Back To You [Shisui X Itachi]

Chapter 6

Dedicated to @sommergymnastica and @SnowdropRose for inspiring me to continue this book!

"Itachi...Itachi", Mellissa said, gently shaking him awake.

Itachi's eyes snapped open, "What's wrong?"

"I was just checking in", Mellissa said in a soft, worried voice.

"Oh", Itachi mumbled sleepily, rubbing his eye.

"Where's Shisui?" She asked.

"He went home", Itachi said simply - emotionless.

Mellissa narrowed her eyes, "Did he...do something?" Itachi could hear the protectiveness in her voice and knew better than to hide things from Mellissa.

"I saw this movie yesterday...before he got back from school. And I thought...I don't know..." He muttered in insecurity.

"Go on", Mellissa said, sitting down on the chair Shisui pulled up next to Itachi's bed.

"I thought I was his friend...but he said he had another friend and then my chest - I felt like I was in pain."

Mellissa pursed her lips and nodded, she seemed to be thinking very hard.

"When I was younger, your mother and I were inseparable - like you and Sasuke. Then she met your father, and I despised him for a long time", she chuckled, "but then, I spoke to my sister and told her how I felt, and she just listened - understanding what I was feeling. And she told me that no one on earth could replace me... and only then did I see how your father made her happy... I guess what I'm trying to say is that you should tell him", she said, gently tucking a stray hair back behind his ear.

"But what do I tell him?" Itachi asked in desperation.

"You should tell him how you felt. I know it's scary - but I can promise you everything will work out for the best, even if it doesn't feel like it."

Itachi processed her words, "But what was I feeling?"

Mellissa smiled slightly, "Only you know the answer to that."

They sat in silence for a few moments after that.

"Anyway, I need to take Sasuke to school", she stood up and left his room.

*****

Itachi was woken up by a knock on the front door. He looked at the alarm clock and noted that it was after two in the afternoon. It could only be Shisui. He was feeling better and made his way down the stairs without his blanket.

"You should tell him how you felt", Mellissa's words echoed in his mind.

He flung the door open and his heart fell slightly when he saw that no one was there. His eyes drifted to the floor in discouragement. There was an envelope on the floor.

He picked it up and opened it, it was more notes from Shisui... but that was all - just notes. Itachi bit his bottom lip in a twinge of sadness. He looked over the front yard and sighed when he didn't see the source of the envelope. He closed the door gently and made his way back up the stairs to his room.

*****

It had been two days since he snapped at Shisui and told him to leave. The guilt was eating Itachi up. He stared at his phone as soon as he woke up - hoping to see any form of message from his friend. There was nothing. He continued collecting the notes from the front door.

He stared at the apology text he had written for the umpteenth time, reading over it, then sighing and deleting the whole message before he could send it. It had been a cycle of these events for the past two days.

He had called his mother last night, asking if it was okay if he went back to school. After a long negotiation he was given the "ok", only if he promised to wait for Mellissa to pick him up if it was raining.

Itachi got out from under his red covers and made his way to the shower. Cleaning himself thoroughly and washing his hair, he got out and got dressed. He was terribly embarrassed by his outburst and slightly scared to see Shisui again.

He'll tell me to leave him alone, Itachi thought sadly.

"Do you need a ride?" Mellissa asked him as Sasuke ate the eggs and bacon he made.

"Yes please", Itachi said, sipping his tea.

*****

Due to construction on one of the roads, Itachi only got to class with five minutes to spare. His heart felt uneasy at the thought of seeing Shisui sitting alone at their desk.

He paused in the doorway when his desk was empty. His eyes drifted over the other students in his chemistry class until they landed on Shisui smiling his closed-eyed smile...sitting next to Konan. Itachi ignored the dip in chest as his face fell to it's default, emotionless setting.

He sat down at his desk, opened his books and got lost in the pages as class started.

******

Itachi felt nothing - as he always did. He kept that nothing-feeling until lunch started. He just wanted to drink his tea with nine sugars in it. He stopped outside the cafeteria door. He didn't really want to see Shisui - not after what he had said and not after seeing him smile with other people. He turned back around and started walking to the entrance of the school - deciding to sit on one of the benches that side than sit in the cafeteria.

I knew that eventually he'd leave, Itachi said to himself convincingly.

He found himself under a Sakura tree, slowly sipping his tea. He kept his eyes trained on the street, avoiding the gaze of some of his curious classmates. Itachi took another sip of his tea, wondering if he had ruined his friendship with Shisui.

There was a presence that sat down next to him.

"Are you okay?" He heard Shisui ask hesitantly.

Itachi was shocked to hear Shisui's voice, but he hid it expertly.

"I'm okay...How are you?" Itachi asked, then took a sip of his tea - never taking his eyes off the cars racing passed on the street

"I've been better" Shisui shrugged. This caused Itachi to actually look at Shisui.

"Well...what's wrong?" Itachi struggled to conceal his worry.

"Well, to be honest, you're not talking to me", Shisui said softly, his hands tucked behind his head and his eyes trained to the cars on the street.

Itachi grabbed his bottom lip between his teeth, "About that..."

"You ready to tell me what happened?" Shisui prodded gently, his eyes flickering to Itachi.

"You should tell him how you felt", the words repeated in his mind.

Itachi sighed, "It's just that... I thought that I was your friend, and when you mentioned Konan my chest started burning and I got angry... I don't know why - but I'm so terribly sorry. I know you have other friends and I think I'm okay with that..."

Shisui's eyes widened and he grinned, "Itachi...you were jealous!"

Itachi contemplated that word, "I suppose I was", he took another sip of his tea.

Shisui quirked his lips to the side, he grabbed Itachi's face between his hands lightly, "Konan is my friend. You are my best friend."

Itachi blinked, he felt his cheeks slightly heat up, he released his face from Shisui's grip, "I knew that - I was just testing you", he mumbled in embarrassment.

He heard Shisui chuckle and it brought a smile to Itachi's face.

"So are we okay then?" Shisui asked Itachi cheerfully.

Itachi smiled, "We are, I'm sorry."

Shisui threw his arm around Itachi as if it where it the most natural in the world.