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

Chapter 60

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Itachi closed the door and walked back to you, looking at your face, you seemed better than before, yet, you still look pretty tired.
"You need rest [name], have some sleep", he said, sitting beside you on the other half of the bed, looking down at your face and admiring you beauty.
"And you Itachi? Stay with me", you said hardly able to keep your eyes open, you don't want him to go, not that he is sweet again now.
"Of course, now close your eyes...", he muttered, laying beside you facing you as you smiled and nodded, closing your eyes as you whispered goodnight to him...
Goodnight, was the last thing you heard him whisper back to you, before you fell asleep, he remained awake for a little more, watching your sleeping form, he pulled the covers up on you, while you rested your cheek on your hand as you slept.

He found himself justifying his deeds to you, as soon as he had a chance to, he didn't want you to hate him, things with you are different than with Sasuke, he wants you to stay by his side, he wanted you to still hold on him, and give him more of your love, he thought it will be easy to act cold to you, but no, it was hard, hard that he couldn't keep it for a single day.
"[name], what did you do to me?", he whispered, moving closer to you, and placing his hand on your hair, gently brushing his fingers through it, careful not to disturb your sleep, he thought that it was just you who has been keeping him close and making him stay with you but...he is the one who have gotten too attached to you without notcing, he misses you when you are far, he doesn't like to see you upset or sad, and the fact that he treated you the way he did, hurt him as well.

Being close to you, had awakened some long forgotten feelings inside of him, yearning and longing, wanting to be home and have a family, being welcomed back home, and being happy to be with people he loves.
He had found himself...having a desire for you, he isn't gonna deny it, he wants you,he wants to get too close to you, to a point he didn't get to someone else before, but he knew he had to control this, at least for now, he doesn't want to do something he isn't even sure you want as well, and so...conditions were a bit tough for something like that at the moment, he wants that to happen when the right time comes, when the two of you are totally ready to become one.
He turned off the lights and closed his eyes, resting his chin on your head as he planted a soft kiss on your forehead.

The next day had come, you were already on your way to the hideout after having some breakfast.
"You seem that you had some rest last night [name]", Kisame said, as he walked beside you, while the Uchiha kept a distance from the two of you, giving you some side looks as he listened to your talk.
"Yes I did", you answered with a small smile, you didn't want to make it obvious that you and Itachi are actually still together, Kisame nodded, eyeing you more then looking at Itachi, who has been looking straight away.
"It will be less than an hour and we will be there, you will meet the rest of us as planned, are you excited [name]?", Kisame said with a chuckle, who would be excited to meet a group of criminals?
"Not really...", you said with a frown, Itachi remained silent as he looked at the two of you.
"You have already met me, Itachi, Konan and Deidara, but let me tell you, the others are different, everyone is unique", you looked up at him then back at Itachi, who kept that emotionless look on his face, no clue huh.

You had arrived to a long staircase that goes up to a building that looked like a temple. The staircase was surrounded by trees and bushes, and there were several shinto gates on it, you climbed up with the two guys, as you have finally reached to the top, the gate of the temple-like building had been opened, your heart was racing fast, the anxiety level was getting higher, what had brought someone like you here? Destiny?
To Itachi, this scene was very familiar, reminding him of the time he himself had joined...of course, that wasn't a memory that is easy to forget...
You looked at him, and he just nodded for you to enter, you hesitated, but then Kisame walked toward the door first, as you then followed, while Itachi entered at last.
You walked through a corridor that lead you toward a large hall, where you found the others waiting for you.
You stayed still in your place, between Itachi and Kisame on each of your sides, trying to control your heartbeats and anxiety, you could easily remember Konan and Deidara, as for the others...a feeling of discomfort washed over you.
You gasped silently as the two men next to you started walking, leaving you standing there facing the gang alone, as they took there places in the line with the others facing you as well, you tried to concentrate and control your feelings, Itachi had already explained to you that you are not meant to be hurt by them, and that he will interfere if needed.

"[name] [last name], welcome to the Akatsuki".
The man in the middle, with spiky orange hair and lots of piecing, said in his deep and audible voice, it seems he is their leader, his eyes...his shape...it is obvious...he is strong...very
"We are glad you are here with us, we know this wasn't an easy choice for you [name], but, your abilities are much-needed here, and that's the reason we have brought you here", he added, well...he is not that bad, at least for now...
You listened carefully to him, waiting for what he is gonna say next, and notcing the total silence in the hall as the leader talked to you.
"I'd like to introduce our members to you, from right to left, Itachi, Kisame, Sasori, Deidara, Konan, Hidan, Kakuzu, Zetsu, and finally me, Pain", he finished as you just nodded and looked at each one of them, until now he haven't gave you a chance to speak yet, remembering what Itachi told you yesterday, you have to say something...say that you don't want to break your bonds with your village.
"Your missions [name] are mainly to heal our members after battles if needed, at the same time you are gonna be trained, when you are capable enough to protect yourself, you will be sent on missions, each time partnered with a team, you will be there to heal and support them and the team needs to keep you safe and intact and that's an order", he said in a stern voice, looking back at the members aligned behind him, directing his last part of his speech to them.

"For the beginning you will be partnered with Itachi and Kisame, after you're done training you will start going on missions with other teams as well., Itachi, I leave [name]'s training to you", he said looking at Itachi, "understood", the Uchiha said with a nod looking at you, he didn't even have to ask for it.
"Konan here will take care of the rest, but before that [name], do you have anything to say?", the leader said in his deep voice, yes! That's your chance.
"Yes, if I may...I want to be allowed to head to my village every now and then, I'm not a rogue ninja or anything like this, I don't want to break my bonds with it", you said, as finally the members you haven't met before could hear your voice, so soft and calming...
"In that case, I think that I don't have to warn you about saying anything about us or our plans, that's for your own good and for your village's safety, you can go when you have time to", he said and you nodded, you have already told lady Noriko to tell everyone you had gone to study, no one should know you have joined the Akatsuki.
"And also, I don't want to be forced to kill", you said, clutching tightly on your bag, this is something you can never do...
"That's fine, you're meant to heal for now, but you will be trained to protect yourself, the others will take care of that, anything else?", he said, still in a deep yet calm voice.
"Nothing, for now"

"Alright, Konan...", he said, looking at the blue haired woman, who nodded and walked to you, "follow me", she said in a quite voice, as you did so, following her to another room.
It wasn't long after, when you walked out of it, wearing an attire like hers and a similar cloak and shoes, your nails polished in white, but without a ring.
"Alright, starting now [name] is our new member, no one is allowed to attack her, or else I will have to take other measures, it is over, you can leave",