I was standing in the auditorium of my school, lost in thought. I closed my eyes, but a voice broke my concentration.
"Hey, Redami, are you okay? That's the fifth time you've stared at something for no reason." Said my friend Mark who was standing next to me. I glanced up at him, a smile on my face, when I looked at the hallway leading to the main doors. My smile turned to a grimace, and I snapped into a fighting pose.
"Hey! You okay? That's the first time you've moved in a while!" Said Mark, moving away from me as I glanced towards him angrily.
"Damn! Their here!" I said quietly, my voice not hinting at the anger and surprise I was trying to hold in. A slight breeze whipped through the auditorium, and not very many people looked up. Someone in a bright orange suit whipped down the halls, so fast that no normal human could see them. Another person in a black suit came from behind me, and I spun around to face the person behind me. They both spun away from me, and ran up the walls, until they met, and sped off in different directions. Everyone in the auditorium shrieked, and ducked. I stood up straighter, and some of the braver people started to recognize the people.
"Naruto? How is he in real life? "
"Sasuke?! It's my dream come true!"
"Naruto? Where?!"
I snarled, the sight of Naruto and Sasuke driving me over the edge. A whisper of fabric behind me made me turn around. Itachi was standing behind me, his red eyes locked on mine. The room started to fade out, and I wondered if I was fainting when someone caught me.
"No! Itachi! Damn it! How did you get here so fast?!" Said a familiar voice a few feet away. A familiar growl, not Sasuke's, came from somewhere beside him. I felt rather then heard the reply, from beneath my ear.
"She's mine. Little brother, Naruto, you lose. I'm coming back for Naruto. With her at my side." Said Itachi. My eyes dully focused on a face above me, Itachi's face. He picked me up, and the whispers started up again.
"Itachi? Who's that?"
"Naruto? Why have I heard that name before?"
"You mean Naruto anime Naruto?"
The light from the skylight started to fade out, and I feebly looked for something familiar to focus on. Itachi's face swam in and out of focus. He glanced down at me, and smiled. It was a small, evil smile, but it shocked me all the while.
"Shh. We'll be gone soon. Sleep." He said, and at that, everything went dark.
Itachi smiled, and softly stroked her hair. He looked up, and he angrily looked at his little brother.
"Sasuke. Why did you follow me? Where's Naruto?" he said, his eyes falling to my face. Sasuke smiled, a mirror image of Itachi's, small and evil. His eyes, burning red, locked on Itachi's.
"He's behind you. And he's angry." He said, his hand inching towards my shoulders. Itachi pulled back, clutching me closer.
"No! Don't touch her!" he said, his normally placid voice a snarl. He was careful not to touch my left shoulder. He spun away from Naruto and Sasuke in one move. He nodded to Sasuke, once, then he faded from view, with me still in his arms.
I woke up on a bed in a room. I didn't recognize anything, except the person standing in the shadows. Itachi's head turned from the window, his eyes red. I lost myself in his gaze, then I got up. I looked around the room in confusion. My voice was thick with disuse when I opened my mouth.
"Where.. Where am I?" I asked, and gained a smile, one not as evil as before.
" You are safe. Come. Walk with me." He said, and he walked to the door. With a wave of his hand, and a few unspoken words, the door opened. I quietly walked over to him, and he jumped when I moved slightly to let him out before me.
"How did you? I should have seen you come up behind me. Oh well. Come." He said, waiting outside the door for me. I looked around while Itachi did something to the door. There were maybe three other floors, and I was on the middle one. There were maybe 10 rooms on each floor, except the bottom one. It was mainly a lobby and where people could eat if they didn't want to eat in their rooms. I wouldn't call it a restaurant. It was obviously not very well used. I heard Itachi come up behind me, and I turned my eyes from the windows to Itachi's face.
"So, what do you think?" he said, a hint of sarcasm in his voice. I narrowed my eyes and looked past him. I tensed up, and prepared to leap over the railing if I had to. Itachi grabbed me into a hug, and held me tightly against his chest, so tight I could feel the beating of his heart. Someone whizzed by, and Itachi relaxed, slightly. He let me go, and I relaxed as well. Steady footsteps were all I could hear, for I couldn't see anyone coming towards me. I looked at Itachi, but he was relaxed. Someone stopped by me, and I acted automatically. I reached out with my right hand, grabbing fabric, and I pulled, reaching with my left for a more sturdy purchase. A gentle hand pulled at my arms, and Itachi pulled me away from…someone.
"Well, she's been trained well." Said a gruff voice I didn't recognize. A small ripping sound occurred from my left, and I looked away as the person pulled off his shredded cloak.
"Hisame. Good to see you." Said Itachi as he held me closer. I buried myself in the extra folds of his cloak. Hisame peered at me closer, then looked at Itachi.
"Caught yourself a wild one, eh?" he said