I highly recommend to listen to "Run by snow patrol" when reading this.

I am so sorry I have not been updating. I was just reading this awesome Vampire Knight story. I just couldn't stop. It was so good!!!!!!!!!!

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or anything remotely related to Naruto. Except the Girl character that I made up. XD

WARNING: boyXboy love, don't read if don't like.

(Bold means minds talking

Bold italics means Kyuubi

Italics means past

*And bold mean writer talking*

Just to clarify

Itachi is 20

Naruto and Sasuke is 15 Sasuke is older

Previously on WTML:

"Damn it, so many stairs."

His was heart beating more rapidly at the thought of something serious happening to the only person that ever cared enough to look behind his cheerful exterior.

Just as he was about to take one more step-

"AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

That blood curdling scream rang through his ears and made his movements come to a standstill.

Chapter 8

Naruto came running up the stairs his whole body feeling sore and worn out because of his alarmed state.

When he finally came to the top of the stairs, he saw both brothers on their knees. Both of them with glistening tears ready to fall. He went up to them and saw absolute horror in their eyes, horror-filled eyes that would haunt his nightmares for all eternity. He called to them.

"Itachi-san?" He didn't move a single millimeter

"Sasuke?" He stopped paying attention to them when the smell of blood filled his senses. It dominated everything around him.

He slowly looked into their eyes and saw that they were staring straight into something with all there being.

Naruto quickly turned to what they were staring at. He felt bile rise to his throat.

Time stood on the edge of cliff; the cliff that was the balance of life and death. That's what it felt like. The men that inhabited the deserted house felt akin to a nightmare; a nightmare that would dissolve any second. However, the reality of all this was not that simple.

There was blood everywhere. Blood was on the ceiling looking as if there were an explosion. The walls bled crimson tear drops, dripping to the icy floor beneath them. The floor boards where drenched in sultry liquid. But that wasn't what made them want to vomit their organs out. It's what was on the bed. The once white and pristine bed sheets looked nothing more than parts of skin. The two head Uchihas', slaughtered, saturated in their own blood. Limbs were thrown carelessly at their sides. It was overall macabre.

'Thump'

Sasuke was silent. He passed out from the over load of emotions.

Naruto broke the eerie silence by whispering "dear god" Naruto really tried to keep the bile down his throat but it all came out and splattered on the floor. He finally turned away from the nightmare and looked at Sasuke who lay unconscious on the floor. He pulled him in his lap. He wanted, no needed to get him out of here, out of this slaughter house, for if he didn't, he was sure that he wouldn't survive the emotional consequences.

Itachi finally broke out of his dazed state and notice Naruto was there. He stumbled weakly towards the nearest phone. The sight he just saw was embedded in his mind. Every time he blinked, a flash of red appeared. It was almost mocking him in a way. "Yes hello, the-there-ss been a murder in my house. Ple-eeaa-sse hur-rr-y." He was so terrified that he was stuttering. Uchiha fucking Itachi was fucking stuttering. That only proves how gruesome the scene was. He laid his back against the wall and slid down the wall. 'Who could have done this?' was the only thought racing through his head.

He lifted his head seeing that Naruto was trying to get Sasuke out of the door way. He hurried and helped him. Naruto was still a bit shaken from the unpleasant sight. They both heard sirens coming at a distance.

Itachi picked up his little brother, his only family, and gently laid him down on the couch. Itachi made a vow to always protect his brother, whatever the cost. He wasn't worried about if he was physically in danger but the emotional trauma that came with witnessing their parent's mangled bodies. He just hoped that there was a possibility of him not breaking. He wasn't too sure about his own mental state right now. However, his state didn't matter. All that mattered was getting his brother through this. And a little help from a certain blonde should the trick.

It felt like an eternity passed before they heard knocks at the doors. "It's the police!"

Itachi showed them to the door of his parents. They opened it and one of them had to look away and hold a hand up to his mouth in order to not throw up right then and there. "oh my god."

The police looked at the man with lines indented in his cheeks. This man looked older than 26. However they knew better. He's barely a man. A man that had to grow up too quickly. Right now the normally stoic features are filled with anguish and bewilderment. His eyes had glazed sheen over them. The man refused to think they were tears. His figure shook with terrifying images that were going through his head. A man that once looked so unconquerable looked like he would break any moment.

When you see moments like this, you realize something. The terrible fates that people face today is hard to believe when its written on paper but to witness it in reality nearly shatters your heart to see such a thing happen to kids, to children. No one should have to go through such horrible tragedies. It makes you feel more inferior than dirt when you whine about the petty things that are wrong with your life.

The police called in back up to get the remains out of the house. They men led Itachi to the living room the other boys were in.

"Sir, do you have another place to stay for a while? We need to search your house for evidence" he said in an almost tender voice.

He didn't answer for a while. Naruto spoke up. "They can stay at my house."

"Alright why don't you pack some things for you and your brother?"

Itachi just nodded and went to get a suitcase.

When the police left, it was all a big blur. The only thing that had resonance was the footsteps that were getting further away. Sasuke was mildly aware of what was happening. He was going into shock of what he witnessed only a few minutes ago. His world was crumbling bit by bit and he wasn't sure if he wanted it stop. He wasn't sure if he still wanted to fight through this. He wasn't sure if he had the will to go on. The energy that he had was close to depleting.

It nearly made him smile pathetically that his father would probably beat the life back into him forcefully if he ever found out he lost the determination that an Uchiha was born with. Then again he wasn't there to tell him these things. He wasn't there to tell him to be like his brother. He was there to tell him to stop being such a weakling. He wasn't there to tell him to suck it up and move on. He just wasn't there.

His mother wasn't there to hug him when he was frightened. His mother wasn't there to take away the sickening throb in heart when his father would say his brother was better than he was. She wasn't there to say everything will be fine. She wasn't there to tell him that it was okay to be cheerless. She wasn't there to say to move on and live a pleasant life. She wasn't there to take his nightmares away. His parents would never be here again. He felt like there was a hole in his heart. The bonds that were broken were too much to handle.

It startled him when some picked him up with such carefulness. He slowly opened his eyes to see his brother. He started to have hope. His brother was still here. He wasn't alone. He started to get watery eyes. His brother looked down to him with misty eyes and smiled a heartbreaking smile. "Everything is going to be okay, Sasuke." Sasuke let a single drop of moisture fall from his eyes and rolled down cheek. He smiled back up at Itachi. He felt safe in his brother's arms, safe enough that he fell into a deep slumber.

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Naruto felt powerless. Although not as much as the older Uchiha but he despised the feeling.

They got into Naruto's car and drove off into the direction of his home. When they got there Naruto felt awkward. He didn't know what to say to them. Yes he had problems he had to deal with but he never actually talked to someone about them. He didn't know what to say, what not to say. What do you do say to someone whose parents just died? 'Well I'll just settle them in.'

"You both can sleep in my room."

"Thank you for your hospitality Naruto."

"It's nothing. Why don't you rest with your brother huh?"

He gently guided the brothers to his room. He pulled back the covers so Itachi could slip Sasuke in. Naruto went to the kitchen.

Naruto filled a kettle will water and put it on the stove. He stared at the open flame that was below the flat surface of the pot. The fire could be filled with so much energy but with one turn of the knob it could disappear just as fast as it appeared. It was sort of like many people lives right now. With one flick of the wrist your life could be over. Naruto only hoped that tomorrow would a fraction better than to day was because he didn't think that the Uchiha brothers could take much more.

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The next morning came way too fast for the three boys. The blinding light came through the windows. The first one up was Sasuke. He woke to an unfamiliar ceiling and bed. His cloudy eyes were still glassy with sleep. He felt a recognizable hand around his waist. He knew it was his brother. It felt like the arm acted as a shield from any danger the world collided into their faces.

The peacefulness was short lived because there was really powerful knocking at the door. Whose door it was, was still a mystery to him. Itachi woke at the very first knock. He heard a familiar voice. "Hold your damn horses will ya!" it was Naruto's voice. Everything was still a little blurry from yesterday.

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Naruto woke with a start. The loud pounding at the door made him jump out of his skin and onto the floor. He was rather pissed and cranky, especially in the mornings. You could ask Kyuubi herself. 'Prissy blond'

"Hold your damn horses, will ya! Jesus" the nerve of people coming in the morning thinking they can knock on his door, stupid people and stupid door.

He yanked on a shirt and stomped towards the door. He wrenched open the door only to be faced with a shiny badge. "Good morning sir. I'm from the ABO (Anbu Black Ops). I've come to detain Uchiha Itachi."

"Whoa whoa. Hold on minute, on what charges? You have a warrant?" Naruto shot question after question at the man in the black suit. It wasn't just because he was protective of the Uchiha brothers but because he always despised the people with black suits with such animosity that he never liked them. He doesn't hate them in general but just one look at these people made him want to rebel and break the rules just make them irritated.

His methods were working because the man was very tense. Naruto was being extremely strident.

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Itachi was hearing everything that Naruto was saying. He heard why the man was here. It wasn't that he was afraid to go to jail but he couldn't afford to leave his brother in such a delicate state of mind. He got up and saw that Sasuke was awake also. And by the way his eyes were wide open he probably heard what was happening.

"Sasuke... Just know whatever happens. They can't keep me forever. So don't freak out if I leave today okay."

Both of them walked to the door. Naruto was still arguing. It was touching that Naruto would stick up for him the way he did but he needed to stop him or else Naruto would get in more trouble then was necessary.

"Is there a problem Naruto?"

"Are you Uchiha Itachi?"

"It depends on who is asking."

"I need you to come with me. Actually all three of you need to come with me since this one is attached to you."

"That's fine with me MR." Naruto said in a smart aleck attitude. Both Uchiha brothers were very amused by Naruto's approach on the whole situation. It was like he wanted to make the cop mad so he'd had a reason to strike him.

When they got to the station, the cops called Itachi in a room separate from his brother and Naruto. Both the boys were reluctant to let Itachi go alone except Itachi silenced them his hand. He'd be okay.

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In the room...

Itachi was led to a room with black padding and a large mirror. If he didn't know any better it looked like a torture room but he knew the mirror was two sided so he relaxed a bit. The room was lucid because it only had a chair. This was interesting. He was still confused on why he was here in the first place.

"Mr. Uchiha, I know it may be still hard for you to talk about your parents, however we need to clarify some issues involving you and the gang you were associated with a couple a years back. Does Akatsuki sound familiar to you?"

Itachi was a little startled by the question. He left Akatsuki four years ago. They were quite dangerous to mess around with. He really was a fool back then but he held his ground when he withdrew. A lot of the members were frightened by him because he could show the most brutality if he wanted to. He showed no mercy when he had to get a job done. Now that stupid part of his life is coming to bite him in the ass.

"Yes, what about it?"

"We have reason to believe that they have something to do with the murder, and that you were somehow a part of it."

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AAAAHHHH sorry for the late update but I have oodles of ideas now so it should only take less than a week to write the next chapter. Thanks for holding on.