Thing Change but True Love Doesn't
"Sorry for keep you guys waiting. I had a meeting and couldn't get out of it,'' said the Voice that had haunted her all her life since that day she was raped and beaten to die because of her mother.
Chapter 3
Mai turn to the man that has haunted her dreams for years. She looks at him with no emotion in her face.
"So the Hokage sent me the best of the best," said the Kazekage look at Itachi and Mai. "We don't know who are after my children but we think it might be a person close to them from this village. The councils and I agree that there was one person to rule out and that is you Mai. Since we know that you would never hurt your siblings." He looked at her with a mischievous look.
"Well that is good to know. Where are the children now so we can get to them and protect them," Itachi said as Mai bit her tong from yelling at this man about her being a suspect when he should be.
"They are in the play room with my deceased wife's brother. So you can go there and tell him he needs to come here I need your uncle to go on a mission," with that Itachi and Mai bowed started to walk out until the Kazekage came up and grab Mai arm. "As soon night fall hit Mai I want to see you in my office to talk in private," he said with an evil grin as Mai just nodded to him and walked out the door.
Itachi didn't say anything to Mai when she took the lead to the play room. 'I wonder why she is so on edge she never been like this. She hiding something but so am I. I want tell her what my family doing and the mission I have to complete in a year.' Itachi thought to himself while Mai was in her head 'please be ok she thought about her siblings. I really don't like uncle he the one that is most likely the one after them no not them but Gaara. I can't let anything happen to him.' Was she last thought before she went through the door when Itachi and Mai came in to the room she seeing Temari playing with the fan that Mai gave her a while next to her was Kankuro play with his puppet. Mai looked in the corner to see Gaara playing with his teddy bear. Itachi went over to her uncle and sent him free while the children haven't realized that their sister was there so she decides to surprise them. Mai add chakra strings to the teddy bear Gaara was playing with. First she had him walk away from Gaara.
"Hey come back," he said as Temari and Kankuro turn to their brother. The three of them watch the teddy bear float in thin air up to see Itachi first and they backed away until Mai came out from behind Itachi.
"Mai!" They yelled while running to her and hugging her.
"Hey how are you guys? Where you good for uncle," she said they looked at her and Gaara realize she was in her Ambu uniform.
"Are you one of the leaf ninja that father asked for to watch us," ask Gaara smiling that his older sister was there. He always felt happier when she was with him.
"Yes and so is my partner Itachi Uchiha," said point to Itachi who was just emotionless.
The older two went back to what they were doing as for Gaara sat in his sister lap playing with his teddy bear as Itachi went around the building setting up traps and looking for clues of who are after the children.
Later one that night
Mai was putting the children to bed but all of them want to be in the same room with her. So they all shared a bed while mai sat in her mother's old rocking chair watching them to falling asleep.
"Why does your father want to see you in private," asked Itachi who was in the room sitting by the window looking at Mai.
"I don't know maybe get me to come and to stay in Suna as for a ninja. But it him you never know," she said with sadness "well I better go see him or else I'll tell you what happens when I come back." Itachi nodded while he worried about her. Mai walked the familiar halls from her childhood.
Flashback
The younger Mai walked through the hall toward her father's office. The door was at a jar little Mai quietly look in it. She saw her mother in there with her father yelling at her.
"You whore first you run away from our marriage to some mist ninja again but this time you gave birth to that filth of a child. Now you are going to tell me that you are leaving me with my children. I won't let that happen you will let me put the demon in that child in your womb or else," Said the Kazekage grabbing his wife arm twisting it!
"You won't do anything to me or your children so I have nothing to worry about," said the brave but unwise women she left. Before she got to the door Mai hid. When her mother was no more Mai walked in to his office. My lord you asked to see me" she asked scared wondering why her father who says that she shouldn't be alive.. The man who treats her like she is dirt finely wanted to see her alone. …
End of flashback
Mai knock on the door just like she did all those years ago.
"Come in," she heard. As Walking in the room she felt small and useless.
"You asked to see me my lord," asked Mai with no emotion in her voice.
"Yes I did Mai. Something tell me you already figure out that I am the one sending the threats against the children and you already know it Gaara that would be the once hurt the most. So I'll make a deal with you. I'll tell you when your uncle is going after him to kill him but you need to leave this village and not to be able to visit till Chuunin exams in a few years," he said already know what her answer be in the end.
"You Bastard how could you kill your child. You really think that I would agree to let you get away of making Gaara suffer," Said Mai as she was about to walk out until he grabbed her arm and pulled hard behind her back, the same way from all those years ago. He pushed her up against the wall.
"Well this is familiar isn't Mai," He said in to her ear then started to lick her neck.
"Please don't," pleaded Mai while his hand went to her chest.
"I missed you," He said with and evil grin. He kept his hand messaging her breast.
"Fine I'll do it," She said in a whisper
"You do what," he asked knowing what she was talking about it.
"I'll stay away from Gaara after this mission"
Her father let her go smiling happily knowing he won. "In a week outside on the roof while it dark out is when it happens," he said and Mai ran out of the building then climb up to the roof. 'He can still hurt me how? I train for him to never hurt me again and yet he still got to me.
Flashback
"Mai why don't want to I thought that you wanted me to accept you" he told her as he start to pull her closer to him. He started to kiss her and grabbing her. When she tries to pull away he would hit her.
"Please stop," she cried.
"Why should I your mother seem to forget about me so I'm not letting her forget me," he said and started to take off her shirt.
"Please, Please, Stop! PLEASE STOP!" She cried as he takes his hand up to her chest. She closed her eyes. He turns her around and ripped her shirt off. Then hungry started to suck on breast.
"Please stop," screamed Mai the man slapped her face.
"Your mother believes that I won't hurt my children or even her. Boy she wrong I can hurt you because you are not my child and I know it would hurt her knowing that I took you for a night." He said next thing she knew he was in her. The pain hurt so bad that Mai lost concision.
End of Flashback
While Mai was deep in her memory Itachi came out to where she was sitting at. She look up and saw Itachi there trying to hide that she was crying.
"Is everything ok," she asked
"yea I was just worried about you want is wrong, and don't lie I know when you are," He said sitting next to her. Mai couldn't bring the memory out of her mouth. Instead she leaned in to Itachi and started to cry as Itachi just held her letting her cry when she finished she looked at the man she love he lean in to her and start kissing her on the lips while he finally decides to tell her.
"If I have to leave the village would you still love me," He asked Mai looked at him confuse.
"What do you mean have to leave the village?" confused mai asked.
"Please just answer the question?" he asked looking at her.
"Of Course I would still love you"
"Then marry me. I know it have to be in secret and we wouldn't be able tell anyone but I want to make you mine forever and no one else." He asked her handing her a ring.
"My answer is yes and no matter what you say or do would change my mind," Mai kissed him. 'if only she knew the whole truth about the mission' was his last thought.