Finally! Chapter 9! I am so sorry it took me so long to get this chapter up, but here it is! Also, thank you for the reviews on the last two chapters! :D

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Chapter 9

Hana looked at the clock, it was 11:30pm. It was the night of the Midnight Festivel and she was wearing sweatpants, a sweater, and a red t-shirt. Her hair was in a messy bun. "So, who are you going with?" asked Kiba as Hana was closing her bedroom door. "Just Toroa, if you remember him. We might meet up with Akiye and her boyfriend later. What about you?" She asked.

"Hinata, Shino, Shikamaru, Ino, Choji, and maybe Hanabi." He answered

"Hanabi? Hinata's little sister? Isn't she only about 8 or 9?"

"Yea, but sometimes Hinata brings her to training and so me and Shino have gotten used to having her around and Hinata has to bring her so we are kind of stuck. But anyway, Toroa huh? Your old teammate is back in the Leaf? "

"Yup, well I got to go meet him now. Have fun and be nice to Hanabi. Oh, and have fun with Hinata!" She said this knowing about her brother's crush on her. 'Yea whatever. Akamaru and I are going." Kiba said while walking out of the house with Akamaru.

Hana was walking to the park. She could see Toroa as he waved to her. "Hey!" he shouted. "Hi!" Hana waved back. As she got closer, she noticed he was wearing a hoodie and jeans. His hair was a little messy but it actually looked good on him. "Sorry I'm a little late," apologized Hana. "It's fine, you're just in time for the Festivel!"

Hana forgot how much fun the Midnight Festivel was. Sure, it wasn't the biggest or most popular Festivel but still, it was fun. It was 3:00am and now Toroa, Akiye, her boyfriend, Shinji, and Hana were all hanging out. " I'm so glad you came Hana!" exclaimed Akiye. Shinji let out a yawn.

"Well I am getting tired. I think I'm gonna go home. What about you Akiye?" asked Shinji

"Yea, I am getting tired. I guess I will see you guys later. Night Toroa, Hana." said Akiye. Shinji and Akiye both soon left.

" I guess I'm gonna get going too. Thanks so much Toroa. I had a great time."

"No problem! I had a fun time too. So, um, Hana, are you doing anything special for your birthday?"

"I can't believe you actually remembered my birthday after so long! And to answer your question, No I am probably just gonna have dinner with my family, why?"

"Oh, well I was thinking maybe I could take you out to a movie or dinner or something for your birthday. If you wanna go, we can do something this Saturday , the day before your birthday, and do whatever you want, and I'll pay."

"Really? I would love that! Maybe we can go out to eat?"

"Sure, I will meet you at your house around 6pm on Saturday? How does that sound?"

"Great ,see you then! And Thanks again so much for tonight!"

They said goodbye and Toroa gave Hana a quick kiss on the cheek. Hana blushed slightly. Now, Hana was on her way home. She was halfway home and was by the woods when she felt she was being watched. Then she smelt something." I know you're there. Show yourself!" Hana yelled. " I always seem to forget about your keen sense of smell." it was a male voice and this scared Hana the most because she knew exactly who it was.

"Why are you here, Itachi?" Asked Hana as she turned around to face him. He had grown definatly at least six foot. He also looked much more powerful, but why was he here with her?

" I am here to wish a teammate a Happy Almost Birthday. So Happy Almost Birthday Hana." He said with a little smile and looked at her in the eyes. For some odd reason that smile made Hana trust him and that he wasn't here to kill well maybe at least not her, but still her guard was up.

"Oh really is that so? So you left your Akatsuki business just to come wish me a Almost Happy Birthday? It's hard to believe."

"Okay, there is another thing. It's also because I have been thinking about you a lot lately." This surprised Hana, then she looked down at the ground. I have been thinking about you a lot too, .. Itachi. She shook her head. This isn't the time to be thinking about that! She looked back up at him directly in the eye.

"Answer me one question," she said, "why did you save my brother?"

This caught him off guard for a second, then he answered, " I remembered all those times you brought him to practice and I know how much you care about your little brother. I didn't want you to lose him and I knew you would do the same thing for me. Also, I care about you Hana." Itachi got closer to her and she didn't back away. Itachi was an inch away from her. "Thank you, Itachi," she whispered not taking her eyes off his. "Your welcome," he whispered back. That's when it happened, his lips touched hers. The kiss shocked Hana. She didn't know what to do. His lips left hers. "Im sorry," he said. He started to walk away. Hana grabbed his wrist. "No, don't go! Please don't go!" Hana's eyes started to water. Why? Why do you do this to me? I never cry about anything else. Not even when I was five and I fell off a tree and almost broke my arm. But when it comes to you something just comes over me.

"Itachi please don't leave me!" She wrapped her arms around him. She just let herself go, letting her tears fall. It was a good ten minutes until she finally stopped. She was so tired she didn't want to even move. Then Itachi whispered in her ear, " I'm sorry Hana but I must go." She was already asleep though.

The End of Chapter 9!


Hope you enjoyed Chapter 9! The way Hana and Itachi actually meet again didn't really Happened the way i wanted it to happen, but I guess it was alright.I will get chapter 10 up when I can. Don't forget to review! Thanks! :D