The Fallen Angel (Uchiha Love Story)

Chapter 27 - A Choice

Soooo I changed the story's title. It was what i was originally going to call it when I was planning the story out and idk. I like this better now.

There may be a lack of updates and I am so sorry. For the past few weeks, I've been more focused on editing, but once I get back to Texas, I'll start writing more chapters.

And one last thing! I may have added a few parts to some previous chapters. You're free to ignore them. Tbh I don't really mind if you read them or not.

Enjoy~

08-09-14

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It's been 6 hours of travelling. It's night and I'm exhausted.

Itachi's still trailing right behind me. He hasn't done anything, but it's a lil annoying.

The only thing I'm worried about is that if I stop, he might show up. Heaven knows, I don't want that. But at this rate, I'll pass out in 2 hours.

I stop and Itachi stops, as well. I jump down the tree and sit down. I'm not hungry, so I'll manage. I just can't fall asleep. I don't have teammates covering for me. It's dangerous.

I stare out into the darkness.

"You can come out", I drawl, "I'm not going to bite."

The only response is silence, but soon his figure walks out and appears right before me.

"Not much of a talker, huh?" I smile, almost sweetly. His face remains emotionless as his sits down beside me.

"Hn."

I resist a scoff and retort. Why? Do all Uchiha's 'hn'? Is it their thing?

"What did you mean by that?" he suddenly asks.

"What do you mean?" I ask, even though I knew clearly what he meant.

"'You can't outlie a liar'", he quotes.

"Oh that. Why?"

He stares at me, curiousity glints in his eyes. I sigh. There's obviously no way out of this.

"I spent most of my life lying. Telling lies is a daily routine for me. It comes to me so naturally, you'd find it quite worrying", I laugh softly, "I start telling lies for absolutely no reason at all. It's pointless."

"Then, why don't you stop?"

"I can't. My brain just wants to feed people more and more lies", I frown, "I guess I don't want people knowing the real me."

He nods, understanding.

"It's almost impossible to lie to me and getting away with it. I analyze every movement you make. It may not be seen or heard easily, but it'll always be there", I say.

"What gave me away?" Itachi asks.

"Your defensive stance in saying things and the fact that you just admitted you were lying", I smirk.

"Hn. So you weren't sure?"

"You can never be sure."

He stays silent this time, not asking me anymore questions. We appreciate each other's silence for a while. I yawn, feeling drowsiness catch up to me.

"You can go to sleep. I'll watch", he offers.

"I'd rather not you watch me sleep", I retort.

He rolls his eyes and mutters, "You know what I meant."

"Thank you. If you dare trick me, I swear I'll make your lives hell", I murmur, trailing off in the end.

Darkness overcomes me and I sleep.

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Itachi's POV

I didn't expect her to be this beautiful. I couldn't help staring down at her face. Her crystal blue eyes were hypnotzing. Her voice was a beautiful melody itself.

She seemed more like an adult than a child. Her appearence was graceful and poised. She would be the definition of perfection.

A strand of hair falls down to her face. Hesitantly, I reach to move it behind her ear, brushing a bit of her soft skin. She moves toward my touch and fall onto my shoulder. She snuggles into my shoulder and smiles softly.

I feel the edges of my mouth tugging up into a smile.

I can see why my little brother is infatuated with her.

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Rina's POV

My eyes slowly adjust to lighting around me. It must be daytime. My head was leaning on something hard. I look up to see that I was sleeping on Itachi's shoulder. I jump back a little.

"U-Um. Sorry. Didn't mean to sleep on you or anything", I apologize. Did I stutter?

"It's fine", he chuckles softly. I feel pink dust over my cheeks. I let out a breath, momentarily hypnotized.

"You okay?" he asks, back in his emotionless state.

"Uh, yeah", I waver. I clear my throat and answer again, "Yes, I'm fine."

I get up, brushing myself off.

"Well, I should get going. You can come with if you'd like", I smile, "I could use some help with training."

"Hn."

I cock my hip to the side and stare down at him. I pucker my lips in annoyance.

"Ok. I can't tell if 'hn' is a yes or a no. I suggest moving your mouth and producing a word", I say sarcastically.

"Yeah", he replies.

"See? Isn't that better?" I smirk.

"Hn."

"I will cut you."

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A set of kunais are launched at me. I dodge every single one with ease. I create crystal needles from thin air and shoot them at Itachi.

I manage to keep myself from getting caught in another genjutsu so far and I intend to keep it that way.

We launch several of attacks at each other before calling it a tie.

Sweat drips down my forehead. He was a strong opponent.

"Okay, we should continue walking", I pant.

"You should rest", he says.

"No. I wanna get this mission done", I resist.

"Hn. Just walk slowly."

"Awe. Is someone worried?" I tease.

When he doesn't answer, I roll my eyes. I was used to his usual no answers or "hn" by now.

"You need to take training more seriously", he finally says.

"I do", I mutter.

"You need to focus. Our training usually cuts off early. It's not effective", he states.

"So? What are you saying?"

"Send a clone to deliver that scroll of your's and stay here to train with me", he says.

I keep silent.

"You have a choice", he says.

Loyalty or strength? Konoha has done so much for me, but training with Itachi will certainly improve my strength...

My mind trails back to my uncle. How he mercilessly killed the people I love. Rage burns in my stomach. My brain was telling me no. It'll only cause more trouble.

But then again, when have I actually listened to my brain?

I face Itachi with a smirk on my face.

"Ok. I'll train."