When she went to bed that night she curled into Itachi. He held her to him as if he would never let her go. For the first time in what seemed like forever she had a dreamless sleep. The only thing that mattered was the broad hands wrapped around her tiny waist. She awoke to Itachi moving her white hair from her face. His fingers were light and warm against the cool skin. His fingers brushed over her cheek lightly and smiled as she opened her milky orbs. She looked up at him, he was looking down at her with half lidded eyes. He smiled and kissed her lips lightly. it was a sweet and lingering kiss that made her head swim. Her hand was resting on his shoulder as his tightened around her waist.
"Sleep well?" His voice was hoarse and deep, she smiled because it was completely sexy. Rosa gripped his shoulder tighter and pulled him closer.
"I could sleep forever," She told him as she layed her head on his chest again. His fingers were brushing against her back lightly. He smirked at the girl in his arms and kissed the top of her head. He smiled into the snowy hair and she closed her eyes, taking in the warmth of him. The sizzle of his touch on her back and the steady beat of his pulse in his chest. She pulled her hand lazily from his shoulder and ran her nails down his chest and his side. He shuddered under her and Rosa smiled and kissed his neck lightly. His fingers found their way under her chin and made her look up at him. His eyes were somber and content as he leaned down and gently kissed her lips. He smirked as he released her from the kiss. The man in the other bed cleared his throat and received a glare from Itachi.
"Sorry to interrupt," Kisame laughed.
"Well then don't," Rosa grumbled into Itachi's well toned chest.
"We need to get going," Kisame told them and Rosa huffed out a heavy sigh. Itachi's head bent to your ear, his hair was out of its confining pony tail and tickling her shoulder.
"C'mon," Itachi breathed in her ear. His breath warmed the back of her neck causing goosebumps to rise on her exposed arms. Rosa sat up and pulled the covers off of the couple. She stood and stretched her arms above her head. Itachi's hands founds her hips and she looked back down as she turned to face him. She leaned down and kissed his lips playfully. His grip on her hips tightened and he pulled the girl toward him once more. Itachi finally stood to his full height before turning away from her. She sighed and went to her bag and pulled out some clean clothes. She went into the bathroom before Itachi could and stuck her tongue out at him as she shut the door. She pulled on the baggy black pants and the black long sleeve shirt that had a large scoop neck exposing creamy flesh. She came back out to see Itachi's amused onyx orbs. His hands went to her waist and gently pushed her back against the door jamb. His face was only inches from his lovers.
"Watch out Rose. You shouldn't tease me like that," His voice was dark and deep. His lips were just centimeters from hers, tempting and teasing the albino. His hands released her and she slipped away from him before he went into the bathroom. Once she put all of her belongings in her bag and eyed the boy tied up in the corner. He was glaring at her now and she just smirked. Rosa stuck her tongue out at him and put the bag in its secret hiding place. Kisame was already dressed and waiting for Itachi.
"Can you make him disappear too?" Kisame asked.
"I'm not so sure I'd be able to get him back," Rosa laughed and Kisame nodded. Itachi came into the room fully dressed and grabbed his cloak. He pulled it over his shoulders and looked at everyone else to do the same. She pulled hers on and smiled at him. "So who is going to carry him?" Rosa looked at Utakata with a raised eyebrow.
"I will," Kisame spoke. It was his Jinchurriki.
"Good fishy," Rosa smirked at him and he rolled his eyes. Rosa left the room followed by Itachi and Kisame. Utakata was thrown over his shoulder. People looked at the three Akatsuki members funny but didn't try to stop them from leaving with him. They ran and ran and ran. Night fell and they were half way there. Rosa started a fire and sat down next to Itachi. He put an arm loosely around her shoulders and she snuggled into him. Utakata was laying on his side.
"Can you knock him out again?" Kisame looked at Itachi.
"No I got it," She told him as went to kneel beside the boy. Rosa did a few hand signs and her hand began to glow a dark purple color. She touched his head and his eyes closed. He was out like a light. She shook her hands and the glow dissipated.
"Impressive," Kisame hadn't seen much of her skills as a medical ninja. Rosa shrugged her shoulders and sat down next to Itachi again. HE pulled her close and she kissed him playfully. He kissed back and smiled down at her. She didn't know what to think of all of this affection. He was talking and laughing and smiling. Rosa had never seen him so happy. She finally laid down to go to sleep, her head on Itachi's chest. Her vision moved with the rise and fall of his chest. She curled into him more and smiled.
They didn't get to go home right off, first she had to go to a cave and perform an extraction. Rosa sighed when they finally got there and began extracting the demon. Three full days. When they were done, Rosa and Itachi made their way home quickly. It only took a few hours. When she walked into her room she almost collapsed in her bed. Pulling the covers around her body tightly and groaning at the comfort. It felt good to be home. Itachi woke her up the next morning with a bowl of cereal. Both had decided that it would be best if the relationship was kept secret, for the most part. Kisame knew, but he wouldn't say anything.
"Good morning," Itachi smiled at her.
"Mmmm. Just let me sleep," Rosa groaned. Itachi's smile turned into a grin and leaned down to her ear.
"No. Now get up," Itachi turned on the lamp on the bedside table.
"Girrrr," She sat up and took the bowl of cereal from him. He kissed her cheek and she turned to kiss his lips. He pulled away and she took a bite of cereal. Itachi watched her for a moment before he broke out into a fit of coughs. She gasped and put the cereal down. "Itachi. Are you okay?" She asked him as she took his face in her small hands. He nodded and his fit subsided.
"I'm fine," His hands carefully covered hers and he pulled them from his face. He kissed the backs of her hands and he took a deep breath.
"Are you sure?" She asked him worriedly.
"I'm sure," Itachi smiled and kissed her lips gently. She searched his face for any sign of doubt and sighed when he looked relieved. She grabbed her bowl again and finished it quickly. "Don't worry about me," Itachi told her in a whisper.
"But I do worry," Rosa whispered back to him, and Itachi kissed her cheek gently. He smiled at her despite the inevitable.
"Don't. I'm fine," Itachi cupped her cheek and she wanted him to kiss her again. His lips were so close to her face that she didn't realize he had left her door open. A knock at the door caught their attention. Deidara stood in the doorway with a sinister smirk on his face. "Deidara," Itachi's voice was dangerous.
"Yes?" Deidara's voice floated into the room with a sense of mystery. Rosa didn't wait for Itachi to say anything else, but pulled Deidara into the room. She forced him onto his knees and grabbed his hair.
"Now Deidara. You know what I'm going to say, so just agree and go on like nothing happened," Her voice was like ice.
"Rosey-chan. You know I can't keep this a secret. You," Deidara looked up at the albino, "And Itachi. Well that's just precious," Her grip tightened in his hair and he winced. Itachi stood from the bed and looked down at Deidara.
"Deidara, don't make me hurt you," Itachi's voice was mono toned, but she could tell he was being sarcastic.
"Okay. I won't say anything," Deidara let out after a long moment of silence.
"Good," She smirked down at the blonde. Rosa let his hair fall onto his shoulders and bent to place a kiss on his cheek. "Thank you Deidei," She walked over to Itachi and he took her hand in his. Itachi never seemed like the type of person to show PDA, but in that moment he wanted to show Rosa that he wasn't who he used to be, he was changing. She squeezed it lightly and Deidara rose to his feet, rubbing his scalp and wincing.
"Sheesh, Rose you could be a little more gentle.," Deidara complained as he walked out of the room. When the door shut behind him Rose sighed.
"You know he can't keep his mouth shut to save his own life, right?"
"Yes, I know," Itachi told her and she rolled her eyes.
"Then why trust him to keep this a secret?" Rosa sighed as she fell onto her bed on her back. Itachi sat down beside her and ran a hand through her pale locks.
"Maybe I don't care if this is kept a secret," Itachi told her.
"I thought you wanted.. Never mind," Rose sighed.
"What I want is you," He bent and pressed his lips to hers. She smiled into the kiss and he put his hand against her cheek. His free hand was still playing with her hair. He broke the kiss and smiled down at her. A smile she knew that only she would get to see.
"Good, because I'm not going anywhere," She told him. He chuckled and she sat up in the bed. His arms encircled her waist and pulled her closer to him. She smiled at him and kissed his neck. He growled and forced her lips to his. She smiled against his lips and he moved to push her back onto the bed, his body on top of hers. The kiss seemed to deepen and deepen. They seemed to be in thier own sanctuary. A knock rang at the door though and Rose sighed. She got out from under Itachi and opened the door with a glare.
"What?" Her voice was cold, it was Konan.
"Pein want to see you," Konan peered around Rose to look at Itachi who was still laying on the bed. Itachi didn't move as Rose walked beside Konan to the meeting room. When Rose entered Pein was sitting in his chair at the head of the table. Rosa bowed to him deeply and he only nodded his head.
"I'm sending you on a solo mission. It will be better for infiltration purposes later on, but you must go to Iwagakure, Get the trust of the people. You must not show you are one of us. I'll send someone with further instructions once you have had time to build trust," Pein told her. She nodded and turned to walk out of the room. She walked back to her room with a sigh. She didn't want to leave, but orders were orders. She opened her door and found Itachi reading one of her books. She rolled her eyes and walked over to her closet and grabbed her large duffel bag.
"What's going on?" Itachi asked her, he was behind her. She hadn't even heard him move. She turned to look at him.
"Solo mission. Pein's sending me on a nation wide infiltration," She told him and he nodded.
"Alright," He sounded as if he wasn't expecting that.
"I've got to get going soon," She told him and he nodded again.
"Where is he sending you?" Itachi asked as he gently touched her back.
"Iwagakure," She told him and he nodded. She leaned onto his chest and he wrapped his arms around her. She dropped her bag and turned to face him. He bent down and slowly kissed her lips. She wrapped her pale arms around his neck and he held onto her tighter. She wished he wouldn't let go, but she knew he had to, eventually. She felt his arms loosen as he picked her up. She wrapped her legs around his hips and Itachi smiled into the kiss. SHe felt him moving but she didn't open her eyes to find out why. She felt him lean and place her back against the bed. She held him to her and didn't let him go.
"Rose," He broke the kiss and pressed his forehead to hers, "You gotta go. If you wait too long to leave Pein will get angry. I know you don't want to, and I don't want you to either,"
She huffed out a sigh before nodding, "I know," She spoke. She hid her bag and kissed him one last time. "Come see me soon?" She asked.
"Of course," He kissed her forehead and she walked from the room as she pulled her plain black cloak around her shoulders. She had to force herself to walk away from him. She walked out of the hide out and made her way slowly toward Iwa. It was lonely and she didn't have much to pass her time with. She sang to herself mostly. Giving herself something to do.
She saw the gates in the distance and walked into the woods, she put dirt in her hair and covered her self in shallow cuts and shredded her cloak. She took off running for the gate tears streaming down her cheeks. A guard stood up alarmed by her.
"Please! My fiance, they killed him! Please! You have to help me, I'm next! They'll kill me too," Rose cried into the guards chest. His arms came around her as he looked down at her.
"Who?" His tone was concerned.
"I don't know. I've never seen them before but they were wearing cloaks with a red symbol, I didn't get a good look at it," Rose began to cry again. "Please You have to help me. They're too strong, all I could do was run," She felt tears streaming down her cheeks. They man-made a signal to the guards to open the gate, When he took her to the kage's office she felt a weight lift off her chest. She still played as if she was scared. They were coming, just not now, and not for her. She felt herself being pulled up a set of stairs and when she looked up she was sitting before the Tsuchikage. They talked for a long moment before she told the kage about the Akatsuki cloaks.
"You speak of these cloaks with such little detail as if trying to leave things out?" He spoke.
"I don't know what you mean. I only speak of what I saw," Rose let another tear slide down her cheek.
"You must be one of them. You are a great actress. Fooled my shinobi, but I guess you wouldn't be of them if you weren't good," He handed her a piece of paper.