Hi! This is a random story I came up with at 12.30 in the morning, and I was up until 4.00 am writing up the first 8 pages on paper so sorry if possibly some of it doesn't make sense!! I was tired!! I did however get someone to check it but I remembered later that she, my sister, is mildly dyslexic, so yea I wouldn't count on her spell checks. =S! Anyway I hope you enjoy it!! It's a lot darker than my previous story but I've wanted to do something like this for quite a while!!

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or any of it's characters.

WARNING: There is some mild theme of torture and swearing.

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A Lover's Fate

Chapter 1: Hide and Seek

Sasuke Ran! Hell, he hadn't run so fast in his life. 'They have him! They have Naruto!' His mind shouted at him. 'What are they going to do to him? What if I'm too late?!' He was beating himself up again. A routine he'd gotten into 2 days ago. 'Shit! What do I do if I'm too late?!' He felt his mind recoil harshly from the simple concept of losing something s dear to him, something so irreplaceable.

He was racing through the trees, following the trail that the capturers had unintentionally left behind. "Stupid Akatsuki! I'm going to rip their fuking heads off if they've even scratched him!" He shouted out loud to no one in particular. He'd been chasing them for 2 full days and was finally nearly at his destination. The Akatsuki hideout, where his Naruto, the only person he's ever really loved, most defiantly was.

All his senses heightened at the thought, as his already deadly speed increased, ripping innocent leaved from their branches as he sped past. To any other eye, he was just a colourless blur.

He automatically activated his Sharingan as he drew nearer and saw, what seemed to be, a well hidden entrance to the hideout. He would have ran straight past if it wasn't for his now red eyes. He started to slow down as he approached, constantly checking for any chakra signatures nearby.

He found none, and sensed no hidden traps either. 'Hmm, strange for the Akatsuki, especially as the bastards know I'm coming for them.' He very cautiously closed in on the entrance, keeping himself as well hidden as his abilities let him.

As he entered the cave, his eyes quickly adjusted to the lack of light and he scanned the room. 'Nothing.' He noticed a corridor to the left at the end of the room and started to slowly make his way towards it, constantly checking for signs of traps or unfamiliar chakra.

He walked gracefully along the damp corridor, ignoring the water that dropped from the ceiling and onto his shoulders and hair. He sharpened his ears. He could hear something ahead. He quickened his pace.

The minute Sasuke had entered the room at the end of the dark corridor, he froze. Wide eyed. Every part of his body was screaming at him to move, fight, whatever just not to stand where he was, not be see what he was seeing. He wished to be back in Konoha, he'd only just returned after killing Orochimaru a few months ago and was starting to successfully rebuild his lost friendships there.

"Welcome to the show brat" a shadowed figure to his left spoke, only a few feet away. Sasuke could hear the hint of a smirk in his harsh voice. He would have normally killed the guy in seconds with his deadly speed and power, but he still couldn't tear his pained eyes away from the scene in front of him.

All the current Akatsuki members were there. They were smaller in numbers as Naruto had killed a couple while Sasuke was away with Orochimaru, but they were still highly dangerous. All of them were draped in shadow in a semi-circle around a smaller, more frail looking figure, which had been hung by the hands to the rough uneven ceiling.

The eerie scene creeped him out so much that he felt goose bumps spread across his arms to the extent that it almost hurt.

"Naruto" He breathed, he couldn't believe the state the poor blond was in. The flames that had replaced the sunlight, lining the walls, had shown Sasuke everything he had never wanted to see.

Naruto's clothes had been ripped all across his body, leaving the normally cheerful looking outfit in shreds. Between the rips he could see deep sore cuts that bled relentlessly. Sasuke didn't want to know how many of these scars Naruto had across his body, but his Sharingan had already taken in the information the minute Sasuke had set eyes on him. Naruto's head lay resting on his chest, making his face unavailable to Sasuke's line of sight.

"Enjoying the view little brother?" One of the shadows spoke in a monotonous voice as it stepped forward and slowly made it's way to the weakened body in the middle.

"Itachi!" Sasuke growled, Anger, hate and betrayal thick in his voice, he could feel his blood boil under his skin at simply the sound of the older mans voice. How he had always dreamed of causing that bastard as much pain as was in his power. Sasuke's eyes widened in fear however when Itachi went to lift Naruto's head, so that Sasuke could see the boy's face. Sasuke's stomach clenched, not knowing what to expect, and dreading what he would see.

Naruto groaned, and breathed out heavily as his head was jerked up harshly. The pain it sent through his battered body was unbearable.

Sasuke's heart broke. His entire being drained and his body started to shake. The dead eyes of the boy he loved so much were looking at him in such a way, that Sasuke couldn't bear seeing them any longer. His mind and body were frozen in their place, he tried to look away but only found himself staring at Naruto's swollen and bruised face. Blood still dripping from his nose and the corners of his mouth.

Out of the corners of hi vision, Sasuke saw movement. But it was too late. His minds shock of seeing Naruto like that had slowed down his reaction time.

He was thrown to the side and wiped clean off his feet as something very hard came into to contact with his jaw. Hid breath coming out in short takes, he looked up, blinking while seeing black dots cover his vision, his Sharingan temporarily disabled. He felt something sharp pierce his neck, drawing a bead of blood.

"AHH!" He cried out. 'What?' He felt all his energy being drained. His arms and legs no longer obeying the orders he was mentally screaming at them. 'Shit! What's going on?'

"You'll enjoy the show better this way brat." The same figure from before whispered into his ear, while binding Sasuke's hands and feet with an unusually tough rope. He shoved Sasuke up into a sitting position, and took his place back in the semi-circle.

'This is hardly a fucking show!' He screamed in his mind, his anger once again on the rise. 'The only show around here will be their heads on a stick!' he then diverted his attention back to Naruto as he felt Itachi move again. To his horror, Itachi stopped directly in front of the blond, pulling his head up again so that they were in a locked gaze.

'No! He wouldn't!' Sasuke wanted to scream! He didn't want to believe what Itachi was about to do. It would tear away any sanity that he and Naruto had.

"ITACHI! DON'T!" Sasuke shouted out, almost pleading with the older man, who he hated so much.

He was rewarded, as the other Sharingan user hesitated. His free hand halfway to reaching out to Naruto. Instead he stepped back to the side so that he could look Sasuke right in the eyes. The black wheel in Itachi's dangerous red eyes span as it's shape changed and grew thicker. Sasuke was now drenched in fear, he knew what was coming. He'd experienced it before when he was younger, shoved against that cold, damp wall.

The walls suddenly blurred, the ground beneath him disappeared and the colour of the world changed to a tinted green. He was in a desert, tied up against something rough, that was hurting his bare back, his bare chest stinging from the cold air around him. He looked up, beads of sweat already forming on his forehead. "Itachi" he growled. The dark haired man was standing a few feet away from him, directly opposite, his blood red eyes never leaving Sasuke's.

That's when he felt it. He screamed out so loud, his throat quickly dried up and became sore. The searing pain in his chest was only getting worse. He looked down, shaking heavily. A sword had gone straight through his heart, he could feel it, lodged between his ribs, burning him. He could feel his own mind tearing him up, telling him he was dying. He started to cry out , his own salty tears burning his face as they poured out of his shocked wide eyes. He sobbed, despair taking over him as the still clean sword removed itself from his chest slowly causing Sasuke to bit his lip the whole way, only to attach his right lung. He gasped out in unbearable pain, feeling the air leave his shivering body as the sword pulled out again, slowly, readying itself to attach him once more. He couldn't take it. Why wasn't he dead already, he just wanted to be dead, to not feel anything!

"Please! Please stop it! Please!" He whimpered between short intakes of breath. "ITACHI!" He screamed. His mind and eyes were sore. He looked up again, just in time to see the sword race towards him with more speed to stab him once again, "NOO…!"

Naruto started to shake. Sasuke's scream and pleas were filling the cave, echoing off the rocky walls into Naruto's already weak mind. 'Sasuke! You idiot! Why did you come here!' He thought angrily at the other boy, a helpless despair filling his heart. Neither him nor Sasuke stood a chance against all the Akatsuki, especially in such a weakened state. During the whole ordeal of being tortured, he had prayed that Sasuke wouldn't follow him to both their dooms. Naruto flinched painfully as another one of Sasuke's heart breaking screams filled the room. Tears were falling rapidly down his face, he couldn't take this! He loved Sasuke too much to be able to bear his cries of pain!

"Gah!" He breathed out heavily, every muscle aching as he attempted to look up to see the boy he loved, and only wanted to see safe.

He thoroughly regretted his action. Sasuke was now lying on the floor, his extremely white face against the rough surface of the ground. His mouth foaming and his eyes empty as he stared, terrified at something in front of him that only he could see. His mouth was wide open, desperately gasping for air. Naruto looked down. He was torn. Torn at Sasuke state. Disgusted at the person who could cause his lover so much pain. Tears started to stream down his already damp face. He knew he was going to die. He was slowly starting to accept that. He only wished for Sasuke to be spared.

Sasuke cried out one last time before the timeless world he was in started to blur and soon disappear. He blinked, still gasping for ait like a helpless fish as he found himself back in the Akatsuki hideout. His vision was still blurred and he lay there while the dots started to subside from his sight.

Itachi, who had been standing over the Sasuke's distraught body during the torture process, once again started to make his way towards the blonde boy, satisfied that this time, there were no more objections. He roughly grabbed the blonde hair, forcing the boy's head up, making sure there was good eye contact between them. Just as he was about to initiate the torture, a dark figure stepped out of the shadows to his left.

"Don't damage him too much though. We need him to stay in one piece for the ritual." The dull voice explained.

"Sure." Itachi spoke in his monotonous voice while turning back to the dishevelled boy in front of him. The demon boy will pay for the murder of the Akatsuki member and causing the group so much trouble.

Sasuke's eyes started to refocus again as the burning inside of him diminished. Before he could take in the situation, Naruto's blood curdling screams filled Sasuke's ears. He looked up, panicking.

"NARUTO!" He tried to reach out to the boy, to comfort him, but he knew it wouldn't help. Naruto was in a different world now, somewhere no one except Itachi could reach him. He felt his sanity wither as Naruto's screams intensified. His mind was close to shattering. 'Why is he doing this?' All Sasuke could do was lay there and watch in horror as Naruto hung there, shaking from head to toe at an uncomprehendable pain that only Sasuke could begin to understand.

Minutes, hours, it even felt like days had passed before a dull voice very simply stated, "Itachi."

The screams and shouts stopped immediately, only to be replaced by sobs and gasps. Naruto was shaking dangerously, Sasuke could see that he was very near his breaking point. 'I need to figure something out or Naruto will die!

He started to look around, his Sharingan activated again, trying to find something, anything, that he could use to his advantage. He was still tied up so would start there. Sasuke started struggling with his hands, trying to find a weak spot that would allow him to break free.

Meanwhile, Naruto was lowered down from the ceiling, his hand dropping to his sides as the rope was undone. His wrists were sore and enflamed because of all the friction from when he had struggled to try and get lose earlier. His shoulder blades still ached as he was dropped to the ground. He was free to make a hand sign now however, maybe even use this as an opportunity to get him and Sasuke out of here, to run as far away as fast as they both can. But he just didn't have the energy to even stand up and flinched as he was dragged by the hair, to a different corner of the room.

He was then dumped onto the cold floor as the Akatsuki members took their positions on what appeared to be two giant hand statues that wee facing each other with Naruto lying between them.

The Akatsuki stood there in their places. The hand signs were being made. After which they would patiently wait for the Demon fox's chakra to be released, which they would then start to feed, at a slow and steady rate to the multi-eyed monster, which was incorporated into the cave wall beside them.

"AH!" Sasuke cried out in frustration. It was no use! There was nothing he could do. He was completely helpless. Unwanted tears made their way down his face. He felt so pathetic, so useless! Naruto couldn't die. What would he do without him? All he could do was lay here and whimper while the love of his life, slowly and painfully had the life drained out of him.

Sasuke's sobs intensified. He'd never see those bright blue eyes ever again. Or feel the warmth Naruto's body radiated off onto his chest. Never hear his laugh or see him smiling like an idiot. Never ever again touch his beautiful face, that looked like it had been carved by the angel herself. "Naruto" He whispered, ashamed. Ashamed that he could do nothing. Ashamed that he had left Naruto to go to Orochimaru in his quest for power. All that lost time. What does power matter if you have nothing left to protect. He knew revenge will only get people hurt. This was a perfect example of that. 'Maybe I deserve this pain, but he doesn't. Naruto has only helped people.'

"He doesn't deserve any of this!" He thought, not realising h said this last part out loud. He then heard the sinister group chant a last phrase in unison. He then realised with dread.

It had begun.

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End of Chapter one! If you have any comment then please review!

Chapter two will be out shortly, I just need to finish it and then type it all up (I can only work on paper, I get brain freeze on the computer, don't know why.)

Have a great day!!