Thanks everyone! I'm glad to see not all of you guys gave up on me because of my hiatis because of how busy I am!

- darks

Not sure how much more I can take

Not sure how much more I can fake

Too much weight on my shoulders

Making my heart so much colder

I've fallen for your sick trap

And now I'm about to snap


I -

pulled away to face the pain

I -

Close my eyes and drift away

Over the fear that I will never find a way to heal my soul

And I will wander till the end of time, torn away from you

My heart is broken

My Heart is Broken by Evanescence


Chapter 4: Encounter

KAKASHI'S POINT OF VIEW:

(Let's go back to just before Itachi kidnaps Sasuke)

It was such a beautiful day outside today. So beautiful that it was the perfect day go outside and read the new issue of Make Out Paradise. As much as I wanted to be by Sasuke, Sasuke doesn`t need me to baby him all day. He`s just blind, not handicapped. Got to let the kid breathe, I kept telling myself. Enjoying the fresh air, I opened my book with anticipation. I was just at the climax of the story, I just had to know what happened next. I sat down underneath a huge tree, the shade`s coldness feeling refreshing.

Just as I started to read, I suddenly heard footsteps. They were coming from somewhere in the bushes. They were doing the best the conceal they where there, but being a ninja for so many years, it is very difficult to get past me. Raising my one eye off the book with curiousity, I closed the book and put it away in my vest.

"Who's there?"

"Oh, Kakashi! I should have known I couldn't pull a fast one on my old rival!"

The footsteps became louder, the leaves sounding their protest of being stepped on. It was the eyebrows that I saw first. Those bushy eyebrows as big as caterpillars.

"Hello, Guy," I greeted, "what brings you here?"

Guy walked towards me then sat beside me. At first, neither of us said anything. We let the wind do the talking, letting the cold, summer breeze whisper into our ears ever so gently.

It was Guy who broke the silence. "How's Sasuke doing?"

"What's to be expected," I replied. "He just stays in his room at the time, sulking."

He let some air escape his lips and looked towards the sky, at nothing in particular. "I guess we'll see what will happen. This is to be expected, the kid just lost his eye sight."

"You don't know the kid like I do," I protested, "even if he does manage to heal, it's going to take a long time."

Suddenly, Guy's voice changed. It was so cold, so void of emotion. "Well, what do you expect. The kid's weak."

I quickly grabbed my kunai from my vest, quickly shoved my body beside him as fast as I could. I put the kunai up to his neck. "Who are you?"

He ignored my question. "I did this to prove a point. People let their guards down when with they're with friends. If you have no friends, you get suspicious when people approach you."

"Friends may make us weak in some points," I agreed, "but at the same time they make us stronger. They have our backs when we're not strong enough for a tast. And this is why you will never reach your full potential.

He ignored me. Whoever this man was has a nasty habit of that. 'Guy' with incredible speed did a side kick that hit me in the knee, forcing me to drop the kunai in pain. Then 'Guy' put his hands on my shoulders, with great force dropping me down to the ground. He then put his whole body weight on me, his hands holding me arms down, his legs on either side of me. (I know how wrong this sounds, just bare with me!) He then took his own kunai from his belt and now put it at my neck. He now had the upper hand. The wind seemed to blow harder like it was in anticipation of what will happen next.

"You are the reason the Uchia name has been tarnished. You are the reason why I have such a weak half brother. This is all your fault and you must pay!" He said this with such venom and snapped it so fast.

My eye widened with reconition. "Itachi?" I managed to whisper.

'Guy' suddenly dissapeared and in his place was Itachi.

"I didn't know you were able to change your form," I commented.

He didn't even answer. Guess he thought it was a foolish thing to say.

"I'm assuming you know why I'm here," Itachi said, getting right to the point.

"I know you're here for Sasuke, but I don't understand. If you're so mad at me, why not take the anger out on me? Why hurt your innocent brother?"

"I will never understand why humans are like this, but for some reason...The only thing worse to people then themselves being in pain...Is their loved one in pain. And do I want you to suffer..."

"You're sick!" I spat out at him.

"Am I? Think about it. You're the one who seduced a married women!"

"I didn't seduce her!" I defended. "The feeling was mutial. It just...Happened."

"That's what they all say," Itachi said.

At that moment, I kicked as hard as I could, kicking Itachi hard on the back. He fell off of me, but quickly recovered and stood up. I followed pursuit.

"I'm tired playing with you," Itachi said.

I couldn't believe his speed. Before I knew it, he transported right behind me. I let out a gasp of surprise. He's gotten even faster then he was before! I didn't even have a chance to turn around to defend myself. He snaked his hand behind my neck, and hit me right in the pressure point. What a cheep trick!

I tried to fight it, I did. I tried to fight the urge to black out, but my body worked against my own free will. It seemed the harder I tried to stay conscious, the worse it got. A moan of dizzy escaped my lips, and I fell to the ground. The last thing I saw before I blacked out was Itachi walking to the house, obviously going for Sasuke. And here I was, helpless. I couldn't do anything.

No...

Then I welcomed darkness.


By the time I regained consciousness, it was dark outside. How long have I been knocked out? I felt a slight jabbing on the left side of my chest. I put my hand there finding the culprit that was poking me. It was a pin. Attached to the pin was a note. It was Itachi. He wrote that if I ever wanted to see Sasuke ever again, I'd have to meet him. On the note was the scribbled address. This was obviously a trap, but I had to go. I'd do anything to save my son. I had to risk it.

I comptemplated asking Tsunade for back up, but I decided this was my fight and mine alone. All of this began with me and will end with me. I had to defeat Itachi by myself. I felt like I had to. It was only a matter of time before I had my hands on Itachi's throat. This time, I would make sure he couldn't press any of my pressure points.

I will get Sasuke back.

TO BE CONTINUED...

xxdarkness' kidxx