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?