Purrfectly Impurrfect (Sasuke Love Story)

To much

I woke up around five thirty, silently creeping out of Itachi's grip and kissing his forehead. I walked down the halls into the kitchen, meeting Zetsu. I nodded at him as I got a cup of water and sat down across from him. "Goodmorning Minati." He said lightly. I nodded. "Goodmorning Zetsu." I said kindly back. We sat in silence as we sipped out drinks. "Minati... How is your plant?" Zetsu asked quietly. I smiled faintly. "It is doing very well. It's grown much." I said quietly. He nodded.

We sat in silence as we continued to sip.

"Zetsu... I just wanted to say thank you." I whispered. Zetsu stared at me, in a weird way. A expression i've never seen on his face.

"Minati.. You know you are my favorite person." He said extremely quiet. Now I know what the expression was.

Admiration and love.

I stared at him, astounded.

"Zetsu.." I mumbled, searching for words. "Its true. You are my favorite. You are always welcome." he said quietly before standing up and putting his cup in the sink, raising his hand and patting my shoulder caringly.

Just as he left, Konan came in. She sent me a friendly smile and sat down next to me. "Hey." I said kindly. She nodded. "Hey Minati."

"Uh.. Sorry about yesterday." I said quietly. Konan smiled faintly. "We all have our moments. Don't be sorry Minati. I'll always be there for you. Ya know, us girls gotta stick together." She said nudging me and leaving the kitchen.

I sat down alone for a while until Leader came in. "Minati." He greeted. I nodded. "Leader."

"Training in a few minutes." He said quietly. I nodded. He paused for a second, slowly approaching me and sitting next to me. "You see quieter than normal in the house." He said quietly and emotionlessly. I shrugged.

"I'm just... Thinking." I said quietly. Leader nodded. "Meet me in the training room in ten."

I sat alone for a few more minutes.

I know Leader's life has been extremely hard. I know. I remember, sometimes I'd stay up all night talking to Leader or sitting with Konan in her room as she cried on my shoulder.

I've heard many stories, but I don't know if any are true yet.

 But all I know is, that Leader is a amazing person, no matter what his past holds. I mean, everyone has looked past my past, why can't I do the same?

I sat up and ran to my room, quickly changing into my normal attire. I brought no weapons, since I was mostly working on Taijutsu and a little bit of Ninjutsu.

I put on my Akatsuki cloak normally, buttoning it fully. I walked down into the training room, meeting up with Leader.

"Minati." He greeted. I bowed lighlty. "Leader."

We trained for about five hours and suprisingly, I flew by with flying colors. It was all to easy for me. I finished everything that was set for a week in one day.

"Minati..." Leader lightly panted. I nodded. "You've finished your training. You've even surpassed... Me." He said quietly. I stared at him in shock. "Leader... You mean it?" I asked scaredly. He nodded, staying emotionless even though I knew he was smiling mentally. "T-thank you Leader." I said quietly, completely losing my breathe. "You have surpassed all of Akatsuki. You are the best. And if not surpassed, the same level. Its just your mind that needs help. But I can give you more training if you'd like."

I thought for a moment, skimming over his words in my mind.

"So.. Just my mind needs help? Like our last training?" I asked slowly, trying to make sure I knew what he was talking about. He nodded.