Draco listened to Renkaji as he spoke and then heard him voice his realization. Draco nodded and said, "I was raised by the whole Akatsuki, not just one or two of 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. And everyone had their role to play in my upbringing. Kisame was 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 vegetables 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."<br/><br/>Draco sounded like she was a bit fond of those memories and continued, "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."<br/><br/>Draco sighed as she remembered those things and said, "I actually found a chance to escape when I was 4 years old, and I succeeded in my attempt. I actually found my way to the Sand Village and met Gaara. We became friends because I saw how people treated him and I wanted him to know that he wasn't alone. But I left the village after a few months without saying goodbye to him. I did it because I knew I couldn't hide there forever and I didn't want to get Gaara or his village involved with my problems but I do regret not saying goodbye. It must have been hard for him to wake up one day and find that his frist friend had suddenly disappeared as if they never existed, leaving him to wonder for years if that friend had even been real. But I know leaving was the right choice because 5 days after leaving I was captured again." Draco had met Gaara again when it was time for the Chuunin exams but he had changed a lot. Gaara hadn't been sure if it was really her when they met again. Draco looked up at the sky and saw that it was starting to get dark.