Chapter 24: Journey into the city, part I
'She's so annoying, jeez… I wonder why I even bother to like her,' he thought, leaving. He decided to make the place like their hideout. Hiroshi came back later and untied Phire, and woke her up.
'Are you okay?' he asked her. She growled yawned, and nodded. She then glared at Itachi, who was "redecorating" the house.
'You're up,' he muttered, not turning around, but continuing to work. She got up and turned him around.
'Why'd you tie me up?' she asked. He stopped.
'To make sure that you wouldn't leave,' he muttered, not looking at her. Hiroshi had gone outside, and Phire sighed.
'Why are guys so weird?' she asked herself. 'Turn around,' she told him. He stopped working again, but didn't turn.
'Why should I'- Phire hugged him from behind, interrupting him. He raised an eyebrow, turned around, and hugged her back slightly.
'Something wrong, Phire? Your behavior is odd,' he asked her. She looked up at him.
'Why don't you want to go to the city?' she asked him, 'It isn't bad; trust me for once, will ya?' He glared at her, and put his hands on her shoulders.
'Phire, do you think ninjas would want to live in the city?' he asked. She glared at him.
'I used to… as a demon, too, and I survived. You look human; just don't use sharingan in front of public,' Phire tried to persuade him, 'please, Itachi-kun, can't we go? I mean, I have a job there, too, so I'll be forced to go.' Itachi sighed.
'I'm not looking after Hiroshi, but because of your job, you cannot either,' Itachi said. 'What do you suggest, Phire? You know nearly everything, you know.' She sighed.
'I would rather not send him to boarding school, but,' Phire said. Itachi raised an eyebrow.
'Boarding school?' Itachi asked. 'What is that? A place you live and study?' Phire nodded.
'If we tell him about it, let Hiroshi decide,' Phire told him, but Itachi didn't let go of her. She blushed a little.
'Why do you have to leave me, then? Can't you stay?' Itachi asked.
'Can't you come?' Phire asked. Itachi just looked at her.
'Fine, I'll go with you, okay? I don't want to argue right now,' he muttered. Phire nodded, and then they found Hiroshi sleeping.
'Oh jeez, guess we'll have to ask him later,' Phire told him. 'We could just send him to a normal human school; I actually went to institutes; they aren't that bad,' Phire told Itachi. He looked at her weird.
'You seriously went to a human school as a demon,' Itachi stated, but Phire shook her head.
'Um, more like, human with powers,' Phire muttered. Itachi raised an eyebrow.
'You can turn into human and anything you want to?' Itachi asked. She nodded.
'Many creatures, yes, but only in certain situations,' she told him. Itachi thought for a minute.
'Whatever; besides, it's time to sleep,' Itachi told her, 'c'mon, I made a bed for us.' She nodded, and they slept together.