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

Chapter 30

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You headed to the entrance of what seemed like a cave, you entered and started walking going down. The air felt so fresh and clean inside despite that you were going underground, it wasn't long before you finished the long path finding yourself in a secret, beautiful place.
It was something like a wide and giant rounded hall, with a ceiling in a shape of a stony dome. The center of the dome was opened letting light and air enter, the ground was covered with a fresh green grass that no one had walked on it in ages...trees had grown all over the place as well as some raspberry, cranberry and blueberry bushes here and there with mature fruits dangling from their branches, some vine plants had climbed all over the walls with flowers adorning them.

In the middle of the place was a lake that wasn't very deep, filled with pure clean water gleaming on the surface reflecting the light that came through the ceiling. The lake was so pure that the bottom of it can be seen clearly, the ground under water was made of small rounded bebbels of various colors, as some of them even resembled small pearls and gemstones.
The source of the water was a fountain situated in the farthest side of the place, water was running out of it in a stream filling the lake then continuing its way through another stream that goes outside the place through a small tunnel.

In the middle of this lake was a hill surrounded by water, and in the center of this hill, was the mysterious tree you have been looking for, finally.

You started walking slowly on the grass toward the tree observing its beauty...an enormous size, the trunk was huge with a twisted shape, its big branches covered a wide area of the hall and went up in the air almost reaching for the opening in the ceiling, while the lower ones were pretty down that it was possible to touch and grabe them.

The tree trunk and branches had a light beige color mixed with some golden one, making it look amazing as the water reflects the light on it. Its leaves had a shape of a heart with a silver color, some of the leaves have been falling down dancing in the air before finally landing on the surface of water, then getting carried away by the flow of water. You could see what you have been looking for, the flowers are already there, but they haven't bloomed yet, they are still buds.

"Well, the place deserved all the trouble we went through for it", Kisame said bending down on the edge of the lake, splashing some fresh water on his face, then sitting down there on the grass taking a rest and looking at the tree as some gentle breeze had blown making some more leaves to fall down from it.
You smiled at him, and looked around seeing Itachi just standing at the edge some distance away from you and looking at the tree with his black eyes, you still can't believe it...he wouldn't kill the entire Uchiha clan...he is too kind to do that...at least not without a very strong reason.

"Now we will take a rest, I will take care of the rest later", you said sitting down near one of the other trees in the place, and leaning your back against its trunk, putting your bag and basket near you and letting out a sigh, enjoying some peace at last.

Kisame was still sitting near the lake watching it, while Itachi was walking around the place exploring it, then he stopped near some raspberry tree, apparently enjoying eating some of its tasty fruits.
The sun went down, the three of you lit a fire using the dry branches you got from the trees nearby. You ate your dinner which was the rest of the food Kisame bought, three bento boxes and some rice balls, in addition to some of the fruits that grown nearby. It was really good to finally sit down and have a meal after a long adventurous day.

After finishing dinner, it was time to sleep since you were pretty tired. The fire has been put out, you laid down on the grass on your side with your straw basket and tools ready beside you. Kisame slept at a distance away from you near a tree, laying on his back and using his wrapped sword as a pillow. Itachi was near you as usual, leaning against a tree trunk with his eyes closed, one leg over the other and his hand resting on his stomach.
You watched the enormous giant tree from your spot for a while as some moonlight fell on it from outside, making it even prettier, you then slowly drifted off to sleep, so you can get up at dawn to finish your job.