All Things Hidden

Title: All Things Hidden

Author: yobishty

Pairing: Uchiha Itachi x Hyuga Hinata

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the original Naruto characters or the Naruto franchise.

Warning: Mild mention of violence.

A/N: Takes place during the Itachi Pursuit Mission. Kakashi, Naruto, and Hinata are fighting against Itachi.

Summary: Hinata has the power to see through things, through illusions and through lies. Faced with someone who uses these as his greatest weapon, she sees things that were meant to be hidden.

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All Things Hidden

One-shot

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Three words. Just three of them, whispered softly against his lips. They sounded like a blessing and a curse at the same time.

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"I see you."

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Warm breath cascaded over his face, his heart pounding in a desperate hopelessness that threatened to overtake him completely. He had spent years perfecting his mask, perfecting his plan, doing everything possible to be the villain he was expected to be.

And now, right before his eyes, it all came crashing down in ashes.

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"I see you."

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Her eyes bore into his own, the red clashing against the white. One pair painted a picture of misery and hopelessness, while the other portrayed calmness and tranquility.

He was ashamed to admit that he was the former.

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"I see you."

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The woman didn't even bother with his hand, which was encircling her neck; she didn't even try to fight back. She just stared at him, into him, through him.

He had faced the worst opponents, looked into colder, more heartless eyes and yet, he had never been brought so low as this.

The veins beside these particular pair of eyes were protruding, looking up at him in what he assumed to be kindness how long has it been since someone has looked at me like that? and sympathy.

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"I see you."

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She had seen him smiling.

During his fight with Uzumaki Naruto, she had seen him crack a smile at the mention of his brother.

It was faint, barely noticeable. But in the face of her all seeing Hyuga eyes, it was a storm. A moment of humane weakness I am neither supposed to be weak nor a human a small crack visible on his perfectly carved mask.

Predictably, it rose questions.

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"I see you."

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He wanted to bury his face in her stomach, inhale her soft, comforting, warm and everything I am not scent and let his worries slide away.

He wanted to press his fingers deeper against her oesophagus, watch as those eyes rich with knowledge only she knows dimmed before turning to glass.

He wanted to pull her into the Tsukiyomi, kiss her senseless, and whisper out every single detail of the horrid life he had been forced to live.

He wanted to cut out her tongue, break her mind, until it was impossible for her to distinguish between Genjutsu and reality.

He wanted to lie in her arms and close his eyes for a good, long, well-deserved rest.

He wanted to go into a deep sleep and never wake up again.

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"I see you."

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At the end, however, he did neither. Instead, he removed his hands from her vulnerable throat, and placed them beside her head.

Faintly, he could sense the Hatake and Uzumaki approaching, their signatures flickering in alarm. He could sense their confusion too; after all, he had abandoned his fight with them and went straight for the Hyuga as soon as she had seen his smile.

Now, he didn't know what to do. Was he supposed to let her go? Or kill her right here?

As the time ticked by, her teammates approached closer. He lowered his face toward hers, and their foreheads touched; their noses bumped together.

Those wretched wonderful Hyuga eyes stayed activated, still looking through his soul and lies.

His voice was shaky and hoarse, and unbelievably weak I am not supposed to be weak.

He repeated his question from before, wanting her answer, wanting the proof that he was still human, at least in her eyes I am not supposed to be human.

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"What do you see?"

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Her eyes were still kind, and still so very lovely and evil, and she exhaled softly. She raised her hands towards him, towards his face, while he continued watching.

She could have ripped his eyes out, and he would have still gazed upon her in awe and misery.

She placed a hand against the strands of hair falling on her face, pushing them back. Her knuckles brushed against the corner of his eyes The hands of a warrior are not supposed to be this soft as she tucked them behind his ear.

He felt something burn behind his eyes and in his throat. He wanted to flinch away from her kind touch. He wanted her to touch him like that even more.

Her thumb brushed against his temple in a caress so soft, it could have been the wind.

Three words. Just three of them, whispered softly against his lips. They sounded like a blessing and a curse at the same time.

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"I see you."

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A/N: Thank you for reading and giving this one-shot a chance!! I tried to make both characters as realistic as possible, at the same time, keeping in mind the plot and the situation at hand. Sorry, of they seem OOC, but this was how it imagined it going!! As much of an emotionless person Itachi is, I always imagined him losing it if someone discovered his secret. And Hinata, shyness not withstanding, seems like a person who would listen to an explanation instead of acting on her instincts.

What do you think?? I'd love to hear about it!!