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CHAPTER 4

THE DREAM

RECAP OF CHAPTER THREE:

Itachi remembered his girl friend Yankumi and suddenly he turned into a barbaric monster, ready to destroy everything that he sees, he beat the hell out of his brother Sasuke for making him stop to what he was doing. Naruko rushed towards him and gave him a calming embrace. Finally when he was calmed he collapsed at Naruko's shoulders.

"Oh my God!" Mikoto exclaimed as she ran through her poor Sasuke lying unconscious on the ground. "Shisui please help, we need to rush Sasuke at the hospital" Mikoto commanded Itachi's friend to take Sasuke at the hospital.

When Itachi was moved to his room, Mikoto sat next to Naruko who is now exhausted from what happened , some of her wounds got opened when she had an adrenaline rush to save Sasuke from Itachi's rage. "Uhm mom…. I'm just curious, who is this Yankumi that Itachi called out before he collapsed? Naruko asked in her low voice. It took so long before Mikoto replied. "Well… she was Itachi's girl friend" she said, sadness registered at her face before she continued, "she was raped and stabbed to death" she said, making it simple for Naruko to understand. "Oh my God!" Naruko exclaimed, covering her mouth with her hands. "She looks just like you Naruko…" that word striked at Naruko,as she remembered Itachi calling her sweetheart and smiled at her sweetly. "Is it ok if I watch Itachi for tonight?" she asked Mikoto, she nodded and she was about to say something but she dispersed the thought. "But you need to rest too; your wound is not yet healed completely." Mikoto said with worried voice. "Don't worry mom, I can still manage" Naruko replied and smiled at her.

At Itachi's room, Naruko sat beside Itachi's bed, she was feeling sorry for what had happened to Yankumi and him. She glanced at his face, long enough to memorize even the scar tracing diagonally on both side of his face. Naruko brushed the hair that fell on his face. She's a little bit surprised when Itachi held her hands, meeting with her gaze.

"Uhm... I told mom that I'm going to watch you for tonight" she said slightly blushing.

"Really? Thank you sweetheart." He said forcing to smile at her. "Is it ok with you if I rest for a while?" he continued. His eyes narrowed because of his furious cries a while ago. "It's good… sleep well Itachi…" she replied. After Itachi fell asleep, she felt her eyelids were closing, later on she fell asleep sitting on an arm chair beside Itachi's bed.

After gaining his strength Sasuke walked straight home from the hospital, it's just a wound, he can still mange him self because he was worried about his brother more than to his self. He was standing outside Itachi's room when he saw the scenery between Naruko and his brother. He felt like something was stabbing his chest. Why? Why am I hurting like this? He thought when he saw Naruko asleep beside his sleeping brother. I wish that I was him; I wanted to hold you close… he thought and clenched his fist. A light tapped on his shoulders made him to disperse his building anger. "Sasuke?" Mikoto called him, "mom?" he replied "You worried about your brother?" his mom asked him, she felt sorry for his younger son. "Yes" he replied timidly. "Is there something bothering you Sasuke?" she asked worriedly to know the answer but she already knew, she just didn't like to hear it straight from his mouth. "Nothing" he replied. "I was just checking Itachi. And I think he's fine" there was bitterness on his voice. "You should go to rest now Sasuke, look at your face… look at the damage he did to you… I'm sorry my son…" she said trying to hide her pain for what had happened between the two. "It's ok, I understand, it's just a physical wound, it will heal for a short period of time, compared to his wound that he is going through since that incident." He said trying to smile at his mother.

"Sasuke can I have a favor?"

"Sure what is it?"

"Can you please take Naruko at her room? I hope the two of you will get along well" she smiled at him. "I'm trying" he replied and carried Naruko to her bedroom.

The next morning, Naruko woke up at her own bed. Hmmm, I wondered how I got here. I was sleeping at Itachi's side last night. She thought then she glanced at the clock on the side table beside her bed, it's pointing at seven. "Oh no! It's seven, I need to hurry, today is the first day of classes" she said talking to her self, it surprised her when she saw Sasuke lying at the couch near at the walk-in closet. Shoot! What is he doing in here? She thought, and approached him carefully. She stared at the sleeping figure somehow she adores his facial features like she adores Itachi, she smiled at him before she wakes him up. "Wake up sleepy head!" she said shaking Sasuke with less effort. He didn't move but he is awake, for one more time Naruko shakes him but this time she was shaking him roughly. "Sasuke wake up!" she yelled at him. Sasuke grabbed her hands and with a simple maneuver he was at top of her, pinning her at the floor. Naruko slightly blushed at their positions, Sasuke leaned at her, his lips brushing the tip of her nose, her heart beat like a drum, he meets her cerulean eyes, she felt that she was about to melt, thousands of jolt ran through her body as Sasuke kissed her lips, her eyes widen when Sasuke forced his tongue into her slightly parted mouth. "S-Sasuke…" she moaned. Sasuke broke the kiss and stared at her tomato-red face. "Sorry Naruko" he said and stood, offering his hands at Naruko. Naruko took his hand and stand as well. "We need to hurry, today is the first day of classes at Leaf Academy" she said still blushing. "Do you want me to go to school with my condition like this?" he pointed at his swollen face. "And besides you are not in good shape too" he continued. "I'm ok now, I can manage my self, besides I don't want to upset dad." She said smiling at him. He narrowed his eyes in frustration. "You know what Naruko-, he paused sighing heavily before he continued "I don't like you! You are so annoying" he said and finally left. "I don't like you too!" she replied, shouting at the raven that now left the room.

Stupid girl! I don't like to be your brother he thought while stomping toward his room. Sasuke arranged his things and prepare his clothes. After preparing, he headed towards his bathroom and does his daily routine. (Taking a cold bath, and spending half an hour staring at his self at the full length mirror.) He glanced at his swollen face and fresh cuts on his brows, tracing the damages that his brother did to his face. "Not bad at all." He said at his reflection. After examining his face, he putted on his clothes. A white long sleeve that unbuttoned at first two buttons from the top, exposing his bare chest, sleeves folded at his elbow level, his favorite tight rocker jeans, and a pair of chained boots, for his accessories, he wore a silver necklace, choker to be exact with an Uchiha crest as a pendant. Before he leaves his room, he glanced at the mirror for one last time. "PERFECT!" he smirked as he saw his reflection on the mirror; he grabbed his keys and locks his room, finally he left the Uchiha mansion without saying a word to anybody.

He arrived at the Academy just in time; he entered his classroom with his head high, confident at his self. "Is that Sasuke Uchiha?" one of the girls pin pointed him as he walks the center of the classroom, to the seat located at the back. "What happened to him?" said the other girl, talking to the one who pin pointed him, that is the start of chatting about him on the first day of school.

Stupid fan girls! He thought glaring at them. "Yo Sasuke!" a boy with paint on his face greeted him, Sasuke just nodded in response.

"Aw man, what happened at your face?" Kiba asked

"None of your business dog-breath" he replied

"I heard that you were beaten by your dad, coz he caught you fucking one of your maids" Choji said while munching at his barbecue chips.

"Who told you that fucking story?" Sasuke growled. "Them" Choji pointed at Ino and Sakura who are apparently giggling and whispering at each other. "I have no time for such humors!" he growled, then walked out of the room.

Irritated by the spreading humors, Sasuke didn't attend his class; instead, he spent his time lying at the tree branch of a pine tree, thinking about Naruko.

The visions are not clear but he saw five people, their faces are blank but the sixth person is clear, it was Naruko, chained, wounded, and unconscious, her clothes are torn almost exposing her sensitive parts. One of the blank-faced creatures, holding a whip, whipping Naruko's petite body, while the other one holding a knife, tracing Naruko's legs, ripping her legs almost splitting it into two.

"No! Stop it!" Sasuke yelled as he opened his eyes, blinking three times before finally stood up.

"A dream?" he mumbled before he jumped down the pine tree.

"Hey Sasuke" a girl with pink hair approached him. "What?" Sasuke growled "You didn't attend our class?" the pinknette said as she clings on Sasuke's arm "hey stop it monkey girl!" he said, snatching his hand back. "I just wanted to invite you at the village festival this Sunday at Konoha square" Sakura said smiling at him. "A festival huh" a small grin registered his face. "So? Are you going with me Sasuke-kun?" she asked blushing furiously. "No" straight answer came from his mouth. "I'm busy and probably not want to go with you" he said sarcastically without thinking that he hurt the pinknette's feeling. "O-ok…" she said, her face started to heat as tears ready to fall on her eyes, she ran through the school building without looking back at Sasuke. "Hn" he smirked as he thought of something "A good idea to make a move" he said to his self, his eyes burning with passion as he retreated to his home.

When Sasuke got home, the first thing he did was check on Itachi at his room, he is composing what he is going to say to his brother and how to ask Naruko for the festival; all flushed out when he heard Naruko's giggles inside Itachi's room. It hurted him when some thought registered at his brain, what if he caught them at his brother's room, Naruko sat at Itachi's lap and his brother planting kisses at her lips down to her neck, down to her chest, and -

Sasuke kicked the door to surprise the two and he saw Naruko, painting at Itachi's face with washable paint, both Naruko and Itachi glared at him as he kicked the door open, rushing his way inside.

"Ei teme you're home" Naruko approached her and drags her at Itachi's didn't seem to bother looking at Sasuke, pretending that he don't saw him and Sasuke did also the same

"Say something Itachi." Naruko said sweetly but seen the fact that the two boys didn't seem to greet or look at each other, her smile faded by the acts of the two. "I think I should go, so that the two of you can talk to each other" she stood before them and started to walk towards the door when Itachi's hand stopped her. "Don't you try leaving me here sweetheart" he said with his calm voice. "S-sweetheart?" Sasuke repeated, his voice was cold and his fist started to form a circle,

"But Itachi you need to-

"I don't want to talk about it." He cut her and glanced at Sasuke. "You may leave now, and I don't want you entering my room" he said bitterly and motioned his hands, giving Sasuke the instruction to leave once. Without anything to say, Sasuke left the room.

The start of the conflict between the Uchiha brothers… please review ^^