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Chapter 13
"Kitty-chan is afraid of water because…she was attacked the last time she was in water.
Flashback!
Kitty was swimming in a lake near the lab. Akumu was walking towards her. The guards were close by.
"Onii-san nya!" Kitty called as she waved her hand. He smiled and waved back. He quickened his pace.
Then it happened. Pure terror crossed Kitty's face and she screamed bloody murder. Akumu froze. She was pulled under. He ran to the edge of the lake. He saw bubbles coming from where she went under. Blood started to spread.
"Chibi-Neko!" he called in terror. He had to do something. He had to save her.
Suddenly she rose to the surface and gasped for air. He jumped in and swam over to her. He wrapped his arm around her waist and swam towards the shore. She was coughing and gasping for air. He pulled himself up onto the shore and carefully dragged her out of the water. Her right leg was bleeding badly and she had smaller bruises and cuts all over her body.
The medics from the lab came rushing out. They put her on a stretcher and took her inside. He followed them closely. One of the guards "escorted" him to his room. When they let him see her, she was unconscious, but alive. She was going to be fine. She would walk normally after it fully healed.
He felt so guilty. He couldn't protect her. He didn't save her. She needed him, and he did nothing. He let the tears fall while he held her hand. She squeezed his hand a short time later and he looked up.
"Don't cry Onii-san nya. You're not the one whose hurt nya," she said with a smile.
'Demo...I am hurt…' he thought. He nodded and smiled for her. He would do anything for her. Even smile when he didn't feel like it.
"Don't worry nya. A day or two and I'll be back to normal nya!" she said reassuringly. Akumu nodded.
A few days later, she could walk with a little help. Akumu refused to leave her the entire time. They allowed it, but they weren't happy about it. A few days after that, they took the wrapping off her leg. There was a huge scar on her right leg between the knee and the ankle. She hated that scar. It faded with time, but it never went away.
End flashback!
"She's been terrified of the water ever since. She didn't know what it was and that scares her even more. She's afraid it'll get her again," Akumu explained. His ears were drooping and he looked down at the ground the entire time. He hated admitting that he failed to protect her.
His head suddenly snapped up. "And YOU made her relive that!" Akumu yelled at Tobi. He charged for Tobi. Konan and Leader held him back, but he still tried to attack. He failed to protect her at the lake, then when they tried to escape together, and again now. He left for a few minutes and a so called friend made her relive that horrible memory. And what's more, Tobi made Akumu relive it too. All the anger and rage exploded in him and he was determined to kill Tobi.
Over to Kitty!
Kitty ran to the house. She paused only long enough to open the door and then she ran to and up the stairs, and to her room. She curled up under her bed and sobbed. She heard someone open her door and she went silent.
Itachi walked over to the bed. He heard a sniffle from under the bed and he leaned down. He looked under the bed and saw her bright pink hair. She was curled up in a ball.
"Chibi-Neko," Itachi said. Kitty looked up at him, but she didn't move. "Come here," Itachi said as he reached out his hand. Kitty crawled out from under the bed and practically jumped into his arms. He was shocked at first, but he loosened up within seconds. He held her in his lap and stroked her hair. She sobbed into his bare chest and he wrapped his arms around her waist.
Itachi held her like that until she calmed down.
"Tell me what happened," Itachi said calmly. She told him the whole story in between sniffles and the occasional sob. Itachi knew he should say something, but he didn't know what. Then he thought of the perfect words. "I'll protect you," he said. She stared at him a few seconds before she smiled.
"Arigato nya," she said as she hugged him. "We should go back nya," she said. Itachi nodded. They stood up and walked downstairs. "I hurt Tobi-kun nya," she admitted sadly.
"He'll live," Itachi said.
"Demo-" she started.
"He's fine. He'll forgive you," he interrupted. They walked towards the beach together. They could hear screaming. It sounded like Akumu and Tobi. Kitty rushed ahead and Itachi followed at a slower pace.
Kitty saw Akumu trying to attack Tobi. Konan and Leader were holding him back, but he wouldn't give up. She froze for a moment until she heard what Akumu said.
"I'll kill you for making her relive that!" he yelled. She understood now. She ran to him and threw her arms around him.
"Kudesai…tomare nya," she whispered to him. (A/N: Tomare means stop.) Akumu relaxed and Konan and Leader released him. He turned in her arms to hug her.
"Gomenasai," Akumu said. When Akumu released her, she looked over at Tobi. She saw the cuts on his arms and tears welled in her eyes. She tried to speak, but no words came out. She had hurt him just because she was scared. And he had been trying to help her when she did it.
She ran over to him and hugged him tight. "Gomenasai nya," she said over and over.
Tobi was shocked at first, but he loosened up and hugged her back. "It's ok, Kitty-chan! Tobi forgives Kitty-chan! Don't cry!" Tobi said. He was smiling behind his mask. She leaned up and kissed his mask about where his cheek was. He felt the pain fade and the cuts healed soon after.
"How did Kitty do that?" Tobi asked in surprise as he looked at his arms.
"It's a secret nya," Kitty said with a little giggle. She felt a little light headed, but she shook it off. She had to use more energy than normal since she didn't make skin contact. But having her hands on his chest helped with that problem.
Things started to go back to normal after that. Well, normal for them. When the sun started to set, Tobi got out fireworks. They used sparklers too. Kitty was totally mesmerized by them. After that, they all walked back to the house. Konan took Kitty to their room and stayed there the rest of the night.
End of chap 13! Hope ya like it! I know it's not a very good chap end, but that's the best I can do. Gomen. This has been such a busy week and I'm surprised I had time to actually finish writing it this soon! And I noticed that in the last chap, Deidara didn't say "un" and I'm SUPER sorry bout that. Anyway, please R&R! Luv ya! =^^=