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Silanu's POV
I believe now it was around eight in the morning, and still Itachi and I had not stopped, nor even slowed our pace. I was beginning to get annoyed now; we were still in silence. I wasn't stupid enough to try and break it this time, but the frustration was beginning to grow in me. Its not that Itachi's silence usually bothered me; I was used to it by now. But this silence was different. It was more… ominous. There was a heavy feeling to his air, yes, heavy and dark. Suddenly, I felt arms wrap around my waist as Itachi pulled me to him. He held me tight; I simply stood there in shock. He leaned down to my level and breathed lightly in my ear. My spine tickled and I shivered.
"Promise you won't die today…" he breathed. Suddenly my eyes started watering. What was he trying to say? He couldn't really care if I don't die… could he? I felt something brush my cheek and focused my view to see Itachi softly and swiftly placing a kiss on it. Then he turned and kept walking as if nothing had just transpired. I soon followed after him, still in shock. Twenty minutes later, he stopped short.
"We're here…" Itachi deadpanned. I leapt up onto a low tree branch beside him and looked over the edge of the forested hill we were standing on. There, in the little valley just below, was a caravan of ninjas, supposedly running to join Orichimaru.
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Itachi's POV
Silanu looked strong. That was all I could think while watching her stare over the hill from her perch on a very low tree branch. And as hard as it was to admit, I didn't want to let her leave it. I didn't want her going down that hill to the caravan of ninjas; I didn't want her to die. I loved her. That was the moment the realization settled on my heart, or whatever was left of it. This frozen princess warmed me… I had to stop feeling that way, I really did. I had to stop loving her. I watched her raven hair blow back in the breeze, revealing the soft scar on her cheek.
Without even thinking I blurted,"You don't have to come with me…" She looked thoroughly surprised that I would even mention such a thing. Then she smiled; she smiled a different smile I hadn't yet seen. Then she jumped off her tree branch and began to run straight at me. My eyes widened until I saw that she was running past me. I turned around to see what could make her run so quickly. There was a blonde boy standing there in regal green clothes; the boy couldn't be more than twelve years old. He was smiling brightly as Silanu ran toward him.
"Tamaki!" she screamed. This only made the boy smile more as he waved to her and shouted "Silanu-kun!"
I followed Silanu to the strange little boy and listened to their conversation intently. Silanu wrapped the boy in a huge embrace and he hugged back just as tightly. I could now see the tears making their way down both Silanu and Tamaki's cheeks.
"I thought you were dead," Silanu whispered. She then released the boy and he wiped his jade green eyes on his royally dressed arm. It seemed that neither one of them registered that I was standing right next to them, watching this phenomenon.
"No, I'm very much alive…" said the boy. Only then did he notice I was there. His eyes narrowed.
"An Akatsuki…" he hissed. "Quickly, Silanu-kun, get behind me!" He got into a fighting stance and Silanu promptly proceeded to laugh. Both Tamaki and I stared at her.
Tamaki looked confused as he muttered, "What's so funny?" Silanu laughed harder and it was some time before she regained composure.
"Do not be mad at Itachi… Or any Akatsuki…" Silanu said. "I am one of them now…" Tamaki looked stunned.
"You're… a traitor?" he whispered. The princess shook her head.
"You know nothing about treachery… Is your brother with you?" A poison dart flew right by my ear as Silanu spoke. Tamaki rolled his eyes. Silanu mimicked his gesture and quietly scolded him while an older version of Tamaki ran towards me with a knife at the ready. But right before he could reach me, Silanu held a hand out and he stopped short.
"Prince Takasi…" she muttered. "Do not touch him…" Then she and Takasi looked at each other for a long, awkward moment. Takasi broke the stillness and moved toward her with intent; Silanu looked ashamed. I could only watch in astonishment as he swiftly kissed the trembling girl. After a while, she pushed him off and turned toward me. My expression had not changed, but something was going on inside me. I felt… hurt. Then, for the first time, the Prince Takasi spoke.
"Well if it isn't my runaway bride… You filthy wretch… Joined up with the Akatsuki? Slept with all of them already?" He smirked as Silanu struggled to appear unaffected by the baka's insult. I was ready to kill the bastard, but his brother spoke up instead.
"You're the filthy one… Paying for sex with my part of our inheritance…" Tamaki's cheek quickly received a slap from Takasi. The little boy looked unfazed as his brother's pale face flamed with rage. "I'm not taking it back…" he stated. "Not until you apologize to Silanu-kun… You know she isn't filthy…" Takasi looked even more outraged, but he didn't speak.
"Go back to the caravan…" I said. All three royals looked at me. "I know it's your caravan… I do not care where you're heading, but stay here any longer Takasi-san and I will be forced to murder you right in front of your brother."
"I wouldn't mind!" the boy exclaimed. Takasi glared at me. He turned around and headed down the hill. Tamaki turned to Silanu. He could tell, just as I could, that she was upset.
"Don't mind him… You know he's an ass…" The blonde prince said. Then he turned to me. "We are on our way to Orichimaru to bargain for my mother's body. I want to bury her… properly…" His green eyes sparkled with sadness as he again turned to the princess. "You were right to run away… But you shouldn't have left your sister…" Then he turned and fled down the hill, his green robes flowing behind him.
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Silanu's POV
As I watched my ex-fiancé's baby bother run down the hill, I could feel a wet spot on my cheek. I quickly wiped away the tears and turned to Itachi. I had to explain this to him, I just had to. As I turned to face him I all I saw was the fiery red of his eyes with the Mangekyou and I was transported into the reddish world of his power.
"What was that… who was that?" he asked. I was tied to a table, and Itachi was standing over me, furious.
"It was the Princes Takasi and Tamaki of my sister family." Itachi's glare bore into me.
"Why did he kiss you?" Itachi hissed. An excruciating pain ran through my body and I cried out in agony.
"Itachi, stop! Stop it, it hurts!" I writhed on the table, but the pain didn't cease.
"Answer me!" he yelled. It felt like I was being stabbed in the stomach. I could barely breathe. Why was he doing this?
"I was supposed to marry him the day after I left with you!" I screamed. The pain stopped. I opened my eyes and saw Itachi staring at me. We were still in the red world of his Mangekyou. His eyes bore into me, and I felt naked in front of him. I looked down at myself to realize I was. I began to cry and Itachi walked over and whispered in my ear.
"He's why you were so willing to come with me, isn't he?" I cried harder and nodded. He untied me from the table and sat on it next to me, wrapping me in his arms. My eyes widened at the kind gesture, and I held to him tightly. He began whispering in my ear again, this time with soothing words of comfort. Or at least, as close as anyone of Itachi's nature could come to soothing words of comfort. I had had no idea that he could be so kind and… loving. I kissed him. I leaned right in and kissed him fully. But the most surprising thing was that he kissed back. He began to lick my bottom lip, and I let him enter my mouth as his grip around my waist tightened and my hands found their way to his chest. Itachi suddenly pulled away and smirked at me.
"We have seventy-two hours…" he said as he laid me on my back. I smirked at him.
"Then we have plenty of time for fun…"
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Ahaha, cliffy! dun dun dun… don't worry, the next chappie starts out with some steam… yay! Weren't expecting all this insanity, were you? R&R YOU LAZY BUTTS!!!