But when you told me the whole story I felt like throwing up

10.5

Valentina's POV

"Thank you for letting me sleep in your room tonight, Itachi-San." I thanked the Uchiha as I lay next to him on his bed.

"No problem," he closed his eyes ready to go to sleep. It didn't take long for Itachi to realized Obito's breaking character with me. "But if anyone asks, you spent the night with Lilian."

"Why can't I say we were together?" I asked confused.</p>

"I was ordered not to talk to you."

"By who?" But Itachi didn't have to answer my question. I knew well who gave him that order. It was Obito, my love. " I know who he is..."

Itachi's eyes opened and he turned to look at me.

"He also told me his plan..."

"What plan?" Now both of us were sitting up the bed whispering like if our life depended on it.

"He wants to go to war with Konoha."

"Valentina....Why would he tell you that?" His voice matched mine. Cautious that the walls might hear.

"When I had the demon inside of me he told me about his plan. Now that it was transferred to Lilian, he tried to kill me." I lied to his face, despite knowing his sharingan could see through deception. "He sent me to the woods the other day to kill me."

He looked away and remained quiet.

"He also told me what you two did." I desperately tried to grab his attention. For years, I had fantasized having a conversation with Itachi and even laying next to him in bed. I wasn't ready for our conversation to end yet. "What he helped you do."

Itachi's crimson eyes locked with mine, and I couldn't sustained eye contact. More than anyone, I knew that Obito would have never shared that information with me. I only discovered this after Obito's death, when I overheard some gossip at a Konoha store. Not in a million lifetimes would Obito have trusted me with that information.

In fact, Obito wouldn't even have noticed me in the first place, if it weren't for that powerful chakra I once possessed.

"It was orders from the village's elders," Itachi finally spoke.</p>

"I know your brother." Every word I spoke made Itachi grow more interested in the conversation with me.

<p>"I had your brother for a class back in the Ninja Academy. I would see masked man around Konoha too." I lied how Orochimaru taught me to. Fake identity. Fake life. Lying about conversations that never happened. Lie lie lie. I was worse at what I did best.</p>

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<p>"He broke his deal. He was supposed to stay away from Konoha. Away from my brother."</p>

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<p>"He will kill me soon. We all need to get out of here," I finally lay back down, satisfied to have had a long conversation with Itachi.</p>

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<p>"I would be killed at sight," Itachi explained as his eyes locked with mine again. "The village does not understand the cause of my actions."</p>

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<p>"We can all run away. You, Lilian, and I. Lilian is in danger as well because she's the one that has the demon's chakra in her."</p>

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<p>Itachi's silence made me reconsider the plan. Did I really want to run away with them so that they could get together and I would end up alone?<span> </span></p>