A/N: I just wanna thank all of you who've read and reviewed the previous two chapters. Thanks for the support and for liking this story so far. I know it's going kinda slow at the moment. I honestly have no idea where I'm going with this, but I'll hopefully get a plan or so for it soon. Anyways, on with the chapter...
Chapter Two;
The sun shone brightly outside; sneaking its way through the torn curtains over the little window. The girl slept soundlessly with her face nuzzled against the smelly fabric of the couch. She still had the cloak around her sore body. It kept her warm. Her hair was a complete mess and her closed eyes had dark circles around them.
Itachi looked her over for the umpteenth time that morning. Mesmerized by her looks he just couldn't seem to take his eyes off of her. She reminded him of her… his first love and best friend.
Kisame was right. He had gotten his revenge. He killed his whole clan except for his little brother, but it was still bugging him, still haunting him at night. He could still hear her screams, her scared voice begging them to stop. He could still see her face when he closed his eyes, and feel her scent teasing his nose. The softness of her hair and her lips still lingered under his fingertips.
"You're breathing really loud," Kisame mumbled tiredly – causing Itachi's head to snap up.
"How long have you been awake?" Itachi asked while stretching his arms up in the air hoping the images of his past would disappear from his mind.
"Long enough to see you drooling over that slut,"
Itachi shook his head and watched as his blue friend got off the floor; making his way towards the door. "We should leave now before they notice we've been here," He said quietly and peeked out the door. "It's just a matter of time,"
"Hn," Itachi nodded and glanced at the girl once again. She was still sleeping. He ran a hand gently over her face, not caring if Kisame saw him or not.
To his surprise the girl's eyes shot open and she quickly turned around and stared at him with her pearly white eyes. A shocked expression painted her face as she stared at the red-eyed man sitting on the floor in front of her. Her lips were slightly parted as she wet her pink lips before speaking with a dry, frightened voice; "Wh-where am I?"
Itachi stared back at the girl. His crimson eyes scanned the newly woken face in front of him. He watched as her eyes opened up more as she turned her head to take in her surroundings before falling back on his again.
"Y-you," She whispered and tugged the cloak he'd given her up to her chin. "Y-you s-saved me,"
Itachi's face was stern as he said a simple; "No," He hadn't saved her, just given her a place to stay over the night.
She furrowed her eyebrows at that word and let her gaze fall on the man by the door. Kisame stared back at her in a nonchalant way. He didn't know why Itachi had brought her to their current hideout or what he wanted with her, but he himself did not want anything to come in the way of their mission and decided to give the girl his cold shoulder.
"We need to go," Kisame stated and watched his companion stand up.
"Hn," Itachi mumbled and made his way over to Kisame. He gave one last look at the girl before turning around completely and followed his friend out the door.
The girl on the couch watched them leave and felt the loneliness she usually felt creep up on her once again. Somehow, being near the Sharingan-user, made those feelings go away. She placed her bare feet on the dusty floor and wrapped the cloak around her tiny body in one fast movement and made her way to the door. She didn't want to feel alone anymore. Maybe that guy could be the first one to accept her. Maybe he could help her feel alive again.
She stepped out in the chilly morning weather and took one quick look to her left. There was no one there. She turned her head to her right and saw two dark figures disappear behind a house corner. She ran. Her feet moved lightly over the dirty road. She rounded the house corner and bumped into something hard.
"Ouch," She groaned as her bottom hit the ground and looked up to see the blue man staring down at her.
"What do you want?" He asked and rested his sword on the ground by his side.
"I-I…" She started and felt her cheeks burning. She saw Itachi standing behind Kisame and lowered her head in embarrassment. "I j-just w-wanted to say thank you," She said softly and looked shyly up at the man in front of her.
"Leave," He growled and turned around and continued to walk. He stopped soon after and looked at the little girl who followed them. "Go! Shoosh!" He said while motioning for her to leave.
The girl brought her hands up towards her face and started fiddling with her fingers. "No," She whispered while watching her index fingers bending and stretching as she moved them. "I-I…" she trailed off.
Kisame rolled his eyes and gave Itachi a look that said to continue walking. He knew the girl was still following and it was bugging the crap out of him. Itachi watched with amusement as his friend clenched his fist and narrowed his eyes. He was gonna blow, and Itachi just couldn't wait for it to happen. He turned to face the girl, asking; "What's your name?"
The girl looked up at the black-haired man and blushed. "H-Hyuuga Hinata," She replied quietly.
"Hinata," Itachi said quietly. "I'm Itachi. Welcome to the gang,"