*** Ivy's POV***
Dang it! I can't console people enough as it is, let alone someone who is older than me! What should I even do?! I guess talking to him would be good… he kind of looks creepy just staring at the wall like that.
"Uhm… are you feeling okay Itachi-san?" I say, feeling completely awkward in this situation. He, again, didn't reply.
"What the heck do I say?! Maybe I should talk to him about the shirt…"
"Hey, that's you and… Shisui on that shirt, isn't it?" I say, still being very nervous considering I wouldn't know how he would react.
As if being triggered by just hearing Shisui's name, Itachi fell to his knees and put his head in his hands.
"... What the heck did I just do?! I just made it worse! Oh god, this isn't ending well! I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO!"
"Umm… I'm sorry?" I say crouching down to his level, completely confused. I wasn't that shocked when he didn't react at all to my statement.
At that exact moment, Eloise decided to come to the t-shirt section to look at Scott Pilgrim tees.
"Oh, hey Iv-WOAH DOES THAT T-SHIRT HAVE SHISUI ON IT?!" She exclaimed in amazement.
"Dang it, Eloise…" I muttered to myself while facepalming for the second time that day. Third counting the face-walling incident.
"Shisuuuuiiii…." Itachi mournfully cried to himself, still in the fetal position. In the middle of the walkway.
"Oh...uh...I'm gonna go over there now..." Eloise speed-walked to another part of the store, not exactly eager to deal with the current situation at hand. Obviously.
"DANG IT, ELOISE! DON'T MAKE IT WORSE AND LEAVE!"
I'm completely panicking right now. How do I deal with this?! The last time I've ever comforted someone was… oh god, I don't think I ever have! I'm doomed!
By this point, people have started to stare at the two of us. I can't blame them, though. I'd probably end up staring too.
"Uhm… Itachi-san? People are staring…" I mutter to him, now becoming slightly self-conscious.
"Shisuuuiiii..." Itachi continued.
"... Oh god, you're stuck aren't you? Uhm…" I mutter aloud to myself, trying to think of something to make him stop.
"Ah! I know! Itachi-san, I'll buy you Pocky if you… stop whatever you're doing." I try and bribe him, still not one-hundred percent sure what was going on.
He seemed to perk up a bit at the mention of Pocky.
"...Strawberry Pocky...?" He questioned.
"Sure. Just… please calm down?" I say, still sounding unsure about Itachi's behaviour.
"... Fine." Itachi muttered, still looking a bit sad. Well, it's a bit better I guess.
"Ok… let's go then! Follow me!" I exclaim, hoping to sound happy and not concerned. I don't need to deal with an angry version of Itachi. I couldn't even handle a depressed one.
After making sure Itachi was following me, we left the Hot Topic and started heading towards the T&T Supermarket, since they always had awesome flavours of Pocky. I really wish Eloise was here with me though. I'm not social, Itachi's not social, and the walk there is really awkward now.
"... Uh… So Itachi-san… did you find any clothes that you liked?" I asked, hoping to get an answer. This silence was unbearable to me. Why don't I have my headphones?! I need music!
"...Some...nothing in particular." He said quietly, not seeming to care.
"Oh…okay then…" This isn't going anywhere! Why am I so socially awkward?!
After about another minute of awkward silence, I decided to try talking again.
"Do you like any other flavours of Pocky besides strawberry?" I questioned, having thought of nothing else to ask.
"...Strawberry is my favourite." He said again, not wanting to continue the conversation. Too bad for him. I was talking anyway.
"I see. It's good, but it gives me a stomach ache. There was this white chocolate one that tasted amazing! Too bad it was a limited time thing." I say, slightly sad.
"...Hn."
"Of course he says that. Why did I not see that coming? How are we only half way to T&T?! This is taking forever!"
Then we were thrown into more awkward silence. I wonder if Itachi is doing it on purpose? I mean, yeah, he's not much of a talker, but he talks a bit more than this! What exactly happened in there?!
Not even meaning to, I asked him what was really bugging me.
"Itachi-san, this is not like you. I don't know you that well personally, but it's pretty easy to figure out. Is there something wrong?" I asked, honestly pretty worried. That resolve didn't last long.
"...I don't wish to discuss it." He muttered, so I barely heard him.
"Hey, that's your choice. I won't force you. If you need someone to talk to though, I guess I could listen and try and help. I'm not that great, but I'll try!" I say, smiling confidently for the first time since this awkward conversation started.
Luckily I didn't see his reaction, since we arrived at the T&T Supermarket.
"Finally! Off to the Pocky section!" I declare, while walking into the market.
***Mini Timeskip***
After grabbing a box of strawberry Pocky for Itachi, and two chocolate ones for Eloise and I, we started heading back to Hot Topic, now feeling a lot less awkward. When we got there though, I saw Eloise panicking. Oh god, I forgot to tell her I was leaving!
"Hey, Eloise! What's wrong?" I call to her, hoping she'd hear me.
She turned and saw me with Itachi walking in her direction. Oh god, here it comes...
"What's WRONG?! Well, maybe it's the fact that I was left alone in a Hot Topic with nine S-ranked criminals. But hey, it was JUST for a short amount of time. What could POSSIBLY go wrong? Oh yeah, and I'm broke."
"Okay, I get that you're mad. We left to get Pocky. I'm sorry." I said feeling kind of bad about it. Then I remember why I had to go get it in the first place, and that feeling went away.
She perked up. "Did you get me some?"
Being bored for the past while, I couldn't help but want to mess with her.
"Oh I don't know. You DID kind of ditch me when I needed your help…" I said trailing off, while also trying not to laugh.
"Hm, who's the only other person in the universe that's worse at handling situations like that? It's me. OBVIOUSLY."
The rest of the Akatsuki had no idea what we were talking about, so they just watched in confusion.
"I don't know about that… I have a friend who'd probably yell and kick them to make them feel better." I say, honestly contemplating if Eloise's statement would've been true.
"Uhm...what exactly is her definition of helping someone feel better?"
"I…honestly don't think she has one." I say, pretty unsure with my answer. "Anyway, fine. You can have the Pocky." I tell her, while reaching into my purse and handing it to her.
Seeming to forget her anger towards me, Eloise took the box and ripped the top off. "Thanks." She managed to say, with a mouth full of Pocky.
"No problem." I reply, while trying not to laugh.
"You...left for food?" Konan asked, a bit confused. Since there was no way I could tell her the truth, I quickly made up a lie.
"I didn't eat breakfast this morning. I woke up late and then… uh… you know… I was hungry. Then Itachi found out I was going and followed me." I said, hoping she'd believe it.
"...Okay then." She said, but I could tell by the tone in her voice that she was suspicious. I need to change the topic!
"Can we still go to HMV? I want to look at the CDs." I ask Eloise, hoping she'd say yes. I need music after this experience!
Eloise swallowed the last of her Pocky. "Well, yeah, uh, I need to check if there's new DVD's or merch or stuff..."
"Yes! Let's go!" I exclaim, already starting the walk to the store. I feel really bad for Eloise now. I'm SO ditching her when I get there!
***TIME SKIP/POV SWITCH :0***
Of course, when we got to HMV, Ivy ditched me and made a run for the CD section. Either she wants to get back at me, or just really wants to get new music.
I probably have to explain things to the Akatsuki before things get...out of hand.
I turned towards the group. "Uhm...I guess you can look around and things...just don't...uh...break things, I guess? Basically, try to act as normal as possible...it might be a good idea to not spend too much time around the anime section...uh, yeah. If you need help, Ivy and I will be in the store..." After explaining I was met with a short silence until Tobi raised his hand, waving it around excitedly.
"Uh...Tobi, do you have a question...?"
"Yes! Why was Ivy-chan so excited to come here?" He asked with genuine curiosity in his voice.
"Uhm...Ivy just really, really likes her music. Music to her is like explosions to Deidara. I personally like looking at the DVDs and merchandise and things though..." I replied.
"So...um...is everyone good?" I asked. I want to go upstairs already! Hopefully there's not another question…
Luckily, the group just wandered off in different directions, leaving me free to finally go upstairs.
Walking up the escalator, I made it to the second floor. Looking around for anything new, my eyes landed on a new display case with a certain anime on show.
Persona 4.
Scanning the prices, I took one out and started to read the back.
"Aw heck yeah! This is the anime with the hot guy!"
I put back the DVD case and wandered to the main anime shelf.
While checking some of the Madoka Magica DVDs, I heard voices from somewhere behind me.
"So...like, do you watch Death Note?" Said a high pitched voice. Probably a girl.
"No." Another voice, but it seemed familiar...ish.
"Really? Do you watch...Naruto?" A hint of hesitation could be heard with Voice #1.
"No." Voice #2 deadpanned. I turned around, only to find Pein ignoring a teenage-ish looking girl who was obviously trying to get his attention.
Oh god, do I have to deal with a Pein fangirl?
Eloise- Well, we got through another chapter!
Ivy- OMG THAT WAS SO AWKWARD! _
Eloise- Uh...it was, wasn't it? At least we got Pocky though.
Ivy- Coming from the person who didn't have to deal with an overly emotional Uchiha. *sigh*
Eloise-Well...okay, I guess you're right, but still. Pocky.
Ivy- And FYI, she does call the main character in the Persona 4 series 'the hot guy.' Even though his name is Yu Narukami. XD
Eloise- Well, his hair is hot.
Ivy- Omg. Just in case, we did give you guys FULL warning about Itachi, so if any fangirls complain, you were warned. It was about 2am at this point. XD
Eloise- Indeed. If you don't like our writing, that's not our problem.
Ivy- We're doing this out of sheer boredom, and because this is fun to write. :D
Eloise- Exactly. We won't just update for your needs. XD
Ivy-... Even if we do. XD
Eloise- Ya know, I'm honestly wondering why people even bother to read this. Not that it's not awesome or anything.
Ivy- Who knows. :)
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You get the drill of what would happen if we did. X)