Fourth Year Begins
I stared at the pictures that we had put on our living room wall. There were pictures of Kisame and Melody at the beach playing beach volleyball; man they are scary when they are competitive against each other. Another picture had Itachi smiling at the camera and Kisame making a funny face behind him. There was another picture of Itachi and me holding hands looking at the sunset. There were pictures of all of us at the top of a ski hill in the Land of Snow, when we took a trip there. Beside that one was a picture of Kisame and me making a silly face at the camera. Another picture held the memory of Itachi nursing a wounded raven back to health. There was a picture of Kisame holding his monopoly token, celebrating his first ever win of the game. Another picture showed Melody with her arm around my shoulder, holding a peace sign up with a great big smile on her face. There was a picture that I caught that had both Kisame and Itachi in the butler outfits at work. And the last picture, my favourite memory of all, held all of us in ridiculous poses in those ninja outfits we used to break Itachi out of his house.
All of these memories had been locked inside my heart but to be able to look at them all the time just made my heart melt. This summer had been the greatest summer I ever had. I never wanted it to end, there were too many things that I wanted to do. But I knew that these memories would be in my heart for the rest of my life. I could never forget my crazy but lovable family that was made last year.
Suddenly the door opened and I turned to the entrance. Melody who was doing dishes in the kitchen turned to the door as well. Kisame came through the door and happily went up to Melody. He lightly kissed her and I stared at the entrance, waiting for my man to come home. To satisfy me came Itachi who locked the door behind himself. He turned to me and smiled lightly. He came up to me and picked me up by my waist and twirled me around. I laughed lightly as he put me down. He gave me a big kiss which I then deepened by putting my arms around his neck. He let me go and put his forehead against mine.
"I'm home." He smiled lightly.
"Welcome home." I replied and he smiled.
"Are you guys ready for school tomorrow?" Melody asked and three groans came out of the room, "Geez, sorry I asked."
"I want summer to stay here forever." I told her, "And besides this is our last year which means we have to figure out what to do for the rest of our lives. I don't even have a clue."
"I don't think any of us has a clue…" Kisame sighed, "Oh well we will think of something I am sure of it. But for now, let's have this last night together and just enjoy each other's company."
"When did you learn how to speak so nicely?" Melody joked and Kisame rolled his eyes.
"Board Game Night?" Kisame asked and we all nodded.
. . .
I lightly heard a knock come upon my door and I let my eyes open up slowly. I looked at my alarm clock and saw that it was only 3 am. I groaned as I got out of bed to go check on the door. I opened it up and gasped when I saw Itachi. He looked tired as hell and I wondered what was going on.
"Itachi-kun?" I asked lightly and his eyes slowly opened.
"K-Kisame-san…he's snoring…and I can't get to sleep…" He whispered, "Can I…Can I sleep in your bed?"
"I uh…" I felt my cheeks burn up and I gulped, "Yea…Yes you can."
"Thank you Suine…"
He came in and I quietly shut the door behind him. He walked to the other side of the bed and flopped down at the other end of the bed. I walked back into bed and found myself starring at Itachi who looked uncomfortable. I bit my lip but I knew that I was okay with this.
"You…You can sleep up here…with me…Itachi-kun…" I whispered to him and he turned to me.
"Are you sure Suine? I don't want you to be uncomfortable-" He began but I shook my head.
"I'm not…I trust you…You can sleep with me up at this end." His eyes widened but then a smile came upon his face.
He lightly switched sides and he went on the side right beside me. I felt my face burn up but I ignored it. I felt his arm go around my waist to pull me closer. I smiled as we began to cuddle, falling back asleep soundly.
It seemed like forever until my alarm clock went off. My eyes slowly opened and I heard a moan come from behind me. I hit my alarm clock, making the noises stop coming from it. I rolled over and felt the warmth come to my cheeks as I saw Itachi's wide awake eyes staring at me. He lightly smiled to me, tracing his hand against my bare arm.
"Itachi-kun?" I asked and he lightly kissed me.
"Morning, Suine." He smiled, "I'd love to wake up beside you like this every day…"
"You…would?"
"Wouldn't you?"
"Of course!" I yelled out, "It just…seems…so right."
"I'm glad we are on the same page…Suine."
He smiled even more and pulled me into a hug. I smiled as I breathed in his scent; I cannot believe that I get to do this with him. Just to be able to be around him like this. I was Itachi Uchiha's girlfriend. I never saw any of this coming but I am glad that everything worked out in the end. Oh god, those girls at school are going to hate me.
"Hey have you seen Itachi?" I heard Kisame's voice ask from outside of the hall, probably talking to Melody.
"Uh…Do you think we should hide this?" I asked Itachi who just shook his head.
"Like last time? Hell no." Itachi sighed as he let me go. I moaned in sadness causing him to smile. He got off of the bed and went over to the door. He opened it and said, "Hey Kisame-san."
"Itachi-san!?" I heard Kisame's voice say as he came into the room to see me on the bed, "Did you…Are you…What!?"
"Don't worry Kisame-san…You were just so loud last night, so I came in here." Itachi began, "Of course with Suine's permission."
Kisame gave Itachi a look and then turned to me, where I just nodded to agree with what Itachi had said. Kisame nodded his head and walked out of the doorway, shutting it behind himself in order to allow us to have our privacy. I jumped off of the bed, heading towards Itachi who smiled at me.
"You know…" I felt my cheeks burn up, "If you…wanted…you could…"
"I could?" Itachi looked at me curiously.
"Stay…the night…"
"You…" Itachi's eyes widened and he put his arms around my waist, "Want me to move in here with you?"
"I…Only if you want to…"
"Of course I do…But as long as you are comfortable with it-"
"If I wasn't I wouldn't offer it…"
Itachi smiled brightly and put a hand to my cheek, lightly caressing it. My eyes widened as he titled his head down to me, bringing his lips closer to mine. I felt my eyes close as his lips touched mine. We kissed, romantically I might add, just before we had to get ready to go to school.
. . .
Melody charged out of the door of our apartment and locked it behind herself to try to catch to us. We all smiled as she was out of breath the moment she reached us. Kisame put an arm around her and her cheeks reddened. Itachi held out his hand to me and I grabbed it, our fingers intertwining with one another. We all got into the elevator and made it down to the main lobby, where we wished Mira a good morning.
The moment we left our apartment I sighed. The summer of our lives, it was all over now. We had to finish high school, I know we did. But that summer, it was unforgettable. It was the greatest and warmest memories I have ever collected. How was I supposed to go on knowing I couldn't add to those memories? I sighed again and Itachi squeezed my hand.
"We all miss it Suine." Melody told me and my eyes widened.
"That summer…it was beautiful." Kisame began as he flashed Melody a bright smile, "But we will continue to make great memories I know it."
"Don't worry Suine…Those memories will only get better." Itachi smiled at me and I blushed lightly, "We aren't going anywhere. Our dysfunctional family is sticking together, through thick and thin."
"I know."
The moment we made it to the front gates of our school, every single girl cussed the moment they saw my hand intertwined with Itachi's. I thought that all the looks and glares would make Itachi nervous but instead he walked proudly. He held his head high, with a great big smile on his face and still held onto my hand. I smiled lightly; he didn't care what they thought about us being together. I knew then and there, that he wasn't going anywhere this time.
"Oh hey Sakura." Itachi's voice began and Sakura's eyes widened at our hands.
"You!" Sakura ran up to me, pulling me out of Itachi's hand, "You didn't tell me that you got together! I waited a whole summer to know that everything turned out okay for you!"
"I am so sorry Sakura…" I told her and she smiled.
"It's fine. I am glad that you two are finally together." Sakura explained as she let me go. Ino and Hinata congratulated me and then Itachi grabbed my hand again.
"We have to go!" Itachi told them as he looked to his watch, "We have Jiraya-sensei's biology class! There is no way we want to be late for that."
"Oh crap! See you guys later!" I waved to my friends and Itachi pulled me through the hallways.
I ignored all the looks of those girls and even some of the Student Council members as we rushed down the corridor to head to Jiraya's biology class. He was a nice teacher, sometimes had way too many perverted jokes, but nice. However, if you were late it was like all hell broke loose. Itachi and I rushed into the classroom doors just as the bell rung. We stood there at the doors, catching our breath for a moment. Jiraya came up to the both of us.
"Itachi…" Jiraya began and Itachi looked up to him, "I see you are in my class again…"
"Yes…sir…" He breathed in and gained his composure, and I was not too far after him.
"And Suine, always a pleasure." Jiraya told me and I smiled. He came up closer to us and held a hand out to Itachi, "I heard on the news…The things you two did for the people of downtown…Incredible…A lot of people are indebted to you both."
"I don't want them to be indebted to me." Itachi told him and I nodded to agree, "I just wanted to help."
"I know you did…And it was a great thing you did, Itachi…Don't you forget that." Itachi took Jiraya's hand and shook it, "You are a good guy…Now take your seats."
Itachi smiled to Jiraya and grabbed my hand again, pulling me to a lab table in the front that had two empty seats beside each other. We sat down and opened up out notebooks, which just happened to be the same. I chuckled a little as Jiraya began to go over the course outline and start the first chapter of the course.
Itachi began to doodle as Jiraya started the lesson. He wrote down the key points. Damn he was intelligent, everyone wasn't kidding. No wonder the Student Council wanted him. He knew all the stuff already. I paid attention in class but looked over every now and then to see what he was doodling. He drew an eyeball with three comma shaped things circling the iris.
"What's that?" I whispered, pointing to the eye.
"I don't know…Just something I thought of drawing…" He whispered back lightly and flashed me a smile.
He then wrote something at the top of his page, motioning for me to read it. I looked to see him write I love you on it. I smiled back and lightly wrote I love you too back to him. It all seemed childish, this whole relationship thing. But I knew that was just who we were. We were mature and yet immature. We were somewhere in between and that was okay. As long as we were together, I know that was okay.
"Itachi." Jiraya called upon Itachi and he looked up to him, "What is the definition of a tumour?"
"A swelling part of the body caused by an abnormal growth of tissue." Itachi explained and Jiraya smiled and then pointed to me.
"Suine, name three different types of tumours." Jiraya asked and I smiled lightly in response.
"Craniopharynigoma, Bone and Connective Tissue Tumours, and Astrocytoma's." I replied and he shook his head.
"Nobody is going to be able to beat you two…And together…I'm afraid of what you two might accomplish." Jiraya spoke out and Itachi chuckled.
"Me too sir." He laughed and everyone in the classroom was shocked at our intelligence. Jiraya was right, we really were unstoppable together.
. . .
Itachi walked me down the hallways, headed towards the entrance of the cafeteria. Lunch time hit a lot faster than normal, which was okay with me. The faster this day was done the faster I could go home and just be with Itachi all day. I felt the glares of all the girls hit my direction the moment Itachi put an arm around my shoulders. He smiled brightly, completely ignoring those who wanted to make me sad again.
"After you." He opened the door for me and I smiled lightly. I went in the cafeteria followed closely by Itachi.
We were both spotted by Kisame and Melody who smiled brightly and waved at the both of us. We quickly went over to them, sitting on the bench across from them. We all pulled out our bento boxes and smiled when more people came to join our table. Sakura, Hinata and Ino smiled brightly at us, wanting to finally be a part of our group.
"We should all go bowling." Sakura bluntly suggested and we all looked to her, "Why not? It would be fun, plus I feel that we should do more as a group!"
"I am down for that!" Melody smiled lightly, "Just another game that I can kick Kisame's ass in!"
"Hey!" Kisame turned to her.
"I'll have you know Melody that Kisame is actually very good at bowling. When the student council went out to bowling he always won." Itachi spoke out to defend his best friend.
"Well I'll have you know that Melody is a bowling champion!" I winked at Itachi, "Trophy and everything."
"Bring it on babe." Kisame grinned evilly and Melody joined him, sometimes they can be scary together.
"I guess that is a yes to bowling." Ino laughed out lightly, "Is it alright if my boyfriend comes along?"
"Whoa! Hold up." I turned to her as she lightly blushed, "When and who?"
"The middle of summer I was asked out by Sai." Ino smiled lightly, "He is a sweet boy."
"I know but he's so shy." I told her but she shrugged her shoulders, "I am happy for you! Of course he can come! Maybe we should invite Naruto for Hinata." I winked to her and she blushed suddenly.
"Invite me for what?" A voice said behind me and I quickly turned to see none other but Naruto.
Hinata hit her head against the table, probably fainted in embarrassment. Naruto's deep blue eyes searched my eyes for the answer. He had a big smile on his face and his golden hair was still spiked and ruffled as usual. I quickly gained my composure and smiled at Naruto.
"Well if it isn't Naruto Uzamaki." I began and he nodded, "I thought you were supposed to keep in touch."
"I'm sorry Suine." Naruto lightly smiled, "I got busy with my life and it seemed like you were very busy with your own." Naruto then turned to Itachi, "I also apologize to you Itachi, and I understand that you were expecting me to come say hello as well. But I was intimidated by the whole Student Council look-"
"No need to apologize to me, Naruto. I completely understand where you are coming from. I was an asshole. I wouldn't have liked for you to see me in that state." Itachi smiled lightly and Naruto joined Itachi in his happiness.
"Well I have to get going, Kiba, Lee, Gaara, Neji, Choji and Shikamaru are all expecting me…" He explained and I smiled even more. The boy who had no friends apparently can't even get enough of them.
"So you finally have friends?" I asked him and he smiled lightly with a tinge of redness coming to his cheeks.
"Yeah. Well, I had them the last year of the academy and you of course." Naruto stated and I chuckled.
"Before you go Naruto." Itachi began, "Why don't you and all your friends come bowling with us? Say Saturday night?"
"Sure! I'm sure they would love that! Thanks." Naruto smiled lightly and I turned to Hinata who had finally gained her composure, "See ya guys then." Naruto winked at Hinata who froze at his gesture. He walked away and we all chuckled at Hinata.
"Well might as well go ahead and say it." Melody smiled, "He likes you."
"…Naruto-kun…couldn't possibly…" Hinata shook as she said those words. We all rolled our eyes at her shyness and just continued to discuss the details of bowling. Turns out that more girls were coming, it was like the old reunion of the Leaf Academy, with some extra new friends. Except there was one person missing and I could tell by the look in Sakura's eyes that she wished he could be there too.
I turned to Itachi who smiled lightly, rubbing the back of his head in embarrassment from what Kisame had revealed about him. I felt my smile disappear as I thought about Sakura's broken heart. I put my hand onto Itachi's who looked to me the moment I did that.
"What's wrong Suine?" He asked me, his face changing with worry.
"Do you think…you could invite…Sasuke?" I asked and everyone turned to me, Sakura's mouth opened at my comment, "I just feel that maybe we shouldn't exclude him."
"But won't that cause complications?" Kisame asked, "I mean, he isn't exactly liked by everyone."
"I know but I think that we should invite him. After all, he is still important to some people." I looked Itachi dead in his eyes, which widened in surprise.
"Suine…You don't have too…do that for me…Itachi please don't put yourself in an awkward situation-" Sakura began but I turned to her, with a look that made her close her mouth.
"Please Sakura. If Itachi is okay with it then why shouldn't we at least try?" I told her and Itachi sighed.
"I can try…But I can't guarantee that he will come." Itachi stated and I smiled at him, "That's if he will even want to see me in school." He chuckled but I knew that it hurt him to not feel comfortable to approach his own brother in school, "But I'll try for you. If you think it will be fine."
"Thank you Itachi." I kissed him on the cheek, which made him blush and everyone giggled at Itachi.
I didn't know if asking Sasuke was the right call or not. However, I knew that Sakura wanted him there and that if we did manage to get Sasuke to come along, it might make him reconsider his decisions. Maybe this event will make him miss being with us.