Chapter 8.

At the uchiha compound

Mikoto was sitting at the end of what used to be her youngest sons bed holding a photograph of what used to be her somewhat functional family.

She sighed lifting a hand to an ugly yellow mark on her face.

Flash back!

itachi and sasuke had been gone for a good five minutes, she looked down at a fuming Fugaku. He wasn't always like this. He used to be kind and considerate, He used to love and care for his family. What had happened...She really didn't know, maybe the power got to his head, regardless who he was now...was not the man she fell in love with.

She sighed crouching down and wrapping an arm around his waste to help him up when he slammed her away.

"I'm nto week I can get up myself!" And as if to prove him point he got up and stumbled toward her murderous intent clear in his eyes.

"This is all your fault Mikoto! The entire state of this family is your fault!!" Mikoto backed up until she bumped into the wall

"Plea Fugaku your drunk think rationally!" She was becoming frightened he was walking closer to her one hand balled in a fist the other one hanging uselessly.

"If you wouldn't have helped them go, if you didn't sit there and baby them, let Itachi spend so much time with that disgusting rodent! Then this wouldn't happen!" He raised his hand and struck her hard into her jaw line. The blood started to pool in her mouth as she stared shocked at the man that just hit her, the man that used to claim to love her, the man she had given her life to, the man who had blessed her with the perfect children. She watched him turn his back away muttering 'useless wench' as she slowly slid from the wall down to the floor holding her knee's to her chest resting her head upon them as she sobbed gently her tears mixing with blood.

End flashback

Now here she was the disgusting bruise evident on her face still with that horrible man, she had to find a way out, but how? What could she possibly do, she knew if she got caught she would get killed. That once wasn't the only time he had raised his hand at her since her beloved sons left. it was happening daily, several times daily. Her body was turning into a collage of putrid colors in deformed patterns. And there was nothing she could do about it.

At Konoha Academy

"Sasuke Your marrying me when we are older right?" Whined the annoying voice of ino yamanaka

"No." Sasuke deadpanned He was always emotionless at the academy. Ninja's didn't show emotion. Even an idiot knew that.

Sasuke got attacked by a pink haired girl wrapping her arms around him

"I told you Ino pig sasuke-kun is marrying me!" She squeezed him even tighter unil he pushed her away forcefully.

"What!?!" Both kunoichi's squealed.

"Then who are you going to marry!?" sakura practically screamed at him.

"the only other options are Hinata and ten-ten ! " Ino chimed in with poorly hidden distaste.

"Neither. None. I'm marrying Itachi." Both girls stood agape until sasuke realized what he had said, he internally cursed himself, but walked away as not to make a scene.

After school.

Sasuke was walking back to the apartment eager to see his brother, when a horrifyingly familiar voice was heard.

"Oh well, well If it isn't sasuke what are you doing this far from home, I'm sure your father would be worried sick."

Sasuke's entire body stiffen he reached for his kunai pouch with trembling fingers. Before he could do anything the masked brown haired Ninja had his hands pulled behind his back and a hand over his mouth. He could feel the tears trickling down his face.

This was it. He would never see his beloved Itachi Ever again. He was going to die. He wasn't afraid, Not really. He Just felt unbelievable lonely. To know he would never be able to hear Itachi's Honey smooth voice, or feel his silken touch. To never be able to kiss his perfectly curved lips was really more than he could deal with. He may be young but he knew better than anyone what it meant to be in love. His and itachi's love was on all levels. He would gladly give everything and anything for his brother.

"You don't have to die if we do this the easy way. I just have to get you far enough away that your never seen by anyone here again."

Sasuke internally sighed. Was that supposed to make him feel better!? Obviously it wouldn't! He'd rather be dead than live a life with out his Itachi! No one would ever be able to fill the darkness that was already consuming his heart.

Sasuke bit down hard on the man's hand, this shocked him enough to let go as sasuke ran as fast as he could towards his apartment reaching into his kunai pouch as he ran, He managed to grab one and as the man was approaching him sasuke threw the kunai; With much luck it missed any vital points but sliced the mans knee cap fairly deep causing a deep crimson to poor from his flesh, this also served in slowing him down so sasuke ran a fair bit faster than him.

Once he reached the street he lived on panting heavily the man still hot on his trail he started screaming for his brother praying he was heard.

Within a few moments his aniki appeared glaring hate filled sharingan eyes at the man who stopped dead in his tracks, the blood pooling around him feet.

Sasuke ran to hide behind his brother who in turn patted his head.

"Go inside sasuke." Itachi's voice was calm and collected but there was undoubtedly a darkend cold laced into it.

"But aniki I-"

"NOW!" Sasuke merely nodded and ran inside up the stairs and locked the door pressing his back against it. His chest was heaving, He couldn't breathe. He slid down to the floor and lay curled in a tight ball his eyes closed tight trying hard not to think about was happening down in the streets below.

Outside the apartment

"What do you want with my brother?" Growled itachi. He couldn't hold in his emotions any longer This man has caused Sasuke night mares and tried once again to cause pain to his angel. No, he would not live another day.

"Well I suppose at this point I die no matter what eh?" Itachi was impresse the man fairly week, not at all how he first saw him so many weeks ago, Sasuke must have done a number on his leg, he felt himself smile in pride.

"Yes that is correct." Itachi kept his voice collected.

"Well then I should just get it out, Your father has hired me to kill Your brother. That's it." Itachi wish he could say he was shocked, sure he was a little but, when it came down to it… He didn't really but it past Fugaku. He was an ass. Plain and simple.

"I see."

Sasuke raised a kunai and flicked it towars the man; He died quickly, and it would have been painless…If it wasn't for what sasuke did to his leg. Again Itachi found himself smirking at this.

Oh his little otouto was getting rather good aim.

Itachi walked towards what was now just a bloody corpse and peeled down the mask. The hair started turning to a blackish blue. It was a jutsu the man behind the mask was shisui. His best friend.

"Why…" Itachi shook his head. He had more important things to worry about.

Itachi walked up the stairs To his apartment but; Of course In all of sasuke's terror he locked the door. Itachi sighed and knocked on the door. A few minutes passed. Strange no answer…Maybe sasuke just didn't hear.

"Sasuke it's me open the door" He knocked a few more times but still no answer. Panicked he picked the lock with a senbon.

Walking into the house he almost tripped over the limp body on the floor.