I had this written yesterday but was too lazy to post because I was playing video games on my new X-box 360. This chapter is pretty short but I hope you like it.
Warnings: Yaoi, Yuri, implied one-sided incest(can be worked around if you don't like it)
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto nor am I Richard Bach(the person that wrote the quote that Itachi says).
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Human Error chapter six:
It Never was
The first thing Sasuke noticed when he awoke that morning was the smell of maple syrup and the sound of bacon sizzling as it hit the pan. The second thing was that his pillow was uncomfortably damp. His hand rose up to his face and he felt a slight wetness there. Brushing away the tears he sat up and gazed out the one-way mirrored glass, that most of the windows in the building were made of, and sighed.
Because of the spell that his brother had cast on him six years ago he hardly ever remembered any of his dreams, as they were usually dreams of the future. However, on the rare chance that he actually did remember a dream, he would remember it down to the last minute detail. Dreams of the past were exceptionally painful for him.
There was a light knocking on the door.
"Sasuke?" Itachi called opening the door a crack and stepping inside.
"Hai?" Sasuke said, turning to face his his brother.
"I just wanted to tell you that breakfast was..." he trailed off and surveyed the condition of his younger brother. Sasuke's eyes were red and puffy and there were tear stains on his face.
"Are you alright, Sasuke? You look like you've been crying." he asked, concern apparent in his voice.
Sasuke shook his head and gave his brother a warm smile.
"You worry too much, Ni-san! I'm fine! It was only a dream. So," Sasuke's smile widened.
"what's for breakfast?" he questioned.
"Your favorite, eggs Benedict with bacon instead of ham, and pancakes."
"Real maple syrup?"
"Of course, would you expect anything less?"
Sasuke shook his head.
"Nah, I'll be out in a minute just let me get changed, kay?"
"Alright, see you in a bit, Sasuke." Itachi smiled at him before closing the door and leaving Sasuke alone in the room.
Sasuke returned to staring wistfully out the window.
"Just a dream, eh?" he whispered softly to himself.
Because really that was all it was. There were many terrible things in this world and to get through life you had to put things behind you and just live to the best of your abilities. No matter how bad things got or how much you wanted to die you should try to live a good life. He could go on and on about how bad his life was but, it wouldn't change anything. He should put the past behind him and try to live for the future.
With that in mind he pulled the sheets that had been covering him off and walked toward the small closet in the room where he knew he would surely find some thing to wear. His brother took him out on frequent shopping trips when he wasn't busy and since he couldn't possibly carry all of the things that his brother bought him most of them eventually ended up here. Pulling out a pair of baggy jeans with a rather large amount of pockets and a black shirt he looked back out that window.
The obnoxiously brightly colored birds wouldn't stop their incessant twittering, the too-bright sun was peeking its way out from behind a white puffy cloud, a light layer of fresh snow covered the ground and the chimneys of the houses had a small curls of smoke emanating from them. It was one of those picture perfect happy days. Why should he be upset on a day like this?
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Itachi was reading the news paper and drinking a cup of coffee when Sasuke entered the dining room.
"Anything interesting?" Sasuke asked walking up behind his brother so he could see the headlines.
"Not really, some guy named Osoreda robbed a bank(1). Why don't you have a seat, your breakfast is getting cold. Itachi said sipping his coffee and pointing to the chair across from him in front of which sat a plate of food.
Nodding Sasuke went to the opposite side of the table and sat down in the chair.
"This looks good." he said picking up his fork.
"Well, anything must be better than what you usually have to deal with, ne?" Itachi said watching his brother happily eat his breakfast.
Sasuke's fork stopped halfway to his mouth.
"He tried to cook something the other day."
Itachi's eyes widened.
"Is your house still there?" he questioned.
"Surprisingly, yes. Though I still wouldn't let him within five feet of a kitchen."
"That bad, huh?"
When their father had tried to kill Sasuke they had been just a little bit shaken up about the incident. So, like the all supportive boyfriend that he was, Kakashi had tried to cook them a big meal, with all their favorite dishes. The key word there was, of course, tried. They had barely escaped with their lives and a few precious possessions before the, once grand, Uchiha estate was turned into nothing but ashes blowing in the wind. It a way, even though he had burned down their house, what Kakashi had done had freed them and they were no longer trapped in that house with all its dark memories. They had moved to Konoha about a week later as that was were the Akatsuki main office building was. By working at the Akatsuki, Itachi had enough money to buy whatever he needed and he had payed for a house for Kakashi to move into after he had said that he had wanted to stay near them.
"Yeah. Can't he hack into an on line cookbook sometime. Is that why you broke up with him?" Sasuke asked.
"That might have been one of the reasons but that's not why. We were best friends and being together just didn't seem to work for us." He sighed.
"Besides, I have feelings for someone else."
"Who? I haven't seen you date anybody in a while." Sasuke asked curiously.
"It doesn't matter, They don't think of me like that anyway."
"Ni-san!" Sasuke pouted. "Who?"
Itachi opened his mouth, unsure of what to say.
Knock Knock
"Sasuke!"
'Saved by a blond baka.' Itachi thought to himself.
"Sasuke!"
"You should go see what he wants." Itachi suggested to Sasuke.
Sasuke just shrugged.
"Whatever."
He walked over to the door and pulled it open.
"What do you what, dobe?" Sasuke asked glaring.(2)
"It's boring here sasuke!"
"And what do you want me to do about that?"
"Lets do something." Naruto said pulling Sasuke out of the room by the hand.
"Have fun!" Itachi called as they turned the corner.
Leaning up against the door frame he sighed once again as his words were whispered quietly, almost silently, into the now empty hallway.
"If you love something, set it free; if it comes back it's yours, if it doesn't, it never was."
And the light at the end of the hall flickered and died.
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1. Osoreda is the guy in death note that robbed a bank and the one that Raito killed on the bus to spaceland.
2. Sasuke acts very differently around his brother than he does around other people because he doesn't trust people much anymore.
Read and review! the more reviews I get the faster I update this story and get to the actual plot. And thank you everyone who reviewed the last few chapters.
