Itachi was lost in thought when he joined his family for breakfast. It had been a few days since Shisui started to act strangely around him. At first, it was small. The awkward laughs here and there. Avoiding eye contact until his cousin started to avoid Itachi altogether. Something was clearly bothering Shisui and that did not sit well with Itachi. He wanted to help his cousin, if only he knew the source of the issue '

Meanwhile in the depths of ANBU HQ Shisui violently sneezed and then curled even tighter on his bunk bed. He wasn 't having a great time. This was one of those occasions when Shisui being a loyal shinobi of Konoha really conflicted with his bond to Uchiha and his friends. How could he look Itachi in the eyes when he knew the things he knew?