"What did she say?"

As soon as Itachi entered the living room, the question was thrown his way. He glanced up from his phone screen to look at his younger brother, sitting on the couch; turned back to look at him.

The TV screen showed another Teen Drama. Itachi grinned. "Why do you want to know?" he asked.

Sasuke frowned. He hated when his brother was coy. "Because-she's my teacher."

"Normally kids don't give a damn what their teacher says to their guardians." Itachi said coming over to sit on the couch as well, taking off his shoes.

A text lit up his screen and he smiled looking at it. "Itachi, stop avoiding the question." Sasuke said with gritted teeth when his brother ignored him for a text.

"Where's mom?" Itachi asked instead.

"Friend's home. Food's there if you want."

"Nah."

"Now answer the damn question." Sasuke said, punching him in the arm. Itachi noted his interest with a smirk.

"Jeez, don't get your knickers in a twist. Fine I'll tell you." He said, turning to his brother fully. "Ms. Hyuga said and I quote He's a perfectly good kid with goals."

"Alright." Sasuke said turning away and looking at the TV screen again. Itachi rolled his eyes at his brother before turning back to his phone.

Sometimes, Sasuke acted so weird about some things.

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Sasuke walked back to his room after a while, his heart still pounding.

He'd waited all day for Itachi to come home after the meeting so he could know what Hinata-Ms. Hyuga-he forced himself to correct, told his brother.

Good kid with goals.

Being called a kid by her left a sour taste in his mouth. It made him frustrated. Angry. He was 17. She was only 6 years older than him.

And he also felt disappointed. He'd hoped for something more elaborate from her than good kid with goals.

But it's something, he told himself. He'd get there.

He groaned. He was acting like a fucking idiot. But that's what he usually acted like when it came to her.

Hyuga Hinata, or Ms. Hyuga had joined the high school when Sasuke had been a sophomore. And she'd made his (and probably a lot of other boys') heart(s) beat fast.

He had been instantly smitten. The cool boy, who gave no cares about anything. Smitten. By a teacher!

He'd never told anyone. But his secret feelings had only grown when she'd been assigned their homeroom teacher. She was so kind, and gentle and...beautiful. She was too good for this world.

The way she was patient with everyone, even him, made him respect her even more. She never seemed to quit. And she was strong. And Sasuke knew she was it.

He wanted her. More than he'd ever wanted anything in the world.

He knew how absurd things like this sounded. How stupid it was. But he couldn't help it. He didn't care for anything else-anyone else.

And though she treated him like a kid, as her student....he knew she would come around. She just had to. He just had to graduate high school and then-it wouldn't matter.

Sometimes, he thought she knew. What he was doing. What he was trying to do. But she always brushed it off and he was never sure. But if she did know-all his subtle not so subtle attempts-could she just acknowledge him already.

He'd get there, he told himself repeatedly.

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Ms. Hinata had stopped going on dates, the whole duration of Sasuke's senior year. He heard the gossip. The teacher's talking and the girls in school.

Some also speculated she was secretly dating someone. But he knew better.

She had started going easy on him. She didn't brush him off when he got too close. Her easy affection and gentle conversations with him, only made his heart swell.

It was as if she'd started seeing him in a completely different light. And when they looked at one another-she smiled. As if they were in on a secret together.

And they were. She'd realized his feelings, he thought with a new understanding, and she was actually giving him a chance. What more could he ask of from this life?

The days became happier and happier as she got closer to him. She talked to him outside school too, laughed with him and he wondered could this get any better.

Graduation day was only a week away. He was going to tell her then. He couldn't wait any longer.

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Sasuke woke with his heart pattering like a hummingbird on the morning of graduation day. Today was the day. He would finally tell Hinata how much he loved her.

The ceremony went without a hitch and his mother snapped pictures proudly while his brother and father smiled on. But he looked in the crowd to see Hinata. She was also clapping proudly.

He walked to his parents after he made his valedictorian speech. "Sasuke!" His mother squealed as she tackled him in a hug. His brother poked his forhead affectionately while his father just looked at him proudly.

"Mom stop." Sasuke tried as Hinata walked towards him smiling happily.

"Congrats Sasuke. You finally did it." Her finally made him think she'd been waiting for this day almost as long as he had. So he wasn't the only one going mad with all the wait.

He grinned back. "Thank you. Hinata."

"Oh yeah, you can call me that. I know you've been dying to." She said with an affectionate swat at his arm.

"I have." he smiled as she looked at him again.

"You did good." She told him as she enveloped him into a hug. Sasuke felt like his heart was stopping as he felt her arms wrap around him lightly.

Her scent enveloped him and he felt himself choking up. "Thank you." He managed as she pulled away, despite his reluctance.

"So, would you like to join us for lunch, Ms. Hyuga?" Itachi asked with a mischievous smile directed towards her. She smiled that pretty-blushing smile.

Sasuke frowned at his brother's attempts to flirt with his girl. Well. Sort of. He decided he'd tell her after the lunch. But it wouldn't be any later than today. It had to be today.

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"So, Sasuke...which colleges did you apply to?" Hinata asked casually, taking a sip of water. Sasuke nodded at her question.

"I applied to a couple. But I'm thinking of going to the one near state." He said looking at her meaningfully. He didn't want to leave her behind.

"This way i can see you more often." His mother sighed. "Oh, my little baby grew so fast."

Sasuke felt himself tense up in embarrassment when Hinata giggled. "Mom." He reprimanded.

Itachi cleared his throat. "Anyways, I want to tell you guys something."

"Go ahead. "Their father said, gesturing with his hand for Itachi to go on. Itachi sighed before sitting up straight and casting a glance at everyone.

"Me and Hinata have been dating for the last year."

Sasuke felt the glass slip from his hand at his brother's declaration as it shattered into a million pieces on making contact with the ground.

"Sasuke...are you okay?" His mother asked before Itachi started nervously.

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One Year Ago

"Ahh, Uchiha-San, it's good to see you again."

Itachi's smile widened at the greeting. "Please, Call me Itachi. I've asked this of you a lot of times."

The petite woman in front of him smiled as her cheeks blushed red. "Hai, Itachi-kun."

He felt himself smile along. Her smile was infectious, he thought. "So, how's Sasuke's report this time?" he asked instead, sitting down on the chair in front of her table.

His younger brother's homeroom teacher smiled. "Great, as usual. He's doing well in all his subjects. Even his cooperation with others has increased since last time."

Itachi nodded. So Sasuke did listen sometimes.

"Here's his report and teacher's remarks. You can take the file home with you." She told him, sitting back on he chair, folding her hands on the table.

"Do you have any concerns with him as his homeroom teacher?" Itachi asked.

Hinata seemed thoughtful for a second before she shook her head. "No. Nothing actually. He's a perfectly good kid with goals."

Hearing the young teacher call Sasuke a kid seemed a bit odd to Itachi. She must have been, maybe 6 years older than Sasuke? She was pretty enough to model. He wondered for the hundredth time why she became a highschool teacher of all things.

"Hai. And since I don't have any complaints as well, does this mean this meeting is over?" Itachi asked with a coy smile.

The young teacher smiled again. "It does."

"And am i the last guardian to arrive as usual?"

"As far as i know, yes." she replied.

Itachi smiled, plucking his courage. "Then Ms. Hyuga, would you mind joining me for some lunch?" he asked.

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"...and we wanted to keep it a secret until Sasuke graduated so Hinata wouldn't be his teacher anymore."

Itachi concluded.

Sasuke couldn't stop looking at Hinata with betrayal etched on his face clear as day. How could she? How. Could. She? How could she?

"Sasuke...is that okay with you?"

Itachi asked tentatively. If his heart wasn't shattering like the glass he'd just dropped, he would maybe laugh at the irony of the situation.

Hinata looked at him worriedly. "Sasuke?"

Everything made sense to him now. The shared glances, the laughs, the casual attitude. She'd been doing all that because he was her boyfriend's little brother.

Her little brother.

And they'd both been waiting for graduation. For completely different reasons. Him, so he could tell her he was in love with her while she could stop sneaking around with his brother.

"Good for you son. She's a nice girl." Fugaku said appreciatively as he asked for wine for the table from the waiter who was cleaning up the broken glass.

"This is marvelous news." Mikoto smiled as well. Itachi smiled nervously while Hinata looked at Sasuke as if seeing him for the first time.

She'd always been able to read him, he thought bitterly. She'd recognize the betrayal. Itachi obviously misinterpreted his concerns.

"Sasuke is this okay? This doesn't have to be weird."

And all Sasuke hear was the shattering glass, the sound resonating in his head, amplified by a million times.

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Author notes: Dedicated to @The_NOOB once again. This amazing prompt was sent to me by them. The title is German, meaning "My Love".

I didn't write for days and suddenly i sat down to write and wrote this in on sitting. And i swear it was meant to be fluffy. But idk why I'm writing all this dark stuff. XD

Anyways tell me what you think. And those of you who don't mind, kindly spread the one-shots or other stories you like with other readers as well. It would mean a lot. Till next time.