The Akatsuki and the Freak. Chapter 10
Tobi made them both a sandwich and sat down next to Lia.
"So, you're stuck with Itachi. Must really suck." Lia looked up just as he rolled his eyes.
"Actually, umm… I guess it does. But hopefully that changes, or I'm going to have to change partners. And I really don't know anyone else here."
"Well you could get to know me… I mean you don't have to become my partner but we could become friends."
"Yea that would be nice. I would like to know someone other than Itachi and a little bit about Tasha. But mostly just Itachi, which is starting to get on my nerves. I hate not knowing anyone. I feel like I fit in less here than anywhere else I've been." Tobi raised a brow.
"Well you are more than welcome to get to know me and become friends with me, if you want." Lia smiled up at him.
"Thanks I really appreciate that. I have a feeling that you are going to make me feel like I do fit in, even if I don't really fit in." Tobi blushed.
Tobi walked Lia to her room and they talked a little bit more. The rest of that week they spent most of their time with each other, and Lia avoiding Itachi. She didn't want to see him if he didn't know who he wanted. He needed to figure out if he loved her or loved Tasha. If he loved Tasha that was fine because she was starting to like Tobi. But if he liked her then he needed to get over Tasha, and stop messing with her head. Tobi went on a mission with Deidara and so Lia had no one to talk to. She didn't want to talk to Itachi because she was sure that he wouldn't have his mind made up. She decided that she would go walking around the base just for something to do. She walked out of her room and started making her way towards the kitchen because she found out that she was hungry.
"I bet you would have never guessed that someone was following you this whole time, now would you?" she heard someone say from behind her, then she felt a pair of arms wrap around her waist and nuzzled their head into her shoulder. She tried to turn around but who ever it was wouldn't let her. "You've got to guess who it is before you find out who I am." Who ever it was, was hiding their voice really well, so since he wouldn't notice she opened up her senses to hopefully help her, then it hit her who it was.
"You know you're not going to get very far with me by sneaking up on me like that." The figure chuckled.
"That doesn't mean that I can't try." Lia rolled her eyes.
"Itachi, stop playing games with me, it does neither of us any good." Itachi sighed, then started kissing her neck. "Itachi, please-." He bit down into her neck and she stopped trying to talk, she almost melted in his arms. He picked her up bridal style and started carrying her to his room. Once they got to his room he laid her down on his bed and shut and locked the door. "What do you think your doing?" Itachi raised a brow.
"What do you think I'm doing?" Lia shook her head as he approached her.
"No you don't. you're to confused on who you want… and so therefore are not going to come at me like this, and you cant deny it, because I can sense it all over you." He rose a brow at her as he stopped just in front of the bed.
"I know who I want right now, and that's you." She looked at him as he approached her once more.
"I think your making a mist-." He stopped her by placing his lips over her, pulling her into his embrace.
She couldn't move out of him arms no matter what she tried. Although really she didn't try too hard because deep down she did kind of want this to happen, even if she didn't want to show it. He started to slide his hands down her back to her waist to pull her taught against him. She started to squirm against his body, because now she was starting to get uncomfortable. She had never really gone very far with a guy before because they always found out that she's different and the didn't like different. The more she squirmed the more aggressive he got. She finally gave up on trying to fight and went limp against him, he smiled against her collar. He started moving his hands to the front of her and groped her, while trying to unbutton her cloak. She tried struggling again against Itachi, and he laughed.
"You know, your not going to get away. So you might as well stop." Lia struggled even more, and he laughed even more, thinking about what he could do to make her stop.
He bit into her neck again and she went limp, sobbing slightly. He cocked his head and looked at her, she turned her head to avoid his gaze. He turned her head to face him again and wiped away the tears that were running down her cheeks. Sighing he got off her and re-buttoned up her cloak, he slowly walked over to the door and unlocked it. Lia sat up and looked up at him.
"Wait. I thought this was what you wanted, do you not want me anymore?" Itachi looked at her from his spot over by the door, he sighed.
"I don't want you if you don't want it, it wouldn't be right. I do want this, but I can tell that you don't want it. So I can wait till your ready, that is if you want to stay with me." Lia looked shocked.
"I cant promise you that. You know that I cant keep promises very well. I'm just to different. You would be making a mistake to wait for me." Lia looked away again trying to avoid him looking at her. He sighed, she got up and started walking towards the door, but he grabbed her and kissed her again. "Itachi, please. Don't make this any harder than it already is." He just looked at her, she walked out and started walking towards her room.
She walked into her room, sighing she walked over to her bed, laid down and curled up into a ball sobbing quietly.
Itachi sat back down on his bed thinking. What did I do wrong to make her react that way? I mean I really wasn't being that aggressive was I? does she not like me as much as I thought she did? I really thought she would have wanted it just as much as I did. I don't know what I want now… she's baffled me. Just then he heard a knock on the door.
"Who is it and what the hell do you want?"
"It's me Ita-chan!! I have something for you!!" Itachi walked over and unlocked the door, and opened it.
"What is it?" Tasha smiled and handed him a bright purple and pink present, Itachi raised a brow at her.
He looked at the present for a moment then started opening it. He paused for a moment and looked at what was inside. It was a pair of glasses and purple and pink nail polish. He dropped it all to the floor, and glowered at Tasha.
"What the hell were you thinking?!"
"Well I figured you'd be running out of nail polish soon, and I know you'll lose your eyesight eventually, so I figured I should help ya out a bit!" Itachi raised a brow.
"Seems like you know a lot about me. What else do you know?"
"You wear blue boxers." Itachi raised a brow.
"… How do you know? I could wear nothing."
"Cause their showing." Itachi looked down and blushed.
"Care to take them off?"
"Sure why not? Can I have them?" Itachi stopped for a moment looking thoughtful.
"Yea if you take them off with your teeth." Tasha sighed.
"You drive a hard bargain." Itachi laughed.
"What, did you have something else in mind?" Tasha grinned.
"Maybe. Maybe not. Unfortunately I'm out of whipped cream." Itachi raised a brow, grinning widely.
"Who said that I didn't have whipped cream?" Tasha laughed.
"What, do you use it on Kisame?" Itachi's jaw dropped.
"What, HELL NO!! But I would use it on you."
"Aww I'm just soooooo flattered." Itachi grinned.
"You don't want to? I think you do…"
"Now what would make you think that?" Tasha placed a hand on her hip, he started towards her.
"The way your teasing me just by the way your standing there in my doorway. And you actually talking to me."
"Ok then, I'll just go away then." She started to turn around, but he grabbed her waist.
"No you don't. your not getting away that easily."
"Aww darn. I thought that would work." Itachi chuckled.
"Aww you should know by now, I don't work that way. You being here is teasing me."
"Darn. And all I tried to do was be nice and give you a present. You aren't fair, you know that?" he smiled.
"How am I not fair. I'm trying to repay you." She glared.
"How is this repaying someone?" his smile grew bigger.
"I could show you if you wanted me too."
"Uhuh. You sure it wont traumatize me?" he raised a brow.
"Care to see? I'm sure you would enjoy it."
"First… is it something Bella would approve of?" He chuckled.
"Maybe. Care to tell me what you think it is?"
"Eh, that's ok. I'm kind of scared to know what's going through your head." He laughed.
"Awww, take all the fun out of it. You know you want to know."
"Uhuh, sure. And Konan is a chicken." The bird puppet on her head wobbled and fell to the floor. "Silly thing." She bent down to pick it up, he looked at her, then away then back at her, contemplating something. "Now stay put." She said placing it back on her head, just so that it could fall again. "Damn it bird! Stay put!" she bent back over to pick it up again. Itachi looked at her once more then away contemplating, trying to resist his urge to throw her on the floor. He couldn't take it anymore, so I pushed her to the floor, turned her over and got down on the floor as well. "Whoa, whoa whoa! What the hell are you doing?!"
"What do you think I'm doing?" He said with a smirk on his face.
"In the hallway?"
"Sure why not?" he shrugged.
"And if someone walks by?"
"Who cares?"
"What if it was Pein?"
"Do I really look like I care?"
"Tobi?"
"He's not here and I still don't care. Technically your not with either of them, so it doesn't matter."
"Damn. Stop finding loop holes in my excuses!" Tasha tried to pull away, but he pulled her tighter against him.
"Oh but its so much fun."
"As fun as a dead squirrel." Itachi laughed.
"Oh but I'm sure you would have fun. You wouldn't even remember what happened before hand."
"Uhuh. I highly doubt you're that good." Itachi faked being hurt.
"Aww. Now you went and hurt my feelings. You should kiss me to make me feel better."
"Naw, I think you'll be ok." Itachi looked at her, then paused for a moment and kissed her anyway. Tasha made a muffled complaint.
"What was that?" he asked breaking the kiss. She made a disgusted face.
"No tongue you ass."
"Aww why not?"
"Cause I don't know where that's been." He sighed.
"Ok. I can still have fun even without it." Tasha made a face.
"Joy. Use me as a toy why don't ya?" he laughed.
"Ok, I can do that." Tasha looked at him, wide eyed.
"I wasn't serious!"
"I was kidding. I wouldn't do that." He chuckled. She stuck her tongue out at him, he grabbed it with his teeth, she went red. He pulled her into another kiss, although she was trying to push him away. She finally gave up, he laughed softly. This feels even more right than it had with Lia. Why is that?? I didn't think I liked Tasha this much. He thought as he released her from the kiss, she growled. "What, trying to show your inner bitch?" she stopped and stared.
"Uh… ok then…" he laughed.
"Cat got your tongue?"
"No a weasel." He stopped and looked at her quizzically.
"What is that suppose to mean? I don't have your tongue anymore. Yes I know you call me weasel."
"Actually. I call you Ita-chan. And… uh… I just thought It went well with the situation."
"Oh really? And what would this situation be?"
"Me pinned to the floor by a weasel of course. What else?" he shrugged.
"Having fun?"
"So this is fun to you?"
"Yea, of course, why not?"
"Got me there."
"Would you just shut up, and do what you know both of us know you want to do." Tasha raised a brow.
"You want to run too? What a coincidence."
"You know that's not what I meant." Tasha laughed.
"Oh? You sure?" He raised a brow.
"Yeah I'm sure. You like me, I like you, do the math."
"Hmm… seven?" Itachi sighed, shaking his head. Then he rolled off her and sat up.
"You can just go." He said looking away from her.
"But then I would be bored." She leaned over and licked his ear, he looked back at her and glowered.
"I'm sure that you could find something else to do." He said through clenched teeth. Tasha gave him a hurt expression and sighed.
"Alright… if you say so…"
"Well you don't seem to want this… like I do… so I don't understand why your still here."
"Not like you'd understand it anyway…" she crossed her arms.
"You'd be surprised as to what I could understand. Care to tell me?"
"Why? You'll just twist it into something strange. It's not like you'd listen to me anyway." Itachi raised a brow. She stood then tried taking a step but sat down. "Ok, no strength for that."
"I may seem like I would but I wouldn't. And I would listen to you, even if it doesn't seem like I would. Everyone thinks that I don't listen to a word they say to me but I do." She sighed and placed a hand to her head.
"Ok, I suppose I can believe you." She shifted so that she was leaning against the wall. "Though it seems almost like you've never met a skittish person before."
"Well until you I haven't. Then there's Lia, who is worse than you. I don't know how to deal with it. So once again… you don't seem like you want it, unlike me."
"Ok, for one, most women aren't very expressive about that. Two, did you ever stop to think that you might just be TOO aggressive? Three Lia and I are actually almost the same. I just have a stronger personality." Itachi hung his head, sighing. That's what I was afraid of. What now? Am I going to make all women run from me? He thought to himself.
"Is that why you both run from me?"
"Pretty much." She scooted over to him and rested her head on his shoulder, he looked over at her and smiled. "Don't move, my head is killing me."
"Are you ok? And how can I change that?" Tasha looked up at him.
"Just chakra exhaustion… and change what?" he sighed.
"Being too aggressive, and not having you two run from me all the time. I'm really not that bad of a guy." Tasha smiled.
"Stop trying so hard, geez. You keep leaping at people just because they are suggestive in someway almost guarantees that they'll run from you." He sighed heavier.
"I'm not sure that I can do that. I mean I've been this way all my life. Then for so long here, the only girl was Konan, and she was never here. Then you came and I instantly liked you. Then I stopped trying so hard with you when Lia came. I mean I did things that I should have with her, like hit her and I've stopped since she kicked my ass but I just don't know." Tasha cocked her head, then reached up and petted his head.
"Everyone can change." She laughed. "Just think of it this way, I'm a lot less skittish then I use to be." He chuckled.
"I'm less of an ass." She laughed softly.
"Oh god, the worlds gonna end." He cocked his head in mock hurtness. Then she wrapped her arms around his neck. He turned slightly and kissed her gently, she leaned into the kiss. Itachi smiled against her lips. Wow maybe this will work after all. Maybe I can do this. This feels so good. I never thought that she would actually lean into a kiss like that. He laughed slightly at his thoughts. He broke the kiss and smiled at her softly.
"So, how was that?"
"Much better then my shoe I'd have to say." She giggled, and so did he.
"Well glad to hear it." He said leaning in for another kiss, more passionate than the last. Tasha wrapped her arms tighter around his head. He gently pushed her back down onto the floor, trying to deepen the kiss. She started to blush, and made a small noise, Itachi laughed slightly against her lips. He then started to run his hands up and down her sides. She started squirming slightly. He then felt something strange inside himself. It was almost as if something had opened within him and melted his ice cold heart. This sent a shiver down his spine. He released her from the kiss shortly after she started squirming, and looked at her, cocking his head. "What's wrong?"
"N…nothing. Just felt odd, that's all."
"What felt odd?" Tasha went red.
"Um… just forget it… eheh…" Itachi cocked his head in confusion.
"Um… ok… if you say so." She went redder, diverting her gaze. "What's wrong? Why aren't you looking at me?" he felt himself panic. Tasha giggled softly.
"Never seen an embarrassed person before?" he laughed.
"What you so embarrassed about?" Tasha tilted her head slightly, playing with his hair.
"Honestly? It's because I've never exactly gotten this close to a person before…" he laughed softly to himself.
"Oh, I'm sorry if I'm making you feel uncomfortable. If you want I can stop."
"It's not that it's uncomfortable, its just… slightly odd. If you stop I'll just stalk you."
"Hmmm… I just may have to do that… come to think about it, it maybe fun to be stalked instead of stalking."
"Itachi…" Tasha pouted.
"Yes um." He chuckled. She stuck out her tongue.
"Meanie." He laughed, sticking his tongue out at her. She giggled, ruffling his hair. "Ok, that was random." She grinned.
"Yes it was. Care to go into my room instead of being out here in the hallway?" Tasha cocked her head.
"Do I have to walk?"
"No, if you want I can carry you. Better yet, if you trust me I'll carry you."
"Good. I don't think I could get up from here anyway." Itachi raised a brow. He picked her up and opened the door, carrying her in and laid her on his bed.
"Comfy. I could fall asleep."
"If you want be my guest. I don't mind, I'll just sit here watching you sleep." Tasha raised a brow.
"Now that sounds kind of creepy. Come over here. Just cause its comfy doesn't mean I'm not cold." He laughed, walked over to the bed and wrapped her in his arms laying down on the bed.
"Better?" she nodded, snuggling her head into his chest. He kissed the top of her head, and just listened to her breathe.
"I'm not going to fall asleep, just incase you were wondering." He laughed.
"No, I wasn't. But that's nice to know." He lifted her chin up and placed his lips over hers. She smiled against his lips, returning the kiss.