Because nobody ever really reads this, I'm going to try to make this quick, more details at the end of the chapter. I don't own anything to do with Naruto, except for this fanfiction idea. characters are property of Kishimoto-sensei, because if they weren't I would totally make Itachi stop being a prick to his brother. D:
---- Chapter 1 ----
A kunai clashed as two more missed both of their throwers. They had been fighting for hours now, at the Uchiha's hideout, and both showed signs of tiring. How Ironic it would be, that after all of Sasuke's unforgivable efforts, and despite Itachi's weakening of age as well as his Mangekyou Sharigan, That They were evenly matched.
Sasuke charged at his brother, fist raised intently, his superior speed allowed him to grip Itachi's Akatsuki robe. But Itachi grabbed Sasuke's fist in the palm of his hand, and slowly brought his other hand up to cover the other gripping his uniform.
Sasuke glared as he gripped Itachi's cloak tighter, threatening to be torn. He tried to fight his brother's hold on his hands, but they seemed unbreakable. The younger brother thought they felt too warm for his frozen cold memories of his sibling. As Sasuke's frustration grew, he burst out, "Why did any of this have to happen, you bastard! We could have grown up together, but you destroyed everything!" But Sasuke left his deeper thought unsaid, even my heart.
As Sasuke fought his brothers hold more fiercely, his fist was released and he brought it back to punch Itachi. His brother caught the fist again just as it touched his chest, and deflected it. Itachi just stood there. He was too stoic for how Sasuke wanted to remember him as.Again, Sasuke tried to fight off his brother's hold, but it was half hearted this time. He loosened his fist to grip the Akatsuki cloak. Sasuke looked at the sanguine clouds and was for a moment reminded of that world of torture that his older brother used so often in battle.
Sasuke looked at his brother, he had tilted his head down, what was that?! How dare he not meet his eyes after what he had done to him? The frustration got to Sasuke like fingers rubbing a thin nylon sheet. "Look at me, bastard!" Sasuke yelled as he attempted to shake his brother back and forth.
His brother moved a little, so it did not have the satisfying effect Sasuke sought after. Sasuke felt a lump form in his throat. He bowed his head till his forehead rested on his brother's chest, and he let out a poorly stifled sob.
"I hate you..." Sasuke said feebly
"Sasuke," Itachi finally verbalized. Sasuke grit his teeth. He felt strange, his brother felt too warm, and he wondered if would he would move his arms further to complete the embrace they had clumsily made.
Sasuke felt his older brother's fringe tickling the top of his head; he supposed Itachi had lowered his head further. But he definitely felt his brother's hand moving down his forearms to grasp him just above his elbows. Sasuke's shoulders shook as a few more tears leaked out.
Instead of falling like a normal tear, one stubbornly slid down his jaw line, his nape, to settle on his collarbone. Itachi paused, then brought his left arm up further, and onto Sasuke's half clad shoulder. His white kimono was barely staying on from the hours of fighting. Then, as Itachi moved his hand to wipe away the stubborn cumulous, Sasuke temporarily stopped breathing. Sasuke was so intent on not letting out a sound, he barely noticed the pause of movement in his brother's own breath. Itachi's warm hands barely grazed his skin as he wiped the moisture away.
Sasuke fought his brother's hold once again who seemed to be lost in Thought. Sasuke pulled his head up to find his forehead touching his brothers and he saw his eye's become resolved. Itachi brought his left hand even further upward to cup his little brother's jaw and he used his thumb to wipe away the rest of his foolish little brother's tears. Sasuke splayed his free hand on his brother's chest in an attempt to push him away and tried to move his face away from Itachi's hand. Unsurprisingly, Itachi's hold was absolute.
"I hate you Itachi" Sasuke said once more as the said man brought his face closer his own.
"I hate you too, little brother" Itachi said in return as his hand moved to the back of the said boy's skull and pulled him into a gentle kiss.
Initially, Sasuke fought to break the kiss, but when his brother used his right arm to pull him into a hug and pressed his lips more firmly, his confusion and anxiety began to ebb away.
After a few moments, He opened his mouth for a sip of air, and Itachi's tongue touched the inside of his lip. Sasuke's breath hitched and he opened his mouth a little wider, and the tip of their tongues touched. Sasuke moved his (now free) hands to reach around Itachi to clutch at his brother's back Tightly, so that their bodies were flush against each other. The pair clung to each other as the kiss grew deeper and more passionate. Sasuke tilted his head into Itachi's hand as it stroked his face gently.
It seemed to end too soon when they broke apart, and Sasuke suddenly felt ashamed.
"Why?" Sasuke asked quietly.
"I believe I explained that to you long ago,"
"No, why kiss me?! We've both agreed that we hate each other!"
"…"
"You said that you loathed our clan; that your brotherly adoration was an illusion! This just another of your tricks to create an opening!" Sasuke accused.
"This kind of trick would be entirely undesirable… long ago I thought everyone in the clan arrogant, and undeserving of the talents in our genes." Itachi reasoned
"You can't possibly expect me to believe that you've changed your mind or I regret my actions," Sasuke said bitterly.
"If there is one other person who has shown me that they deserve their birthright--"
"Don't--!"
"It would have to be you, for surviving so long in this harsh world, and this fight, so far."
" You killed mother and father--!"
"Did they ever show much interest except as a replacement?! The Uchiha clan treated everyone like a tool, and when they thought one became too dangerous or overused, they would simply replace it."
"Mother never--"
"Foolish brother, that woman may have loved us on some level, I had believed her act for a time. But I soon realized that their marriage was tense.--"
"But--"
"I assume she did her husbands wish, of keeping a veil over our eyes, with out much complaint. We were like a symbol of her slavery. --"
"She--"
"She couldn't openly contradict father, but I suppose manipulating us was a some form of consolation for her, she always was a rather sly woman."
"Stop interrupting me!" Sasuke cried indignantly.
"Sasuke!" Denka the Ninja cat appeared next him. A surprised expression appeared on itachi's face but was wiped away just as quickly. "you've been in contact with the Elder cat?"
" Denka, what is it?" Sasuke ignored Itachi's question.
" Konoha is almost here, they've been following your scent!" Denka said with a mewl.
If Konoha catches either of us we'll be executed, it doesn't matter what Naruto does, sasuke thought.
"We need to get out of here itachi,""It would be for the best if we continued our conversation elsewhere then." Itachi agreed
All three of them looked towards the entrance when they heard naruto and Sakura arguing outside.
Honestly you'd think they had learned to be a little stealthier by now, sasuke thought.
"Follow me," itachi said, and he covered the area with a genjutsu to cover their tracks.
"Denka, do me a favor and go distract those idiots the best you can!" sasuke called back as he ran after Itachi.
"Yes Sir! But I better get some more catnip for this!" and Denka disappeared once again.
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Itachi broke the silence during their journey when he said, "I thought you would have wanted to stay with your friends, little brother."
Sasuke almost missed his branch, and as he jumped off again, he managed to hide his surprise.
"Why would I want to go back to those Friendship loving idiots?" Sasuke muttered, a bit miffed by his older brother's question. "They've tried to assassinate me already. If I went back to them, I would be executed on the spot."
that awkward silence moved in again and Sasuke listened to rhythmic sound of the two of them jumping from branch to branch.
Tah
Why aren't I using this opportunity? his back is turned! He is my enemy! he killed my family!
Zah
But many years have passed since then. he's grown, I've grown; none of this seems worth it anymore… I see now what Brother meant by the Uchiha clan being arrogant… power hungry, even.
Tah
wouldn't that describe Itachi perfectly…?
Zah
But Itachi , like me, is not the same person anymore. How many years has it been since that day? Wasn't Itachi 13 at the time? that's younger than me!
It hurt for Sasuke to be reminiscing about these things. I should stop. I can't be distracted incase I'm attacked…
And the silence resumed…
Tah--Zah. Tah--Zah. Tah--Zaaah.
"we're almost there, stay alert" Itachi warned
Sasuke then finally realized that he had no Idea where they had been heading this entire time.
Feeling a flush tinge his ears, sasuke asked, " where are we going?"
"one of the many Manors that the Uchiha clan thought they needed scattered about Japan."
"oh," Sasuke felt dumb saying only that, so he added "Are you sure that no other ninja villages know about it?"
"no I'm not sure, despite the Uchiha clan being notorious for keeping secrets," Itachi deadpanned. "we'll have to lay low their for a while, to make sure we aren't being followed."
Tah-Zaaah!
"what was that genjutsu you put over the hideout?"
"to anyone who entered, it would appear that you killed me and then yourself…"
Sasuke thought that might work, but he didn't think he would kill himself after winning… but he was feeling kind of helpless after realizing that his life purpose was entirely pointless…
Tah-Zaaah!
"Oh, their it is!" sasuke exclaimed. Through the thick tree trunks Sasuke could see the roof of what looked like a reasonably sized old Japanese style manor.
Sasuke sped up with an air of a small child who was excited to get something over with, and when he passed his older brother, Itachi gave a small smile.
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In my frustration of thinking of dialogue (which is by far the hardest thing for me to do, besides lemon and citrus) I wrote this interlude:
"I can't NOT make this sound CORNY!!!" D: Itachi whined
"Mega Sadface!!!!" Sasuke exclaimed
"Uninspired dialogue!!!" said Itachi
"DO NOT WANT!!!" said sasuke
To those of you who do not know, Tah and Zah are the sound effects in the manga that represent landing and jumping off again.
so I finally finished the first chapter! I tried not to end it on too much of a cliffhanger because those are annoying, but I've found if a story is written well enough, any ending can be a cliffy, so its useless... I've only written one fanfiction before this, but it was terrible and I abandoned it after the second chapter. this was originally going to be a short one-shot, but with encouragement from my friends and an idea for a plot has gotten me writing. I also needed a break from all the snarry and severitus that I've been reading, that AYLNO series needs to hurry up and get updated! D:
Please don't whine to me about make-out scenes or those of the like. even though I've read fanfiction a lot, I've yet to be kissed by anybody so I have no idea how to really describe it.
critique is appreciated, so review please! give me your feedback.
"this is awesome, update soon!" just puts pressure on me and is NOT appreciated, I don't respond well to pressure.
I'll try to update as much as possible, but I've got an idea for a doujinshi to work on, as well as a comic (WIP), and school to worry about.
Next: sasuke and itachi set up their lives in the old manor. and they continue their conversation. and what happened to Denka?
