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Itachi's POV

I watched silently as Silanu stalked back into the Akatsuki lair, about four hours after I had abandoned her outside. I had been waiting for her… There was a strange feeling in my body when I walked away from her… Guilt? No, that couldn't be it… I didn't feel that… I didn't feel ANYTHING… I watched as she stalked down the hall to her room, and I silently followed. I couldn't get the feeling out of my body. I frowned as I followed the cloaked girl down the familiar corridor. Emotions were weak, what was coming over me? I quietly slipped into the room behind the princess, and she was too deep in thought to have even noticed. I stood in the shadowed corner of her room, and watched her change. Her body was slim, I noticed, and her skin was really quite pale, and seemed to glow in the shimmering moonlight. She removed everything but her undergarments, and my breath hitched in my throat. She quickly spun her head and narrowed her eyes to see me. I thought she would get mad, and instinctively backed up. But instead she blushed and sat on her bed, looking at her feet. What was this? My thoughts were reeling in my head as I walked over to her, and kneeled to her level. Her blush deepened and I lifted her chin to lock eyes with mine. She gazed into them with a desire behind them I knew had not been there before. I slowly pressed my lips to hers, and as I did so, she disappeared in a thin wisp of fog. I opened my eyes and sat straight up. It had been a dream… I looked over at the little window in my room. Judging by the position of the moon, it was about one o'clock in the morning… My mind flashed to the dream I'd just had. Silanu's skin was so pale, like the goddesses of legend… I shook my head. What the hell was I thinking? I didn't think anyone was beautiful… Right? My limbs, as if moving of their own accord, bid me to stand up and sneak down that very same hallway that I had dreamed about. I silently slipped into Silanu's room, the baka never locked her door… and in a cave full of hormonally charged men, nonetheless… I shook my head as I approached her bed. She was not the beauty I had dreamed of… Sure, her skin stilled glowed, and her hair was in an aura around her head, but her expression was furrowed with fear and sorrow, and the light scar on her cheek marred her face. The bruises of the fights she'd had covered her arms and the nicks from close blades. A marred beauty, but a beauty still. As I walked closer, I pondered the mission that Leader had given us a few mere hours before. Well, given me. He only brought Silanu in after he gave me the details, saying he did not trust his niece. All she knew was that to stay alive, she had to follow me… I hoped I could keep her alive; this mission was a dangerous one. I lightly touched her cheek, and she stirred slightly in her sleep. I think I smiled.

"I love you, Uchiha…" she whispered. My eyes widened with shock.

"What?" I asked. I could not have heard right. Suddenly, her eyes shot open with fear, and I backed away.

"What the hell…" she said, obviously confused. She looked me up and down and blushed. I looked down at myself, wondering what the problem could be, and saw I had forgotten to put a shirt on before traveling to her room. I think a blush crept across my face then too. I looked down at the battle-scarred warrior. She was now scowling.

"It's not time to leave yet, is it?" she whispered, still half-asleep. I sat at the edge of her bed, and she slipped out from the covers. I didn't look at her as we spoke.

"No, it is not time…" I muttered. Silanu was looking at me curiously. She wanted to know why I was in here, that much was obvious. What was I supposed to say? That was a mystery…

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Silanu's POV

What on earth could Itachi be doing in this room? And without a shirt on? I couldn't stop the rosy tint from rushing to my face, no matter how hard I tried to stop it. (A/N: Yummy, Itachi…)

"I just wanted to make sure you were still here…" Itachi said deliberately.

Confused, I responded with "Why wouldn't I be?"

"Because… You might have skipped out after that… incident earlier…" He looked kind of pained, like something was bothering him.

"Let's go…" I said. I immediately got up and dressed into my clothes, taking with me all the weapons I had laid out earlier in the night. When I was done I turned to Itachi.

"You want to leave now?"

"Why the hell not?" He couldn't argue with that. We walked silently to his room, and I waited while he gathered his weaponry and clipped on his Akatsuki cloak. Then we walked out of the lair, making our way toward whatever this mission was that Uncle had given us. I hoped Itachi knew where the hell we were going, cause I had no clue.

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It was nearing dawn, and Itachi and I had been walking for four hours straight. We hadn't spoken a word the whole time, as I was still asleep on my feet. I couldn't take the silence anymore, it was crushing me.

"So, where are going?" I whispered. Itachi turned to me; he seemed to be surprised that I had actually spoken.

"We're going to find a group of nin going to join Orichimaru…" he stated plainly.

"Will he be there?" I snarled. Orichimaru… I had never myself met the man, (or monster) but his reputation preceded him. This mission was going to be dangerous, I could tell…

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