Bonds and Fates | Chapter 6

'Outmanuevered by a slobbering leashed canine. This is so many forms of pathetic,'Itachi thought in annoyance, gritting his teeth and attempting to lever himself up off the floor. Movement under him made him freeze in shock, 'And now she's underneath me. Add mortifying to the list.'

"Owww! Chance... bad dog," Kagome muttered, propping herself up on her elbows and glaring at the massive hound. Said massive hound sat back down and began to scratch one of his ears in ignorance.

"I... despise dogs," the Uchiha muttered quietly. To prove his point, Chance leaned over and licked one side of the Uchiha's face enthusiastically. Itachi twitched murderously.

'That dog is dead the moment I get it alone.'

"I am so sorry about hi-eep!" Kagome cut herself off when Itachi's hand came dangerously close to brushing her chest. Her face burned red in shock.

"Don't move," he muttered, face inches away from the paralyzed girl's nose, "Your dog wrapped the leash around us."

"Not... my... dog..." Kagome huffed faintly, carefully maneuvering herself when Itachi sat up. She muttered something unpleasant under her breath and glared at the hound,"You're not getting a treat when we get back, I hope you know." Chance whined and laid down in remorse, causing the leash to tighten and knocking the Uchiha genius off balance again.

"... Embarrassing. This is worse than the nail polish and the interrogation I got afterwards put together," Itachi sighed, slowly untangling the leash first before standing again. He offered his hand to the girl on the ground in apology. She grinned awkwardly and accepted, allowing the man to pull her to her feet. Kagome giggled and wiped his cheek.

"You have a smudge," she supplied when she received an odd look for her actions. Itachi rolled his eyes and mussed up her hair.

"You need a bath. You're covered in dirt." She pouted in a, to him, not unattractive fashion. When he realized he was staring, he snatched that wall in his head again and proceeded to reintroduce his head to it.

"Sorry about him," Kagome apologized again as Itachi ran a hand through his dusty hair. The Uchiha came away with a string of slobber and he looked vaguely ill. "If it makes you feel any better, he decided that I needed a bath shortly after getting out of bed, got fur all over my blankets, drooled on my favorite tee shirt, and chewed up one of my sneakers... in the span of two hours."

Itachi blinked and looked back at the harassed girl. He smirked, "I must admit, it does."

"Jerk," the priestess muttered under her breath, gracing him with a sour face. He glanced around, noticing it was starting to get harder to see; for him at least.

"It's getting late. I need to go back," the prodigy sighed, dusting off his clothes fruitlessly. She fidgeted akwardly before moving forward and giving him a hug. Itachi blinked, first in shock, then in embarrassment before hesitantly patting the smaller girl on the head and kicking up a cloud of dust into his face. He sneezed. She laughed.

"It was nice seeing you. So take it easy and be careful," Kagome grinned, attempting to pat him on the head. She was unceremoniously dragged away by Chance for her efforts. She shrieked in shock and attempted to stop the canine, but when her efforts failed miserably, she turned and waved madly to the smiling Uchiha. It took a moment to realize he was waving back, and when he stopped the priestess had already turned the corner.

"Maybe... dogs aren't so bad," Itachi muttered, turning to head back to the Akatsuki headquarters. 'After all, she did hug me...'

'... I hate my hormones.'

"What the hell happened to you?" Kisame roared, causing Deidara to prematurely detonate a small bomb and Kakuzu to drop several wads of cash. Apparently, Itachi was back.

"There is no need to yell, Kisame. I was... attacked by a dog," the Uchiha quietly replied, skirting around his blue partner and heading upstairs. He needed a shower. Badly.

The room was silent again until Itachi had disappeared upstairs and Pein stuck his head out of his office. "Is Itachi back?"

"Yeah. He looked like he got into a fight with a damn tornado!" the shark-man exclaimed, running a hand through his short blue hair. Their fearless leader raised a brow in disbelief.

"Really?"

"Uh-huh. He said a dog attacked him," Kakuzu answered, beginning his count again. He hated when people interrupted his daily log.

"Well, how much do you want to bet that this 'dog' had a girl attached to it?" Deidara asked slyly. Hidan rolled his eyes.

"Gambling's a fuckin' sin, you heathen, but I gotta agree with you for once."

...

"Konan! Go investigate!"

Somewhere in her cozy home, Kagome sniffled then sneezed loudly.

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