A/N: Yo guys! How ya all doing? Wow. This one is just as long as my last chapter. Oh boy.

I do NOT OWN any of the Naruto characters or the story. Otherwise, Sakura gets punished for what she tried to do and it'll be ItaSasu for the rest of the series, once Itachi comes back to life of course…withOUT Kabuto! Thank you so very much for the reviews and please keep them coming. I love every single one of them! Enjoy!

Ch. 10: A Brother's Bite

The first things Itachi felt when he woke up, it wasn't to the hard stone ground, or the below zero temperature of the room, or the heavy metals on his wrists and neck. He wakes up to something softer and warm, kind off. He's resting in a slanted position with his back leaning against something hard and beneath him is the feel of soft cushions. The hard thing behind him is two things. Maybe a wall and something is in between him and the wall because something hard and flat is pressing against his back and shoulders while his head leans against the stone wall. The hard thing also feels like lumpy poles and they're pressing against his back in the most uncomfortable places. Besides the pain of his back and his head, he feels something around his wrists. Just because he doesn't feel the chains doesn't mean that there is no longer something binding him. The difference between the chains and this is that his wrists are not bound together. They're bond on both sides of him separately and the binds feel like rope.

But besides the uncomfortable feelings of his back, there's something else. Something far more painful than his sore muscles and the blood draining from his hands. Something in his throat.

Before he could grasp the full extent of that awareness, he opens his eyes.

It became hazy at first, but his vision eventually came back to him. It just took time as his eyes fluttered open. Then they shut tight when he his eyes captured something bright. It wasn't just one area of the room. It was the whole room that's bright. The room that he's in is engulfed in this bright white light. Funny how the light is so white when the room is so dark. As his eyes begin to adjust to the brightness, Itachi can see the features of the room first becoming hazy and then clearer the longer he observed it.

Across from him is a dark maroon wall. The bed he's on is right next to a small counter that's at the corner of the room and from what he can see before him is a wall. But between the bed and the wall across from him, the wall next to him has a big glass window. Actually, a big part of that wall is mostly a window with thick, black and red curtains that clump up at the sides for now, revealing a glass door that leads to a balcony that has a marvelous view of the forest. Not too far from his vision of the wall across from him, Itachi sees a desk. From the looks of it, made from dark oak wood and it looks strangely familiar. His eyes continue to wonder and the newly turned vampire sees two doors and a wide, tall book shelf. One door is on the same wall as where the desk is leaning up against and Itachi just knows that it leads to a bathroom; including sink, tub, and other qualities of a bathroom. Don't ask Itachi how he knows. He just does. That and his brain is too foggy to really know how. On a different wall near the bathroom with a few yards separation is the bookshelf. Looking at the books, Itachi knows that they are not organized alphabetically. They're organized by the color of the cover and the genre of the book. Again, don't ask till later. On that same wall but at the opposite corner of the bathroom is the other door. That door is the entrance and the exit of the room. There's not a doubt in Itachi's room that it's probably locked to keep him in. Between the bookshelf and the door of this room is a closet. It's not too big but it's not small either. A nice, rectangle looking closet with fancy handles and made with the same type of wood as the desk – dark wood. Now looking at what the room contains on his side, he sees a fireplace on the same wall the bed is up against. It's not burning but it still feels so warm in here. The last thing in this room is the bed Itachi's sitting on. The bed design resembles that of a Rosewood Gothic Victorian bed with white cotton sheets, black fluffy yet firm pillows, and a blood red silk comforter. The color theme of this bed is obviously dark red and black, but there's something about this room that's bugging him. As his mind begins to finally clear up, he realizes why and his eyes slightly widen in surprise and astonishment.

'This used to be my room when I was living here,' he confirms, taking another look at this familiar room. 'It hardly changed.'

After looking around again, Itachi's eyes relax and his mouth closes in thought. He knows that he should completely hate himself right now. He knows he's a vampire at this moment and he knows that the royal family is trying to make him feel welcomed and one of them by giving him back his old room, but he just can't bring himself to feel welcomed, nor can he completely hate them. Besides his own personal hatred, he really has no reason to fully despise them so why bother hating everything now after he woke up. Takes too much energy. Maybe later, he'll start cursing about them but not now. His eyes wonder to the window to stare at the night sky but seeing what time it really is, his eyes widen to the size of entrée place and the disbelief and shock is clear on his face. Now he knows why his eyes hurt so much when he opened them and why the room is so bright and warm.

It's because it's not night time outside with its full moon and muggy temperature.

It's day time and the sunlight is pouring into the room.

When Itachi sees this sunlight the shock became so great, he suddenly really sits up on his bed and his mouth is gapping open. 'Sunlight? But vampires burn in the sunlight and yet I feel perfectly fine. How can this be?' he thinks, looking at the light filling in the room and then at his own body.

"So the dead has arisen."

Hearing his voice appear out of nowhere, Itachi sharply looks to his other side and he sees Sasuke kneeling before the edge of the bed and leaning on top of it with his elbows propped up and his cheek leaning against his hand while his eyes appear observing and still slightly upset. Itachi recovers from the shock of his brother and his own eyes narrow at the sight of him. Since when did he get there?

But there's something else too. The way the sunlight makes the young vampire look even more radiant causes a strange feeling to boil up inside of Itachi. A feeling he couldn't recognize right away. Sasuke's also wearing the same outfit he wore when he fought him outside the castle and in the trial. A white zippered, short sleeve shirt with a tall turtle, stiff neck collar. The shirt is only three-fourths zippered so some bits of his skin and chest are revealed, but not enough to make Itachi go crazy. He has fingerless arm warmers from his elbow to his hands. He has purple pants on with purple rope wrap around his waist, his white shirt tucked in. Maybe one difference between how Itachi saw him before and now is that he doesn't have his sword behind his back.

"Although, I really wasn't expecting you to wake up for three days like every other newly turned vampire but I guess since you were a vampire once, it only took you three hours. Are you surprised to see the sun, Itachi? Apparently, you didn't hear about our new updates. A lot of things happened in only twenty years."

Small talk, uh? Like Itachi's going to fall for that.

"Sasuke, what is the meaning of this?" he asks while shaking his wrists back in forth, indicating the ropes tying him to the bed. While examining the room, he didn't miss the fact that he's tied to the bed. He just didn't think about it till now.

"Oh that? Well…" Sasuke straightens up and then looks at Itachi right in the eyes with his deep, shadow black eyes. For some reason, Itachi feels drawn to those eyes. Like they're gonna suck him in and swallow him whole and he would be willing to allow that. But he holds himself back, trying not to show that he's affected by his brother's gaze. Soon, Sasuke gets on top of the bed and crawls towards the older Uchiha brother. Now he's really cautious of his little brother's intentions, almost considering the idea of leaning closer to the bed and away from his younger brother, now vampire master. But that would show intimidation and edginess. The last thing he wants is for Sasuke to know what's running through his head right now. It didn't take long for the younger of the two to be leaning over the older one, his face close to Itachi's and his legs on both side of him.

"Now as your master, I not only control you, I can feed off of you. I was thinking that the first thing I wanted you to do is feed me. Don't tell but I actually liked the taste of your blood, aniki." Itachi scowls at the vampiric monster before him. Although, he has no right to think of his brother like that anymore. He's a vampiric monster too. The only reason why he's angry is because of how calmly Sasuke is saying this like it's a matter of fact. "Oh, don't look like that. According to mother, we are going to have so much fun together. You cannot disobey me, Itachi. You are mine to control, mine to command, and mine to own. However…" Then he starts poking at Itachi's shoulder. The older of the two now looks confused as Sasuke continues to poke Itachi's flesh. "You are way too skinny. Your blood was delicious, yes but it was a pain in the ass to suck it out of your veins. For supposedly the responsible one of us both, you sure took little care of yourself." Then the young prince stops and backs away. Now that's confusing.

Itachi continues to stare at his little brother with curiosity and a raise brow, until he sees Sasuke going to the zipper of the shirt and pulling it down just a little further. Then the raven hair hooks one side of his collar and pulls it down to reveal his porcelain marble skin of his neck and shoulder. That became the moment when Itachi felt a strange, powerful pulse rush through his body. It became that moment where he notices the feeling in his throat. It burns. It burns so badly and he knows exactly why. Sasuke looks back at his brother and he sees the pain that Itachi is fighting inside him. Probably should have seen this coming. The guy's gonna go down fighting no matter how futile it is. "Listen, brother. We can either do this the easy way, or the hard way. You can just bite me right now or I can order you to do it. Either way, you are going to drink my blood because you're too damn weak for me to feed off of." Itachi doesn't say anything. At first, the pain was only visible in his eyes but as his hunger continues to grow, he had to grit his teeth together as hard as he could to keep his fangs from painfully growing and his eyes are having a color fight rather to stay black or turn red with bloodlust. But all the while, his sight has never altered from Sasuke's bare neck.

Not a single emotion appears on Sasuke's face as he can see his brother in pain. His face is a total blank. In the end, he decided to help. He leans closer to Itachi till he could feel the starving vampire's painful pants on his neck. Itachi gasps sharply when his little brother's neck is presented right before him. That was a mistake. When he gasped, he took a whiff of Sasuke's scent and it drove him over the edge.

"Just hurry it up. I have better things to do than sit on this bed all day."

But Itachi didn't hear him. His desire and his hunger drown out Sasuke's words and he went on by instinct. He leans closer to the boy's neck and his now long fangs gently brush against Sasuke's ivory skin as he opens his mouth. Sasuke had to hold back a shiver when he felt those fangs and that breath just barely brush against the skin. Then comes the bite. The pain of Itachi fangs tearing his skin is sharp and it aches. Sasuke had to bite his lip when he felt what those fangs are doing to him. His blood bursts into Itachi's mouth like fireworks and he sucks on it greedily. Sasuke begins to pant from the pain and his muscles tightened. He tries his best to not moan or make any sound to indicate anything. He will not give in. Not to his older brother.

But that thought became futile.

Itachi lost all control. All he wanted was to replenish the burning in his throat and his hunger. The only thing he was upset about was that his hands are tied to the bed. As he continues to suck on Sasuke's blood, the younger vampire prince begins to feel the same undeniable pleasure Itachi felt when he bit him. To hell with pride and trying to act like he doesn't care. No excuse could make Sasuke not completely relax and start letting out small moans and pants of his own from this pleasure. Sasuke uses one hand to cup the back of Itachi's head and pulls him closer. Don't ask him why he did that. It just came naturally. From the lost of blood, Sasuke's eyes turn crimson red and his fangs grow again. But there is something else. He wants to give in, completely. The only real reason why he tied Itachi up was because he didn't want him to cling to him and possibly kill him as he feeds because Sasuke knows he wouldn't be able to get out of the iron grip as he gets weaker and Itachi grows stronger. But right now, he wants those ropes to let his brother go and hold him close to his body as he continues to suck on his blood. In fact, his other hand becomes very tempted. It rises up to the ropes but he doesn't touch the knot. The rope looks like long, boney fingers grasping his brother's slim wrist and Sasuke's fingertips brush against those fingers. They didn't move any closer. Then to help the famish man, Sasuke leans closer to him, inhaling his scent as well and then gazing at Itachi's own bare skin. How that skin looked so delectable and so mouthwatering. The scent emitting off his skin is making Sasuke drunk and he was going to drool. Sasuke could literally see Itachi's blue veins under his skin and the blood flowing through them. He was starting to lose control. He leans closer and his tongue runs over Itachi's skin. Rather Itachi's next moan was from the pleasure of Sasuke's blood or his tongue playing with his skin, no one could tell. Then Sasuke opens his mouth to reveal his fangs out in the open. He leans closer and closer to his older brother's skin and then…

He stops.

Realizing what he was going to do, Sasuke pulls away from Itachi's neck takes a moment to calm himself and collect what remains of his sane mind. He must be out of his mind to bite Itachi while Itachi's fangs are still in him. He just needs to calm down. Breathe…breathe…breathe…But how can he breathe when someone is giving him implacable and incessant pleasure?

"Itachi, get off, NOW!" Sasuke orders, his voice sounding horsy with trying to keep under control and trying to sound as stern as possible.

As ordered, Itachi reluctantly pulls away as if Sasuke's blood suddenly became poison and leans back to the wall. Sasuke pulls back as well to put some distance between them and his hand instantly goes to his two puncture wounds and he covers it up. The wound will heal in a matter of seconds but not before allowing some blood to seep out and drench his fingers with it. Both of them pant. Itachi has a trail of blood running down his chin from the corner of his lips and Sasuke's hand has a few trails of blood himself now. Both of their eyes are red and their fangs are still long. However while Sasuke shows exhaustion, Itachi's crimson red eyes are fogged with bloodlust. He's still hungry and he's eyeing the blood on Sasuke's hand and neck. Once the raven hair vampire was able to catch his breath, he follows his brother's eyes to the blood. He let out a sigh.

"Clean it," he orders, presenting his hand to the older looking vampire. Itachi looks at the blood and then up to his 'master', aka his little brother. "You may clean the blood off but don't bite." Itachi became happy to obey. He leans closer to the hand and licks the blood off the slender fingers. Sasuke's breathe hitch when he felt that tongue on his skin but he tries not to show it. Not that it mattered anyway.

When that blood connected with Itachi's tongue, the world no longer existed. The only things that did were him and the blood. He moaned from the pleasure and contentment he gained by devouring this blood. He licked it clean and Sasuke was grateful it was over. He asks, "How do you feel, Itachi?"

He didn't answer. Itachi's mouth and throat were occupied with trying to breathe and pant from their earlier excitement. His eyes are still hazy with bloodlust but at least it's not as bad as it was before. His eyes are now only misty red while his fangs have returned to normal size, or at least human size. Because he didn't say anything, Sasuke slight glares at him but lets it slide by saying, "Now that you've had your meal, I am going to release you from your bonds and you are to follow me to our next destination." The boy reaches for the ropes clenching to Itachi's wrists and he loosens the knot. But as soon as the ropes slide off his wrist, Itachi grasps his brother's sleeve and pulls him to his chest. Sasuke only had a second to realize what just happened but by the time the news settle in, he's already leaning against Itachi's chest and his bloody throat is bare for Itachi to look at with yearn and hunger. Sasuke tries to pull away as he tries to say, "Itachi, what are you-" But he couldn't finish. A tongue stopped him. He feels Itachi's tongue licking off the blood on his neck as his arms are wrapped around him nice and tight. This is why Sasuke tied him up. Since Itachi did claim to hate all vampires, his little brother included, Itachi could very well suck Sasuke dry and kill him the second he saw him or released him. But thankfully for his order on no biting but clean the blood off, Itachi can only devour the blood on Sasuke's skin, not under it. That's the good thing. The bad thing is the tingling sensation the younger vampire prince felt earlier on his hand is now on his neck.

'Damn it!' he curses in his mind, unable to speak due to the immense amount of pleasure. 'Just order him off! Open your god damn mouth and say get off! But…Augh! Fuck!'

Soon, the older of the two licks off the last trace of blood, including the blood on his own face, and slightly backs away. His eyes begin to fade back to its original color and he mumbles, "I feel…content." Hearing him speak and his answer to his question, Sasuke tenses up when realization hit him like a falling piano. Quickly, he pushes his brother off of him.

"Get off!"

Itachi's back hits the wall but it doesn't hurt. He looks up to see a furious, glaring, snarling Sasuke with red decorating his cheeks. He's flaming red with embarrassment and he feels as though he's been used. Itachi says nothing. He only stares at his brother/master, awaiting orders or some kind of lecture the young vampire is probably trying to formulate in his head right now.

But he doesn't.

Sasuke collects himself before getting off the bed and walking towards the bathroom connected to the room. Itachi keeps his eyes on him as if waiting for him to try and attack. "Hurry up and straighten yourself up," Sasuke orders, entering the bathroom. Before the door is a sink and a mirror on the wall right over it. He doesn't close the door as he walks over to the mirror to inspect his neck. "I want you to change out of those clothes and change into some clean ones in the closet. You reek like a filthy hunter and vampire ash from burning one this morning." His neck has been licked clean.

'It's not much of a surprise that it is his first bite now that he's a vampire again so of course he's going to be blood thirsty,' Sasuke mentally notes. 'But anyone would think that he wouldn't be acting like he's starving since he was a vampire before. Even when it was my first bite, I had better control him.' His hand goes to his neck and the puncture wounds from Itachi's bite are already gone. No one can tell that Sasuke gave his blood to his servant, except for maybe the scent on his clothes and bodies when Itachi grasped him. However, Sasuke wasn't too worried about that. His attention is to the area where his older brother bit in order to feed. He could still feel traces of that fierce sensation from earlier.

Hearing about the clothes, and since he was ordered to, Itachi looks up to the closet between the bookshelf and the door and gets up to move. When he looked inside, no doubt; fresh, clean clothes just waiting for him to put on. At least one thing changed about his room, they took out his old clothes that he knows don't fit him anymore and they got him new clothes. Some are hanged up on hangers and the rest is folded, most of them in the drawers inside. Itachi just grabbed the first pants and bottoms he could see. A black shirt with short sleeves and a small V shape area at his collar that resembles that of fish net(I know that the original shirt is purple, but let me change it so Itachi doesn't feel like he's copying Sasuke by wearing the same color) and matching long black pants. Sasuke was still in the bathroom and with his new speed, Itachi quickly changed. They felt lighter than what he's used to wearing and while still being uneasy about the sunlight and cautious of the heat outside, the long pants and the short sleeve shirt is a good idea. But as he was changing, he almost ripped them since he gained some of his old strength back. 'Almost' being a very big word here.

'Obviously, I need to control my new strength better,' he clarifies.

On inside of the closet door is a mirror and when Itachi sees his reflection in the mirror, he gasps to see himself. Not because his skin is back to ivory white, his hair is as dark as the midnight sky, his lips red from the blood consummation, and his once skinny form looks a little bigger. But VERY little. Still he notices that but it wasn't how he looked that shocked him speechless. It was the fact that he could see himself in the mirror at all.

"Well that's a lovely look on your face."

Itachi turns around and he sees Sasuke standing before him, his face a blank and his arms crossed in front of his chest. After only a moment of staring, Sasuke breaks off the staring contest by bending down and picking up Itachi's old clothes. "You won't be needing theses," he says. "I'm going to burn them because I don't want these clothes to stink up the whole castle." Then carrying the clothes in one hand, his other goes to his pocket to take out two items; a hair brush and hair band. It was only then that Itachi realized that his hair was down. "Figure you might need these. Your tasks for today will require you to wear your hair back. Besides, loose hair makes you look like a woman. Not that you already don't look like one." He got a glare for that. But Itachi takes the hair tie and the brush from Sasuke's hand.

"Bite me," Itachi mumbles, trying to give it attitude but he tenses up later after saying that and his eyes widen as his lips become a straight line at his mistake. Man, why did he have to say that without even thinking about it? It's so unlike him. He was upset for being recognized as a woman from his own brother and he just blurted it out! What happened to his control over his emotions?

"Already have, Itachi," Sasuke answers, "and you know my opinions on that." Then with that, Sasuke walks to the door with Itachi's eyes glued to him till he's right in front of it. "I won't be long and when I come back, I expect you to be ready."

Now his attitude is starting to tick Itachi off. Sure he's his master and everything now, but he will not tolerate disrespect.

"Hey, Itachi."

Not expecting to have been called, Itachi lets out, "Hm?" What Sasuke said next was something the older brother really didn't expect to hear.

"I understand."

Itachi's eyes narrow a bit and he stares at the young raven hair. What on earth is he talking about? "Understand what?"

"One day you'll understand…"

Sasuke's eyes now appear distant and far off, as if he's in a different place…at a different time.

"Nothing."

Then with that, he left the room.

And I am done! Whew. That took a lot. Ah poor Sasuke! Review please. Till next time!