There sat itachi with his three friends, as they all hung out like a normal people. He sat as they all talked, but his eyes focused on one person in particular out of the three.

Shisui uchiha

His childhood friend, the guy he put his thrust in, the man he was supposed to see as an older brother. But he couldn't, because he saw him as a love interest, as a crush.

But he couldn't tell him, what if he was weirded out by him, besides he'll never stand a chance. He already had someone, and he was a great fit for him.

Kakashi Hatake

Yes the man who was his friend, the two were together. It pained him to see them happy together, to hear there laughs, hug, just everything.

But he was happy for him, even if he wasn't his reason to smile. They looked good together, they deserved each other, much more than itachi.

Even if itachi was in pain, the pain of seeing the one you love with another. Even if he had Hanahaki, and was suffering.

Yes itachi had the well know illness know as Hanahaki, it all began after shisui and kakashi announced they were dating.

Itachi was in his room, shisui and kakashi just announced they were dating. He was sad, his chest hurt, he knew he never stood a chance, but still he was crying.

He felt the urge to cough, and he did but as he did, his eyes widen. There in his hands he saw, black rose petals and a bit of blood.

' no, no this can't be happening '

If he's coughing up rose petals that only means one thing, he had Hanahaki.

Hanahaki: a disease caused by a one-sided love, in which rose petals start to grow in the person lungs. You cough the petals up. The only ways to get rid of this disease is, the person you love return your feelings. Or you get it surgically removed, but if you do the feelings you had for the person goes. But in most cases you forget that person in general, if it is not removed or you get your feelings return, you could die.

Itachi's eyes were wide, but he knew he was bond to get this. Black rose petals, the color of shisui's hair.

Itachi hasn't told anyone he had this, he doesn't want others to worry about him. He spent the rest of the time, putting on a fake mask and acting as if everything was fine, and he wasn't hurting.

Soon the couple left, leaving obito and itachi by themselves. They talked a bit, until itachi thought he'll leave.

" It's getting late, I should go "

" Oh, al- "

Obito stopped as he began to cough, itachi eyes widen as he saw grey rose petals and blood.

" O-obito "

Obito looks at him, he whipes the side of his mouth with the back of his hand.

" Fuck "

" Obito, do you have Hanahaki? "

It was silent, as itachi was waiting for his answer.

" Yeah "

" The petals were grey, obito do you like kakashi? "

" Smart as always, yeah I like kakashi. Don't tell him "

" Does it hurt you too? "

" Huh? "

" Knowing the one you love, loves another "

" What are you talking about? "

Itachi pulls out a hand cloth he was coughing in, he opens it. Obito eyes widen as he sees black rose petals, and blood and he looks at him.

" Y-you have Hanahaki too? "

" Yeah "

" Who do you like? "

" If I tell you, you have to promise me you won't tell "

" Yeah "

" I like shisui "

" Huh?, What a coincidence. We're both suffering, and the one each of us like, are together "

" Yeah "

It was quiet as they both took everything in, and didn't know what to say.

" How long? "

" Huh? "

" How long have you liked shisui? "

" Since the second year of high school "

" I see, did you start coughing up rose petals since they announced they were dating? "

" Yeah "

" Same "

" Obito can you not tell anyone, no one knows not even my mom knows "

" Alright, just don't tell anyone I have Hanahaki "

" Yeah "

These wounds won't seem to heal
This pain is just too real
There's just too much that time cannot erase
~ my immortal by Evanescence