Distance

By: Silverwolf

Itachi enters into his place sometime after midnight. The older male is surprised to see everything in its place. A set of keys hits the table. The teen asleep on the couch jolts awake.

"Sorry." Sasuke looks towards Itachi. "Hn." The older male makes a face. "I shouldn't have just tossed my keys at the table." Sasuke makes a face. "You don't usually have company." Itachi shakes his head. "That shouldn't be an excuse."

Sasuke shrugs in response. "It's okay. All you did was wake me. Not like it's never happened to me before." "Sasuke, do you want to talk about any of that?" The raven teen shakes his head. "Can I get another blanket?" Itachi nods. "Why not sleep in your bed?" Sasuke shakes his head. "Not my bed. Though I'm used to a couch."

Itachi makes a fac. "are you bothered by a bed?" Sasuke shakes his head. "Not a bed. I just don't like the idea of that frame. If someone got angry they could lock me to it." Itachi sighs. "I wouldn't ever lock you up somewhere Sasuke. I don't know what you've been through. I don't even know how to make you realize that I care because you're my younger brother. I don't own you and I'm not someone that would pay for your time. But I can't even get you to understand hat I want to be a part of your life without being someone that's a part of the 'house' you came from."

The older Uchiha glances towards the younger Uchiha. Sasuke's eyes are closed. Itachi sighs and steps through the hall. The twenty one year old kicksa pair of shoes aside.

He returns to the room moments later. Itachi places a couple of blankets over Sasuke. "I would say sleep well but I learned the night before you have nightmares and the pace the house." Itachi shrugs, "I wish I knew how to help you in some way."

Sasuke curls up into a ball along the couch. Itachi notices the white devil hidden the throw blanket Sasuke first slept under. The coat the teen used as a blanket is now folded into a 'pillow'. Itachi sighs.

Sasuke calls out in his sleep. Itachi places his hand along the teen's head. The older Uchiha tries to comfort his younger sibling. Sasuke moves away. "Don't touch me," the teen yells in his sleep. Itachi moves his hand away.

The older Uchiha makes a face. He decides to try a different way to comfort the teen. The older male's touch does not comfort Sasuke. Itachi decided to sit along a chair. The raven male makes a face before deciding to hum a small portion of a song he remembers from childhood.

Slowly the teen begin to stretch out. Itachi carefully wipes the tears from Sasuke's eyes. "That's why you drink. You remember what happened. Everything plays back when you close your eyes." Itachi slowly pulls back his hand as Sasuke briefly leans against it. The raven teen seems relaxed for the first time Itachi can remember. The older male yawns. Itachi turns on a radio sitting in the family room. He lowers the volume to the disc playing. Wind chimes and rain can be heard from the small speakers. "I know it's not exactly music. But it might help" Itachi leaves Sasuke to sleep on the couch. The older raven makes his way through the house to his own room.

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Deidara sits awake in front of a movie. Naruto lies along the carpet covered by a blanket. The younger blonde hadn't spoke. And was hardly interested in food since joining the Yamanaka clan. He had only decided to 'attach' himself to Deidara.

It didn't help that Ino teased the blonde playfully upon her first sight of him. While the other teen hardly meant it to be mean it had sent the other blonde into a 'clinging' silence. Deidara makes a face as someone else along the screen dies a horrid death. Crystal eyes remain half open as Deidara stretches lightly. The older blonde finishes off half a can of cola before placing it back upon the table. Crystal eyes slowly finish closing as Ino creeps into the room."Deidara?" "Hm?" "Is he angry with me?" The older blonde shakes his head, "hardly. He's fearful Ino. He doesn't understand what's going on." The female sighs, "so have you decided to do something about the conversation you had with the detective?" Deidara shrugs, "even if I show up in front of Sasuke I don't know if he'll accept me. It's been two months Ino. It's possible he's given up on me." Ino makes a face, "if I had been through everything you went through with someone I would want to know what's going on in their life now. And if I was the other person I don't belive I could forget you in any way." Deidara smirks towards his sister as she sits along his legs lightly. Ino slowly realizes her brother is falling asleep as she sits in front of the movie. She hears her brother mutter in his sleep. "It's time Sasuke take his own path. And the detective prodigy should solve it himself." Ino sighs low realizing exactly what her brother's decision is.

A/N: This is where I've decided to end this story. I'm not sure if it even has the readers it once had. Though if anyone's interested in a sequel or anything then I guess you can tell me in a review.

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