POSSIBILITIES – Prologue

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To say that Uchiha Itachi was angry would be an understatement. Finding out that the future of his little brother was ruined due to a merger between two companies was not something he preferred to find out by accident.

'They knew I would have interfered if they had let me on in their plan.' Itachi seethed as he made his way towards his father's office, his poker face concealing the loathing he was feeling towards his father. Opening the double doors, he faced his father, Uchiha Fugaku.

"Ah, Itachi, what brings you here?" Fugaku asked, an arrogant smirk making its way on his face. Itachi stared at the man before him, wondering if he had felt even a little bit of regret when he signed over his son's future.

"You do realize that you are selling away your child's future with this plan of yours," Itachi stated, a small frown appearing on his face when his father's demeanor didn't change one bit. "So? There is nothing you can do about it, Itachi. The deal had been made and the contract has already been signed." Fugaku explained, glancing at his first born before going back to his paper work. "Sasuke is to be married to Hiashi's daughter in a month or so anyways," Fugaku added.

Itachi clenches his fist, knowing what Fugaku said was true. He had personally gone over the contracts when he found out about it, trying to find anything that would help him release his brother from the permanent binding. There were no loop holes for the contracts were well made much to his chagrin.

At times like this, Itachi wondered what it would be like if he gave into his dark desires to mutilate his father on the spot. The idea was tempting as he walked away for the first time in defeat.

'I'm sorry, Sasuke. I am unable to get you out of this.'

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A month quickly passed and Itachi found himself at a church, his brother's wedding only moments away. He had tried to speak to Sasuke but it seems that he had shut himself off from everyone. Even his two best friends were unable to make him speak.

Uzumaki Naruto and Haruno Sakura could be seen making their way towards Itachi, their faces looking glum. "He still won't speak to us! Hell, he didn't even spare us a glance!" Naruto sighed, his words filled with concern for his friend. Sakura stood next to him, staring off into space with a thoughtful look on her face.

"I see," Itachi murmured before sighing. "I see? I see? Is that all u can say? This is your brother we are talking about here! Can't you at least act concerned!" Naruto snapped, unable to control himself at the moment. "Naruto." Sakura sighed.

"Don't make a scene, Uzumaki. I am very much concerned over my brothers well being. Believe me when I say that I have done everything in my power to find a way to stop this from happening. Unfortunately, it's impossible. My father made sure that I will not be able to do anything about this." Itachi stated, shooting a glare at the blonde.

Naruto's shoulders drooped before he sighed. "Sorry, Itachi. It's just so hard to see him like this…" Naruto trailed off. Itachi nods understandingly. "I'm going to go check on Sasuke." With that, he turned and left.

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On his way to the room where Sasuke was currently at, Itachi passed the bride's waiting room which had its door wide open. Glancing inside the room, he stopped walking when he saw her.

With pale, sickly looking skin and a bony figure, she looked as if death had warmed over. Her eyes were like twin moons, reflecting pure sadness for everyone to see. As the maids tended to her, she sat there, practically swimming in her wedding gown.

It was then when Itachi had realized that Sasuke was not the only one suffering from the arranged marriage. He was snapped out of his musings when he heard voices coming from behind him.

"Poor Hinata-sama. Recovering from one ordeal only to have the next delivered to her on a silver platter." One of the maids muttered. "Hyuuga-sama is a too cruel. She had barely recovered from her recent heart attack caused by her weak heart! Sometimes I wonder why I even work for such a heartless bastard!" her accomplice seethed.

'Heart attack?' Itachi remembered Hinata's appearance and frowned. 'Our fathers really are heartless bastards.'

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The wedding proceeded without delay and the wedding vows were exchanged. The kiss shared between the two newlyweds was brief. Throughout the wedding Sasuke wore an emotionless mask while Hinata's face conveyed much of her sorrow.

The hostile atmosphere that was present throughout the wedding was unsurprising. Hyuuga Hanabi and Hyuuga Neji could be seen glaring at Hiashi and Fugaku, Hanabi muttering death threats under her breath. Itachi could be seen doing the same while sending concerned glances at the newlywed couple.

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Hinata knew that this marriage would not have an ounce of love the moment her new husband stormed out of the house. It had only been thirty minutes since they arrived at their new 'home' located at the outskirts of the town.

She had watched as Sasuke went into one of the rooms and come out shortly wearing a shirt and jeans. Sasuke spared her a glance before frowning at her and quickly leaving the house, leaving her clueless as to what she was supposed to do.

Already feeling faint due to her weak heart and the stress caused by the day, Hinata wandered through the house, searching for her belongings. She ended up in a room which appeared to be the room she was to share with Sasuke. Looking through the closet, she quickly found a pair of pajamas and got changed before passing out on the bed.

The sound of the door slamming shut echoed through the house, waking Hinata up from her slumber. One look at the clock told her that it was already past midnight. Cautiously making her way downstairs, her eyes landed on her husband who stood there, apparently drunk. "S-s-sasuke?" Hinata stuttered out, only to hold back a squeak when he turned to look at her.

The next thing she knew, she was pinned against the wall with Sasuke's tongue down her throat. Her hands were captured in his and she found herself unable to get away from him. Hinata found herself crying silent tears as Sasuke had his way with her against the living room wall.

When it was finally over, Hinata watched through blurry eyes as Sasuke walked away, her body screaming in pain due to the torture it had just gone through. It hurt her to move so she lay there, wishing that everything was just a horrible nightmare she would eventually wake up from.

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Days passed since the incident that had happened between the two. It was likely that Sasuke had no recollection of what he had done to Hinata for he acted indifferent around her. Contact between the two was at a minimum for Hinata had moved into a room further away from their original one due to the need to be away from Sasuke.

Days turned to weeks and weeks turned to months as the contact between husband and wife started to diminish until there was no more. Their 'home' was no better for it has a cold atmosphere to it due to the lack of pleasant emotion emanating from its residents.

Holding her growing belly, Hinata sighed as she looked out the window. "There there little ones," She cooed as she felt a kick coming from within her womb. "Everything's going to be alright. Daddy may not be here anymore but mummy will take care of you."

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Wacha think abt it? Don't worry though, this is going to be a multi-chaptered story…one that I had planned out in advance till the very end! :D

If there is anything I need to improve please feel free to point it out!

Oh yeah..i need a good title for this story and couldn't come up with a good one . the one I'm using now is temporary lol! Wacha guys think wud be good? o.o

I'm done ranting now (if u can call it that)!

-Qial-