A person from Itachi's past has shown up on the Akatsuki's front door. It's been years since they last saw each other. What was their connection? Does it still exist?
Heartbeat
Prologue_ Why Do I Remember?
He lay in his bed at the dead of night. He was tossing and turning in his sleep. Sweat was dripping down his face. "Kaiya..." He whispered in his sleep.
(Dream)
"Itachi," A sweet voice called him. Itachi was in a dense dark forest at night. Rain was pouring loudly. Itachi was drenched. His hair soaked. Rain ran into his eyes. "Itachi," The voice called him again from beyond the trees.
Itachi turned around when a delicate hand rested on his shoulder. He turned around to see a familiar face he hadn't seen in years. "Hello, Itachi, where have you been?" She asked with a smile. Her midnight hair was a waterfall running down her back. Her dark eyes reflected Itachi's. Only they weren't devoid of emotion. She was shorter than him. Her skin was pale yet beautiful.
"Kaiya," Itachi reached out and caressed her cheek softly with the back of his hand like he had the last time he saw her. The woman smiled affectionally at him and leaned into his touch. She gently took Itachi's face in her delicate hands and made him look her in the eye when he bowed his head in shame. She wiped away the few tears he had shed.
"Kaiya, I..." He began.
"Shhh," Kaiya cut him off soothingly, "There's no reason for you to apologize." She stood on her tiptoes and gently pressed her warm lips against Itachi's.
(End of Dream)
Itachi jolted upward and awake in his bed at sunrise. He was panting heavily. "Why am I, all of a sudden, thinking about her?" Itachi asked the empty room. He was answered by the happy chirping of birds outside his window.
To Be Continued...