everyone would be okay and she might live through to see her child be whoever they wanted to be.

"Talk." A then the peace was ruined and she realized her children would never be okay. None of them would ever be okay because they live in a world were power was hungry for power and no one cared for love.

"I'm pregnant." Mitsuki shrugged like it was no big deal but Akane gave her a dull look and she sighed. "I'm two and a half months pregnant with Itachi's daughter." She murmured. "After he came back from the mission something changed. We had been talking about me wanting children and got into a fight before he left. When he returned in the middle of the night, he came into my room and wanted to know if I still wanted them. I said yes and we.. he... he took my virginity." She sighed in defeat. "He doesn't know. I found out about a month ago when the morning sickness came in but he doesn't know. He thinks we are still trying but I think that first night did it."

Akane sighed and turned to her with disappointment in her eyes. "Why would you? You're only seventeen, Mitsuki. And you realize who Itachi is, right?"

"Yes!" Mitsuki turned and glared at her friend. "I know what the stakes are but he gave in and I didn't know how long that would last. I didn't want him to come to his senses and me never get children." She paused and looked her friend over. "And you're one to talk. Don't think I don't see you sneaking that man in. At least I've known Itachi for years. You've known this... this experiment for what? Maybe a month? Probably not even that!"

"His name is Juugo and at least I have the brains to make him use protection. And even if he did get me pregnant, we have no harm. You're carrying this child that will never know love because the minute she's born, she'll become a weapon. Shows how much you love your children right?" Akane hissed before leaving without another word.

Mitsuki sat down in the field and waited.

Waited for something, someone. But it never came.

And maybe Akane was right, maybe she was selfish to have a child that would have no life.