Chapter 10

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Hinata looked in Itachi's direction: he stood with his back to her, he didn't look at her nor did he speak with her the whole day long. She really wanted to know why he ignored her, but Hinata herself did not understand why she even was interested in his thoughts.

"Hinata, …" with only pronouncing her name, he got all her attention.

But he didn't say anything after that. "Why? …Why is everyone behaving so weird?" she asked quietly.

"You need to eat something" he said sternly again. Hinata knew he was just getting away from her question and insisting wouldn't help too, because he is Itachi and he's an Uchiha too.

"Itachi-san, …, I, I wanted to, to, ask you this question a long time ago: Why am I still alive?"

Itachi heard her hoarse voice and then the question. He couldn't answer her, he didn't want to, she would leave him…

Earlier with Itachi, Konan and Pain(èflashback)

"She must know the truth" Pain said with no concern in his voice. He didn't care for the girl, but just because Konan showed some affection for her, he decided to play along for a bit.

"Who'll tell her?" Konan asked raising an eyebrow.

"I will" Itachi said sternly.

"You must tell her that she can't return, but it will be her choice to leave,

We'll let her go" she said, giving Itachi an apologetic look.

Itachi always used his expressionless look, but Konan knew her ex better than that, she knew Itachi felt alone again and hurt too.

Itachi turned around and left the two alone, …

End flashback

"We let you go, you're free now." Hinata heard his voice, but couldn't believe his words.

"Wha…What? You mean … I… am … free?"

"Yes, but I was informed to tell you something" after he said this, Hinata felt something strange in her heart, as if something wasn't okay at all. She not only felt it, but also knew it. After settling herself in a sitting position she nodded for him to continue;

"The Konoha villagers claimed that you're dead, officially" Hinata blinked twice and still didn't understand what he meant by that. She had a smile on her face and started laughing like it was a joke.

"You, you, …, think, … tha that will be a problem?" she asked him mockingly.

"I can return, show them my existence and see my friends and family" she said without stuttering, trying to convince him that she was right.

"That's why we let you go, you're a free person now, you can go when you want to" Itachi said closing his eyes . If Hinata saw his expression, she'd understand what he felt, but she was so excited with her sudden freedom, that she was in heaven for a few seconds.

Itachi stepped forward, in her direction. Now he stood very close to her, he stroked her cheek and saw her shrinking. 'She's still afraid of me, …' Itachi's thoughts disappeared, he wanted to kiss her for the last time, and like usual it didn't matter to him how he'd do it. Just when he was about to control her lips with his, she did something he didn't expect:

"Itachi, …, you'll always be my first, and even if everything happened against my will, or too harsh, you made me feel like a human, I mean like a grown up woman. Despite the fact that I was a prisonor and the way you treated me; I know it's kinda strange, but your presence made me feel wanted. I never felt this way for anyone, that's why I can't conclude what my words mean , even to myself" she closed her eyes and kissed him herself, right on his lips. Despite the fact that this wasn't the first one, Itachi felt how inexperienced Hinata was at kissing, but he loved her lips, he adored them,…

Once she left his lips, he felt cold again. Literally and mentally,… She was gone, not now, but soon…

"Now I can return, home…" she said stepping away.

'One month has passed and finally I can return' she forgot everything Itachi told her about her non- existence as a Konoha villager, 'return, return, return,…' that was all she thought about now.

Without even noticing Itachi exiting the room, she felt better, a whole lot better. She wanted to use her burned legs to stand up and leave this hell.

Itachi noticed her excitement and felt his heated heart getting cold again. 'I have to forget her, forget everything what happened during this month' that meant he needed a new victim, the new one would replace his thoughts about the old one.

Bloodlust and a new sort of terrible excitement grew in his mind. He saw Hidan leaning against the wall: "I think you realised it's vacation time, right?!" Hidan exclaimed with a smirk.

"I knew, sooner or later you'd return!" Itachi followed him to enjoy his previous life.

Meanwhile with Hinata:

"Hinata?" Konan asked for her. She didn't saw her in bed, where she should be lying anyways. Konan saw her preparing to leave, but she didn't saw Itachi.

"Hinata, you know you can't go alone, you're still too weak"

"Ko… Konan, don't worry, I… I will be fine"

"You know about …" Konan began, but was immediately interrupted by Hinata:

"Yes, I know, Itachi told me"

"And yet you want to return to the people that gave up on you?"

"That's not true! If I return everything will be okay, like it was back then" that was the first time Konan heard Hinata yelling like that. She understood that Hinata didn't want to understand what was happening. ' Then you must see it yourself, Hinata' she thought.

"Okay, then I'll drop you off in front of the Konoha gates"

Hinata looked at Konan, surprised she cared for her that much. She nodded and began moving to the door;

"Did you see Itachi?" Konan asked.

Hinata stood still at his name. 'Itachi? What am I feeling for you? Why did I kiss you? And most importantly; where are you?'

"No, he just disappeared a while ago" Hinata answered.

"Really? That's not a good sign" Konan said, shaking her head lightly. Hinata heard her saying it, but decided to forget Itachi. If he disappeared, that means he's trying to forget everything, I should follow his doing and forget everything too.

The two were silent and stepped outside. Konan saw Hinata's feet, they were not completely healed.

Hinata's expression was determined; she was too excited and Konan was pitying her…

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