When Darkness Falls Ch 15
Sai and Sasuke approached Sasuke's doorstep and Sai stood back at the gate. He waved a small wave to Sasuke and turned to go. "Sai, wait. Would you like to come in?" Sai stared at Sasuke like he was out of his mind.
"I know you think I am crazy for asking but if you were going to do something to me I think you would have done it in the park. Am I right?" Sasuke asked gesturing back towards the park.
Sai smiled and nodded. "Yeah I probably would have." He said smugly and followed Sasuke into the house. He looked around the kitchen at how clean and shiny everything was. His mother must be a clean freak.
Sasuke led them to the table and went to ask Sai if he wanted anything to drink. He stopped and stared at Sai for a moment. "Are you okay? I mean do you need blood soon or are you okay to drink soda?" Sasuke asked with a blush as he fumbled over the question.
Sai laughed lightly. "Yeah I am okay for a while longer. Yes a soda would be nice." Sasuke handed him one and they sat at the table. Sai opened it and then sat quietly for a moment pondering how he should start this conversation.
"It is time we cut to the chase and clear up some things." Sai said. Sasuke looked at Sai a look of confusion coming over his features. He watched Sai as Sai played with his soda can.
"You are Akatsuki and I am a vampire. You are meant to hunt and kill me and I Am meant to stop you at any turn. Does that about sum it up?" Sasuke looked as though he was about to pass out or reach for the nearest weapon.
Sai only looked at his can quietly. He wasn't worried per say he was just trying to get the issue out of the way. He glanced up at Sasuke and Sasuke swallowed guiltily. Sai smiled softly and took a drink of his soda.
"Its okay, Sasuke I won't attack you. I have no want or need to. I know that you are having doubts about what you're supposed to do. I can see the conflict you feel." Sai said as he went back to studying the symbol on his can.
Sasuke looked up at Sai and closed his eyes as his heart began to calm down. He reached across the table and touched Sai's hand. Sai looked up at Sasuke and turned his hand over to where Sasuke's laid palm down on Sai's palm.
Sai intertwined their fingers and squeezed them lightly. Sasuke put his other arm on the table and lay his head on it. He felt all sorts of miserable and didn't have a clue how to fix any of this.
"How are we supposed to defy the odds?" Sasuke asked. He held Sai's hand as tightly as Sai was holding his. He had never imagined he would be in type of situation. However here he was.
Itachi and Kisame chose that time to enter the kitchen. They froze in the door way and watched the two younger boys holding hands. Itachi recognized the look on Sasuke's face. It was the same look he had given Kisame when Kisame had revealed that he knew.
Sasuke looked up to the door realization that he and Sai were not alone coming to him slowly. He eyed Itachi for a moment before the reality of the situation set in. Kisame stood next to Itachi with his arm around Itachi's shoulders.
"I take it you guys know about each other?" Itachi asked. Sai and Sasuke both nodded gloomily. "We do to, obviously." Kisame said. "We intend to not let it come between us though." Itachi added.
"How?" Sai asked. He knew that this situation couldn't be that simple. Now he wanted it to work out for Sasuke more than anything. He could care less about himself but he had grown fond of Sasuke in the few hours they had spent together.
"We plan on taking on our leaders if need be." Kisame said. Sai looked Kisame in the eye as if he were crazy. "Take them on? Meaning fight with them and leave the coven? Or do you mean kill them if they get in our way?" Sai asked. "Whichever comes first, I guess." Kisame said.
Itachi and Kisame joined the two boys at the table. Sai kept a hold of Sasuke's hand, not wanting the connection broken between them. Sasuke too held on without ever loosening his grip. Itachi reached out and patted Sasuke's shoulder.
"We will figure this out together, okay?" Itachi asked. Sasuke didn't know why but he believed Itachi when he said this. He nodded and smiled at Itachi. Sai nodded at the older brother as well. He knew this was going to get messy but he wanted to think they could get through this without too much hassle.
They spent the rest of the morning talking about how they had ended up in the current situation they were all in. Itachi and Sasuke ate breakfast while Kisame and Sai watched with ill ease. They finally had to leave to go eat and take showers and do homework.
They looked at the homework as a joke. They had been to high school so many times it was beginning to look like they were caught in a time loop. Different high schools with different people but the same homework they had done thousands of times.
If anything it kept them sharp as a thumbtack. They always enrolled in school to keep from becoming anti social. They needed to be able to blend anytime anywhere. So they went to high school. What better place to socialize?
