Year One
That Room
"Your time to get her!"
It was a lie, Itachi had gone the last three times but Ino realized quickly that she was alone and there was no crying. She sighed and got up still. What was Itachi even doing up at this hour? It was still in the middle of the night. It was dark outside, right?
She first went by her daughter's room to see if everything was fine. She was sleeping soundlessly. She looked so innocent where she lay, like she wasn't a night terrorist with her cries. Like her cries probably didn't wake up Sasuke and Sakura too.
Then Ino checked hesitantly if Itachi was in the bathroom. Nothing.
She then went to see if he had wanted a night snack and gone to the kitchen. Nothing.
She on the other hand wanted a nighttime snack now that she was on the kitchen. Rice crackers with sesame butter was heaven.
She finished her rice crackers and moved to the living room, had she been kicking in her sleep and he had gone to sleep on the couch? Nothing.
Where could that tosser be hiding?
She wandered aimlessly around the house trying to sense him, but he didn't want to be found she could only assume.
Was he even in the house? He had to be, where would he be if not?
Inokoto started her alarm again and Ino waited to see him suddenly appear to come see to her. She didn't say anything but watched them. He knew she was watching but it didn't bother him. He knew she had been around the house looking for him.
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It wasn't until the third time this happened she was starting to get very worried. Especially when she was able to find out where he went. That room.
She didn't dare to interrupt him. She just saw the lights on one night when the door hadn't been closed all the way.
She let him stay in there alone.
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"Ino, just come!"
She didn't want to come with him in that room. Sure she had a slightly different relation to the room now that she had given birth in it. Still it wasn't really a room she enjoyed. She didn't have happy, fond and safe memories of staying in that room.
She knew if she didn't come Itachi would just carry her so she walked over with short steps. Resistance was futile and she'd find herself in that room no matter what.
"It's for Inokoto."
His voice was proud, he was beaming with a smile that reached his eyes and further.
The room looked nothing like it had. It had been painted in pink and lilac tones. Colorful pictures hung on the wall, toys where everywhere. New as well as old ones, they must have been from his childhood and his family crest was present on all of them.
Ino was crying picking up a white teddy bear.
"Oh! You think it's morbid, kind of sick and or disgusting?"
Ino shook her head and sniffled, tossed the soft teddy bear and ran up to him. She gave him a tight hug before she turned around to look at the room again. She couldn't let herself cling to him for too long.
The room didn't look like it had. It wasn't dark and somber anymore. It was light and cheerful as it was filled with life once again.
It almost felt like the Uchiha ghost had left them.
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This is the short and sweet introduction chapter of the sequel to my story Come on Over. I recommend reading it, but I guess you could read this as a separate piece with a few minor blanks.
The general outline for the story is shorter chapter and a general good, fluffy mood until thing picks up. Things always get messy when it's Itachi and Ino. Chapters will also become longer.
I hope you guys will enjoy reading it because I love writing it and I have so much planned.
I'd appreciate to know if anyone moved over from my story Come on Over, but there is no force to review.
EMG