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"I need to speak to Hinata!"
"She's not here. Go away."
"I saw her run in here you idiot!"
"Who the hell do you think you are?! Show me some god dam respect and then leave because you're not getting near my daughter."
"I need to speak to her!"
"She wouldn't associate with the likes of you!"
"You mean an Uchiha?!"
"Yeah that is what I mean."
"Tch. If anyone shouldn't be associating with someone it should be me with you!"
"How dare you?! The Hyuga clan is the strongest in the village!"
"And how do you think you got there?!"
"By being a family of dam good and loyal ninja!"
"Or... By being cowardly and ordering the slaughter of my entire clan and then betraying half your family and declaring them traitors of the clan!"
"Where the hell did you even pick up a story like that? Someone's messing with your head Uchiha."
"Neji."
"Neji???"
"Yeah, Neji told me. He says you tell him stories of that night and of the many other betrayals to the village."
"I have never betrayed the village. Now leave!"
The main Hyuga tried to close the gate, but a pissed off Uchiha stuck his foot in the way and slammed it fully open before taking off into the main estate.
He laughed quietly to himself, noting how this was smaller than his own estate when it was still standing. Sasuke ran into homes and restaurants in search of Hinata, occasionally looking over his shoulder to count the growing crowd that was chasing him.
Spotting the largest house in the estate, Sasuke swore at his own stupidity for not seeing it sooner. He picked up his pace even more, stretching himself to his limit as the crowd were almost within reaching distance of was in front of the house and about to pull the door open when a heavy weight hit his side and they both tumbled to the ground. Sasuke opened his eyes once he hit the floor and saw it was one of the Hyuga members, the same bastard he hated.
He struggled to break free but it was no use. He may have been the best in his class, he may have been an Uchiha, but he was still a genin and he couldn't throw off the bulky man that was on top of him. So Sasuke tried the only thing he could think of. Yell. Loudly.
"Hinata!"
"Shut up kid."
"Hinata!!"
"I said shut up." The main Hyuga was growling now, getting annoyed at the kid under him.
"Hinata!!!"
Crack!
"Agh!!!" Sasuke brought his hand up to his probably now broken nose, and tried to stop the blood gushing out.
"I told you to shut up. You will not go near my daughter ever again!"
"How about I just talk to her from a distance. But on the other hand, you're not always going to be at her side so I could just be with her when she's not at home."
"You do Uchiha and I will send you to your grave!"
"Like you did for the rest of my clan?!"
"No... Like I ordered for the rest of your clan. If those stupid people were any good, you would have joined your dead parents. Or if your brother wasn't such a dam coward."
"My bro~"
"Father!!"
Both males, as well as the large crowd behind them, looked towards the door at the girl standing in the doorway.
"Hinata go back inside."
"No father I can't."
"Hinata!!"
"Guess your little girl doesn't want to always listen to her daddy" Sasuke sneered towards the Hyuga.
"Shut up Uchiha!"
"Father let go of Sasuke!"
"No Hinata we're busy so go back inside."
"It's true... I didn't want to believe it, but it's true."
"What's true Hinata?"
"You ordered the execution of the Uchiha clan. It's your fault Sasuke was alone. It's your fault father!! No, you are no father of mine."
Seeing that the Hyuga leader was distracted, Sasuke quickly broke away from him. Once he was standing, he ran over to Hinata, whose face was bright red and tears filled her eyes.
"Hinata I~"
"What Sasuke..."
"Hinata..." Sasuke stepped closer to the girl and wrapped his arms around her, holding her tightly.
Hinata didn't fight him, but she wanted to. "Why Sasuke..."
"Why what?"
"Why did you come here?"
"To talk to you."
"But... Neji..."
"What about him?"
"You... You ... Kissed him!!" Hinata's final words were screamed at him, just before she passed out in his arms.
"Hinata... Don't hate me. Don't hate me after all you've shown me about myself" Sasuke's head was bent down so he could whisper in her ear, tears threatening to spill down his cheeks. He picked up Hinata and started to walk into the house, but Hinata's father couldn't allow an Uchiha to enter his house. He jumped to his feet and darted to the door, cutting Sasuke off.
"I'll take her now Uchiha. You can leave."
"I don't think so old man!"
"Give me my daughter Sasuke!"
Sasuke took a step backwards, and then another. He took a few more but then he backed into a wall. When Sasuke turned, he saw it wasn't a wall, just a big, muscular ninja. Said Ninja picked up Sasuke by his shirt and took Hinata out of his hands before simply tossing him to the floor. He carried the girl over to the main Hyuga who took her and walked inside.
"Do with him as you will."
Sasuke clambered to his feet and saw the huge group advancing towards him. He looked towards the mansion, but his vision was blocked by the group of Hyugas. Sasuke sighed before turning and running, making his escape so he would live to return to just escaped out of the estate, but some of the Hyugas pursued him still. Taking occasional glances over his shoulder, Sasuke just ran. He didn't know where he was running, but his body seemed to know.
The shouts and screams lessened as they neared the pier. Itachi and Neji were simply sitting down now, talking and bandaging their wounds they received in reward for their fight. Kakashi and Iruka were sitting at the end of the pier and letting their feet dangle into the water, like Sasuke and Hinata had. When he was on the pier, he walked over to Itachi and sat down while Neji dismissed the fuming Hyugas.
"So... Neji is after you, you're after Hinata, Hinata is... Well I'm not really sure who Hinata wants. But even with a Hyuga chasing after your ass, you still piss off the entire clan. That takes talent my baby brother."
"Just shut up Itachi or I'll put a hole through you."
"Is that a threat or a promise?!"
Sasuke looked up at his brother with the intention of scowling, but the pain and anguish he felt made him look like an injured puppy.
"Sasuke..."
"What?!" Sasuke shut away his feelings once again, like he had done for years.
"You really like her don't you?"
"What do you care?"
"You are my brother so it's only fair that I get to tease you about your first crush!"
"What the hell Itachi?! Aren't you supposed to be heartless and cold?! Yet here you are acting as if you haven't killed people and that everything is fine. You're acting like you didn't leave me for so many years and that you can act as if we're close. You're pathetic."
"I'm a ninja Sasuke, of course I've killed people. Sure I left, but only so I could return to you. You're my brother and I want to be close to you like I once was, you trusted me. So now you're stuck with that guy again!"
"What if I don't want that guy?"
"Is that really what you're trying to ask?"
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"You say you don't want to be around me. Is that because you don't want to be me?"
"What?"
"Never mind Sasuke. So, who would you rather have?"
"What?"
"Stop saying that... And who would you rather have... Neji or Hinata?
"Stop being an idiot, I'm not gay."
"If that's what you want to believe."
"I'm not!"
"I never said you were."
"I'll kill you..."
"I'd like to see you try."
"Don't push me Itachi."
"How about I pull you??"
"How about I do this..." Sasuke pulled out a kunai and slammed it into the ground in between Itachi's legs, barely missing them.
"Nice shot baby brother, I guess you've been practicing."
"What are you talking about? You flinched so I missed."
"Come on. Let's go home!"
"I don't know where you're staying but it's sure as hell not in my place!"
"No Sasuke... In the mansion. Come with me?"
"I can't.."
"Why not?"
"Because every time I go there I see it. See the blood, the bodies. You..."
"But you've never knowingly gone with me."
"Knowingly? You mean you've been there before??"
"Yeah. I go there that day every year like you do."
"I don't want to..."
"Fine. Then I'll walk you to your dam apartment!"
"I don't need you to walk me anywhere! I've been fine until now and I can walk home on my own!"
"You know it's hard to be your big brother if you won't let me do anything."
"I don't care."
"Fine. Then I'm going home. I'm sure nothing has been moved from there so if you want any of your old stuff, just call over and get it."
"Fine."
"Where are you going any way? I know you're not going home!"
"To see Naruto and Sakura. I'm sure they said something about eating out tonight and Iruka said if I didn't meet up with them every once and a while he'd lecture me. And we all know about Iruka-sensei's lectures."
"Typical Iruka. I think you should drag him too."
"Not a bad plan. But do you want to be the one to separate them?" Sasuke and Itachi looked back towards the couple who were once again wrapped around each other.
"I do love to annoy Kakashi!"
"Well go on then..."
Itachi turned and walked towards the unsuspecting couple. He quickened his pace and lunged himself at the two. But Kakashi knew Itachi was advancing towards them and when he heard Itachi jump, he pushed Iruka off him and Itachi flew past them, landing in the water.
"You missed!" Kakashi laughed at Itachi.
"You moved!"
"Are you saying you miss all your moving targets?"
"Shut up Kakashi!"
"I wasn't making any noise before you rudely interrupted us!"
"You were making noise, it just wasn't words."
"You sound Jealous..."
"I don't think about my ex-sensei's that way. Sorry Kakashi."
"Sorry?? I don't go for kids Itachi."
"Well good for you!"
"Is there a reason you're here?"
"Yeah. Iruka has to go with Sasuke." Itachi pulled himself out of the water and stood beside Iruka.
"Where do I have to go now?"
"Ramen. With Sasuke Naruto and someone else I don't remember."
"That would be Sakura..."
"So let's go then!"
"You're going?"
"Yeah. And so is Kakashi!"
"Should be an interesting night!"
"Shut up Kakashi." No one spoke as they walked towards Sasuke.
Seeing the trio walking towards him, Sasuke grinned to himself at how stupid they looked. Kakashi and Iruka were walking hand in hand, Iruka's head resting on the older man's shoulder. Itachi was walking beside them, his cloak and hair dripping wet, his head still held high.
He joined the line but stood away from Itachi, not wanting to talk to him. Kakashi and Iruka sensed how Sasuke felt but they still slowed their pace and fell behind the two who now had to walk beside each other.
Leaving the pier behind them, Sasuke released a deep breath he didn't realise he was holding. He had escaped from Neji.
A tree branch snapping to the right caught all four ninja's attention, kunai being drawn as they all stood they were all distracted, Neji crept up behind Sasuke and pulled him back into his saying anything, Sasuke swung his arm around, only for it to be caught by a hand which pulled it to his side and held it there. He slid one arm around Sasuke's chest while his other wrapped around his waist. He bent his head forward and stared to kiss at Sasuke's neck and ear, working between the two, stopping only to talk.
"Again Neji?"
"Well I did say I would have you didn't I?"
"And I said I wasn't gay!"
"I think you are..."
"Well I know I'm not!"
"Then why is it you haven't tried to pull away or stop me?"
"Because..."
"Because you want it. Your head may deny it, but your body sure as hell can't. Did you even notice you've arched your back into me Sasuke?" Neji was whispering now so the three older males couldn't hear.
"Hey Hyuga! You want to let my brother so we can leave?" Itachi growled at the Hyuga clawing at his brother.
"I don't think that would work... I quite like being like this."
"Let him go or I will show you a pain you couldn't even imagine!"
"You will not use your Sharingan on him Itachi!!" Iruka took a step forward and stood in front of the oldest Uchiha.
"Iruka this is none of your business!"
"You just threatened one of my students."
"Ex student, is it not?"
"That doesn't matter. I will not allow harm to come to my students. Present or past!"
"Fine" Itachi walked towards Neji and stood towering over him, the low light darkening his features.
Sasuke turned his head to look at Neji but didn't say anything. He let his thoughts run through his head, but the only one that was in any way negative about the position he was in, was the one saying the arms he was in, wasn't Hinata's.
"What is it you are thinking?" Neji eyed the boy in his arms carefully.
"He's thinking he wants to get the hell away from you!"
"If he was thinking that Itachi, he would have said it so shut up and let him talk."
"Sasuke? Tell him!"
"I... I don't know..."
"I thought you weren't gay baby brother!"
"I know... But..."
"Dam Sasuke... first you say Hinata messes with your head and now this kid is?"
Sasuke began to pull away from Neji but he was pulled back roughly by Neji, who turned Sasuke so they were facing each other.
"Neji...."
Neji didn't answer. Instead, he slowly lowered his head towards Sasuke's. He didn't stop until their lips met. His eyes slid shut as he deepened the kiss and Sasuke slid his arms around Neji.
"Oh no you don't kid!" Itachi pulled the back of Sasuke's shirt, separating the two. Sasuke's face was the slightest shade of pink and Neji looked downright furious.
"What are you playing at?!"
"I don't want to see you wrap yourself around my baby brother!"
"Well close your eyes then!"
"You should consider yourself lucky that Iruka is here to stop me from killing you!"
"I don't need him to stop you!"
"You couldn't stop me!"
"Is that what you think?"
"I've gone against whole villages alone and I've still won."
"A village of civilians?"
"How about a village of Ninja."
"What one then?"
"The wind village."
"That village is destroyed."
"Exactly!"
"You didn't kill all the people in that village by yourself!"
"Yes I did actually!"
"I bet you~"
"BE QUIET!!!!!!"
Neji and Itachi looked over towards Iruka, their mouths hanging open.
"Did either of you during your stupid argument even once think of Sasuke?!"
Both looked towards each other before looking down to Sasuke who was on his knees, his hands stretched on the ground in front of him while his head lay on the ground. Itachi dropped to his knees beside his brother and pulled him up into arms. "Sasuke??"
Sasuke looked up towards the older Uchiha, his eyes tired and sore. His voice was raspy and choked but he spoke anyway.
"What do I do?"
"About what?"
"Everything.... You appearing, living with you. Do I stay with Hinata or do I forget about her and go to Neji? Or do I leave them both and live my life the way I have since you left? I don't know what to do anymore."
The tears in his eyes and the pain in his voice was enough to make everyone's heart break.
"How about this. We go get ramen with your team and then we go back to the mansion. We'll sort out the house a bit and then we'll talk. You take as long as you want and do what you need to do. I will help you through this Sasuke. I'm here for you now."
"What if you leave again?!"
"I won't!"
"Fine... I'm actually beginning to miss the dobe."
"What about Sakura?"
"She chased me down alleyways with a big group of girls. I don't think I'll be missing her anytime soon."
Itachi laughed despite the tense atmosphere and helped Sasuke to his feet. Once he was stable he turned to Neji. "Go home or something. Check on Hinata for Sasuke and you can talk to him when he's ready but not a moment before that. Understand?"
"I'll do it for Sasuke so don't think I'm doing it because you told me!"
"Whatever kid I don't care."
Neji walked over to Sasuke and kissed him on the cheek saying his goodbyes before running off into the distance.
"Come on Sasuke." Itachi walked with Sasuke who was holding onto his shoulder so he could support himself.
"Iruka-sensei..."
"Yeah?"
"How's he been? You're the only one that saw him every day as he grew up."
"Depends on how you look at it really."
After a few minutes of silence Itachi spoke again. "You realise you're supposed to expand on that right?"
"I figured you'd want to let it sink in first. Well he's always been a good student. He knew his stuff and could always fight from a young age quite like you. The only problem was he would never socialize with the other students. He would always be on his own but he seemed... content with it that way. I wouldn't say he was happy, but he seemed almost satisfied with his life."
"Great. I made my brother an anti-social ass when he was six."
"But he turned out okay."
Itachi simply looked down at the young boy who was holding onto him, oblivious of the conversation. "Is this what you call okay?"
"Well he's a kid and a lot of emotional stress at once just made him crack I guess... He did spend all his life holding in all his emotions and problems. Maybe it's about time it all came out."
"I just don't like the way he can't even walk on his own two feet."
"You know you're more like his father than his brother right about now!" Kakashi hadn't meant anything by it, but the look he got from Itachi told him to shut up.
"Heeeey!!! Kakashi and Iruka-sensei!!!"
All four males looked up to see the blonde ninja running towards them. Itachi stopped walking and Kakashi nearly walked into him.
"Why did you stop walking?"
"Well before we meet anyone else I should probably tell you I'm still known as a rogue ninja and no one knows I'm here"
"Sasuke?!" Sakura ran faster than Naruto when she saw Sasuke barely standing and leaning against a stranger. "What happened to him?! He looks awful!" Sakura was beside Sasuke before anyone registered what she had said.
"He just needs to eat and rest and he'll be fine Sakura."
"But Kakashi-sensei!"
"But what Sakura? You heard sensei, the idiot's going to be fine. Come on it's about time we get that ramen!"
The two genin walked ahead hitting and yelling at each other while Sasuke, Itachi, Iruka and Kakashi slowly followed them.
"You know they didn't even ask who I was."
"Well one's the most famous hyper-active-knuckle-headed ninja in the village and the other is completely obsessed with Sasuke so you could have been naked and she wouldn't have noticed."
"You think they'll notice once we sit down?"
"Definitely."
"Great..."
Iruka and Kakashi walked into Ichiraku's after Naruto and Sakura. Itachi was about to walk through when an orange blob jumped in front of them.
"I know who you are!"
"Do you?"
"Yeah, I do. You're the bastard that flipped and killed the Uchiha clan. Your Itachi, Sasuke's brother!"
"So you do know me. But I didn't kill our clan as I have al~"
Itachi was cut off by Naruto who punched him in the stomach, followed by a series of kicks to his stomach bringing him to the floor with Sasuke still under his arm.
"You're going to pay for what you did!"
Naruto put his hand behind his back, reaching for his ninja pack when a hand grabbed at his ankle.
"Hurt him... and I'll kill you... Dobe"
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AN: I find my chapters are getting longer because it's mostly conversation and nothing is really happening O,o
I hope that doesn't annoy people too much because my characters may be a little off =D
Well I hope you enjoyed anyways! Review 'cause you know you want to... I want you to anyways xD
EDIT: Again... thanking Hatake Satsuki foe pointing out the boo boos . Dammit why does my editing suck so much lately?! _
