Bitten Chapter 10
"Are you ready?" the young wolf asked wagging her tail happily. "And everyone else is asleep? I left a message with the colony of our leaving so they won't follow us."
"Just get the scent so I can kill him," Sasuke growled.
"I cannot let you do that! He will be our lord to our lady. And this isn't the right form to track the priestess," the young wolf replied lighting up in a blue light quickly changing into a human. "Surprised? I knew you would be. I'm one of Kyoko's guards. Let's go." Quickly she jumped onto a near-by tree branch sniffing the air for Kyoko's scent.
"Why were you a wolf all this time?" Sasuke asked following after the girl.
"Because of Kaede. I've never trusted her and her family. If she knew who I was, Kyoko would have been dead right now…if she isn't already. Oh I hope our lady is okay," the former young wolf answered. "My real name is Pria. Why do you want to hurt the black haired…Itachi-san so much? She captured the scent, it was faint but it lingered just enough to be able to trace her lady.
"Just shut up, and guide me to my brother," Sasuke snapped. Ouch, he's not going to be a pleasant traveling companion, Pria thought with a shiver.
"Fine," Pria sighed. "You could at least tell me why. This could very well be a long trip." She quickly shut her mouth chasing after the scent.
"She's getting stronger," Itachi told the ex-priestess. "The neurotoxins have worn off and she's only groaning because of her physical wounds."
"So she sleeps much of the day?" the priestess asked pulling back the blanket to examine Kyoko's wounds.
"Yes," Itachi replied.
"My my, she's an interesting one," the priestess muttered cutting through her bandages. "She has good hips for childbearing. I think you'll have a lot of children in your future."
"Only if she wants to," Itachi replied closing his eyes.
"No," the ex-priestess snapped. "You're going to have a lot of children. You've heard of the prophecy."
"Prophecy?" Itachi asked.
"She'll tell you," the priestess answered. "Well Kyoko you're awake. Itachi's been taking good care of you." Kyoko looked at the woman feverishly with a small groan. Instantly Itachi moved to soothe her by rubbing her arms gently.
"Get away," Kyoko growled.
"Shush priestess," the ex-priestess snapped. "He's really trying to take care of you! And only thing you're doing is making it difficult for him."
"Who are you?" Kyoko asked.
"I was a priestess with your grandmother. I've been long retired Kyoko," the priestess replied.
"My grandmother?" Kyoko asked ignoring Itachi's gentle touch.
"She truly doesn't remember anything. You're going to have more work Itachi. Well her wounds are healing nicely, yet she's feverish. You need to keep her fever lower Itachi. You Shinobi don't know how to take care of Luponian people," the priestess snapped.
"Yes Ma'am,"
"Have you done it yet?"
"No I haven't,"
"You Shinobi…but I must be going. Hurry up, you need to do it before sunrise," the priestess ordered being help to her feet by a grateful Itachi.
"Done what?" Kyoko demanded.
"Excuse me Kyoko," Itachi replied kindly pulling her close to him. For a moment Kyoko felt so relaxed in his arms until feeling his teeth puncture the skin on her neck. She let out a short scream as his teeth dug deeper into his flesh. Pulling away from her neck Kyoko was horrified to see his bloody mouth. She let out an even louder shriek pushing herself out of his arms. Picking her up off the floor Itachi licked the oozing blood from her neck.
"What did you do to me?" she demanded.
"I simply made you mine," Itachi replied forcing his lips on hers. She shivered tasting her blood in his mouth. In some ways she felt comforted by the gesture making Kyoko begin to believe in his words.
"To hell with you!" Kyoko snapped trying to summon one of her wolves. Yet she was still too weak. Itachi Uchiha…I hate you, Kyoko thought as the man took great care in lying her back down.
"Kyoko, what do you remember about your earlier life?" Itachi asked soothingly rubbing her belly.
"Don't, touch me," Kyoko bellowed.
"Kyoko, do you really hate me?" Itachi asked.
"With all my heart, I could never love you," Kyoko growled.
"Then once you heal completely, you'll be free to leave…but not sooner," Itachi replied.
"How can I believe you?" Kyoko demanded.
"You have no other choice than to believe me," Itachi answered laying a cool cloth across her forehead. "What do you remember from Konoha?"
"Fuck off,"
"That isn't language for a priestess."
"Why are you interested in me?"
"It's more polite to answer my question first before asking your own."
"You bastard," Kyoko snapped sitting up to punch Itachi in the face. She let out a cry of agony. She missed by a long shot as she wriggled in her bed.
"You're so stubborn Kyoko," Itachi sighed.
"Shut up," Kyoko snapped.
"You're quite the rambunctious little girl," Itachi cooed placing the towel in a bucket of cool water to dot her face.
"Get away from me. I swear, when I'm stronger enough…I'm going to rip you apart," Kyoko said through her teeth.
"Kyoko, stop that," Itachi sighed. She's healing faster than I expected. I was hoping that Kyoko would still be too weak to sit up for another week but her improvement is amazing. Soon I'll have to lay next to her to make sure she doesn't run away during the night, Itachi thought dipping the cloth back into the water. He carefully moved it up and down her arms before moving to her legs. She shivered slightly as he moved to her feet. She felt the cloth tickle her toes as Itachi continued to cool her body.
"Too cold," Kyoko muttered trying not to let out a giggle.
"I know…but it has to be," Itachi replied before tickling her feet with his fingers. She quickly moved her feet away only to groan from her side wound. She smiled gently before looking up at her captor. Her calm face quickly scrunched with hatred.
"Get off,"
"You were smiling priestess," Itachi cooed gently massaging her feet.
"Not at you," Kyoko snapped.
"Whatever you say priestess," Itachi replied. "Since you're not groaning, you must be enjoying the massage."
"Massages made me feel better when I was under the neurotoxins," Kyoko replied. She tried to sit up to get away from Itachi gentle hands but she only managed to lift her body a few inches. It looks like adrenaline was driving her ability to sit up, Itachi noted as her groaning continued.
"Kyoko, would you like anything for your pain?" Itachi asked quietly.
"Go to hell," Kyoko snapped.
"Kyoko…stop that," Itachi ordered.
"Why? Are you going to kill me if I don't?" Kyoko demanded. She was met by silence which only made her smirk. "Of course you won't…you're infatuated with me."
"Keep quiet," Itachi answered coolly.
"What are you going to do?" Kyoko asked with a smirk on her face. Quickly Itachi forced his fingers into Kyoko's shoulder wound.
"I said keep quiet," Itachi snapped as Kyoko muffled her own cries. I'll never…let him make me cry, Kyoko thought clenching her teeth and shutting her eyes. The pain quickly ceased as Itachi removed his fingers from her wounds. How strange…he's treating my wounds…after he inflicted pain on me, Kyoko thought watching Itachi undress her wounds.
"What are you doing?" Kyoko asked.
"I need to repair your wound," Itachi replied.
"Why? You just injured me…aren't you a sadist?" Kyoko asked.
"Quiet," Itachi ordered. Kyoko sighed looking down at her wounds. It was almost impossible for her to move the right side of her body without any pain.
"I…can't remember much," Kyoko muttered.
"But what can you remember?" Itachi urged.
"I felt alone a lot," Kyoko sighed. Itachi nodded as he continued to work on Kyoko's shoulder. "You're a strange person, you know that?" He sighed softly brushing her face gently.
"Kyoko, rest," Itachi answered.
"Why are you so gentle?" Kyoko asked.
"It's because," Itachi began. "It's nothing Kyoko. It's time for you to sleep Kyoko." Lifting her up Itachi slipped a black dress over her head, gently pulling each arm through its sleeve and tugging the dress below her waist.
"Why ARE you so gentle? You're Itachi Uchiha!" Kyoko snapped.
"Go to bed Kyoko," Itachi ordered lying her back down. He covered her in blankets before lying next to her wrapping an arm around her midsection carefully avoiding her wounds.
"What do you think you're doing?" Kyoko demanded looking over at Itachi.
"You're becoming strong much faster than I intended. I can't let you wander off in the middle of the night," Itachi replied.