A/N: Screw it. I might get around to reorganizing this in chronological order, but then it'd never come out. There are two types of outtakes that I'm going to dump in here: utter crack & stuff that might have happened. These are all unbeta'd; quality and length will vary. (I blame you ITACHIROCKS, for giving me the courage to even put this nonsense up here).
Outtake 1.
Type: Total Crack
Context: Chapter 3, Shattering
"…To have strength, means you become isolated and arrogant."
Kazuki furrowed his brows. After glancing sleepily around to make sure his father wasn't around to reprimand him for the breach in manners, he stuck his pinky in his ear and twisted. That sounded like Itachi, but he was pretty sure he hadn't heard those words right.
Frowning, he padded towards the veranda and the voices even as he rubbed at his eyes.
"Although at first, you only sought for what you dreamed…"
He squinted, feeling his mood drop as uneasy suspicion uncurled in his chest. Something wasn't right with those words. He crouched down, searching for the outdoor slippers in the cabinet.
"Well… we're just unique siblings."
With his hand on the screen door handle, Kazuki paused at those words. Had something happened? Why had Itachi cut off his words like that? Pressing his lips together – it was way too early for this –, he slid open the door as Itachi continued talking.
"To overcome your barriers, you and I have to continue living together."
He didn't care if it was almost noon. Introspective reflection about the grim reality of shinobi life or whatever the crap Itachi was talking about was far different that the type of reflection he had while watching the clouds. It's not like –
"Even if it means hating each other – "
No.
"That's what being an elder brother means."
He spoke without meaning to, "That's bull crap."
How could he? After all this time, running around – What had happened? How had things already progressed this far? Itachi was already turning to face him, concern written in the twist of his thin brows.
Childishly, he flung the slipper in his hand straight at his brother. Amidst his frustrated anger, he felt a twinge of surprise that his brother hadn't dodged. The slipper left a faint dust mark in the center of Itachi's chest.
"Kazuki - "
Just to be thorough, he flung the other slipper in his hand at Itachi's face.
A/N Cont: I never said whether or not the last slipper hit.
Actually, there had been another version of this that was in the original chapter under an "omake" heading that some of you guys might have seen. I remember going back and deleting it, because I thought nobody would want to read a random scene…and then ITACHIROCKS reviewed. Unfortunately, I had already saved over my original copy of that chapter… so you guys get this. :shrugs:
