Ch 4
"And, what is that?" He looked at it and frowned.
"It's a machine." I opened the door. "Just get in."
He sat down and looked around. He was silent. I turned the key and it roared to life the heater poured and I leaned over him grabbing the belt. I clicked it into place. He slid his hand into my hair and kissed me. I got lost until I pulled away. I smiled lazily and sighed. "You are spoiling me." I sat down and put on my own belt.
"You deserve to be spoiled." He slid his hand over mine. I let the SUV slide out of the garage and hit the button so it would close. His fingers flinched as I lurched over the snow that had mounded up in front of the door. "Don't worry this thing is pretty safe." I turned onto the highway and we drove to the mall.
He watched everything his sharingan eyes capturing the world and seeming to hold it. "Your world is so different. Cars and the lights that hang over the road changing to tell you what to do. What happens when you disobey them."
"You will get a ticket." I said mildly. "There are cameras on the poles and, if you run the light then you get a ticket and it costs money."
"There are sensors in the cameras to know?" I nodded. "That is incredible." He stepped out and came to her side. "It is slick take my hand." I smiled.
"I guess you don't slip do you." He shook his head and smiled. His eyes faded to black.
"I will trip now though because I am very close to blindness without my sharingan." He sighed. "I assume I can't walk in there with my eyes. I shook my head.
"We'll get you some sun glasses though and then it won't matter." He nodded.
We walked in my arm in his. Once inside we immediately went to a trendy spot to get him some clothes. He picked out black slacks and a black pullover. I smiled. "Are we creating a theme?"
"No." He frowned. "I just like black. I have always worn dark clothing. He sighed. "Would you like me to change it?"
"No." I laughed softly. "It looks good on you."
He looked at me and smiled. "Everything looks good on you." He pulled me close and kissed me in the middle of the store not caring who watched. He pulled away. "But, you look best in nothing at all." I blushed red. That wasn't whispered. A woman an isle away gasped. Her companion who had heard him to, giggled.
"Let's just get them." I sighed. We got to the counter and I saw a very nice pair of sunglasses. I snatched them and set them on the counter with the other stuff. Then I pulled out my debit card and paid the woman she watched Itachi with hungry eyes. It made me want to snarl. We went to the bathroom. I snatched open the door to the family one just one big bathroom. I closed the door and locked it. "Okay now you can change and we'll put the old clothes in the bag."
I turned to help and he was pulling his pants up. He looked at me and smiled, he stepped to me his chest still bare. I looked down and frowned. "Oh my god you're barefoot." I sighed. "How did no one notice." He laughed and grabbed the shirt, pulling it on and took the glasses. His eyes were red again and he put them on.
"Much better." He sighed relaxing. He didn't like not being able to see. We walked out and went to a shoe store and bought some loafers. He walked out looking every bit the tall dark and handsome stranger.
He took my face and kissed me. I was lost for a few moments then, we walked towards the food court. I was famished. I hadn't eaten anything but, those damn grapes and they were not lasting. My stomach growled. He grinned. "We have to get you something to eat."
I smiled. "I'm pretty hungry." I looked. "Hey there's my brother and my Mom." I waved. They waved back and went to sit.
"Hey Livs." Her brother hugged her. Then her Mom.
"So who is this?" My mother looked up at the tall man beside me. He took the glasses off and slid them over his hair. He had bound it before they had left the house. My mother smiled and her eyes widened a bit.
"This is Itachi." I said it then I frowned. My brother had gone from curious to incredulous. His eyes slid over the man beside me and incredulity moved into disbelief and then shock. He took the offered hand a little reluctantly and shook it then sat down and frowned at him.
"Itachi huh?" I looked at him warningly. He raised a brow at me. Itachi saw this and sighed.
"Yes that is my name. It is the name of a man in my home country of Japan. He is in a legend where he redeems his dark past by sacrificing himself to save his country from war. It is common enough name now, even though it actually means weasel. He laughed softly. "I suppose it doesn't sound all that noble."
I looked at Charlie and sighed. "I know what your thinking just get over it."
"Right." He frowned and looked away. My mom didn't miss the exchange.
Itachi looked at me. I smiled. "We'll go and get the food." She grabbed her brother's arm and drug him away.
They got out of ear shot. Her brother looked at her. "What the hell is going on Livs?"
"He's not who you think he is."
"Tell that to him." He pointed. "He is a damn good likeness. Is he one of those wack jobs that dresses up like the characters."
"Does he sound like a wack job?"
"No not really." I nodded. "No Livs what he sounds like is the real man. He looks like Itachi."
"Well he is, sort of. Remember I asked you if they ever based those characters off of real people well he is one of them." He frowned.
"So he's Japanese then." I nodded. "Hell Livs this is just damn weird."
"I realize that." I said softly.
"Is he the father of your baby." I nodded. "Do you love him." I smiled and nodded. "Geez sis alright."
Her brother ordered the food for him and I ordered for everyone else. I took it back to the table where Itachi was charming my mother with his smile and those damn black eyes. She was eating out of his hand by the time we sat down. "Itachi was just telling me that he thought you were a dream because you were simply too perfect to be real." She raised a brow. "Wasn't that sweet?" I rolled my eyes.
He took my hand and I sat beside him. My brother watched him the entire meal. Itachi just smiled at him. They ate pizza which he raved over. I laughed at him as he took several bites and moaned and groaned at it. My mother laughed. She just couldn't imagine never eating pizza.
They talked and he avoided anything from my brother easily. After the food. I stood and my mother drug me away. I looked back at him with my brother and sighed. That could be bad.
"So this is the man you have been with all this time. Why are we just now meeting him?" She frowned.
"He lives in Japan Mom. I didn't think I'd ever see him again. We live in different worlds. He's only here for a short time." She sighed.
"So you created a child with this man and you have no intention of having a relationship with him." I looked away so she wouldn't see my pain.
"It isn't that I don't want to. It's that I can't Mom he can't neither of us is capable of the kind of relationship you are talking about. We love each other and we both love the baby. But, we can't be anything more than what we are. It simply isn't possible." I tried to hide the tears.
"You love him don't you."
"Yes and he loves me but, it doesn't matter Mom. Please just let this be." She pulled me into her arms.
"Okay honey okay. Wait he's not married is he?"
"No Mom he's not married." I took a deep breath.
"Oh good." I sighed. After the food we wandered the mall and shopped for a while. Itachi touched me constantly his hand in mine. A hand on my belly. I watched him and smiled. I wondered if he would be this way if time wasn't so precarious for us.
They headed out to my jeep. "Do you mind if I try to drive?" I frowned. He touched my face and smiled. "I promise to be careful." I just couldn't say no. I handed him the keys. He smiled and kissed me his fingers sliding into my hair. I sighed and leaned against him.
We got in and he turned the key. He turned on his eyes and happily drove it out of the lot. I watched him as we drove and smiled. He was driving as if he had done it his whole life. He even reached up and touched the button to open the garage door. He slid in and put the jeep in park and stepped out.
I narrowed my eyes. "How did you do that?" He smiled and watched me with those eyes. He waited and watched me. "That's what they do isn't it they allow you to copy what I do that's why you watched me driving so closely." He nodded.
He pulled me up tight and kissed me. We went inside. I turned on the TV and he pulled me into his arms and we watched TV he was fascinated. I started to drift and my eyes flew open. He smiled at me. "Sleep love I'm not tired you can rest." I let my eyes close slowly. It felt so nice here in his arms.
I did sleep. I woke in bed. He was gone. I looked around and felt panic set in but, I heard the shower and I sighed. I walked to the door and watched him. He looked back at me and smiled. I removed my clothes and he held out his hand. I stepped in and he pulled me back against him. We stood there the hot water spraying over us. He just held me. "I have never allowed myself this kind of closeness." He whispered. "I was far too dangerous to be around but, here I am safe. I can be myself. I don't have to worry someone is out to get me."
"Not here." I sighed and leaned my head back.
"It feels strange to not worry about enemies around every corner." He slid her hair back and kissed her softly.
"You are tempted to try and stay aren't you?" He closed his eyes.
"It was never up to me. But, my mind does think about the simplicity of this life here with you." He sighed. "It isn't possible but, I wish for more than I deserve."
She closed her eyes and let herself cry here in the shower he didn't have to know.
He kissed her and touched her. They ended up in bed after the water was cool. They lay there reluctant to sleep. He kissed her and sighed. "You can't stay awake forever."
"I know." He sighed.
"Sleep I'll watch over you." I whispered.
"It won't work that way for me my dear if I am to leave I will leave whether you are watching or not." He kissed her hand and closed his eyes. "I will pray that I am here but, if not then know that I love you. Tell our daughter I loved her too. Even though I hadn't met her."
I laid down and cried. He held me and whispered to me until we both drifted away with exhaustion.
I woke a kiss on my shoulder. I looked at him and smiled. "You're still here."
He smiled. "Yes I was a little surprised as well."
As the days went on we grew less and less terrified. Our daughter grew in size. When I was eight and a half months we started to hope he might be there to see the baby born.
We lived each day to its fullest. Living for the moment. I was home on leave for the baby so I didn't even have to go to work. We just spent all our time together and even argued a little. It was like having a family.
I was in the kitchen making eggs and my water broke. I gasped. Itachi was there in a second. "Okay let's get you in the car." I let him lead me, he drove us and we arrived just the contractions started getting heavy. He was with me through it all.
I groaned at the pain. He frowned he really didn't like me hurting. When everyone left for a moment he looked at me and his eyes spun. He touched my face. "Olivia you don't feel the pain." I sagged.
"Oh that's very nice." He smiled.
When it came time I pushed and, pushed. His lips were at my ear. "Come on baby one more big push." I pushed holding his hand as tight as I could and felt the baby rush out. Everyone clapped and I smiled tiredly. They took the baby and swaddled her. "Here is your daughter." They handed her to Itachi and he looked down at her. "Hello beautiful." He smiled and, handed her to me.
"What do you think about the world little Camellia?" She watched me with her dark eyes and even darker hair.
He sat down and watched us. Everyone left the room slowly to leave the parents to new family member.
He smiled and took the baby when I yawned. "I'm so tired." I sighed.
"Sleep love." He kissed me gently. "I'll watch over her." I nodded and let my eyes fall shut.
I woke and frowned. The room was empty. I sat up slowly and looked around the room. The door opened and my mother came in. She looked around and frowned. "What happened to Itachi?" I froze.
"What do you mean?" I said softly, dread filling me.
"He was in here. He was so tired he fell asleep with the baby in his arms. I took her and covered him up I know he was here." I fell back to the bed and tried to gain some kind of composure. She stepped to me and handed me Cami. "Here I'll go and look for him."
I just nodded knowing she wouldn't find him it was finally time for him to go back and finish things. I looked into our daughter's face and kissed her forehead. "It was always a miracle but, at least he got to see you." I smiled. "That's all we really wanted. Then I cried and cried. I cried for a very long time. But, life goes on. Even if you don't want it too.
Andrea let her go and wiped away the tears. She wrapped her arms around Olivia and cried with her. She had told her it was painless. She was wrong. She was glad Sasuke hadn't had to see that. It would have caused him a great deal of pain to see that. To see the happiness that he had taken from his brother.
When the dreams happened it seemed to be her will controlling the outcome. She wanted him to see his daughter so he did. She could feel the will. She may be able to summon without knowing it. That may be her ability. It was unconscious this need to have him with her. But, destiny could not give up it's hold on him because if Madara was right then things needed to happen the way they did for everyone to end up where they needed to be for the story to go on. For life to go on.
She walked out the door and Cam sat on the porch. Andrea sat beside her. "Hey."
"Hello." She smiled a little. "Are you done?"
"Yeah." Andrea sighed and leaned against the young woman. "Don't worry your Mom will be alright." She nodded.
"I know." She smiled a little. "I can't stay here much longer though. It's going to upset her."
"What do you mean why?'
"I'm starting to feel like this isn't enough I get angry at the people around me. I am really strong. I have to be so careful not to hurt someone." Andrea watched her and frowned.
"No we don't want to hurt anyone."
"I would never just turn into a murderer." She sighed. "You don't have to worry about that but, this world isn't where I belong." She looked at me her eyes red and filled with sorrow. "I want to be a ninja. I think I'd be good at it."
"What about your Mom and your uncle and grandmother. Are you sure you want to leave them." She looked out at the snow.
"I am hoping I can talk my mother into coming with me. With Madara I could come back and visit right. He would do that?" She looked at me. "Don't you think?" She frowned. "I can't really like him. At least not right now. When I think of what he did to my father. It makes me so angry. He caused a lot of this you know?"
"Yes I think he would do that. I have never heard him say it but, I think he feels very badly for that." Andrea smiled and stood. "I doesn't help much I know. I have a hard time sometimes too forgiving but, we don't live in a world where you can judge I have my own demons. I can't hate him for having his own. When you want to talk to him just use this." She pulled a small scroll and handed it to her. "It will call Madara too you and he will bring you to mine and your uncle's house." She nodded and put the small scroll in her pocket.
"Thank you." She sighed and stood. "You should go."
Andrea stood and nodded. "Okay well I'll see you soon." She hugged Cam and then pulled up her hands. She was gone.
Andrea sighed. She closed her eyes and shook her head slowly. Arms wrapped around her comforting arms. "Are you alright?
"No." She sighed and leaned back. "No I am not alright. That could have been me." She closed her eyes and turned into his chest. He pulled her close. "I love you." She leaned up and kissed him her fingers slid into his hair. She deepened the kiss. He groaned and his fingers dug into her rear and picked her up. She slid back onto the table. Her legs wrapped around him. He leaned forward and poured his pain into that moment.
"Now." She whispered.
"The kids could come home."
"I don't care." She rasped. Sasuke looked at her he saw the near panic in her eyes. He didn't question her sorrow or her need. They had been together too long for him to do that. He pulled her into his arms and wrapped her legs around him.
"Come my love." He kissed her deeply and carried her to bed. "I don't want to be interrupted." He mumbled against her throat. She just clung to him. He took her to bed and tried to assuage her fear.
He looked down at her and sighed that night after everyone had gone to bed. "Now would you like to tell me what brought that on?" He ran a finger over her brow.
"Not that I'm complaining." He smiled. "You will never hear me complain." He smiled. "But, you were very upset."
"Yes." She sighed. "I saw her relationship with Itachi." Andrea closed her eyes and buried her face in his shoulder. "It was hard."
He looked haunted. "What did you find out?"
"I think she's a natural summoner. Her will seems to be the catalyst. She wanted Itachi to be there long enough to see their daughter. So he was there." She sighed.
He closed his eyes. "If I hadn't murdered him he would be here now."
"You know that's not true. He was so sick." She touched his face. "You know I'm right because you can hear him."
He leaned down and curled around her. "I won't give up there has to be a way to fix this." He frowned.
"Cam took the scroll to ask for Madara." He nodded.
"I thought she might."
Cam looked at the small scroll. "What's that?"
"It will summon Madara."
"You want to go to that world don't you?"
"I don't want to leave you." She sighed.
"You have to do what's best for you." She smiled. "Just yourself. Don't worry about me."
"I want you to go with me." She frowned. "Yes mother, I want you to go. You would like it there."
"I don't think so they don't even have cars baby." She frowned. "I really don't want to live with out cars and microwaves." She grinned. "Itachi told me those were two things he'd miss the most. Well other than me and you." She grinned.
"But, I don't want to leave you all alone."
"Honey I am not alone." She sighed.
"Yes you are. Grandmother moved to France with Phillip. You don't have anyone please come with me. I'll be nervous without you."
"No you won't be but, I appreciate you saying that. "All right but, I'm not staying." Cam hugged her.
"Thanks Mom." She packed a bag. Olivia packed one as well. She sighed. They stood in the living room they had closed everything up and locked it tight. She took the scroll and slid it open on the floor. Then she stood back and sighed.
Madara stood there in a suit and tie. "This is most inconvenient." He sighed heavily. "I was in the middle of a meeting."
"I'm sorry." Cam frowned.
"It's alright my dear. I'm just not used to being a taxi service. And, we both know I'm not all that nice a person so we'll just take care of this then I can return from now on your mother can summon you. When she learns how."
"Why would I be able to do that?"
"If you could summon Itachi from another world to create her I'm certain you can manage taking yourself and her." He touched them and Cam closed her eyes. They landed in street in front of Sasuke's home.
He nodded to Carrie and was gone. Cam frowned. "Well let's go I guess." Carrie walked forward.
"Hey honey you must be the new Uchiha." She grinned. "What a trip." She sighed. "Come on honey let's go and get you settled in. You must be Olivia."
Olivia nodded. "Well yes. This is my daughter."
"Camellia. I know my daughter's name is Orchid." She grinned.
"Very cute." She smiled.
"Hello Camellia." Naruto smiled standing next to her uncle.
She knew who he was too.
"Hello."
The group of children stopped. Michael and Kanashimi had heard of her. Orchid looked at her and shook her head. "God you guys are like cookie cutters. I have to go home but, I'll see you tomorrow. She ran to the young woman and said hello then ran home. Michael and Kanashimi walked forward and greeted her. Minato was frozen.
He just watched her.
Naruto looked at him. "Minato come and meet Camellia." He took a step and then another.
Kanashimi watched him and raised a brow. He had never seen his best friend look so out of sorts he wasn't afraid of anything but, suddenly he looked like he might fall to pieces. He just kept watching Cam and his blue eyes were filled with wonder. Michael rolled his eyes and pulled his kinsman away. "Come on we need to talk to Andrea don't we?"
"Uh yeah I guess." Sasuke saw the same thing and grabbed Naruto. He looked at them and back at him. Naruto smiled.
"Minato as the son of the Hokage you should be the one that shows Cam how to move around the village." He looked at his father and nodded dumbly. They turned and walked away.
Cam watched this young man and frowned. He looked like he was ready to pass out. "Are you sure you're alright?"
"I'm okay." He mumbled. "Come on let's go see the village." He turned away and grabbed her hand without thinking. His heart stopped as her warm hand enfolded in his. He let it go. "Just come on."
She watched him and smiled. He was cute. His blond hair and dark blue eyes. And, he was nervous around her too. Did he like her? She had such a hard time making friends because they all seemed to sense she was different but, here she had family and they knew she was different but, they were too it made her feel safe. She trotted to his side. "So Do you live at the Hokage's mansion." She took his hand and looked around. "This is really neat."
He looked at their joined hands and smiled. "Yeah it is I'd like to see your world too though. I wish I could ride in a car. I hear about it and it sounds neat."
"It's overrated. This is much more fun. Race Ya." She took off and moved as fast as she could pushing chakra into her feet and she laughed as he caught up and slid past her. She ran till she was so tired she just fell over. He tripped over top of her and they both sprawled in the sun.
He watched her as they lay there trying to remember how to breathe again. "I'm sorry you had to grow up without your Dad. I never even met him but, I hear a lot about him."
"It's alright." She sighed. "I got to meet him." She smiled. "He's tall."
"Do you think they could figure out a way for him to be alive again?" He sighed and looked out at the village. It lay before them at the bottom of the hill they were on.
"I don't want to get my hopes up." She said softly. They lay there for a small time then they headed for the village it was getting late. Minato walked her into the house and nodded to Sasuke. Then he turned and ran as fast as he could home.
Naruto grabbed him at the door. "So son. What do you think?"
"Of what?" He looked up at his dad.
"Well of Cam of course."
"Dad I really don't want to talk about girls with you." He frowned. "Seriously. You are not asking me this."
"Ah come on I had a terrible crush on Lady Haruno when I was your are age." Minato made a terrible face.
"Lady Haruno but, she's married to Sai."
"She wasn't always married to him." He raised his brows suggestively.
"Did Uncle Sasuke get mad, I always thought Lady Haruno liked him when you were little."
"He didn't care then and, he did know but, Sakura never liked me." He shrugged. Naruto sat back and smiled. "And, of course that was before I realized that your mother was the most beautiful woman in the world." He smiled at the arms that wrapped around his neck.
"Nice save Dad." He laughed. "I'm going to bed." He ran from the room.
He pulled Hinata down into his arms. "Hey there." He grinned down at her.
"You shouldn't harass him." She reached up and touched his face.
"He really liked Cam." He raised his brows.
"Well that isn't all that surprising she looks just like the rest of them. She's beautiful." She looked at him and smiled.
He turned her so she sat more firmly in his lap. His fingers slid into her hair. "I adore you." He grinned.
"Are you sure you don't wish I had pink hair." She watched him and smiled a little.
"I always loved black hair." He buried his fingers in her hair and kissed her deeply. She instantly shivered and slid herself closer.
"I always loved you." She whispered. He smiled and picked her up sliding her legs around his waist. His fingers slid to her bottom and pulled her against him. She gasped and fell back. He watched her and felt his pulse quicken so many years and he had never gotten tired of touching her. He stood pulling her up with him. She slung her arms around his neck and, laid her head on his shoulder. "Are we going to sleep now." She yawned and kissed his throat.
"Eventually." He said seductively.
He carried her to the bed and laid her down following her. He stretched out over her. "You know I was thinking." "About what." She murmured as his fingers slid into her hair.
"Another baby." He smiled. "You know Carrie and Kiba have three kids. So does Sasuke."
"You know." She gasped as his hands slid lower. "That sounds lovely. I would certainly love the idea of trying." He laughed softly.
Kiba looked at his daughter and frowned. She was looking out the window again. "What is she looking at?" She didn't have to leave for her mission for another hour.
"She's probably watching for Michael." He frowned.
"Why?"
She laughed and curled her arms around him. "She's beautiful. He is sweet and adorable."
"He's Madara's son." He frowned.
"Madara isn't the bad guy anymore. He saved my life remember." Kiba snorted.
"Madara is in love it makes him act like the good guy I'm not stupid I know what he's capable of even if you don't." She sighed and rolled her eyes.
"Oh he's not that bad."
"If you really believe that just ask Naruto what happened to his parents. Or the other thousands that man tormented or tortured. Oh yeah you can't they're all dead already. I do not want my daughter having a crush on someone like that." He frowned.
Carrie narrowed her eyes. "You will not blame that wonderful young boy for his father's sins. I had to live with that kind of pain and I refuse to allow you to do it. Keba I love you but, if you don't want to sleep with Akamaru I suggest you take that back."
He dropped his head. "I give. I sure as hell don't want that to happen again." He sighed.
Her arms wrapped around him. "Listen. They are so young. It's not as if he's asking for her hand. She has a crush. He's a sweet boy the worst you have to fear is a kiss." He shivered and growled low. "Down boy." She slipped around his front and looked up into his beautiful eyes. "All kisses don't exactly mean what ours did you know sometimes their harmless."
He rolled his eyes. "Not in a teenage boy."
"Well you might be right." She frowned a little. "I remember teenage boys."
"Oh really." She looked at him and laughed at his narrowed eyes. "I had friends. You are such a dog. Possessive and pushy."
"You like me possessive." He nipped at her throat and she sighed.
"Yes it's the pushy I'm griping about." He laughed softly. "Just trust your daughter to be the independent girl she's always been. Also she's so shy around him she's much too scared to make a move."
"Thank god she isn't like you."
"What the hell is that supposed to mean?" He raised a brow.
"You had me panting after you like a lost puppy." She raised her brows.
"I don't remember it exactly that way." She frowned.
"I still have a hard time just looking at the Kazekage without thinking about murder."
She laughed. "You had better continue to try."
"I know you think he could kill me."
"I know he could but, he's so sweet he puts up with your bad temper." She sighed. "He never even kissed me."
"He wanted to."
"Really?" She raised her brows. "Hmm." She tapped her chin. "When did you say he was coming again?" He growled and she laughed and kissed him. He pulled her as tight as he could in her expectant state.
"You would think you two could at least wait for one to arrive before begin working on the next one." They jumped at Shino.
"The children are ready. Your daughter has been waiting to say goodbye." He just watched them.
Carrie blushed and shivered never really comfortable around Shino. She was always afraid one of those damn bugs would get loose.
"Ah hell Shino you could have cleared your throat or something."
"I did twice you are oblivious." Keba sighed.
"Come on let's just get outside." They walked out and the children stood with their sensei for this outing. Neji was looking at Michael and he looked at Camellia and raised a brow. Keba rolled his eyes. "I guess with all of these Uchiha's we don't have to worry about Sasuke being the only one anymore. His other two will start reproducing soon enough." He muttered.
"You know talking like that could get you in a very precarious place Keba." He flinched. His head dropped.
"How the hell do you creep up on me like that Andrea." He looked at the pretty redhead beside him.
