Second Chance (An Itachi Uchiha Love Story)

Confession

Well, I intended to go and find someone else to talk to, however that isn't how things turned out. As I rounded a corner, I was grabbed by Kisame. I wasn't sure how he was able to catch up to me or get in front of me so quickly, but he did.

"Come on, Adryn, you can't run away forever. You owe him a conversation after dumping all that onto him." Kisame informed me as he picked me up and held me in his arms. He instantly began to walk, ignoring my struggling.

"Let me go, Ki! I don't want to talk to him!" I yelled out as I tried to escape his grip. However, he was far too strong and he held me against his chest tightly until we entered the living room once again. He then dropped me on the couch and walked out of the room. I got to my feet to run out of there but was stopped by Itachi grabbing my arm carefully.

"Adryn, wait. You once told me that I could be myself around you, so let me take you up on that offer." Itachi's voice was calm, but it had a worried tone to it. I just looked at him and sighed before sitting down on the couch next to him.

"What is it 'tachi?" My heart was beating hard. I could feel the nervousness set in. I wasn't ready for this. I wasn't ready for my heart to shatter like this.

"I think I've always known about your feelings for me." That was a decent start. It didn't hurt me as much as I was expecting. "I just didn't allow myself to acknowledge them until now. Due to my being with Izumi and worrying about the Uchiha uprising. I never had the time to think about how you felt for me."

"So now that you've had time, what do you think about them?" No, no, I don't want to know that. Please don't answer that. I have no idea why I asked that.

"I want to thank you, Adryn, for loving me all these years, even through all the things I've done." I looked away from him, not sure if I was just embarrassed or trying to hold back tears as he found a way to let me down gently. "I can't return your feelings right now, but maybe in time, as we get closer, if you want to, maybe then I could."

"Huh?" I snapped my head to look back up at him. He was gently smiling at me. "You aren't going to just flat out reject me?"

"No. I never once thought to do that to you. You are a precious friend and practically family to me. I'd never intentionally hurt you like that when I know how deeply you care for me." Itachi paused and looked me right in the eyes as he spoke next. "I want to give myself a chance to live for me and do the things that I want to do with the people I care about. I care about you, and I want to give myself another chance to possibly love again."

I could feel tears start to collect in my eyes but I tried to blink them away before they had the chance to fall, but unfortunately, I was trying in vain. Tears streamed down my face as I smiled at Itachi. He seemed to worry for a moment before starting to wipe away my tears.

"I'm sorry about this. I just was expecting you to reject me completely. I never thought you'd want to give me any type of chance." I muttered as I tried to stop crying. Itachi just gently smiled at me, a small smile as he helped dry my tears. After a few minutes, I calmed down and looked at the floor, totally embarrassed to have cried for such a reason.

"It's alright, Adryn. You always were a crybaby." He was teasing me, I knew that, but I couldn't help but pout anyway.

"I want to be angry, but you're completely right." He smiled once again at me and I just began to laugh. "Thank you for this talk, 'tachi. It... really helped me."

"Of course. You deserved to know the truth about how I felt. I didn't want you to be dwelling on negativity like you always do."

"You still know me so well."