Broken Memories

By: Silverwolf

Sasuke woke in complete darkness. The teen moves to sit up. Instead a sharp pain courses through his chest. Onyx eyes close tightly; if he were to cry out it would only lead to a split skull. His eyes focus as light from the hall can be seen.

The teen decides to close his eyes to make it seem like he's still asleep. Sasuke epected whoever it was to leave as soon as they noticed he was asleep. Instead footsteps move towards the bed cautiously. The teen feels something cold against his skin. Onyx eyes open. In front of him stands a female in ragged clothing. She places her fingers into a small jar once again and then places them along the bruises on Sasuke's skin. "It's not the best smelling, but it'll make it easier to sleep. I promise." Sasuke doesn't say a word as the female continues her actions. "They tell me you won three fights your first day." Sasuke turns to where his back is towards her. The female responds to his actions by coating the skin of his back with the contents of the jar. Her hands reaches across him lightly and pulls the blankets from the bed back over him. She gives a slight smirk, "I was never here. If anything the guy that traveled with you today did this."

Sasuke turns towards her with a groan. "Be still. Try to sleep. If anything you'll still have to follow through with his training come morning." Onyx eyes stare at the female as she starts to creep from the room. "Don't worry the dogs never bother me. I'l make sure the door is shut." "Who are you?" A small chuckle can be heard, "I don't have a name because I didn't learn to fight very well. But I did learn to heal. Sleep now."

Onyx eyes start to drift closed as the girl shuts the door. "I pity all who step through these halls." The female disappears through the hall as a scream breaks through the hall along with the sounds of of snapping jaws and the menacing growls of canines can be heard. The girl disappears swiftly.

"Itachi, I'm scared." The older male shoves the child back down through the snow. "Stay here. I'll be back, promise." Tiny hands move along the walls, realizing it's made of snow. Time passes with the child wrapped in blankets. A stuffed animal is hugged tightly.

Flashes of light break up the scene. Now the same child leis in a bed wrapped up with the same stuffed wolf. Sleeping along the top blanket covered by other blankets is the older male. An arm rests around the child. The child places his head under the chin of the slightly older boy. "Brother, I'm cold." "Shh, Sasuke... you're fine." The child feels a couple of fingers poke him in the forehead. "Itachi..." A yawn destroys the rest of the statement. "Sleep Sasuke. Tomorrow we have to move on."

Once again the scene is broken. The pair now step through a snow drift. The younger boy almost falls until the older boy prevents it. "I got you. Keep going." The younger of the pair grins widely and continues his steps.

The scene fades from sight. Now only the boy lies along a floor. He screams and kicks. Tears stain the wood under him. "I want my brother! BRING BACK MY BROTHER! ITACHI!" The child screams and kicks the floor. Someone enters the room. The male turns the child to facing him. "Stop with all that noise. You''ll just have no voice come morning. I am the only family you have. You understand me?"

The child stares and the male still crying. The male lifts the child from the floor and throws him to a bed. "You get loud enough for me to hear again and I"ll show you where your brother is." The child whines and whimpers along the bed. "GIVE ME BACK MY BROTHER!" A hand stirkes the child across the face. Blood spills to the blanket along the bed as the child scoots back against a wall. The male snatches a stuffed animal from the floor. "This comes with me." The male turns to leave and the child moves through the door. The male once again throws the child the the bed. An older male steps into view; he holds a quartet of large snarling cannines at bay. "You see them. They are just outside this door. And they like little hild for dinner." The male laughs a bit as the pair soon leave. The boy sits with his knees pulled to his chest against the wall once again. His face is stained with tears.

Sasuke wakes again to the darkness of the room. A groan escapes as the teen moves a bit. The pain wasn't as bad as before. Onyx eyes close again with a mutter, "Itachi." The single word made it clear that the teen still remembered a time before this became his life.

A/N: This chapter didn't come out very well in my opinion. Anyway on to the next bit... Anyone with ideas of what he could call his 'night doctor' would be good. Thanks for reading.

ItachiSilverwolf