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Innocent [Itachi x Reader]

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JadeDeng

Published: Jun 6, 2014

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I guess you really did it this time

Left yourself in your warpath
Lost your balance on a tight rope
Lost your mind trying to get it back

The depressing sound of raindrops echoed in the cottage. Droplets shattering when they landed on the ground, though none fell under the roof, almost as if a protective barrier had been in place.

Itachi Uchiha tossed and turned in his sleep, the demons were in his dreams that night. His eyebrows scrunched, as if he was concentrating hard-something he didn't do often. What did he imagine? You would never know. For when you asked, he never answered, only staring at you with his blood red orbs.

Wasn't it easier in your lunchbox days?
Always a bigger bed to crawl into
Wasn't it beautiful when you believed in everything?
And everybody believed in you

Waking up from the turmoil in his mind, he glanced by his left, where a figure lay. Laying on your side, curled up into a ball. Your face was turned into the pillow, no wonder the skin was always marred with creases when you awoke. Unconsciously, his hand reached to caress your cheek, stroking the smooth surface. He envied how you were able to fall into slumber peacefully.

You leaned into his palm, cherishing the warmth that he emitted.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry..." You could hear him mutter as he cupped your cheek.

He always apologized, though never asking for forgiveness. Eyes slitting open, you looked over to meet his gaze.

"There's no need to say that, Itachi, you'll always have my forgiveness," Rasp voice whispering as you held his hand in yours, though certain he could hear you.

It's alright
Just wait and see
Your string of lights is still bright to me
Who you are is not where you've been
You're still an innocent

Red orbs meeting (E/C)-hues, he stared into the depths of your soul. Mesmerized by the deep ruby, you lost yourself in his gaze.

"I could kill you right now, you know?" It was he who decided to break the silence. The issue had been raised multiple times now.

"I know." Was always your reply.

You knew. You knew that he could kill you in this very moment if he wished to. Yet he didn't. You simply lingered by him, plaguing him with your presence. He had warned you to stay away at first, though gave up when he realized the advice would not be heeded.

Did some things you can't speak of
But at night you live it all again
You wouldn't be shattered on the floor now
If you had known what you know now then

"Why are you standing by the side of a sinner?" He always asked that.

You knew he had killed, that he had sinned, yet still stood by him. That part he could never understand.

"Because," You begin, "only I feel your pain, and you understand mine, we're birds of the same feather, Itachi."

Wasn't it easier in your firefly catching days?
Everything out of reach, someone bigger brought down to you
Wasn't it beautiful? Running wild till you fell asleep
Until the monsters caught up to you

You almost couldn't remember who he was then, without burdens of the truth weighing on his shoulders. He was kind, caring, talented, all the good things. Maybe he was entirely different under the facade, but who would know? What good was there in inquiring anyway. Both of you wanted to forget your past, along with all the pain you went through.

You'd follow him anywhere, be it the echoing caverns or the pits of hell. You had witnessed the gruesome murders he'd committed, though somehow you managed to look pass that. After all, it takes one to know one.

It's alright, just wait and see
Your string of lights is still bright to me
Who you are is not what you did
You're still an innocent

"No matter what you do, Itachi. In my eyes, you'd always remain the innocent boy I met so long ago"

Lost your balance on a tight rope
It's never too late to get it back