Angel Of Darkness

Chapter Nine: The Ex

Hashirama Senju plaintively sat in his desk, but his mind was restless.

Lately he had been thinking a lot about something that somehow seemed like a faraway memory. There was a name that kept coming back to his mind, and that named happened to be Madara.

For a moment, he wondered if he had been remembering something from his university life that had to deal with learning about the Mexican revolution. Back when Emiliano Zapata, Pancho Villa and other revolutionaries marked their name into history. He vaguely remembered reading about someone named Madero, who came from wealthy land owners and overthrew Diaz's government and became president. The man had proven to be as bad as Diaz, and no change came, leaving people hopeless. It was kind what lead people like Zapata and Villa to work in taking down the government.

But his mind kept insisting that it was not thinking of President Madero and that this had nothing to do with Mexican history.

This dealt with someone named Madara.

A person that made his blood boil madly with slight hatred, shame filled lust, and disappointment all at the same time. There was something else there, something that made him feel even more ashamed of himself as he thought about it. That something was a deep and unfathomable—love.

He had loved that person deeply.

Despite the fact that they were always be at war. An almost internal one and he could swear that it had been filled with as much love as it was brimming with hatred.

Funny, that hatred seemed to have won over.

Whoever said love conquered love, had never met him.

There was nothing but sour betrayal that he could remember. Like a bad after taste that still lingers in his mouth. Yet, at the same time, it itched deep inside his mind. He wanted to see him, one more time.

He wanted to kiss him and punch the daylights out of him.

Shaking his head of such thoughts, he ran a hand thought his long hair and decided he should take a walk around the campus. Thinking way too much about someone else would give him a complex, and if his husband found out he would surely throw a fit.

That was the complications with having a possessive husband.

With that, he left his office, and smiled brightly at the sight of teenagers, everywhere, clustered in their little groups and having fun conversations.

Ah, to be young again. He could hardly remember what it was that teenagers thought about.

He wished that he could remember though.

Naruto grinned widely.

He was sitting next to Itachi in the computer lab, and from the corner of his eye he could see Suigetsu giving him thumbs up, and amusingly to him, Sasuke was fuming and glaring daggers at him.

It wasn't like it mattered!

Their teachers were mixing classes today and they had asked them to partner with someone, and share a computer for the project. So what if Sasuke was too slow in claiming Itachi as his partner! It was all in fairness, Naruto thought. The opportunity was there and he had made his move, he was not going to let Sasuke get the best of him.

He had won today and that was what mattered!

So, he smiled and made sure to sit incredibly close to Itachi.

Itachi glanced down at the fidgety Naruto, and then looked to the side where Kyuubi was giving him a look that he read as 'you're so lucky, trade partners with me!' Itachi could only look at Kyuubi with a blank look as the pink haired girl beside him started to scold him for not paying attention to the lecture.

Itachi sighed, he had wanted to be partnered with Sasuke, but the small raven haired boy was already partnered with Suigetsu. This left Kisame to be partnered with himself, since no one wanted to sit by him or even share. Not to start a whining fit, the teachers had decided to leave Kisame without a partner.

Humans were so vainly picky, it was absurd.

Itachi had to wonder if he had ever been like that.

"Ne Itachi, I still don't get it," Naruto complained, grabbing his attention again. The boy let out a frustrated sigh, "see, I click control, and then I click the A, but nothing happens. I can't get it to highlight the whole text!" he said, with a cute scowl on his face. Yet Itachi's face remained blank.

"You're supposed to hold the control key, and remain holding it as you press A, together for it to happen." The raven haired man slowly and calmly explained.

"Ah" Naruto said, and tried it. He grinned widely when it worked. "What happens if I click Ctrl and then W?" he asked, and did it. Itachi just stared at him as he practically shut down their word document, without saving anything.

"Ctrl plus W closes opened windows," he explained. "Ctrl plus S would have saved our work before you close it,"

"Oops," Naruto said, feeling like he had just made a fool of himself. "Maybe I shouldn't be touching the keyboard," he pushed the keyboard closer to Itachi who just glanced at it.

"Relax, it's not the end of the world," Itachi said, and used the mouse to open the word document again. "I'll explain to you a couple of other useful keys, like Ctrl Z, is to undo, Ctrl Y is to redo, Ctrl I is Italics, Ctrl B is bold, Ctrl U is underline, Ctrl G is to go to or find and replace something in your text, Ctrl C is to copy, Ctrl X deletes chosen text, and Ctrl V is to paste."

"Wow," Naruto said, "How do you know so much!" his eyes were practically sparkling as he looked at Itachi.

"I've played around with the keyboard before, it's not that difficult to try and learn what control keys can do," Itachi said, inching himself away from Naruto whom kept trying to invade his personal space. It was really annoying. Naruto bounced in his seat and started to press the control key with several other keys to see if they did anything. With Naruto now distracted he took the chance to look over his shoulder to Sasuke, who was looking back at him with narrowed eyes. Obviously he was mad that Naruto had turned out to be his partner. Itachi was not sure why though, after all, he thought he made it clear when he said that the one he wanted to claim was Sasuke.

Itachi smirked when Sasuke seemed to realize that he had seen him watching him, and the boy looked away.

Itachi leaned down to pick up his backpack as he silently stood up.

Naruto noticed belatedly that Itachi was gone and looked up to see Itachi talking with the teacher and said something that made the teacher let him go. Itachi walked out of the class without a look back, and Naruto felt sad that he had not stayed with him to learn more about computers.

But even so, he felt like he had beat Sasuke in something, and his grin directed towards Sasuke irritated the raven haired boy.

"Ha! Teme, I got the chance to share a moment with Itachi, you must be so jealous!" Naruto happily pumped his fist into the air. Sasuke growled deep in the back of his throat before smirking and scoffing at Naruto.

"Yah, but did you see the way he quickly he left the classroom. He couldn't wait to get away from you!" Sasuke retorted, glaring daggers at Naruto when the blond turned to glare at him.

"I think he knew that you were looking at him with a glare and made him leave," Naruto retorted in return, "He wanted to get away from you and your creepy looking face! Otherwise he would have stayed with me,"

Sasuke fumed, "You think I have a creepy looking face? What was with you and that creepy smile and glittery eyes that you kept throwing at him! You probably disgusted him and that is why he was running out the door!"

"It was more like he gracefully walked out," Suigetsu cut in, smiling at the fact that both raven and blond were fighting over some boy. Their argument was just too hilarious. He enjoyed watching them fight. It was almost like looking at two old lost friends fighting over something neither could obviously have.

After all, in Suigetsu's own opinion, he thought that Itachi was just too great for both Sasuke and Naruto. Neither of them could keep a man like that even if they tried!

"What about you, ditching Kisame for someone else," Naruto said, still feeling irritated and angry, and then regretted his words when he saw the angry look on Suigetsu's face. The white haired male had not been expecting that kind of retort.

"Sorry, if I stuck with my friend instead of a potential boyfriend who might not even like me," Suigetsu snapped. Now he was going to be on Sasuke's side. Naruto grumbled, and pulled at his hair.

Two people opposing him!

"I'm sorry Suigetsu, but Sasuke just makes me so mad!" the blond groaned.

"Why would I make you mad Dobe? You are the one who is trying to steal my future ma…husband away from me!" Sasuke retorted, catching himself before he said mate. That would sound a little awkward to the humans.

"Oh wow, Sasuke chill, how do you know he'll even be your future husband," Suigetsu tried to reason, "You could end up liking someone else later on you know, be open to other possibilities," Sasuke turned his glare to Suigetsu.

Yeah, he made sense for a human, who was fickle hearted. Sasuke wasn't like them, he knew what he wanted, and he knew that his heart would someday belong to Itachi, and Itachi's heart would belong to him alone! There was no second guessing, there was just proving yourself to be the perfect one for that person.

If you did, that person was yours, and if you didn't you had no rights to that person. Love or anything else then came with time and grew within the relationship. It wasn't an easy thing to understand, but it seemed that human's way of loving also made no sense.

Sasuke could hardly even remember being a human.

It was hard for him to think that he ever was one.

"Be opened minded, and just think about it. Itachi is perfect for me!" Sasuke proudly said, and this made Suigetsu and Naruto look at him as if he was some sort of obsessed maniac. "The two of us simply will belong together, that is if he can…" Sasuke mumbled the rest of it but Suigetsu and Naruto didn't even bother to try and hear what he had said.

"Sure," Naruto said, "Just don't be too upset when he decides to be my boyfriend,"

Sasuke scoffed, "Obviously you don't plan big Naruto, Don't be upset when he becomes my husband!" Sasuke shot back, making Naruto's smug look disappear.

"That'll be the day," Naruto turned his head. There was no way that he was going to lose to Sasuke! Itachi was going to be his! He was going to make sure that Itachi fell for him.

The three friends kept walking, never once noticing the principal that seemed to be smiling and looking at all of them with proud eyes. This was his school after all, and he had made sure that it always stayed a top school. There was no shame in what he had succeeded in his life. The school was his pride and joy, as were the students that studied here and learned.

Yeah, there was nothing wrong with this!

That is when all of a sudden, something happened.

And it happened like this. A young long haired raven was having an argument with a raven haired boy whose hair was also long, but in messy spikes. The two of them seemed to be having a drawn out silent argument, when they came in ramming right into him. At first he was worried about catching himself, but he fell on his butt and that was alright. The second thing was if the students were alright. Looking at them and the way they quickly stood up, he guessed that they were.

Then the young long haired raven smirked, and turned to the other. "Well, looks like you can't escape fate,"

The other had an angry look on his face, "Just wait, Itachi, I'll get you back for this!" he hissed, with his teeth gritted. Itachi the said raven didn't look faced by the words. Instead he just kept a blank look as he looked at the man's face filled with anger.

"What is this argument all about?" The principal hissed he looked at them back and forth trying to figure them out.

The messy long haired male turned to look at him and seemed to give him a long drawn out look. A look that nearly sparked something inside of him and Hashirama had to draw back into himself and evaluate what he was thinking.

This face, of this young man he had seen it before. He could remember it when it had looked even more boyish, really young, and he could remember it as it had matured. But that was impossible, because he had never met this person before! "Who are you," left his mouth before he could even think of anything else.

The boy looked away and towards the younger looking boy. "His name is…"

"Shut your mouth Itachi!" The boy moved forward and slapped said Itachi across the face.

Hashirama gasped and turned to glare at both of them.

"The both of you, to my office right now!" he hissed. Itachi rubbed his cheek and then smirked at Madara. Madara had wanted to hide his name, and he had wanted to not activate the tagging with this man. He had wondered who Itachi had chosen to be the Duck and when he had found out he had confronted Itachi about it. The young vampire had just said that it was payback for him choosing his mother in the game. It should have been fair, but this was his ex-boyfriend.

The ex that he left a long time ago and had never officially broken up with, but death had parted them and all he had was his brother. All he ever wanted was his younger brother, Izuna.

Talk about a back stab. First Izuna is keeping a secret from him, and now Itachi is going to make him face one of his unhappiest moments from his past.

"I won't repeat myself twice, to my office right now. Follow me!" and Hashirama started to lead the way. Itachi followed, and turned to Madara just when Hashirama was out of hearing distance.

"Oh my, what are we going to learn today?" He chuckled and followed. Madara gritted his teeth and followed as well. Soon enough they had reached the principal's office, and they were lead in without having to wait. The secretary gave them a sympathetic look before going back to doing her work. As soon as they were in the small room, Madara looked around.

He guessed that Hashirama had not done badly for himself.

"Sit down, let's settle our differences." He said his voice calm. "I don't like it when students hit each other so why don't we, calmly like adults, talk about what is bothering you both," As he said this, both Itachi and Madara sat down. Itachi decided to start out.

"I feel like I'm being controlled, like he wants to decide things about my life, and all I wanted him to do is confront his past," Itachi made it sound like he was some sort of concerned friend and Madara would have applauded his acting, if he hadn't thought it was really cheap. Not that it took much to fool humans.

"Really, that sounds bad. What are your names?"

Itachi smirked and glanced over to Madara.

Madara scowled, but he knew even if he didn't want to, eventually he was going to have to. "I'm Uchiha Madara," he said.

This was enough to trigger Hashirama's memory and his mind lapsed as he went back to the past. His mind bringing up old memories, "Goose," was the first thing he said, as he moved forward and pushed his hand to Madara's chest.

Madara groaned.

Itachi stood up, "Have fun," and left.

Madara was about to stand up as well and leave, but Hashirama reached out for him and held him in place.

"Please, I need to know what happened to you! Who was the one that killed you all those years ago, I cried and I cried my eyes out. I no longer had my favorite person to fight with, and I felt that I was shattered. How could you die and leave me all alone. That is what I thought about all the time. I hated you so much for dying and leaving me alone,"

"I highly doubt that you were ever alone,"

"My younger brother, Tobirama was there for me, I won't lie." He said smiling softly, "I grew to depend on him and love him. It was shameful and I wanted to die every single day for the sin I committed with him. Lonely I would have gone insane and he saved me,"

"I'm glad," Madara said.

"But it still bothered me that you were no longer there. I had to know what happened to you. What went wrong?" he asked. "I never found out who was the one who killed you! I was never able to bring justice for it and I never let you go for it. You know every now and then I still remember you and my head hurts so much, and my body longs," Hashirama gave him a desperate look, "Why Madara, I'm the oldest, so why is it that I'm so weak?" he asked "Why am I so weak to everything!"

"You're not weak, Hashirama, you were always stronger than me. Don't let your confidence drain. Look, maybe we didn't say it before and we should have, but this time let's make it be, goodbye"

"But…"

"Look, it doesn't matter who kill me, I'm already dead and that is all. Even if you bring justice to it, I would still be dead. Forget about me, erase me from your heart, and let go. Just no more, okay" Madara pleased. Hashirama was frozen for a few minutes before he moved, shifting in his seat, and picking at his nails.

"Is that really what you wish?"

"Yes, it is" Madara answered, swallowing hard.

"Okay, I will, but Madara," Madara turned to look at Hashirama who was now crying, "despite all our fighting I still love you," and then he was unconscious. Madara bit his lip, and then rushed out of the office now that Hashirama was down. The secretary glanced up at his departure but kept on working on her things.

Madara walked out and into the hall. He would have thought that things could have been worse. Hashirama could have told their tale, which was not that great. Really, it was just a normal friendship and rivalry kind of thing. Then there was Tobirama, Hashirama's younger brother. He could never say it, but it had been he who had been part of his death as well.

As he had learned in this life time he was Hashirama's husband.

And Madara was not going to tear them apart.

No, instead he was going to find a way to make Itachi pay for this. There was no way that boy would out best him! But who else was there?

Suddenly the thought sparked his mind.

Fugaku.