Gradually, that door opened wider as Itachi listened to the exchange between his children. The amused smile was firmly in place - this wasn't the first time something like this had occurred, and their activities were a constant source of amusement to him.
His daughter, Kanara, was Jaela's spitting image, but with his eyes and his daggers-edge wit. His son, Atsumori, was the opposite, bearing his countenance but with Jaela's eyes and wiley personality. He truly couldn't have asked for more beautiful children.
Too bad, though, that sometimes they were too damn smart for their own good. They seemed to inherit that, as well, from their parents. Itachi knew very well that Atsu knew the layout of Le'Raana, as he'd shown him and his sister on numerous occasions, on the very maps his son had mentioned, where every grand heist they'd pulled over the years had taken place. Atsu had been caught in a lie, but the King in Rags initially decided to wait and see where this was going.
As Kanara spoke, Atsu merely rolled his eyes. Sure, he could practice throwing. He had a decent hand for it, but the slingshot was just so much more fun. And he knew everything that was in the book that Kanara none-to-gently shoved into his grasp - he'd read most of them, grudgingly, under their parents tutelage and that of the more educated Craol. This unfortunately caused him to detest books - he'd much rather be off playing or pulling pranks on people.
He'd just needed the excuse.
He'd opened his mouth to say as much when Kanara addressed their father, and Atsu spun around to spy him leaning against the door frame with an amused face.
"Um...morning dad! Yeah, lots of stuff to learn in these books, guess I better go study, bye!"
Foiled again...
He scampered back into his room, swiftly closing the door behind him and bouncing onto his bed.
Back in the hallway, Itachi grinned as his son dashed back into his room, following him with his gaze before those jade eyes flicked back to his daughter. "Good morning, Kanara. I'm guessing he was up to no good again, eh?" He chuckled quietly, and straightened.
"So...whats your excuse for being out of bed this early? I'm guessing you weren't a part of what he was planning...and I'm well aware he was up to something other than just looking at my maps, so you don't have to cover for him."
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Back in Atsu's room, the young boy had snuck quietly to his window. He was listening to Kanara and his father speaking, and slowly opened his window when he knew their voices would overtake the sound.
He'd just have to find another way to amuse himself this morning. He grabbed his slingshot from under his bed, and slipped out the window into the fading twilight.