Author Notes:Alright people, this is my 2nd chapter, due to my lack of imagination, the first chapter was super-dull, but I edited it. Yahoo!...yeah… Check it out! (^^) Thanks PpL!

Disclaimer:Mahasashi Kishimoto

LoVe X LiFe

By: D'StYLeZ CaTz

ChApTeRTwO

Kisame and Itachi were wandering Konoha when they passed Ichiraku Ramen, a ramen (Japanese noodles) stall. "Tachi… I'm hungry" Kisame whined, clinging Itachi's neck with his arm.

"Stop calling me Tachi!" He choked, slapping Kisame's hand off his neck. "All you think about is food! Where was your fierce character you used to scare the poor girl?" Itachi replied, annoyed with Kisame.

As if on cue, his stomach rumbles. Kisame gave out a mocking grin.

"Besides, what's wrong with going food first? We have no food back at the inn…" Itachi blushed. Kisame laughed silently behind him.

"Hina! You're late!" The boss yelled from the kitchen when she tried to sneak in, "You start to act like Naruto, Hinata." The boss sighed then laughed.

"Go...gomen"

"Starting to miss Naruto?" The boss asked.

"Yeah, something like that" she reply with a sad smile.

"Oops! C'mon Hinata, incoming!" He said pointing to two men sitting at the corner.

"Irrashaimasu" Hinata said a bit louder than usual, tying her apron, pulling her notebook and took her tray, not looking at her customers. She turned to the two customers with a smile on her face. Her smile soon faded away as she saw that they were her two abductors, Itachi and his half-starving friend, Kisame.

She politely gave them two menus "Call me when you are ready to order, ah! Irasshaimasu!" she called out to another customer entering the stall.

"Thank you" Itachi smiled politely, realizing that she was a bit shivering.

He saw that kisame's eyes were looking towards Hinata as she went to another customer, his face resting on his hands.

"Is somebody in love?" he asked Kisame. He blushed, denying Itachi's comment coolly.

Itachi knew he was lying, he chuckled as he signalled to Hinata to order. She smiled and went back to collect their orders.

"She's different…" Kisame said at last after Hinata left to make their orders.

"Different? How?" Itachi asked.

"It seems that she's familiar to me. Even though she acted like that, she's fond of my appearance. It's like she's used to it. Wait! Nothing personal! Just a thought." he looked sad slightly then he said. "Forget what I said, its personal business! Pretend I don't say a word." He blushed.

Itachi chuckled. Then Hinata came with two bowls of ramen. She was about to say something, until suddenly another customer called her. Sighing, "Enjoy your food" she said smiling at Kisame, who was eating like he had never eaten before. Somehow looking like Naruto.

Minutes past, the two akatsukis were done with their food. Itachi called on the waiter, Ten Ten came to their place and gave them the bill.

"Where was the waiter just now?" Kisame asked.

Itachi smirked at him gaining a slight brush on Kisame's cheeks.

"Hinata you mean? She's… Huh? Okay, she went back… Weird though, she usually dismisses at 10 PM." Ten Ten doesn't sound sure.

"Any ideas where she could be?" Itachi asked.

"No… Wait, normally if she dismiss early, she should be at the memorial stone… Oops, don't tell Hinata I told you this…"Itachi smiled at her answer.


The moon shone brightly around the memorial stone area. A girl's figure could be seen sitting by it, touching the engraving on the stone slightly. Her eyes watering at the name engraved,

Uzumaki Naruto

"Hi Naruto… It has been a long time I since I came here to talk… I missed you dearly. Today, I saw Itachi and Kisame… I wanted to tell you earlier, but I'm late for my shift at Ichiraku… if only I took the shift when you were still there…"

No! Hinata! Your not suppose to say that! Ok, Deep breath 'Haah'right!

"I feel something's different with Itachi's partner Kisame… Akatsuki supposed to be scary and do bad things, but in a moment, he looked like you… The way he ate at Ichiraku just now looked just like you…" she smiled and laughed, stroking the memorial stone…

"I'm feeling lonely here, Naruto… Neither anything the same nor feels the same. Everything feel very weird, they can still laugh after a big tragedy happened. Sasuke… well…as you know, disappeared immediately. Sakura's living in Oto now; I hadn't had the heart to tell you…She told me she was kidnapped by Orochimaru. She became the personal doctor of Kimimaro. Apparently, she fell in love with Kimimaro. She got hell of a problem. Sasuke arrived in Oto weeks ago and he keeps on bugging Sakura, causing big fights with Kimimaro… Why is he always disturbing other people's happiness?" Tired of speaking… she silence for a while… The wind suddenly started to breeze…


A/N For any of you who noticed the last scene of Sakura, it was from a fanfic called Marrow by DeGlace, if I am not to use this, please notify me, I will bring it down. Check her works! They are heavenly!