Retribution

Chapter 10

The next day they both slept in, curled up in the back room for privacy. Itachi slowly woke up while the sun was still young in the sky. His vision was consumed by black silky hair until he finally adjusted his head to see the crown of her head. He let the minutes tick by calmly, happy to have her in his arms snuggled up to him, his longing for her satisfied so he soaked in the knowledge that he knew without a doubt she returned his feelings to some extent.

He reflected on last night in the hot springs, he had just brought their bathing supplies and set them down behind her. Instead of walking over to the tree right away he stepped right into the spring and knelt in front of her, bringing her face up to look at his. Leaning his forehead against hers he stared into her eyes, softly saying, "My feelings will not disappear overnight, nor did they appear overnight. I hope you understand what I am trying to say." Her blushing face had been so cute, he decided though to keep letting her know he is right here and has no plans of leaving her.

The day started slowly, about as slowly as she awoke. He softly kissed her and held her in his warm embrace before finally starting to get up, giving her a parting kiss on the forehead before he went to retrieve their clothing and start on breakfast. He would continue to show her he would make a good husband.

Instead of training they spent the day speaking to the others but about how he could go about discovering a way back to where he is from. The only possibility they could think of was the well or maybe InuYasha's sword since the demons they knew of with similar abilities were all dead. He sat in a tree thinking while Kagome played with her friend's kids, he wished he knew why he had that nagging feeling. It had been growing persistent.

In the late afternoon they ate dinner quietly and just as he gathered the dishes to go wash them he heard Kagome quietly address him. "Yes Kagome?"

"I was just wondering, well what is the extent of the relationship you want with me?" She squirmed just a little, uncomfortable with the subject but looked him dead in the eyes wanting an answer.

He set the dishes back down before approaching her and cupping her face with his right hand and looking her straight in the eyes. "I would hope to someday," he placed his left hand flat on her stomach, "have my child in there, a ring on your finger, and change your surname to Uchiha. That is what I wish of us in the future." He kissed her softly on the cheek before kissing the corner of her mouth and then picking up the dishes and heading to the river.

A bad feeling followed him all the way to the river. He could feel eyes on him as soon as he exited the hut but the feeling disappeared once he reached the river and started looking for the source. The feeling that something bad was about to happen intensified and he took off back to the hut, activating the sharingan and bringing out a kunai.

He came to a stop right outside the doorway and his stomach dropped. He was supposed to be dead but instead he was holding a kunai to Kagome's throat. Those snake eyes mocking him along with that grin.

This was the missing piece to the puzzle surrounding his resurrection back to the living and his instincts warning him. His mind began to formulate a plan as his face went stoic. He tried to speak with his eyes and tell Kagome that everything was going to be alright. Just as he was going to activate the jutsu he found a snake lunging towards him interrupting his plans.

"Tsk tsk, the great Itachi Uchiha," his yellow eyes narrowed in pleasure as he cut her neck just enough for it to bleed. His long serpent tongue came out and licked away all traces of the blood. "I suppose things are starting to make sense to you now. After all we're both geniuses so I'm sure with my presence here all of your questions are being answered."