I collapsed into the slick, leather chair.

"It was bound to happen, Sasuke." My elder cousin prodded, watching my 'whiney' (quote the bastard) attitude.

I didn't respond.

"You know how close they were. Kakashi knew his feelings, but he just had to wait for Hitomi to mature some." Shisui reasoned. "If you had jumped in earlier, it wouldn't have made a difference, would it?" He asked, not really asking for an answer.

I replied anyways. Damn my stubborn, arrogant self.
"What makes you think that? She wasn't born in love with him. In fact-"

"She wasn't born in love with you, either." He interrupted.

I sighed, glaring sadly at him.

"Face it, Sasuko. She took care of you - and you learned to love her. Kakashi-sensei did the same; he took care of her. She doesn't even want to leave his side now. There's really nothing you can do at this point..." He explained, then fell to a silence.

"I don't need you to preach to me." I muttered, looking the other way.

"Just letting you know." He chuckled at my childish behavior.