Chapter Twenty-Five
Itachi couldn't meet Jiraiya's onyx gaze as Jiraiya's eyes as Jiraiya handed over the fabric covered container. Itachi now had the items required for completion of the so-called mission. He tried his best not to think about it too much before nodding to Jiraiya and vanishing, heading to the meeting point to deliver the items to Hisoka and Tobi.
He was ashamed of what he was doing, but he knew he'd do anything for Miyako, and Hisoka and Tobi knew that as well. Its why they kidnapped her and chose him for the mission. They wanted to make a point to him. They wanted to show that he wasn't as free as he'd like to think. And now, Miyako was caught in the mix.
Itachi landed in the clearing, where he saw Hisoka's wolf summoning waiting for him. The wolf looked Itachi up and down before speaking. "Do you have the items, Itachi-san?"
Itachi nodded and showed the wolf the two wrapped up containers. The wolf nodded before turning around and leading Itachi through the forest to a large cabin in the middle of nowhere. Outside of the cabin, a young woman stood, her eyes brimmed red she looked over Itachi.
"Uchiha Itachi-san?" she questioned and he nodded wearily. "Ookami-sama and Tobi-sama are waiting for you. If you would please leave all your weapons out here."
Itachi frowned but did as instructed. It wasn't like he needed weapons to defend himself. He had ninjutsu, Taijutsu and Genjutsu at his beck and call after all, along with his Sharingan. But then again, so did Hisoka and Tobi.
Once satisfied that he was weaponless, the woman led him through the cabin and to a sliding door. She knocked on the door before sliding it open, gesturing for Itachi to enter the room.
Itachi walked in and saw Tobi sitting behind a desk, Hisoka standing to the right of him. Itachi marched over to the two, anger visible on his face and slammed the two objects on the desk. Tobi reached forward, removing the material covering the two objects. He studied them for a few minutes before chuckling.
"I knew you'd be able to get what I needed. They better be properly preserved," Tobi stated, covering the items back up and standing. "A deal is a deal. Hisoka, take Itachi to Miyako-chan, then let them go. Blindfold the girl. If you spill about our location... well, you know what will happen, Itachi," Tobi then left the room with the objects, leaving Hisoka and Itachi alone.
Hisoka smirked. "It only took you four days to get the required items. I'm impressed. Though also upset that you managed to complete the task we gave you. Maybe next time I will have my chance," Hisoka stated before gesturing for Itachi to follow him out of the room.
They walked through the hallway, soon arriving at a set of stairs leading down. Itachi followed Hisoka down into the basement, and through the hallways, noting all the doors as he went. At the very end they stopped, Hisoka grabbed a key and opened the door. As he opened the door, there was a shout and blur of purple. Hisoka moved back a couple of steps as he defended himself against the kick aimed towards his chest.
He grabbed Miyako's leg, pushing her backwards, making her slide back onto her bottom. She groaned before looking around and seeing Itachi. Her eyes widened and she shot towards him, pulling him into a bone crushing hug.
"Itachi," she gasped out in relief, pulling back to meet his charcoal gaze. "Did you do what they wanted you to do?"
Itachi nodded and Miyako frowned, anger burning in his blue gaze.
"You shouldn't have. What they're doing is sick and wrong. I would've rather be tortured than force this on anyone else," Miyako stated and Itachi sighed sadly, removing her arms from his shoulders.
"They're letting you go. But before you go, Hisoka needs to blindfold you," Itachi explained and Miyako frowned, turning to glare at Hisoka.
"You're not getting anywhere near me," she sneered as Hisoka held up a black scarf.
'Do you want to get out of here or not?" Hisoka questioned, an eyebrow raised in question.
"Please, Miyako. Just go along with it. I didn't do all this just for you to stay here due to your stubbornness," Itachi all but begged and Miyako met his gaze again before sighing. She nodded.
"Fine. But the second we're away from this place, the blindfold is to be removed. Got it?" Miyako ordered and both of the men nodded, agreeing to her terms.
Itachi grabbed the scarf off of Hisoka and placed it over Miyako's eyes before leading her through the base and into the forest. He lifted her up into his arms, holding her bridal style and making her blush before he shot off into the forest, Hisoka staying behind with annoyance on his face.
Itachi ran for an hour before he stopped and placed Miyako back on the ground. he removed the scarf, letting it fall to the ground as he gazed into her blue eyes. She blinked to adjust to the bright light of the midday sun before looking around, her gaze landing on Itachi. She smiled and lunged at him, wrapping her arms around his neck and planting a kiss onto his lips.
He wrapped his arms around her waist and returned the kiss. The feelings of being worried and scared for her safety finally calming down, and longing for her was shown through the kiss. They kissed deeply for close to a minute before pulling back, gasping for breath.
"Oh God, Itachi. I was so worried. Not just for me, but you and Sasuke and Sakura," Miyako stated, tears in her eyes as she rested her head on his chest. "How did you do it?"
"Orochimaru was easy enough to convince. As for Tsunade, I had to tell her the truth for her to agree to what needed to be done. Sakura and Sasuke are unaware of what has happened to them. Hopefully they'll never know and the trauma will never hit them," Itachi stated before pulling back. "You have to go back to Sasuke. I promised Orochimaru that I would send you back. Though God knows I don't want that."
Miyako let out a smirk. "One night."
Itachi looked confused. "What?"
"You heard me. Let's just spend one night, to ourselves. Then I'll go back. I promised to look after Sasuke, and I'm not turning back on that promise. But one more night alone won't him," Miyako replied and Itachi frowned. He went to argue but she planted another kiss to his lips, a smile flittering across her face. "This may be the last time we can get alone for a long, long time. Why not take it?"
Itachi sighed, giving in to Miyako's words. "There's a village not too far from Orochimaru's current base. He moved when you became compromised. We'll stay there for the night and most of tomorrow, and then you go back to Sasuke. Agreed?"
Miyako grinned and brought him down for another kiss and another bone-crushing hug. "Yes. I agree."
...
A night turned into a week and it wasn't until Kabuto came and practically dragged her back to the base that Miyako finally returned to Sasuke. She was lying on her bed in Orochimaru's base, thinking back to the last week with a blush on her fair-skinned cheeks. The door of her room slammed open a very angry Sasuke marched in, slamming the door behind him as he went.
Miyako frowned and sat up, tilting her head to the side. "Hey, Sasuke. Long-time no see."
"You've been gone for almost three weeks. Where have you been?" Sasuke questioned angrily and Miyako sighed.
"I was on a mission. It took a bit longer than we had anticipated," Miyako replied, using the lie Orochimaru came up with so Sasuke wouldn't panic about her disappearance.
Sasuke frowned, looking her up and down. "I see you're alright."
Miyako snorted. "Of course I am. Now come on, let's go and start dinner. I have a feeling you haven't been eating properly since I left."
Sasuke grunted and followed the purple-haired girl out of the room and into the kitchen. He actually helped her cook for the first time in a while, and though they cooked enough for both Kabuto and Orochimaru, the two snakes didn't arrive so Miyako wrapped up the leftovers and put them in the fridge before cleaning up hers and Sasuke's mess.
Sasuke didn't say anything throughout the dinner and soon he finished. He left without saying a word to Miyako, making her sigh. She knew he had been worried, his anger when he found out she returned was enough to prove that, but she didn't think that he would react like this. She finished her food and put the dishes in the sink, not bothering to wash them as she returned to her room.
She was nervous for the upcoming years. Something in her told her something big will happen within the next six years. What that was, she wasn't sure. But once she found out, she would be ready.
At least, she hoped she would be.
(Once again, not my longest chapter but I think it sums up Part III well. I have decided to combine Books 1 and 2 so instead it will just be one book. I haven't written far into Part IV/Book 2 yet, so the updates may take longer to arrive. I hope you all enjoy this story so far and would love to hear more from you all, including your opinions on what you think will/should/may happen. Thank you for being here throughout this journey. ^_^)