Author's Note:
Sorry for the delay. I've been very sick, so I wasn't able to type another chapter. I'm getting better, and there shouldn't be any more delays.
Onto the next chapter!
Chapter 27:
"Any reports on seeing any Sound ninja?"
"No, we've hit the last of them. The next thing will be to call in securities and to repair the towns."
"Good. Dismissed."
As the ninja left his office, he stood up from his chair and walked over to one of the windows to view the town.
Too long had the townspeople been working to reconstruct their homes and the land…
And then, this?
He didn't know if they could ever rebuild the land like it used to be. But he had to try, or else they were doomed.
Three months he had been hiding, just incase the Sound clan had caught them off guard.
It had been a while since he'd gotten a good view of his land…
"It looks pathetic," he thought to himself. Soon, he walked back over to his desk and saw a certain item he had forgotten he had brought with him back from Konoha.
Red…
He picked up the now-dead flower and closely examined it. Memories started to sink into his head…
Raxiel…
There was no way he was going to let her come here when his town looked like a big pile of ruins. He wanted her to see his land like it was just a few years ago.
"Just wait a little while longer," he kept saying to himself. The past five months had been very aggravating.
He missed her…
He missed his friend…
But he knew…
He knew he could wait…
And so he put her aside. He told himself he had to wait, and he did.
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"…Sleep, kunoichi."
Akatsuki was the name of the place she was in, and Raxiel did not like it. For almost two weeks she had been stuck inside a dark and dreary room, which was known as Itachi's room. She was tired due to not having any sleep at all for the past week. Itachi had threatened her that the only place she could sleep was in his bed, and if she tried to sleep by the only window in the room, he'd kill her.
She knew it…
It was driving him insane…
She knew that with her being by the windowsill at all times, Itachi had to always watch her, which meant no sleep for him. For a while, she had been winning the battle…
But now she could barely keep her eyes open…
It reminded her of him…
Insomniac…
Kazekage…
"How could he have not slept his entire life?" she wondered as she stared out the window like she had been doing all that week. She had made a commitment to not look or even talk to Itachi…
Not until he was ready to give up…
Soon, a hand gently held her shoulder.
"Raxiel… It's been too long…"
She ignored him… "It's been too long since we've had sleep," she thought as if she was finishing his sentence.
"Are you trying to commit suicide?"
Finally, she knew she was digging into his weak spot. There was one thing he was better at then Itachi…
Lack of sleep…
"Red Eyes, let me go," she whispered.
Itachi sighed. These past few weeks had made him realize how stubborn she really was. The answers that he had wanted were soon… vanishing…
What made him want to keep her?
Light…
"There is no such thing as too pure -!"
But he did not let go of her.
He refused to stay awake for one more night. He was forcing her into the darn bed whether she wanted to or not.
"Kunoichi, you're tired. Why do you beat yourself up?"
"It's vice-versa. I'm beating you up."
"As there is no such thing as too evil!"
Maybe it was all he could be…
Darkness…
And she could only be light…
Pure light…
Light that he would always want, but never be able to have…
He knew that his "leader" wanted her light. It was really his "leader" who was going to take it all away, but somehow, when he thought of her light being taken away in such a way that his "leader" would take it away, it caused him to want her to get away from here.
Akatsuki…
Sleep…
Kunoichi…
Itachi had had enough. Finally, he let go of her. He turned towards the bed and gently spoke to her. "You will see your friend soon. Sleep, and I'll give you a deal in the morning."
Raxiel finally glanced at him. With all of her effort she smirked. "Deal?"
"Deal."
With that, Raxiel got up and followed Red Eyes to his bed. As soon as he had gotten in, he lifted the sheet up, giving her a place to get under.
But Raxiel had a different plan…
She snatched the sheet and threw it off her side and lay down on the edge of the bed, not wanting any personal warmth from him.
Soon, she was getting out…
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"Kazekage-sama, we've spotted a few Akatsuki members coming very close to Suna. What would you like us to do?"
"Be on the lookout. If anyone tries to come into Suna, reject them"
"Why would Akatsuki want to come here?" the Kazekage thought.
Somehow, he knew something bad was going on…
XxXxXxXxXxXx
"When you spot a palm tree, steer to the left. After a few miles, you should come across the gates of Sunagakure. You should be safe there."
Those last words that Red Eyes said to her stayed with her, especially seeing the huge palm tree up ahead. Their deal was made complete when he said he would give her an exit to leave. He didn't like it, but Raxiel was stubborn and forced it upon him. They had been working on the plan for a couple of days, and in exchange for his help, Raxiel allowed him to sleep by resting in the bed alongside him.
She hadn't liked it…
But now that she was free, she knew it was worth it.
"Just a few miles left," she kept telling herself. As the sun beat down harder on her, she really wished she had saved the last of her water…
But it was a desert. What could you expect?
"I can make it," she said. "Just a little further…"
