I do not own Naruto okay? I don't have much else to say here in this chapter's beginning, so enough of this A/N, on with the fic!
Itachi took Konan's plate as she finished and took it to the kitchen to be washed. "Come join me in the parlor for some tea. I expect you will want to check Akari before she goes to bed for the night."
"Yes I will." Konan said as she followed Itachi to the parlor.
Itachi motioned for her to sit down in a plush red chair in a large room. He poured Konan a cup of tea and handed it to her before he handed himself a cup and sat down in his favorite chair. "I always find a cup of chamomile tea is always good to help calm one down after a long day." Konan nodded and took a sip as she looked over at Itachi.
Itachi smiled back as he looked over at Konan and then stared at the pictures on the wall. She could tell that he was a very serious man before the loss of Izumi, but this had made him even more so. "I really appreciate you coming all this way from Ame to help me with Akari."
"It was an honor." Konan said as she placed her tea cup down. "I am usually very busy in the hospitals back in Ame that I hardly have any time to rest at all. And to find out I was working for an Uchiha, that made the honor even more so."
"I'm pleased to find the name has carry and influence so far away." Itachi said with a sort of depressed pleasure at the fact. I have had a falling out with my only living relative because of this."
"And this would be?" Konan asked.
"My younger brother Sasuke. His wife Sakura was the one who was assigned to the delivery. Then he stuck up for her than me. His own brother." Itachi sighed as he drained the tea quickly.
Konan nodded and understood why he would be so mad. But Sasuke would be in a tough spot after that, does he stick with his brother's idea or the fact his wife did all she probably could. Konan was a doctor herself after all. However, Itachi was being very kind to her and she did not want to offend or make him more morose or despondent. She was beginning to care for him as much as she did Akari. "I can tell you care deeply for your family and your daughter." Konan said, making sure that there was nothing that could offend him in the sentence.
"She's my world. My everything." Itachi said.
"I will do my best to treat her." Konan said as she looked up at the clock. It read 7:30 PM. "Speaking of which I will go in to check on her and give her her evening medicine before she had to go to sleep for the night."
"Let me join you." Itachi said as he got up to follow her. Normally Konan didn't like when a family member of a patient hovered over while she treated them. Itachi however would follow her orders if she needed him to do something and he would let her do what needed to be. Also, Akari was very dedicated to her father since her mother passed so this would help to calm her down. Konan walked down the hall to Akari's room and knocked on the door.
"Come in." Akari said with a little joy but a weakness could still be heard in her voice.
Konan opened the door, followed by Itachi who shut them behind him as she sat down next to Akari's bed and pulled out the stethoscope and checked her heartbeat and her breathing. She then pulled out a thermometer and checked her temperature. "It seems that your fever is coming down."
"Am I getting better?" Akari asked.
"A little bit." Konan said.
"Papa promised me a special treat if you said I was well enough for it." Akari said.
"Well I will have to do a little more examination of your progress but you just might." Konan said with a smile. "Now I will need you to open up and say Ahhhhhh."
"Ahhhhhhhh" Akari said as Konan pulled a small flashlight from her bag and checked Akari's tonsil and throat. They were less inflamed than they were before and her throat was still a little red, but she was making progress.
"Well I have good news for you." Konan said as Akari perked up.
"Tell me but first, did Papa tell you what I asked him to." Akari said.
"Yes he did." Konan smiled.
"What did he say?" Akari asked with a serious look on her face that looked cute, even with the childish look on her face.
"He told me to tell you that you told him you love me." Konan said as she ruffled Akari's mahogany hair.
"Yeay!" Akari said. "Now Papa promised me a bowl of pork miso ramen if you said I was in good enough health for it."
"Well you will be having a nice bowl of pork miso ramen tomorrow. But you will need to take your medicine to help you get better." Konan said as she handed Akari a few pills. She took them and placed them in her mouth and swallowed them with a small gulp of water she had beside her bed. "But you will need to rest to get better. Sleep tight tonight." Konan said.
"I will. I want Papa's pork miso ramen really badly." Akari said.
"Well one thing is for certain is that your papa will make some of the best pork miso ramen ever. He's a great cook." Konan said.
"That's good to hear." Itachi said.
"Now I am going to head out so you can get some sleep." Konan said
"I will sleep tight." Akari said.
"Good. You need that rest." Konan said.
"I will need to read her favorite bedtime story. If I don't she won't get to sleep at all." Itachi said as he picked her favorite book off her shelf and sat down to read.
Konan headed to the parlor and got another cup of tea. She looked at the pictures on the wall. She knew that Itachi was a caring man and valued his family more than anything. She looked over them and saw they were all family pictures of things like picnics, holidays and other celebrations. There was a picture of Itachi and Akari under a tree by the lake. They seemed so happy together and this was taken just before Izumi died. Konan knew why Itachi had become the man he did. Akari was all he had now. He had lost his wife and essentially his son. Konan sighed. Itachi is a very caring man, and pretty handsome too... Konan thought as she put the picture back. "What am I thinking?" She asked herself. She had never really thought of dating. She spent most of her time in the Ame hospital and hardly had time to keep up her own house, let alone have a boyfriend. She was pestered about her love life a lot in the hospital in Ame, which was part of the reason she was glad to have been picked for this assignment at the Uchiha manor. Treating a child with measles was pretty easy, but at least no one was asking about who she was dating this time. I think this is just because I am tired. I am going to go to bed early and then rest up. Akari is doing well and I will let Itachi know if he or Akari need me, they can wake me up. She thought as she sat back down and waited for Itachi to come out to tell him that. "I am not falling in love with Itachi." She said as she looked in her tea. "He just needs someone to treat his daughter and to listen to him."
"And they lived happily ever after. The End." Itachi read as Akari curled up in her blankets. "Good night my dear Akari-chan." He said as he kissed her on the forehead.
"Good night Papa." Akari said. She then looked at her father and sighed.
"What is it my dear Akari?" Itachi asked.
"Do you like Doctor Konan?" Akari blushed with a slight giggle.
"Well I think she is rather skilled as a doctor and has great bedside manner." Itachi said. "So yeah I do."
"That's not what I meant. I mean you look at her the way I had seen you do Mama..." Akari giggled.
Itachi looked on his daughter sternly. "I think you're just tired and worn down from recovery." He said politely. "I respect Doctor Konan's skills but I am not in love with her like in some fairy tale."
"Whatever you say Papa..." Akari said hiding under her blankets.
"Good night Akari-chan." Itachi said as he headed to the door and turned out the light.
"Good night Papa." Akari said as she fell asleep and Itachi shut the door behind him.
Itachi sighed as he headed towards the parlor. Did he really like Konan like she thought, or was Akari getting wrapped up in fairy tale fantasies? He had been rather lonely and he had to admit Konan was unlike the other women who had come by trying to comfort him when Izumi died. Itachi knew their real intentions. The Uchihas were very famous and very wealthy. Most did not care for him and Akari, but the money. Konan did well with both of them. He felt like he could talk to her more than anyone else he ever did. I am not falling in love with Konan, I just respect her skill as a doctor. She is one of the best in Ame. Itachi thought to himself.
But objectively, Lady Tsunade is a better doctor, even if her bedside manner leaves a lot to be desired. A voice in Itachi's head said.
Itachi shook it off as he walked into the parlor where Konan was finishing her cup of tea when he poured himself a cup and sat down. Konan then got up and spoke to him. "I think I am going to go to bed early tonight. Akari doesn't seem to be in any real danger from this and is recovering well. However, if something happens, feel free to wake me up."
Itachi took a deep swig of his tea and looked up at Konan with a smile. She is a rather pretty woman, if nothing else. "I think I will do much the same. Once I finish this cup of tea, I will retire myself."
"I will let you know if something happens with Akari and you aren't awake yet. You will need your rest. You're doing a good job helping me treat her." Konan said.
"You need your rest too. A tired doctor is no good." Itachi said looking at Konan.
"I will see you in the morning." Konan said.
"You too." Itachi said as he headed to his bedroom. As he got undressed and put on his pajamas, he had to admit he was lonely. The bed was big and cold with Izumi. But was Konan really who he was falling for? He could not figure it out. Get some sleep Itachi. He thought to himself as he stared at the ceiling. You aren't ready to try and figure this out yet anyway... He thought as he closed his eyes and pulled the blankets around him.
So how was that? Good? Bad? Short? Sappy? Let me know in a review. I am working on this fic because there is much less ItaKon than there should be and I just felt like a mushy sentimental type of fic. I got more work on my other ItaKon fic, Between Love and Apathy, but that one isn't as mushy as this one. So you know if mush is what you love. Anyway, remember to read, (well you just did) and to review. Ciao for now,
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