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

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It was morning, after having breakfast in the inn, you've resumed your trip.
"Dad, where are we going now?", Tatsu asked curiously looking around as he held both yours and Itachi's hands.
"We will have to get out of this village through its other exit, the one in the end of this main long road", Itachi said with a smile as Tatsu nodded, not asking more questions.
"How long it is gonna take us to get to the next village?", you asked looking at Itachi.
"We will have to walk to the first one and we should be there by midday or noon, then we will reach another one at night probably, we will stop at the first village to have some rest and lunch then we will continue our way", Itachi said with a reassuring smile as you nodded.

You were close to the exit about to leave the village when Tatsu stopped walking, suddenly.

"Dad! Look! A horse!", the little child exclaimed happily and excitedly as he pointed toward a farm on the roadside.
"Yes, I see, there are actually several ones, do you like horses, Tatsu?", Itachi asked with a chuckle, gently ruffling his son's hair as you both stopped as well and stood beside him, watching the animals inside the corrale of the farm.
"Yes I like them!", Tatsu answered excitedly with sparkling eyes.
"How about ducks?", Itachi asked again seeing some ducks as well walking around as well, making you chuckle a bit.
"Yes I love them too!", Tatsu answered again.
"Chickens?", Itachi looked at Tatsu as he chuckled.
"Yes!"
"I see, you like animals in general", Itachi said gently patting Tatsu's head notcing how excited he looked, he then looked at you with a smirk as you grinned, "come on you two, let's see if we can have some fun inside", he said with a smile as you both took Tatsu's hand again and walked towards the gate of the farm, you knew this would make you be late, but at least you're gonna have some fun together.

"The gates are open though...I guess they don't mind visitors...", Itachi said spotting the welcome sign at the entrance as you three walked inside the wide farm, seeing the horses around and some ducks and chickens in a separated area, while you could hear cows mooing.
"I will talk to the owner and you two take a look around, I will be right back", Itachi said ruffling Tatsu's hair once more and smiling at you as he then left and started walking toward the young man standing at a distance away in the middle of the corral watching over the horses.
"Good morning sir", Itachi greeted the man who smiled at him and greeted him back, a young man around seventeen or eighteen years old.
"Hello! Sir, may I help you?!", he said with a smile, noticing you and Tatsu away as he then turned his attention back to Itachi.
"Yes, I was wondering if we can have a horseback riding", Itachi requested looking around corral at the beautiful horses then back at the man.

"Of course, um...who wants it though?", he asked as he looked at Itachi.

"Actually not me, my wife and my little son", Itachi said turning around and looking at the two of you smiling, as he saw Tatsu pointing to a duck and saying something to you about it.
"Alright, call them over here, I will prepare the horses", the young man said as he nodded and left while Itachi walked to you and Tatsu.

"You're...[name]! right?!", the guy exclaimed once he came back and saw you and Tatsu closely, you could tell there was a confused look on Itachi's face as you were confused as well, how does this person know you?
"Yes, it is me...may I know how do you know me?", you asked him with a nervous smile, feeling like you have seen him somewhere as he seemed familiar, but you didn't know where.
"I'm sorry! I should have introduced myself, my name is Akira, I guess you don't remember me but we have met two years ago, my mother, her name is Ichika, she was very sick and no one could heal her, until we brought her to you [name], I remember we thought we were losing her but then you saved her, we are very grateful to you m'lady, thank you again!", he said with a smile as you nodded and smiled back as things has been cleared up.