Red Butterfly, White Crimson
By: Tianna Herbin
Chapter One: Prologue: That Fateful Night
Sasuke's (P.O.V)
The rain came down hard…almost as if it was piecing through the ground with fierce force. Not one sound could be heard on this night. The Uchiha Manor was quiet, and very light, highly unusual for my part (Uchihas don't like their houses lit at night too often) . I sighed and opened my door, closing it as softly as I could so I wouldn't disturb my parents. The living room was lit too. I started to get edgy, timidly walking around. "Oka-san? Ka-san? N-Nii-san where are you?" I asked hoping to get an answer. But it never came.
I walked past the kitchen to the back door. I frowned my eyebrows perplexingly at the sight. The doors were all open, as so the windows. I turned my attention to the bathroom door on my right, it too was lit. I panicked. "O-Oka-s-san? Ka-san? W-Where are you? Aniki….answer me…." I stammered, walking cautiously around the hallways. As time went by the rain came down harder, lighting striking down from time to time. I shivered. Not because of the storm, but because this was just getting to much for me. "Kami, please Oka-san! Where are you!" I screamed at the top of my lungs demanding a stern answer. Again, not a sound.
I walked more further down the hall, passing by each room. Every single one was lit, and I grew more and more madder. I ran to my father's study. I wasn't allowed in there under any circumstances, but I went in anyway. The door creaked loud and hoarsely, making me cringe at the sounds I was producing.
I walked in a few steps, getting use to being in this room. 'The room wasn't lit' I thought and sighed in relief. I looked around the place, it was filled with books, really big books. Unknowingly I picked one up, a dark ruby-red colored one with a black frame with the Uchiha symbol embedded in it.
As I picked it up a sound erupted from in back of me, causing me to turn around. The bookshelf behind me….was moving! I walked into the hinge of the bookshelf frame and started my way down the stairs. This was just getting weirder and weirder…
When I got to the bottom, I froze. "Foolish parents….You should've just mind your business!" My eyes widened at the voice.
Itachi nii-san…
Just as I was about to yell for my Aniki, I heard another voice, somewhat feminine. "Itachi, why are you doing this? Why are you putting us through this…especially Sasuke?"
Oka-san…
I could her hesitance in her voice, as if she was choking on her own words. So unlike her…
Just then I heard Itachi chuckle, dark and husky. "Mother, it isn't I who is putting Sasuke through this…it's you." Suddenly I heard a growl, one that could even scare the emotionless Nii-san.
"You have no right telling your mother it's her fault. Apologize now…." "Why should I? It IS true…."
I walked down more, leaning on the neighboring wall beside me to get a better glimpse of what was happening. My eyes widened once more at the sight. 'Oka-san…Ka-san…what is Aniki doing to you?' My mind thought as I grew more and more frustrated. My mom and Dad were tied up on the floor, both sitting in their knees. Itachi stood before them both, with a Kotagana placed in his hand. I could see him smirk evilly, making me tense up in discomfort. I saw my mom's eyes twinkle, a streak of tears poured down her cheeks.
Itachi raised his hand, allowing the Kotagana to go free of will. "I-Itachi…" I whispered under my tongue, not allowing myself to be heard. "Die. You should be ashamed" He turned to Ka-san…staring at him with his eyes bleeding crimson. "Especially you….Fugaku." "Don't address me as such!" He snarled. "I can do whatever I want." He paused and looked into my direction, as if he could see me through the wall. I quickly pushed my self on the wall, waiting for him to turn.
He chuckled and spoke again. " You shunned Sasuke in the darkness, sheltering him from the freedom he could have had. But you, Fugaku, had chosen to keep him away from it. Everyday when Sasuke successfully completed his training flawlessly and looked at you with such anticipation, you would turn the other cheek, not acknowledging what he did." His eyes started to harden with coldness glistening in them. "He would try his hardest to make you proud. Always trying to find ways to make you notice him. But you never notice."
He paused and looked into my direction again, holding the Kotagana higher, tilting it at a certain point. "Don't try to put me in the position of the bad guy!" Itachi stared at him again, waving the Kotagana higher. "Shut up. You don't deserve to live. NEITHER of you. Die." Just like that, he swung the sword downwards, slicing their heads off. As I looked at my Aniki, I could see the satisfaction shimmering in his eyes while he licked his lips.
I shuttered at the sight of the blood flying past, hitting the walls like a big canvas. Something inside me erupted from me. I looked back at Aniki, sending death glares towards the back of his head. "Kudasai, Itachi…" I gritted through my teeth as I watched him clean off his sword. Suddenly he turned to my direction, smiling an unknowingly smile, unfamiliar to me.
"Foolish Otouto…." he said as he walked near me. I tried to back up against the wall, but I failed miserably when he grabbed me and threw me on the wall. Hard. I winced at the pain, shivering at the same time. I looked up at my Aniki with pleading eyes. "A-Aniki…" I stuttered trying to get out of his grasp. "Why?" He stared at me, sliding his hands on my now redden cheeks. He whipped away my tears and leaned up to my ears.
"Foolish Otouto…." He said husky, vibrating into my ears. "Your hate it too weak. At this rate you won't be able to beat me." With that he freely let me go, making me slide down the wall roughly. As son as I was on the ground he kicked the wind out of me, making me lose consciousness .
When I came to I looked up and saw Itachi already walking away. I immediately got up and started to run to him. "Why Aniki? Why would you do this?" I asked already knowing the answer. He turned and looked at me. Not the Aniki look, but ones with hatred. Those same eyes when Shurui went missing. I knew right there and then that I knew what I had to do. Itachi made eye contact and said. "Your hate needs to be greater. If you wish to take revenge then hate me, Sasuke. Hate me so much that your life depends on it." He quickly shot a glance at the two corpses on the ground beside him and looked back at me. "If you wish to kill me…." He walked over to me, kicking me until I couldn't stand.
"Then hate me, Sasuke, Hate me…."
That was the last thing I heard before I went unconscious…