Wᴏʀʟᴅ ᴏғ Sɪɴ | Iᴛᴀᴄʜɪ Uᴄʜɪʜᴀ

Chapter Nine

The ruckus was getting louder. She could hear two loud voices arguing on top of their lungs as she made her way to the communal area of the hideout. Karin and Suigetsu were at it again, but this time it got physical. The redhead jumped on the blonde pulling his hair and biting his ear. Suigetsu yelled trying to throw the crazy woman off his back. Mei stared in amusement. Sasuke watched the scene unfolding in front of him with his usual indifference. Mei sat beside him.

"Aren't you going to stop them?" she asked.

Sasuke shrugged. "And deny myself their brilliant repertoire?"

Juugo walked into the room with a plate full of steaming food. Mei's tummy rumbled. The night before she had no appetite and, in the morning, she felt sick from a cup of coffee. Juugo dropped on the empty seat near her. The smell of food tickled her senses. Mei's eyes widened as a wave of nausea hit her hard. She resisted putting her hand on her mouth. She held her breath and counted to ten trying to fight it. When she took another breath, she understood all too clearly that she will not be able to hold it. She got up and hurried to the door ignoring the confused looks she got from the guys. And only one pair of eyes sparked behind thin rimmed glasses. Mei dropped on her knees and emptied her stomach contents into the toilet. She panted heavily feeling lightheaded. What was happening? She wiped her mouth with the back of her hand. If she did not know better, she would have thought that she was pregnant, but it was impossible. Most of the women in her bloodline could not conceive. Even Mei's grandmother was not her father's mother, she was her father's aunt, yet she treated Mei like her own. As Mei grew older, grandmother told her about the peculiarities of their family. With Mei's approval, she examined the girl, but the prognosis was not comforting. Then what was happening?

Mei felt another wave of nausea. She emptied the remainder of her stomach, trying to wrap her head around the situation. What would she do if she was pregnant? Mei shook her head violently, pushing those thoughts away. She rinsed her mouth and washed her face. Her hand rested on her belly. She had to stop assuming. Mei needed to know. Mei peeked out to make sure that no one was around and rushed to her bedroom.

***

"You are unusually late today," Itachi said. His lean figure rested on the wall of the Uchiha hideout.

"I had some errands to run," Mei responded. She dropped her bag on the floor and took off the cloak. Her hair fell freely on her shoulders and her chest. Itachi pushed himself away from the wall and walked closer. His hands outlined her figure. Mei closed her eyes savouring his touch. Itachi rested his hands on her waist. "You've gotten thinner," he stated making her tense. Itachi felt her heartbeat speed up. "What's wrong?"

"Nothing," Mei gently brushed his hands away. Itachi's eyes narrowed.

He caught her hand and forced her to turn around. His other hand lifted her chin forcing the girl to look at him. "Don't lie to me," Itachi's voice became hoarser but Mei was not fazed.

"Tell me why you eliminated the Uchiha clan."

***

A soft knock on the door broke his concentration. Sasuke frowned. He stood up and opened the door. Karin smiled at him sweetly.

"What?" he questioned.

She pushed a strand of her hair behind her back, a gesture she acquired from Mei, and pushed past him.

"We need to talk," she said taking a seat. Sasuke raised his eyebrows feeling hints of rage rise in his chest.

"It can wait," he retorted, but Karin ignored him.

"It's about your little girlfriend,"

***

Itachi's hard gaze was suffocating. He slowly released her body and took a step back.