Kidnapped

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto.

Warnings: Abuse, Rape, Neglect.

This story was inspired by Kidnapped, which was written by bruised fingers.

'Thoughts'
'Flashbacks'
'Dreams'
"Talking"
POV
A/N: Author's Note

Chapter 4

Itachi's POV

I repressed a sigh, as my mother began asking me questions.

"Did you take all of your medicine?"

"Yes."

"Do you have bandages with you?"

"Yes."

"Did you drink plenty of fluids?"

"Yes! Just please let me leave I know what I'm doing." I said irritated.

"Alright fine go ahead. Just please be careful, I don't want to loose both of my sons." She said, whispering the last part.

"Sasuke isn't totally gone yet …there's still a chance." I said.

Mikoto's POV

I looked down at the letter I was writing to my sister, Kasumi. I was writing to Kasumi to tell her about what was going on and to invite her to tea, so we could talk. We hadn't talked in a while, because we were both very busy with our children and spouses. But we were getting older and we needed to get together. Besides, I needed the comfort of my loving older sister in my state. I already missed my youngest dearly; he was always the one who wanted hugs and affection. Don't get me wrong I love Itachi, but he never wants to talk to me about anything. He never stayed in my presence for too long.

Itachi's POV

I walked towards the door; I was glad to finally have my mother off my back. She could be such a pain in the ass sometimes. She was always badgering me about my health. I knew what I needed to do now; I had just messed up last time. It wasn't going to happen again and if it did, I was screwed. And if I was screwed, so was Sasuke. Seeing how Mikoto and Fugaku hadn't done much about it yet besides whine and act dejected. It made me sick that loving parents could do that. Say that they missed their son terribly, but let the older sibling do all of the dirty work, while they complained about the 'loneliness' and 'misery'.

Today I was going back to the place where I had a coughing fit. Not only to continue looking for Sasuke, but also to find out what made me go into such a fit. It couldn't have all been my fever, but maybe it was something natural in the air that I inhaled too much of. Whatever it was I was very curious. I was very disappointed, even after examining the whole area where I had flipped out in coughs, nothing showed that it was unnatural. There was no weird crap in the air nor was there anything on the plants. Even though examining the area was a failure, it still gave me more time to find my little brother.

I spotted the last part of the blood trail that I had uncovered and followed it, kicking dirt away to reveal the faded blood. Soon enough, I found myself in front of a tree. The tree was a large maple, old and sturdy. Up in the tree, there was a tree house. It was nicely built, the ladder was still stable. The tree house was good, since it wasn't new, and storms came often. I decided to check it out and started climbing up the wooden ladder.

I reached the top and stepped into the tree house, and stood up. The walls were bare and the floor had one round rug in the middle. There weren't any windows which made the tree house very dark. There was a bookshelf, but there were no books inside; instead, there were ropes, chains, bear traps, muzzles, shackles, fetters, handcuffs, and almost any type of trap or restraint known to man. I was suspicious of this, but I decided to ignore it. A hunter probably built this place for when he or she was lost, and having no where to go, they found the tree house and decided to stay there for a little while.

Outside, there was a small porch. I stepped out of the small door, and walked onto the porch. And looking back into the tree house from the porch, I could've sworn I saw blood on the ground, but it was too late, as I felt myself fall under the wood.

Kasumi's POV

Dear Kasumi,

I haven't written to you in a while, or talked to you, and so I thought I should tell you some things that have been occurring around here lately. Not too long ago, Sasuke went to the store for me and didn't come back. He's been gone ever since. Itachi has been trying to find him and has gotten himself hurt in the process. I never knew the two had such a bond, since Itachi never sacrifices his own time for another, and especially not his physical health. In fact Itachi has a fever, but he went out anyway. I did my best to stop him, but I knew that he would just sneak out anyway. Fugaku told me just to let him go, they were brothers after all. Although Fugaku doesn't seem to think of Sasuke as a son half of the time. He's right though, because even though Itachi never spends time with Sasuke, he wouldn't have argued with going somewhere with him is we asked him to. Maybe not very enthusiastic about it, but he'd go. Fugaku wouldn't agree with it though, because Fugaku would think that it was a waste of Itachi's time.

You don't realize what kind of string is held between you and your child until they're gone, just like you said. I knew I loved Sasuke so much, and he was the only child I had that would give me hugs and kisses, since Itachi was never affectionate in his days. The only time Itachi got close to me from free will was when he was a baby, but that is just an instinct. But Sasuke always loves to run up and hug me and I never realized how much I would miss that after he left. I didn't know I'd have to deal with that feeling until he left for his own adult needs. He's supposed to be twenty-one when that happens, not eight years old. Our mother always said, "Doesn't matter if things aren't supposed to some out for 100 years. They always come out earlier than you think they will."

Itachi went looking for Sasuke four days ago, and didn't come back for hours. Both Fugaku and I got very worried when he wasn't home in the morning. There weren't any notes, so we went out to look for him. We found his footprints and followed them, until we found him on the ground, with blood pouring from his mouth. I was a worried wreck, and Itachi acted like it was nothing when he awoke. He said he simply had a coughing fit and passed out from it. Itachi makes me worry so much, Kasumi, and then he doesn't ever tell me the whole story. Someday, I hope he will understand why I worry about him so much. So, I'm inviting you for tea at our house next Sunday. It will just be you and me since Fugaku will be on a two week mission that is starting in two days. Does two o' clock sound good? If not, just give me a call and tell me when we can arrange something. I'll tell you all of the details when we get together for tea. I don't feel very comfortable going in too deep on paper. You understand, don't you? Hope your son, daughter, and Saborou are doing well. I hope to be hearing from you soon.

Love,

Your younger sister Mikoto.

I put the letter down and then picked it up again, rereading it. Finally, I put it down. I jumped when I felt a hand on my shoulder. I looked over and saw my husband, Saborou. He was next to me and he had a concerned look on his face. I smiled weakly before leaning into his touch. Saborou smiled and wrapped his arms around me, holding me tight. Even after so many years of marriage, our love still hasn't died, but I had a feeling Mikoto's life was slowly falling apart. Our marriage was as true as when we kissed at our wedding.

"Sasuke's missing and he's been missing for two weeks." I finally said, looking up at my husband. The sadness and worry had finally shown over my face; I had a soft spot for Sasuke too. Itachi was the godchild and I loved him just as much as I loved Sasuke, but as Mikoto had said in her letter, Itachi didn't seem to care about love and family.

"Little Sasuke?" Saborou stared at me in disbelief. I had a feeling he was about to ask if I was lying, but he could tell I wasn't, especially since my eyes were beginning to water. He hugged me tightly, holding me close to his chest. I snuggled into his arms, as tears began silently falling down my cheeks.

"I'm going to see Mikoto for tea next Sunday. I might be there all day…" I said. Saborou nodded and it seemed like forever that we sat in silence. Until Shisui and Akiko came in, gasping at the sight of their mother in tears. Shisui's gasp was a lot quieter than Akiko's. Shisui was a year older than Itachi and Natsuko was a little bit younger than Sasuke. Shisui lifted Akiko into my lap, so she could help comfort me and then he began comforting me too. Natsuko was near tears, as well and Shisui was obviously upset about the news as well.

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