A WOLF STORY part 3
Madara placed his hand on the small girl's shoulder. She was clinging to his leg, barely poking her head out to stare at the boy her age in front of her. The older Uchiha chuckled softly. "Itachi, this is your new playmate."
Itachi blinked, smiling softly. "A friend?" He asked, looking at her. "Can we play in the snow, sensei?"
"Yes, of course. But you have to promise to take good care of her. Okay?" Madara pushed the girl softly forward.
She fidgeted, staring at the floor and then back at Itachi. "What... is snow?"
The boy nodded, smiling. Then, at her question, he tilted his head. "You don't know what snow is?"
She nodded her head. "N-no..."
Madara smiled softly. At least she was beginning to talk now. Hell, Madara hadn't even gotten her to tell him her name yet.
"I'll show you." Itachi took her hand, leading her outside, where snow covered the ground.
The small girl's eyes widened considerably. She didn't even notice that the boy was holding her hand. It was truly the most beautiful thing she'd ever seen.
"The white thing is snow..." The Uchiha smiled. "It's actually frozen water, in little, tiny pieces..."
"Wow..." She stared in amazement. Slowly she stepped into it with her bare feet, jumping back instantly."It's cold!"
"Well, it's frozen..."
"I've never seen or touched anything frozen before..." She said, marveling at the white fluff.
Itachi nodded. "Humans feel cold much more than vampires do..." He took some snow with his bare hands, not even wincing at the cold.
"Vampire?" The girl turned to him, tilting her head.
He nodded. "Didn't sensei tell you?"
"No." She shook her head.
"You know what a vampire is, right?"
She nodded. "Yes."
Itachi sighed. "I'm a vampire..."
The girl stepped closer, reaching her hand out and pulling gently on Itachi's hair. She smiled. "So soft..."
He blushed softly, nodding.
The girl hugged him, smiling softly and closing her eyes. She felt so at ease and calm being near this boy, and it made her want to hug him forever.
Itachi hugged back, nuzzling her and smiling.
The girl nuzzled back, feeling a strange connection.
"Ne, what's your name?"
"Kagome..."
Itachi smiled, nodding. "Ah, I'm Itachi."
"I-ta-chi..." Then she remembered what Madara had instructed her to do. "Sa-ma."
"..." He blinked, pouting. But quickly, the pout was replaced with a smile. "Yeah..."
Kagome smiled. "Itachi-sama! Itachi-sama! It's fun to say!:
Itachi chuckled softly.
She shivered a bit. "Cold..."
"Let's get some warm clothes for you..."
The girl nodded, smiling.
Itachi smiled, going back to Madara and tugging at his shirt. "Sensei..."
"Yes, Ita?" Madara smiled. He had Mikoto in his lap, asleep.
"Kagome-chan says its cold outside, so I wanted to give her warm clothes... can you get some?"
The older Uchiha rolled his eyes, still smiling. He placed the sleeping Uchiha on the couch, going to get some warm clothes to the girl. At least now he knew her name.
Itachi followed Madara, as he usually did.
The older Uchiha got some warm clothes, giving them to Itachi. "Here."
The boy smiled, nodding. "... And... sensei..." He tilted his head, blushing. Even if he had asked before, and Madara told him to ask him when it happened, he still didn't like to do so.
Madara smiled. "Use the girl, Ita. That's one of her reasons of being here."
The boy pouted. "But I don't want to bite her..."
"It won't hurt her, Ita. You have to get used to biting humans." He said.
"But... you know I still can't control it. I don't want to turn her."
Madara ruffled his hair. "Don't worry about that. Trust your instinct, Ita."
Itachi smiled softly, nodding. "Okay."
"Now go off before the poor thing freezes to death."
The boy nodded, smiling and running back to Kagome. "Here, these are warm clothes so you can go outside."
Kagome smiled, taking them. She quickly changed out of her worn out dress and into the warmer clothes Itachi had brought her.
Itachi blushed, looking away.
She blinked, tilting her head once she was dressed. "What's wrong?"
The boy shook his head, still blushing. "..."
"?"
"P-put these on..." He handed her a pair of boots.
She smiled, obeying him and putting on the boots. She blinked, pouting. "They feel weird."
"If you don't wear them outside, your feet fall off."
She gasped, covering her mouth. "Oh no! Not my feet!"
Itachi smiled. "Just wear them, and then you'll be ok."
The girl relaxed. "Ah, okay!"
The Uchiha nodded, pulling her outside and sighing contently. Did she notice that he was barefoot, and wearing only shorts and a shirt?
Kagome smiled, looking around her in a fascinated way. Everything was so beautiful, and there was more soft white power falling from the sky.
Itachi picked some snow up, throwing it up and watching as it fell.
After watching the Uchiha pick some up, she tried the same. Only instead, she threw it at him.
He blinked, chuckling softly. He did the same, throwing a snowball at her and grinning.
The snowball hit her, and she laughed. She picked up another one and threw it.
Itachi grinned, throwing another at her. This was fun... it was better than hitting Madara with a snowball to see his reaction.
This time, Kagome dodged it. She laughed, throwing more at the vampire.
The Uchiha dodged as well, chuckling and continuing to throw snowballs at her, too. After a long time of playing in the snow, he yawned softly, sitting down against a tree.
Kagome panted softly, going over and sitting next to her new friend. She closed her eyes, a gentle smile gracing her tanned skin.
Itachi looked up, eyes almost closing. "Almost dawn... we should go inside..."
She nodded, yawning. "Okay, Itachi-sama."
"Come on..." He stood, helping her up and leading her inside. He was still unsure about biting her, with Madara he was sure he could do it... as thirsty as he was, he didn't know if he should.
The girl kept her hand in the boy's, sensing some sort of insecurity and doubt in him. She hugged him, nuzzling him affectionately.
He sighed, nuzzling back. "Kagome-chan... can I bite you?" He asked, uncertain.
She thought for a moment, and decided she trusted the Uchiha, so she nodded.
Slowly, he let his fangs grow and tried controlling them, leaning to the girl's neck and biting down carefully, drinking from her.
Kagome closed her eyes, sighing softly. She felt a wonderful calm feeling, and was almost sad when the Uchiha pulled away.
Itachi smiled softly. "Thanks... has sensei showed you your bedroom yet?"
"You're welcome~ And no, not yet." She replied.
"I'll ask one of the other servants to show you, then... I still don't know where it is myself..."
She smiled. "Okay!"
The Uchiha went over to one of the servants, explaining what to do, before returning to Kagome. "Well... see you tomorrow." He smiled.
The Egyptian girl smiled in return. "Okay!" She waved goodbye as the older servant led her down the hallway.
Itachi went up the stairs, thinking a moment before knocking softly on Madara's and Hashirama's door. Not hearing anything, he opened it carefully, seeing Hashirama asleep while Madara was just staring at nowhere. "Sensei?"
"Hm?" The older Uchiha glanced over, smiling softly. "Hey, Ita. You should be in bed by now."
"... Can I sleep here tonight?" He asked, smiling back. It was rare that he actually asked to sleep with them, but today he felt like he should be with company while he slept.
Madara smiled softly, nodding and motioning for the younger to come closer.
Itachi did as told, going closer and climbing onto the bed, snuggling close. "Thanks..." He muttered, yawning softly.
Madara held the other boy close, yawning softly. He closed his eyes, feeling himself start to fall asleep.
Itachi fell asleep, sensing something outside just before he did fall asleep.
"... Seven... jussssst another..." The pale man pouted, counting on his fingers. "Seven... eight... nine... ten... eleven... twelve... that's... yes! Jussssst another five yearsss..."
Madara sensed something and put up a barrier before being taken hostage by sleep.
"Well, I don't remember much, and I really don't feel like remembering." Itachi closed his eyes, leaning against Haku. "Thinking about the past brings back only one memory to me."
Kagome sighed heavily. She wanted to get Itachi to remember before that. To remember how close they were. They were best friends... family, even. A few tears streaked her face at the memories.
Itachi didn't mind that at the moment, she had gotten the damn memory back in his head, and he was trying to force it out before he broke down.
Haku nuzzled the Uchiha, stroking his hair.
Oh, no... she did it again... She focused too much on Itachi's emotions, and started sobbing heavily, wrapping her arms around herself as tight as she could.
Dekarei whimpered, pouting. He jumped off, sitting in the corner of the room.
Itachi found himself tense, and forcing his tears to stay back as the scene replayed in his mind. He wanted to scream.
Kagome ran out of the room, leaning against the walls of the hallway. She collapsed, sobbing hard and trembling.
Haku frowned, watching the girl run out. He held the Uchiha close, nuzzling him more. Without realizing it, he'd started to hum.
Itachi whimpered, feeling safer with her out of the living room now. He clung to Haku, letting some tears fall as he tried hard not to show everything he held hidden inside.
Haku stroked the Uchiha's hair, still humming softly.
Itachi slowly calmed down, still clinging to Haku.
Haku continued to calm Itachi, not knowing what else to do.
Dekarei sniffed the air. His eyes grew wider slightly. He knew that scent... It'd been far too many years for him to count since he'd seen that man.
Tobirama sipped some water, sighing. "..." He shook his head, walking down the hallway and arching an eyebrow. "Something happened?" He asked, seeing Kagome curled up and crying on the floor.
The girl could only whimper in response.
"... Look, calm down..." He twitched, he wasn't really in the mood to calm her, but he also wasn't cruel enough to just leave her like that.
The Egyptian took in a deep breath, and the shaking stopped.
Tobirama sighed. "Okay, what happened?"
"I-I... focused on Itachi-sama too much..." She said, sitting up and then standing. Using her sleeve, she wiped her face dry as best she could.
"Oh, he's having another break down. Okay." The Senju shook his head, too used to this. It seemed like Haku was good at calming Itachi, so he didn't have what to care for now.
Kagome calmed down again, forcing every emotion out of her mind. "Is there a room where I can just lay down?"
Tobirama sighed. "Don't know, don't care."
"... Where's Hashirama, then?"
"Asleep, his room. Don't bother him, he'll cut your hands off."
"... Fine..." She walked down the hallway, going outside. She sat against a tree, closing her eyes.
Dekarei blinked, staring at the Senju. His nose hadn't failed him! He was really there. Smiling, the small wolf-boy tackled Tobirama, clinging to and hugging his leg.
Tobirama blinked, freezing. "... Dekarei?"
Said boy grinned, nuzzling the Senju happily. "Missed!"
The Senju picked him up, nuzzling him and hugging him. "... I missed you, too." He smiled, remembering the time when Izuna was... when Izuna was still alive... and he used to play with Dekarei so much...
Dekarei nuzzled the Senju in return, snuggling into his arms. He coughed.
Tobirama scratched behind his ears, sighing. "You're sick...?"
The small boy purred, nuzzling the other's hand. He coughed a few more times, but didn't seem to really care. He was too happy to see Tobirama.
The Senju smiled, still hugging Dekarei. "What are you doing here, Deka?"
"Followed Kagome-onee." The boy replied, burying his face into Tobirama's warmth.
"... That girl that was here? Hn..."
"Hai." He started coughing again, whining softly. "No feeling good."
"You should go to sleep, then... rest can make you feel better."
"With you?" Dekarei asked, nuzzling him and looking up at the Senju with a pleading face.
"Ok." Tobirama smiled, nuzzling back and going to his room, lying down on the bed and petting Dekarei. "Now rest."
The small boy snuggled close to the Senju yawning softly. His breathing slowed, and soon he was happily asleep.
The Senju stared at the ceiling, soon falling asleep again.
Itachi calmed down almost completely, kissing Haku softly and running his hand through the other's hair. "Thank you."
The younger boy smiled softly, nuzzling him.
The Uchiha smiled back, picking him up and slowly carrying him to his room, kissing his cheek.
Haku snuggled into the vampire's arms, closing his eyes.
Itachi lay Haku down on the bed, kissing him again and nuzzling him.
Haku moaned softly, feeling his whole body relax to the Uchiha's touch.
Itachi smiled, kissing the other's neck softly.
"Ahh..."
"Haku-chan?" Asked the Uchiha, sucking softly at the boy's neck.
"Ah… Yes...?"
"Can I take you again?" He asked, licking up to his jaw line.
Haku moaned. "Yes... Please do... ah..."
Itachi nodded, undressing the other slowly.
The younger boy closed his eyes, the other's soft touches getting him excited.
The Uchiha kissed him, hands going down the boy's thighs, then up again slowly.
Another moan escaped his mouth.
Itachi smiled, biting the other's lower lip gently while his hands continued caressing his skin.
Haku tried not to squirm, feeling pleasured shivers run down his body.
The Uchiha licked one of the boy's nipples, smirking softly.
"Ahhnnnn..."
Itachi continued licking, his hand stroking Haku gently.
Haku arched his back and moaned.
The Uchiha sucked on the nipple, completely ignoring the other one as he just pleasured the one in his mouth.
"Nnhhhnnnnn!" The younger boy squirmed slightly.
Itachi pulled away, undressing slowly. "Haku-chan... what do you want me to do?"
Haku shuddered, moaning at the sight. He then blushed, realizing the Uchiha wanted him to say things he would normally never dare.
Itachi discarded his pants and boxers, smirking. "Tell me, Haku-chan~ don't be so shy..."
"I-I... want you to... touch me and... t-take me..." Haku managed to say, blushing madly.
"Good..." The Uchiha climbed over the boy again, looking at his body. "Do you know what I want?"
"What... do you want...?"
Itachi smirked, leaning close to Haku's ear. "I want to lick and suck all over you... and taste you, every single part of you, until I've had enough. I want to enter your body and see you moaning beneath me as I fuck you, I want to kiss you and hug you close, and I want you to scream my name when you cum..."
Haku moaned loudly, shuddering. He'd never blushed so much.
The Uchiha licked Haku's cheek, stroking him while he pulled back to look at his face.
Haku moaned again.
Itachi smiled, stroking the boy's length faster as he licked all over his chest.
Haku panted, moaning louder.
The Uchiha bit on one of the nipples, sucking before moving down.
"Aahhhnnn!"
"Haku-chan..." Itachi licked over the other's waist, smirking. "Do I make you feel good?"
"Yes... So... so good..." He moaned.
The Uchiha chuckled, licking around the base of the boy's member. "Then let me make you feel even better."
Haku simply moaned.
Itachi took the cock into his mouth, licking and sucking slowly, teasingly.
Haku moaned loudly, throwing his head back.
The Uchiha continued, humming around the erection and sucking harder.
"Ahh... ohhhhhhh!" Haku moaned, bucking his hips forward.
Itachi smirked inwardly, using his tongue to create more friction on the cock.
Haku moaned louder, squirming.
The Uchiha hollowed his cheeks, looking up at Haku.
The boy panted, moaning loudly.
Itachi continued sucking and licking, going faster.
"Anhh... I-Itachi... Haahhnn..."
The Uchiha caressed Haku's thighs, bobbing his head.
Haku panted, moaning loudly. "Ahhhhnnn! Itaa-aaaah-chii!"
Itachi pulled back for a moment, blowing cold air onto the hot member, before taking it into his mouth again.
Haku gasped, moaning again.
The Uchiha continued caressing and sucking, swirling his tongue around the tip.
"Aahhnnn!"
"Don't hold back, Haku." He whispered, before going back to pleasuring the boy.
Haku nearly screamed in pleasure, panting.
Itachi smirked, licking up and down Haku's member.
The boy panted. "Ahnn... I-Itachi... O-onegai... T-take me..." Haku begged, blushing.
The Uchiha just continued using his mouth, pretending not to have heard.
"Ah, Itachiii!" Haku moaned, panting again. "P-please... hahh!"
Itachi chuckled, kissing his thigh softly. "What exactly do you want?"
Blushing more, Haku spoke again. "I... I want you t-to... put your huge cock inside my ass..."
The Uchiha moaned softly, licking his lips and going up, kissing Haku. "Good boy."
The younger boy kissed back, closing his eyes. He could not believe he just said something so dirty...
Itachi pulled back after a moment, taking a bottle of lube and coating his fingers.
Haku moaned softly in anticipation.
The Uchiha kissed Haku's cheek, inserting one finger.
The boy moaned softly.
Itachi smiled, inserting a second one and stretching him.
"Ahnn..."
The Uchiha thrust them in and out, kissing Haku's neck.
Haku moaned, panting softly.
Itachi added the third, thrusting them faster and twisting them inside slowly, searching for his prostate.
A sharp gasp came from the younger boy, and he moaned after.
The Uchiha chuckled, thrusting the fingers more.
"Ahhhh!"
Itachi slowly pulled them out, positioning himself.
Haku moaned softly.
The Uchiha thrust in slowly, holding Haku in his arms.
A loud moan escaped the young boy's lips. It felt so good to have the other inside of him.
Itachi smiled, licking the boy's chest and thrusting slowly.
"Ahh..!" Haku clung onto the older boy, moaning.
The Uchiha nuzzled him, continuing to thrust, slowly speeding up.
As the Uchiha's thrusts sped up, so did Haku's breathing.
Itachi kissed the boy's cheek, thrusting fast and hard, being sure not to hurt him.
Haku moaned loudly, panting as the other thrust in and out of him.
The Uchiha let his fangs show, biting down on Haku's neck while he continued thrusting.
Haku screamed in pleasure as the vampire hit that one spot inside him.
Pulling his mouth back, Itachi licked his lips and thrust hard into the boy's prostate.
Another pleasured scream escaped Haku's mouth, and he panted hard.
The Uchiha continued thrusting, moaning softly.
Haku felt another burst of pleasure, clenching his ass and moaning loud.
Itachi smiled, kissing his uke and moaning once more.
Haku returned the kiss, coming close to his climax.
The Uchiha stroked Haku's member in time with his thrusts, deepening the kiss.
Haku moaned into the other's mouth, reaching climax and screaming the Uchiha's name.
Itachi moaned, thrusting a few times before also getting to his limit, releasing into the boy.
The young boy panted heavily, giving another soft moan.
The Uchiha nuzzled Haku, pulling out and hugging him close. "My cute Haku-chan..."
Haku blushed, snuggling.
Itachi smiled, kissing the boy's cheek.
Haku moaned softly, smiling and falling asleep.
The Uchiha stroked his hair, falling asleep some time later.
~Meanwhile~
Madara opened the door, stepping into the dark hallway. He'd been out for hours, walking around and trying to collect his thoughts. Was it possible there was still a part of that small child left inside Itachi? Or had he completely become the man he feared without realizing it? He sighed, just wanting to find the blond boy and try to relax.
Kiba searched the whole house over and over, still in hopes of finding Deidara around. Sighing, he saw Madara and paled. "... Uh... M... Madara-sama..."
The Uchiha stopped, looking towards the servant. He seemed distressed... "Yes?"
Kiba bit his lip, sighing again. "Deidaraismissing..."
"..." Madara sighed heavily, closing his eyes. "Has anyone gone in search of him?"
"Y-yeah... Kagome-chan left to find him... b-but I haven't seen Dekarei either..."
"Dekarei as well?" Now that was bad... It narrowed it down to two or three people. "Which way did Kagome go towards?"
"... No idea..." Kiba shook his head.
The Uchiha sighed again, heading back out the door. "I'm going after them."
Nodding, Kiba bowed quickly. "Ok... be careful, Madara-sama. I'll check and see if no one else goes missing."
"Good." The Uchiha felt the wind*, following it. Ever since that day... He'd always allowed the wind to guide him, and it never failed.
Kiba sighed, going back to running around and making sure there was nothing or no one else missing.
(*Izuna is the name of a wind spirit)
~With Tobirama~
Dekarei coughed violently, whimpering loudly. His body felt hot and he was shaking. He didn't like this one bit! Hell. It was worse than having to wear tight clothes or walk on just his feet!
Tobirama woke up, blinking. He hugged Dekarei petting him.
He coughed again, letting out another whimper.
The Senju frowned, humming and continuing to pet him.
Dekarei relaxed a bit, but still coughed. He snuggled close to the Senju, trying to stop the shaking. He felt like he was melting... but at the same time felt so cold.
Tobirama scratched softly behind Dekarei's ears, trying to calm him.
A soft purr came from the small creature, and he forced the shaking to stop. He coughed again. "Hurts..."
"... I know..." He nuzzled Dekarei, smiling softly, but very worried.
Dekarei whimpered again, wanting something warm to drink... He remembered Izuna making him something the last time he was sick like this. It was sweet and thick but he didn't know what it was.
Dekarei whimpered, coughing violently. He was, as Madara had called it, 'sick,' and he absolutely hated it. He was sore and hurt everywhere, and he wouldn't stop coughing.
Izuna pet the boy softly, nuzzling him. "I'll get you some hot chocolate, then maybe you'll feel better..."
"...?" The only word in 'hot chocolate' the small boy understood was 'hot', and that was definitely not his favorite word.
The Uchiha smiled softly. "It's a warm drink, it tastes good and is sweet~"
He nodded, trusting the Uchiha. Ever since Izuna found him, he'd been so gentle with him.
Izuna nuzzled him, before standing and going to the kitchen to make some hot chocolate.
'Good' and 'sweet' were two words the small boy had come to like. He waited patiently for the Uchiha to return, curling into a tight ball. He was so cold...
After some minutes, Izuna returned to the room with a warm cup in his hands.
Dekarei looked up, staring at the cup in the other's hands.
The Uchiha smiled, sitting beside Dekarei on the bed. "This is hot chocolate..."
He crawled into Izuna's lap, sniffing the dark liquid. "...?"
Izuna smiled. "It's sweet, try some..."
Dekarei looked up at the other, still a bit hesitant.
The Uchiha nodded softly, encouragingly.
Dekarei placed his hands on the cup, leading it to his mouth. He licked the substance, blinking before drinking it.
Izuna's smile widened slightly, and he watched as Dekarei drank.
The wolf boy finished half the cup, which was a lot for him. He pulled away, nuzzling the Uchiha.
Izuna nuzzled back, petting him. "It's good, isn't it?"
Dekarei purred in response, making a small noise of content.
The Uchiha continued petting him softly, hoping he was feeling better.
The wolf-boy sighed softly, his body feeling warmer again, and his throat didn't hurt much. But he coughed again.
Izuna held him carefully, smiling. "You'll be ok soon, Deka."
The boy whimpered again, wheezing and coughing hard.
Izuna could just stay there with him, petting him and sighing, having tried lots of things already.
"Can't... breath..." The wolf-boy wheezed, clinging tight to the Uchiha.
The Uchiha frowned, not knowing much of what to do. Why did he have to be the one who was bad in medical things?
"Chest... Feels tight..."
Not knowing what to do, Izuna carefully picked him up, going to Madara's room and knocking repeatedly.
Madara opened the door, staring. "Izuna, it's hours passed dawn! Why are you still up?"
The younger pouted. "Deka can't breathe right, he says..."
"Hn... Did you try-"
Hashirama threw Madara to the floor accidentally, rushing passed him to look at Dekarei.
"ACK!" The older Uchiha fell to the floor, sweat-dropping and glaring aggravatedly.
"Is he ok, what is he feeling, did something happen, WHAT ON EARTH HAPPENED?"
"Hashirama... did you have sweets again?" Izuna stared.
"I made the mistake of letting him have ice cream." Madara said, standing up. "Now... What's wrong with him?"
"As I said, he can't breathe right-" He was interrupted by Hashirama jumping and running around. "... Okay..."
"Hashirama!" Madara shouted. "Calm down before I drink so much from you, you'll be unable to move properly for hours!"
The Senju froze, but instead of obeying, he glomped Madara and started crying. Izuna just stared.
The Uchiha pushed the Senju off. "Get a hold of yourself, idiot!"
Hashirama pouted, lower lip trembling and rivers of tears sliding from his puppy eyes.
The Senju growled. "I won't talk to you anymore, bastard!" He glared darkly, storming out.
"Oi!" Madara sighed, shaking his head in aggravation. "I swear I'll kill that damn Senju if it's the last thing I do!"
Izuna chuckled softly. "He ate what? A whole ice cream container?"
"Yeah... I told him just one bowl." Madara said.
The younger Uchiha sighed. "Poor you, Nii-sama..."
"Don't patronize me, Izuna." The older warned.
"Anyway, about Dekarei..." Izuna smiled nervously.
Madara sighed. "He may have asthma or something."
Izuna frowned, sighing. "That's bad..."
"Not if we managed it well." The older said. "There's some medicine in the lower cabinets. Go see if that works." With that, Madara closed the door, LOCKED it so Hashirama wouldn't be able to get back it, and then went back to sleep.
"Ok." Izuna did as told, shaking his head. Poor Hashirama.
After some time, Hashirama came back, his sugar gone. Noticing the door locked, he frowned, but lay down on the floor in front of it, falling asleep uncomfortably.
Dekarei moved inside the Uchiha's shirt, still wheezing. Though after the medicine he was starting to breath normally again.
The Uchiha smiled, petting him softly.
He would have purred, but he was still having breathing trouble.
Izuna lay down, holding Dekarei carefully.
The wolf boy snuggled close, wrapping his tail around himself and closing his eyes.
The Uchiha smiled softly, closing his eyes as well. He was tired...
Hashirama whimpered, turning around in the floor and opening his eyes. He didn't want to bang the door down, but he wanted to wait there...
The Uchiha rolled over, feeling cold. "... Aw, fuck it!" He got up, opening the door to his room.
The Senju looked up, blinking. He sighed, sitting up.
"Inside. Bed. Now."
Hashirama pouted, but stood and went to the bed, lying down. "Sorry..."
Madara shut the door, laying next to him and snuggling. "Silence. I'm tired."
The Senju smiled softly, snuggling back and wrapping his arms around Madara.
The Uchiha yawned, feeling warm again at last and falling back into sleep.
Hashirama finally managed to rest peacefully, sleeping next to Madara.
Smiling, Dekarei remembered the words for what Izuna had given him that night. "Hot chocolate!"
Tobirama blinked, then smiled softly. "I'll make you some..."
Dekarei smiled, nodding. He was so happy he remembered it!
The Senju stood, smiling softly and going to the kitchen.
Dekarei snuggled under the blankets, waiting for the Senju to return.
When Tobirama came back, he held two cups of hot chocolate, thinking it would be nice to have some for himself, since he was making it anyway. "Here..."
The wolf boy popped his head out, smiled, and took the cup.
The Senju smiled back, taking his own cup and drinking slowly.
The wolf-boy drank most of his cup, snuggling into the Senju's lap.
Tobirama petted him softly, yawning.
"Sleep~" Dekarei said, yawning.
The Senju nodded, setting the cups aside and lying down again.
The wolf boy snuggled, making a bed out of the Senju's chest. He curled up on it, wrapping his tail around himself and falling asleep.
Tobirama smiled, falling asleep himself only a moment later.
Kagome snuck into the stairwell leading into the basement. She could sense the person she was looking for, going silently down the stairs and into the room she knew he was in.
Deidara yawned, whimpering. His body was hurt from before, but he was feeling better than some hours ago. As tired as he was, he didn't want to sleep.
The girl slid into the room, closing the door behind her. She turned on the light, smiling softly when she saw the blond.
The blond closed his eyes tight, the light was so sudden, and his eyes were used to the dark of there...
"Gomen!" She said softly, turning the lights out again. She went closer, sitting beside him. "Are you okay, Dei-chan?"
"K-Kagome?" He blinked, surprised to see her there. "W-what are you doing here, un?"
"Shh, keep your voice down." She said. "I came after you the moment I couldn't find you for training. Now that I'm here, Hashirama has no plans of letting me leave."
"Hashirama... un?"
"Yeah... The bastard doesn't deserve the high title I used to bestow upon him." She said darkly, remembering how she used to address him as "sama" as well.
"W-what the hell... h-he's... dead..."
"No, he faked it." Kagome said, her voice cold and harsh. VERY unusual for the usually sweet and happy girl. "He's behind all of this. It was his idea to take you, Deidara-chan."
"... It... it can't be, un... He was so kind..."
"He used to be... But now he isn't anymore." She said, holding back tears again. She didn't want to look weak in front of the blond. "He isn't the same person anymore..."
Deidara bit his lip, shaking his head. "I... don't want to believe..."
"Neither did I, but... He... He didn't even care that Dekarei is sick..."
"Dekarei... he's here, too?"
"He followed me... The poor kid got sick. His asthma made it worse, too." She sighed. "But... he didn't give a damn..."
"... I... can't deny that he has a reason to be angry at me, but... that doesn't explain why he'd stop caring for you guys."
"I don't know... He's just not the same... I... To think I looked up to him so much before this..."
"He also loves Madara-sama, un... he still does, I can guess. I think what hurt him the most was that w-when Madara-sama and I... started out relationship... they were still together... and Hashirama didn't know until he caught us, which can be really heartbreaking, un. I... don't know what to think of this."
"You were caught in the middle, and their taking Madara-sama's choice and using it as an excuse to hurt you! That's wrong no matter how you look at it, and it's just like-" She stopped herself, realizing tears were streaking her face again.
"I still can't blame him completely, yeah." Deidara reached out, wiping her tears away.
"It's... just like what happened to me... Deidara, this can NOT continue!" She said, sobbing softly. "I will not let them do to you what they did to me."
"... I know..."
"I didn't tell you, Deidara... But either way, I won't let you go through that..." She said, hugging him tight.
Deidara hugged back, stroking her hair.
She slowly relaxed again, though her breaths remained unsteady.
The blond closed his eyes, continuing to stroke her hair.
Kagome was becoming unstable, and she knew that. It was completely destroying her from the inside out, and if it continued then she would cease to be herself anymore.
Deidara started humming, hoping it would calm her more.
The girl slowly relaxed, recognizing the song Deidara was humming as a lullaby she had taught him.
"You shouldn't stay here much longer..."
"He won't let me leave, Deidara..."
"I mean down here, you'll end up getting caught if you stay too long, yeah."
"But I don't want to be left alone again... Deidara I'm..." She sniffed. "I'm becoming more and more unstable as this goes on... I'm starting to become... unable to feel... my own emotions..."
"That's... scary... yeah."
"I'm... so terrified... that I'll lose myself completely..."
Deidara kissed her forehead, nodding. "You'll be fine, you're strong enough to stand this... don't let them take over."
Kagome nodded, starting to relax.
The door slammed open, and Itachi walked in. "... You shouldn't be here."
Kagome looked up, not letting go of the blond. "I needed someone to talk to..."
"Just go back up, and don't come down here without permission again."
"No."
"Well, if you like the cells that much, I'll get you a cage ready, all for yourself." He smirked. "And away from the brat."
Kagome frowned. "You're worse than I thought... You're completely turning into Orochimaru!"
Itachi's eyes turned red and he growled, grabbing her and roughly tearing her away from Deidara, using a lot of strength to throw her against a wall and punch her stomach.
She coughed, falling to the ground. Her entire body pulsed with pain, but that didn't stop her. "You... hate him, don't you?"
The Uchiha kicked her in the back, eyes wide and mouth open, breath coming in pants.
She coughed again, flinching. "Then why are you turning into him?"
Itachi repeated the action, tears falling from his eyes as breathing started to become difficult.
The girl went into a harsh coughing fit, flinching as she realized a rib was broken.
The Uchiha fell back, tears flowing freely as his breath came out very harsh, and he started to cough, shaking violently. He dug his nails into his shoulders, screaming and coughing more.
Kagome closed her eyes tight, hating herself for having said what she did. But at the same time... she knew he needed it.
Deidara stared in shock, not having the strength to move.
Itachi coughed up blood, biting hard on his lip and digging his nails as deep as he could into his skin, starting to lose air as his breathing got even harder.
Madara appeared behind the younger vampire, pulling him into his lap. He held him close, gently, stroking his hair. "Relax, Ita... Breathe."
The younger tried pushing him away, screaming again as more tears fell. He felt something tearing in his throat as he coughed violently once more, blood coming out again.
The older Uchiha held him close, continuing to stroke his hair. "Shh... It's okay, Itachi... You're safe." He knew he'd have to calm him down before he could heal him, and if he didn't do that soon... Itachi would die.
Itachi shook his head, his breathing calming slowly, but he continued to struggle. "M... ster..." He managed to choke out half a word, coughing again.
"Stop struggling, Itachi. You're going to hurt yourself even worse." Madara said, voice still soft.
"D... die..." The younger Uchiha started rocking himself back and forth, eyes still wide as he cried.
Madara held him closer, nuzzling him softly.
Itachi flinched away violently, lowering his head as a cornered, defenseless animal would just before being shot.
"Relax, Ita... You're safe, I promise." The elder said, stroking his hair once again.
The younger whimpered, flinching again and biting his lip hard enough to draw blood.
Madara cupped the other's chin gently, lifting his head and kissing him softly on the forehead. "You're safe..."
Itachi just shook his head, still crying as he shut his eyes, curling up into a ball.
The Uchiha sighed, realizing he had no choice. He activated his Mangenkyo, forcing Itachi to look up.
The younger struggled, maintaining his eyes shut.
The Uchiha hesitated, but was forced to strike the other in order to open is eyes out of shock. Catching the other's gaze, he cast the jutsu.
Itachi's mind was racing as he tried to get his body to obey and pull away, run, or just do something, but it didn't work at all.
"You won't be able to move until you're able to calm down." Madara said, laying him against a wall. He turned, watching Kagome force herself to sit up and lean herself against a wall as well.
The younger whimpered, but lay there, his mind still racing with images and thoughts. Finally, after some minutes, he fainted from exhaustion.
After healing both Itachi and Kagome, he went over to the blond, kneeling down next to him. "Are you alright?"
Deidara looked over at Itachi, then nodded softly. "I'm okay..." He muttered, hugging Madara.
The Uchiha wrapped his arms protectively around the blond, stroking his hair. "I'm getting all of you out of here. Do you have the strength to stand?"
"Yeah, I think I can stand fine..." The blond nodded, closing his eyes.
"Good." Madara said, helping the other to his feet. He picked up the younger Uchiha, and motioned for the girl to stand as well.
"... I don't think she can stand alone... b-because Itachi hit her, un..."
Kagome shook her head. "No, I'm fine..." She said, flinching as she forced herself to stand.
Deidara shook his head, walking over to her and helping her.
She leaned some of her weight on him, smiling softly. "Thanks..."
He nodded, smiling in return. "H-he reacted so... violently..." He whispered to her, smile falling. "I thought he'd die..."
"I... It was terrifying... and my fault... He could have died..." She replied in a low whisper.
Madara led the other two outside, staring in shock at the man a hundred or so meters in front of him. "Ha...shirama...?"
"Madara..." Hashirama glared, fists clenching.
The Uchiha set Itachi down against a tree, glancing over at the Senju. "I... I thought you were dead..."
"Of course you did. You all did." He said, turning his glare to Deidara.
Madara fell silent. For once, he had nothing to say.
Izuna sighed, shaking his head. "This is going to end badly..."
Hashirama took out a sword, aiming at the blond.
Madara moved in front of him, eyes turning red. "Back off."
The Senju swung the sword at the Uchiha, aiming for his arm.
Madara dodged it easily, kicking the sword out of Hashirama's hand.
Hashirama glared, attacking him with a strong kick, only to find someone trying to hold him back.
Haku held the Senju back as best he could, knowing that this was completely wrong. Revenge would never solve anything, just make things worse.
Hashirama growled, throwing the other off. "Haku, don't get involved in this."
Itachi whimpered, half-opening his eyes. "Ha... ku..."
"Ugh!" Haku fell to the ground, frowning. "This won't solve anything! It's wrong!"
"I don't care! He-" Hashirama blinked, falling to the ground and disappearing. On the other side of the base, completely hidden, the true Hashirama sighed. Time was up for his clone, but he couldn't face Madara while Kagome and the others could be hurt by that. He still cared for them, it wasn't as if he had become a monster.
The younger Uchiha tried to sit up straight, but he didn't have the strength for it.
Izuna blinked. "Huh? That was a clone? What the fuck? Why didn't I notice?" The Uchiha sighed. "I guess I got too caught up in the moment."
Madara frowned. He glanced over at Haku, giving him a cold look. The younger brunette shuddered, looking away. He wanted to go and help Itachi, but he didn't think Madara would let him anywhere close.
Itachi looked over at Haku, hoping to meet his eyes. "Haku..." He muttered, his throat still sore.
Haku glanced at Itachi, frowning more. He could tell he was in so much pain... Not just physically, but emotionally. He needed comfort, and he doubted Madara would truly provide it.
The Uchiha lifted his hand slightly, motioning for the boy to come to his side.
Itachi motioned for him to sit. He needed the other to hold him, to feel some kind of comfort at least... He wouldn't trust Madara with that, at all.
Haku sat beside him, pulling the Uchiha close and nuzzling him. "What happened...?"
Itachi nuzzled back, leaning against him and closing his eyes. "... I... had a f-flashback..."
The other nodded, stroking his hair.
The Uchiha relaxed slightly, snuggling. "I d-don't want... to go back w-with Madara..."
"It looks as if we don't have much choice..."
Itachi sighed, nodding softly.
"What made him have an episode like that?" Madara asked the two, arms crossed.
Deidara bit his lip, looking at Kagome. "..."
"Well?"
"I told him the truth." Kagome said plainly.
Deidara leaned in, whispering in her ear. "Do you have a death wish, un?"
"No..." She replied, looking away. She looked back to Madara and sighed. "I said it straight up that he's turning into O-"
SMACK. Madara watched the girl climb back to her feet, rubbing her face. She looked up at him, tears in her eyes.
Deidara winced, looking away.
"Let's go." Madara said coldly. He looked over at Itachi. "Can you stand?"
Itachi shook his head weakly. "Not... alone. Haku... help m-me stand?"
Haku nodded, helping the Uchiha to his feet.
Itachi leaned his weight partly on Haku, partly on his own feet. "Let's go..."
Haku nodded, helping the Uchiha to walk.
The Uchiha sighed, looking down as they followed Madara and the others.
