I struggled to set myself free. But the knot of the rope was tied too tightly that it was blocking my blood flow. I groaned in pain.
I remember what happened before i fainted. I was almost killed by Itachi. I shouldn't have raised Sasuke's topic. But i had no choice back then. He left me with no other option. But what now? Will he kill me? No..No..this can't be happening. I'm immortal in this world right? But what if he tortures me? I don't die but i still feel the pain. No..no..he's not that cruel.He probably won't do that. Or will he?
Itachi appears out of nowhere. With every steps he took towards me increased my heart beat. Never in my life i was this scared. I was horrified to death.
"Itachi..i'm..really sorry(gulp)..I shouldn't have said that..I can explain.." My breath was shaking.
"Sshhh. Don't you dare speak another word." He shuts me up.
" You will only speak to answer my questions. If you try to change the topic or decline to answer any questions i'll lock you up here forever." His cold tone gave me shivers down my spine.
"As i thought you won't try to kill me. He knows that it's useless. He rather intends to keep me locked up here because he knows i might actually die without any food or water." I think to myself.
" I'll do whatever you want me to do." I said.
" That'll be good for the both of us." He said in a stern voice.
"Can i ask for a favor before we start with our interrogation?" i asked.
" If it's something irrelevant. You know i won't go easy on you right?"
"Please untie me." I said.
"What if i don't?"
"I refuse to cooperate with you." I really had the guts to say that at that moment.
" Your guts amaze me." he said as he untied me.
" Tell me how much do you know about me."
" You're Itachi Uchiha. You were very sharp from your academic days. You joined Anbu at the age of 11 as its youngest member. Your skills were extra ordinary that's why you became a captain at the age of only 12. Your dad was the leader of Uchiha clan and an officer. He thought of you highly and you never disappointed him. But your ideologies were never similar. Shishui was the one you admired greatly. He was your role model. After his death you were in a great despair. You knew Uchihas were plotting something against the village and you didn't want a war to break out as you knew how horrific a war is. You never wanted to experience the horror of the war again. You weren't able to convince everyone by yourself but you thought you had to stop this because Shishui entrusted you with this. You accepted the higher ups order to kill your whole clan take all the blame on yourself and disappear forever. In return you asked them not to harm Sasuke. To make sure his safety you often visit the village to see Danzo and warn him to stay away from Sasuke. The night you killed your clan and your parents still haunts you in your sleep. Everyone thinks that you were a monster who didn't hesitate to kill his family. But i know how your hands were trembling and how your vision was blurry by your tears when you wielded your sword at them. How you muttered "sorry" underneath your breath until you ran out of breath. You were putting up a mask of being heartless infront of child Sasuke but that mask failed to hide your tears which were continuously rolling down from your cheeks. The only reason you joined Akatsuki was to keep them away from Konoha and Sasuke. You had a deal with Pain(the leader of akatsuki) that you'll help them with whatever they are doing but in return they won't try to harm konoha. You were called a traitor, a betrayer and what not. But you decided to accept all these and protected the village from the shadows. Your dream was to be a hokage but now look at you. A rogue ninja who fled from his village and joined a criminal organization. You intentionally made Sasuke hate you so that you can die by his hands. You made him detest you so that he won't feel guilty for killing his older brother. After all this you still deny to tell him the truth because you think it would turn him against the village. I guess this is it. That's what i knew about you. I'm not lying this time." I still can't believe i told him everything.
Hearing everything about him from a stranger has shaken him up. Never in his life he imagined that someone could describe his life better than him. It's like someone was with him all these time, keeping an eye on him. It's scary but he found it oddly comforting. Someone knew about his whole life and still was holding on to him. He didn't have to bother explaining what he was feeling the whole time.
Itachi was staring at me for minutes. There was pin drop silence. Seemed like the shock was unbearable for him. He doesn't know how to response. He didn't expect me summarize his life until now. I also didn't expect that i would be telling him all these. But i was being selfish for a moment. I was scared for my life. Even though i love Itachi it won't stop him from taking my life. No matter how hard i try to explain it won't work. So i just decided to spit out everything and see how it turns out be.
"Itachi?" I finally break the silence.
"How do you know things you aren't supposed to know?" His glare fierce as ever.
"I.." I wasn't sure what to say.
"Answer me. Please. I beg you." Itachi pleads as he grabs my hands.
This time he sounded desperate instead of threatening.
"You wouldn't believe me even if i tell you." I said.
" I will believe anything you say. Just don't stay silent." He says still holding my hands.
I took a deep breath before i started talking again.
" Itachi..please forgive me for this." I hold his hand tightly as i proceed to speak.
" I'm not from your world. "
"what do you mean?" He looks puzzled.
" I came from an another dimension."
" How do you know me then?"
"In my realm you are a book character. Not just you but the your whole world is nothing but fictional in my realm. I have read the book so i already know about everyone in this world. I know how things are going to end up in the future. " I explained.
It took a while for Itachi to proceed whatever i said.
"You are saying that all of us are book characters and we don't actually exist? Our fates have already been decided by the writer? We are just puppets? All our struggles and sacrifices mean nothing? We are just a tool of entertainment for the people from your world?" This was the first time I noticed Itachi showing so much emotion.
Every word he spoke showed how my words has pierced through his heart. It wasn't surprising for him to act like this. It's natural. If someone got me questioning my whole existence i'd lose my mind too. But now that i've revealed the truth i don't know what will happen next. Will Itachi be able to bear the truth? Or will he just kill me to let out his frustration? What will happen to me now? I tampered with the characters and the storylines. Will i seize to exist? Will i ever be able to get back to my real world?
"Please tell me that you're kidding just like you always do. I know..i promised that i will accept whatever you'll say.But…it's just something i can't accept at any cost…I can't believe that all my misfortunes wasn't my destiny.It was just another person writing my fate and controlling my emotions. I can't accept that i killed my parents with my own hands because someone thought it would be an interesting plot." Itachi's voice cracked.
"Please tell me this isn't real..please.." He let out a cry.
He was trying his best to hold his tears but he terribly failed.
" I'm sorry Itachi..I'm really sorry." A tear escaped from my eyes.
I wrap my arms around him and pull him into my arms to console him. My one hand was rubbing his back slowly and the other was in his hairs.
" I'm sorry." I whispered. " I should have kept it to myself. I'm sorry for causing you pain." I said while tears were rolling down from my cheeks.
I could hear the sound of Itachi's heavy breathing. He wasn't saying anything. His whole world just stopped moving. He couldn't figure out what to do.
After a while he broke the hug and stood up with a straight face.
"Itachi?"
" I'm leaving you here. I hope
you will find a way to return to the place where you belong. Don't follow me or try to find me onwards. I got my answers.I don't need you anymore. You are free to go." He starts to walk away.
"Wait..What do you mean? I'm not leaving you alone. Your life is still at risk." I protested.
" My life? Does it even matter if a cartoon character dies? It's not even real. You'll get over it. Don't bother me anymore. You're really annoying. I regret meeting you. Meeting you was my biggest mistake." He vanished into the air in seconds.
His words really did break my heart. What does he mean by he regrets meeting me? I tried my best to protect him. I did everything i could do. Even when he kept ditching me i still followed him around like a puppy thinking he will show his warm side to me even if it was for once. If he had said that he hated me i would have accept that. Because i was reason behind his despair. But he said he regretted meeting me. Does that mean the moments we spent together simply didn't matter to him? It was a nightmare for him to be with me while it was a beautiful dream for me.
"Alright." I say as i wipe my tears. "I won't go back to him anymore." "If he doesn't care a bit about me why should i?" "He threatened me uncountable times that he will kill me I still ignored all this death threats. But now i surely know that he wouldn't hesitate a moment before killing me if i wasn't immortal in this world." I said to myself.
Suddenly my head starts spinning. It hurts and the pain is unbearable. I don't have a migraine issue. Then why? Before i could think anything the pain became unbearable and i fainted. When i woke up i found myself in my bed. And my mom was standing with a cup of coffee in her hand.
"Did i swap realities again?"
~To be continued~