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

Chapter 70

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~Anna's POV~

"What changed your mind?" Itachi asked. I had to tilt my head to see his expression. It was distant.

Just yesterday I, too, confessed my love for Itachi and today when I was in the fields, trying to keep my head level, he found me and we just laid down side by side and talked and talked. This question, however, was sudden and quite different from what we were just talking about.

"Do you know why I went to that lake tower?" I asked in return.

"Because you are extremely stupid and thought suicide would erase everything." I pouted.

"I won't say you are wrong but you know he gave me a choice to be with him or to die. I would have taken the first one but he said he'd kill you all anyways just for kicks so.."

"So you thought, why not suicide." He mocked again. I had it coming.

"Well after that all, when I was in the hospital, I had too much time to think. I couldn't really feel any pain or tiredness so I had plenty of time to think. Jake somehow had faith in himself that I would die for sure. He took every precaution-"

"I know. He cuffed your ankle, he blew up the bridge and the tower. Even I am surprised you managed to stay alive." I elbowed his side for that.

"Yeahhhhhh. I feel so bad for disappointing you all. I wasn't even impaled or shot and nothing even broke. I am sooooooo disappointed in myself."

"Don't say that." Itachi hugged me and kissed the top of my head before letting me continue.

"So I thought he ran away and maybe thinking that I am actually dead, he would leave me alone. Konan confirmed to me that Jake wasn't in the school anymore. So I guess yeah.." I sat up now and sighed. "But yesterday I felt like I should still keep my distance. Its a bloody dilemma. Hurts my head every time."

" You're not involved in anything that happens to us. Even if we were to get hurt, it still wouldn't be your fault. You didn't do anything wrong that it all became your problem. You didn't mean for all this to happen. You didn't even know that it would. You are not to blame for anything. You were just dragged into all this because of one selfish boy." Itachi said all in one breath being as careful with his words as possible, sitting up in the process.

I didn't know what to say after that. I took a small glance at Itachi from the corner of my eye and he was still looking in the distance.

"I'm sorry I punched you." Itachi chuckled lightly which caused me to look at him confused.

" To be honest, I had expected it. I thought, even if it was anger, you should feel something." He was smiling.

"Even if you say that, I still can't forget what I put you all through."

" You don't have to forget it all in an instant. Do whatever you think is necessary but don't distance yourself from anybody."

"Yeah. This was why I broke the mirror and crunched its shards in my hand." I told him, waving my bandaged palm in front of my face. "This reminds me, where the heck were you all the time I was in the hospital?"

"I had some work to do and of course I had to punish myself for not being able to save you."

"You call me stupid but you are no better yourself." I looked at his hands and felt bad for being the reason they were so banged up. So I took them in mine again and kissed the wounds gently.