AN: just got back from camping! There was a spider in my shower and I just freaked, I couldn't take one fully. Anyway, this story came to me while i was at the camp site, and I hope you like it. Okay, it may contain slash (a.k.a yaoi), but not on Konoha's part, and it's not Uchihacest, never Uchihacest. There was a time I liked Uchihacest, but, I have a sister. Anyway, here's the summary:
Rather than becoming a full fledged avenger, the events of the Uchiha Clan massacre alongside his training as Orochimaru's students inspire Sasuke to become a psychiatrist for the mentally unstable. Little does he know that later in life, his brother will become his toughest patient to heal.
Warnings:
possible mentions yaoi (past) Not with sasuke
attempted suicide
depression and self harm
Okay, now, here's a fact. Some will say that Itachi was ordered to kill the clan, so he wasn't crazy it was just an order. People, Obito does question his mental state when speaking to Sasuke, and even if you're ordered to kill a clan that happens to be your family, I highly doubt you'd be sane to begin with. Okay, and to address the yaoi, it's going to be mainly with Itachi and his past and a little bit of his life in the Akatsuki.
And, I'm going to start with the prologue, because, honestly, starting it will take three to five days to even a week, so expect chapter two like next Friday.
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto.
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Once Upon a Madhouse
Prologue
Sasuke wasn't completely sure how it got to this point, but he had theories brewing like hot stew inside of his head.
Standing outside of the hospital room, clothes stained in blood and arms crossed, Sasuke realized that he should've seen warning signs earlier.
He couldn't blame himself fully though, Itachi was a very hard man to read. No one understood him, no one could understand him, not even an experienced Sasuke. The young Uchiha feared that his brother was feeling alone in the world, feeling as though there was nothing left to live for.
So perhaps, that's why Itachi Uchiha jumped.
Sasuke, though he was angry, didn't let his emotions warp his face. While the medics worked aimlessly in the room behind him, fighting against all odds, Sasuke stood at the side of the door, face emotionless and dark eyes opening and closing from time to time.
There was a 95.6% chance that his brother wouldn't make it, and he wondered if his body realized it yet.
He'd tried to coax him the best he could to move from the ledge, he tried to convince him that everything was going to be alright and that they just needed more time. But that didn't cut it, Itachi wouldn't hear it nor believe it.
Itachi was a wreck.
Sasuke knew that playing the blame game would get him nowhere, but he did so anyway. He blamed the Akatsuki, he blamed the village, he blamed Danzou, he blamed himself, but the person he blamed more than anyone in the world was Itachi's old Akatsuki partner.
Kisame Hoshigaki.
Perhaps when the name crossed Sasuke's mind, a bit of anger sparked in his emotionless eyes. But then he questioned a fact in his head, was it only Kisame's fault, or could it have been the unpredictableness of their Uchiha bloodline, the Sharingan?
Whatever the reason may be, Sasuke wanted Itachi to survive, he needed him to. Sasuke hardly ever lost a patient, and he'd never gotten a patient that was this close and this personal to him. Sasuke, all-in-all, wanted to protect Itachi like Itachi had done to him, he wanted to give his older brother a chance to live again even if it meant being torn from people he believed he loved.
Sasuke was a psychiatrist, healing his brother (considering the fact that he didn't die) wouldn't be easy. He'd already tried a bit, and pains from both their past caused Itachi to throw himself off of a building.
He couldn't blame Itachi for destroying the clan, order or not, he obviously wasn't mentally fit. He didn't' need to be killed, Itachi needed to be helped.
Sasuke was willing to do just that.
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Nice prologue, wasn't it? I know that now, it seems Itachi's a little OC, but, as the story progresses, it will all make sense. Anyway, this is the only chapter you'll be getting until next week. My head hurts like crazy and I think i'm a bit dehydrated. Please review and mind any spelling mistakes. Have a nice weekend and God bless!