After much time, I have finally finished the first chapter! I felt so happy!
WARNING, THIS IS A SEQUEL TO MY FANFIC "YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE". IF NONE FO THIS MAKES SENSE, I EITHER SUCK AT WRITING OR YOU HAVEN'T READ THE FIRST ONE. READ IT FOR MORE UNDERSTANDING, YOU WILL NEED IT.
Anyway, sorry this is a bit late. I've been busy with our school musical "Joseph and the Amazing Techni-coloured DreamCoat" and other school stuff, but more importantly, WRITER'S BLOCK T.T I can't say when the next chapter will be up, but it will take some time. I probably won't get it up any time soon (like, 2 weeks range) because I have performances and other plans. Sorry!
And, let me make one thing clear. ABSOLUTELY CLEAR. Yes, Sasuke is a main character in this story. He is more main than Itachi. I know not many people really like Sasuke. He ticks me off sometimes myself (Like when he kills innocent and cute salamanderds! D8). BUT, IF YOU DON'T LIKE SASUKE, KEEP THAT TO YOURSELF. DON'T DISS THE CHARACTER, NO MATTER WHAT HE MAY DO IN THE SHOW/MANGA OR IN MY FANFIC. GOT IT? NO Sasuke bashing! He is one of my favourite characters, and I don't want people bitching about him in reviews when they could be giving me valuable input. Alright?
reviews are welcome and wanted. I would really like it if people coudl tell me what they think of my writting style too, or just the writing. that's what i would really like. NO ONE OR TWO WORD REVIEWS.
ANOTHER WARNING. IF YOU HAVE NOT READ THE NARUTO MANGA AND ONLY WATCH THE SHOW, DO NOT READ THIS. I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR SPOILERS. READ IF YOU WANT TO, JUST DON'T BLAME ME FOR SPOILIERS.
I would like to thank one of my best friends, Kim, who helped me for part of this chapter. I really couldn't finish this without her. Thank you Kim!
and without further ado, I present to you the sequel of You Are My SunShine. Please, enjoy.
Pocket Full of SunShine
Chapter 1
A blonde woman was in the kitchen of an apartment-like home making breakfast. She was adding ingredients to a bowl while following a recipe from a book. She was careful as she whisked so none of the blend would spill onto the white counter. Wood decorating made the kitchen up giving it a homey feel. The light tanned colour of the wood matched the rest of the kitchen which was white, including the fridge and other appliances. A sink was near her side to the left. A few measuring cups and other cooking tools were seen by them, both filled with ingredients or empty and waiting to be washed.
The woman had bright blonde hair let down. Bangs went down to her eyebrows and then down to her chin. The rest of her hair was long- about to her mid-back. She had bright blue eyes that were softened, and on her face was a small smile. She looked to be in her near twenties or late teens. She was wearing a red thin strapped shirt and pink pajama pants.
Suddenly she jumped inwardly. Her eyes widened and her smile vanished for a small moment. Someone was behind her with their arms wrapped around her waist. She felt them lean their head right next to her ear.
"What are you doing making breakfast?" a deep, monotone voice asked.
The woman turned her head to see the man behind her. He had pale skin and looked to be in his early twenties, but the wrinkles on either cheekbone made him appear older. He had dark hair; black. He had different layered bangs that ended past his chin. The rest of his long hair was also let down like hers. His hair was thin and went down to his waist she knew. He wore a deep purple baggy T-shirt followed by baggy dark pants. He was barefoot like her.
His dark onyx eyes looked at her. He was lightly smirking and she smiled back.
"You were still sleeping so I figured that I would make it." She explained. Her voice was soft.
"Your birthday is tomorrow," he stated. He lightly nuzzled her neck, pulling her closer to his form. "You shouldn't be making meals; at least not without me. It makes me feel guilty."
"You don't have to do that," the woman gently protested.
"But I want to." He looked back to her face. "Besides, you didn't say good morning."
He met her lips and kissed. She opened her mouth and shut her eyes. He lowered his hand back down to her waist. She gently held onto his hands and kissed him back. When they pulled away she opened her eyes gracefully to him.
"Good morning, Itachi." She said back.
He smiled down to her, seeing as he was taller. "Good morning, Sunna." And then he started to help her cook.
Sunna and Itachi are boyfriend and girlfriend living together. Itachi is an ex-nin from Konoha, where Sunna also lived two years ago. He is a member of Akatsuki and lives in their hideout in his apartment. He taught Sunna how to be a shinobi like himself. Though, she herself is not a member of the villainous organization.
At first Sunna was Itachi's housekeeper and roommate. Over time however they bonded and eventually came to be a couple. That was nearly two years ago, and they had been living together since they met. When she was sixteen she had been living in Konoha with her father. Her mother had died when she was younger from a shinobi mission she was on, and after that her father started to abuse Sunna. One night by accident she murdered him when he nearly killed her. That night she had met Itachi, and her once miserable life had changed. Though she had been through some hard times, she never forgot her past. Scars from that night stayed on her arms. But most of the time she covered them up, even if they could only be seen close up.
Being with Itachi made her forget what had been done to her. He felt the same with Sunna. She knew that in his past something had happened that frightened him so much that he used to get only three or four hours of sleep a night. For some reason he sleeps calmer and easier with Sunna. However, because of his lack of sleep for so many years, the wrinkles on his face will not go away.
As they finished off their pancakes there was a knock at the door.
"I'll get it." Sunna said with a smile. Itachi didn't object. He merely gathered their dishes and placed them by the sink.
She walked down the deep blue hallway. As she made her way to the door she suspected who would be behind it. She turned the knob and opened. She smiled even brighter.
"Hello Kisame!" she greeted the man in the corridor. "Come in."
The tall blue-skinned man smiled a sharp toothed grin. "Of course, Sunna." And with that he walked into the home.
Kisame was also a member of Akatsuki and was Itachi's partner in the organization. Sunna had met him the day after she met Itachi. At first she had been scared of his appearance. Who wouldn't be frightened of his height, blue skin, sharp teeth, and more importantly the huge sword he always carried around wrapped in cloth? He had the appearance of a deadly shark! But over time she had become close to him too. He had always wanted to become a father figure to her since he never had a family as his own and she was sixteen at the time. Secretly Sunna does see him very closely like the father she never fully had. Of course, she's too shy to admit it to Kisame.
She had also met another Akasuki member while living with Itachi. She was the only womanin the organization, but was none the less very kind. Her name was Konan, and had helped Sunna through some of the rough times. The relationship between the two women was as best friends. Though, she had moved to a city far away with her partner who was also the leader of Akatsuki. Every now and then Sunna got a letter from her dear friend, and that always brightened her day.
"Hello Kisame," Itachi greeted plainly when he saw his partner. "Would you like to sit down?"
"Sure," he agreed.
With that they all made their way to the living room to sit. The carpet and walls were a different shades of blue and the furniture was darkly coloured. Itachi and Sunna sat on the couch while Kisame chose a separate chair. He continued to smile at the couple as they sat close to one another. He was one of the two who knew that they were actually together, Konan being the other person.
"So what brings you here today, Kisame?" Sunna asked her would-be adopted father with a smile.
"I've been busy with individual missions lately, and haven't been home, so I just came to see how you two were doing." He shrugged. "Besides, you wouldn't have many visitors now that everyone else has moved out. Unless a member stopped by of course, but I doubt that happened." He stretched his arms behind his back in a carefree manor. He flashed a mischievous grin at them. "Nothing happened while I was gone, right?"
"O-Of course not." Sunna's cheeks turned cherry red. She adverted her eyes away shyly, knowing what the older man was referring to. "N-Nothing's happened."
"Well, that's good." Kisame chuckled. His arms remained behind his back. "So I heard it's your birthday tomorrow, Sunna."
"It is," Itachi said for her. He looked to her with a smile and pulled her closer.
"And it just so happens that I have a little something for you!" as he said that he pulled out a neatly wrapped box. The blue man held it out to her. His smile was huge and friendly like the sparkle in his small eyes.
"Happy birthday, Sunna."
She took the package with a smile. The wrapping was pink and yellow, with a bright pink ribbon keeping it all together and also putting more decoration to it. She smiled down at the gift. A small card taped to it read "To Sunna" and she could see that it was signed by both Kisame and Konan.
"Open it up, I think you'll appreciate the lengths we went to snatch this." Kisame remarked.
"You didn't have to get me a gift." Sunna faintly reminded.
"You'll like it, I know you will."
"Go ahead and open it." Itachi chimed with a smile. She could see Kisame wink at Itachi. Obviously her boyfriend was in as to what the gift was.
Sunna smiled brightly as she started to open the gift. She very carefully pulled off the ribbon and unwrapped the present. A plain box was hidden underneath. She pulled open the lid. Her eyes suddenly went wide, as she gently lifted the silk housecoat out of the box. The older teen looked at it in her hands.
The housecoat had exquisite decorations on it. The base colour of the material was a light yellow and throughout the housecoat were many differently coloured lotuses, all matching the base colour. With the flowers were many hummingbirds either flying gracefully or drinking nectar from the sweet lotuses. This article of clothing must have taken a long time to make. But it had been worth it. The housecoat was perfect.
"I-It's beautiful!" she finally exclaimed. She put down the clothing to look back at her close friend. "Thank you so much, Kisame!"
He smiled brightly at her. "I told you that you'd like it."
She just smiled in response. She gently put the housecoat down and got up to give him a hug. She wrapped her arms around him tightly and he returned the gesture, only he didn't hold her to his fullest extent, seeing as he was very strong and didn't want to hurt her.
"I knew you would like it." He chuckled again. As Sunna pulled away she saw him catch a glimpse of the clock in the room.
"Woah, look at the time!" he exclaimed. He hastily got up from his seat. "I still have a mission to go on today, and I want to make sure you two will be able to go. I'll watch the base while you're gone."
Itachi and Sunna got up too. Her boyfriend wrapped an arm around her waist. He gave a curt bow with his head to the blue haired man..
"Kisame, thank you very much for taking the extra missions so we could leave today and for the week." He thanked his partner.
"Yes, Kisame, we really appreciate it." Sunna added.
"Heh, it's no problem." The older man grinned. "I hope you two have a fun time alone at the beach and festival." The youngest person saw him give a wink to Itachi. She blushed deeply when Itachi seemed to smirk back.
"I'll be seeing you two later," he continued. "I hope you two have fun. And Sunna," he went up and gave the teen a big and warm hug. "Happy birthday."
The blonde squeezed back and smiled. "Thank you, Kisame. The housecoat is lovely. If you talk to Konan, please tell her that I absolutely love it."
He smiled. "I will, don't worry."
After Kisame left, Sunna washed the dishes, while Itachi dried and put them away. Sunna was wearing the housecoat while doing the chore. Itachi was eyeing her in the coat. She saw this and turned to him with a nervous smile.
"What?" she teasingly asked.
"You look so beautiful in that housecoat." He simply replied. He moved more to her. "Of course, it doesn't compare to you."
He smiled as he watched her blush. "There's nothing as handsome as you either."
"So," he took her wet hands with his own. "if we're the most beautiful things, we must be the perfect couple, correct?"
She laughed at his flirting. "Of course. We were meant to be."
"Exactly," he agreed. He gently kissed her forehead. "The sooner we finish up here the sooner we can leave. If we leave in the next hour we should be there by tonight."
"Okay," she said. She smiled up at him with both her lips and eyes. "I can't wait. It'll be so much fun!"
He nodded with a smile. "So let's finish the dishes and get packed."
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Sunna sighed with a tired smile. "We're finally here."
"Yeah, we are." Itachi said beside her. He held her waist and pulled her closer to him. "I'm sorry we couldn't get here earlier. The festival isn't on until tomorrow, so we haven't missed anything important."
"Do you think we'll be able to get a hotel?" she worriedly asked.
"I already booked us one. All we have to do is go and check in." he answered with a smile. Sunna in turn smiled back. He was always prepared.
"Come on, you're probably tired from our traveling." The Uchiha commented. With that they walked into the darkened town.
Eventually they reached their hotel. They had nothing to worry about since no one would recognize Itachi as a criminal. This town didn't have any shinobi, and it was far away from any main village, so they were safe from ANBU or anyone. And besides, Itachi wasn't wearing his Akatsuki cloak. He looked like any other citizen, just like Sunna did.
The hotel was brightly lit and welcoming. It looked cozy and homey, the perfect thing to come to after a long journey. Sunna smiled brightly as her and Itachi walked in hand-in-hand, their bags strapped to their backs. It was late at night and both wanted to get some rest so they immediately went to the check-in.
"I'd like to check in please." Itachi politely said to the woman behind the counter.
"Of course," she said. Within minutes they were properly checked in and started to make their way to their room.
"I chose this hotel when I was on a mission a few months ago." Sunna's boyfriend started to explain. "I knew it would be perfect for your birthday."
"You planned this months in advance?" she asked surprised. She lowered her head to hide her blush. "You do too much for me sometimes, Itachi."
He stopped at their numbered door. "I wanted to make your birthday special, since last year I had the inconvience of being absent on a mission. And besides, you can't see everything I have in store for you until tomorrow."
"Alright," she gave in with a smile. "But I still say that the trip alone is enough."
He lightly smirked. He started to open their door. "We'll argue later. For now, let's just get settled and get some rest."
When they first walked into the hotel room Sunna couldn't see anything because it was so dark. With a click the lights went on and she gasped. The room was huge, as big as their apartment, and that was only the main room! She could see a door to the bathroom. Everything was huge. To her right there was a gigantic window covering a majority of the wall. She couldn't see out of it since it was so dark outside, but she wondered what she would see in the morning. The rest of the room was exotic and fancy, and looked very expensive.
"In the morning you'll see why I picked this exact room for us." A monotone voice commented behind her. She turned to look at the dark-haired man.
"Itachi, i-it's beautiful!" she ran and embraced him.
He hugged her back, smiling brightly down at her. "You like it and you haven't seen it to it's full extent yet."
"I already love it." She looked back to him. "This is going to be the best time of my life."
"I think it will be, for both of us." Itachi replied in a flirty tone.
Sunna didn't respond. Was he really hinting on something in particular to take place this week? Were they ready for that kind of relationship? Then again, they had been together for two years and nothing had happened. Perhaps it was time for them to fully be a couple. Besides, it wasn't like Sunna didn't want it either.
"But as for now, I think we need sleep." He finally said.
"R-Right," the blonde stuttered, still phased by his comment.
As Itachi put down their bags on the bed, he started coughing. He hunched his back over as he continued to cough dryly. Sunna widened her eyes at his sudden action and rushed back to his side. She patted his back, trying to help him. He closed his eyes tightly and continued to cough, his hand covering his mouth.
Minutes passed and he finally stopped the coughing fit. Itachi breathed in slowly and deeply, making sure the cough was gone. After he was determined he was done he started to unpack his and her things without another word.
"I-Itachi, are you sure you're alright?" Sunna asked beside him. She still held a hand on his back and continued to look at him worriedly.
"You've been having these random coughing fits for a few months now, and I'm starting to get worried. Don't you think you should go see a doctor?"
"I'm fine, Sunna. It's just a cold." He stated.
"How can you have a cold for so long? And it's early August; how can you be sick when it's warm?" she pressed on.
"Some people can have colds for a majority of the year. The cold is spread through the air and can attack anyone at anytime. That's all it is." He answered.
"So then why am I not getting sick?" That sentence made him stop what he was doing. A sudden thought came to Sunna at his reaction to her question. 'Is Itachi trying to convince not only me, but himself?'
"You have a better immune system. Mine must have just been weakened and that's how I caught the cold and because my immune system is still weakened, I'm still sick." He replied. He straightened and handed his girlfriend her pajamas. "I'm okay, Sunna, really. Besides, I'm not letting anything stop our week together."
"Asides from your mission in the next town." She reminded him of his duty. She took her clothes from him.
"But that's after your birthday, so it's okay." He said with a small smile. He gently kissed her forehead. "Go get changed."
She murmured an "alright" and walked off to the bathroom. She got changed into her pink pajamas quickly and came out to Itachi again. She still wondered about her thought but decided to ignore it. If Itachi said he was fine, he was. He had never lied to her or anything of the sort and she had never done anything like that to him.
When she came out Itachi was already lying in bed. He was only wearing his pants and his torso was bare. Strong muscles were on his chest and abs, proving him as a shinobi. She could now walk into a room without blushing at his appearance.
She lay in the bed with him, leaving her clothes in the hamper. She looked right at him, her blonde hair coming over her one shoulder and touching the matress. He turned on his side to her too, his long, dark, waist length hair still in a low ponytail. His dark onyx eyes looked at her.
"Are you sore from our trip here?" she asked him. They had been doing a lot of running, and chakra helping or not, it was still hard.
"A little," he plainly answered.
She didn't need to ask where. She already knew that if he ran too often or went on frequent missions he would have sore shoulders and an aching back afterwards. She motioned for him to turn around to which he obeyed.
Gently she started to massage his somewhat tense back. With her fingers she held onto his shoulders and with her thumbs she circled into his back. He relaxed instantly from her gentle touch. She continued to work on his shoulder and back, using her knuckles, full palm, and whatever else she could do with her hand to massage Itachi's muscles. She gently worked up and down his back from his neck to his hips. She pulled closer and pressed herself against him to rub the front of his shoulders and collarbone. She could see that Itachi's eyes were shut and he looked very content.
"Thank you, Sunna." He finally whispered to her when she was done. He turned back and opened his eyes gracefully at her.
"You're welcome, Itachi." She whispered back with a smile. She knew how much he loved it when she gave him a back massage. She loved it when he did the same to her.
"I'll give you a back massage and then we have to go to sleep." He continued. Already he was rubbing the sides of her ribs to get rid of any pain.
She shut her eyes and smiled more. She nodded in agreement and turned over so he could work with her back. He did the same to her and she felt refreshed from her tiring journey. It was moments like this that she loved in their relationship.
Itachi stopped where she had ended on him; after rubbing her collarbone. He didn't remove his arms off of her but kept pressed to her and held her. Sunna gently held onto one of his arms, already falling into a deep sleep. She felt Itachi bury his head in her hair, neck, and shoulder. He kissed her neck once before they fell asleep together.
This is chapter one. This is the longest first chapter that I have ever written. I feel so proud! x3 I hope you enjoyed this chap! I got the idea of the backrub because people tell me that I give AWESOME backrubs :P see ya all later!