Our Twisted Tale (Itachi X Reader)

Chapter Seventeen

A/N: Thank you for 400 reads! <3

Sorrowful Sadness

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     "We need to talk, Y/N." Itachi told me as he leaned on the door frame with a blank stare. I turned to look at him curiously, standing up from the couch slowly.
     Right now we were situated in the honeymoon hideout Pain created for us. Even after being here a couple days and getting used to it, Itachi still seemed a bit nervous, even after doing 'it'.
     "Itachi, what's wrong? You've been kind of distant... did I do something wrong?" I asked nervously, what if I upset him?
Itachi said nothing. He only beckoned me towards the dining table and led me to sit down. This is when I began freaking out, what if he wanted to separate? What if he didn't love me anymore? What would I do now?
     "You can tell me now, Itachi." I glanced up at him and he nodded closing his eyes, he looked at me warily and grabbed my hands tenderly.
     "I-" Itachi paused and cleared his throat, he grabbed my hands tightly now and looked straight into my eyes. "I'm terminally ill, Y/N."
     My eyes widened and I could feel my heart crack, Itachi's terminally ill? No, no, no, this can't be happening, why? Why us? "How long?" I choked out, I wanted to know how long I had with him, because I was going to cherish every second more than the last.
     I felt Itachi hesitate when he looked at my eyes again, he wiped away the tears I didn't know had fell. "I don't know, Y/N, maybe a year or two, maybe even three."
     I grabbed Itachi's hands even tighter and looked at him sadly. "Why didn't you tell me before?" I asked him quietly, he looked away and sighed.
     "I was scared." He whispered quietly as my grip on his hands tightened. "I was scared you would leave me."
     "Itachi, I'll love you forever and always, you know that. You should've told me sooner, I don't know what I'd do without you. What if you died and I didn't know why? That would tear me apart, Itachi. You should've thought about that." I wiped my eyes, a flicker of hurt running across them.
     "There's more, Y/N." Itachi stated as I tensed immediately. "I plan to let Sasuke be the one to end my life." I gasped and sat up immediately, slamming my palms onto the table.
"What?! You're kidding me, you're innocent! You did everything for the Hidden Leaf, just explain that to him! First you tell me you're going to die and now you tell me Sasuke's going to kill you! Itachi, why don't you trust me with this stuff?!" I looked at him with a hurt expression, he sighed and stood. He walked around the table and pulled me into an embrace.
"I'm sorry, but I'm telling you this now aren't I? I want Sasuke to be a hero in the eyes of the masses, especially now that his reputation is in ruins. I am Itachi Uchiha, the man who single handedly massacred the entire Uchiha Clan except one, my little brother, that's the Itachi I am to everyone else in the world." Itachi stroked my hair as I clenched my fists, grabbing the fabric of his shirt in the process. I kept on shedding tears.
"It shouldn't be that way, though." I looked at him and he caressed my cheek lovingly. "Itachi, you should be regarded as a hero! You saved the Hidden Leaf, why don't you tell anyone?!"
"Y/N, even if I were to tell someone, do you truly think they would believe me?" I looked away and he brought my face closer, causing me to look at him. He smiled at me nonchalantly.
     "Fine, but if you die then I die as well. If you refuse, I'll just ask Sasuke to-"
     "No, Y/N, that's final." Itachi looked at me seriously and I sighed, relaxing my tense shoulders. I looked right back at him and pointed a finger to his chest.
     "Itachi, you may be the infamous Hidden Leaf rogue ninja, but I have stuck with you since day one and I'm not going to stop now, got it?" I glared at Itachi menacingly and he did the same, I will win this argument.
     "I do not wish for you to get hurt, Y/N. I forbid you to harm yourself after I am gone, and that's final." I gave in to the look he gave me, it was so full of love, worry. I sighed as I sat down again, he moved to his side of the table.
     "Is there anything else you'd like to tell me, Itachi?" I asked quietly while looking away.
     "Hn." I turned to look at Itachi curiously, a bit of dread forming in the pit of my stomach. "You know about the Mangekyo Sharingan, correct?"
     "Yes, what about it?" I asked curiously, wondering what he was getting at.
      "You also know about the consequences of using it?" I shook my head at that, I only knew of its capabilities. "Each time you use the Mangekyo Sharingan, you lose more and more of your sight, permanently."
     I quietly gasped. "Wait, Itachi, does that mean-"
     "Yes, Y/N," Itachi paused, looking at me sadly. "I am blind, I cannot see clearly from my eyes. I see you only in my memories, I hear you only with your voice."
     I didn't say a single word, I just stood and walked towards Itachi. I pulled him up and wrapped my arms around his neck. I couldn't speak, nor could I hear right now.
     Itachi wrapped his arms around my waist and rested his head upon my'n. No words had to be exchanged right now.
     Yes, it will take me awhile to let it sink in, but I'll stay by Itachi no matter what.
     I love him, I always will.
     Is it bad that I do?