Itanaru fan fiction: Once upon a nightmare.

"Dobe?" Sasuke asked approaching Naruto with a knife for his birthday cake.

"NO! STAY AWAY FROM ME!" the blonde screamed back.

"Naruto - kun? What's wrong?" Sakura's voice whispered.

"Yea dobe, you are acting like I'm going to cut you with this."

"It's nothing. Just watching to many horror movies I guess." the blonde quickly answered, still shivering while rocking back and forward.

"Uh, sure. Sakura can you go grab the cake? Kakashi wasn't done when I went there before."

"You let HIM do Naruto's cake?! What are you crazy?!"

"Just get the cake!" Sasuke argued.

"Fine!" Sakura grumbled.

The pink haired teen started to walk away, but on the way stopped and whispered in the blondes ear.

"Happy birthday Naruto - kuuun."

As the blonde looked up, she smiled and walked away. Seconds after the pink haired girl exited the room, Sasuke shut the door.

"Ok. What's wrong? It's your 18th birthday, Sakura is finally starting to like you and yet you're freaked out."

"I told you it's nothing!"

"Tell me!" Sasuke said.

Naruto turned to leave, but as he did Sasuke grabbed his arm. The blonde let out a yelp in pain. Sasuke ripped the orange jacket to see a mixture of bruises, cuts and burns.

"Naruto?!?! Who did this to you?!?!"

"No one! It's nothing!"

"NARUTO! THIS IS NOT NOTHING!"

Just then the door opened. A male figure entered the room.

"I - Itachi - kun!"

"Hello Naru - Koi, Sasuke."

"Naru - KOI? Am I missing something?"

"Oh, foolish brother, you can't see, Naru - Koi and I are together."

"W - what? N - Naruto is this true?" Sasuke asked, struggling to stop his tears.

"Yes Sasuke, it is true, it has been for ages." the blonde answered able to face the young Uchiha.

"Is your stuff packed, Naru?" Itachi asked.

"What? Why would your stuff need to be packed?!" Sasuke interrupted.

"Foolish brother. Naru - koi and I are moving to the sand village."

"What? No! Naruto, tell me it is not true!"

"I'm sorry Sasuke, we are leaving tomorrow."

"Can I say goodbye... In private." Sasuke asked, glaring at his brother.

"Foolish brother. I'm not that stupid. I know the minute I leave, you will rape or injure my Naru - koi."

"Nothing I'm not use to." the blonde muttered.

"What was that?!" Itachi asked, hearing exactly what he had said.

"Uh... I said can you please leave so I can say goodbye."

"Of course, if that is what you wish." replied the elder Uchiha with a "we will deal with your comment at home" stare as he was walking out.

"It's him, isn't it?" Sasuke whispered, nearly in tears.

"What's him?" Naruto asked, trying to hide the scar.

"You know what I mean!" Sasuke said, trying to make sure Itachi didn't hear.

"I better finish packing." said the blonde as he got up.

"You don't have to go with him."

"Yes I do."

"No, you don't get it! I'm BEGGING you not to." Sasuke practically yelled in tears.

"Why are making this so hard?!" Naruto asked, now also in tears.

"Because.." was all that the Uchiha said.

"Because why?"

"BECAUSE I LOVE YOU!!!" Sasuke screamed.