Title: Seventeen Forever

Author: Oliveren

Description: When you have to leave someone you love when you turn eighteen it can be awful. When you get to meet that person again when he turns eighteen it can be great.

Is being seventeen good or bad?

Info: Sasuke's 12 and Itachi's 17. Everything in italics is thoughts. This is not held in the ninja world.

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto nor any of its characters….sadly TT~TT I have decided to put some SasuNaru in this story. I really don't want it to be To easy for Itachi…then there would be no conflict. Which would make for a pretty sucky story. Don't like? Review and tell me your opinion on it. Maybe I'll reconsider…

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Sasuke sat straight up in bed panting hard. He looked at the clock,

5:30 am;

He groaned and rolled out of bed reaching for his clothes. It'd be smart to get out of here before the rest of the house awoke,

He had that dream again. He had the same one over and over again. He was in the mansion, but the hallways were stretched to insane lengths. Itachi was in front of him walking away. Now matter how much he ran and screamed his name He could never catch up or get his older brother to slow down. At the end of the hall way before he woke up he'd always catch a glimpse of Itachi's smile, Sasuke's smile. The person behind the cold mask. He shivered;

His eighteenth birthday was in ten days. Eighteenth birthdays were never celebrated by the family whose sons were still wifeless in the Uchiha family.

He obviously wasn't going to find a wife anytime soon so he'd be kicked out of the house like his brother would have been. Unlike Itachi though he could visit whenever he pleased. Not that he would. And not that any one would care if he didn't.

Itachi could never come back though, he had been disowned.

Their parents never speak of him it's almost taboo to say his name in the house. Sasuke was always grateful for that though it was better than them talking bad about Itachi. That he wouldn't stand for.

Sasuke walked into the kitchen and grabbed his motor cycle keys from the ramen designed tack in Naruto's kitchen. His stomach growled scaring him 2 ft in the air. Sasuke blushed and looked around to see if anyone had seen him and proceeded into the kitchen to get something for breakfast.

he saw Naruto asleep on the kitchen table and rolled his eyes as he let out a long snore "dobe..." Sasuke chuckles reaching in the pantry and pulling out a breakfast bar or two or three okay so he took the entire box...but Naruto wouldn't even miss them.

He put one in his mouth and the rest in his bag throwing the box in the overflowing garbage "seems a little greedy huh Uchiha?" Sasuke spun around to see Garra with a little jar of cookies in hand. He glared "I'm hungry...whats it to you?" Garra shrugged pushing Naruto off the table. Efficiently waking him up.

Sasuke sighed and took his head in his hands he was never going to get out of here. Naruto jumped holding his injured head and shouting left and right "Teme! I was asleep!" he yelled loud enough to wake the entire house.

Sasuke took a hold of his collar and started shaking him "stupid dobe it was Garra not me!" he hissed dropping him on the ground. Naruto looked around surprised then turned a suspicious eye on sasuke "liar...garras not even in here."

Sasuke looked up realizing that the red head had pushed and ran. Sasuke clenched his fist "bastard.." the young Uchiha growled while Naruto yawned "hey Sasuke were going to a movie later want to come?" he asked hopefully jumping back on his table grinning madly

Sasuke sighed "I'll pass" he grabbed his keys from were they'd fallen to the ground turning towards the door, he paused momentarily oh what the hell... Sasuke turned facing the blonde "oi Naruto?" he yelled from across the room

"Yeah?" Naruto grumbled looking up and scratching the back of his injured head Sasuke paused a moment before continuing "if there was someone you'd been waiting your entire life for...and that person never showed up what would you do?"

Naruto got off the table standing beside his best friend he looked at Sasuke face but couldn't see anything of interest emotions wise so he just shrugged. "I guess I'd start looking for someone else...it would be a second best but at least someone that make you happy. And forget the person that never came" he said airily smiling.

Sasuke turned to him. He was always surprised at how blue his eyes were they were always alive with sharp emotion. You could tell whatever Naruto was thinking by looking at them. Sasuke smiled and tousled Naruto's hair, could Naruto be my second best? "Thanks dobe... see ya later" he chuckled at the blonde's messy hair and annoyed face and made his way out the door

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"What do you mean they don't allow dogs in the movie theater!'" an angry Kiba screamed at the ticket holder clutching a growling Akumaru to his chest. Hinata was trying hard to pull him away from the counter to no avail.

"S-sir its our p-policy...I c-c-can't help it" the poor blue haired clerk was in tears. And by the time Neji and Shino dragged him away from the booth the theater was closing, and threatening to sue.

"IM CALLING PETA!" the dog-lover screamed indignantly at the sky as he was tossed to the ground by his friends.

"Geez.. What a drag..." Shikimaru mumbled dragging Kiba to his feet roughly. "We didn't even get to see a movie!" Ino whined dusting off Shikimaru and grabbing the cigarette in his mouth, throwing it to the ground, and stepping on it.

Naruto sulked disappointedly while trudging toward his car mumbling goodbyes to his friend along to the way. After walking for a few minutes the blonde began to feel uneasy as he felt someone watching him. He looked but only saw blackness as the movie theater shut down its bright lights leaving the world around the ramen lover cold and suspicious. He shivered and walked hurriedly toward his orange Volvo fumbling for his keys when he heard someone take a step towards him scattering rocks close enough that the blonde could feel them on his feet.

Naruto bent down slowly and picked up a large rock off the ground, ready to bash anyone who dared come near him. Why is this happening to me? Naruto internally groaned when he heard another clatter of rocks.

He was a bit smarter than to yell out 'whose there?' knowing that if he couldn't see his assailant his assailant couldn't see him considering there were no street lights around.

Naruto lifted his rock high getting ready to toss it in to the darkness and make a break for it when a vaguely familiar voice arose from in front of him.

"Naruto?" Naruto stopped in mid pitch and let his rock wielding hand fall to his side reluctantly, he still held tight to his weapon. Just because it knew his name didn't mean it wasn't dangerous.

Naruto searched the blackness again "hello?" he sung and stepped back when A familiar looking man with long black hair and onyx eyes stepped forward slowly eyeing the blondes weapon. "Why do you have a rock in your hand?" the sexy stranger questioned warily as Naruto dropped the rock and study the face in front of him.

'I've seen him somewhere before...' the blonde gave up trying to place the face with a name and settled for the easy way to find out who someone was "who are you?" he now noticed how similar the attractiveness of the man was to someone he knew. His cheeks were just faintly red due to the cold; making his breath become visible clouds of heat in the winter air when he chuckled huskily.

"Don't you remember me Naruto?" he smiled thinking back fondly of memories of babysitting the blonde boy (reluctantly) when he was younger.

Naruto was still having trouble "uh?" he questioned squinting at the man in front of him. Itachi sighed at the confused look on his brother's friend's face and tried again "Itachi? Itachi Uchiha?" Itachi said sternly.

Naruto seemed to be getting it a little but still a far step from remembering. Itachi finally gave up and gave him the easy way out. "Sasuke's brother..." he said tiredly rubbing his temples.

There was silence before Naruto's face sported an extreme look of recognition. "ITACHI!" he screamed tackling the eldest Uchiha to the ground, pinning him to the sidewalk in one orange swoop.

"Naruto. Get off." Itachi hissed glaring at the blonde who caused him to land on the icy sidewalk. Naruto got to his feet and offered a hand to Itachi grinning sheepishly as Itachi continued to glare at him after returning to an upright position, that had hurt.

"Sup man! I haven't heard anything about you in years! Were ya been!" Naruto laughed placing an arm around the Uchiha's and shoulder grinning widely.

He remembered all the times he'd seen the mellow and slightly scary Uchiha in the past. Sasuke was always around him if he could help it and since Naruto liked to always be around Sasuke he saw a lot of the eldest Uchiha.

Itachi shrugged "had to finish college up." he deadpanned brushing his hair away from his eyes seeing as how it bothered Naruto for them not to have eye contact when they talked.

Naruto frowned "Sasuke didn't tell me you were in town..." he mumbled starting to get upset that his friend had kept such important news from him when Itachi stiffened next to him.

Naruto looked at him weirdly what up with him...? Itachi sighed and leaned against Naruto's car as he rubbed his hands together for warmth. "That's because he doesn't know" he said casually, almost to himself.

Naruto looked surprised and jingled his keys "Did you want me to take you by the Uchiha house?" he questioned thinking Itachi must have just got in town and was already heading there.

Itachi burst out laughing causing Naruto to start to jump back from the surprising sight. okayyyy.

Itachi looked up, surprising Naruto when there was pain in the Uchiha's eyes instead of amusement. "No thanks Naruto... I'm already staying with a friend of mine" he sighed pushing off from the car Itachi smirked "is Sasuke doing well?" he asked tousling the blondes hair like Sasuke had done just hours before hand.

Naruto looked up grinning "yeah he's great he's kind of moody but you know...the regular old Teme!" Itachi looked at his feet and smiled fondly

"hey Naruto?" Itachi whispered still looking down "hm?" Naruto questioned wishing he could see Itachi's face, he sounded upset. The Uchiha looked up closing his eyes "don't tell Sasuke you saw me okay?" he said even softer looking pained. Naruto's eyes widened but he nodded when Itachi opened his eyes looking for a response.

Itachi smiled "see ya Naruto" he said walking away but stopped when Naruto grabbed his arm.

"Wait! You'll. Come to his party right?" Itachi turned back an intrigued expression on his face "Sasuke's having a birthday party?" he asked incredulously when Naruto grinned.

"Were throwing him one at my house, some friends and I! It's a surprise though so if you want I could give you my number?" he said already jotting down 7 digits on a piece of scrap paper and handing it to the elder Uchiha who took it like it was an unknown object.

Naruto snapped in front of his face making Itachi glare. "So you'll come?" he yelled excitedly after the Uchiha's now fading form as he walked away. "Maybe" Itachi yelled back completely disappearing into the darkness.

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