Disclaimer: Same old thing. :P

Sorry I haven't had the time to put up chapter 3. I've been doing a lot lately, and I have MAJOR writers block. Any suggestions please give. I'd like to thank all the reviewers; you've motivated me to keep on with this. Hopefully you aren't confused in this chapter . And yes, I know this is a slow moving story, and I'm sorry. But I have to sort of give a background of what happened to Sasuke, sorry.

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Loving Through Pain

Chapter 3: Remembering

Sasuke awoke with a start, breathing in shallow, panting gasps of air. He was covered in sweat, and had lingering images of the horrors that had occurred in his nightmare.

It had started off with the same things that he dreamt about often, when Itachi had killed his family, seeing his parents lying there on the floor. In a pool of blood. And Itachi standing in the shadows, laughing.

Or at least, that's whom Sasuke had expected to come out of the shadows.

The man who had was a person the raven-haired boy never, never wanted to see in a dream. Orochimaru.

He had walked over to Sasuke, who wanted to run. But for some reason, couldn't. He had put his hand on the boy's shoulder. Touched him.

When the teen remembered this, he shuddered. Orochimaru's touch left an unpleasant sensation lingering on his skin.

The pale man leaned down, and the boy felt his warm breath against his skin.

"Come back to me, Sasuke-kicho (1). You need me. Remember the fun we had together," he whispered huskily. Sasuke shoved him away, and Orochimaru disappeared into the shadows once again.

The young boy ran out the door, confused. He was not in his family's garden, but Orochimaru-sama's lair. Before him sat Orochimaru, on his throne.

Sasuke looked down, to find that he was his present age once again.

"Ah, Sasuke-kicho, you've decided to return. Now we can have fun training together once again," The pale man said softly. The dark-haired teen looked around, to find that he was alone. With Orochimaru.

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Flashback

Sasuke fell to his knees, panting. Orochimaru stood before him, laughing softly.

"Poor Sasuke-kicho. It seems my training is proving to hard for you," Orochimaru mused. Sasuke hated hearing that soft, cold voice.

The dark haired teen hated it so much, that he decided to prove Orochimaru-sama that he was wrong.

Sasuke slowly rose to stand. Swaying, he prepared to attack the man once again. Grabbing a kunai, he ran at Orochimaru.

Orochimaru-sama easily dodged it, and Sasuke fell to the ground, unconscious.

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End of Flashback

Sasuke fell back on his pillows, glaring at the ceiling. He would find Orochimaru on this mission and kill him, even if he died in the process.

But, if he did die killing Orochimaru, Sasuke would not have the chance to kill Itachi.

No, Sasuke would live to kill both of them. He would not let them kill him before he accomplished both tasks.

The teen was not able to sleep the rest of that night, and instead sat and watched the sun rise over Konoha. When his alarm clock went off, unneeded, he set off for the Hokage tower to await the rest of his teammates.

The time of his revenge was so close now, the raven felt as though he could feel it, taste it.

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(1) Thanks to Americananimejunkie for correcting me! before i used -son as the ending, but i guess it was wrong... sweatdrop

Ok guys I know it took really, really long to update, but my parents are monitoring my computer time. I don't even know the password to my own computer anymore. Screams of terror Very sorry. Oh, and hints of a relationship in the next chappie! Remember, the reviews help very much.