The Voice Inside

Chapter 1

The Dream

His dreams had been the same since that person had left him with nothing but hate and what seemed an empty soul. But last night had been different the person he hated and feared wasn't the only person who appeared. In this dream he had killed him and this woman had watched passively through the whole ordeal. Her eyes struck a nerve in him in a place that he thought had died in the darkness.

He had seen her eyes cold unfeeling and that's the last he remembered. He couldn't even remember the dead mutilated body….in her eyes blue as life.

Sasuke awoke to see the same image that never left his mind.

"Itachi" he whispered almost inaudibly as he raised his head to view his strange surroundings. His movements were slow as he sat up to a empty room with but a bed and him self realizing that his katana as well as most of his clothing were missing.

"He's awake…you should go. He won't be easy to deal with after this." A mans voice said bluntly. No reply was made as Sasuke listened to the second person leave as he activated the Sharingan.

Just someone to deal with

The man moved towards the door to enter the room. Sasuke was at the door before it opened genjutsu ready for the person on the other side. He saw the shadow on the other side before the door swung wide open with no one was on the other side.

Behind you…teme

His mind screamed as he turned to avoid a kunai to the ribs and failed.

What's going on …why am I being so slow!?

"Do you realize what she's done to you now?" the young mans voice came just as sasuke turned to face him again.

Sasuke stared into grey eyes, then before activating Chidori was blown back by a red flash which sent him flying in to the wall. His body crumbling on the ground out of exhaustion and utter surprise he couldn't move… why couldn't he move?!?

"She's weakened you so much…can't you feel it hinder you?" the voice came soft yet so strong and distant.

She...who the girl from the dream? That wasn't a dream…Itachi's dead? Her eyes…what color were they? Kami…

"Ah so you remember her? That's interesting she usually doesn't let people remember her." The red haired man said as he walked over and sat on the bed.

"She must really like you…ne?" he stated plainly as he blew back the bangs in his feminine face.

He knows her…

"you know her?" he said as he got up weakly to his feet holding the wall.

"Ah?...yes" he stated briefly as he got up from the bed and went to Sasuke's side.

"Oh! Where are my manners…my name is Ryuku" he said patting Sasuke on the back managing to almost nock him to the ground.

"Why am I here?" said Sasuke in a rather shaky voice although he was quite calm.

"Ow well we…or should I say she.. umm…found you in the woods near a family's shrine… hidden leaf village…I think? She said you were standing over a dieing man about to finish him off…" Ryuku said walking towards the door.

Not a dream then…

"That wasn't my question…" Sasuke said rather bluntly.

"wweeellll the only explanation I can offer is that she took a sudden interest in you.... She kills most of the people she brings home and in that I'm not sure why for that women is a strange creature in her own right. She scares even me. Be warned kid she kills most of the people she brings home ." Ryuku said not minding Sasuke's tone as he slowly opened the door to leave.

"What's her name?" Sasuke asked in a whisper.

"Ah…her name is Yoshida Amaya…you were drenched in blood when you got here. your katana is with me Uchiha: Your clothes have been cleaned and are on the bed" Ryuku said as he closed the door.

why did she stop me? Did she see our similarities and assume us to be family? Teme…family…

Sasuke crawled to the bed near the far wall pulled the covers over him self and slept for reasons he didn't know.

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"He isn't going to sleep soundly" Amaya said with a scowl after Ryuku closed the door to Sasuke room.

"You really did a number on him….my attack wouldn't even have fazed him other wise……" Ryuku said as he turned to look at the sixteen year old standing in front of him. "It blew him clear to the wall!" he added with an amused chuckle.

"I didn't…" she took a deep sigh. "He looked into my eyes and I freaked out…his eyes scare me. And anyway you put it he would have killed the man and me…so I made him sleep." Tanya said in a low voice. He had so much anger. She thought to her self.

"i'm shocked that he isn't dead, the way you drained him". Ryuku said.

Amaya flinched "like I said... his eyes scare me"

"Have you contacted his village?" Ryuku questioned.

"No". She said

"hmm...he's your new chew toy then".Ryuku said. His comments always sounded more like questions when he was in this mood.

" Why did you tell him that I kill most of the people I bring home?"she asked.

Ryuku turned and grinned at her before walking away."I see no reason that boy shouldn't fear you ahead of time".

And he was right, though Amaya would never admit it to him. If Sasuke feared her than it would be the same as all the rest of the people she came across. Run flee die. They all died in the end, no love spent on monsters even a nice one.