Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto... yeah, that all :shrugs:
What's with the gay guys on MySpace thinkin' I'm weird? I'm not... I'm just like everyone else, god dammit! Whatever, sorry for the long wait. I've been workin' on other things... and listenin' to Nick Lachey's "What's left of me". :sweatdrop:
Hidan's eyes widened as he saw Itachi's body lurch forward, the gun falling from his hand, "W-weasel..." he stood up, his guns still pointed at Kakuzu and Kisame, "Itachi!"
Blood seeped into Itachi's cloak, drops dripping onto the carpet. His eyes seemed to darken and he coughed, the red substance running down his chin and splattering onto his lifted arm.
Leader smirked over Itachi's shoulder, "Good job, Tobi, I should promote you," he chuckled as Itachi's body began to sway.
"Itachi..." Sasuke mumbled, shocked. His brother had been shot... the one person who seemed so invincible these past years was dying right in front of him. The wound in his chest was too deep...
I let my guard down... the older raven coughed again, the metallic flavor of blood staining his taste buds, "H-Hidan, take Sai and leave. My otouto and Naruto-kun will stay here... I'll deal with getting them out..." his voice was low as he turned, staring at Tobi. The man was ready to shoot again, but Itachi moved quickly, ignoring the pain in his chest, his leg lifting to kick the gun out of Tobi's hand.
"A-ah--" the masked man was punched in the stomach and he flew back, slamming his head against the wall, knocking him unconscious.
"You're becoming stupid, Itachi," Leader spoke, aiming his gun at the panting raven while keeping his strong hold on Sasuke.
"Itachi!" Sai called out as Hidan made Kakuzu untie his blindfold, the barrel of his weapon still pointed at the man's head.
Itachi fell to his knees when a bullet entered his stomach.
Naruto wanted to help the injured Akatsuki member out, but there was a high risk of getting shot... but he also had to save Sasuke...
As soon as Sai was freed, he shot forward, wanting nothing more than to get the gun away from Leader. His heart thumped loudly in his head as the gun was pointed at him and was fired. The bullet grazed his shoulder and he winced, but he managed to get a tight hold around Leader, blood running down his arm.
Sasuke shoved himself away from the blue-eyed man, running to Naruto, "N-Naruto," he whispered, pulling the blond against him, "we need to get out of here..."
"What about Itachi? And Sai?.!" Naruto gripped the raven's arms.
"Get the hell out of here!" Hidan growled, "take Itachi with you! I'll make sure Sai stays alive!" his violet eyes shifted between Kisame and Kakuzu and he let out a chuckle, "sorry, you two, but right now, I'm in a tight spot..." he pulled the trigger on both guns and didn't even look at the fallen bodies as he rushed by to get to Leader and Sai.
Itachi's arms shook as he threw up, blood spilling onto the floor, running between his fingers. His whole body lurched this time and he threw up more, his eyes burning.
"I'm not taking my brother anywhere..." Sasuke hissed to himself.
"He's dying, Sasuke!" Naruto started pleadingly, "and he... he tried to save us!"
"So he can kill us later!"
"What the hell is he going to do in this condition?.!" Naruto hollered, "he saved us... we should at least try to save him. I know he did a lot of terrible things... but Sasuke, look at him..!"
"Fine!" Sasuke growled, going over to his brother. He bent down and pulled the taller male onto his back, scrunching his nose up when blood seeped through his clothes.
"Otouto..." Itachi whispered, his voice hoarse.
Hidan caught Sai when he was shoved off of Leader and aimed his Koch at the man's head, but not before the blue-eyed man took aim as well, smoke filling the room as the bullet was fired.
xXxXx
When they got far enough into the city, Naruto could hear the police sirens going off in the distance. They were probably looking for them.
"It's over..." Naruto said quietly. He looked over at Sasuke and saw his lover helping a vomiting Itachi, a scowl in place. He smiled sadly.
"I'm not doing this because I want to," Sasuke growled.
"I'm going to die... you shouldn't bother with trying to clean me up..." Itachi rolled over and stared up at the sky, his eyes empty of his usual crazy look, but they began to dull.
A police car came around the corner, immediately stopping as it spotted the men. A younger man and a woman opened the back doors and rushed out, the driver parking the car.
"We found them," the woman said firmly into her walkie talkie.
Itachi took a quick and shallow breath, "Tell Sai... that I don't love him..." he whispered, "if I said I did... he'd hold on to me, even after I die..." his eyes closed.
Naruto felt his eyes water, Itachi is human... even if he never showed it... and when he found someone he could've loved and who could've changed him... everything got screwed up and ended like this...
"And Otouto..." his words faded as the slow rising of his chest came to a halt, his jaw going slack.
Sasuke gritted his teeth.
When the woman reached them, she gave a quick glance to Itachi and spoke, once again, into her walkie talkie, "There's an older male here, looks around the age of 27..." she nodded as someone spoke to her, "he's no longer breathing... and there are gunshot wounds in his chest and stomach. With those kinds of wounds, CPR wouldn't help."
"Are you two alright?" the younger male police officer asked, leading them reluctantly to his vehicle.
"Yeah..." Naruto muttered, his fingers lacing with Sasuke's, Sai...
xXxXx
Hidan carried Sai's limp body to the hospital, having spotted police cars there and news reporters. He smirked to himself, blood running down the side of his face as he limped over to them, catching the eye of a female reporter.
"Get him in there... he was shot-- shot in the leg," Hidan fell to the ground, Sai going down with him, the boy's body rolling a few feet away.
xXxXx
When Sai awoke, he was in a hopital bed, near Naruto and Sasuke who were whispering to each other in the front of the room.
"How do we tell him...?" Naruto asked, worried, "after everything that happened... he'll break down if he finds out."
"But we have to tell him. If anything, he should be happy my brother's dead," Sasuke snorted, his arms crossed.
"Sasuke!" the blond scolded.
"He's dead...?"
Both squabbling men turned to look at Sai, the male's eyes downcast.
"I knew it... with those wounds I saw... there was no way he would've lived," his voice was quivering, He's gone... I didn't get a chance to yell at him for lying to me... no chance to tell him I...
"I'm sorry, Sai, we tried to keep him ali--" Naruto was cut off.
"It's ok... just... could you leave, please? I-I really want to be alone..." he clenched the bedsheets tightly, his eyes watering.
"Y-Yeah, sure..." Naruto stood, pulling Sasuke up too and dragging him out of the room. With one final glance to his friend, he shut the door with a soft "click".
Sobs wracked Sai's body, his shoulders shaking and tears dripping onto the blanket. He lowered his head and tightly shut his eyes.
"Can't I ever be happy...?"
sorry it was short... I'll make up for it with the next chap!