Hey every one! I'm sorry for taking so long to submit this... My computer hates me... I hope everyone enjoys this short chapter(I'm also sorry for how short this chapter is -.-). I love all of my readers and will try to subit more chapters soon!


I quickly find the towels and make my way to the bath. It's a good thing that it is so early in the morning, because I am in my boxers; I don't think anyone saw me. I slip out of those said boxers and place them out of water's reach before sliding into the warm water. It's so warm and relaxing that I catch myself drifting off to sleep. No! You mustn't sleep, you promised Itachi! I cup my hands and pour water over my hair.

"What to do?" I say aloud.

I am so confused. I guess I could accept Itachi. But could I forget the pain; leave it all behind? Should I surrender to my every hidden desire? I really have always loved him; sometimes so much that I took every ounce of my strength to not run to him. And now I really want to believe him; I want him to love me again. But could he really be truthful? He has always known what to say to get me to bend to his will...

I quite literally jump out of the water and get dressed. Once dressed I storm out of the bath house, like a man on a mission. I run past a baffled Kisame.

"Hey, kid done alrea-... Wait what's the rush!"

I just keep going as Kisame catches me grumbling something about "stupid kids". I slide the door to our room quickly to find Itachi eerily sitting in one of the many chairs that are scattered throughout our room. He's just sitting as still as a statue staring at the door. He was waiting, and would have been waiting until I returned.

"Itachi!" I gasp as I quickly slide the door closed behind me. "What are you doing?"

"Nothing, nothing..." He just waves my question away. "Have you come to a decision, my brother?

"You!"

"Me what, you idiot!" Itachi snorts to my one word answer; obviously that was not what he wanted to hear from me. He wanted to hear what I decided and what I am thinking.

"I want to stay with you. You were right; I am just like your shadow. I can't leave you be." I look up to his eyes. "I can't really explain what's going through my head, but it's revolving around you. I can't leave you behind or forget you. Here's my surrender. Nothing could replace the years that we missed, but maybe we can fill that void somehow."

"Well, you spoke..." Sighs Itachi. "You spoke what I hoped you would."

I look at Itachi in disbelieve. After all I said he still shows no reaction. He's the same as he's always been; the same that he was when we were kids.

"What do we do now?" I ask him.

"We will have to run"

"Run?" I say.

"Yes, Sasuke, we will have to run." Itachi says, patience growing thin.

"Why." I say confused.

"You are really as dumb as you look aren't you?" He says as he puts his hand over his eyes. "I am an s-ranked missing ninja wanted for murder. You are a not so well ranked missing ninja. Konoha cannot continue to rescue you while you are in my presence. They will lose your 'kidnapped' status and will start considering you a missing ninja. To the point, if found you and I both will be arrested. I thought you knew all of this..."

"I, uh..."

"I wonder about you some times. Honestly brother I didn't think you were this stupid. For you to be top of your class the rest of those kids must be complete idiots. Honestly!" Itachi says bluntly.

I feel myself turning red. I'm not really that stupid, am I? I wonder what Itachi is thinking. Is he happy that I want to be with him?

"What are you thinking brother; what are you thinking?"

"I'm thinking about you Sasuke; what did you thing I was thinking? I am thinking about what trials will be in our future. I may seem like a heartless bastard Sasuke, but I have had to become this over the years. I do still care what happens." Itachi never seemed more truthful.

I walk up to Itachi and lean close to him. He really does care. I look him in the eyes and stand on my tip-toes, leaning in to kiss him. Before I can reach his lips Itachi puts his hand over mine. I look too him with this confused look. He just shakes his head and turns to walk away. As he turns I see the hint of a smile forming on his lips. I laugh to myself. My brother really is confusing sometimes...


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