When Itachi woke up Kakashi was standing above him, he could see the concern in his eyes. "Itachi?" He called his name quietly. The Uchiha groaned softly trying to sit up but his lover pushed him back down gently. "You fainted, you need to rest Itachi."
"What happened?" he whispered trying to look around the room. Kakashi wasn't sure if he should tell him about Sasuke. He was still in shock himself he couldn't believe they had found him and they had his case. But they probably couldn't work it now since Itachi and Sasuke were related. But it seemed he didn't need to because a second later Itachi started sitting up again.
"I need to see Sasuke." He begged to Kakashi. "Sasuke's resting, you can't disturb him now. I'm more worried about you right now." Kakashi was really worried about how this would affect Itachi's mental state, it had been kind of unstable lately and this could make it worse.
"I told you he was alive!" Now he was smiling. Kakashi sighed how was he supposed to keep him away from the kid. The doctor told him there would be serious lasting injuries with his mental and physical health and too much stress would be really bad for him.
After promising to be calm and quiet Kakashi led Itachi back to Sasuke's room. The two entered quietly, the boy was still the same as they had left him. He still looked awful but to Itachi it looked ten times worse knowing that this was his little brother that he had been searching for the past ten years. He couldn't believe they had still been in the same city and he never knew it. Itachi took a chair next to him while Kakashi took one by the window; he looked at his brother's face. He looked older; his hair fell over his forehead and over his eyes a little. It was longer than he remembered. He was very thin; he wondered where Sasuke would get his food living on the streets. He had read the medical file it made him sick now realizing it was his brother. They had found DNA on the rape kit but none of it was in the system. Itachi could see the track marks on his arms and the cuts on his wrists that were all self inflicted. There was so much abuse Itachi didn't know what to think. He hated the world for doing this to Sasuke.
Hours went by he sat there staring at his brother he didn't even realize the room had gotten dark. He jumped when he felt a hand on his shoulder. "Hey I'm back." It was Kakashi. He didn't know he had gone anywhere he was so focused on Sasuke. "You need to have some dinner Itachi, you've been sitting here for hours." He didn't answer; the Uchiha was not hungry at all.
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Sasuke didn't wake up again for a few days. Itachi had pretty much stayed with him the whole time, not allowing anyone to get him to leave the room. He gently held hid brothers hand waiting for him to finally wake up so he could talk to him again after all these years.
Kakashi had been in the back working quietly and also making sure Itachi was okay. He was worried about his lover. He had been sitting there for days looking so tense and worried. While Sasuke's condition was not improving much, which had the doctor, worried. So the whole situation was pretty bad.
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Kakashi looked up as he heard a soft whimper of pain from Sasuke. The boy was finally awake. Itachi was speaking softly to him trying to get him up. "Itachi let me get the doctor first." He told the Uchiha before stepping into the hallway to look for the doctor.
Once he found him the two quickly returned to the room. "Itachi please get up so I can see him." The doctor went over to Sasuke. He gently pulled the blanket up seeing that he was shaking. This only made the boy flinch back terrified. "Sasuke can you tell me what you remember last?" He asked trying not to sound harsh. Sasuke's breathing was too fast for his liking and he knew the boy was in pain and confused. "No…is Orochimaru here?" He asked, his voice was raspy. Kakashi and Itachi looked up, Orochimaru was a drug dealer and criminal. Why would Sasuke even know who he was? "No, Sasuke you are in the hospital. You were hurt badly do you remember who hurt you?" The doctor asked. Kakashi saw the boy tense up at the word hospital. "No…he'll kill me! I can't be here!"
Sasuke attempted to sit up but was met with stabbing pain in his entire body before he was gently pushed back down to the bed. He had tears in his eyes, he never had gotten caught how could he be so stupid! His breathing had gotten worse and Sasuke could feel something cold over his nose and mouth. "Just breathe Sasuke and try to relax." He could hear the mans voice in the distance before he passed out.
The room was silent for a few seconds before Itachi spoke. "Why was he so scared of the hospital, shouldn't he be glad he's safe?" "He probably thinks he's in trouble or something." The doctor said. "I see it a lot with homeless kids."
"Why did he mention Orochimaru?" Kakashi asked. "I don't know. What would Sasuke be doing with that creep." Itachi growled.
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Sasuke didn't wake up for a while after his panic attack. Itachi sat by his brother's bedside the whole time. Kakashi watched as the younger man quietly nibbling on the dinner Kakashi had brought him. There were dark circles under the mans eyes, his face was gaunt and pale and he looked sick. Kakashi hated that he stayed here the whole time it definitely wasn't healthy for him. He could see Itachi look up with excitement every time Sasuke moved a bit or breathed a little louder than normal.
Kakashi had gone out for a bit to go home and get some stuff for Itachi and himself. Itachi was sitting there bored, his chin was in his hands as he watched his little brother's face while he slept. Sasuke groaned softly his eyes blinked open. Itachi watched seeing if Sasuke would notice him. At first he just laid there staring at the ceiling then Itachi saw his hand move a bit he brought it up to his arm, picking at the wires and tubes on his skin. Then he started pulling at them.
"Hey don't do that." Sasuke jumped, his hand shot back down to his side. His face quickly turned at Itachi. There was something odd about the way Sasuke was looking at him he couldn't place it but something was definitely off. "Who are you?" Sasuke's voice was soft. Did he not even look familiar to him? This made him sad. "Itachi Uchiha."
Sasuke expression darkened. "Don't play games with me! My brothers dead!" This was not what he was expecting. "What! Who told you that? Last time I checked I'm Itachi and I'm pretty sure I am alive." There were tears running down Sasuke's face. The boy had wrapped his arms around his stomach trying to hold himself up. "Hey sasuke what's wrong?" "I…feel sick." The boy muttered softly. "Do you want me to get the doctor?" "No! Just…please leave me alone." "I can't do that Sasuke. Why would I leave my brother alone when he's hurt?"
Sasuke started coughing into his hand, it sounded pretty painful. Itachi pressed the button and a nurse appeared within a minute. She went immediately over Sasuke. She gently laid a hand on his shoulder making him flinch away. Blood was dripping from his mouth now. "Sasuke you need to lay down while I get the doctor." Once he was laid back in bed she went to get the doctor. There were still tears streaming down his face, the poor kid looked like he was in agony.
Once the two had returned the doctor took Itachi's spot next to Sasuke. He spoke softly to the boy. But Sasuke wouldn't stop crying. The nurse had given the doctor a wet cloth to wipe the blood away from his mouth. Suddenly he stopped, he put the cloth down and took a small light out of his pocket. He shined it in Sasuke's eye, there was no reaction. "What are you doing?" Itachi was confused. "I saw something strange so I decided to check. I thought Sasuke had limited vision when I was observing him the other day but now I can actually see his eyes give no reaction to light. Which means he is completely blind." The doctor told Itachi.
Chapter 9 completed: 5/13/13
I have gotten so many great reviews and people have been asking me for updates, I finally got this done. I'm now done with high school so I'm am so happy, I'm not sure how much time ill have to write this summer but I'll try. Please review.