(note: very slight shonen-ai in this..only very brief tho)
Itachi stayed in this sleeping state until most of the next day, waking up at around noon. But when he woke, he found a folded piece of paper by his bedside. Picking it up he read the message [Hello! We are all gonnna come see you when gramps says your OK! - Konohamaru & the guys] he looked at it, wonderign why the child seems so taken with him, but he smiled faintly at last, feelinh a slight stir of hope...
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Sure enough, the promsied visit occured, with the Hokage bringing up Kono and his friends to visit the sill worn out Itachi. He smiled, and although he didn't say much, he seemed a little more relaxed. Konohamaru was showing him some of the cool stuff he and his friends had found. Itachi smiled, feeling an odd sense of comfort with these kids, who didn't seem 2 harbour anything against him.
The Third slipped away with a smile during the chaos, coming face to face with Iruka as he stepped outside the hospital "oh...good morning Iruka, everything ok?" the chuunin nodded "Are kono and the kids-?" "they're fine, theyve gone to visit Itachi again, they seem pretty taken by him.." the chuunin looked unsure, but then nodded "sorry sir, its hard 2 imagine him as anything other than a killer.."
The third sighed "i understand...but..." he looked up "hes not having an easy time of this, and hes not attacking anything, his behavior is like that of a childs, its going to be hard for the village to adjust to him beign so different." he sighed again "Im glad kono and co have decided to befriend him, perhaps this will help in some way..." Iruka nodded, sighing inwardly.
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But they werent alone, the same two ninjas ran back to another one a few blocks away with this news "sir, hes acting like a child they said.." The other figure smirked "good..he wont be hard to dispose of then..we cannot have him running amok in the village, should ever his memories return..."
The figure nods again "its going against the hokage's ideals...but we just can't have him living here..and i emphasize living.." he drummed his fingers along a sheathed katana blade "heheh...."
"I have the perfect plan...." The other two looked at him "sir?" but he just smirked "go on with part 2 now.." the two nodded, springing away from the rooftops.
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Later on in the afternoon, Itachi curled up sleepily under the covers, he was feeling a little better, what with kono and crew trying to get him to smile. He sighed softly, but then his eyes opened as a note fluttered in through the window landing on his face "...?" he sat up, reading it -kono?- he wodnered.
But thsi handwriting wasnt the same, it read: [Ive been watching you here for a while, come down to the cherry blossoms trees in town...ill see you there..I have some clues to your past..]
He didn't need telling twice, he scrambled otuside using the window, and, dropping to the ground, began taking a back route to where the message had said.
He didnt realsie just how much danger he was in.
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Sure enough a ninja was standing by the trees as he staggered into view, limping still. The person looked up -perfect, that dobe fell for it....illl get rid of him for good..- he took a step toward him, noting his tired state -heh..perfect..-
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The docotr walked with teh third up to Itahis room, but they got a shock when the disvcoevered it empty. "hwres he gone?" the hokage picked up the note from the floor "oh no.." they both glanced at it "its a trap..someone intends to do something to him!" together the two ran out from the hospital, heading towards the trees.
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Itachi blinked as the man stepped up close to him. Very close. A hand lightly brushed his cheek, lifting the stunned and lost ninjas hair aside "your after what you are..arent you...?" Itachi looked at him "h-how....do you know?" the man smiled, one hand lightly caressing itachi's cheek "i know all about you..." Itachi blinekd and squriemd a little, not happy with the situtation...
But he was shocked into a silence when the figures grip under his chin tighened, lifting his face, then abruptly kissed him. "ill tell you what you are.." the vocie said whe it let him go.., a katana slid smoothly from a sheath conceaed in the persons back "a goddam murderer and a nuisence!" and with these last words, before the stunned Itachi could react, the blade was plunged upwards into his body
"achk!" his eyes went wide, mocking laugher ringing in his ears as the blade was ripped free, and he slumped to his knees, blood soaking the ground -n-no..- the whole world began to go black and he heard a faint yell.
"STOP!!"
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The third and the doctor ran as fast as they could to get to itachi, but it was too late, as they landed down from the roof, they saw a stranger plunge a kaatna blade upwards into his body. Itachi slumped to the ground as the figure took off "after him!!!" the third yelled. Three silent shinobi hunters peeled away from the shadows in the walls and tore after the attacker.
They ran to the heavily bleeding Itachi. The doctor swore under his breath as he tried to slow the blood flow from the wound. Intchi hiccuped, a few drops of blood dripping to the ground. -i knew....im not mean't...to be here...-
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"Assasination?" the third said. The ninjas nodded "judging from the way it was staged, they took advantage of the fact hes got a severe mental block, and tried to get rid of him..." The third sighed "i should've known.." he sighed -hes like an innocent child, these people cruelly tried to use that against him..-
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Itachi lay in a hospital bed again, but this time he felt nothing. Nothing but pain. Without realising, tears were soaking the pillow and he buried his face in it, his robes had been thrown lightly over a chair, he was wearing normal underclothes with thick wads of banadges around his waist. It was 2 days after the stranger had kissed then attemtped to kill. The hokage often seemed to be nearby, kono and friends werent allowed to see him, his state was that precarious.
He clutched at the blankets, uttering a muffled sob. He felt someone brush the hair out his face and he looked at the third "s-ir.." he stammered, coughing "lie still, we've found the attackers, they're gone for good..." He then told Itachi of how a fair few ppl in the villlage had expressed an outrage at the attack, pointing to the side table Itachi saw that there were messages expressing a hope he was OK, alot of them from the kids at the academy he'd protected, and even from iruka.
"they....dont...want me gone?" he whispered, hope glimmering in his eyes. The third shook his head "No....whats happened is not your fault, and we strive not to be a village of hatred..its ok now, were going to look after you.." the hair fell back down over itachi's face..he closed his eyes, snifflign slightly, cheeks slightly damp from crying. The hokage sat beside the bed, talking to him until he eventually dozed off. -so like a child..he needs the village to take care of him now..a new life..-
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AN: god..how much do i type?!?! o.O
Itachi stayed in this sleeping state until most of the next day, waking up at around noon. But when he woke, he found a folded piece of paper by his bedside. Picking it up he read the message [Hello! We are all gonnna come see you when gramps says your OK! - Konohamaru & the guys] he looked at it, wonderign why the child seems so taken with him, but he smiled faintly at last, feelinh a slight stir of hope...
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Sure enough, the promsied visit occured, with the Hokage bringing up Kono and his friends to visit the sill worn out Itachi. He smiled, and although he didn't say much, he seemed a little more relaxed. Konohamaru was showing him some of the cool stuff he and his friends had found. Itachi smiled, feeling an odd sense of comfort with these kids, who didn't seem 2 harbour anything against him.
The Third slipped away with a smile during the chaos, coming face to face with Iruka as he stepped outside the hospital "oh...good morning Iruka, everything ok?" the chuunin nodded "Are kono and the kids-?" "they're fine, theyve gone to visit Itachi again, they seem pretty taken by him.." the chuunin looked unsure, but then nodded "sorry sir, its hard 2 imagine him as anything other than a killer.."
The third sighed "i understand...but..." he looked up "hes not having an easy time of this, and hes not attacking anything, his behavior is like that of a childs, its going to be hard for the village to adjust to him beign so different." he sighed again "Im glad kono and co have decided to befriend him, perhaps this will help in some way..." Iruka nodded, sighing inwardly.
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But they werent alone, the same two ninjas ran back to another one a few blocks away with this news "sir, hes acting like a child they said.." The other figure smirked "good..he wont be hard to dispose of then..we cannot have him running amok in the village, should ever his memories return..."
The figure nods again "its going against the hokage's ideals...but we just can't have him living here..and i emphasize living.." he drummed his fingers along a sheathed katana blade "heheh...."
"I have the perfect plan...." The other two looked at him "sir?" but he just smirked "go on with part 2 now.." the two nodded, springing away from the rooftops.
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Later on in the afternoon, Itachi curled up sleepily under the covers, he was feeling a little better, what with kono and crew trying to get him to smile. He sighed softly, but then his eyes opened as a note fluttered in through the window landing on his face "...?" he sat up, reading it -kono?- he wodnered.
But thsi handwriting wasnt the same, it read: [Ive been watching you here for a while, come down to the cherry blossoms trees in town...ill see you there..I have some clues to your past..]
He didn't need telling twice, he scrambled otuside using the window, and, dropping to the ground, began taking a back route to where the message had said.
He didnt realsie just how much danger he was in.
---
Sure enough a ninja was standing by the trees as he staggered into view, limping still. The person looked up -perfect, that dobe fell for it....illl get rid of him for good..- he took a step toward him, noting his tired state -heh..perfect..-
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The docotr walked with teh third up to Itahis room, but they got a shock when the disvcoevered it empty. "hwres he gone?" the hokage picked up the note from the floor "oh no.." they both glanced at it "its a trap..someone intends to do something to him!" together the two ran out from the hospital, heading towards the trees.
------
Itachi blinked as the man stepped up close to him. Very close. A hand lightly brushed his cheek, lifting the stunned and lost ninjas hair aside "your after what you are..arent you...?" Itachi looked at him "h-how....do you know?" the man smiled, one hand lightly caressing itachi's cheek "i know all about you..." Itachi blinekd and squriemd a little, not happy with the situtation...
But he was shocked into a silence when the figures grip under his chin tighened, lifting his face, then abruptly kissed him. "ill tell you what you are.." the vocie said whe it let him go.., a katana slid smoothly from a sheath conceaed in the persons back "a goddam murderer and a nuisence!" and with these last words, before the stunned Itachi could react, the blade was plunged upwards into his body
"achk!" his eyes went wide, mocking laugher ringing in his ears as the blade was ripped free, and he slumped to his knees, blood soaking the ground -n-no..- the whole world began to go black and he heard a faint yell.
"STOP!!"
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The third and the doctor ran as fast as they could to get to itachi, but it was too late, as they landed down from the roof, they saw a stranger plunge a kaatna blade upwards into his body. Itachi slumped to the ground as the figure took off "after him!!!" the third yelled. Three silent shinobi hunters peeled away from the shadows in the walls and tore after the attacker.
They ran to the heavily bleeding Itachi. The doctor swore under his breath as he tried to slow the blood flow from the wound. Intchi hiccuped, a few drops of blood dripping to the ground. -i knew....im not mean't...to be here...-
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"Assasination?" the third said. The ninjas nodded "judging from the way it was staged, they took advantage of the fact hes got a severe mental block, and tried to get rid of him..." The third sighed "i should've known.." he sighed -hes like an innocent child, these people cruelly tried to use that against him..-
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Itachi lay in a hospital bed again, but this time he felt nothing. Nothing but pain. Without realising, tears were soaking the pillow and he buried his face in it, his robes had been thrown lightly over a chair, he was wearing normal underclothes with thick wads of banadges around his waist. It was 2 days after the stranger had kissed then attemtped to kill. The hokage often seemed to be nearby, kono and friends werent allowed to see him, his state was that precarious.
He clutched at the blankets, uttering a muffled sob. He felt someone brush the hair out his face and he looked at the third "s-ir.." he stammered, coughing "lie still, we've found the attackers, they're gone for good..." He then told Itachi of how a fair few ppl in the villlage had expressed an outrage at the attack, pointing to the side table Itachi saw that there were messages expressing a hope he was OK, alot of them from the kids at the academy he'd protected, and even from iruka.
"they....dont...want me gone?" he whispered, hope glimmering in his eyes. The third shook his head "No....whats happened is not your fault, and we strive not to be a village of hatred..its ok now, were going to look after you.." the hair fell back down over itachi's face..he closed his eyes, snifflign slightly, cheeks slightly damp from crying. The hokage sat beside the bed, talking to him until he eventually dozed off. -so like a child..he needs the village to take care of him now..a new life..-
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AN: god..how much do i type?!?! o.O