The OC Asura Miyazaki belongs to a precious friend of mine on Quizilla, xSalvatoreXPrincessx. This chapter part will only be dealing with Asura and Itachi.

❝…you don't know people from mere facts…❞

Icy blue hues sparked with frustration once the two raven haired Akatsuki members were left alone in the room that used to belong to Kisame. Chucking her cardigan off of her shoulder she tossed it on the floor with a deep exhale. Onyx optics watched her reaction. He kind of predicted this would happen; he didn't blame her, but he certainly did not blame Kisha either.

"Don't be mad at Kisha," Itachi's calm voice didn't even calm Asura down.

"I don't even know why I still try! What the freaking hell is her problem anyway! I'm always nice to her! She doesn't have to bite me like a bitch!" Asura snapped frustrated. "What the hell am I doing wrong?" the blacknette groaned out and plopped herself onto the bed with her arms crossed over her heart.

"You're not doing anything wrong," the Uchiha stated and sat down next to her. His arm rested loosely her shoulders.

"Then what the hell is her problem?" Asura's blue eyes gazed into his pitch black ones. Somehow, the gentle look in his eyes always seemed to calm her feisty temper. With the raven haired male around, she would always feel safe and comfortable. Maybe that was the reason why they had been secretly dating for almost 2 years now. The Akatsuki had become her new family and home; the home she could always return to.

"Kisha-chan didn't join the Akatsuki because she wanted to," Itachi began; his thumbs caringly brushed small circles on her upper arm.

"Then why is she even there then?" Asura snapped. She didn't mean to snap. She never snapped at him, nor did she mean it, but she was hurt by the way the redhead acted towards her and everyone else in the 'family'.

"She was brought when the commotion in Iwa was still at its' top. Leader wanted her in to keep the Underground from moving too much. He became uncertain if they still had agreement, so he had Kisame to bring her to the headquarters. However, she denied everything Leader stated from her files. She even threatened to kill Leader if he kept her against her will, Kisame too," the calm Uchiha explained to his angered girlfriend. As he talked, he felt her loosen up in his arms and relax more.

"As the time went by, Kisha threw the lethal joke of joining, on the condition the Akatsuki kept its nose out of her business in Iwa. Apart from that she was assigned more special missions than the rest of us. You see, Kisha never accepted the offer of gun-training like you did,"

Asura's head jolted up in disbelief. Guns had always had her attention and fascinated her. But when she came to think of it, she had never once seen the redhead hold a gun. She cast her eyes to the nightstand where she had put her two hand guns; her Berettas were her absolutely everything. She always carried at least one of them. The blacknette frowned.

"What kind of missions?" she asked, trying to force herself to want to know. Lately she found herself have a hard time being interested in the Iwan rebel.

"To maintain the alliance with Iwa's underground, but is told to keep the peace in the city. She does not know the real reasons. She does not have to either. It'll be best for everyone if she doesn't know-"

"Wait, are you saying she's serving a complete lie?" Asura questioned, moving away from him enough to look him in the eye while asking.

"Not entirely. She knows the basics and no more. She doesn't want to be involved in something that doesn't have her interest. Personally, I don't blame her for hating us. She was forced into something she was trying to break away from and is hurting her close ones by staying away from Iwa," Itachi explained further. Asura sunk onto the bed with her hands folded in her lap - a sudden feeling of guilty built up in the pit of her stomach.

"But…no… I mean… she's not running away, right? I mean she's still a part of our family? But if she hates people… us that much, then why would she even have someone as Kisame living under her roof?" that question had bugged her since they arrived at Suna. A small smirk crossed the raven haired man's lips.

"Who knows… I just know the basics. Don't sweat it, he'll be okay. It would take an army to bring him down," he assured her. After all, Kisame had been Itachi's partner for years and the two of them knew each other inside out. Locking his gaze onto her, Itachi cupped her face to bring it to his own before planting a tender kiss on her lips.

"Don't worry. They'll be fine both of them," he chuckled when he felt her lips pucker back against his.

❝...it'll take years to get to understand them …❞