Title: Remembering My Love
Author: nikki (nikkichan0829@yahoo.com)
Chapter: 9/?
Chapter Title: Remembering to Stay Alive
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Romance/Drama
Warning: INCEST, YAOI. OOCness. If you're squicky about this, don't read. Oh yeah, and like my other fics, it's unbetaed.
Pairing/s: Itachi/Sasuke, Naruto/Gaara, a bit of Lee + Sakura, one-sided Sakura + Sasuke
Disclaimer: Don't own Naruto.
Author's notes: Well, people, it's been a while. I know that I haven't really updated since December. I'll try to pick up the pace. Don't worry. The story's nearing the end. If by any chance that part of my writing style's changed, please blame my current fixations on "Full Metal Alchemist", "Yu-Gi-Oh" and the "Wheel of Time" series.
Thanks to all those who reviewed in the last chapters. I hope that this chapter will be okay for you.^^
Chapter Summary: Sasuke's gone. Naruto's confronting his stalker while Itachi tries to find his beloved.
//blah// - thoughts
"blah" - speech
//"blah"// - speech from a past memory or speech that was not really part of the dream
~Chapter Nine: Remembering To Stay Alive~
Running frantically, she went down the length of the hallway, down the stairs, through the front doors and plowing straight into her sensei.
"Sakura! What's wrong?"
"Sasuke, Sasuke-kun is -"
Kakashi's eyes furrowed. He had only been out for a few moments to speak with Itachi and something happened? Impossible.
"What, Sakura? What's wrong with Sasuke?"
"He's gone!"
Shocked at the news, Kakashi didn't even notice when Rock Lee arrived and tried to calm the pink-haired girl down.
This was not good.
~~~~~
Gaara didn't know what it was that drew him out of the house some time after Naruto had gone out for his patrol.
Maybe it was the mug that cracked or the picture frame that broke. Either way, both were omens, omens that something terrible might happen.
Gaara wouldn't take it well if something happened to his Naruto.
Now he was out here looking for said blond when no one even knows where he is. How could they not know? Patrols were supposed to report together. What the hell happened to teamwork? Probably got screwed to hell. Yeah, that's probably what happened.
Now he was here in the forest trying to find Naruto which shouldn't have been a problem had these idiots actually done the teamwork they've always been preaching about. Then he stopped.
//That's odd. The forest is quiet...//
A raven crowed not far away.
The sand demon stirred within him.
~~~~~
Itachi felt his heart drop knowing that something must be wrong for that pink-haired girl to be rushing out in a panic like that. He hurried back to Sasuke's window around back and found it in a state of chaos.
//How could this have happened? I didn't even sense anything? Impossible! Orochimaru, you snake bastard!//
He growled at the thought of Orochimaru sinking his poisoned fangs into Sasuke's skin. The man was going to pay if he did anything to his little brother.
He jumped away from the scene just as the nurses came in. Something glinted in the dark, a small distance away. A closer look confirmed that it was a needle embedded in the thick bark of a tree.
Surveying the other trees, he had found scratches on barks, broken branches, a gaping holes on some trunks and a fallen tree, broken in half. Chidori.
His heart pounding rapidly, Itachi followed the trail in haste. He just hoped that he wouldn't be too late.
//Sasuke... Wait for me.//
~~~~~
"GOTCHA!"
Kisame looked behind him in surprise. There were two more of Naruto behind him. //What the?! Kage Bunshin?!//
It was too late for him to dodge the attacks of the two identical blonds. He managed to block a punch to his stomach but failed to block the kick to his face, the force of the kick sending him face first onto the hard ground.
The older man's lips curled into a smirk as he wiped off the blood trickling from his split lip with the back of his hand. The kyubi was making this little mission quite interesting for him.
All three Narutos lunged at him at the same time while he dodged the array of swift kicks and fast punches. At first everything was interesting enough for him as he allowed to boy to reveal several jutsus but certainly not all. He couldn't afford to let the boy to start using his full strength. It was too risky even for him.
Just then, a particularly hard punch connected with his ribs. The distinct cracking of bones had him gritting his teeth in pain. //Damn boy! I'm going to kill him!//
It didn't help that Naruto had drawn a bit of the kyubi's power to add strength to his current physical state. But drawing even a little was draining. His movement slowed for one moment.
But it was all the chance Kisame needed as he flipped a needle onto his hand and quickly jabbing it into a pressure point that would make sure that at least temporarily, Naruto would be paralyzed giving him ample time to recover and deal the finishing blow.
The shock on the blond's face was rewarding, priceless. He would relish the memory of it but now, all he wanted to do was to tear that boy from limb to limb.
"Haha! I've got you now kyubi!" Kisame cackled as he raised his sword. It didn't matter now if he killed the kyubi. No one can stop him from doing what he wanted.
Naruto struggled to move but his body was frozen in place. As the other man's sword swooped down, Naruto shut his eyes. //Gaara...//
~~~~~
Sasuke hid behind a tree, trying to catch his breath. The cut on his forehead was aching from a nasty crash through a tree. Bruises and cuts lined his limbs. Using Chidori too much was indeed a liability. His knees threatened to give out beneath him. His assailant was definitely not weak. It was Orochimaru but at the same time it wasn't. It was hard to say really.
Using Chidori on him seemed to have no effect at all. If the man had felt any pain at all, it didn't show on his face contorted in insane glee.
The Uchiha glanced at the needles he had managed to swipe before getting away from the insane Sennin. //Damn it! Only five... I won't last long like this... But I can't get anyone else involved as well.//
Glancing back to where the snake bastard was standing, a shocked gasp escaped the younger Uchiha's lips upon discovering that said bastard was nowhere in sight. Mentally berating himself for not paying attention, he didn't notice the hand reaching out from behind him until it was too late.
He was pinned to the tree with the hand wrapped tightly around his neck as he struggled to get free. Orochimaru chuckled as he watched the boy trying to deny the inevitable.
"It's no use, Sasuke-kun. In the end, you will always be mine..."
Through grit teeth, Sasuke ground out, "Never." Then he jammed three needles through the sennin's arm. The hold on his neck slackened and he jumped away...
Only to have one of his legs grabbed roughly and being thrown straight into another tree. His back connected with the hard wood before he slid down to the ground. His body refusing to move any more than the slight twitch of his fingers. //No... Itachi... I can't...//
Orochimaru smirked as he removed the needles in his arm, feeling no pain whatsoever. He had his prey right where he wanted him but he had to hurry. He had to act before Itachi arrived.
He bent over and pulled Sasuke up by his hair. The younger Uchiha moaned in pain. A sound that excited the man as he licked his lips before edging them towards the young man's neck.
Then he suddenly drew back, dropping Sasuke to sit back on his knees, as several shuriken flew menacingly towards him. It put him at quite a distance with his prey but distance was of no problem.
He hissed in the direction of his attacker, finding angry Sharingan eyes directed at him.
Itachi didn't like to be threatened. But he disliked it even more if it was Sasuke who was threatened. He was not about to let Orochimaru have his way.
"Stay away from him. He's mine."
The Sennin merely cackled. "This coming from the man who killed his own clan?"
Itachi growled. "Touch him and you will die. I've killed you once, I can do it again."
The smirk on the snake's lips suddenly vanished as his face contorted in fury. "Then if I can't have him, no one will!"
~~~~~
*TBC*
Author's notes: Hehehe. Err... Dunno what to say. I finished most of this by January 8 but I couldn't finish the rest. I couldn't get past the writer's block that I had for the longest time. Luckily, today, February 18, 2004, I had an amazing breakthrough. Hehehe. Managed to jot down some parts for a different story but the creative juices seemed to have bled right into my Naruto fics. Hehehe. Anyway, it's here now, uploaded for your reading pleasure.^^
Please review. Flamers can go to hell and kiss Zabuza's ass (that is, if they can through Haku first!).
Started: January 4, 2004
Ended: February 18, 2004
Author: nikki (nikkichan0829@yahoo.com)
Chapter: 9/?
Chapter Title: Remembering to Stay Alive
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Romance/Drama
Warning: INCEST, YAOI. OOCness. If you're squicky about this, don't read. Oh yeah, and like my other fics, it's unbetaed.
Pairing/s: Itachi/Sasuke, Naruto/Gaara, a bit of Lee + Sakura, one-sided Sakura + Sasuke
Disclaimer: Don't own Naruto.
Author's notes: Well, people, it's been a while. I know that I haven't really updated since December. I'll try to pick up the pace. Don't worry. The story's nearing the end. If by any chance that part of my writing style's changed, please blame my current fixations on "Full Metal Alchemist", "Yu-Gi-Oh" and the "Wheel of Time" series.
Thanks to all those who reviewed in the last chapters. I hope that this chapter will be okay for you.^^
Chapter Summary: Sasuke's gone. Naruto's confronting his stalker while Itachi tries to find his beloved.
//blah// - thoughts
"blah" - speech
//"blah"// - speech from a past memory or speech that was not really part of the dream
~Chapter Nine: Remembering To Stay Alive~
Running frantically, she went down the length of the hallway, down the stairs, through the front doors and plowing straight into her sensei.
"Sakura! What's wrong?"
"Sasuke, Sasuke-kun is -"
Kakashi's eyes furrowed. He had only been out for a few moments to speak with Itachi and something happened? Impossible.
"What, Sakura? What's wrong with Sasuke?"
"He's gone!"
Shocked at the news, Kakashi didn't even notice when Rock Lee arrived and tried to calm the pink-haired girl down.
This was not good.
~~~~~
Gaara didn't know what it was that drew him out of the house some time after Naruto had gone out for his patrol.
Maybe it was the mug that cracked or the picture frame that broke. Either way, both were omens, omens that something terrible might happen.
Gaara wouldn't take it well if something happened to his Naruto.
Now he was out here looking for said blond when no one even knows where he is. How could they not know? Patrols were supposed to report together. What the hell happened to teamwork? Probably got screwed to hell. Yeah, that's probably what happened.
Now he was here in the forest trying to find Naruto which shouldn't have been a problem had these idiots actually done the teamwork they've always been preaching about. Then he stopped.
//That's odd. The forest is quiet...//
A raven crowed not far away.
The sand demon stirred within him.
~~~~~
Itachi felt his heart drop knowing that something must be wrong for that pink-haired girl to be rushing out in a panic like that. He hurried back to Sasuke's window around back and found it in a state of chaos.
//How could this have happened? I didn't even sense anything? Impossible! Orochimaru, you snake bastard!//
He growled at the thought of Orochimaru sinking his poisoned fangs into Sasuke's skin. The man was going to pay if he did anything to his little brother.
He jumped away from the scene just as the nurses came in. Something glinted in the dark, a small distance away. A closer look confirmed that it was a needle embedded in the thick bark of a tree.
Surveying the other trees, he had found scratches on barks, broken branches, a gaping holes on some trunks and a fallen tree, broken in half. Chidori.
His heart pounding rapidly, Itachi followed the trail in haste. He just hoped that he wouldn't be too late.
//Sasuke... Wait for me.//
~~~~~
"GOTCHA!"
Kisame looked behind him in surprise. There were two more of Naruto behind him. //What the?! Kage Bunshin?!//
It was too late for him to dodge the attacks of the two identical blonds. He managed to block a punch to his stomach but failed to block the kick to his face, the force of the kick sending him face first onto the hard ground.
The older man's lips curled into a smirk as he wiped off the blood trickling from his split lip with the back of his hand. The kyubi was making this little mission quite interesting for him.
All three Narutos lunged at him at the same time while he dodged the array of swift kicks and fast punches. At first everything was interesting enough for him as he allowed to boy to reveal several jutsus but certainly not all. He couldn't afford to let the boy to start using his full strength. It was too risky even for him.
Just then, a particularly hard punch connected with his ribs. The distinct cracking of bones had him gritting his teeth in pain. //Damn boy! I'm going to kill him!//
It didn't help that Naruto had drawn a bit of the kyubi's power to add strength to his current physical state. But drawing even a little was draining. His movement slowed for one moment.
But it was all the chance Kisame needed as he flipped a needle onto his hand and quickly jabbing it into a pressure point that would make sure that at least temporarily, Naruto would be paralyzed giving him ample time to recover and deal the finishing blow.
The shock on the blond's face was rewarding, priceless. He would relish the memory of it but now, all he wanted to do was to tear that boy from limb to limb.
"Haha! I've got you now kyubi!" Kisame cackled as he raised his sword. It didn't matter now if he killed the kyubi. No one can stop him from doing what he wanted.
Naruto struggled to move but his body was frozen in place. As the other man's sword swooped down, Naruto shut his eyes. //Gaara...//
~~~~~
Sasuke hid behind a tree, trying to catch his breath. The cut on his forehead was aching from a nasty crash through a tree. Bruises and cuts lined his limbs. Using Chidori too much was indeed a liability. His knees threatened to give out beneath him. His assailant was definitely not weak. It was Orochimaru but at the same time it wasn't. It was hard to say really.
Using Chidori on him seemed to have no effect at all. If the man had felt any pain at all, it didn't show on his face contorted in insane glee.
The Uchiha glanced at the needles he had managed to swipe before getting away from the insane Sennin. //Damn it! Only five... I won't last long like this... But I can't get anyone else involved as well.//
Glancing back to where the snake bastard was standing, a shocked gasp escaped the younger Uchiha's lips upon discovering that said bastard was nowhere in sight. Mentally berating himself for not paying attention, he didn't notice the hand reaching out from behind him until it was too late.
He was pinned to the tree with the hand wrapped tightly around his neck as he struggled to get free. Orochimaru chuckled as he watched the boy trying to deny the inevitable.
"It's no use, Sasuke-kun. In the end, you will always be mine..."
Through grit teeth, Sasuke ground out, "Never." Then he jammed three needles through the sennin's arm. The hold on his neck slackened and he jumped away...
Only to have one of his legs grabbed roughly and being thrown straight into another tree. His back connected with the hard wood before he slid down to the ground. His body refusing to move any more than the slight twitch of his fingers. //No... Itachi... I can't...//
Orochimaru smirked as he removed the needles in his arm, feeling no pain whatsoever. He had his prey right where he wanted him but he had to hurry. He had to act before Itachi arrived.
He bent over and pulled Sasuke up by his hair. The younger Uchiha moaned in pain. A sound that excited the man as he licked his lips before edging them towards the young man's neck.
Then he suddenly drew back, dropping Sasuke to sit back on his knees, as several shuriken flew menacingly towards him. It put him at quite a distance with his prey but distance was of no problem.
He hissed in the direction of his attacker, finding angry Sharingan eyes directed at him.
Itachi didn't like to be threatened. But he disliked it even more if it was Sasuke who was threatened. He was not about to let Orochimaru have his way.
"Stay away from him. He's mine."
The Sennin merely cackled. "This coming from the man who killed his own clan?"
Itachi growled. "Touch him and you will die. I've killed you once, I can do it again."
The smirk on the snake's lips suddenly vanished as his face contorted in fury. "Then if I can't have him, no one will!"
~~~~~
*TBC*
Author's notes: Hehehe. Err... Dunno what to say. I finished most of this by January 8 but I couldn't finish the rest. I couldn't get past the writer's block that I had for the longest time. Luckily, today, February 18, 2004, I had an amazing breakthrough. Hehehe. Managed to jot down some parts for a different story but the creative juices seemed to have bled right into my Naruto fics. Hehehe. Anyway, it's here now, uploaded for your reading pleasure.^^
Please review. Flamers can go to hell and kiss Zabuza's ass (that is, if they can through Haku first!).
Started: January 4, 2004
Ended: February 18, 2004