Unchangeable ∞ KakaIta

.5.

Itachi and Kakashi sat across from each other at a table in one of the little tea shops in the Land of Tea. Itachi sipped his tea and noticed Kakashi hadn't even touched his.

"Aren't you going to drink the tea you paid for?" Itachi asked, raising an eyebrow. Kakashi smiled, and his visible eye smiled, too.

"Of course I am, it's just too hot for me to drink right now. I may just take it back to the inn with me."

Itachi let out a sigh. "Right."

Kakashi's smile faltered slightly, and he reached his hand out to touch Itachi's gently. "You okay?" He asked.

Itachi nodded once. "I'm fine," he replied, but Kakashi felt that he was uncertain about his answer.

"Do you want to head back to the inn? It's getting a bit late."

Itachi nodded again, and so the two got up and left, walking back to the inn in silence.

Once there, Kakashi decided to have a bath in the hot springs outside and Itachi decided to have something to eat. When Kakashi was done with his bath, he came back inside and sat beside Itachi.

"So, what would you like to do?" Kakashi asked, and Itachi looked over at him.

"I'm not sure," the younger of the two replied, staring off at the wall.

Kakashi looked at him. "You can talk to me, you know. You want to tell me what's troubling you? You can trust me."

Itachi pondered it for a moment before nodding once as he continued to stare at the wall. "I killed my best friend today."

Kakashi was taken aback, to say the least. He definitely didn't expect that.

"That's why I was covered in so much blood," Itachi then said, before dropping his gaze to the floor. "He asked me to, he… he was already going to die. I didn't want to do it."

Kakashi put a hand on Itachi's shoulder. "What happened?"

"You can't tell a soul."

"I won't. It's between you and me. I promise."

Itachi lifted his head. "It was Danzo."

"Danzo?" Kakashi questioned, furrowing his eyebrows. Itachi nodded.

"Yes. He tried to kill Shisui but Shisui got away. When I found Shisui after the wedding, he asked me to kill him because Danzo was sending someone after him, and he said that he was as good as dead anyway. I said we should tell someone, but he said he didn't want Danzo to come after me. He said he could only ask me to kill him because I was his best friend. And so, I killed him, and dropped his body into Naka River, like he asked. He said he wanted it to look like a suicide."

Itachi took a deep breath. "You know, Shisui was the first person I ever fell in love with."

Kakashi wasn't really sure of what to say. What could you say to something like all of that?

"I'd say that I'm sorry, but I know it won't change anything, nor will it make anything better," he settled for saying.

"Yeah. Besides, I know I don't need nor want anyone to pity me; I'd rather everyone just be indifferent to my misfortunes."

Kakashi looked down at the floor. "Although I feel as if Lord Hokage should be made aware of this, I will not tell him, like I promised," he murmured.

"Thank you…"

"You know," Kakashi began, sighing a bit. "I kind of know what you're going through. I accidentally killed my own teammate."

"I know. People used to call you 'Friend-Killer Kakashi', however, I think, perhaps, they didn't have the whole story."

"You're right. They didn't."

"…'I'd say that I'm sorry, but I know it won't change anything, nor will it make anything better'."

"Do you feel better now though?"

Itachi shrugged. "A little. Though I wish I had something to take my mind off of everything."

Kakashi smiled. "Well, I think we should change the subject then."

"That's a good idea."

Kakashi smiled and Itachi looked at him.

"You know, Kakashi, you're actually not so bad after all," the Uchiha boy said softly, smiling small.

"Gee, thanks," Kakashi responded sarcastically, but he was smiling.

Itachi hit Kakashi's arm lightly, shaking his head.

"You know, I wonder what you actually look like. Every time I have ever seen you, you were wearing that mask. I'm curious."

Kakashi smirked lightly. "I'll show you, but only if you kiss me."

Itachi smirked back, an eyebrow raised. "I'm not that curious."

"Oh, come on, please? It's just a little kiss."

"You say that, but it'll become a lot more if you're involved, pervert. I'm not ready to consummate the marriage yet."

"I wasn't saying that we should consummate the marriage, I was saying that you should kiss me. And besides, there are people more perverted than I am."

"So you admit that you're a pevert."

"I'm not admitting anything."

Itachi raised an eyebrow and decided not to argue.

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Very short, I know, but I needed to update something.