Wait [Modern AU]
Step #46
I didn't even sleep a wink.
I swear, even if my eyes were closed, I could hear everything and anything, all of which prevented me from falling asleep.
Like, why?!
Opening my probably blood shot eyes, I pull myself up and wear the jacket that was on top of me, sighing through my nose.
Am I supposed to be resting or am I supposed to be resting?!
Oh yeah, I should probably decide whether or not I'll be trusting Sasori. Is he a bad guy or a good guy? I should inform Itachi of this actually…I think. Or someone who can hack into computers and see whether or not this Sasori guy has relatives called Gaara, Temari and Kankuro. Oh, and his granny Chiyo too.
I think I might have been thinking a bit too much, because my vision was going blurry and my eyes were starting to burn.
I really need to sleep, or get eye drops, or both, or…urgh JUST LET THIS BE OVER AND DONE WITH ALREADY?!
"You're awake already?" Shisui came into the break room, seeing that I was awake and sitting up. He was holding a mug of warm water. It was probably his own, but he gave it to me anyway.
"Thanks, Shi-chan." I closed my eyes and held the mug close to my face, the heat radiating off it.
"You should really sleep. It's still quite early in the morning." He was quite concerned. He sat down beside me and pulled an arm over part of my shoulder, holding my head with the other. He pulled me slowly towards him so that I was almost resting on his shoulder. "Rest."
"If you want me to rest then you should take this mug and put it elsewhere before I make you look like you've wet your pants."
Shisui let out a laugh and pried the warmth away from my hands, putting it to the side. "Alright, alright. Sleep, then."
I readjusted myself so that I was more on his back, leaning in to breathe in his scent. There was a light scent, something reminiscent of the cologne that he was using earlier, but it was comfortable, and it was, of course, Shisui.
By the time I realise what I'm doing, I'm already dozing off.
When I wake up, I realise I'm still at the police station. Rather than Shisui next to me, Itachi was above me. It surprised me when I saw him just staring down at me, watching me sleep. To be honest, it was kind of unnerving. And given that I was lying horizontally and facing up on the bench, the light was behind him, giving him this eerie kind of look, especially so since he had that bland expression on his face.
"…Shisui's gone to get some food." Itachi spoke softly.
I got up and made a space for the younger male, mumbling an apology for not letting him sit at all because I was sleeping. When he sat down next to me, I suddenly remembered what I was supposed to be thinking about (okay so it slipped my mind geez).
"Itachi," I started. The teen glanced toward my direction, only letting a low hum to signal that he was listening. I paused for a moment, recalling that Sasori said something about the cameras being spied on and the audio too.
Did that apply to this room too, or just the interrogation room? Hm…just to be safe.
Turning to Itachi, I leaned my head on his shoulder, facing the wall. He seemed a little surprised at first, but didn't push me away.
"Listen closely, Itachi." I whisper, only so that he could hear. "I'm not sure what to do right now. Sasori said that he was being blackmailed with the lives of his cousins Gaara, Temari and Kankuro, and his grandmother Chiyo. He said that he would help us take down Arrow and tell us what we wanted to know if we help him save his family.
"He says he's an assassin, the number one if I recall correctly. He told me that he didn't intend on killing any of us, and it was on purpose that he was caught and brought here. He only said this to me. He didn't open up to your father or anybody else. So, Itachi, what do you think? Do you think he's lying or not?" There, I had told him.
I didn't move, but Itachi did. His head turned slightly so that it made it look like he was looking at me, but only so that his bangs shielded his lips. In return, he spoke in a hushed whisper, "Trust him."
"…I thought you'd say that." I pulled away from Itachi and smiled small at him, liking that we thought the same. But, he probably had other reasons.
Itachi closed his eyes and leaned back on the wall, "Shisui?" It was the minimalist of words, but they were easy to understand after knowing him for a very long time.
I shook my head. "Not yet."
Itachi didn't say anymore, probably having deduced that, since I haven't told Shisui or Yuko, nobody else would know either.
"Oh yeah, where are my parents? They should be alarmed that something's happened to their daughter." I clap my hands together, remembering that I left the house pretty much just after midnight.
"Don't worry, Shisui's told them that you're with him." Itachi reassured. "They're also safe."
"Hopefully nothing happens to them." I thought aloud.
Everything was pretty clear to me right now, especially what happened in the early hours of today. It's already been so long. Like seriously, so many things have happened that it could have passed for an action thriller movie or something, or at least the first half of one.
"Oh yeah, what happened at the hospital this morning?" I turn to the Uchiha. He didn't change expression at all. "It was such a big fire, and the whole force was there and all that."
"Yeah, it was. Their doing. We found a few witnesses saying they saw a 'doctor' that wasn't an actual doctor at the hospital, doing some things, today, yesterday, and the day before."
I instantly understood what he meant. Though, I didn't know who this 'doctor' was. But I had a guess that it was probably someone who was from Arrow, who disguised themselves as such and infiltrated it, before setting it alight. The witnesses, I'm thinking, are probably nurses or those who were working there.
"…how many casualties?"
"There are too many to count. They're probably still counting them now."
I press my lips tightly into a thin line. "Rest in peace."
"…hm."
"At that time when you guys were at the hospital, how did you get to where Yuko and I were so quickly? He—I mean, she—told Shisui this code or something and you guys were all there to surround Sasori when he was chasing us." I didn't remember the code, but I do remember talking to Shisui on Yuko's phone.
"We didn't spend too long at the hospital. Father had gotten word from an anonymous tip that something was happening around where you were. We simply acted on that tip." Itachi replied.
I was quite astonished. "A tip?" My eyes widened, hoping it was who I thought it was. There was only one name that came to mind, that would want to remain anonymous.
Itachi seemed to read my mind; he nodded.
"So that's it." I nodded slowly to myself, taking in this new information like a sponge. "Oh! Speaking of what happened this morning, when I was at the dojo when that was getting burnt to the ground, some thugs that were with Sasori took this box from under the dojo, and they escaped with it. I don't know what was inside it but it seemed important enough to get away with."
"You don't need to worry about that." There was a glint in the male's eyes.
"Huh? What do you mean?"
"We retrieved the box."
"You what?"
Extra:
Shisui blinked a couple of times, turning only his head so that he was looking Arisa's way, trying to not disturb her sleep.
Did she just say 'You smell delicious?'
He pressed a cold hand to his face, trying to get the sudden heat transferred to his hand instead, "What's that even supposed to mean?"
Itachi came by the break room and raised a brow at Shisui, who was staring outside the window, his face red. Arisa was sleeping on his shoulder.
"...do you need some ice?" He kept his voice quiet so as to not disturb the girl.
"Maybe Antarctica." Shisui glanced at Itachi, seeing his eyes dance with amusement at him. "Stop it, Itachi!"
"I didn't do anything."
"Your eyes! They were laughing!"
"But eyes can't laugh."
Shisui said something incomprehensible, which made Itachi chuckle and go to the fridge, filling up a mug with water and ice.
He handed it to his cousin, "It's not Antarctica but it'll help you cool down."
"Thanks."
"Hm…" Arisa shifted in her sleep and buried her face closer to Shisui's neck, which made him tense, feeling her breath caress his skin.
Itachi stifled a laugh, taking a seat nearby to accompany his best friend. "Your face is very red."
"Don't just point out the obvious!"
