Day 14

Each period of passing time, is different from the next.

This is the one time though, I wished for me to live in my dreams, as I recall those tender moments we shared. Oh, my, I can remember now how much I loved you so. And maybe, just maybe that Is enough for me and you, so we can start from where we left of, once upon a time. Frankly, I cannot remember you ever being mine, but your arms always held me tight.

And that is why I believe I am yours, where I am safe, and I belong….

Chapter 14

Sasuke Goes Missing.

It was the middle of the night, and Sasuke's pale fingers leafed over a book he had found in their library. The book was small, with a deep brown cover, but other than that it was small and looked more like a novel, and no doubt truly was fiction. He had no homework; in fact, school life and anything about it no longer interested him. He kept on thinking with deep anticipation about his own birthday, and what his mother and cousin had promised would happen. Biting into his lower lip he kept himself from smiling at the very idea and his eyes focused on the words before him. He tilted his head, removing the dust from the pages, and began to read.

Once upon a time, in a world far away from the planet earth, well, about 20 light years from the planet called Earth, there is a planet that has perfect conditions equivalent to those of planet Earth. This planet though was five times more massive, had no sun, but only a star to provide it light, and it did not rotate as planet earth does. This planet was halved, one with constant light, and the other veiled in darkness, and it owned a secret part where it was neither darkness nor light, but a balance. Still, it was never too hot, nor to cold, the planet always remained a perfect warm temperature for the life it held.

This planet is called Gliese. It holds life for beings even more advanced than humans.

This human were either pale white, or a deep orange tan. Each one of them living a perfect harmony with each other, the tranquility and the fragility of their world was uncanny. Gliese had a kingdom. The kingdom was only for those that were already mated, and it was a dream of everyone to live there.

"Hurry, I saw something over here" A girl smiled as she ran across the bare darkness of the planet. She looked back to her friend and grinned from ear to ear "Come Asuka" She called, the smaller female following her stumbling over her own feet as she tried to keep up with her much longer strides.

"You are going too fast, what is it that you want to show me anyway?" She huffed, as she struggled over a hill of soft grass. Soon they had reached a small area where the trees aligned together in straight line, separating day…from night. "Wow" She whispered, once she saw the bright surface of the day.

"I know, I discovered it a little ways back" She stared, with wide eyes.

"Oh, Kahi, I want to go there"

"I knew you would" She gripped her friends hand "But why wait, let's go now, I want to go now"

"Umm, but what if it's forbidden?"

"There is no rule, Asuka, no rule," She softened her grin "Please, let's go" the smaller girl smiled, and nodded her head. Trusting her friend, she squeezed her hand.

"Alright"

Sasuke turned the page, confused as to what he was reading. He did not question it though, and neither classified it as fiction or reality. After all, it had been written for one reason or the other. His thin pale fingers traced a picture he found there in the book, it looked like a blue planet and to the side of it a bright orange start, and it was labeled. Apparently, it was Gliese as it looked when it was still young. It certainly did not look like earth, but still it was beautiful and almost unreal at the same time.

Turning the page once more, he saw more pictures, each one of them of the females he had just read about. They looked so unreal. One of them seemed to have thick sausage curls for hair, long and silver. Her eyes were a bright green color and her skin looked completely pale. Sasuke was amazed at the color in the sheets, and the name signed at the bottom, it read Kahi. On the picture next to that, one was a much thinner and younger looking girl. She had short raven hair, her bangs curled into her face, over her deep gray eyes. Her skin was equally pale.

He flipped the page once more, to find text.

This world was new, it was exiting and it thrilled the bone of these two young females. In a world like theirs but bathed in light, living under a division sometimes aroused curiosity and that was when they went to search. And search, life was always dangerous for this, but on this planet, this was their way of life. Both girls rushed into the orange glow, excited as to what they were going to find, but neither of them having the sense of direction as they went along.

It was in this amazing world that they sought out the pleasure that life should be, the day was something that was never-ending on this side of the planet. Everywhere they looked, there were odd people, shaded orange and small shops. People did not seem to look at them as they walked along, but they noticed. At the entrance of one of the shops, Asuka noticed a boy one so wonderful, and divine he astounded her.

It was an interconnection, at that moment, when their eyes locked. Asuka looked him over, his hair was gray, and his eyes were dark as the night. His skin, a light coloring of orange in it, and his face was perfect. The perfect shape for his eyes, his nose, long, and his smile was firm as his lips. And then Kahi started to pull her along as she too had noticed someone of her own.

Thoughts still raced her mind, as she wished to stay. Who is he? What is his name…I want to get to know him.

However, her friend pulled her away, and soon he was out of her sight. Of course, the male seemed reluctant to let her out of his sight now, and he followed. Asuka noticed this, and only smiled as she followed her friend and peaked over her shoulder every now and then just to see if he was still right behind her. "Asuka, look, that boy right there, he is unbelievable" Asuka turned to see who her friend was talking about, and was not impressed. "I want to get to know him," Kahi whispered and Asuka smirked.

"They why don't you go?"

"I'm scared" Kahi whispered and then became more alerted "Oh no he's getting away" and she chased after him. The boy with the orange hair, and golden eyes. Asuka tried to fallow in vain, as her arm was gripped and she turned to face those midnight eyes.

"Hello, I'm Iziki…what is your name?"

"A-Asuka"

Sasuke flipped the page once more, turning the page to see the image of those two males. As he looked them over, he noted small notes on the side of each image. Someone had drawn them. Confused about the book, he flipped it over, and looked around for the name of the author, but there was none. So far the story to him, was not very interesting, and he skipped some to the next pages, finding more text and flipped the pages, catches glimpses of more illustrations on each page, each one of them happy. Then there was a very intimate one, with that girl Asuka, and the boy Iziki, and it made him drop the book as if it had burned him. As he dropped it, the book landed opened, its spine flat as it allowed the page to move on to the previous one before the image.

Sasuke stared at it warily, but grasped the book when he started to read what it said at the top of the page, the words gripping his attention.

It was a temptation, to touch and taste such solid skin.

The imagination could not comprehend how wonderful it was, for skin to press against skin, the simple contact electrifying with the passion. The pleasure was building up; Asuka ran her hands over Iziki's back, her fingers gripping into his skin and her nails biting his flesh. The intimacy that build up, it was shattering as day and night became one for the first time. "I love you, I love you" And I would forever love you.

Words are exchanged, but there was no way to stop what was reality. There was no way to escape what one felt. The happiness and the joy that could grip once heart. This feeling is incredible. Once met, one look, and you cannot let go. It felt like you could breathe again, a love that could make you heart stop, now."Hold on to me, I love you as well, hold on to me and allow me to love you"

Asuka believed in him, as he believed in her and both dreamed in each other. A dream so pure, you have to wonder when are they going to wake up…when night and day come together. It was a dream, all a dream. An illusion that did not seem to overcome reality, and the frozen naked truth that there might be no tomorrow, it made them hold on. The sun was not going to shine forever, and that was why both of them had to shine together, and build a love that would last forever. It was insane, and yet both of them hoped to wake up and look into each other's eyes, once more hoping to watch the sunrise…and hold tightly at sunset.

"Iziki"

"I'll never let you go"

Because we are not truly human, nor immortal, what are we other than ageless figures that never seem to reach the end…when we can vow and death could never do us part, unless we ourselves decide to part. This connection was more than intimate.

Sasuke paused in his reading, unable to believe the words, or more, he was unable to want to believe the words. He ran his fingers over them, it wasn't real he knew that, but whoever had written this book had placed so much emotion behind every word it was almost impossible to not believe it. It was like hatred, and pleasure all in one. He closed the book then, ran his fingers over its jagged edges, and once more opened it at random. It was the picture of a family now, what seemed to be Asuka and Iziki and their family. On the other, side the family of Kahi and the other male whom seemed to be named Jiriki.

He then skimmed the book for the next pages. Love and family. Family, growth and separation, a never-ending cycle. How it begins and how it ends, and how it continues. It never seemed to end, but it never once conveyed the loneliness he himself felt. In this book it always made the night sound so pleasant and gentle…

He flipped to the next page, and the next, until he reached the final page, his mind wondering what happened.

And he got his answer.

But within their world in Gliese, there is a flaw, there is no moon and no constant reassurance of a guide. There could never be life there, because it is all a dream. An illusion and a wish one could only ever wish to grasp. Because there is no such person named Asuka, nor Kahi, because there is no such fairy tale as worse as ours. My own worse dreams of my own wishing heart. There is no real truth behind the curse that grips our hearts today, as we stop aging and seek the day and the night…

What comes next? What follows next and what would our lives really be as once we reach that time. It's an impossible thing to ever find out, and something that can be bone chilling and cold. Can we truly live, and love this one person forever, it sound so impossible, it can't be real. And yet the grip on your heart, something you can't escape tells you otherwise and it's consuming.

But there is something nice about it all.

We do not have to face this alone.

"Sasuke?" The small raven glanced up when he heard his cousin come in calling his name. He didn't respond and allowed the older male to seek him out through the small library room they owned there. It wasn't long before Shisui found him. "Oh, there you are" Shisui said as he walked over to him and looked at the book Sasuke was holding. "Killing time?" he asked as he sat beside Sasuke and took the book from his hand a smile coming over his face.

"Yeah, kind of" Sasuke looked up at the ceiling with a deep sigh.

"Damn, I had forgotten this book existed" Shisui said, flipping his fingers through the pages "I read this when I was like thirteen"

"Who wrote it?" Sasuke asked, curious.

"Oh, I'm not exactly sure who wrote it, but they said that it was an old lady, and she just sat down for hours, just simply drawing and coming up with random little things. No one ever really knows why she even came up with Gliese, as a planet of people like us…I guess she wished to categorize herself as something more, an alien, apart from this earth. Because she never felt part of this world, but who knows," Shisui shuffled the book "yet, it made press and it became a hot seller"

"Huh" Sasuke said, tilting his head and then shook it and looked away. "So how are things going for you and Akihime?" This question made Shisui blush.

"Me and Aki, are doing fine," he said a small embarrassed tone, but love filled anyway "Damn, her eyes are amazing though" Shisui got to night dreaming about her. Sasuke turned to look at him and rolled his eyes.

"Fascinating" he muttered, and then boldly asked, "What is it like though?"

"What is it like?" Shisui murmured to himself and then leaned back against the book shelve "Well, it's indescribable, to someone who wouldn't know what it's like to fall in love, almost by first sight. Your heart just pounds hard, and all you ever want to do is be around them, even if you are not touching or doing anything, you crave their attention and cannot wait to talk to them again. Cannot wait to see them again, you know like anticipation. You know you are going to see them, talk to them, but for the most part, they are in the back of your head. And once you do get to talk to them a huge grin just plasters itself onto your face, and you just can't seem to stop"

"Really" Sasuke dryly asked. "It sounds complicated"

"Hey, trust me, it's not" Shisui drolly back "So, how are you feeling, only one more week and your birthday is here, and you and Itachi will forever be together"

Sasuke sighed, Shisui would never understand how this anticipation was simply eating him alive. "That's just it, I don't know how to feel," he muttered, his fingers running over the cold floor under him "It just seems so unreal and at the same time…I can't stop thinking about it." Sasuke leaned a little forward on his knees and wrapped his arms around them.

"That's alright Sasuke, I can't tell you if it's normal to feel like that, since for me it was unexpected, but you actually saw Itachi before time, and you are highly aware of it" Shisui thought about it more "That time when you saw Itachi, did you remember anything about him being your brother or any of that?" Sasuke shook his head.

"No, I didn't. All I knew was what he was familiar and I wanted to…touch him" Sasuke smiled "I wanted to know him more, although, I was already having daymares about something peculiar"

"Daymares? Don't you mean nightmares?"

"No" Sasuke sharply replied in a way for Shisui to no longer question his vocabulary "Anyways…not long ago, I dreamt of me being out in the day and someone was there…someone I used to share things with, and I was having fun with them all the time. I was happy" Sasuke shrugged as he closed his eyes "But it seemed so far away, and the loneliness within me just grows more and more the more I think about anything like that ever happening. Recently I started to wonder if that someone is Itachi, or not…because even he seems so far away and out of my reach" Sasuke looked over to his cousin who was staring at him in shock.

"You dreamt about him?" Shisui questioned, and Sasuke simply smiled as he fluidly moved to stand up. "Hey where are you going?" Shisui asked, as he stayed down, not planning to move any time soon.

"None of your business" Sasuke happily replied as he rushed out of the room. Recently, since their parents learned about his and apparently Itachi's erratic sleeping habits, they were always escorted to bed. During the day, their dad would already be with Itachi, making sure he would not disturb Sasuke, while their mom took Sasuke to bed and made sure to not disturb Itachi. It was already going to be time for bed, and time for his mom to make him go to bed, and their dad to hang out with Itachi…since the spell in their room was now broken. The moment one of them stopped sleeping inside the room at a certain time, the room did not change anymore. Now it was just one. And to keep some distance, an interference was called forth. For Obito and Shisui it was the same, but Obito now slept with Kakashi in a different house so there was no problems.

Rushing to the kitchen, Sasuke noted that his mom was looking over a list of new items that she wanted to buy for his birthday and his father was having some tea as he tried to stay awake. It was obviously too early for him. 'Perfect' Sasuke thought, as he turned away and headed up stairs. He yawned lightly as he did, and reached his room. He slowly opened the door, his eyes taking in the darkness as he walked in, slowly, and closed the door behind him. Locking it. He sighed, and headed towards his closet, gently opening that door as well. His clothes were now half mixed with what appeared to be Itachi's so when he searched for something, he pulled out a pair of sweat pants, and changed for the night.

He could see the outline of Itachi's body under the bed sheets, and he once he was done changing he walked over slowly. Once on the side of the bed, he stared in wonder. What was he just going to do? Well, he was going after what he craved. Sasuke bit into his lower lip, this is he about to break the rules, but when he read that book…The intimacy, the illusion. It made him want to hold on to the one he wanted to be with and be more concrete. He thought about the loneliness that consumed him every night, and he understood now, it was because he was incomplete without his other half. Maybe what he had were not dreams, but memories, but even that alone confused him. He wanted to touch. Rules, what rules? Sasuke thought to himself, curiosity rising within him. Itachi would not deny him, he knew, he could feel it in his bones, and he was not scared of rejection from Itachi –there would be no such thing.

But he didn't want to rush and commit an error in their relationship. He was going to be taking a risk here. He watched, for a while longer, and then he lightly pulled up the covers and crawled in. He sunk deep into the covers of his and Itachi's bed, and pushed himself against the warm body he found there. The contrast between the cold night, and coming to bed alone, it was so new to find such warmth waiting for him. He breathed in the light scent of his brother and contently sighed, as for the first time his lonely crave was at ease. He watched Itachi's face, as best as possible, making out the slightly darker skin from his, and those cheeks, perfect eyelashes, and those firm lips. Now he was thinking too much. Shaking his head, he settled down for sleep.

Nuzzling into Itachi's chest, he started to slowly fall asleep, despite everything, he felt tired. Although right now, he found it completely easy to slip into a world of darkness. He remembered the words he read…just a dream… but it was not a dream, Sasuke thought. The thought of this not being real, was a scary thought. And that alone made him grip onto Itachi's shirt, his fingers curling around the dark fabric in an intent to hold onto something concrete.

At that moment, Itachi woke up. He could feel something…no…someone, pressing into him. It was a smaller frame than his was, and it was firm and soft. He moved his hand then, to brush against what he thought was probably someone's waist…and stopped when he heard a small moan. "Aniki?" the word was simple and whispered; he would have almost missed it and lost it in the darkness. But he didn't he even felt its warm breath pressed into his shirt.

"Otouto?" He softly asked back, in the same whisper. Slightly stretching his body against the one pressed to his he asked "What are you doing here?"

"Shh. Or mom and dad will find out" Sasuke said, pressing his fingers to Itachi's lips. Sasuke smiled when he felt Itachi smile under his fingers.

"They are going to be looking for you," Itachi whispered, moving a little away to look down at his little brother. Sasuke looked back at him, and grinned. "They are going to get worry and wonder where you are"

"Mmn, I don't care" Sasuke said, pulling Itachi closer. Getting the hint, Itachi wrapped his arms around Sasuke's waist, and then dipped his head down to press it into Sasuke's neck. He found himself enjoying the soft scent of his brother, and the soft skin his nose and face touched as he nuzzled him. The feeling growing over him was exhilarating. He wanted to taste his brother's flesh, but he showed some restraint as he kept himself from doing something both might regret. Not that he would ever regret doing anything with his brother-It just was not the time.

"You should, we could get in trouble," He mumbled, even though his arms stayed strong around Sasuke. Damn, this is what he had been missing; this is what he had been craving. This is what he thought he would never be able to have, and it was all in his arms. He never wanted to let go, never.

"Shh" Sasuke said and Itachi stayed silent. It was unexpected for him to find his younger brother here, without his mother. However, Itachi was not going to deny that he liked it. This moment right here, he wished would last forever. He did not even have the desire to get out of bed, and he knew the morning was fast approaching. Sasuke smiled, his fingers coming up to run over Itachi's soft and long hair, and Once more closed his eyes. He started to dose onto sleep. Both of them knew they would get in trouble if their parents ever found them this way, and Itachi knew he should get out of bed. It was not long that he could hear Sasuke's soft and even breathing that he pulled away from his brother and looked down at him from the dim light of the night.

Leaning in, he pressed a kiss to Sasuke's forehead, and ran his own fingers through the soft short traces of his little brother's hair. Itachi simply stayed there for a few moments, dosing in and out of sleep before he decided to get up. Reluctant as he was to do so, he knew he had to get up. Pulling the covers over Sasuke's body, he crawled out of bed and headed for the closet to pull out some of his clothes, and head to the bathroom for a quick shower.

Once he was finished, dressed, and his hair combed, he walked over to Sasuke once more, and smiled, kissing his cheek this time but was stopped when Sasuke's hand reached for him "Itachi?" The mumble sound of Sasuke's voice was sleepy, and Itachi found himself fondly staring at Sasuke's lips. They looked so sweet…he wanted a taste. However, he retrained himself.

"Hm, yes Sasuke?"

"Do you really have to go?" Sasuke said in another light sleepy murmur.

"Yeah, I have school. I'll see you later, okay," Itachi whispered, and Sasuke nodded. Itachi then made a move to leave, but was once more stopped.

"Wait" Sasuke peaked one eye open, already seeing that the morning light was starting to build up but it was still very dim "Don't tell mom and dad that I'm here" he whispered. Itachi smiled and nodded.

"Alright" Sasuke tugged Itachi down and kissed him on his chin and then settled back down, burying himself under the bed sheets that smelled so much like his older brother right now. Itachi stared a little confused and amused as he touched where Sasuke had kissed him and then started to head out. He raised an eyebrow when he found that the door had been locked, and knew that his brother had planned for them not to be disturbed. As he walked out, he found Shisui walking over to him with a concerned look on his face. Itachi closed the door just in time before his cousin could even have a look inside.

"Hey Itachi, have you seen Sasuke?" he asked, concern truly laced in his voice "His parents can't find him, and he was just in the library a few hours ago"

"Sasuke?" Itachi asked and then shook his head "No, I haven't seen him"

"Crap, maybe he left to go find his friend, that kid is going to get into trouble" Shisui said as he walked down the stairs and Itachi followed. He was internally smiling at the fact that his little brother had not let anyone know where he had gone. The boy was really asking to get them into trouble. As Itachi got his breakfast, Sasuke's sudden 'disappearance' had his parents panicking and Itachi even confused when his mom, dad, and cousin decided to leave 'on a search for Sasuke.' Maybe it had been a bad idea to tell them that he did not know where Sasuke was.

Seeing that he was alone, he really wanted to go back and crawl under the sheets with his brother, but he knew better. Therefore, he grabbed his backpack and headed for school. Today was going to be a long day.

Disclaimer: the beginning of this story, is not entirely made up. The planet does exist, and so does it's star, and it's dubbed the Goldie Locks planet. You should all Google it. Besides that, everything else is made up. Hope you enjoyed.

I truly feel conscious about this chapter, can't say if it's good or not. but here's hoping/

Please review.