Sadly this is the last chapter of my story, Glass Tears, so the chapter after this will be an epilogue. I can't believe this story is ending! Thank you to all my readers and reviewers! You guys are the best! :)
I have been so much into the K-Pop group Big Bang at the moment, so I've been dancing like a stupid drunk in my room all day. (How sad..)
ANYWAYS, I am writing two other fanfictions at the moment, one's Kuroshitsuji and the other's Naruto. I'll give you a briefing on what they're about.
The Kuroshitsuji one is about Sebastian raising Ciel's daughter and the adventures that occur. The first chapter's up if you're interested. :)
The Naruto one is about Sasuke (again), but this time he's married to Hinata with three kids! But then something bad happens and Sasuke is has a gut feeling that his family is in danger. The first chapter will be up soon! I'm working on it now. :)
Enough with my aimless rambling... ON TO THE STORY! :D
Chapter 13: On the Mend
Sasuke gasped and his wide black orbs met the hazy half covered ones. In utter amazement, he dropped Itachi's hand back on the bed.
'Nii-san...?' Sasuke asked slowly, unable to make sense of all this. Itachi gave his little brother a soft smile. 'Good morning, baby brother.' he whispered in a raspy voice.
'Baka!' Sasuke snapped at Itachi's last comment, 'We were all so worried about you. I can't believe you're awake already.' he continued but his tone was softer this time.
'I'm so glad...that you're safe, Sasuke.' Itachi said, reaching with his hand to stroke Sasuke's head. Sasuke blushed a little, with a frown on his face. 'Nii-san, you're such an idiot.'
Itachi let out a chuckle but then winced in pain as pain shot through his chest.
Mikoto leaned over to focus on Itachi. 'Careful darling. Some of your ribs are broken so try not to laugh if you can help it.'
Itachi growled a little in frustration. For some reason, he couldn't feel his legs. It was weird. Was he under some kind of anaesthetic? He tried to move them, but he couldn't.
'Why are my legs, not moving?' he asked, a hint of panic in his voice.
Mikoto and Fugaku gave each other sad looks. Sasuke knew what they were feeling. How can they tell their son that he would never walk again? It was a hard thing to say. Maybe this was the feeling of telling someone that they would never get well again, only obviously that sounds worse.
Fugaku cleared his throat, which brought all attention to him. He looked down at Itachi, who stared up at the man with pure innocent eyes. Fugaku felt tears prick at his eyes, but he held them back forcefully. How can he tell this beautiful child the truth? He was only twenty one. He had so much to do with his life.
'Itachi. I'm afraid that...your legs are now paralyzed. You won't be able to walk ever again.' he finished quickly, not looking once at his son's eyes.
Itachi couldn't believe what he was hearing. He stared wide eyed in disbelief. 'W-What?'
Sasuke shut his eyes close tightly, praying strongly to a God that never seemed to help. Please. Please don't make Dad say that again.
Just when Fugaku opened his mouth, Itachi yelled out, 'Stop!'
Silence filled the room like it had been before Itachi had woken up. Itachi took a deep, shaky breath and said, 'I understand. I guess I have no choice but to accept it.'
'Itachi...' Mikoto said, sadly.
Itachi lifted his arm to his eyes as though to block out the sunlight, but it was obvious that he was hiding his watery eyes.
'It was my fault. All of this. If only I hadn't turned to drinking then, Sasuke wouldn't have had to deal with the pain and suffering that he did. And I should've coped with the stress anyw-'
'YOU IDIOT!'
The surprised Uchihas turned to face the youngest Uchiha, who had a furious expression on his face. 'You...always blame yourself, when things are actually because of me. Just admit for once that it's not you!' he snapped, eyes flaming with anger and guilt as well.
He remembered countless times when they were kids, when his big brother would always lie and take the blame for things that was actually Sasuke's fault.
The elder Uchiha sibling looked at his baby brother's distressed face and felt something wet on his cheeks. Sasuke's eyes widened in surprise. There were tears trailing from his brother's sad eyes. He had never in his life seen Itachi cry. He was always strong and took things so easily. It was a scary sight.
'Nii-san, please don't cry!' Sasuke exclaimed, laying his head and arms on Itachi's chest. Itachi smiled, placing his good hand on Sasuke's head, caressing the black spikes. 'Otouto, you are very kind.' Sasuke felt blood rush to his face as he heard those words.
'I'm sure you boys want some privacy. We'll leave you for now. Let's go Mikoto.' Fugaku stood up with a bewildered Mikoto staring at him. Fugaku was letting them be alone together? After what they did? Swallowing those questions, she followed her husband out of the room, giving her oldest son a quick smile.
Now that they were alone, Sasuke whispered in Itachi's ear. 'What can I do to fix this, Nii-san?'
Itachi was quiet for a second when he whispered back in Sasuke's ear, his hot breath tickling the young Uchiha. 'Kiss me, Sasuke.'
Sasuke didn't hesitate for a second, planting his lips on Itachi's softly but with a hint of force. Itachi kissed back, slipping his hot tongue in the wet cave that was Sasuke's mouth.
Xxx
A few weeks had passed, and Itachi was ready to be put in a wheelchair for the first time. It had taken some time to overcome the fact of never using his legs again, but it was getting easier as each day passed. Being surrounded by friends and family was like a medicine for the pain eating away at him and soon, he was feeling much better than he did in a long time. But the visits he looked forwards to most, was the ones with Sasuke. Sasuke, now attending school again, would always come to visit everyday after classes were done. He would always pull up a chair and talk to Itachi about what his day was like. Sometimes he would bring presents or flowers.
Sasuke and Naruto had made up after the incident happened. Sasuke went to his house one day and thanked Naruto and even apologised for the way he acted. Naruto just laughed and gave Sasuke a big hug, which Sasuke didn't object to. He knew that Naruto would never look at him to being more than a friend, and that Naruto was with Hinata. But Sasuke didn't care anymore. As long as him and Naruto were best friends, he was more than pleased. Slowly, but surely, people at school were starting to see him as the Sasuke before everything went wrong. He even started hanging out with most of his old friends again. Except him and Kiba never really talked again. Sakura, after she was told what Sasuke had been through, she was more than happy to forgive Sasuke, who had tears running down his cheeks as he apologised.
Things were getting better.
Itachi sat in the wheelchair carefully, supported by Sasuke and Fugaku. He looked around at the wheelchair and its functions. He stroked one of the armrests and said, 'You and me will be together forever. Okay?' This comment made Sasuke pout and growl a little. Itachi tried to swallow his laughter after seeing that. He knew his brother was jealous.
'What's the matter Sasuke? You look angry all of a sudden.' he said with a smirk. Sasuke's eyes drifted from his brothers to stare at something else. 'Tch! You just make a stupid promise to a fucking wheelchair.' he snorted. Fugaku glared at his younger son for his language.
'Don't worry otouto. You'll be with me forever too. That's if you want to.' Itachi continued, seeing a small blush appear on his little brother' face.
Sasuke didn't say anything, but instead blushed a little.
'Okay, Itachi. Try the chair out.' Fugaku said, after he made a few adjustments to the chair to make it a lot easier for Itachi. The older Uchiha brother nodded and then proceeded with moving the chair on his own.
Sasuke watched his older brother with sad eyes. He sometimes blamed himself still, for what he had done. He felt a hand on his shoulder and looked up to see the face of his father.
'He loves you, you know.' Fugaku whispered so that Itachi couldn't hear. Sasuke nodded. 'I know, Dad. I love him too.'
Itachi stopped, sweat buds on his face. He gave a small chuckle and looked at his brother and father. 'I'm going to be getting big arm muscles now.' he joked, flexing his arms.
Sasuke, despite himself, started laughing at the sight, and went over to embrace his brother tightly. Itachi hugged his brother back and as he did, he lightly brushed his lips across Sasuke's cheek. Sasuke felt heat sear his cheeks immediately. 'Baka.' he muttered quietly.
Xxx
'Sasuke-kun.'
Sasuke turned around to meet Sai's smiling face. Sai put a hand up and said cheerfully, 'Hi there!'
Sasuke pushed his bag straps up on his shoulders. 'Sai-sempai. What brings you here?' Sai began walking with Sasuke along the sidewalk.
'I haven't seen you in a while. And besides, I'm out here to get inspiration for my work. How's your brother doing?'
It had been six months since Itachi had left the hospital; Sasuke was now in his last year of school and would be off to college the year after. Itachi had decided to run their father's company after all, though this time, he would be allowed assistance from Fugaku for the moment. Mikoto and Sasuke both asked him of he was sure of this, but he just smiled at them and told them that he'll be fine.
'He's doing well. He loves that wheelchair.' Sasuke added a sigh. Sai chuckled. He was still a close friend of Sasuke's, which was good, because he was a great friend, despite his perverted mind.
'That's good. Oh, look. There's the school.' Sai pointed to the building in front of them, towering like a giant. 'It seems that this is where we part for today. I will see you later, Sasuke-kun.' Sai waved to his friend before walking away.
'See ya.' Sasuke said, then went to enter the school grounds.
As soon as he entered the classroom, he was pounced on by a blur of blonde hair. 'SASUUUUKEEEEEE!' Naruto yelled as he proceeded to smother the Uchiha, who was struggling to breath.
'Get...off me, dobe!' Sasuke gasped as he felt his guts being crushed. Realising his friend's discomfort, he pulled back, leaving a very breathless Sasuke.
This will be a long day... Sasuke thought as he made quite an angry smile.
Xxx
Sasuke's day at school went by without any issues, so he went home the long way. His shoes hit the pavement as he walked and he closed in eyes, breathing in the fresh air. He wondered what kind of things would happen that afternoon. Maybe his mother would be making dinner and his father would be at home tonight. His brother, would be working in his room. They would have dinner as a family and then they might play a game of cards, like they seemed to be doing a lot lately. Although his mother would always win. Itachi would help him study for his upcoming exams and sneak him a few smooches while they did so. Then he would take a bath together with Itachi and wash his ebony silk that was his hair. They might even use the rose smelling bubble bath or maybe perhaps the mint. He would gather bubbles in his hands and then give Itachi a white beard or a moustache. And then Itachi would take his revenge and give Sasuke a giant afro. Then the night would end as Sasuke snuggles next to his brother in bed as they both enter their dreamlands.
Sasuke smiled at the thought as he continued walking down the path, the wind ruffling his hair gently.
Sorry that this is short! I didn't know what to put in this chapter to be honest, so I just put down what seemed to fit. (shrugs)
ANYWAYS I'LL BE WORKING ON THE LAST FINAL FINAL CHAPTER OF THIS FANFIC SO STAY TUNED! Please Review because I love reviews and in my opnion, a writer can't exist without his/her readers and reviewers. :D Thanks guys. Love you!