Title: Remembering My Love

Author: nikki (nikkichan0829@yahoo.com)

Chapter: 4/?

Chapter Title: Remembering What Was Forbidden

Rating: PG-13

Genre: Romance/Drama

Warning: INCEST, YAOI. If you're squicky about this, don't read. Oh yeah, and like my other fics, it's unbetaed.

Pairing/s: Itachi/Sasuke, implied Naruto/Gaara and Kakashi/Iruka, one-sided Sakura + Sasuke

Disclaimer: Don't own Naruto.

Author's notes: Well, I got inspired after putting up the last chapter. Then I finally got the manga (Chinese version)! Hahaha! My uncle bought it for me on his recent trip to Taiwan.^^ Err... Enjoy the fic!^^

Chapter Summary: The intruder's are getting closer to their target. Will they succeed? Kakashi finds out that Itachi's in Konoha. Sasuke dreams. What will he see?

//blah// - thoughts

"blah" - speech

//"blah"// - speech from a past memory

~Chapter Four: Remembering What Was Forbidden~

Kakashi leaned against the tree as he watched the conversation between two of his students a few feet below his branch. He knew instantly that they weren't in any condition to be left alone, seeing as to how unguarded they were.

It looked as if there had been an internal conflict between the two within the short time that they had parted.

He had not really intended to eavesdrop (as he'd certainly be reprimanded by Iruka and most likely to be threatened to sleep on the couch for the next few days...) but a certain question of Sasuke's caught his attention.

"Why didn't you tell the Godaime about seeing aniki?"

Yup. That question. So Itachi was here. But he had gone to see Sasuke instead of going after Naruto just like what Akatsuki wanted. Unless he had any sufficient evidence that Itachi had any ill intent or had anything to do with the deaths of their comrades at the border, Kakashi couldn't make a move.

Well, he'd just have to wait. If Itachi would try to see Sasuke again, he would be there.

~~~~~

Sakura shivered as the coldness of the night seeped into her skin. The mere thought of the possibility of Orochimaru within Konoha's borders was more than enough to frighten her. She was frightened for herself and moreover for Sasuke-kun.

Sasuke, on the other hand, didn't seem to notice the cold. Sakura was in awe as he blended well with the cold night. He looked forbidding somewhat but the look in his eyes was different from the usual.

It was almost like his thoughts were off somewhere else rather than on the patrol... They most likely were. What could he be possibly thinking at a time like this? The Jounin Exam? The exam date is still pretty far. Naruto and Gaara's relationship? Hopefully not. It was still a bit hard to swallow. She shuddered at the thought of those dark-rimmed eyes giving her an assessing stare. Being attracted to her? Yeah right. Maybe in her dreams. Orochimaru? Most likely not. The man was an absolute perv from the way he looked down to the way he spoke to Sasuke. Creepy thought. Or maybe, the young Uchiha was thinking of...

No. She would definitely not accept that but it was most likely the one that occupied the brunette at the moment.

Sasuke looked like a little child, lost and confused. His face may not really show it but his eyes said it all.

Dammit. There was no time to lose oneself in his or her thoughts. They had to be on guard in case of attacks and Sasuke just made himself pretty much an easy target.

Hopefully, they won't run into any old pervs tonight. Well, with the exception of Kakashi-sensei and Jiraiya-sama of course.

If they were lucky, those guys were the only ones they were going to get.

~~~~~

He could sense him, the boy. He was close but he could not go near him. The smell of death and fear clung to him. That man was close by.

No matter. That power would be his sooner or later. It was only a matter of time.

~~~~~

Sasuke moved his neck, hoping to relieve the crick in his neck. The patrol in their area had surprisingly gone without incident. It was already nearing dawn when they were dismissed and they, he, Naruto, Sakura and Lee, were ordered to get some shuteye. He knew that he shouldn't have been too absent-minded during the patrol but his mind kept drifting back to his brother the whole time.

//"The flowers are pretty."//

He had walked Sakura home, making sure that she had gone in and locked her door before leaving. Taking the walk back to his house was tiring especially with the lack of sleep.

Naruto had gone back to bed with Gaara... Sasuke buried his face in his hands. Gods... Naruto didn't have to tell them that. The mere mental image was more than enough to give him one hell of a headache.

Lee had gone off to talk with Neji and Tenten.

That left him to go back to his empty house alone. It's not like people go there very often anyway. He shivered at the thought that he might not be alone when he got there.

//"Just like you."//

He slowly unlocked the door and peeked inside. There was no one there just as always. He breathed a sigh of relief and walked in. He wasn't ready to deal with Itachi yet. With that man, he didn't know what to feel. He knew that he should be angry but in truth, he wasn't just as angry anymore. He didn't know why.

//"A, aniki, I, I don't..."//

He stepped into his room and slipped off his shoes. Then he lay down on the bed, staring at the ceiling before drifting off to sleep.

~~~~~

The kyubi was well guarded. One of the Sennins was following him. If he wasn't careful, he just might end up dead. And that was a scenario that he didn't want to contemplate just yet.

He'll just have to wait and see. The old man can't be there all the time now can he?

~~~~~

Orochimaru was already dead. It was a fact that Itachi knew very well. The man had gone mad with too much power. The older Uchiha had put him out of his misery for his own peace of mind. That way, Sasuke was safe from the Sennin.

But his senses told him that it was not so. Orochimaru was not dead.

Damn it.

~~~~~

Sasuke panted harshly as he ran, a bouquet of wildflowers in his hands. He knew that this was a dream, a nightmare. But he couldn't wake up.

What he found strange were the flowers in his hands. He couldn't recall why he had them that day. They seemed irrelevant at that time.

No matter how he racked his brain for the answer now, he couldn't seem to dredge up anything that would tell him what they were for.

Then, he reached the familiar street, where corpses were strewn all over the pavement and the feeling of death was overwhelming. But he kept running. His house was not far away.

Unlike in his memories, he rushed into the room screaming, "ANIKI!"

Itachi's back was to him. Then he looked at Sasuke with a smirk on his face.

Oddly enough, Sasuke felt relieved to see him. Well, that was before he saw the bodies on the floor. His parents.

"A-aniki... What...?"

"I killed them."

Sasuke went still and numb as the sentence repeated itself over and over in his head. The flowers fell to his feet.

The older Uchiha moved towards him. By the time Sasuke snapped out of his thoughts, Itachi was already within arm's reach. He trembled in fright as Itachi bent down to pick up a flower. Holding it between two slender fingers, he inhaled its scent, placing it close to his lips.

"The flowers are pretty," he said, "Just like you."

Sasuke swallowed hard. The flower was tucked behind his ear. This wasn't happening. No. It wasn't true. No. This isn't how it happened. No. He didn't feel excitement and desire for that man. No. He hated that man with a passion. No. No. No. NO!

Then he woke up.

~~~~~

Itachi leaned against the tree, watching Sasuke through the window. His little brother was asleep. But it seemed like something was bothering him as he thrashed in his sleep.

Not being able to resist, Itachi opened the window and slipped in, strangely unaware of the eyes that followed him.

~~~~~

Sasuke opened his eyes, focusing on the white ceiling. //What was that? That was stranger than normal.//

Then his eyes furrowed. //Strange... It almost feels like someone's holding me down...// His eyes travelled downward and saw a young man looming over him.

"Aniki..."

//"Perfect."//

~~~~~

*TBC*

Author's notes: Well, there you go. The fourth chapter all done.^^ If I get inspired enough by the manga that my uncle brought home, I might do the next chapter sooner than you think.^^

WAI! Finally finished the entire Angel Sanctuary series! Lucifer is soooo cool!

Please review. Flamers can kiss Zabuza's ass.^^

Started: October 15, 2003

Ended: October 16, 2003