I woke up slowly. I sat up and rubbed my eyes. Yaaawn.
"So you're finally up?" Itachi said which scared me. He had his cloak on. I just nod.
"Did you sleep well last night?" he asked. I nod again and then blush. I just remembered when Itachi put his arm around me to keep me warm. Itachi handed me my cloak.
"Get dressed. We have a mission." He said. He walks out the room. I quickly put on my cloak. I walk out the door and follow Itachi, who was halfway down the hall. He stopped at a door. Knock Knock. Itachi uses his knuckles to knock on the door.
"Kisame, it is time to go." Itachi spoke through the door. I went behind him waiting for the door to open. Finally it did.
"Dang Itachi. Isn't it too early to wake up?" Kisame didn't have a shirt on, most importantly his cloak. He looked at me.
"Don't tell me she is coming with us?" He groaned immaturely. Itachi glared at Kisame.
"Ino will be a great asset to our mission. Hurry up and get dressed. We will be waiting outside." Itachi said firmly. Kisame sighed and closed the door. Itachi walked off and I followed him. We came outside in front of a forest.
"Kisame can be very insensitive sometimes. You just have to get use to it." Itachi said. I looked at Itachi and smiled. He looked at me with his serious expression. I adverted my eyes quickly and started blushing. Itachi is amazingly cute. Finally Kisame came. We headed off into the forest. I walked closely by Itachi.
It was getting dark and I was getting tired of walking. Itachi seemed to sense that and stopped.
"We will rest here." Itachi looked around.
"There should be a river nearby if anyone wants to wash up or drink." I quickly took noticed.
"I will be heading there so don't' follow." I announced. Itachi and Kisame sat down on the ground under the trees. I walked a little ways to the river. The water was very clear and beautiful in the moonlight. I get close to the river and look around to make sure no one is nearby. I take off my clothes leaving only my undergarments on. I place my clothing right by the river. I ease my way into the water, which was freezing cold. The height of the water was to my waist. I quickly dip myself into the water. I jump up and accidentally scream. I put my hand over my mouth. That was embarrassing just by myself. Suddenly I see someone down the river. I duck in the water and swim closer to them. As I get closer I notice that it was a girl with long black hair. I reach for the kunai strapped on my left thigh. I stand up in the water with kunai in hand.
"Hey, Who are you?" I yell defensively. The person turns around and I suddenly knew whom it was. My face turned completely red and I stepped backwards slipping into the water. He grabs my hand helping me to stand. I look up at him and start to blush like crazy; all he had on was boxers. Shouldn't I have gotten use to sleeping with him?
"Are you okay, Ino?" he asked calmly. He was still holding my hand.
"I-Itachi…I uh…" I stuttered. My face was getting red by the second. Itachi had a confused expression on his face. I quickly snatched my hand away from him and ran down the river to where my clothes were. I grabbed my clothes and hid in the woods. I leaned my back against a tree and clutched my clothing to my chest. I closed my eyes and took a deep breath. That was so embarrassing. Suddenly I felt a big gust of wind and there was Itachi standing in front of me. I started to blush. He came up close to me and placed his hand on the tree by my head. He leaned his head close to mine. His lips were so close to my lips. I was frozen. What is he doing?
"Why…did you run away? Itachi asked. He sounded angry. I was just so flushed that I couldn't say anything. He looked down at my lips and then backed up a bit and looked into my eyes. He put his other hand on my cheek. He was looking into my eyes as if trying to get inside my thoughts.
"Are you afraid of me?" He asked. That time he sounded sad.
"N-No…" I finally responded. He backed away from me.
"Lets go back to Kisame. He will probably be wondering where we are." Itachi started to walk away. What was all that about? Itachi was so close to me but I wasn't scared, embarrassed but unafraid. He was so cute…
I quickly put on my clothes and tried to follow Itachi. There was a small campfire. Kisame looked at Itachi and I. He smirked.
"Well what have you two been doing?" He said raising an eyebrow at Itachi.
"Nothing happened, Kisame." Itachi said. He sits down across from Kisame from the fire. I follow Itachi and sit beside him.
"Are you warm?" He asked. I nod and stared at the fire. Why is Itachi so concerned about me?
"Yeah right. Something was going on, I can tell." Kisame said looking at me. Itachi glared at Kisame.
"Just be quiet. Its none of your business." He said.
"Whatever." Kisame pouted. I giggled a little. Itachi looked at me but he didn't smile. I have yet to see Itachi smile. I blushed and looked away. Later I got drowsy and eventually fell asleep.
