Silver Lilly

By: rose-thorns-and-white-lilies

Disclaimer: I only own the plot line of this story and my original characters.

Chapter Two

Katana woke to a missing Itachi. "Itachi, where did you go? You know you shouldn't be up and about this early while you're wounded. Let them heal would you," she called out. She was met with silence. Lifting herself to a standing position she called out his name once more. This time she was answered by a loud bang in the small kitchen.

She was struck with laughter and shock by the sight of The Great Itachi lying on the floor under a mess of pans. Her laughter increase tenfold when he looked utterly helpless to get up. "Aww! You poor thing," she cooed. "I am not a 'poor thing'," he snapped glaring up at her. "You are too. Any ways what on earth were you trying to do?"

"Cook," mumbled the disgruntled Uchiha.

"Why, may I ask you were trying to cook?"

"I was hungry," he spoke as if she had asked the stupidest question in the world.

"You could have woken me up, you know."

"I felt it better to allow you to sleep."

"And why was that," she asked as she helped him from the floor.

"You looked content and peaceful."

"You really are going soft Itachi, you truly are."

With those nine words she have over stepped her boundaries. She had broken the cardinal rule, never insult an Uchiha's hardness of emotion, or rather their lack of emotion. She had called him soft. She was going to have to pay. Nope she had no idea what she just invoked.

He crushed her up against the counter, hand around her jaw, "Never call me soft, is that understood," he snarled at her. His grip threatened to shatter her jaw. Her eyes widened, he had never physical harmed her before. Sure he had gotten snippy with her, or had said truly hurtful things but, he had never laid a harming hand on her. "Itachi," she gasped, "let me go." His grip tightened, "Am I understood." "Itachi please release me." "Am. I. Understood." "Itachi, you're hurting me," her eyes wide eyes were pleading with him to see who he was gripping so tightly. He did.

He released her from his hold and she fell against the counter. His eyes widened and he looked down at his own hands in fear. "I've hurt her. I nearly broke her jaw. I attempted to injure my flower, my love, my Katana. What the hell is wrong with me?"

Her hands reached up to him. She knew she should be angry. She should tell him to leave and never return. She should, but she wouldn't. She saw his fear. He feared himself; he feared she would cease to love him. "Itachi…"

He looked down at her; his eyes said he was sorry. He mouthed the words to her, she knew he was trying to verbalize but lacked the vocal power to do so. Her hands cupped his cheeks, "Itachi, why?"

"I was unable to control my emotions, and I acted on the instinct to protect my clan's name."

"But I did not attack your clan."

"You did so indirectly by saying I was soft."

"But Itachi you are," she thought for a moment then add, "with me." "You never allow yourself to be rough and uncaring with me………..before."

"Katana I am truly sorry. I didn't mean to harm you. I lost control like a weakling."

She pulled him closer, "I know, but if you trying anything like that again you're out of my life, is that clear."

"Crystal," he whispered in her ear.

"Good now then let's get you cleaned up and your bandages changed."

Nodding he followed, she lead him to a far corner of her home he had never been in. It led to a small indoor hot spring. It had wood walls, a smaller sitting area, and a larger area that had a small waterfall, good for rinsing off suds.

Itachi tensed as he felt her disrobe him. Her soft nimble hands lifted away his mesh shirt, and cloak. He caught her wrist when she moved to his pants. "Relax, you can keep your boxers if you want, but I would think you want clean boxers and clothes," tone was soothing. He grudgingly allowed her to remove the rest of his clothes. She smiled and set them in the wash basket. "Good now you soak in the water and clean your wounds while you're at it. I'll start the wash and whip up some breakfast."

30 Minutes Later

"Your cooking smells delectable," he whispered him her ear coming up behind her. She jumped and leaned into his hold. "Why thank you." He stiffened. "What's wrong my love," she asked turning herself slightly to face him. His hands traced over the purple and blue bruises on her jaw. She immediately understood why he was suddenly so rigid. "I did not know I applied that much strength, I'm sorry. I should have had more control over myself. Instead it resulted in you being injured, I was foolish, I am foolish," he corrected himself. She shook her head and kissed his nose, telling him without words he was forgiven.

She handed him his plate, their breakfast consisted of rice balls and various fruits. "It's not much, but I hope you won't mind." He shook his head at her, "It is more then enough." He ate his food rather fast. She handed him her second rice ball, "Here I'm not really hungry."

"You should eat, we are traveling to Konoha soon you'll need your strength."

"I'm not hungry, I don't eat very much anyways," she said pushing it over to him, "besides I'm not the injured one." He shook his head again but took the rice ball. She gave him a smile and lean over to kiss his forehead, "I'm going to go take a bath, try and pack will you." "O and by the way, what happened to your wounds, they were still there when you got into the bath?" He smiled, "I know a few healing justu." "Ahh, I rather dislike healing justu." "Why is that," he asked. "They don't allow your body to build up natural healing." He smiled at her answer, typical Katana answer. She kissed he forehead once more before heading past him to the bath, he leaned into her as she pasted.

30 Minutes Later

Katana emerged clean dry and dressed in, a skin tight unitard that stopped ¾ of the way down on her thigh, with a dark purple skirt with slits up the side over it. The skirt landed ½ way up her thigh. Her Katana rested at her hip and her weapons pouch was strapped to her thigh. Finally her hair was in a half in a bun and half down with chop sticks going through the bun.

Itachi turned to her and couldn't help but smile, AGAIN. "You look….strikingly beautiful." Katana raised her brow, "Well I must admit I love your shirtless look." He smirked and pulled her closer, "Really now?" He leaned down and kissed her. His tongue entered her mouth and she moaned into him. Both tongues danced in a heated battle, before she signaled to him, she needed air. Her red swollen lips made him want to kiss her all over again. But, she seemed to have read his thoughts and shook her head. "I want more then you do but we have to leave now." A forlorn look flooded his eyes, he masked it quickly though. "I promise when we get to Kohona we can continue this. But for now we need to move." He nodded in understanding.

2 Days Later

The Journey had been rather uneventful. They stayed up late, taking turns on guard shifts. But, now they stood at the village gates. The shinobi quickly moved in to arrest them. They were stopped by Katana's voice, "We are here to speak to the Hokage, my aunt, and my sister." The Leaf ninja looked unsure, "And who might your aunt and sister be, and what business do you have with out Hokage." "She is my sister, so I recommend you lower your weapons." Their heads snapped up to reveal, the Weapons Mistress, Tenten. "You are related to this woman Tenten," asked the man with pearl eyes and long dark hair. "Yes Neji, she is my elder sister." "And your aunt would be?" "Anko, Neji, please allow them to pass it would appear my sister is bringing the Uchiha to explain to Sasuke and the village why he really killed his clan." Neji's eyes traveled between his girlfriend and the people she was protecting, he nodded after awhile, "You may enter, o and Uchiha, I'm sorry you had to go what you went through for them. But, it will all be worth it and then some later on. They'll bring much more joy then you can ever know."

"I know Hyuga, she has already brought me much joy," Itachi said pulling Katana closer to him as they entered the village, heading for the Hokage Tower.

Tenten jumped down next to Neji, "I bring you a lot of joy do I Hyuga?" Neji turned to her biting back a smile, "I wouldn't be fighting the counsel for the right to marry you if you didn't now would I?" She smile and sauntered over to him, "No I don't suppose you would be." She kissed his neck before pulling him in after her sister. "Hey Tenten." "Yes Neji?" "Marry me one day?" She stopped walking and rolled her head in his direction, "I already told you I would." He pulled something out of his pocket, "Make it official?" He flipped open the box revealing a ring, with a silver band with a huge diamond set in the center, outlined by opals. Tenten felt her eyes well up with tears, "You mean you won?" Neji nodded and took her hand; he looked up into her eyes, asking permission. Like he really needed permission? "Yes! Yes Neji I will." He slid it onto her finger and leaned down to kiss her.

"Do you like the ring?"

"Yes, very much so, Oh Neji it's beautiful," she was crying and laughing.

Neji just kissed away her tears and wrapped his around her shoulder. Tenten clasped it with her hand and they walked into the office. "O it's really nice of you two to drop in seeing as how your sister and her boyfriend just got through telling me about…HOLY CRAP THAT'S A HUGE ROCK!" Tsunade fell over bringing her sake down with her. "YOU POPPED THE QUESTION?"

"Yes Lady Tsunade," Tenten said merrily, "just right now actually." Katana whirled around to look at her YOUNGER sister's ring. "Now how is it possible you get proposed to first and your three years younger then I. I mean your 16!" "And, your 20 as of two days ago, so happy late birthday." Katana turned bright red, and she bowed her head. "Your birthday was two days ago? And, you didn't tell me, because," Itachi was thoroughly annoyed. "Because I'm not a huge birthday fan."

Neji made a nose that sound like a chuckle. They all raised their brows at him. "Tenten is the same way about her birthday." Katana laughed, "It's a family thing none of us really care about our birthday. Too much trouble." Tenten laughed and nodded her head; man did she miss her sister. "Hey Tenten, you know we have to go to Hogwarts for the rest of the year starting next month right?" Tenten glared and blinked at her older sister. Katana laughed at her little sister knowing what she was trying to do, "I won't disappear sorry hun'." Tenten sighed and let her shoulders sag in defeat, "Do we have to? I mean I want to stay with Neji, here in Kohona." "O we're taking the men with us," Katana said as if she ruled the world. Tenten perked up, "Really?" "Yes really," her sister smiled back.

"Well then bring in the girls and the men, and your aunt and uncle in law," Tsunade told Tenten. "UNCLE IN LAW!?" "O right, Katana Anko got married to Kakshi-san." Katana gaped, "Just go get them Tenten; I'm going to soak this in." Katana leaned back into Itachi a bit before she fully turned into is hold allowing him to engulf her in his arms.

Four Hours, Three Fight, and One Shocked Sasuke Later

"Okies, now that that's all settled lets get to your mission." Shikamaru twitched, "What mission?" "The one where you must attend Hogwarts school of Witchcraft and Wizardry, through an exchange program. You will have uniforms provided for you before you leave, which will be in one months time. Here are your mission details," she handed them the mission scrolls, "NOW GET OUT OF MY OFFICE, o and congratulate Neji and Tenten, the boy popped the question and well Tenten over here has the biggest most wonderful rock ever. And, no kiddies your boys can't top that because your boys would be broke including the Uchiha gents." Naruto turned red in the face, "Then how did he afford it!"

"I've been saving since I was 13 for this ring." Everyone except Tenten and Neji froze. "You've been planning to marry her that long?" "Well no, he wasn't he decided that last year, but he was saving up for something else, changed his mind and that kept happening and then the money added so when he decided his was going to marry me and get me this ring, he was half there. Then he worked extra missions and saved everything. And well yeah I got this beauty," Tenten explained. "Not fair," cried Sakura, Ino, and Anko.

Neji just shrugged and led his fiancée out of the office. "And where are you taking her Neji," cried Anko fearing that her niece was going to far to fast. "Taking Tenten home." Tenten giggled at her aunt's protectiveness and at her fiancé's annoyance to it. Pulling him closer to her she walked home.

Neji smiled at her preparing to say good night, she cut him off, "My sister will be staying at the Uchiha manor, seeing as how Itachi will need her to sleep and all around be in the place, so you can come in and crash here again if you want. I mean I have half of your wardrobe." Neji smirked, "Are you inviting me to sleep over with, alone. But you know Anko would hardly approve." Tenten stomped her foot, "But Neji I don't wanna sleep alone!" "No need to throw a child's fit Tenten, I was toying with you." Tenten pouted at him and held her arms out, he walked into them happily. Locking the door behind himself, Neji worked Tenten over to the couch and laid her down. She tensed, "Neji I'm not ready for that yet." "Shh its okay I know you're not I'm not going to force or ask you to go that far yet."

She smiled up at him and opened her arms to him, he fell right in. He licked her lip and let his tongue into her mouth. She nibbled his lower lips before sliding off his jacket, leaving his upper body bare. She smiled at him and removed his forehead protector kissing his curse mark.

Neji weaseled his way behind and under her. She smiled; he pulled her hair free and discarded her forehead protector. Tenten snuggled into him. She planted a kiss over his heart and whispered, "Good night Neji." "Good night my love." She smiled at what he called her.