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Chapter 11

When I returned from my forest encounter with Itachi, Sasuke stared at me strangely.

"What?" I spat.

"Date gone bad?" Humor touched his voice and his black eyes.

"Horribly."

"What did he do?"

"He wasn't there. It wasn't him."

"What are you talking about? I saw you guys leave together."

"Whatever. Just don't ask questions."

I knew I must have looked miserable. Even though he hadn't attacked me, the pain of not knowing what he had done with Kiba was worse than any physical wound. I changed into my night clothes and climbed into bed, even though I knew I wouldn't be able to sleep at all. I had no idea what he would be doing to Kiba and Akamaru. I shot up straight in bed and yelped a little. He could have already killed them or be planning on killing them very soon. I quickly changed into the black clothing I arrived in and leapt through the window, but not before scribbling a note for Sasuke.

I sprinted for the forest with no ideas of how on earth I was going to find the older Uchiha. I thought of little plans of how I was going to deal with him. Most of them began after I had him against a tree or half dead, but I knew I had to somehow get him in those conditions before I could enact any of my torturous plans. My favorite included me sending shocks through his body until his heart stopped. My second favorite included me taking out his stomach with a shadow ball and letting him starve to death. I thought about getting him quickly, but then the memory of his kekkei genkai kept me wary.

I moved quickly and silently, keeping my ears sharp and my hands ready for signs. It wasn't long until I found a training ground. I skirted the outsides of it, fearing what direct exposure would do for my cover. I heard movement in the trees and flattened my body against the tree I was in. It was then that I spied his large shape just inside the reach of the shadows. I knew he had been looking for me as well. I stayed light in the treetops, moving quickly to where he stood. All in one fluid motion I crashed on top of Itachi and he folded me into his cloak, working quickly to get me in a police hold against the nearest tree. I groaned loudly as he repeatedly and unnecessarily slammed me into the trunk.

"Stop!" I finally screeched out and, to my surprise, he did. I was panting as he turned me around and touched my shoulder, causing me to cringe back into the tree. "Stop." this time it came out as a whisper.

"What do you want." I whimpered silently to myself as his icy voice turned the question venomous.

"I-where is he?"

"I thought we had already gone through with this part of our relationship?"

"What relationship!" I blurted out too loudly. Once the angry words left my mouth, I cowered back and settled with a pain-filled glare.

"If you remember correctly, you will see we do have something going on, am I wrong?"

"My memory's fine, but it's not warped your attacks into the beginnings of a relationship like yours has!"

"My mind is not warped!" anger flared in his eyes as he spat the words out. I felt him push me further into the tree and it was starting to hurt.

"Get off."

"Why should I?" He came closer to my face and instinct made me turn my face away. My heart picked up speed and I could see from my peripheral vision that he had noticed and was smirking.

"Just leave me alone! Seriously, what's your problem? Going around and killing whole clans and stealing girls' boyfriends! Why don't you pick up a new hobby like knitting?" His smirk instantly vanished, leaving a brooding frown in its wake.

"I've already tried knitting, but let's just say it didn't work out?" I couldn't suppress a giggle and the moment it escaped, Itachi loosened his grip. "You like my jokes?"

"I don't know if it's the joke or the look on your face."

"Oh, I see." He turned his back on me to think. I was trying to decide whether to take advantage of this and get him under my knife or to just leave him alone and get him later. His strange sense of humor got the best of me and I gave up on my original plans.

"Fine, you win." My words obviously caught him off guard as he turned around.

"What do you mean?" His words and expression were guarded, as if he suspected me of a trick.

"What I say, you win."

"Win what?"

"What you want." I could tell in the darkness he was thinking about what I had said. He was silent and his face was turned away from me once more. I reached forward to touch his arm and he turned to face me again, pulling me into a hug at the same time.

"You're serious?" I nodded.

"All I ask is that you please don't break it."

"I would never!" His voice had risen with pained anger.

"I'm sorry," I muttered quietly.

"There's nothing to be sorry of, Kito. You do realize what this means, right?" I looked up to meet his red eyes that glowed slightly in the darkness of the forest. I hadn't realized how late it had gotten.

"No, I can't." I shook my head as I spoke the trembling words.

"But Kito, you know long distance relationships never work."

"We have to make it work. I can't leave. Mi…" my words faded and I looked away. I couldn't believe I'd just done what I did without thinking of what Itachi had done and how much I had wanted to kill him before.

"Kito? What's wrong?" An unfamiliar tone touched his voice. It was concern. It sounded strange when his voice was involved.

"It's nothing, Itachi, really." I couldn't believe I had so willingly given him my love without thinking. But, that's what love is supposed to be, right? To adore without thinking? If what I had been taught was true, I had a decision in my future. I'd have to choose between going along with everything I'd set ahead of me and just totally destroying all my plans for someone I'd only known for a short time and had attacked me.