Chapter 15: Summertime
Ume became a resident in the shrine helping Sakura and her aunt with the temple chores.
"Ume I think you should talk with Neji he doesn't deserve your cold shoulder you know." Sakura said with worried a look.
"I don't feel like it's time to speak with him yet and well I'll be going inside the house he's coming right around the corner." Ume replied and left her side.
When Neji arrived Ume was long gone leaving Sakura to handle the situation.
"Hi Neji." Said Sakura smiling.
"Hi, where's Ume-chan?"
"She's inside but I don't recommend that you talk to her right now." Replied Sakura.
"I can't believe this mess." Muttered Neji running his hand through his hair.
Sakura then sat down and motioned Neji to do so.
"Okay explain to tell me what happened the only thing she told was that she had renounced to the Hyuuga Family." Sakura queried.
"Well she called a meeting with the whole family and then she started to show a picture of a woman to
my mother and uncle." Said Neji with a frustrated.
"Was that the cause?" Sakura asked.
"It turns out Ume is not my sister Ume's birth mother was a woman from Kiri who died giving birth." Explained Neji.
"You mean Ume's origins are not of Konoha." Sakura said shocked to hear this news.
Neji nodded then he stood up and left to his home. Sakura looked at him depart and somehow it reminded her of Sasuke something that was threatening to tear her from the inside out. She shook her head she suddenly got the temptation of calling but she knew if Sasuke saw her number on the caller id he would ignore it completely.
'I only want to see him again.' She thought holding back her tears.
When she went inside she saw Ume laying on the floor and an angel was standing right behind her.
"Ume."
The Angel turned around she looked like a slightly older version of Ume but before the Sakura could talk to her the angel went back into Ume's Body. Sakura ran to Ume's side and shook her awake when Ume opened her eyes but instead of their usual dark shade they were empty then she closed them and drifted off to sleep.
'I must be seeing things.' She thought.
--A week later--
Sakura and Ume walked to school in silence when they came across Neji and Hinata.
"Ohayo Hinata." Ume said with a smile.
Hinata answered with a smile and so did Neji then they all went together to school.
--Meanwhile--
Itsuka was already in the school and she was going to the restroom to fix her hair when someone pulled her into a hallway when she turned around around she came face to face with Kakashi.
"What are you doing let go of me." She whispered fighting the grip he had on her wrists.
"I thought you were still in love with me?" He whispered against her neck.
Itsuka kept fighting to let go but then she her back hit the wall and she knew there was no escape.
"I still am but I wonder how can still be after you pushed me away for somebody else you could have had me when you had the chance now I'm trying to start with a clean slate and you keep haunting me like a bad dream just leave me alone please." She whispered crying.
"So, I'm single now I divorced last week my marriage with Anko is no more." Kakashi said calmly.
"I don't care what happened between us is over I gave you everything and you threw it in my face like I wasn't worth anything I guess I know now you only wanted to sleep with me and you did so just leave me alone." Itsuka said crying.
Kakashi looked at her as a wave of guilt over him remembering when she willingly had given up her body to him. He looked at her now as she stared back with eyes full of hatred, the very same eyes that once looked at him full of love.
Flashback++
Itsuka held on to the bedsheets as tears streamed down her cheeks at the pain but that was only the initial pain afterwards she only felt pleasure at the hands of Kakashi. "Itsuka-chan, I love you."
"Me too Kakashi."
End Flashback++
Kakashi then released her and she ran away crying and she bumped into Sasuke.
"Itsuka what happened?" Sasuke asked holding her shoulders.
Itsuka shook her head crying and fell into Sasuke's arms he didn't say anything but he already suspected it had been Kakashi but of course if his sister didn't speak he couldn't do anything and if she did it would technically be her word against his.
"Calm down Itsuka I won't let anything happen to you." He whispered as his sister nodded.
--Later in the day--
Sakura saw Sasuke and decided to ask him about Itachi's condition.
"He's stable enough." He replied icily.
'Sasuke what's wrong with you we were getting to be such good friends?" Sakura asked.
"Go away Haruno." Sasuke replied and walked away from her.
Sakura felt tears stream down her cheeks not knowing Sasuke was also crying.
'I love you Sasuke.'
The rest of the day went by slowly everything seemed devoid of life in one month it would be summer vacation and everybody had different plans for the summer. Itsuka as she arrived home she saw a letter in the mailbox.
"Deidara-kun sent me a letter finally I thought he had forgotten about me." She whispered with a smile.
Itsuka opened the letter and started to read its contents.
To my beloved muse:
Hey sexy lady I hope you are doing alright sweetie pie I' m planning on going over there next month I haven't seen you for quite a while ever since 'that' event with you know who I just hope that bastard hasn't done anything to you if he does just tell me and I can take care of him alright my sweet one.
Lots of love Deidei-chan
Itsuka finished reading the letter and smiled broadly Deidara was one of the few people she could count on making her smile aside from her brothers.
--1 month later--
It was already summer vacation and as such everybody scattered to different places. Sakura left to Suna with some friends, Ume and Kiba were with Haku in his home. Sasuke left to visit a friend alone in Oto, and Tenten and Naruto left with the Hyuuga family in their yearly summer vacation.
--Konoha Hospital--
Itsuka sat next to Itachi's bed and smiled brushing away one of his bangs.
"I hope you wake up soon oniichan."
Then Tsunade walked into the room with a broad smile.
"Ohayo Itsuka."
"Ohayo Tsunade." Replied Itsuka and noticed something on Tsunade's ring finger.
"Are you engaged Tsunade?" Asked Itsuka curiously.
"Yes I am." She replied with a smile.
Itsuka smiled and embraced the doctor and then she left. She was planning on going home but she remembered it was empty so she decided to go to Shino's place not knowing the nasty surprise that awaited her. When she arrived she didn't see Shino nowhere near the door so she decided go in. Somehow she got a bad feeling in the pit of her stomach that compelled to just turn and leave but she ignored it and pressed forward. When she was getting close she heard muffled moans and it sounded like a woman' s voice.
'What's going on.' She thought.
When she finally opened the door she saw Shino with another woman on his bed, Itsuka's crystal pendant fell to the floor and broke, the noise was soft but it was enough to make Shino look up to her with a shocked expression.
"Not you Shino I expected that from my ex-boyfriend not you forget you even knew my name got it." Itsuka growled and ran away.
Shino sat on his bed panting as the beads of sweat traveled down his naked body he looked down and just left to take bath.
--Meanwhile--
During the time Itsuka was gone a young man had arrived to the front door of the house and patiently waited for her. His blue eye scanned the surroundings waiting for his beloved muse to come home. Itsuka ran to her home when she saw someone at the door and she increased her speed. When she reached the doorsteps she tripped on the second one and the man caught her in his ams.
"Deidei-chan is that you?" she asked weakly.
"Hai, Itsu-chan it's me what happened you look like if you had been crying?" Deidara replied as he picked her up.
Itsuka didn't say anything she simply motioned him to let her go so she could open the door. Deidara was getting worried about her more and more but he knew she wouldn't tell him anything.
"You can come in now." She said with a slight yawn.
"Where's your brother un?" Asked Deidara curiously.
"Oniisan is in the hospital and top it all off he is also in coma." She replied sitting on the couch.
Deidara sat next to her and brought her close to him and as soon as he did that she started to cry. Deidara simply rocked her in his arms for a little while until she calmed down. Itsuka looked up and smiled at him she was happy right now and she was feeling at peace.
"Itsuka-chan you know you owe me a painting un the you said you would pose naked for me un." Said Deidara with a grin.
"Right you have better memory than me." Itsuka replied and went to take bath.
--Suna--
Sakura held in her hands a black choker with a golden cross she took a deep breath as she looked at it she was planning on giving it to Sasuke but she wasn't sure if he would accept it in the state he was now.
"Sakura dinner's ready." Shouted an older girl from the kitchen.
"Yes Temari." Replied Sakura standing up and walking out of the guest room.
She then made her way to the dining room when she got there Kankuro and Gaara were sitting waiting for their lunch. Temari brought their plates as they already had their forks set on the table.
"Well we are all and accounted for I guess we can dig in." Temari announced.
"Itadakimasu." They all said at the same time and started to eat their food peacefully.
After filling their tummies they went to the family room to chill out and talk.
"Sakura in one of your letters you mentioned you had befriended your eternal enemy Uchiha Sasuke." Gaara mentioned randomly.
"Well I had but because of a misunderstanding he won't even talk to me." Sakura replied with a frown.
"What happened?" Temari asked curiously.
"Well I was restraining a demon in it's seal and I think he must have gotten the wrong idea and well he's just as cold as a glacier or more." Sakura explained with a miserable look on her face.
"Don't worry he'll probably get over it soon." Kankuro said with his hand behind his back.
--1 month later--
Sakura returned to Konoha with only one month remaining before school and her senior year started.
Well a lot went on in this chapter starting Kakashi and Itsuka's past relationship Shino's betrayal and the delightful appearance of Deidara meep it gave me headache while writing it cause of all the letters in the computer screen.