AN: So with the month of Halloween coming up soon, I thought it be fun to do a drabble about Halloween! Since it is my second favorite holiday of all time, the first being Christmas! XD
Itachi: Age 10.
Sasuke: Age 5.
"Sasuke, stay still." Mikoto said with a small chuckle.
The five year old continued to bounce, excitedly. Their mother sighed. "Look how still Itachi's being." Gesturing over to the patient boy that was Itachi. "Why can't you be still like him?"
"I'm just so excited, mother!"
"I know, honey. I know. That point has been proven. But if you don't stop moving, I'll never be able to finish your costume. And then you'll never will be able to go get candy."
For Sasuke's credit, he did, in fact, try his very hardest to sit still, but every time he thought about what was going to happen in a couple of minutes, getting candy and spending time with his aniki, he began to bounce again. Mikoto was beside herself. "Itachi, come here and calm your brother down so that I can finish his outfit."
The ten year old smiled. He scooted over in front of his ecstatic little brother. "Calm down, otouto." He stated gently, putting a hand on Sasuke's head. Sasuke's looked up at him, his black eyes beamed with happiness.
"I can't, Nii-san! I'm so happy, aren't you?"
"Yes, otouto. I am. Getting to spend time with you always makes me happy."
Sasuke grinned, a red tint formed a crossed his cheek.
"Aaand...Done. Okay, Itachi. Your turn." Their mother stated.
A few minutes later Itachi was staring at himself in the mirror, his costume finished. He gazed at the black pointed ears on top of his head, at the whiskers that were taped on his cheeks and the black triangle nose painted his own. He turned around in a circle, and stared at his black tail and his black furred body. He was a cat. A black one. And so was Sasuke, but the difference between the two, was that instead of black his otouto was-
"How do I look, Itachi?" Sasuke asked popping up beside the mirror next to his nii-san. Itachi smiled. He turned and knelt down in front of brother. He placed his fingers on the very tips of Sasuke's white pointed ears. He stared at the dark pink nose that their mother painted on his otouto's own nose. The white furred cat suit Sasuke was wearing was soft and fluffy.
He looked adorable. Itachi couldn't help the smile that formed on his face, nor could he resist the temptation of wrapping his cat-like otouto in his arms. "I don't know what I can say that won't embarrass you, Sasuke."
Sasuke returned the hug. Nuzzling the black fur of Itachi's costume. It would be obvious to other people what they were suppose to be. The only one who didn't understand was Sasuke, because he was too young to know those things just yet. But Itachi knew, it was his idea after all. Yin and Yang. Light and Dark. Black and White. It was exactly how Itachi saw them both. His otouto was the Yin to Itachi's Yang, the good to his dark, haunted past and present.
The ten year old stood up, positioning Sasuke on his hip as he walked out into the living room where their parents were waiting. Mikoto covered her hand with her mouth, hiding the smile she had on her face. "Oh! Don't you two look adorable!" She then placed the hand over her heart. "I have to take a photo. Fugaku, hold their bags for me, dear." Mikoto announced placing the bags into her husbands hands.
Sasuke turned his face away, hiding inside his aniki's neck. "Mootherrr!" He whined completely embarrassed. Itachi smiled warmly at his otouto, placing a hand on the side of Sasuke's face and turned it to face the camera. "Come one, Sasuke. Just one photo." The ten year old said as he smiled at the camera.
Click!
Flash!
"Oh, how sweet!"
Fugaku shook his head at his wife, a smirk on his usual, expressionless face. "Now remember Itachi, keep an eye on your brother. Don't let him wonder off. And Sasuke- Behave for Itachi. Alright?"
The two Uchiha brothers nodded. "Yes, father. " They said in unison grabbing their bags and walked out the door.
"Nii-san! Where should we go first?"
"Anywhere you want to go, otouto."
They walked up to a house, his otouto looked a little nervous as he hesitated on going any further. Itachi put an arm around Sasuke shoulders, reassuring him it was fine and that he was there. They made there way toward the lady that had a bowl full of candy.
"Trick or Treat." Sasuke said shyly.
"The sky is blue, the grass is green. May we have our Halloween?"
The woman looked almost as surprised by the sentence as Sasuke was. "What an interesting way to say Trick or Treat, where did you hear that phrase, Itachi?"
"I read it from a book a couple of months ago."
"Well, it was very well spoken, Itachi. And I just have to say your costume are the cutest things I've ever seen." She said placing three pieces of candy inside their bags.
Sasuke grinned from ear to ear. He jumped up and down. "Thank you!"
The lady nodded her head, smiling. And they walked away. The two boys spent two more hours going from house to house, getting as much candy as their bags could carry. When they found it was getting hard to close them, Itachi and his otouto stopped to rest. Sitting on the ground cross-legged, they rummaged through their candy.
"We got a lot of sweets!" The five year old said happily. Shoving his hand into the bag and pulling out a piece. Itachi smiled. "Yes, we did. Did you have fun, Sasuke?"
"Yep! I always have fun when your around, Nii-san!"
"I do too, otouto." The ten year old stated, looking up at the starry nighttime sky. These moments with Sasuke is what he cherished the most. Just him and his little brother, Itachi could ask for anything-"
"Ahh!"
He jumped at the sudden noise, jerking his head toward Sasuke.
What the..?
Sasuke was coughing, tears of pain falling down his face. But what was worse, was that his otouto was bleeding profusely, it poured out through his hands and dripped onto the cold dirt below them.
Itachi was in front of his brother's face in an instant. "Sasuke! What's wrong?" The young boy just continued to cough and wheeze. He tried to move Sasuke's hands out off of his mouth, but his otouto refused. To tense to move his body. Itachi was beside himself, completely utterly terrified as tears filled his eyes.
"Sasuke, let me see what's wrong!" He pleaded putting his hands on the back of his brother's face. But Sasuke wasn't listening. He let out a noise that was between a strangled cough and a sob. Itachi had to bit his lip hard to keep from panicking. He pried his otouto's hand away from his mouth.
He gently inspected Sasuke's mouth, from the bright moonlight above them Itachi got a very good look at the inside of his brother's mouth. There were deep long cuts covering all over Sasuke's cheeks, tongue, gums, and in the back of his throat as well. His otouto's body quaked with pain, he sobbed. Bowing his head low.
"Otouto!" He exclaimed. Picking Sasuke up in his arms and bolting down the road, he ran to the most logical place. The hospital. He bursted through the door. "HELP!" Itachi screamed out desperately. "Please!"
A few nurses came towards him. He tried to explained what happened and nearly growled at one of the ladies when they took Sasuke out of his arms and placed him on a gurney. They all rushed down the hall, the chattering rambled over one another. Itachi was vaguely aware of the doctor asking him what happened. The ten year old shook his head, because he had no idea how this happened.
His otouto's eyes stared at his, they held confusion, pain, and fear. "Ita-nii..."
"Sasuke!" Itachi cried, reaching his hand out, attempting to take his brother's hand in his. But a nurse got in his way. "I'm sorry." She stated sadly. "But this is as far as you can go."
And then the doors shut in his face. He stood there looking through the glass window as they wheeled his little brother away. Itachi walked backward, his back hitting the wall, he wasted no time sliding down it and on to the floor.
"Otouto..." He whispered putting his head in his hands.Please. Please let him be alright. Let him live.. Just- Please, Sasuke. Don't die, don't leave...
"Itachi!"
He looked up. "Shisui..." Itachi's voice was above a whisper. The thirteen year old knelt down in front of him. "What are-?"
"I came as soon as I was informed from the other ANBU members." Shisui said. He put a hand on Itachi's shoulder. "What happened?"
"Sasuke..." He mumbled but said nothing else. Shisui's eyes widened when he heard that name. "Tell me everything."
So Itachi told him, told him everything up till the moment where Sasuke's mouth started bleeding. "He just kept coughing up blood, there were cuts all over the inside of his mouth, and I ran here as fast as I could...I don't understand what happened."
"I think I do."
Itachi gazed at Shisui silently allowing him to continue. "A few months ago, we got three reports from different Villages stating the very same thing. Like Sasuke, it involved children. Three to be exact. Their symptoms were the exactly the same as your brother's. Cuts inside the mouth and throat, profuse blood pouring out and coughing. And this was the strangest part us, the cause of the cuts were from chewed glass."
The ten year old's eyes became as huge as saucers. "Glass?"
Shisui nodded. "When the two kids came too and were questioned, they stated that they were given some free candy by an unknown person. They said that in the very middle of the candy, they received had clear jagged slits and circles. The kids just thought that it was just sugar crystals so when they put them in their mouths and bit down... Well, you know the rest."
"Shisui, you said there were three children."
His friend cringed. "The third kid died a few hours after he was found. He was a street kid, and he was given more candy then the rest of the kids in the other Villages. He was starved so even though he knew something was wrong, he just kept eating and eating..."
Itachi closed his eyes. "Why would someone do that to children!?"
Shisui gave his shoulder a squeeze. "There are some sick people out there, my friend. People who enjoy seeing kids be in pain and die."
Itachi was visibly shaking now. "Please tell me you caught the person."
Shisui sighed. "If we did then Sasuke wouldn't be like this. I'm sorry, Itachi but with these kinds of things there's really nothing we can do. There could be one person or it could be a whole gang of people doing this, and it's not like we can go around the whole world and question everyone. We'd never get anywhere. Your smart enough now to know that."
The ten year old put his head in his hands once again. "Hey." His best friend said. "I know what your thinking. And don't. Alright? Sasuke isn't going to die, okay? There's a difference between your brother and that kid. He was alone, he had no one there. He had no parents, no siblings or friends. Sasuke had you. You were there for Sasuke. And you got him here in time."
"He's going to be traumatized..."
"Yeah, he probably will be. But he'll be alive. Isn't that enough?"
Without any hesitation. Itachi nodded. "It's always enough."
The doors opened suddenly. And the doctor stepped out. "Are you-"
"Is Sasuke going to be alright?" Itachi asked franticly shooting up like a top. He stared at the doctor wanting answers.
"He's going to be fine. He swallowed some of the glass, but we were able to get it out without causing his insides any harm. Thankfully he will still be able to talk. We healed his throat and mouth as best we could. Though they will be sore for a month or two. When he's able to leave, make sure he eats soft food, nothing with salt or any kind of spice in it. Understood?"
Itachi nodded.
The doctor stepped out of the way. "You can go see him if you like."
The ten year old looked down at the floor, suddenly unable to move. "I-" He felt the same hand on his shoulder as before, he looked at Shisui, who smiled. "Go on Itachi. I'll explained what happened to the doctor and then go tell your parents. You need to see for yourself that he's going to be okay with your own eyes."
Itachi gave his friend a grateful smile. "Thank you, Shisui."
The thirteen year old gave him grinned at him. "What are best friends for."
He began to walk down the hallway towards his brother's room-
"And Itachi-"
Itachi turned. "Yes?"
"Nice costume by the way."
Itachi pressed his lips together, trying his hardest to keep his face expressionless, he turned around an continued walking.
...
...
He stood outside the door to Sasuke's room. He was terrified. That much was clear. But why? This was his otouto, he had no reason to be afraid. Was it because he felt guilty? That he felt like he couldn't face Sasuke, knowing he could've, should've done more?
Taking a deep breathe and preparing himself for what he might see, Itachi went inside. His eyes immediately fell on his brother, who was laying on the bed fast asleep. As he got closer, Itachi noticed the white bandages wrapped around Sasuke's neck, it was just a precaution, just in case.
The older Uchiha made his over to the chair the was next to Sasuke's bed, slowly sitting down, he took his otouto's hand in his. Itachi stared at his face, his little brother's sweet, innocent face and felt horrible all over again. "Sasuke..." He whispered, voice sad and guilt ridden. "I am so sorry. I'm sorry this happened to you. It shouldn't of, not to you, not to my little brother." Tears filled his vision, and fell free down his cheeks. He couldn't help it. Even if their father was here right now, telling him to stop being weak, he wouldn't listen. Because he can't stop showing these types of emotions, not when he was around Sasuke, because Sasuke brought out the best in him. Brought out the emotions that Fugaku tried to tenderize into nothing.
The Yin to his Yang.
Why did this have to happen? Why could the world leave his brother alone? He was smart, kind, and innocent, he didn't deserve this. Itachi placed his forehead against his otouto's hand and closed his eyes. Then he felt it. The light return squeeze of the hand he was holding. Itachi stood up, face hovering over Sasuke's.
"Otouto?"
Small black eyes fluttered open. Sasuke smiled weakly and Itachi returned it. "N-Ni-Nii-san." He rasped out, wincing a little. The ten year old placed a hand on his cheek and rubbed it gently. A few tears slipped out of his eyes and landed on Sasuke's forehead and cheek. The five year old saw the distress his aniki was in, lifting his own hand, he mimicked what his nii-san did for him.
"A-A-nik-i?"
The older boy leaned into Sasuke's small, smooth hand. "I'm...I'm sorry, otouto. I should have known that candy was dangerous. I wasn't thinking...Wasn't thinking that candy could cause this... It should have been me, not you. Sasuke, never you."
"S-S'oay."
Itachi leaned down and place his forehead on his beloved little brother's for a minute or two. Then he hugged him, climbing into the bed and wrapping his arms around the boy, protectively. His body shook as he cried against Sasuke.
This should be the other way around, it should be Itachi comforting Sasuke, like he has always done before. But instead, for the first time it was his little brother comforting him. It was Sasuke that wrapped his arms around Itachi, that was rubbing his back and his hair.
He cried for three minutes. But then soon the sounds stopped and Itachi laid on his back with Sasuke resting his head on his chest. Four pairs of arms still embraced one another.
"I-I-Ita?"
"Yes?"
"I do-don't like sw-sweets anymore."
The ten year old closed his eyes. He was afraid of this, though he can't blame his otouto for not liking candy anymore. Itachi pressed his cheek against Sasuke's head and pulled him closer. "I know, otouto. I know. But you know what? That's okay. I love you regardless." The five year old nuzzled Itachi's still costumed chest. He let out a raspy sigh of contentment.
The two of them then fell asleep...
AN: Holy crap, this turned out to be longer than I expected. Oh well.
I got idea from when my mom told me that at one point either before I was born or after, that there were some people who would, in fact, found a way to stick glass inside candy and give them to kids on Halloween and cause of kids going to various house, it was impossible to find out who actually did it.
i don't know about you guys but THAT would be the reason why I would never touch a piece of candy again.! DX
Anyway did you guys notice that I not only gave you brotherly love, but I also gave you best buddy friendship between Itachi and Shisui?
I swear if I find or if someone draws Itachi and Sasuke in black and white kitty suits I'll scream, cause that's actually what this was mainly going to be about, Itachi in a black furry kitty suit, and just him and Sasuke getting candy. Then for some reason that idea popped in my head. And I just added it to the drabble.
I hope you guys enjoyed it, please leave a review. They always make my day!
And I'll see you guys soon.