Right In Front of Me (Itachi x Reader MODERN)

Chapter 18

 "So, my mother was actually part of a mob family. However, she never really enjoyed that life, even as a little girl she tried to hear as little as she could about any dealings her family talked about. They had many enemies, from what I remember father telling us. They did a good job at hiding her existence as well as her brothers, you know in that life they'll always go for your family."

You peered up to see if you could read Itachi's face, but as usual his face was as stoic as always, letting nothing on. You knew he was listening though.

"Her family had a cover as an at home pharmacy which made it perfect for illegal drug deals and things of that sort. I'm not quite sure how they kept the cover but that's ironically how my parents met. My grandparents were trying to see how other countries were using medicine and if they could learn from them or teach them, and so mom and dad met. But dad fell hard. So he kept coming back under the pretense of 'business' trips so my grandpa wouldn't scold him for being away so much." You and Itachi both laughed.

"Anyways, mom confided in dad about everything going in her family. She knew it could cost dearly if she trusted the wrong person but she told him. After he heard he wanted nothing more than to take her away from there so they got married and she came to Konoha. He thought she would be safe and she was." You stopped and looked up trying to stop the tear that was threatening to fall.

"They went away for an anniversary. Dad was very big in spending time with her, just the two of them. So any opportunity they had to go away they did. However, she always hated going with body guards. She begged him for them to be the only ones to go, he reluctantly agreed." You took a final deep breath and looked Itachi in the eyes.

"She was poisoned. It was foul play but our family told the media it was 'natural causes'. The gang that was after her family, finally found her even after how careful they had been. We weren't told anything else. Just that a family called the Tadashi clan was out to eliminate every single member of my mother's side of the family."

Itachi finally showed some emotion, he looked away and then back at you again. "How did they find her then? You said that her family was good at hiding the children."

You gave a bitter laugh. "My uncle. He still kept the family business going, thought he was hot shit. The Tadashi got a hold of him, threatened him. He used my mother as a bargaining chip. Her life for his."

"(y/n)-" Itachi started but you shook your head, tears already spilling. "That's not even the best part. They didn't know she was married to a Hyuga until AFTER they killed her. The Tadashi knew they were in deep shit and killed him anyways for not telling them they were messing with a powerful family like ours. So she died for nothing." You just stared at your empty wine glass.

An eerie silence filled the room until you looked back at the male and gave a sad smile, wiping your tears. "You don't have to say anything, at this point it would feel too awkward to have your pity. It is what it is and it happened."

Itachi wanted to say he was sorry but he knew too well because of his own family and line of work that yes, pity or apologetic words didn't fix or numb the pain of losing a loved one. So he just nodded and grabbed you softly by the back of your neck and brought you down to him, kissing your temple.

You closed your eyes and felt a wave of calmness you hadn't felt in a while. You didn't want to end the night on such a depressing note, especially since this was probably going to be one of the only times it would be just you and him in who knows how long.

You placed your hand over his and pulled away softly and smiled, a genuine happy smile. "Thank you for listening but I'm pretty sure my buzz has worn off so how about we go back to just talking, playing video games, and drinking?"