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Itachi: Friday 10 PM

I delicately reached into my drawer and pulled out a dull purple. It was the nail color I used for Itachi. He hardly ever had an opinion of his nails and insisted that I just use that same one.

I started to trim and clean up his nails and he sighed bored. He had his eyes closed and looked like he was regretfully enjoying the experience. Itachi was a usually calm and obedient client. He rarely talked or made a fuss, he was just simply there for some piece and quiet.

When Itachi did talk, it was always something either arbitrary or so utterly above my head that I remained silent. Pein may think himself as a god, but Itachi seemed like a closer bet just based on how they speak.

"Harumi, you preached love to Sasori and Kisame, correct?" Itachi spoke as if asking about the weather. I looked up to see his black eyes staring at me intensely.

"I-I didn't n-necessarily preach." I muttered horrified to have yet another disastrous conversation. This really wasn't my week.

"Tell me, do you believe in love." Itachi demanded rather then asked.

"I suppose I do." I admitted silently as I opened his clear coat.

"Then explain to me, are you an expert at love?" Itachi's gaze still intently on me.

"I wouldn't say an expert but-"

"Then why are you giving your advice to my partner?" Itachi cut me off with a dead cold voice.

I gulped horrified. "I was merely offering my suggestions."

"Yes, those suggestions include abandoning his duties and looking for some 'love' of his and leaving me." Itachi hissed coolly.

"I didn't mean to upset anyone; I just wanted to help him out." I muttered quickly as my shaky hands painted over his nails with the clear coat.

"Maybe he didn't need your help." Itachi turned his gaze away from me and looked out the window.

"I know. I'm sorry." I quickly apologized, although I didn't exactly see why. I opened up the dull purple and started the first coat.

"I mean, it's just stupid." Itachi shook his head disgusted. "Kisame can't find love."

"Why not?" I chirped but then my eyes widened in horror but before I could utter another apology, Itachi started to speak.

"You don't just find it. You stumble upon it, build it up, and let it grow into something more. You can't just wake up and go looking for it." Itachi rolled his eyes. "Love is potentially a bond that has to be built and the only ones Kisame has built bonds with are with us."

"Oh." I mumbled. "Does that mean one of you is suited for Kisame's love?"

Itachi's normally cool and collected face broken into, what looked like, shock before quickly freezing into dull perfection. "I suppose that could be an option."

I blinked. "Who do you think Kisame would be good with?" I through caution to the wind and asked.

"I don't have time for silly gossip." Itachi stated.

"Personally, I think Kisame and Zetsu would be nice together." I acted like I hadn't heard him and started his second coat.

If I hadn't witnessed it I wouldn't have believed that Uchiha Itachi literally winced and went red at the thought. Of course, he quickly returned to his normal hues before anything could be said on the matter.

"You're delusional." Itachi muttered.

"Okay, then Kisame and Hidan." I shrugged. "I mean, both seem like sadist to me."

Itachi's eyes narrowed. "Hidan is straight."

"Are you going to counter every one of my suggestions? Don't you want your friend to be happy?" I asked curiously as I finished the clear coat and motioned Itachi to stand up and move to the pedicure station.

"He is just my partner, nothing more." Itachi stated coldly.

"Hmm, he and Deidara could be cute." I murmur as I cleaned up his toes.

"No." Itachi hissed lowly.

"By golly, then who?" I countered.

Itachi didn't say anything for a while as I worked on his nails. I was opening up the clear coat when he spoke. "None of the Akatsuki members are suited for Kisame."

"Oh." I mumbled.

Silence echoed the room. He remained in absolute silence as I worked on his first coat of the purple.

"Kisame needs someone toned down. He is outgoing so he needs someone who is willing to just lay back. He also needs someone who he can talk to and someone who understands him." Itachi explained, catching me off guard. "Kisame needs someone who will be there for him, through thick and thin; someone who is willing to just be with him."

"Like you." It came out before I could stop it. I gasped, whipped my head up and dropped the nail polish on the floor.

Itachi's eyes were blood red with his mangekyou sharingan. His calm mask was broken, revealing a livid Itachi.

"What did you say?" He hissed and then it hit me. I was in his tsukuyomi.

"N-Nothing!" I yelped in fear.

"Lies." He snarled. "So tell me."

"It was merely a suggestion." I whimpered.

"You seem to have a lot of those." Itachi jeered.

"I'm sorry." I whispered.

Immediately tsukuyomi was lifted. Itachi was seated calmly in his chair and I was still on the floor, the purple nail polish in hand.

"You may continue." Itachi waved his hand. I quickly began working on his toes again. A few minutes passed before he spoke. "I believe Kisame likes girls."

I snapped my head up. "Oh, probably." I murmured, sinking my head back down.

"Then why do you suggest me?" Itachi cocked his head to the side.

"…It fit the description." I stated in a rather shaky voice. I was finishing up his clear coat. "Do you like girls?"

Itachi seemed scoffed and rolled his eyes. "Do you really have to ask that?"

"I really don't know though." I answered with my head bowed.

"I see." Itachi abruptly stood up and yanked me up with him. My eyes widened as I felt the cold metal on a kunai on my neck and I was staring at his mangekyou sharingan. "Not a word of this to anyone." Itachi whispered. I nodded my head the best I could under my condition. He released me and walked toward the door. "Kakuzu has me covered."

I watched as the young man walked out of my salon and I prayed that next week, he would have forgotten his whole experience. Then, a thought struck me. He never did tell me if he liked girls.


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