A/N: I've edited this a little bit. On the Flashback to be exact. I needed to clear things out about Akane so there would be no confusion. Hope it helps.

DISCLAIMER: I own the story and all OCs. I hate plagiarizers so why would I steal? Therefore it should be obvious that I don't own Itachi and all Naruto Canon characters. This goes for all the chapters.

.:Beyond What My Eyes Can See:.

Chapter 1 - The One He Left Behind

It was late in the afternoon, about four or five o'clock to be much more precise. I simply lay upon my soft comfy bed with both of my eyes closed as I thought of random things that came into mind while I patiently waited for Akane to arrive and disturb me. And speaking of her, I suddenly remembered the first time we met.

FLASHBACK

I was at my weakest state, heavily bruised and almost unconscious. My eyes were scarcely open and my vision was unclear. All I could see was a vague silhouette of a girl just about my age frantically trying her best to heal me. And right at the moment when I felt her relieve me from some of the pain, I immediately blacked out.

"I hope she wakes up soon." A sweet voice muttered.

'I know Mizuki, she'll be up in no time.' a hoarse growl, which I recognized as Senji's replied.

I opened my gray black eyes at the sound of my name and found myself in a brightly lit room, which I knew was mine. I looked around and noticed two figures' faces hovering over mine quite closely. I tried to sit up but it caused me so much pain that I failed.

"You're finally awake, Aizawa-san!" a young brown-haired girl with crystal blue eyes told me, happily. "Please try not to move too much, I just healed all of your wounds last night." She added in concern.

"Sorry, but who are you?" I asked her, curious.

"Oops! My name's Utama Akane, it's nice to be of service to you, Aizawa-san." She answered, a smile plastered upon her face.

'Mizuki, I called for her help after your fight with -' the silver wolf didn't finish despite the questioning look on my face.

"Ita-" I started to finish for him but then decided not to. "Thank you, Akane but please just call me Mizuki." I continued gratefully although I was reminded of him.

"You're absolutely welcome, Mizuki-chan!" she replied, her smile growing wider.

END FLASHBACK

I felt my lips curve into a small smile at the thought. My mind then drifted to more happy thoughts until one certain recollection of the boy who...

My eyes shot open, revealing the light black orbs from within. I hastily got up from my bed and went out of my room, stopping only when I came across my silver wolf guardian, Senji, down the hallway towards the front door.

'Where are you going, Mizuki?' he asked me curious.

"Nowhere." I answered vaguely. "Please tell Akane to stay here and wait for me." I added as I ran out of the door.

I had to get as far away from this village as possible because I sensed four powerful entities surrounding my house earlier but now they were on my tail close behind me. Senji would understand how dangerous this'd be so I trust he'd keep Akane safe.

(Itachi's POV)

'Did Mizuki find out that I'm watching her?' I thought, hoping otherwise as I followed Mizuki, who was running out of the village at lightning speed whilst I trailed behind her by jumping from tree to tree in a slightly slower pace.

I knew Mizuki well. If she sensed something perilous, she would face it alone somewhere where no one would get hurt. Then did that mean I was a threat? Considering what happened, I couldn't blame her judgment.

I looked around noticing our distance from the Hidden Flame Village. Upon reaching a wide and grassy clearing, Mizuki stopped at the center while I hid behind dense trees.

"Whoever you four are; come out now and face me!" Mizuki yelled quite blankly.

'Four? Then it wasn't me she sensed but then who was she referring to?' I thought quite shocked.

"Master Orochimaru has been searching for you, Syrrine." One of the legendary sanin's sound-nins announced as all four of them came out of hiding.

"If you want me, come and get me!" Mizuki retorted tauntingly as she prepared her fighting stance.

They all complied and attacked her at the exact same time but Mizuki defended herself with ease and using the six elements (wind, fire, earth, water, darkness, and light) she launched her counter attacks. I watched her battling, fascinated by her flawless strategies that were carefully put together on the spot and her attacks that were planned with utmost haste. It was obvious to me that she had matured greatly over the years.

The fight went on and on and the upper hand still seemed to be with Mizuki until she was barely able to evade a large arrow aiming for her chest but instead scratched her upper right leg. It was nothing to her but there came a time when that petty cut made her imbalance, making her realize that that d'mned arrow was poisoned.

It was getting dark but the fight wasn't over yet. All of them looked exhausted however Mizuki tried to deny it. No one wanted to give up and Mizuki was gradually feeling weaker and weaker because of the poison.

"This is the end." She mumbled suddenly, smirking.

'What does she plan to do now?' I asked myself mentally, curious as to what she was about to do.

I watched as Mizuki closed her eyes and when they disappeared behind their lids, a strong surge of power was released from her petite body. And upon the sudden reopening of her now dark violet orbs, everything became still and motionless as if time had stopped and I was, like the four of them, seemingly paralyzed.

"Behold the power of my Eyes of Chaos." Mizuki whispered as she made quick hand seals ending with the tiger seal. "Mind Concealment Technique!" she yelled and in a blink of an eye, she just vanished without a trace.

'Where did she go? Did she escape? Runaway? But it's not like Mizuki to give in like this.' I thought as I realized that my body regained the power to move.

I tried locating her to no avail. It was useless; she wasn't anywhere in sight. Just when I was about to give up searching, the sound-nins obtained mysterious injuries from out of nowhere or at least that's what she wanted them to think. Realizing Mizuki's brilliant tactic, I smirked.

She did not give up (I wasn't even sure if she knew what that meant, anyway) nor did she runaway; she was simply invisible. How she had done it was plain but exhausting. Using the genjutsu (illusionary techniques) of the Aizawa clan, Mind Concealment Technique, she was able to send out brain waves to make her opponents think that she was indeed gone. Mizuki clearly gained back the advantage but in a way, I felt sorry for these ninjas because she really was taking them seriously and without mercy.

When her opponents finally came to a conclusion that she really was just plainly out of their sight, they started fighting back. But their poor attempts to beat Mizuki were scarcely possible for if they could barely hit her when she could be seen, how could they even think of being able to attack her now that she was invisible? However, if her attacks have a repeating pattern their probability of success should raise, unless she's just being reckless, in which case they'd be lucky just touching a strand of her hair.

One by one they lost to her, each death graver than the next. They have definitely pushed her to her limits but knowing Mizuki, her true powers lay beyond her limitations.

With all four of them beaten, she released her concealment, making her visible to the eye once more. She looked weak and tired but she still managed a small smile. She tilted her head to one side and stared up at the starry night sky, her face bathed in the moonlight, causing her to appear even more beautiful than she normally was.

"You've done it again, Mizuki." I whispered silently for certain I was the only one to hear.

Just as those words escaped my lips, I saw Mizuki hurtling backwards unto the ground. She had just collapsed from obvious exhaustion and surely the poison must've taken its effect by now.

(Back to Mizuki's (My) POV)

The battle finally came to an end and I felt somewhat light-headed. I had known that this would happen but I did not have all night to fight these losers and the quickest way to eliminate them was to use one of our clan's illusionary jutsu (the "Mind Concealment" for example), which was a lot more draining than I could remember since I used it longer than I intended to. My whole body was numb and I was starting to feel dizzy. The fight cost a lot more time and chakra than I expected but I guess I've reached my constraint. My world, as I pictured it, was spinning before my very eyes and I felt myself falling towards the ground. I could not halt myself from my unstoppable collision but the impact never came for someone caught me in his arms.

"It's not advisable for you to use that technique a lot." My savior told me in a voice that was strangely familiar as he leaned me on a nearby tree's trunk. "It's much too tedious..." his voice was calm yet laced with slight unease.

My eyes were scarcely ajar as the stranger removed a stray strand of my long silver hair out of my pale face, revealing to me his deep crimson eyes that I thought I saw somewhere before. I held on to my consciousness just so I could try to figure out who the heck this person was or is to me. He moved closer, the moon's radiance enlightening his handsome face. Why do I feel like I've met him before?

As my mind strained to remember, I felt his lips crash unto mine fervently. I was shocked but I was too weak to do anything about it. I could hear our hearts beating harmoniously as if they were sacredly connected and bound by an explicit force, making me give in to the kiss.

After about ten seconds, he broke the kiss as slowly as he could. The 'connection' was short-lived even if it did seem to last forever. And in a split second, he disappeared, leaving me there, all alone. His kiss gave me the strength to stand (somehow, he had transferred a portion of his power to me when our lips met) but still his identity was unknown. I stared at where he once was, my eyes fully open but he was but an unclear figure in my mind.

"There you are, Mizuki-chan! I've been looking all over for you!" Akane's shrill and girly voice yelled as Senji trailed behind her.

I looked back at her; I was clearly dumbstruck although it wasn't the first time she came looking for me but it was surely unnecessary.

"Akane, you –" I started to tell her but a sharp pain from my thigh prevented me from saying anymore as I kneeled back down to the ground trying to ease the pain.

"Mizuki-chan, what's wrong?" Akane asked as she went over to me, concern filled her crystal blue eyes.

She inspected my injured thigh, which I didn't want to show her at first (but let's face it, I just couldn't say no). Just one glance at it was enough for her to know that it was poisoned. Being one of the best medical specialists, it was only natural.

"Extracting the poison manually won't work anymore since the poison had spread throughout your body but I could create the antidote." She stated as she placed one of my arms over her shoulders so she could help me stand and walk back to the village. "However, it may take a while." She added.

"I told you to tell her to wait for me, right?" I asked Senji as Akane began her nag-fest.

'I was worried too.' Senji answered plainly.

I kept quiet, knowing I couldn't do anything to stop their anxiousness and besides, I had to find out who the hell kissed me. But how could I, when all I remember was his captivating red eyes and his soothing voice although his face was a complete blur to me. I had a strange feeling that I knew who he was. I recognized his calm and emotionless voice that once appeased me to sleep and the touch of his lips were all too familiar.

I stopped suddenly, pulling out of Akane's grasp, shocked at my own discovery. Those deep crimson eyes and blank tone of voice was his and I couldn't deny that fact. He was the only person I've ever kissed in my whole life so I'm surely not mistaken. Personally, it would've been better if I'd kept his identity unknown for I couldn't stand thinking that he had once again tricked me unto a kiss!

"Uchiha Itachi..." I whispered his name with utmost hatred; ignoring the worried stare Akane was giving me.

Memories maybe years' past but for me it's a ghost haunting my existence. If I could only turn back time to prevent our tragic encounter from ever becoming a reality, my heart would still be whole because for every tear that I shed, meant a moment of joy we once shared and every time I think of you, I painfully remember how much I loved you... To believe you is what made me blue; it was the gravest mistake I could ever do. But, my love, this I swear istrue; I am going to kill you!

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