Chapter Seventeen
Sounds come forward through the door Sasori had walked out of. My pulse races as I sit, watching it- what's going on out there? Who's out there? The sounds stop and I relax a little, maybe Sasori was killed. Listening terrified, I hear the handle of the door turn as someone hurriedly unlocks it. I lean further against the wall and close my eyes- Sasori- he must have killed them, whoever it was, and now- now he's after me.
I listen, my heart in my throat, as I hear the door slowly open, my mind seems on the edge of insanity. A couple footsteps sound and I keep my eyes closed- terrified. The footsteps get nearer and then stop right in front of me.
"Stand up," my eyes shoot open- can it be? I look up and it is- it's Itachi. I try not to smile or blush but I feel it coming, why does he look so young? Does it matter? Just as I am about to open my mouth to thank him for coming- I stop, it's not Itachi- it's Sasuke. My heart stops and flashes of what has happened in the last weeks come back to hit me in the face. I stare at his face, speechless.
My eyes search him, trying to remember his familiar features. His face; he never really smiled, did he? And his eyes, except, these were not familiar to me on Sasuke, they were furious with sharingan, when I saw these, that's what made me think he was Itachi. Realizing I was staring, I try to look away, but he keeps his furious eyes on me.
"What are you doing- I said get up!" he says, grabbing my arm and trying to lift me to my feet. The contact was cool and angry- not how I expected it to be. Footsteps approach from behind Sasuke, and I try to see who it is, scared that Sasori was still there. I look and it's another ninja, maybe on of the anbu black ops I had heard Kisame talk to Itachi about.
"Uchiha- you just saved her, don't tell me you going to kill her," her very snide seeming voice says, she comes forward with a slight smirk on her face. "Hey Mechryu, Kakashi, she's in here," she says, half shouting towards the doorway. She tries to help Sasuke help me to my feet, but he won't let her.
"Where is he?" he asks, looking away from my face as he lets go of my arm. He looks away from my face and his sharingan fades away. My mind goes blank, having no idea what he's talking about- I look to him, confused.
"Wh- where's who?" I ask, steadying myself on my feet carefully as I keep my eyes on Sasuke's face. He angrily stares back- his features contorted with anger.
"Itachi- Sakura- where is Itachi?!" he practically shouts at me- grabbing my shirt with his hand. My back hits the wall behind me and a few tears fly out of my eyes in shock. So this is Sasuke. The boy I've planned my entire life around.
"Come on now- play nice," a sarcastic voice says sleepily from behind Sasuke. Kakashi-sensei wearily comes into view, looking as neutral as ever. Sasuke backs away from me, acting like he was ready to kill someone on the spot. I get off of the wall and try not to look at him. "We have to leave now- we aren't sure how many other members are in the area," Kakashi-sensei says, he turns to the doorway, and I notice another ninja, how many are there going to be? Only three anbu black ops and Sasuke. So these are the ninja that Kisame had spoken of; Mechryu and Rasachi?
Sasuke keeps his eyes off of me and begins to head towards the door. "What happened to Sasori?" I ask, pausing my steps for a moment.
"We have him taken care of," Kakashi-sensei says, giving me a curious look, and I realize that I had sounded worried when I had asked. Trying to ignore that happening, I begin towards the door again.
"Hey- Kakashi- do you think she'll be able handle the travel?" one of the female ninjas asks, she looks at me like I was a weak little kid. I'm a genin!
"I'm pretty sure she'll make it Rasachi," Kakashi-sensei said, looking at her the way Sasuke had looked at me, annoyed. Slowly I leave the small room, not wanting to look back because I know that if I do; the first thing my eyes would see would be that box with the woman's body in it.
Sasuke glares ahead of him as he walks, and I try to continue to look away from him, but can't help my eyes from staring at his face. Even if I knew where Itachi is, I could never tell Sasuke, he would hunt Itachi down and this time; one or the other of them would die.