A/N: My beta, Catwinn, suggested that as a goodbye present for you guys, I should at least complete one more chapter for this story. If you have no idea what I'm talking about, please visit my profile :)
Also, sorry if I made some of you have to reread some of the chapters.
Dedicated to xxItachi's Angelxx, who is the owner of Rain-chan.
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JULY 16
It was one of those beautiful sunny days. It was the type of day which either made you want to take a quiet stroll around the park or amble aimlessly around your house. Though the day was bright and glorious, the aura inside the Uchiha summer home was thick and dense.
Sasuke was sitting on the couch, his eyes in angry slits, his jaw tightly clenched. Fugaku put the phone down, his frown deeper than ever. Itachi and Rain cast sad expressions towards each other. Mikoto, for once, had a serious look on her face and her eyes were clouded with misery. The rest of the teens were either staring at them with confusion or having a rather cheerful conversation, ignoring the vibe within the house.
"Damn!" Fugaku suddenly bellowed his fist landing hard on the dining table. Naruto and Ino jumped up, startled at the loud noise. Mikoto put her small, slender hand on Fugaku's and checked the glass for any cracks. Sasuke and Itachi coolly looked up.
"Sasuke-kun…what's wrong?" Sakura asked, her eyes glazed with concern. Sasuke sighed as he leaned back onto the couch and put his head on her shoulder. She blushed lightly.
"Have you ever heard of the Gane family?" The youngest Uchiha asked the pink-haired girl. She gasped lightly then nodded, her brow furrowed in concentration. Sasuke stopped leaning on Sakura and sat up.
"They're richer than the Uchihas…they have the power to do almost anything…but that stupid girl…" He trailed off, cursing under his breath. Naruto tilted his head to the side. He had been listening.
"You mean Karin?" He questioned.
"…Yeah…" He replied. Ino sat up as quickly as a flash of lightening.
"What is she doing this time?" The blonde asked urgently. Itachi scratched the back of his head.
"I'm guessing she's still pretty serious about marrying Sasuke. She even got her family to threaten us with the contract..." He told them all in reply. Sakura's eyes widened when Itachi said "marrying". There was an angry feeling in her stomach and she knew it was jealousy.
"Who's Karin? What contract?" The emerald-eyed girl asked, containing her ill feelings.
"Karin is the member of the Gane family. The Gane family and the Uchiha family have been partners in business for years. But that partnership may be broken soon." Sasuke explained, glaring at the floor. He looked at Sakura's confused expression.
"If I don't marry Karin, the Gane family will break our relationship and the Uchiha family will lose a lot of money." He answered her silent question. The feeling in her stomach erupted and spewed angry throughout her body. Numbing her senses and making her eyes glass over.
"Then…marry her." Sakura told him, her voice never skipping a beat. Mikoto quickly went up to her and grabbed her hand.
"Sakura! How can you say that? The only person who will be happy with that would be Karin." She said sadly. The said girl cocked her head to the side, avoiding all eye contact with anyone. Fugaku glanced at nothing in particular, thinking hard.
"But think about it," she began her debate. She cleared her throat and tucked some of her long hair behind her ear. "This is something you can't refuse and if you don't, I'd feel too guilty. It's not fair."
"Sakura," Sasuke growled angrily. "You act as if I want to marry Karin."
The girl didn't look up. Sasuke took one last look at her and left the room. The sound of a door slamming pierced throughout the room. Naruto cringed.
"S-Sakura…" Hinata murmured. Sakura finally looked up. The rest of them frowned.
She was smiling with glossy eyes.
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Sakura looked out the window, the sunlight shining on her fair skin. She silently watched the wind blow gently through the trees and the birds fly together in perfect unison.
A soft knock echoed throughout the room.
"Sakura?" It was a female voice. Sakura shook her head and kept blinking, hoping the redness in the whites of her eyes would disappear. Right after the conversation, the group had parted ways to cool down. Sakura had locked herself in her room and cried. She couldn't help it. The thought of Sasuke marrying another girl was deafening. But Sasuke had to. The Uchiha family would no longer be a great name to honour if the partnership would ever break. Naturally, many of her friends had come but she had sent them all away.
The same knock echoed throughout her room.
"…Come in…" Sakura finally decided to say. She had to talk to someone… The door quietly opened and Sakura was surprised to see Rain walking into her room. "Rain," She whimpered. The said woman smiled lightly as she took a seat on the bed, next to her.
"Sakura, I know as much as you do that you don't want Sasuke to marry himself to the Gane family. I also know that he doesn't want to either." Rain told the pink-haired girl truthfully. Sakura stayed silent, her throat dry.
"You know, it took a while for me and Itachi to get together." Rain told her. Sakura suddenly looked very interested.
"Really?" She sounded like a small child.
"Yeah…here, I'll tell you the story." The dark-haired woman started, sitting up.
"Rain!!" Kiki, Rain's best friend, shouted loudly, jumping from three stairs down. Rain whipped around and then smiled widely. The sky was blue with breathtakingly cloudy. Puddles were scattered around the concrete floor, from the rain last night.
"How was the student council meeting?" Rain asked curiously, taking a swift glance into the large room. Some students were still scrambling about. Others were filing out calmly, some in pairs and some alone. Kiki, her blonde pigtails bouncing with her movement, grinned happily.
"It was pretty cool. I thought it would be boring. That Uchiha guy though…he's amazing!!" The girl explained loudly, her arms flying up into the air with enthusiasm. As if on cue, Itachi walked coolly passed them, a fat notebook in hand. His long ponytail moved from side to side. Rain stared after him.
'He's so handsome!' She marvelled. The dark-haired girl would have usually been embarrassed to think such but for some reason, she wasn't this time. She figured that most of the student population would have thought so too.
"Anyways, thanks for waiting. I'm glad I don't have to walk home alone." Kiki brought Rain back into reality. She blinked.
"Huh…oh yeah, that's okay. Actually, I was in the café for half an hour." She replied. Rain looked back and saw that Itachi was already crossing the street. She grinned to herself.
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Rain strolled along the sidewalk, holding on securely to the handles of her book bag. She was walking to school, although today she came earlier. Rain had agreed to meet Kiki at her café. She glanced up at the sky to see that it was gray, like two days ago. She frowned. When it rained during class times, the boys would make fun of her and say that it was her who had caused the rain, because of her name. She knew they were only lightly teasing but it still bothered her quite more than it should have.
Out from the corner of her eye, she noticed two blurry figures. Itachi was riding his bike up the slope quickly. Behind him, was another boy who looked exactly like him, just smaller. The two had such determined expressions on their faces; it was obvious that they were racing.
Suddenly, the smaller boy blacked out and collapsed, bike and all. Not noticing the fallen boy, Itachi kept pedaling his bike faster, his speed increasing rapidly. Rain gasped, looked both ways and dashed across the road to the young boy.
"Itachi-san!" She yelled out. She touched the boy's forehead and checked for any major injuries. He was unconscious. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Itachi stop and turn around. Then, he put his bike down and hurried over.
"What happened to him?" He asked. His voice was slightly little anxious but it still held a tone of superiority. Rain looked up. "I think he just fainted due to fatigue. I'm guessing that you two are competitive brothers and decided to have a race?" The dark-haired girl questioned and she took out a water bottle and a small, clean square of cloth. Itachi's calm facial expression didn't falter.
"Yes…I suppose we are quite competitive." He replied coolly, patting the wet cloth that was laid out on the boy's forehead. Rain looked up, her eyes curious.
"What's his name?" She asked and then looked back down at the boy. He didn't look away from his younger brother as he answered.
"Sasuke," He told her. Rain nodded slowly. The two looked very alike. The boy looked almost peaceful, if it weren't for the fact that he was lying on the sidewalk with sweat dripping down his cheek. He let out a pained groan and moved a bit.
"Oi." Itachi spoke. His voice didn't seem as kind as before. Rain glanced at Itachi strangely. "Sasuke. Get up or else you'll be late." He commanded. The girl looked down in thought.
'Ah…that's right…the elementary school is farther from the high school.'
"Ugh…" Sasuke groaned again as he stood up slowly. Itachi was standing nearby with his arms crossed, not assisting in any way. "C'mon." He urged. Rain stared at him, confused.
'He was so worried a while ago. Why is he so rude now?'
The next thing that Itachi did surprised her very much. Itachi was on one knee, his arms out, waiting. Sasuke was behind Itachi and in one swift movement; he was being carried by his older brother in a piggy back style.
"Rain-san, I'm sorry to bother you, but would you accompany us to the elementary school and carry Sasuke's bike?" Itachi called back to the said girl. Rain almost jumped in joy- she figured it was the best day to wake up early.
"Alright… but what about your bike?" Itachi looked back for a swift second and shrugged.
"Leave it there." He replied in a calm voice.
"But…um…someone might…you know…steal it." The dark-haired girl told him.
"It doesn't matter. But please put my bag and Sasuke's bag onto the bike. I apologize if it becomes heavier." He stated. Rain did notice that dragging the bike up along the slope was getting more difficult with each passing minute.
Finally, after what seemed to be about forty-five minutes, they got to Sasuke's elementary school. Thankfully, he wasn't late. Itachi waved to the teacher quickly as Rain locked the bike onto one of the racks. There was an awkward pause as the two teens stared at the ground. Rain kicked slowly at the rocks on the floor as Itachi seemed to be checking something on his cell phone.
"There's no way we can get to school in time." He said, breaking the silence. Rain sighed as she grabbed her bag from the floor and slung it over her shoulder. "Then there's no point in rushing, is there?" She asked, beginning to amble on the road towards the school.
"Would you like to…go somewhere?" Itachi suggested, stubbornly avoiding any eye contact with her. Rain stared at her, perplexed.
"We just met. And you want to go somewhere?" She made it sound as if he was asking a stupid question. He pushed a few strands of hair from his face.
"Is there a problem? What's the point of going back to school when we'll just get a detention?" He pointed out, crossing his arms. A sudden smile broke out onto her face.
"I just didn't know that you would actually suggest to just skip school." She giggled. Itachi crossed his arms. "It's better than getting a detention." He defended for himself. Rain stood up to accompany him, then remembered that they were wearing their school uniforms.
"Ah…the police will stop us if they see us in our uniforms. They probably wouldn't stop you though." She told him, noticing that his black hoodie was covering the school's crest on his shirt underneath. He nodded and took off his sweater and handed it to her. She hesitantly took it.
"But the school's crest on your shirt…" She murmured, smoothing out the sweater. Itachi began unbuttoning the shirt, to reveal a normal black sleeved shirt. He stuffed the other shirt in his backpack and looked at her.
"No one will suspect we're skipping class. I'm just wearing all black. Men tend to dress this way. And you have a pleaded skirt with a black sweater on. It'll look similar to a uniform, but who would suspect? As for our age, we look old enough. We should be able to pass as adults." Itachi explained, fixing his shirt a little. He slipped his bag neatly onto his shoulders.
"So…where to?" He asked, a mischievous glint in his obsidian eyes. Rain smiled gently.
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"I didn't know you had a thing for roller coasters." Rain said as they got off one of the rides at one of the local miniature kid theme parks. So far, no one suspected them to be students skipping class. Itachi knew being absent would cause his father to grow angry, but he wasn't in the mood for an after school detention.
"Eh…I don't particularly enjoy them, but I have no problem with them either." He replied. Rain looked down at her shoes. "Your younger brother…you really care about him, don't you, Itachi-san?" She questioned. She saw his cheeks glow pink with embarrassment.
"Though…you're so strict and mean to him. But when he's not around or not listening, you have a soft spot for him. Why is that?" Rain continued, waiting for a reply.
"Being…kind will only make him feel at ease. Being strict will make him more determined and want to become better than me in everything. He'll need this type of quality when he gets older or he won't survive out there. I believe that he will become stronger and more talented in some areas than me. And that's what I hope." The Uchiha said, looking away. Rain grinned.
"Just as I thought. With the way you treat him, he'll most likely hate you in the future." She pointed out, being half serious and half humorous. Itachi shrugged. "It won't matter to me." He began walking away to a bench to sit down. Rain stood in the same spot, her brain replaying what he just said.
'It won't matter to me.'
It surprised her how he can say something like that without regret or remorse. He said things as if he really didn't care. And it made her wonder if he really did care and what he seriously cared about. She could see him from the corner or her eye looking towards her.
'It won't matter to me.'
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One year later.
So, it happened. Rain never really thought about the possibilities, but it happened. A few months after they had ditched class, they were finally 'together'. It was still a bit awkward…their relationship. Itachi would grasp her hand after each class and kindly escort her to her next class. It was good that they had most of their classes together. But it was difficult talking to him at times. He wasn't much of an affectionate talker.
What bothered her most was how the students would react to every little thing they did together. Even the teachers knew about the relationship. (Which later led to having their seats separated far apart from each other.)
Rain soon began walking home with Itachi, or picking up Sasuke from the elementary school. Occasionally, she would even go to the Uchiha household. Apparently, his parents had no problem with him bringing a girl home. It was pretty much self-explanatory, since Itachi wasn't the type to 'take advantage'. Mikoto would grow too excited with Itachi having a girlfriend and would bake cookies or brownies with each visit.
Today, Rain visited the Uchiha household again. As usual, Mikoto began making a brownie mixture while humming various tunes in her beautiful, high pitched voice. Itachi was currently upstairs, helping Fugaku fix a computer.
This left Sasuke sitting at the living room table, doing his homework. He was now in middle school, in sixth grade. It was good since the middle school and the high school buildings were right next to each other. Rain fidgeted in her seat. She rarely ever talked with Sasuke.
"Um…if you ever need help, you can just ask me…" The dark-haired girl said, smiling one of her best smiles. Sasuke looked over his shoulder. "You try too hard, you know that?" He told her, scribbling math work all over his scratch paper.
"H-huh?" Rain asked. The younger Uchiha scoffed.
"I can see right through you. Every conversation with Itachi-nii…you have to think hard to think of a good topic. Most couples just say anything that's on their mind. But you, you're trying too hard just to talk to him." Sasuke replied naturally, his emotions not phasing. Rain bit her bottom lip.
"It doesn't even seem like Itachi-nii loves you. All he ever does is hold your hand and talk with you. I bet he's never even told you 'I love you'." The boy continued, his mind attached to both the conversation and his homework.
"You…you have no right to discuss the relationship between me and Itachi-san." Rain said, her voice gaining confidence with each word. Sasuke scoffed. "You still call him Itachi-san. You guys will never be intimate with each other." He said. Rain looked at him angrily.
"You have no right to talk about what's intimate and what's not." She snapped. "I bet you'll never be intimate with a girl when you enter high school." She told him, poking his forehead, a thing that Itachi had taught her. Sasuke glared at her. "I'm not planning too either." He muttered, scratching out some notes, his pencil scraping against the paper angrily.
"Okay!! Rain-chan, Sasu-kun, here are some brownies! I'll go call Ita"—
Rain slammed her hand on the coffee table, irritated by Sasuke, and jogged towards the stairs. Mikoto rose an eyebrow and darted her eyes straight to Sasuke. "What did you do?" She asked in a concerned voice. Sasuke scoffed and didn't say anymore.
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Rain went up the stairs as fast as she could. She just couldn't stand that little, arrogant Sasuke. If it weren't for her, Itachi would have never noticed that he had fainted. Was that his way of thanking her? Not once had he ever been 'nice' to her.
"Ita"—
"Yes, I've got the things with me now. Kisame just gave them to me." It was Itachi's voice. It sounded like he was talking on the phone. Rain stopped mid-step. She gently put her foot on the floor and listened onto the strange conversation.
'What things is he talking about? And isn't Kisame that violent guy in school?'
She needed to figure things out quickly. There was a long silence.
"I…I'm not sure if I can get a hold on those, but I will try my best. So how many do you need?" More silence…
"Okay, five, yes, yes, I'll try." He responded to the question which was still unknown to Rain. She looked at the floor. 'Five what?'
"Bye." The sound of a cell phone being closed was heard and then, a deep frustrated sigh. "That idiot…why does he need those? Why does he even bother? But…I owe him a lot." He began murmuring to himself. Rain quickly turned away to go back downstairs. Feeling the fear of having Itachi keeping secrets from her, she suddenly fell down, making a loud noise. She heard Itachi get up from his bed.
"Rain? Was that you? Are you alright?" Mikoto's voice from downstairs rang out. Itachi appeared in front of her and gingerly pulled her back onto her feet. "Are you okay?" He asked, scanning her body for injuries. Rain twisted her hair nervously, feeling awkward. He wasn't acting suspicious of her or anything. He was acting perfectly natural.
"I…yeah, I'm okay." She said quietly. She straightened out her school skirt and smiled lightly at him. He smiled back a bit and took her hand, leading her downstairs. Mikoto's head popped from the kitchen, a look of worry on her face. "Rain-chan? Did you hurt yourself?" She asked.
Rain shook her head. "I'm okay, Mikoto-san." She replied back, a reassuring smile on her face. Mikoto's face lit up in an instant. "Well, there are some brownies from you guys. Enjoy!" She turned away and gracefully went back into the kitchen.
Sasuke, from the coffee table, glanced at them. His eyes soon dropped onto Rain. Then, his eyes slowly lingered onto Itachi. "Tch." He whispered before scooping up his stuff and taking a small brownie from the plate. He went upstairs, most likely to his room. Itachi smirked softly. He walked to the table and picked up a brownie. He turned to Rain, the heart melting smirk still on his face.
"Say, 'Ah'." He told her. She stared back at him, her cheeks red in embarrassment. "Eh? Eh…?" She asked, covering her face as her face grew hotter. The dark-haired girl heard him chuckle lightly. "Hey…say, 'Ah'." He repeated, gently removing her hands from her face. She looked flushed.
"…ah…" Rain hesitated a bit before finally opening her mouth. Itachi put the brownie in her mouth. She took an averaged sized bite and turned away, completely embarrassed. "Since when are you so affectionate?" She asked, not daring to look into his eyes. Itachi just smirked again and said nothing. Today was very interesting.
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Another year later…
One more year had passed, and the two were still together. Their relationship grew more and more brighter as each day passed. They had never shared a kiss yet, but none of them were forcing it, so that wasn't much of a problem.
Soon, Rain began using the 'kun' suffix instead of the usual, formal sounding 'san'. Itachi still called her by 'Rain', but it didn't bother her. She would probably shrink if he called her 'Rain-chan'.
Ever since the strange phone call, Rain never heard or it anymore again. She didn't know if it was just a normal conversation between Itachi and a friend or if he had known she was eavesdropping before and was being more careful. Still, she didn't ask him any questions or bring up the subject.
But today, something was different.
"Itachi-kun! Good morning!!" Rain called out happily, jumping up to him. He gave her a small smile and gestured for them to sit at the bench. He put his bag down. A loud 'thud' was heard as he put it down. It sounded like clanking metal. Rain looked at the bag curiously.
"Ah…that sounded…heavy. What's in there, Itachi-kun?" She asked. Itachi quickly put the bag on the floor, but more gently, Rain noted. He shook his head. "Nothing…just a few textbooks and all." He replied, keeping his voice steady. Rain, being naïve this morning, believed him. "Oh…okay!" She answered, grinning happily.
They had a normal conversation between each other and soon, the bell rang. They had first period together, so they walked together.
"Ohayo, Kakashi-sensei!!" Rain chimed, waving. Kakashi smiled underneath his mysterious mask. Itachi nodded in acknowledgement to the teacher. Kakashi eyed him strangely before slowly nodding back. Rain didn't notice.
Itachi sat down in his desk, next to Kisame. The blue-skinned boy grinned innocently. "Hello, Itachi." He greeted. Itachi grunted in response and looked at the board. He put his bag on his lap. Kisame glanced into the bag and smiled.
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After school…
"Rain, I'm afraid you'll have to walk home alone today. There was an urgent student council meeting." Itachi said to the said girl. She shook her head. "I can wait." She replied. Itachi smiled, enough to make her melt.
"Aa…no, it's okay. Really, you should be getting home." The Uchiha told her, stroking her hair. Rain looked at him sadly, but eventually left.
Rain strolled along the sidewalk, kicking little rocks in her path. Then, she spotted Kiki, a few feet away from her. 'Hey…I thought there was a council meeting today…' She ran up to the blonde girl.
"Konichiwa! Kiki-chan!!" She shouted. Kiki whipped around and smiled. "Hey, Rain-chan! Hm…where's Itachi-kun? You two always walk home together." She asked curiously. Rain bit her lip. 'So there wasn't a council meeting today…? What's going on?'
"Oh! Um…I forgot something in class! Kiki, go on without me. I'll see you tomorrow!" Without a look back, she ran off quickly. "Ah…! Wait…!" Kiki didn't get a chance to say anything else.
Rain ran as fast as her legs would go. 'Something's wrong…I know it!' She finally arrived at the school again. Suddenly, she heard a scream from the back of the A building. Then, a loud thumping sound was heard. "Stop!" A voice cried out.
Rain gulped nervously. That couldn't have anything to do was Itachi, could it? Taking her chances, she silently made her way to the commotion and poked her head from the corner. She gasped and covered her mouth from making any further noise. On the floor, was poor freshman student. His was trying to limp away, his cheek smudged with blood. His right arm was bleeding heavily.
"Hmph…you small fry think you're all that, huh? Do you think it was funny to steal from us?" A large man said loudly from the shadows. He stepped out. It was Kisame. He had a small gun in hand.
"Are you trying to start a war, freshman?" Another man, with messy red hair asked. Rain recalled his name as 'Sesame'…or something like that. The student shook his head frantically. "N-no! I swear! I…I just…I'm sorry! I won't do it again!" He shouted desperately.
"He said he was sorry, guys. Let's go…go…go…" An energetic man sang, skipping around. He had an orange mask on. Rain recognized him as Tobi, the happy go lucky boy whom she always saw at lunch. Kisame sneered.
"Unfortunately… 'sorry' doesn't cut it…" Rain knew that voice in an instant. Itachi entered the little circle. He pointed the gun at the freshman, an emotionless mask on his face. The boy's eyes widened and he helplessly covered his face with his uninjured arm. Recklessly, Rain began to charge at Itachi and stop him, but a forceful push caused her to fall back. She looked up, confused. She saw Kakashi, walking to where the chaos was occurring.
"Now, now…is this really the place to have guns?" The silver-haired man asked, his voice aloof. Itachi pointed the gun down. "Kakashi-sensei." He spoke. The frightened freshman looked a little relieved at the sight of the teacher.
"Itachi…" Kakashi continued. "Where did you even get those guns?" He questioned. Rain felt her whole body go numb. 'The sound from his backpack…that strange phone call…the excuses…this is the reason…' She didn't know it, but tears had begun streaming down her face.
"And I thought you were being alert. You were about to shoot a defenseless freshmen in front of your girlfriend." Kakashi stated. At this, Itachi widened his eyes slightly and sighed. "Rain." He called out. Rain revealed herself and ambled towards him, crying. She glared up at him. "I…I can't b-believe y-y-y-you…" She chocked on her tears. Kisame grinned, amused by what was happening.
"Rain, I did this for a reason. Kisame…he helped me escape from death. So I told him I would give him anything, for saving my life. He asked me to join his gang…but he tricked me too. To be part of his gang, I had to listen to anything he told me. I couldn't refuse. I'm sorry, Rain." He apologized. Instead of being embraced like he had expected, he received a sharp slap across the face.
"JUST for saving your life you would give him anything?" Rain asked.
"Rain, a life is not to be taken lightly. I still had so much I needed to accomplish. Obtain the Uchiha company, finish college, get a job…start a family." He said quietly.
"Don't…don't try to trick me…you almost killed a life…" She pointed out. Itachi looked down, ashamed. "I'm sorry." He muttered. Kakashi cleared his throat, catching their attention. "Sorry to ruin the moment, but if you would so kind as to give me those guns." He asked, holding his hands out. Itachi nodded towards Kisame. The fish like teen grunted and handed the gun to the teacher.
"Are you going to inform Jiraiya-sama of this? (From the first story: Tsunade is sort of the 'mayor' of Tokyo, Sakura's hometown)." Sasori asked, handing the gun to Kakashi as well. Kakashi sighed. "I'm letting you guys off the hook this time, okay? But if this happens again, I'm going to have you all arrested." He told them with a serious tone.
"We understand!" Tobi cheered. Kakashi looked at him suspiciously, but Tobi shrugged, signaling that he wasn't holding a gun.
Itachi turned back to Rain. She looked away sadly and walked away. Itachi felt Kisame nudge him on the shoulder. "Uh…aren't you going to go after her? She might not forgive you." He said. The Uchiha frowned.
"This isn't a soap opera. Anyways, it won't matter to me." He said, loud enough for Rain to hear. She held her head up high all the way home.
'It won't matter to me.'
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Rain smiled sadly, her eyes cast down onto the floor. Sakura looked shocked and surprised. "Itachi-kun…did all that? How is it now with the gang? Is he still part of it? How did you guys get back together? Have you really forgiven him?" The pink-haired girl burst out into questions. Rain laughed softly.
"Calm down, Sakura-chan. After that incident, my family and I moved to Japan. Then, Mikoto-san called me up there somehow and that's how I arrived back here. With the gang…they disbanded eventually. But after the incident, they changed themselves into a 'good' gang. Actually, you couldn't really call them a gang. They were more known as a 'group' called 'Akatsuki' From then on, they began helping the students from our school with personal problems.
"Itachi-kun and the others still talk with one another. And…I think I have forgiven him. Aside from his porn problem, things are okay between us." She finished. Sakura tackled her into a hug. "That was amazing! After all that…you two are still together and…" She trailed off, thinking about Sasuke.
"Sakura, you just have to stay head strong, okay? Don't let that Karin get to you." Rain said, determined. Sakura smiled, but hesitantly. "I'll try my best."
'But…if they don't marry each other…the Uchiha company will collapse…'
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DING DONG!!
"I'll get it!!" Ino shouted energetically, rushing to the door. Shikamaru coolly rolled his eyes and muttered something under his breath. Ino got to the door and swung it open, smiling brightly.
Her smile slowly faded when she saw who was at the door.
Red hair…dark eyes…thick glasses…
"Karin, what are you doing here?" Ino asked, resisting the urge to slam the door and walk away. The said girl smiled sweetly as she entered the summer home, dragging three large bags of luggage behind her. She sat herself on the couch. Sasuke walked into the living home and was about to quickly walk back into the kitchen when he spotted Karin.
"Sasuke-kun!!" Karin cooed. Sasuke stopped walking and mentally groaned. Sakura walked into the room, wondering who the visitor was. "Karin, what are you doing here?" He repeated Ino's question. Naruto glared at her from behind as the others frowned. Sakura widened her eyes, surprised at how pretty Karin was.
"I'm here to discuss our wedding!"
A/N: I thought that maybe I should end it at when Ino answers the door, but I decided not to since this story won't be updated in a while.
So, there's Rain and Itachi's past. A bit dramatic for high school, isn't it? Ha ha ha...
And for any of you Karin lovers out there, I'm sorry. I made Karin a bad guy in the story. But I got to admit, she's pretty and slightly helpful in the manga. But there's just something about her I hate. Maybe it's because she keeps crushing on Sasuke.
Anyways, I hoped you enjoyed it! As for the long flashback, I didn't add in all the Akatsuki members because I didn't want to make the flashback any longer. Plus, it's hard to get everyone to talk.
By the way, I don't know Karin's last name, so I just made one up. It's Gane, pronounced "Gah-nay".
If none of you had noticed, I'm taking a very long break off of FF. I'll still be on reading stories though, and I'll still reply to PMs, though those may take a while. For more info, please visit my profile.
Thanks to my beta, catwin and all the readers and reviewers of this story!!
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