Day 8

Time keeps moving, seconds to minutes, and minutes to hours and days. Every single day we learn something new, we feel something new, and we search for something new. It never stops moving, and if you do not move with it, you will be left behind. Stuck in a world of ignorance, silence, and without change.

You'll be the last one left out.

Every day that goes by, I know that I am not allowed to see you.

I have missed you, missed you growing up, and missed you becoming the person you were supposed to become.

But I'm not the only one who is lost, other people out there are just as lost as I am. I'll find you though, I'll find you.

Don't give up on me, nor us. I promise you, we will be together again. We will. And we'll be happy.

Chapter 8

Anticipation

Obito had not spoken.

Itachi could not understand his cousin, the man last night had not dealt the cards, only turned his back on him and cried. Itachi was sure that he had not hurt him, but still, it did scare him. It continued as much as they left for home, and once there he had requested his father's advice. Itachi was pissed off, but something told him that things were about to change. He walked into the kitchen and looked at the cup half full with milk that he had come to expect every morning now, and was glad to see it there.

It seemed to be such an appeasing thing that he still could not understand. His finger gingerly ran the rim of the cup and sighed. "Sasuke" Life would be so much more fun with his younger brother here, just like the good old days.

At least, that is what he hoped.

Later that day

Shisui could hardly sleep at the moment, the music that had played last night was still dancing in his veins like a livewire. He felt himself tremble with lingering excitement, last night Sasuke had told him that homecoming was only a one-night event of every year and it would not be occurring any time soon and had promised to introduce him to Akihime Asakura. Deciding that he was not going to get any sleep soon, he stood.

His room was dark, as he walked to the window he opened it and his room changed. It was no longer his room, but he had been in it before, it was Obito's. He closed the window once more and in the dark shadows, the room changed back to his. This is what separated them, the light and the darkness. Shaking his head Shisui walked out only to bump into Obito who was coming in. His cousin glared and pushed him back inside. "We have a problem"

"What?" Shisui said as he allowed himself to drop on the bed, Obito opened the window but rolled his eyes when also Shisui disappeared along with the room. He closed it again and pulled him out of the bed and opened the window once more.

"Anyway, Itachi is restless now"

"You mean he's"

"Yes, he's going to start searching for his mate soon, and it is Sasuke, I don't know if he is ready" Obito bit into his lower lip "Fugaku and Mikoto are also having their annual anniversary, and it's going to start at six, ridding into the night. We have to make sure Sasuke does not get up today" they all understood, that was the one day of the year that their uncle and aunt spent day and night together and hated it being interrupted. They would disregard their children to have their passion-filled day.

"But school, Sasuke won't want to miss it"

"There is no school this upcoming week, Sasuke will be free to hang out with his weird friend Kimimaro who always comes and picks him up on days like these, they usually party it out in clubs" Shisui made a face.

"You know, for living in a quiet time such as the night, you guys get lucky to go out to party and dance to loud music in lights" Obito made a face this time, unsure of how to take what Shisui just had said. The night was night; it was the best time in the whole world. Ideas were born in the night. Still, he understood that they were not allowed to be loud most of the time…

"You see, we are not used to loud noises, but when we party…its complicated okay. We only get a short month filled with sound that we kind of expect it. Afterwards it all study and silence once again." Obito shrugged "And we get easily startled when we hear a loud and unfamiliar sound as well, when things are supposed to be silent. Still, you could call it a conditioning, the homecoming is designed to kind of hypnotize us and get us all riled up" Obito shrugged "you can expect Sasuke to be more lively than usual, feistier, and friskier, and dangerous, so be careful"

Shisui was scared to hear more, he only nodded his head and then changed the subject "So, what are we going to do about Sasuke tonight? I mean, if what you just said is true, then Sasuke is not going to stay in bed" It was also obvious with the fact that it was still day and that Shisui had no desire to sleep.

"That is not really a problem, Sasuke is easily subdued when he trusts people, thing is Itachi…he's starting to worry me" Shisui nodded his head. His cousin was in pain and he was still searching for his younger brother, something he still could not understand. Why was Itachi so attached to a boy he hardly even knew, why was he still calling him his younger brother when they had not seen or spoken to each other for so many years. They were practically strangers.

Yet, at the same time, he had not talked to his cousin Obito for so long, but he was no stranger. Was it like this for Itachi? Sasuke did not even remember Itachi though, and that could hurt Itachi if he was expecting a warm-hearted reunion. "This is killing my head." Obito shrugged.

"We just have to make sure that if Itachi plans to stay awake, that we make sure he doesn't head to bed until morning"

"Why, what would happen if he came into his room during the night?"

"He'll find Sasuke in his bed"

"Oh" there was a knock on the door and Obito shoved Shisui on the floor.

"Yes!" he called out.

"Cousin, Kakashi-wanna-be-sensei is here to come and molest you" Itachi called through the door.

"ITACHI! That is not true, don't listen to him" Kakashi said from a farther distance from Itachi, Itachi chuckled, surprising Shisui.

"Ne cousin, do you have any tape" Shisui and Obito looked to each other.

"No"

"Okay" Shisui turned to Obito with a startled look.

"What the hell did you do to him? Itachi never chuckles, let alone smile." Obito pushed Shisui away and hissed.

"I didn't do a thing, he just suddenly in a good mood." As he grabbed his wallet he walked out and turned to Shisui, "I'll ask Kakashi" With that he shut the door and walked down stairs. The silver haired man was waiting there, his hair actually combed and he looked neat. The silver haired man pulled him close and kissed him a greeting. "Wait" Obito managed after some time.

"What?"

"What did you do to Itachi?"

"Huh, nothing" He thought back, "I was let in by one of the maids and walked by the kitchen he was looking at a half full glass of milk. He seemed intrigued by it" Kakashi shrugged "Once he noticed I was there he glared at me and I asked him if he could call you. He didn't even speak a word to me" Kakashi looked at his now boyfriend as he contemplated what he had just heard.

"A half cup full of milk." Kakashi decided to pull the man out the door and to his Lamborghini, Obito was not even aware of what was going on around him as he thought about what Kakashi had just said. Why would a half cup of milk mean a lot to Itachi, it made no sense to him. Soon he noticed that they had reached their destination, a small restaurant where couples or even friends came to eat, a secluded small area.

Kakashi had gotten out of the car in a rush and was there to open his door before he could do it himself, the gesture making Kakashi look like such a gentleman. He glanced up at the silver haired man and frowned as he got out "You don't always have to open my door for me you know, I can do it myself" With that, he slammed the door closed.

Kakashi pulled down his mask and said "I know" Then he reached out and pulled Obito close "But I can't help wanting to treat you as my prince." Obito blushed as Kakashi leaned over him and his breath brushed his lips.

"Kakashi" he whispered, and then Kakashi was pulling him along. His mind was fogged up and his heart was racing fast in his chest. He could not believe how lucky he felt. The pain he had felt before when he was alone in the dark was gone, when he remembered how Kakashi had once rejected him and now he felt that his world was spinning around.

He was not sure where this was going to lead them.

How far and how deep these feelings were going to go, he just knew he could not wait to follow them. They both entered the restaurant and were engulfed by the chatter and all the warmth that was around them, Kakashi led him to a table and allowed him to sit. "I am going to go order for us, alright" Obito nodded. "Anything that you might want in particular" Obito shrugged.

"I don't know, I have never been here"

"Good then, I'll make sure to order you something good then" With that, Kakashi went on, Obito looked all around. The place was painted a low pink with warm peach colors and there were at least five different televisions on every corner, showing music videos of many kinds. The booths were small, people were lost in their own little world talking with each other and eating heartedly. When he heard the door open, he glanced to see who else was coming in. It was a browned haired male who looked tired, wait, he knew him. Umino Iruka.

The brown haired male looked sad as he made his way to order, his eyes seemed to lit up as soon as he saw Kakashi and then Obito understood. Umino Iruka was in love with Hatake Kakashi, if that was even possible, since they were one in the same, day dwellers. Obito narrowed his eyes as felt jealousy run through him, but he did not allow it to overrun him. He knew better, after all, Iruka was probably still looking for himself. With disdain he watched as Iruka walked over to Kakashi and loudly announced himself with "I never expected to see you here"

"Yeah me neither" Kakashi said back with a grin. He looked at peace, the look on his face as if he was looking at an old friend.

"You eating alone?" Iruka asked a small blush on his cheeks at the thought of eating alone with Kakashi. At that point Obito felt as though he should stand up from his chair and leave, perhaps let them have this date, let them have this moment and see if anything changes. He would love to say that Kakashi is his, but he had been rejected long ago, and he knew how that felt.

Then Kakashi had to say something stupid that pulled at his heartstrings.

"No, I'm here with my baby Obito" He turned to him with a proud smile "It's a date" And it had his heart pounding in his ears. A heavy and warm feeling that was hard for him to even describe. He then watched Iruka turn to him, a frown and glare on his face, clear disappointment etched all over it. He looked as though he had just been stabbed in the heart. He then turned to Kakashi, a fake smile playing on his lips.

"Can I join you guys?" Kakashi hesitated; he looked torn between inviting his good friend and just being alone with Obito. He looked up to look at Obito, it was best Obito thought if he did invite him over. He wanted to have a talk with Iruka. He wanted Iruka to see that Kakashi belonged to him. He nodded his head.

"Sure" Kakashi said.

"Great" Iruka smirked secretly. This was just perfect. Perhaps he could use this invitation to his advantage, and get Kakashi right from under that little snotty Obito's nose.

The food was ordered and soon they were all sitting together. It was occasionally that Kakashi would try to feed Obito something and Obito shyly accepted it. It seemed to drive Iruka crazy but Obito found himself not caring. When he saw that Iruka was about to snap his spoon in half, Obito turned his attention to him "So, Umino-san, why are you still here?" Obito asked as he took a sip from his coke.

"What do you mean?" the brunet asked, his eye twitching as if Obito had just asked him why he even decided to eat with them. It angered him, who did Obito think he was coming into his life and stealing Kakashi away from him.

"Why are you still up in the day" Iruka's face faltered.

"What do…you mean"

"Aren't you going to go look for your ideal lover?" Obito asked. "When are you going to go search for them, you know, during the night?"

"I…uh, don't know what you are talking about" Iruka said, painted confusion dancing on his face.

Kakashi tilted his head.

"Yeah, what are you talking about Obito" Obito tilted his head as well and then leaned forward.

"I once lived during the night" He said, "I worked during the night and did everything during the night. It is so different from the day. Especially school and the heightened noise, and the slow strangled moods" Obito leaned back "Still, If me and Kakashi manage to work out, we'll be able to share both worlds with each other. It'll be special and something between us, I just find it strange you have not found someone to share it with" Now that he thought about it, it could become confusing.

With night Dwellers going into the day, depending on their status, and Day dwellers going into the night as well, do to their past time. On some occasions having to do with the desperation felt when they needed to find their other half. Well…No one had gone searching for Shisui, so he had to be the one to search. Also, tonight was going to be interesting.

It was going to be his uncles and aunts anniversary party.

Sasuke was not going to wake tonight.

A thought suddenly struck him.

"Quit talking nonsense" Iruka suddenly said and Obito shook his head to dismiss that.

"Why don't you come to the celebration that my aunt and uncle are going to be throwing tonight?" He asked. "It promises to be fun…that is, if you are not afraid to not go to bed by your assigned time, the night will be young"

Iruka looked from both Kakashi and Obito…

Nights…they were nothing but danger. But perhaps, he could get a night of passion out of Kakashi if he played his cards right… "Alright, I will go," he said.

"Marvelous" Obito said. However, he could see that Iruka was feeling bitter.

Later that Evening

"Are you going to stay up tonight?" Obito asked Itachi as they sat in the kitchen table, away from the main room where the party was already being held.

"Mother and father have given me the permission to do so, so I will," he said. "I wouldn't be able to sleep anyways," Itachi added as he looked to the side. His eyes landed on the half-finished cup of milk, but he did not say anything about it as he watch Obito clean the counter of the sugar he had dropped. He had not moved the cup of milk at all, waiting to see what would happen to it. And if it would take all night, then he would stay up and see what would happen to it.

He already had his theory.

"That's worrisome" Obito said, "You need your sleep"

"Well, I am not tired" Slow classic music filled the air around them. Obito looked around and then nodded his head.

"The night is wild," Obito commented out of nowhere and Itachi arched an eyebrow. Obito did not pay him much mind as he stood up and walked away. "I have to go do something," he said as he left. Itachi just sat there staring at the cup, and then he stood up and headed over to the party. Maybe all he needed was to forget now.

Obito on the other hand was worried, Sasuke might be restless tonight. He entered his room just in time to see it change and Shisui was there. "Hmm, oh damn, it's time to get up" his cousin mumbled and nearly fell off the bed when he saw Obito looming over him. "What the!"

"Shisui, we have a problem"

"What!" He snapped.

"Loud"

"Forgot"

"Anyways" Obito tugged at his shirt "Sasuke is going to be restless, the night, it's going to be wild, we will have a problem if he wakes up!" There was a knock at the door. "Who is it?" he called as he shoved Shisui under the covers.

"Cousin, Kakashi is here to molest you again"

"Very funny Itachi, tell him I'll be out in a few minutes" Obito responded. Itachi on the other side crossed his arms and sighed. He was so bored.

"Well, hurry because some other man is with him and he seems to be flirting" this caused panic in Obito as he pushed Shisui away and ran to the door. He opened it and looked at Itachi, with wide eyes.

"Keep an eye on him for me, please?" Itachi gave him an odd look.

"Can't you do it?"

"Just please?" Itachi shrugged and headed back down stairs. Obito sighed and nearly shrieked as he was pulled back inside.

"You are not worried that Kakashi might leave you! Go get him"

"I can't, besides, it was just a distraction to keep Itachi out from up stairs" He said "bathe, get dressed, we might need to sneak Sasuke out and you might need to keep him company" Obito quickly spoke. "Can you handle that?"

"Sure, just go and enjoy the party, distract Itachi. I'll bathe fast and leave" He started to push Obito out of the room. Obito hissed and glared back over his shoulder.

"Use the back door" he said, "The party is being held in the main living room around the kitchen and over the bottom rooms, make sure Sasuke does not even catch a glimpse of it!"

"What!"

"It's nothing to be surprised at!" Obito argued.

"Not that! There's a back door?" Shisui was still in disbelief.

"Yes" Obito narrowed his eyes "Just go down stairs, avoid entering the living room, just keep going under the stairs until you reach the end of the hall. There is another room there, and that room, on the other side is a closet door and a back door that leads outside" Shisui nodded his head.

"Alright" he said. Obito was pushed out and he hissed once again as the door was closed on his face. That was his room as well!

"Damn" he said angrily and stomped away.

Meanwhile, in Sasuke's room. The sun had sunk behind the clouds and mountains. Shades of purple and became deepened to a black color. And he was there now, no longer was it Itachi's room, and slowly he writhed in the bed in lingual movements. His body moved against his bed and he was dreaming….

"Hmm, ahh"

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