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[yourhatred]

It's alright.

[Sasuke had been confused. He understood this. It's hard to hold anything against his brother in the first place. Law wasn't likely to hold a grudge over it either.

He smiles a little.]

You don't need to worry about that. Don't let it bother you.

[He has other issues to worry about now, and Itachi wishes so strongly that he didn't have to be one of them.]

[fantheflame]

[Sasuke sighs. It's strange - he can hear that Itachi doesn't need an apology, doesn't see it as something he needs to forgive Sasuke for. But Sasuke feels like it is. Even hearing Itachi say it's alright - Sasuke feels like it's a bigger deal than that. But he can't find words for that to say out loud, not ones that don't sound stupid.]

...Thanks.

[He opts for quiet gratitude instead.]

Do you need help with dinner?

[And small attempts to move on.]

[yourhatred]

[Itachi wants to be stubborn and tell his brother that no, he doesn't need the help, but letting the teen tag along to help him cook might at least make him feel as though he can do something. He knows how futile this situation can feel.

So he nods, even though he could still accomplish it on his own.]

I would appreciate it.

[fantheflame]

[It's childish, and Sasuke knows it even as it happens, but some edge of him perks up a little when Itachi says yes, he can help. It's subtle, in that way that so many of Sasuke's natural inclinations are subtle (between the ones that are loud and pronounced), but there's a half-step of extra speed in his movements as he comes up to Itachi's side again, bumps a gentle elbow against his brother's.]

[He's still not hungry - too queasy with the night's events, as his stomach reminds him - but he can help. He can try to make up for some little bit of his stupidity.]

[yourhatred]

[It's a comfort, that small bit of enthusiasm. For as much as he'd like to insist that he can do this alone, knowing that his brother can still offer that and not fall straight into a funk at this turn of events is good.

It warms his heart a little. Reminds him that they really do need to take care of each other.]

There should be a new block of tofu. Go ahead and get that out for me.