Forgiven (Itachi One-shot/Modern AU)

Forgiven

This is a one-shot I created for my friend, AllBeautyDestroyed, for her birthday :3 I hope everyone can enjoy though. I attempted yandere Itachi, buuuuut I feel like I failed XD Let me know what you all think, and wish Avy-tan a happy birthday. Seriously, right now - do it. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, AVY-TAN!

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You could only stare, unable to comprehend the scene before you. After so many years, you had thought you had seen every side of your best friend, yet you had never seen him react so violently. The boy you had known since you were in kindergarten pinned down your classmate, Sato Toshiro.

Whether from fear or sheer horror, his name came out in the form of a shout as he drew his arm back once more to punch Toshiro. "Uchiha Itachi!"

His fist froze in midair, his entire body stiffening. Toshiro gasped from beneath him, blood trailing from his busted lip. His eyes turned to you while Itachi refused to turn away from the boy he had beneath him. Despite this, you could feel a cold air coming from him. It was not something you associated with your childhood best friend.

"[Name]-chan," Toshiro said, forcing a grin even though it was obvious it hurt his lip. "It's nice to see you."

You felt your lips pull into a smile, but it didn't feel real. Your focus was trained too much on the dark haired Uchiha. "Itachi, what is going on here?"

Itachi still refused to look at you as he raised to his feet. He stepped away from Toshiro, but the cold atmosphere had not left him. Everything fell silent as Toshiro rose next to the boy, as if the gathered students were awaiting Itachi to start a fight once more.

Toshiro rubbed his neck and laughed nervously. "I'm sure this is all one big misunderstanding," he assured, though he didn't even sound certain. The way he fearfully eyed Itachi also took away any genuineness from his words.

"Itachi." Your voice shook as you demanded the answer. Something in your voice must have reached Itachi through whatever daze he was in because he finally raised his head to look at you.

Your breath caught. Never before had you seen such an expression on Itachi's face. Although his face was perfectly neutral, there was something in his eyes that made your heart squeeze. Why? After what you had just witnessed, why was it in his eyes you saw pain?

Toshiro hurried to your side, but whether because of the look on your face or because of his fear of Itachi, you could not tell. Regardless, feeling his arms wrap around you was comforting. You rested your head against Toshiro's chest.

"What happened?" you asked. Your emotions couldn't quite seem to develop. Every time a single emotion tried to form, you saw Itachi's eyes right before he walked away from you.

Toshiro squeezed you in a hug, his lips pulled down in a frown. Your heart hurt seeing the blood there knowing here it had come from. "I'm sure it was nothing. Itachi isn't the type to unreasonably hurt someone."

You nodded in agreement before sighing. You were going to get to the bottom of this, no matter what.

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Toshiro asked me on a date for my birthday >//<

What did you say?

I had to say yes! :3 I'm so happy!

You stared at these three simple texts on your phone. As soon as you'd told Itachi your answer, he had vanished. The next time you had seen him, he had been beating up your future date.