[ Of course the other deserved to know. Deserved an answer, especially when he didn't remember anything. Itachi was silent for a moment as he tried to gather his thoughts. It wasn't as though he didn't know--no. He knew full and well why. But having to tell Zero his feelings... ]
[ He remembered the faces Sasuke made. The other had trouble talking about his feelings too. And then... he remembered Zero, when they were the same... when he was also a shinki. And then... what had happened to him... and he felt his feet grow cold. ]
[ There were almost too many emotions, and circumstances, and feelings... but somehow he had to put it in a way that made sense... that wasn't him just rambling on until it all fizzled out into worthless jibberish. ]
[ But there was one thing that held true-- more important than all those other things. ]
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[ He remembered the faces Sasuke made. The other had trouble talking about his feelings too. And then... he remembered Zero, when they were the same... when he was also a shinki. And then... what had happened to him... and he felt his feet grow cold. ]
[ There were almost too many emotions, and circumstances, and feelings... but somehow he had to put it in a way that made sense... that wasn't him just rambling on until it all fizzled out into worthless jibberish. ]
[ But there was one thing that held true-- more important than all those other things. ]
I don't want to lose you a third time.