A/N: Howdy Ya'll! JK guys…..wat up. N2m here just chill and tryin to focus on my writing this summer. Ok so hope you enjoyed the last chapter, it was all about the interaction between the two and that stuff. So please R&R and thanx for reading.
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Italics mean thought
xxx means in another place/time
Bold/Italic means dream
Chapter 7: Nightmares and Memories
"You tried to kill me…" Naruto's voice was soft sad even.
Sasuke tossed and turned in his sheets.
"Why?" Naruto asked his voice barley above a whisper.
Naruto's voice rang in his dream.
"For power?" Naruto asked the words stumbling out of his mouth.
"Yes….I need the power to kill him…."
He turned again on his right side.
Naruto laughed a little.
"What's so funny?" Sasuke asked eyeing him slightly.
"Nothing. Just you already have all kinds of power, why do you need more?"
Sasuke tossed again trying to open his eyes from this nightmare but finding that they seemed glued shut.
"You can run but you can't hide! Where ever you go I'll find you and bring you back, you can't get away from me Sasuke!"
Sasuke shot up in a cold sweat.
He looked around and remembered he was in his room.
Another nightmare about Naruto.
The nightmares had been coming more and more frequently now, until it seemed entirely impossible to ignore them anymore.
He got up and looked out his window.
The moon was shining down on Konoha tonight, but it was not an unusual sight for the past few nights the moon had been big and bright.
He climbed back in bed, figuring he needed sleep for tomorrow he started his training with Kakashi sensei.
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Sayomi sighed as she stared out her window.
She smirked slightly.
It was surprising Tsunade was letting her be alone at night, after all that's the best time to strike an enemy or hit a target.
She would have thought that many would have said she had no proper protection during the night.
But all that was bull shit.
People should know that she could take care of her self.
After all she could kill with one stare.
A yawn escaped her mouth, she had to admit she was tired.
Sasuke had stayed for a while and then she had cooked him dinner.
After that they had desert in her living room in comfortable silence.
Sayomi stood and walked to her kitchen, she wanted tea or some thing warm to stop her stomach from the sudden nauseated feeling.
Although it wasn't a bad nauseated feeling, it was one of those ones where you've had to much of some thing and your feeling happy.
After making herself some jasmine tea Sayomi headed back to her living room.
She put the steaming cup to her lips letting the smell of fresh jasmine fill her nose, she took a small sip and put her cup down on the table.
A cold chill blow in through the window.
The air became cooler, and Sayomi became slightly cold.
She stood and went to shut the window, but when turning back around she came face to face with Itachi.
"Itachi." Sayomi allowed herself to be truly surprised.
He had startled her.
Itachi smirked.
"Its good to see you to kit."
Itachi pulled her close so that she was in his arms.
"I've missed you …"
Sayomi smiled, she liked hearing those words out of him.
"Really because I didn't miss you."
He allowed her freedom from his arms, watching as she backed up and stared at him a challenge in her eyes.
"Really?" He asked staring into her all to drowning blue eyes.
She smirked.
"Why would I miss you?" Her words were sassy and sarcastic.
If it were anyone else but Sayomi Itachi would have killed them in an instant, but with her he had let it go.
Although if any of his fellow Akatsuki saw him in a state like this, he could never live that down.
He moved at lighting speed grabbing Sayomi and cupping her face in his hands, making sure her blue eyes were drowning his own dull charcoal ones.
When he was sure Sayomi would not pull away he let his lips find hers.
The kiss started out soft but each found the other wanting more.
Sayomi parted their lips and let her forehead rest against his.
He smirked slightly.
"So you didn't miss me huh?"
Sayomi smiled and bit her lip.
"I guess I'm just a liar then."
Itachi smirked full on this time and pulled her lips toward his, kissing her deeply again.
When the two parted nothing was said.
Sayomi just rested her head against Itachi's chest listening to his heart beat.
"I've got something for you." Itachi said breaking the silence.
Sayomi lifted her head up and looked up at his handsome face.
Itachi let her break free of his grip.
He took of his Akatsuki cloak and placed it on the side of the couch.
He stared in her midnight blue eyes, never breaking eye contact with her he pulled out a small black box.
Sayomi stared at the box and blinked a couple of times.
"W-what?"
Itachi smiled.
"Open it."
She took the box gingerly, not exactly understanding any thing that was going on.
She was confused.
It's a box…. Sayomi tried thinking clearly.
I should not be scared of a box…
But I guess its not the box I'm scared of its what's inside the damn thing…
Itachi stared at her, he knew she was confused and he was highly amused by it.
Sayomi could be amusing at times, she was still young though.
Although she admittedly understood more then Sasuke ever could.
Sasuke was demanding and irrational like a child, a child Itachi would not deal with.
There were not many people who understood Itachi, and the few who could were an interesting bunch.
Another who had a slight understanding of him was Deidara.
Deidara was demanding and irrational like a mad man, a mad man Itachi could identify with.
Still even though he had a slight understanding he could not fully understand, Deidara was only able to understand his art and nothing else.
So he had forced the Uchiha massacre into the only filter he had, he might have had the right answer if for all the wrong reasons.
Then there was Sayomi, who at first seemed weak.
But as Itachi had gotten to know there was so much more to this girl then anyone could have imagined.
Itachi was happy, if one would call the feeling in the pit of his stomach that.
He had just passed the Chuunin exams a few days ago and was about to depart on his first official mission as a chuunin.
He made his way to the Urameshi compound, it was an escort mission.
This would be easy, all he had to do was to escort said person to the next village to be watched by distant family or something.
The only worry anyone had about the young chuunin was that enemy nin were after said person he was escorting.
Although people should know that Uchiha Itachi was plenty capable of taking care of himself.
After all he was the pride genius of the Uchiha.
That and a cold blooded killer.
The gate opened and a man emerged a tired expression spread on his face.
He nodded to Itachi.
"You are Itachi Uchiha?"
Itachi nodded.
"I am sir."
"I am Kyo Urameshi."
Itachi mentally sighed, this could not be who he was escorting, this man was a shinobi.
"Sayomi come."
A small girl appeared from around the gate.
She hide behind her fathers leg only letting her eyes be seen.
Itachi let his charcoal orbs settle on her midnight eyes.
"Sayomi, this is Uchiha Itachi he will be escorting you."
The small girl Sayomi stared up at her father, her lips set in a cute pout and her midnight orbs shiny with what looked like tears.
Itachi inwardly groaned he had no patients for whining babies, he had one of those at home by the name of Uchiha Sasuke.
Kyo cast a tender look at the small figure, he kneeled down.
"We will see each other soon."
Sayomi let tears trickle down her chubby cheeks.
Itachi watched as her father placed a tender kiss upon her forehead.
"I promise." Kyo said hugging Sayomi tightly.
Itachi let jealousy spread through him, his parents were never affectionate as he had just seen Kyo be to his daughter.
Kyo stood and pushed Sayomi toward Itachi.
He nodded to the older shinobi, looking down at the small child now in his care.
Itachi came back to reality looking at Sayomi who was staring at him looking amused.
"You ok Uchiha? Or do I need to call a medic-nin?"
He looked down at Sayomi and cocked an eyebrow.
"Fine…..now did you open my box?"
Sayomi looked back at the box in her hand.
She flipped the cover open finding herself staring at a bracelet.
Itachi looked down at her, he had her wrapped around his finger.
The bracelet he had given her was simple, yet it had an eye catching appearance about it.
The chain was a simple sterling silver, with small golden circles dangling off as charms.
"Itachi…"
He smirked and took it out of the box grabbing her wrist.
He snapped the clasp on and took he into his arms.
"We will see each other soon."
He cupped her face in his hands and kissed her hard, yet passionately.
He parted their lips and rested his forehead against hers.
"Promise." He whispered sweetly.
He let Sayomi break free from his grip as he grabbed his Akatsuki cloak.
Itachi watched as she turned toward the window staring at the moon.
He left planning their next move would be tough.
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Sasuke awoke to sun light on his face, some one had opened his curtain.
Some thing in his head was setting all his nerves on alert, yet his body seemed to want to sleep.
Sasuke groaned as he managed to pull himself out of bed.
If he remembered correctly he had shut his curtain after waking up from his nightmare.
But then why was it open?
Had he gotten up again and opened it.?
No, he was sure he had kept it shut.
Sasuke didn't like that he couldn't remember some thing as simple as opening and shutting a curtain.
He cautiously crept out of his room and to the bathroom.
After finishing in the bathroom he headed down stairs to the kitchen.
He opened the fridge looking for milk, but finding nothing.
He needed to go grocery shopping.
He wondered toward the door, he needed to get to the Urameshi compound.
But stopped when he realized some one else's shoes were sitting next to his.
He didn't recognize those shoes, but if he didn't recognize them then that meant some one was in his house…
All his senses went up in alert mode as he made his way to the living room.
Sayomi smirked as she watched Sasuke try to find her.
He had her amused which she liked.
She crept from her hiding spot and stood in the door way to the living room.
Sasuke sensed a new but slightly familiar chakra signal, he spun around finding his eyes drowning in midnight blue.
It was Sayomi.
She stared at him and unreadable expression in place.
She was dressed differently today, first off she was not wearing an elegant kimono.
Her upper body was clad in a long sleeved skin tight shirt, as for her legs they wore the short shorts she had on well.
"Morning…" Sayomi said her soft voice making its wat to his ears slowly.
"Morning?" Sasuke muttered.
He was slightly dumb founded, how had Sayomi gotten in his house?
Had he left the door open?
No he remembered shutting and locking up every thing.
Sayomi seemed to read his mind.
"I picked your lock, it wasn't hard."
Sasuke dimly realized himself nodding.
He was tired, sleep had not dawned on him till sun up.
Nightmares were what kept him company, they haunted him until he felt that he would go crazy.
Naruto's bloody body laying on the ground, his blue eyes dark with death, his blond hair dull with grey.
All these things haunted the Uchiha until no end.
"Sasuke?" Sayomi's voice pulled him out of thought.
"Are you ok? You seem out of it?"
Sasuke looked at her struggling to get what she was saying.
What was wrong with him?
Was it just his sleep deprived body or was he losing it?
Both he decided was the answer.
He looked back up to find Sayomi staring at him.
"I-I'm fine…" He stuttered.
Sayomi seemed to be looking at him more seriously now.
"Are you sure?"
He let a small unnoticeable sigh escape his lips.
The truth was he was not ok, but for now he would say he was.
"Yeah…"
Sayomi bit her lower lip slightly and turned toward the door, Sasuke let his feet follow her knowing that today would be another hard day.
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Naruto let a yawn escape him, he was being released from the hospital today.
When the nurse had first told him, he was off the wall.
Finally he could go and eat ramen, he could walk down by the docks, he could sit on his swing at the academy.
There was so much he could do now, although some thing bit at him.
Master Jiraiya had come to him last night.
Naruto sighed letting the memory replay in his head, trying to rethink every thing Mater Jiraiya had said.
Naruto lie in bed just thinking, he was tired and had been thinking about Sasuke.
He had been so deep in thought that only the noise outside his window seemed to shake him out.
He quickly got up and looked out the hospital window finding Master Jiraiya staring at him.
"Hello Naruto."
Naruto let himself be surprised, he didn't think he'd be seeing the legendary Sennin.
"Pervy Sage?"
Jiraiya looked at the younger ninja he still had bandages on his face and his whole upper body was clad in the white ribbon.
"I've come to make an announcement…"
Naruto stared at him curiously.
"You are now may official apprentice, with in three years I'll make you a full fledged ninja."
Jiraiya watched as complete surprise flashed in the boys blue eyes lighting up his whole face.
"While researching Orochimaru's art of immortality, some interesting news was brought to my attention regarding the Akatsuki."
"What kind of information?" Naruto's voice wavered with emotion.
"They won't come for you for another three or four years." Jiraiya said it coldly.
Naruto looked down, Sasuke's brother was in the Akatsuki.
The brother that Sasuke had to kill, the same brother that drove Sasuke to almost kill him.
Jiraiya stared at Naruto, as he knew Naruto was thinking of Sasuke.
He had been utterly surprised when he had heard Naruto successfully brought the Uchiha back.
But Jiraiya also knew that Sasuke would not last here long, sooner or later he would go and seek Orochimaru again.
"Listen Naruto…"
Naruto looked up suddenly.
"You must forget about Sasuke!" Jiraiya had said it as coldly as he could.
Anger flashed in the younger boys eyes.
"Sasuke went to Orochimaru willingly, it doesn't matter what you do for him…"
Naruto scold at the Sennin, he had no right to tell him what to do.
"He will not change."
"I know this. I've seen shinobi come and go. And Sasuke is of the same cloth as Orochimaru."
Jiraiya looked away from the boy.
"Forget Sasuke. It is the tragic path of self-righteous fools."
Naruto looked at Jiraiya, he was pissed.
Jiraiya had no right to tell him to forget Sasuke.
"He may not be anything to you, but Sasuke is my Best friend!"
Jiraiya let a cold smile spread upon his features.
"You call him friend! Look at what he's done to you!"
Naruto looked down.
"He….didn't….it wasn't…"
Jiraiya shook his head, letting himself remember a time he once believed the same about Orochimaru.
"Jiraiya your naiveté would be touching, were it not so stupid! You never do think things through…that's what makes it so easy to pull the wool over your eyes."
"So Orochimaru. I take it you won't change your mind then?"
"You're a joke! But enough of your stupidity!"
Jiraiya pulled himself out of thought and stared at Naruto, his head was down and he was staring at the blanket covering him.
Naruto….I was just like you….I believed Orochimaru had good in him some where.
However I wished for it…he was not coming back. For all my struggle all I was left with was this sense of powerlessness and regret….
I don't want you….to tread the same path…
"Sasuke is not your friend…"
Naruto looked up at him.
"Your no ordinary kid Naruto…you have the nine tailed fox spirit."
"And this is serious business."
Jiraiya paused.
"Someday you will face an enemy even greater than Orochimaru. You must forget Sasuke. Understand."
"….." Naruto said nothing.
"He was destined to leave sooner or later, or later…"
"Don't blame yourself…you must forget."
Naruto pulled himself out of thought, he had mixed feelings about every thing now.
Master Jiraiya had taken him as his apprentice, but still what he had said…..was he right?
Was Sasuke destined to leave sooner or later?
Was he a fool for believing Sasuke would stay?
The door opened and Kakashi stepped in.
"Ready?"
Naruto nodded and followed his former sensei out the door.
END
A/N: This is a pretty long chapter. Umm….also its pretty different from what I had first planned. But I think next chapter will be what I had first planned for this chapter. So moving on what'd ya think? Good, Bad, Eh? Tell me this in your review and please R&R Thanx! Reviewing means a lot to me!
