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Itachi's POVI was running. I don't know how I was able to screw up so badly. I never failed a mission, ever. Leader was going to have my head. Literally… I could hear the posse of nin following me, they were incredibly fast. I felt a smirk tug at my lips. 'They may be fast, but I'm faster…' I thought. I turned around to face the oncoming twenty-some ninjas, whipping out my katanas in the process. I heard a shriek of pure terror, and the next thing I knew, everything went black.
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I woke up in a very comfortable bed, looking up at a bleak gray ceiling. My head hurt like hell. I didn't know where I was or how I got there, but I remembered my mission. I grimaced at the thought.
"The mission I failed…" I whispered.
Suddenly, a young girl appeared at my side, but I was too preoccupied with my thoughts to even realize it at first. How could I have failed? Those ninjas were no match for me, I'm an S-class… What happened? I looked up and noticed the girl. She was very small, young and thin, pale and with short white hair. Unusual for such a young girl. Even more unusual, I noticed, were her eyes. They were as pale as her hair; she looked like she could be blind. I was intrigued, but I didn't show it. Where the hell was I?
As if reading my mind, the girl answered, "You are in the Palace of the Village of Warman. You were found inside our forest last night, and were taken out by our greatest warrior." I showed no interest on my face in what she was saying, but she continued anyway. "My name is Azulun, I work here, as a maid and healer." I still showed no interest, although by now, I was indeed curious. '…Knocked out by their greatest warrior? What?' I was brought back from my thoughts when the girl continued to speak. "My mistress shall be in to see you soon-"
"I told you before, Azulun, I'm not your mistress, I'm your sister…"
I turned my head in the direction of the voice. There, in harsh contrast to Azulun, was a very dark girl. Her skin was still pale, yes, but her hair was as black as my cloak and her nails matched. Her eyes were a dark steely gray that I knew could pierce, and as she studied me, I felt transparent. It was an awkward feeling, but I refused to back down and look away first. I would succeed.
Finally, she turned to face her sister and sighed, "You can take your leave now…" Azulun bowed and left the room. I decided to study this girl more closely. Apparently she decided the same. I noticed she was wearing a black corset and a black and crimson skirt. I smirked inwardly. 'If I had emotions, I might think she was cute…' I mused. I shook these thoughts from my head. I remembered that I wanted answers.
She turned her back and I emotionlessly asked, "Who are you?"
She turned around long enough to smirk at me. Then she turned around again and started fiddling with bottles on a shelf. "I could ask you the same thing…" she stated, sounding obviously annoyed and amused at the same time. "But your reputation precedes you, Uchiha Itachi, high-ranking member of the Akatsuki, and in the favorable eyes of Pein." She turned to me again, still holding the smirk. I acted like I didn't care how she knew who I was. So I asked my question again. Her smirk just grew. 'Annoying girl…' I thought. I asked again, this time, a hint of annoyance escaping. She then answered me. "I, Uchiha, am Princess Silanu of the High Order, ruler of the Land of War, and of the Hishomi clan."
"Land of War?" I asked, this time, keeping the annoyance out.
"Sit up, Uchiha." She said. "It's story time…"
Silanu's POV"Sit up?" Itachi asked.
"Yes, stupid boy, sit up…" I demanded. He looked at me cautiously before complying with my 'request'.
"I suggest not calling me stupid…" he stated.
"Well, you're not in any position to be asking me for anything, are you Uchiha?" I could see a cold smirk forming on his lips. He obviously found this amusing.
"Well, tell me this story then, since you made me sit up for it…" he said, the smirk still threatening to appear. I glared at him. He was so… smug! Not to mention annoying…
"Fine, Mr. Smug-ass…" I replied. That was it, and the smirk was out. But as quickly as it came, it left. I rolled my eyes and sat down on the edge of the bed.
"This is the Village or Warman, but most people call it the Village of War because of we are a people of battling. All of the people in this village are highly skilled in swordplay, martial arts, jutsus, and the like. I am the eldest child of my father, King Saskei… he had only daughters, and therefore, I had to take the throne." I smirked. "If we had been men, my sisters and I would have killed each other for it… but the women in the family have always been soft… We just went with the eldest being given rule." The Uchiha seemed completely uninterested, but I knew better.
My suspicions were confirmed when he asked, "So, your people murder family?"
I smirked again. "Yes, clan-killer, they do… Brutal, no?"
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Surprisingly enough, Itachi asked me to come with him to the Akatsuki. At first, I refused, but then I thought 'Well, why the hell not!' and we snuck out of the Palace in the middle of the night. We walked together not saying a word. I was suddenly hit with the realization that I was wondering off with a stranger to go to the lair of a terrorist organization, the very same my uncle had started. I frowned. My uncle, stupid man… He killed my father AFTER he had taken the throne… Should have realized I would still get rule. Stupid, stupid man… I looked over at Itachi, wondering again why he had invited me to go see the Akatsuki. He just walked beside me, facing forward, expressionless. 'He's going to be an ass…' I thought. I sighed deeply. This was going to be interesting…
Itachi's POVI don't know what possessed me to invite the baka princess. I think it's because as we talked, I knew Leader would like her in the Akatsuki. A ruthless ninja, and a skilled killer could certainly be important. Also, I think I was hoping it would take away some of Leader's wrath at my first, and last, mission failure. I must admit, her skills were impressive. She showed me some of the jutsus she created and mastered. They were indeed incredibly powerful, the same as her chakra. And her arsenal of weaponry was incredible as well. Had I not had my own chakra and power, I would not have approached her willingly. I stole a glance. Once again, I was impressed. She kept up with my pace incredibly well. Not even breaking a sweat. We were getting very close now, very close to the Akatsuki lair. I held my breath. I hoped this would work.
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Leader was not happy. At all…
"Itachi, how could you have failed on so simple a mission? What is wrong with you?!" he yelled. I could feel Silanu smirking at me from the shadows, the bitch; she was having fun with this. I remained stoic as Leader continued to curse me out for the failure. In the middle of his furious ramblings, Silanu stepped out from the shadows and stood behind me.
"Oh will you, shut UP!" she cried. "You annoying, stupid-"
I spun to face her, and clasped my hand over her mouth. "You stupid baka…" I hissed. She just glared at me and struggled. I didn't loosen my grip, and instead turned around to face Leader. His face was red with anger at being insulted.
"I'm sorry, Leader, this baka is just-"
"Who IS that insolent girl?" demanded Leader.
"She's here to join the Akatsuki…" I stated plainly. I saw her eyes widen and then narrow at me. I let slip a smirk. Stupid girl didn't realize I tricked her…
"Well, what's her name? What's her skill?" Leader asked, seeming to have calmed down a tad.
At this point, Silanu bit my hand, forcing me to let her go. As I watched the blood drip from my palm, she walked up to Leader and smirked. I thought I saw a fleeting look of fear in his eyes. "Well, hello Uncle."
Silanu's POV"Silanu?" Pein asked, obviously shocked. My smirk widened.
"Of course, you baka… I'm glad you remember your eldest niece…" I thought I saw a fleeting look of hatred and fear in his eyes. Then he smirked too.
"So, you have abandoned your people to join the Akatsuki, Princess?" he asked mockingly.
I glared at him. "I have abandoned no one, unlike SOME people in this room…"
"Well then, who's watching over the village, hmm?" he asked, one eyebrow arched.
"Azulun is perfectly capable of ruling," I spat. "Anyway, its not really your business is it?"
"Come, niece, why are you really here?" he asked, a tone of annoyance creeping into his voice. I made a split second decision right then and there.
"The Uchiha said, Uncle…" I stated. "To join the Akatsuki…"
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As we were walking to what Uncle said would be my room, I could tell Itachi was shocked by what just happened. I had figured Pein wouldn't tell anyone his past… How he was defeated by mere ten-year-old girl, and how his exile from our village forced him to some remote cave where he started the terrorist group I was now a part of…
"Leader was defeated by a ten-year old?" Itachi asked.
"Stupid baka, why do you do that?" I shouted. As Itachi gave me a small smirk, I promptly smacked him on the back of the head. Suddenly, I heard a large explosion, and a blonde-haired boy came running down the hall towards the place where Uchiha and I were standing. Itachi shook his head and muttered something that sounded like "damn, stupid boy…" and I snickered. As he approached us, he slowed down, and finally halted right in front of me.
"Uchiha, who's that, un?" he asked.
Itachi looked positively bored as he responded. "This," he said, "is Hishomi Silanu, new member…" I smiled at the blonde haired boy, and he smiled back.
"I'm Deidara, un," he said. "You like art?"
Puzzled, I replied with a "Yes, I guess, why?"
He smirked and shouted, "Art is a BANG!" and threw a clay bird behind him that promptly exploded. I stared at the place where the bird exploded and decided I liked this Deidara, he was crazy.
"Let's keep going…" muttered Itachi. He continued walking down the hall, and after throwing a "See you later!" over my shoulder to Deidara, I followed the baka nin. We continued walking down one hallway until we reached the door at the end. Itachi silently opened the door and walked inside. I followed him in. The room was pretty bleak, but so was my room back home, so it felt rather comforting. I smiled. Mistake… Itachi caught it. I quickly wiped the smile off as Itachi gave me a smirk.
"So you like it?" he asked, slightly amused.
I could feel a blush creeping up my face. "Its ok…" I mumbled. Blushing? I NEVER blush! Itachi noticed that too. His smirk grew… I hate him…
Itachi's POVThe girl was blushing. I couldn't help but smirk at that. The baka was so cold and sarcastic for two days, and now a blush? 'Hmm, this could be fun, I wonder if I can mess with her…' I walked casually to where she stood and whispered in her ear.
"You can lie down if you like…"
She shivered, and I laughed to myself. So, the baka could be messed with. This could be quite entertaining… She had, after all, been rude ever since we met, and I really would like to get rid of her. But since that's not happening, I might as well mess with her. 'Not that way…' I assured myself. Although, taking another look at her, shaking ever so slightly under my gaze, I realized she was quite pretty. Not the normal kind of pretty, but a dark and ruthless beauty. I shook my head. Those stupid thoughts again! I noticed the nin has stopped shivering, probably realizing I was too observant not to have noticed. She straightened herself up and regained her sarcastic airs.
"You'd like that wouldn't you?" she sneered.
I must admit, at first I was confused. I had temporarily forgotten what I had just whispered in her ear. Then I smirked.
"Like what?"
She returned my smirk with a disgusted sneer. "You'd like me to lie down… God, you are so perverted!"
I just kept on smirking. "Baka, you aren't nearly pretty enough for that…" Big mistake. Her cold steel eyes flushed a deadly half-black, half-crimson, something I had never seen. Her eyes narrowed, and she seemed to glow with a purple radiance of cold fire. When she spoke, her voice had changed too.
"They say I look just like my mother," she said, her voice resembling that of a demon. "Never, and I mean never, say my mother wasn't pretty. NEVER!!!" Her eyes were framed with a glowing purple now too. "My mother was beautiful. And she'd be alive too if it wasn't for-" Suddenly, she stopped talking. Her eyes turned back to their gray, and the purple fiery aura diminished. But she was still pissed. I was kind of surprised. I mean, what the hell was all that?
"Leave… now!" she hissed. I readily complied. I did not need to be in the presence of such a freak girl. I swiftly turned and left the room. I wasn't going to leave her alone though. I knew she'd break down after I left, whether it was with anger or sadness, I wasn't sure. I leaned against the back of the door. Her mind was surprisingly hard to invade. And what I saw was not exactly what I'd thought I'd see…
Silanu's POV'That ASS!' I thought. As soon as he closed the door, I collapsed onto the bed. My head started to pound, and my eyes started to sting. I could feel a giant sob creeping up my throat. Mother… Damn, Mother!
FlashbackA little girl skipped up the hallways of an ornate palace. She couldn't be more than nine years old, but she was an adorably cute girl. Her choppy, raven hair was neatly brushed, and the black day dress she wore looked regal. She hummed to herself as she skipped, and her black eyes reflected the sunlight streaming through the windows rather happily. Suddenly, there was a blood-curdling scream that would shake even the most ruthless killer. The little girl immediately froze to her spot and screamed "Mommy!" Her eyes grew wide with fear as she sprang from the hall and raced down a long corridor. Inside one of the rooms, she saw her mother lying on the floor.
"MOMMY!" she shrieked, even louder than before. The lady lying there looked incredibly beautiful, even lying there with almost no life.
"Silanu…" the woman whispered. The nine-year-old Silanu crawled towards her mother, silent tears streaming down her face.
"Mommy, are you ok? Mommy who did this? MOMMY!!!" she screamed. She looked down at her mother, struggling for breath.
"Pein…" she whispered. The girl's eyes widened, and as she gazed into her mother's eyes, the life behind them left, and all she was left holding in her arms was a corpse. The girl wailed in sudden realization, and her cries were high and shrill, like that of a banshee. Suddenly, as the girl was shrieking, her she and her dead mother were lifted off the ground, surrounded by a purple fire. When finally encased in the flames, the girl's cries of sadness turned into screams of pain. Her black eyes turned to a steel gray, and would not close. She started to writhe; no doubt from whatever torture had a hold of her.
"AAAHHHHHHH!" she screamed. "IT HURTS!!! DADDY, STOP THAT, IT HURTS!!!"
End Flashback"Damn…" I whispered. It was nine years later, and I could still feel the pain of that cold fire. The pain that said I was cursed… that said my mother was not through, and I would have to carry the burden… the cold fire that Father made… I sighed deeply. I had not thought about these things in six years at least. Why was I thinking them now? I had to stop. I needed a walk, a long walk… I got up and walked over to the door and jerked it open, to let a totally caught Itachi fall over. I smirked down at him.
"What the hell, Uchiha?" I laughed, completely amused that he'd fallen in. This guy was beginning to get on my nerves… but at least he was cute… Did I really just think that?
Itachi's POVI looked up at the latest Akatsuki. 'I didn't seriously just see that…' I thought. I couldn't have… Daddy? A felt a sick feeling in my stomach. Her own father tortured her? I forced the feeling out. I didn't feel these things… and besides, I killed my whole clan, I shouldn't be shocked at that. 'Baka, denying fact… you know what you saw, and it was that damned princess in pain!' Great, now I was arguing with myself, just like Zetzu. I decided it would be best not to tell her that I knew at the moment. Although, I'm sure she must have sensed it. She was still waiting for an answer to why I was standing there.
"To listen to what you could be doing…" I replied hastily. I immediately felt a strong blow to the back of my head. I didn't wince.
"You baka!" Silanu seethed. "I knew you were perverted, but that is just sick…"
I stood up and smacked her across the face. Her bottom lip started to bleed. She looked thoroughly shocked as she reached her hand up to delicately touch her lip. As soon as she saw the blood, she stared up at me. Although her eyes remained wide with surprise, there was a glint of malice behind them now. I wasn't interested, and I turned away. As soon as I did, I sensed her quickly pulled a short dagger out from her belt, and throw it at my heart. I leapt out of the way, and turned to face her again, but she was already at my throat with another dagger. I waited calmly for her to draw it away, but instead she just started to talk.
"You want me to bleed, do you?" she hissed. I didn't say anything, just stared blankly. She sneered. She grabbed my hand and placed her dagger in it, closing my hand around it, and grasping my hand. "Make me bleed then…" she whispered. She guided my hand and her knife to her cheek and drew a small, shallow cut. The crimson blood stood out starkly against her pale skin. She let go of my hand and I drew it away. There was another emotion behind her eyes… For once, I couldn't define it. I held out her dagger, still dripping her blood. She looked down and it and whispered "Keep it, Uchiha, it'll bring you luck…" She turned her back to me and walked over to the tiny window, the only one in the room. She truly was a strange girl. Pain and suffering were her foray, and she was an incredible assassin. But she hid something, and she didn't seem to care that she was letting me know it. There as she stood by the window, her eyes closed and she seemed at peace. And her hair blew back in the breeze, and she silently let a single, solitary tear fall before whispering "Itachi… How's Uncle been?" I just stared. A twang of sympathy and care hit my stomach as I replied.
"Do you care?" She turned to face me. One more tiny tear fell.
"Of course I do… he's still my family…"
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Okay, so, I don't know a hell of a lot about Itachi, but I tried my best, hope you like the first chapter!!!!