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The two continued farther and deeper into the forest, but where were they going. Tenten grew anxious and tired. "Itachi-San where are we going?" She inquired. Well the truth was... He didn't even know the answer to the question. He looked down into her innocent face her eyes were desperately searching within his for an answer he could not give. Something about this made him feel... guilt. It'd been about 8 years since he'd even remotely felt a pigmy sized amount of guilt... and she was there to make him feel it. "Tenten." He said as his eyes drifted away from hers. "I.. I don't want to take you back to the Akatsuki.. And... I... I honestly don't know where we are going." he told her. Something in Tenten's eyes changed. It was a glimmer of fear that penetrated them. "Bu...but where do we go Itachi-San?" She questioned. He bit his lip. Where would they go?? "I..." He started. She sat herself on the ground and tugged at the bottom of his shirt she was wearing to cover her slender stomach. He smiled at her. It was getting dark outside and the iridescent lighting of the moon shimmered on his face giving him an angelic appearance. This excited Tenten. She stared in amazement at this man. She suddenly thought of what an irrational decision she had made to run away with this beautiful stranger. What was she thinking?! How could she betray Konoha?! She was a traitor! A missing nin... yet that angelic face of his made those thoughts dissolve into a place of shear forgetfulness in the back of her mind. Hiding themselves forever. Every thought, and memory of Neji and Sasuke...goneethoughts she had collected about this man. Her eyes got heavy and she fell asleep.
Itachi bit his lip again as he looked at her sleeping form. It had been what? Three hours and still no clue on where to go. He had to figure it out soon, otherwise... well he was pretty much in a load of trouble. What if she takes off? What if I scare her and she leaves? These thoughts were ringing through his head as he stared at Tenten. Seconds later he heard a noise in the distance. He picked Tenten up and placed her on his lap. He then wrapped his arms around her looking about in every direction to see what it was. Deidara ran up to him. "You still have the girl?" He asked Itachi. Itachi nodded slowly. Deidara knelt down and lifted Tenten's chin and looked at her face. "Pretty little one isn't she Itachi?" Again Itachi nodded. "Whatcha gonna do with her unnn?" Deidara asked. "Cause I can take her off your hands for a little while unn." Stated Deidara. Itachi's grip on Tenten tightened and he shot a death glare at Deidara. "Ooooh you're getting attached unn?! Did you name it yet?!" Asked Deidara. Itachi gently rested Tenten on the ground on the side opposite of Deidara, once he was sure she was OK, he backed Deidara up against a tree. "Listen...you freak.. She is NOT a pet, not a toy, not a slut, and not YOURS!! So back off and go home before I singe your face off!!" Itachi screamed. Deidara smiled wickedly. "So we have grown attached." He hissed in reciprocal. Itachi's hands barely moved but they were on Deidara's throat beginning to strangle him. Deidara pushed Itachi's arms from his neck and then had Itachi pinned against a tree. "Listen here you jerk! Don't you DARE threaten to burn my face off!!" Deidara said. Itachi had enough and his anger was aroused. He had no access to his arms so he used his head... literally smacked his head into Deidara's making sure his forehead protector did not clash with Deidara's but instead penetrated Deidara's lower forehead. His grip released in instinct he placed his hands to his head. Itachi hated fighting but as much as Deidara pissed him off, he was going to finish this one out. He kicked Deidara in the stomach and slammed him into a tree. The next move Deidara would make Itachi already knew. A simple punch in the face? Itachi half-considered letting him go through with it, but he changed is mind and blocked the blow and pushed Deidara's face with his hand. The impact of Deidara's face in the tree trunk didn't hurt the tree one bit, but Deidara's face, was not in the best of shape. Blood trickled down his brow and he took a step towards Itachi. At this point Tenten had drifted out of sleep and sat up. A scream escaped her mouth as she watched Deidara slam his fist into Itachi's face and a knee in his gut. Itachi stood straight as though the impacts didn't seem to affect him. Tenten ran over to him and he fell to the ground and clutched his stomach. She looked up at Deidara. "What are you doing?!" She asked him. Deidara was still quite angry with Itachi. He grabbed tenten by the throat and backed her against a tree and planted his lips vengefully on hers. She struggled to get away but failed. Itachi was angered even more by this. He stood up and grabbed Deidara by the hair and pulled down, yanking him off of Tenten who slumped down the tree. He dragged Deidara to the stream and shoved his face in the ice cold water. Deidara struggled and pulled Itachi into the water and sat on him. Tenten ran over to Deidara and jumped at him tackling him and getting him off of Itachi. She thrust her fist into his face as hard as she could. Itachi then pulled Tenten off of Deidara and sat her on the ground, making sure she was OK before he made his final move. He slammed his foot into Deidara's face knocking Deidara out, not killing him, although he probably would drown, it wasn't completely Itachi's responsibility for Deidara's death. Tenten stared at him in amazement. Who was he and what did he do with Itachi? She found herself even more so attracted to him, as he found himself more attracted to her as well. He lent her a hand to help her up and smiled. She returned the grin. "Are you alright?" He asked her. She nodded happily. "Did you think of somewhere we can go?" She asked. Itachi shook his head. "We can always rent a hotel room somewhere... like the mist village?" She asked. Itachi was tired at this point and agreed. So the two headed off to find a hotel in the village hidden in the mist.
