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

Chapter 47

~Anna's POV~

My eyes were closed and I was enjoying the peace when I heard someone say.

"You know, you're talking to yourself again. Its very unhealthy."

I jumped from the shock and were about to scream but stopped when the person turned out to be Itachi.

"Damn you grizzly! Don't scare me like that! I could've thrown something at you out of reflex!"

"Like what? Flowers?" He asked smirking taking a seat beside me.

"Heavy flowers!"

"Yeah right."

"By the way, what are you doing here? More importantly how did you know about this place? No way! Were you stalking me?!?!"

"Not even in your dreams. Same question goes for you. How do you know about this place?"

"I asked first." He sighed.

"Fine. Well one day, I was very sad. Walking around Konoha aimlessly, I came upon here."

"Your girlfriend dumped you?" I asked snickering.

"No."

"Then?"

"I already answered your question."

"Stop being stubborn and tell me."

" My sister died." I fell silent.

Tch. Shouldn't have asked that. Shoot.

"Sorry."

"You didn't know."

"So, how old was she?"

"Four. Her name was Ame."

"How did she die?" Was it alright to keeping asking him?

"Some random guy shot her."

"Sorry again."

"Doesn't matter now. So, what's your story?" He shrugged.

"Well before we left for America, mum brought me here and we used to come here every day. This is also the place where both my parents fell in love. Its been long years since I saw this beauty." I smiled at the very thought of my mother being with me.

"Hn." There was a long pause until I broke it.

"So, are you over her death?"

"What kind of a question is that?" Itachi asked a question of his own with slight anger and irritation. I looked away.

"It um..I can't let go of the past in which all my loved ones died. I can't just accept that bitter truth, not just yet. It still haunts me. So I'm asking, are you-"

"She's dead. Maybe she was supposed to die. Maybe her life was written to be this short. Maybe it was for the best." I was slightly shocked at his reply.

"How can you be so casual about it? I mean, I totally changed myself after what happened."

"From what I can see, you haven't changed one bit."

"Didn't you notice I rarely get sad around my brothers?"

"I rarely see you with your brothers."

"Yeah, that's right too. Well I stopped showing all negative emotions ever since mum died. Last time I cried, it nearly gave my brothers a stoke from guilt and sadness."

"Oh." Before I could say another word I heard Max yelling from afar and closing in.

"SIS! I FOUND IT!" He came running and handed me a flower. Itachi eyed us two cautiously.