Hello! Welcome to my new story! I have decided that I will be doing only one story per pairing at a time, and since I really wanted to update something I finally wrote this first chapter. This specific first chapter doesn't include any ItaSasu I'm afraid but I will put lots into the next chapter
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto but I own this story
"Madara?" Mikoto asked gently as she opened the door to her home and was greeted by her husbands older brother, "Izuna too?"
"sorry to drop in on you, sis, but we have news" Izuna said gently as he brushed past his brother and his sister in law into Mikoto's big house. Madara followed once Mikoto stepped aside and granted him entry. He gave a slight smile to her behind his hair before walking deeper into the house.
"we were just about to eat, you may join us if you'd like? I'm sure there's plenty, I've been cooking a lot more since.." her words trailed off as she looked down and gently stroked her large stomach.
"SINCE I'M GETTING A BABY BROTHER!" a high pitched voice shouted from the next room. A young boy soon walked in with shoulder length raven hair and a cheesy smile.
"Itachi Uchiha!" Izuna said and picked the six year old up and swung him around, "how much I wish I could just steal you all to myself" he said and laughed,
"remind me why you can't just have children of your own instead of stealing mine?" a familiar voice said from the corridor behind Izuna.
"Fugaku! Brother!" Izuna said and turned around after placing Itachi on his hip and bending back and forwards making the young boy laugh, "surely you remember our vastly different palates?" he said gently and winked at his brother.
"Enough Izuna" Madara raised his voice, "we came baring news and we have already intruded this sweet family. At least behave yourself." Izuna laughed sheepishly and put Itachi down before nodding to his older brother,
"of course brother" he said before turning to Mikoto, "so what you been cooking sis?"
"Oh nothing special, we weren't expecting company" she said and gave a small giggle before leading all of them into the dining room. "I know it's not supposed to be prepared this way, however I made sukiyaki, I hope that's appropriate enough"
The two brothers nodded before taking their place at the table. Izuna sat next to Itachi while Madara sat next to Mikoto and Fugaku was at the head. Fugaku looked at everyone before nodding, symbolizing the beginning of their meal.
"Uncle Izuna! You'll never guess what I did at school today!" Itachi said. The young boy hardly ever saw his two uncles and since his mother was pregnant with another Uchiha he would see them hardly less. Itachi knew they both lived together, he remembered his mother explaining it to them. It was something about Madara not being good at dating people and nobody wanted to date Izuna. Itachi didn't understand how Izuna didn't have a family, Izuna loved Itachi. Either way it was passed Itachi's concern, what really mattered was telling Izuna what he did at school today.
"What did you do, Itachi?" Izuna asked with a curious expression. On the off days he and Madara did leave the house to visit his nephew Izuna loved spending all his time playing with Itachi, and hopefully if the news goes down well, playing with Sasuke too.
"I scored top of the team in my gym class!" He said with a gigantic grin on his face.
"Ah well done Itachi!" Izuna said and clapped over dramatically, "that's because you're an Uchiha!"
"So what were your news?" Mikoto interrupted and Izuna looked at her. He was enjoying talking to Itachi and didn't want this to get in the way of it.
"I'll tell you later, some grown up talk I'll wait until Itachi gets put to bed" he said and continued talking to Itachi.
Hm Mikoto thought, that's weird... Normally Izuna wants to tell Itachi all of his "interesting" stories. She passed it off with a sigh and continued eating.
After the meal Mikoto started to clear the plates and Fugaku excused himself to continue his research in his study. Fugaku had a very good job which was handed down to him from his grandfather, this gave him the ability to provide for his whole family, to allow Mikoto to be a stay at home mother, and to put Itachi and soon Sasuke into the best schools possible.
"Izuna?" Mikoto called from the kitchen,
"yes?"
"could you run a bath please? For Itachi? I hope it's not too much trouble I'm just caught a little off guard I wasn't expecting company"
"of course sister, in fact sit down. Madara can finish those dishes" Izuna said and walked off to the bathroom to start a bath for Itachi. When Mikoto first had Itachi, Fugaku was away on a research trip which meant she depended a lot on both him and Madara so Izuna already knew Itachi's routine. It saddened him that this could possibly be the last time seeing Itachi. He hoped it wasn't though. Madara nodded at what Izuna said and walked into the kitchen taking the wash cloth out of Mikoto's hand and ushering her out the room.
Once Mikoto sat down Itachi walked over to her with one of his toy cars and started to drive it around on her pregnant stomach. She giggled gently and ruffled Itachis hair. Oh how she hoped Sasuke would turn out like his brother, Itachi was a golden child and he hardly ever cried. He behaved well in front of guests and was outstanding at school. The Uchiha's truly had the best genes when it came to, well, everything.
Across the house, Fugaku and Mikoto's house was all on one floor but it had a lot of room which made it equal to one large two story house on one floor, Izuna was sat on the side of the bath watching it fill with water. He was dreading coming out to Mikoto and her family about a secret he had been keeping for a long time. He didn't know how she would react, and he didn't want her to react the worst. Maybe by helping out so much she would consider keeping him around for when Sasuke came along. Surely she could use the extra support, even from someone like him.
Back in the kitchen Madara was just as nervous. He knew what Izuna's secret was and he dreaded the outcome. He knew Mikoto very well, since when Izuna was playing with Itachi he was talking to Mikoto. Madara knew it wasn't going to go down well.
"Itachi~" Izuna sung as he walked back into the room, "come on let me take you off your mothers hands. She's about to pop out a baby Sasuke any moment she needs time to relax to herself" he said and picked the young boy up. Izuna carried Itachi through the house and into the bathroom. Izuna undressed Itachi and placed him in the warm water before sitting on the bathroom floor with him.
"Y'know Itachi, after I talk to your mother we probably won't see a lot of each other"
"how come uncle?" Itachi asked quietly while playing with one of his plastic weasels,
"I have a pretty big secret. A secret you will learn in the future, but I can't tell you right now" Izuna said and grabbed another plastic toy and splashed it in the water.
"Is it a bad secret?" Itachi asked curiously,
"well. Sort of. In the eyes of society it's pretty bad but it's okay"
"oh.. Well that's okay! I'll love you no matter what!" Itachi said and gave a large grin again.
"I know you will, kiddo, which is why if you ever find yourself suffering from the same secret, you'll know what it is if you go through it too, I will always support you okay?"
"promise?" Itachi asked holding out his pinky finger,
"I promise" Izuna said and wrapped his pinky finger around Itachis smaller one and shaking it.
Izuna chuckles at the younger Uchiha and grabs a shampoo bottle before gently washing Itachi's smooth hair. Izuna made sure to be gentle and not hurt Itachi, he wanted his possibly last day with the young boy to be memorable. "Close your eyes" he said as he poured water over the boys head, making sure to rinse all the shampoo off as it can become irritating if you miss some. Izuna thinks back to the numerous times he has failed at washing his own hair all through growing up and had to ask Madara to help him rinse it properly. "Take care of Sasuke when he comes on the scene okay, Itachi?" Izuna said as he washed the youngsters body with some strawberry body wash.
"I will" Itachi said as he rinsed his body himself, he was grown up enough to do that. He was sure his uncle Izuna would be proud.
Izuna smiled at him and lifted him out the bath, drying him off with a towel. Itachi seized this opportunity to run as fast as he could away from Izuna. In the living room Madara and Mikoto were sat having a cup of tea when a naked Itachi ran through and jumped onto the sofa, soon followed by an out of breath Izuna holding a towel. Mikoto giggled at her son, he was always happy after his bath but would tire himself out soon enough. Once Itachi finally felt safe enough he stood still on one of the sofa's which was when Izuna ran and grabbed him and swung him over his shoulder as Itachi laughed loudly.
Izuna walked out into the hall again and into Itachi's bedroom which already had the crib made up for Sasuke's birth. Mikoto was expected to go into labor in the next few weeks so there was only a few more preparations to be made before it's ready for Sasuke's arrival. Izuna dressed Itachi in his weasel pyjamas and tucked him into his small bed. "Goodnight Itachi, and remember, I'm always here if you need me" he said before walking out back into the living room.
"I'm going to go and say goodnight and then you can tell me your news" Mikoto said before standing up and walking out the room.
Izuna and Madara were left alone and Madara could sense how nervous Izuna was. The longer haired male grabbed his brothers hand and squeezed it, "it's going to be okay" he said gently while brushing a hair out of Izuna's face. Izuna nodded shyly and moved his hand away as Mikoto walked back into the room and sat next to them.
"So, what are your news?" Mikoto asked just as Fugaku walked back in and sat across from his wife. They were his brothers, he had to be there for the news they had brought. They'd stayed the whole night to tell them.
"Well you see.." Izuna trailed off, he was very nervous and it said so all over his face. He took a deep breath before saying, "I think I'm in love." Mikoto smiled at him, this was obviously important to Izuna and she wanted to be as supportive as possible,
"who with? I'm aware of your preference but who is he?"
"well..."
"go on, it's okay" Mikoto assured him
"me"
Everyone's gaze turned to Madara, who had spoken up after sensing Izuna's undeniable fear.
"Pardon?" Mikoto asked, presuming this was one of Madara's jokes to get his brother to confess who he had fallen in love with. This was not the case.
"Izuna is in love with me" Madara said again, grabbing Izuna's hand while the shorter raven started at the ground, not having the courage to move it.
"Izuna is in love with you?" Mikoto asked again, trying to believe she hadn't heard him properly. Fugaku understood everything they were saying and excused him from the situation and receded back into his study. Fugaku didn't have time for this, he had work.
"Yes, and he has been for a while, and me back at him. This is what we have been trying to tell you"
"Izuna? You are in a committed relationship with your brother?! Do you know how many laws that breaks?!" Mikoto almost shouted. Outside, Itachi put two and two together. He was too young to understand what was going on, he didn't get what was wrong.
"I am aware of that" Izuna squeaked, "but technically those laws apply to those under the ability to mate and you see"
"I don't want to see! Why on earth would I even want to understand how sick this is?!" Mikoto whispered in an angry voice, "I want both of you out of my house this instant, I do not need you spreading your incest in my household around my young impressionable son and my soon to be fucking newborn, get out now!" She cursed, standing up and pointing to the door, "get out!"
"Mikoto wait let me-"
"No Izuna! Get out! You have brought shame on our perfect family, both of you, get out right now and don't even think about talking to Itachi. To think you bring that disgraceful information into my house"
Madara stood up and placed his arm around Izuna, he walked to the front door and turned around and looked at Mikoto one last time. Izuna looked up too, but he was looking at Itachi who was now hiding behind his bedroom door watching.
"If only you'll listen" Izuna tried one more time before Mikoto pushed them both back against the front door
"get the fuck out!" She cursed, only this time louder than before.
"You don't understand! I know it's wrong for me to love my own brother, but if it was you in this situation I would understand completely and provide the complete support you need" he said one last time, only this wasn't meant for Mikoto, this was meant for Itachi who was watching. Itachi nodded, mouthed 'i love you' before gently closing his door and hiding in his bed.
"I won't fucking tell you again!" Mikoto shouted as she opened the door and pushed them out before slamming the door in their faces and shouting through the door, "you will never see any of my sons again!"
I really hope you enjoyed the first chapter which is based on backstory which was important and needed to be known before I get into the actual story. Chances are I will have already started writing the second chapter which will be put into this shortly as this chapter only has Madara and Izuna.
A big thank you to my beta for reading this and correcting me on any small mistakes I made, couldn't have done it without you.
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