“Come out. I can sense you” I said loud enough for the person to hear.
It was silent after that but I know that there was still someone there. “I know you’re there. I’m not dumb.” I said
I suddenly heard someone sigh from behind me and then I heard light thuds which meant that the person was walking towards me.
“Why are you up here?” the person asked as he stopped right behind me. From the sound of his voice, I can tell he was a male.
“None of your business” I said
It was silent again for a moment before the person talked again. “Can I sit with you?” he asked
I shrugged. I guess he took that as a ‘yes’ because he sat beside me and gazed up at the stars like what I was doing. I averted my gaze from the beautiful night sky and focused them on the boy in front of me. He had dark raven hair that looked slightly blue because of the moonlight; some bangs were falling from the sides to frame his face. The back of his hair looked like a duck’s butt. He had dark onyx eyes which I just noticed were the eyes that I bumped into earlier. “You were the guy that I bumped into earlier today, right?” I asked to confirm.
He just nodded.
It was silent between us as we both gazed upon the stars. It wasn’t an awkward silence; it was a comforting one actually. “I’m Sasuke” the boy said.
“I didn’t ask for your name” I said still looking at the stars.
“Hn” was his reply. My eyes suddenly widened. He said ‘hn’… just like Itachi.
“Hi, I’m Kamina! You’re Itachi, right?” I asked the tall raven haired ninja.
“Hn” was his only reply.
I shook the thought out of my head and glanced at the boy named ‘Sasuke’. He looked a little bit like Itachi… I wonder.
“Are you an Uchiha?” I asked
“Yeah” he replied which only made me wonder a little more.
“Are you… do you…I mean… Um, are you related to Itachi Uchiha?” I asked and I sensed how his chakra changed to an evil aura.
“You…know him?” he asked while gritting his teeth.
“Yeah.” I replied and I saw how his gaze snapped to look at me.
“Do you know where he is?” he asked firmly
“Not exactly” I replied “He travels”
“How did you meet him?”
“Accidentally”
“When?”
“A few years ago”
“Are you friends with him?” he asked
“Not really” I replied
“Do you-“ he started but I interrupted
“Look, I don’t like playing twenty questions about my life” I said and that seemed to shut him up.
We both fell silent once again while gazing at the stars when I heard him yawn.
“You should go to sleep” I said
“So should you” he said
“I don’t sleep, moron” I said and he fell silent for a moment.
“Why?”
“Because” I said “I have… nightmares”
“Of?”
“My parents… getting killed” I said. I don’t know what’s happening or why I’m telling him about my nightmares but… it just came naturally.
“Oh” was all he said
Once again, silence came upon us.
“You want me to stay with you?” he asked
“No, its fine, I know you need some rest” I said
“I could skip sleep if-“ he started but I interrupted
“It’s fine, Sasuke. Go to sleep” I said
He wanted to protest but I gave him a look that said ‘That’s an order’. He closed his mouth and gave me a nod before jumping off the roof and going back to his house.
I still kept my gaze at the beautiful night sky. I kept staring at the sky for hours until I finally got bored. I stood up from the roof and jumped from roof to roof around the village just to explore. I came across a forest on the West Side of the village. A sudden instinct told me to go into the forest so I obeyed. I kept walking and walking, seeing strange insects and such in the forest as I walk. I continued to walk until I heard crashing waves from a distance. I slightly quickened my pace to follow the sound of the waves and I came across a cliff. Below the cliff, I could hear waves roughly crashing against the stones. It was a high cliff but that didn’t catch my attention. It was the beautiful sight of the cliff that caught my attention. The cliff was grassy with different kinds of flowers here and there. Looking up, I saw how beautiful the sky looks. I then looked forward towards the ocean view that the cliff offered and smiled. I can only imagine how beautiful the setting sun would be if you watched it from here. I slowly walked to the end of the cliff and sat down on the edge, letting my feet dangle. I then looked up at the night sky once again and started to sing softly.
“Are you, are you
Coming to the tree
They strung up a man
They say who murdered three.
Strange things did happen here
No stranger would it be
If we met at midnight
In the hanging tree.Are you, are you
Coming to the tree
Where dead man called out
For his love to flee.
Strange things did happen here
No stranger would it be
If we met at midnight
In the hanging tree.Are you, are you
Coming to the tree
Where I told you to run,
So we'd both be free.
Strange things did happen here
No stranger would it be
If we met at midnight
In the hanging tree.Are you, are you
Coming to the tree
Wear a necklace of rope,
Side by side with me.
Strange things did happen here
No stranger would it be
If we met at midnight
In the hanging tree.”Just as the song was finished, I suddenly heard him talk.
‘That’s a beautiful song, brat’
Oh, did I mention that I have conversations with a voice inside my head? No I didn’t!
“Arigato”
“You know, if you let me out, I can help you sleep without using a lullaby… Although, it would be an ENDLESS sleep.” He said while chuckling with evil.
“I know what you’re trying to do, Yakumitsu”
“Just let me out, brat!”
“I’m sorry, Yakumitsu. But I won’t allow what you want”