This is my first fanfic so don't forget to review and tell me if I suck or not (:
I do not own Naruto :'( all characters belong to Masashi Kishimoto.
Run… Chest is heaving. Lungs are pumping. Sweat is dripping. Legs are hurting. Don't stop. I can't stop. Keep running. I have to keep running. Darkness surrounds me, I can see nothing, but my legs carry me, leading me to what I can only assume is safety. All I can hear is my breath coming fast and hard as I run. It feels like I've been running for years. My mind is blank, my body is screaming for me to stop, but I must run. I don't know why, but I must. I have to keep running. A light, there is a light up ahead! I've spent so long running in the darkness now I can finally see the light. Closer and closer it gets. My heart gives a leap for joy. I reach out a hand towards the light, reaching out. Finally I am there, the light starts to come to my hand…
I sit up in bed, sweating frantically. I've had the same dream every night for almost 8 years. My name is Sasuke Uchiha and I am now 16 years old. I live in the large town of the hidden leaf, Konoha. I live on my own in my small apartment. I have no family, as my older brother killed them all. I'm not going to tell you that story though, you probably already know it. I'm sure that if you Google my name or just 'Uchiha' then it would tell you. Although I live on my own, my girlfriend's always over. Her name is Sakura Haruno, and she can't move in with me as her mother is ill and needs her medical care 24/7. She's wonderful Sakura is. I don't know what I would do without her. She's my best friend and my teammate, along with the blonde dobe, Naruto. He's like a brother to me. As annoying as they both are and as much as I can't stand them, I couldn't live without them. This is why, during the final of the Chunin exams 3 years ago, the hidden sound village attacked. A man called Orochimaru wants my body for him to poses for himself so he bit me and gave me a curse mark. It almost killed me. And every day it hurts me, aching all the time and painfully throbbing when I train or go on missions. He gave me this curse mark during the Chunin exams and his final plan was to destroy the hidden leaf. It worked. Houses were destroyed and ninja died in battle to stop him. Orochimaru also killed our Hokage. The 3rd Hokage was a great man. Now, the Hokage is a great woman called Tsunade. She trains Sakura when Kakashi's too busy. Anyway, Orochimaru teamed up with the hidden sand in order to kidnap me, fortunately they failed. However, this fact made him more determined. The sand allied with the leaf so Orochimaru only has the sound, but the hidden sound is full of bloodsucking vampires. Kakashi has been training me in order to defend myself against them, but its hard work and it means I get less time to spend with Sakura. So many people have asked me why I didn't leave all those years ago to seek power, but the honest truth is that since me and Sakura started seeing each other; I realized that power isn't everything. One day I will like to kill my brother, but I'm not going to ruin my life trying to accomplish that.
I walk to the bathroom for a quick shower to wash off the sweat that had covered me from my sleep. I try to avoid my curse mark because even the lightest touch will send daggers through my body. However, the pelting hot shower on my neck is very relaxing. I wrap myself in a towel and brush my teeth. As I don't have training today I get dressed in some long faded-black jeans, a white t-shirt my pair of converse and my black and white Uchiha jacket. I tidy up my hair and make some toast. As I walk down the road to meet Sakura I grab myself the Konoha times. The headline today was about the hidden sound's most recent activity- the robbery of the hidden sand's hospital blood supply. The reporter says that Konoha should be on guard as the robbery is a sign that the sound villagers are gaining as much energy as they can in order for a big mystery event. Oooh I'm so scared.
"Hey Sasuke-kun! Is there anything good going on in the world lately?"
I look up from the newspaper and glance at my wonderful girlfriend. She was wearing a white polo shirt, a pink and white flowery patterned skirt and a pair of black Doc Martins. Her bubble gum pink hair was tied back with a white bow. Gosh she is beautiful. I smile back at her and give her a kiss.
"Not really, just more stuff about how we all need to fear for our lives." I fold the paper away, taking her hand in mine and walking down the road not knowing where we were going.
"Hmm that kinda sucks. You should be careful though Sasuke-kun. If they were to attack again then it would probably be to try and kidnap you. And the 3rd Hokage isn't here to protect us anymore." Her stunning green eyes looked up at me worriedly.
"You shouldn't worry too much babe. With all the training Kakashi's given me I think I'd be alright, it's just you that I'm worried about."
I bent down and kissed her forehead. She squeezed my hand in return and we came across a bunch of our other friends. Shikamaru was lying on the grass sleeping and Ino was stroking his hair. Kiba and his dog were chasing after each other around the whole field. Shino and Hinata were sitting on the grass making daisy-chains. Choji was eating a meatball sub and strangely enough, Naruto was nowhere to be seen.
"Hey Kiba, where's the dobe?"
"He said he's gotta talk to Lady Tsunade about something important. Oh, and he also said that he needed to talk to you at some point today."
He ran over and we knuckle bumped while I thanked him.
"So you got any updates on the vampire activities? I heard about the blood bank robs. Gaara must be pissed."
Kiba's clan are werewolves and they're a bunch of vampire hunters. The 3rd appointed them for the job of spying and hunting down the sound vampire movements. Also, Gaara was one of the sand ninja's who attacked Konoha but now he's the Hokage of the sand and our friend. He and his siblings, Tamari and Konkaro, are also interested in the vampire activities. They're gonna be more interested in them now that they've been stolen from.
Kiba started to laugh.
"Yeah, Gaara's sent his assassin-nins to track them back to their base. All we've gotta do is sit back and wait. I sure hope the Sand find out soon what they have planned. It's been 3 years for them to build up their energy for another attack, my old man said that he thinks they're coming for either our secret scrolls… or you."
"Yeah well, they come anywhere near the village and they'll have war on their plate. Plus with all the hidden villages joined now, we're one tough cookie to beat."
Sakura had gone over to talk with Ino and Hinata when Naruto came walking over, a lot slower than usual, considering that he always runs and falls over his own feet. Something was wrong.
"Hi." Was all he said. We all looked to each other then back to him.
"How'd it go with Tsunad-sama?" Shikamaru asked in his normal bored voice.
Naruto gave us a smile and rubbed the back of his head.
"Yeah it was fine, she just shouted at me like usual."
At this everyone smiled back and started laughing and getting back to themselves. It seemed like it was only me who noticed the smile was fake.
"Hey Sasuke-teme I need to talk to you." He said so low that I almost didn't hear him.
"Okay sure. What's up?"
He walked on past me towards the town square and I followed. I assumed he was going to take me to Ichiraku ramen bar but when we walked past it, I started to get really curious. We walked in silence for a few minutes until we reached his apartment. Now, not only was I curious but I was also confused.
He opened the door and walked on in. Even though he didn't invite me in, I walked in anyway. He's house was always a mess and I was normally used to it. However now, I was almost sure he'd been ransacked.
"Um… Naruto? What happened here?"
He sat down on his bed that had had its sheets ripped apart.
"I was attacked last night."
Now I was shocked. Damn, today was a day full of emotions. There was a long pause until I could find the right thing to say. I sat down cross-legged on his bed at the end so I was opposite him.
"…Do you know who it was?"
It was all I could manage. I'd never before seen him so fragile. He looked up at me with sad eyes.
"Yeah… please don't hate me Sasuke, I honestly didn't want to tell him but he threatened to hurt you and Sakura-Chan and everyone in the village if I didn't tell him and he-"
"Whoa, Naruto just calm down! Just take a deep breath and steady yourself."
He closed his eyes and took a deep breath. After a hesitation, he looked me in the eye and said very slowly,
"It was Itachi."
End of the first chapter! Yaaaay! :D sorry it was a bit long i'll try and shorten it next time. please review and tell me if you liked it or not. Because this is my first fanfic I want to know whether I should continue this or not. Thanks! ^^