As always,
Enjoy!
~Kyvena
::~14: Walls Are Built To Keep Us Safe~::
She was all by herself with a growing belly that was now rapidly approaching the birthing date. Azrael, Raine, Hagoromo, and Akuma were constantly around for her though. Living with her, now sane, older twin was nice and he definitely kept her smiling. Bounding in, Akuma grinned, "Aye~yo, sis!" Her twin brother was such a dork that she couldn't help but not smile, "Hey, big brother..." Grinning, he then leaned against the door, "I have a couple of visitors for ya!"
Tilting her head at this, Akuma snickered and called out, "ALL RIGHT, COME ON IN!" Shisui zipped into the room and just about startled her half to death as he placed her on his lap gingerly, "Sup!" Chuckling at this as she peered down at her belly, a frown then graced her face. Right at that moment, Shisui gave a rather loud huff, "If you die from that mark, who will I grope?" Madara then walked in and sweat dropped, "Shisui, stop fondling Indra. She is with child."
Indra didn't know why Madara walking in scared her so much, but a sharp pain jolted through her belly and she couldn't help but feel nauseous. Lightly grasping the fast male's shoulder, Inder then managed to cringe out, "S-Shisui, it's time..." Tilting his head, due to never having the pleasure of having his own kids, Shisui's face gained a puzzled expression, "Time for what?" - "THE BABY IS READY TO BE BORN, YOU IDIOT!" She needed Izuna, but that wasn't going to happen.
Once the succubus, Ino, had found out as to what he had done, she kept him on a tight lockdown so that he COULDN'T be there for the birth of his child. Knowing that Indra was the mother made this far easier to accept because the succubus loved the brunette to the moon and back, but the fact that Izuna had intercourse with another woman made her far more strict on where he went and she supervised him wherever he went.
Madara's eyes then widened and he darted forward before lifting Indra into his hold to place her on the bed. Well, both men had seen her naked before, so Madara took her leggings and any undergarments off of her. Akuma sensed his twin's distress and darted in, "SIS!?" Noticing her cringed pains, he released a heavy breath and walked forward to check her dilation. He had helped women give birth before, so this wasn't such a big deal for him.
Peering towards Madara, Akuma frowned, "Madara... stay beside her. You will bring her comfort with how much you and Izuna look alike." Nodding his head, the moody male that was currently a worried male, then took Indra's hand and she instantly gave it a death grip. Cringing at how much power she still held in her disposal, Madara placed his other hand gently over her own before speaking tenderly, "Indra... calm yourself..."
Tears now slid down from the corners of her eyes as Akuma checked her dilation again and nodded, "Alrighty sis, baby number two is ready for lift off. Push!" Madara was keeping her calm as she pushed the baby out and soon, the newfound cries of life were soon to follow. Akuma released a heavy breath of air due to the fact that he would FINALLY be able to tell ONE of his sister's spawns apart.
"If I know you, you already have a name for him. Let's have it!" Akuma chimed as Indra panted heavily before she began easing up on Madara's hand to glance over, "Sasuke... Uchiha..." Akuma then gave a chuckle, "He's a cute little one! Good work on making him, sis!" Once little Sasuke was bathed and bundled up, the elder twin then placed the little boy in Madara's arms and whispered softly, "Her new eternal mate is Danzo..."
What in the HELL?
This made the moody male's eye twitch slightly as he mumbled back, "What!? Indra cannot STAND him! Besides, he is OLD!" Glancing over to Indra, his face softened and he placed Sasuke beside her. Almost instantly, Indra began to softly cry as she placed a single hand on her son's face, "H-He looks just like I-Izuna..." Madara frowned lightly at this comment and knew he had to make her smile or laugh to keep her spirits up.
Taking this into consideration, the moody male then nodded while holding a devious smirk, "Yes, but at least his name is not as girly as Izuna's." Akuma was now forcing a laugh to stay inside as he snickered out, "Name, Sasuke Uchiha. Date of birth, July twenty-third. Time of birth, three post meridiem. Mother, Indra Otsutsuki-Uchiha. Father, Izuna Uchiha."
Holding one of the papers, he then turned towards Shisui and handed him one of the birth certificates, "Shisui, go ahead and take that to the oh-demoted one." This made Shisui snicker as he took the parchment, "You got it, oh-demoted demon king." That made Akuma pout heavily, "Hey! I am STILL the first demon king recorded in history!" Shisui then chuckled, "From demon king, to king of Celestia. You are one glorified bastard."
Indra now traced Sasuke's baby soft skin with a gentle smile, "He really does look like Izuna..." Akuma then turned towards his sister and fanned the third in command off, only for him to bolt towards the first in command-er-the RIGHTFUL first in command. Madara then frowned lightly, "Indra... you need to go through with the mating so that Sasuke has you around while growing up..." As much as the elder twin didn't want to say this, he agreed, "It's true..."
Shisui quickly made it to Izuna's home and knocked on the front door. Hearing grumbling, along with face planting, then swear words; Izuna finally opened the door and let Shisui in. Placing a hand on his hip, Shisui then brought up a single hand, "Yo-OH SHIT, IZUNA!" Shisui rushed towards the true first in command with a terrified face and quickly noticed as to how exhausted he was, "Dude, when was the last time you slept!?"
TIMBER!
Shaking his head, Izuna then chuckled weakly, "The last time I slept was when the kids lived at home..." Getting a face that screamed 'OH RIGHT' Shisui then snickered, making Izuna lift his exhausted brow, "What...?" Shisui then gave a brightened smile, "DUDE, INDRA JUST GAVE BIRTH TO SASUKE! HE LOOKS EXACTLY LIKE YOU! Though, Madara says the only difference is that Sasuke's name isn't as girly as your own name."
The comment made only made him chuckle softly as he lowered his head so that his bangs covered his eyes. He failed her AGAIN. Just how many failures was he going to give the woman that he actually loved!? He knew Ino wouldn't allow his newborn son to stay with them, and THAT crushed his soul. Indra, herself, had FINALLY given birth to one of their spawns... and they truly couldn't be with one another now.
He knew what he was going to do now. He would allow this disgusting and vile woman to mark him, but he would live with INDRA. The only thing that could possibly stop him is the one thing Indra had never done once they had mated. She could command him to stay, but he hadn't told her about that for his own benefit. He loved Indra with all of his heart and he would now do ANYTHING to stay with her.
Shisui then chuckled and handed Izuna the birth certificate, only to notice her name. She still claimed that she was married to him and for her... that wouldn't ever change. Smiling at the parchment, he began to trace his son's name, but his head abruptly snapped up, "WAIT! Did you say that Sasuke looks EXACTLY like me!?" Shisui then gave a playful nod, "Mhm, he sure does." That was it... he needed her in his life.
Yanking on his cloak, he then peered towards Shisui, "Help me... please..." Oh, he understood what THAT meant far too well. Izuna then fell forward and Shisui gave an all too believable, "IZUNA! IZUNA! INO, I NEED TO TAKE IZUNA TO THE ANGELS TO BE HEALED!" Hearing her comply made him internally snicker as he placed the first in command on his back and darted out of the home.
Well, it was KINDA the truth.
Rushing into Akuma's home as Izuna slept on his back, he then darted inside of Indra's room with sweat beading down his face, "Geez... he's heavier than he looks..." As of now, Indra was asleep with her son right beside her... the sight alone made Shisui smile softly as he walked to the bed and placed Izuna next to his son, whom stirred awake with his own set of crimson orbs to notice his father's long ponytail and tangled his fingers in the locks to yank gently at them.
Izuna's eyes slowly opened to witness his son playing with his hair and smiled softly. He really did look exactly like him, considering that Sasuke didn't hold any of Indra's feminine-like qualities like Azrael and Raine. Almost instantly, Izuna's eyes filled with tears as he softly whispered to Shisui, "Thank you..." This was the first in command... right? Nodding his head, Shisui left and closed the door behind him.
Taking his gloves off, he then held a single finger out for Sasuke to take in his tiny hands, only for Izuna to begin stroking the baby soft skin his son's hands held. Those tears kept gathering until they spilled onto his cheeks, causing Indra to stir awake and roll over to watch all of this transpire. She could see and feel how much Izuna loved this child, and that broke her heart that he would be denied the right to see his own child.
Slowly reaching out, Indra placed a dainty hand on Izuna's cheek to wipe away his tears. Pressing into her loving palm, he was now screaming at himself as to how STUPID he had been during ALL of their prior matings. Peering at her, Izuna managed to choke out, "I-Indra... he's beautiful..." With soft eyes, she then chuckled, "Ah, yes... he does seem have my demon's beauty. Does he not? Sasuke seems to enjoying that hair of yours as much as I do."
Snicker, snicker...
"I-Indra... you don't mean to have another child yet, do you!? You aren't hea- half angel... right..." Izuna argued and also remembered. Gaining a dry face and sighing, she then shook her head, "No more spawns until we can be a true family. You understand, don't you...?" Peering down, Izuna knew exactly what that meant. He wouldn't be getting anymore spawns from his hybrid until the succubus's passing. The mark though... would then drag him along for the ride.
Tears began to streak down Izuna's face again as he truly realized that he would be gaining NO more children from Indra. Due to her mark, she was going to die MUCH sooner than him just because Danzo was much closer to death than his new insufferable and intolerable eternal mate. Indra then peered at Izuna's face, fulling knowing he was finally taking responsibility for what he had done to her for thousands of years.
To her, it didn't matter at this point as to what he had done in the past. Living in the here and now was all she could possibly do; so, she had forgiven Izuna long ago for his transgressions against her. Taking a deep breath, Indra then peered at him with her single showing orb, "Izuna... you need to stop blaming yourself for something you had no control over in the first place. For now, find joy in the fact that you are here with your son."
Looking down to his beautiful son as he tangled himself in Izuna's long locks further, yet also began to eat those locks. Indra gave a gentle chuckle and sat up before lifting Sasuke into her arms, "Someone's hungry!" All he could do was ease himself behind the brunette and slowly slide her white cloak over her shoulders so that she could breastfeed their child.
Once Sasuke began eating, Izuna lowered his face to Indra's bare shoulder to grace her silky skin with tender kisses of adoration and love while wrapping his arms gently around her flat stomach. He hadn't been allowed to be there to help Indra for her entire pregnancy... and that cut deep like a knife to the heart. Turning her head, Indra frowned softly and leaned towards him to press her lips against his. She could feel all of his sorrow and regret, but couldn't blame him.
For it had hurt her as well...
Peering down at his son with a loving smile as his eyes began to droop from having a full belly, Izuna softly snickered as he ran his fingers through the silk based locks that his son held, "It's amazing that something, such as a full stomach, could make someone so exhausted." Indra chuckled softly and brought Sasuke up close to her face before her tears began to slide down her face to gently drip onto her son's face, causing him to lightly stir.
She had wanted a life filled to the brim with love with this demon... but now she was incapable of having even the slightest sliver of happiness in her life. Izuna noticed her emotions going wild and gently took their son from her to place him on the bed, only for her to instantly snap around to begin sobbing against his neck with her arms tightly wrapped around his neck.
He knew what she was feeling far too well. Indra wore her heart on her sleeve and she was extremely easy to read, which only hurt even more to see due to the fact that he could relate with her rollercoaster of emotions. They had FINALLY started a family... only for it to be their only spawn that they would personally have together. Tears flooded his glowing crimson orbs before spilling onto his regal face, yet began stroking her long, unruly locks to calm her.
Akuma leaned on the wall outside of his sister's room with a deep frown. He knew that his twin sister was extremely fragile now, and she probably wouldn't heal from this loss for a very long time. He knew far too well that the moment her new eternal mate pierced her skin, she would forever lose her special bond that she held with Izuna. He knew that, THAT pain was probably extraordinary and she would be lifeless for many days after she had been marked.
Tilting his head downward due to feeling all of his sister's sorrow, tears began to roll down his own face like a river of misery. The bond that the two of them shared was something special, rare, and was almost like a fairy tale for all to witness. He knew she was going to instantly bury those feelings for him far down once they had to part ways. He just knew everything...
All of the pain felt from his twin was unbearable for be feeling, emotionally. Just as many had told him, held the same valid truth when it came to her. She wore her heart on her sleeve to all to witness. She hid nothing from any other people, the same as himself. If she was sad, you would feel that misery. If she was happy, that joy would most definitely be rubbed off onto you. If she was angry, you knew to watch the hell out.
The devotion those two shared, though, was something that Akuma actually envied. He WISHED he held a love that strong and unbreakable; it was also a love that would always draw the two towards one another... no matter what they did. If he had to put this in an easy term for all to see and read, then he would only put this love that they held in one simple term.
This love... was yet another curse...
It was as if all of this had been preordained from a time long ago, showing just how cruel this world could truly be. Indra's emotions had vanished for weeks once Danzo had marked her, but the same could be said about Izuna. Six mortal years had now passed by without any care in the world, yet Indra now walked to a home that was very familiar - only to see the person they were going to visit already waiting outside in anticipation.
"PAPA," Sasuke squealed and released his mother's hand to dash towards Tajima. Indra never knew having this male's bloodline passed down would make him so joyous. Kneeling down and opening his arms to the mini-Izuna, he was then swiftly caught and lifted into the air before turning to the mother, "Indra, dear, how have you been?" Peering down slightly, all she could do was nod, "I'm fine..." - "She's LYING!" Sasuke blurted out with his cheeks puffed up.
Right at that moment, two identical strands of long brunette locks flashed by, making Sasuke's comment completely irrelevant. Hearing her youngest child's chipper fit of giggles, Indra gave a soft smile the moment she witnessed Azrael lifting his little brother into the air while boasting, "SASUKE, YOU LOOK SO STRONG!" Raine was done waiting, so she snatched her little brother away, "SASUKE~!"
She had no idea why, but Sasuke loved Raine the most out of the three amigos, making him squeal happily, "RAINY!" He could never get her name right for some reason, so, he had merely stuck with Rainy to at least get it somewhat close; which, of course, she didn't mind at all. Tajima shook his head towards the trio before making his way to the mother, "Indra... I'm going to guess that your magic is working against Danzo? Dear, you look miserable..."
Looking down at all of her bruises that wouldn't heal, she merely nodded. Tajima then released a heavy huff, "What will I do with you?" Chuckling softly, all she could do was shrug, "Dunno." Tilting her head, she then witnessed her daughter fixing Sasuke's long hair to look exactly like Izuna's, yet Tajima scowled and made her straighten up, "S-SORRY!" Shaking his head at her, he then shooed her off, "Go on and relax. I think that we can handle the little rascal."
Nodding her head, she then turned and began walking away. Once Indra was out of sight, Tajima then called out, "Izuna... I know you're here. Why'd you come so early?" Tilting his head, he rapidly blinked, "Father, you asked me to come at this time. Indra beat it into me... early is on time, on time is late, and late is unacceptable." Hearing Azrael die dramatically while Raine cheered, Izuna looked towards them... only to freeze.
"F-Father... is that..." was all he could manage to muster out, making Tajima tilt his head, "Huh? Yeah, that's Sasu-" At that moment, Izuna dashed forward, but then realized that this child wouldn't know who in the hell he even was. Raine tilted her head towards her father and began to blink rapidly, "Dad?" This made Azrael's eyes pop open before sitting up and waving, "Sup dad!"
Sasuke was of course, being held by Raine, so he began to blink rapidly before chirping out, "RAINY, YOU'RE SO PRETTY!" Raine chuckled softly at this and nuzzled her nose against his, "And why do you say that?" - "Because you look just like mommy! She is SO pretty! I don't like mister Danzo... he always hurts my mommy and puts ugly marks on her..." This made Raine and Akuma's eyes slightly dull until peering into Izuna's furious orbs.
Yikes...
The female brunette then sighed softly, "Yeah dad..." Sasuke then peered towards Izuna and pointed, "Hey Rainy? Who's he?" Looking towards her father's miniature doppelganger, she then sighed and ruffled her unruly locks; but was now thanking the gods that Akuma had tagged along, "SASUKE... I'M... NOT GOING TO MAKE IT... Bleh..." With that he fell over and Sasuke wiggled out of his sister's arms to begin healing his brother.
Raine walked up to her father with a solemn face before whispering, "I'm sorry dad... mom hasn't told him who you are... Once she is g...gone, that's when I'm supposed to tell Sasuke the truth." Izuna tightly clenched his teeth and snapped around, only for Sasuke to see those long and shiny locks that looked so much like his own. The scent he gave off was so familiar and relaxing to him, but he couldn't place his finger on it.
Reaching up, Sasuke then played with Izuna's long hair - effectively snapping him out of his pity party before turning around and kneeling, "Hello handsome young man! What might your name be?" The demonic male chirped out happily... sounding far too much like his son. Sasuke tilted his head slightly as he gazed into those crimson orbs, "Sasuke... Sasuke Uchiha."
Humming softly, just like Izuna, Sasuke then asked one clusterfuck of a question, "How come we look so much alike and how come we act the same?" Azrael then walked forward while chuckling, "That's probably because he's an Uchiha just like us, Sasuke. A lot of Uchiha look the same and act very similar as well, so I guess that's the best explanation that I've got for ya. You satisfied with that answer?"
Well... It wasn't a lie...
"Then why do I like his smell so much...?" Sasuke fidgeted nervously, making Izuna's eyes soften immensely. Sasuke was more demon than he was angel, so he had many of Izuna's talents and traits. Not many people picked up on Izuna's bad habit, but the few who did know could tell that he was anxious. Sasuke began to chew on his bottom lip nervously... making Raine and Azrael's eyes widen immensely because Izuna was currently doing the same thing.
They had a damned saving grace in the form of Shisui that snatched the kiddo up to begin tickling the only ticklish spot he had. His hips. Sasuke began to laugh hysterically at that point as he pleaded, "U-UNCLE SHISUI, STOP!" Tajima already knew how gifted this child was... he was far too damned perceptive for his own good, so he cleared his throat, "Izuna, a town a bit north of here has been under constant attack. Nullify it."
Izuna nodded and watched as Sasuke held his hand out to stop him before he bolted. As Izuna ran... with his eyes closed... he then slammed into a single individual. Groaning and about to bark at the person to watch it, his eyes widened the moment he witnessed Indra with many bruises on her body. Standing up, he helped the mother of his child to stand before leaning to her neck to begin sobbing uncontrollably.
"I had your dad call you early so that you could see Sasuke... It only took me this long to think of it though... Forgive me..." she whispered softly as she threaded her fingers through his hair to calm him. He clung tightly to her with all of the love in the world radiating from his body. What she said next though, shocked him, "There's one more surprise though. I knew your emotions would break free the moment Tajima sent you away, so I deliberately walked down this road."
A surprise? Oh goody!
Azrael snickered as he walked, "Geez, dad is so emotional that it's not even funny." Raine gave a heavy sigh as she shifted Sasuke on her hip, "Azrael, you sound more and more like your birth father. In other words, you sound like an idiot." Azrael then tilted his head up with a dry look, only to see Sasuke nervously chewing his bottom lip, "Hey, don't worry Sasuke. Dad loves you and you did a GREAT job fooling him."
Nodding his head, he then wrapped his arms around Raine's neck to begin crying, "S-So, that's my real daddy?" Raine then nodded, "Yep! He's an emotional trainwreck, blows a gasket at the smallest tease, he's a serious jackass... but more than anything... he loves you more than anything in this world because mom was the one who gave birth to you. Why don't you just ask him yourself?"
Feeling his sister come to a stop, he heard his mother speaking and instantly looked up to see his father. Raine IMMEDIATELY put the six year old down and he DARTED with his mother's agility to shock the hell out of Izuna the moment Sasuke's tiny arms were wrapped around his neck, "D-DADDY!" At that moment, all he could do was look towards Indra while nervously chewing his bottom lip.
Softly chuckling at his nervous disposition, Indra began to run her fingers through his long locks before softly speaking, "He deserved to know who his father is. Did you honestly believe I would keep your identity hidden from him, Izuna...? You are his father and he needs you in his life." Izuna instantly coiled his arms around his child before lowering his head to speak softly, "Sasuke... I love you so much..."
"DUMMY!" Sasuke shouted, making Izuna look back while blinking rapidly, "Huh?" Sasuke then poked his father's chest angrily, "WHY HAVEN'T YOU BEEN THERE FOR MOMMY!?" Izuna then scowled softly, "Sasuke, do not yell at m-" Being Indra's son comes with a LOT of her "joyous" personality traits, "DID YOU THINK I WAS DONE WITH YOU!?" A dreaded sigh was then released, "If you are your mother's son, then no."
Indra now sat by a large crystal blue lake and stared at it in a lost fashion. Her eyes were dull, saddened, and bland - which Izuna quickly picked up on even without having their bond. Sitting beside her, the long haired raven sighed softly before pulling her head into his lap and her emotions instantly broke free for the world to see. Crying softly to not disturb the three playing, Indra then grasped Izuna's leg tightly.
All though she had been quietly crying, Sasuke froze and slowly looked towards his mother with tear filled orbs. Azrael and Raine immediately stopped as well and turned her way, only for Sasuke to make things five hundred times worse by softly speaking, "W-Why does mommy feel so heartbroken...?" Sighing, Azrael then knelt beside Sasuke with a frown, "Mom loves dad... but she can't be with him... no matter how much she prays or wishes for it..."
Right at that moment, Sasuke looked down and the Rinnegan formed within his left eye. Once he wiped his eyes and looked up, Raine sharply gasped, "N-NO WAY! HE'S ONLY SIX! HE SHOULDN'T HAVE THE RINNEGAN YET!" Quickly kneeling down, Indra pulled a portion of his long bangs over his left eye and quickly instructed, "Sasuke, no matter how irritating those bangs are, DON'T move them away from your eye!" He quickly nodded, "Okay sis!"
What worried Azrael and Raine the most was the fact that anyone holding a Rinnegan was now being targeted to have their eye removed. Indra, Akuma, Azrael, and Raine had been constantly under attack for the possession of their eyes... and what was worse, now their little brother, Sasuke - whom had NO combat training at all, would now be under attack as well for the possession of his eye.
"D-DAD!?" Azrael frantically yelled, catching Izuna's attention pretty quickly before easing the sleeping brunette's head to the ground. Standing, he then snapped around and darted towards his kids until skidding to a stop, "What's the matter Azrael?" His eyes seemed focused, yet panicked as he stuttered out, "S-Sasuke..." Narrowing his orbs, the first in command then folded his arms and tapped a single one of his forearms, "What about Sasuke...?"
Trying to find the right way to word this, Raine then blurted it out, "Dad, Sasuke got a Rinnegan!" Izuna knew Rinnegan wielders were being targeted to have their Rinnegan removed and that, at the least, was a troubling fact. Raine then released heavy breath, "Well, I covered his Rinnegan with his bangs just to be safe" Nodding his head, the father - or fatherly figure - then nodded, "Very well done, Raine."
"Did you two take him home, or-" Izuna quired until Azrael answered sternly, "No sir. He is still out playing." He didn't want his time with his son cut short, but now he really didn't have a choice. Turning his head, he then called out to the sleeping woman - fully knowing that she was a light sleeper, "Indra!" Her eyes popped open and she quickly wiped her face before jogging over and had the entire situation made known.
Her face became pale at that moment.
Peering towards Izuna, Indra then refused to look him in the eye; which made him sigh heavily, "Indra, look at me." Looking up with panicked eyes, she then took Izuna's hands in her own as she spoke, "Izuna... Sasuke needs to live with you now. Danzo has been the one gathering people in the attempts to collect the Rinnegan." A large gust of wind pushed her hair into the current as she then whispered, "Please don't let me down..."
Frowning at her, he watched as she slightly turned and gently called out, "Sasuke... honey, come here..." Sasuke bounced up to his mother with a brightened smile, "Yes mommy?" Kneeling down and taking her son into her arms, he graciously accepted the love handed his way by nuzzling into his mother's chest with his head over her heart, only for her to softly speak, "Sasuke, you have to live with daddy now..."
With Indra's heartbeat putting her son to sleep, Indra then lifted him into her arms and held him close for what seemed like an eternity. Turning towards Raine and motioning her over, she quickly jogged over and took her little brother out of her mother's arms, only to turn away out of respect. The beautiful brunette snapped back towards the long haired raven with tears streaming down her face.
Noticing all of the pain in the world radiating from his love, Izuna stepped forward and wrapped his strong arms around her, only for her to mirror him by wrapping her arms around his neck. Hastily leaning forward, Indra pressed her lips tightly to Izuna's as tears trickled down her face to slide against his - like a transaction of tears between the loving two. Slowly leaning away with sorrowful orbs, all she could do was press her face to his neck, "Please, keep our son safe..."
He couldn't find the words to say, but she then raised her voice slightly while tightly clenching his neck, "Promise me...!" Burying his face into those unruly brunette locks of hers that he loved so much, his hold on her slightly tightened the moment he nodded, "I promise on my honor... as your rightful husband..." Well that didn't stress her out at all. Izuna had never made a "good" husband, which he quickly realized.
Sighing heavily, he then reworded his sentence, "I promise on my honor as a father..." That made more sense. Izuna had never come up short when it came to their children, for they meant the world to him in every sense possible. The two now held one another tightly before Indra slowly backed away and took Sasuke out of his sister's arms. Turning towards Izuna, this mother then showered her son's locks with her devoted kisses before handing him to his father.
Placing her hand on Izuna's cheek, Indra then gave a weak smile, "Please... take care of him..." The moment he gave a nod while frowning, Indra backed away and her angel wings appeared before taking off. Izuna sighed heavily as he began to walk home while carrying Sasuke, but needed a bit of persuasive help from his other two children, "You two, come and help with Ino." Raine's eyes then narrowed dangerously, "Right..."
SCARY!
Once all four got back to the house, Izuna walked in while holding Sasuke close to his chest as Ino walked out with a scowl and was about to yell until Raine darted forward with a terrifying expression held on her face, "If I ever find out that you've hurt my little brother... I will put you in a cage... and people will forget that you ever lived. Then my mom and dad can be together without you breathing down his throat..."
Ino took a shaky step back while Izuna internally chuckled as to how thankful he had been that Raine had come along. Raine then turned towards her father with a frown, "Dad... Sasuke won't be able to sleep in a new place all alone, so I'll stay with him until he becomes adjusted." Izuna then nodded towards her, "Stay as long as you need... Rainy." Oh she just KNEW he was teasing her at this point, but her little brother needed his sleep.
Taking Sasuke from her father, she then walked into her old room and placed her little in bed before lying down next to him and holding him close. Frowning softly as she ran her hands through her little brother's hair, Raine gave the top of his head a kiss and whispered softly, "Don't forget that mom loves you..."
The morning rolled around and unfortunately Raine had been sent to get groceries while her little brother slept. Waking up, Sasuke looked around nervously due to not know as to where in the hell he even was. Walking out of his sister's old room timidly, he then ran into Ino and he gave a hasty bow, "S-Sorry!" Ino narrowed her orbs at this child and slapped her hand so hard against his face that he slammed to the ground before walking around him as he cried.
Sasuke was an extremely sensitive child, so when he cried... he cried hard. Hearing his son's sobbing had Izuna hastily darting towards him, only to notice blood sliding from his son's mouth, "Sasuke? What happened...?" He was now thanking god that Raine had explained his son's nature to him, or he might have just angrily demanded an answer right then and there.
Looking up, the mini-Izuna then wrapped his arms around his father's neck and continued to cry before noticing the succubus giving him a 'if you tell, you die' look, which made him shut down, "O-Oh... I... I was just careless, sorry daddy..." Standing with his son still in his arms, he then walked to the bath and chuckled, "You know, you need a bath! Yuck!"
This made the little boy giggle softly as his father then helped him undress and placed him in the water, "Clean up. I'm going to go make us some breakfast." Just as Izuna turned, Sasuke shot his hand out and took his father's hand, "N-No..." Turning his head back, Izuna then noticed the handprint on his son's swollen face, but figured Raine would kill the bitch for him, "All right, then how about this! You help me cook?"
He was used to helping his mother out, so he was excited to help his father out in the kitchen. Bathing quickly, yet efficiently, Sasuke then got out and Izuna chuckled softly as he pulled out one of Raine's old Uchiha outfits from when she was six and he knelt down and helped his son put the attire on before they exited. Sasuke then giggled softly, making his father peer at him with a smile, "What?" Sasuke then flipped his long hair, "Mom always puts my hair just like yours!"
Kneeling down with a chuckle, he then brushed his son's hair and tied them in a low ponytail, making the child give a bright smile, "Thanks dad! Oh, I almost forgot!" Sasuke then placed a good portion of his bangs over his left eye, making Izuna snicker as they made it to the kitchen. Sasuke didn't know about his father's... legendary... cooking though.
Oh shit.
Thankfully, Raine walked in and paled slightly, "SASUKE, NO! DON'T LET DAD COOK! YOU CAN COOK BETTER THAN HIM! I WILL WATCH OVER YOU AS YOU COOK!" Darting forward, Raine then whacked the back of her father's head, "Are you TRYING to kill Sasuke!?" Izuna bursted into laughter as she handed all of the groceries to her father, "Put those up, you dork." As he began to place everything away, he then whispered to his daughter, "Ino hit Sasuke this morning..."
"THAT BITCH! WATCH SASUKE, DAD!" Raine roared, making Sasuke jump and snap around as his sister stormed off. Izuna then leaned towards his son with his arms folded while snickering, "You'd think she was your mother with how protective of you she is..." Sasuke could only giggle before turning back around and begin cooking again. He had all of his mother's recipes memorized, so he began to cook with Izuna's "supervision".
'I always get this a green color... yet my SIX YEAR OLD son gets it the correct color!? HOW!?' Izuna internally roared, making Sasuke laugh, "I'm just following mommy's recipe!" Well that made a LOT of sense. Now he understood as to why Indra had kept him for this long. It was merely to learn HOW to cook... CORRECTLY. Noticing his son having a bit of issue, he then walked over to the mixing bowl, "What's wrong Sasuke?"
Considering Raine could hear his thoughts while beating the shit out of Ino, she then hollered out, "SHE USES SUGAR, SASUKE! DON'T FORGET TO PUT OIL IN THE PAN AND DON'T LET DAD TOUCH IT UNTIL IT'S DONE!" Smiling brightly, Sasuke then added the sugar into the whisked up eggs and stirred it, only to turn to his father, "Daddy...? I can't reach the stove..."
Raine then rushed in and washed her bloodied hands before Sasuke could see them. Wiping her hands off, Raine then grabbed the bowl before her father could even attempt to screw up her little brother's delicious cooking, "Dad, I already told you! DON'T TOUCH IT! Sasuke is a REALLY good cook... you touching it would just make it... ew..." Izuna's mouth then dropped wide open and blushed out of embarrassment, "RAINE, I'M NOT THAT BAD!"
Giving her father a dry look, Sasuke then gave his sister's single sleeve a gentle tug, "Hey Rainy? How is daddy a bad cook?" Scoffing at this, the brunette blew her bangs upward, "Dad has a special skill to make everything he ever makes taste horrible." Fuming, Izuna shook his head, "Rainy, now you're just being mean!" This earned an Indra dry look from his daughter, "Dad... you made mom pass out once with your cooking." - "Oh, yeah, I did!" Izuna chirped out.
Watching his daughter lift his son into her arms, she then nuzzled his neck with a gentle smile that made him giggle. The way Raine acted with his son was extremely motherly to say the least, but Izuna leaned against the wall with a softened smile at this picture. He had to wonder if this was how Indra had acted with his son for the many years she had him. If so, it was a very comforting sight to behold.
Sasuke had figured it out, but Izuna was still in the dark.
"Hey mommy, I thi-" Sasuke froze his line of thought and pursed his lips tightly, making Indra clear her throat so that her normal tone set it, "Phew, that was rough! It's all right honey~!" Indra chirped happily as she nuzzled her cheek against her son's. Izuna felt baffled as of now, yet chuckled and walked forward and wrapped his arms around Indra's firm stomach to rest his head against her shoulder, "Indra..."
Indra leaned her face against his and smiled softly, "Izuna... go make Sasuke a stool so he doesn't have to eat your poisoned meals..." This made him breathe a chuckle against her neck, making her bite her lip roughly and clear throat, "Izuna, don't make me tell you twice! If I have to tell you a second time, it will get UGLY very fast!" Feeling this man straighten up nervously was simply priceless to her.
Laugh hysterically, Indra then leaned towards his lips before pressing hers to his momentarily. Sasuke glanced over at the sight and softly gagged, making both parents laugh softly as they broke apart. Izuna then grasped her firm backside tightly and winked, "Yes ma'am..." Damn him to hell. Her son's nose was more sensitive than his father's sense of smell, but was thankful that he was distracted by cooking.
"Sasuke, you are getting so heavy!" Indra chuckled and pressed her lips to his cheek to heal the handprint, making him scoff exactly like his father, "Mommy, I AM growing!" She couldn't help but laugh at that little scoff, "Ah, yes, you are growing too fast though. I am only giving you ONE rule... you always have to call me mommy... I don't care how damn old you get, I will always be your mommy..." He then gave a bright smile, "Mhm! You WILL always be my mommy!"
Her son needed that stool so bad, because he was now having issues with the pan, "M-Mommy! I didn't put in enough oil!" Chuckling as she placed her son on her hip, Indra grabbed the oil and splashed in a little more before turning him back to his breakfast, "You're doing wonderful honey..." Her gentle and loving tone jingled out. Izuna could only stare at what he missed out on for the past six years of his son's life.
Walking forward with the stool and setting it down, Sasuke's eyes twinkled, "Thanks daddy!" Indra gave a soft huff, "Say thank you, not thanks like your uncle." Nodding his head, he then smiled, "Thank you, daddy!" Setting Sasuke down on the stool, she then peered back, "Izuna, aren't you going to help Ino? I beat her pretty damn bad." Izuna then snickered and walked forward to take the beautiful brunette's chin in his tender grasp, "Mmm... no."
"You're already making a horrible example for Sasuke." Indra drly spoke out as Izuna coiled a single arm around her waist to slam her against his chest, "Perhaps, but I have everything that I've ever wanted right here." Indra's orbs then saddened slightly, "That might be the case for now... but I can't come back after today." Leaning forward and pressing her lips to his, she then walked back to where Ino was before healing her and giving one hell of a vicious warning.
By the time Sasuke finished cooking, his mother was gone, but she did praise him telepathically. Raine then walked in and huffed, "Geez, leave me out of it next time mom." Izuna couldn't tell if this was Indra acting like Raine, or if it was actually Raine. Sasuke then took his father's hand, "That's Rainy, daddy..." Raine darted forward and began to snuggle her little brother, "Look at you! You cooked all by yourself! I'm so proud Sasy!"
Ino sat down nervously beside Raine, making her lift a delicate brow, "Why are you scared of me now? I didn't do any of that! MOM did it!" Releasing a heavy breath, Ino then nodded, "S-Sorry Raine..." Raine ignored the comment as she began to eat and smiled happily, "SASY! THIS IS SO YUMMY!" Sasuke blushed heavily and looked away, "D-Don't tease me, Rainy..." Scoffing, Raine finished off all of her food and showed her little brother, "If dad had made it, I'd be sick right now!"
Too damn TRUE!
By the time Sasuke was sixteen, he had become heartless, cruel, and cold. Spending his time around Ino was not healthy for him in the slightest and all it did was shut all of his emotions down. Without Sasuke even knowing, his mother had been given the command to never go and see him again, so all she could do was sit around miserably. By now, Indra had built many walls around her heart to PROTECT what she loved.
Izuna sighed heavily at this point. He was sure that if Indra ever witnessed their child the way he was now, she would surely kill him with her arrow of death. He didn't even know what in the hell he had done so wrong, but it had nothing to do with him in the first place. Running his hand through his hair, the long haired raven then called out to the mirroring long haired raven, "Sasuke?"
Never forgetting what his sister had told him about his bangs, Sasuke's one eyed crimson gaze pierced his father, "What..." Groaning at how much of a monotone jackass his son sounded like, he then replied, "I need you to go and pick up some herbs. Can you manage THAT without beating someone half to death?" Scowling at his father, he then stood and snatched the list from his father, "Yeah..."
Putting his Uchiha branded cloak on with his belt firmly clasped neatly across his abdomen, Sasuke was then handed money before he left. His harsh and uncaring glare made many suitors stop asking to be his future mating partner by the time he had hit the age of thirteen. No one was spared from his wrath with the exceptions a small handful, such as Raine and Azrael.
"SASY!" Raine pounced on his back hyperly, only for him to gaze back slightly with an angered single showing orb. Raising her hand, Raine gave the teen a harsh flick to the forehead, "DON'T GLARE AT ME, YOU ASS!" Rapidly blinking, he then sighed heavily, "What do you need Raine?" Raine instantly puffed her cheeks up at how Sasuke never called her Rainy anymore, so she took his hand within her own before giggling, "Come on Sasy."
Sasuke appeared so annoyed at how Raine wouldn't call him by his birth given name that he spoke in that monotone voice in a less harsh manner, "Will you stop calling me Sasy!? I'm not six anymore RAINY!" Bingo! Time to give love! Raine immediately yanked her taller younger brother into her chest and held him tightly, "Sasy... you know that I love you... don't you?" He gave a dry chuckle, but allowed for his sister to hold him, "I think everyone knows that."
As the two began to walk, Sasuke lowered his head slightly and softly asked, "Rainy...? What... What is mom like...?" Turning towards him with a frown, she was right about to answer as they both entered the market, but was stopped once she heard an all too shocked tone, "R-RAINE!? OH MY GOD... S-SASUKE!?" Raine then gave a cheerful wave, "Mom! Danzo finally let you out of the house? I mean... on your OWN for once!?"
It was too fast.
Enraged eyes shot up before he darted towards his mother and slammed her to the ground, making Raine gasp sharply, "S-SASUKE! STOP IT!" She was now cursing her father as she attempted to move her little brother's hardened muscles to get him off of their mother, yet Indra's soft tone rang out, "Raine... it's okay... he's confused and hurting..." Nodding her head, she then stepped away nervously due to her little brother having his sword at their mother's throat.
Indra gave a saddened chuckle as she reached up to stroke her son's long locks, "My baby... look at you..." Tears flooded her eyes the minute he slapped her hands away, but she softly spoke, "Forgive me, Sasuke... I-I need you to hold me down. I'm being called back into that HELL. I FINALLY get to see you again, so DON'T let me go! I know that I have no right to ask you for ANYTHING, but PLEASE this is all I ask of you!"
Sasuke's eyes widened slightly the moment he witnessed blood trailing down her chin, but he stood up, "Hn, get lost... you worthless mother..." Izuna heard it all and immediately appeared to harshly slam his fist across his son's face, "SASUKE, YOUR MOTHER HAS BEEN UNDER COMMAND SPELLS! SHE HAS TO OBEY THEM NO MATTER WHAT! HOW DARE YOU CALL THE PERSON WHO HAS BEEN FIGHTING FOR YOUR SAFETY ALL BY HERSELF, WORTHLESS!"
Her heart was shattered, just like a mirror on the ground, as she turned and began to sob as she ran back to her dungeon of misery. There was so little light in her life now, that she seriously considered murdering Danzo just so she could be free from him for good. However, she had her mother, her brothers, Izuna, Akuma, Azrael, Raine, and... Sasuke. She could tell that his mind was being tormented, and if she were the initial cause of that torment, she would gladly die.
Raine's eyes filled with tears at this point. Oh, she knew far too well that her mother was putting everything on the line for her father and mostly, Sasuke. Tears now flowing down her face, Raine knew of one thing that would actually phase her little brother, so she took the gamble, "I HATE YOU, SASUKE!" Snapping around, Raine bolted off while sobbing. Izuna then snapped around while internally chuckling. His daughter knew all of her little brother's triggers.
Sasuke snapped in Raine's direction with widened eyes before darting after her. Thanks to his mother's agility, he caught his sister quickly, "RAINE, YOU DON'T ACTUALLY MEAN THAT, DO YOU!?" Struggling against his hold, she merely collapsed to her knees to escape his hold before standing and clenching her fists tightly, "I wish mom loved big brother and me... as much as she loves you..."
Furious, Sasuke snapped towards her, "YOU CALL ABANDONING YOUR CHILD - LOVE!?" Raine bit her lip so roughly that blood began to trickle down her chin, "For you... yes. You gained the Rinnegan at the age of six, and Danzo was after all of the Rinnegan wielders. She had to hide you in dad's home because you witnessed her being brutally beaten far too many times and you held the power Danzo sought. After that, she was commanded to never see you again..."
Taking a deep breath as she began shedding tears while her body began trembling, Raine slammed her eyes shut, "When commanded, you have two options. Resist... and feel burning desire, or comply... and have no desire at all. SHE REFUSES TO BREAK DAD'S HEART OR PUT YOU IN HARMS WAY! SO YES, HER ABANDONMENT WAS AN ACT OF LOVE THAT SHE HAS NEVER SHOWED BIG BROTHER OR ME! WE BOTH ENVY HOW MUCH SHE LOVES YOU!"
Sasuke didn't know what to say at that point, yet scowled and pointed out, "You are a child made from dad and mom, so why am I so special!?" That's when his sister turned to face him, "Simple... I wasn't born from her. She has loved dad for over eight thousand years and wanted a family with him. Well... Sasuke... you were the ONLY one produced from her and dad." He didn't believe that one bit. NO angel, nor any demon could live that long. So in his eyes, it was all a lie.
Even if he knew that she had spoken no lies.
Indra sat in her room with dull orbs that had once upon a time, sparkled brilliantly with defiance and sass. Danzo walked into her room to notice her face, yet sneered, "Indra, you are to use the forbidden spell of Rinne Rebirth once I have passed. You are an immortal, and as such, can use this without your life being taken." Dully nodding her head as the command jolted through her, she didn't resist it, "Is that all...?"
Danzo smirked at this and shook his head, "No. We are in need of more tea. Go and pick up more." Not resisting the command, Indra stood and picked her money up before brushing by, "Will that be the only thing you are needing...?" He handed her the entire list of what was needed and she bowed to him before taking her leave. Her eyes were lifeless as she shopped as slowly as she possibly could.
"Mom? Mooom? Ugh... MOM!" Azrael shouted, making her jump slightly before peering up, "Oh, hello Azrael..." His mother sounded so miserable that it broke his heart, but he tagged along. Once she came to a stop, he looked at her hair that was now down to the middle of her calves instead of her thighs, "That's... uh... some long hair, mom." - "I suppose..." She continued to walk until tears filled her eyes and she turned to begin crying against her son's abdomen.
Raine had just made it to her father's house and opened the door, "SASY! LET'S GO!" Grumbling, Sasuke walked out and the two made their way to the market. Their walk was unusually silent, making Sasuke glance towards his older sister, "Rainy? You okay?" Normally, anytime he used her nickname, she perked right up; but not this time. Her eyes peered down as she nodded, "Yeah..." - "Liar." Sasuke scoffed in his monotone voice.
She HATED how her little brother was now. When he was little, he was SO full of life; but now he merely seemed like a living doll. She refused to claim that she could feel her mother weeping over him, but the moment she darted her eyes to the side, she witnessed him wiping his eyes to rid them of all tears. Making it into the market, Raine tilted her head once she saw Azrael, "Big brother, what are you hiding?"
Azrael then uncovered as to what he was hiding, making Raine's eyes wide, "M-Mom?" It had been a few months since she had been able to go back out into the market. Her skin no longer appeared sunkissed and was on the verge of looking sick, her hair was WAY too long and messy, and her eyes seemed unfocused and dull as she cried. Softly sighing, Raine grasped her blade and her mother's hair at the middle of her thighs before slicing her locks off.
Raine then gained a determined look on her face, "Big brother, I need you to trust me. We are going to force Sasuke to feel again!" Nodding his head, Raine then pressed her blade to her mother's throat and whispered, "Don't worry mom..." Azrael then held out a panicked hand, "RAINE, WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING!? STOP! DO YOU WANT TO BE THE ONE WHO KILLS OUR MOTHER!?"
One problem... she's immortal.
Sasuke had been looking for Raine EVERYWHERE, but gained a clue the moment he witnessed his eldest brother yelling towards Raine. Darting forward, Sasuke skidded to a stop with widened eyes the moment he witnessed his older sister holding a blade to their mother's throat. He didn't know she was immortal, so panic quickly set in, "R-RAINE, WHAT ARE YOU DOING!?" Darting her orbs towards her little brother with narrowed eyes, Raine only gave a darkened smirk.
"RAINE, SERIOUSLY, STOP!" Sasuke yelled frantically as his sister gained an almost evil facial expression, "What? I thought YOU didn't CARE if she lived or died! I figured since she was such a bother, I'd get rid of her FOR you!" Tears filled Sasuke's eyes at that point and Azrael tapped his sister's back, yet she pushed him further, "YOU WANTED HER DEAD, RIGHT SASUKE!? WELL, LET'S GET THE DEED DONE NOW!" A small cut was made against Indra's throat at that moment.
Azrael then leaned down to her ear, "You're about to have a serious fight on your hands if you don't let mom go..." Right then Raine removed the blade and pushed her mother forward, only to be caught and held securely by her youngest child. Seeing the ponytail, she thought this was Izuna, yet once she looked up... her eyes filled with tears, "S-Sasuke..." All though Indra had a calming and sweet tone, Sasuke immediately slammed her to the ground, "Filth..."
The eldest child then appeared before the youngest and slapped him, "HOW LONG WILL YOU LIE TO YOURSELF, LITTLE BROTHER!? YOU ALMOST FOUGHT RAINE BECAUSE SHE WAS PLACING OUR MOTHER IN DANGER! OPEN YOUR EYES SASUKE!" Indra then gave a soft tone that almost sounded as if she had been defeated, "It's alright... I won't be alive much longer anyway..." With that, she stood and began to walk away.
Hearing those words coming from his mother's mouth mortified Sasuke, causing him to dart forward and wrap his arms tightly around her muscular figure as tears began to fall from his eyes, "M-MOM! YOU CAN'T DIE!" Raising her hands, she lightly pulled away and brought her hand up to wipe his tears away, "Now... why is my baby crying...?" Raine merely shrugged, "I guess we weren't needed at all to melt him. Mom's always had that effect on others..."
Azrael smiled softly at the sight presented before him as he watched his mother pull her youngest son's head to her chest so that he could finally have a moment of weakness and break down. Gently hushing her youngest, Indra lightly stroked her son's hair, "Shh... baby... mommy is right here..." He held onto his mother for dear life while sobbing into her chest, "You can't die, mommy! PROMISE ME!" Releasing a gentle breath, she nodded, "I promise..."
You sure about that?
Izuna had watched all of this with a gentle smile and chuckled softly, "She always could melt the toughest of people..." He knew if HE got too close to Indra, she would instantly be recalled, so he chose to admire her from a distance. Indra finally calmed her son and held her hand out to him, "Why not help mommy shop?" Wiping his eyes, Sasuke placed his hand in his mother's and the two began to walk away.
Just as Raine was about to dart forward, Azrael halted her, "Sis... mom doesn't have a favorite, but, right now... Sasuke's heart needs to heal from her extended absence in his life. We had her more than him..." Frowning, she then nodded, "I know... it just always feels like she loves Sasuke the most..." Azrael then lifted a single brow, "You are more stupid than my biological father right now." Scowling, Raine then pouted, "AZRAEL, I AM NOT!"
Sasuke held his mother close with a gentle and serene smile gracing his face, "Mom...? Why'd you even make that comment back there...?" Looking towards her beautiful son, she then placed a hand to his cheek, "I guess your father didn't explain to you how to mark of eternal love really works... If one dies, the mate will perish as well... immortal or not." Indra then came to a stop and watched her son's long hair flutter within the wind.
He looked so much like his father that Indra became giddy and pulled her son's head to her chest again, making him blush out of sheer embarrassment, "M-MOM!" - "I CAN'T HELP IT! I FINALLY HAD A BABY THAT LOOKS LIKE IZUNA! MY GOODNESS YOU ARE SIMPLY TOO ADORABLE!" Indra giggled happily and kissed the crown of his skull before gaining a thought filled face.
Smiling softly as they slowly went from vender to vender, Indra then softly spoke, "Actually, your father was just about as cute as you when he was sixteen, which is six hundred in heavens years. He was a ball of hell-hath-no-fury back then and also didn't have many emotions... but every so often his eyes would show the emotions that he wasn't willing to show through actions. You'll find it hard to believe, but your father and I met over eight thousand years ago!"
Looking towards his mother with a face filled with thought, he then asked, "Mom? If dad was like that back then, then how did you get him to show any emotions at all?" Humming as if thinking, Indra then chuckled, "Well, I cry at the drop of a hat, I'm as goofy as your uncle Akuma, but more than anything I endured any harsh words he spoke to me. I guess an easy way of putting it is, well, I'm persistent!"
No SHIT.
By the end of her shopping spree, Indra had to force herself to part ways with her youngest child. Walking back to Danzo's home, the brunette released a heavy sigh of sadness while thinking' 'I-Izuna...' With how much Sasuke now resembled his father, it actually stung her heart and tears began to fill her orbs. Right before she went to open the door, Izuna dropped in front of her and pressed his lips to her own.
Apparently Danzo was too sick in bed to recall Indra, so she dropped all groceries and wrapped her arms around his strong neck. Walking the two to the alleyway of the house she now stayed in, Izuna lifted her onto his hips. Pulling away and blushing furiously, Indra then shook her head, "Izuna, NO!" Lifting a single brow as he traced a single finger between her cleavage, he then grinned, "How often do I actually listen when you say no?"
Indra gained a dry expression at that question and blew her bangs upward, "Pfft... never..." Leaning his face down to her neck and pressing soft kisses, Indra instantly arched into him and his hands got to work at undoing her cloak and peeling her leggings off. He wanted to ravage her over and over again, but knew Danzo would soon recall her if he wasn't quick enough.
She was already one step ahead of him considering she had already removed his clothing. Her hands hungrily roamed his chiseled abdomen tauntingly, making him groan and press his body tightly against hers. Feeling his fingers slip inside of her, he quickly realized she was already wet; making him lean to her ear and whisper seductively, "Indra... you're making my job far too easy..."
That's a good thing... right?
Turning her around and pressing his palm to her back so that she leaned forward. Blushing furiously, Indra whimpered out, "I-Izuna, what are you doin-" Her sentence was effectively cut short by him pushing inside of her, making her gasp sharply and claw at the wall. The demonic male snickered softly before leaning down to tease her by pressing kisses to her back. Oh, he remembered how sensitive her skin was...
Reaching her ear and smirking as he spoke sternly, "Come now Indra... moan for me..." - "I-IZUNA!" Indra ended up crying out, only for him to slap his hand over her mouth, "Not that loud, love." Puffing her cheeks up, Izuna lifted a single brow, "What's the matter?" Huffing, Indra pursed her lips and pointed back to him, making him snicker until she ripped him out of her and snapped around, only for him to grasp her thigh and push back in her.
Reaching behind him, his hair was effectively untied and her fingers became tightly tangled. Pressing into her further, he then growled softly, "You do that on purpose..." Duh. Leaning to him, Indra began to trace kisses down his neck and she quickly placed her hand over his mouth as he moaned. Lifting her so that her thighs squeezed his hips, Izuna began to push deeply inside of her.
Sick of the hand games, he locked his lips to hers as she cried out beautifully into his lips. Indra's eyes then widened, "He's awake, hurry!" Without warning, she took Izuna as her secondary mate, only for her tears to drip down on his shoulder the moment she licked the puncture wound over for instant scarring. The moment she leaned up, tears continued to flow down her face as she then grasped the back of his head and lowered his head to her shoulder, "I love you so much..."
That hurt to hear, but he punctured her left side and licked it over. Stilling all of his movements, Indra then felt his tears falling to her shoulder as he gave a loving reply, "I love you more than my own life. I was so much of a fool... that I lost you." Tightening her grip on his long locks, he then pressed in a handful more times and panted heavily once he came. Leaning her head on his collar bone, the brunette softly chuckled, "It's... a girl..."
She hoped that this little girl looked like Izuna as well. Even as a male, Izuna was one beautiful specimen that the word "no" was not registered in her vocabulary. Feeling the recall, her body stiffened up and she sighed before placing her lips to Izuna's one last time once she got dressed. Pulling away, she then placed a hand on his cheek, "I love you, Izuna..." Before he could answer, she dashed inside of the home, making his head lower, "And I, you..."
Smiling softly was all he could do.
Izuna got back home and walked in, only for Sasuke to tilt his head in an extremely puzzled manner, "Hey, uh, dad?" Looking at his son and also tilting his head, all he could do was answer, "Yes?" Scrunching his nose up, Sasuke then blew his bangs up, "Go take a bath! I don't need to know what you and mom do behind closed doors!" Snickering at this claim, he then waved as he walked to the bath, "There was no door!"
Turning bright red, Sasuke snapped around, "DAD, YOU DID IT OUT IN THE OPEN!?" Chuckling was all Izuna could do as he got in the bath, "Do expect a little sister in nine months time." Sasuke's eyes immediately began to sparkle at this and he darted into the bathing room, "SERIOUSLY DAD!? I'M GOING TO BE A BIG BROTHER!?" Tilting his head back to look at his son, Izuna chuckled, "Yup, so you'd better teach her how to cook as well!"
Sasuke instantly sighed heavily, yet Izuna's orbs narrowed, "If you shut your emotions off again I will beat you to hell and back..." Nodding his head, he then darted out as his father got out of the water after cleaning himself. With saddened eyes, he then peered down, "I want to be free to love her again. This will be her second pregnancy that I won't be around for."
The mark of eternal love could feel the secondary bites on both parties were far stronger with love; yet for his transgressions, he would pay... but the toll was not known yet. Known, or unknown, the gods presiding over the marks of eternal love would have to wait to make their choice over what to do after the birth of the child. Danzo, clearly close to death, would have his life extended a couple of months so that a verdict could clearly be made.
As the months began to pass, all they could witness was Izuna despairing over the fact that he wasn't there to help Indra. At times, they could clearly see him in his room crying softly over not physically being around to help Indra when she needed him the most. All he could say that he was a failure and that he did not deserve her love.
As they would watch Indra, she would cry and claim that she, too, was a failure to Izuna. Time and time after again, all she could do was pray for his sanity once she departed. The gods presiding over the mark of eternal love began to look at one another in sadness for the brunette; because to make the demonic male feel despair... she would need to die.
And that was such a shame...
Sitting in Akuma's home again so that she could deliver the child, Indra screamed in pain. Akuma wasn't understanding in the slightest as to why she wasn't fully dilated yet. His twin had, had two other children... so the third should be even more smooth. However, Sasuke now sat by his mother and held her hand a day after going into labor.
"Uncle Akuma... mom's going to be okay, isn't she...?" Sasuke asked nervously and began to pat the sweat away from her face. This was even starting to make Akuma worry... Sasuke had been born so quickly that it only took a green light to get her to push. He could feel all that his twin was feeling, so his shoulders slumped, "I'm not sure in the slightest."
Ever since majority of the angels moved to the surface, the success of mothers giving birth had skyrocketed; but he couldn't understand why his twin sister was going through so much. One day turned into two days... and two days turned into three. Checking his sister's dilation for the last time, he then nodded, "Alright sis! You've fought battles for weeks straight, you can do this!" Even his words began to sound unsure.
Pushing and pushing, the beautiful lass was born. Akuma turned away and snickered, "Name?" Panting heavily and her vision blurring, Indra spoke weakly, "I-Izumi... Uchi...ha..." Izuna had finally been granted permission to go to Akuma's and had just arrived to hear two panicked voices, "SIS!?" - "MOM!?" - "SASUKE, HEAL HER WITH ME!" They tried and tried as Izuna darted inside, only to see his son holding his mother's hand while sobbing.
Oh no...
Taking a nervous step forward and his heart harshly throbbing in his ears, Izuna glanced towards Akuma... whom only mumbled out, "I... I can't even feel our bond anymore..." If this was some sort of sick joke, it DEFINITELY wasn't funny. The sick reality was then presented before him and he could only pat his son's shoulder lightly, "S-Sasuke... take your sister home..."
Sasuke could understand that, so he stood and Izumi was then placed within the safety of his arms before leaving. Sitting down and taking Indra's hand within one of his, any sturdy walls that he had built to guard his heart came crumbling to the ground, "I-Indra... please... you've got to wake up..." Noticing her chest not even rising or falling, Izuna placed his cheek against her own while his free hand wrapped around her head.
Sobbing and begging was all he could do at this point, "INDRA PLEASE COME BACK TO ME! PLEASE DON'T TAKE HER AWAY FROM ME AGAIN! I WANTED TO DO THINGS RIGHT THIS TIME! I WANTED TO NEVER FAIL YOU AGAIN! SO PLEASE... you have to come back to me..." Akuma walked up and placed a single hand on Izuna's shoulder sadly, "Izuna... your daughter's name is Izumi Uchiha. Sasuke watched his mother die, go to them..."
Izuna looked so fragile now that Akuma feared if he rose his voice, then this "young" man would completely shatter. As defeated as he was, Izuna took Akuma's hand, "I will not dishonor her. I will raise our children as she would have wished me to raise them." With that, he left feeling sick to his stomach as he watched the elder of the twins cover his sister's head with a white sheet while tears fell down his face.
All he held... was devotion...
Making it back home, Izuna looked at Sasuke's dead orbs as he held his little sister and softly called out, "S-Sasuke...?" Walking to his son, he then brought his head to his own chest, "Get it out..." Right then and there, Sasuke broke down and began to sob hysterically until Ino walked out huffing, "WHY is there so much noise!?" Izuna then glanced back at the blonde succubus, "Indra... died..."
Ino instantly took a step back and teared up, "W-What!? WHY HER!? WHY DID THEY HAVE TO TAKE INDRA!?" Izuna was trying to keep his composure while his son continued to sob against his chest, but that was far easier said than done. Swallowing heavily, "Her burial is tomorrow... but she was adored by all, so she is being taken through the village tonight as a way of people bidding her farewell..."
Looking down at his daughter, he smiled softly at her as she chewed on her brother's hair, "Sasuke, hand Izumi to me." Handed his daughter, he smiled at her sadly, but pressed his lips to her forehead and whispered softly, "Thank you, Indra... I will not fail you with our children..." Hearing a knock at the door, Izuna opened it to see Akuma holding all of the milk he could salvage from his sister.
Taking the milk, Akuma noticed as to how Izuna simply wanted to break down and cry, so Akuma placed Izumi back in her brother's arms and instructed him as to how to feed her properly. Once that was done, he grasped Izuna and yanked him outside, "Izuna, you loved my sister with all of your heart! SO CRY LIKE YOU LOVED HER!" Tears instantly began flooding down the demonic male's face and Akuma brought him in so the two cried together.
Everyone now stood in the village with candles held. Raine and Azrael hadn't found out until much later of their mother's passing, so the moment the cart carrying her began slowly through the crowd, flowers were gently tossed inside. The elite squad of demons sobbed miserably the moment her lifeless body was brought into view. Izuna held his hand up to stop the carriage, allowing each elite member to give her a kiss on the cheek and personally place their flowers in her hand.
Kaguya and Tsuyoi appeared mortified and the brunette's brothers weren't fairing any better. Once that carriage reached Izuna, he placed his hand to her cheek and cried again before placing his lips upon her own. A coffin had already been made for her, so once she was placed in, Izuna remembered what he had told her long ago, "NOW YOU HAVE THE FEAR OF DEATH!? THEY HAVE ALREADY STARTED BUILDING MY COFFIN, SO THEY SHOULD START BUILDING YOURS AS WELL!"
Swallowing heavily at the sight alone, he couldn't have felt anymore powerless than he did right now. The love of his life was going to be buried tomorrow and the thought of even having to bury her made him physically ill, but a memory came to him then that graced him with a saddened smile, "Hey, Izuna?" - "Hm?" - "Let me tell you something... Death is never the end. We are all hearts strung together like prayer beads... So when I die, what will you feel...?"
Misery...
The next day, the burial of Indra went by as smoothly as a rampaging hurricane. Once she was buried, Kaguya began to walk away and the magical ability of foresight was thrown into action. She wasn't understanding this at all... she had just buried her daughter, so HOW in the HELL was she alive and well!? Dismissing this sight due to thinking it was just her grief, Tsuyoi then gave her a worried look, "Kaguya? What did you just see?"
Feeling as if it were better to not tell anyone as to what she just witnessed was probably the best option and if she were to tell, it might just create false hope... especially for Izuna and all of the loveable brunette's children and siblings. Shaking her head, she merely peered down, "Oh... it wasn't a vision... I was just remembering when Akuma and Indra were born, along with my time raising her..."
All of Indra's children that had heard this comment knew instantly, that their grandmother had just told a lie within their presence, but also figured she had a very good reason to do so. Kaguya was no different than Indra and at first, she couldn't tell a lie, but with a little practice, she was well on her way to become a liar. For once a lie begins, it almost becomes the truth in your eyes.
Ten mortal years down the road and... "DADDY, BIG BROTHER IS BEING MEAN AGAIN!" Izuna batted his long lashes due to clearly spacing out, "Huh?" Puffing her cheeks out, Izumi threw her hands in the air in utter frustration as her brunette locks fluttered violently in the air, "I SAID, BIG BROTHER IS BEING MEAN AGAIN!" - "SASY! STOP BEING A JACKASS!" Raine yelled towards her little brother angrily.
As if Izuna had foretold everything, Sasuke's emotions were easily hurled down the drain the moment his mother had passed. Sighing softly, his house had become damned chaotic the minute Izumi was able to run her sassy little mouth. Hearing Izumi bubble over with giggles, he then heard her poke fun, "AWE, WHAT A CUTE NICKNAME SASY!" - "DAMNIT, SHUT THE HELL UP! BOTH OF YOU ARE WORKING MY NERVES!" Sasuke yelled furiously.
Hearing clapping, everyone then turned their head, only for Izumi to squeal happily, "AZRAEL!" Azrael chuckled softly and lifted Izumi into his arms before she spoke, "Hey, Azrael? Can... you tell me what mom was like...?" Nodding his head, he then poked her, "You two are so damn similar it's actually kinda scary!" Tilting her head like a curious puppy as she moved to sit on her brother's shoulder and folded her arms on top of his head to place her head on her arms, "Really...?"
Azrael knew that only having their father in her life was hurting her. Considering his mark of eternal love vanished, Izuna swiftly kicked Ino out of the home. Azrael and Izumi were now turning their heads back and forth as they watched Sasuke and Raine banter like cats and dogs. Walking forward and clapping his hands to stop the arguing, Sasuke then lunged forward, "RAINE, I WILL KILL YOU!" However, he ended up punching Izumi so hard that she was hurled to the ground.
Considering Izumi was now sobbing, Izuna finally stood up and roughly clapped his hands, "THAT'S ENOUGH!" Izumi instantly stood and darted as fast as she could to get away from all of the chaos. Abruptly bumping into someone, she quickly bowed, "S-Sorry... my mistake..." Sasuke had already darted after his little sister and skidded to a stop, "There's no way in hell that this is possible... w-we... we buried you... mom..."
Izumi's eyes widened at this and looked up to see a beautiful brunette that was rapidly blinking her eyes before waving her hands frantically in front of her face, "M-MOM!? I think you have me confused with someone...else..." Sasuke had already darted forward and wrapped his arms tightly around her neck, making her blush furiously, "S-Seriously! I'm just looking for a place to stay the night!"
Needing to confirm that this wasn't his mother, he then moved her bangs from her face... only to see the Rinnegan. Noticing her right arm holding a single white sleeve, he checked as to what was under and noticed the Kama. His mother had been reborn...? Or something? This was so perplexing that his mind couldn't wrap around a single detail, but smiled, "We have a room that you can stay in, but be warned, we are a lively bunch. Oh, sorry, my name's Sasuke."
Who in the hell knows what's going on anymore...
Giving off a sing-song-tune of laughter, she then smiled brightly, "It's nice to meet you, Sasuke. My name... is Indra." As they began to walk back, Sasuke made a one way telepathic link with Azrael and Raine, 'Don't freak out... I found mom... ALIVE. She has no memories of any of us though... I don't know if it would be better to tell dad or not...' Both Azrael and Raine's mouths dropped wide open before snapping their head towards their father.
Azrael walked over to his father and smiled, "Sasuke says he found someone who needs a place to stay and he offered to let them stay here." This made Izuna dumbfounded, "What!? Azrael, the only room that they could stay in... IS MINE!" Clearing the lump out of her throat, she then spoke, "Dad... once you figure out who it is... I don't think you'll mind too much..." This made Izuna lift a brow, yet stood up and walked inside to pick up a picture of Indra.
"Wow this place is beautiful!" Indra chirped out, making Azrael and Raine turn towards her. Looking down at Izumi, they noticed the resemblance almost instantly, "Y-You've got to be kidding me..." Azrael muttered and Raine looked just as distressed before nervously calling out, "I-er-DAD!?" Hearing the distress, Izuna darted out, only to smack into Indra, "WHAT'S WRONG!?" Both kids then pointed to the person he had just run into and he turned around.
Shock was all that he felt before blurting out, "I-INDRA!?" Before she was even able to answer, his lips were pressed tightly to hers; making her blush furiously as he pulled away, "T-That's some greeting..." Noticing her take a step back, his eyes then saddened. It was the same thing all over again... "Forgive me! Your beauty just shocked me! My name is Izuna Uchiha." Azrael, Raine, Sasuke, and Izumi all internally sighed, 'SMOOTH DAD...'
Indra began to rapidly blink, "Smooth? Wait... HE'S your father!? He looks SO young though!" Izuna then chuckled, "Yes, well, I am a demon and my children are all hybrids of an angel and demon." Indra's eyes instantly gained a sparkle, "Oh! So they are just like me!" Izuna then nodded, "That does seem to be the case. Well, all of my rooms are taken, unless you don't mind sharing a bed with me." Indra immediately turned bright red at the comment.
The moment she began to fan her hands in front of her face... he noticed that she was wearing her wedding ring, "Oh? Married?" Looking down to her hand, Indra then hummed, "Well... I think I was at one time? To be honest, my mind is kind of hazy." Nodding his head, he then motioned her inside and she followed while bright red, 'Wow, okay, no pressure... I'm only going to be sleeping in the same BED as another guy!'
In Akuma's home, he sighed heavily as he glanced at a picture of his sister and himself with dull orbs until hearing her rather loud thoughts. His eyes wide, Kaguya then walked in, "Akuma? Honey, what's wrong?" Snapping his head towards his mother he somehow managed to mutter out, "I... I just heard Indra..." Kaguya walked to her son with a docile smile before stroking his hair lightly, "Then go... but do not expect her to remember you..." His twin was alive...
No biggie. You know, they had only buried her...
Indra looked around at all of the pictures and walked up to a picture of herself and Izuna, yet marveled, "No WONDER you think I'm your mother! I look JUST like her!" That would be putting it extremely lightly. Too suddenly, Akuma rammed through the doors and tackled his little sister, "INDRA!" She had memories of him due to their weird... twin thingy. Raising her arms happily, she then squealed happily, "BIG BROTHER!"
"Aye, sis, did you come back to life because of how much you love Izuna?" Akuma smirked at her, making her tilt her head, "Come back to life? Wait, big brother, are you saying that I actually know Izuna?" Helping her sit up he then nodded, "Mhm, you do. You two were once mated, then unmated, then mated me-gah, then mated some old dude with Izuna on the side so you could still have Izumi there."
Peering towards Izuna, Indra then burst into laughter, "VERY FUNNY!" Akuma then lifted his brow, "Sis... I'm serious..." Looking back at Izuna again, she then slightly tilted her head, "His name is super girly..." Izuna's eyebrow twitched as all of the children keeled over laughing, making the long haired raven explode like a damn volcano, "DAMNIT INDRA! MY NAME IS NOT GIRLY!" Oh, she could tell... this one was going to be fun to tease.
Akuma then pointed to Sasuke and Izumi, "You gave birth to those two cuties. Raine was conceived by using your magic and fun stuff, along with Izuna's magic and fun stuff - but a different woman birthed her - yet she technically is still a product of you and Izuna. Azrael there... ugh... that was you and me. Thankfully, Izuna took over being his father though." Blinking rapidly, she then gazed at Sasuke, who seemed as if he needed a hug, and motioned him over.
Sasuke walked forward with hopeful eyes, but once he knelt down, Indra lightly poked his forehead, "Then I like the name I gave him." Sasuke's eyes watered softly, knowing his mother HAD named him; but she then wrapped her arms around his neck, "Big brother... are you sure that I made something this cute?" Akuma then chuckled, "Well, you DID have help from Izuna." Everything was so foggy, but a flash of Sasuke's birth came to her mind, making her smile, "My baby boy."
His eyes instantly brightened up at her face and quickly snuggled into her chest. Akuma then pointed to Izumi, "I won't be surprised if you don't remember giving birth to her because-" - "I died... Izumi, honey, come here." Izumi dashed forward and into her mother's arms, but Sasuke was feeling greedy and pushed his little sister away, only to earn a punch across the head, "SASUKE, YOU ARE TO TREAT YOUR LITTLE SISTER WITH RESPECT!"
Akuma frowned softly, "Sasuke... treasure her. One day... you could lose her the same way that I lost my sister..." That made a lot of sense, so Sasuke pulled his little sister to his chest. Indra remembered the birth of Azrael... but could not remember Raine at all. Izuna then pulled his daughter in a squishing hug, "Give your mom some time to remember everything, alright?" Raine could only nod slightly at this, "O-Okay dad..." Raine wasn't the only lost memory though.
Izuna had been forgotten as well.