A/N: I have a little suprise on the end of this Chapter I really hope you would like it maybe I will make more of them, enjoy :D
"bla" normal talking
´bla´ thinking (this time not only the OC)
´bla´ OC inner
Chapter 9: Christmas
OC 11 years old, Itachi 16 years old
We all know the different types of people when it comes to Christmas.
Type 1: Has a whole month before the event the presents wrapped ad stored away
Type 2: Buys one present after another carefully over some weeks.
Type 3: Buys all presents 1 week before
Type 4: Buys a few days before under high pressure
Type5: Last-Minute
I´m one of the type 4 haven now gathered all the Ideas for my presents and now on the way through the crowd to buy them.
´Why do you always got so late, we hate crowds remember?´
´I know but now they will have more discount I want to use that, so first Choji and Naruto´
´They get the same?´
´No but it will be similar´
I first went to Ichiraku to get some "free ramen" coupons.
´And "free BBQ" for Choji´
´Coupons aren't the best present´
´Our money is limited to our pocket money we get from our parents´
´We need a job...or something of that sort´
´We will next year we become gening and will get money from our missions´
´Can´t wait´
When I entered Chojis favourite restaurant I found Shikamaru getting the same coupons I wanted.
´Good that we also got his present in the store before´
"Shika?" He turned to me then looked to his coupon then back to me.
"Same idea?"
"Yes, but I have an alternative" I smiled at him.
´Which?´
´There are these limited winter edition chips but better hurry to get some or they are sold out´
"How many presents do you have already?"
"…..eh..." He looked to his side and rubbed his neck.
"Ok then it is decided you will come with me and buy the other presents you help me carrying and I will help you finding presents. Deal?"
"Troublesome" He mumbled but followed me out of the restaurant to the present hunting.
We got nearly all of them by lunchtime.
Shika got an orange shirt with ramen print for Naruto, hair ties for Ino, coupons for Choji, some kunais for Kiba, some vials for Shino and Ninja strings for Sasuke
I got the present for Shika, the coupons for Naruto, purple nail paint for Ino, the limited winter edition chips for Choji, a scarf for Shino, ninja sandals for Sasuke, some fingerless gloves like Kakashi wears only without the plate and a present for Itachi (while Shika wasn´t paying attention).
We both were now on our way to a jewellery shop when I saw Itachi coming out a weapon shop.
"Itachi, are you also buying presents?" I asked standing right before him.
"Ah Yuuki-chan, yes I am"
"Hmmm...want to tag along? We are also buying some presents" Itachi shortly looked at Shikamaru then gave me a smile.
"Sure"
He got my right side while Shika was walking to my left.
´A bit tense here or do I imagen this?´
´I´m actually not sure, but there is the jewellery shop´
I went inside with both of them inside.
There weren´t only accessories but also some nice decoration like some vases, photo frames and little figures.
´I think the wolf Sasuke gave us was from here´
´Could be, the work really looks similar´
´Ah! Found it this would be perfect for Hinata´
´And that one for Sakura don´t you think´
´Yes´
I went straight for the hairpin with the Sakura flower and the bracelet with many little flower tags.
The hairpin is for Sakura and the bracelet for Hinata they would like them.
"Nee...Yuuki does girl really like such things?" I turned to Shikamaru while the owner wrapped the presents up.
"When knowing what the girl likes you can´t do anything wrong"
He was silent and gave me a lazy look.
"Troublesome, I will look a bit around will you wait for me outside?"
´He wants to buy something for us here´
´Sure?´
´Why else should we wait outside´
I took my purchases and went outside together with Itachi waiting for Shikamaru.
Something cold touched my nose.
"Huh?" I looked up seeing the first snowflakes falling down.
"Snow!" I broke out in a wide grin jumping a bit up and down trying to catch them.
I was too happy seeing the snow that I missed the warm look Itachi gave me watching me having my fun.
I shuddered when to the snow a cold wind came up.
"Yuuki" Itachi called for me.
"What is it Itachi?"
He didn´t said anything just loses his black scarf and began winding it around my neck, when done he gave me a light stern look.
"You will catch a cold keep it"
´I could get lost in his eyes´
´He sure changed a bit, he smiles more´
"I´m done" Shika came out of the shop.
They both bought me home arriving there I went to give Itachi his scarf back but he stopped me.
"Keep it and wear it or you would get sick"
"But what is about you?"
"It will be alright until I´m home" He again gave me this warm look.
´Really what is this warmth in his eyes´
´I can´t know everything just accept it...it suits him´
I blushed slightly and tried to hid it a bit with the scarf.
"Thank you Itachi"
´It smells like him´ I inhaled a bit of his scent.
"I will go then will we meet tomorrow?"
"Oh, good bye Shika until tomorrow"
´It will be fun when the snow will remain´
´Snowball war´
´Heheheheh´
He looked for a moment sad and then turned to go home.
"I should also go, you will come to help our mother?"
"Yes, the day after tomorrow"
"Until then" he ruffled slightly my hair smiled and also went on his way.
We were all meeting at Kibas house he invited us to look at some puppies and other ninken.
"They are so cute~~~~" we girls chorused watching the little pubs stumbling around.
"Women" Shika said and rolled his eyes so while we girls were watching the pups and awed and cooed the guys were talking about training.
´Guys´
´You know the snow stills lies high out there´
"Girls I have an idea" I grinned like mad.
"Huh?" They all pried their eyes slowly from the pubs to look at me.
We stuck our head together and planned the demise of our boys, then went outside the boys were sitting near the porch letting the door open they turned to us.
"Oi it is could don´t let the door open" we all grinned and the simultaneous throw snowballs direct in their faces. They blinked at us then one after another stood up.
"Guys, this is war!" Kiba shouted jumping down forming a snowball throwing at us quickly followed by the others.
Walls were build fast and teams created. It was Shika, Ino, Hinata, Sakura and me against Kiba, Naruto, Choji, Shikamaru, Sasuke and Shino. We played until most of the snow in the garden was used and we were too tried.
I pulled Hinata then to the side.
"Ne Hinata how about coming to the party with Naruto?"
"With N-N-N-Naruto-kun?"
´Poor girl always blushing at the mentioned of his name´
"Yes, come go ask him"
"But-but-but-"
I dragged her along with me and pushed her a bit in Narutos direction.
"Naruto, Hinata wants to ask you something"
I stood right behind her
"Don´t be too nervous I´m right behind you supporting you" I whispered.
"What do you want to ask H-Hinata-chan?"
´Oh cute look he is blushing too, thought he liked Sakura?´
´Maybe a little change we caused but it is good´
"Ah-uhm-I-I-I-do-do-y-you w-want-to-to-g-ooo-with-m-me-t-too-th-the-p-p-party?"
´She managed that without fainting´
´I´m so proud´
"Sure I will pick you up then at 5 pm?"
´There she goes´
I catch Hinata and supported her.
"I think that would be great the party will start at 6 pm, I will tell her when she wakes up"
"Ah thank you Yuu"
Hinata was out for good 20 minutes and it was also slowly time to go home I told her when Naruto will pick her up and wished her luck.
Day bevor the party.
I went pretty early to the Uchihas to help Mikoto.
"Ah Yuu-chan there you are come, come eat something and then we will begin"
It was only both of us Sasuke and Fugaku already eat in his study and Itachi was on a mission coming back to lunch.
"So with what do we begin?" I asked Mikoto Sasuke using the chance to escape out of the front door.
"Since Sasuke fled I can begin to tidy up the rooms upstairs I trust you with the kitchen and living room, when we are done today we can eat the dangos I made"
"Then we better begin with this right now"
´It is really easy to get you to work´
´It is about Mikotos dangos! Sure I will do everything for them expect murder´
´You are really easy to make happy´
´The little things are that what make me the happiest, I don´t need money or other fancy things´
Until lunch we managed to clean every corner of this dam big house and this time Fugaku came out of his study to eat with us.
"You are overdoing it"
"Fugaku we will have a lot of guests from the other clans I want this house to look perfect when they come!" She scolded him.
After lunch we began the decoration, but Mikoto was distracted, Itachi was running late.
"He will be alright" I insured.
"I know, would you please hang these lanterns up outside the front door? The ladder already stands there but be careful please"
I was trying to attach the second lantern of two.
"Yuuki" a warm voice sounded up startling me. I lost my balance falling backwards down from the ladder. I closed my eyes awaiting the impact but there were none just the feeling being held in someone's warm arms.
"I-I-Itachi y-you are back" I stuttered and blushed at him holding me again princess style.
"Forgive me that I startled you" he really looked guilty.
"It is ok, I´m sure your mother waits for you." He put me down on my feet's.
"Then I better go and look for her and...please don´t fall down on me again" He smirked at me and went inside.
´Did he just crack a joke?´
´Yes he did´
´With all these impossible things that happens I begin to think we are dreaming´
´We aren´t´
´How will you know?´
´In dreams I don´t feel temperatures but right now I feel the freezing wind and the heat of my blush´
I managed to fix the lantern and went inside again to see Itachi bringing on other decorations on the ceiling and frames while Mikoto spread out some candles.
"Yuuki dear can you begin decorating the tree? Ah and Itachi when you are done help her, please, I will go and prepare the dishes for tomorrow, so much to do" she began to mumble to the end and retried into the kitchen.
´I think a chair will do´
´I hate it to be too short´
I began at the top with the classic simple star then went on with the other decoration Mikoto prepared. Midway Itachi joined in he did the lower half then and now gave me things for the upper half.
´I´m surprised´
´Why?´
´He let us do this, a guy letting a girl on the chair continue´
´Huh?´
´Don´t they normally say something like "let me do that"?´
´Oh...true´
I looked contemplative at him.
"I trust you to be careful" He said without looking up.
´The hell!? He just-´
"I can´t read minds Yuuki, I could see it on your face" He hold up the little glossy ball reflecting me in it.
"Oh...You must have watched a lot of peoples to be able to read their thoughts from their faces so good, it is one of my hobbies too" I gave him a smile, while he looked away.
´Girl is that...that can´t be...´
´What?´
´You just...that...there is a pink dust I'm sure of it...you embarrassed him I think´
´HUH!´ I took a doubletake on him and yes there faintly was a pink dust on his cheeks.
´How did we do that?´
´I don´t know, we didn´t say anything embarrassing?´
´We accused him of watching peoples´
´And?´
´Na you right that can´t be it he is honourable he won´t do things like Jiraiya´
´Yeah so how?´
´I am dunno´
"Done" I came slowly down from the chair and mustered our work Itachi standing beside me nodding at it approving.
"It looks fantastic" Mikoto cooed hearing me.
"Yuuki will you also eat dinner with us?" She asked with a look to the clock.
"Already this late?" I looked on the clock reading 7pm
"When it isn´t too much" I said shyly.
"Never Yuuki"
´Mikoto is planning something´
´Yes I think so too...I heard rumours..´
I was sitting on the table with them, but Mikoto pulled Sasuke beside her fast and left me the place next to Itachi.
´She sure doesn´t try?´
´He is 16 he will be head of ANBU with 17, that job is mostly a desk job I´m sure they want him to search for a girlfriend by then´
´...na don´t think about that I will eat now as dessert there are dangos~´
Mikoto knowing us gave each one his own portion of dangos so effectively preventing Itachi and me fighting for the last one.
"Until tomorrow" I waved and then went at home preparing for the Christmas party tomorrow.
Christmas day
I was skiddy the whole day until we get ready for the party.
I wore a red dress with withe fluffy rims, as always the necklace and my hair was down reaching midback.
"Hurry" I pulled my parents behind me skipping to the Uchiha mansion, both of them just laughing at me and my usual antic around Christmas.
"A there you are" Mikoto greeted.
"Shikamaru, Choji and Ino are also already here"
I left the adult to themselves and went into the living room with the bag full of presents.
I didn´t said anything just bouncing on Shikamaru first and went on to Ino and Choji.
"Are this your presents" Ino glanced in the bag.
"Yes will you help me putting them under the tree?"
"Sure" we arranged the presents and came worth again to see Sasuke and Itachi strolling into the living room.
Waiting for the others I began asking Itachi about the other nations and how it is there.
´It is so easy to talk with him´
Somewhere between Shika joined our conservation and one after another the rest came in filling the room up to the brim. The cutest was Naruto coming in holding hands with a tomato red Hinata.
At 6 pm everyone was there and we began one after another giving out the presents.
I got a medical book from my parents, some food coupons from Choji, an orange T-Shit with fox print from guess who...Naruto, bonbons from Shino, some pictures of the baby dogs from Kiba (he for sure is type 5 the Last-Minute one), a silver hairpin with a snowflake from Hinata, a romance novel from Sakura, a printed version of the flower book Ino and I created and senbos from Sasuke.
I gave Shikamaru then his present and he gave me mine, but I waited with mine watching him unwrapping my present and then let his jaw drop a bit looking really surprised and in awn.
"How?"
"I have my ways" ways I learned when I was a library assistance, I had two presents prepared in advance and only picked them up one of them was Shikamarus. It was a rare book of strategist there were maybe only 10 of this book but I manage to find out that a little store not far away had this book not knowing of its value and so I let it deliver to a bookstore to pick up. I now went and opened mine.
´Let us see what he got in the jewellery shop for us´
I looked down on a beautiful photo frame of a dark wood with silver inked cherry blossoms, he also put a photo in it, it was the one we let took on Narutos birthday with the last fireworks in the background all of us standing together even Sasuke and Itachi smiling into the camera. I was near tears.
"Oh thank you Shika" I gave him a chaste kiss.
"Thank you, too" He pulled me to himself giving me a not so quiet chaste kiss on the cheek getting me to blush and hide my cheeks with my hands turning slightly away, not noticing Shika giving Itachi a challenging look and getting narrowed eyes in return.
"Uhm I, Itachi here for you" to distract myself from Shika boldness I gave Itachi his present.
´Slowly he begins to pay you back´
´I notice´
´Heheheh I´m now really interest what will come for payback´
´Don´t be like that he isn´t the only one getting me in such a state´
´True there is someone else too´
I glanced to Itachi who now lifted the lid of the jewellery box seeing the necklace I had let made for him.
´I didn´t saw his necklace he wore in the anime so I thought why not give it to him as a present´
´That is not the only thing in there´
´Yeah a little card with saying that the necklace should remember him of the people who care for him´
He read the card then carefully then put the necklace on. He was sitting on the sofa a bit behind me while I sat at the floor across from Shika so he stood up crouched down on my side looping his arms around me in a loose embrace from the side then a lingering kiss to my temple then a short one to my cheek then chuckling lowly in my ear.
"Thank you Yuuki" and letting a present drop into my lap.
´...´
´This guy...´
I was too shocked to see the second obvious exchange between Itachi and Shikamaru but was snapped out of it when Ino came up to us.
"Nee Yuu what is in that one?" This curious little thing already examined all my other presents.
I unwrapped the blueish silver present finding a little jewellery box.
The wood was pure black and with fine silver were snowflakes engraved overall and on the lid a really big pretty one with lots of details, the inside was puffed out with silver satin and hand some different spaced to organise. Looking careful I saw that it had a second bottom. Opening the secret space there was a card and a little stone like the one in my necklace. I first took the stone and examined it to find little snowflakes inside.
´Wow he sure paid a lot for this´
´So pretty´
´Didn´t you say you don´t like extravagant things?´
´Not when it is practicable and the stone sure wasn't expensive´
I laid the stone pack getting to the card. It read "Thank you for being my light"
´...He likes you´
´You think´
´For who would you use such a phrase? Sure not when you see them as just a friend and sure also not for a normal best friend´
´Oh´
´Yes Oh´
I was red up to my roots stammering.
"T-T-Thank y-y-ou I-Itachi"
I cleared my throat and tried to calm down my blush.
"Nothing to thanks for Yuuki"
"I´m sure everyone is hungry by now, the buffet is ready" Mikoto interrupted.
The food was delicious but it wasn´t expected otherwise Mikoto is just so good.
We all ate and chattered, played and so one but I needed a break so I went outside to sit on the porch looking up to the clear night sky watching the stars and the moon. It was a clear full moon.
´Such times are the best´
´It is so peaceful let us stay here for a bit longer´
Without notice I fell asleep on the porch.
Itachis POV
I went outside to get some fresh air and also to look for Yuuki, only to find her fast asleep on the porch by the garden.
"You will get sick when you do something like this" I murmured getting inside again to get a blanked for her.
Coming back I sat beside her laying her head in my lap and spread the blanked over her making sure that she won´t be cold. She looked so peaceful that I couldn´t resist to stroke her hair carefully, not to wake her up.
´Seeing her always makes me calm down and to have something warming up in my chest spreading through my body. From the first time I saw her I knew she was something else.
I love my brother dearly but she...let me feel something else. She will never know that I always watch over her when I find the time, watching her with her friends or alone she always gives out this warmth...
She truly cares for everyone who is dear to her, even for someone like me.
She is pure, innocent and loving but not naive how I learned she knows of the cruelty in the world of my job that one of the cruellest and bloodiest, but even then she accept me, welcomes me always with a smile and her warmth...my light in my darkness´
My thoughts went on like this remembering all the times I watched over her.
Stroking her face lightly I whispered into the night.
"I will protect you, my little light" continue to bask a bit longer in the warm peace she gave me.
Itachi POV End
Shikamaru POV
Ino was getting on my nerves and Yuu were missing somehow so I gave Ino the excuse looking for Yuuki and went outside turning around a corner to get into the garden. I guessed when that Yuuki would search some peace here.
´She really didn´t like to be on parties, she likes it more peaceful...just like me...that is why we understand each other so good I think.´
My feets stopped in their track. I found her, but...she laid on the porch with her head in Uchiha Itachis lap fast asleep while he looked down on her warmly stroking her face tenderly saying something too low to hear. Seeing this scene made something painfully tighten in my chest. I turned around making my escape to another part of the house still feeling this pain.
´What is that what I feel?´
Shikamaru POV End
´So nice...so warm...´
´We should wake up we will leave any moment for sure´
´Hay hay´
I slowly opened my eyes blinking a few times I saw in a black T-shirt clad stomach of someone so I rolled on my back to see to whom it belonged.
"Good morning Yuuki-chan or better good evening?" I looked at Itachis relaxed face with a peaceful smile on it illuminated by the full moon and giving his hair a skin a fairy shine.
I sat up quickly turning again to him, the blanked slid down to the floor.
"Ah-Uhm-I-Itachi-I-"
´He really looks handsome in the moonlight´
´You are so not helping at this moment´
"It is alright Yuuki, but I think you parents a searching for you"
"Thank you" I was a scarlet red bowing and hastily and escaped to my parents steaming air following me all the way home. My parents tried to get out of me what happened what got me so red but my mouth was sealed.
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