I have returned. Hooray!! Welcome to Chapter 2. Wow! I've made it far! Anyway, back to Itachi and Ryusuki. I think they're cute. Either way, welcome and enjoy.
Disclaimer: I wish I owned Itachi-kun but I won't lie. I own nothing but Ryusuki and her past. Bwhahahaha!
In Ryusuki's Small Apartment:
Ryusuki moaned slightly, the sun filtering into her window awaking her. She tossed and turned then slowly opened her eyes, sitting up. She held her blanket to her chest, keeping herself covered as she sought out her midnight lover. 'Itachi…' she thought, smiling. He smiled faded as, though he wasn't here, he had left a note and some strawberries on her kitchen table. He had remembered. She giggled and stood, wrapping the black sheet around her slim body. She eyed the note as she ate a strawberry and began reading. Itachi said:
"I could barely stand leaving you this morning. One look at you and I was hungry for you all over again. But I didn't want to risk you getting into trouble. Plus, Kisame is probably fairly irate by now."
She giggled.
"Either way, I am going to try and return to you tonight. I left my headband under your bed so I have an excuse. Knowing Kisame, he'll probably either try to hit me or slap me on the back congratulating me. I hope last night was wonderful for you Ryusuki because it was the most amazing thing that has happened to me in the longest time. See you soon, Itachi."
Her heart swelled as she became wary of the ache between her legs. They had made love three times after the first during the night. And it was often her waking him up to do it. And, even though he was in the dominant position, he obeyed her. She smiled at the memory and set the note down, sliding a strawberry along her kiss-swollen lips. She stood, energetic now, and walked over to the fridge, grabbing a bottle of juice. Apparently Itachi had been thirsty. "And practically cleaned out my fridge." She joked, giggling. She closed her door and looked at the pictures, her happiness lost suddenly. "Kakashi…" she whispered, lightly brushing her fingers over the pictures. There was their first date, their first mission, the time she pushed him into a lake and he tried to get her in there. The picture they took with Team Seven. And their first kiss which Sakura took the liberty of taking. The last picture was of her wrapped in a bed sheet, laughing. She remembered that moment vividly. She felt a deep thunk in her heart. She cared for Kakashi as she always had. But now, she was sure she didn't love him. She loved Itachi as she always had.
She could've broke down and cried right then. She walked over and sat on her windowsill, her sheet dangling off the side of it. She sighed, eating her strawberries slowly. What would she do? She couldn't be with Itachi because of his status as a criminal. But she couldn't lie to Kakashi and live with him under the idea that she loved him. She sighed, holding her knees to her. This is when she needed a friend so terribly bad. She sighed once again. "Itachi and I are going to have to talk tonight." She whispered, standing. She pulled off her sheet and grabbed her clothes, heading into her bathroom. She took a long shower, changed, did her hygienic duties quickly and headed out, locking her apartment. She stopped by the flower shop, picking up some lilies for Kakashi. She walked into his hospital room, happy to not have run into anyone. She put the flowers in a vase beside his bed and sat beside him. "You and I are going to have to have a long talk about doing stupid things when you wake up buddy boy." She joked, tears welling under her eyes. She smiled weakly and brushed a lock of hair from his face.
It had been a long day. She had spent practically all of it at Kakashi's bedside and now, she was in bed, trying to sleep. It was hard to believe her life had become this complicated. She was the girl who nobody wanted in the academy and all of a sudden, two very sexy men were after her. She rolled onto her stomach and sighed into her pillow, not finding a comfortable position anywhere.
He watched her toss and turn, obviously troubled. He was concerned. "Ryusuki…" he whispered, gaining her attention. "Are you alright?" "I'm fine." He watched her light a candle and wrap herself in the sheet, tucking it in at her cleavage. She stood and walked over to the window, closing it. She turned, gasping as he appeared before her. "Am I not welcome in your bed anymore?" he asked, feeling the hurt, jealousy, and betrayal. When she smiled, he released a breath he didn't know he was holding. "It's just that, as you probably know, I've been seeing Kakashi for a long time now and we have this thing…" she began, making him almost collapse inside. The one woman he chose to care about and she is planning on getting rid of him. The force of the blow made him need to sit down on the bed. He looked up at her as she sat on his lap, holding him around the neck. "I won't lie. I have feelings for him. But they aren't as strong as the ones I've been feeling for you." She explained. He smiled and kissed her, sitting her on the bed gently and kneeling in front of her. "You have no idea how happy you just made me. I don't want you to become a criminal like me though but I want to be with you so bad-" He was silenced with a kiss, her fabulous lips caressing his. He would take her again tonight, this he knew. He kissed her with fervor, enjoying every second her lips were on his. He began to stand, lying her down as he quickly undressed and joined her.
Itachi smiled down at her, her breathing now steady and even from their most recent romp between the sheets. The blanket covered her breasts and down but only covered his lower stomach and down. Her breath fanned over his chest as her fingers began tracing out his muscles. "What can we do?" she whispered, lightly kissing his side. "To be with you, I'd have to abandon Konoha. And you would tire of me after awhile. Would you not?" She sighed, hugging his waist. He reached into his coat pocket. "I could never tire of you. Just looking at you makes me…excited. Plus, you have a personality second to none." He slipped the ring onto her left ring finger. It was exceptionally beautiful. The silver band shone, accenting the diamond's beauty. Small amethysts surrounded it. "They're the same color as your eyes. Will you marry me?" he asked, sitting up slightly. She looked down at the ring, completely shocked. "I love you, Uchiha Itachi…" she whispered, kissing him deeply. "I'll marry you whenever it is convenient for you." He smirked. "So right now?" he joked. He held her to him, kissing her hair. "You'll never regret it, I swear. And just the thought of seeing you all in white with your beautiful hair done up…my wedding night is going to be enjoyable." He was teasing yet serious. She giggled, a sound from heaven. He kissed her gently. Everything was going so well that he was worried. Nothing ever worked out in his favor so well. He began to sweat but Ryusuki remained nestled in his arms.
He activated his Sharingan and shoved Ryusuki off the bed roughly, taking the ring as he stood quickly, pulling his boxers on quickly. "Asshole. Where is she?" he asked, the jounin changing back into her true form. He felt a kunai pierce his skin and dropped to the ground as jounins and ANBU members appear. How had he been so distracted that he didn't notice them? He growled slightly as the kunai was dragged along his skin slowly and stopped as Ryusuki was brought from the bathroom, shivering and with a kunai at her neck. "She's a criminal." He heard one man mutter. She was wet. They must've shoved her into the shower and turned it on cold. As she was released, she just fell to the ground, allowing him to see how the bonds had cut her wrists. She had been tortured. And it was his fault. He felt so weak in that moment and he couldn't believe how far he had fallen since he had seen her a day before. He was untouchable before but now, he was injured and hurt deeper than the flesh. She looked up at him sadly, her eyes holding pain. It almost tore him apart. Kakashi, he noticed, stepped forward and crouched down beside her, grabbing her chin to look at him. Though he wasn't rough, Itachi felt like slaughtering him mercilessly. "You were under a genjutsu right? You didn't know what you were doing." Kakashi muttered, loud enough for everyone to hear him. Itachi growled and awaited Ryusuki's answer. She had to save herself so she would have to say yes.
Ryusuki whimpered and shook her head no. "I knew exactly what I was doing. I'd rather spend my life in jail then have Itachi think I'm not in love with him." She whispered, earning a slap across the face. She could withstand any torture. Just not seeing Itachi hurt. She looked at him as she was dropped back to the floor and smiled weakly at him. She mouthed two things before she was taken away to jail: 'I love you' and 'I'll marry you'.
Rotting in a jail cell. Never thought that would happen to her. She was quite law abiding pretty much all the time. She winced as another scream rang out, echoing against the walls of the jail. "Itachi…" she whimpered, crying. She knew what they were doing to him, though she had rather be ignorant than imagine it. She was being driven insane slowly. The blood curdling screams, the squeaking of mice, the crunching noise as desperate criminals caught a mouse for dinner, and the free noises of outside. She swayed back and forth weakly, holding her knees to her chest. Finally, the buzzing electricity stopped and Itachi was tossed back into their cell, half dead. "Itachi!!" she cried, jumping down and picking him up before the mice got to him. She heaved him onto the top bunk, the only place safe from the mice, and joined him, crying on his shoulder. A member of the Hyuuga clan had blocked most of her chakra channels when she was sleeping but she had been working on opening them. She began healing him gently, whimpering. He muttered tiny phrases like 'I'm fine' to try and make her stop crying but it only served to make her more hysterical. As she finished healing him, making her pain numb, he held her close. She had kept the ring that he had given her when they were locked away together. "I wish I could save us." She whispered, sobbing into his chest. He was cold to her as not to have her harmed. She knew he loved her. She pulled the blanket over her his shoulders gently, knowing that the shabby piece of cloth wouldn't help in the least. "Kisame is going to be mad." He joked weakly, smiling down at her. "It's been two days and I haven't contacted him." He murmured, stroking her back. She shook her head. "He must know something is wrong. Maybe he's looking for me to find you." She whispered, lightly kissing his jaw. She wanted hope, even if she placed it in the dangerous Akatsuki member.
She looked up at him to catch a small smile. "Not to worry. Kisame will put two and two together when you and I are missing and probably be able to find us easily. And knowing him, he won't be subtle about helping us escape." She reached up and tucked an ebony lock of his hair behind his ear. "Lets sleep…" she whispered, snuggling up to him. Suffering through days of misery was fine for them as long as they had these moments together. But, then again, she wasn't suffering through the horrible torture he was. She drifted off to sleep surprisingly easily, hoping not to awaken to the same horrid world she had faced over the past few days.
Itachi laid Ryusuki down to sleep and removed the cloth she had put around his shoulders, gently covering her with it. It would do nothing for her but he tried. He sighed softly and looked out the slit of a window they had. The pain didn't matter to him. It would pass. It was Ryusuki. She was the woman he loved more dearly than anything and he had gotten her arrested and spoiled her perfect world. He leaned over and lightly stroked away a smudge of dirt. She was still so beautiful to him. "Kisame," he whispered, looking up at the window, his expression hardened. "If you've ever wanted to do something for me, now is the time. Don't let me down." Itachi laid down beside Ryusuki, holding her unconscious form to him. Not for long.
Itachi awoke to a loud crash, as did Ryusuki. They both looked up at the large hole in the wall with a very large sword peeking through. Itachi smirked. "Good timing!" he yelled, lifting Ryusuki into his arms and jumping down as Itachi's shark-like partner came into view. He knew Ryusuki had become nervous in Kisame's presence, for she had stiffened. "I broke half the criminals out before I recognized those strawberries." Itachi was shocked. He hadn't noticed before that Ryusuki still smelt of strawberries. It was like the scent leaked from her pores. He smirked at that image and followed his partner in the escape as guards hastily tried to get ready in the dead of night.
Sorry about the delay but I have a large, cubical-like structure blocking thought processes.