Summary: In the year 2000, the Uchiha couple was found dead. Their youngest son Sasuke somehow escaped without any injuries – on his body, at least – and his older brother Itachi went missing. When he moves next to Sakura, the two form a bond so tight that it may just crush them both. A Dark SasuSaku fic told through police reports, interviews, and Sakura's diary entries.
A/N: This is my first (published) fan fiction (on this account), so reviews including criticism are warmly welcomed. It was inspired by the formatting of Dracula and The Phantom of the Opera (the book). I hope you like it! Please tell me what you think about it.
Disclaimer: I do not own the show or any characters other than my own
The Truth
Part 1
At approximately 10:36 PM on the night of July 26, 2000, the Konoha Police Station received an anonymous phone call claiming that there had been a murder at the residence of Police Chief Fugaku Uchiha. The unknown caller is described as having the voice of a male young adult, and used a telephone booth some five-hundred yards from the scene of the crime he reported. His identity remains under investigation.
A police team was dispatched to the scene, consisting of [the infamous brother-and-sister duo] Officer Alexander Russo and Officer Justine Russo, who were at the time the closes team to the Uchiha residence. They discovered the two bodies of Police Chief Fugaku Uchiha (age 42) and his wife Mikoto Uchiha (age 37). Upon more careful examination, it became apparent that Fugaku Uchiha had died of a lethal stab into his right lung, and his wife from a rough thrust through the heart. The weapon is believed to be a common hunting knife, but has yet to be found for confirmation.
Of their two sons, only Sasuke Uchiha (age 5) was found inside the house. He claims to have hidden in his room throughout the conflict, instructions he said his mother had given him before her death. He sustained no physical injuries, but remains highly distressed by the violent loss of his parents, and is decided to remain under his aunt Kaori Uchiha's care until further notice. Of their oldest son, Itachi Uchiha (age 19), who hasn't been seen since after the incident, there is evidence indicating that he may have been present during the conflict. Upon questioning, however, Sasuke Uchiha fervently denied that his brother had any involvement. As of now, Itachi Uchiha is the prime suspect for the murders of the Police Chief and his wife.
–Police report made by Alexander and Justine Russo (present by Justine Russo on August 8, 2000)
"…Sakura and Sasuke? Why would you like to know about them?" Suki Haruno asked carefully.
Her husband, Daichi Haruno, replied softly, "Suki, dear, I think the police have their reasons. If it helps them, though we may not know why, we should…."
A long pause.
"…Yes. Of course, yes, I'm sorry." She sniffled. "I'm sorry. Um…." There was a short sob.
Officer Hatake Kakashi asked politely, "Do you need a moment, ma'am?"
"No," Mrs. Haruno sniffed again, "no, I'm fine, thank you. Um, yes. Sakura and Sasuke. Yes, those two were really close. So close, actually, sometimes it was a bit–"
"Scary?" Mr. Haruno supplied.
"Yes. I mean, no!" His wife corrected herself hastily. "No, of course not. I didn't mean– I'm sorry. Nevermind. But I wonder when it started…."
"I think it began when they met."
"Yes, that's right." Mrs. Haruno's voice seemed to strengthen a bit. "Little Sasuke had just moved in with his aunt, Miss Uchiha, next door, so they played together a lot. Well, fought is more like it."
"True, at first they were at each other's throats." He chuckled. "I remember actually having to pull them apart a good few times. But Sakura so would've kicked his scrawny little–"
Miss Kaori Uchiha growled, "Excuse me?"
Mr. Haruno said hastily, "Ah, nothing! Nevermind!" He cleared his throat. "Anyhow, before anyone realized, those two were completely inseparable."
"Were they best friends?" asked Officer Kakashi.
"You know, it's strange, because they both had their own little best friends – Sasuke had Naruto–" She was cut off.
Mr. Haruno interrupted again, "And Sakura had Ino."
"Daichi!" There was a distinct slapping sound. "Don't interrupt! I'm sorry, Miss Uchiha."
"It's alright." Miss Uchiha said, although she still sounded somewhat offended. "Where was I? Oh, yeah. They had their own best friends, and yet it seemed like they weren't really their best friends – almost like they were covering it up. I bet they were embarrassed to have a best friend of the opposite gender, at their age." She laughted slightly.
"You know, I remember this one time," Mrs. Haruno said thoughtfully. "Sakura was seven or eight, and she walked straight up to me after coming home from the playground, and she said, 'Mommy, I'm gonna marry Sasuke when I grow up!'" Her laughter was shaky. "She was so...cute." The laughs became sobs.
"Sakura…."
–Recorded interview of Sakura Haruno's and Sasuke Uchiha's guardians, done by Officer Hatake Kakashi (August 2, 2011)
Dear Diary, Thursday, July 26, 2005
Today is the day Sasuke's parents died years ago. Sasuke is sad or mad I don't know which one. Sasuke doesn't want to talk. Sasuke and I met after his parents died. I remember meeting him, I hate him at first then we are frends. Sasuke is a moody guy but for some reason I still like being with him is that weird? I think its weird but its true so whatever. Sasuke is more moody on his parents anniversary no wonder cause they're dead.
I remember meeting him when we were little he was mean. We fight a lot but we became frends. Its weird. Ino told me about the Uchiha murder case at school, she said that Itachi Uchiha killed his mom and dad but didn't kill Sasuke. Why didn't he kill Sasuke? I'm glad he didn't kill Sasuke but why didn't he?
Oh well Sasuke wants to play now so I got to go bye.
Love, Sakura
-An excerpt from Sakura Haruno's journal at age 10
For two years after the Uchiha murder case started, Itachi Uchiha proved elusive – his whereabouts went unknown despite the huge assistance of the media in searching for him. Wanted signs were posted in public areas and on the internet, and every so often the international news program would also ask for the public's cooperation by providing any useful information they may have. Finally, by the beginning of autumn in the year 2002, Itachi Uchiha was reported to be in hiding in Suna. He was caught and apprehended on October 3, and put on trial for his parents' murder before Halloween that year. The defendant lost the case, was found guilty, and was scheduled for execution on May 5, 2003.
–Police report made by Alexander and Justine Russo (presented by Justine Russo on November 20, 2002)
"From what you've told me, Sasuke and Sakura seem to have been relatively happy during the start of their friendship," Officer Kakashi said. "However, it has already been confirmed that something changed – drastically – and made life harder for the both of them. Do you have any idea what that may be?"
Mrs. Haruno breathed softly, "I've been wondering that, myself."
Silence.
Kaori Uchiha was the first to break the hush. "I think…," she took a deep breath, "I think…it may have been my fault."
"Of course it wasn't! Please don't blame yourself, Miss Uchiha." Suki Haruno sounded genuinely concerned.
Officer Kakashi, as though he hadn't heard her, asked quietly, "What do you mean?"
"You all recall the incident where my nephew was, um," she hestitated, "put on trial and executed for my brother and sister-in-law's murder, right?"
Mr. Daichi Haruno, Mrs. Suki Haruno, and Officer Hatake Kakashi all asnwered, "Yes."
Miss Uchiha went on, "I thought that, regardless of whether or not he was guilty of any crime, he was still Sasuke's beloved older brother – they loved each other so much, you know, both of them. I was afraid," she took a ragged breath, "what it might do to him if I told him, just two years after his parents had been killed, that his brother had been the reason he no longer had any parents…any real parents, and then I just told him that his brother had just been executed, on top of that. I didn't want him to have to suffer any more than he already had." Sobs caught in her throat.
Soothingly, Mrs. Haruno said, "It's alright. I'd be the same if it was my nephew."
"Thank you." Hiccup. "I'm sorry, making you comfort me like this right after you–"
"No, no. Don't worry about it. Don't think about it. It's okay."
"Thank you."
Officer Kakashi said, "Pardon me, ma'am, if I'm being rude, but could you please continue what you were saying earlier?"
Miss Uchiha started. "What? Oh, yes. I'm sorry. Um…I was saying… –yes, that's right. I didn't want him to have to suffer. And so, I decided to wait until he was a little older to tell him about it. By the time he was ten years old, I still hadn't told him, and I think I might not have ever done it if he hadn't come up to me and asked me– …he asked me, one day, 'Where's my brother?'" Her voice broke with renewed sobs, which were hastily suppressed. "And I decided to tell him. I sat him down and explained to him that his brother was held responsible for his parents' deaths, and that he had been executed two years before. And– and he just stared at me for a while. And then, his expression changed into something I'd never seen on that boy before. I still don't know what it was; definitely nothing good. I think that maybe that was when – and how – it all started."
–Recorded interview of Sakura Haruno's and Sasuke Uchiha's guardians, done by Officer Hatake Kakashi (August 2, 2011)
A/N: Whew, that was long! Thanks for reading! Please review and tell me what you thought about it!