Chapter Six
"Sasuke! Sasuke, please help me!" I cry out to my comrade as he chases after me and my captor. "Don't let him take me!" I plead, ripping away at the person holding me; I have to get to Sasuke! In the darkness, the only light is the new moon hanging dully in the endless shadows. Sasuke races after me and I reach out to him, "grab my hand!"
Ignoring my gesture, Sasuke runs beside me, not listening to me, is he ignoring me on purpose? It can't be that, no! I hold my voice; he probably doesn't want me to break his concentration, that's all. Startled by a sudden leap, I cry out into the night. Tears fling from my eyes and each one is poisoned with weakness and desperateness. What is he doing?
Sasuke finally gets ahead of me and my captor and stops in the path ahead of us, forcing us to stop. "Sasuke, please!" I cry out. More tears stream down my face and I choke on the ones I tried to swallow and keep back. My breath is shallow and I feel the need to look; who is holding me?
Twisting my body, I turn to the face of my captor- Itachi. His face changes when he looks to me. He reaches up to my face and wipes my tears away. "Don't cry, it scares me," he brings my face to his and kisses my cheek. What is he doing?! Shocked, I turn back to Sasuke, struggling to break free. Angrily I cry out to Sasuke, "Help! What are you doing Sasuke?" I feel a new wave of tears coming as I realize that he didn't even listen to what I said.
Sasukes' face is contorted with anger, his eyes glaring red from his sharingan. Did he want me back? Was he here to take me back from Itachi? Suddenly, I wasn't sure anymore.
"Itachi, my revenge is now," Sasuke says, getting into a fighting stance. Confused, I look to him, did he not remember I was here? Yelling angrily, Sasuke charges at me and Itachi. Silently and quickly, Itachi slid just out of range for Sasuke to hit us. I gasp, Sasuke? Would he hurt me? The tears that hadn't yet made it off of my face were now sitting coldly on it.
"I won't let him get near you, please trust in me," Itachi says and I somehow find myself clutching to him. Sasuke; what's going on here? Sasuke veers around, his left hand surrounded by a bright blue and white; chidori. Charging at us, Sasuke holds his arm steadily with his other arm and yells angrily. I cry out and Itachi pauses to look at me. Turning around to dodge, Itachi was thrown of center by me being on his left side.
Sasuke is getting closer and closer and I am right in his path; I am going to die because of Sasuke?! Itachi spins so that his right side takes the blow. I cry out as we fall to the ground. Itachi slowly covers my body with his like a shield, his face right above mine.
"I'm sorry," he says and for the first time, I see him show true emotion, pain. Sorrow from nowhere crosses my heart. He could be dieing, just to save me, from the boy I thought I loved. Tears cross back down my cheeks and I pay no mind to them. Leaning up, I put my hand to his cheek and-
My eyes jolt open and I sit up, when did I fall asleep? Was it- was it just a dream then? I stare at the ceiling, so was it just my imagination? Itachi- quickly I turn around to see if he was there; but he wasn't. Instead was the ninja who looked like Ino. He was leaning the chair back against the wall staring at the ceiling with a dreamy dazed look on his face.
"Where's Itachi?!" I ask, trying to keep my voice level and calm, not wanting my panic to be known. Noticing I am awake, the ninja put the chair flat on the ground and leans one elbow thoughtfully on his knee.
"His shift ended about three hours ago, yeah" he says, his face taking on a curious look. Of course it was just a dream. There's no way that me and Itachi could ever- I shake my head wearily trying to get the thought out of my head. "Why did you ask?" he says, leaning his head a bit to the left.
"I was just wondering, that's all," I respond, trying to hide my true thoughts. Straightening up for just a moment, the ninja leaned back into the chair. I turn my attention to the floor, why would I dream such awful things about Sasuke? My mind puzzles and I wipe the sleep from my eyes. Why did Itachi kiss me? Hugging my knees against my chest and try to accept it, I may like Itachi.