Chpt 6:
*I know everything's kind of depressing right now but not to fret! Some happy times are coming along! Hope everyone is enjoying this. Also, more characters are coming soon. Anyways, onto the story. This chapter is a little long, I had 3 days to make up for*
Itachis POV:
I had woken up from my nap about an hour ago to see Hinata was still in my room but she was sleeping in the chair. Tsunade must not of come back yet from healing the others.
My throat felt dry and so I reached for my water as quietly as I could, taking a sip and placing it back down and I laid back on my bed.
I took in a deep breath and let it out, it all felt weird to be back in this village again. I remember putting people in these rooms and now I'm in here myself. I always wondered what would of happened to my life if I didn't commit such a heinous crime. The same questions would run in my head until I stopped breathing.
At least with the Akatsuki, I had a purpose in life again. Granted, the way we did things weren't the best by any stretch but it was still something. I wondered if any of them knew I was missing yet, aside from Kisame. He must really hate me by now, I was the only who he could tolerate and now I'm here.
The door to my room started to open and I looked over to see the legendary blonde Sanin walking in, her dark haired partner in tow.
"Good, I'm glad you're awake. We have a few things to discuss" she said as she walked closer.
"Does Hinata need to be awake for this?" I asked before she continued her speech.
"Hinata, wake up!" Tsunade yelled, my small friend jumped out of her chair, kunai in hand. My eyes widened slightly, what missions had she gone on to make her wake defensively? Then again, it wasn't a bad thing either. The life of a shinobi is a mystery everyday, you know never know when you'd need to fight.
"Oh. It's only you Tsunade-sama" Hinata said softly still trying to wake up, she put her weapon back in her pouch and rubbed her eye slightly.
"I've come to tell you both that you're being moved out of here and into a home" Tsunade said seriously, looking at me.
"A home? I thought-" Hinata started to speak but was cut off by Tsunade raising her hand.
"We will continue treatments regularly. Shizune will more than likely be checking up on you the most. I have a village to run and can't always be present. You are not to extend beyond two-hundred feet of your property, you don't need to be bound to the indoors" Tsunade said, my insides felt funny. I wasn't being exiled? What made her have a change of heart in a few hours?
"We're going to keep a record for you so we can possibly get you better medicine. Just make sure you stay on top of the one's I have given you" she said with a demanding tone, I nodded my head in agreement.
"When do we get to leave?" Hinata asked, speaking before I could get a chance too.
"As soon as your escorts get here, I have to go back to the Hokage tower, we missed a lot of paperwork today" Tsunade said, sounding defeated. She obviously couldn't catch a break but I guess that comes with the territory.
"What made you have a change of heart?" I managed to speak threw my dry throat, hurting it a little bit.
"Don't ask questions. You're both just lucky said person made a valid point to me earlier" Tsunade basically barked back at me and I remained quiet.
A knock on the door broke the slight tension in the room.
"I guess your escorts are here" Tsunade said and without warning, the door opened. Neji had appeared once again, along with another young adult who looked eerily like Shikaku Nara, it must be his son.
"Make sure once you arrive everything is okay first, don't leave until Hinata gives her authority, understood?" Tsunade said with demanding tone. Both males nodded and bowed towards her.
"I will see you tomorrow Itachi, don't forget to take the pills in the green bottle before bed, it'll help ease you during sleep" Shizune said and I nodded. They both left the room quickly and I looked towards Hinata.
"Do you need help getting up?" she asked gently.
"I don't believe so" I said sitting up straight, slowly moving off of the bed to let both of my feet touch the floor before standing. I got up and my vision went blurry for half a second but I was able to control it as I continued to stand.
"I'll grab your medicine for you" Hinata said going behind me toward the table. She grabbed all three of my bottles, placing them into her leg pouch.
"Where did you end up putting my cloak?" I was curious, I wasn't trying to get cold on the walk to my place to stay.
"It's gone, do you want to draw attention to yourself?" Hinata asked with a slight attitude, I didn't bother to say anything and remained quiet. She was right, guess I'll need to find something new to wear.
"Can we get a move on?" Neji asked, impatient.
"I suppose" Hinata said cooly, I started to move forward, following the two males, Hinata behind me. We walked down the hallways I still remembered every inch of, bringing back some memories with Anbu. I slightly smiled and continued to walk.
"Are you able to run along the rooftops, Uchiha?" the brown haired boy asked me.
"Won't know until I try" I spoke truthfully.
"We better just stick with the ground route Shikamaru, it's safer" Neji cut in. So, that's his name, Shikamaru. I'm sure I'd see him around more. Neji pushed the door open, taking me from my thoughts.
I inhaled deeply, fresh air was the best medicine when you're sick. I looked around, the infiltration unit was on the outskirts of the village but you could still see everything from the front door. I missed this sight, the calm vibes the village had at night were so fulfilling.
The next few minutes were silent as we walked threw the woods towards our destination. The closer we got, I felt a sense of calm and safe, it was nice not having to be in fear of anything.
The house that was soon to be a home was a regular sized log cabin with a porch attached to it and small garden on the side. This must be where people stayed when they were doing intense training and couldn't afford distractions.
"Welcome home guys" Neji spoke out loud as we walked towards the front door and opened it. I followed suit into the dark home. It took a minute but the lights turned on, there was an upstairs and a downstairs. I was slightly excited to see the entire house when I got a chance to explore.
"Thank you both for taking us here. I know it's late but would you guys like to stay for dinner?" Hinata asked sweetly.
"I have to get to Temari whenever you no longer need me" Shikamaru spoke, looking bored.
"Oh, no worries then, Shikamaru. You're free to go, thank you again" Hinata said smiling, moving aside from the front door, she was the last one inside.
"No need to thank me so much, just doing my job" he said as he left the front door and took off quickly towards the village again.
"How about you Neji-nii-san?" Hinata turned towards her cousin to ask him the same question.
"Sure" he said nonchalantly. I'm sure he was tired too, his team was also one of those ones who came to the rescue and aid of the jinchuriki.
"Good, let's go get some tea while we think of what to go pick up" Hinata said sweetly as she walked by the two of us and into what I assume was the kitchen.
I followed blindly, I kept looking around the house, it kept getting nicer the further you walked into it. I could get used to this, this was much better than sleeping outside or tricking a inn owner to let us stay the night.
The light into the kitchen turned on and Hinata went straight for the stove to grab the kettle. She put water in it and placed it back on the burner, turning it on. I took a seat in the chair closest to me.
"Should I go pick something up?" Neji asked also taking a seat.
"No, there's food here. I'm sure of it" Hinata said, opening the fridge and cupboards, she was right.
"I didn't think Tsunade would have it filled, it's not like we're training or anything" Neji said sounding confused.
"Did she normally do things like this?" I asked, making them both look at me.
"When teams or shinobi come here, you let Tsunade know and she does her magic and this entire place is filled with whatever you need. People come here all the time for extensive training. Once you're done, she has a tab of what you used and you pay for it when you're done" Hinata explained, well, that's very nice of her. She didn't seem like the type who would do such a thing.. Maybe it was Shizunes idea and she just went along with it.
"So, how about just some simple fish and rice tonight?" she asked the both of us, waiting for a response.
"Anything sounds good, I haven't had a home cooked meal in a very long time" I told her, smiling. Neji also nodded and we watched her start cooking.
"Could you excuse me, I need the restroom" I said, standing not even sure where I was going.
"It's upstairs, three doors down on the right" Neji said dryly. I hope he was in a better mood tomorrow, I don't ever remember him being so sour.
I walked away from the table and made my way towards the stairs, I took my time with them. I knew Tsunades pills would work on me but with time. I didn't want to irritate my lungs or give myself a headache by moving to quickly.
Upon reaching the top of the stairs, I noticed there were six doors up here, four towards the right and two towards the left. My curiosity got the better of me and I explored the house, I went to the left first.
The first door I entered was a small library with a few books and scrolls, this was going to have to become bigger. I closed the door quietly and moved onto the next room, There was absolutely nothing here, weird. I guess you could come in here for silence to meditate if need be but you could do that anywhere. I backed away and went to the other side of the hallway.
Three out for rooms were bedrooms, the last one I didn't open it being the bathroom. I made my way in there, that's what I had originally came upstairs for. The bathroom to my surprise was the biggest room out of all. It was more like a small spa than it was anything. Whoever built this really thought ahead of themselves.
Right before I left the bathroom, my breathe became short and sharp. I fell onto one knee trying to catch my breath. What was happening? I've never had this before. I clutched my chest and a coughing fit started, I could feel a small amount of liquid coming up my throat, blood.
The pain in my chest continued to get worse, I was on both of my knees now, bent over forward. I was coughing up blood onto the white floor, I tried to stabilize my breathing between the fit and it was kind of working. I hadn't had this bad of an attack before, my coughing was slowly down a bit. I moved myself to sit on my butt and lean against the tub for now until my breathe fully returned and my chest no longer hurt.
Should I call for Hinata? I didn't want to be to reliant on my medicine but I couldn't be so stubborn either.
"Hinata!" I yelled as loudly as I could, I needed her and I needed help cleaning up my small pool of blood off the floor. In minutes I could hear footsteps coming up the stairs.
"Itachi, are you alright?" Neji spoked from the other side of the door. Damn, wrong Hyuga but I couldn't be picky, someone came up here for me.
"I need my medicine.. And I need help cleaning…" I said weakly, my coughing subsided but the pain in my chest lingered. I heard him walk away and back down the stairs, she must of still had them in her leg pouch.
The next morning waking up, it was the best I had slept in a while so I felt great. I sat up in bed and looked around for a second. The night before had ended after dinner and the awkward connection Neji and I made from him helping me clean up my blood. Hinata wasn't able to stop cooking for her to help but it's okay, everything felt okay today. I got up, walking to my window and open the blinds to see the outside. It looked beautiful outside. All I could see was woods and a slight area of water from the second floor of the house.
I went over to the bedside table, grabbing my pills and making my way down towards the kitchen to take them. I wondered if Hinata was awake yet, I could make her breakfast. My memory was still sharp and I distinctly remember how to make a delicious omelette, courtesy of my mother teaching me.
After taking my pills, I noticed on the kitchen table was a roll and a note.
Good morning, I went out to get a few things. I left you a sweet roll for breakfast - H
Of course she was already running errands, I smiled and placed the note back down on the kitchen table.
"I guess now was a good time to do a little exploring" I said out loud to myself and headed towards the front door, I put my sandals on and opened the door. I got a rush of cool morning air and shivered a little bit. Damn, I need a jacket of some sort.
A white and purple cloth caught my attention from the coat rack behind the door. I sighed, I guess this was the only thing around right now. I grabbed Hinata's coat off the rack and put it on, It covered my arms and that was good enough for me. She must of warn her regular jonin vest this morning before leaving.
Hinats POV:
"Thank you for your purchases Hyuga-sama" the shopkeeper said to me, smiling. I smiled back and headed towards the front door to leave. I decided this morning that I was going to get a few things for the house. Some new books, paint supplies and puzzles, the most non strenuous activities so Itachi wouldn't go to stir crazy. I'm sure training wouldn't be a problem just had to be careful. I also got him a new coat for the mornings when it was a little breezy. It was the same exact type of material and length, only without the pending red clouds of danger attached to it. I'm sure he'll appreciate it.
"Hinata!" a female voice shouted from my right as I was making my way towards the house. I looked to see Shizune with a backpack and books walk a little faster towards me. I stopped moving so she could catch up to me.
"I was just on the way to check up on Itachi, guess I picked a good time" she smiled and we continued our walk towards the woods. I hope if anyone saw this they thought nothing of it, I wasn't sure how to explain the situation without telling them about Itachi.
"I'm not sure if he's still sleeping or not but those green pills really relaxed him into a deep slumber" I told Shizune as we walked our last few feet towards the front door.
"Good, I'm glad to hear it" she said kindly as I opened the front door, the house was quiet still. As we closed the front door I noticed my jacket was gone, he must be outside somewhere.
"I guess he went for a walk, care to join me to go find him?" I asked her as I placed all the bags I had near the staircase.
"No that's okay I'm gonna stay here and set a up for when you return instead of waiting for me to finish" she said and walked towards the living room.
"Be back soon" I said leaving the house again. I started walked towards the water, that would be the first thing I scoped if I was bored and was here.
I started jogging towards the small lake, I needed to get a little exercise in this morning, couldn't just stop being healthy because he wasn't.
As I approached closer, I saw my coat on him and I giggled a little bit. The closer I looked I could see him just sitting there, his legs crossed and arms resting on his knees. Is he meditating? I slowed down a little bit and has to immediately jump to the right. A kunai was sticking in the ground where my feet just were. I looked up at Itachi again and he was smirking, I didn't even see him move to throw that.. Incredible.
"What was that for?!" I shouted a little bit.
"Just because you are in confided safety of the village, doesn't mean someone can't attack you. Just keeping you on your toes a little bit" he deadpanned, I saw the glint of hurt in his eyes for a second.
"You're not wrong.. So thank you, I guess?" I said sheepishly.
"Did you need me?" he asked as he starting getting up.
"Yes, Shizune is here. The first checkup" I smiled and he walked towards me.
"Sorry for taking your jacket, by the way. It was a little chilly when I opened the front door earlier" he spoke, arriving at my side.
"No worries. I got you a new one by the way. Now you don't have to leave the house in girl clothes" I giggled and started heading back towards the house.
"Hinata" he said, grabbing my wrist to stop from me from moving. I turned, my face became a little warm.
"Yes?" I asked, looking up into his eyes.
"Thank you" he said as he wrapped his arms around my shoulders, hugging me gently. I compiled by wrapping my own arms around his waist. I buried my face into his chest and just took him in for a second while I smiled.
"C'mon, she's waiting for us" I said muffled sounding as I unburied my face from his chest. He nodded and we moved back towards home.
We got on the porch and I opened the front door, taking my sandals off and walking toward the living room, Itachi right behind me.
"Itachi-san. We're going to try something today, if that's okay with you" Shizune said as soon as she saw us.
"Whatever you must do, I won't say no" he said casually.
"Good, I need you to take your top layers off and come sit in the coffee table. I need full access to your chest and back" she said as she lifted her sleeves up. He didn't argue, just began to take my jacket and his shirt off and followed suit by sitting on the coffee table.
"I'm going to try a little healing of your lungs from the outside, it might help slow down the illness" she said seriously and I just watched.
Shizunes hands started glowing green and she placed her hands on his back first, his face was stone cold for the first couple of minutes and then it started to twist.
"Does it hurt?" she asked gently.
"It hurts, a lot actually" he spoke.
"Hinata, will you do me a favor? Activate your byakugan and tell me how his chakra network looks" Shizune spoke quickly and I did what I was told.
As soon as I activated my families bloodline limit, my mouth opened in shock.
"His chakra network is damaged. From his chest up to his eyes are blocked in a few places" I said out loud to what I saw.
"I was worried about that" Shizune said, sounding concerned.
"What does that mean?" I asked not sure of where this conversation was going.
"It means the overuse of my eyes is causing my body to shut down internally" Itachi said, answering for her.
"Can you fix this, Shizune?" I asked.
"We could but it would be painful and it also doesn't mean he won't still be sick when we're done. It's up to Itachi if he wants to go for it" Shizune said.
"By all means, I'm ready. Nothing can be worse then what I've been threw so far" he said solemnly.
"Hinata you would need to be apart of this too, you're the only one who can see his chakra network. I'll talk to Tsunade and see what she wants to do. You can stop using your byakugan now too" Shizune said and I stopped using my byakugan, my vision returning to normal.
Shizune had stopped touching Itachis back and made her way to his chest.
"I'm only going to do your chest a little bit, your lungs are more accessible from the front and I don't want to over do it on you" she said carefully as she started his healing jutsu again.
He was handling this like a champ from what I could see, he barely made any faces and just held on.
"I think that's going to be it for today" she said, taking a step back. Her hands returning to normal color.
"Thank you" he said, removing himself from the coffee table to put his shirt back on.
"I should be back around this time tomorrow, I will speak to Tsunade today and figure something out" she said walking over to her bag "here are more pain pills, you can never have enough" Shizune said placing a bottle on the coffee table.
"Thanks" Itachi said in a whisper tone.
"How were things last night when you arrived? I need to document everything" she asked, taking her pen and notebook out.
"I had a slight epidemic after walking up the stairs. My chest started to hurt badly, feeling like it was on fire. Then I went into a coughing fit and a good amount of blood came out of me" Itachi answered truthfully. Shizune gave him a sympathetic look as she wrote all this down.
"I hope that doesn't happen again tonight" she said finishing up her sentence and putting everything back into her backpack.
"Well, I better get going. Tsunade is alone in the office and I would rather not come back to a broken desk again" she laughed nervously but we both knew it was out of fear. I giggled with her.
"See you tomorrow" Itachi said as we watched her leave the house.
"Would you like anything?" I asked him, his focus back onto me.
"I'm actually a little tired now, I think I'm going to go nap" he said honestly.
"A nap sounds like a good idea, may I join you?" I asked in hopes he would say yes.
"Of course" he said smiling, he held his hand out for me to take and we walked upstairs towards his bedroom.
"I'll shut the curtains, you just get comfortable" I said when we entered his room, we both went out ways. I closed the curtains, leaving little to no sunlight in the room and he got under the covers.
Before getting into his bed, I took my vest off and neatly placed it on the floor and then crawled into his bed to lay down.
"You could lay on me if you'd like" he spoke softly, turning his head towards me.
"I'd rather not put any weight on your chest so how about you lay on me instead" I said truthfully.
"Deal" he said, moving himself over towards me. Lying his head in the nook of my arm and breast. He placed his arm over my stomach, the comfort was real. I could feel my eyes getting heavy when I felt slight movement.
"Are you okay?" I asked him, concerned.
"I'm okay" he spoke, I could feel the closeness of him, he shifted to look at me. I felt my face getting warm and then I felt his lips, ghosting over mine. I lifted my left hand to gently touch his face.
"This is one of the few reasons why I'm not totally mad I'm inside the village" he whispered and then kissed me. I moved my hand into his hair a little bit so I could grab it, deepening the kiss.
He moved his face away from mine and just hovered above me for a minute, I opened my eyes so him smiling and I smiled back.
"Me too" I said, giving him another small kiss. He seemed satisfied and laid back down to how we were two minutes ago and the world started to fade from me as I grew more tired.