~Tenshi's POV~
I woke up this morning and felt warm, I looked up to see Sasuke's sleeping face. I smiled at him and carefully got out of his arms. I then laid his head on my lap and ran my fingers through his hair as a I smiled. He stirred a little before that, but soon relaxed at my touch.
"You really love him, don't you?" I heard someone asked. I looked up and realized Suigetsu and Juugo, who was petting a now awake Tamotsu, were in the room. The all smiled at me. I smiled back and nodded.
"Yes, I really do. I mean, we've known each other since I was about six, a year after I came to Konoha…he was my third friend," I told them.
"Who were the first and second?" Juugo asked me. Tamotsu chuckled knowing the answer. I just smiled.
"First was Tamotsu, obviously, I've known him since I was born. Second person was Naruto, I met him at the academy on my first day. Then Sasuke came into the picture, back then he was all smiles compared to now," I told him. They frowned.
"He still smiled for you though," Suigetsu said to me. I nodded.
"Yeah, but if it's someone else, he'll just smirk at them, not a real smile…even for the guy who is like a brother to him, the girl who is like a sister…and the man who is like a father to him…our old team," I mumbled. Tamotsu came up next to me whimpering, he nuzzled my face and licked my cheek. "I have a feeling we'll be that team again though…this time with more heart and soul," I said with confidence. That's when they smiled at me.
"Well, I sure know you and Tamotsu deserve it, Tenshi…so does Sasuke, I can tell just by looking into his eyes that's he's experienced so much pain," Juugo said to me. I nodded as I gingerly ran my fingers through Sasuke soft midnight black hair. I then smelt something...Naruto! Everyone seemed to have sensed my alarm and looked me with urgent eyes.
"What is it, Ten?" Suigetsu asked me.
"Mine and Sasuke's old team is coming along with others, they're looking for us. Get ready, we're heading out," I said to them. They nodded, Suigetsu was going to get Karin but she busted the door down. I gently shook Sasuke's shoulder. "Sasuke, Love, wake up, we have to get going," I said to him. He woke up and looked at me with confused eyes. "Naruto, Sakura, dad, and Tori along with Kiba, Hinata, and Shino," I said to him. He nodded and we got ready. It appears that Karin had my outfit cleaned and fixed last night because it looked brand new. I looked at Karin and smiled. "Thanks for fixing my clothes up, Karin," I said to her. She gave me a hint of a smile and nodded. We then left the town. Sasuke put on a black shirt and his new black cloak like mine as the others put theirs on.
"Absorbing Orochimaru's abilities really increased my healing power," Sasuke observed. I smiled.
"Good thing I have Jinroo to heal me as well," I said to him. He smiled at me. We met up with the group.
"Whether it's the Akatsuki or the Leaf, they may have info about Itachi. Should we ambush them, Sasuke?" Karin asked. I shook my head.
"I know it's the Leaf for sure, there were too many to be the Akatsuki considering they work in two man groups," I told her. Karin nodded as did Suigetsu.
"Ambushing would be a waste of time," he said.
"Agreed, we don't bother with the Leaf," Sasuke said to us.
"What do we do then?" Karin asked.
"Find Itachi. If we find him, then the worst case scenario is the three of you having to fight the Leaf Ninjas," Sasuke told her. Sasuke then took out a map. "For now, we move as Hebi and follow up on what Juugo learned. We will head to the various Akatsuki hideouts," he said to us. We all nodded. "Let's go," he ordered. We then began walking. A long the walk, I saw Sasuke wince in pain as he grabbed his stomach. I grabbed his hand and used some of Jinroo's power to heal him. He looked at me with confused eyes. I smiled at him to let him know I was helping. He then smiled at me. "Thank you, Angel," He whispered to me. I kissed his cheek.
"Any time, Obsidian," I said to him. Along the walk, I heard a rustle in the bushes. I took out a kunai. "Who is there, show yourself," I demanded. Everyone else was confused, that's when a black wolf with blue eyes came out. I smiled and put my kunai away. I walked up to her, she coward back a little bit, I stopped and smiled at her. "It's okay, you're among friends…Kaori," I said to her. Yup, I recognized her from my dreams. Sasuke came up by me.
"So, this is Kaori?" He asked me. I nodded. Kaori walked up me and tilted her head.
"How do you know my name?" She asked me. Sasuke started petting her with a small smile.
"Well, my mate and I had premonitions about you," I said to her. Her blue eyes widened.
"You're really and Ookami no?" She asked me. Tamotsu walked up.
"Yes, she is," Tamotsu told her. I could tell he was happy he had fur.
"Did you guys know an Ookami no Toboe?" She asked us. I nodded with Tamotsu.
"He was my step father," I told her. That's when it clicked. "You were his partner, weren't you?" I asked her. She nodded, Sasuke just pet her.
"Do you have any place to go?" He asked her. She shook her head. "You can join us then," Sasuke told her. I was shocked that he said she could join us…but the dreams, I think he wants to meet our children's partners soon. Kaori smiled and started licking Sasuke's face making him chuckle.
"Now you know how I feel when Tamotsu does that to me," I said to him. Kaori pulled away and smiled at us.
"It would be an honor to join your group," she said to us. We nodded and got moving. A long the way, I saw Tamotsu and Kaori talking. I looked at Sasuke who had a smirk dancing on his lips. He knew they would get close on this trip!
"You're very sneaky, Love," I said to him. He chuckled.
"Well, it was bound to happen sooner or later," he said to me. I nodded and we kept walking. We soon reached a statue of a Buddha. "You four stay here and wait for my orders, Tamotsu and Tenshi will come with me and check it out," Sasuke said to us. We all nodded and Tamotsu and I left with Sasuke. Of course, Kaori licked Tamotsu's cheek before he left with us. We were soon inside a cave looking around. That's when we saw a silhouette.
"You came," he said to us.
"Who is it?" Sasuke asked.
"It's me, Sasuke," Itachi said showing himself. Sasuke and I were shocked to find him here, we activated our Kekkei Genkais. "Have you grown at all Sasuke, I can see that Tenshi and Tamotsu have," he said to him. Sasuke pushed me behind him.
"You haven't changed at all, including those cold eyes," Sasuke said to him.
"You're not going to rush in screaming like last time?" Itachi asked. I stepped in front of Sasuke giving him a warning look.
"No, but we need to ask you something about that night," I said to him. He looked at me with his Sharingan eyes, I then knew what he was trying to do. "Don't even try putting me in a Genjutsu, it won't work with my eyes," I told him. He smirked.
"You always were brilliant, Tenshi, I'll give you that, but why do you want to know about that night?" He asked me. I sighed.
"We want to know the truth," I said to him. I then looked him in the eye. 'I also know that you're sick…I can cure you,' I thought to him. His eyes widened then narrowed.
'How? It's an incurable disease,' he thought back.
'There's more to the Ookami no Clan then just our fighting abilities,' I thought to him. He nodded.
"Come alone to the Uchiha Hideout, we can settle things there," he said to us. We nodded. He then took off as crows leaving us.
"Do you really think he'll tell us the truth?" Sasuke asked me. I sighed.
"If he doesn't then I'll force it out of him. Sasuke, I know your brother still cares about you, I know he wouldn't kill his clan unless for a good reason…he was like a big brother to me too," I said as tears gathered in my eyes. Sasuke pulled me into his chest as he ran his fingers through my hair.
"I know, we'll get this all sorted out later…but if he really means what he said years ago and that's the truth then I will kill him," Sasuke said to me. I knew there was no stopping him so I nodded.
"Just don't go seeking any more revenge…it only leads to more, I don't want to lose the Sasuke I love," I told him. I felt him nod and we were about to leave the cave until everyone rushed it.
"I thought I told you to stay back until I said otherwise," Sasuke said to them.
"Karin said she sensed someone else's chakra, we got curious," Suigetsu said to us.
"Feathers?" Karin asked looking at the crow feathers on the ground. Sasuke still had his Sharingan activated.
"We're moving, let's go," he said to them. We left the cave and started running through the trees.
"There's a bunch of people with identical chakra all around us! What the hell is this?!" Karin asked us. That's when I knew and I knew Sasuke also found out.
"Do we need to take another route, Sasuke?" Suigetsu asked.
"Ignore it. We'll charge straight through it," Sasuke told him.
"Thank god, detours always wipe me out," Suigetsu told us. I chuckled a little bit and we kept going. That's when we saw him.
"Sasuke! Tenshi!" He called us. Sasuke used his Lightning chakra in his hand to get rid of the clone, but not before I did something.
'Don't follow us, Naruto,' I thought to him. He was then gone. "Naruto's Shadow Clone," I smiled.
"Naruto…he never gives up," Sasuke mused. I smiled.
"What do you expect of the guy I think of as a brother? He wants his brother back and thinks you also kidnapped his sister," I said to him. He smirked.
"Well, he'll find out soon that I didn't kidnap you," he said to me. I smiled and looked at Tamotsu and Kaori. They've been together since we asked her to join the team a couple hours ago…they work fast. We soon made it to a town but didn't slow down until Karin said something.
"Oh my god, there's an incredible chakra! It's coming our way! And fast!" Karin warned us. We were then on top of a building and saw…
"Kisame Hoshigake…it's been a while," I said to him. He smirked.
"Sasuke, Tenshi, Tamotsu, if you would please continue on by yourselves. Itachi would prefer if the rest of us stayed here," Kisame told us.
"No problem, I only formed this team to make sure no one would interfere when we found him. This works out perfectly," Sasuke said. I nodded, I mostly just didn't want anyone to come along in case we were to battle.
"That's crazy, Sasuke! We should kick this guy's butt and fight Itachi together!" Karin argued.
"I'm really not in the mood for another fight, but if you insist on passing by together, I won't go easy on any of you," Kisame said to us.
"Don't even think about, Karin, You four stay here, this revenge is for me, Tenshi, and Tamotsu," Sasuke said. I nodded and we left. After a little bit, we made it to the Uchiha Hideout. We walked in and saw Itachi sitting. I walked up to Itachi.
"So, are you going to start talking? Or am I going to have to force it out of you?" I asked him. He smirked.
"You are more aggressive now, it's pretty intimidating," he said to me. I just glared.
"Three years can change you with the right training, I happen to have become more aggressive because I knew it was needed…especially for a stubborn idiot like you and your brother," I told him. I felt them both glare at me. "Don't glare at me, you both know you're stubborn, it runs in your blood," I shrugged. Sasuke walked up next to me with Tamotsu.
"Just tell us the truth, Itachi, my patience is wearing thin," Sasuke growled. I elbowed his ribs making him grunt.
"Excuse your brother's bad manners. Now, please tell us the truth, and don't lie, I'll know if you are," I said to him. He smirked again.
"What will you do if I do lie?" He asked me. I smirked and activated my Arufa Taiingan.
"Do you want to find out the hard way? Maybe you should ask Tobi how it felt when I used my Kekkei Genkai on him," I said to him. His eyes widened and looked at Sasuke.
"You chose a very intimidating girl to be your girlfriend," He said to him. Sasuke nodded.
"I know, I kinda like it," Sasuke mumbled the last part. "Just tell us the truth," Sasuke said glaring at Itachi.
"I meant what I said back then," he said to us. I sighed, Sasuke was about to attack until I stopped him.
"That's a lie…don't make me hurt you, Itachi…I don't want to hurt the man I consider a brother," I said to him with pleading eyes. I saw a flicker of regret go through his eyes, but he didn't say anything. "I guess I have no choice," I said to him. I looked him straight in the eye and gave him an apologetic look. "Pain," I whispered. He clutched his head as he screamed in pain. After a minute I stopped the pain and he panted. "Don't make me do it again…you know I don't bluff when it comes to things like this," I said to him. He looked at me and I knew tears were pricking my eyes. I then saw sadness enter his. Sasuke held my hand knowing this was hard for me. "I know your stubborn, but put away your pride for one damn minute and answer me," I said to him. I looked down. "If not for me…or for Sasuke then…for Tori, for my baby sister, the girl you rescued and took care of for nine and half years," I said to him. His eyes widened then he frowned. He stood up and looked at me. He nodded his head.
"Alright, I did lie about my reason back then, I didn't do it to test my worthiness or to prove my power…I was forced into it by a man name Danzou. He said the Uchiha Clan was planning something big and that I had to wipe them out…I just couldn't kill Sasuke, he was too innocent back then," Itachi said to us. Sasuke was shocked.
"You didn't want to kill Sasuke because you still love your little brother," I said looking at Sasuke, he looked down feeling guilty. I could tell he was ashamed he thought his brother didn't care about him. I gave his hand a gentle squeeze and looked at Itachi. Itachi nodded at me and walked up to us. He smiled at me and cupped my cheek.
"You really have grown to be wise beyond your years. It makes me wonder if you're really fifteen," he said to me. I chuckled. He then walked up to Sasuke and placed a hand on his head. "Sasuke, I really am sorry for all I have done…I didn't want you in danger like that," he said to him. Sasuke nodded. Sasuke had deactivated his Sharingan and looked at Itachi.
"I guess I could forgive you," Sasuke said to him. I rolled my eyes with a smile.
"Just shut up and hug your weasel of a big brother, duckbutt!" Tamotsu growled at him. The Uchiha siblings glared at him. "What? Nothing wrong with showing family love," Tamotsu said coming to my side. I hugged him and kissed his cheek.
"That's right," I agreed. The Uchiha boys rolled their eyes. I glared at them making them flinch and they hugged quickly and let go. I smiled. "Let's go home now please, I miss my family," I said to them. They sighed and nodded.
"You chose a scary girlfriend, little brother," I heard Itachi whisper.
"Tell me about it," Sasuke mumbled. I stifled my giggles.
"So, when did you two start dating?" Itachi asked. Sasuke and I blushed when we heard the smirk in his voice. Yup, he's definitely an Uchiha.
"Three years ago," we told him.
"So have you guys become mates yet?" Itachi asked smirking. We knew what he meant and blushed furiously.
"No we didn't! Shut up!" We shouted at him. Itachi and Tamotsu began laughing them. Sasuke and I calmed down and I looked at Itachi.
"Itachi…when we get home, I'll treat you right away, I don't want to take any chances of waiting," I said to him. He nodded, but Sasuke looked confused.
"What are you guys talking about?" He asked. Itachi sighed.
"I'm sick, Sasuke. I have a disease that can't be cured, but Tenshi thinks she can help me," Itachi told him. Sasuke looked at me.
"How did you know he was sick?" He asked me.
"I felt it, when someone is sick, animals can feel it," I told him. He nodded and we kept walking until we reached the group. I was surprised. "Wow, you guys haven't killed each other yet, I think I'm dreaming," I said blinking. They all chuckled. Kaori ran up to Tamotsu and nuzzled him. "When did this happen?!"I asked them. They both grinned sheepishly.
"About two hours after you asked her to join us…I told her about your premonitions," Tamotsu said the last part quickly. I raised an eyebrow and crossed my arms.
"Kaori, you don't have to be with him just because of mine and my mates premonitions," I said to her. She nodded.
"I know, it's just hard not to be with him," she said to me. I shook my head with a smile.
"I'm starting to think I'm the adult and you're the teenagers," I said to them. They laughed. Itachi looked at Kisame who frowned.
"I take it you're going home?" Kisame asked. Itachi nodded and handed Kisame his cloak.
"I think it's about time I did so," Itachi said to him. Kisame nodded with a sharkish grin.
"Alright, I'll tell leader you died, that way no one will be after you," Kisame told him. We were all looking at him like he had grown a second head. "What?" He asked us.
"Your part of the Akatsuki…and you're helping him leave…" Sasuke trailed off. Kisame chuckled.
"It's not like we all really wanted to join this organization, it's either join or die, I prefer to live, thank you very much," Kisame said to us. We nodded in understanding. I walked up To Kisame with a smile and held my hand out to him.
"I wanted to say thank you for taking care of Tori and Mamoru," I said to him. He smiled back and shook my hand.
"No problem, she's a good kid actually. There were times when she was scary…she really is your sister," Kisame shuddered and I laughed. Kisame then left and we went to find the Leaf ninja. As we were going, Itachi looked at me.
"Did you know that Zetsu was watching us?" He asked me. I smirked and nodded. "Then he knows I left with you guys," he said to me. I shook my head.
"While I had my Arufa Taiingan activated, I used vision projection on him, I placed a scene in his head to make it look like you and Sasuke fought and that Sasuke won the battle. I must say, I was impressed with my own work," I smiled. He chuckled with Sasuke who also smirked.
"Another reason I love her, she's beyond sneaky when it comes to enemies," he said. I giggled. I still had my Taiingan activated so I could keep a look out.
'And she's looking more beautiful than three years ago,' he complimented in my head. I blushed and looked at him, he just smirked. I playfully glared.
'Stop making blush, Uchiha,' I thought back to him.
'Sorry, can't do that, I like seeing you blush, it's cute,' he thought to me with a smug smirk as I blushed more. Itachi looked at us with a raised eyebrow. We shook our heads saying 'don't ask'.