I want to see you today. In the moment I heard your voice, and now that we are finally together- it doesn't matter what anyone said or has to say. Here only our love exists and will prevail. No matter if it's called forbidden.

Junai No Bad Romance

XV

Itachi and Sasuke came to a disagreement.

The two of them had been having a fun time since their weeklong date started, but right now, both of them could do nothing but argue. The reason alone was because there was still something in their relationship that couldn't seem to be resolved. Although Sasuke promised Itachi not to doubt them, Sasuke still was insecure. There was a fine boundary both of them had crossed, and that one was the one of being brothers to lover. Yet, Itachi didn't know how to make his brother feel less insecure in their relationship, because he didn't understand what there was to be insecure.

"We're brothers,"

"So what,"

When Itachi said that, Sasuke couldn't help but just walk away. That was all he had done. Walked away from his problems and from his accepting what his brother had said. Yeah, they were brothers. So what. It didn't matter.

Sasuke couldn't quite place it. He needed time to think, but something told him, he alone was the one complicating things. He knew this, but at least he knew he was. He just wished that he could get himself out of his mood.

"Are you just going to sit there and keep ignoring me? You know you are wasting your time if you are just here to sit around for no reason," Kyuubi glared at the woman in front of him. She was his therapist that he had promised Naruto to see. His little brother worked fast when it came to getting people help and he was not the exception. He truly had been hoping that Naruto would just drop it, guess he was wrong. Although now he was wishing bit time that he had not agreed to see a therapist. "Let's get to the root of the problem then," she said her voice soft, "Are you running away from a problem?"

Kyuubi sighed, crossing his arms and looking down. There was something that he had not told anyone. There was something deep in him that he had not let go no matter how much he tried to push the past behind him. You know the saying; Life is too short to get stuck in the past. Taking a deep breath he decided that he it was about time he let it go. "I was starting my second year at college," he said, "and I met this girl. She drugged me, and raped me. I only found out because it had been videotaped and that had made it around the campus, I was so humiliated."

The therapist nodded. "She took advantage of you, and left you vulnerable."

"Yeah, she stripped me of my dignity. It was mortifying."

"Did you press any charges?"

"Should I have?" Kyuubi shrugged. "I wasn't going to get my dignity nor my pride back was I? There was no recompasation for what she had done." Kyuubi sighed. "I'm worthless." The therapist sighed.

"You are not worthless, don't place yourself down. Apparently there is something else bothering you other than just being taken advantage of. Would you like to explain? Because I can assure you that you are not worthless" She gave him a small smile that she hoped will show that she understood and cared about him. She wanted to show him that she was here to help and that he should not be scared to speak more.

"No, I am, I don't know what I want in life. I keep thinking that things will finally get better if I leave home, if I come back maybe things would be different, but nothing but sadness follows me around. I am worthless, so fucking worthless" Kyuubi looked down at his hands. He just wasn't syre what he was doing anymore.

"Why is that?"

He hated how she always questioned him. "Why is what?"

"Why is it that you feel that sadness follows you around?" Kyuubi simply shrugged but the therapist didn't even bat an eyelash, she was ready to press even more into it. "Your brother told me about what you told him and what concern him, and I have to wonder, what were you trying to prove by kissing him."

Kyuubi didn't know what to say, "Nothing," he mumbled. He hadn't meant to kiss Naruto, but the urge had been there. "I wanted to kiss him." He finally confessed, "I've always been fascinated with my own brother, that's why I left. That's why I leave. Its best that I leave." Kyuubi started to feel the panic swell up in his chest the same way that it had when he had realized he had an odd attraction to his brother. It had to be insanely sick, and he knew that his own feelings were never going to be returned. All this time, jealousy of seeing his brother with another was driving him mad!

The therapist withheld her own opinions and her own thoughts on incest. "You are in love with your brother?" she said softly. Although, she had never expected the session to take on this twist of events, a least she had gotten to the root of the problem faster than expected. She could already understand that everything Kyuubi did and the reason why it was all negative was because he had leading feelings for his broher that he was denying at every turn. It would be easy to deny them, but it would be a lot better to actually deal with them and embrace them.

That was fear though, and that was what fear did to people. It held them back and kept them back. This caused suffering and for a person to flail in life. Kyuubi needed help, and she had no idea how she could help him deal and sort with his emotions if he was not willing to accept them. So she had to get him to accept it. He was in love with his younger brother.

Kyuubi nodded, but then shook his head. "No, I can't be. It's wrong! That's why I leave." He repeated.

The therapist sighed. "Leaving is you running away from your problems, if you truly want this to be resolved you will have to confess to your brother and get rejected so you can begin to let go and move on"

Kyuubi wanted to protest. "But I…"

"You have to grow past your fear of your brother's rejection. Your brother cares for you, I'm sure he'll help you move on,"

Kyuubi didn't want help moving on, "But I…"

"You have to let go."

"But…" Kyuubi numbly nodded his head. But he didn't want to.

"Just tell him how you feel about him, it will make you feel so much better if you do" She smiled.

He couldn't. HE left years ago to forget his brother but instead he ended up getting in a mess himself. He'd return searching for a comfort outlet and who else than the sweet Mikoto. She was always so warn with him. She was like a mother, but not his mother. He'd wanted her to be the one he loved. He delusion himself to believe that she was the one he loved. Instead, he came here to learn that he was still painfully attracted to his younger brother. Despite how much he denied it. The truth hurt and his heart was breaking. He couldn't even escape it. As long as he was here, he wasn't going to find an escape. He should have never returned in the first place.

"Do you understand Kyuubi?" The therapist asked.

"Yeah, okay…I'll tell him." He mumbled.

Happy with his response, the therapist started to go over her clock board and all of her papers, "Alright, today we made good progress, now let's schedule in your next session so we can analyze how things go." She said, and hummed. "How about next Thursday at two."

It was around six in the afternoon when Itachi found Sasuke in the living room, watching television. The day had gone to waste without them actually doing anything, but Itachi felt like he finally understood his little brother. He had then decided to make some plans with him and set a date. He wanted to be able to show his brother how much he meant to him, and he wanted to truly place an end to his brother's doubts. Why there would be any was beyond him, but one thing was for sure, he was not about to let something as foolish at that break what they had.

Sasuke barely glanced Itachi's way when he felt him come near him and sit beside him. There was tense silence between them, but finally Itachi gave in. "I'm sorry otouto, I've not been the best boyfriend."

Sasuke frowned. Finally he turned to his older brother, no longer being able to ignore him. "Yes you have. But I haven't been the best boyfriend; I keep picking fights with you for no reason. I just," Sasuke shrugged. Maybe there had to be something between brother and boyfriend, but when it came to them it felt like they were brothers who kissed and did everything together. "I just don't understand why,"

Itachi sighed, and leaned in to kiss his floundering otouto. "I love you so much Sasuke," he said, and smirked when he saw his brother's flushed face. "Tomorrow is our last day here; let's go to the Relanpago…Separately." Itachi touched his hand to Sasuke's soft cheek. "Tomorrow at eight, I'll be right there waiting for you,"

Sasuke pouted. "Why not just go there together?"

Itachi ruffled his hair, "It's a surprise otouto."

Sasuke sighed. His brother/boyfriend was the best. Why was he complicating things? Was it because they had jumped from brothers to acting like a married couple? Without a second thought, he leaned into Itachi and hugged him nuzzling into his chest, sighing contently. Maybe it wasn't just the jump or the end of something that was grand. Things were never normal when it involved them. It wouldn't work any other way if it was not abnormal. Even if they did sometimes do things backwards, or sideways, they did them together. "I love you Itachi,"

Itachi hugged him back, nuzzling Sasuke's own raven hair. "I love you too Sasuke."

For the rest of the evening, the two of them decided to go have dinner together, and then watch some more television before going to bed. In the end, they had fallen asleep in the couch. Itachi had woken up at three in the morning and picked his brother up and took him to bed before snuggling into him again. Although he had already planned what he was going to do before his little brother woke up the next morning.

It was seven at night when Naruto returned home.

He was a little surprise to come to a dark house, with no one in it. For a moment he wondered where his brother could be. Turning on the lights and finding a note on the coffee table in the living room. When he neared it and lifted it to read, he found that it had only one simple word and that was 'goodbye.' Naruto was not sure what it meant, or why it would only say that with no explanation, but looking around and not seeing Kyuubi's stuff, it was clear what it meant to say.

Naruto still didn't want to believe it. He pulled out his cell phone and decided to call his brother, but all he got was the answering machine, and not even a ring. The phone was probably off.

It couldn't be. Naruto fell back in the couch, sitting with worry etched on his face.

Kyuubi was gone.

Because it's easy to ignore, and let go, but it isn't easy to accept, and sometimes relationships hurt, it hurts, because it doesn't always end up all fairy tale and roses nor happy endings.

This was SO decided last minute. But the next chapter is the last chapter. :) Thank you to all that have been reading and enjoying this story. It means alot. But don't be sad, a new story will replace this one. That's the good thing of things ending ne? I'll try to post the next chapter soon.