Summary- After killing his family Itachi wanders around for a bit, having not decided what to do next. He meets a young woman and on his final night in the town he gets her pregnant, unknown to him. Fast forward four years and a half years. Akatsuki is getting closer to achieving their goal. As Kisame and Itachi travel through the Land of Fire they make a startling discovery, a lost little girl who looks just like Itachi and can even access the Sharigan. That's not all they find out when they finally get the little girl home.

A note from me- In this chapter Itachi is seventeen and the girl is eighteen. Itachi had killed his family a couple years before my story but he doesn't join Akatsuki until at the end of this chapter. The word killed is in parentheses for reasons that will be obvious in later chapters. This chapter moves fast so keep up

Itachi Uchiha didn't know where he was going. He had been walking for days with no destination in mind. Having 'killed' his entire family a couple of years before he hasnt decided what to do next I need somewhere to rest…Sasuke he thinks of his little brother. Deciding not to dwell in the past he spots a small village ahead and decides to stay there for a while. Inside the town he finds a tea shop. He stops when he gets inside and looks around. People are chatting and laughing. The place is crowded. A young woman with light brown hair and a blue kimono comes up to him

"Sir would you like a seat?" He nods "Come this way" She weaves pass the many tables and comes to one in a corner with a window "Im sorry sir but this is the best we can do. As you can probably tell, we just opened and have been packed the past few days, but will this do?" Itachi nods again "Okay, have a seat and I'll be back in a minute" She smiles then walks away. He sat and closed his eyes Sasuke, I wonder if he's ok. He'll probably come after me in a few years. He doesn't understand and probably never will. Akatsuki…this is their fault or at least their leaders but I cant think about that now. Whether I want to be or not Im expected to join them. At least I'll have something to do "Sir, Sir" a voice interrupts his thoughts. He opens his eyes to see the young woman back again. "Im so sorry sir but all our tables are filled and someone came in with a reservation they made weeks ago. I don't want you to leave so would it be ok if this person shared a table with you? I already asked them if they minded. They said no" She looks like shes about to cry so Itachi nods again then turns to look out the window. "Thank you so much sir. I'll give you a discount on whatever you order" She bows then hurries off to get the customer. Itachi frowns. He had wanted to be alone but that wouldn't be happening.

"Here you are ma'am, I'll be back in a minute" Itachi can tell someone sits across from him but he doesn't feel like being bothered so he says nothing.

"You look depressed, are you? Cuz there are doctors and meds for that type of thing" Itachi turns to see a caramel skinned young woman smiling at him. Her dark hair was tied back and bangs fell on her face. She wore a simple yukata and had large hoop earrings in her ears. Itachi didn't say anything, instead he turned back to the window. "Well that's rude. If you don't want to talk just say so"

"I don't want to talk"

"Whatever" mumbling lower she said "This is why I don't like the Land of Fire"

"Here's some tea to start out with" the woman came back and sat cups, saucers and a teapot on the table. She poured a little in each cup then said

"Would you two like anything to eat? We have some of the best food in the country"

"That's a big boast" the other woman said

"I know but we do. Our head chef has served food to royalty and his cooking skills are very well respected"

"Ummm…how bout you bring whatever is the cheapest on the menu" Without noticing a slight smile appeared on Itachi's face

"Uhh…ok sure. What about you sir?"

"Same thing" The woman scratched her head then shrugged her shoulders and went off to get the food. After a few minutes Itachi looked back across the table. The dark haired girl had fallen asleep at the table. Itachi drank his tea then got up. The server raced over to him

"Sir I hope you aren't leaving because of me" She had a scared look on her face.

"No Im not. You can cancel the orders" Then without another word he picked up the other girl and started to leave. The server opened the door for him and smiled. She wished all strangers were as nice as him.

Itachi had found a nice inn and rented a room. It was on the second floor at the end of the hall. After getting into the room he put the girl in one of the beds then sat on the other one What am I doing? I don't have time for this, I need to go He stood up preparing to leave when he heard

"I should've never drank that stuff last night, I still feel sick" Itachi looked over to the bed. The girl was awake with her hand to her head. She finally noticed Itachi. Standing on the bed she shouted

"Did we do anything?!" It took Itachi a minute to get what she was saying then he frowned and said

"I wouldn't waste my time, you fell asleep at the restaurant so I brought you here"

"Oh, wait a minute did you just say you wouldn't waste your time? I cant decide if you're a jerk or a nice guy" She put a finger to her chin and acted like she was thinking. Itachi rolled his eyes then turned to leave again "Whats your name?" she calls after him

"None of your business" He says then walks out of the room.

"I can think of a few names I'd like to call him" She mumbled

The sun was just starting to rise as Itachi sat in a tree, half sleep when he caught a rock. Without opening his eyes he said

"What do you want?"

"Wow I didn't expect you to catch that but do you wanna get something to eat? I have to pay you back" He opened his eyes and looked down to see the girl from yesterday. She wore dress pants with a white dress shirt that was unbuttoned so he could see a white tank top underneath. Her hair was pulled back and her hands were on her hips. Her brown eyes never left his. He threw the rock at her head but she moved her head to the side avoiding it. "Come on I'll leave you alone if you let me buy you breakfast"

"Really?"

"Yep" He sighed then jumped down in front of her.

"So is 'none of my business' your nickname?" She smiled

"Itachi" He said then started to walk away

"Well Itachi, Im Natara"

"I don't care, after this I'll never see you again"
"What are you PMSin or something?" She ran to catch up with him.

It had been two months since Itachi had come to the small town. Everyone knew him. He had gotten an apartment with Natara. He didn't know why she had stayed but he got a feeling it had something to do with her job. She never talked about it but she'd disappear for hours then come back like nothing was wrong, not that he cared. He just thought it was strange, she said she wasn't a ninja but she wouldnt elaborate on exactly what she did. He'd even tried to follow her once but she caught him. That surprised him considering how good he was. He gave that up and spent his days practicing different jutsus in the forest. Natara would complain he wasn't doing anything to help pay the bills, which he wasn't but he didn't care about that either. All that mattered was Akatsuki. Their leader had finally tracked him down and was trying to persuade him to join them. Itachi wasn't sure yet so the guy said he'd be back at the end of the next week for his answer. That was one week ago, he still hadn't reached a decision. He was looking out the window when the door flew open. He didn't have to turn around to know who it was.
"Natara I wish you wouldn't do that"

"Do what?" She walked inside with a bag full of food. Her bracelets on her arms jingled as she put the bag on the couch "I was inside this book store looking for cooking recipes, I found one then went up to the counter, as Im getting ready to pay the guy this alarm goes off and everyone congratulates me for being the 1,000th customer" She reaches into the bag and pulls out a book "I got this Icha Icha thing as a prize. From what I've read so far its garbage, you wanna read it?" Itachi doesn't say anything. She sighs then drops the book and walks over to him. "Whats been up with you lately? You've been in a bad mood since last week"

"Im fine"

"No you're not. I thought we were friends"

"I guess you thought wrong, especially since I never said that we were"

"You're a jerk Itachi. I don't know why I still deal with you" Itachi turns to face her. Their eyes locked. He doesn't know when it started to happen but lately the way he felt about Natara was changing, maybe that's why he wasn't ready to join Akatsuki yet. Natara started to hiccup. She did that anytime she was nervous which seemed to be every time she was around Itachi. She moved across the room to put the bag of food away, hiccupping the entire time. Itachi went back to looking out the window.

Later that night

"Hey Itachi! I want you to give me an opinion!" Natara shouted. After she received no answer she slid the door open, it was dark. She looked around, but didn't see him. As her eyes adjusted she moved farther into the room.

"What?" She turned around. Itachi was behind her and he didn't look happy

"I just wanted you tell me how I look. I have to go to a…ummm…yeah, its for my job" Natara almost told him what she did. She kicked herself mentally for it. Itachi's eyes narrowed

"I don't care"

"C'mon do this and I wont bother you anymore" he rolled his eyes remembering the first time she told him that. He looked her up and down. She wore a dark blue kimono with matching heels. Her hair was up in a almost neat bun. Sliver earring dangled from her ears and she wore no makeup. "What do ya think?"

"You look fine"

"Maybe I shouldn't go"

"Why?"

"I…think…we…should….do…something" She hiccupped between each word. While she was trying to get her words out, thoughts ran through Itachi's head She's the reason I haven't left yet, but I cant stay here any longer. I need to leave tomorrow. He had told Natara this earlier which may have been the reason she wanted to stay with him. Itachi decided he'd probably regret later what he was about to do but he put his hand under Natara's chin.

"Itachi…what…are…you…doing?"

"Nothing" He whispered then kissed her.

It was early in the morning. Itachi looked over to the Natara sleeping next to him. He watched her sleep for a few minutes. Sighing he got up to leave. It'd be easier with her asleep.