Hello everybody! I'm sorry I took so long to post this ridiculously short chapter. But you know, school is not exactly on my side now, so I don't have time to be lolling in front of the computer or in front of my notebook. I scribbled this chapter in between classes but I think it's not really full of grammatical or spelling errors – at least, I hope not!
I'm really grateful for all the reviews I got! I just hope that more keep coming and I'm glad you all like the idea for this story. This chapter doesn't really contain Sasuke – only at the end of the story, we have a dialogue that's obviously from him. I'm sorry I didn't chuck him into the story yet – it's just too early.
Please enjoy!
The Abandoned House
The next morning, Naruto prepared himself for his investigation. He found himself a map of the Uchiha Complex that Chizu had so kindly left behind for him, and headed out of the apartment and to the front door of the complex.
He walked down a long pathway, passing by houses that were black, ripped, with kunai sprouting out of every corner, blood stained on almost all the walls. The sight horrified him. It was disgusting. Blood was everywhere.
Did that Uchiha Itachi have nothing better to do than to commit some manslaughter? Did he have nothing better to do then manslaughter his clan, his family? His parents? His little brother?
Nobody human would do that, Naruto thought. But Uchiha Itachi was only human. Was he that heartless? Could anyone be so heartless and cruel? It seemed neigh impossible for the young Hokage wannabe.
The Complex was sadly deserted. There was absolutely nobody. Naruto wondered briefly what this place had been like five years ago.
More life, he thought. And there would be Sasuke.
A thought crossed Naruto's mind. What was Sasuke like? What was his personality? What were his likes and dislikes? What had been his ambition? Naruto knew though, that Sasuke's dreams were crushed the moment he died.
Checking his map, he finally came across the representative's house.
Itachi and Sasuke's house. What can I possibly find here? A ghost? A cat? An undead person?
Naruto entered the chilling, eerie house. The inside was dark and dim, the windows all shut firmly. It seemed that the entire house was shrouded in mysterious gloom – gloom that fell upon this house the day its inhabitants all perished. Naruto took in a shuddering breath, gathered his courage, and took a step forward.
He began his oh-so-desired tour around the house. He came across the kitchen, the living room, and the bedrooms that were stained all with crimson blood that had dried up in five years. But there was a faint smell as the coppery signature of blood carved its place in the atmosphere of the house. The smell lingered, and Naruto felt almost sick.
He came across a particular room – small and grubby and stained with more blood than all the other rooms put together. It was as if a person had bled dry here.
Blood soiled the bed sheets and crusted on the wall. The tatami floor was caked with blood.
Naruto saw a teddy bear, also bloody, next to the pillow on the bed. He also saw children's books on the shelves. Its design, its features, its contents all fit that of a child's bedroom – a boy's bedroom. A little boy had lived here, and he had died here as well.
This must be Sasuke's room, Naruto thought. It's a kid's room…all this blood…was he killed here?
It was clear that Sasuke died a most gruesome death – one worse than the end his parents met. How had he died? Naruto found himself sadistically wondering. He hit himself for that kind of malicious thought.
Why was he even interested in finding out how this boy met his end? Was it because of how young an age he died at? Or was it just pure curiosity? It was sadistic and this house sent chills down his spine. It wasn't just the number of people who died here…it was the fact that the had been killed by their own family. Naruto was beginning to feel extremely frightened, as much as he hated to admit it. Sweat dribbled down his cheeks, and he longed to finish this mission and never come back to the Complex again.
What kind of historic site is this? Who in their right minds would want to come here? Naruto looked around the room. And what the hell did Itachi do to Sasuke?
At that very moment, at that very second, to his utmost surprise and horror, a chilling, cold, frighteningly boyish voice filled the air.
"Who are you?"
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That's it, folks! How was it? Did it kind of creep you out? I suppose it's very light spook, anyway. Who was that voice at the end? Any guesses? Ha, ha, ha.
Okay, okay – I'll try to throw Sasuke into the story at the next chapter…somehow. Maybe, if I have time today again, I'll post it up. I almost finished the next chapter – it's just fuddled here and there and hard to piece together now.
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