Itachi groaned and turned over in his bed. He had debated on training today but needed to see if his brother had the right words today that would make him decide to take his broken brother under his wing. Itachi fully rolled over and sat up on the edge of his bed as the knock he knew would come sounded.

"What do you want Deidara?"

"Aw darn!" Deidara opened the door and peeped in."How did you know it was me?"

Itachi frowned. How could you not know? His fellow Akatsuki member was very loud."Lucky guess."

"So….?"

"So what?" Itachi stood up and rubbed his face. He decided on taking a shower later. Definitely later.

"So are you going to visit Sasuke-kun today?"

"I would appreciate it if you wouldn't call him that. It's just…weird."

Deidara flipped his hair. "Fine. But are you?"

Itachi was silent as he pulled on his cloak over his half sleeve black shirt and loose black pants. His shirt was aggravating him today where the fishnet undershirt showed under the v-cut of his shirt. Itchy fuck.

"Move."

Deidara stepped aside and followed Itachi down the stairs to the living room.

"I would really like my space Deidara. Quit fucking following me."

Deidara was silent for a long minute as he sat down on the couch. "He's your brother you know."

Itachi glared at Deidara before leaving the now tension filled room. He quickly descended the two floors between him and cell three. Opening the door, Itachi huffed loudly and slammed the steel door behind him.

Sasuke was in his corner as usual. He glanced up at his brother. Broken as he was, he knew there was something different. Itachi's chakra was charged almost as if he was troubled by something.

Itachi walked over to Sasuke."Tell me what you think of escaping."

"Nothing." Sasuke was getting used to this question. Every day for the past…since Sasuke got there that question was brought up.

The older Uchiha blinked. "Do you know how long you have been here?"

Sasuke paused as he thought. Finally he slowly shook his head. "No."

'He's your brother you know.'

Itachi closed his eyes and clenched his teeth. "You have been away from your village for almost a year. Ten months ago I took you from your home. Seven months ago you were assumed dead and the search for you stopped. No one cares about you anymore. No one is looking for you. Even if you do escape, everyone will just assume another shinobi is walking around as you for a cruel joke. You are gone and forgotten."

Sasuke stared into his brother's eyes. He couldn't seem to look away.

Itachi watched a single fat tear run slowly down Sasuke's face and hit the ground. "Do you understand?"

Sasuke nodded. "Yes."

"Good. Now you may shower. Unfortunately, you will have to use the shower in the bathroom connecting to my personal room." Itachi stood and opened the door to cell three.

Sasuke hesitated. Was this a trick? A test? Some type of prank to further crack his sanity?

"Hurry up or you will stay like that until you die." Itachi smirked as his brother rushed into the hallway of the captive's floor.

Sasuke had a tingly feeling rush through his whole body. Should he attempt escape anyway? Maybe when he sees the layout of the building? No, he suddenly decided. Itachi had told him that he was given up on. Even if he did get out it has been almost a year of torture, rape, and beatings and no training. He would be caught and eliminated without any chance of survival.

As they reached the first flight of stairs Sasuke got a glimpse of how far his body had fallen. After the first twelve steps Sasuke collapsed. Itachi's head swiveled around just in time to see his brother's legs give out. He should have accepted Sasuke when his body still worked. Now he will have to take care of him like a child.

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In no time the Uchihas were up the stairs. Itachi had picked up Sasuke and carried him in his arms up to the living room. Deidara was still on the couch.

"Finally." Deidara snorted. "It took you long enough to figure out that he was incapable of anything."

Itachi ignored the blonde on the couch and laid Sasuke on the neighboring cushions of Deidara. "Leave him alone while I grab some rice cakes. You hear me Deidara? And don't you dare let him get away."

"As if."

Sasuke felt his heart beat super fast as he watched Itachi leave the room. He began to sweat when Deidara grabbed his arm and pulled him forward.

"I hate you." Deidara smiled an evil smile and raised his hand so Sasuke could see the mouth smiling just as evilly. The girly man lowered his hand's mouth to Sasuke's arm. Sasuke screamed as the mouth bit a huge chunk out of his arm.

Itachi ran in the room to see Sasuke scrambling out of Deidara's hands and off of the couch to the nearest corner. He went over to him worried and annoyed. Nothing was wrong with him yet he was screaming his head off.

"What the hell is wrong with you?"

Sasuke grabbed his arm where he saw the chunk missing and squeezed trying to stop the bleeding. Suddenly it clicked for Itachi.

"Deidara, what the fuck? Stop the fucking illusion alright?" Itachi smacked Sasuke across the face. "And you get a fucking hold of yourself!"

Sasuke stopped immediately and kept a strange look of disbelief on his face.

Itachi turned to Deidara. "You leave him alone I said. You will not be told again."

"I was just putting him in his place. He doesn't belong here and you know it."

Itachi snarled and pushed Sasuke up the stairs against his body's will.

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Sasuke found himself in what he assumed was Itachi's personal quarters. The room was bare except a night stand covered in scrolls and a king size bed with white sheets and covers. The room had a set of sliding doors with a lock. He assumed it was a balcony of some sort.

Itachi entered the bedroom from a connecting open door that goes to the bathroom. "I will help you to a point. You have your physical weaknesses but you are not an infant."

The younger boy nodded and watched as the older Uchiha crossed the room to the closet that was unnoticed until that point. Itachi pulled out boxers, a black t-shirt, and black shorts for his brother.

"Go to the bath…the water is drawn so you may undress."

Sasuke slowly made his way through the connecting door and gazed longingly at the slightly steaming water. He fumbled with his shorts and pulled them off awkwardly. He didn't want to be naked. Itachi seemed to notice the hesitation.

"What is it now?"

Sasuke turned to his brother and backed away. He suddenly flashed back to another raping and beating.

Sasuke was gagged and bound. He screamed and screamed but the man only laughed.

"Do you wish you were back in your little village?"

The man pulled out a kunai and approached him threateningly. Sasuke wailed and in response the man deeply cut Sasuke's side and back.

"Do you wish your brother gave a fuck about you?" The kunai was thrust into Sasuke's other side narrowly missing organs. "Do you wish he would come and recue you?"

Sasuke closed his eyes and tried to focus on calming his heart rate. He could bleed out if his tormenter got slash happy.

Sasuke gave up that hope as he was punched and kicked and stabbed for what seemed like forever. Suddenly his shorts were yanked down and he was beat again to stop him from squirming.

The man flipped Sasuke over and laughed. Sasuke screamed out when he was entered. For almost three hours he was beaten and thrusted in and out of. Sasuke was so sticky and hysterical he blacked out when he was abandoned in his cell.

"Please no."

Itachi continued approaching his brother. "Sasuke I'm not going to do anything."

Sasuke backed up until he was against the wall.

Itachi frowned and grabbed Sasuke's arms. "I'm not going to do anything. Do you understand?"

Sasuke trembled and shook his head. "Please. Itachi…aniki…"

Itachi felt a pain shoot through his chest. He should be pleased by his brother's fear but he felt dirty and guilty. He knew that this was his fault. Sasuke would never be the same because of him and instead of laughing he was weak.

"Listen Sasuke…I promise."

Sasuke allowed himself to be brought to the still steaming tub. He held back his voice as Itachi pulled off his shirt. Sasuke barely noticed the tears rolling off of his face even when he was helped into the tub in his boxers.

"I get it okay? You can keep those on and bathe. I will be at the door when you need to get out. My scrolls cannot get wet."

Sasuke stared at his brother but Itachi was too busy staring at Sasuke's numerous scars to notice.

"Thank you."

This caught Itachi's attention. He hesitated before walking into the other room.

As Sasuke washed off he cried. This is it. This is his new life.

Author's note:

I don't really like this chapter but I hope that by cutting it in half and continuing this idea in the next chapter I can better handle and manipulate what I need to. The story is not going like I had imagined and since I am writing on the spot what comes into my mind I am worried it will change with my mood like it did this chapter. I need feedback to know if I flopped or not.