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

Chapter 117

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You closed the door after Itachi left. You leaned back against the door, closing your eyes with a smile, playing with a strand of your hair as you started daydreaming about him again, a cute blush spreading on your cheeks...
"[name], come here for a while", you opened your eyes quickly as you heard Noriko calling you, you realized you were still lost in your imaginations, you shook your head getting rid of that blush and hurried to the kitchen where she was waiting for you.

"Yes my lady, how can I help you?", you asked gently, noticing that she was busy putting the cooking pot on the stove.

"No sweetheart, I don't want any help but I need you for something else.. ", she said after making sure everything was alright then turned to you, with a smile on her face.
"You're getting married soon, you need to start preparing", she said, gently caressing your face as you replied with a shy nod and a cute blush spreading again on your cheeks, she looked at you, thinking about the little baby she have been taking care of many years ago, that is now becoming a fully grown woman, so pretty and sweet that every man would want to be with her.
"About the wedding my lady...there is something I want to tell you", you said holding her hand as she looked at you with a serious expression, then nodded for you encouraging you to speak.

"Yes sweetheart, tell me what is it?".
"Well, we decided that the marriage will be held secretly, just the two of us and you my lady, we will contract it and make it official and it's over, there won't be a ceremony or something like that, well...that's for some security reasons..after all, Itachi is still a missing ninja and a member of the Akatsuki", you said with a sigh, avoiding to tell her that even you are now wanted by the hidden leaf after that incident, you looked at the lady's blue eyes and saw her smiling at you reassuringly, as she gently squeezed your hand.
"That's quite understandable and expected, but I guess that's not a big trouble for you, right [name]? After all, you are gonna be with the man you truly love with all your heart and that's what matters", she said as you nodded and smiled brightly, happy that she actually understoo then said: "you're totally right my lady".

"Okay sweetheart, now come with me I need to give you something", she said as she took your hand leading you out of the kitchen to her room.
She walked to her closet and opened it, then took a box of it, she placed it on her bed and opened it as you watched.
A sweet smell spread all over the room as she took out a the silky flowered clothe from it, she unfolded it with much care, and took something that was inside of it, a silky white kimono.
"After you told me about your engagement a while ago, I decided to make a little surprise for you, well...I hope you like it, [name]...", the lady said, handing over the elegant kimono to you, as you remained speechless for a little while, just looking at it and touching the smooth fabric with your fingers sensing it softness, smelling it is sweet fragrance.

"T-Thank you...my lady...", you muttered, pulling the beautiful traditional wedding dress close to you and taking in its smell more, closing your eyes enjoying the feeling it gave you, the feels of something like magic.
"Even if the wedding is gonna be held secretly, you still have to enjoy that day of your life and give it your best", lady Noriko said, you looked at her with some tears of happiness in your eyes as you nodded, she is right, after all what matters the most is that you and Itachi will be bappy together.
"You're right my lady...I will enjoy it as much as I can, it's the most important day of my life", you said with a smile, looking down at your beautiful wedding gown.
"And to enjoy it the most, when that day come, don't be nervous or too shy, be yourself", she said with a chuckle seeing your face blushing even more than it already is.

"Wll I and Itachi are so close and we understand each other very well so...there won't be any obstacles between us...", you replied as she nodded with a smile not wanting to embarrass you any more, then said:"Alright, I guess now you need to try the kimono, to see if it needs any adjustments of reform".
You tried the kimono, and honestly, you looked breathtaking, you looked at yourself in the mirror and smiled thinking of the day you and Itachi officially get married, Noriko looked very happy for you as she helped you wear the pretty gown.
It was perfect on you, no need for any modifications, you took it off and put it again in its box, as the lady then gave you another smaller box, containing some jewelries and hair accessories that go the kimono, you thanked her and hugged her warmly, as you can see the great happiness in her eyes.

It was later at the afternoon when you took your house's keys and headed there to see Itachi as planned. You opened the exterior gate then got inside, you slide the front door open as you then stepped inside.
"Itachi? Where are you?", you called as the house was a total silent, strangely getting no response in return, shouldn't he be already here? Or didn't he come yet?
You slide the reception room's door open and you can see the new tatami is already placed there, good, he finished this quickly but where is he?
You worriedly looked in the kitchen, the other rooms, upstairs but he wasn't there either...
"ITACHI?!!", you called out loud worriedly, sliding a shoji screen that over looks the back garden, to find him there with a pruning shears, busy doing some gardening work, apparently too concentrated on it that he didn't hear you until you called his name again. He turned to you with a smile on his face, noticing the worry and concern on your beautiful face, he walked up to you as you were still standing on the wooden engawa looking at him.
"I'm sorry love, I didn't notice you have come..."