Once more-
Chapter Two.
WARNING: This fic is half serious, half semi-crackfic. I write chapters in parts and the seriousness will depend on my mood *COUGH*HYPERNESS*COUGH* :D
"I dreamed I was missing
You were so scared
But no one would listen
'Cause no one else cared"
-LINKIN PARK, Leave Out All The Rest.
Itachi was confused.
Not just confused- but also pissed as hell.
The usually stoic Uchiha paced around the abandoned clearing, miles away from Konoha, miles away from the Uchiha compound; away from prying eyes.
What in the world was going on?
Was this some sort of punishment for all the wrong he's accumulated throughout his whole life? For causing his brother so much trauma? For allowing- no, for being the cause of his brother's resignation to the hatred?
For what others might consider a blessing, to him, it was just plain, and utter torture.
Constantly there- constantly reminding him that it was his own fault; his own decision to loose his once peaceful life.
-But then, no. If he hadn't done what he did, a war would have broken out, and he didn't want anyone else to experience what he had to-
"Cap'ennnnnnnnn!"
Instinctually snapping to the sound, kunai poised and ready to engage, Itachi prepared for the worst, only to realise it was one of the members of his team. The team he was meant to go on a mission with. Crap.
Well that didn't totally just give away the fact that "Itachi" is not, in fact, the usual "Itachi".
The stress was making him go loopy. After all, a late Uchiha was a failed Uchiha. And a no-show Uchiha was disowned by the frickin' clan. Double crap.
Act cool. "Nezumi" he acknowledged, giving a slight nod of his head.
The rat-masked ANBU regarded her captain with barely concealed amusement, and though hidden by the mask, Itachi could feel the smirk radiating off her.
She was either amused by her captain's unusual behaviour, or she could read minds. Hopefully the former.
Triple crap…?
Giving himself a mental shake (because Itachi was just too cool to shake himself physically), Itachi reminded himself that his mask was in place. And that NO, Nezumi (AKA… What was her name again…? Kai? No, that's a boys name. But he remembered her name was unique, so… Kira? Kiran? Kir… KIRI! …ahem. Excuse the excitement.)
"-So the vice cap'en sent me after you" She looked at him expectantly. "So…?"
Crap. She was speaking? Urrr… Goddammit, Itachi! You're meant to be a Genius! Well, there goes the title of tensai…
"Yes…" he said monotonously (because Itachi can't reveal to the world how interesting his character really is. He didn't think the world could handle it just yet.) before jumping away, to the direction of the appointed meeting place. A meeting he specifically demanded everyone be on the second. …Mehh. Who cares?
He's frickin' Uchiha Itachi, the great Uchiha prodigy; the boy that graduated the academy at-
"So 'Yes', as in, you agree?" He heard from a voice beside him, the laughter in her tone almost palpable.
Urrrr… "Yes" …?
"So you agree that the vice cap'en is a no-good, ninja wannabe that likes little boys?"
Yes.
He heard her laugh when he stumbled from the revelation of what she was actually talking about earlier. "Why were you even-?"
She laughed. Again.
Her amusement was starting to become the bane of his existence.
When he looked up, he noticed she had removed her mask, a very evident smile on her lips.
"Sorry, cap'en~" She winked. "You were too fun to bait!"
And them she was gone.
But before he could collect what was left of his dignity, he heard her call out one more thing. "I knew you weren't listening! I just wanted to see the great Uchiha Itachi stumble!"
And then she stuck her tongue out at him.
Yup.
She just practically insulted her legendary team captain! …It was official. Itachi Officially hated her.
He was trying to be all angst-y and serious, Goddammit!