The Price Of Loving Him... (Itachi x reader)

Chapter 17

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It's been a while since you've come back to your village. You managed to somehow connect the dots and get used to the whole Uchiha thing finally, and now you're back to practicing your life normally in your village, with a noticeable improvement in your skills that everyone had noticed.

"We can't lose him, we don't have someone else to replace him...", a man with an orange hair and lots of piercings said, looking to an unconscious guy with long blond hair laying on a bed with some bandages stained with his own blood wrapped around his stomach, as well as his arm as he seemed to breath in difficulty.
"What should we do?", a woman with blue hair adorned with a paper flower asked the man, looking at him then back at the blond.
"We need to find someone to heal him fast, we can't keep losing our members", the man replied to her, when suddenly a swirl appeared as a man with an orange mask came out of it.
"[Name] [last name], the best choice we have for now, we need to send someone to get her here", he said calmly.
"Who do you suggest?", the orange haired man asked in his deep voice.
"Send Itachi and Kisame, they will know where to find her easily", the masked man said taking a close look at the injured blonde young man laying unconscious.

"alright, I'm heading out now", you said opening the front door, smiling as you enjoyed the morning sunshine.
"Okay, take care of yourself dear", lady Noriko replied to you from the inside, as you then closed the door and left.
You walked away until you exited your village and headed toward a grassy meadow not too far from the village where you usually pick herbs. You were wearing a simple lavender kimono with a large white obi around your waist, you were holding your basket with one hand and putting your bag on your shoulder. You smiled as you looked around hearing the birds chirping as the sun light infiltrated the area through the branches of the high trees.
You put your basket beside you as you started picking the herbs you need, you kept your guard on since you were alone, still, you didn't notice it when he came...

"Kisame, don't interfere. I will take care of this...", the raven haired man said in a deep voice to his partner as he then started walking towards you, while his partner nodded and backed off waiting for him in a nearby place.
"Good morning", you immediately turned around alerted hearing his voice, as your heart started beating fast...both from fear and...excitement to see him again...you couldn't explain your feelings...
".........", you couldn't say anything. Stunned, you remained in your spot standing and watching him, the breeze waving the hem and high collar of his cloak and his black locks of silky hair.
He took some more steps toward you, your eyes were fixed on his face. You couldn't even blink as he advanced to you noticing your reaction, you gulped trying to keep your cool...what does he want from you now and here?

"Good morning", he repeated, now just a little distance away from you, if he came to kill you then why greeting you?
"...morning...", you said in a low voice, eyeing him deepily trying to predict any move he is gonna make.
"I need your help with something", he said calmly, and you felt that tension had slightly faded away.
"My help?"
"There is someone who is badly injured, we want you to heal him", he said as he looked closely at your face. Now with the help of the eyedrops you have given him that day, he can clearly see the beauty standing in front of him.

"We? Who are 'we' exactly?", you asked feeling a bit nervous. You remembered that when you were at Konoha, Shizune said that after Itachi killed his clan, he left the village and joined some criminal group or something like that, that must be what he means by 'we'.
"It doesn't matter, so, are you coming?", what? He doesn't wanna give you a chance to think, he expects you to just go with him to an unknown place meet with strangers this easily?

"No, I can't", you said firmly, causing the Uchiha to sigh as he closed his eyes shortly then opened them and said:"what do you want in exchange for coming with me?".
"Nothing, I just don't want to come, if so necessary bring him or her to my house or to the hospital and I will take care of them", you replied, feeling your hands getting sweaty.
"It can't be, I said he is heavily injured", he said and you remained silent, and he knew you still didn't change your mind.

"I will take you by force, if I have to", he said in a serious and menacing tone taking a few steps ahead, as you backed away from him.
"I will not let you take me! I will defend myself", you said, taking out a kunai you've got from the leaf, and held it in front of you in an attack position, it was the least you could do then.
'You have changed...[name]', he thought as he then smirked slightly then said:"if you want then...come at me!".

You didn't waist a second as you launched at him, trying to hit him with the kunai several times as he only dodged them easily, still not attacking you.
"Not done yet?", he asked in a teasing way as he managed to dodged a punch from you.
You stood up panting and looked at him, as he was still standing in front of you. You took your kunai again and launched to him but he suddenly disappeared.
"What?!", you looked around you searching for him, but there was no signal for him. Where did he go?
You started to walk back looking around, fully focused on finding him when your back touched something.

"I'm here", he said, just a whisper in your ear causing you to flinch in surprise as you turned around quickly facing him, while he just looked down at you, how can he do this?! It looks like what you've heard of him is right...you have barely seen anything from him.. 
"Take this!", you punched him and this time he didn't dodge it, he simply stopped it with his hand. You gritted your teeth as you tried to retreat your fist from his palm while he just tightened his grip on it even more, to a point where it started to hurt.
"Let go of me!!!", you yelled at him while he just remained silent, just looking down at you. You tried to hit him with your other hand but then he disappeared, a bunch of crows appeared instead and flight in different ways.

"What's that now?!", you gasped as the crows disappeared from your sight, how can he do that? Or what exactly did he just do? You remained on your guard ready to attack again at any moment, you tried to feel his movements, sense his chakra but for nothing, you were getting more worried about this with each passing second...

Suddenly and before you can even realize it, a shadow quickly came to you, and before you can do anything, you have been laying down on the ground as you closed your eyes from the sudden impact.
You slowly opened your eyes and he was there as you expected. He pinned your hand that was holding the kunai above your hand, and your other hand above your head.
He was close as he leaned down to you to hold your hands firmly, you struggled to free your hands but they didn't even budge from his tight grip.
"I win. So, what are you gonna do now?", he asked you smiply, a smirk in the corner of his lips.

Why is he like this??!

You were just about to open your mouth and say something, but then looking at the way he held you, your face turned a deep shade of red, if someone sees the two of you like this they might think something else is happening.
"F-Fine!! I will come with you! J-Just let go of me!", you said and then he let go of your hands and stood up beside you, while you sat in your place.