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

Chapter 125

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"ITACHI?!"
He stopped walking and stood still as you called his name, he was on the road heading to the center of the village as his back was still facing you, he reminded looking ahead not turning back to you, he didn't want you to wake up now...
"Itachi where are you going?! Is there something bothering you?", you asked in a worried voice as you tightened your juban around your body and started to walk up barefoot to him.
"Itachi?!", you called as you started to worry more, why doesn't he look at you or talk to you?
He closed his eyes letting out a deep silent sigh, why [name]? Why did you have to make this even more harder?
He turned around to you as you looked into his face, is he disappointed about something? You thought last night was amazing and perfect?
"[name], go back inside and continue your sleep, it's still too early to wake up now", he said in his deep calm voice as you tilted your head in confusion.
"But where are you going? I thought you would stay here with me for a few days, at least for now!", you asked looking into his eyes trying to know what he is thinking...
He looks sad...why? The past is haunting him again?
"Don't bother with me [name], just go for now and rest, I have to go somewhere...", he said calmly, as he took a step backwards, then another...
You were confused what to say or do now, you walked closer to him and slowly lifted your trembling hand again, and tried to touch his face and caress it, and try to know what's going on exactly, just as you touched him, he disappeared into a bunch of crows that flights away in different ways, why?

"...Ita...chi?...", you muttered, feeling your tears filling up your eyes as you watched the crows get away and disappear in the fog, is that how you were supposed to spend your morning after getting married? Why does Itachi always has to...act like this?

You shrugged these thoughts away, he wouldn't do something like this if it wasn't really necessary, you remember the day he came to take you join the Akatsuki, he seemed like a total different person, cold and tough, he was testing you, and this seems a lot like what happened back then.
You headed back home, then climbed upstairs to the bedroom, why does the house feel so empty out of a sudden?
You watched your ornaments on the bed, the now withered red rose, your white elegant kimono on the floor...
Why did he have to leave now? It is so...impolite of him!

You walked to your closet and opened it to take something to wear, his clothes and stuff are all still there, he will be back for sure...
You grabbed your clothes and headed to the bathroom, took a quick shower then walked out and cleaned the room. The camera caught your attention, you grabbed it and looked at the photos of you and Itachi, your wedding photos, he seems very happy, what happened then so suddenly?
Next to it on the dresser was the small box Kisame gave you, you opened it, it was a beautiful sculpture of two sharks fighting as each of them was trying to attack the other, this will always remind you of him.
You headed downstairs to the kitchen, the dinner table and the empty dishes are still there, better clean them now.
You walked out of the kitchen, you slide a shoji screen open and looked at the fish pond in the garden, those fishes must be starving, you grabbed their food and started feeding them, Itachi's face never leaving your thoughts and his sudden disappearance in crows still repeating itself in your mind...

You couldn't stay at home, you couldn't lie to yourself anymore...you are extremely worried about him!! You need to tell someone, you need to get comforted and someone tells you it will be okay, usually it is Itachi who does this...comforts you, but today is a different day...
You grabbed your umbrella and headed outside making sure the house is well locked, you hurried through the streets to none other than lady Noriko's house, your hands were shaking, you need him...you need to make sure he is fine.

"I'm coming I'm coming... hey-[n-name]??!!", the lady's eyes widened as she didn't expect to see you at her door now, what is it? What brings you now? What's with that look on your face? Those tears?
"Come on in sweetheart!!!", she pulled you quickly inside as you put your umbrella aside and walked with her to the reception room.
"Tell me dear? What happened? Why you look so worried and...sad?", she asked you in a full concern as you hesitated at first to tell her, giving her the impression that it has to do something with Itachi's 'problem'.
"Sweetheart don't be in a hurry, slowly you two will-"
"No my lady...no, that's not what I'm here for...", you cut her off, looking st her with your sad eyes.
"Then? What happened?", she asked you in a serious voice as you sighed heavily, playing with your hands nervously.
"Itachi left this morning, early...without telling me where is he going or why, he left so suddenly in a weird way...", you said, trying to hold back a tear as she gasped slightly narrowing her eyes, left?
"What do you mean sweetheart? Tell me what happened exactly", she said, placing her hand on yours reassuringly, encouraging you to speak.
"After you left last night lady, everything went perfectly...we spent an amazing night, he was so sweet and looked very happy...then...then...w-we chatted for a while then we have fallen asleep, next morning, today, I woke up without finding him beside me, I searched all the house for him but he wasn't there, I headed outside...I found him leaving, I tried to know why is he leaving and where is he going, he only said he has things to do and asked me to get back to sleep, then he disappeared suddenly...", you repeated to her what happened with you, as you bite your lip remembering the way he left...

"Well sweetheart, maybe he really has something to do and he will be back, there is nothing suspicious about this", she said with a smile, you looked at her and tried to smile back but couldn't, she doesn't know Itachi like you do, she doesn't know that everything he does can be explained in many ways...
"What is worrying me is that he didn't tell me before, he left without even waking me up to tell me he is leaving or anything", you said with a sigh, clutching your hands tight.
"Maybe he didn't want to ruin the night for you if he told you yesterday, even the previous time he came he only stayed for two days I guess...", she said with a reassuring smile as she gently squeezed your hand, you looked up at her, her words are so reassuring, she is right, this seems like something he would do, you're just over worrying.
"You're right my lady...I will head back home, he might be back soon", you said with a smile as she nodded and pulled you to her, kissing your head and gently stroking your back comfortably.