I Got Hots For My Rival~ Itachi Modern AU [NWA Winter'14 1st Place] REVISED

Chapter 18

~Anna's POV~

"May you be blessed for ridding me of these." I prayed for Ema when she took out my needles for IVs. She chuckled."

"But now you will have to eat quite a lot to not get any weaker." Doc Umehara commented while he was checking my board.

"Thats ok with me. I love eating."

"You are one odd patient."

"I am taking that as a compliment." I told doc and grinned when they both shook their heads.

I told Tim and Eric to get me ramen and then pizza, the orders they obliged to very quickly. Eating for me was not a problem, I always had a monstorous apetite.

Max was playing with his Gameboy, Eric and Tim were talking and Manny was out with Jess in another department.

"You need anything sis?" Eric asked when I yawned and put my manga aside. I thought about it and when I looked at the time, I was reminded something.

"Yeah. Call Itachi here."

All my present brothers looked at me as if I was screaming bloody murder and then I realised what it might have sounded like to them.

"You dirty-minded people! That was not what I meant!!!"

"Yes yes we know." Tim waved my embarassment off with a smirk. "I had a business at home. I will let Itachi know that you summoned him."

I rolled my eyes at his wink and sighed. These brothers will keep taunting me until I get a boyfriend. Ugh.

No sooner had he left, he returned with a grin. My questioning look had Tim answer before I could ask, "He was already on his way."

"Okay... That is....nice of him...?" I replied but was forced to shut up when the Uchiha came in view.

He had fresh lotuses with him.

How was I supposed to react?

I had no idea.

So I remained quiet until my brothers decided to leave the room and leave me with Itachi so I could talk to him about whatever I wanted to talk to him about.

"How are you feeling today?" He asked placing the flowers on my lap again. Its strange to me why I let him do that. Had it been someone else, they'd have received a beating.

"Okay... I guess?" I had no words honestly. I didn't know why but my speech was lost the moment he entered the room.

"I was told by your brother that you called for me." I looked at him and noticed his restlessness.

This was the trigger for my normal speech to return. Ah thank goodness.

"Chill man, I am not going to kill you." I told him with a grin and motioned for him to take the stool that was on the left of my bed. When it was evident he won't respond, I got down to business, "you know you are responsible for this."

"I know and I already apologised." Itachi replied in his ever robotic tone.

"Because of you, I would have to stay here for a lot of time. That is torture to me considering I hate hospitals!!" He looked guilty.

"I am sorry." He said, looking down.

"But that's ok. It wasn't all your fault. I am just stubborn and well I don't like admitting my weaknesses and I clearly forget that things aren't the way they were before and I just jump into matters. Its an eye-opener. So thank you for that."

"Sorry."

"Now now, I told you its not entirely your fault." He looked at me and I grinned which had suspicion to crawl on his face. "However, for the part that it IS your fault, I am taking up your offer. I am appointing you as my tutor for my whole stay here. File me up on school. I never liked missing on it."

"O-okay..." The moment Itachi realised he had stuttered, his whole face turned red and gave me a few seconds of joy when I tormented him about it.

"Oh and you don't have to bring me such expensive flowers every visit."

"But-"

"I told my brothers to arrange for a pond and I don't know if they did that properly so I am not really liking the idea of killing these precious ones." Itachi looked at me and smiled. Was that even possible for him?

"Then I will supervise the pond construction so you can have a peace of mind."

What the....?

"Oii.... I am the one who's on meds. Why are you being so odd?" I asked, secretly regretting the end of the moment that I brought with my question.

"I don't want it to go to waste. Its just that. Don't get the wrong idea." I laughed.

"Sure sure~"

"Anna your doc is here!" Tim barged in, announcing the arrival of my doctor which meant departure of Itachi.

Grizzly stood up to leave then stopped, "when do I come?"

"Take your rest. I am fine by any time." I answered him smiling and passing glares to my brothers who were making faces in the background.

"Ok then, take care." I waved at him then remembered.

"Oi take these with you!"

"Yes sorry I forgot!" I handed him the lotuses.

"Don't let them die." Itachi nodded and left, leaving me smiling and oddly, blushing.

This was not healthy for me.

Help.

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