The long anticipated ( Not really. ) second chaptor of the FABULOUS ( Once again, not really. ) story 'Itachi's Regret' is now up and running! Enjoy!
April 16, 09 - Correcting spelling and grammatical errors is delicious for me. This chapter was made in an incredible rush. Usually, that means good things for me, but not this time. I tried to salvage it a bit, though.
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-Sasuke's PoV-
"Nii-san?" the nine year old Sasuke called out. "Where are you?" Looking around the dark forest landscape he heard an agonized moan close by. "Nii-san?" he called out. Another moan. Turning towards the noise, the little Uchiha made his way silently through the bushes. "Nii-san...?" There it was again. He took off at a faster pace and stopped once he heard the moan again. Itachi must be just behind the bush little Sasuke faced. Carefully making his way through the bush he stopped in horror. There was Itachi. He had plunged a kunai into his chest and was falling face first towards the ground. The little Uchiha lunged forward and caught him. He rolled Itachi onto his back to try to stem the bloodflow, but what he saw made him freeze. His brother's lips were blue and his eyes were devoid of any life. His blood was covering his Akatsuki cloak and the ground below him. "No... Itachi?" His eyes began to fill with tears. "Itachi... NOOOOoooooo!" He fell onto his nii-san's chest, sobbing his little heart out.
Suddenly, the corpse starting rotting, melting away. The horrid stench of death left behind. Sasuke looked on, terrified and disgusted. The entire corpse liquefied into an oozing black puddle. Then, black rotting hands shot up out of the puddle and grabbed Sasuke, pulling him in. He screamed.
Sasuke shot up in bed in a cold sweat panting heavily. Hastily looking around the room, he finally began to calm down. "I'm safe," he sighed and placed his right hand on his forehead. "I need to take a walk."
-Timeskip-
Sasuke Uchiha shifted uncomfortably on the branch of a tall tree. He was all alone, gazing up at the stars. 'What was up with that dream? I have had it since I last met my brother... Nii-san...' The fifteen year old sighed as he saw Itachi's face in the bright twinkling stars scattered across the midnight sky. 'I tried to hate you, 'Tach. But, I just can't... I'm to weak.' Sasuke sighed once more and jumped from the tree. He watched the ground as he slowly made his way to the villages front exit. 'You killed our entire family... Tortured me with your Mangekyou Sharingan. Left me alone in the world. I should hate you. I don't... I can't...' Alone, Sasuke lets his emotions out in the open. 'I could see the regret in your eyes that night. If you didn't want to do it, then why did you?' Sasuke let his tears fall from his sorrow filled eyes as he began to run. "Please... My nii-san... Where Are You?'
-Itachi's PoV-
Nearby, Itachi was speeding through the forest as fast as humanly possible. (A/N Oh, you get what I mean! ) 'Sasuke, I know your still alive.' He was swiftly approaching the sleeping village of Konoha. 'If I wasnt such a power obsessed idiot, I would still be with you right now. My otouto.' Face twisted in hope and sorrow, Itachi came to an abrupt halt. He let out a little sob as he let his tears fall.
He looked up and could see the most magnificent sight. The lake near Konoha (A/N - I don't think there IS a lake near Konoha, but just for the sake of this story... there is a lake to the south east side. ) was glowing with radiant moonlight and the forest a deep, sleeping green. And, there was his target... Konoha. Nestled in the dead center of the forest.
Sighing, Itachi lept off the cliff quietly landly at the bottom. His mind screamed out, 'Otouto! I Must Find You!' He then surged into the impenetrable darkness of the forest.
-Sasuke's PoV-
Sasuke ran at full speed towards the village's entrance. Ignoring the guards calling out to him, he plunged into the forest. 'Nii-san. I have to find you!' Soon, something caught his eye and he stopped on the bank of the lake. It looked almost magical in the shimmering silver light of the stars and full moon, but that is not why he stopped.
Sasuke stared ahead in disbelief into the eyes of his brother. The one he was searching for... The one that was searching for him. They stood merely five feet apart, never taking their eyes off one another. Both had a mixture of hope, love and tears in their eyes.
"Sasuke?" asked Itachi in a small, childlike voice.
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Well, that's it for chapter two. Hope you liked it. Review and add it to your favorties! xD The next chapter will hopefully be up as soon as today.