Two Loves, One Fate (Itachi & Sasuke Uchiha)

№.18 :: Unforgivable Bonds

Chapter Eighteen 

"I never would have thought of that," I said with sarcasm, trying to lift the uncomfortable weight that had been placed over our shoulders while Deidara had been first speaking. The corners of Deidara's mouth lifted up into a smile causing me to smile in return. I never would have thought that I could actually see myself smiling while I was still in this organization, but that was before I realized Deidara's true intentions; he really did want to be my friend and I appreciated that. It was good to know that I at least had one person I could turn to when I needed someone to talk to. Deidara rubbed his hand on mine in comfort, the warmth of his skin telling me that everything was going to be alright for now. I truly wanted to believe what he was trying to tell me, but I just had this bad feeling at the pit of my stomach that was just telling me that things were just going to get worse from now on. I took my hand out of his and placed my head in my hands. Deidara rubbed my back in a comforting way, trying to make me feel better. I was glad that he was at least trying to make me happy, but I wanted to hear the truth from the source.

"Don't worry, Serenity-chan. Things won't be so difficult for you after you've been here for awhile." Deidara said as I raised my head from my hands to stare at him. That was the first time that he used -chan as a sign of respect towards me. That brought a true smile to my face because I could just tell that he really meant that and wasn't just saying it because I was royalty. As if on cuew, the bedroom door opened and Itachi walked in. It was like a bucket of cold water had been thrown at me all over again since I was frozen to the spot. I feared for Deidara because Itachi's clear warning began to repeat itself in my mind. Itachi's eyes were narrowed at me and I automatically forgot about Deidara, I was scared for my own well-being! Before Itachi could even scold me for disobeying his orders, Deidara stood up and turned to face Itachi. "Itachi-sama, please don't blame Serenity-chan for my presence here, yeah. I didn't realize that you had forbidden her from having any visitors and I truly regret not asking for your consent. I walked in without her knowing, yeah. I just had to talk to her."

Deidara spoke with a smile on his face, which was clearly meant for me. As quickly as he spoke those words, his bowed quickly in Itachi's direction and left the room without another word. The room was suddenly too quiet and I became restless. I continued to sit on the bed, playing with the mask in my hands. I was trying to do just about anything that would keep my gaze off Itachi. I heard a door open and close, barely making a noise, but in this silence it sounded deafening. I thought I was going to be off the hook, but as quickly as that thought entered my mind, it left just as quick. Itachi stood in front of me and I allowed my gaze to slowly travel up to his face. I noticed that he had removed his Akatsuki cloak and I just guessed that he placed it in his closet. That just left him wearing his fish-net shirt, which left me feeling really nervous. He stood quite still, his gaze locked on me.

"What did Deidara want to talk to you about?" Itachi asked, his voice still in monotone, but his curious eyes never left my face. My gaze continued to linger on his face and I could just tell that there was no point lying to him; he would be able to read my facial expressions clearly, even if I did try to hide my true emotions from him. I sat silent, knowing that if I didn't come up with a clever response, Itachi would just grow impatient and the last thing that I wanted to see was him angry at me. I glanced away from his face for just a second, not able to handle the intimidating stare that was piercing through my eyes. The moment I returned my gaze back onto his face, I was surprised to see that his eyes had softened even if his facial expressions hadn't. I could feel a small fire building inside of me and I realized something... Could I lie to Itachi? I didn't think I was even capable of doing such a thing, especially to this man and I had no idea why I couldn't. Now my fear had come true; I had lost complete control of my body as I opened my mouth to respond and what truly scared me was that I didn't even know why. The unknown quickly began to settle inside of me, my eyes still fixated on Itachi's Sharingan.