Dakishimetai Noni
Disclaimer: I DO NOT OWN NARUTO!
Itachi woke up in pain, a small trail of blood sliding down from his temple. Jiro was safe in his arms, his huge leathery wings wrapped tightly around the little bundle. Itachi's eyes widened as he looked around, looking for Sasuke. A cough was heard to his left. Itachi's head swiveled around to see a shaken and slightly bloody Tsunade walking towards him.
"Itachi? Are you alright?" She asked, her voice low. Itachi nodded and stood, retracting his wings into his back.
"Where's Sasuke?" Itachi asked, looking around at the crushed carriage.
"I haven't seen him. Are Yuki and Toshi with him?" Tsunade asked, looking around.
"Yes."
"Is he hurt?" Tsunade asked, looking to little Jiro. Large doe like eyes were looking around, small tear drops at the corner of his obsidian eyes. He started crying, his face quickly growing red.
"Oh Jiro. Please don't cry." Itachi whispered, rocking the little bundle gently.
"I don't think Sasuke's anywhere close." Tsunade said, her eyes glued to Jiro's crimson red face.
"Why do you say that?" Itachi questioned, still shushing Jiro as he rocked back and forth, trying to quiet the distressed baby.
"Vampire babies are notoriously quiet. They only cry when they're away from the parent that birthed them. It's kinda how you feel when you know for sure your away from Sasuke." Tsunade said, taking the little baby from Itachi's hands. "Go find Sasuke, I'll find Kita and we'll find someplace safe to hide. There's not much more we can do till reinforcements arrive."
"Reinforcements?"
"I sent the phoenix to the castle asking for help. Someone should come soon." Tsunade said, gently pushing Itachi away.
"Alright. Keep him safe, okay?" Tsunade nodded and turned in the opposite direction, looking for Kita and the other carriage.
Sasuke struggled to open his eyes. He could hear faint voices, but couldn't quite make out what they were saying. There was an obvious ache in his back and he found it hard to breath. His eyes hurt too, like he had stabbed them with a spork. There was a cold constricting band around both his wrists and he could feel he was on a metal surface. This seemed quite familiar.
Sasuke slowly opened his eyes, hissing as piercing light stung his eyes.
"Quiet! He's up!" A harsh voice sounded throughout the cold room. Sasuke's eyes shot open and he looked up at the cold bloody eyes he had seen just days ago.
"Why, hello my disgusting little great grandchild. So glad to see you again." The red eyes hissed at him. Sasuke sneered at the caped figure, his fangs elongating as he hissed in rage.
"WHERE ARE THEY!" Sasuke screamed, his eyes glowing a bright blinding red as he pulled at the chains around his hands. He could sense the smirk from the caped man, raising his anger even more.
"Who? I can't possibly know what your talking about." The cloaked man said, walking closer to the pinned down avian. Sasuke growled as he pulled at the chains, thrashing as he tried to get free. Silent, unknown tears slowly slid down his cheek.
"You know who I'm talking about. If you hurt them, I will tear you to shreds." Sasuke growled, his voice low and menacingly. A deep chuckle resounded throughout the room as a knife was pressed down to Sasuke's neck.
"You won't be ably to open your eyes when I'm done with you." The red eyes behind the hood narrowed dangerously, the dagger allowing a thin line of blood to pool over the edge and slowly trail down the pale column of Sasuke's neck.
Sasuke smirked.
I know it's short and a lot late, but with this blizzard here in Baltimore, typing isn't exactly easy when your computer is in the basement and it feels like you should be able to see your breath. Good thing is I am currently working on a valentines day one shot, a sequel to the previous Christmas one. Can't wait to read your reviews!