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Ashley POV:
(BTW this is like a few hours after they left the village) The sky had darkened to shades of black and blue by the time we made it back to our new home, and once we entered back through the cave opening everything had gone black. My eyes adjusted silently after a few moments, and I could hear the soft tap... tap... tap... of a stalactite dripping fluids from the thousand feet above our heads. Kisame, Deidara, and Itachi seemed to blend into the darkness as they walked, their footsteps just barely heard to my ears, and I caught site of their heads flickering this way and that every now and then, always watching... waiting...
Though for what, I wasn't so sure as of now, we were back in the semi-safety of the hide-out, and from what I could tell no one had followed us. Though there was the possibility of a band of ninja's on a mission coming upon us as we left this morning and going to investigate, or I could even go so far as to assume that a band of rogue's had stumbled upon us earlier as well.
I didn't dare ask Itachi through his translator, whatever they were scanning for, if anything, it would probably be alerted to our where-abouts as soon as I spoke. You know, you could just be making the assumptions that aren't true, they're probably just making sure everything is as it should be, who knows? My mind silently asked, and I relaxed a little, if for a moment, before the screeching started.
I had to clamp my hand over my mouth to keep from screaming myself as hundreds upon hundreds of small, dark figures swooped down above our heads. My back was rigid, my eyes wide, and I vaguely noticed Kamiah crouching down a few feet away from me, covering her head. "Jesus what are those thing!" she shrieked to me. It took a few more moments, or maybe minutes it felt like, for me to get a grip and realized the Akatsuki members hadn't even flinched.
"Bats..." the second realizations dinged on me, and Miah and I let out a breath of relief, relaxing. That's what they were probably checking for, I mentally whispered to myself. I glanced to Itachi's form on my right, and a couple more minutes rained on before the massive parade of bats finally passed into the night. Then they began moving again, Kamiah and I scrambling to catch up again.
Once we had exited and found the door, it's soft glow from the light on the other side basking us in it as soon as Kisame opened the door, I finally really relaxed. Then the weariness from the whole day finally took hold and I slumped, rubbing my forehead. Itachi waited by my side, watching me casually next to the kitchen as Kisame, Deidara, and Kamiah retired to their rooms. Pein was still in his arm chair, his legs crossed and fingers clutching the arms gently as he stared at the Tv, the gray rings of his eyes looking almost hypnotic as usual. Konan was seated on the couch, by the edge closest to Pein (which was the right side of the couch) her head bowed, staring off distantly as she thought on her own.
Thought I'm sure her thoughts were on Pein himself, I'd seen the way she looked at him, there was more than just worry for his health and condition in her eyes. Itachi's head tilted in Pein's direction, his eyes flickering to the man in the chair. I barely stifled a yawn as itachi mumbled something to him.
Itachi POV:
(BTW this is still in the house, it's still where we left off with Ashley) "Are the others back yet?" I mumbled low enough to Pein, his eyes briefly flashing to me as he replied,"All but Zetsu, Raylin, Tobi, Hidan, Kakuzu, and Mary Ruth." Personally, I wasn't surprised they weren't back yet, Hidan had probably been getting after Mary Ruth, trying to sacrifice her to Jashin. Kakuzu must've taken him somewhere to cool down, hopefully, without losing Mary Ruth. Zetsu would probably be back soon enough, and I vaguely hoped that he hadn't decided to eat Raylin.
That was just what we needed, two lost apprentices. I nodded my head and glanced down at Ashley, her face was drooped, she looked so tired. I was happy she'd given me a chance to sleep earlier, being that I'd stayed up all night the night before, and then combine that with using my Mangekyo twice, I had been pretty wiped. Though looking back it had been a pretty dangerous thing to do, leaving her defenseless like that, but everything had been alright, and now we were back.
"You should let her rest, Itachi-san," Pein spoke gently enough, not looking up this time. I nodded my appreciation for being dismissed and then motioned for Ashley to follow. We entered through the frame and into the hallway, and as soon as I shut my, well now 'our', bedroom door, I immediately shed my cloak. I distantly felt a shock wave crawl up my spine, she was watching me as she gathered her pajamas from her duffle bag, and I gave her a soft, small smile, which she returned shyly.
I shed my mesh shirt and tank-top, leaving only my ninja pants on, kicking off my sandals in the process. I took out the pony-tail holder gathering my hair at the back of my neck and shook my head, closing my eyes and stifling a yawn. All my senses snapped to attention, however, as soon as the bathroom door opened.
She was as breath-taking as ever, I couldn't help but just stare, trying very hard not to go over and scoop her up into my arms, the pull to her was increasing so much, and so quickly! It was so hard to just stand there as she blushed and stood herself. She was wearing a different tank-top, white, that cut low and was quite fitting, it clung to her every curve. She also wore a pair of sweat pants, her hair fluffed out around her shoulders and framed her face, her dark, deep eyes watching me curiously now.
I had to swallow hard before I finally shifted my gaze, my jaw clenching and my eyes flickering, smoldering with so many emotions. My mind had gone blank for once, not one question entered my mind, it was just the vision of her. I distantly walked to the left side of the bed, pealing back the covers and sliding down under them. I kept my gaze on the sheets until I felt the bed crease next to me, my gaze flickered to her after a few more moments of silence.
She blushed and looked away when I caught her watching me, and I couldn't help the smile. She was definitely growing on me, though it still felt so foreign to me to just smile anymore. My heart even beat faster when she looked back up at me, giving me another shy smile in return; I scooted closer to her and laid down as she turned off the lamp on her side of the bed, when my eyes adjusted she was laying down right next to me.
I felt my guard go up a bit, but relaxed as she turned onto her stomach and closed her eyes. I had to resist the urge to mumble goodnight to her, since I knew she wouldn't understand without the translator. I wondered if maybe... someday... I would be able to teach her a little bit of my language, or something.
I shook off the thought, it was too soon to think things like that, first I had to get her trained, then I could worry about everything else. Tomorrow when we all got up before the girls again, we would find out what our next assignment for them was. I wondered if Pein would already have us start training them so soon in Jutsu. I mentally scoffed at that, they would have to learn chakra controlling skills first, and then slowly progress into Jutsu and then we'd have to take them on missions.
After a while longer, I finally eased into a deep sleep, trying not to worry about what would happen next.
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