Heart of Ice, Eyes of Fire (Itachi X Reader)

Chapter 13: Finding out Naruto; Strange Protection

You were tossing and turning all night, walking up occasionally, rolling over and falling into a troubled sleep again. Your dreams were filled with people with Akatsuki uniforms on, but you couldn't see their faces. Naruto and Sasuke were on the ground bleeding again just like in your first dream. A sweat broke on your brow. You occasionally moaned softly in anguish as your nightmare became worse and worse. Your nails sunk into your bed sheets as you bit your bottom lip. It was horrible. Your body wanted to wake up but your mind made you continue to suffer.

Itachi stood over your struggling figure, looking down at you with his cold eyes. He wondered what you could have possibly been dreaming of that could make you react this way. He continued to watch you for a few moments before he felt his hand lift up and gently push your (color) strands of hair out of your face. As if by magic your uneasy movements ceased and you relaxed, breathing normally and calmly. He pulled his hand away quickly, giving you one last glance before teleporting out of the room.

Your dreams seemed to vanish like bad rain clouds giving way to lighter weather. You finally were able to calm down and sleep well. Although you couldn't understand why the sudden change, but you weren't complaining.

"________..."

You groaned and tried to roll away but two hands were on your shoulders, shaking you gently. You opened one of your eyes slightly, just enough to see the bright light of the bulb on your ceiling. You winced and tried to cover yourself with a blanket but it was gone. You sat up slowly, blinking your very sleepy eyes. You felt someone's weight on the edge of your bed. You fully opened your eyes and saw Sasuke staring at you from the side of your bed that he was sitting on.

You yawned loudly and stretched, scratching your head as you gave Sasuke a slightly goofy smile.

"Mornin'," you said, stiffling another yawn. Sasuke nodded and got up off your bed and walked out without another word.

'Wonder what's his problem,' you thought to yourself as you slumped out of your bed. 30 minutes later you were in the kitchen to get some breakfast for yourself. You blinked as you saw a note on the table before you sat your breakfast down. You scanned it over with your eyes.

"_____, going out to go train. See you later tonight.

- Sasuke" the note read. You shrugged and ate your breakfast. As you ate, your heart suddenly stung painfully when you remembered what you were going to have to do now. You sighed and looked down at your food, suddenly not having an appetite. You sat up and walked towards your door, putting on your shoes and leaving your apartment quietly.

~*~*~*~*~*~* Itachi's Profile ~*~*~*~*~*~

He skillfully jumped from rooftop to rooftop, his now shorter brown bangs hanging slightly in front of his face. He had to use a transformation jutsu so he could keep an eye on you more easily. His hair was now short with longer bangs. His hair color was brown and his eyes were a gold color. He wore an outfit similar to what he used to wear when he was in the Uchiha clan, but there wasn't a symbol on the back and the pants were darker.

He landed in a tall tree, peering down at you as you walked calmly down a pretty deserted street. He had to make sure you went through your task of getting information about Naruto Uzumaki. He was concerned that you wouldn't try anything, but he would give you some chances before he would confront you about it. His eyes followed you as you stopped suddenly in the middle of the road. He suddenly felt a presence and knew you must have felt it to. In the dead silence, a voice suddenly shouted,

"______, you're mine!"

Itachi glared as he saw a blurred figure coming towards your back. He grabbed his kunai, getting ready to strike when suddenly you turned around and did a simple side kick mid section to the blurred figure. There was a loud gasp and then silence. He looked down and saw your foot had gone straight into Naruto's gut. Naruto hung off your foot for a moment before slumping over onto the ground. He laid on his back staring at the sky, his eyes wide with shock.