The Moon That Embraces The Sun
Chapter 7:
Venus
Title: The Moon That Embraces The Sunn (Previously 'Guilty Pleasure)
Rated: T
Pairing: Multi x Sakura
Plot:
The "thorn bird" of the title refers to Sakura's character, who only brings out her best at the cost of great pain. A thorn bird is a mythical bird who searches for a thorn tree from the day it is born. When it finds it, the bird impales itself upon the sharpest thorn, and rises above the agony to sing the most beautiful song ever heard.
Flashbacks
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"It is those we live with and love and should know who elude us." Norman Maclean
Itachi looked at the gates of Konoha with a mix of happiness and trepidation. His return to his home village was always a source of mixed feelings unlike the missions he completed. He did love his village dearly like a good shinobi should do, but he was not looking forward to seeing his manipulative family again. Pretending to be good than he was would not have been an option, no matter how many migraines it would have saved him. However, the prospect of feeling once again like a lab rat did not enthuse him in the slightest. But the source of happiness was on someone on the other side of that wall as it stood strongly and tower over those that came closer to them.
Two people were waiting for him at the end of that wall, safe and well, his mother and Sakura-san. His mother was expecting a child soon which she already chosen out the name, Sasuke after the current Hokage's father's name which the Hokage was proud that the second son of the Uchiha clan would be named after his father.
Thinking about having a little brother soon made his chest swell with pride and warmth. He would surely protect, love and care for the boy. He want to get stronger so he could protect this village and people who mean a lot to him and despite his young, tender age of five, he already begun his C and B rank missions, mostly B due to his father's continuous command to aim higher. He suspected his father would ask the Hokage for a A rank before his sixth birthday soon.
Sakura-san had been coming over to their main house for several months after his mother gotten closer to her, his okka-san described her as being 'quiet and mysterious yet a bitterness in her eyes'. He knew that too. The bitterness. Her face looked as if she was hiding herself behind and holding back those feelings he thought worriedly someday, those feelings that she buried inside would just burst out from her and lose control or those feelings will bury her.
When he got home, he watched as three females interacted with each other gently and friendly, as they chatted over matters regarding his mother's pregnancy. It was then I noticed he was standing there, quiet and waiting to be noticed too.
"Itachi-kun, welcome home. Our 'weasel' must be so tired" I teased about his name and raised my hand to motion him over, "Come. You must be hungry. I made some onigiri with seaweed, your favourite." It was his favourite but it was more when it was made by her.
"How was your mission, Itachi?" His mother asked.
"It was fine okka-san. The mission finish earlier and easier than I expected and so the Hokage is going to give me more high level mission from now on." He replied with respect and watch as his mother's expression lit up.
"Oh good! I'm glad you are aiming higher. You are so gifted, you shouldn't waste that!" I noticed a gloomy expression waving over his face and spoke:
"Mikoto-san, Itachi-kun is a child. We shouldn't put so many responsibility over his shoulder too much. Not until he is a bit older, yes?" I squeezed his shoulder in hope it will give him some sooth over the matter.
"Beside, Itachi-kun is already gifted as it is, we should at least be proud" His mother looked at Sakura for a moment before a grin appeared and giggled.
"No wonder, my Itachi prefer you over me" She pouted, "You seemed to understand him more!"
The two women let out giggles and I joined in soon and motion him to get wash first.
It wasn't surprising when I received an invitation for Kushina Uzumaki and Minato Kamikaze's wedding that will be held in few weeks. Only few people had received this. Me, Mikoto and her husband, Kakashi-sensei, and few of their friends. In wedding time, few weeks was a very short amount of time that was equivalent to few days and fast it was.
It was a small, private ceremony. As the elder blessed the couple, red string attached to their finger and they shared their cup of nuptial. It reminded of my wedding. But this wedding...it was different. Even though all the villagers wasn't invited or big public feast to celebrate. It was very special.
There eyes held those warm, loving feelings that was absent at mine. You could obviously see they loved each other deeply. Their eyes and heart spoke the words they couldn't come up with and it looked they didn't even know people were in the room because they couldn't take their eyes off each other.
There was a small get-together party at Uchiha's household in the name of the two newly married couple. Itachi stayed in his room. He didn't like those kind of things. But when he came out to get some fresh air and to clear his head of all complicating matters, his eyes soon landed on the slim figure behind the cherry blossom tree.
The sight of her blinded him, making him stop in his track. From head to toe, everything was perfect
How ironic.
The two similar colour seem to blend together, making her look eternal and something out of this world. He followed her eyes and her eyes couldn't waver from the pair as they laughed at what the other said, her hand was resting against the trunk of the tree, her long pink kimono pooled around her feet, her hair simply hang down onto her waist.
Her face filled with melancholic expression as usual but it seemed to sometime leak the sadness she hides and now, it was wide open as it could; revealing all the thing she hid. If someone were to see, one would think of unrequited love for the man but it wasn't. She wasn't just staring at him but the both, occasionally Kushina-san but the happiness the two seemed to spread around them.
Unknowingly, she passed him by silently into the forest and at that moment, she light up. It was like a dream, her shining silk dress and he could feel her breath.
He called her.
It was like a compulsion, he ran after the wavering figure into the dark woods. His heart racing toward the very woman. In his expert speed, running after her was no problem. The night star seemed to enhance her surreal beauty. She was completely different level and comparing her might be a sin worthy of a curse.
He was near, even if he just see her shadow he could feel her.
He found her.
Standing and staring across the water fall and she seemed to realise someone was there and turned around. Her one eye hidden, he didn't understand why, but those mysterious eyes and in the blinding night.
"Oh, it's you Itachi." I let out a yelp when his small but strong and firm hand pulled mine down and onto his embrace.
"I still remember the promise I made to you, Haruno-san. And I still stand by that promise." A small smile reached my eyes as I closed my eyes and rested against his strong shoulder.
"I know."
"I will take you to a far away place, when I reach your hand"
In his arm was someone he could not dare to embrace. It was something that only happened in dreams. A goddess materializing in front of his eyes and the stars seemed to dance around her. She was Venus on Earth.
Few months after, it was obvious the child would come out any time soon. The big bulb on Mikoto's stomache had enlarge to show the late pregnancy and Fugaku's eyes was filled with pride and happiness. Now, all they had to do was wait as the head of Uchiha clan held onto his wife's hand tightly in worry over his progeny and his wife.
Nurses and doctors was lined up when she screamed to announce her water was broken and the visitors was shoved outside to wait exception of the husband. Itachi anxiously sat on the chair, his palm sweaty. He could not wait for his brother to come out onto this beautiful yet cruel world.
Strong, piercing cries filled the pregnant silent and they knew the time had come. Soon the door was opened to let others see the newborn child as Fugaku congratulated and comforted his wife for her hard work and thankful for giving him a lovely, strong son. A tired smile reached her lip as she wiped away strands of hair stuck to her sweaty forehead and lovingly watched her son being shown to other with pride.
Itachi was the first to hold onto the helpless child. Surprised and shocked how small and fragile a child could be and in his young face held awe and curiosity one would have in this kind of situation.
"Haruno-san, here" Mikoto offered her son to me. I was still shocked and amazed that I was here for his birth.
My future friend.
My future comrade.
My future person that I loved.
But also my future enemy.
I took him into my arm, wondering if I was too cold for a child to be touched. Sasuke tried hard to open his heavy eyes and it shocked me how ebony his eye colour was. He let out another cry at this strange world he was born into, feeling lost and confused, scared and helpless. He searched for the comfort. The comfort only a mother could give, those feelings of protectiveness and secured was the best thing in the world.
I handed him back and he immediately stopped crying, knowing he was in the arms of the very person who gave his life.
"Welcome to the world..Uchiha Sasuke"
"Ideologies separate us. Dreams and anguish bring us together." Eugene Ionesco
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