Hey everyone, I know its been awhile since I last updated but my life is kinda hectic right now and its going to be like this for a while, at least until December. So please bear with me as I try to update as often as possible. Also this chapter is a lot shorter than normal but I've had such bad writers block I could not get past it. So I did my best to power through so that way I wouldn't have you guys wait longer.
So without further ado, here's the next chapter of Muted Love!
The group arrived at the restaurant and saw Itachi sitting in a far off booth, phone in his hand.
"You guys didn't tell me he was going to be here." Konan hissed as the group walked towards him.
"Oh, we didn't?" Deidara pretended to ask innocently as he snickered behind his hand.
"Honestly, you two need to get over it and just get back to fucking. It'll be better for both of you." Sasori responded.
Konan gave a flip of her hair as she trailed behind the two. "I'm not going back to an emotionless prick like him. I'm too good for that."
"Whatever you say." Was Sasori's response as he continued on.
Itachi looked up from the table as Deidara and Sasori were the first to approach. He frowned when he noticed Konan behind them, Naruto and Sasuke behind her. "Why am I not surprised you'd do something like this to me."
"We just want to see you happy, Itachi." Deidara smiled at him as he sat down. "And you were happiest with Konan."
"Yeah, Konan's a nice girl." Naruto spoke up.
'Don't butt in.' Sasuke nudged him in the side. 'The drama between them is enough and you live with Itachi.'
"Shit." Naruto whispered under his breath.
"Thank you, Naruto." Konan smiled at him. She then turned back to Itachi, crossing her arms over her chest. "I don't even know how you guys even could tell he was happy."
Itachi rolled his eyes before pointing to the seat next to him. "Just sit down."
She looked around to see that all the other seats were taken. She let out a huff before sitting down and scooting her chair closer to Naruto.
"So, what were you two doing that made you meet up with these three?" Itachi asked, looking to Naruto and Sasuke.
'A date.' Sasuke signed casually.
Itachi's eyebrows went up as he stared at the two. Naruto blushed under his gaze. "A date? Really?"
Sasuke gave a nod. 'We went to Akatsuki.'
"Oh." Itachi stayed silent afterwards, taking a sip of his drink.
"So, your artwork?" Naruto spoke up.
"What about it?"
"Uh, why'd you stop?"
"I had to take care of Sasuke. He needed to be watched constantly."
"So, now that I'm here, will you go back?"
The rest of the table looked up to stare at the older Uchiha.
"That's a good question, un. Will you come back?" Deidara asked, his eyes wide.
Itachi cleared his throat. "I don't know, that I may be just a part of my past now."
"I liked your artwork." Konan spoke up, her voice low. "I think you should go back to it."
"See, even the person who hates you the most is encouraging you to pursue it." Sasori spoke up as Itachi watched Konan carefully.
Itachi glanced to Sasori before looking back at Konan who was intently staring at the menu. He turned to face the rest of the group. "I have too many responsibilities now."
'Now you're just making excuses.' Sasuke closed the menu, staring at his brother, arms crossed over his chest.
"Why did you even start making art with that type of, medium?" Naruto asked, staring curiously at Itachi. "You just don't seem like the type."
Deidara let out a loud laugh. "You should've met Itachi a few years back, he was like Prince of the Underworld, un."
Itachi rolled his eyes. "I wasn't that bad."
"Yes you were." Deidara, Konan and Sasori all said.
"Was he?" Naruto turned to Sasuke.
"He was just as bad, un!" Deidara protested, speaking up before Sasuke could sign.
Naruto snickered as he looked at Sasuke who boredly looked at the menu. He then focused on his own menu before going pale. He felt a nudge in his side and he turned to see Sasuke looking at him, an eyebrow raised.
'Is everything okay?'
Naruto nervously laughed. "Uh, I think I'm just gonna skip lunch."
Itachi studied Naruto carefully. "Don't worry about the price, Naruto. Lunch is on me."
Naruto's eyes widened before he looked at the menu with vigor.
The waitress came over and took the tables order before walking away to give the order to the kitchen.
"So, why did you two break up?" Naruto asked.
"Oh no." Sasori groaned as Deidara snickered.
Itachi shrugged. "Ask her. To be honest, I'm still unsure of what her reasoning behind it is."
Konan glared at the older Uchiha, crossing her arms over her chest. "I've already explained time and time again. You're emotionally unavailable! And you cheated on me! With Kisame!"
Itachi rolled his eyes before narrowing his gaze. "I kept telling you, even before it happened, I was doing him a favor."
"Bullshit. It's one thing pretending to be gay but making out with him is more than that."
"You made out with Kisame?!" Naruto looked at Itachi in shock. Itachi turned his glare to Naruto. "Itachi, I thought you were a completely different person but here you are showing a side I never would've believed." He began to snicker behind his hand.
"I didn't make out with him, Konan. I already told you this." Itachi turned back to her.
Konan began to laugh and she looked at the rest of the table. "He thinks I'm stupid enough to believe that he was fake making out with his best fucking friend. Like I didn't see the two of them with their fucking hands all over each other and their tongues down each other's throats!"
"I already told you this, Konan, it was all staged!"
The two began to argue loudly and Deidara smiled at Naruto who looked on in shock as the two just seemed to get louder.
"See Naruto, it was all worth it, un!"
Sasori and Sasuke nodded as the two also watched in amusement.
Naruto stared at the three of them. "You guys are weird as fuck."
'Just wait. Give it like five more minutes and they'll be making out with each other like none of this happened.' Sasuke signed with a smirk before gently pulling Naruto closer to him.
And the two of them did, as soon as they screamed they hated each other. Naruto's eyes widened as the mood changed instantly. "What the fuck?!"
Sasuke shrugged. 'Typical Itachi and Konan. They'll marry each other eventually.'
The two pulled apart and gave each other a look before Konan stood up. Itachi watched her walk away before he looked at the table. "Sasuke, you have my spare card. If I'm not back in time, save my leftovers and pay for it."
Sasuke gave him a smirk and a wave. 'Have fun.'
Itachi smirked back before following after her.
"What the fuck just happened?" Naruto asked once the pair were out of sight.
"They'll probably get together for about a month or two." Sasori gave a shrug.
"If you ever get that crazy, I'm running away."Naruto said as he gave Sasuke a look.
Sasuke gave him a look before shaking his head. 'Same.'
The food soon arrived, Itachi and Konan still didn't show up by the time the four finished their food. Sasuke packed up the two untouched meals and the four of them left after paying the bill.
"Well that ended up being a nice double date." Deidara said while leaning out the passenger window of Sasori's car after dropping the two off. "We'll have to do it again, right, un?"
"Yeah! And I still have to see the rest of Akatsuki." Naruto smiled back at the older blonde.
"Nice meeting you, Naruto." Sasori waved as he leaned over Deidara's lap.
"Nice to meet you too!" Naruto waved and the two of them watched as the couple drove away.
'Ready to go?' Sasuke signed before casually throwing his arm around the blonde.
"Yeah." They began to walk to the car. "I'm driving though. I'm still paranoid about you getting pulled over."
So how did you guys like it? I feel bad for it being so short but hopefully next chapter I won't be stuck on writing haha. And hopefully it won't take so long.
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