Two Loves, One Fate (Itachi & Sasuke Uchiha)

№.23 :: Insignificant Loyalties

Chapter Twenty-Three

Just great...that was the only thought that was crossing my mind at the moment. As if I already didn't have enough on my mind to keep me busy for the rest of my life; I now had to deal with Sasuke's return in the near future. I reframed a sigh from escaping me as I realized that wherever I was, I was lying down on a comfortable surface. I tried to sit up but with no success as my body was still too weak from being poisoned. I didn't understand what had happened; I knew poisons from all the studies that I've taken a part of over the years and I didn't know how the poison was injected into me? My mind blanked as the thought slammed into me with such quickness that even I was left in shock. Chihiro...When we had fought, she had warned me that she would kill me for what I've done to her. I guess that since she wasn't able to injure me physically, the only possible method of killing me that was left was to poison me. Now I understood why she was so insistent of me eating breakfast before I left for the mission. She wanted me dead as fast as possible, trying to get rid of me so that Itachi could be hers once again. I remembered Chihiro saying that Itachi would rather be with me than with her and if that were the truth, I didn't know if I should be happy or if I should be denying what was going on in front of me. Could this really be happening right now? After everything that happened with Sasuke, could it be happening all over again but this time with Itachi?

I pushed all of these thoughts from my mind as I concentrated on the room that I was in. I listened to the silence that revolved within the room and even in my weakened state; I was able to sense that I wasn't alone. My eyes closed tighter out of frustration as I tried to identify the person that sat beside me; my senses not quite returning as quickly as I would have liked. I wasn't afraid of the possible stranger because if they meant harm to come my way, they would have already caused me harm when I was unconsciousness. It was my curiosity that wanted to know who was sitting beside me; my mind quickly coming to the conclusion that it was probably Itachi. The last thing that I remembered before I blacked out was that Itachi had been carrying me somewhere with haste. So it was only logical to think that he was watching over me; he had been named my caretaker the first night that I arrived at the Akatsuki and ever since then he has been doing his job fairly well. But still, I didn't want to take any chances by assuming who my company was and my patience was running thin for me to just wait until my senses were back to normal. With the remaining strength that relied within my body, I attempted to open my eyes to the world. I struggled at first because of my lack of energy, but eventually I was able to open my eyes. I blinked slowly as my sight was still a bit hazy from my eyes being closed for so long. Seconds past and my sight quickly readjusted to the lighting, my eyes widening when I realized that I wasn't back in Itachi's room. Slowly, I turned my head so that my gaze would lay upon my visitor; the shock that ran through my body couldn't be compared to anything that I ever felt before as my lament gaze fell upon a sleeping Kakashi Hatake.

The shock froze me to my spot, my wide eyes continuing to stare at the peaceful expression etched into Kakashi's features. I felt tears burn my eyes, threatening to spill over at any moment. What was going on? How did I make it back to the Leaf Village? The realization hit me quickly; it was Itachi's only choice at the moment. What else was he do to when I was dying in his arms? My gaze left Kakashi's face as it traveled around the room that I was in, my mind quickly remembering the familiar Konoha Hospital. The room that I was in was pure white, making me feel like I was in a mental institute of sorts. The feeling that the room radiated wasn't a comfortable one; I wished the staff would do something about the designs because the moment a person would wake, they would think that they were already dead. I turned onto my back as my tears slowly leaked over my cheeks, creating their own paths down my face. I angrily wiped at my tears reminding myself that I was behaving foolishly for thinking that I could actually miss the Akatsuki. Why should I miss an organization that kidnapped me from my own kingdom? Because you're in love with Itachi...Those words echoed in my mind as I closed my eyes in disbelief. It was the first time that I was actually admitting my feelings for Itachi, but it was useless. Itachi refuses to make connections hence the reason why he's trying to push me away.