When I came to, I was laid on a huge bed with black covers. I looked around at the expensive looking furnished room and found Itachi's eyes staring back at me. He was sat on an silver-black armchair close to the bed; I wonder how long he has been there for. I cocked my head to the side, questioning him silently since I'm sure he is listening to my thoughts.
"I have been waiting for you to awaken since you lost consciousness." He responded with a smirk.
I took a sharp breath at his smirk; how could a man be so attractive? Yet... I... An image of Sasori flashed through my eyes; so beautiful... My eyes widened at the realisation that Itachi could probably hear that too. The moment his smirk faded into a cold expression, I knew I was right.
"I'm sorry..." I whispered, playing with the silky black sheets around my body.
"What for?" He asked as he joined me on the bed, raising my head so our eyes met; were his eyes always this crimson colour? I avoided his eyes in shame and he sighed.
"I must admit, the previous events shocked me to the point I lost myself, so you must forgive me. You thinking my husband is beautiful is no crime Deidara." HE reassured ME.
"I kissed him... In my books, that's cheating on you." I scoffed, more mad at myself than ashamed now.
"I'm already informed of that. Sasori does not keep secrets from me, it is against his DNA." Itachi informed me, reminding me the fact that Sasori is imprinted on him.
"What were you thinking when you promised me the things you did? That you could have both of us?" I asked now, feeling a little tricked.
"As I have told you in past, my marriage to Sasori is due to diplomatic reasons; I do not care for him. I would never trick you." He replied softly, caressing my face.
"YOU might not care for him but he will DIE without you, how can you expect me to be okay with that? Also how can you say that, are you blind? That man is perfection, a perfect fit next to you, compared to me." I slapped his hand away in fury; is this man serious right now?
"Sasori was the strongest, most ruthless werewolf when our paths crossed. During a battle for territorial reasons, he imprinted on me. At that time and age, I was sick of war and death, so when I read his thoughts I decided to take advantage of his situation to force our clans into peace. I had no interest in love for many centuries to come and when I did have a romantic interest, Sasori survived each one, because he is strong."
"And because he is strong you decided to test his limit? Break his heart over and over? What if I'm the last blow Itachi? Do you not care about his feelings or life at all? What if Neji did that to Gaara?" I asked rewilded.
"Gaara is not the same, he has always been a sensitive case." He said frowning.
"You really don't give a fuck about Sasori, do you?" What kind of person are you?
"I have always looked out for the general good and tried to keep everyone content, but sometimes that is not enough. You are far too young to understand my choices and the consequences they have had through history and life. What you need to know is that I am in love with you and I WILL make you happy, because your happiness shall be mine as well. I will not tolerate more baseless accusations from you, our conversation of this matter ends here." He stormed out and stopped by the door. "I can only hope that a day will come when you will see things my way, but I'm afraid that day looks very far in the future. I will leave you to your thoughts for now and send a servant to escort you to the date I have planned for us, later in the evening." He left before I could respond.
I AM SOOOOO MAD!
Who does he think he is? I'm too young to have an opinion? The conversation is over? Is he my dad or what? FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK. I am soooo frustrated! Leave me to my thoughts? What am I? A child throwing a tantrum? Fuck that, I decided to take a walk in the castle.
I roamed around, thinking how beautiful it would look if this place had some colour. The stone walls held such authority, it felt as if they were closing in on you. As I went further into a passage I came to a stop when I arrived at a wide alleyway that looked like a built-in garden with a fountain in the middle. There sat Sasori, caressing the surface of the water, making me jealous. Such delicacy should be banned from earth.
"You can join me if you want, nobody will see. Husband has called back all his lapdogs." He smirked, not looking at me. Now that he mentioned it, where was everyone?
A chuckle resonated in the garden, enchanting me once again. "Brat you are so easy to read. I don't even need to be a vampire to read your thoughts to know what you are thinking." Sasori kept chuckling to himself, teasing me.
"What was I thinking?" I challenged, crossing my arms over my chest.
"You probably haven't noticed that you were alone in the mansion and realised when I said so, so my guess is you wondered where everyone is." Sasori replied playfully. I sighed in defeat and he smiled.
"Can I still join you?" I asked awkwardly.
When he nodded I approached him, sitting a few meters away from him on the fountain.
"I don't bite, brat." He teased, scooting closer until he was right next to me. "You sure are timid for someone spouting nonsense about me being beautiful with a straight face." He smirked as I swallowed thickly, my stomach making a double flip.
"Well it's not a lie..." I whispered, looking everywhere but at him.
"You sure are very cute..."
My head turned to him so fast I swear I heard a snapping sound. Did he just call me cute?
He chuckled again at my gaping face, I know I look stupid when I am shocked.
"Yes, I said you are cute. And to answer your other question, Itachi gave out orders to avoid you at all costs because he wants you to have time to think." Itachi and his orders.
"Fuck that, who does he think he is?" I whispered to myself bitterly.
"Only the most important vampire in history, currently on the throne keeping the peace." Sasori smirked again.
"Still, he treats me like a child." I said pouting.
"Well, in comparison to his age, you are. A cute child that is." I blushed at the world cute.
"Still..." I trailed off. Wow, here we are, in this situation and Sasori is comforting me...
He sighed and looked up to the sky.
"You know... I hope you make him happy..."
huh? HUH?
Chapter 10: Chat
Chapter 10
You know when you watch those sappy TV dramas and there is a cheating husband, and at some point the cheated wife and the mistress meet and instead of killing or blaming each other, they scheme how to get back to the husband? Well, this is not that scenario. To be honest I would expect many words to leave this divine mouth but never in a million years his blessings.
"You are joking, right?" I whispered.
"No, brat." He smirked. "I don't do jokes. I simply wish the man I love happiness."
"Even if you are not it?" I questioned timidly, looking at the hem of my shirt in shame.
"Even then… Even if I need to stop existing…". My head snapped up again to stare at Sasori, who was looking up at the sky.
"No! How can you say that? Someone like you, so hurt by your most important person? You deserve the world!" I caught his hands in mine.
"Even though I am getting addicted to your sweet words, this is what I deserve. The person I was before has nothing to do with who I am today. How many important people did I rip out of other people's lives? How many times did I ruthlessly slaughter for the sake of good fun and power display? Isn't in only poetic that I will die of love?" He cocked his head to the side and I could see his eyes glistering.
"No, that person is not you." I shook my head in denial.
"You don't know me brat, not now, not then…" Sasori said looking back up to the sky. Sure, I don't know him but how can someone so perfect and beautiful be so bad? I shook my head again. Do I even hear myself? You should never judge a book by its cover. If Sasori says so then he must be right. But on the other hand how can someone say such bad things about himself if he hasn't repented for all he has done?
"Doll… Can you tell me more? I think I need to know more…" I asked him again timidly.
"Doll? Not even my husband calls me that. It's amusing how hard you make it to hate you, brat." He chuckled. My brain stopped working for a second trying to place the correct notes on the imaginary stave, to save up in my memory for future reference.
"Do you seriously think you are in love with me?" Sasori asked after a big pause.
I gaped like an idiot. What was I supposed to say? Yes? Wasn't this too early? What is wrong with me? I meet a good looking guy and throw myself into a wild mess. I catch my head with my hands and stare at the ground in confusion. Wow, all this supernatural shit has fucked me up. Was I always so shallow? Don't answer that… I miss my best friend… He would tell me 'bitch stop whining! Let's go get dick!' And that's that.
"I don't know what is wrong with me. I miss Neji…" I confessed.
"Gaara's mate?" Sasori asked cocking his head to the side; how cute!
"Yes, he is my best friend, he is awesome but his uncle is a crazy old man that won't even let us hang out because he thinks I make him gay, like bitch wake up, Neji's gayer than me!" I said all excited to share something about a person I love.
"Yes, I have heard from Gaara. He wasn't happy of the way his mate was treated either. I can't hold him back for much longer, one of these days that man will perish in his hands." Sasori smirked as if he said the simplest thing in the world; killing a man, that is.
"He can't do that. Neji still loves him, he is family." I said frowning.
"You mean even if your relatives treat you badly, you still forgive and love them?" Sasori asked in confusion.
"Yes, that is what family is unfortunately. But it works both ways, and they love and have your back when you have trouble. Isn't it the same for you and Gaara and Itachi? You would do anything for them, right?" I asked back.
"I suppose you are right. I would also forgive everything. They are the world to me."
"It's sometimes the same for friends too. I would do anything for Neji. We have known each other for many years, when I first moved here. We had a lot in common. He had lost his father and moved in with his uncle and I had just been adopted by my parents, so we had similar situations going on in our lives at the time." Sasori gave me a weird look that I have seen many times in my life. "I got very lucky with my parents. They love me as if I am their own and accept me for who I am. I don't really remember my real father, but I remember my mom had a drug addiction. She died while I was at school but she loved me. It wasn't like the movies where the child is neglected. I was always happy with my mom, she just had issues. Sometimes I miss her. But my mom now is so sweet and caring she fills me up with love so I am not sad." I continued quickly. I really didn't want pity.
"You are so pure, child. I wish I had met you years ago, many years ago. I would take all the pain you might have gone through, but then again, if I had met you when I was younger, I would probably have caused you so much more pain." Sasori said sadly.
"You don't know that! You might have liked me…" I tried.
"I am sorry that you lost your parents, I have also lost my parents at a young age and was lied to about their death… My grandmother raised me with the promise my parents would at some point come back home from their trip, when they were actually killed by vampires. I figured everything out after some time on my own and decided to play on with my grandmother's story until I presented and took over the leadership; then, all hell broke loose. I killed vampires on sight."
"That is horrible…"
"I told you I was a monster and-" "No, I mean your grandmother's lie…" I cut him off before he could finish his sentence. His eyes widened in surprise. "Please tell me more." I pleaded.
I could see his face regaining the usual expression he wore. "You are the most interesting human I have ever met, brat. Well, it all started when…".