InuYasha Fan Fiction / Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ Shinobi and Miko: A Collection of One-Shots ❯ Wait For Me ItachiKagome ( Chapter 4 )
[ T - Teen: Not suitable for readers under 13 ]
By: midnitesilverblade 
Higuarshi Kagome was dumped by her lover, Uchiha Sasuke. Feeling sorry for herself, she vents on the forest outside of Konoha. Uchiha Sasuke’s elder brother, Uchiha Itachi, is impressed by Kagome’s power and challenges her to a fight. Itachi falls for Kagome, even though his mission is to take the legendary Shikon no Tama from her.
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction / Naruto Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance | Type: Crossover | Uploaded On: 07.07.2006 | Updated On: 07.12.2006 | Pages: 11 | Words: 7.2K | Visits: 3.1K | Status: Work In Progress
Higuarshi Kagome was dumped by her lover, Uchiha Sasuke. Feeling sorry for herself, she vents on the forest outside of Konoha. Uchiha Sasuke’s elder brother, Uchiha Itachi, is impressed by Kagome’s power and challenges her to a fight. Itachi falls for Kagome, even though his mission is to take the legendary Shikon no Tama from her.
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction / Naruto Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance | Type: Crossover | Uploaded On: 07.07.2006 | Updated On: 07.12.2006 | Pages: 11 | Words: 7.2K | Visits: 3.1K | Status: Work In Progress
Title: Wait for Me
Pairing: Itachi/Kagome
Rating: T
Summary: Higuarshi Kagome was dumped by her lover, Uchiha Sasuke. Feeling sorry for herself, she vents on the forest outside of Konoha. Uchiha Sasuke's elder brother, Uchiha Itachi, is impressed by Kagome's power and challenges her to a fight. Itachi falls for Kagome, even though his mission is to take the legendary Shikon no Tama from her.
Note: Reviewers who asked for a Kagome/Sasuke, I apologize for this and I WILL make it up to you. This just fits with my storyline.
Note: I changed some information from the anime Inuyasha to make it fit into my story. Kikyo is actually Kagome's incarnation, not her sister. And that was not how Kikyo died.
Note: I think I know who the Akatsuki Leader is, but it'd be a HUGE spoiler for those of you who don't know. And the Leader isn't that nice either…^^0
Dedication: This is dedicated to all the reviewers from In the Hands of Fate who wanted an Itachi/Kagome ending, especially mistress_yume! Reviewers are (in alphabetical order) Akikazu, Alexis, blood-chan, dragonruler212, gfdgds, Hope in Death, Fuyu Kitsune, itachifan, Kara Hitame, Kage Otome, mistress_yume, and Some Random Pocky Stick.
Kagome Higurashi slowly walked away from Konoha, her village.
When did my life begin to get so bad? What happened?
FLASHBACK (earlier that day)
“Sasuke!”
Uchiha Sasuke turned to see his lover run towards him. He nodded in greeting.
“Kagome.”
Itachi's after me. I have to break it off today. I can't risk Kagome getting in danger because of me.
Kagome ran up to Sasuke and wrapped her arms around his waist.
“I've been looking everywhere for you!”
“Kagome, it's over.”
“Sasuke? What are you talking about?”
“You heard me. It's over.”
Sasuke unwrapped Kagome's arms and turned away.
“S-Sasuke…th-this is a joke isn't it?”
“Kagome, it's over.”
Kagome's eyes filled with tears and she ran out from Konoha.
Silver tears fell from Sasuke's onyx eyes and he brutally wiped them away.
This is my choice. Be safe, Kagome.
END FLASHBACK
Why Sasuke?! Why?! Damn it, I need to vent my frustrations!
Kagome released her frustrations by blasting a path through the trees using her miko (priestess) powers.
“ARGH!!! Die die die!!!”
This girl is the one that has the Shikon no Tama (Shikon Jewel)? She looks so weak. But those powers are special.
“My my.”
Kagome threw a kunai at the voice.
A black blur sped out of the trees and landed next to Kagome.
“Do you need help venting, Miss…?”
Kagome threw three kunai at the man, who calmly dodged.
“No I don't, thank you.”
Feeling frustrated, she blasted a large amount of her miko powers at the man. He barely dodged and a small part of his shoulder became singed.
“Hah! Take that you…you…who are you anyways?”
The man raised a black, sculpted eyebrow, ignoring the pain in his shoulder for now.
“You don't grant me your name and you expect me to give you mine?”
Kagome smiled sheepishly and extended her hand out to the young man.
“I'm Higurashi Kagome.”
“Uchiha Itachi.”
He took her hand and kissed it.
That's it. Turn on the charm.
Kagome blushed prettily and took her hand back as Itachi released it from the soft caress of his lips.
Why am I blushing? Sasuke just dumped me and here I am blushing because of a man I just met.
Something's wrong. Sasuke's last name is Uchiha, but so is this man's. Sasuke's entire clan, the Uchiha's, were wiped out by Sasuke's elder brother. Only Sasuke and his older brother remain. That would mean…
“Would you happen to be Sasuke's older brother by any chance?”
“How do you know Sasuke?”
“Just answer the question!”
Kagome was ready to blast the man again with her miko powers.
Itachi held his hands up in surrender and hissed when the pain in his shoulder increased.
“Yes. I am.”
“A-are you alright?”
“What do you think?”
Itachi clutched his shoulder tighter as it gave another throb of pain.
Damn she's strong. It hurts like hell.
“Oh, I'm sorry!”
Kagome put her hands on Itachi's hurt shoulder.
“Relax and don't move.”
Her hands feel so soft and warm…what am I thinking?
“What are you doing?”
Kagome's hands began glowing pink as she began healing Itachi's shoulder.
“I'm healing you.”
She is? She can heal?
A few minutes later, Kagome removed her hands from Itachi's shoulder. Itachi flexed his shoulder and removed his cloak to see if the healing really worked.
Kagome turned her face away in embarrassment at the sight of Itachi's well-built chest in black netting.
Gah! His chest is so lean and so built and his shoulder are so broad and…and…
Itachi's husky voice snapped Kagome out of her thoughts.
“Thank you.”
“Huh? Oh, you're welcome.”
Itachi gazed at Kagome intently.
“How do you have healing powers? Are you a medic nin?”
“I'm a miko, or a priestess. Our powers can be used for either healing, defense, or attacks.”
“Interesting…why have I never heard of these `mikos'?”
“I believe I'm the last miko alive in this world.”
Itachi's eyes widened marginally.
“Yes…my entire clan was killed by a kuro miko (dark priestess) named Tsubaki. She wanted the legendary Shikon no Tama (Shikon Jewel) , the jewel of our clan. Tsubaki thought that she deserved the Shikon no Tama, but my sister Kikyo received the Shikon no Tama from Tsubaki's sensei (teacher). Tsubaki grew jealous of Kikyo and began absorbing weak youkai. She began attacking my clan and they all were killed.”
Sounds sort of like the devastation of my clan…
“How did you survive?”
“My sensei, Kaede, anticipated the attack and made me leave for Konoha. I had no idea what was going on at the time and went to Konoha. When I found out that my village was destroyed…”
“You talked about the legendary Shikon no Tama. Where is it now?”
I wonder…how has she hidden it all these years?
“Kaede-sama made me take it with me.”
Kagome took out the Shikon no Tama that was hanging from a chain around her neck.
The Shikon no Tama stood out brightly against Kagome's smooth skin. The pink sphere glimmered in the sunlight and emitted radiance and power.
Itachi reached out a hand and touched the necklace.
“So much power in such a little thing.”
Like Kagome has.
Kagome turned sad eyes to Itachi.
“You aren't going to take it from me, are you?”
She reminds me of Sasuke when he was younger. So young, so trusting, so innocent.
Itachi took Kagome's hand and closed it around the Shikon no Tama.
“No. This belongs to you. It's the last memory of your clan, is it not?”
For some reason, I can't bring myself to take this jewel from her.
“H-hai… (Y-yes…)”
“Go back to your village for now Kagome.”
“Huh?”
“Just temporarily. It's for your own safety.”
If I'm going to confront the leader about the Shikon no Tama and Kagome, you can be sure Kagome's going to be in danger one time or another.
“Itachi-san?”
“Stay with Asuma-san and Kurenai-san today. They'll offer you protection.”
“From what?”
“Kagome. No questions for now. I'll explain everything later.”
Kagome gave Itachi a look he couldn't decipher.
She's worried about me. And confused about why I've told her to go back to Konoha. That's typical. But there's something else in her eyes. What is it? It's a lot like the look Mother gave Sasuke every time she saw him. Is it…love?!
Do I love her too? I just met her. But she seems like my perfect woman: strong, powerful, beautiful, and she would make an amazing mother.
Itachi gave Kagome a small smile, which she misunderstood as being a smirk.
“What are you smirking at?”
“You. You're my perfect woman.”
“Argh! Stop smirk-I'm your perfect woman?”
“Hai, little vixen.”
Kagome's jaw dropped.
“You…you…”
She lunged at Itachi angrily.
Itachi caught her tightly in his arms and made her look into his Sharingan eyes.
“Kagome, sleep.”
Kagome's eyes closed slowly. Before she fell into dreamland, she felt a soft kiss being laid on her lips.
I-Itachi…
Itachi brushed Kagome's hair away from her face and walked back to Konoha.
Hagane Kotetsu and his friend Izumo stood guard at the gates of Konoha. They saw a man walking up with Konoha's beloved Kagome in his arms. Completely ignoring the man, they ran up to them and started flocking around Kagome.
“What happened to Kagome?! Did you do this?!”
Itachi handed Kagome over to Izumo and turned his back to them.
“Hai, but it's not what you think. Tell Kagome I will return for her when she wakes up.”
At a nod to the two shinobi (ninja), Itachi took off for the Akatsuki headquarters.
Kotetsu and Izumo looked at Itachi go.
“He looks familiar…we have to get Kagome Tsunade-sama right away!”
“Shouldn't one of us follow him?”
“That doesn't matter now. Kagome's more important. Who knows what happened to her?”
Izumo and Kotetsu took off running towards Tsunade's with Kagome in Izumo's arms.
WITH ITACHI
Itachi calmly walked up to the Akatsuki headquarters. Thoughts were racing through his mind, most too fast for him to catch.
What do I tell the Leader? If I take the Shikon no Tama from Kagome, she'll be heartbroken. I can't stand to see tears on her face.
What the-What I am I saying?!
“Itachi-san, you have returned?”
“Hai, Leader.”
“Do you have the Shikon no Tama?”
“No.”
Itachi felt the Leader's amusement seep through.
“Oh? And why not?”
“I couldn't find the bearer of the Shikon no Tama.”
The Leader's laughter filled the room.
“Itachi-san, please don't lie to me. You've fallen in love with her, haven't you?”
“What are you talking about?”
“Itachi-san, really, this is getting old. Tell me the truth or I will dispatch another Akatsuki member to kill her.”
“Leader, I have…feelings for the bearer of the Shikon no Tama. I see the same loneliness in her eyes that I feel.”
“How unlike you Itachi-san.”
“Hai, I know Leader. That is why I ask you to terminate this mission.”
“Terminate it? Why should I?”
“For all these years, I have been serving you and the Akatsuki. I've never asked you for anything. This will be the only favor I ask of you. Terminate this mission and keep Kagome safe.”
“If I do that, you know you'll have to stay away from Kagome. Orochimaru's spies are everywhere, and he'll attack even when he has the smallest chance.”
“Hai.”
“Alright then Itachi-san, this mission is terminated. Go meet with Kagome one last time.”
“Leader, I have to correct you on this. This will not be our last time meeting.”
“Stop correcting me!”
Itachi smirked then turned his back on the Leader.
“That Itachi-san…he's going to be the ruin of me. But he loves this Kagome. She may be the one to melt the barrier around his heart.”
IN KONOHA
“Tsunade-sama! Tsunade-sama!”
Kotetsu and Izumo ran into Godaime Tsunade's office carrying an unconscious Kagome.
Tsunade looked up lazily from her papers and quickly stood up as soon as she saw the unconscious Kagome.
“What happened?!”
“This man walked up carrying Kagome. And we brought her to you as soon as possible.”
“You say a man brought Kagome up to Konoha? Our little Kagome has turned into quite the beauty.”
“Hai Tsunade-sama! That man was weird though…he had on netting and he had blood-red eyes.”
Tsunade's back went rigid.
“Did his headband have a Konoha symbol with a line over it?”
Izumo and Kotetsu looked at each other and scratched their head.
“Err…you see…we were too busy worrying about Kagome that we…forgot to examine the man…”
A tick mark appeared on Tsunade's forehead. She pointed to the door angrily.
“OUT!”
Izumo and Kotetsu ran away from Tsunade, both thinking the same thoughts.
Tsunade-sama is really scary when she's angry…
Tsunade sighed and put her head in her hands.
If it was Itachi, what does he wants with Kagome? Is it possible the Akatsuki wants Kagome's Shikon no Tama?
Tsunade brought her hands up to Kagome's chest and was ready to heal her when Kagome vanished in a black and red blur.
“What the-”
Out of Tsunade's eyesight, the blur took off for a large tree in the middle of the forests outside Konoha.
The cool wind woke Kagome. After finding herself in the arms of Uchiha Itachi, a scream began to erupt from her lips.
Itachi inwardly cursed.
At this rate, everyone's going to find out where we are. I have to shut her up somehow.
He landed on a tree branch and pinned Kagome to the bark.
“Either be quiet or I'll quiet you.”
Kagome's pupils dilated with fear.
“Aahhhhhh!!!!! Someone help!!! Aaaaa-”
Itachi's lips descended hungrily onto hers. Fireworks exploded in Kagome's brain. She brought her arms to wrap around Itachi's neck. Itachi's arms rose of their own accord to wrap around Kagome's waist.
When they both finally parted for breath, Kagome's mind was in a whirl.
“Wh-what was that for?
Itachi traced Kagome's bottom lip with his thumb.
“Until Orochimaru is defeated, I can't see you again. I can't risk losing you Kagome.”
“What do you mean Itachi?”
Itachi held Kagome tightly to his body.
“If Orochimaru sees you with me, he'll know that you're my weakness. If he kidnaps you, he knows I would do anything to get you back, even succumb to torture and give my life for you.”
Kagome's eyes teared up.
Itachi was unsure how to handle the situation and titled up Kagome's chin.
“Stop crying.”
Kagome's tears kept falling down her beautiful face.
“Wh-what is it?”
Kagome gave Itachi an incredulous look.
“Did you just…stutter?!”
Itachi pouted.
“No.”
“Did you just…pout?!”
Itachi turned away from Kagome but still kept his finger on her chin.
Kagome giggled and put a hand on Itachi's face. She turned his face towards hers.
“Itachi, I'm crying because I'm glad you would do all those things for me. I don't know why, but I've fallen for you, my shinobi (ninja).”
She-she loves me?!
Itachi gave Kagome a warm smile.
“I love you too Kagome, my koi (love).”
Itachi heard a twig snap half a mile away and pulled Kagome away from him. He held her an arm's-length away from his body and gazed into her eyes.
“Someone's here. I have to go.”
Kagome despairingly pressed her lips to Itachi's.
“Are you going to come back?”
“Of course Kagome. I couldn't leave you, ever.”
Kagome smiled against Itachi's lips and pulled away.
“I love you.”
“I know. Wait for me koi.”
“I always will Itachi.”
Itachi took Kagome's hand in his and kissed it, just like he did when they first met.
“Good-bye, Miss Higurashi. I'll be watching over you.”
Kagome squealed at the cuteness of it and grinned.
“Bye bye, Uchiha-san.”
Itachi felt the presence approaching. He quickly took off and put explosive seals on the trees surrounding Kagome.
Be safe.
Then he took off for the Akatsuki headquarters to inquire about his next mission.
I need to kill something and get my mind off of Kagome…
As soon as the figure ran within a few steps of Kagome, the seals exploded.
“Ah!”
Itachi…
“Hah! Take that!”
Tsunade-sama came flying at Kagome and went into a defensive stance.
“Did Itachi hurt you in any way Kagome?!”
“N-no…why would he?”
Tsunade's eyebrows rose.
“Why would he? Kagome, he killed his entire clan. I'm sure he would have no qualms about killing an innocent kunoichi (female ninja) like you.”
“Tsunade-sama! Itachi has…changed…”
Tsunade smiled at Kagome.
“You mean he's fallen for you?”
Kagome blushed.
“Gah! Umm…”
“It's okay if you don't want to talk about it.”
Kagome nodded gratefully at Tsunade.
“Are you coming?”
“No, I'm going to stay here for a while.”
“Come back soon Kagome. Or Konoha's going to be in an uproar.”
“Hai, Tsunade-sama.”
“See you later.”
Tsunade gave Kagome a hug and ran back to Konoha.
The day slowly turned into night. The stars came out and twinkled brightly in the night sky.
“Itachi…when will you come back for me?”
A rose slowly drifted into Kagome's sight. The rose was dark red. The tips of the rose looked as if black fire had stained it.
A soft smile appeared on Kagome's face as she thought about Itachi.
I'll always wait for you Itachi…
Far away, walking down a lonely road, Uchiha Itachi seemingly heard those words being brought to him by the wind because a small smile appeared on his face as he thought of his Kagome.
Wait for me Kagome. I'll love you, forever and ever.