Chapter 11:

Askin' All Them Questions

Previously:

Who are they talking about? I must be getting a visitor because the only people who have showed up at the house other than friends are the Akatsuki. And it can't be them that my parents are talking about...Can it?

"Kami." Pein called from behind. I was on my way to Poochies play room, it was about time I gave him a good walk around the block.

"Yeah?" I turned around before opening the door.

"Your parents, when will we be expecting them?" He seemed genuinely curious.

"In another month." I had already discussed this with them at the table before, why was he asking again?

"Yes, you said that already, but do you have an exact date?" He seemed annoyed that I hadn't answered his question with greater details.

"November 9th. Is there something wrong?" He didn't answer my question, instead he nodded at me and walked away.

Hm, maybe. "Pein!" I shouted, he stopped and turned his body halfway to face me. "If your concerned about my parents not allowing you guys to stay at the house, then you shouldn't be worried. They're pretty cool people, I'm sure they won't mind." He smirk at my statement.

"I'm not worried, your parents will be fine with us being here." He spoke confidently, before beginning down the hallway.

"Wait,Pein!" He stopped once again, but I noticed he didn't turn to face at me this time. I ran over to him and stopped a few steps behind him "How exactlydid you come to my world?" His body tensed up to my question. "I mean... I know you said a jutsu brought you here, but why did you perform a jutsu to come to my world?" Pein didn't move he just stood there silently, but I wasn't done with with him just yet. "Also, why haven't you guys returned back to your world with the same jutsu?"

"I am not the person to answer your questions."

"Then, who is?" If the Puppet/Fake-Leader of Akatsuki wasn't the person to ask. Then was the Masked man the right person?

"Ask your parents." Before I could ask him what he ment by that, he vanished. Leaving me with more questions in my head then where answered. I decided that a run would be perfect for me right now. A nice way to escape the house and have some time to think, to be alone. I went up to my room to change into exercise attire consisting of baggy gray sweat pants, a pink midriff, and Jordans (shoes). I pulled my hair into a high pony-tail and jogged down the stairs to get Pooches. His excitement to see me grew when he saw me dangling his diamond studded leash in the air. Securing the leash to the collar we made our way the front door.

"Are you going somewhere?"

I turned around to see Itachi standing behind me.

"Ahh!" I screamed, his unexpected presence startled me. "Yeah, I'm taking Pooches for a quick run, it won't take long."

"Can I join you?" I was shocked. Itachi Uchiha is asking to join me for a run?

"Um,...yeah. Sure, I don't mind." I spoke stumbling over my words. "Ah, I can take your cloak and hang it up in the coat closet over here." He took it off and handed it to me. As I placed it in the closet I could smell his scent on his cloak. Was this cologne? It was light, and you would have to be embraced in a hug to have been able to smell it. I hung up the cloak in the closet and the three of us went through the front doors. As soon as we stepped down the front steps I took off running down the drive way. My usually route was around the block, which typically lasted half an hour, round trip. The sun was already setting, I could feel autumn's winds hitting my exposed stomach as I ran at a constant speed. Itachi eased in next to me as we turned out of the driveway. "Do you usually run this late?"

"Um... yeah pretty much. I don't usually get out of bed until noon, so my mornings are pretty much gone."

"Why do you wake up so late?"

"I don't know?...I guess I've always been a night person. Mornings are just too... bright."

"Too bright?" He looked at me questioningly.

"Yep, I don't know how to explain it, I just like nights. Everything is more funner at night. Like if you were to go to a party, you can have the same exact people, same music, same whatever. And it would be ten times better at night."

He nodded.

"You agree!?" I asked half questioned.

"I can not agree nor disagree with your terminology, since I do not party. I simply nodded in understanding."

"Oh..." I looked over at him running effortlessly. The wind was beating against his shirt, pulling it up slightly relieving his stomach. Hmm, I wonder if we picked up speed, if his shirt would rise more?

I stepped up my pace, and Itachi casually matched my stride. I looked back over to test my little theory. All I can say is Thank you science and gravity. His shirt did rise and was now barely showing his navel. But I wanted to see more. Unfortunately for me he caught me looking at his exposed skin. Heat washed over my body and I looked away. Shit!...Holy-Fuckin Shit! He caught me! He totally just caught me checking him out! I was so embarrassed, but oddly not ashamed. I bet any heterosexual female in my position, to try not to attempt to look under Itachi Uchiha's shirt.

The worst part was, since I looked away so quickly I wasn't able to check his reaction. How did he think of me now? Did he think I was a creep?

For a while, our breathing and feet hitting the ground as we ran was the only sounds that could be heard. After he caught me, our conversation seized. I grew so uncomfortable, it became unbearable, the silence was suffocating. I needed to think of a good conversation to get the pressure off. To bad he made the first move.

"Your not very subtle, are you?" That was all he needed to say to send me mentally kicking myself in the face. Damn it!

"You know, your a lot more talkative than I thought you would be." I countered.

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