Chapter 13:

Girl Talk & Dinner

Previously:

"If it makes you feel better," He spoke moving away from me as he slowly drifted to the door, "I didn't mind you looking at me." Why did he have to say that? His words only increased the temperature of the heat inside my body, making me feel as though I was on fire.

Why did he have to say that? I repeated in my head as I returned to the stove. Why?...

Dinner was uneventful, it was mostly comprised of me occasionally stealing quick glances at Itachi whenever I could. I think I'm becoming obsessed with this man's face. Afterward Konan and I cleaned up. She was always willing to help me, and even volunteered to help next time I cooked. It was around eight at night, and we were packing the dishwasher.

"What are your feelings towards Itachi?" Konan asked suddenly. Wow, way to change the topic. We had been talking about my new movie role as Zerra. Of all the members she seemed the most interested that I was apart of the film industry, of course she didn't franticly overload me with a million questions or get over excited. That just wasn't her style. But you could hear the eagerness in her voice tone. Maybe being an actress was a hidden dream for her? So I was surprised when she decided to throw a certain Uchiha name into the conversation.

"Where is this coming from?" I honestly wanted to know why she was asking about the relationship Itachi and I have. Did she hear us in the kitchen before? Oh no, if she did...

"Well, I couldn't help but notice you staring at him during dinner." Ah, I'm caught! But not by him by Konan. During dinner Itachi never met my gaze, he kept his eyes down and ate quietly, occasionally replying to Kisame.

"At first I didn't think anything of it," She continued, "but by the fiftieth glance I knew something was going on." Wait what? Did I really look at him so many times? I mean I know I did a few times but not that many, she must be exaggerating.

"Don't you think your exaggerating just a bit, Konan?" I asked sheepishly.

"I wish I was, but you... you just kept staring at him. It was hard not to notice you turn your head every two minutes." Oh my God, that often! No that can't be.

"Was it really that bad?" I asked nervously. My only defense was that he never noticed. Itachi never noticed so it can't be as bad as she's making it out to be.

"Do you want the truth?" She sat down on one of the stools around the counter, and looked up at me waiting for my response. I turned on the dishwasher and joined her.

"Yeah, tell me. I really want to know if it was really as bad as you say." My desperation to know was strong, and she could feel it I could tell she was probing her mind to find someway to make her words sound less harsh. "Don't sugar coat it, please. Just say it."

She breathed out a heavy sigh before she spoke. "You watched Itachi for the entire meal. If I hadn't tapped you on the shoulder every few minutes to talk or remind you too eat, you most likely would have sat there staring for all of dinner."

I felt horribly embarrassed. I had no idea I was so direct, Itachi was right, I'm not discrete."I've never been so embarrassed in my life." I finally said with my head down in my hands. What if someone other than Konan noticed?

She put a hand on my shoulder, and I looked up "You shouldn't feel so embarrassed, Kami. Crushes are a gift and a curse, they become everything on your mind. Sadly that statement is both the gift and the curse. It's a wonderful feeling to fall for someone, but then they preoccupy your entire thinking process."she laughed.

"He never looked back." I said in a low small voice. I hope he didn't notice. Was the only thing on my mind.

"Yeah, I found that unusual as well. Most people can sense when someone is watching them, especially a skilled ninja such as himself. I assume he ignored your eyes, because It was as if he was allowing you to look at him."

Then I remembered a moment during dinner, Itachi was leaned back in his chair casually with his sharingans ablaze and a hand on his chin covering his mouth.

Between his fingers I could see his lips pulled back as he...

Earlier, During Dinner

Kisame POV

"She's still looking Itachi," I laughed. As I was sitting next to my partner eating in the Dinning Room I noticed Kami's eye's bugging out at him.

"Stop, Kisame." He spoke in his usual calm voice, seemingly unphased by my words.

"Damn, don't you think her eye's get dry just staring, like that." I laughed harder.

"Your being rude." He glanced at me with his red eyes. How could he be so calm, and above all that why hasn't he told her to stop or at least looked back at her so she was aware that he knew. But no, he continued to eat and acted as if he was oblivious.

"Alright, Itachi." Out of respect I listened to him, from my experience with Itachi, I learned that he wasn't a man of many words or facial expressions. I looked over at her. She was at one of the heads of the table with Konan on one side and Hidan on the other. Her eyes fixed on Itachi. Wow, was she getting an eyeful of him, I wonder if she knows what she's doing? My question was shortly answered when I saw Konan nudge her arm. She blinked a few times as if coming out of a trance and began to eat and act normal. I watched as they exchanged a few words, before she looked down to take another bite of her pasta. As she lifted her head, her eyes shifted back towards her main focus point in the room, Itachi Uchiha. And the trance was back. Couldn't she be a little bit more secretive about it? Did she not care if anyone saw?This boggled my mind. I scanned the room to see if anyone else had noticed my observation. But no one did,Everyone seemed to be involved in their own conversations. Everyone except Hidan. Hmm, looks like Kami wasn't the only one in the room with eyes for my partner, Haha.

Unlike Kami, Hidan's eyes screamed death. Man, if looks could kill. He bore his eyes into Itachi's skull as though he wanted to shred it to pieces with his fingernails. Wonder what he got against Itachi? It wasn't until I saw Hidan turn to look at Kami, then back at Itachi, with increased hatred that I realized.

Itachi finished his meal and leaned back in his chair casually with his sharingans ablaze and a hand on his chin covering his mouth.

Between his fingers I could see his lips pulled back as he covered a smiled.

Hmm, interesting. I chuckled to myself.

**There is no longer a Sneak Peak! Since the story has been Scrapted