Title: Uchiha
Clan
Author: Wakyanimefreak
"Rikku, I don't think you're ready yet." Kurenai spoke in a soft tone, Gai and Asuma glanced toward Rikku and nodded in agreement with Kurenai. As for Rikku, she starred at Kakashi who was sweating and feeling pain. He was turning pale and turning cold as Rikku touched his forehead, her eyes widened and the mark on her forehead glowed for a second. She took off the charm necklace and placed it around Kakashi she said one word and walked towards the door.
The three elite jounins looked at the back of Rikku. She hasn't changed yet and the torn spot on her back showed the bone curves of her shoulder blades. "RIKKU!"
"Stay away from Kakashi, or else you could get hurt."
"Rikku? You didn't call Kakashi, 'Hatake-san'…" Rikku placed her hand on the door knob and turned it. As she started to open it, Kurenai slammed it shut. "Where do you think you're going? Your wound hasn't healed, and you're a mess!"
Rikku slammed her back on the door. She was furious, filled with anger in her eyes; she looked to the ground.
"I'm sorry everyone…"
"Rikku…don't worry just stay here and you'll find out soon when the right time comes."
"But… I'm going to follow Sasuke, where Itachi is." After those words came out of her mouth Gai stood between Kakashi and the door. Asuma helped block the door on the left side of Kurenai.
"That's not the only exit." Rikku ran and shielded herself as she broke through the window. Blood drops were left on the bottom frame of the window.
The three jounins would have never thought she was the type to break someone's window.
"She's going to find out, isn't she?"
"Yeah"
"Shouldn't we stop her?"
"With that speed she's probably already there we can't do anything."
"I feel so sorry for her; it hurts that we can't do anything. When she finds out, her pride might just fade away."
"Let's not think too low of her, I think she's stronger than that" the other two just looked down at the floor and nodded.
Rikku-
She arrived where she sensed the chakra of Sasuke, but Sasuke's chakra was fading slowing as she worried even more. She ran up the stairs and found someone choking Sasuke. Her eyes became big round circles and ran toward the guy, "OIII! WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO SASUKKKEEEEE?" She socked him in the face; he flew like 10ft away from Sasuke. As he flew, Rikku flew with him because he grabbed her collar of the yukata. She landed right on top of him and as she was about to sock him again, she stopped, "Itachi…you..."
"So he erased your memory"
"What?... what are you talking about? Why were you trying to kill Sasuke?"
"……" Rikku reached over to touch his face, she hesitated, and as she touched his skin she began to remember… "Winter's flower"
It was a cold evening, Rikku walked into the Uchiha gate everyone greeted her with a hello and told her that Itachi is here in his home right now. Rikku thanked them and entered there home… no one was there she looked around but no one was there. Then she heard screams she walked out of the house and on the path of the Uchiha residence was everyone lying dead. Blood. Fear. Pain.
She then sensed chakra in the main room of Hitachi's home.
She ran in there hoping to find something as if it was all a joke. As she walked in she found Itachi/Sasuke's parents fighting Itachi. Rikku ran in front of Itachi as the father was to attack. Rikku stopped the kunai, "what are you guys doing?" she was now bursting in tears, "tell me this is all a joke"
The father pushed Rikku aside and battled Itachi. The mother ran towards Rikku, "Rikku are you alright? Get Sasuke and go away as far as you can!"
She was also in tears. She saw fear in her eyes. The mother walked next to the father and fought a long. Rikku sat in the corner eyes wide open. Seeing everything. She couldn't do anything. She was afraid. She couldn't move. She saw both parents getting hurts from Itachi whom was in his ANBU clothing. She couldn't believe it, till she heard Sasuke yell, the parents told him not to come in and there they were sliced at there back. The blood spluttered on Rikku's face and chest. Her shivering hand touched her face and she looked at it. Blood.
She looked in front of her. There was Sasuke; also afraid. He couldn't believe it and yet asked why. As Itachi coldly just responded that he was testing his strength. Sasuke tried to attack, but Rikku ran toward Sasuke and hugged him down from his back. Sasuke felt the tears on his back going through his shirt. Sasuke gripped his hand into a fist and banged on the floor. As he looked up to Itachi he fell into his genjutsu of tsukiyomi. a/n: I'm not sure if it's either tsukiyomi or tsukiyomi or maybe it's something different. Sorry for not knowing TT Rikku sat up and looked at Itachi hopelessly. He bent down in front of her and whispered into her ear, "don't forget the promise you made, you won't break it, I trust you" she looked into his eyes in fear. Warm tears gushed down from her eyes down her cheek. He kissed her on the lips, "when the winter's flower blooms I'll be back, don't forget the promise you made ever…" His lips were cold. One last tear drop fell down her left cheek.
As Itachi walked out from the door, Rikku crawled herself into a ball hugging herself tight. She closed her eyes tight, wishing that when she opens her eyes she will wake up from this dream. She fell to her left side and stopped crying. She ran out of tears. Everything was blurry and then dark.
When she woke up she was in the hospital. She was sleeping on her left side as Sasuke was crawled up to her. Her eyes were red and puffy; placing her at the back of Sasuke's head and the other at his back she hugged him tightly and fell asleep once again. When she woke up again she found herself a lone. She got up and sat on the edge of the bed. Jiraiya walked in, "Rikku, meet me at the shrine after you change." Rikku nodded and with that, Jiraiya left. She saw something in him that's different. Jiraiya was different today. He wasn't himself. She looked around and there on the chair was a yukata nicely folded for her to wear. A note was placed on top from Sasuke:
Rikku I'm going to talk a small walk.
Jiraiya wanted to see you at the shrine when you wake up.
-Sasuke
P.S. Don't worry about me I'm fine.
She smiled and changed.
Rikku walked over to the shrine and saw Jiraiya sitting down and so was everyone. Kakashi, Kurenai, Gai, Asuma, Genma, the Hokage, and Sasuke. "What's going on? Why is everyone so serious?"
Jiraiya told her to sit in front of him, "I'm sorry Rikku, close your eyes and remember what everything happened yesterday."
Rikku closed her eyes. A tear fell from each of her eye. As for Jiraiya he brought out a scroll and so did everyone else besides Sasuke. They preformed some hand seals at the same time. She opened her eyes and fainted.
Rikku looked to the ground then turned left to see Jiraiya whose eyes were widened and full of guilt. Naruto who was next to Jiraiya was confused, "what's going on? Why are you guys after me?"
Rikku looked to the ground, "they're after you; the kyuubi inside of you… and the only one who can take that out is..."
Jiraiya finished, "the one who sealed it, so it's impossible"
"Jiraiya, you're lying, I already know. I remember everything now." Jiraiya looked toward Rikku. Rikku smiled trying to hide how hurt she was, but everyone saw through it. Jiraiya preformed a jutsu creating the whole area they were at into his stomach. It was sucking Kisame's feet to the ground and Itachi and Rikku's feet were stuck as well. Rikku touched the ground and the jutsu went away. "Rikku? What are you doing?"
"I'm sorry Jiraiya, I made a promise and I can't break it." Rikku ran over to Kisame and took his hand and grabbed Itachi's hand she ran toward the window down to the left wall as Itachi broke the wall with black flames. She let go of both there hands as they jumped out, "I can't go."
Itachi looked at her and smiled notifying her that he understands, "I'll be back though"
"I know" With that, they were gone and she fell the floor. She looked at the opening where itachi left. The sun shined with a light over her, "memories can never be erased, they're just left in the spot where you're most afraid.." she mumbled those words to herself. She stood up and walked to Sasuke who was in the same pain as Kakashi, "Sasuke… I'm sorry, but don't worry, I won't leave you this time…"
