Right In Front of Me (Itachi x Reader MODERN)

Chapter 29

Kakashi grabbed the beers from you and you grabbed the blanket from your couch, the same one that you hadn't moved since Itachi was over.

You opened the sliding door to the outside of your penthouse. Your backyard was actually built in the middle with clear windows everywhere so you could see outside no matter where you were on your first floor.

Turning off the lights to your house, the stars outside could be seen brightly and the crickets could be heard chirping.

"These are beautiful cherry blossoms." Kakashi commented taken aback.

Wrapping the blanket around you, you placed your head on his upper arm.

"They were moms favorite. It's nice to see them every day, makes me feel like she's still with me."

Kakashi placed a kiss on your forehead and you walked him over to the two long lounging chairs you had and he placed the beers on the small table between them.

Sitting on each one, you took a bottle and took your first sip. "So, what's her name?"

Kakashi took one also but just held it. "Rin. Her name was Rin."

You inched slightly forward. "Was?"

"Yeah. I guess I'll uhh...start at the beginning." He took your silence as confirmation to continue.

"Rin was in my class back at the academy when we were kids, by we I mean Obito Uchiha and I."

"You know Obito?"

"Yeah, we were best friends. We originally bonded over police work since my father was a cop and of course his family owns the agency and military. We met Rin and she also wanted to join the agency so we ended up on the same graduating class. But before that, we were just kids you know. Hanging out, going to festivals, staying up way past our bedtimes, playing till the sun went down."

You noticed Kakashi speaking a lot in past tense and as if people weren't in his life anymore but you were going to let him get it all out and wait to see if he felt comfortable telling you. He took a swig and continued.

"I fell for her. Hard. I never really had eyes for anyone but her. She was the voice of reason between us three and always had to save Obito and I from getting in trouble."

You both laughed as you saw the face he had reminiscing about his childhood.

"Most importantly, she was there for me after my father died in action. My mother left after I was born so he was all the family I had."

"Oh Kakashi I'm so sorry." You sat at the edge of your chair and grabbed both his hands.

"You don't have to keep on if you don't want to."

He cleared his throat after taking a long swig. "No no, I'm fine. Plus, I haven't really spoken to anyone about this, at least not in this much detail. I don't like discussing my private life or feelings for that matter."

"You're telling me." You said under your breath.

"Huh?"

"Nothing hun, nothing uh continue when you're ready." You smiled at him softly and began to run your thumb over the back of his hand.

"Right. Well, she was there and helped me through processing those feelings after losing him. She was the only one who could get me to open up it felt natural. She didn't look at me with pity like everyone else did. We became inseparable, but I didn't know how to express my feelings to her. I was afraid I would lose her as a friend you know?"

You let your head fall and then picked it right up after finishing your bottle before him. "Too well."

He looked at you curiously and wondered for a second if Itachi was the person you were referencing but shook his head and continued.