Chapter 3- Orochimaru's revenge
I ran back into Suna at full speed, heading right to Imanao's house. I looked in the windows, and what I saw was tragic. His whole family; his three younger sisters, his older brother, and his parents; were dead. I searched his whole house looking for him, but couldn't find him. I looked on the roof, and, thank God, that was where I found him. On the roof, crying his eyes out. I sat next to him and hugged him, and he looked up. "Y-you came back!" he exclaimed happily, squeezing me.
"Yeah, but what happened here??" I asked, confused, the tears streaming down my face too.
"Orochimaru. He showed up here and killed them. My whole family. I was on a mission and when I got back; my brother was the only one alive. He told me it was Orochimaru, but then he died too." He finished, his voice shaking. My eyes widened.
"He was looking for me. I should never have come here, it's my entire fault!" I sobbed out, and then he was comforting me. I basically curled up in a ball, and he pulled me onto his lap and cradled me against his chest.
"Shh, its okay. You didn't know"
"But I should've"
"But you didn't."
"But-"I was cut off by his lips crashing into mine. He kissed me urgently, like it would be our first and last. Could this be for real? My mouth left my mind free to wander. I had imagined kissing him so many times, that it was almost natural to me, except so much better. His hands ran up and down my arms, and where he touched me, fire burned under my skin. It felt so right. After about a minute, Imanao pulled away from me slowly, his hands still around my waist. My face was only inches away from his, and though my breathing was jagged, it took a lot of force and self control not to bring my lips back to his.
"Ika-chan…." He said, and I looked up right into his eyes. "I-I think that…. That I love you" He said in a quiet voice, almost inaudible. My eyes widened, and I was silent. About two minutes of silence had passed, when Imanao spoke again. "I mean, if you don't feel the same, its okay…" he said. He sounded very disappointed.
I let my hands slide behind his head and I pulled him closer, smashing our lips together. I leaned down so my mouth was right next to his ear. "I have loved you since I knew what love was" I whispered, and pulled back, looking right into his eyes. Imanao pulled me against his chest again, rocking me back and fourth. I was so calm, I almost forgot about the situation. I looked up to Imanao, only to see him staring at me. I blushed a bit. "You have to come back to the Akatsuki with me. You have nowhere else to go." Imanao nodded. I stood up, pulling Imanao up with me. "Then we have to go now. We don't know where Orochimaru Is" I started back to the base, Imanao right at my heels. Even though everything was going wrong, being with him felt so right.
