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

Chapter 22

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You've started your journey with the two men to get the medicine for the sick member of their group. You have been walking in the middle between the two of them leaving a distance between you and them, slightly closer to Itachi than Kisame, while putting on your satchel that contained your necessary things on your shoulder and holding the straw basket with your hand.

"So [name], how long will it take us to get there?", Kisame asked, looking at you with that grin on his face, this was his first time talking directly to you. 

"If we don't meet any tough obstacles on our way, we should be there in a day and half", you answered him while looking at the map drawn on the page of the book you were holding in your hands, the book you have asked lady Noriko to send to you with the rest of the other things earlier with Itachi.

"So, since it's passed midday now, we are supposed to get there at evening or by tomorrow's night...", he said looking ahead of him as you nodded in agreement.
Itachi's eyes were looking at you, looking and studying every little detail of the Uchiha girl beside him he didn't know about before...

"Are you tired?", you turned to your side as you heard Itachi's voice, noticing that he was looking directly in your eyes. 

"No, I'm pretty fine for now", you answered as you then looked ahead and kept walking while he nodded and did the same thing.
"There is a nearby small village around here if I'm not mistaken, we might stop there and take a rest", Kisame said looking at his partner who replied with a simple nod and said:"fine, but we will leave it shortly, we will keep moving until night falls".

"Yes, we have to get there as fast as we can...the tree's flowers, which I need to extract the elixir from will bloom the night we get there, tomorrow's midnight, then they will wither and disappear shortly as soon as the sun rises up", you added, as they both listened to you.

"Hehe, you seem to know a lot, [name]", Kisame said in a way that seemed as if he was complimenting you, causing you to smile a little saying:"well, I have been learning ever since I was a little girl", he nodded with a grin, as you could feel Itachi's strong gaze upon you from the side.

"[name]? Can you tell us more about this tree? The whole thing seems pretty interesting, heh", Kisame said with that grin still on his face as you nodded then started...

"It's a very old tree, maybe it was there for quite thousands of years. Some say it's the last remaining tree of its kind, it blooms once every couple hundreds of years, some say evey five hundred years, others say every thousand years", you said, flipping through the pages of the book.

"What?! That's so rare! Do we even have a chance it actually blooms tomorrow's night?", Kisame exclaimed in confusion as he stopped walking, making you giggle at his reaction and his perplexed face expression. 

"Don't worry, Kisame. I'm sure the day it blooms is tomorrow, I have precisely calculated that. Your injured friend is lucky, I mean really lucky to actually have a chance to get that elixir. Only few people know about this, and those few people don't even want to try get it, thinking it's either just an old myth, or because the way there isn't easy", you said, as Kisame nodded at you and replied: "impressive. By the way, the guy you are curing is called Deidara. Say [name], what can that elixir exactly do?".

You were actually enjoying this conversation with the shark-looking man, it was much better and easier than walking in silence. And as it seemed, even Itachi was also enjoying to listen despite him being silent all the time.

"Well, it regenerates new cells from the remainings of the dead ones in a quick period of time, which leads to revive the part of the body that has died. It can also repair a badly damaged tissue or organ and makes it even better with a great ability to heal wounds and injuries on its own later, it can also be used to...", you trailed off stopping at this part. You've already spoken too much, if there is anyone following you, it could be a trouble, the elixir costs a fortune, and the knowledge of the way to extract it and use it might get you kidnapped again by someone else more dangerous, also...it's too risky to speak of how it can be used in some hidden and forbidden techniques to actually revive a dead body...

"It can also be used for what? [name]?", it was Itachi who talked to you this time, you looked at him then quickly thought of something:"it can be introduced in several other medications and potions and make them work more finely and effective".
No, he didn't buy it, though this was totally true and convincing but he knew that's not what you were gonna say earlier.
"Are you sure that's all?...[name]?", he said, in what sounded a playful tone as he smirked slightly, causing your cheeks to blush slightly as you then quickly looked aside, avoiding his eyes and that smirk of his.
"Yes! I'm pretty sure! Why would I not be anyway?", you said with a pout, not noticing the smirk Kisame gave his partner.
"I was just asking, [name]", Itachi said calmly wiping that smirk out of his face, as the three of you continued walking, when finally the village Kisame talked about earlier appeared not too distant from the three of you.