-1(First off, I'd like to thank my nee-chan for all her help with this, if it wasn't for her, this wouldn't have gotten done. Thank you soooo much!!!)
Chapter one: A break from the story line
(We are going to use your imagination and pretend for the next however long that today is Saturday, because Wednesdays just don't fit into my story, for the time being. And so, officially, as soon as you read this, it's Saturday. On with the story!!)
Sasuke slowly opened his eyes and watched as his blurred vision cleared and he could see properly. He rolled over to where his brother had been not long ago, only to find a rose in his place. Disappointed, he reached his hand out and closed his pale fingers around the stem of the rose, tenderly brining it towards his face to smell it. "Roses smell so pretty…but I'd prefer if you were here." he said, releasing the rose and rolling onto his brother's side of the bed, burying his face in Itachi's pillow.
He took in a deep breath, inhaling the older boy's scent that he loved so much. After a few moments he let it back out and rolled on to his back. He laid like that for a few minutes before sitting up and sliding off the bed and heading over to their shared closet and getting dressed.
He was about to open the door and leave the room when he remembered the rose his brother had left him, "I should put that in some water." he thought out loud as he went to get it.
He opened the door and took a step out, only to pulling back seconds later in pain. He looked down and saw a trail of roses along the hall way, creating a trail. He picked up each new rose as he went and added them to his quickly growing pile.
The trail ended in the kitchen and he went to go get a vase to put the flowers in. Once all the flowers were in a vase, he decided to put it on the table. He placed them down in the center and noticed a little note and chocolate heart, wrapped in pink and red tinfoil.
He picked up the note. Leaving the candy, and read it out loud to himself, "If you want to find me, solve this rhyme; but try no to take too much time. I'm some where you watch, but can't be seen; I'm hidden behind a great big screen. Screen? The T.V. room!"
He walked into the living room and was saddened by the lack of his brother's presence. Figuring there must be another not somewhere in the room, he went over to the television. He re-read the first note, "Somewhere you watch, but can't bee seen. Does that mean behind it?" Sure enough, there was a note taped to the back of the television along with a heart shaped lollipop. He pocketed the candy, figuring it wouldn't melt in his pocket, and pulled the note off of the back of the T.V.
"Congrats, you found me, off to a good start; but in order to find me, you'll have to play your part. The nest clue's in a place you've already looked; where both out shirts and sweaters are hooked. 'Hooked' as in fishing hook? No, you don't hook clothes; you hang them up…That's it! The closet!!" He quickly headed up to their bedroom and threw open the closed door and found the nest note and a paper heart taped to the inside of the door.
He took down the note, leaving the heart on the door, and read it out loud, "Get ready for a long day; this game is really fun to play. The next place is he best; a comfy place where we both rest. The bed!!"
He hoped on the bed and found another lollipop taped to the next note card on one of the pillows, placed in such a way that unless you were on the bed looking for it, you wouldn't see it. He, again, pocketed the lollipop and read the note aloud, "You found me quickly, you're quite sharp; next is the place where you can hear a harp…But we don't have a harp…Oh! The music room!"
Sasuke had been solving riddles all morning, and he was getting quite hungry as he had skipped breakfast and it was nearing noon. Needless to say, he was glad when a note led him into the kitchen, thinking he'd grab a snack before going back on the seemingly endless search for his brother.
A small smile graced his lips as he spotted the next note on the counter atop some onigiri. The note read 'You've done good, you'll find me soon; have some lunch, it's almost noon.' As he downed the rest of the juice in the glass left nest to where his lunch had been he found the next note taped to the bottom of the glass.
A few hours had passed, and Sasuke started wondering if he'd ever find his brother when he finally found the second-to-last note. "Nice job, bro, next one's the last; the next place ended you in a cast. The dock! Last year I fell and broke my arm there!"
A few minutes later, Sasuke stood on the end of the dock, last note in hand, "It's finally over, leap and bound; if you want to see me, just turn around." He quickly spun around and, sure enough, there was Itachi, standing at the other end of the dock, smirking.
"Itachi!" Sasuke yelled, running into his brothers waiting arms.
"Happy Valentines Day, Sasuke." said Itachi bending down to capture his little brothers lips in a sweet kiss. Itachi nipped at the younger boy's lip, silently asking for permission to deepen the kiss, which was granted almost immediately. They both pulled away a few minutes later, from lack of oxygen.
Sasuke wrapped his arms tightly around his brother's neck, pulling him closer until their foreheads were touching. "I love you." he whispered.
"I love you, too." replied Itachi, smiling before closing the distance between them and pressing their lips together in another kiss.
(that's it for now…i'll get back to the actual story line next chappy. i'm a bit rusty, it seems, as i haven't written anything like this in soooo long…but that's all going to change soon! please review and let me know what you think!)
