I pulled on his extra ninja gear and took the Akatsuki cloak from Sakura's hands. It's not like I could go home, I was pregnant with his child now for sure, as I'd missed my period, which I NEVER did. And I couldn't let him die, Faye and her family would hate me forever if I let him die, as I would hate myself too.
So Itachi, Kisame, and I were going on a recovery mission. It was my initiation mission too.
We got to Konoha at 11:59. We ran to the spot in front of the Hokage Tower and saw an ANBU member with a katana ready to kill. Kisame pushed him away and Itachi sent the other ANBU away as I cut the ropes binding him. He looked at me in surprise.
"Narah."
"You didn't think I'd let you die, did you, Honey?" I teased.
He smirked as I cut his leg bindings and he stood. My father looked completely shocked, not because I was with the Akatsuki, but because he could see the small chakra inside me. I smiled sadly at him and put a finger to my lips.
"I'm sorry," I mouthed to him and Ryou grabbed my hand as we took off with his father and uncle right behind us. My mother was in tears and I felt so guilty. My mother had just lost her only child and her little girl and she knew it was voluntary. I was now officially a missing ninja. I thought back to when I made the decision.
Flashback
"What do you MEAN you aren't giving me up! You have to go get Ryou!"
Itachi gritted his teeth and held back the mad little boy.
"You think this isn't a hard decision? He's my son, but he's also an Akatsuki. We can't just hand you over because someone threatens his life. That would show weakness and the Akatsuki has NO WEAKNESS."
"Then we have to go save him! There's no way we can leave him there!"
"Pien has already ordered us not to make a move."
"Well, I'M not Akatsuki, and i'm not going to let him die."
"We just said you aren't going back to Konoha."
"I'll come back, I just want to get Ryou out of there! They're going to KILL him!"
Itachi nodded.
"I'll give you a ten minute headstart. I'll report to Leader and Kisame and I will be right behind you."
End Flashback
Ryou sat on the bed next to me and sighed.
"So, you decided to join?"
I shrugged,"not technically. That's not until tomorrow. Is that a problem for you?"
"Hu? No, it's just... I thought you hated us. Hated me."
"I told you, I could never hate you. I am... scared, a little. I mean, this is AKATSUKI, for crying out loud! I'm no were near strong enough to even be considered Akatsuki material!"
He sighed again and pulled me against him.
"No one here will hurt you. Kisame and Deidara and Pein are like uncles to me, in a weird sort of way. And Madara wouldn't DARE to touch you, especially now that you're..."
"Pregnant? With your kid?"
He shook his head.
"Pregnant, with the Uchiha heir. When my father passes, I will be the head of the Uchiha clan, then the child will be the heir."
"Uchiha," I said to myself," like Sasuke-sensei."
"Sasuke is my uncle."
"Oh."
I closed my eyes and he chuckled.
"Go to sleep, Narah. I'll still be here when you wake."
"Promise?"
"Promise."
I smiled and drifted off to sleep in the arms of the man I loved.
The next day was nice. We slept in and at about noon we decided to go to the kitchen to get something to eat. Sakura was cooking and Faye, Nana, and Kiesha sat at the table waiting for their sandwiches. Tanu was in his highchair munching happily on cherios and waffers.
I smiled to myself, thinking of how Tanu looked almost exactly like her older brother, and prayed that the child inside me would look at least similar to his aunt.
I'd officially decided to stay with Ryou, the Akatsuki, and our child.