Author's Note: Well welcome to chapter 12 everyone! I don't have much to
say so . . . I hope you enjoy the fic! ^^
Sasuke: R+R, it's what keeps Rurouni writing this thing.
Kabuto: We hope you enjoy! ^___^
Rurouni: Oh yes, since the plot no longer has anything to do with the beach party, the fic title has been changed to 'Red Dawn'. Hope you like the new title!
Chapter 12: Ill Illusion
When Kabuto and Kakashi got back to the table, the waiter had come up and everyone had already ordered. Kabuto and Kakashi ordered quickly also, and then sat down.
"What did you go out for?" Hinata Inquired.
"Nothing, we just needed to talk." Kakashi replied with his usual cheerful smile.
"Oh; ok." Hinata finished satisfied with his answer, and then leaned over to talk to Sakura.
"So," She said in a whisper "have you seen that guy before?" She gestured over to Itachi.
"Nope, never seen him in my life. It's strange . . . why would someone lose their memory of the last six years? He's obviously not a normal person." Sakura mentioned.
"A real weirdo if you ask me." It was Kiba, he had joined the conversation.
"Kiba-kun, don't be so rude, we don't even know him." Hinata said back to him, but not to harshly. (Hinata isn't harsh to people . . . She is always polite.^^ Kabuto: Accept when she joined the mob chasing us to write the next chapter in the fic. ^^ Rurouni: Hehehe . . . ^^;;)
"Didn't you hear what Kakashi said? He's an Uchiha, which mean he's related to Sasuke somehow." Kiba reminded the two girls.
*That's right!* The fact dawned on Sakura. *Kakashi-sensei did say that, that must be why Sasuke-kun was so upset. Sasuke must know who he is!*
Itachi then noticed the three whispering, and looked over at them. The three saw him and fell silent. He watched them for a little while, and then turned to face the table again. He had been silent the whole time, and only spoke when ordering. Sasuke had also been silent, though that wasn't much different from his normal disposition, he was visibly uncomfortable. The waiter then walked over bringing their food, and everyone began to eat. Neji, who was sitting next to Kakashi edged farther away from him, as Kakashi had ordered Sake for himself. The meal went by pretty quietly, as it was an awkward situation. Everyone felt uneasy. Accept for Naruto.
"Kakashi sensei! How come some guys have to share rooms with girls?" He yelled out as if everything was normal.
"Ninja have to get used to imperfect conditions." Was Kakashi's simple reply.
"PERVERT!" Ino and Sakura Yelled out in unition.
"Morons." Gaara mumbled to himself, though he agreed that he did not like Kakashi's choice of rooms.
Temari overheard her brother and sighed. *Family . . . *
"Lee," Kakashi said, continuing conversation "speaking of rooms, since Itachi doesn't have a room, he'll be staying in yours."
"Yes Kakashi-sama." Lee replied. Everyone, except Sasuke, shot him a side glance. Itachi remained silent, he hadn't looked at Lee either. He hadn't eaten much, and waiting for everyone else to finish seemed like it was taking hours. He wanted to leave, so that he wouldn't have to concentrate on his thoughts anymore. He glanced over to Sasuke and then back at the half eaten food on his plate. He hadn't even recognized his own brother.
*Damn it . . . who was that guy? What does he want with me?!*
He balled his hand into a fist in his self-frustration. He then noticed he had done this, and relaxed his hand.
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Everyone finally finished their meals, and Kakashi and Kabuto, with Itachi with them, started to lead everyone back to the hotel.
*Finally i'm out of there* Itachi thought to himself.
Sakura pushed through the mob of genin (and one chuunin! Shikamaru: Enough with that already! Rurouni: ^^;) trying to reach Sasuke.
"Sasuke-kun," She whispered to him when she finally caught up. "can I talk to you when we get back to the hotel?"
"Fine." Sasuke replied and moved away from her before anyone noticed.
*good* Sakura thought to herself.
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"Kakashi." Kabuto said out of the earshot of the others. "we can't tell anyone what we're doing, not even Itachi. If word gets out that we know something is up, we could have a problem on our hands."
Kakashi nodded. "I know, it's all an illusion."
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When they got back to the hotel, everyone went strait to their rooms, with the exception of Sakura and Sasuke.
"'Night everyone!" Kakashi said with a somewhat drunken smile as he headed into his own room.
As Naruto and Neji settled in for the night, Neji glanced over to Naruto, who was brushing his teeth.
"Naruto?"
"Ya Neji?" Naruto replied after he spit out his toothpaste.
"My cousin, Hinata . . . she really likes you."
At this Naruto nearly chocked. Hinata liked him? He turned around to give his full attention to Neji.
"You serious Neji?" he questioned disbelievingly.
"Yes."
"Why are you telling me?"
"Because I want her to be happy." Neji replied "She's my cousin after all, isn't she? Notice her more will you?"
Naruto then smiled from ear to ear. * I think I'll talk to Hinata tomorrow . . . *
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Sasuke walked over to Sakura in the hallway. "What is it?"
"Sasuke-kun . . . That Itachi guy, you know him don't you." Sakura stated timidly, hopeing not to upset him like he had been when they had first met Itachi. Sasuke however, was immediately taken aback.
"It's none of your business." Sasuke muttered angrily.
"Yes it is Sasuke-kun! Who is he?"
"It doesn't matter."
"Sasuke!" Sakura yelled, starting to get frustrated.
"My Brother!" Sasuke barked out heatedly. Sakura, who though knowing that they must be related, had not foreseen this.
"Your . . . brother?"
Sasuke took a deep breath to calm himself down and then explained everything to her.
"Sasuke-kun . . . I'm sorry." She said quietly, after absorbing his explanation.
"It's fine." Sasuke said, still trying to calm himself down.
"Thanks for telling me." Sakura said, this time smiling. "Good night!" she then leaned over and pecked Sasuke on the cheek. She then turned around quickly and walked back to her and Hinata's room, Inner Sakura screaming all the way.
*KYAAAAA!!!! I kissed Sasuke-kun! Take that Ino pig! Wait till I tell Hinata.*
She turned to quickly though, to see her beloved Sasuke turn a deep shade of red. He then shook his thoughts out of his mind and cursed himself before heading back to his own room.
*She's just my team mate . . . *
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Back in Konoha, a small raid had been made in the Uchiha part of the village. Someone had broken into, and searched to boarded up houses, but no one paid it much attention.
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Rurouni: Well, that concludes chapter 12!
Sasuke: Thank the Hokage it's over.
Kabuto: See you all in the next chapter!!!!
Sasuke: R+R, it's what keeps Rurouni writing this thing.
Kabuto: We hope you enjoy! ^___^
Rurouni: Oh yes, since the plot no longer has anything to do with the beach party, the fic title has been changed to 'Red Dawn'. Hope you like the new title!
Chapter 12: Ill Illusion
When Kabuto and Kakashi got back to the table, the waiter had come up and everyone had already ordered. Kabuto and Kakashi ordered quickly also, and then sat down.
"What did you go out for?" Hinata Inquired.
"Nothing, we just needed to talk." Kakashi replied with his usual cheerful smile.
"Oh; ok." Hinata finished satisfied with his answer, and then leaned over to talk to Sakura.
"So," She said in a whisper "have you seen that guy before?" She gestured over to Itachi.
"Nope, never seen him in my life. It's strange . . . why would someone lose their memory of the last six years? He's obviously not a normal person." Sakura mentioned.
"A real weirdo if you ask me." It was Kiba, he had joined the conversation.
"Kiba-kun, don't be so rude, we don't even know him." Hinata said back to him, but not to harshly. (Hinata isn't harsh to people . . . She is always polite.^^ Kabuto: Accept when she joined the mob chasing us to write the next chapter in the fic. ^^ Rurouni: Hehehe . . . ^^;;)
"Didn't you hear what Kakashi said? He's an Uchiha, which mean he's related to Sasuke somehow." Kiba reminded the two girls.
*That's right!* The fact dawned on Sakura. *Kakashi-sensei did say that, that must be why Sasuke-kun was so upset. Sasuke must know who he is!*
Itachi then noticed the three whispering, and looked over at them. The three saw him and fell silent. He watched them for a little while, and then turned to face the table again. He had been silent the whole time, and only spoke when ordering. Sasuke had also been silent, though that wasn't much different from his normal disposition, he was visibly uncomfortable. The waiter then walked over bringing their food, and everyone began to eat. Neji, who was sitting next to Kakashi edged farther away from him, as Kakashi had ordered Sake for himself. The meal went by pretty quietly, as it was an awkward situation. Everyone felt uneasy. Accept for Naruto.
"Kakashi sensei! How come some guys have to share rooms with girls?" He yelled out as if everything was normal.
"Ninja have to get used to imperfect conditions." Was Kakashi's simple reply.
"PERVERT!" Ino and Sakura Yelled out in unition.
"Morons." Gaara mumbled to himself, though he agreed that he did not like Kakashi's choice of rooms.
Temari overheard her brother and sighed. *Family . . . *
"Lee," Kakashi said, continuing conversation "speaking of rooms, since Itachi doesn't have a room, he'll be staying in yours."
"Yes Kakashi-sama." Lee replied. Everyone, except Sasuke, shot him a side glance. Itachi remained silent, he hadn't looked at Lee either. He hadn't eaten much, and waiting for everyone else to finish seemed like it was taking hours. He wanted to leave, so that he wouldn't have to concentrate on his thoughts anymore. He glanced over to Sasuke and then back at the half eaten food on his plate. He hadn't even recognized his own brother.
*Damn it . . . who was that guy? What does he want with me?!*
He balled his hand into a fist in his self-frustration. He then noticed he had done this, and relaxed his hand.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Everyone finally finished their meals, and Kakashi and Kabuto, with Itachi with them, started to lead everyone back to the hotel.
*Finally i'm out of there* Itachi thought to himself.
Sakura pushed through the mob of genin (and one chuunin! Shikamaru: Enough with that already! Rurouni: ^^;) trying to reach Sasuke.
"Sasuke-kun," She whispered to him when she finally caught up. "can I talk to you when we get back to the hotel?"
"Fine." Sasuke replied and moved away from her before anyone noticed.
*good* Sakura thought to herself.
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"Kakashi." Kabuto said out of the earshot of the others. "we can't tell anyone what we're doing, not even Itachi. If word gets out that we know something is up, we could have a problem on our hands."
Kakashi nodded. "I know, it's all an illusion."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
When they got back to the hotel, everyone went strait to their rooms, with the exception of Sakura and Sasuke.
"'Night everyone!" Kakashi said with a somewhat drunken smile as he headed into his own room.
As Naruto and Neji settled in for the night, Neji glanced over to Naruto, who was brushing his teeth.
"Naruto?"
"Ya Neji?" Naruto replied after he spit out his toothpaste.
"My cousin, Hinata . . . she really likes you."
At this Naruto nearly chocked. Hinata liked him? He turned around to give his full attention to Neji.
"You serious Neji?" he questioned disbelievingly.
"Yes."
"Why are you telling me?"
"Because I want her to be happy." Neji replied "She's my cousin after all, isn't she? Notice her more will you?"
Naruto then smiled from ear to ear. * I think I'll talk to Hinata tomorrow . . . *
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Sasuke walked over to Sakura in the hallway. "What is it?"
"Sasuke-kun . . . That Itachi guy, you know him don't you." Sakura stated timidly, hopeing not to upset him like he had been when they had first met Itachi. Sasuke however, was immediately taken aback.
"It's none of your business." Sasuke muttered angrily.
"Yes it is Sasuke-kun! Who is he?"
"It doesn't matter."
"Sasuke!" Sakura yelled, starting to get frustrated.
"My Brother!" Sasuke barked out heatedly. Sakura, who though knowing that they must be related, had not foreseen this.
"Your . . . brother?"
Sasuke took a deep breath to calm himself down and then explained everything to her.
"Sasuke-kun . . . I'm sorry." She said quietly, after absorbing his explanation.
"It's fine." Sasuke said, still trying to calm himself down.
"Thanks for telling me." Sakura said, this time smiling. "Good night!" she then leaned over and pecked Sasuke on the cheek. She then turned around quickly and walked back to her and Hinata's room, Inner Sakura screaming all the way.
*KYAAAAA!!!! I kissed Sasuke-kun! Take that Ino pig! Wait till I tell Hinata.*
She turned to quickly though, to see her beloved Sasuke turn a deep shade of red. He then shook his thoughts out of his mind and cursed himself before heading back to his own room.
*She's just my team mate . . . *
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Back in Konoha, a small raid had been made in the Uchiha part of the village. Someone had broken into, and searched to boarded up houses, but no one paid it much attention.
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Rurouni: Well, that concludes chapter 12!
Sasuke: Thank the Hokage it's over.
Kabuto: See you all in the next chapter!!!!