Chapter 17 Why didn't you tell me!

Knock! Knock!

"Hey Itachi are you in there?" Kisame's voice calls from behind the door

Itachi drags himself off the bed and to the door, opening it slightly he glares at Kisame.

"It's early, what do you want?" he asks

"We can't find Kasai anywhere; we're worried, have you seen her?" Kisame asks

Itachi looks to his right towards the bed, you lay peacefully sleeping on your side.

"She's fine." Itachi says starting to close the door.

"Whoa, wait a minute." Kisame says stopping the door from shutting.

"She's in there with you? Why didn't you tell me you guys had something going on?" he asks with a grin.

"It's none of your business." Itachi says closing the door.

Kisame stops the door again with his foot, Itachi glares at him his Sharingan activated.

"Come on I tell you about my conquests." Kisame says with a toothy grin.

"She's not a conquest." Itachi says angrily at him

Kisame can feel Itachi's charka growing stronger, "Alright, calm down, sorry I woke you."

Itachi closes the door, locking it quietly. He returns to the bed, and slips in next to you. Opening your eyes you see his red ones staring back at you. Smiling you kiss the space between his eyes, "What's wrong?" you ask sweetly.

"Kisame." He says closing his eyes and opening them again.

His black iris's stare back at you, placing your hand on his chest he moves back slightly. Looking at him confused you take your hand back, but he grabs it before you can return it to your body.

"You're cold." He says holding your hand.

"When you got out of bed you took my heat away." You say with a smile

He smiles at you and removes the covers getting out of bed. Walking to the closet he takes out a long sleeve shirt and sweatpants. Bringing them over to you, you open your eyes when he returns.

"You're going to take the blanket aren't you?" you ask with a sad face.

"Just while you get dressed." He says with a light laugh

Putting on the shirt, the sleeves flow over your hands and you have to roll the waist of the pants a few times.

"You know you're bigger than me." You say looking at the sleeve.

"I would hope so." He says putting the blanket back on you.

"You need to rest more, last night you were very restless while you were sleeping." Itachi says

You yawn and lay your head on his pillow, "If you insist." You say with a smile

Itachi grabs the extra blanket from the end of his bed wrapping it around you. Closing your eyes you feel him brush a piece of your hair behind your ear. Your smile begins to fade as you fall back to sleep. Itachi looks at you studying every part of your features, your hair flows across his pillow, your hand lost in the sleeve of his shirt. He's never felt this way about anyone, caring isn't something he wants to feel.

Why do I feel like this, why her? She's all I think about; when I'm not with her I yearn for her.

He lowers his head rubbing his eyes with his hand, walking into his bathroom he washes up and gets dressed. Kissing your cheek he leaves you to rest, locking the door behind him.

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"Itachi! Where's Kasai? Kisame said she was with you." Pain asks walking up to him

"She's sleeping." He answers him

Pain looks at him oddly, "Deidara just checked her room?"

"She's in mine." Itachi says looking him directly in the eyes

"Ok good, I have a mission for her later, so she needs to rest." Pain says

"Who is going with her?" Itachi asks

"Tobi. No one knows him in the leaf village, it's best if he goes." Pain answers "I can't exactly send you with her." He laughs

Pain turns back towards his office and walks away, Itachi continues down the hall to the kitchen. There in the dining hall sits Tobi staring at a Shougi board. Itachi stops and looks at him, raising an eyebrow,

"What are you doing?" he asks Tobi

"Trying to think up new moves to use against Kasai." Tobi says not looking up from the board. "She always beats me, she's very smart." He says glancing up at Itachi.

Itachi takes a seat across form Tobi, clasping his hands in front of his face he breathes in deeply.

"Listen Tobi" Itachi starts

Tobi looks up from the board at him.

"She carries something very precious to me; do not let anything happen to her." Itachi says in soft voice. He stands and begins to walk away.

"Huh? What does she carry?" Tobi asks sounding confused

He looks back over his shoulder, "My legacy." He says softly turning back around and walking away.

"His legacy?...Kasai is…pregnant?" Tobi asks himself

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Stretching your arms above your head, you uncurl your legs and kick something at the end of the bed. Lifting your head up you open one eye and see Itachi sitting at the end of the bed reading a book.

"Sorry." You say with a smile.

"You're a deep sleeper; I've been here for over an hour." He says turning the page

"What can I say I was tired." You say stretching again

Whipping the blankets aside you stand up, Itachi's pants begin to side down your hips. You grab them quickly but he catches a glimpse at you and smiles.

"I'm going to take a shower,…there's room for one more." You say stopping at the door. You feel him look at you; you turn the knob and walk across the hall. Unlocking your door and opening it you walk into your room leaving the door open slightly. Taking out your clothes you lay them on the bed and enter your bathroom. Making sure there are two towels on the rack you turn on the hot water, and remove your shirt. Two hands wrap around your waist as a face buries itself into your neck. Smelling his cologne you wrap your arm around the back of his head. You pause as you hear muffled bangs coming from across the hall, someone is also yelling Itachi's name. He sighs and releases his grip from around your waist.

"Can I get a rain check?" He says lifting your chin

You kiss his lips lightly and smile. He turns and leaves your bathroom closing the door behind him. Frowning at your self in the mirror you look down at your stomach, a small bump has begun to grow; you smile at it and rub it softly. Removing the rest of your clothes you take a shower.

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Standing in the kitchen your making yourself something to eat, a small woman rushes next to you.

"Please lady Kasai, let me do that for you." She insists.

"It's ok, I'm done." You say with a grin placing the sandwich on a plate.

"I'll clean up for you then." She says with a smile.

You shrug and thank her, walking out to the dining area you take a seat, someone sits next to you. Looking to your left you see Tobi.

"Is there something you need?" you ask then take a bite of your sandwich.

"Has Pain talked to you yet?" Tobi asks

Shaking your head no, you take another bite of your sandwich.

"We have a mission later." He says

Swallowing you look at him, "Where are we going?" you ask then take another bite

"The Leaf Village, we are meeting someone at a designated area, they will then bring us to another secret location where you'll have to evaluate and treat a wounded ninja, if possible." He explains

"And why are we doing this?" you ask finishing your sandwich

"If you can heal this person, their clan will allow us safe passage threw their territory." He explains

"I see, when are we leaving?" you ask

"Tonight, we'll only be in the village one night, and then we'll come back." Tobi says

"Good, cause I'll most likely need to rest, depending on how severe the injured is." You say. "I'll go pack and meet you later." You say standing and leaving the room.

Walking down the hall you see Pain heading towards you.

"Kasai, have you seen Tobi?" he asks

"Yes I just talked with him." You say

"Good so you know about your mission?" he asks

"Yes, but do you have any idea what I'm coming up against? You ask

"No, they didn't give us any information about the wounds at all. They said that if we can find a way to heal this shinobi then they would allow us passage threw their lands. This is a very big deal, they never let anyone pass threw, and anyone that tries is killed instantly." He explains standing with you in the hall.

"This will be interesting." You say probing your brain for what you will need to bring.

"I see your starting to show." He says with a smile placing his hand on your stomach

"Nah, I'm just fat." You say laughing

He laughs with you and tells you to go rest before you leave. Saluting him you continue down the hall. Standing in front of your door, Itachi's is closed, you don't feel his chakra.

Hmmm wonder where he is?

You enter your room only to be surprised by flowers on your dresser. Closing the door you walk over to them grabbing the note and picking the roses up slowly. Bringing them to your nose you inhale deeply.

Mmmm roses are my favorite.

The note reads:

I'll be gone for awhile, keep yourself safe.

-Itachi

Frowning at the letter, "awhile" how long is that? Sighing you put the roses in a cup and fill it with water. Placing them back on your dresser you put the note in your drawer. Grabbing your clothes and various medical items you pack your bag then lay on your bed for a quick nap.

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Knock! Knock!

Awaking from your rest you walk to the door and open it, squinting from the light in the hallway you see Tobi's outline.

"Ready to go?" He asks

"Sure." You say yawning; you grab your bag take another smell of the roses and leave your room.

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Walking in the woods:

"I didn't know." Tobi Says

"Know what?" you ask

"That your having his child." He says

"Oh that, no one does." You say smiling at him

"He's very protective of you." He says

"Really? I never noticed." You say

"He is, I think he cares deeply for you." Tobi says looking at you

"I doubt it, he barely knows me." You say looking at the ground

"But you care for him." He says

You smile at his words, "Yes, I do."

"So then why can't he feel the same?" Tobi asks

"You have a point." You say

"Can … I feel it?" He asks

"Huh?" you ask looking confused

"The child." He says looking at you

"Oh, sure." You say stopping and moving your cloak aside

Tobi stops and bends down, placing his hand over your stomach, you move it to the right spot. He waits but feels nothing, looking up at you, "give him a second." You say with a smile. Then he feels it, light kicks and a strong burst of chakra at his hand.

"That wasn't you?" he asks

"No it wasn't." you say laughing

"It's a boy…?" he questions

"Yes." You say

"How exciting." He says standing

You smile at him and continue to walk down the path towards the village.

"Tobi? You don't mind if I sing do you?" you ask

"Not at all, but I thought you only did that when you healed?" he asks

"When I'm sad too." You whisper

"Why are you sad?" he asks

"I have my reasons." You say not looking up from the ground

You begin to sing (Enya, Evacuee)

Towards the end of your song, a kunai flies by your head.

"I am not in the mood for this." You say closing your eyes

You both stop dead in your tracks waiting for your attackers to come from their hiding places. Two figures emerge from the trees in front of you,

"What do we have here?" one of the men asks

"Let us pass, and no one will get hurt." Tobi says

"We can't do that, our boss told us to bring back an Uchiha, we can feel his charka, where is he hiding?" he asks

Tobi looks at you and you look at him, "What on earth is he talking about?" you ask

"I don't know?" Tobi says

"I think you guys are a little confused." You say to them

"We're not, we can sense him, his chakra is around both of you, COME OUT UCHIHA!" he yells

You start to laugh as the fool yells to no one.

"Ok I'm going to tell you this only once more, there is no Uchiha here, well technically I guess that not true." You say

"See we are right." He says

"Not really, cause the Uchiha that is here is only half, and he's not born yet so you can't have him." You say

"What?" The men say in unison

"Well if you're THAT stupid…" you say placing your hand on your swollen stomach

The men look at each other confused, "Did you eat him?" one asks scratching his head.

"Are you kidding me!?" you yell "Tobi I can't deal with this, kill them." You say waving your arm at the men.

The two men take a defensive stance as Tobi cracks his knuckles. One of men lunges at you only to be whacked into a tree by Tobi. The second one evades Tobi and begins throwing various weapons at you, dodging them you land back to back with Tobi.

"This is troublesome." You say

"We need to get going or we'll miss our meeting." Tobi says

"Got it." you say attacking one of the men. Knocking him unconscious you hear a body hit the ground behind you. Tobi knocked the other man out, you smile at him and continue on your way.

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The sun is high in the afternoon sky as you walk into the leaf village. People look at you curiously whispering slightly to each other.

"They like to talk don't they?" Tobi asks you

"Kasai!" you hear a familiar voice yell to you

Naruto comes running up to you hugging you tightly.

"Hey I think you should lay off the ramen your getting fat." He says poking your stomach

You lean down to his ear, "Naruto, I'm pregnant." You say to him

"What! By this guy!?" he yells pointing at Tobi

Tobi waves his hands up in denial, "No, No, I didn't do it!" he says

"No Naruto, not Tobi." You say laughing

"Hey do you see Sasuke? I've been looking for him, I thought I sensed him over here, but you're here, not him." He says looking around

"Um no, haven't seen him." You say

"Why hello again." You here someone say from behind you

Turning you see Kakashi standing with Sasuke, his eye widen at the site of your belly.

"Don't worry it's not yours." You say laughing at the site of his face.

"Why would it be-" Sasuke starts to say "Gross." He says realizing what you meant.

"How are you two?" you ask

"Fine, Who's your friend?" Kakashi asks very annoyed

"This is Tobi,…he's my…body guard." You say laughing

"Not his either, so calm down." You say to Kakashi feeling his charka level increase

"Do I know you?" he asks Tobi

"We've met before, a long time ago." Tobi says to him.

Hmmm I can't place him.

"Kasai we need to go." Tobi says

"Right, be good you guys." You say ruffling Naruto's hair, and smiling at Kakashi and Sasuke.

Tobi notices you rub your shoulder and takes your pack from you carrying it down the street.

"Bodyguard, huh?" Sasuke says

"Yeah, right." Kakashi says

"Did you sense his chakra, it felt familiar in some way. And Kasai's has changed too, but still very familiar." Kakashi says

"What are you guys talking about?" Naruto asks all flustered

"Nothing, loser." Sasuke says to him walking past him