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Disclaimer: I own the OCs in this fic, the rest is Masashi Kishomoto's. Sorry for any spelling mistakes or any OCCness.

Character age:

Akane, Itachi: 23 / 22

Naruto, Sasuke: 17

Shisui: 26

Kakashi: 31

"I want a dress." The Elder, Keiko, looked outraged.

"You will be wearing a traditional wedding kim…"

"You didn't hear me right, I'm going to have a wedding dress and not a kimono." She glared at me. "I'm not marrying the heir, am I?" I could see her raging on the inside.

"I want a suit too, not a kimono," Sasuke pipped in. "These things are heavy."

"If you think yours' heavy try mine on," I told him idly.

"Your bridal kimono has already been ordered." I shrugged.

"Change it."

"We can't just ch…" I raised a finger.

"I don't think you quite understand. I said I wanted a dress, I am going to have dress. If anything, my in-laws are more concerned than you about this."

"Who do you think you are!?"

"The pawn you wanted to be in Konoha's good grace, and then Kiri's?" I grinned, showing my pointy teeth. "Now, please refrain yourself from forgetting who I am outside of this little joke. You don't want me to talk about one or two things happening in your clan to some people because it would atrociously ruin your image." She pursed her quivering lips.

I really wanted to pull on that tight white bun of hers.

"Fine, I will notice Mikoto." When we left the place, I didn't really know what that house was for, Sasuke slipped his arm around my waist.

He told me that it would be better if we, as well, played the perfect couple, or at least showed we were engaged, so here we were.

It was the middle of May now. They decided, once more, to move the wedding, now for June 15th. So we had a month. Itachi had a month. It was great.

"Did you have the time to look for what I asked you?" He nodded.

"It's in my room. But if you're right, it would be…"

"Well I guess our clans are more alike than the Uchihas and Senjus you know." He nodded.

We headed to his house and directly to his room. I wrinkled my nose at the mess at the bottom of his bed.

"I got back late from training last night, I didn't have time to put it away," Sasuke justified himself.

"Huh huh."

"It's true!"

"I'm not picking up your dirty clothes," I warned him. He handed me a bag and I shot the inside a look. There were three books in there. "Thanks."

"You know the way out, I'm too lazy to walk you there," Sasuke said, slouching on his bed.

"Yeah, I'm good. See you later." He barely raised his hand.

As I was on the last step of the stairs, I bumped into someone, whatever drink they had spilled on my shirt. I looked down at the mess.

"I'm sorry," I said with a sigh, looking up. I froze at Itachi's face in front of mine.

He had wide eyes, clearly not expecting to see me.

"I'm wet," I said without thinking. It seemed to get him out of his stupor and he blushed a little. It was nothing against the flush of shame on my cheeks. "Oh God, I didn't mean that, sorry I just…"

"It's nothing," he cut me off quietly. We quietly stared at each other, the air between us being more and more awkward.

I wanted to hug him and kiss him. I couldn't though, even if the dark circles under his eyes twisted my guts with worry.

"You should get changed," he advised me.

"Right, I'm just...gonna steal one of Sasuke's shirt." He pursed his lips.

"Sure." I went up the stairs, Sasuke sighing as he agreed to lend me one of his shirt. I didn't even bother to go to the bathroom to change my shirt. He was reading a book anyway, so not looking, and we lived together for years so he already saw me in my underwear, like I did for him.

The shirt was too big on me, the collar reaching my nose. I left his room and jumped at Itachi being right in front of it. He looked at my new shirt, then his brother in his room.

"You changed in there?" he asked me quietly.

"Huh...yeah? We've lived together for a while, it's nothing new and...wait, I don't have to explain myself to you." He averted his eyes to the side.

Itachi was great at hiding his feelings, but I knew he was frustrated.

"Anyway, sorry for your drink and hum...see you around I guess."

"Wait." He grabbed my wrist, keeping me in place. I looked up to whatever god there was to get me out of this situation but Itachi turned me around. "There's...something I need to…"

"Oh come on, I'm really not a big fan of what you're saying at the moment."

"I know but…" I raised a brow as he licked his lips, struggling to find his words.

"Say it like you'd remove a band-aid."

"I'm engaged." I stared at him, not sure I heard him right. "To Izumi." I widened my eyes.

Wait, did I hear that right? Did he just say he was engaged to Izumi? What the…

"What the fuck!?" Sasuke yelled, now at his door. Itachi sighed, apparently annoyed Sasuke decided to come at this instant but...I was kind of glad about it.

"I have eleven months to have an heir on the way." Huh, that was new information he did not tell me before. "It's just…"

"You're using Izumi? That's not okay nii-san, she still loves you."

"I told her and she accepted knowing the conditions it's…" Itachi's eyes were going back and forth between Sasuke and I. "I know what it sounds like but…"

"Family reunions are going to be very awkward," I whispered. The brothers looked down at me.

I met Itachi's eyes. They were wary.

I just forced a smile on my face.

"Congratulations for your future family Itachi." I could have sworn I saw something snapping in his gaze.

"Akane, please don…"

"I have to go, I'll give you your shirt back next time you come by Sasuke, I'm still not a fan of the Compound." I left in a heartbeat.

Once I was home, in my room, I dropped my bag on the floor and slid against the door, a hand on my mouth. It was...it was all part of the plan I was sure but...but…

Itachi was engaged, to Izumi. He could have torn my heart out and ripped it to pieces in front of me it would have hurt less because here…

I mean, we were broken up but...but...what if he went and had sex with he...I was going to vomit. I didn't want him to touch another woman!

A strangled sob escaped my lips. I took a deep breath, tears in my eyes. I didn't want to cry, I knew the kind of world we were living in, I could...I could handle it. If I could handle Itachi dying after I had to watch him suffer for three years, I could handle him being engaged to his ex-girlfriend who...who would make a perfect wife for the head of the clan.

I bit my closed fist to keep my sobs inside.

After several minutes where I struggled to calm myself down, I wiped the tears that fell with my hand and breathed out slowly. I took the bag and emptied it on my bed, an envelop stuck between the pages of one, like a bookmark. I opened the book and was taken back at the notes in it.

It was Itachi's handwriting, giving me pointers on what pages to go next and stuff like that. I looked at the envelop. My name was written on it, by him once more. I gulped and opened it, taking the paper and the…

Oh.

He put my necklace in there. The ruby was resting against my fingers, shining under the glare of sun coming through my curtains.

But why…

I opened the letter and started reading it.

'Dearest Akane.

I don't really know how to start this. I am used to being able to talk to you about anything now, often in bed late at night yet now, after so much time spent apart, I cannot. I can't have you in my arms, kiss you, wake up to you in the morning, talk to you or even just be in your presence without someone else. I didn't want to break up at first, but then I realized that it was the best way to change my clan for the best. If I am the perfect heir and say goodbye to you for the appearances, then I can do something about the way my clan is. The war did not make us appear in a good light, and the amount of money the Elders spend on your wedding with Sasuke or mine now when the village institutions could use it doesn't appear to be liked by many people.

When I am writing this letter to you, I just got engaged to Izumi. Maybe, if I was lucky enough to see you and talk to you, then I already told you about it. You are probably confused right now, wondering what I am playing at, but I know you. You're so smart, and you know me like no one else, I am sure you already figured out it was for show only, and if you did not figure it out, then it is fine.

You have had my heart since we were children, and it will not change until the day I die. You may see me act as a couple with her, and maybe even kiss her, but rest assured that what I told you about my experience with her remain the same. You are the only woman I ever loved, that I ever wanted and while I am disgusted with myself because of what I am putting you through, I need to ask one favor from you.

Please have faith in me, in my feelings for you and in us. We went through a lot of hardships together, and we fought along the way, did not speak to each other and resented each other maybe, but ultimately, we always found our way back to each other.

Please don't make a comment about us secretly being masochists, I am pouring my heart out right now.'

I chuckled through my tears. He knew me too well.

'Once everything is over, Sasuke and you will no longer be engaged, and if it is not immediate, then I will take down this stupid obligation about the heir having to have full-blooded Uchiha children and marry among the clan. Since I came back from the war, and even during the war, there was nothing I wanted more than going home to you and sleep with you in my arms after hours spent making love. Things turned out differently, but when everything is over we will not have to hide anymore.

I don't want to hide you anymore. I want to finally be able to have a normal relationship and do things properly. I know we didn't really do things in the right order, but I want to take you to the restaurant on a date, or just take your hand in crowds without having to worry about being seen. We should be able to do these things, shouldn't we?

I can't accept my clan dictating who I can love or not. I don't care if you're a foreigner and an Uzumaki, I'll marry you and that's the end of it. For that I need to make sure they won't be a problem anymore and that I will have a relationship to get back to.

I hated seeing our place so empty, it is just so cold without you, but now your clothes and belongings are gone I hate it. I don't know why you tried to give me back your necklace, but I don't want it. It was a present, and it looks great on your skin, so please keep it. If there was a hidden message, please reconsider it.

I love you. You have no idea how much I love you, and I keep falling harder every day. We were friends, then best friends then a couple and I got too used to your presence, took it for granted that now, I just feel so alone. I can't talk to you, can't get your opinion or advice and it is heavy on my mind. But I'll handle it because the end goal is worth a few more weeks away from you.

Sasuke told me you were fine. It did sting a little, but as he explained to me, I was relieved. My mother told me your mother would take care of you. I trust her with that, but as I cannot see it or help, it was worrying me. I wanted to know how you were.

Thank you for your letter. You are right. The timing is not on our side, and even if it breaks my heart to admit it, it is for the best if we are apart for now. I have to deal with my clan, you have to take care of yourself, all of our energy has to go to these two things so there is no reason to add stress and worry over the other if there are ways to avoid it. I think of you every day Akane, but knowing you are taking care of yourself put my mind at ease.

Thank you for sharing your link to the Shodai and your promotion with me. I will ask you why you didn't tell me before once I can, but until then, I will keep these pieces of information as last resorts.

But congratulations, I am proud of you. So, so proud. You will be a wonderful Mizukage. There is no better candidate in the Hidden Mist, and your new moniker is just…

I want to talk to you so bad, and hear your voice, your laugh, feel your skin under my fingers. It has been so long, so much has happened, so much I want to tell you and so much I want to ask you. I want you so much, heart, body and soul.

Once I get my hands on you you won't see the outside world for a few days.

I could go on like this for pages, but I think I should stop here.

I love you and have us in mind in all of this. No matter how hard it can be, it can get, please have faith in me always like I have faith in you, like deep down I always had faith in you coming back to me and to us. You are the one and only love of my life Akane, never forget that. I hope I am yours too once more.

Please wear your necklace if there is an official gathering so I can know you've read this letter and are in this with me, even from a distance. I can't get your direct support, but if I see this pendant on your skin, then I'll know.

I adore you. Please take care of yourself.

Forever yours.

Your Itachi.

I was bawling now. It was a freaking love letter, and I never knew I needed this, or that he had it in him to write such a beautiful thing. He hit me right in the feelings. He had faith in me and…

Fuck, he wrote he'd marry me.

I wanted to talk to him and just wanted him too, but I couldn't say that. The only thing I could do was wearing this necklace. But if it was all he needed, then I'd wear it. It was not as if I could scream across the room that I loved him and was with him in thoughts.

Once my tears stopped, I went to the bathroom to splash my face with water. Then I looked at the reflection in the mirror.

Alright. Itachi was engaged, but he was still my Itachi, he wrote it, he meant it. I needed to have faith in him.

I could do that. It sure was a roller coaster of emotions though.

On this note, I started to read the books about Izanami I asked Sasuke to get from the Uchiha clan library.

"Okay, you ready?" Kakashi nodded. "Alright, so in mythology, the goddess Izanami was the god Izanagi's wife. She was the goddess of creation. But she died in childbirth. Izanagi, devastated with grief, went to find her in Yomi, the land of the dead. He did but she told him not to look at her before they left the place. However, he did and saw how her once beautiful face was eaten by worms and...basically she looked like walking corpse. He fled, and Izanami, mad with anguish, sent demons after him. But once Izanagi managed to flee, he blocked the entrance of Yomi with a big boulder, trapping her in there forever. Now." I stood up and walked to the white board I brought and put in his living-room without authorization. I wrote everything down and even drew them. "She was stuck. One day." I drew a stick man with red hair. "My ancestor Tensui somehow managed to meet her and bam, Shiki Fuujin was born. Later, another of my ancestors met her and bam! The Claw was born."

"Are they supposed to be people?" I looked at my drawings.

"Well yeah, stick people."

"That doesn't make sense."

"It's an explanatory doodle, it's not supposed to be a work of art!" He took a sip of his coffee.

"Yeah, you would be homeless." He caught the marker I threw at him.

"Point is, somehow, they got into Yomi, which I think is the Shinigami's stomach. All users of the jutsu are sent there I think, but some are deemed...worthy or something by her based on physical, biological and ethic criteria." He put his coffee down and stood up, taking my marker.

"So, what you need to do is find the way to get back in Yomi. The first time you summoned the entity you most likely were directly sent there. The second time?" I shook my head.

"The process already existed, so no."

"And you mentioned a place you call limbo." He drew a house in the woods. "Where your watching soul is." I nodded. "You went there twice before, when you drowned and then when Sasuke killed you." I deadpanned at the drawings of me dead. I thought about saying something, but did not. "And the second time, you said that there were...things dragging you down a pond."

"Pretty much yes." He drew me in the pond, things dragging me down and something that looked like a cave below.

"So most likely, it's the fastest way down there." He looked at me thoughtfully. "Do you remember anything?" I shook my head.

"I'm pretty sure those brought back by the Edo Tensei are the same, whatever happens in the astral planes where dead people go, it's not for those walking this earth to remember."

"There is one way to check if this wonderful theory we came up with is true."

"'We'? I did all the reading and…" He put the marker on my lips.

"What's your last memory from before and the firs there?"

"I died and then Shisui was calling me."

"Let's go get him."

"Why?"

"To compare your first memory to his." I finished my coffee as he already was at the door, his mask having magically appeared.

"Wait for me!"

Shisui's face was hilarious when he opened the door of his apartment, seeing both Kakashi and I.

"Hi, we have questions." Shisui furrowed his brows and pointed at himself. "No, your house plants. Of course you!"

"Bold of you to assume I can keep house plants alive, but sure, come in." We did and I immediately opened the window.

"Shisui, don't take it the wrong way, but your place is…"

"Yeah I know, Manami used to...take care of house maintenance." It was...not clean.

"Looks like she tried to make herself essential." Shisui pursed his lips.

"What can I help you with?"

"We need compare the mission where you got Akane out of Kiri the first time." He frowned. "Akane, go on."

"Well…I mean keep in mind it happened more than thirty years ago okay?" I sat down on a chair, shooting a disgusted look at the empty food package on the table. Shisui saw it and threw it in the trash. "I was on my way back from the mission, not very happy that now I could be promoted to the ANBU when a blur went straight at me. I took a kunai and blocked…" I pointed at Shisui. "Your sword. We fought a little but then I looked in your eyes and you put me in a genjutsu. When I woke up, we were in the Land of Fire, near the Land of River and I started to panic thinking about what Yagura would do to me and how I failed beating Konoha shinobi. Then Shisui just sat me down and told me to calm down, asking me if I knew who he was. It took me a few seconds but ultimately, I recognized him and he told me Mom hired a team from Konoha to get me back because what she had tried failed. On the way to my Mom's, we stopped near a lake and Shisui cut off my hitai-ate and threw it in the water, we made some...promise he never could fulfill and then he left with Mom and...then I received a letter, most probably sent by Itachi, from him to ask me how I was and then there was a note saying he killed himself." It was dead silent.

"But I'm still here?" Shisui said with a nervous smile, trying to ease the heavy atmosphere. I looked at them both.

"What about you Shisui?"

"Well it's the same up until the end of the fight. I cast a genjutsu on your whole team and snitched you there while you were in a fake fight with all of us."

"Oh man, I really sucked at genjutsu!"

"Well I'm very good at it," Shisui pointed out. "Anyway...You didn't wake up in the Land of Fire or anything." I frowned at him.

"Wait, what?" He shook his head.

"No, you were unconscious for barely twenty minutes when you started to shake. I remember it vividly, I thought I messed up and went too hard on you, that maybe you had a condition I didn't know about that would make my genjutsu way stronger than intended. We were close to the border between the Land of Fire and the Land of Hot Water." I just stared at him, confused. "I told my team we needed to stop and I took you away from them. I put you on the ground and as I was about to open your eyes to check what was going, you opened them yourself. It was…"

"What?"

"I mean, your pupils they were looking up, so much I could barely saw them. Then you got up, but almost like a puppet and you didn't move, staring at a tree. It's like you were not...in there. Then your eyes were back to normal, you saw me and freaked out and ran away."

"Huh. And you never brought it up before?" I asked him with a pointed look. He shrugged.

"You explained everything to me when I caught up with you and I saw you dying, so I figured it was part of that kinjutsu."

"You didn't see anything else after me dying?" He shook his head.

"It does match with our theory of you not directly going here but…" I nodded at Kakashi.

"Why do you want to know this now?" He looked between Kakashi and I then widened his eyes at me. "You're not trying to modify your seal or anything, are you!?" I rocked my feet back and forth with a guilty look on my face. Shisui ran a hand on his face. "Akane, it messes up with your head!"

"I know that already but it's…" I wanted to turn into an ant under his glare.

"Now now, it's crazy, we can all agree on that. So might as well help her and get all the facts before she starts doing her...witchcraft."

"It's not wit…" I did see ghosts and shit like that. "Okay, maybe it is a little. Look...if there is a chance of me being able to use senjutsu then…"

"Wow, hold on a second, when did we get to senjutsu?"

"Technically from the very beginning but we didn't figure it out until recently." He was completely shocked. "But I can't use right now, so…"

"So you want an upgrade," he finished for me, closing his eyes. He shook his head in disbelief. "How…"

"Well...or I get in a state very close to death. Or...I summon the Shinigami see what happens…" There was the Uzumaki temple full of masks...maybe there was something? Who knew. "But in any case, I better get some good arguments ready."

"Well you have a lot of free time now so…" Shisui cut himself off. I shot Kakashi a look, who shot me one back.

"Do you have cleaning supplies?" He nodded sheepishly. "Good, because I'm not letting you live in this dump. Kakashi, I'll see you later."

"Bye!"

"And don't touch my whiteboard!" I yelled at him, my head in the hallway. He was gone already so I shut the door. "Okay, I'm not stepping a foot in your room, I'm scared of what I'll find in there. Same for the bathroom."

"You don't have to do that you know."

"Yeah but the state of your place is pathetic."

"No need to get mean," he mumbled.

I spent four hours cleaning the kitchen and living room before falling in the couch, sweating bullets and exhausted. Shisui joined me a few minutes later in the same state.

"I know I said you didn't have to but thanks for doing it," he thanked me, breathing heavily as he looked around. "It's way better now."

"You can walk around like a normal person." He nodded and I looked at him. "She really was a domestic girlfriend, wasn't she?" He smirked bitterly.

"She did act the part pretty well." I frowned.

"Act the part?"

"Yeah...when we got back, we broke up and then, when I was facing the Elders, Hiroshi-sama, her grandfather, told me he had tasked her to date me to ensure my loyalty to the clan." I widened my eyes and straightened up.

"Wait, what?"

"She played the part real good. And to ensure my loyalty, she...well, let's just say she was pretty good at making sure I wouldn't see any of you too much. When we came back from the war I broke up with her because I couldn't deal with it anymore, she told her grandfather very quickly what I wanted to do to the clan ten years ago." He chuckled bitterly. "Itachi did tell me she was bad news, and I didn't listen." He sighed deeply, hugging a pillow against him.

"How did you escape a harsher punishment?"

"Well, it was her grandfather. When they said they wanted my sharingan, well Fugaku-san put his foot down on this one to let me keep my own eyes, and punish me almost to death, I just told him of a little thing Manami did to an official ally that caused a lot of death." I raised a brow.

"I respect that. Well, it's maybe not your usual way of doing, but blackmail has been ingrained into me since the Bloody Mist so…" He tilted his head on the side, staring at his wall. "Did she even have feelings for you?"

"She said I was good in bed," he told me idly. I did not need to know that. "But other than that? No. Way to make me realize what an idiot I actually am."

"Don't say that…"

"That's the truth Akane! And it's all because of you!" I frowned.

"I'm sorry?"

"It's your whole thing about you wanting me to be happy all that! When I met her and she was interested in me I thought I'd really invest myself in this relationship and where did that lead me? Kicked out of my clan and a big 'idiot' written across my forehead." I looked down. He leaned his head back. "No, I'm sorry, it's not your fault, I just...I needed to have someone in my life so that once we'd see each other again, I could be a good friend without having second thoughts and…"

"But you still have them." He looked at me. "Maybe we should talk about the elephant in the room and how you said you were still in love with me." He sat up straight. "It's been years Shisui."

"Trust me I know that."

He was leaning on his knees. I had one leg underneath my thigh.

"Look, it's not easy to just stop loving you, especially knowing I owe you my life and…"

"Burying feelings is not moving on." He jumped on his feet and started pacing.

"I know that Akane, I know! Just like I know what a lucky bastard Itachi was up until he broke up with you and got engaged and…" I looked down as his eyes found me. "Shit, how are you even holding up?"

"Well you know...you don't really have a choice but keep moving forward." He swallowed, his Adam apple moving slowly.

Carefully, he knelt in front of me and took my hands in his. I gave him a weird look, not liking where this was going.

"I wouldn't do that to you," he whispered gently. I sighed. "I swear, I'd move to Kiri if you wanted me to. Itachi will never be in a position where he…"

"Shisui," I sighed, getting up and walking away from him. "It doesn't matter. I'm not…I'm not in love with you."

"You had feelings for me though, it's…"

"It's not comparable," I interrupted him, turning around to face him. "I can't...I'm sure it would be easier for all parties involved if I could just be in love with you, but it's not the case! I'm in love with Itachi and that's the end of it!"

"Since when?"

"Come on, don't…" He crossed the distance separating us, cupped my cheeks and pressed his lips firmly on mine.

I opened my eyes wide. I didn't want to hurt Shisui, I really didn't want to but I didn't return his feelings and the mind-games Manami played with him messed up his self-confidence. Still, it was…

He moved back just to kiss me again, but I put my hand between us, Shisui kissing the palm of my hand instead. He opened his eyes and took a step back. Colors left his face when he saw my stern face.

"You're a dear friend Shisui...but nothing more."

"Akane, I'm sor…"

"You should be." I froze, like Shisui, at the new voice.

We gulped and turned around, finding the Uchiha siblings at the front door. Sasuke was stunned, his eyes darting quickly between Shisui and I. He was shocked, sure, but then he glanced at his brother.

I didn't know what was worst, Itachi's absolute blank face or how he would not stop staring at Shisui with such coldness that…

"What...what are you guys doing here?" Shisui asked them, very much uncomfortable.

"We have things to ask you but…" Sasuke started, cautious of his brother.

"It will have to wait," Itachi said, his voice not leaving room for any argument.

Sasuke gestured his finger at me to tell me to come, never tearing his eyes off his brother. I shot Shisui a quick look.

"Huh...see you," I mumbled, quickly making my way over Sasuke.

"Ita…" Shisui started, not listening to me. Itachi scoffed and turned away, leaving.

I shared a look with Sasuke and we followed.

"What the fuck?" he whispered harshly as we followed Itachi to what appeared to be the place I used to live in not so long ago.

"I helped him clean his place and then we talked, it's…" Itachi shot us a look above his shoulder and I grabbed Sasuke's arm, trying to use him as a shield.

I made a face when we got there at the stuffy smell and lack of light. All blinds were shut. When we were in the living-room, Itachi leaned against the table and looked at me.

"Alright, fine, after Iwa Shisui told me he still loved me! I went there with Kakashi, helped him clean up because his place was disgusting, then we talked about Manami and I wanted to clear things out between us and he...huh...started being...overly friendly. He kissed me, I was shocked, so I didn't push him away, but when he tried a second time I did and you were there!" I was panting from my explanation, my hands on my hips.

Itachi remained silent and unfazed, his dark, beautiful eyes never leaving mine. I pursed my lips, holding his gaze. I mean, currently, I had no idea how to deal with him.

"I believe you," Sasuke pipped in. "Should I go have a word with him?" Itachi finally tore his eyes away from me to glance at his brother.

"No need, he's no longer officially part of the clan, it can remain between us. However, it would be for the best if you did not see him unless it's official business Akane."

"Kakashi and I had something to ask him, it was…"

"What was it?" I deadpanned at him.

"You really think I'm gonna tell you? It has nothing to do with the Uchihas, unless if I must run absolutely everything to you guys now." He clenched his jaw.

"You don't," Sasuke intervened, taking a step toward me, his hands in his pockets. He shot his brother a look. "It's not one of the conditions, and if anything, if it's something I deem important I'll handle it." He took my arm and dragged me to the entrance. "I'll walk you home."

"Wait." Sasuke stopped as Itachi went to his room. When he came back, he handed me an envelope.

I opened it, the air stuck in my lungs as I saw the invitation to his engagement party. It was at the same place as Sasuke and I's, on June 9th, so basically on Itachi's twenty-third birthday. I looked up at him.

"They chose the date for the irony of it or…" He deadpanned at me. "And I have to be there?"

"You're my fiancée, so yes," Sasuke said. I rolled my eyes with a groan.

"Fine, but I better choose my dress."

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