I have been in the Leaf for two weeks and all I want is to go back to the Akatsuki. Nothing against the village, it was nice, but definitely overcrowded. The house and the garden I had meanwhile put in order. The academy would be over soon. The exam was approaching, which I was more than grateful for. I shuddered at the thought that I should have stayed there as long as the other kids.
I wasn't very popular with the girls. Either it was because of the looks that Sasuke and I shared at the first day or the fact that he and I had the same way home. I didnt really understand it. For one thing, the looks we exchanged were far from friendly, and I couldn't remember talking to him or checking him out magnificently. I also didn't understand what they found in him. That boy had as much charm as a freezer. Me too, which is why I didn't understand what most of the boys wanted from me. Thankfully, they were not as intrusive as Sasuke's fangirl community.
I just ignored her constant whispering and her evil looks, which sometimes made them mad. Straight Sakura and Ino. I had never experienced worse girls. Also, I didn't understand how they could live out this feelings to such an extent. Did they actually know what love was? They were twelve years old.
At the end of the day, we had to do the Henge no Jutsu, because Naruto, the jinchūriki of the Nine-Tails, had once again scribbled the Hokage faces. He really did that often. As I said, I was here for two weeks and already said, again.
Everyone lined up in a row and I wondered how I could shock people here, because everyone turned to Iruka, which was definitely boring. Itachi would definitely have been too blatant. Sasuke would probably have attacked me, even though he knew it was me. Now it was my turn. But instead of turning into Iruka, I turned into an oversized spider. The girls screamed, the boys laughed and Iruka gave me a dark glare. I turned back and went in the row. I saw Sasuke smile. Wow, he had shown emotions for the first time, if only briefly. Iruka finished the lesson and I went home.
"How can you not make a face when you do something like that?" asked Sasuke, who seemed to be in talking mood today. I shrugged my shoulders. "I am not someone who shows feelings openly" I replied. "Your facial muscles do not even flinch, whether it's funny or annoying. It's like your face is frozen," he said. "By the way, it doesn't seem much better with you."
Our paths parted halfway and I continued on my own. I went to the kitchen and was surprised to find a note on the table.
Tonight; in the forest near trainings ground 3.
That could only have been Itachi. I looked at the clock. I still had some time, but I did not want to miss him. I quickly grabbed an apple and hurried to the meeting point to come. Only on the way did I remember that he had not said where in the forest. I rejected the thought. He would find me. I entered the forest and went deeper and deeper into it as I noticed two red eyes watching me. "Itachi", I was glad, ran to him and hugged him. "How are you doing?" he asked, ruffling my hair. " It's pretty lonely", I replied honestly.
Lies was useless to him. He was the master of lies and always recognized it immediately when I did. "I told you to look for friends." "But if I dont want to have friends? It's enough that your brother annoyed me on the first day with those stupid questions. Besides, the girls from the village are all fangirls from him and do not like me very much, the boys are not intrusive but they are annoying, "I complained to him.
"I've warned you. No one can resist the charme of an uchiha," he said with a smile. I pulled a grin, which made him laugh softly. "How is my brother?" asked he. "Didn't ask him. He's like a freezer. Cery charming and not intrusive at all," I said. "Oh wait! I saw him smile today after I scared the girls," I added. Itachi sighed.
"Can't you take me back? I don't want to stay here, I'd rather be with you and those crazy guys of Akatsuki," I said. "I know that Shizu, but we've had that theme often enough now. I think you're safe in Konoha," he said. "Oh yes. Every Uchiha is totally safe in Danzo's vicinity," I said sarcastically, referring to Shisui. "Safer than with us," he said. I looked into the sky, which was visible through the treetops.
"How else are you?" asked he. "I'm ok, and you should know that. I'm just happy when the academy is over," I replied. "Believe me when I tell you it's not getting better as a Genin. The orders are not what they were in my time," he said. "Yeah yeah, you poor old man," I replied and had to laugh. "I thought you had forgotten how to do it," he said, smiling. "I can only reveal my emotions to you."
"Have you visited Shisui's tomb yet?" he asked carefully. I sighed. "As always, you manage to put my mood in the basement." He looked at me expectantly. "No, I wasnt. I had decided on it, but apparently I'm too cowardly and keep pushing it up. I'm afraid that what I have pushed out of recent years will come back up. I don't want to have these nightmares anymore "I revealed to him.
"I understand", he only said and seemed to think. I rolled my eyes.
That's what he always sais if he did not know what to answer. "I know that I should go to him. He was my brother. I'll go to Shisui tomorrow," I said. He nodded, "I've to go back and you should go home now."
"That was a short visit." I became a bit sad. He tapped my forehead. I found it a bit oblique that he transferred his habits he had with Sasuke to me, but I let him do it if it makes him feel better.
"Gomen. I'll visit another time soon. Promise," he sighed. "Tell the loony 'Hello' from me," I said, hugging him one last time. "And you Shisui," he replied. I nodded to him and he disappeared into the darkness.
