Chapter 3: Weird Wednesday

Underground there was the sound of the earth rumbling and the scent of old magic and something evil. The shadows moved about the dark caves playing with the flickering lights and their dancing shadows. The warm silence was broken by an inhumanly wail and sound of someone's sorrow.

"He's still in there with him?" The shadows whispered. The flames flickered and the shadows disappeared before the flames shadows could touch it again. The wails continued, but the sorrow had disappeared. A silence followed each wail without the cries of sorrow. But the unspoken pain was still there.

"He's gone, He's gone. Give him back to me! Give him back!"

Naruto woke with a jolt, he took a deep breath annoying the wetness on his cheeks and the twinge of pain in his heart. Another dream of his life before. Another dream of losing Sasuke. The blond clutched his heart.

"Get up Naruto!" Naruto jerked at the sound of his roommates cry. The shaken blond grumbled before taking a calming breath. The things he did to get Sasuke back; moving into the boy's dorm at the raven's college and taking his classes had to be the worst. Estimated he was at least 500 centuries old, but he'd stopped counting sometime when evolution began.

"Yeah, Yeah!" Naruto growled. He slapped at the fingers poking at his face and sides, the idiot dog huffed and stumbled away half asleep. Naruto couldn't understand the human's need to wake up so early even if they're tired.

"Had another nightmare?" The questions surprised him. He'd assumed the dog-like youth had been too tired to care, or to know.

"Yeah."

"You wanna talk about it, you were calling out for someone again." Naruto pulled himself from bed.

"No Kiba, it was nothing, you know, something from the past that's unimportant." Naruto laughed tiredly.

Kiba stared at him before nodding and going into the adjoining bathroom. Naruto sighed in the silence. He was getting tired, lately the memories were coming back faster, more painful and coupled with the the fact he had to win Sasuke's heart made things unbelievably difficult.

The thought of the raven energized him and he suddenly wanted to see him. Make sure he was ok. He frowned unable to contain the pull of his lips as he thought about the bite he'd seen on the raven skin. It covered his mark, the eternal one, the one that no one knew about but he and Sasuke.

Someone was hunting his raven. Someone that knew about their eternal connection and the lake awakening. This was their last life, Naruto knew that because when he'd regained his memories there was a feeling of finality.

"Kibbs, I'm going to the hospital again!" He cried. He threw on his dark orange burnt turtleneck and slipped into a pair of gray jeans.

"Again?" Kiba poked his head out of the bathroom, with a mouthful of toothpaste, "Dude, you met Sasuke Uchiha just the other day."

"So? You don't believe in love at first sight Kibble?" Naruto laughed. Kiba made a choking noise and went back into the bathroom. Naruto grabbed the rest of his things, dorm keys and the fake wallet. He'd use compulsion to get a ride and to buy stuff, the thing was for show. As was this horrid human life.

Naruto arrived at the hospital to see Suigetsu standing outside Sasuke's door. He frowned and a growl ripped its way up his throat and out from between his lips. Suigetsu whipped around, glaring, before a cocky smile turned his cheeks up.

"Hello Uzumaki." The albino chuckled when Naruto scowled at him. The man was annoyingly loyal to his lost love, but for some reason even he couldn't understand, he didn't tell his eternity about what happened Monday night.

"As far as I know Sasuke hates you at the moment." Naruto smiled.

"I guess you don't know that much," Suigetsu smiled, "Itachi's in there now anyway, no one goes in." Naruto smiled. He had to stick to his human personality... his "real" one tended to be a bit more violent.

Ignoring Suigetsu, Naruto brushed against the door before slamming it open. He grinned wide at the surprised look on his loves and his brother's face. Even in a hospital bed, with off-white bandages, and suspended legs; he looked very beautiful. He cast a calculating glance at Itachi and tried to remember his encounters with the eldest Uchiha.

He'd killed their parents.

He'd killed their clan.

He'd never been there. That life had been pretty simplistic. He and Sasuke has died of old age, though apparently Sasuke was suppose to have a younger sister.

The raven has plotted to kill Naruto, which had led to Sasuke's death; which, in turn, led to Naruto after he'd gone on a rampage releasing his "inner self".

"What the hell are you doing Naruto? And haven't you ever heard of knocking. You're such an idiot, who barges into a hospital room and plus, since when were you on my visitors...?"

Naruto smiled, "I came to see you sweet Sass, I barge because I always want to see you and don't you think it's time for me to meet your loved ones," Naruto almost burst at the look on his loves and Itachi's face, "And I just threw about some money and talked them into putting me on the visitors list as your husband."

Sasuke gave him a freaky look, one he couldn't describe. Naruto glanced at Itachi trying to gauge his reaction.

"Hello, sir I am Sasuke's husband whom might you be?" Naruto played. Sasuke looked stricken looking between his brother and the blond idiot standing in his hospital room. Itachi looked slightly amused, though it could only be told by the slight twinkle in his obsidian eyes.

"Hello Mr. Uzumaki, Sasuke has told me a lot about you." Itachi smiled. Naruto could see the maliciousness behind those thin pink lips and those pearly white teeth. Naruto looked back at Sasuke when the younger raven let out a quiet huff.

"I'm sure they have been some, hm, kind words." Naruto laughed. He ran his fingers through his hair on the back of his head. Itachi narrowed his eyes. Something. Something was familiar about that.

"Oh shut it you idiot." Sasuke growled. Itachi looked back at his brother, seeing that look in his eye. Oh! He hadn't seen that one in a while.

"Alright, baby brother, I'll be leaving." Itachi stood, Sasuke's head quickly turning back to him. He smiled at his younger sibling. "Don't worry, Little Brother I'll come visit again tomorrow after work." Itachi smiled, patted Sasuke on the head and gave Naruto a less than humorous glare on the way out. Naruto smiled the whole time, he registered though, that Uchiha Itachi was not one to be messed with.

Once the door closed, besides the whining Suigetsu gave Itachi outside their door, there was an awkward silence. Naruto found it to be devastating, but this Sasuke, No... Sasuke this time wasn't as playful. Naruto frowned, he was more jaded, like something dark that Naruto wished he could have protected Sasuke from happened in the past.

"How long are you going to stay this time Uzumaki?" Sasuke's use of his last name hurt more than Naruto wished to admit.

"Long enough to see you to sleep." Naruto smiled. Sasuke scowl made Naruto realize he wasn't being as happy as he was supposed to be. "Maybe get a little action once that medicine kicks in," He glanced at the deeping scowling raven, "You have to take your pills again soon, right?" Naruto smiled, though the happiness didn't reach the pit of his stomach, his heart, and his eyes.

"Don't play with me..."

"I don't wish to, keep in mind, but I find that...

"Stop, you're talking weird," Sasuke raised an eyebrow, "Since when were you so formal?" Naruto frowned, his age was getting to him.

"It's nothing Sass," Naruto smiled, "Nothing at all, so tell me how has your day been?" Suigetsu burst into the room then, sparking arguments and yelling. Naruto watched with a frown, deep in thought.

Itachi drove slowly back to the his house, his parents home, a strange place. He drove slowly towards the one place he did not wish to do. To his wife. Itachi sighed, nothing good had come from Ana and in today's society it is easier for him to admit he is gay than continue this frivolous relationship.

As he pulled up the large, gray brick-stone house, he smirked. He got one thing out of his relationship with Ana and it was definitely the little creature standing on the front porch with his "wife". Yuri's eyes lit up when he saw Itachi step from the car, but he didn't make a move to come to his father. He found that Yuri was like Sasuke when he was younger, restrained, quick-tempered, and completely dishonest with normal child-like reactions.

"Hello young bud." Itachi smiled. He kissed Yuri's head as the child held him around his waist. Ana smiled and leaned forward to receive a kiss from Itachi. The man pecked her on the lips, with some fondness.

"How was your day?" Ana asked as they all stepped into the house. Itachi sighed as the smell of soft, Cajun food. Again. Ana had called the takeout, did she think he wouldn't notice.

"I've already eaten, please send some coffee to my study." He kissed Ana's cheek and passed his fingers through Yuri's black hair. Ana gave him a look of disbelief, but didn't say anything. At least the woman could be quiet when she needed to be. He kissed his miserable looking son, smiled softly at him, then headed down the right hallway toward the large french doors.

As he passed through the doors, he threw his bag on the soft recliner chair along with his tie and jacket. He slumped down into his chair and closed his eye, turning his head up to the ceiling. Such a mundane life he was living, until Sasuke's accident he was sure he was living in a dream. He sighed.

He turned his laptop on and wondered how Ana would take the news of Sasuke coming to live with them until he healed. He blinked a few times and sighed again, he hoped Sasuke was doing ok.

The raven panted, and swatted at the white hands that reached out to him. He screamed as something was being wedged into his skin, the pain grew more intense as the hot rod was removed.

"God, what is happening to him!"

"Oh kami, what are we going to do?"

"Will I have to ready another pan in the morgue!"

Sasuke screamed as the voiced over-flowed through him. His hands felt like they were on fire, his neck as well. He screamed and screamed.

He smiled at Naruto, the blond was dancing around their yard, hands high in the air. Then he was standing by him, kissing his neck and laying his fingers through his hair. Sasuke sighed and laughed when Naruto nibbled a particularly sensitive spot.

"Stop you idiot." he laughed.

Sasuke screamed, he screamed, he screamed, he screamed. It hurt, everything hurt so much. He tried to move, to get away from the hands and scalding needles.

It was so beautiful, the smells and the sights being away from father. He turned to smile at Naruto. The blond man grinned at him and stepped forward to take his hand.

"You're the sweetest my love." He kissed the raven.

Sasuke grasped at darkness, it was cold and wet. Was he drowning? His lungs felt tight and his limbs felt weak. Naruto, Naruto, Naruto, Naru...to.

Naruto scowled as a blank-faced, red-headed, demon appeared at his side. He smiled thinly as he long-time friend and jumped from the tree from where he watched Sasuke's transition.

"They allowed it." Naruto smiled fully them. He cast a glance to the window where his love was fighting his change.

"Has there been word?" Naruto asked, "Who conspired against me? Who changed my eternity? Huh... Gaara?" The redhead sighed. He could feel the hatred, he could deal with that, the fear, that was another problem.

"No word."

Naruto growled, "There has to be, something must have been there...

"Someone." Naruto glanced sharply at his friend. He clenched his fist, his claws, have grown, dug deeply into his palm. Gaara's eyes dilated at the scent of blood, but he reined his beast in. Naruto needed him to be strong now.

"Tell the elders," Gaara sighed and Naruto growled deeply, "Tell the elders, that if the person that has broken my beloved and made his feel this pain is not found there will be consequences." Gaara cocked his head.

"The consequences?" He couldn't stop his smile at the malicious look on Naruto's face.

"A war," He laughed, "A war against the vampires, a full-blown war, we'll expose ourselves to the humans and destroy anyone that gets in our way."

"Naruto that is very dangerous." Gaara sighed, the smirk settled on his face. Naruto laughed harder, unable to contain his madness.

"Maybe so, but they don't know that, we'll never expose ourselves of course, but they won't take the risk." Naruto frowned, "Unfortunately I need their help Gaara, I need them to locate the bug on their side and bring him to me." The blond looked directly at his friend.

Gaara stared into azure eyes and nodded. He would send the message.

"Let the children out to play after you leave the message," Naruto growled, "I need them to think we are serious." Gaara nodded and as Naruto blinked he was gone. The blond sighed and glanced up at the window, he caught sight of the rising sun in the reflection; he wished his eternity a lovely morning as a new vampire and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

I know, it is so late, but I've been loaded down with other things, so all undates might be a little slow. Even for All the Pain Edited as I'm trying to work on it again.

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