Note: Alternate Universe
December 24th, 2018.
Prompt Twenty-Four: Icicle
Last night's temperatures had dropped far below freezing, the coldest night Hinata had remembered.
Waking up that morning, while warm in her bed, the cold air was an unwelcome feeling.
It was still early when she woke, and feeling the cold temperature, she was happy to have no missions or training scheduled that day.
She smiled, rolling to her side, searching for the warmth of her husband.
But he wasn't there.
She sighed in disappointment, savouring a few more minutes within the comfort of their bed before getting up and getting ready.
She strolled into her kitchen, surprised, once again, to see her husband absent.
She noticed the water on the stove had boiled and was still steaming, suggesting he had been there not too long ago.
She made her own tea, allowing it to cool slightly on the counter before exiting the kitchen into her garden.
She found Itachi there, sitting on the wooden porch, wrapped in a warm jacket, throwing some seeds at the little birds hopping around over the frozen ground.
"Good morning." She said, moving to sit next to him.
He turned to her and smiled, "Good morning."
"It's cold today." She stated, watching the birds hop around at their feet.
"The birds cannot get to the earth for worms, so I thought I would give them an easy breakfast."
She smiled.
She knew her husband's reputation was that of a lethal shinobi, one with deadly power and a terrifying kekkei genkai. She could only imagine his enemy's face if they could see him now, wearing an overly puffy jacket and delicately feeding a group of tiny birds.
She wrapped her right arm around his and placed her head on his shoulder.
"Be careful walking around outside today," he warned, "Icicles have formed around the house and they could fall."
"Of course, thank you." She replied.
They sat in silence for a few moments before Hinata stood, "Have you had breakfast?" she asked.
He shook his head.
"I'll make some then." She smiled, returning to the warmth of their home.
Itachi stayed outside for a while longer, enjoying the cold, fresh air in his lungs.
He watched as a few more birds appeared, ready for their meal.
He smiled lightly at the small creatures.
He heard a slight crack above him and he looked up. He saw one of the icicles crack slightly, losing its grip on the water drain, about to fall directly on top of one of the birds he was feeding.
Quickly pulling out a kunai, he was able to intercept the falling icicle and hit it out of the direction of the bird.
The sudden movement caused some of the birds closest to him to scatter and fly away.
He sighed in disappointment.
Hinata watched from the window in the kitchen.
She giggled to herself.
If Itachi's enemies could see him now, they would never believe that this man, who used a kunai to save a single bird, was truly the powerful Itachi Uchiha.
But she knew that the kindness within his heart was actually what made him so powerful.
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