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Third's POV

Itachi and (Y/n) had just reached her apartment. (Y/n) opened the door and allowed both of them to enter her small house only for Itachi to see a one bedroom apartment, which meant that she lived alone. (Y/n) without losing any more time went in her room and closed the door as she wanted to get off her those wet clothes. As for Itachi he had made his way to the small living room and sat on the couch. His eyes traveling all around the place noticing that she barely had the basic furniture. It was enough for one person, but still it seemed like she could use more things.

His eyes ended on the coffee table noticing some papers on it. He didn't want to touch them, but his curiosity won and before he knew it he was already reading them. They were bills. She owned a lot of money to college as her grades were barely enough to pass her to the next class. Her landlord was demanding the three rents that she was owning. And her doctor was asking for his money alongside her coming to his office so he could prescribe medicine about anxiety, insomnia, and depression. He didn't believe at his eyes as he read all that. It was too much for one person. It was too much about her. He wanted to help her, but before he could think anything else he heard the bedroom's door opening. He immediately placed the papers back to their place and looked at (Y/n) as she came out of her room.

-"Sorry for letting you wait." she told him as she walked near him and sat beside him, since there was only one couch in the house.

"Annoying."

"You just cause trouble."

"All you are is a pain."

Its been long since the girl heard voices in her head. The lack of medicine made all that come back and she could do nothing about it. She was too weak, too much in pain and sad to find ways to solve all of that.

-"Are you alright (Y/n)?" Itachi asked her making her look at him.

-"Yes. Do you want anything to drink?" she asked him as she remembered that he is her guest and not the way around.

-"I am actually hungry. Do you want to order something? It's on me." he told her as he noticed how thin she looked under that baggy t-shirt.

-"You can order something for you."

-"That would be rude. I will order pizza. Is that good?" he asked her as he took out his phone ready to make the order.

(Y/n) just nodded as she looked at the papers on the coffee table. She immediately got up and picked them up ready to head to her room as she hoped that he didn't read any of this. She would be really embarrassed if he did and pitied her because of her situation.

"Failure."

-"You are failing your classes."

"You can't pay your bills."

"Useless."

She bite her lips as she forced herself not to cry. She didn't want Itachi to see her as a crybaby. She didn't want anybody to see her in pain. So she hide all that inside her as she went back in the small living room. Itachi had finished ordering the food and had already taken out of his bag his books. He noticed (Y/n) staring at him and looked up at her with a soft smile on his lips.

-"Let's study together."

-"Sure." (Y/n) answered knowing that at the end his help was going to be more useful than she thought.

She took her books and went back at him. They didn't lose any time as Itachi started immediately helping her. He wanted to help her and he finally can do it. He is willing to start with baby steps as he slowly will start doing more and more about her. He is willing to do everything for her even if he had to force himself in her life.

After a few minutes the food had arrived. Itachi paid as he had told her and went back in the house. He begged a lot the girl in front of him to eat and at the end he convinced her. She barely ate two pieces, but still it was something than nothing. It somehow made him happy seeing her eating. It was like he was taking care of her and he loved that.

-"(Y/n), may I ask you something?"

-"Go ahead." she told him as she was getting ready to study again.

-"Where is your family?"

-"I don't want to talk about it." she answered immediately.

Itachi let it be as he saw the sad look in her eyes. She had a family. A big family with many cousins and aunts. However, she never considered them a family as they always caused her more trouble and made her illness get worse and worse with each passing day. They considered themselves perfect and she was just useless. The black sheep in the family.

After hours of studying Itachi noticed that it was almost midnight. He didn't want to leave her, but it was late and he needed to get home before his parents started worrying about their child. So he placed his things back in his bag and texted his father to come and get him.

-"Thank you for the help." (Y/n) told him as she walked him to the door.

-"You are welcome and we can do it again anytime you want." Itachi answered as he softly smiled at her.
-"Goodnight."

-"Goodnight Itachi."

When the door closed (Y/n) fell on her knees as she felt really tired. The demons inside her were saying all those bad things about her, making her regret her existence with each passing minute. And she could nothing about it. She was broken. She barely had enough money for the next day. She didn't know if she could make it through more than that. Not only, with money, but with herself too.

{...}

The sun had just rised finding (Y/n) laying in her bed wide awake. She was really tired, but she couldn't sleep. The voices in her head along with all the pain that she was feeling didn't let her to do so. So she had stayed up all night, as she used to do, with her mind reminding her all the bad things that she is.

Once it was time to get ready for school she got up. She got ready, took her bag and started walking for school. Breakfast wasn't even an option anymore. She had stopped eating it long ago, since her sicknesses weren't leaving her any appetite. After a short walk she had reached the college's grounds and entered the tall building in front of her.

Out of the blue, she felt stares on her. Many stared. All the students, with mostly the girls, were looking at her. She didn't know why, since she never did anything to has all eyes on her. However, her questions were answered almost immediately. As she went to enter her class a pair of hands pulled her back and pushed her on the wall beside her classroom's door. She looked up finding three girls staring at her with hatred. They were from her class, but still she didn't know what she did to make them this angry.

-"I will say this only once." the girl that had pulled her told her in a serious and angry tone.
-"Don't consider yourself lucky, because you have Itachi Uchiha working with you. We are superior of you and if he deserves someone beside him then its one of us. So close your legs and stay away from him or we will destroy you. Got it?"

(Y/n) nodded as she was holding back her tears. She was too weak and scared to fight back. She was useless. So she only stared at them as they walked away from her having a successful look in their eyes. (Y/n) knew that this hadn't ended yet, but even if it had she could do nothing about it. She was a coward, just like the voices in her head were telling her.

The following day was worse than she thought. Rumors were all around the college saying that she is a slut and payed Itachi to sleep with her, saying that is doing for the fame, saying that she is using him to pass her classes. It was all too much for her. She just wanted everything to end. All the pain, all those tears. She was broken.

-"(Y/n), please see me after class." her teacher told her as he saw her entering his classroom.

(Y/n) only nodded. She knew that she was in trouble, since she didn't have time to do the last exercise that he had gave the whole class. She hoped that he could give her more time for it, but considering her bad luck that was impossible. So she waited until the end of the lesson and when everybody had left the classroom. Once it was just she and her teacher she walked close to him.

-"The homework assignment that I gave you last week was your last chance to raise your grade. Did you know that?" he told her with a sad look in his eyes.

-"No, I didn't."

-"Well then I am sorry to say this, but you failed the subject because of this. So I have to drop you from this class. If you fail your other classes too, you will be kicked out of this school. Do you understand?"

-"Yes."

-"Good. Now you can go."

(Y/n) left the class immediately and walked to the bathroom. She collapsed on the floor as hot tears were running from her eyes. She had failed her class and if she continued she would lose everything. Then her family would be right. Then she will become a failure and a useless person like they always told her that she is. Suddenly, she felt her phone ringing. She took it out and sighed heavily once she saw that her mother was calling her. However, she picked it since she knew that it was better than leaving it ringing.

-"Hello mother."

-"You worthless child! How could you fail your class and be kicked out of it!?" her mother was shouting at her full of anger.

Of course they had informed her. She was her family and college always gave an update on their students progress.

-"I'm sorry. I'm just busy with work and school's other subjects." (Y/n) answered trying not to cry as she was talking to her.

-"You always use that excuse! You are failing school because you are just useless! I don't understand why you keep trying!"

-"Why did you call me?" (Y/n) asked her knowing that she had another reason than argue with her.

-"Your sister is getting married and I need you to send your gift."

-"Why send it? I can bring it."

-"You aren't invited! Do you think that your successful sister wants her failure of a sister to show up to her wedding?! Just send it to the house. And also I found your bank account from high school. The one we set up a while ago."

-"About that I haven't touched the money at all. I was thinking of using that-"

-"Don't bother. I just closed it."

-"What? Why?!" (Y/n) asked her socked.

-"For the wedding of course! You had a lot of saves, so I believe you're doing fine now. I have to go. Be sure to send your gift!"

After that the call enter leaving (Y/n) staring at nothing in particular as she was left speechless. She wanted to use that money for her health and her current condition, but she wasn't able to even touch them. Her mother was faster. She took everything from her. She had lost half her payment, she had failed her class, she had bad rumors sounding all around the place and she was left with no money at all. She was useless after all.

"Why do you keep trying? "

"You lost everything."

"It's all your fault."

"Die."

The voices got louder and louder. She was letting them take control of her. She was letting them show her what she was and they were right. She was a pain, a living trouble, and she needed to end everything, just like she should have done years ago.

She got up from the bathroom's floor, picked up her bag and started leaving from that building. She wanted to go home. She had some things to do. She had to listen to the voices. Suddenly, a hand holding hers made her stop and look at the owner of it. There she saw Itachi. He was looking at her worried, since he hadn't seen her at all today. She had successfully avoided him, but at the end it didn't matter at all.

-"Are you alright (Y/n)?" he asked her worried as he saw the dried tears on her cheeks.

"He made you suffer."

"He tricked you."

"He is using you."

-"Leave me alone!" (Y/n) shouted at him as she pulled her hand away from his.

The voices were right, they always were. It was his fault. He was to be blamed too.

-"We never talked or hunged out, but one day you decided to do so and now I have become the number 1 public enemy! I failed my class because of you!" (Y/n) continued shouting.
-"Why did you want me to suffer?!"

-"I didn't want you to suffer!" Itachi answered immediately not understanding her.
-"I wanted to help you!"

"You are a failure."

"You cause this to yourself."

"You let him use you."

-"Just stay away from me!" (Y/n) shouted again before running away from him.

Itachi wanted to follow her, but he didn't know what to do. She was pushing him away. She was pushing everyone away. It was like she wanted to stay alone, just like she used to be. However, Itachi didn't like it. He hated to see her like this. It was hurting him. He wanted to be there for her and he was planning to do so even if he had to force her letting him stay by her side.

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Part 3 is on the way. 🖤