The night seemed colder than usual. Thea thought as she dipped her feet further in the water. She was sitting on the edge of a beautiful spring located deep in the forest with her feet
Submerged in the water. This was her favorite part of the village since no one was brave Enough to venture into the forest, the villagers were afraid thinking that some rogue ninja
might be lurking around or some monster that their wild imagination came up with. She wasn't afraid of anything. She never experienced fear her whole life even after all the hardships
she faced. She just managed to work them all out not showing even the slightest bit of weakness or even emotion. She never did remember a time when she smiled, laugh or cry before
she met him.
She simply was…
"Cold." She thought as the cold night air began to blow on her back. She didn't shiver as the breeze touched her skin, instead she began to remove her kimono until she was completely naked. The
moon shone on her pale white skin and the wind blowing on her bare back. She dipped in the water slowly until it surrounded her completely up to her chest. The color of her hair blended
beautifully with the color of the water. This was her way of relaxation ever since she came to this village 3 years ago. No one ever disturbed her except him. She was living in the village for
about 6 months and she was doing the same thing she's doing now . When all of a sudden She felt someone approach. She didn't move from where she was, until she saw the figure.
He came out from the shadows walking slowly towards her. The moon light shining on him. He wore a black cloak with red clouds on it and a forehead protector with a scratch on it
meaning he could be a ninja. A missing nin perhaps, since there were hardly ninjas in these parts doing missions. She looked at his face and immediately his eyes grabbed her attention
They were the most unique eyes she's ever seen, red pupils with 3 wheel swirls. The feeling of looking into those eyes was unexplainable. She just stared at them totally hypnotized when
all of a sudden the stranger spoke.
"did I scare you?" he asks his eyes losing its swirl design.
She looked away shaking her head confused. What just happened? She thought Then turning to face the stranger again whose eyes were now normal was looking at her
smiling gently. She gave him a cold look, reached for her towel and got out of the water.
"no need to be afraid, I'm not going to hurt you" he said softly as she covered herself. She ignored him and Just kept silent while picking up her stuff, getting ready to leave.
She never liked making friends much more when talking to strangers especially this one there's something about him that she's not comfortable with. It must be the way his eyes
looked awhile ago. She's still wondering if she imagined it though, She gave him one more cold look before turning away to leave. The ninja didn't seem to mind her hostile behavior instead
he just kept his eyes focused at her still with those soft eyes of his and that gentle smile which made her more uncomfortable than ever, she wasn't used to this kind behavior. It made her feel
queasy all over, that's why she kept avoiding the people in any village she lived in before. The way the old people greet her with smiles, children waving at her and guys winking even if she
didn't notice them they just kept showing kindness that she wasn't used to at all. She looked at the stranger one more time, he was still smiling at her gently. A soft breeze
began to blow, blowing the bangs off his face and hers as well.
They stared at each other for a few moments before she finally said "no."
"what?" he asks looking at her giving her that warm smile of his again.
"I said no. You asked me if you scared me and I answered you with a no" she explained
He looked at her amused and walked closer to her. She stood there with that indifferent Look of hers. Although she flinched a little upon feeling the aura he gave off , the same feeling
She felt when she looked into his eyes moments ago.
"You're pretty brave aren't you? you should be afraid of someone like me" he said no longer smiling. His eyes staring blankly at her.
"and what is someone like you?" she asks looking back at him unmoved by his threat. The uncomfortable feeling she felt awhile ago already vanished since he was done with the kind
treatment, He was now showing off his true self. A cruel and merciless person just like Them. Who go destroy everything and take whatever they want. Especially rogue ninjas like this
Stranger in front of her. They like to instill fear on their victims like it was some sort of Sadistic pleasure of theirs before they would do the deed. Well he picked the wrong person
I'm not easily scared she thought which was basically true. She was taught to be immune to That emotion especially when you're in front of an enemy.
"you're pretty." He commented running his fingers gently through her hair "girls like you shouldn't be wandering around in dangerous places like this. Evil people are roaming around,
people like me "
"I know that" she answered.
"then why are you still doing it" he asks
"because if girls like me who are pretty and defenseless stopped wandering. Then people like you would stop doing evil stuff" she said smirking. "and we can't have that.
Otherwise there'd be no more people in hell since they now lost their evil intentions"
He looked at her with a an emotion that she couldn't explain. She thought he was going to kill her then and there for giving such an answer. So she was surprised when his lips curled to form
a smile and then began to laugh. She thought that he snapped completely , he continued to laugh and when he stopped. He turned to look at her with that warm smile again.
"uchiha itachi" he said all of a sudden.
"what?" she asks, now it was her turn to be confused
"my name. " he said taking her hand shaking it slightly. She tensed a bit upon the touch. This was the first time someone ever took her by the hand by a boy. It felt weird and warm for some
unexplainable reason.
"why are you suddenly giving it to me? Your name that is" she asks her voice sounding a little nervous which she doesn't understand why. This was the first time it ever happened.
"cause you're pretty fearless I like people like you" he answered reaching for her stuff.
"what are you doing?" she says pulling her hand away "give me my belongings"
"I'm going to accompany you to your house" he answered pulling her gently.
"what? I can go there by myself!" she said now completely annoyed. "I don't trust strangers"
"I thought you weren't afraid of me?" he asks smiling again "since you aren't afraid of me like you said then that means you can trust me"
"well you're still a stranger" she said frowning at him
"I already told you my name. I can give you further details when we arrive at your place" he answered grabbing her hand again "so where do you live?"
"who do you think you are?" she said getting annoyed
"uchiha itachi like I said"
She let out a sigh of frustration looking at this raven-haired stranger who came to her with no warning acting all mysterious towards her. He was the kind of person she disliked, yet
something about the way he's touching her is making her feel warm. Something she never felt in her whole life especially with another person. She glanced at him again who was still smiling.
Maybe this could be a whole new beginning for her. Whose heart and face was so cold will now Be warmed up for the first time. Will she allow it further to melt the ice wrapped around her
heart?
He gently pulled her hand as they walked towards the village. Her cheeks becoming red and her heart racing so fast. She couldn't explain why she was feeling this way. She looked at itachi
again and nervously bit her lip. Did she really want to become friends with a person like him. A complete stranger. She knows better than to give her trust to just about anybody but he's
different. Something about him is attracting her to him and she doesn't know what it is.
"itachi" she said in a low voice
"what is it?"
"thea"
"What?" he asks confused again
"that's my name" she said giving him a weak smile