Chapter 4: Lost Locket and hidden truth
Chapter 4: Confrontation
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"So what are we going to do with her, Itachi-san?" Kisame nodded toward the door where they were keeping the girl. Itachi followed his gaze and sighed.
"First I'd like to find out what her intent was to do in the village. After that, I'll decide."
"Will you kill her?" Kisame frowned not knowing what his partner's intentions really were. Itachi shook his head.
"No, I do not think that will be necessary, but it still is a possibility."
"I have a question for you Itachi-san… how close were the two of you?" Itachi continued to gaze at the door across from where he sat.
"Close enough."
"How close?" Kisame arched his eyebrows.
Itachi was becoming irritated at the useless questions. Not intending to leak his personal life to his partner he tried to change the topic but five minutes later Kisame battered him again with the useless interrogation, and he decided to close him up by answering.
"We were betrothed…" His voice rang out in a tone Kisame had never heard him use before. He wasn't sure if Itachi was mad or if there was another dark emotion hidden in-between those words.
"Wow, I would never have pictured you with a girlfriend none the less a fiancée."
Itachi's face seemed to darken. "That's what you call it? No it wasn't like that…. at least I did not see us together in that perspective."
My clan was forcing me without even caring if I loved her.
Kisame raised his eyebrows. "What was it then, to you?"
Itachi put his index finger and thumb over the bridge of his nose and rubbed it. Kisame clearly noted that he was getting to his breaking point and yet he still wanted answers about his partner. This was a whole new side to him than what he had learned about him.
"How did you guys meet?"
Itachi shifted his eyes to Kisame. "Aren't you being nosy all of a sudden?"
Kisame smiled. "It's just that I'm really curious, plus you never did mention this when you—"
"Shush." Itachi looked sharply at the door." I heard a noise. She might be awake."
They heard a groan and the bed creaking. Their eyes bore unto the door until they saw the door handle turning slightly, opening the room…
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Light flooded into the room she had just woken up from. She had to squint as her eyes adjusted to the light. When they finally did she saw a blue man who resembled a shark.
Next to him was the man she had been searching for years on her free time. She looked at him and felt a cold chill; her heart began to pulse rapidly as her head throbbed. Kisame smiled while Itachi eyed her. She felt fear as she stared at his two obsidian eyes staring back her in a lifeless bitter way.
"So sleeping beauty has decided to grace us with her appearance..." She kept quiet and glared at him the wreaker of her life…
"Itachi-san."
"Why don't you take a seat before you faint again?" Itachi pointed out a seat for her to sit down out which was right in front of him and next to Kisame.
"I didn't faint; you used that irritating sharigan of yours on me!" She stared defiantly at him while he gave her his poker face.
"How long have I been out?" Her voice was fierce while her body gave her real feeling away. She looked at a window and saw that it was either dusk or daybreak.
He must have used his mangekyo sharingan on me
"Two days if you must know, yet that doesn't matter now. Will you talk with us in peace or will you choose to fight us? The choice is clearly yours so be wise about it." Itachi's voice was soft and smooth but it was full of the dangerous threat. Airi's body cringed at the sound of his voice. He had heard him use this voice before at other people but not at herself.
"None, I'll go with option three." She took in a large gulp of air preparing herself for the run of her life. Rapidly she scanned the room with her trained eyes and located two exits: the door- blocked by Itachi and the balcony.
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Kisame frowned, "Option three?" With that she vanished and disappeared out of the room. Kisame stood up in surprise and ran towards the room's balcony from where she was jumping from when he noticed that Itachi had made no move for the girl at all.
What the hell is he doing? Shouldn't he have been the first one to have jumped up to get her?
"Kisame let her go." Itachi stood up and made his way swiftly toward the balcony and leaned on the metal frame of the fence that prevented him from falling down.
"Really? But if we do… won't she just go and report our location to her village?" Kisame now joined Itachi out on the balcony but kept his distance. He could see the girl jumping from the rooftops almost appearing in flashes.
"She has two options now, which she will notice once she reaches this village's gate."
Kisame shrugged as he saw her make her move to leave when all of a sudden she stopped. He noticed that she had begun touch her neck and pockets.
Lost something? It must be important if she just stopped like that. I wonder if Itachi took it from her when she was knocked out.
"She will either come back for this…"
Itachi made a movement and took out a thin silver chain with an extremely delicate, fragile heart shaped locket. He let it slide between his fingers and let it swing out in front of him letting the last rays of the sun hit it, making it twinkle brightly reminiscent of a star. Airi's eyes widened once she saw where the necklace was and who had it. She looked ahead of her made a decision. She gave them one last look, and displaying insolence she mouthed to Itachi, "Keep it." With that the sun went down and she disappeared into the increasing obscurity of the night.
"That girl has guts Itachi-san."
Kisame looked at Itachi and saw that his coal eyes were no longer present. Instead a pair of crimson eyes replaced it, alert of everything.
"So what's the other choice?"
"I'll get her."
Kisame grinned."Need any help?"
Itachi jumped on the balcony's rail and crouched. He surveyed the shadows.
"No, this won't take long. I'll give her a head start."
"But Itachi, what will you do after you capture her?" Kisame could almost guess what Itachi was about to answer him.
"Same thing we have done to the other nosy ninjas or villagers who have crossed our path." With that he leaped two floors down and flashed through the village until he slipped through the entrance of the village and out into the long impending night.
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"Damn it all!" Airi felt the sand fly into her face as she sped through the rough terrain. She ran like that for quite awhile until she became fatigued. Up ahead she could see a small wooded area that seemed that it had appeared out of thin air. She was tempted to go in there for shelter but she had two things against her: first of all the darkness which really cut down on her speed and then there was Itachi.
He knows how I think. I'm playing with fire. She felt despair grab at her from insider her body but she ignored the feeling to cry.
She darted past through the forest and saw that there was a small creek. Her throat suddenly felt extremely dry.
One quick pit stop won't hurt me.
She stopped at the edge and kneeled. She cupped her hand and scooped water into her hand, drinking the refreshing, icy crystal clear creek. She then proceeded to scan the area around her and she frowned. Everything seemed perfect. She kept drinking water. After awhile she soon forgot all about Itachi.
Wonder how long I've been here? Strange I can't stop drinking the water from this creek. It's just so sweet and cooling. It tasted like nothing else she had ever had before.
Is this An Oasis? I've never seen this forest in the map. I'm sure that if anyone had ever spotted this they would've mentioned it yet… we have sent many squads around this area and many have not returned. Those who have are too delirious to even explain what happened to them.
She snapped out of it abruptly up as she heard a noise and ran away from the nose only glimpsing a huge shadow of a creature coming out of a big cavern that she could not have seen before in the darkness of the silent night. She slowed down when she reached the end of the forest. She also registered that something was slowing down at her pace as well. Speeding through the few feet between her and the forest's exit felt endless. She got out and looked behind her. It was then that she noticed that her vision had become cloudy. The sky was pinkish with flecks of blue here and there. She began to wobble and she collapsed on her knees.
What did I drink?
She could barely make out something large and hairy coming for her out in the distance. The smell of the creature came at her has the wind blew and it was sweet just like the substance she had drunk. She made one last effort to move her body but her body completely fell onto the sandy terrain. Damn it! My body feels like its asleep!
"This day just keeps getting better and better."
"You have no idea." The voice came from in front of her yet did not need to see the person to know that it was him.
"I-Itachi? W-What are you doing here?" She couldn't feel her body but she knew that he was checking her pulse. She heard say a low oath that she could barely make out.
"Your heart is beating like a humming bird. I'm amazed it hasn't burst." He sounded angry, though she could make out another emotion behind the words. Her head was becoming fuzzy so she disregarded it.
"R-really? I didn't notice." Breathing was becoming difficult for her.
Just then a terrible shrill cry came. The creature was drawing nearer and it had spotted her.
"Come on." Itachi grabbed her and slung her over his shoulder.
Airi felt everything spin from underneath her.
"Don't move too much, please. I feel sick."
"Deal with it." He hissed at her. "We wouldn't be in this predicament if you had only just have come back like a good little girl."
"Bite me."
"Id rather not, but I'm sure that the animal wouldn't mind." As he ran her vision began to darken until she was once again completely enveloped in darkness.
What choice will Itachi make concerning Airi? Will the Hidden Leaf Village notice her disappearance? Thanks for reading! I'll try to get the next chapter out faster than this one! Till then, bye!