Title: Remembering My Love
Author: nikki (nikkichan0829@yahoo.com)
Chapter: 3/?
Chapter Title: Remembering the Child Who Loved
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Romance/Drama/Horror
Warning: INCEST, SHOUNEN AI. If you're squicky about this, don't read. Oh yeah, and like my other fics, it's unbetaed.
Pairing/s: Itachi/Sasuke one-sided Sakura + Sasuke, Naruto/Gaara
Disclaimer: Don't own Naruto.
Author's notes: Everyone! Repeat after me! Funga fufu, funga fufu, funga fufu... One more time! Funga fufu, funga fufu, funga – ARGH! *gets hit by a shoe by the younger Uchiha* ... Oh, yeah. I was supposed to be doing an author's note. I thought I was going to get these muses into inspire-nikki mode... *sheepishly scratches the back of her head* Hehehe... *sighs* As usual, it took me a month to get inspired enough to write. *whacks self* What the hell is wrong with my muses? *sees Orochimaru being beat up by the two Uchihas*
Itachi and Sasuke *kicking and stomping at the Senin* PERVERT SENIN!
nikki *sweat drop* Ehe... Oh yeah... THOSE fics... *sweats even more when the Uchihas stop what they were doing and glare at her* Ehe... On with the fic! *runs to hide*
Chapter Summary: Something's wrong. Some nins are dead yet who is responsible is still not clear. Sasuke's confused. What exactly is he seeing?
//blah// - thoughts
"blah" - speech
//"blah"// - speech from a past memory
~Remembering the Child Who Loved~
The silence and tension in the air was great. It had a terrible ominous feel to it. Sasuke just knew that whatever it was, it was definitely big given the number of shinobis assembled. Even Naruto was silent.
The Godaime looked as if in deep thought. Yup, it was definitely bad. She spoke to Ebisu for a moment before standing up to address the assembled nins.
"I'm sure that most of you are curious as to why I've called for such a big meeting. A few hours ago, some of our border patrol were found dead." Murmurs rippled through the crowd.
A chill went down Sasuke's spine. Was it Itachi? He felt his neck throb with the familiar pain of the cursed seal. No.
"The ones that survived had reported that it was Orochimaru's doing. It has still yet to be confirmed. There is still the possibility of Akatsuki being on the move. I want all of you to be on the alert for anything suspicious. As much as possible, do not travel alone. Am I clear on that?"
Seeing as no one would object or ask anything, the Godaime turned to Ebisu, "See to it that they are placed in the proper patrol shifts."
She passed by Kakashi and whispered, "Keep an eye on him. Jiraiya will keep an eye on the other one."
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Itachi hid himself from view and made sure that his presence would not be detected. He overheard the announcement. //Orochimaru? He died years ago after Kabuto. It's not possible...// He saw Sasuke clutch at his neck. A look of worry crossed his face. //... is it?//
If that bastard had somehow found another way to prolong his life, Itachi wasn't about to let him get his hands on Sasuke. Sasuke was his and his alone.
~~~~~
Sasuke leaned against the wall outside the meeting area, waiting for Sakura, Naruto and Lee. They had the night shift of all the luck. He looked up at the moon.
"It was just like that night when I wanted him to take me with him."
Sasuke's eyes went wide at the sound of that voice. He looked up at the wall and saw his younger self sitting on top of it with a sad smile on his face.
"I think he wanted to take me with him too."
//What the...?//
The sound of the bushes rustling caught his ears. He went into a defensive stance. The sound of footsteps followed. It seemed that the intruder had no intention of hiding his presence.
Sasuke whipped out his kunai just as Naruto came stumbling out. The older boy sighed in relief. Then proceeded to whack the blond on the head.
"You scared me, dobe! What did you think you were doing there?"
The blond just scratched the back of his head sheepishly. "Well, I just told Gaara that I wouldn't be back until later and I was running late because err... well... we..."
Sasuke put up his hand to stop Naruto from finishing what he was saying, a blush staining his cheeks. "Forget I asked. I don't need to know what you guys do."
Naruto just grinned.
When Sasuke looked back up at the top of the wall, his younger self was gone. //What's going on here?//
~~~~~
A man stood over the corpses of several nins. He carried with him a sword whose blade was made out of strange, huge scales. He was here on a mission for the organization.
It just so happen that this mission was a combination of several missions. One would be to hunt down former Akatsuki member, Uchiha Itachi. The other would be Orochimaru. The most important would be the acquiring of the Kyubi alive.
The others would be by soon. Until then, he may as well have some fun.
He smiled maliciously as he licked his lips in anticipation.
~~~~~
//"I love you, Sasuke."//
"Sasuke-kun?" Sakura's voice broke through Sasuke's reverie. "Are you all right?"
Sasuke nodded his assent. Deep down, he was confused. //What was that? I'm having too many hallucinations in one night. This just isn't normal.//
They had broken in up in pairs to cover more round in their area and as usual, Sakura volunteered to go with him, much to Lee's dismay. Some things just never change.
Speaking of Sakura, he had almost forgotten. Why didn't she mention seeing Itachi with him earlier to the Godaime?
"Uhm... Sakura?"
She looked at him worriedly. "Yes, Sasuke-kun?"
Sasuke looked away. "Why didn't you tell the Godaime about seeing aniki?"
She stopped walking and said, "I don't know. I wanted to make things clear first before I made any decision. Saa... I guess now is as good as any."
Sasuke turned to look at her, confused. "Sakura, what do you mean?"
She bit her lip. "I saw what happened, Sasuke. I want to know why he's here and why you let him do that to you. He must've told you something."
"Sakura..." Sasuke lowered his eyes. "I don't know... I was too confused to ask anything. But I think, iie, I know that he's not here for Naruto, he didn't kill those nins and he's most definitely not working with Orochimaru."
The pink-haired girl was silent.
"I can't explain it but I trust him somehow. I know he wouldn't hurt me. I'm sorry that I can't provide any more answers for you."
//He didn't even try to answer my other question about his brother kissing him.// Sakura smiled sadly. Deep down, she wanted Sasuke to still hate his brother because she wanted Sasuke all to herself. "I'll tell you what. I won't tell anyone about this. If he hurts you..."
Sasuke nodded. Agreement made.
//Aniki, I know you won't hurt me. But why do I know this?//
~~~~~
Where? Where is he? It's mine. No one can take it away from me. I want it. That power... That boy is mine.
~~~~~
TBC
Who are the intruders? Who or what are they after? Why did Itachi think that Orochimaru was dead? Why is Sasuke's real memories of the night of the clan massacre being made known now? Are they even real? Find out in the next chapters of "Remembering My Love"!
Author's notes: Well, that's the end of this chapter. I hope you guys enjoyed it. It took me so long to finish this short chapter. Had I posted this earlier, it would've been too short for my comfort. I'm trying the best I can to juggle all my fics.
I guess you'd be glad to know that I just finished "Real Emotion." So that's less one for my list of fics to write. *pats self on the back* Now on to the other fics!
Anyway, please review.^^