Mental Break || Itachi Uchiha

Nana 一 Sh*t Gets Real

        [Name]'s moved slightly behind closed eyelids, however, she didn't move an inch from her sleeping position. She was comfortable, probably for the first time while she slept in these cold sanitarium beds. A small smile graced her lips, and with her eyes still closed, she stretched, wrapping her right arm and leg more tightly around the warm body pillow that she was snuggled up against.

        ...Wait.

        When did she get a body pillow?!

        Her [e/c] eyes quickly flew open and she blinked a few times to push away the blurriness that was keeping her from looking at her surroundings clearly. When she finally noticed that she was not hugged up to a body pillow, but a sleeping Uchiha Itachi, she jerked up in surprise.

        She mumbled a a few curses under her breath, one for hurriedly sitting up, cause she could have woken up Itachi, one for falling asleep on him. Her heart beat at breakneck speed behind her ribcage and she placed her hand over her shirt, only to unsuccessfully calm her raging heart. She thought back at the night before, she hadn't planned on falling asleep, she planned on sneaking back to her room!

        Her cheeks flamed red as she registered how close her and Itachi had just been. Her leg over both of his, arm wrapped tightly around him, head lying on his chest. Her hands reached up to cup her hot face when she realized that not only was she as close as she could be to him, but his arm was wrapped around her back and was holding her close to him throughout the night. Her stomach felt weird again, but she dismissed it quickly, she had things to do today. Her [e/c] optics glanced over to Itachi's side table and noticed the time. 8:00 A.M... A certain somebody should be doing the medication rounds about now.

        She swung her legs over the side of the bed, careful not to wake Itachi up, ran her fingers through her bed hair and snuck out of his room like the beastin' ninja that she was. Unfortunately, when she stepped out of the room and closed the door, she almost ran into a medicine cart.

        "...Shit." She adverted her eyes to anywhere besides Kabuto.

        "Well, well, [Name]. I see that you're coming out of Uchiha Itachi's room. You do realize that romantic relationships are strictly prohibited here, correct?" That obnoxious, infamous smirk reached his lips as his onyx eyes scrutinized her. 

        Her mind went blank, she usually came up with an amazing comeback for the bastard by now. Damn. 

        "You and I may need to talk, not about this incident of course, it's something way more urgent. Something that I've witnessed that I'm not wanting Lord Orochimaru's attention to be centered on."

        What the actual hell is he getting at? Not the plan, surely..

        "Wha-"

        He cut her off, "Follow me, while I do the rounds, if you would." He didn't wait on her answer just started pushing the cart down the hallway, he didn't have to glance at her to know that she was indeed following him, reluctantly. "So, I'm not expecting an answer right away, honestly I'm not expecting one at all considering that it's you that I'm talking to. Nevertheless, I recall seeing you, a few nights ago, sneaking out of Hidan's room. Really late at night. I was just curious as to what you're getting yourself into. However, before you answer me, you should know that if you end up not telling me, then I will find out myself."

        For the second time that morning her heart felt as if it were going to beat out of her chest and flop to the floor like a fish out of water. She inhaled deeply, trying to concentrate the best that she could on the situation at hand, while keeping up with Kabuto's pace. She supposed that Kabuto would eventually figure out about her plan, it was only a matter of time, but still, this was a little too early. Or maybe it was right on time?

        "You're right," she crossed her arms over her chest, looked over at him just to take in his shocked expression, then looked down the hallway before she continued, "I am up to something. Something devious I assure you."

        "Oh, I have no doubt [Surname], you are a very devious individual." He glanced at her before quickly picking up a medicine cup and disappearing into a patient's room. [Name] smirked at his compliment, she wouldn't go as far as liking the compliment, considering it was coming out of Kabuto's mouth. When he returned, he immediately picked up the conversation. "No, the question is, are you going to tell me what you're up to. Or are you going to let me figure it out for myself?"

        An intense smirk was directed at him as her eyes lit up in excitement. Oh, how she would love for him to try and figure it out for himself. But, sadly, the bastard was essential for the plan to actually work. She hadn't even told Itachi about this.

        She shrugged her shoulders, "Hm. Even though the latter sounds extremely interesting, I'm leaning more toward telling you, mainly because you being involved is a whole lot more interesting to me." She watched as he rolled the medicine cart behind the nurses' station, done with his rounds. He said nothing to her, and he was expressionless as he went over to the computer to put in some data. When he walked back over to her, leaned his back against the high counter, and smirked at her, she knew that she had his attention. Which was exactly what she had wanted all along.

        "I'm assuming I'd be playing right into your hands if I agree to talk further with you. But, I am far too interested now to not do so." His eyes narrowed at her and he pushed his glasses up his nose using his index finger. [Name] could have sworn that she saw his glasses glint from the fluorescent lighting above them. That only made him seem more like the bastard he was to her.

        "If you want to know everything about what I'm up to, come to my room after curfew, we'll talk."

        "I'll meet you at 9:00 P.M. then, Miss [Surname]."

        She smiled, everything was playing right into her hands. And she loved every minute of it.

* * *

        Uchiha Itachi woke up from his slumber, he felt less warm than what he wished for. His neck turned and his charcoal eyes scanned over the empty space on his bed, he felt bummed that [Name] had snuck away from him, without even waking him up. His hand went to smooth the winkles on his bed sheet and then he looked up at his boring, familiar white ceiling.

        The night before whirled in his mind like a blur before it settled on the memory of falling asleep with [Name] by his side. He had woken up very early in the morning to feel her body wrapped tightly around his own. Just thinking about her made his heart race, but then dread filled his mind when he thought about her quietly sneaking away from him. Did she regret falling asleep beside him? Did he scare her away with his actions?

        He sighed. It was getting more and more difficult to control his feelings with each passing day. And he wasn't exactly sure what to do about it.