-1I Will Find You

By RedfoxBlackraven

I am SO sorry for such a late update.

I really tried to get it up super fast but I been working my new job and it's very tiring and I've been thinking on ideas for my next story, which will be set in ninja times and has a very original storyline. (Well I think so..) Based on a new jutsu Sasuke created called the Soul Stalker Jutsu and he tests it out and stuff and stuff and I don't wanna give away the storyline too much.

Sound interesting?

Well onto this story lol which will be over in about another three or so chapters I'm thinking… so enjoy it while it lasts people!

And thank you again for all the reviews and favs and stuff :D

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So many things I never said…

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LAST TIME…

"You are going to watch me kill your best friend in front of your very eyes." Itachi said monotonously to his brother.

Somewhere deep in the vaults of his mind, Sasuke heard this and he forced his last reserve of strength back into his body and mind.

"Know that it was you who caused his death, with your blatant disrespect and indifference to my orders. Here's a first hand lesson little brother. Be sure to take notes so you don't screw it up again."

Itachi slowly reached into his coat and pulled out a large black switchblade. Flipping out the blade with a loud click, Sasuke's brain went into overdrive.

Using strength he didn't know he had anymore, he quickly turned, ripping the grip from his hair and kicked out Deidara's legs from under him. The man went down with a surprised grunt and Sasuke jumped to his feet, swaying only slightly and made a break for his blonde.

Itachi watched his little brother amusingly with his desperate attempts and placed the blade at Naruto's neck, pressing slightly, releasing a small bead of blood that created a crimson track down his throat and never once taking his eyes from Sasuke's.

The raven froze mid stride, rocking forward slightly with spare momentum and scowling at his older brother while Naruto whimpered in his grasp, eyes wide and fearful.

Hearing Deidara getting to his feet behind him, Sasuke spun around, now facing the angry blonde.

"You little shit! You'll pay for that one." He growled.

Sasuke inwardly cursed. Stuck between the short-tempered Deidara and his psychopathic hostage-holding, knife-wielding brother probably wasn't the best place to be.

Why hadn't he thought this through??

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Sasuke had to think fast. Very, very fast.

The advancing Deidara was Sasuke's problem. Itachi and the knife to his throat was Naruto's problem. Solutions…solutions… Sasuke needed one and quick.

Should he take out Deidara first, hoping Itachi would merely look on and watch? Or should he take care of Itachi somehow and get Naruto away from his dangerous brother?

If he chose to go after Deidara first, Sasuke had to be pretty confident of his fighting abilities, in which he was earlier unable to display and…well…ended up face first on the floor… But…details, details people.

Or he could go after Itachi. Who could slit Naruto's throat at the slightest provocation. Sasuke was surprised the man hadn't already killed the boy. Wasn't that the whole reason he was here? But Sasuke wasn't complaining about this minor conflicting detail, Naruto was still alive, there was still hope. However, attacking Itachi left too much to chance and Sasuke doubted Deidara would just stand back and wait his turn. And anyway, Itachi far outdid his little brother in physical combat. He knew that first hand.

The young raven scowled and stared down Deidara. He would take out this guy and then save Naruto, hoping the boy could hold on a little longer and his older brother wouldn't get bored and kill his friend on a whim.

Deidara growled and launched himself at the young teen. Sasuke hastily jumped to the side, slightly shocked at the move. The blonde man was angry, which made his moves more clumsy but also more powerful. Sasuke could use that to his advantage, using a more defensive and strategic way of fighting. He would goad his opponent into foreseeable moves and then dodge and counter accordingly.

At least, he hoped so.

Quickly sidestepping another ferocious leap at him, Sasuke was a little too slow and Deidara's shoulder struck a glancing blow on his arm. Stumbling, off balanced and surprised at the unexpected hit, Deidara easily caught the boy with a wide sweep of his closed fist, knocking Sasuke in the shoulder blade sending him rolling across the floor and slamming into his mirrored cupboards.

"Sasuke!" Naruto yelled. It sounded like he was at the bottom of a well…

The raven could feel the sharp pain in his back as he lay in a heap on the floor, the wind knocked from his lungs. The old pain from Deidara's previous beating sent shockwaves through his system and Sasuke shut his eyes and groaned, trying to keep it all at bay.

"Sasuke get up! Get up!"

He could dully hear the angry man's approaching footsteps and Sasuke forced his eyes open and his weary body to its feet. He tried to raise his arm in a fighting stance, at least be ready for his opponent, when he felt a sudden vicious pain in the back of his shoulder and his right arm jarred.

Hissing through his teeth, Sasuke quickly learnt he couldn't raise the limb very far or let it roll very easily in its socket, each movement releasing small bursts of intense pain.

They were on the other side of the room now, closer to the door and Sasuke glanced over at Naruto, hoping to anything he could name Itachi hadn't slaughtered his secret love yet.

The blonde was still in Itachi's hold, still as a statue, eyes wide in fear for his friend and arms hanging weakly at his side. The small cut on his throat had stopped bleeding and the thin track of blood had dried a deep crimson colour.

The moments distraction was enough for Deidara and the man aimed kick at the boy's head. Sasuke, at the last moment, raised his arms desperately to block the blow. His arm protested violently but the move worked, just not as well as he had hoped.

The blow hit powerfully, so much so that Sasuke was knocked straight on his back to the ground, stunned. Wincing as he leaned on his sore shoulder, Sasuke rolled to the side just in time to avoid a heavy boot and jumped to his feet.

He wouldn't be able to do this on his own. Sasuke couldn't beat this guy with brute strength. He had learnt that his dodge-and-counter strategy would not work at all and the boy was quickly tiring. He still had to get Itachi away from his dobe…

Dodging a few wildly thrown punches and jumping back from the angry man, Sasuke searched his room frantically for anything heavy or particularly hard to hurt the man. He just needed to knock him out, he really didn't want it to come down to more than that even though Deidara clearly did not feel the same.

They were getting closer to his bed and Sasuke saw his square alarm clock on the counter. He knew it wasn't very big or particularly dangerous but the item had potential (and corners!) and could buy him some time.

Swinging a kick at the man forced him into a defensive position and Sasuke used the distraction to quickly turn and yank it away from the wall. Grabbing the square clock, Sasuke spun and slammed it across Deidara's head. The man turned with the force of impact and Sasuke lost the clock with the clumsy swing, clattering to the floor near their feet.

Panting and clutching his now throbbing shoulder, Sasuke waited for the man to go down. He waited…and waited…until Deidara calmly turned to the young teen, a very slow red spreading through his blonde hair, but he did not go down.

"How the hell are you still standing!?" Sasuke panted incredulously.

"It'll take more than that to get me down and out." The blonde man said calmly, although Sasuke could tell he was absolutely livid.

With speed like a striking snake, Deidara had grabbed the front of Sasuke's shirt and threw him with so much force, he landed above his fragile desk, hitting the wall hard and shattering the glass as he fell.

"SASUKE!" Naruto shouted from the other side of the room, grabbing the arm that held the switchblade, trying to force it away from his throat.

"There is nothing you can do." Itachi said coldly, not budging an inch from the squirming teen's struggles.

"My friend," He ground out, "your brother is going to die you bastard! Don't you care!? Let me go!!"

Sasuke could feel the broken glass beneath him, digging uncomfortably into his back, not piercing his flesh…yet. He felt dozens of stinging pains in his arms and legs but nothing too bad. He could feel the odd hot sensation of blood sliding across his skin, more irritating than anything.

More than a little dazed, Sasuke forced his swimming vision into focus and much needed oxygen into his starved lungs, panting in great gasps like a fish out of water. The pain…it was so much and yet…it was nothing compared to Naruto. He could hold it off…just a little while longer…

He had to end this now. Already he could feel the darkness pulling him down, his eyelids felt heavy and his body cried for rest. But he couldn't stop. Not when he was so close, all this couldn't be for nothing…

Rolling his head weakly to the side he could hear Deidara approaching him again. Sasuke could hear Naruto thrashing around on the other side of the room, occasionally kicking the wall behind him in his throes.

Damn it Naruto! Stop struggling! Can't you see he'll kill you?!

Deidara was now standing over the exhausted Sasuke. Lowering himself so the blonde was kneeling, straddling the boys legs, he grabbed a fist full of his shirt and pulled him up to face him. Sasuke limply followed the action, eyes again half cast, the world spinning around him.

"This is where it ends for you boy." He said with a smile that lacked any kind of warmth. Deidara shifted and pulled out a small knife from his back pocket.

"I was going to save this for that waste of skin over there but I guess you'll do. This is where you die."

Sasuke's heart was beating a mile a minute. He couldn't die here, he wouldn't die. Not here. Naruto needed him. And as long as he did, Sasuke couldn't let it all end. Not yet.

Desperately fumbling for anything within arms reach, Sasuke's hand came across a large shard of glass. Straining to see out of his peripheral vision, he picked up the piece from his awkward position, steeling himself before he firmly grasped the shard.

The sharp glass instantly cut into his hand, blood running annoyingly down his arm in thick red rivers, but he needed a firm grip else he lose it and his chance to save his love.

"Not if I get you first." Sasuke gasped and pushed the shard home into the man's shoulder just below the collarbone.

Deidara grunted as the splinter of glass drove almost all the way in. Sasuke had been aiming for his throat but he lacked the coordination right now to get it as perfect as he otherwise would have. Blood coursed freely from the wound, quickly staining the man's white shirt, creating a horrific change of colour.

Sasuke pushed the man off him and rose shakily to his feet, swaying slightly, his life blood dripping steadily from his hand with a soft patter to stain the glass below him. Deidara was still conscious, fingering the glass piercing his body, contemplating whether or not to take it out and kill the annoying brat or leave it in and kill him.

Mustering up strength in his lower leg, Sasuke drew back and kicked the blonde hard in the head. Deidara made a small whine-like sound before his head hit the floor with a dull thud and he passed out. Sasuke almost toppled over the body as the kick outbalanced him and drained him almost completely.

Staggering into the center of the room, onyx eyes fixed firmly on onyx, Sasuke drew a deep breath. He was exhausted and it showed; his shoulders slumped as if he could barely support his own weight, he was swaying almost alarmingly and blood covered his right forearm, still dripping from the steadily bleeding wound in his hand.

"Let…him go." Sasuke growled.

"That doesn't work on me little brother." Itachi replied monotonously.

"Let him go!" Sasuke repeated.

Itachi frowned. "This isn't amusing Sasuke."

"You think this is fucking amusing?!"

Itachi didn't answer. He stared at his younger brother calmly, emotionlessly whereas Sasuke's face was a mixture of livid anger and barely contained pain.

"Just get out of here Sasuke! While you can…this sick bastard probably won't care if he kills you too…"

"Shut up, Naruto."

"Sasuke I…just do it, please!" Naruto looked away, he didn't want Sasuke to see him cry.

"I love you Naruto." Sasuke said quietly, staring out the window.

Naruto, surprised, turned to face his old raven-haired friend, tear tracks clearly visible down the boys face.

"I'm…I'm really sorry I hurt you so much. I didn't want to…I…."

Sasuke couldn't say anymore, eyes downcast, tears threatening to fall. If Itachi was going to kill him…if Sasuke really couldn't save him…he had to let him know, before the end…

"You are pathetic little brother." Itachi said coldly.

Sasuke clenched his left fist tightly, his injured arm and hand hanging loosely. "Shut up." He growled.

"It is too late for him now, you sealed his fate."

"Shut up!" Sasuke ran at his brother, all rational thought leaving his head. He had to save him, he had to, he had too!

"No! Sasuke! Don't!" Naruto yelled, his voice breaking in near hysterics.

Itachi let go of Naruto and stepped away from the blonde. Naruto, not expecting this confusing turn of events, slid limply to the ground, hacking as his throat was freed from his cruel grip.

Itachi turned slightly, so slowly it looked effortless, it looked so careless, so easy…he caught his brother in an embrace.

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I know you know I felt that way, but it's not the same…

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Cliffy? This could be exactly how it looks like …or it might not be.

Is Itachi good? Did he miss poor Sasu-wasu??

Next chapter coming as soon as I possibly can : )

And again, thank you for all the lovely reviews. It's nice to see people interested in my work.

RFBR.