Edited: August 06, 2012

Reason: GOSH! I cannot believe I missed the date! I am so sorry readers. One of my reviewer, i-got-m2m pointed out my mistake about it. Thank you so much for telling me..

Anyway, if you can still see some, feel free to point it out to me and I'll happily correct it. This is not beta'ed people so every mistakes you can see are mine. I'd like to also point out that I am not a native english speaker so forgive the grammar mistakes..

Title: Past Collides with the Present

Author: AsisChronae

Summary: Narima, Naruto's twin sister is gone to sort out some problem in the Suna Kingdom and Naruto was left to sort out his twin sister's affair, marrying the youngest prince of the Uchiha Kingdom! When arrived, Naruto felt his past catching up to him.

Disclaimer: Naruto is never my own. I only borrowed the characters to give birth to this story.

Note: Sixth chapter just for you guys! Since I would be busy (again!) for the next weeks, I decided o update earlier... And maybe the review I received really motivated me.

I asked last chapter if you can guess who heard the Uzumaki twins' discussion right? Well, you'll immediately recognize in this chapter just who that person is.

And any mistakes here are mine.. This is not beta'ed. Sorry...

And by the way, none of the guessers got the answer to my question at the last chapter. You'll know at the very beginning though.. jeje

Previously:

When Narima came with his family, he was shocked. But not with the same reason his family has with their also shocked faces. It was because of that person who made the royalties inside the room shocked.

It was Naruto. His previous lover. The person he had rejected. And that person is the twin brother of his wife, Narima.

he suddenly realized, with a jolt of disbelief and unwelcome surprise that in the very first place, he is the reason for his own suffering.

Because he had never allowed himself to trust the blonde.

"Something wrong?"

"I want to look around the palace, sis."

"Naruto!"

"I just don't like him. And in the future, please refrain from talking about him in front of my presence sister. Could you do that for me? I do not want to hear anything about your husband. Except if it mattered or I ever ask."

Because he and Narima were so into each other and the topic they are discussing, none of them noticed that someone was hiding in a dark corner of the garden, just 10 steps behind them and therefore had heard their conversation.

Chapter Six

Questions, questions

Itachi strode towards his brother's and wife's room with a purpose, calmly walking towards his destination. He is intent on talking to his brother, if only to satisfy his growing curiosity. Add to the fact that he also worry for his brother and confused at Naruto's behaviour towards Sasuke. He had to know.

He already looked for him everywhere and a maid told him she saw Sasuke walked towards the couple's room, the only place he didn't even bother to look, much less think.

He did not bother to knock as he really didn't feel the need to do it. Narima wasn't there so surely, his brother would not mind him intruding. And even if he did, he'll just have to deal with it, he thought. He opened the door and closed it softly but firmly, drawing the attention of the man sitting on the edge of the bed with his hands unnaturally running through his raven hair. If Itachi had seen this particular attitude confusing, as Sasuke didn't have this habit in him before, he didn't reveal any of it, at least physically.

Sasuke abruptly stood up when he saw his elder brother, looking alarmed at once. Itachi is never a person who walks into others quarters even if his life depends on it. His brother is the type of person who still knocks on the door like nothing is happening even if the entire building collapses so Sasuke figures that the situation might have been an extreme emergency to have his bizarre brother break his insane and redundant attitude of acting like 'Everything is normal and I'm happy'.

"What is it? Something wrong?" Sasuke asked frantically, though he remained stoic. He was about to head outside in worry when a hand gripped his elbow lightly to stop him from going further. He looked at his brother inquiringly.

"I just want to talk." His brother said while frowning slightly. Sasuke took a second to process what his brother had said in his frantic and chaotic mind. He had been thinking about different scenarios that could have broken his brother's insanely bizarre attitude. When he understood what Itachi had said, he stopped and stared at his brother dumbly.

"About you and Narima's twin brother, Naruto." Itachi explained further seeing the blank look on his brother's face. He frowned, wondering why his little brother looked at him as if he had grown another head after that sentence. He was saved from questioning by his little brother's words.

"Bloody hell." Sasuke murmured while rolling his eyes away from his brother's face. Itachi moved his usually very still face by raising his eyebrows past his hairlines in puzzlement at Sasuke's words. That is the first time he had ever heard his little brother cursed. And he realized that it probably wasn't the first time he had done so, considering how familiar Sasuke had uttered the words. Itachi wondered when his little brother started to have that habit as he certainly didn't have that kind of reactionary response when startled so many years ago.

Sasuke walked away from his brother's grasp and headed towards the balcony of his room, looking at the view his balcony could provide him. He ran his slightly shaking hands through his hair, messing them up in the process. Sasuke didn't even mind that he was ruffling his hair that he so hated to be messed up. He just continue on doing it, pulling his hair slightly so he could feel the slight pain at the tug.

Because Itachi was puzzled at the very unusual attitude his brother is doing, he asked while still standing at the closed door.

"What is the matter Sasuke? You are acting very unusual today." Sasuke looked at his brother, facing him fully, looking at him with an odd expression on his face that Itachi frowned in clear puzzlement, an unusual expression on Itachi's very still face. It seems that I had been expressing more emotions now more than I usually do, Itachi thought absently.

"You're the one who is unusual today brother." Sasuke finally said, walking towards the edge of the king-sized bed and sat down.

Itachi didn't ask permission to be seated. He just sat down at the chair on the bedside table. "I'm not being unusual today little brother."

"No? Not being unusual? Are you serious?" Sasuke asked in astonishment. He cannot help but feel incredulous at his brother, that's why his words came out informally. "I'm sorry about that brother." Sasuke said immediately, seeing his brother's eyebrow rose again. "I cannot help but say it like that. Surely, you know your own attitude. You would never have just entered other people's quarters even if there are attacks all over the kingdom. You would just knock like nothing is wrong. So what do you think is wrong with your attitude now?"

"Oh." His big brother only said. Itachi realized the truthfulness of his brother's statement and he could only nod, knowing full well what his attitude is and what he is doing now that really was out of his usual one, though he failed to see what was wrong with it. And now that that was mentioned, he wondered why he felt the need to enter his little brother's quarters if what he really just wanted was to talk. He dismissed the thought from his mind, deeming it unimportant.

"Yes brother, 'oh'." Sasuke repeated his brother's word sarcastically. He sighed and shook his head before asking. "What is so wrong that you felt the immediate need to barge in our quarters? Not that I mind brother, but it is most unusual."

"I told you. I want to talk about you and Naruto." Itachi answered. He stood up and moved the chair he had occupied earlier towards the edge of the bed where his little brother is sitting and sat down again. He looked at Sasuke with unwavering gaze that Sasuke felt slightly uncomfortable.

"What about us?" Sasuke asked his brother almost casually, though he still felt weary. And in a second, his mind provided him of a double meaning of the question he had asked. Yes, what about you and Naruto? You're married now. You won't be able to have him anymore. Sasuke shook his head violently, not really thinking that his brother would probably ask what is wrong to have him shake his head violently like that. He needed to erase that train of thought from his mind. It's making him dizzy and is making him feel confuse at his own emotion again.

"What is wrong Sasuke? You have done some very unusual things since you saw the Uzumaki Prince." Itachi asked, worried about his little brother. Sasuke is a calm and collected Prince of Uchiha. He might have had a bit of a temper and is somewhat cold, but that was never threatened by anything. This is only the first time he saw his brother looking so frazzled. Well, maybe not the first as he also saw his brother in this state 7 years ago, though it probably was worse now than before as he can clearly see his brother struggling to control himself.

"Nothing for you to worry about Brother." But somehow, his mind was also talking to him. Yea, you're brother had nothing to worry about your turbulent feelings for Naruto but what about you? Again, he shook his head to erase that train of thought, though this time he did it with a slight movement. "So? About me and Narima's twin?"

"Did you do something to him?" Itachi asked straight away, without even pausing to consider how he would phrase it. The question startled Sasuke and it was clearly stated on his face. He did not anticipate the question thrown at him, well at least how it was phrased. He should not have been surprised. Itachi is a blunt person after all. But still, the way his brother phrased the question, did his brother knew about his previous relationship with Naruto?

"Whatever do you mean?" he asked instead of answering. He saw his brother shot him a look and so he answered in what he called a safe one. "This is the first time we saw each other brother. How could I have done something to him?" he said in a straight voice, though in the weird look his brother gave him, his face probably betrayed him. He's having trouble controlling his emotions right now.

"He said he hates you." Itachi spoke again and Sasuke closed his mouth abruptly, the answer to his question jerked him out of his thoughts. He knew Naruto hates him. But he didn't think he would vocally say it to his family, to a member of his family. After all, he tried to be civil with him inside the private dinner room earlier.

"Did he tell you that?" Sasuke finally asked, trying to look casual as he was very aware his brother is looking for a reaction from him.

"No." Itachi answered, never wavering his look on him.

"But you said—"

"He told his sister. I followed them when the entire family fired a question at you. You probably didn't notice that I left because you were busy answering them. I heard him speak to his sister. Narima was asking about the tense atmosphere about you and him." And I was wondering about that myself. Itachi thought.

"And he said he hates me?" For some reason, Sasuke questioned in a way that made him sound as if he was choking on his words that Itachi frowned in concern. Sasuke seems to lose his composure whenever they are talking about the Uzumaki Prince. Though concerned, he still answered his little brother's question.

"He didn't say he hates you. He said he just don't like you." Itachi said and he continued speaking even when his little brother looked up to him with an odd look in his eyes that Itachi couldn't quite place. "But his voice suggested a deeper meaning of the word 'dislike'. He seems to strangely feel a totally deeper degree of dislike that I would have passed as loathing. If what you said is true and this is only the first time you have seen each other, then why the special amount of dislike? I do not understand."

Itachi was startled when Sasuke suddenly stood up and walked around the room like a very agitated man. Well, he probably was.

"Are you sure brother? Maybe he only really feels dislike towards me. Maybe you are only imagining it. Maybe—"

"Brother, you're babbling." The instant Itachi spoke those words, Sasuke shut up and looked at him. "I am not just thinking about it Sasuke. I heard it. I know how deep he had said it. There is a definite conviction in his voice that I could never mistake it. I often heard it in other patients I had who hates their sickness that I am familiar with it. Now, tell me. Why are you looking so frantic?"

"Nothing brother. Do not worry about it." Sasuke quickly said. The quick answer probably agitated his brother more than his actions earlier because concern was written on his brother's face. He saw his brother was about to speak again, so he cut him off. "I need to be alone brother. Narima clearly gave me the look that says she'll speak to me after she is finished talking to her brother. I need a minute to think clearly."

Itachi looked at his little brother. He cannot understand why he look so frantic and on the verge of edginess and panic. Itachi never saw his brother like this before. Never. He cannot comprehend it. And Sasuke is clearly asking for some space. To think. To clear his own mind. Sasuke has never been like this. He has never admitted weakness to anyone. Not even his own family. But those words are clearly saying his mind cannot clearly think straight. That is a weakness for his brother.

"Alright." He said. Itachi shook his head in confusion before walking towards the door.

"Brother." Sasuke's voice called him and so he stopped. He looked behind him just to see his little brother looking at him with a haunted look on his face that Itachi became speechless in shock. He can clearly see his brother was not even bothering to mask his own emotions. "Please, do not speak to anyone about what we talked about." Sasuke asked and Itachi found himself nodding. He felt like he is looking at a 10-year-old troubled child that Sasuke was before.

"Do not worry little brother. This conversation is just between us." Itachi said before he opened the door and closed it. He probably won't understand the emotions Sasuke is feeling as he didn't know what it is in the first place. Though he knew there is more between Sasuke and the Uzumaki Prince. He will find out about it. He will. And he will help his brother in whatever it is he is feeling.

Sasuke sighed when the door was finally closed and he was left alone in the room where he and Narima are sleeping. He needed the time alone to think. He didn't think he would be able to with his brother inside the room. His mind is currently in chaos and he needed to sort them out.

He knew Naruto hated him, but not to the point where the hate could be traced in his voice. And that gave him hope That they might be able to fix their relationship, at least to being friends as the Naruto he knew those distant 10 years ago was easily angered and it's clearly all over his voice and actions. Did he really hate him so much to the point of loathing him? Sasuke laughed bitterly to himself. He was too naïve. He was too hopeful to think that Naruto would be able to allow him to his life again when in the first place, he had been the one to end their relationship.

And he was too stupid to even think that the Naruto 10 years ago will be the same as the Naruto in the present. People change, and after all this years, he can clearly see the difference. He can clearly see that there were major changes on the blonde, though there are still some that is still the same.

What did he say that day again? He asked himself.

I knew you only say you love me because of my money.

His young voice rang through his head. It sounded almost immediately that he almost jump in surprise. His eyes went wide when he heard his voice in his head. He tried to clear the voice as he knew it would be really horrible. The words alone terrified him. But the voice that provided him the memory 10 years in the past didn't stop. It seems his mind wanted to torment him.

I should have known that ploy of being your first was a strategy to make me trust you.

He shouted at his head to stop. He didn't want to remember. He had pushed the memory in the very back of his mind many years ago to be able to move on, but now they are coming back. The voice continued in his head, changing from time to time.

You are too conceited sometimes Sasuke!

This time, the voice of Naruto 10 years ago rang through his head. And he stopped shouting in his head a bit to listen to the childish young voice of the blonde that he loved so much.

Come on, you need to accept that my designs are brilliant!

Hey Sasuke, give me a piggyback ride!

Accept your mistake idiot!

He cannot help it, the voices keep on coming in his head. Naruto's childish voice, his irritated and persuasive tone. He started shouting mentally again for it to stop, to stop the memories pouring in his head. Even though he clutched his head and shook it for the voices and images to stop, it won't listen. It only stubbornly continued to provide him with his memories 10 years ago.

He saw Naruto's pout,

His anger,

His irritation,

His excitement,

His smile.

I love you Sasuke.

The loving and dedicated voice of Naruto rang through his head and his eyes began to go wide. He cannot stop it. It continued to torment him.

At least I had my revenge. If being your first is your ploy for me to trust you, then you didn't really know me that much.

No, no, stop. He continued the mantra in his head as he already knew what the next words are. But they didn't stop. They continued appearing and there was nothing Sasuke could do as his mind supplied him with the memory that ended his sweet happiness 10 years ago.

Did you know, that I only said I loved you because I wanted to be your first? I didn't know you were that easy. So, were even.

"STOP!" He shouted. And all the images, the flashes, the voices, stopped abruptly, finally giving him some space. But it was too late. His mind gave him the answer he wanted, and he realized that he really had been too naïve to think Naruto didn't really loath him.

Because now he remembered everything that happened so vividly it was like it only happened yesterday and he knew,

That he broke up with Naruto in the worst possible way.

And now he finally knew that the blonde really didn't deserve it.

And for the first time after 10 long years, he cried. He cried his bleeding heart out.

A/N:

What do you think? I was... having my revenge here, jeje... I wanted Sasuke to suffer. And there is no other option in this situation than to do it mentally. Peace for those who got mad at me... jeje *nervous*

Now, at least you have an idea what Sasuke did to my blonde friend.

Again, look forward for my next chapter.

Sorry for the short chapter. I'll make it slightly longer than this at the next one. And please review. The more review I get, the faster and more motivated I am to write more and update! :))