Chapter Thirty-Four:
"W-w-wh-what?!" Izami couldn't help but raise her voice in surprise. SHe whipped her head around to give her brother a surprised look.
"You heard me. I think It's time you came home." Had it been any other time, Izami would have been estatic. After so long, she was finally, FINALLY being welcomed back into the family, but now...Her mind flased with images of the family she had accumlated. Of her friends. And Sasuke, most importantly. Now that she was finally had a life there, it felt like it was being taken from her.
"Why now? I have a life, and I don't plan on leaving it any-"
"Look, just consider it, ok?" Izami bit her lip, and nodded, her mind racing with all kinds of thoughts.
"Whatever." And with that, all conversation died between them.
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Izami and Hikaru met up with Wabisuke, Sasuke, and Sakura soon after their disscussion. Izami's mind raced with thoughts. One side wanting to go home. Wanting to be with her clan, and belong. But, somewhere in the back of her mind, Izami knew things could never return to normal. Izami knew that if she returned to the Cloud, to the Sato, that she would find herself yearning for the Leaf. For Kakashi. For Wabisuke, and Sasuke. Izami knew she'd miss everything. Most importantly, Izami knew that if she went back, she'd have to resign from being a ninja, and she couldn't fathom not being a kuniochi. She loved the shinobi life style too much to leave it. But, then again, this was family. Some things had to be scarificed for family. But did that mean personal happiness too?
Besides, why now, of all times, did they decide they wanted Izami back? They had already tried to bring her back when she was twelve, and it didn't work out. SHe was mopy, and they sent her back when she refused to leave her room. Granted, things were diffrent now than they were way back then, but still...
"Izami, are you ok?" Sasuke asked her when they arrived at the hotel. Hikaru had ordered three rooms. One for himself, one for Izami and Sakura, and one for Sasuke and Wabisuke. Izami looked at Sasuke, confusion, and all other emontions running through her eyes for a second before all that was left was a look Sasuke couldn't describe.
"I'm ok." SHe lied, one hand gripping her arm. Sasuke knew that gesture all too well, but said nothing.
That night, as Izami and Sakura prepared for bed, Sakura began talking to Izami.
"So...You and Sasuke-kun are dating?" Her tone was very casual, but Izami heard the undertone. SHe just couldn't bring herself to call Sakura out on it. It seemed all her fight was gone.
"Things are just casual between us. I wouldn't call it dating." Sakura nodded, her eyebrows knitting together.
"Oh. Did your brother say something to upset you? You've been acting werid since we regrouped." Izami fell silent as she let down her hair, and began brushing through her hair, getting rid of the knots that had collected there over the course of three days.
"It was nothing really."
"Are you sure?" Izami sighed, almost wishing that she would go back to being silent, but she didn't voice her thoughts.
"I'm sure." Izami whispered quietly. Sakura looked at her with a sympathic look, and then nodded, settling down to sleep herself.
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Izami found herself restless the entire night. She tossed, and turned, her mind never seemingly at ease. Her mind raced with thoughts, memories, and questions, and nothing to soothe her mind enough for her to sleep. By the time she finally fell asleep, it was fitfull, and over all too soon as Sakura awoke her the next morning.
"We should head out now. We can be to the Silk Village before tommrrow night with this fast pace." Hikaru said, a confident smile on his face as he looked over at Izami. Izami just frowned, and looked away.
"Well, then, we should head on out." Sasuke said, touching Izami's arm softly as they all began heading out.
A/N: Well, I feel that there should be something adressed, and I decided to put it at the end of the story instead of at the begining of this chappie so that you guys can very well skip over this if you wish. I just feel there needs something to be adressed. Normally, I wouldn't do this for a review I already deleted since they were too chicken, and couldn't sign in, but anyways here it goes:
Dear Not Your Guest,
It seems that you like to click on my story just to annoy me. Or at least attempt to annoy me, but I have long since not been bothered by flammers. Mostly, I've learned that flammers are actually kinda jealous. Maybe if you get an account, we talk to each other like NORMAL human beings instead of throwing sly comments to one another. I don't know why you decided to click on this story three times, and left a review knowing I'd delete each and every one of them. Why? Because your opoion really doesn't matter. I love Sasuke and Sakura as a pairing, and if you saw, and knew that this was an oc with that oc being paired with Sasuke, than you should have done the smart thing, and clicked out instead of trying to annoy me with your comments. I write to both entertain my audience, and for myself because I feel that there is a story that needs to be told for whatever reason. It's perfectly fine if you don't like my story. THat's fine. Everyone is entilted to their opoion, but to say that nobody likes my story because it's not Saasuke and Sakura as pairing, and that if I got the pairings right that maybe people wouldactually like this story, is something totally diffrent. It's obvious your just jealous. And I'm not sure if you have noticed, but there are queit a few people that rather enjoy this story. Is it the most popular? No, but that doesn't really bother me. People who don't like it are entilted to their thoughts, and that's fine with me. Now, you clicked on this three times, and decided to leave those reviews which I deleted. You can ask anyone whose talked to me on this site, I'm a rather pleasent person to talk to. But if you feel the need to flame me, please get an account or sign in so that this can be left to the PMs that I personally do whenever someone favs, follows, or revies any of my stories. So, without wasting anymore breath, I'm leaving you with this: Do not click on this story, and leave another review like the ones you have been leaving. I assure you, the next time I have to put this out won't nearly be as pleasent. And one piece of advice, if you know that a pairing is not your type, please do us other authors a favor, and just click out instead of harassing us with your thoughts, and flames. Nobody appreciates it. And I, for one, Do not like flames. So, please, kindly leave me alone, and do not click on this anymore unless yoou have something kind to say that doesn't shove your pairing down my throat. Thank you.
Regaurds,
Itachan18