Yay new chapter! Hope you have liked it so far...
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The youngest Uchiha bolted upright in his bed. His heart was racing and his breathing was coming in gasps. Sasuke ran a shaking hand through his hair, his fingers snagging on the tangles. Gradually, his breathing evened out and his heartbeat slowed down. But thoughts continued flicking through the raven's head with abnormal speed. Sasuke sighed, finally calm, and lay back into the mattress. He turned to the nightstand beside his bed and looked at his alarm-clock.
It was 5.32 am.
Heh, I was still human less than 24 hours ago.
Sasuke raised his hands in front of his face. They seemed pretty solid, yet sunlight shone through. So they weren't solid. Sasuke let his hands fall to his sides. He glanced at the clock again. 5.33am.
Well, I'm not gonna get much sleep anymore...Might as well get up...
Sasuke swung his legs over the bed edge. His neck gave anaudible pop as he tilted his head. He got to his feet and stumbled to his desk, sinking into the chair next to it. The Uchiha sighed. He was tired, but not tired enough to go back to sleep.
I should decide where to go. The world is a big place, and it will take time to find my partner.
Sasuke had somewhat figured out how to touch things in his current state. He had to concentrate on his body being "solid" and then he could pick up and move things. It was a bit tricky; if he lost his concentration too early, he would drop whatever he was holding. If he concentrated too late, his hand would get stuck in the object.
Currently, the Uchiha was trying to open a desk-drawer
God. Fucking. Dammit. Whoever invented these should die. Sasuke thought furiously as his hand passed through the knob for the upteenth time. As if sensing his thoughts, the drawer opened slightly. Sasuke concentrated on his hand and pulled the drawer open. Inside it was a map of the world. Sasuke pulled it out with some difficulty and set it on the desk.
Where should I go? I could stay here in Konoha...yeah, right. I don't know where Itachi is going . And Tobi is going to...Disneyland? The fuck, Tobi?...
Sasuke stretched and looked around his room. It was pretty big,( they did live in a mansion after all..). His room was dark blue, with touches of black. It defiantly gave off a 'Sasuke' feeling. The furniture was pretty, yet simple; a wooden bed with a dark blue bed-set, a black nightstand, a TV, a desk and chair and finally, a walk-in closet. Where he was heading now.
Sasuke tried to open the closet doors. Failing three times, he chose to walk through them instead, remembering that he could do that now. Once inside the closet, he succeeded in turning the light on. He looked around among the clothes, trying to remember why exactly he had come in there.
Oh, right. There's a mirror in here.
Sasuke strolled deeper into his closet to find the mirror. The idea of not showing up in it seemed like a stupid idea, but Sasuke had to be sure. He didn't want to travel around not seeing himself.
The Uchiha cared a lot about his apparence. That's why the Uchiha was somewhat relieved to find his reflection in the full-body mirror. It was a lot paler than before and Sasuke could just barely see shelves and clothes through his body. So he was a bit transparent. Big deal.
Sasuke Uchiha had godlike features. All the Uchihas did, though Tobi often hid himself behind his mask. Pale skin, dark hair and seemingly bottomless black eyes were trademark looks. Everyone in the Uchiha family was like that, including Sasuke's and Itachi's parents- Mikoto and Fugaku.
Mikoto and Fugaku had died in a car crash a few years ago. Itachi was 15 at the time, Sasuke only 13. Their parents will stated that the Uchiha mansion would go to Itachi the moment he turned 18. Until then, they would have a guardian-an old family friend- Kakashi Hatake. Kakashi was a peculiar man. Despite that, he had taken good care of the two Uchihas until Itachi's 18th birthday earlier that year. After that, he moved in with his boyfriend, Iruka Umino, and Sasuke hadn't heard from him since.
Sasuke turned in front of the mirror, looking at the suit he was wearing. It was wrinkled from sleeping in it.
Can I change clothes or do I have to wear this suit until I'm turned back? Sasuke asked himself. He hadn't thought about it last night. When he had come back into his room, he had been so tired that he had just flopped onto his bed and fallen asleep, suit and all. But now...
Sasuke pulled off his jacket and let it fall to the floor. The moment the material left his hands, it turned materialistic.
Well that's strange...
The raven undid a few buttons on his shirt, then stopped. He wanted to be sure if he could put clothes on again. It wouldn't be any good if he went traveling without a shirt or any pants. Or worse, completely naked. He tried picking up the jacket, and succeeded in a few tries. He slung it over one arm, while re-buttoning his shirt. Sasuke put his arms through the sleeves, like always. Except it wouldn't be like always if the jacket fell through him. Which it didn't.
Well then. I can change clothes. At least one good thing. Besides not needing to eat. That was true. The Uchihas had been changed yesterday morning, and none of them had felt hungry so far.
I'd better change. And pack some spare clothes. Sasuke turned to his closet, un-buttoning his shirt again. He let the jacket fall to the ground again, already running his handsover new clothes.
Sasuke left his room at 8 am. He was now wearing a black t-shirt with a white opened-up jacket on top, a pair of slim black jeans and dark-blue Converse sneakers. He was pulling a small black suitcase, filled with some more clothes.
Sasuke had discovered an interesting thing in his room. When he put on a new clothing item, it would gradually grow transparent on his body again. It reminded him of a chameleon. At least he didn't have to worry about his clothes being visible in public. That would cause panic, and the Uchiha didn't want too much attention.
Everyone agreed that the Uchiha was hot. It wasn't just girls who clung to him; some boys also belonged to his fanbase, hoping to get into his pants for a night. Few of them succeeded. Sasuke was very picky with whom he slept with. It wasn't the matter of gender. Sasuke counted himself bisexual, sleeping with both girls and boys. It was just that most of the people weren't good enough in his opinion. And he wanted only the best.
Sasuke made his way down the stairs and into the kitchen. Itachi and Tobi already sat there on high stools. Both had small suitcases at their feet. Sasuke noted that they had also changed clothes. Tobi grinned at his younger cousin as Sasuke sat down.
"So. Where are you gonna go?" Tobi asked Sasuke.
Sasuke shrugged." I have a few ideas." That was only half true. He was planning on taking a bus out of town, after that he had no clue where to go.
Tobi pouted. "You're the same as Itachi. Why won't you two tell me where you're going?"
Itachi looked at his watch. "I have to go soon. My train leaves in half an hour."
"Oh, so you're traveling by train! I' m catchin' a bus to the airport. Hooray for planes!" Tobi exclaimed happily.
Itachi glared at him. He hadn't gotten much sleep at night, and now Tobi's enthusiastic chatter was giving him a headache. Itachi pinched the bridge of his nose and sighed.
"Tobi can you be a good boy and please be quiet for a while, I need to talk. " Itachi clenched his teeth.
"Oki-doki Itachi!"
Itachi gave Tobi another deathstare and cleared his throat. "We have seven years. I think we should meet back here in five. Any questions?" he asked the other Uchihas.
"...Why?"
Itachi mentally sighed again. Tobi sure wasn't very smart for a 20 year old Uchiha. Either that, or he was pretending.
"Because, if one of us doesn't find our soulmate in five years, the others can help. We know each others preferences. Sasuke is bi, Tobi switches,* and I'm gay."
"Oh... Hey Itachi?"
"Hn?"
"Didn't you have a train to catch?"
"...Damn it, I need to go" Itachi swore getting off his stool.
Sasuke stood up. "I should start going too. I have to get to the bus station."
"Oh, oh, Tobi too! The plane's gonna leave soon!" the third Uchiha chimed in happily. Tobi slipped a bright orange mask on his face and hopped off his stool.
Both Sasuke and Itachi stared at him.
"Tobi...where did you get your mask? You weren't holding it when I came into the kitchen." Sasuke asked, clearly confused.
"Suitcase!"
"Oh..." Sasuke mumbled. He wasn't still sure how Tobi had gotten the mask; he hadn't seen Tobi so much as look at his suitcase.
"I have to go. If you two are leaving now as well, I'll lock the door." Itachi said already pulling his suitcase towards the kitchen door.
Sasuke and Tobi grabbed their own suitcases and followed Itachi through the doorway. None of them looked back.
The three Uchihas made their way out of the mansion. Nobody said a word as Itachi locked the door and hung the key from a small nail above the doorframe. The silence continued as they walked down the driveway leading to the mansion.
They stood outside the iron gates, looking at the mansion. The old stone building now looked gloomy. It was the only place they had really ever called 'home'. And now they had to leave it and travel to other places. All three if them suddenly felt very small.
Tobi broke the silence. " We should go. "
Itachi tore his eyes from the house. "Yeah, we should...''
If Sasuke hadn't looked at Itachi's face, he could have sworn that his brother was crying.
Tobi hadn't been looking at Itachi. He heard the sad voice and dropped his suitcase to pull the raven into a hug. "Don't cry Itachi. Let's go find our soulmates to make us happy."
"Hn." Itachi didn't bother telling Tobi that he wasn't crying. He really did need a hug, though he would rather saw off his legs than admit it.
Sasuke shuffled his feet awkwardly. He wasn't good with goodbyes. Tobi noticed him and bounded over. And gave him a hug as well. He let go of Sasuke and picked up his suitcase. The Uchiha's visible eye was filled with sadness. Sasuke felt a pang of guilt realizing that he had caused this situation.
The three Uchihas turned towards eachother.
"I guess that...this is goodbye. Live well."
"Hn. Goodbye dear relatives, I hope that you find your soulmates. I'll see you both in five years."
"See ya both soon! Don't die, okay? If you do I'll get very sad."
Sasuke scoffed at Tobi. "We can't die."
"Yeah...Well, bye then."
Sasuke, Itachi and Tobi looked at each other for the last time in the next five years, picked up their suitcases, and left.
If a spirit-watcher** had been on the street at the time, they would have witnessed three young males with heart-broken faces walking in different directions from the Uchiha mansion.
*one of the people I know actually does this. He changes his preferences when he gets bored. He may like only girls for about a month, then he gets bored and is interested in only men. I call him bi, he insists that he isn't. Confusing and crazy, I know.
**this is how I'm going to call people who can see ghosts in my story. It sounds better than ghostseeer or spiritseeer. Though ghost-watcher has a ring to it, spirit-watcher sounds more mystical :3
This chapter was a pain to write. It took me a lot of time to decide how everybody would travel. For anybody who asks why, they are ghosts after all, everyone can't see them. So if I put them driving a car, it would seem like no-one was driving and it would cause lots of panic. Same with motorcycles, bikes etc. A taxi would have been strange. I mean, if you were a taxi driver, and you got a call to pick up a suitcase and drive it to the airport, what would you think? So yeah, public transportation it is.