Title: Firework Festival
Theme: 27. Star
World: Mild AU
Word count: 1434
Date started:11-11-17
Date Finished:12-02-17
Yuki sighed a bit and and stared at Itachi. "I'm going to be late," she growled. She'd hired the young Anbu captain to help her gather a special herb but unfortunately, they had gotten lost on their way to the Mist Village. She crossed her arms over her chest and glared at a piece of leaf, annoyed. She'd managed to get a date with a cute boy at the flower shop.
"He was so cool," Yuki said, sitting on the floor and leaning on a tree. Itachi jumped from the branches above and glared at her-he had a crush on Yuki and it was getting annoying to hear her talk about her date, "I got so lucky he asked me out." She was still glaring at the leaf. "I should have been home a few hours ago to get ready for the firework festival."
Itachi sighed, "I'm sorry." He did his best not to growl. After all, she was his client and she'd hired him for a simple mission: protecting her from rogue ninja. A request from Danzo himself to watch his granddaughter and keep her out of trouble. At first Itachi questioned why Danzo, who wasn't attached to his granddaughter, would pick him to protect her. But he understood now: it was her family blood that Danzo wanted, her relation to her father.
Yuki frowned, crossing her arms over her chest, "he was so cute," she repeated, irritating Itachi some more. He glanced at her-she had her head between her knees. He didn't mention how shallow she was being, focusing on the boy's looks instead of his personality. The boy had done nothing but talk about himself for a few hours while Yuki just smiled and nodded. Not once had he brought up the political differences between the Leaf and Mist villages and barely did he ask philosophical questions other than if his hair looked good wet.
"He talks too much and seems like an idiot," Itachi spoke as he picked up Yuki's bag. It was heavy with books and other unnecessary things, "Why did he throw water on his hair?," he kept his face from showing any emotion .
Yuki stood up, "I don't know," she smiled slightly and followed Itachi through the forest, "I thought he was showing off his jutsu with water,"
"Throwing water on one's own face isn't much of a skill," Itachi said flatly. He wasn't sure where to lead Yuki. Shisui had told Itachi of a good spot to take her but finding it would be difficult.
"I guess getting lost is," Yuki countered, taking quick steps to catch up to him, "I wanted to see the fireworks," she almost whined, "I heard they're going to be beautiful this time. They'll mix light and water jutsu, to make shapes." She let out a small sigh.
"It isn't that impressive," Itachi said. Shisui had taken him to watch the fireworks once. He'd overpraised it so much that Itachi had found himself more interested in reading than watching the festival, but he might feel differently if he watched them with Yuki. She was the kind of people who found enjoyment in anything.
The forest was getting thinner and he was sure they'd soon find the spot Shisui had mentioned-a good place from where to watch the firework show. "Maybe you weren't with the right person," Yuki began to say, but was interrupted when there was a loud explosion from behind her. Itachi looked back and caught a glimpse of red and yellow sparkles. He could see Yuki's smile was gone; she was upset she was missing the fun. Itachi ignored the guilty feeling in his gut. He grabbed Yuki's hand and kept walking.
Her hand was soft; she had never experienced the ninja's burden of destroying someone's life. Instead, these hands were used for healing the wounded and helping the sick. They were one of the reasons he felt attracted to her: she did everything in her power to heal. While she had no training in chakra, she had studied medicine. Her hands also felt cold—the two of them had been out for a while, and it was getting late. He had to find the spot soon, so he could start a fire and warm her up.
"We're almost there," he assured. He pulled her closer to him, so she could share his warmth.
"The festival is behind us," Yuki replied, frowning, but she didn't move away. She leaned in closer as they headed to the cliff Shisui had told Itachi about.
He cursed and let go of Yuki. They'd found the cliff, but the view showed only stars. It would have been beautiful on any other day, but today was different. Glancing behind them, Itachi could see the fireworks in the distance, blocked by trees. "Yuki..." he started, still looking at the distant fireworks rather than her, "I'm so sorry, I just wanted to impress you, I...," at her betrayed expression, he started blabbering. "I wanted to bring you here and Shisui told me this was a good spot," even though he wasn't one to work so hard impress a girl, he'd been trying really hard for Yuki. "I wanted you to enjoy the festival, and that jerk... he wasn't right for you, he ruined the evening-,"
"It's beautiful," she said, getting Itachi for the first time to shut up. He glanced at her; she wasn't staring in the direction of the fireworks but standing at the cliff's end, looking up towards the sky that was lit up with with shooting stars. She was too close to the edge. He approached a few steps and watched the stars with her.
Yuki reached for Itachi's hand and moved closer, "I'm glad we missed the festival." She leaned on him, "I can make wishes," she whispered, "and be with you." She smiled at Itachi and kissed his cheek. He did his best to maintain his stoic expression and keep the blush from seeping into his face, and placed an arm around her shoulders.
"You're not mad," he questioned. He was still feeling guilty. He held Yuki closer, giving her warmth.
Yuki blushed and shook her head, "I saw another side of you today." She sighed, "I only made one wish." She didn't like making wishes very much, because getting hers meant someone else wouldn't. He found himself smiling a bit as he turned to face her, the shooting stars still raining down.
"You want to date the flower boy?" he asked. His hands were on his hips and he leaned closer to her. She shook her head and looked at him through half-lidded eyes. Itachi brushed a black lock off her face and moved forward until his lips were only a few millimeters from hers. Her hand was on his chest, where his heart was beating fast. He pulled her closer.
He captured her lips with hers, the cool air and the falling stars creating a romantic atmosphere around the two of them. Itachi would complain to Shisui later about lying about the fireworks-watching spot, but for now he wanted to enjoy this moment with Yuki. The kiss was everything he expected, sweet and full of emotion. His finger traced her jaw bone before he pulled away for some air.
"I though you didn't like me," Yuki stated, "because you'd always glare at me or ignore me." She didn't move to leave his arms, not that he would allow her. "And because of my…grandfather."
Itachi raised an eyebrow; that explained why she flirted with every guy she saw whenever he was around. "It has nothing do with that," he said. He just wasn't used to the way he felt whenever she was around, "I had to figure some things out."
He finally let her go and helped her sit down on the edge. He sat next to her, leaning his head on hers, his arms still wrapped around her waist to make sure she didn't slip. The shooting stars were slowly dying out. "But now I have." He was in love with Yuki Hunnutsuka, and now she was his girlfriend.
"I'm glad-that was my wish," Yuki giggled. She watched the last of the shooting stars disappear and then the night sky was empty, save for a few blinking stars, "and also for you to kiss me."
Itachi smiled and kissed her again, drawing her closer, "I'm glad we missed the fireworks," she murmured, her head on his shoulder.
"Same," he replied. He would thank Shisui later for suggesting this spot... after he killed him.