Itachi was tired. After failing that mission to collect the nine tailed Jinchuriki, and straining himself by using the Sharingan for so long, Itachi was tired. In fact, he was so tired that his vision was blurry and his head hurt.
But he did gain one thing by that mission.
He was going to become a father.
It had been almost a year, since his last visit to Kai.
He knew he was a father by now. He smiled as he thought about it.
But he wasn't sure about one thing.
How would Kai raise the child in the village?
People will shun her if they found out who the father was.
She would be considered a prostitute if she gave birth before marriage, and that thought itself was absurd.
He worried, and he didn't know what she would do.
Ever since his failed mission, Itachi and Kisame were sent on lowly missions, and after finishing them, Kisame would go to a brothel and Itachi stayed outside the village, sitting under a tree.
Thinking.
Daydreaming.
About his lover and his child, whose gender he didn't know.
One such day, when Itachi was lying down, he felt a familiar presence of chakra, watching him closely.
It wasn't Kai.
It wasn't Sasuke.
It was someone else, from the leaf village.
Itachi acted on instinct and pinned the person down, his hands around they're neck. But he then realized who it was.
Saya Namikaze.
Kai's younger sister.
"I know…Itachi…about you and Kai." She said, and Itachi immediately released her.
She looked sad, and he could guess it was because she felt sad for his past.
It was not only because of that.
"Saya, what are you doing here?" She explained the events that occurred to her, and the next thing she said, literally broke Itachi's heart.
He felt his world crash and his reason to live wasn't that stable anymore.
"Kai died Itachi."
Itachi closed his eyes. He couldn't cry.
Oh, but he wanted to.
"How?" He asked, his voice barely a whisper.
"Child birth." Itachi felt extremely suicidal.
"I killed her." He stated.
That was what he thought. If he hadn't agreed to her that day, she would still be alive.
His Kai would still be smiling.
"No! You didn't. She died happily…you've a son, Itachi. Hideaki. He's just like you. Looks just like you…he had Kai's eyes though." Saya said.
Itachi's gaze softened, and he desperately wanted to see his son.
His only reminiscence of his lover.
His late lover.
"I could show you how he looks." Saya said, and Itachi barely nodded.
Saya's summon showed him his son.
Hideaki.
To Itachi, Hideaki was the most beautiful baby in the world.
Black hair.
Slightly tan skin.
Green eyes.
Itachi felt a lump in his throat.
He felt so sad, yet at the sight of his son, he felt immensely happy.
"Kai loved you till the end. I bet she loves you even now." Saya said.
Itachi sighed.
Of course Kai would love him. He was lucky to have her.
One thought made him feel content though.
He would soon join her.
He only prayed that Sasuke became stronger sooner now.
Saya begged him to tell Sasuke the truth, but Itachi ruffled her hair, and smiled.
"Yes. I know. And I'll love her till the end, and you can bet that I love her even now." Itachi said.
Itachi stood up and walked off, leaving Saya behind.
Saya had grown up, and Itachi smiled as he remembered how small she was when he last saw her.
Itachi felt a tear slide down his cheek, and he spoke to the sky.
"Kai, I'm coming. Just wait, okay?"
The sky turned a dark grey and it started to drizzle. It was as if Kai were talking to him.
Itachi smiled, but his heart was shattering.
He recalled his son's image in his mind, and kept walking forward.
"Itachi!"
He turned to see Kai completely drenched.
It was raining after all.
"Kai, you're soaking wet." Itachi said, and put an arm around her shoulder.
She snuggled closer to him, and Itachi blushed.
"I'm warm now." She said, and Itachi smiled.
The two walked together and sat under a tree for shelter.
"Itachi?"
He looked at her face.
"When it rains, will you be there to keep me warm?" Itachi chuckled, and kissed her cheek.
"Yes. Always."
Kai beamed.
"And whenever it rains, I'll be there to keep you warm as well." She stated.
It was raining now, but Itachi stood alone.
There was no Kai with him.
"You're not here to keep me warm this time Kai. Does that mean you didn't keep your promise?" Itachi spoke.
Then he shook his head.
"I'm not feeling cold anyway." He said, and walked away, his tears mixing with the rain, and it almost made it impossible to distinguish.
