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Itachi's POV

I let Silanu hide in the shadows as I told her uncle of how she was now pregnant. He exploded.

"YOU SAID WHAT? ITACHI, OF ALL PEOPLE, YOU HAD TO LOSE CONTROL AND SCREW MY BITCH OF A NIECE!" He was in a rage. I stood there, warily watching as he cursed and screamed. I barely heard a sob from behind me. I knew Silanu was crying. Why she was crying, I had no clue. Leader continued his rant, not noticing that I wasn't really listening. I just stood there, waiting for him to calm down and dismiss me so I could find out why Silanu was sobbing behind me. But then he said sat in his chair and said the most shocking thing I had ever heard him speak. "I was in a similar situation before…" My mouth hung open.

"Leader?"

"Well, I suppose it wasn't really similar… but I have defiantly had my run-ins with illegitimate children… Silanu's mother… Queen Yumi… she was my lover. She was with my child when she died. Supposedly, it was a boy… Obviously, the King, my brother, found out. He suspected our affair, and couldn't let the child be born, lest he lose the kingdom to me. Itachi, what I am about to disclose to you is never to be repeated. Understood?"

"Yes, Leader-sama…"

"King Saskei… he killed his own wife. Because she bore my child. Somehow, the whole family was lead to believe I had killed her. Because of this, Silanu was forced to do the only thing she could; she avenged her mother. I was banned from my own village. And I hear that Silanu is cursed now, doomed to hold her terrible mother's soul in her own until her mother finds true love." I stared at Leader. Why was he telling me all this? None of the Akatsuki new of his past… None of us, save Silanu.

"That is true, Leader." I said. He looked up at me.

"So, she is cursed? I heard whispered rumors, but nothing of value." Leader looked… concerned. He looked concerned about his niece, the cursed princess of his village.

"Does it bother you?" Leader looked up at me, taking in my question before carefully calculating an answer.

"I don't know… I'm not one to feel things, but I suppose… I owe it to her. I, after all am the reason she is cursed. I was her mother's true love, but since her the Queen never acknowledged it, it could not be proven. Then-"

"Her father killed her mother to cover the scandal." I finished. My eyes narrowed. The one girl who loved me, the one that for some reason I couldn't help but love back; she was innocent. She was cursed only because it was most convenient to use her. I cannot explain the reasons behind what happened next. Silanu burst forth from the shadows of the room and ran towards her Uncle. I think Leader and I both thought that she was going to tell him he was wrong, and maybe even slit his throat. Instead, my princess hugged her uncle. He looked completely muddled. My mouth must have been hanging open. Pein uncomfortably hugged his niece back.

"It all makes sense now! It all makes sense!" she sobbed. Leader looked more comfortable as he tightened his hug around the girl. "I guess I always knew… Uncle, I know why Father cursed ME… I knew… I knew she was pregnant… she felt it was a boy… She joked once about naming him Kuchiko; I had wondered about that. Father probably knew Mother had told me. Our wretched family must be frowned upon…" She was in a fit of tears, a flood unlike anything I had ever seen. I frowned. I hated that she was in so much pain; I wanted to hold her, keeping her tight in my arms where nothing evil could ever reach her. But I couldn't. I had to watch her cry and soak Leader's shirt. He couldn't move either.

"So, do you plan to marry her?" Silanu went silent. I stared at Leader. He moved toward me, letting Silanu fall to the ground in awe-inspired weakness. I stared intently at Leader, and he to me.

"Yes… As a matter of fact, I do. She is going to be the mother of my child after all… And she is mine." I glared at Leader. Silanu stared at me, her steel gray eyes wide with a strange mix of fear, confusion and complete joy, her pale, scarred cheeks stained with her tears. "Get up…" I said. She did. She walked towards me and I wrapped my arm around her waist. She seemed too shocked for words. Leader smirked at us.

"You're going soft, Itachi…" I glared.

"I'm not going soft. I'm still the same assassin I was before." I was mad now. My eyes became flushed red with the Sharingan. Leader sneered. I turned, still holding Silanu, and left the room. Yes, I WAS going to marry her.

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Silanu's POV

We were walking down the hallway. I was still in shock. Apparently, I was marrying Itachi… Not that I would have it any other way! But still… It all happened to fast. Finding out the truth about my family, then being told I was going to be married to the father of my child… all in the same ten minutes. I looked up at Itachi and smiled softly. He wanted to marry me? Then I was going to let him… Suddenly, I felt a sharp pain in my abdomen, and I doubled over because of it. Itachi held worry in his black eyes. I looked into them, remembering how mine used to look like that. I didn't even hear him say my name.

"Silanu? Silanu! SILANU!"

I looked up at him with a start. He was leaning over me, his raven hair falling in his face. I smiled nervously.

"Just feeling a bit sick… You know, since I'm pregnant and all." I tried to sound cheery, but Itachi wasn't convinced.

"Is there something else?" he asked slowly, fear dripping in his voice. I didn't answer. Truly, something else was bothering me… I put my hand lightly on my stomach as I wandered away from Itachi down the corridor. Sasuke. I wanted to see Sasuke. I frowned, looking down at my feet as I could hear Itachi following me. I wanted to tell Sasuke. I knew he hated Itachi, and with good reason. But, Itachi didn't hate him. It's why he let Sasuke live. I wanted Sasuke to see that there was hope. After all, this baby would be a part of the Uchiha clan. We were already starting to replenish it. I thought about poor Sasuke; he had looked up to his one and only brother… and that same brother betrayed his whole family. Itachi was catching up now. I found my door and stumbled into my room, flopping onto the soft mattress and snuggling into my violet blanket. Itachi walked up and stood in my doorway.

"You know he'll only agree to come in order to kill me…" he muttered. I nodded.

"I know… but, we have to try." My blanket had never felt so warm and inviting. I started to close my eyes, feeling just a little sleepy. I could sense Itachi creep over to the bed and slide off his Akatsuki cloak. Then he slid into my bed next to me, wrapping his arms around me protectively. I let him nuzzle my neck as we both fell asleep, letting what just happened soak into our minds so as not to think we dreamt it.

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I woke to the sound of thunder outside my window. I saw a flash of lightning. I felt Itachi's arms still wrapped tightly around me, and I giggled softly. He was so sweet… to bad I was the only one who didn't mistake it for being domineering. I quietly unwrapped his arms from around my waist and stood up. It was dark outside; a gloomy, depressing, cold blue-gray dark. I sighed as I thought about my situation. Here I was, a girl cursed to hold her mother until that spirit found (and killed) her true love. And I was pregnant… with the notorious Clan-Killer as the father. And I loved the Clan-Killer… more than I was willing to admit. I turned around to look at Itachi. His raven hair was falling over his face, his onyx eyes closed in a peaceful dream. I pulled a white dress from the drawer next to my bed. I tear slid down my cheek as I slipped it on. I cherished this dress; it was my sister Azulun's. I remember the day that Mother gave it to her instead of me; I was evidently not worthy of such a gift. But Azulun didn't want it, and she knew I had loved it ever since I saw Mother wrapping it up in shiny purple paper. I walked down the hallway in quiet pensive. A bombardment of thoughts hit me concerning mine and Itachi's families. They were both broken… broken and scarred. I shivered as I stepped out of the Akatsuki layer and wandered under a misshapen rock. I sat there, shivering as I felt myself get sick with pregnancy. Maybe with this baby, we could both start over. Maybe, just maybe… this baby would save us all.

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