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To XxNina-himexX: LOOL I called the fire department and had them put out the fire in this story. It's gonna cool down a little now. :o
To SoundlessWind: If I were her, I'd want to stay in the illusion as well! It makes me really happy to see that you like it! I will try my best! The next chapter (not this one) will be a little bit more playful. :)
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The Forty-Eighth Hour: Wishful
He misses her warmth after she lets go, but he doesn't say anything. It would be awfully uncharacteristic of him to cherish pointless sentiments like that. Nonetheless, he regrets letting her go.
After all, she belongs in the light. She deserves to live in Konoha, surrounded by her friends and family. On the contrary, he belongs in the dark.
It is only on the forty-eighth hour does he wish he had never been defected from Konoha, and that the circumstances had been different.
The Forty-Ninth Hour: Sadistic II
He notices the blood staining her arms and legs, and she catches him staring.
Glancing down, she says, "From the vines."
"I know." It hurts him to see her bleed like this, but he finds it oddly enticing as well. Was he a sadist? He didn't know.
"If it bothers you so much, can't you just make it go away? It's your illusion."
"It is bothering me," he admits, "but in more ways than one."
She doesn't pester him for details, and he is glad.
The Fiftieth Hour: Boredom
"I'm bored," she snaps. "Can we spar again?"
He remembers in detail what had happened the last time they had sparred. He recalls how stunning she had looked, and how her whole body had shimmered with ferocity so strong that it stirred even the deepest pits of his heart (and something even lower, mind he say). He sighs at that memory and furrows his eyebrows.
"No."
"But why?" Sakura wasn't one to whine, but her tone narrowly resembled so at the moment.
He actually finds it cute.
"I have seen enough from you." He conceals his feelings well, as his tone is firm and rough.
"But I'm bored!"
Cute, but slightly annoying.
Maybe he should have continued the torture a bit longer.
The Fifty-First Hour: Excuses
He wonders what the kyuubi and the copy ninja would say when she is released from the genjutsu, scarcely scathed. It will stir up a commotion within the Akatsuki, that's for sure. He believes it's about time to devise a plan.
"She was a mighty opponent."
"A separate entity, her inner self, restricted me."
"I saw no need to harm her."
The more he thought about it, the more he realizes that these were all lame excuses for being charmed by her.
The Fifty-Second Hour: Switch
"Let's switch things up!"
Itachi is rarely confused, but this time, she's caught him off his bearings by a whole 180 degrees. "…Pardon?"
"I said, let's switch things up! Instead of you torturing me, I'll torture you!"
Perhaps staying in an illusion for "fifty-two hours" has caused her to go insane, because he stares at her as if she's lost her mind.
"...No."
A/N: Yay for comic relief? Lately, it's been too lovey-dovey and kinky. LOOL I'm actually pretty curious about something...how old do you guys think I am? Please answer in the poll on my profile if possible! If not, just send your answer in a review! :) Thanks for reading! Keep up those lovely reviews and have a nice day!