Binding Promise
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"What are you doing, Sasuke?", his Aunt's confused voice broke the early morning silence.
"I'm trying to feed my friend.", Sasuke answered. He heard a sigh and frowned. Why was his Aunt sighing? He was feeding his friend his pancake because he was already full. Nothing was wrong with that.
The sound of footsteps alerted Sasuke of Itachi. Turning around in his seat, he greeted his brother. "Morning, 'Tachi!"
Itachi rubbed his eyes and blinked a few times at Sasuke. Sasuke blinked back before turning back to the difficult task of feeding his friend. It seemed his friend didn't want pancakes in the morning, judging by the tight lipped attitude it was showing Sasuke.
"What are you doing, Sasuke?" This time it was Itachi.
Sasuke huffed. "I'm feeding my friend." He glared at said friend before turning it to Itachi. Itachi's eyebrow rose.
"What's its name?", Itachi finally asked, mouthing a thank you to his Aunt as she handed him a plate.
Sasuke's glare lessened as he thought about the question.
It had been a week since he received Kyuubi and since then the two was inseparable. Except for when Sasuke went to school. He really wanted to bring his friend to school so he could have someone to talk to and he didn't have to stay with all those girls following him. He hated school even though he always gets good grades. The other boys hated him for some reason and the girls were just annoying.
He knew the man called his friend Kyuubi no Kitsune but Sasuke didn't like the name. He had asked Itachi about it and found out that the Kyuubi was a youkai, a monster. His friend wasn't a monster. It was too bright to be one.
"I'll tell you when it gets one.", he answered shortly. His friend was sending him an angry look so Sasuke just sighed and put the spoonful of syrupy pancake back on his plate. Sasuke really couldn't blame his friend; he didn't like pancakes, too.
Sasuke was having the best birthday of his life, ever!
There were cakes and gifts and tomatoes -THANK YOU, ITACHI!- and lots of food. Even his cousin, Sai, was there. Sasuke liked his gift, too. It was a complete Ninja Set and the color matched the toy sword Itachi gave him. Black.
Aunt had asked him earlier that day if he invited any of his classmates. His answer had been a big, fat no. It was a very stupid question and Sasuke had been mad at his Aunt for even asking it that he didn't talk to her for hours. Then his Aunt called him to the kitchen with the promise of cake and everything was right in the world.
Sai came after lunch. Obito was nowhere and Uncle Madara was abroad, thank goodness. He didn't like Uncle Madara that much. He was like Sasuke's father only ten times worse. He didn't even want to know what Sai went through every day, being his son and all.
Sai and he went to Sasuke's room and he introduced Sai to his friend. For a few minutes, his cousin was very quiet. Sasuke wanted to fidget real badly. What if Sai didn't like his friend? What if Sai liked his friend too much and would want to have it himself?
After a while Sai smiled brightly, eyes closing in amusement.
"I always knew you were dickless."
Sasuke translated that as an acceptance and approval…sort of. You just can never know with Sai. And Sasuke was going to ask Itachi later what a dick was.
They had cake for snack because Sai had been late for lunch. All afternoon, the two of them played ninja with his new friend and sometimes, Itachi would play with them, too. Sai started bugging him about his friend after a while, asking him what its name was and how he got it. Sasuke answered the second question, leaving some details behind. He didn't want Sai to have something to tease him with. The first question was left unanswered since Sasuke was still thinking of a perfect name for his friend.
Sai left before dinner, saying something about a dinner party with his father's colleagues and not wanting to spoil his appetite. His Aunt still gave him cake to take home, though. Sasuke was sure Obito would eat it all. His other cousin was a cake monster.
At dinner, a much unexpected gift came in the form of Mikoto and Fugaku Uchiha. It was still a week too early for their visit but here they were, home with them to celebrate Sasuke's birthday!
He got the usual greeting from his father- a slight incline of the head and a very stoic 'hn'. He answered it in kind since he was very used to it. His mother, though, got a hug and lots of kisses from him. He really missed his mom and later he would ask her for a bedtime story about ninjas. His mom was a very good story-teller.
"Are you enjoying yourself, Sasuke-chan?", His mother asked, lifting Sasuke in her arms and twirling on the spot. Sasuke giggled at her mother's antics. His father was standing on the side, ready to catch them both just in case. The sound of plates being set down on the table caught everyone's attention. His feet met the wooden floor and he dashed back to his sit next to Itachi. His father sat at the head of the table, her mother sitting on his right, his Uncle on Fugaku's left side and his wife next to him.
Sasuke didn't miss the sudden tension and he frowned. He liked it when his parents were home but it also meant that Sasuke had to be on his best behavior. Even Itachi was sitting too stiffly next to him.
His mom served some food on his father's plate before putting some on hers. After that was done, his Aunt and Uncle dug in before Itachi. Sasuke was already getting impatient with all the formalities. If it were up to him, they would all be getting their food at the same time. It was more fun that way.
This was one more reason to him not liking his parent's visits much. They were too formal; they were no fun at all.
They ate quietly, Sasuke trying to make as little sound as possible as he scraped the remaining spaghetti sauce on his plate. He wanted more but he didn't know if it was okay. Next to him, Itachi stood up, got Sasuke's plate before walking to the counter, refilling Sasuke's plate with spaghetti. He also got himself an extra serving of sushi. Sasuke sent him a very grateful smile.
After that was dessert. His father excused himself when his phone rang. His sigh of relief was heard around the table. When he saw all eyes on him, Sasuke couldn't suppress the hot blush that spread on his cheeks.
Just when he thought he was going to get scolded, his mother let out a small chuckle followed by a gentle laugh. His wide eyes looked up when he felt Itachi's arm shaking next to his. Then his Aunt and Uncle were laughing and Sasuke was left to pout and sulk because he didn't know what was so funny!
When Fugaku came back, Sasuke panicked because everyone was still laughing. His expression only managed to send everyone in new bouts of laughter. He looked at his father and almost fainted when he saw the raised eyebrow. His father was angry!
"It's okay, Sasuke." Itachi said next to him and his mother handed him a plateful of cake.
"It's your birthday, honey." His mom said, reaching over Itachi and patting his chubby cheeks. His father grunted in acknowledgement and in a rare moment of sentimentality, sent Sasuke a small smile.
"Happy birthday, son."
Sasuke was on his bed at exactly 8:30. His mom was sitting next to him and as requested, she was going to tell him a wonderful, wonderful story. She had been introduced to Sasuke's friend immediately upon entering his room. Her mother was very amused when Sasuke told him all about his friend being a spoiled brat when it refused to eat his pancakes. Like everyone else, she asked Sasuke its name. Unlike everyone else, though, he didn't feel annoyed because she was special. So he explained to her the importance of giving it a special name. Names were supposed to be unique and unforgettable and meaningful.
"Like Sasuke." Her mother said. Sasuke smiled.
Her mother then started her story about a giant fox, a village hidden in the leaves, and a very powerful ninja with awesome skills and a heart as pure and clear as the blue, blue sky.
Sasuke dreamed of the sky that night, his friend clutched tightly to his chest.
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This is my way of describing Sasuke's dysfunctional family. Their relationship with each other will be very important in the next chapters, especially Sasuke's mother. Although she isn't a major character here, she will be a sort of bridge the characters have to cross to further their development.
I wanted to show that Mikoto is the 'stabilizer'...or something like that. She's the character that connects Fugaku and Sasuke and Itachi together. Fugaku's character is very strict in most of the fanfic's I've read and it's the same here, although I also love Papa!Fugaku and Papa!Minato fawning over their sons. XDDD
Next chapter will be longer, I promise.
Thank you to:
SheWhoIsPowerful~ Thank you for the review. And I love kid-Sasuke too, his just so lovable and definitely a breath of fresh air compared to bastard!Sasuke. I'll do my best to finish this story, although with the rate I'm going it will be a very very long time.
IWishIWasACheescake~ Thanks! And Of course this is cute! Chibi!Sasuke is cute!XDDDDDD
