(This is my longest chapter thus far! Yay!)

As always,

Enjoy!

~Kyvena

::~10~::

The gods presiding over the mark of eternal love now sat there pondering deeply over the trials. WHY had it been so easy for the three men to pass when it has almost been physically impossible for the hybrid to pass? Going back over the three male contestants, their eyes widened immensely the moment they figured it out. They might have been placed in some horrible conditions, but nothing really happened to actually scar them down to their very cores in the same manner as Indra.

They weren't so sure that they would even be capable of doing this to Shisui due to the trauma that he had forced upon himself. However, now that they thought of it... Indra had been ill as well. She had just never forcefully inserted herself to do such terrible things to harm her soul. They'd need the other two to go first before coming to a conclusion. With their minds made up, the one to initially begin this clusterfuck... Izuna... was then yanked back into the heavens for a brand new trial.

This time, he was given no chance of simply sitting back in his spirit form to merely observe as to what was happening as his other counterpart lived in horror. That luxury was left completely inaccessible until he needed to satisfy his inner demon, and he held no memories of anyone in the same manner that Indra had lived her trials as a means to keep herself completely sane. Meaning, he was actually going to be living all of this heartbreak and savage actions directed at him first hand.

Izuna hadn't known what had just happened... but here he was at the age of six. Blinking rapidly, Izuna looked around due to being completely alone in a home. His mother and father then walked out smiling before picking him up, "Ready for school Izuna?" Being a bright child, Izuna nodded happily and smiled bright, "Mhm!" As they walked, his mother chuckled softly, "Izuna, we will be gone for a few weeks this time. So, naturally, your brother will pick you up, okay honey?"

Shifting in his mother's arms slightly, he silently nodded towards her. Reaching the school, Izuna was set down and waved to, "Have a good day Izuna! We will see you in a few weeks!" Izuna waved gently towards them before answering, "Bye-bye mommy and daddy..." Once they left, school lasted until three and now Izuna sat and waited nervously for his brother to arrive. After two hours of nervously waiting by himself, Izuna stood up and began to walk home all by himself until lifted.

"Izuna, why didn't you wait at the school!?" His elder brother, Madara, scowled while speaking angrily. Izuna didn't know how someone who used to love him so much could now hate him to the extent that he did, not that his eldest brother was any better. Slumping into his brother's arms, the young long haired raven softly whimpered out, "I-I'm sorry..." Hearing an angered scoff, the two then entered the home before the little man was placed on his feet and ordered, "Go to your room."

Seeing a group of people in their home that he didn't know, he then nodded and quickly made his way to his room. Opening his door and walking inside, he was greeted by a smiling face that had him blink rapidly once waved at, "Hiya Izzy!" Smiling brightly, he rushed forward happily to his loving sister while shouting, "INDY!" Chuckling and picking him up, Indra then poked his nose, "Izzy, I got you a present!" Indy then held out a box to him that had poked holes at the top.

A PRESENT!? YAY!

"Go ahead and open it Izzy," the long haired brunette chirped out as she sat down and set him in her lap with the box in front of the two of them. Nodding his head, he then opened the box for his eyes to sparkle brilliantly, "INDY, YOU GOT ME A PUPPY!?" Snickering at his beyond shocked question, Indra nodded, "That's right, my adorable Izzy! However, she isn't just any type of pup. She happens to be a black wolf pup!" Indra just left out the fact that she had trained this pup already.

Izuna picked up the black ball of fluff that barked happily and wiggled its tail happily as Indra chuckled, "So, what are you going to name her?" Tapping his chin thoughtfully, and humming, he then looked up sadly, "I dunno..." Light sapphire orbs softened at her little brother before chuckling, "Well then, why don't we brainstorm together!" Izuna then peered at the black pup with golden orbs, pointed ears, and a fluffy coat before chirping out happily, "She's like a shadow! So, Shadow!"

Indra snickered happily at this and internally shrugged, it was HIS wolf pup after all. However, she had already guessed as to what the pup's name would be and had hit the nail straight on the head. Nodding her head towards her little brother, she then handed a sparkly white collar that already held the tag of "Shadow" over, only for him to happily lace it around her neck. Looking at his sister and smiling brightly, Izuna began to cry happily, "You're the best Indy! Thank you so much!"

Looking at the time, Indra gasped, "Oh no! Big brother will be home soon and he won't be happy if there isn't dinner on the table! Why don't you and Shadow come down too?" Nodding brightly, Indra then held her hand out and he took it with relative ease before they began to walk to the kitchen with Shadow right on their heels. Indra then picked her little brother up... and thank the gods she did, because once she turned the corner, she witnessed people having intercourse.

Slapping her hand over her little brother's eyes, Indra then glared daggers at her older brother before shouting out, "MADARA! WHAT IN THE HELL!?" Turning towards his sister with a smirk, she then placed her little brother around the corner and instructed for him to not look no matter how curious he was, which he obliged with as Shadow stood right beside him. Storming forward, the furious brunette slammed her fist against the false moody jester's cheek, "IZZY IS HERE! NOW STOP!"

Izuna was trying his hardest to hold Shadow back, but the pup ended up pulling the child out into the open to see as to what was transpiring. Seeing this and thinking that these men were hurting the ladies, Izuna bursted into tears; making Shadow halt so that Izuna could hide his face into the pup's blackened fluff. Snapping her head back, Indra darted to her little brother and picked him up while hushing him softly while stroking his long hair, "Shh... it's okay. Just don't look..."

Nodding his head against his sister's breasts, the furious little lady began to yell angrily, "ALL OF YOU, GET OUT NOW!" No one dared to test the beyond pissed off twelve year old and rushed out without even getting dressed. Little miss Indy snorted and walked to the kitchen before placing her little brother on the counter. Shadow then bounced by Madara... making his eye twitch and lift his foot to slam it into the pup so that she cried out in pain, making Izuna panic, "SHADOW!"

Dick...

Right as Indra picked the pup up to feel that one of her ribs had cracked, the door opened for the eldest brother to walk in. Looking at her brother, whom she knew LOVED dogs and knew how to tend to them, the brunette called out in a panic to the mirroring brunette, "A-AKUMA, HELP!" Shooting his head towards his sister that was holding an adorable ball of fluff, he bolted over and began asking questions left and right, only for her to answer, "I got her for Izzy so he wasn't so lonely."

He could care less who the pup was for... IT WAS A PUPPY! His sister had also got a present for him, but she was holding back on that one for now. Feeling the cracked rib, he then frowned, "How'd this happen...?" Little miss Indy gained an overly dry facial expression and pointed to the jackass that had caused this, making Akuma sigh heavily, "Madara, go and get the bandaging for me." Madara grumbled and walked away before shortly returning so that Akuma could bandage the pup up.

Looking at his little brother, he then smiled softly for the first time, "Don't worry Izzy, she'll be just fine and the bandaging should help with all of her discomfort." Izuna then smiled brightly, "Thank you for helping Shadow, big brother!" Chuckling at the little pup's name, he then handed her to his little brother; even though she was huge for such a small puppy... meaning she was going to be MASSIVE once fully grown. Now that she had seen her eldest brother acting that way, it was time.

As dinner cooked in a timely manner thanks to Izuna being her little helper until his puppy had been harmed, she then went and grabbed a different box and handed it to Akuma, "I got this for you big brother!" Blinking rapidly and not knowing as to what this could possibly be, he then opened it; only for his eyes to begin sparkling extensively, "I-INDY, THIS MUST HAVE COSTED A FORTUNE!" Chuckling and rubbing the back of her head, she then nodded, "Yeah, but it was honestly worth it!"

In Akuma's box, he found a female pup that looked like Shadow, but was white and had bright golden orbs; while Shadow was black and held the same golden orbs. Indra gave him a sparkly black color that already held a tag as well as he hummed to think about a name, Akuma then glanced at Shadow and chuckled the moment he realized that these two fuzzy babies were polar opposite twins, "I think her name should be Light. What do you think about that Izzy?" Izuna nodded brightly at the choice of a name.

Giggling, the youngest of the family then gave the thumbs up as he chirped out, "That's perfect big brother! Now we have Shadow and Light! A perfect balance of one another for twins!" It was obvious that his little brother had figured out that the pups were twins as well, making him snicker. Indra then smiled and helped sir Izzy off of the counter before winking, "Be sure to feed little miss Shadow, Izzy. The puppy food and bowls are in the pantry! Don't forget to get them water as well!"

Back with the hybrid Indra, she needed to speak to Izuna about Sasuke's behavior during her trial... but couldn't find him anywhere. Rushing to the two newest members of the elite squad - and the only elites to NOT be related to the Uchiha in any sense, Indra skidded to a stop as they peered at her curiously, "Indra?" She couldn't hold it in, so she questioned quickly, "Orochimaru, Karin, have either of you seen Izuna lately?" Both shook their heads with a frown, "Afraid not, sorry."

Now she was panicking to the extreme as she began frantically shouting in the desperate hopes for a reply, "IZUNA? IZUNA, SERIOUSLY! IF THIS IS A GAME THEN IT'S DEFINITELY NOT FUNNY AND YOU WIN! NOW WHERE ARE YOU, IZUNA!?" Hearing the beautiful brunette's panicked tone of voice as she hollered out at the top of her lungs, had Shisui and Sasuke to bolting towards her while shouting the same thing... kinda, "MATE, WHAT'S WRONG!?" - "INDY, WHAT'S WRONG!?"

Turning her head and making her long locks chase obediently after their owner, the long haired brunette frowned deeply before she sucked in a deep breath of air to calm her rattling nerves as if she could feel that something wasn't correct, "Have either of you seen Izuna around as of late? I need to talk to him about our son, Sasuke, but I can't find him at all. I am beginning to become rather worried with how he is not responding to me... I mean, that's really not like him in the slightest."

Both Sasy and Shisui glanced at one another in a concerned manner, but all they could do was give their opinion. Shisui gave a gentle smile and wrapped a sheltering arm around her shoulder as he spoke, "Ah, don't worry about it mate. I'm sure that he merely just went out to speak to someone or do something important." Sasy then nodded with a bright smile, even though he couldn't sense his older half brother anywhere, "Yeah, don't worry Indy! I'm sure that he will be right back!"

This explanation didn't make her feel any better, but she nodded anyway, "Yes, I'm sure that there is a perfectly rational explanation for him not being present as of this moment. Forgive me for overreacting in such a way that it startled you both." Shisui smiled softly and nuzzled his nose to his mate's cheek, "Ah, there's nothing to apologize for. You were worried, and that's nothing to ask forgiveness for. You two have children together as well, so it's only natural that you are so worried."

Sasuke didn't know how to relate to this due to the fact that he held no children from the hybrid that he has loved ever since he was a child, so he could only smile almost sadly towards her as he spoke his opinion, "Yeah Indy. I mean, it's not like he would just up and leave when the mother of his children that he still loves so dearly is still around. He wouldn't make that mistake, not again... so put your mind at ease." Indra then nodded her head slightly as she spoke, "You're right Sasy."

Or is he...?

Back with Izuna and his family now, all of the men sat at the table as Indra placed dinner down at the table to be served once the pups were fed and the family members were then served their home cooked meal. Akuma folded his arms in frustration, which Indra noticed almost instantly, "Akuma, what's wrong?" Shifting his light sapphire orbs to the mirroring set of orbs, he then released a heavy sigh, "Well... I gained word that our aunt and uncle are coming tomorrow..."

That was extremely unsettling to hear, even for Madara, due to their aunt and uncle's reputation that had been hidden from the rest of the village that they lived in. Considering the fact that the eldest three siblings had school the next day, but Izuna did not, meant that they'd be forced to leave their little brother at home alone tomorrow with them both so that they could tend to him as the three eldest siblings went to their daily classes to become productive members of their village.

Akuma then shifted his light sapphire gaze towards Shadow and Light, only for him to begin blinking rapidly. They might only be pups at this moment... but it was obvious that Indra had already gained word of this. The moment she figured it out, she spent her allowance to buy her Izzy protectors in the form of polar opposite twin wolf pups. Shadow and Light were essentially there to guard their youngest brother from any and all danger from their uncle Orochimaru and aunt Karin.

Clapping her hands together, Indra then smiled brightly towards her Izzy before giggling, "Hey Izzy, guess who's coming to visit tomorrow!" Izuna blinked rapidly and tilted his head like a puzzled puppy at the same time Shadow and Light had both tilted their heads, making Madara burst into laughter over the picture. Once Indra witnessed it, she giggled softly and spoke out, "Well, Sasy is coming over!" Izuna's eyes brightened immensely at that moment, "SASY!? REALLY!?"

Nodding her head brightly, she could only snicker at this due to the fact that Sasy and Izzy were the same age and best friends; only to add in, "Oh yeah, Itachi and Shisui said if they got off of work in time that they would come as well!" Izuna then tossed his arms up in the air, "YAY!" Indra then gave a tender smile towards her little brother and nuzzled her nose to his before kissing his cheek softly, "Itachi is Sasy's older brother, so of course! Shisui just likes to play with you guys!"

As they finished up dinner, Indra chuckled and wiped her little brother's face off before snickering, "Look at how messy you are eating Izzy! Keep your face clean! Besides, with how much food you are dropping to the ground, Shadow and Light are going to be fat and happy wolf pups in no time at all!" Izuna giggled happily at his older sister as she stood up to begin cleaning everyone's plates and all of the dishes used to cook the meal before walking back to the table to talk to her siblings.

Suddenly hearing bangs at their door, little miss Indy smiled and stood up before walking to their door and opening it. Akuma and Madara watched their sister's face go pale as she hesitantly nodded and then they listened to her speak, "I-I understand. Give me a moment..." Whomever was at their door was not going to wait as their uncle and aunt rammed through the door and walked in. Indra then rushed back to the table and hastily sat down with a distressed expression.

Akuma then peered at his little sister before speaking, "I-Indy...?" Indra then leaned to her eldest brother and whispered softly so that Izuna would not hear, "M-Mother and father were killed while out doing business. Now our uncle and aunt are our sole caretakers..." That information freaked Akuma out and he instantly relayed the information to Madara, whom also now appeared as if his lifespan had now been cut in half. Izuna then peered curiously at his big sister, "Indy, you okay?"

Of course he noticed...

Giving one hell of a fake smile to her little brother, she then stood and picked him up before tickling his belly softly, "Of course I am! Now, let's get you into the bath!" Their aunt and uncle then stepped forward and took Izuna, "We will bathe him!" Indra then gave one hell of a dry face before snatching her brother back, "No, that's quite alright. Izzy and I take a bath together so that I can get him in bed on schedule!" Karin then sneered at her niece, "How indecent for a lady your age!"

She was just about to talk back, but their aunt and uncle took the youngest sibling before walking away. Kneeling down to the pups that she had already trained prior to giving them as gifts, she whispered, "Shadow, Light... follow Izuna and keep him safe by any means necessary. Now go." Both pups then rushed after the young boy and sat in the bathing room to witness one nervous child as he was being undressed before their uncle locked the door as the two adults undressed as well.

Izuna then tilted his head, obviously confused at this, "You said that Indy was indecent for bathing with me, so why would you?" The pups began growling at the adults, obviously sensing their intentions before they began to bark and howl. Indra darted towards the bathing room and began to attempt to open the door as their aunt began to play with Izuna's lower regions before redressing, nodding, and whispering softly, "He will most definitely sell for a pretty penny and make us rich."

Their uncle redressed as well before unlocking the door and tilting his head, "Yes Indra?" Indra glared spitefully before spitting out, "I TRAINED THOSE PUPS TO PROTECT IZZY! NOW GET OUT!" The adults merely nodded as the two eldest siblings entered the bath as well and picked the pups up to reward them on a job well done. Shaking her head, Indra undressed and lifted Izuna into the bath, only for the pups to wiggle free and jump into the water as well to play with the youngest.

Indra watched her little brother with a gentle smile as he giggled happily while the wolf pups paddled and played in the water with him. Walking to her little brother after cleaning herself, she then lifted his nude frame into her arms to hold him close to her body that was just as nude as his own before whispering just loud enough for both of their brothers to actually hear her after they too got into the water to bathe, "Never forget that I love you to the moon and back, my Izzy..."

He easily responded to his sister's affection and wrapped his tiny arms around her neck, "I love you to the moon and back too, Indy..." Leaning back, Indra began to wash her little brother's long, shiny, and silky hair with much care before holding the back of his head and leaning his body back to rinse all of the suds out. Setting him down and handing him a washcloth with soap on it, the brunette little lady smiled as she spoke out, "Show Akuma and Madara that you can wash yourself!"

The two eldest among the siblings were simply amazed and enchanted at how motherly their sister was. For as long as they could remember, Izuna only had Indra... and boy, she did NOT mind one single bit that their youngest brother was attached to her at the hip. They found that she adored how attached to her that he was and was consistently showering him with all of the love that this world could hold. So maybe the way that they had treated him this entire time was wrong.

No SHIT, you THINK!?

After getting Izuna and the pups out of the bath, getting him dressed, putting him and the two pups in his bed, reading him a book, and giving him a hug and kiss goodnight... he was asleep. Considering Indra's room was right beside Izuna's, all sat in there to ask questions concerning their youngest brother. Akuma chuckled softly and nodded, "I think that I now get the reason you do the things that you do." Madara then lifted his brow as he questioned, "What might you get about this?"

The eldest of the lot then peered towards his only sister almost sadly before uttering a single word, "Izuna... well, he's constantly hurting. Our parents are... or I suppose I should say that they WERE almost never home and Izzy needed a parental figure in his life, so Indy shouldered that responsibility alone and became his motherly figure. She pleaded for us to help her, but since it was Izzy, we ignored that cry for help so that she was forced to single handedly do everything all by herself."

Releasing a saddened breath, Akuma continued on, "Madara, although Indy is a female, we never treated her badly at all when she was the youngest and actually treasured her bright nature. I think Izuna clings to that bright and loving nature that she has in the same manner that the two of us cling to that same personality she has. If she had changed somewhere down the road, then we would have been mortified and lost that we no longer had that motherly nature she still holds."

Madara did not discredit that explanation, but... at the same time, he was not willing to accept that he depended on her in the slightest. Scoffing, the moody male folded his arms as he spoke, "Maybe YOU depended on that, but I sure as hell don't!" Akuma could only scowl at this reply before grounding out, "Be honest with yourself for ONCE, brother! Indy is the mother of this household and we have always seen it that way due to the fact that our parents were never here to care!"

Indra then sighed softly and spoke gently, "It doesn't matter who sees me as what in all honesty. However, now I am scared for Izzy and I refuse to return to class until I marry to move out so that I can take Izzy with me. He CAN'T live in constant fear and I refuse to let him FEEL that fear! I am scheduled to wed Shisui in two years time... and he has already agreed to take Izzy in as well. Then, I will finish my in-class education that I have technically already finished."

Without the three siblings even hearing anything in the slightest due to all of them speaking, their uncle had crept into Izuna's room and placed both pups on the child before lifting him in his arms and leaving the house quietly. The moment the front door was closed, their aunt opened her door to speak in a mother tone after knocking gently, "Why are you three still awake!? You all have class tomorrow, now go on and head to bed. You may finish your little chat at a later date, okay?"

Suspicious.

Standing, Indra then nodded as she walked forward, "Yeah, sure... just let me go and check on Izzy first. He gets bad nightmares from time to time." Their aunt was hearing NONE of this, so she scolded, "Young lady, I just gave you instructions! Now get to bed!" A pit of worry began churning in her stomach, but she nodded respectfully, "Y-Yes ma'am..." Her aunt then smiled and nodded as her brothers left for their rooms, "Very good Indra, have a good night's rest and sleep well dear."

Climbing into bed, her worry began to magnify... but managed to fall asleep once her door was closed. Shooting up in the middle of the night panting heavily and drenched in sweat, Indra walked to her door to go and get some water, but her door would not budge. Her door... had been locked from the outside. Rushing to her window, Indra pried it open and jumped onto the sunroof before scaling to Izuna's room. Opening his window, her face drained of color and she instantly screamed.

Both Akuma and Madara shot awake from the miserable and horrified sound alone, only for them both to kick their doors open and rush to Indra's room to see that she wasn't there. Madara was just about to rush out of the front door, but Akuma took his arm and spoke, "Indy's window is open." Walking forward, they popped their heads out to see Indra on her knees while sobbing uncontrollably. Akuma then called out to her in a more than worried tone of voice, "Indy, what's wrong!?"

Wasting no time at all, Indra basically screamed out as she sobbed hysterically, "I-IZZY, SHADOW, AND LIGHT ARE ALL GONE! I-I FAILED TO PROTECT MY LITTLE BROTHER! YOU JERKS ALWAYS IGNORED HIM TO DO YOUR OWN THINGS, SO HE DEPENDED ON ME TO KEEP HIM SAFE AND I WASN'T THERE FOR HIM WHEN HE NEEDED ME THE MOST! I HAVE BROUGHT SHAME UPON OUR FAMILY'S GOOD NAME! HE'S PROBABLY TERRIFIED RIGHT NOW AND IS WONDERING WHERE I AM!"

Akuma jumped out of the window with Madara hot on his heels, hoping that this was just some sort of sick joke and looked inside of their little brother's empty room. Swooping his hysterical sister up, Akuma jumped from the ledge and landed on the ground before growling softly, "They even took Shadow and Light so that we could not track him?! Come on, they couldn't have got too far! Let's go and get him!" Madara was even worried at that point as the three began to rush around.

As the three ran around, they yelled out as loud as they could, "IZZY! IZZY, WHERE ARE YOU!?" Shisui swiftly darted out of his home and took hold of the sobbing brunette, "Indy, calm down... the calmer you are, the clearer your voice projects. Now, take deep breaths... and believe me when I say this, whoever took my son is a deadman." Shisui had got into the habit of calling sir Izzy his son due to the fact that he was bound to become his fatherly figure once he was wed to Indy.

The whole town was now awake and all were outside while yelling for the missing child with lit torches so that they could effectively search for the sweet, bright, and loving boy that would have NEVER left his house at night without the supervision of his older sister. The search lasted well into the morning and once the sun began to rise and that's when someone yelled, "I FOUND FRESH CARRIAGE TRACKS!" Shisui squeezed Indra's hand as she trembled while holding a look of mortification.

And for good reason...

All followed the tracks until they all found carriage tracks going in various different directions to throw everyone off. Returning Shisui's family home with him, Indra laid against his chest and sobbed while clutching the back of his attire tightly. There was nothing he could say to ease her pain, so he did the smartest thing and kept quiet while firmly holding her against his chest, but he did whisper softly, "Indy, you CAN'T lose hope... for the moment you lose hope... so will Izuna..."

"THIS IS ALL MY FAULT SHISUI! HE'S GONE BECAUSE OF WHAT I DIDN'T DO! I SHOULD HAVE PERSISTENTLY INSISTED THAT I WAS GOING TO STAY WITH HIM NO MATTER WHAT, SO THAT IT GAVE THEM NO ROOM TO SAY NO!" Indra sobbed miserably while clutching his attire tighter. Frowning at this, Shisui then leaned his cheek against the crown of her skull, "Love... you can't place the blame all on yourself. All you were doing is what you had been raised to do - respect adults..."

This normally so playful male's tone then darkened considerably, "Indy... if I ever find who did this to our son... make no doubts that they will suffer immensely and die the slowest and most painful death that offers NO mercy to the ones that have not only robbed you, but also wronged you. This, I promise you." She felt so broken right now, that all she could do was nod as she released her tears of heartbreak and loss. She cried as if Izuna truly had been nothing less than her own child.

Right then, Shisui's parents walked in and appeared almost disgusted at the brunette as they spoke, "Shisui, we have spoken in great detail about this to one another, but from this day forth... you and Indra will no longer-" Right then, Shisui's orbs narrowed dangerously as he cut his parents off, "If you say that Indra is to no longer become my wife, then I will take her away and we will get married in secret. Why are you doing this!? She JUST had her little brother abducted from her!"

His mother, whom had once adored Indra for all that she was, then spoke out in a venom laced tone, "Honestly Shisui! How can you expect to have children with her and leave for work without your own CHILDREN being abducted from your family home!?" His father was no different, considering the fact that he too had once adored this teen, "You aren't stupid Shisui! She would birth beautiful children WORTH being abducted! You would spend your life in AGONY over those missing children!"

Indra's orbs dulled as she released the man she would have wed and stood, only to place a hand on his cheek and whisper out, "What they speak is the truth. How could I keep my own children safe if I fail to keep my own little brother safe?" Shisui was just about to object, but Indra shook her head and tenderly stroked his cheek, "Now, even your presence has been abducted from me. Thank you for everything Shisui. Find someone worthy of your love." With that, Indra left.

A heart can only endure so much.

Somehow and someway, Izuna had actually managed to sleep through an entire village calling his name out. Once they arrived at their destination, the man leading the entire gig noticed this beautiful little boy; making him ponder as to HOW such a beautiful child could even be created by another individual. As the uncle of this child approached, he grinned to himself, "So, how much are you willing to pay for THIS child? He is quite the beautiful specimen, wouldn't you agree Tajima?"

Tajima was JUST about to reply when his wife walked out and gasped at such an adorable little boy, "Oh Tajima, he is PRECIOUS! We MUST take him in as our own!" Tajima fanned a hand of dismissal for the moment before sternly speaking, "So, what is his story?" Izuna's uncle then watched as the little boy subconsciously hugged the two wolf pups that slept on his chest before answering, "He is the youngest child of four others. Akuma, Madara, Indra, and Izuna. Their parents are dead."

Orochimaru then chuckled slightly, making Tajima lift a brow before he continued, "Not many know this... and even the children do not remember, but Izuna was adopted. So he is not a true member of their family in the slightest. I am well aware that you and your wife have been trying your hardest to track down your missing son for the longest time... Well, look at all of the resemblances between you and him. I did my research and he was found around the area that you had lost him."

Nodding his head, he then had to be sure, "Does he happen to have a sister?" Orochimaru then nodded and smirked as he spoke, "Ah, but of course. The third youngest happens to be a female and was the closest to Izuna. Her name is Indra and she is quite beautiful as well. Her and her eldest brother appear as if they could honestly be twin siblings. They both hold long brunette locks and light sapphire eyes." Intrigued by the female, he then smirked, "I will take my son back to raise."

Orochimaru seemed rather shocked that he wasn't going to place Izuna in one of the cages to be used, so he asked, "Might I ask as to why?" Tajima sighed heavily as the boy and the two wolf pups were handed to him, but nodded with a sinister grin, "Considering the fact that you basically just made me aware of his "sister's" beauty, I'm going to raise my son and make him proficient in combat until he's old enough to become cold so that he can shatter that beauty and bring her back."

Handed a large sum of money, Orochimaru bowed until hearing another question, "What of the two mutts?" - "Ah, these are the child's twin wolf pups... Shadow and Light. His sister trained them excessively to protect the boy." Nodding his head at this, Tajima smirked devilishly, "Well now... it looks like you have brought me three gifts then. Now... get out and keep reporting me on the his "sister". Go." With that, Orochimaru left and Tajima carried him inside of a finely decorated room.

Grasping Izuna's shoulder, he was then shaken awake. Once Izuna sat up and yawned, he gained a panicked expression, "W-Where am I!?" Tajima then noticed the wolf pups growling at him as they surrounded the boy and was damn impressed with how well the boy's "sister" had actually trained them at such an early age. He figured that the boy didn't remember as to what his "father" looked like, so he chuckled softly, "You don't remember me, son? That hurts my feelings quite a bit."

As of that moment, he couldn't remember what his parents actually looked like due to them being gone so frequently, but became alarmingly distressed the moment he realized that NONE of his siblings were around, "W-WHERE IS INDY, AKUMA, AND MADARA!?" Blinking slightly, Tajima then placed the back of his hand to his son's forehead, "Son, who is that? You were sick for a very long time... Now, let us go eat our morning meal before we begin training with swords as we usually do."

Let the "brainwashing" begin.

Years began to pass and Izuna, now the age of sixteen, was now a merciless killer... as were his wolfs that were no different when commanded. He had grown into a fine appearing young man that no longer remembered his adoptive family, what their names were, or what they even looked like. He could fight multiple enemies at once with deadly accuracy and come out of it without so much as a scratch. He was beyond the point of lethal and none dared cross him in the wrong way.

Tajima had just gained word from Orochimaru that Indra remained unwed due to the fact that upon returning to their home, they found that Izuna's door was locked as well. This conjured up many rumors that Indra had killed the sweet boy herself and now no one in the village allowed for their son's to wed her. Even better, her own older brothers had also turned their backs on her due to hearing these rumors. No matter how much she spoke otherwise, it mattered not.

"IZUNA, FRONT AND CENTER!" Tajima yelled out, only for the teen to approach him with those hardened orbs that promised one death as he bowed, "How might I be of service to you, father?" Internally laughing at this, Tajima kept a composed facial expression as he spoke out in a deadly tone, "There is a village to the west that is not too far away from here and we are in need of fresh stock. Men, women, and children. Any who resist, kill them. So take Shadow and Light with you."

Nodding his head and snapping away, he gave a sharp whistle, "SHADOW, LIGHT, COME! THOSE OF YOU IN MY SQUADRON, SADDLE UP AND BRING THE CART! OUR MISSION IS TO GAIN A NEW STOCK OF MEN, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN! ANY YOU FIND APPEALING, YOU MAY KEEP FOR YOURSELVES!" Slinging his leg over his pure midnight stallion as Shadow and Light stood on either sides, he then called out, "NOW RIDE! FAILURE IS NOT AN OPTION! IF WE FAIL, I WILL KILL YOU MYSELF!"

Snapping the reigns the horse bolted with the two wolves darting along the sides of the stallion. Hell, it really WASN'T far away... once they broke through the lining of the forest... there the village was. When he was close enough, Izuna dropped down as the stallion continued to run so that it could get to a safe spot, while the wolves stopped with their master. Sulking forward with his long low ponytail snapping in the wind, he grasped a woman and hurled her towards his cart carriers.

All hell broke loose pretty damn fast and screams, pleas for help, or the begging for mercy erupted like an active volcano in the village. Indra could care less as she stared up at the sky with tears sliding down the corners of her eyes before speaking to the heavens above, "I-Izzy... let me know that you are safe..." Akuma and Madara rushed by their still sister and skidded to a stop to speak to her for the first time in a long time, well technically... they yelled at her, "INDRA, RUN!"

No fucks were given.

It was almost perplexing to the lass's brothers that she wasn't even budging a fraction of an inch, nor were any of the men coming her way. Perhaps they believed that she was already dead, but one thing was for sure... they could see it in her eyes that she just did not care any longer if she lived or perished. Akuma had Madara go and retrieve all of their horses before he knelt down and took her face in his hands, "Indy, you have to get out of here! If not for me, then do it for Izzy!"

The broken brunette kept her eyes firmly glued to the skies before muttering, "If Izzy is dead... then I don't care what they do to me... my soul has long since abandoned my body, so my death would bring my broken heart some much needed comfort... so leave without me..." Swearing under his breath as Madara rushed back with their horses, he then snapped his head back to her, "Indy, come on!" That's when Akuma realized that she truly didn't care for the safety of her well-being.

Her hair was much longer and hadn't been tended to for a long time, her eyes held no brilliant sparkle as they once had, and her skin was pale and did not hold its normal sun kissed glow. Standing, Akuma hoisted her up so that she fell almost instantly. Her muscles were weak and useless... and she had obviously been starving herself with the way her bones unnaturally protruded from her skin. Shifting to sit against the wall again, her head tilted up to stare at the heavens, "Go..."

Akuma's head then snapped to the side the moment he heard, "WE FOUND THREE MORE!" Indra didn't look at her brother, but she blindly took his hand and weakly squeezed it before whispering, "Live for me... Akuma..." Tears flooded his eyes before he kissed his sister's forehead and cried, "I love you so much... When you find Izuna, tell him to wait for us..." She understood that he meant in the afterlife, but she merely spoke softly and sadly, "Go... I just want to see him again..."

Bolting to his horse and slinging his leg over, Akuma and Madara snapped the reigns and their horses bolted. Indra's snow white mare came to her and pressed its head against her weak core to give her the comfort that no living human would. Once it was just her and her mare, her eyes caught black and white... making her head snap and her eyes widened, "S-SHADOW! L-LIGHT!" Both still knew her voice and bounded to her weakened body to curl up on her lap while whining softly.

"Boy, you two sure got big..." her eyes filled with tears and she immediately held the two wolves close to her face as she broke down sobbing, considering that she now believed that these wolves were no longer her little brother's; making them both whine softly as they cuddled up close to give her aching heart some comfort. They understood her pain of losing her little brother far too well and wished they could fix it since they had been rescued and were given a second chance by her.

Shadow then watched as the weakened brunette collapsed to the side, making her bark to her sister to stay with their savior before the solid black wolf forced herself away so that she would bolt to her master for aid while Indra desperately held onto her locket that held two different pictures of her and Izuna together inside, "I-I'll see you soon Izzy... so... just - just wait a bit longer for me, okay...?" Light then whined softly and laid beside Indra to keep her fragile heart and soul strong.

Izuna was currently whistling for his wolves that NEVER disobeyed a call as he walked around to try and find them while yelling, "SHADOW, LIGHT, COME!" Shadow bolted up and, in a panic, bit the tail of her master's sleeveless cloak before tugging at it to make him "COME" for a change. Shadow could hear her sister's furious barking and only began to tug harder at that point, making Izuna comply with one of his companions; thinking that her sister might be harmed.

Once they turned the corner, the long haired raven witnessed Light barking furiously at a guard that was holding Indra up by her hair since she could not stand; only to become so frustrated that he threw the long haired brunette to the ground and that action alone created one hell of a problem. Right as Indra hit the ground gasping for air and coughing harshly, Light lunged forward and sank her fangs into the male perpetrators arm to the point that he was now badly bleeding.

"LIGHT!" Izuna yelled furiously, making the white wolf flatten her ears to her skull as Shadow bolted to little miss Indy to begin whining at her condition. This was frustrating to say the least, but at the same time it was dumbfounding. His wolves NEVER protected someone else to the extent that they were now and wished to know why. Walking forward with his arms folded, Shadow and Light both helped the weakened brunette sit up to face Izuna. What he noticed... were her eyes.

Kneeling in front of Indra, she didn't know who in the hell this was until Shadow left the brunette leaning against her sister before walking around the long haired raven to bite his ponytail and fling it over his shoulder. The look in her eyes... he would never forget. Tears began to silently cascade down her face and her hands began to tremble as she whimpered out in a deep sea of sorrow as if she were asking for his profound forgiveness, "I-Izzy... y-you... you're... you're alive..."

Finding the strength that she clearly didn't have in the first place, Indra shot forward and wrapped her arms around him to hold him close. Izuna didn't know who this was, but his wolves sure as hell did. Not wanting for them to also attack him, he scooped her up bridal style and grabbed the reigns of her white mare to guide her to his horse so that she could have the use of it once she gained enough strength to ride again. Peering up at her little brother... that's when horror struck her face.

Her little brother appeared cold, lifeless, and uncaring of those whom now suffered; making her weakly push against his chest with no luck, "L-LET ME GO! Y-YOU ARE NOT MY IZZY! LET ME GO, YOU ANIMAL!" Clamping down tightly on her, his monotone voice then echoed out, "You have no strength to stand, do you?" She felt so mortified that she COULDN'T speak, making him dart his onyx orbs down to her dangerously, "I do not find pleasure in repeating myself, girl. Now ANSWER!"

Right then, Shadow shocked the hell out of him by roughly biting his thigh to the point that he winced in complete pain, making Indra scold, "SHADOW, BAD GIRL! DON'T YOU DARE HARM THE ONE YOU ARE TO PROTECT!" This made the pure black wolf flatten her ears against her skull and whine softly at the brunette. Whistling for his horse, the stallion galloped up and Izuna tied her mare to his stallion before setting her on the ground and pulling out bandaging to wrap his injury up.

She knew the name of his wolves... and that made him grow frustrated as he tied off his bandaging before he placed her on the stallion, only to steady her by placing a hand on her hip as he flung his leg over to sit behind her and call out, "OUR MISSION WAS A SUCCESS! NOW LET US RETURN WITH THE FULL STOCK!" Indra's eyes immediately filled with tears at this because just like he once was... the children were innocent, which made her snap, "RELEASE THE CHILDREN, PLEASE!"

She was professionally ignored.

Returning back to the place he had been abducted to, he dismounted and Indra's malnourished body began to fall to the side, only to be caught by a strong pair of arms. Looking up at his hardened face as she cried, she then whispered softly, "Izuna... what have they done to you...?" That caught his attention pretty damn fast, but continued to walk with a stoic mask on his face as he spoke, "What is your name?" The way he spoke had her bursting into tears, "I-INDRA!"

Gaining a thought filled face, he then hummed softly, "What a beautiful name." Shadow and Light whined as Indra hid her face against his chest to cry uncontrollably. Entering the building, Tajima heard those miserable cries of pain and internally frowned at such sorrow filled cries of pain and anguish, but spoke sternly, "Good work son. Who might this be?" Izuna straightened up and bowed his head as a thanks before replying, "This is Indra, father. As of now, she is too weak to stand."

"Ah, well, she is quite the beauty. Until her strength is regained and can be of some use to us, she is to stay with us. Keep her in your bedroom so that you may monitor her health closely. Understood?" Tajima exclaimed, making Izuna nod his head slightly with a slightly sadistic grin plastered on his face as he spoke, "Oh, I had already planned on it. Please, excuse us." Being fanned away, Izuna walked inside of his home and entered his room before placing her on his bed.

Indra weakly turned her head with tears sliding down her face before rolling away, "S-Shadow, Light... protect me, please..." Both wolves instantly hopped onto the bed and laid on either sides of her so that she couldn't be touched by unwanted hands. That made Izuna internally growl, but figured he probably should fatten her up a bit before taking whatever he wanted from her. If he did so now, she'd be too weak to moan or do anything in return and that didn't sound too thrilling.

Walking out of the room, he stopped at the kitchen where his mother had already prepared lunch and grabbed a tray to place a good amount of foods with high fat intake before walking back to his room and opening the door to walk in and place the tray of food down on the nightstand, "I have brought you food. Eat." Realizing that she was ignoring him, he shoved a single wolf off of his bed for her to roll onto her back. That's when he noticed she was asleep, but was holding something.

It wouldn't be the first time a girl he had brought home acted asleep... only to attempt to kill him, so he was ready to spill her blood if needed. Opening her hand, he slightly tilted his head to see that she had merely been clinging to a locket. Without peeking inside of her personal life, he tenderly closed her hand again before speaking, "Indra." Her orbs looked dull and lifeless, causing him great concern to the point that he sat behind her so that she could lean against his chest.

Once he held food up to her mouth, she turned her head away and slowly fell asleep clinging to that locket again. Now he was becoming curious as to why in the hell that locket was so damn important, but her health came first, "Indra, eat." Startled awake, she then shook her head and whispered softly, "If I ate... then I wouldn't reach my goal..." Placing the food down on the table, he chuckled softly, "What goal might that be?" Silence was heard until a saddened, "My death..."

Annoyed by that for some reason, he slowly shifted off of the bed to stand before cruelly speaking, "All of that food had better be gone by the time I return... or else." Indra rolled to her side as she held that locket tightly while crying softly, "T-That doesn't sound like such a bad option..." Just as Izuna was about to call Light back onto the bed, Indra whimpered out, "L-Light, come..." Light happily bounced beside her and laid close to her, only to begin whining softly at her condition.

This was madness.

Snapping away, Izuna left the room to get other tasks for the day completed and once it was time for the evening meal, he prayed that she had eaten. Entering the room, he witnessed that the beautiful brunette hadn't touched a damn thing that had been on the tray for her to eat. Taking the tray out, he blew his bangs up in utter frustration before creating a brand new tray for her evening meal. Walking back inside of his room, he witnessed Indra was now curled up against Shadow.

Making his way forward and setting the tray down, he was growing more and more curious about that locket and just as he went to open her hand to take a peek inside, his father entered and sighed, "Son, let me speak to her." Nodding his head and bowing, Izuna made his exit. Tajima knew far more than he lead his son to believe as he gave a sad expression towards Light, "Light dear... down..." Light jumped down and curled up by his feet once he sat beside her and shook her gently.

Opening sad orbs, Tajima helped Indra sit up and bit his lip... trying not to cry at this point. Indra noticed this and placed a hand over his, making him pull her into his arms and whisper softly, "I-Indra dear, forgive me. Izuna is my biological son that had been abducted from my wife and me many years ago. Initially, we knew your father and mother had taken him... but it was the reason that upset us the most. You, before you were bound to wed Shisui... were bound to wed Izuna..."

The two spoke for quite a long time and by now, Izuna was about damn ready to have a mental breakdown. Tajima watched as Indra held her locket and smiled, "Neither your mother, or your father gifted that locket to you... it was I that gifted that locket to you. We found many pictures of the two of you when you were much younger and considering the two of you were six years apart in age, we decided to wait until you were a bit older so that you weren't completely grossed out."

Indra weakly chuckled at that, "I know... I've known this entire time and I was the only one who continued to remember. Now, having to act like he was my brother was the hardest to accept... but... I guess I did my job a bit too well. However, he's no longer someone that I could actually love..." Tajima frowned at this and ran his fingers through her hair, "Why is that?" Indra then peered into his orbs before quivering out, "You stole what I initially loved about him from the start..."

Izuna finally knocked on the door after HOURS of his father being in his room and he exited with a smile, "My, those pups love her quite a bit. They heated her to sleep before she could eat." Walking out of the room he then frowned while walking away and thinking as his son entered the room before closing the door, "You stole what I initially love about him from the start..." - "What did you initially love about him?" - "His bright nature that couldn't possibly harm another living being..."

Sitting at his "throne" of sorts, all he could do was continue thinking about the conversation held by himself and the loveable brunette, "Well, I believe when survival becomes the only thing that you can possibly think about... anyone can harm another living being, would you not agree?" - "Yes and no..." - "Meaning?" - "Meaning you took everything that I had once loved about him and ripped it to shreds. At this point... death would be a more desirable outcome than living a lie..."

Boy, you FUCKED up!

With the hybrid Indra, it had been YEARS since ANYONE had even caught a glimpse of Izuna... and that had her extremely worried. Walking around silently, she then came to a slow stop and began blinking rapidly the moment she witnessed her oldest son, Azrael, and her oldest daughter from Shisui, Hinami, speaking together before the two locked their lips together. She couldn't say that she was mortified due to the fact that her and her twin had, had a kid together; but damn man.

She could clearly remember the day when Hinami's inner demon found her first born's scent appealing and began clinging to that scent as if the world might end if she DID let him go. Sitting down while turned away from the picture presented to her so that her children could have some privacy, all Indra could do was internally softly chuckle before whispering out, "I guess that Hinami finally got tired of lying to herself when it comes to the matters of who she really wants as her mate..."

The moment little miss Indy had explained everything to her daughter, she became grossed out and distanced herself as far away from her brother as she could possibly get... only to become mated to a different brother. With that being said, she could also remember when Azrael had also asked her why he now felt so sad every time Hina tried to hide from him. For now, all she could do was mentally replay that fateful day that turned Hinami away from her true intended over and over.

Hinami looked mortified at this comment as Azrael snickered, "Hina, did you forget that I am their son again?" Shooting her head to him, Hinami then backhanded her older brother, "GROSS AZZY! I DON'T NEED TO BE REMINDED AS TO HOW WEIRD THEIR RELATIONSHIP IS TOGETHER!" Groaning as he sat up, she then walked to him and helped him up before healing him, "Azzy? I'm curious about something, so don't freak out please."

Lifting a brow at her, she then mirrored what her mother was doing and rapidly blinked, "Okay, NOW I understand. You smell SO good!" This made the eldest brother give off a chipper laughter as he held his sister securely in his arms, "Oh, is that so? We going to be the next icky relationship then?" Scowling and slapping him upside the head, Hina then blushed and shouted, "HELL NO! AZZY, THAT IS SO GROSS!"

Coming out of her little flashback and peering towards her kissing kids, Indra blew her bangs up in an all-too frustrated manner due to the fact that BOTH were still mated to another before she stood up and approached her kids without either even knowing. Coming to a stop, she then realized that THIS must be what her children were witnessing when her twin and herself had their lips locked with one another... because as of now she was kind of grossed out at the picture all together.

Yeah, it was... icky...

Noticing that Hinami had erased her mating mark was good, but her son still held his with Hanabi. Suddenly, Indra heard her two first born twins yelling for her as they ran towards her, "MOMMY-" Both Minato and Madara came to a screeching halt looking COMPLETELY dumbfounded and grossed out. Indra then cleared her throat abruptly, causing Azrael and Hinami to turn bright red and pull away from one another as she spoke, "And you used to call Akuma and I gross, weird, and icky!?"

"M-MOM!?" Both yelled out in a completely embarrassed tone of voice. Sighing heavily, the mother of the two turned away and laced her hands behind her back as she spoke, "Azrael... your father and I have known ever since that day long ago. You've always had both of our blessings... but... you are clearly still mated to Hanabi. Don't be like so many other men that slither behind their mate's back. Talk to Hanabi and your child before you both break off your mating to one another."

Chuckling at her weird family, little miss Indy then smiled softly as she explained, "Your feelings for Hinami have always been abnormally strong. They were so strong that you blatantly ignored Hanabi when she rushed up to you while shouting in clear shock, just so that Hinami held all of your undivided attention. Besides, you were smelling her JUST as much as she was smelling you. You both made your feelings for one another rather obvious, so there's no need to sound so shocked."

Azrael then gave a soft smile and held Hinami tightly as he spoke, "Hinami, let me go and talk to Hanabi and Zera so that I can explain everything to my daughter once her mother and I are no longer mated. Looks like we are going to have that icky relationship after all." Turning bright red, Hinami swatted Azrael's chest lightly, "YOU MAKE IT SOUND SO ICKY, AZZY!" Indra then snickered and held up a hand once she began walking away, "You've already made it completely ICKY, Hina!"

The twins then gagged softly and took their mother's arm, only for her to halt and give a cat-like smirk towards her twins, "Minato is my good baby and hasn't found anyone as of yet, but Madara... you shouldn't gross out over something you're already doing." Madara turned bright red and Minato shot his head towards his younger twin brother with a dumbfounded look, only for Indra to burst into a fit of chipper giggles, "Oh, he hasn't told you about what he has been doing with Emi!?"

The first moody jester then dropped beside Indra while snickering, "Sassy, you do not believe that your mother and myself have not witnessed the both of your lips locked, do you?" At that moment, Minato damn near exploded, "MOMMY, WHAT IN THE HELL!? YOU ARE GOING TO ALLOW THIS!?" She then walked to her little ray of sunshine and motioned for him to come, making him lower his towering frame so that she could ruffle his blonde locks, "Your uncle and I were mated, sweetie."

She made a valid point.

Back with Izuna, weeks had now come to pass and Indra continued to refuse to eat, which only made Izuna worry immensely over her health and well-being. Even when Tajima came to her so that he could scold her over her behavior and actions, she would merely claim that she no longer cared about how she acted or behaved in this lifetime... for none of it mattered if the man she had loved was now eternally gone from her line of sight. This was now becoming stressful for everyone.

Then one day, a familiar face entered to see her before chirping out, "Hey there little miss Indy! I've been told by many people that you aren't eating!" Peering towards him, all she could do was glance away as she spoke, "What do you want Shisui...?" Shisui huffed heavily at her reply before flailing his arms around dramatically, "INDY, YOU HAVE TO EAT DAMMIT!" Chuckling weakly as she snuggled up to Shadow and Light, Indra could only give a slight shrug over the matters.

That's when it hit her. Shisui was actually here by his own volition and was acting as if nothing in this godforsaken place was wrong in the slightest. He worked to harm others by throwing them to the wolves. Meaning... he had been working for Tajima for quite some time now and his other trait was nothing more than a side job or a damned lie that he basically had thrown in her face so that she would accept such nonsense while being blindsided to believe in his far-fetched tale.

Was it just natural for everyone that she ever came in contact with to lie straight to her face and act as if nothing they had ever said were even a lie to begin with? When Shisui continued to speak dramatically to her, Indra merely curled up on her side so that she didn't have to face him as she cried and tightly grasped onto her locket that she deemed so precious that she simply HAD to hold it each time that she fell asleep. When Shisui reported to Tajima, there was no good news at all.

Running his hand through his messy short locks, all he could say was, "Well I tried to make her eat, but Indy is about as hard-headed as one can possibly get... sorry about that." Tajima could only nod before releasing a rather drastic and dreaded heavy sigh over this entire ordeal that continued to transpire. He was well aware that Izuna was beginning to lose his patience, which was making him an impatient fool that was bound to do something idiotic if she continued her little hiatus.

Indra was becoming weaker and weaker as the weeks continued to pass when finally, Izuna walked in while honing a scowl, "INDRA, WHAT IN THE HELL ARE YOU THINKING!?" Having no energy at this point and her eyes appearing exhausted, all she could really do was lie back and curl up against the wolves to gain some much needed rest so that she actually conserved small portions of her energy to stay alive... if one could even call her existence "living" at this point in time.

Being as exhausted as she was, she could only weakly sass out, "Go away Izuna. Go and capture your sex slaves that do not even wish to be inside of those cages like animals..." Furious at her reply, he stormed up to her... and out of worry for the brunette, the wolves jumped down as the long haired raven sat her up before sliding behind her and tenderly kissing her neck, "Please don't make me do something drastic." Holding a spoon of food up to her mouth, she didn't even try to eat.

Okay, he was pissed now... but he would give her one last chance before doing the one thing he told himself that he wasn't going to do. Setting the food on his nightstand, Izuna stood and began walking away; only to stop at the door and whisper out loud enough for her to hear, "Please eat something..." Exiting, Indra called the wolves back up and placed the food in front of them, making them whine softly before eating the food. Collapsing back, she then held onto Shadow and cried.

As the sun began falling from the sky, Izuna walked in with her evening meal and perked his head up to see her food had been polished off. That perk quickly turned painfully dark the moment he witnessed the wolves had the meal on their face. He presumed that she had fed it to them so that he would stop trying to force her to eat. Walking forward and placing the meal down, he then opened her hand before ripping the locket off of her neck - shocking her awake, "G-GIVE THAT BACK!"

"NOT UNTIL YOU EAT!" Izuna yelled before flicking some of the food off of Light's snout. Weakly reaching out with tears in her eyes, she begged, "PLEASE, GIVE IT BACK TO ME!" As furious as he was, he continued to yell in return, "YOU WILL NOT BE GETTING THIS BACK UNTIL YOU EAT INDRA!" Those tears that were being held captive, now made their great escape down her face as he walked out. She merely laid against Shadow and sobbed hysterically. Now... she wasn't sleeping.

This was going well...

Izuna didn't even think of looking inside of the locket, but he securely tied it to his belt as he walked around. Tajima began blinking rapidly the moment he witnessed the locket and pointed at it, "Izuna, why do you have Indra's locket?" Snorting, the long haired raven folded his arms with hidden fury behind his eyes, "She continues to refuse to eat, so I took her most prized possession to persuade her." This made Tajima internally groan, but sighed heavily before propping his head up.

"Does my choice displease you, father?" Izuna's cold tone rolled out, making Tajima fan his hand back and forth, "O-Oh... not at all. She... she will merely die faster now. That locket is the only thing that helps her sleep at night." Snapping away, Izuna slowly walked outside to the training courtyard and removed his attire, but after removing his belt to completely remove his cloak; he securely laced it right back onto his bare hips so that Indra's locket was kept close to him at all times.

After training for quite some time and sweating immensely, he panted softly and wiped his face clean of any sweat; yet did not place his cloak back on as he walked further away to sit beside a river that held crystal clear water that would help him cool down. As he sat there, many jealous guards that worked for his father silently approached him from behind under the cover of the darkness that now engulfed all that were outside of the place that they worked for while holding deep scowls.

Right as Izuna released a heavy breath and turned to leave, he was slammed to the ground and gagged while being pinned down. Scowling darkly at the men that currently laughed at his obvious misfortune, the long haired raven attempted to overpower them all with no such luck. One of the men then flipped Izuna onto his belly and chuckled out, "My, my... If I didn't know any better... I would clearly mistake you for a beautiful young lass that could easily be taken advantage of!"

Feeling his pants being yanked down, Izuna began to thrash about; causing Indra's locket to jingle happily as it came out for all to see. One of the men marveled at its craftsmanship before bending down and unclasping it off of Izuna's belt, "A man that's about to be mercilessly taken advantage of by other men has no need for such beautiful trinkets. I will be kind enough to take it back to my home for my wife to wear so that you never have to look down upon it in such shame!"

That's when the long haired raven began to thrash about in clear panic as he scowled and began spewing out muffled yells. All of the men laughed at him as two of the men began to stroke Izuna's silky backside in a baffled and mocking sense due to how soft he was. The man that had stolen Indra's locket then pulled his pants down as he forced the panicked male's thighs apart so that he could place himself right in-between to begin thrusting between his cheeks roughly to become hard.

Pulling away, the male began to stroke his twitching member that was obviously already fully grown and was ready to be of use. Poking Izuna's anal hole, the long haired raven began thrashing about relentlessly in clear panic until he was roughly thrusted inside of, making his eyes go completely out of focus. The male then grasped Izuna's hips and began to thrust so harshly inside that blood began to seep down Izuna's thighs, making the man mock, "It's just like taking a pure woman!"

His hair was then grasped tightly by another man and yanked his head up to shove his member inside of his mouth and thrusted inside of while the man that now held Indra's locket smirked and spoke darkly as Izuna continued to try to get away, "Come to think of it... you brought one hell of a beautiful woman home. If you behave, I will think about leaving her alone; if not... well... you can clearly FEEL what will happen to her." Izuna's body instantly froze as he pictured Indra panicking.

Dick move.

One of the men then attempted to make Izuna move and resist by beating him black and blue while growling out, "Do you know how SICK your squadron is of fearing you!? One of us will accidentally make one TINY mistake and you beat us to hell and back, or you KILL us with no given mercy! I say we make the girl ours anyway!" As panicked as he was over Indra, all he could think about was the here and now as the men emptied their seed inside of him before tying his wrists to a tree.

With sweat beading down his body, Izuna glared at the three men that had basically just left him to die. He wasn't the one that they truly needed to worry about though. As they mocked him for a bit longer while stroking themselves to spill their seed all over his body, they all hiked their pants up and smirked before turning away to make their way back to Tajima so they could report that Izuna had clearly gone missing and no one could find him to make any of their reports to him at all.

It had been an entire day since Tajima had seen his son and Indra finally caved in and began to eat once another lecture was thrown at her in a fatherly manner. A month later with Izuna was still missing, Indra had gained enough meat on her body to stand up and be of some use as the same guard that had stolen Indra's locket walked up to Tajima while the brunette laid her head on his lap to get some more much needed rest while the two wolves protectively surrounded her.

The guard bowed to Tajima... and that's when he witnessed the locket... making his orbs dangerously narrow. Clearing his throat, he then sighed, "Any sightings of my sons to be reported?" The man shook his head, making Tajima tightly clench his fists, "Is that so? Tell me, where did you get that lovely locket?" The guard almost panicked due to one thing alone... Indra was now awake and shooting daggers into his very soul, making him clear his throat, "A craftsman made it for me, sir."

Saying that he was merely PISSED THE FUCK OFF would be a newfound LIE. Shadow and Light had obviously caught Indra's scent on the locket and began to growl at the guard, making Tajima lift his brow, "Is that so? There must be a beautiful painting of your family or wife inside. Might I have a look?" The guard was now cursing and his luck, but Indra softly muttered, "Shadow... Light... attack, but do not kill..." Both wolves surrounded the male with their hackles raised in clear fury.

Indra then stood up gracefully before making her way to the male holding her locket as hostage before unclasping it from the guard's neck, only to open it to see the pictures of her and Izuna still inside before snapping her head to the side, "SHADOW, LIGHT! FIND IZUNA NOW!" Both heard her commands and she rushed to her mare before jumping on before both wolves to dart out to come to where there master was being held hostage. When Indra found him, her soul cried.

Jumping off of her white mare, little miss Indy darted towards one filthy and bruised long haired raven while shouting, "I-IZUNA!" Jolted awake in his weakened state, he figured he was hallucinating; but then felt his bindings cut as she "checked" him over to notice MANY things present that should NOT be on his body in the slightest, making her become slightly pale before draping him over her mare and darting back to Tajima. Upon returning, Indra jumped down, "T-TAJIMA!"

Tajima's head shot up to Indra's alarmed and extremely distressed vocal tone, only to rush over to her in a panic, "INDRA, WHERE DID YOU FIND HIM!?" Frowning, the beautiful brunette then whispered out, "I... I think that's the least of your worries..." THAT comment had his eyes wide as he attempted to formulate a sentence, "I-er-what-er-mean?" Understanding the borderline concept of what he mean, she then whispered, "He has been taken by force multiple times..."

With that said, Izuna was rushed to the infirmary. Tajima then glanced towards the brunette sadly as he spoke softly, "Indra... how do you even know of this...?" Peering to the side, she then sighed softly, "I became a doctor once Izuna had been "abducted"... I wanted to know how to tend to him or anyone else that had become injured. Uncle Orochimaru told me a lot of things when he "spied" on me. I was the one person that he could never lie to, so I was always told the truth..."

Pointing to Izuna's bruised wrists, Indra frowned, "When I checked how tightly he was bound, it wasn't too tight to the point that it would leave this type of bruising, but it wasn't loose enough so that he could escape... which indicates a struggle from him. When I lifted him, I had to place my hand underneath his backside due to how much larger he is than me... and he groaned in pain. He also has bruisings littering his skin, which tells me that someone clearly did this out of rage."

With the list she continued to give off, the more mortified Tajima became over the entire explanation... making him gulp heavily as he shakily spoke, "S-So you're telling me... that he hasn't eaten in a long time, but he was at least capable of drinking water due to being by the river, and he was..." Indra then shook her head slightly, "If you look at his mouth, you can tell that he has been eating grass to have some sort of nutrients in his body. However, yes... he was taken by force..."

Welcome to Indy's world.