A/N: Sasuke's thoughts are italicized. I'm fairly sure that Sasuke and Itachi are OOC x)

Last Time: They feared too much for their own lives.

Chapter 2:

After eight years of secretly training with his older brother, Sasuke was finally ready.

"Hey, Tachi?"

"Hmm.."

"How did you get the Elders to not kill me all of these years?"

"I promised to slaughter them."

"Aren't..." A hand covered my mouth as one gently gripped my hip.

"What have I told you about this place, little one?"

"The walls have ears and the windows have eyes." I leaned back into the muscular chest behind me. "Aniki, come play with me."

"Tonight my Raven. When we taste vengeance we shall taste each other." Itachi disappeared with a kiss to my cheek.

"Tease!" I shouted to the wind. I walked from the backyard to the main road. Following it I continued out of the Uchiha complex and leisurely strolled toward the west side cliff. I sat there thinking of all the blood that would be spilled this night, until Tachi came to get me for supper.

"Remember to eat lightly and try to keep your emotions in check." He said smirking.

"Aye, Captain!" I saluted him. He rolled his eyes, grinning.

"Come, only one last night of Mother's horrid cooking."

"It's not that bad; though she definitely lost her touch somewhere along the way."

"How about when you finally developed taste buds?"

"Noo!" I whined, pouting. He laughed and pulled me to his side by my waist.

"She 'lost her touch' when you were eleven because that was when I started teaching you about poisons. That's also when I stopped cooking your food myself." I looked up at him questioningly. "They planned to kill you Sasuke. I didn't like the idea of trusting them, so I eliminated all possible threats. Though you alone in classes has always bothered me."

"You taught me well, I can handle myself. Besides everyone figured out if you messed with me you had to deal with 'that freak.'" I said hugging him.

"Mmm. Yes, I have taught you well, and we shall test your skills tonight. Again, and again, and again." He whispered walking through the front door.

"Sasuke! Why don't you ever say you're going to go out?" Mother asked hands on her hips.

"He needs to ask premission beforehand." Father snapped.

"I apologize. It'll never happen again." Tachi and I shared a smirk. Father just grunted and proceeded to eat all the food within arms reach. Gluttonous pig. I watched on disgusted ad he literally tried to make himself explode with the amount of food he was stuffing down his throat. As I reached for the bowl of fruit Itachi brushed his fingers against my hand 'reaching for the rice.' We made eye contact and shared a smile.

"Sasuke, have you attempted to try that new move I taught you?" Father barked, ruining the moment and peace.

"Yes Father. I've tried but I'm having difficulty with the hand movements. It's so long that my fingers always cramp up before I can finish. Perhaps I could practice it with Itachi tomorrow?" I asked innocently, already knowing the response.

"No. Itachi is far too busy training with your uncles." Father 'dismissed' the subject.

"Actually Father, I have tomorrow off. Apparently our uncles are going on a trip tomorrow, so I should be able to help Sasuke." I raised an eyebrow at him, which caused him to wink at me.

"Oh! Really? Did they say where they'll be going?" Mother asked.

"They mentioned Suna, but I wasn't really paying attention. I was training after all." I rolled my eyes at him.

"Suna sounds lovely at this time of year." She said whimsically. I barely covered a snort with a 'coughing fit.' "Oh, dear! Are you okay?!" I slowly backed off on the 'coughing.'

"Yes, Mother. Berry went down the wrong way." She looked worried. "I'm fine honestly." So innocent, yet guilty at the same time. So caring, yet oblivious to the world around you. I barely contained my squeak when Tachi ran his foot up my leg. As he moved it steadily closer, I got harder. When he finally touched me through my trousers I couldn't contain my moan. "Contain your emotions..." His voice rang through my head. Father glared at me. "I'm sorry. I just a tension headache and I realized that I forgot to do my homework."

"Finish eating then go do it." Father ordered. I bowed my head to hide my glare. Arrogant prick. Tachi finished eating a little while before I did. I ate another bowl of fruit before leaving, heading toward my room.