Disclaimer: The computer is brainwashing me and telling me that I don't own Naruto. By the way, Takeuchi Junko (voice actress for Naruto) has spelled me in her radio show...She and Sugiyama (voice actor for Sasuke) are talking about love confessions...ehehehe...I wonder where THAT will lead to...rawhahaha...haha...

CHAPTER TWO

A full moon lit up the forest as a gentle breeze flew by every now and then, causing light shadows to dance over the trees. It was a cool night, undisturbed and calm with the exception of several animals lurking around on the ground in their nightly outings.

Sasuke leaped across the trees towards the thicker part of the forest. His own nightly outing had been interesting enough. The boy he saw would not get out of his head, not matter how hard he tried.

Something about that human...frustrated him. He couldn't quite lay a finger on what this feeling was, but it was definitely lurking around, probing his mind to the brink of insanity. The boy disturbed him...More than anything else had while he had been down here on earth. And at just a first glance!

Sasuke had thought that his mission would be simple, but what he had believed in before, now became remnants of the past.

Life was hard for Sasuke ever since the time he had been banned from heaven. In a cruel twist of fate, God had not let Sasuke enter the blessed realm. Until the Uchiha had finished what his past life had held before him, God would not let Sasuke have his share of heaven. The almighty being then told Sasuke that he would be let into peace only if he found his taste of heaven on earth.

Such a pity that Sasuke forgot everything he had been though in his past life.

God had mercy on the poor soul, and thus, gave him a lead to his past life by placing him near his hometown and giving Sasuke his ninja abilities. Aided with the powers of the Sharingan, Sasuke then became alone in the world.

A fallen angel.

So was this what God had told him about? Was the boy his, "Taste of Heaven"? Sasuke suddenly scoffed at the idea as it passed through his mind. It wasn't possible to have found his 'Taste of Heaven' so quickly, right?

His desires and ambitions were just too far to reach. There was no time to live in the fantasy. Sasuke was running out of time, and he didn't fear the harsh world of reality. At least, deep inside, not yet.

Sasuke groaned as he felt a headache coming on. Even though Sasuke was considered a "human" while residing on earth, he didn't like to use that term. Making him human made Sasuke to think he was weak. Humans were fragile in a way, and on top of that, they had feelings. Sasuke spat bitterly at the thought. Feelings. Feelings were the reason why he had the headache in the first place! That stupid boy had stirred up a specific feeling inside of him. Sasuke had never felt this way before. The deep feeling made Sasuke afraid, and yet it was frightningly familiar...

A clearing between the trees and brushes soon came to view as Sasuke slowed to a stop and jumped down from the treetops.

A small lake was cleverly hidden behind several tall shrubs and trees, yet it didn't escape the fallen angel's sight. Near the lake was an abandoned hut, which had such a horrid appearance—it seemed like the structure would collapse any second. Miraculously, this was not the case, and the hut was stable enough to have habitation, much to Sasuke's relieved discovery.

Being a fallen angel had its limitations; dying again would not be pleasant if the building ever fell on Sasuke. Besides, God had given him only one chance to find this Taste of Heaven anyways. Dying was not an option.

Sasuke sighed as he went near the lake and crouched down at the edge of the mass of water.

Peering through the deep, and dark clear waters, a well-toned and handsome young man stared back at him.

Was this how he looked like in his past life? What had even happened during his life anyways?

Questions like these kept bothering Sasuke. The situation was even worse because he couldn't swat them away, like gnats. Instead, he had to will the troublesome thoughts away--sometimes even that didn't work out. The questions nearly made Sasuke insane; he was desperate for answers, yet he received none. So far, the blonde boy had been his only clue.

Sasuke continued to observe his image as gentle ripples broke through the still waters. When the waters had calmed again, Sasuke drew back in astonishment, and he saw his reflection no more. Instead, a bright, sun haired young boy with flashing blue eyes stared hauntingly at him. A bubble of laughter came to the boy, and he smiled timidly at Sasuke.

His lips moved, and as Sasuke looked closer, the boy's lips formed...three words?

Sasuke didn't have time to see what words they were, for the waters had yet again broken the stillness of the lake. Sasuke's face scrunched up in concentration as he peered even closer.

His reflection came back again, but...Something was different...Markings beneath his eyes? Not to mention Sasuke's hair was longer and tied back.

Once again, the reflection spoke to Sasuke, except this time, Sasuke heard the words clearly.

"If you want to kill me...Hate me...Curse me..."

A cold sense of dread quickly filled Sasuke as he repeated the words in his mind.

Why did it seem so familiar? And why did those words provoke such deep feelings of anger and fear?

Why was there a specific feeling that made Sasuke want to...kill?

The dark haired boy suddenly gasped as an aura of power suddenly enveloped the area. It surged through the lake, and with an enormous roar it burst from the surface of the waters. As the wave of power subsided, a silence slipped in the air, as if nothing had ever happened.

In fact, it was too quiet.

Fear slowly crept in Sasuke's mind, for he knew enough to know that this power was one that only came from things who killed without mercy.

'What the hell was that?'

Sasuke subconsciously activated his Sharingan and scanned through the lake.

Slowly pulling out a kunai, the wind whipped up again, but this time gently brushing and caressing the wary ninja's face. Soon, the wind too, died down and a deafening silence seemed to pound in Sasuke's ears.

The wind whistled again, although Sasuke doubted it was the wind. It sounded too...human...

A husky voice whispered in his ear, making the Uchiha shiver.

He was not alone.

"Hello...Little brother..."

END OF CHAPTER TWO