ive been planning this fic for a while now... i have a bunch of scrambled ideas so hopefully it turns out alright :)
A/N.-If the prologue seems different, its not just you. Youre not going crazy so dont freakout, lol. I've been changing it up a little to fit to my liking... and im still not satisfied with it. uuuuuugh.
Disclaimer- I do not own Naruto or any of its characters...sadly.
Rated: NFLKSDRIYA
for...
Not For Little Kids So Go Away If You Are. :)
'thoughts'
"diologue"
PROLOGUE:
The sun has come to its end, down below the peak of the mountains. Shadows blanket over a small town of Konoha; a town that I once belonged to. A town that I once treasured. Days go by, and still, here i wait. For what, exactly, im not entirely sure. i look to the stars, expecting answers, pleading with every fiber in my soul to be able to just forget and move on with myself. The stars hold the only true light in a World that grasps nothing but cruelty and hatred. Yes. I've come to realize this years ago.
I scream...
I scream...
...And i scream.
Yet no one seems to hear me. My voice falls upon deaf ears each and everytime.
The bonds that i once held dear to my heart now strangle me with their presance and persistance, like a clean stab through the chest. I want to break those bonds, i want to be able to let go- its been far too long now, to hold these fatal treasures so close to me, these vivid memories, those once beloved feelings that gave everything meaning and life- Its suffocating me in ways unimaginable.
Every night i catch myself wishing that maybe this will be the night ill be set free, the night ill be able to leave the past where it belongs...in the past. But once again, im proven wrong. I always thought that perhaps one so unfortunate to be cut so short was granted peace and closure when filled with such despair and anguish; that maybe the death itself could cure the disease of hatred, so one would never look back on what could've been, and will never be.
Sadly, this is not so. If anything, it fuels that hatred, the hurt, the despair so that you have to look back. What should've been, we'll never see, in this endless pit of dread.
Here i am, glued to the place where time is nothing, where I am nothing; Where we walk among the living, never heard, never seen- where the road never ends, but the sidewalk crumbles beneath your feet.
The Place Where the Sidewalk Ends.
Ch.1
Eight years earlier.
"EEEP! Nii-san, Nii-san!" the door was slammed open in a moment of panic before a flash of black was thrown into his arms. Sighing, the elder Uchiha placed his book down on the bed before looking over at his frantic little brother. Calmly, he motioned for the boy to sit next to him.
Sasuke whimpered, snuggling deeper into his lap, ignoring his brothers wishes. "Otouto," A smooth deep voice snapped him out of his hysterics, calming him down slightly. "…H-hai, Itachi-nii?" Sasuke's muffled voice could barley be heard against the elder's clothed chest. Itachi rubbed soothing circles along the small of his back, willing to loosen little Sasuke's tense muscles. He couldn't stand to see his otouto so distressed.
"Care to explain?" the boy flushed a ghostly white at his brothers response—he was not looking forward to telling his Aniki what had frightened him… he didn't want his nii-san to think he was weak…
"Sasuke."
The firm voice startled him slightly, breaking off his thoughts."Gomen, nii-san...it was a sp-spider..." the boy reluctantly glanced up at him, pink dusted across the bridge of his nose. And as he met his gaze, Itachi couldnt help but smile at his little brother. After all, the boy was only eight.
"Please dont be mad at me, nii-san... it was big-" Sasuke spread his arms as wide as they could go, emphasizing the size of the spider. "And it was really hairy, and... and..."
"Shh, Otouto. Now tell me.. where did you last see the spider?" the younger of the two turned around in his Aniki's lap and hesitantly pointed towards the vacant doorway. "In my room, nii-san..."
Itachi nodded and delicately lifted Sasuke off his lap, onto the already messy bed. He gave his brother a small smile before kissing him on the forehead and brushing his soft ebony locks from his face. In his opinion, Sasuke was perfect in every way possible. Those endless cobalt eyes, with their sparkle of innocence, his soft porceline features under that silk-like raven hair, and those oh so pouty lips he loves to stare at so much...
'Completely flawless.'
"Dont worry, little brother. Nii-san will get rid of the spider for you." Sasuke's eyes revealed a smile at his words, glimmering with enthusiasm and gratitude . "Arigato... Aniki..." the younger smiled softly and snuggled into the lavender scented sheets, his eyes drooping from exhaustion as he inhailed the heavenly scent, the scent that was purely Itachi. Sasuke reached up to play with his Aniki's hair and pouted up at his elder brother. "...May i sleep with you, Itachi-nii?" Again, that adorable little blush touched his cheeks.
"Hai, otouto. Rest," Itachi dropped his hands from his brother's face and gracefully raised himself from his previous position, stretching slightly. Unknowing to Sasuke, the Uchiha eyeballed his brother, soaking up every detail; every slight, insignificant element of the scene laid out before him.
His intoxicating little otouto sprawled out carelessly about his bed, fragile little hands fisted into vanilla colored sheets. Yes. He wanted this moment to be imprinted in his photographic memory- he couldn't pass up such a golden opportunity. With an almost inaudible chuckle, Itachi flicked the lights off, mumbling in a soft, yet commanding voice, "Goodnight... Sasu-chan."
A/N: So basically, if you havent gotten it yet, someone has died and can't seem to find peace. (in the prologue) who do you think it is? :O go ahead; guess. its not who you're all thinking it is. ;) after i play out all of the memories and what not, ill get back to the present tense in the story.(aka: prologue) im planning on making this a long fic.
(Itachis' kinda dirty, staring at Sasuke like that...)
xD
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this is my first published fic, so please no flames, but constructive critisizm is always welcomed and appriciated! thx for reading!
WILL BE UPDATED SOON
oh, and if you dont know the japanese words that were thrown in there, feel free to ask.
~Nydders :3
