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17 | daybreak

Itachi stared at (Name) with a gaped mouth , but he managed to keep his shock at bay.

" It feels good , really . Being with someone who came from the same village ," he admitted.

" I suppose so. Nothing beats a heart to heart conversation with a fellow ex-Konoha nin ," she chuckled softly.

Itachi opened his mouth to reply , but then they heard a knock on the door.
" Oh , who is it now ?" (Name) huffed as she lazily opened the door.
Once she saw Konan's stern expression , she immediately straightened her posture and tried to appear as disciplined as possible.
" Leader-sama requests your presence at the living room. And Itachi , come along ," she spoke. 

(Name) nodded briskly. Itachi exited the room , followed by her , who subconsciously hid behind his shadow.

Sure , Itachi was decent - he's probably kind to her because they were from the same village , but what about the others ? (Name) most definitely didn't want to end up in a grave by tomorrow morning.

" Leader-sama ," she said , giving a head bow to Pein. 

" Everyone , this is (Name) Hyuga , and she is the new member of Akatsuki ," Pein introduced.

" Damn , that bitch's fucking hot !" she heard someone curse.

Her brows twitched as she quickly scanned the small crowd to look for the owner of the voice.

" Excuse me , do I look like a female dog to you ?" she seethed. 

" That's enough ," Pein said , somewhat annoyed. 

After that , (Name) was introduced to all the Akatsuki members. Firstly , she met Deidara , an ex-Iwa nin who apparently loved to argue with another member about which form of art is better. He was tall , tanned and blonde , with a hairstyle that seriously reminded her of Ino Yamanaka.

" So you're from Konoha . Same place as Uchiha over there ," he taunted Itachi . 

(Name) found him carefree and somewhat humorous , but there was something about him that she didn't quite like. 

Next was Kakuzu , undoubtedly big and burly , and intimidated her to no end. He seemed like a man of little words , and (Name) wasn't particularly eager to strike up a conversation , so she left him alone.

Most of the Akatsuki looked human(ish) , but one of the completely appalled (Name). Not to mention that his face had two sides , he also had a striking resemblance to an aloe vera , and at the same time the Venus Flytrap.

" I .. Uh .. I'm (Name) ," she greeted , and the man-plant gave her a nod.

" Zetsu ."

" Okay.." she murmured as ehe moved on to the next person.

He had red hair and amber eyes , and was somewhat good looking. Despite looking absolutely normal , there was something off about him. Whether it was his blank expression or stiffness , (Name) couldn't tell.

But it was all understandable when she learned that the red haired man , Sasori , was a puppet master.

" Look , it's the hot bitch !" Hidan taunted when (Name) walked in front of him. 

" Aww , didn't mommy teach you any manners ?" (Name) retorted. " You know , you should clean your mouth with soap. It's reeking . Geez ."

"Hah , that's some nasty shit coming out of your mouth. It'd be much better when I put my coc-"

(Name) didn't hear the rest of the sentence when she felt hands cover her ears.
She averted her eyes and saw Itachi , who was glaring daggers at Hidan.
" Enough , Hidan. She's still a kid."

Hidan threw his head back and laughed.
" Keeping her for yourself huh , Itachi ? And here I thought you were some righteous little fucker !" 

Again , (Name)'s ears were covered. Keeping his hands on either side of her head , he brought her far away from the crowd , and into a secluded corner.

" Sorry about him. He really needs to learn how to censor his speech ."

(Name) nodded sheepishly as she scratched her red cheeks. 

" Tobi heard that there's a new member !" 

She turned around and saw a figure , wearing the Akatsuki cloak , and donned a swirly orange mask.

" The new member is so pretty ! I'm Tobi !" he half-shrilled , making (Name) inwardly cringe.

Is everyone in Akatsuki this insane ? She couldn't imagine herself cussing out loud like Hidan , or blowing things up like Deidara , and most definitely not acting like a kid like Tobi.

" Cool. Uh .. I'm (Name) ," she murmured half-heartedly with a forced smile.

" (Name)-chan has pretty eyes ! Tobi wants to play with (Name)-chan !" 

She frowned as she stared at Tobi. She didn't like him one bit , but she didn't have any chance to respond when Tobi began to pull on her hand. 

" Tobi . She's tired . You can play with her tomorrow ," Itachi interfered , prying Tobi's hand of (Name)'s. 

" Itachi is such a meanie. Tobi is sad ," he said in a small voice. 

At the moment , (Name) felt the sudden urge to be virtuous , despite knowing that it would probably cost her an arm and a leg later.

" Tobi , I'm feeling a bit tired right now , but I promise that I'll play with you tomorrow , okay ?" she smiled the way she did when she spoke to little kids.
Tobi intrigued her greatly . His chakra wasn't remarkable , and the way he acted.. She was surprised how someone like him was even in the Akatsuki.

Growing up , she was fed with all sorts of lies and propagandas , so it's no surprise that her belief was far from the truth. 

She was told that the Akatsuki is filled with merciless killing machines who are absolutely heartless .
She was told that all the Uchihas cared about was power and vengeance , and there's no space in their hearts left for endearment.

Tobi let out a victory cry , and began to jump up and down , still cheering. It continued until he disappeared down the hallway , and his voice echoed creepily.

" That's Tobi for 'ya," Kisame chuckled as he strolled over towards (Name) and Itachi. " Good luck kid. It ain't gonna be easy for ya' over here ."

Kisame started to walk away , but halfway, he turned around.

" By the way , if 'yer joining the organisation , 'ya gotta have a partner , right ? Aye , I wonder who's that unlucky bloke ."

(Name) shook her head as she watched Kisame leave. That was when she noticed Itachi , still there next to her.

She averted her gaze to meet his , and he cleared his throat.
" I realized that we never properly introduced ourselves ," he rasped.

" Is it really necessary? We know each other , after all ."

Itachi held out one of his hands to (Name) for a handshake. He had expected her to take it , but frowned when he saw her scrutinising it like a fine specimen of a rare creature.

Sighing to himself , he took (Name)'s hand and held it in his.

His touch was gentle and fluid , and it felt so warm.

" I'm Itachi Uchiha," he introduced. (Name) pursed her lips as she mustered all the strength she had and smiled .

" I'm (Name) Hyuga ," she replied. 

It all started at that moment. Outside the Akatsuki hideout , the rain was falling , covering every perimeter of the ground. But in the hideout , where it was warm and comfortable , it was their hearts that went pitter pat.

It was infatuation between two young souls , and should have ended that way. But neither of them knew , that fate had a much bigger plan for them.