Again I only own my Oc if I owned Naruto I wouldn't have been such a bitch to Itachi
When I first woke up I was sleepy still, but with the sun in my eyes I knew Itachi would probably be picking me up soon to take me home or maybe send Sasuke and we'd go play together. I didn't know what had happened in the night...not yet.
I got up and went to the bathroom and when I came back Naruto was still snoring, only somehow he had wound up on the floor, with drool coming out of his mouth. His position was funny and made me giggle into my hands trying to muffle the sound and let him sleep.
I crept into the kitchen as quietly as I could and started making a light breakfast, just simple eggs and toast, it's all Naruto had anyway besides ramen and milk. The smell must have woken Naruto because a little while later he came in rubbing his eyes and yawning.
"Morning Naruto-kun!" I chirped cheerily turning to him for a moment before going back to the eggs
"Mornin'...Kaya-chan." Naruto yawned sitting down at the table
It didn't take much longer for me to finish and put the eggs and toast on two plates and sit at the table with Naruto, but just as we started to eat there was a knock at the door.
We looked at each other in confusion before Naruto pushed his chair out and went to the door opening it to see who it could be.
"Hello, have you seen Kaya Uchiha recently?" A distinctly male voice asked sharply
"Huh? Kaya-chan well...yea she's right here." Naruto answered scratching his head and pointing towards me
That seemed to be all the incentive the guy needed to barge into Naruto's apartment and cross the room to the kitchen. The man was tall and wore the basic Anbu uniform with the signature white porcelain mask, this one was a cat mask with red accents, the only thing they could really tell about him was he was pale and had gravity defying grey hair.
"What does an Anbu want with me? Am I in trouble? Did my father send you?" I asked confusion and worry mixing unpleasantly in my stomach
"You're not in trouble, but I'm afraid you're going to have to come with me now ok? We need to go see your brother he's in the hospital." The man said gently after sighing first
"Did Itachi get hurt on a mission? Is he ok? He's not gonna die is he?" I asked fear and dread pouring like ice into me
"Itachi isn't with the village anymore. Sasuke is the one in the hospital." The man answered hesitantly as though reluctant to tell me something
"What do you mean? Where'd Big brother go? And why is Sasuke in the hospital? He's only an academy student he shouldn't be hurt to bad right?" I asked confusion filling me again
"Come with me and I'll explain." The man sighed sounding really sad and holding out his hand for me
I reluctantly followed him out the door with Naruto watching the whole time, but only half way down the street I stopped and refused to move. I wanted answers now.
"Tell me what's happened." I demanded crossing my arms and trying to keep a straight face like Big brother often did
"Not here I'll tell you when we get to the hospital." The man said waving off my demands
"I will not go another step without knowing why it is that one of my brother's didn't pick me up from Naruto's like they normally would. Now either tell me what happened or I'll find someone who will." I stated locking my legs in place and putting on a serious, but calm mask
"Last night there was a disturbance at the Uchiha compound. It was not noticed until near dawn this morning when your brother Sasuke was found after he ran through the streets screaming until he passed out. Upon reaching the compound it was found that every last member of the clan had been brutally slaughtered in cold blood." The man explained in reserved tones
"What?" I whispered shock setting in with cold dread
"After investigation was conducted it only stood to reason that your brother Itachi had been the culprit." The man continued as though not hearing me
"No...you're...you're lying. Big brother...Itachi...he...he would never do that. YOU'RE LYING!" I finally yelled at him tears gathering in my eyes and slowly flowing down my cheeks
"I'm sorry to be the one to tell you this, but I'm not. Your family is dead and your brother is the one who killed them." The man said his voice even, but soft
"It's not true. It's not true." I repeated backing away from him
He reached for me as though to grab me and I lost it taking off and running as fast as I could to the hospital. If Sasuke was really there he'd tell me the truth, no Itachi would tell me how it wasn't true, cause if Sasuke was in the hospital Itachi would be there with him. They'd tell me it was all just a big sick joke being play and Itachi would sit me in his lap and stroke my hair and Sasuke would tell me not to cry that they didn't mean it.
I ran into the hospital not even stopping to find out Sasuke's room number. It took me a while, but I found his room and rushed in. There Sasuke was lying in the bed staring at the ceiling blankly. It scared me the look in his eyes...it was as if he was already dead and his body just didn't know it yet.
"Sasuke?" I asked hesitantly my voice so small I could barely hear it
He flinched before turning his head to face me. Tears were still in my eyes and drying on my cheeks and the look on his face, of utter defeat, made my vision blur with the unshed tears I was holding back.
"Brother?" I asked my voice wobbly with my tears
At the sound of my voice a second time Sasuke's eyes seemed to clear a little, the smallest of sparks of life seemed to ignite in his eyes.
"Kaya?" Sasuke asked softly as though not believing I was there
"Tell me it's not true Sasuke tell me it's not true." I cried launching myself at him in a tight hug my tears over flowing to soak his shoulder
His arms came hesitantly around me to rest on my ribs "I'm sorry Kaya. I'm sorry." He whispered his voice broken
I pulled away roughly tears still spilling onto my face hoping I had heard him wrong.
"No...it's not true. It can't be. Big brother...he would never..." I trailed off as Sasuke interrupted me
"He's not our brother. He murdered them all. Mother...Father...All of them." Sasuke said an icy coldness coming into his voice
"No you don't understand Itachi...he loved us so much. More than anything...more than..." And that's when it all came to me if it was true Itachi wouldn't have been able to do it on his own no matter how good he was and the only thing that would make him kill his kin and give up his village that he loved was saving me and Sasuke the two things that he loved more than anything, more than his village, more than his other family, more than his morals and sense of self, more than himself
"He did it Kaya! He killed them! And I'm going to kill him! I swear it!" Sasuke argued now sounding so angry it made him seem demonic
I didn't say anything only put my head down so he wouldn't see the truth I had realized in my mind. Itachi may have killed our family, though I doubted it still, but I know he would only do that if he had no other choice. Itachi would never do anything to hurt me and Sasuke unless it was the lesser of two evils. Our big brother loved us...I knew it...and one day I would get him back.