Kunoichi Syndrome: Origins

Chapter 14 March Madness

March arrives with major chaos. Kisa-chan and Kisame are definitely getting along. This is quite a relief for me. I find it funny when they argue about fighting styles. A classic kouhai/sempai moment. Dei-chan tells me she is falling for her own sempai. Yet both Kisa- and Dei-chan are luckier than I am. I am worrying my ass off about an AP Exam in May. Not only is that it crunch time for me. Itachi can feel my stress. This is why he pulls me aside right after 4th period (AP English Language and Composition).

"Anata wa futatabi jibun no genkai o oshite iru Ashuri-chan. Anata no sutoresureberu ga ofu ni gurafu mo arimasu. Watashi wa, sō watashi ni sore no nani mo itte wa ike nai korera no koto o kanjiru koto ga dekiru. Nani ga okotte oshiete kudasai. (Ashley chan you're pushing your limits again. Your stress levels are off the charts as well. I can sense these things, so don't tell me it's nothing. Tell me what's going on.)" Itachi states.

"Watashi wa jibun de taishoshi nakereba nara nai ikutsu ka no koto. Subete no kono kureijī kuso wa kukyō ni watashi wa isshōkenmei kaihi shiyou to shi ta watashi o irete iru. Watashi wa natsu no gakkō ni iku ka, kōkō no 3-nen-me o kurikaesu yū suru no kiken ni sarasa rete iru. Itachi-kun wa, tan'ni watashi ichi-nin de jigoku o nokoshite kudasai. Watashi wa anata no mawari ga hyōji sare masunode, sore ikō. (Some things I just have to deal with on my own. All this crazy shit has put me in a predicament I tried so hard to avoid. I'm in danger of having to go summer school or having to repeat my third year of high school. Itachi kun, please just leave me the hell alone. I'll see you around, so later.)" I snap coldly.

I try to walk away from Itachi, only to see him step in front of me with his Sharingan activated. I activate mine as a response. Itachi is not going to let me walk away from him.

"Watashi wa anata ni dake jigoku o nokoshite tsumori wa nai. Nai ki no hōhō wa, watashi ga kore o okonau tame desu. Ashurii-chan wa, watashi wa anata o tasukeru koto ga deki masu. Anata wa kono koto nitsuite tsumetai mesu suru hitsuyō wa arimasen. Watashi wa' dainyū ni kōryo tenda, sore wa watashi no anata no shimobe ni nari masu. Anata mo watashi o shin'yō shite i nai ka? (I'm not going to just leave you the hell alone. There's no damn way for me to do so. Ashley chan, allow me to help you. You don't have to be a cold bitch about this. I'm considered 'on assignment', that makes me your servant. Don't you even trust me?)" Itachi sighs.

"Itachi-kun wa, watashi wa anata o shin'yō suru na. Shikashi, watashi ni nani ka o oshiete kudasai anata wa nani sa rete shimo sa rete iru shin no imi? Anata wa watashi no shimo bete o oshiete kudasai suru ni wa, sore ga uchigawa ni watashi o korosu. Shite kudasai watashi wa jibun jishin o kurikaesu koto wa arimasen. Anata ga tasukeru koto ga dekiru sairyō no hōhō wa watashi wa chōdo watashi ni dakenode, watashi wa shūchū dekirushi, futatabi migi no subete o jigoku o nokoshite iru. (Itachi kun, I trust you. But tell me something, do you know what being a being a servant truly implies? For you to tell me that you're my servant, it kills me on the inside. Please don't make me repeat myself. The best way you can help me is to just leave me the hell alone so I can focus and make everything right again.)" I snap again.

Itachi feels confused but he does not dare show it. Instead, he gently places his hand on my shoulder. Itachi and I keep our Sharingan active. Itachi keeps his gaze level with mine. He sighs as he bows his head, hiding painful tears.

"Sore wa anata ga kono yō ni kurushimu mite watashi o kizutsukete iru. Watashi wa tandoku de dochira ka o nokoshite iwa rete suki desu. Naze anata wa itte iru kono yō na mono? Kiite kudasai, watashi wa zan'nen watashi no kotoba wa anata o kizutsukete iru yo. Watashi wa yori ōku no itami, Ashurii-chan wa oshieru? (It's hurting me to watch you suffer like this. I don't like being told to leave you alone either. Why are you saying things like this? Please listen, I'm sorry that my words are hurting you. Tell me is there more pain, Ashley chan?)" Itachi says as he is hiding the fact that he is crying.

"Sumimasen, watashi-tachi wa kono nochi no kaiwa o shūryō suru hitsuyō ga arimasu. Itachi-kun wa, hotondo no hito ga anata no kokoro o tsūka suruga, watashi wa dekiru no ka wakara nai. Watashi no tame ni naka naide, sore wa muimi da. Mō takusan da. (Forgive me, but we will have to finish this conversation later. Itachi kun, most people can't tell what goes through your mind but I can. Please don't cry for my sake, it's pointless. Enough is enough.)" I sigh.

Itachi and I deactivate our Sharingan. We go our separate ways. Later on at Itachi's house, I end up making out with Itachi (after we finish our homework). His lips grace mine with tenderness and a fatal addiction to follow. Itachi does not even have a shirt on. I feel his arms wrap around me. I do not know why I am allowing this to happen but it feels heavenly as Itachi sweeps me off my feet and carries me over to his bed. A half hour passes and we get an unexpected visitor. 'Obasan' is pissed with both of us. Itachi holds me close to him thinking I am likely to get the worst of her wrath.

"Itachi, Ashurii, explain yourselves." Obasan commands.

"I'm not myself lately. I have fallen in love with your eldest nephew. Forgive me." I answer.

"I don't have an excuse. I have fallen in love with Ashurii-chan. I'm unforgivable." Itachi answers.

"Itachi, Ashurii, be grateful I'm letting you two off with a warning. The next time Angie-san snitches; I may not be nice about it." Obasan leaves.

I call Kakashi-chan to see what is going on. I hear her cell phone ringing nearby. She has Love and Joy (by Yuki Kimura-san) set as her ringtone for me. Kakashi-chan hangs up and Itachi politely lets her in through the window. It is quite a relief to see Kakashi-chan serving an honorable person.

"Gomennasai Ita-sempai. (I'm sorry Ita-sempai.)" Kakashi-chan sighs.

"Daijoubu Kakashi-kouhai. (It's ok Kakashi-kouhai.)" I smile. "I'm relieved to see you working with an honorable person."

"Guess what?" Kakashi-kouhai smiles.

"Nan desu ka? (What is it?)" I ask.

"I think I've got a guardian angel." Kakashi-chan answers.

"At least you didn't say 'boyfriend', you almost gave you sempai a heart attack. Please be careful about what you say Kakashi-chan." Itachi warns.

"Well guardian says he won't act like my boyfriend. I told him he'd have to meet Sempai first." Kakashi smiles.

"Anata no kono shugo tenshi Kakashi-chan? (Kakashi chan who is this guardian angel of yours?)" Itachi and I ask instinctively.

"Watashi no shugo tenshi no namae wa Uchiha Sasuke desu. (My guardian angel's name is Uchiha Sasuke.)" Kakashi-chan answers.

I pass out from shock. Sasuke enters the room. He addresses Kakashi-chan politely. Itachi shakes his head in disbelief. Kakashi-chan gets flustered and fusses at Sasuke for being too polite to her.

"Little brother, what's going on?" Itachi asks skeptically.

"Let's just say Kakashi-chan appealed to my soft side after rescuing me from a 'fan girl attack' on Valentine's Day." Sasuke snaps coldly.

"I see." Itachi nods as he tends to me. "You and I will need to talk later then. Please make sure Kakashi-chan gets home on time. Oh by the way, don't let her talk you into letting her spending the night with her sempai."

"Not a problem then." Sasuke fumes.