Ai

"You know…" Sai started, "We're all really worried about you… Tell us what happened?" Silver buried her head into Sai's bear chest, tears falling from her face. He sighed, patting Silver on her head. "At least tell Sasuke…" Sai stood up, holding Silver in his arms. "He's probably the one that's worried the most about you…" Sai walked into the kitchen, Silver hanging on to his neck, her feet dragging against the cold tile floor. "Sasuke… don't you want to hold Silver-neko?" Sasuke turned around from the boiling water, looking at Sai.

"She won't let go…" He replied, wrapping his arms around Silver's waist. "And I don't want to hurt her…" Sasuke tried to pull Silver away from Sai, but to no prevail.

"Silver-neko… please… let go?" After a couple of seconds, Silver loosened her grip, falling back into Sasuke's arms.

"Silver-chan… what's wrong?" Silver shook her head, pushing Sasuke back into the kitchen chair. She sat on his lap, lips just inches away from his. Silver ran her fingers through Sasuke's hair, staring him straight in the eyes. Sasuke slowly leaned forward, pressing his lips against hers. "Silver…chan," Sasuke started, in between kisses, "I…love…you…" At these three words, she broke down crying.

"I'm sorry… I'm so sorry…" Images of Itachi ran through her head, as she pushed herself up against Sasuke's warm chest.

"What'd you do now?" Naruto asked, walking away from the cooking food.

"Sasuke… you're never gonna forgive me… you're never gonna speak to me again… you're gonna hate me…" Silver cried even more, wrapping her arms around his neck.

"Silver-chan… what happened?"

"I need to talk to Naruto-kun…" Silver turned toward Naruto, looking into his azul eyes. Sasuke sighed, wiping the tears away from Silver's face.

"Silver-chan… I'll love you no matter what… you can tell me anything…"

"Sasuke-kun… I really can't…" Silver got off of Sasuke's lap and held Naruto's hand, leading him into Sasuke's bedroom. Silver slowly locked the door.

"Silver-chan, what'd he do t-"

"Naruto-kun… you have to swear not to tell Sasuke or anyone else about this… and you have to swear not to kill him…"

"Silver-chan… tell me…"
"Swear first…"

"… I swear…" Naruto groggily sat down on the bed, hanging his head, knowing what was about to come was not good. Silver sat down beside him, leaning on his shoulder.

"He… Ita-kun killed them…" Naruto immediately looked at Silver. "He killed my parents… The Akatsuki… They planned this entire thing from the beginning; killing my parents, me fighting my sister, Sasuke leaving, me joining the Akatsuki, everything… even me falling in love with Ita-kun…" Naruto wiped the tears from Silver's cheeks, leaned in a hugged her. "However… when Ita-kun fell in love with me… the leader told him to tell me everything…"

"And he told you everything last night?" Naruto asked, wiping another tear from Silver's face. She nodded.

"I can't tell Sasuke-kun any of this… You're the only one that I can rely on…"

"Silver-chan… if you told Sasuke-"

"But I can't Naruto. I can't tell Sasuke… I've been lying to him all this time… I can't tell him anything…"

"Are you going to go your whole life without telling him? Let Sasuke die, knowing that he loved you, but not knowing everything that went on while he was gone?"

"You don't understand, Naruto. I can't." Except for the few sobs and the slow breathing, everything was quiet for several minutes.

"I know I don't understand… and I probably never will… but Silver-chan… I don't know what else to say… You can't go your entire life living in guilt… In this hole that you've dug so deep, you can barely get out of… You have to tell him some time… Hopefully that'll be soon… I know it'll be hard… and Sasuke might not ever speak to you again, but I don't want you to feel miserable the rest of your life…"

"Naruto-kun… There's something else… Something else that's keeping me from telling Sasuke all about this…" Naruto looked at Silver expectantly, trying to find the reason in her eyes before she said anything. "I think…" Silver tried to swallow the lump that was in her throat. "I think that I…"

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"I don't understand…" Sasuke hung his head over the curry that he and Sai had just finished making. "Why can't she tell me anything?"

"You're not the only one being left out, you know that right?"

"Do you think she trusts me?"

"Huh?"

"Since I got back from Orochimaru… do you think she trusts me?"
"… I don't know… I wasn't here before you betrayed your village. I can't tell if she trusts you more or less now."

"Thanks for putting that in such blunt terms…" Sasuke muttered. The room fell silent, Sasuke staring down at the curry, and Sai staring off into space. Sasuke broke the silence.

"Do you know what she's talking to him about?"

"…"
"You do don't you?"

"… I can't say…"

"Why not?"

"Because I promised not to tell you." Sasuke cocked his head, thinking for a couple of seconds.

"…How was she while I was gone?"

"Hn?"
"When I was gone, what did she do?"

"Ano… stuff?" Sai replied, being caught off guard.

"What'd she do?" Sai shrugged his shoulders.

"Wait until she tells you herself…" Sasuke sighed.

"…Fine…"

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"I told her… everything…" Itachi spoke softly, to where the leader could barely hear him.

"Everything?"

"Hai…"

"What was her reaction?"

"… She hates me…"

"Meaning, she'll never come back here again?"

"…Hai…"

"Be aware that I'll still be sending a team to go and check up on her every… month or so… just to make sure she's not planning anything against us… The mission was a success. However… do you still feel something towards her?"

"… H-Hai…" Itachi stood up, walking out of the dark room.

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"I still love him…"

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Dun dun duuuuunnnn!!!! Whew! Thanks again to all the reviewed I know I haven't updated in forever… again, but yeah… I hoped you liked this chapter I'm pretty sure that there were bunches and bunches of mistakes, but… I don't have time to go back and fix them -.- so… yeah…. Lol reviews would be very much appreciated! Thankies everyone!