Identity (A Naruto Fanfic) 【Currently on Pause】

Part 3

Uchiha Umi P.O.V.

"Run... #@%^& run...! You need to live."

"But..."

"Please, go. Leave me. Live!"

"I..."

I jerked awake. My eyes felt wet and stuffy. I felt weirdly light as I sat up on my bed and felt my face with my hands to find it wet, with tears stains all over it.

"What..." I said to myself as I got up to change. I opened the little closet in my room and picked out my usual training gear (Mikoto has to constantly buy new ones for me since I always manage to damage them).

I looked at myself in the mirror to find that I looked like I didn't sleep for a week. I slapped myself in the face, hard, and scolded myself.

I'm not going to let a dream ruin my great day.

I hurried out of my room and ran to the kitchen, my stomach howling for food.

I flipped through the shelves and fed myself with a huge loaf of bread and water, making sure to leave none for Sasuke.

I'm pretty sure Sasuke is still sleeping, and Mikoto had gone out for groceries. Fugaku is probably at the Konoha Military Police Force, and Itachi-kun might be in his room. I wondered when Shisui-kun will come and pick up Itachi-kun and I to go train. I can't wait for it...!

With this thought, I went out the door to find Shisui-kun leaning on the wall besides it.

"Hello, you must be Itachi's Imouto. Itachi had told me a lot about you. We have never formally met yet, although I'm sure you've seen me many times." Shisui-kun smiled at me, winked, and said.

"H...hi... Shisui-kun?" I answered lamely, feeling my face turn into a shade of red.

"Is Itachi ready to leave?" Shisui-kun asked pleasantly, his gaze sweeping over my training gear and added, "or are you planning to stalk him again?"

"Actually I..." My face definitely looked like a bloated balloon right about now. I started to fumble with my shirt again as I felt my gaze dropping to Shisui's shoes.

"I am ready. Father told me to train Umi for the academy so I'm bringing her along for today." Itachi-kun's voice suddenly said above my head and I felt his warm hands fall on my head. I blushed even redder but could not hold back the small smile playing on my lips.

"Is that so? Then come along, Umi-chan~" Shisui-kun said, a broad smile now plastered on his face.

"Hai..!" I answered and followed him eagerly (although I unwillingly left Itachi-kun's warm hands...).

I skipped through the Uchiha compound with Itachi-kun and Shisuui-kun following close behind me.

"Umi-chan. Are you going out with Sasuke today? You want to come by and grab a loaf of butter-bread?" Aunt Uruchi called as I turned the corner.

"No thank you. I'm going to train with Itachi-kun today!" I called back, waving a goodbye.

"She's like Sasuke, such an eager child. Pity she isn't born Uchiha blood..." I heard Uncle Teyaki say to Aunt Uruchi as I walked away.

I was pretty much used to this junk. Everyone in the Uchiha compound knows me by now as the Uchiha girl that isn't "born with Uchiha blood". The clan people honour their bloodline, I understand that but I especially hate how the others always look at me like an outsider...

"Umi-chan, Is something wrong?" Shisui-kun appeared beside me and asked.

"No...?" I answered, somehow questioning my own answer.

"I heard from Itachi you're going to be given the Sharingans and will attend the Academy." I nodded in response to his question and blushed slightly when he looked down at me and placed his hands on my head, ruffling my hair.

"Shisui-kun...!" I complained jokingly and slightly pushed his hips (I probably only reached up to his waist...).

"You can also me Shisui nii-san if you want." Shisui-kun said, smiling even more as he looked down at me. I smiled up at him and felt all the troubles in my mind disappear.

At least there is someone other than my family that understands me.

"Shisui..." Itachi-kun caught up and said, his voice sounding more... pouty?

"Its okay for her to call me that, isn't it Itachi~" Shisui said playfully and hurried ahead, leaving Itachi-kun and I to walk behind. We continued on silently. I didn't know what to say and I'd assume Itachi-kun wanted to talk to Shisui-kun instead of me.