Yeah, I really have nothing to say other than good luck to my friends on their upcoming regents! I know you don't read this fanfic but it's a shout out to you. Oh, and a shout out to my friend who just realized at like four in the morning that I was writing one of the stories she was reading. All I can say to you my friend is wow…
Disclaimer: still in place…
The sun was too bright this morning, the rays easily invading his eye lids all to well. Opening his eyes only to lower them back to slits, the raven realized he was a lone on the bed.
There was no other weight on the bed, except his own and no other sound in the house except for his breathing.
Silently getting out of the bed, Sasuke walked over to the bathroom, it was unoccupied. Walking into the living room and then straight into the kitchen, the raven still had caught no sight of the other.
'What's going on here?' he thought, trying to remain calm. "Naruto…!" No one answered back.
Growling in annoyance, he walked over to the refrigerator and grabbed the door handle. "If this is some silly game of hide and seek, I give up!" he informed the empty house as he grabbed an apple.
Without even washing it, Sasuke took a small bite out of the fruit and shut the door. Noticing a white envelope tapped to the door, Sasuke went to grab it when the loud ringing of his alarm clock went off.
Wincing at how loud it was, Sasuke instantly turned to go shut it off and get ready for school, forgetting about the envelope and letting it fall to the ground. He found that the letter was probably unimportant. Naruto probably left earlier to go to school to see Kiba or Temari.
The blonde told him how he usually did that, but for some reason, today Sasuke felt his stomach clench and remain like that. Was it meant to do that?
Walking down the streets that mingled with what seemed like fifty other ones and then somehow found their way all to the same place, Sasuke checked his watch. There was still fifteen minutes to get to school and he was only a couple of blocks away, so hen why was he rushing?
Even though he blamed the cold weather for his fast pace, a part of him couldn't ignore the fact that he was worried. 'But worried about what, Naruto? Just because he wasn't there doesn't mean he's gone missing.' He reminded himself.
That envelope was proof of that, his name that was written on it was in Naruto's handwriting, even though it seemed like he was writing in a hurry, it was still legible.
'But still, if he was going to go to school early why would he write a note in the first place?' he asked himself but than scolded himself for being paranoid as he the entered school grounds. He was acting crazy just because Naruto wasn't by his side. Entering the hallways Sasuke noticed how quieter they seemed, what was going on?
Even though he didn't see the blonde within the first five minutes he was there, he still had some positive thoughts remaining.
"Yo Uchiha, where's blondie, he's not with you?" he heard a voice ask from behind him. Turning around he saw the worried faces of Kiba and Temari that crushed those positive thoughts he had worked so hard to obtain.
"Isn't he here already?" he asked lowly, the anger within him already rising.
"He would have been in his homeroom by now of he was. So he isn't with you? Temari asked, making sure that Naruto really was no where, not that she liked the thought.
Shaking his head no, he saw fear enter Temari's eyes as anger entered Kiba's along with his own. The wolf-boy stepping forward and grabbing a hold of Sasuke's shirt. "He hangs out a lot with you now so then where is he?" Kiba asked as he glared at the raven, his eyes blaming this all on him.
"If I knew, I'd be there with him." Sasuke now gritted out through his own teeth now controlling his best to keep his own anger within him.
"That's not good enough! What a crappy excuse!" he screamed pushing Sasuke harshly into a nearby locker.
"What the hell's your excuse then Inuzuka, why don't you know where he is?" Sasuke shot back.
Opening his mouth to snap back only to shut it soon after realizing that he couldn't think of any sort of reason as well.
Without saying a word, Sasuke walked past the now silent yet still glaring two and walked to his first block class.
'Where is he?' he screamed in his head, glancing back and forth between the teacher and the blonde's empty desk. He was erratically tapping the end of his pen on the desk as he now tried to focus on the teacher but found it pointless.
Sighing, Sasuke rested his head on one hand as the other hand kept tapping the pen. 'So the dobe suddenly goes missing but why?' he kept asking himself determined to uncover the mystery.
'Let's see, when we went to bed it was close to midnight and he seemed tired. Not to mention the apartment is proof that he defiantly wasn't kidnapped. He's an idiot but not that much of one hat he's go for random walk in the early morning wither.' He thought as he finally stopped the noise his pen was creating.
Running the hand that was just recently holding the pen, through his hair he sighed narrowing his eyes as he concentrated to remember some stuff about Naruto that might help his case.
'Up until recently he seemed quite depressed after he came home for hospital. However, he did cheer up a few days ago so depression wasn't a major factor in it. By the looks of it, even before I moved here he seemed to be handling his situation very well. Wait a minute, the hospital, was he ever in it before, and if so how many times? Nah, why would that information help, it proves nothing.' He ranted on inside his head.
"Damnit." He weakly muttered under his breath but obviously it was quiet enough for the teacher soon came over to him.
"Is there something you'd like to share to the class Mr. Uchiha?" asked the teacher.
Glaring yet remaining silent, the boy went back to his musings. However no matter how hard hw tried, nothing he thought of contributed to the mystery. Sometimes he'd even get a lead only to eventually come to an empty blank that halted his search. All day, his thought continued on like this.
Sighing, Naruto continued to stare out the window. The sun had risen a couple of hours ago and it wouldn't be another couple of hours until they reached their destinations with the constant stops they made for other towns.
'I wonder if Sasuke read my letter yet. If he has, what is he doing right now?" the blond questioned until a voice broke him out of his thoughts.
"Do you mind if we sit here?" a similar voice asked causing Naruto to snap his head harshly away from the direction of the window.
"Y-you!" he stuttered watching as the raven sat down across from him with a white-haired boy.
"If you're trying to hide your hair with that hat, it's not working." Itachi stated bluntly.
"What are you doing here, I'm going to see Sieto so why can't you just let me be now!" he yelled but followed Itachi's criticism and took off his hat.
"It would be wise Naruto-kun if you kept your voice down, you don't want to attract any unwanted attention now do you?" spoke up the white-haired boy.
Taking a quick glance at the boy's way, knowing instantly that he didn't even recognize the boy thought he seemed about Naruto's age, he took his advice and lowered his voice. "You still haven't answered my question." He whispered sharply now completely ignoring the other boy and focusing his attention on Sasuke's brother. 'No I don't even want to consider them brothers!'
"Well someone has to escort you." He said smirking.
"Escort me where?" Naruto asked starting to feel fear growing within him.
All Itachi did was look out the window as a smirk grew on his features.
Sasuke sighed as he opened the door to his apartment and then slammed it shut, throwing his shoes somewhere along with his bag. "Damnit!" he screamed out loud in frustrations. "Where the hell are you usuratonkachi!" he yelled falling down to the floor and staring forward in depression.
'I thought about it all day and I've come up with nothing on your wear-a-bouts or motives.' He thought bitterly concentrating on the white envelope lying on the grey tile floor under the refrigerator…'Wait a minute!' he yelled remembering his thoughts from this morning and how he never quite got around to ready it.
Springing up from the floor he rushed to the refrigerator almost tripping over his own feet on the way. Crumpling the paper as he grabbed it, he stood there staring at it as he calmed his erratic breathing from the sudden exertion of adrenaline.
When he was calm, well at least his breathing, he quickly ripped the envelope open as he read in silent shock which was soon replaced with anger, for what though, he didn't know. Sasuke crumpled the paper into a ball and shoved it in his pocket before he sprinted off into the bedroom.
Grabbing a small duffle bag, the raven started to throw everything and anything into it before setting off from the now seeming lifeless apartment. However in Sasuke's opinion it was lifeless without the blonde around.
"Damnit dobe, you're such an idiot!"
"Stop staring at me!" Naruto hissed at the older raven sitting right across from him.
Itachi though just continued to stare at Naruto with a questioning gaze. He seemed to want to ask Naruto something yet didn't open his mouth to even attempt to ask and that's what bugged Naruto the most.
"What!?" he asked, deciding if he had to he'd punch I out of the other.
"How's my little brother doing?" he asked with his voice holding boredom but his eyes hiding poorly what he really felt.
"Why do you want to know : Naruto countered.
Itachi only sighed. "I see, you're not going to tell me anything unless you know for sure I won't hurt your love is that right. Now come on Naruto, he's my brother why would I want to hurt him in any way?"
"I don't care that you're brothers!" he instantly replied. "He has nothing to do with my problems and I want it to keep it like that, even if it means that you miss out on catching up a few months on old times with him." He informed.
After remaining silent for a bit Itachi answered deciding against his better judgment and throwing caution to the wind. "I'm just curious, besides, it's actually been eleven years since I last talked to him." He answered truthfully.
Glaring at the older raven for a bit before opening his mouth but only to shut it soon after; how was he supposed to answer when you find something like that out?
"Ah, I see you love him and yet you really know nothing about him."
"S-shut-up!" the blonde yelled trying to hide the insecurity he felt. Even though he didn't want to admit it, not even on his death bed, Itachi was a hundred percent right as a multitude of questions appeared in his head.
'Sasuke is only 17 yet he only lives by himself and Itachi said he hasn't heard anything about his brother in eleven years. Does that mean that Sasuke's been alone for eleven years? Why didn't his parents go looking for him, are or were his parents even alive and what the hell does Itachi have to do with all of that? What happened in your past, Sasuke?' he pondered. Really all Naruto knew what the boy's name and age and here he was dating Sasuke.
"Do you even love Sasuke to begin with, or is it just blind obsession, or do you feel guilty because he saved your life?"
"No of course not I love Sasuke." Naruto defended, he knew for a fact he did from the painful beating of his heart. How could he not after all, Sasuke was the one who saved his life once so Naruto was now doing him a favor and protecting his.
"Wait, how do you know Sasuke saved my life?" he then questioned.
"Now, now, now Naruto I'm sure Sieto warned you that your curiosity might get you killed."
Naruto eyes only widened. "Y-you!" he stuttered standing up from his seat.
"Don't worry; I'm sure Sieto will be more than happy to answer all your questions." Itachi finished jus as the Train screeched to a stop.
"Looks like we've arrived in Okinawa." He stated to the white-haired boy before standing up.
"Let's get going Naruto kun." The boy told him before following Itachi to the exit doors.
"Wait Itachi, Why are you working with Sieto..?" Naruto asked watching as both of the others stopped in their tracks.
"I have my reasons, ones which your heart can never be able to understand." He replied evenly before disappearing off the train with the other.
"What the hell is this some form of sick, twisted punishment from a past life God!" he whispered sharply under his breath before exiting the train and running after the other two accompanying him.
Once again, the man at the train station was ready to doze off or to just go home. Gazing at the clock above him he saw that it was only about nine at night and yet here he was ready to fall asleep. Maybe it had to do with the fact that no one was around.
"You, did you give you a ticket to a boy who looked like this?" a frantic voice yelled as a picture was suddenly shoved into the ticket seller's face waking him up completely.
"W-what…?" He asked confused.
Growling Sasuke shoved the picture closer to the man's face. "Did you sell a ticket to him?" he repeated trying to refrain himself from punching the guy in the face and just looking through the computer records.
"I'm sorry I can't give that type on information out."
Actually now that he thought about it, that wasn't such a bad idea.
Acting on impulse wasn't something Sasuke usually did but today he'd make an exception. Easily, he jumped over the low desk that separated worker and customer and knocked out the guy easily, the fact that he had a black belt in karate helping.
"Sorry, looks like you needed a little nap anyway." He said to no one as he then turned his attention to the computer. Taking a random cd from the self above the computer he inserted it into the computer drive, seeing that it was blank.
Looking briefly over name to name on the screen he soon came across Naruto's name. "You went to Okinawa earlier this morning huh dobe?" he stated quietly to himself.
"All right, one ticket to Okinawa from an adult, fee paid." He said purchasing a ticket yet not buying one at all. Typing hurriedly, Sasuke's eyes skimmed over a window containing the now growing file of data on the cd. Pressing a few more buttons, Sasuke deleted all the data he just transferred and exited out of the window. "As far as you're concerned I was never here." He said glancing back at the unconscious worker and grabbing his ticket.
Taking the cd out of the drive and placing it back on the self, Sasuke jumped back over the counter and walked casually onto the empty train that had arrived just a little while ago for it was still breathing some smoke.
"Hacking never was one of my favorite hobbies but it sure is coming in handy I guess." He thought out loud as he looked out the window.
"Hey you wait up!" Naruto yelled as he ran around crowds of people to make his way to Itachi.
"Are you that angry with me that you won't even use my name?" Itachi asked but kept his gaze forward.
Naruto only remained silent for a minute then continued on with his multitude of questions. "Where are we going." He asked softly yet sternly, keeping his glare forward as well.
"It's dark out; we'll stay at a hotel tonight and then meet Sieto in the morning." Itachi explained.
"What that bastard wants me to come here and the he can't even meet me when I arrive." Naruto complained going to kick anything on the sidewalk but was meet with air instead. Furrowing his eyes brows in annoyance, Naruto places the black hat back on his head due to the sudden drop in temperature.
Hearing a sudden ringing in his right ear and a gleam in his right eyes, Naruto turned his head only slightly to see a little white cat held comfortably in Itachi's arms. It's eyes lids slowly opening to reveal those scarlet red eyes that reminding the blonde so much of Kyuubi's own. "Allen, you brought Allen here!" Naruto asked furiously.
"Allen came here on his own free will; I had no say in the matter."
"That's not what I'm getting at, just shut-up and listen for once! How were you able to bring him on the train, they don't allow pets and you weren't carrying a bag. Wait a minute that kid that you had, did he have any bags I never really paid any attention to him so maybe…." He ranted.
"For once you should listen to your own advice, cause you really are quite a dense one I hand that to you." Itachi answered in disbelief. How this kid could not put one and one together, it wasn't that hard.
Naruto thought about it before gasping in realization, that boy on the train, he had the same white hair and the same un-human red eyes as the cat. "You not seriously trying to tell me that that cat is Allen!" Naruto yelled before stopping and bursting out in laughter. "That's absurd!"
"Keep Quiet…!" Itachi yelled suddenly glaring at Naruto with ice black eyes. All Naruto could feel was the temperature around him drop even more as his body began to feel heavy. The hatred in that stare caused Naruto to grip onto his jacket and pull it closer to him. At that moment Naruto felt fear from that gaze ripple throughout his body, he couldn't move, the only being he could feel was his own and he hated the loneliness.
A little ring from the bell brought Naruto out of him secluded world brought on by Itachi's gaze. 'What was that? That feeling what was it, I hated it!' Naruto pondered, tightening his grip on his coat once again. 'His eyes…"
A tight grip on his wrist broke Naruto out of his stupor as he looked frightened at the other's eyes but this time, it lacked the ice cold hatred that was there before. "Hurry up it's getting late." Itachi stated sternly before walking off with Naruto's wrist still grasped in his hand.
Only now with the silence of the city did the complexity of the situation settle in on him. No one he knew was here with him, hell they didn't even know he was here in Okinawa!
After the little incident just a little while ago, Naruto was even scared to speak o Itachi. He had summoned that glare so easily and in a moment at the simplest of words. He knew if he spoke carelessly again, he might end up dead.
But then again if he didn't die from Itachi Sieto might with the police now after him due to Sasuke and Tsunade.
Looking up to the starless sky covered with grey clouds, Naruto let his mind wonder throughout memories of his life. The earliest memories of his family and then the numb memories of Sieto; the most treasured memories were those of Sasuke. Their first kiss… how peaceful he looked on the bed sleeping when the blonde left…
"I'm scared Sasuke, I'm really scared. I might not ever see you and your eyes ever again!"