▲ 1 x 1 with Caress~ ▲

[adoration]

Ayumi continued to cough for a few more seconds, before she finally caught her breath. Her vision remained blurry and unfocused though as she looked up at Itachi, able to somewhat recognize him despite the fact she still felt as if everything was a dream. "Itachi...?"

Gaara watched Ayaka for a second or two longer, before he looked up at his sister and brother. "I'm fine..." he said, before looking past them and over at Chiyo, who wasn't moving at all. "Did she...?" Not even he wanted to say what the elder had possibly done.

{ No. x a x
cx Well, at least I'm loved by one person then! xD //hugs }

[caress.]

Itachi looked down at her, before he landed on the ground with a soft thud. "I'll be back later for you, stay here," he said, placing her in between two honeysuckle bushes that could easily hide someone. "And cut off your chakra so no one else finds you . . ." With that, he bounded away, back towards the Akatsuki base.

Ayaka closed her eyes tightly, thinking of the short talk she had with Lady Chiyo, right before the woman died.

(( ; A ; Darn. I'll try and post it on here then. XD -hugs back- xX ))

[adoration]

Though Ayumi was still confused, and actually wished he would stay with her, she nodded without a word. "Alright..." she said, before she hesitated for a second. Right as he started to bound off, she quickly, and rather clumsily stood up, grabbing onto one arm of his cloak to stop him for a second. "Wait."

Temari hesitated for a few seconds, before nodding silently. "She used that forbidden technique..." she said, her voice quiet as she spoke. Gaara fell silent after that, staring at Chiyo as he held Ayaka close to him.

{ Alright. xD
x a x And I wish I had my FB still. I had to delete it, though.
I still remember perverted Pinocchio though. xDDD }

[caress.]

Itachi blinked in surprise when Ayumi grabbed his cloak. "What is it?" he asked softly.

Ayaka tried not to think about Lady Chiyo and Gaara, and how if she hadn't been so stupid, this never would have happened.

(( XD OMC! Dude, I haven't talked to him in forever!! XD xX ))

[adoration]

Ayumi hesitated for a few seconds, just staring at Itachi. After a few moments though, she looked down, before speaking. "Do you promise... that you'll come back?" she asked quietly. Though she knew he would, she was thinking about much more than him just coming back to bring her back to the base. Thoughts of the time when he left the village were flooding her mind, making her wary of what would happen after he left her right now.

Gaara remained silent for a few seconds, before he glanced down at Ayaka, only to close his eyes a few seconds later. "Everyone... pray for Lady Chiyo," he said softly, to mourn for the death of the elder.

{ LOL, I haven't either! { Mostly since I don't have an account anymore. xD }
If you still have an account, you should try and talk to him. He was always so amusing. }

[caress.]

Itachi watched Ayumi for a moment, almost hesitant to answer. He wanted to come back, and even though he was classified an S-Rank criminal, he knew there was a possibility of death. Instead, he forced the thoughts away and gently touched the young woman's cheek. "I'll try my hardest. For now, stay here . . . and stay safe . . ." he said softly, before removing his cloak and wrapping it around her frail shoulders. "Keep it close to you, and I will return for you," he promised, before bouncing away.

Ayaka bowed her head, and folded her hands together, tears slowly falling from her eyes. Thank you Lady Chiyo . . . thank you . . . she thought, before praying for the woman who saved Gaara's life.

(( XD I will if we're still friends. He might have unfriended me since we haven't talked in so long. XD xX ))

[adoration]

Ayumi was shocked slightly when he touched her cheek, her mind warning her to take a step back, while her heart willed her to touch his hand in return. She only stayed silent though, and nodded, before looking up as he left. Without hesitation, she then pulled the cloak around her shoulders, before hiding between the two honeysuckle bushes.
{ TS to when he gets back? }

Gaara fell silent as silence filled the large group, to mourn for the lose off the elder puppeteer. After opening his eyes after a few moments, the red-headed Kazekage looked over at Ayaka, only to wipe away some of the tears on her face with his thumbs before slowly starting to stand up, despite the warnings from the medic.

{ xD I doubt he's still active on there, too.
I still remember some of the bedtime stories he told me, since we for some reason would tell each other them a lot. cx
One was a confession though from him. o a o " }

[caress.]

(( Yes! o 3 o xX ))

Itachi darted back, his eyes blood red. Despite the warnings, he had activated his Sharingan, and was now suffering the consequences. Colors and shapes were bleeding together in an almost horrifying type of way, as if someone or something was smearing the scenery around him. He, at least, knew where the honeysuckle bushes were by heart, and he was staggering to get back now. "A-Ayumi," he coughed.

Ayaka finally opened her dull green eyes. She glanced up at Gaara, before the pain in her abdomen became too much, and she passed out moments later from blood loss.

(( DX I hope he is! And what was the confession??? xX ))

[adoration]

{ Alright. c: }

Ayumi had almost fallen unconscious again while she had been waiting for Itachi due to the flu, and several times she had come very close to getting caught again by some sound ninja. When she heard him coughing and calling her name though, her eyes quickly snapped open, and she slowly managed to push herself to her feet. At the sight of his eyes though, she froze. "You... you activated your sharingan?"

Gaara's eyes widened the slightest when Ayaka passed out, and he quickly called some medics over as he stayed by her side, trying to get her to wake up. "Ayaka, wake up," he said softly, though seriously, as he held her in his arms. "You have to wake up."
{ Lol, TS for them too? xD }

{ Yeah. xc
And I never told you of the story he told me, which was a confession, since I didn't want to lose our whole argument on whether he liked me or not. xD I can tell you it now, if you want to hear it though. It was just a short story which, afterwards, I asked '... Was that supposed to be a confession?'
And he was just like; 'Yeah.'
Or something of the sort. cx }

[caress.]

Itachi coughed up blood, letting the metallic liquid slip down the crevices of his lips as he nodded in response. "I-I had to," he choked. "To protect the base . . . and to save you . . ."

Ayaka let out a quiet moan, her eyes flickering open once more, before a weak smile crossed her lips, then they slowly closed back.
(( Yes! o 3 o xX ))

(( I knew he liked you from the start. P: xX ))