Chapter 3

Stubborn

"No."

"What? Whyyyyyyy?!"

Itachis brow twitched at the high pitched and drawn out noise.

"There are many reasons, the law being one among many others."

A dramatic scoff was the only warning he had before a hand came crashing down on the stack of files he had set at his side.

Itachi silently leaned back in his chair and felt his eyebrow slightly twitch again. "Shisui I swear to-"

"Yeah yeah whatever you ass! I don't care what you say, you're coming with us. It's Friday, you're 22, you're single and unless your high and mighty position works as a chastity belt, you have urges."

Itachi looked into angry and determined eyes. He knew stubbornness when he saw it and paired with this certain Uchiha, he knew there would be no way out of this.

But he would be damned if he didn't try, "Shisui, though you are my favorite cousin and you seem to think my age and sexual urges are something that you need to worry about, I assure you that is not the case. And I am fairly certain that a night at an illicit night club slash brothel does not count as a family bonding experience, so I would much appreciate it if you respected-"

"I'll take Sasuke." The determined glint in Shisui's eyes had turned more evil than stubborn. "He's 17 now and will be turning 18 soon enough. He's definitely old enough to-"

Shisui's rambling was interrupted by a pen being driven into the wood of the desk he was leaning on. He inwardly grimaced and felt his palms beginning to sweat. He turned to look into a dark and cold pair of black eyes, belonging to the heir.

"Who's going?"

A triumphant grin spread across Shisui's face. "Only the most discreet of the discreet. Kakashi, Obito, you and me."

"And you're sure nobody else knows? How confidential is this place? How can I trust that this won't be on tomorrow's headline?"

Shisui's grin straightened out and his eyes took a more serious tone. "Itachi, you know I would never ever suggest anything that could put you or this family in harms way. You know me better than that."

Itachi looked at his cousin, and sighed, there was nothing but truth on his face. Itachi knew Shisui was telling the truth and trusted him more than anyone in this god forsaken family.

"Fine. Just this once Shisui, no more. I cannot risk so much just for a night out."

"Yeah yeah, I know. But trust me, I wouldn't be dragging you with me for nothing. I've been scoping someone out that I definitely think you should meet."

Itachi raised his eyebrow as he proceeded to dislodge the pen he had staked into his desk. "Shisui, if I am accompanying you it is for the sake of you leaving me alone not to pay some poor girl for something I can quite frankly get for free."

Shisui rolled his eyes, "You're such a prude Itachi. I already told you, I wouldn't be going through so much trouble just to get you laid." He made his way over to the office door and looked back at Itachi with the slyest and most evil grin. "Plus, I never said it would be a girl..."

Itachi glared after the exiting Uchiha, praying to his deity that he had not meant what he had just said.

"See you at 10 cousin~." Shisui's voice sang from down the hallway.

Itachi let out a guttural sigh and braced his face in his hands. Were all Uchihas this god damn exhausting? Was he the same?

He looked at his watch, 7:35 pm, and pondered how fast he could book a flight out of Konoha.

He shook his head in defeat and decided to set back his escape plans for another time. Even if he did bail, Shisui would not give up. It was the strongest trait of the Uchihas, stubbornness, never stop until you get what you want.

He returned to the last batch of files in front of him, unaware that tonight would change him forever. For good or bad, who knows?