7
When Bad Meets Evil
Extracting The Truth
It was midnight, in the distance Sasuke could hear the singing of a lone bird as it cried for the moon and all he could do was walk away. He had done everything to erase every trace of himself, from this place, leaving it all as if he had never been here. As for people who had left campus grounds like that blond and red head, he really could not do a thing. Besides them, there were two annoying perverted girls he could do nothing about either. But by the time they returned he would have already vanished into the night and there would be no day to face.
He had to wonder though, why those girls kept chasing those boys. They had called it chasing love….but what was love anyway? He could hardly feel anything or care about anything that they had told him.
The bird kept singing, its lovely melody to the full moon that shone up above and he wondered exactly where his life was going to lead him this time. When was he ever going to be complete and satisfied with where ever he went, or better said when he was going to find where he wanted to be, where he belonged. It hurt….that lonely feeling and he hated it with a passion…..this feeling.
It was so heavy.
"What's going on here?"
"Mikoto!" Fugaku begun his fake laughter "You see, Itachi found that fake birth certificate I made for when we were going to adopt him a brother, before he even said he didn't want one!" Mikoto was confused and so was his mother Annabel. This was not good, not good at all; cause if that woman got her hands on that certificate there was no telling what would happen. There was no way he was going to put his child in the danger of this woman. He needed to get that paper back from Itachi.
"You did?" both Mikoto and Annabel both said. Mikoto looked confused while Annabel dropped a weary eye over the paper that was crushed in Itachi's hand.
"May I see it Itachi?" she asked politely smiling as she asked for the paper. Itachi looked over at her and backed away. There was something in her eyes that he didn't like and he felt possessive of the information he now held in his hand. "What's wrong Itachi?I just want to see the certificate your father had made, and wonder why he even made it at all " she said as sweetly as she could when Itachi didn't hand it to her. She knew that there was something being kept from her, but why Itachi would have something to keep was beyond her.
"This is between me and dad, and possibly mom, but not you!" Itachi hissed out in a cold tone of voice that would have made the earth cave in if it could at that moment. "So, back away"
"Itachi" She gasped at his rudeness. In reality she could care less how rude Itachi was. She just needed that information and she needed it now.
"Cut the drama, go away" Fugaku took a deep breath, relieved that Itachi had not showed it to his mother. Annabel narrowed her eyes angrily. Then she turned to Fugaku, suspicion growing in her eyes. It couldn't be, could it……because there was no way Fugaku could have a fake certificate done without the identification of the Baby. They had never adopted, and they had never even signed up for adoption, so why would a certificate be made? A worthless one at that, and yet she was not allowed to see it.
"You killed it didn't you? You must have killed it!" she growled out making Itachi and Mikoto look at them weird. Fugaku got a stern look in his face for once in a long while as he faced his mother. "You did kill it RIGHT!" She yelled the last part. That child from eighteen years ago had to be dead! Had to even be gone from the earth itself! Fugaku was angry, Annabel was angry.
"And what if I didn't mother" Fugaku spat and Annabel got a shocked look in her face.
"He's walking isn't he; he's out in this world…." The old lady looked like she was about to stumble back, her face contorted in pure disgust and hatred. Mikoto was still confused and she looked from Itachi, to Annabel, to her husband. Then she sighed, and looked Fugaku in the eye.
"Fugaku, sweet heart, love of my life. If you don't tell me what is going on here then I'm going to be forced to unleash a demon within me that you have never seen before" her eyes were a crimson red and that alone made Itachi and everyone else back away. When Uchiha Mikoto was angered there was no telling what fate would befall you, either way, it was not going to be a good one. Annabel sat down and huffed, she knew Mikoto was stronger than her but there was no way she was going to admit it.
She always wanted to be above the rest! She sneered and turned to her son "Yes, Fugaku darling tell her how you saved your son's precious life" the woman mocked. She licked her lips "Tell her how her little baby was going to be dead-"
"Itachi?" Mikoto cut in with a look horrified look on her face "Was something going to happen to my baby!" she demanded and Fugaku sighed as he slumped in his chair the opposite side of his mother. He wanted to keep it inside, but he also had to learn that Sasuke was grown up. He already told Sasuke about her, he was sure Sasuke would be able to handle. He wanted to hit himself to the point he was no longer conscious so he wouldn't say anything.
"Mikoto darling, Please sit down and you to Itachi" Itachi and Mikoto moved in to sit down and Itachi kept the birth certificate crumpled down on his lap. Deidara and Sasori had fled the house when Mikoto got that angry look in her face, so it was just the family now. "You see, the day Itachi was born….you went into labor again…two hours later," he took a deep breath, making something so simple seem dramatic. "Itachi's twin brother, Sasuke was born" Fugaku said. Mikoto gasped with wide eyes in disbelief……she had another child out there?
Itachi's jaw tightened.
"WHAT!" Mikoto yelled. "What did….what…?" She felt lost as she remember all those talks she had with Annabel and then her horrible book on twins and she turned to the old lady "Please tell me she didn't touch him, please tell me she didn't get her hands on him!" Itachi wanted to know that as well. His grandmother was the last person he wanted touching his brother!
"Of course not," Fugaku defended and then slowly added "though she asked me to kill him. I took him away with that thought in mind"
"You didn't did you!" Mikoto demanded and this is what Itachi was waiting to hear. His heart was racing painfully in his chest; he swore he was going to die if his father ever even killed his brother. He was going to kill the old man for even touching his brother. He could not take that blow if he found out he had a brother and he had been killed. Fugaku looked down not knowing what to say, I mean, sure sometimes he had wanted to kill Sasuke because racing a child was hard for him and his lack of patience. Looking at his mother he also knew that It was not as if any of them would know his location. Sasuke was no longer here, and then the silence was too long. Mikoto's eyes widen "FUGAKU TELL ME YOU DIDN'T!"
He wanted to tell Mikoto that he had.
He didn't want his mother to know that Sasuke was still alive.
But Sasuke…he was grown.
The boy can fight, right. He'd be safe now.
Then looking at Itachi's face, he knew for the sake of Itachi had had to tell the truth.
Fugaku repeated that to himself and with that he made his decision, for the sake of Itachi's and Mikoto's sanity, he had to tell the truth. "No, I didn't Mikoto. I couldn't." Relief washed over Itachi and Mikoto. A great rush or relief "You remember all those times I told you I was going out of state for meetings and all that, well, I was actually raising the boy…though it made you think I was cheating on you, but you must understand that kid is more than a handful, worse than Itachi…and well" He kept his mouth shut, he knew he shouldn't even mention the thought of killing Sasuke. Mikoto smiled as she gave off a small laugh.
"Does he look like Itachi?"
"He's his twin, but there are some differences" Fugaku smiled back. Annabel narrowed her eyes and Itachi listened to every detail there was spoken about his twin. "His hair is short and spiky in the back, a dark blue, his eyes a deep black and his face is smooth" he said as he looked over at Itachi "Also the shape of his eyes are different, and he's a bit shorter, other than that, he's Itachi's exact replica" Mikoto smiled. Itachi was intrigued.
"I want to meet him" Annabel smirked at Mikoto's words.
"Yes, we would all love to meet him" Her sneer never left her face, but it did as soon as Fugaku spoke his next line.
"Uh well you see" Fugaku said scratching the back of his head "I don't…..really know…where he could be. He just left without a word" that made all the other three pissed off.
"WHAT!"
"Hey!" Fugaku said in defense "When I said that he was worse than Itachi I meant it, when he was small he was all over the place, always making a mess of things and being all clumsy" they all stared at Fugaku like he was crazy "And then when he learned to talk, damn it Mikoto that tongue of his takes after yours! Not to mention that he destroyed his baby sitter, out witted all my co-workers, and as soon as he turned eighteen he simply left saying that he could not wait to leave that place!!" Fugaku was panting "I asked him to come meet you and Itachi but he refused, said that he didn't want to, maybe later down the line and left"
Annabel looked displeased.
Itachi looked disheartened.
"But he is real, right?" Itachi asked, trying to make sure that he really had a twin brother out there. One that he needed to go out there and find now!
"Of course he is" Fugaku got up and walked out for a moment before coming back with the photo album. "See' Fugaku said "For every picture there is of Itachi, there is one of Sasuke" He pulled out one of Itachi's picture and then slowly pealed off one that had been discreetly pasted to the back. Then Itachi saw him, his twin brother. Smiling. Beautiful. He was as his father described, if not so more amazing then he first thought. Though it would be much better to meet him in person!
It felt as though his wish had come true.
"I want to see him" Itachi said and looked up at his father. "I want to meet him"
"Sorry, that' up to him if he wants to meet you" Itachi slammed his hands onto the table. By this time Annabel was already gone in search of Sasuke on her own, even if she was going with no lead or clue or anything. She needed a head start. Itachi on the other hand stood up taking the picture of his brother with him but paused when he remembered something.
Both his parents watched him with concern as a smirk crossed his face.
Itachi, Sasori, and Deidara were working hard now moving box after box as Deidara swept around the area and a bag and a dustpan to pick up every single thing. Itachi sighed when he placed another box over the other. They were nearly done. "So, yeah Itachi, as I was saying we met this one guy and he kind of looks like you, except his hair is short, his face doesn't have your weird wrinkles under his eyes and he is shorter" Deidara said and Itachi shrugged.
Deidara and Sasori!
He had to look for them, they were his only hope. With that he started to sprint out of the room.
"Itachi, where are you going?" His mom called out.
"Going to go find Sasuke!" She smiled a sad little smile.
"Alright, make sure you call me every day and that you change clothes every day and brush your teeth, and bathe please" then she added "bring your brother home with you"
"MOM!!" She giggled. "And sure, I'll call you!" Itachi said as he snatched his dad's cell phone of the counter with the charger and all. He needed a phone anyways. Also, what the hell was his mother talking about, of course he was going to bring his brother home with him!
"Hey!" Fugaku yelled and Itachi laughed as he left running. This was the best day of his life, and it would only get even better once he met his younger twin brother! What was he going to do as soon as he met the boy? He sighed, he had no clue. Fugaku sighed and then turned to Mikoto "You're not mad?" he asked.
"I am…." She narrowed her eyes "But, I'm happier that you didn't kill our son and I think it's cute that you raised him all by yourself. Itachi's twin brother" Fugaku and Mikoto both sighed. "I wonder what Itachi will do as soon as he meets him."
Fugaku shrugged, but he had an idea. One that didn't settle right with him at the moment.
Itachi first made a stop at his room where he quickly packed up what he deemed necessary in a backpack and bolted out of there, on his way he bumped into Kyuubi, Naruto, and Shisui who were all playing a game of chest on the outside tables. Kyuubi looked up and smirked when he saw Itachi running towards them "Yo Uchiha! Where's the fire"
"Funny" Itachi muttered at the orange headed guy as he came to a stop before them. "Anyway, have any of you seen Deidara and Sasori" All three cringed at the mention of the blond and red head. There was a couple they had not expected to see anytime soon either.
"Haven't we ever?" Naruto asked making the other two look away with disturbed faces on.
"We did, but we advice you that you don't cause they were going at it" Kyuubi shook his head of the memory, how many times now? Really, not something he wanted to see in the middle of a hot afternoon. Itachi rolled his eyes; this was just like when they were kids. Sasori and Deidara had not changed at all.
"Where?" He demanded.
"Over there" they pointed to a bush on the far side that was shaking violently and small moans and deep groans were coming out of it. He quickly ran over to it and the other three looked at Itachi, each wondering what was up with Itachi. It was not like the guy was crazy but he seemed uneasy, and the fact that he was going to go disturb those two, it was madness. Itachi stopped a little way off and blasted the bush with one of his fire techniques and out came Deidara and Sasori screaming and shirtless. They looked over at Itachi angrily once they managed to put the flames out.
This had Naruto and Kyuubi laughing loudly and Shisui looking at them as if they were crazy.
"Damn it, un!" Deidara kissed his arm, it was stinging now. Then he caressed Sasori's wounds with concern and both glared at Itachi.
"I need your help Deidara" Itachi stated ignoring their glares.
Deidara looked shocked. Itachi Uchiha asking his help? The world was about to crumble and he was not ready to die! "What?"
"I need you to tell me more about the guy that you met that looks like me?" Itachi gritted out through his teeth.
"Well, you can comeback to the university campus with us to meet him" Deidara said even Sasori was shocked at what Itachi was asking for. They were the last people in the world the Uchiha would ever come to asking for help, the guy must really be desperate. And they weren't the only ones who thought so, this was so unlike Itachi.
"Then lead the way" Itachi smirked in a way that had the red head and blond scared of him. He wanted them to know that he was still sane in his head and this was just a favor.
"Yes sir!"
Somewhere out there Sasuke was sitting in a car headed for the airport as he gazed up searching for a star. 'Starlight, star bring, first star I see tonight, Give me the strength to do what's right' He closed his eyes and out of his pocket brought out the picture of his older brother.
'Some day......Soon.'
He smiled sadly.
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