Draco nodded and said, "I know, it's not that it's a big secret. I just wanted to tell you before anyone else since you were the one I probably hurt the most. I mean, I would be hurt too if my first friend just up and left without a trace and without even saying goodbye and then suddenly came back into my life after years of not knowing if that friend had ever been truely real. In fact I probably would have been really angry at them for doing that to me." Draco looked at the children playing in front of her before sighing and said, "Well, you already know that I had been raised by the Akatsuki since infancy but when I lived with them I was taken care of well enough. They brought me toys back from wherever they were sent to on their missions, they would feed me decent food, they had a room for me to sleep in with a bed and a wardrobe and a desk with a chair, they would teach me various things like how to draw and how to sew and how to use different jutsus as well as other things, sometimes they would even play with me for a short while, and I would get to see sides of the Akatsuki members that no one else does. Like Kisame likes to build things but even though he's harsh and rough with his enemies he's actually a big softie with me and he was also the one who usually would bathe me back when I was too young to bath myself, Deidara and Sasori were very kind to me and even though they don't agree with eachother about art styles they always made sure to show me new art styles and encouraged me to keep improving my art skills, Kakuzu would teach me how to sew and was always trying to keep me away from his money, Zetsu would always try to make me eat my vegitables and was usually the one who fed me, Konan would teach me oragami and kept me out of trouble most of the time, Itachi would take care of me whenever I got sick and he would tell me stories and played with me whenever he wasn't reading and he would even tuck me in at night and would watch over me until I fell asleep, Tobi would always try to keep me occupied so I wouldn't be too much trouble and would play with me the most out of the other members, and the leader of the Akatsuki would make sure I was well fed and that I was listening to the others instructions and also would make sure I was being well behaved for the others. I admit that the Akatsuki took care of me and kept me healthy most of the time but... I always had someone watching my every move to make sure I wouldn't try to escape. I wasn't allowed to go anywhere in the base without supervision, I wasn't allowed to talk back or sass them, I wasn't allowed to disobey orders or cause any trouble of any kind, I wasn't allowed to be near their weapons in case I tried to fight with them or attack them, I wasn't allowed to question orders or ask why I was never allowed to do anything other than what they said I could do, I wasn't allowed to look at their maps or read any books about the outside world, and the worst rule of all, I was never, ever allowed to be outside. They had put bricks in all the windows and reinforced them with seals so I wouldn't be able to break them when I got stronger, they made sure that there were strong locks on all the doors that lead outside of the base and reinforced them with seals as well, they also made sure that I wasn't anywhere near the doors whenever anyone was leaving the base or returning to it because I wasn't even allowed to see the outside world. The only time I was alone for any amount of time was when I was in trouble, Hidan was always the one that got to punish me since he enjoyed it the most. When Orochimaru was still a member of the Akatsuki he was in charge of experiments on me, like when he was testing new chakra enhancers or when he gave me the Copycat ability since I turned out to be the only one compatable with the serum because of my unique genetic make-up of half-human half-Celestian. One day I had found a chance to escape and took it, I got away from that place as fast as I could because I knew that they had some members patroling the area to make sure no-one acidentally found their base. I got away successfully but I knew that they might catch me again if I stayed alone for too long so I did my best to find any signs of other people. I had been wandering for a few weeks before I finally came across your village. The only reason I found it was because I somehow could sense your presence and was drawn to it. That same day I met you. During the time I spent in the village and with you I started to realize I couldn't stay there forever, I knew that eventually the Akatsuki would find me if I stayed and then they would have found you too and tried to take you too since you were also a Jinchuuriki. I decided that I had to leave without telling anyone where I was going or why I was leaving because they might have tried to stop me or worse, try to come with me. I didn't want to drag anyone into my mess so I left. A few weeks after leaving the Sand Village the Akatsuki found me and took me back to the base and increased security measures so I wouldn't be able to escape again. I remained their prisoner for another 6 years before Draconius got me out, and after a few weeks I ffound my way to the Leaf Village and came across my father and his students coming back from their first C-rank mission in the Land of Waves. Daddy recognized me almost immediatly since I looked like my mother and he knew I had the wolf ears and tail along with the gold dragon wings. I have been living in the Leaf ever since."  Draco felt tears dripping down her face after her admission and said, "I am so, so sorry for leaving you alone for all those years without even saying goodbye to you. I felt it was the only choice I had even though I knew it was wrong to not tell you anything." Draco felt horrible for doing that to Gaara and not saying goodbye to him was one of her biggest regrets in life. Draco hoped that somehow Gaara would forgive her for what she had done to him even if she felt like she couldn't forgive herself.