「ティア・ハリベル」

               { Amethyst irises quickly shifted toward the familiar voice. Upon seeing the familiar face of the Mistress, the Snake began to relax somewhat. After such a long time of finding her, it looked like it had pay off splendidly. So, with her hands positioned idly at one side, Sung-Sun nodded her head. If there was a form of a smile, then it was small —way too smile to be noticed. }

All the same, what he wished to give her came. He extended it almost timidly, as though he did not wish to accidentally offend her in spite of his good intentions; Uchiha Itachi had reached up, standing on the tips of his toes as he did so, and wrapped his small arms around her neck, his chin placed delicately on her shoulder. In return for her help, he had given Harribel a heartfelt hug. He only hoped that he would not upset her.

Perhaps his show of appreciation may not have seemed to amount as much, but he really did mean it.

"Thank you, Sensei," he said, holding on to her still. "You don’t need to apologize, I’m the one who’s sorry for causing you so much trouble."

"I’ll try not to worry you or anyone else next time." "Try" because he really did have a penchant for wandering around without supervision whenever his curiosity was piqued- his mother knew of this trait of his all too well. The number of lectures she had put him through served as proof of this. It was a flaw that he was currently working on. "But I’ll be sure to remember that if I need anything. We should meet again some day."

And with that, he pushed himself a little higher on his feet and kissed her on the cheek. Partly as his farewell.

"--Alright, just don't be afraid to approach me the next time you see me. If you have anything to talk about, please feel free and talk to me about it. Surely, we both could find a solution to the problem you might be having, Itachi." Harribel replied gruffly, she didn't have a clue about their world, but something must have happened in the past for him. 

Before, she was going to let go of the child, Harribel felt a small peck on her cheek, such a gentle child, a heart-warming gift from this child was something else. Was it normal to feel like this? There was no telling if the Tres would gain enemies during her stay here, or even if the Quincies that capture here would appear. Uchiha Itachi was another person that she deemed to protect, hopefully she'll be able to talk to him once more.