Allow me to pause, let me take a breather.

I cannot seem to grasp the concept that you call the night, it's so excitingly silent, to the point that it gets on my nerves. It is sweet, cool, and perhaps just a little bit to silent and incredibly lonely. You never once told me of the other things the night hid under the moon though…you never told me that the night could make my blood sing, and that passion swam around it, that maybe it does not have to be as lonely as it feels.

The night has suddenly done something the day had never done for me.

Exhaustion, heat, boredom, stress, all builds up during the day. And the resolution, the relaxing of it, the night makes all day's stress come undone. Why is it that the night is an asylum, silent, crazy, and fun…why is it that my heart suddenly beats so fast…why is it the night that seems to make me long, and makes me wish, and makes me believe…

I'm at the edge of the moon and the beat is dancing through me…I think, this is what they call, or what they say, when you say that you have fallen in love…I think I just fell in love…And you know what else?

I want to share this feeling with you…

Chapter 7

The Other Side Of The Night Is-Dangerous

The late evening sun was blazing over them, as the woods surrounded them. Everywhere you looked, you would see a shinning green color, like diamonds glittering between the leafs. A sight like this was never seen in the night, and it was fun, Obito had to say, to know both. To know the beauty of day, and the breathlessness of the night, but that was not the main issue today. The fact that it was a nice day, and that it was soon ending, it meant nothing.

Obito was nervous and Itachi was sulking.

They had gone on a school field trip and were required to fall asleep there, in a cabin out in the middle of forest or something "Man, I wish I was still working" Itachi glanced up at his cousin with arched eyebrows.

"You used to work? How old are you" Obito glanced over at Itachi and smiled.

"Twenty-three"

"Isn't it illegal to work already" Obito sighed and shook his head, he'd rather not say anything else, or he'll get punished. Itachi noticed that his cousin was holding back on him and keeping back many secrets. It irritated him to no end. "I know you are hiding something Obito, you father and Shisui as well, I'll get at the bottom of it," He hissed.

"Shouldn't you be unpacking your bed already?" Itachi narrowed his eyes.

"Why won't you just tell me?"

"Sorry, I would…but your father already scolded me for saying too much" both Uchiha's sighed. Their teacher came into the small cabin and smiled at all of them.

"Dusk is approaching soon, so why don't we go get some dinner?" she suggested. Everyone tiredly and nodded, once you stepped outside you could see all the snow that this place already had. Itachi hated the snow sometimes, and today was the day he hated it the most. It was cold and ruining his mood even more. They walked outside and across a plane of snow until they reached the cafeteria, once there they all sat down in a seat and begun to eat.

All the time Obito was glancing at the young Uchiha, only a year younger than he was and he looked tired and angry at life. Maybe…he could let something slip. Every time he thought of something to say, his words got caught on his throat and he was not able to finish his sentence. He and Itachi ate in silence while everyone else ate loudly. Naruto was engulfed in his food, Sakura, Ino and the others just watched him wolf it down.

The whole day seemed like a blur and before they knew it they were back in the sleeping quarters, everyone was already yawning and getting in bed. "Itachi, would you like some water, are you cold? Would you like another blanket?" Obito asked quietly, he could not help it. Since he was of the night he would always take care of Sasuke as his younger brother, and Itachi was no difference. Itachi took the water bottle but nothing else and after drinking some, he settled into bed.

He was waiting for sleep to come to him like everyone else. The teacher had turned off the lights and closed every window so no more light would get in, but Itachi found it hard to even close his eyes. It scared him that night was soon going to come and he would be wide-awake. More time passed, and nothing. By this time, everyone was already snoring and there was a serene yet uncomfortable air around Itachi.

He felt something heavy in his chest and the restlessness made him sit up with a sigh. He felt as though he wanted to hit his head with something just to knock out. "Shut up Kakashi" Itachi looked to his side with a start when he heard that whisper. It was Obito, he was still up and he was talking with Kakashi on the phone, their silver haired teacher had been sick and had missed coming here with them. Arching an eyebrow he leaned over Obito and asked in a depressed voice:

"Why are you still up?"

"Ah, Itachi" Obito sat up startled greatly; Itachi should have been asleep already. "Kakashi, I'll talk to you soon, I have to take care of my cousin" with that he hung up and turned to Itachi who had a sadden expression on his face. "What's the matter?" Obito's voice was soft and melodic and it made Itachi want to cry, but he suppressed it.

"I can't sleep" This took Obito by surprise.

"What?"

"I can't sleep" Itachi repeated and Obito sat up to place a hand on his forehead. His eyes widen when he felt Itachi with a slight fever and at the same time a longing look. Had Itachi reached his time-stop? That was impossible. Why now of all times, he was not sure what to do…this was going to be Itachi's first time in the night.

"What do you want to do then?" Obito decided to ask, not making a big deal out of it but sure to tell his aunt and uncle as soon as he got home.

"Tell me about Sasuke and what you are hiding" Obito and Itachi glared at each other.

"That is an unfair game cousin"

"Nothing is fair, now tell me"


Night Of the Homecoming

The nights had been tedious and quiet that Shisui wanted to bang his head against something. How long had it been? Three days? How many hours? He no longer had the will to count. He was tired of it all. He felt as though he was getting older by the second. "Come, cousin, stop your sulking the football rally is about to begin. They have returned home victorious,"

"You guys play football? I bet the crowd is so quiet that it will put more stress on me to stay that way" The older Uchiha sobbed making Sasuke and Kimimaro look at him weird before looking at each other with a grin. Kimimaro brought out a blow horn then and blew it right in Shisui's sulking face. The restless Uchiha jumped to his feet and looked scare for a moment. That was not something he had been expecting after spending his nights in so much quiet that it was head throbbing.

"This is a time of noise come on," Kimimaro said with a smile, his voice still so soft that it was hard to believe what he had just done.

"Come on cousin"

"Sure whatever" they walked out of the classroom where they had left their stuff, students rushing around, some shirtless. They were all going to the stadium. It looked so beautiful at night. The lights hitting it just right it looked like a pearl in the night. Shisui was surprised by all the chanting, all the cheers. It was amazing how the noise that filled the air was in harmony with the night.

"Welcome all, today is a special occasion, and I hope that you enjoy the drill team!" Shisui watched the principal trying to talk through the noise. Soroutobi Asuma that was his name, at least he was sure that was the man's name. Shisui felt his hand be grabbed by his younger cousin and Kimimaro a he was pulled to the high stands.

The fun was about to begin.

"Drill team?" He had to yell to be heard. He really had not expected everyone to be so lively and noisy at this time of night, everything was usually quiet. He felt as though his head was spinning, the fresh grass was wet and you could smell it. The way it glowed so beautifully a green glow, it was nearly dream like.

"Ah-huh, they over threw the cheerleaders, now we have a drill team" Shiusi looked out into the crowd as an electric guitar started to sound, filling the night air and making the breeze of the night dance with it. Soon they came to a stop and he was able to see what was going on, boys were at the side and there was a small group of about eight girls in the center of them. They were dressed in black lathered outfits that covered the center of their body. Their bare arms only had white fingerless gloves on their hands.

Their feet that stomped on the ground were bare, except for the fact that they had leg warmers, their hands moved to the side, up and down, to the side and then their bodies danced in the movements as well. They were hypnotic in their movement, as the center one with the blackest hair caught his eyes, her gray eyes like the moon. Her movements leading the others in time and rhythm, hips swayed from side to side and a rich brown color on her lips.

I like the way, the way she dance

She seemed to smile here and there, then again, she was probably teasing him, or he was seeing things. Her hair moved from side to side, catching the light and shinning partly in a white color. She was the sexiest out of every other girl there in the team. This was ridiculous, what was happening to him? Why was he feeling in such a way? Why were the hairs on the back of his neck suddenly standing on end....

Shisui shook his head and looked over to Kimimaro and Sasuke who were dancing against each other, it was erotic…yet not as erotic as the girl in the middle of the field who was moving left to right, shaking her body. He could not explain why his body was heating up and why his heart was speeding up so fast. He was really hoping to get a grip of himself, to ask Sasuke and Kimimaro what was going on, but the two of them looked so lost in a trance and it did not seem like they were going to answer him even if he asked.

It did not take long for the rhythm of their movements to mix in with music. It fallowed the sound of an electric guitar a sexy bam, bam, bam, bam, ta, tat, tad tat that made you want to move along with them. Uplifted you from your chair, some dancing like Kimimaro and Sasuke and others simply nodding their heads to the beat and smiling widely. Just some movement, something, it seemed to make the blood in his veins sing and sizzle at the thought of getting to moving.

The noise was insane.

She take the thug

Put 'em in a trance

She shake her ass

Like an avalanche

Black leather, twinkling bells, and fairy jingles the sounds of the music making him shiver and something known as adrenaline rushed down his spine. It was indescribable, what the night's cold air was doing to him. The sounds working in a hard beat harmony that left him breathless. Everything seemed to be glowing and the night itself seemed to be dancing. The feelings all around him were making him feel dizzy and he could hardly tell what was going on, he felt as though he was high and he had not even smoked a thing.

It was like a harmony playing in the dark midst that was the night.

It was like a dream in the back of his head and he felt completely trapped. He was not sure if he wanted to escape or stay here. It truly was an asylum that he was trapped in and someone had the key...she had it. He knew it. Whatever it was, he was not sure what he could call the feeling.

Yearning, it was a yearning thing and it was calling towards him and it was pulling him towards her. It was making him want to sink onto his knees and become that pretty dominatrix's slave. He could feel it burning, he could feel it like an itch that he couldn't scratch. What was the night doing to him...why was he acting like this...Whatever it was, it was a feeling he was scared of, and one he wanted to keep. Even if his heart felt like it was about to burst...

He needed to know her, and he didn't know what else to do...

Lookin to her eyes

And you takin' the chance

I see the fire in her eyes

Fire in her eyes

The way she move

She got the fire in her eyes!

The girls that was his biggest problem, no, not all of them only the one in the center with the spunky attitude and her eyes that could rival the moon. Everything about her, her waist, her body, her smile, her eyes, and her hair…it made him feel lost.

They all seemed to throw themselves into the ground Laying there and then the ones at the side slowly came up. They did cart wheels at each side of the girls lying in between and as soon as they landed on the opposite side, started to belly dance as best they could. The ones in between rolled around to their stomachs and then pushed up as if doing pushups, but only their behinds came up to the air and then they pushed up off the floor and swayed their hips in fast motions before turning around and assaulting you with their eyes.

At least, that is what Shisui thought when he saw her eyes once again, gray and clear as the moon. Who was she?

He could almost say that he was in lust.

Fire on her waist

Fire on her thighs

But I love the scandal

She so dangerous, dangerous)-Wyclef and Ying Yang Twins Song Dangerous A Part of it (

He could not take it anymore. He turned to Sasuke and pulled him close to his chest in a possessive manner and away from Kimimaro. This was his baby cousin, this was Itachi's future, and it was pissing him off, everything was and he needed out of here. Sasuke was startled by Shisui's sudden need to leave with him in tow. "Cousin, are you alright, what is the matter?" Sasuke tried to call out, but he doubted his words reached Shisui's ears. The distressed look on his cousin's face worried him and just as they were nearly out and away from the noise and back on the dead silent night, Sasuke pulled away and glared. "What is the matter with you?"

"What the hell is this Sasuke? What is it?" Shisui demanded.

"What is what, are you insane cousin" It was a harsh whisper of confusion.

"I don't know maybe" Shisui was shaking and Sasuke sighed. He hated to see others be scared and right now Shisui looked terrified.

"Tell me, what's got you questioning what you just saw?" Shisui was amazed that Sasuke was even comforting him. The silence lingered and his heart went back to normal, his body seemed to relax. He was confused at his own strange reaction. "Cousin Shisui?" Sasuke asked after a while, he was getting bored with this.

"Sasuke…have you ever had your heart beat so fast you thought it would explode" Sasuke made a face.

"No"

"Well, I just did, and it was all that girls fault"

"Huh" Sasuke said tilting his head, so cute and innocent. Shisui wanted to smash his head and make him know. He was about to retort something else when Sasuke seemed to figure out something and then said.

"You mean the main drill team member, Akihime Asakura."

"What?" Shisui said.

"Well, I have heard others say that she drives them crazy, I don't see what they mean. That's probably what you felt" Shisui did not know if Sasuke was playing around with him or what, but he felt as though Sasuke did not understand. What would the boy know about the rushing feelings that still buzzed in his veins? He grabbed the boy by the shoulders and started to shake him.

"No Sasuke! YOU ARE DRIVING ME INSANE!" Sasuke glared.

"You are too loud" Sasuke murmured in a low and innocent voice. Kimimaro had come and looked for them stood to the side, covering his ears as well, but amusement danced over his green orbs.

"Very loud" the silver haired boy added in and that was enough to break Shisui's sanity.

"AAARRRGGGHHH!!" This only got Kimimaro and Sasuke to fall in a fit of laughter...the night. It was all the nights fall that Sasuke was this way. It was all the nights fall that he was here now, and he was feeling this way...whatever it was.

The night, was dangerous as an affair.


Back To the camp

Itachi and Obito were glaring at each other.

Somehow, this had turned out to be a game of poker. Obito had suggested a round of strip poker but when he saw how good Itachi was, he decided against it. He did not want to end up naked when it was so cold. As for Itachi, he was more than glad to settle for poker that will get him his answers, so this was a game Obito could not afford to lose. Itachi looked up from his card and smirked, Obito gritted his teeth. "Remember, if I win this hand you have to tell me where Sasuke really is"

"Yeah, yeah, and if I win you have to tell me why you want to know so badly" Itachi tsked, not as if he had anything to hide.

"I know"

At the center of the game stood A, 4,6,2,5. Itachi had a Jack and a Queen in his hands. Obito had an A's and eight card.

"Ace high" Itachi said.

"Pair of Aces" Obito proudly showed his cards, Itachi wanted to punch something. He had lost. Sighing he nodded his head.

"What do you want to know exactly?"

"Tell me, are you in love with Sasuke and if so why?" Itachi had never been asked such a question; he had never even asked himself that question.

"What?" Obito was about to repeated but stopped himself when he noticed how shaken Itachi was. "Do you believe I am in love with Sasuke?"

"You're not?"

"I don't know" Itachi tilted his head "But I do miss him, and I would do anything to see him again. What more can I ask for, all I want is my younger brother back"

What where they doing here then?


Well, it has been a long time since I last updated this fic. It was about time. Damn, I have to get my head straight on this one and try to update a little faster. We'll see. WEll THaNK YOU for all who reviewed! means alot. I just hope that you continue to enjoy this fic, even if it's not so popular, I like it myself.

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