To Never Love Again
Written by Brown Eyed Girl17
Beta'd and typed by Love the Omni
We don't own Naruto or all the other characters in the series. D: But we claim the OCs. =w=
Implied sex happens in this chapter but it doesn't actually happen for us to watch. D: So this chapter is pretty PG, kay?
And in case anyone was wondering: danna means 'master', 'patron' or 'husband'. In the anime Deidara calls Sasori this with the intended meaning of 'master' as he has lots of respect for him as a fellow artist. And... because he's so OBVIOUSLY in love with him. xD LOL Who knows? Maybe he's been using it meaning 'husband' and all along we never know. :O
Chapter Two: In Which a Question is Proposed
Hitomi fell asleep on the way to the Akatsuki headquarters. She was nearly exhausted from using the Sharingan. Perhaps going to Tokyo and not exercising her chakra wasn't exactly brilliant.
When she woke up she was in a familiar room. It was the room she'd shared with Itachi way back when. Everything was the same as when she left. Slowly rising off the bed, she exited the bedroom. Kisame was in the living room with Deidara and a red-head, who she guessed was Sasori. She then realized that her eyesight was back to normal.
"Ah..." she began gaining their attention. "Why am I here?" she choked out.
"Hey kunoichi," Kisame greeted. No one made any move to explain anything. Hitomi decided to get violent.
"Sushi! You better explain or I'm going to peel you skin," she threatened. Kisame looked up.
"Itachi told us not to tell you. He'll tell you when he gets here," Kisame informed her, "and I don't appreciate being called 'sushi', bitch."
"Fine." She gave him a glare that made his blood freeze. "Where is Itachi? Is he with Leader-sama?" Sasori gave her a weird look.
"Itachi killed Leader after our rescue mission for you failed," Sasori laughed. "Itachi isour new leader." Hitomi's mouth dropped.
"Eh? What... but..." She was confused. "Never mind, I'll ask Itachi-san later."
"What happened to 'Itachi-kun'... yeah?" Deidara asked.
"I shouldn't call him that anymore. It's not fair..." she whispered.
"Fair to who... yeah?"
"Zai." She felt tears building up in her eyes, threatening to spill over. "I hurt him enough while he was alive. I can't keep doing it now that he's gone."
"How touching, kunoichi, really," Kisame said dryly.
"Kisame, stop... yeah," Deidara ordered, pointing to Hitomi. She was crying.
"I'm sorry." She went back into the bedroom and made a b-line for the bathroom. She locked the door behind her and sobbed. Zai was haunting her thoughts, telling her that her feelings toward Itachi were wrong. How her heart raced at the sound of his name. It wasn't right. It shouldn't happen. No matter how much she felt for Itachi she couldn't let go of the dark voice that asked 'What about Zai?'. A knock at the bathroom door alerted her to another presence.
"Hitomi? Are you in here?" It was Itachi and his deep voice was velvet soft and comforting. Hitomi didn't answer him so instead he twisted the knob hard enough to break the lock.
She looked away from him, still crying. Itachi stooped down next to her and pulled her into a hug.
"I've missed you so much," he whispered, his breath tickling the shell of her ear. She pushed him away, not wanting to feel that way. "What's wrong?"
"It's all my fault," she mumbled. "Zai's death and now I'm hurting you. I just can't anymore."
"Don't blame yourself." He stood his full height and offered her his hand to her her, which she accepted. "Zai would want you to be happy, right?" Itachi questioned.
"I suppose so," Hitomi answered.
"That means he doesn't want you to be sad. He'd want you to be with who makes you happy, even if it's me," Itachi reasoned.
"Do you think so?" she asked. Innocence shined in her eyes, an innocence Itachi thought he'd gotten rid of long ago.
"I know so," Itachi answered. She flashed him a genuine smile. He leaned forward and crushed his lips against hers. Hitomi allowed him to kiss her, much to his surprise. She opened her mouth to let his tongue in when he nipped her lip. Itachi darted in and greedily took in her taste. Itachi had longed for her kisses and touches. Hitomi was eager to be as close to him as he wanted. The long forgotten passion was back with a vengeance.
Fire burned within her as she pushed Itachi against the bathroom wall. She wanted to feel Itachi: all of him. She knew that the love her and Itachi shared was true. They belonged to each other and she supposed that nothing would stop Itachi from kissing and worshipping every inch of her body.
Itachi pushed her back against the bathroom sink, where their last encounter nearly a year ago occurred. It seemed fitting and almost poetic for their reuniting to happen there.
"Hitomi," he gasped when he pulled away. "I want to always be with you." He picked up her left hand where his ring was still on her ring finger. He intertwined their fingers.
"Marry me?" he asked.
"Itachi-kun," she whispered. "I don't know if we should," she mumbled. "We're related and-"
"Never stopped us before, so stop looking for an excuse and answer me," he ordered.
"I want to but... what about my family?" she sighed. "I don't want to abandon them again."
"We'll find a way," he assured her.
She bit her lip, unsure, but she nodded. "Yes," she answered. Itachi picked her up bridal style and kissed her, the happiest man in the world.
* * * * *
Konoha
Sasuke, Sakura and Hinata sat around the office of the Rokudaime. Naruto was in his own chair listening to Sasuke.
"He took her away again. We have to bring her home. They'll kill her!" Sasuke stood to pace.
"Calm down, Sasuke. I don't think he'd hurt her," Sakura observed.
"What makes you say that?!" Sasuke asked, outraged by his wife's words.
"When we took her from him in the forest he didn't act like the Itachi we've met in previous encounters. He was gentle." Sakura spoke calmly and evenly despite her husband's glares.
"Itachi was the best ninja in Konoha before he betrayed us, right?" Hinata asked hesitantly.
"He graduated the academy at age seven, mastered the Sharingan at age eight, chunin by ten and ANBU squad leader at thirteen. Why?" Sasuke asked.
"Hitomi is his weakness. Where she goes he's sure to follow," Hinata guessed. "If we convince him to live here with her, we have our best ninja back."
Naruto gave his wife an odd look. "No, that would endanger the village." Itachi was an S-rank criminal.
"Hitomi wouldn't let him," Hinata insisted. "Naruto-kun, please just trust me," she pleaded.
"Sasuke?" Naruto wanted Sasuke's opinion. After all, they were talking about the man who nearly wiped out the Uchiha clan.
"I want him dead," Sasuke growled.
"Calm down Sasuke. If we go banging in there Hitomi might get in the way again," Sakura reminded him. Sasuke groaned.
"We'll work it out. Sasuke, Sakura, keep Rekki and Ryuho from finding out and watch Haru carefully," Naruto ordered. Sasuke inwardly chuckled. Last time Rekki and Ryuho kept them from knowing. Now the roles were switched.
"We'll do that," Sakura assured the Rokudaime as the two Uchihas left. Hinata looked at her husband.
"Naruto-kun, we both know that they'll find out sooner or later," she said. Ryuho and Rekki were just trained too well.
"But for now they don't," Naruto reminded her. "Relax, Hinata-chan. It will turn out alright. For now it's best to just stall." Hinata nodded before getting up to leave.
"Neji-san wants to talk to me. I'd better go," Hinata explained as she exited the room. Naruto groaned. Hitomi always caused so much trouble.
* * * * *
Akatsuki
Hitomi woke up alone in their bed. She was still naked and slightly bruised from last night's activities. She blushed, remembering that she and Itachi stayed up much too late doing things. She hoped he wasn't tired. As the new leader of the Akatsuki, he was responsible for assigning missions and their safety. She briefly envisioned Itachi in the position of Hokage. He'd make a good one.
She got out of the bed and dressed in what she found in Itachi's closet. She grabbed the black sweatshirt she bought him with Karin all that time ago and put it on. It was soft and smelled like Itachi. She then pulled out a pair of his pants and put it on. They were a little big but she could deal.
Walking out of the room, she saw all the Akatsuki members were present in the living room. Hitomi blushed. It didn't take a genious to know what happened. Her coming from Itachi's room wearing his clothes: yep, it looked just as bad as the situation she was in.
"Um... hi." She waved.
"Hitomi!" Karin called, hugging the other kunoichi. "Oh, I've missed you!" Karin said happily.
"Hey kunoichi," Kisame greeted.
"Good morning. I was hoping to talk to Itachi-kun but I guess I'll have to wait," she sighed.
"Yeah, because we haven't got the time for you two to fuck around," Tobi growled. The room got tense. All the Akatsuki members, excluding Tobi, were fond of Hitomi. Kisame and Deidara were about to punch Tobi when Itachi walked out of his office with Hidan and Kakuza. Itachi observed the scene.
"Causing trouble, Hitomi-chan?" Itachi asked.
"Maybe," Hitomi admitted. Itachi was never one for saying -sama, -san, -chan or -kun, let alone -danna like Deidara called Sasori.
"I suggest you be a good little kunoichi and be quiet," Itachi offered. Hitomi sighed and did as she was told. "Alright, Hidan and Kakuza are leaving for the assassination. I want Sasori and Deidara to go to the meeting place and wait for the scroll." Itachi nodded to the members. "The rest of you have your orders, so leave. All of you." They shuffled out of the apartment, leaving the Uchihas alone.
"Hey," she smiled. He walked over to her and pulled her into an embrace.
"Hey," he returned the greeting. "How you doing?" he asked, kissing her.
"I'm fine," she answered between kisses. She loved this Itachi. It was beyond worth it when she got this side of Itachi after he acted like an ass. He continued kissing her for a few more moments before he pulled away.
"Go find Karin. I'll never get any work done with you around," he told her. She nodded and left. Sometimes she purposely distracted him because it annoyed him but she knew now she couldn't because he was the leader of the Akatsuki now.
Hitomi wandered around the building till she ran into Karin in the kitchen. "Karin, do you mind if I hang out with you while Itachi works?" she asked timidly.
"Yeah. How about we cook lunch, huh?" Karin suggested, pulling out a cookbook.
"Sure. How about we make some Chicken Teriyaki?" Hitomi asked.
"Alright," Karin agreed, searching for the recipe.
* * * * *
Konoha
Rekki sat next to Ryuho at dinner with his parents. She tried to eat the ramen but she knew she'd throw it back up. The joys of pregnancy her ass. But all she could think about was that soon she'd have a little baby boy or girl of her own.
She sipped some water and smiled politely. "Rekki? Honey, are you feeling alright?" Ryuho asked his wife.
"I'm alright, just a little queasy," she admitted. Ryuho nodded and kissed her.'
"I love you, Rekki," he grinned.
"I love you too, Ryu-kun." She hugged him and they went back to dinner with Naruto and Hinata.
"So what are you going to name the baby?" Hinata asked the young couple.
"Well, we're not sure yet," Rekki admitted. Ryuho nodded in agreement.
"Oh," Hinata coughed.
"Hey dad, mom, it's getting late and Rekki's not feeling well so we're gonna go home," Ryuho announced.
"Alright, thanks for coming." Naruto gave his son and daughter-in-law a hug and moved aside so Hinata could do the same. As they were leaving Minako and Inabi walked in laughing.
"Rekki! Ryuho!" The little Uzumaki girl ran to her 'siblings' and hugged them. "Guess what?!" she shouted happily.
"What?" Rekki asked, grinning. Minako flashed her progress report to the adults and they all gave their congratulations on her good grades.
"Wow Minako!" Naruto smiled. "Let's go put it on the fridge!" They left, Inabi standing awkwardly by the door.
"Come on, Inabi. We'll drop you off at home," Rekki assured him.
"I don't need your help!" Inabi shouted. "I can protect myself. I'm an Uchiha," he informed them.
Ryuho sighed. "Alright, but you know the Uchiha compound scares me when it's all empty," he half-lied.
"I-it does?" Inabi stuttered and gulped.
"Yep, it scares Rekki too. We always go together and hold hands but since you're not afraid-"
"I'M SCARED!" Inabi shrieked, running by Rekki. "Don't leave me!" he begged. Rekki covered her mouth to hide her smile.
"Alright, let's go," Ryuho said. With that he grabbed Rekki's hand and Rekki held Inabi's. Then, together, they all left.
They walked through the Uchiha compound till they reached the one residence that was still lived in. They dropped Inabi off and left for their own home in the Hyuga compound.