Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ Hurting From The Inside Out (EDITED) ❯ Forsaken ( Chapter 1 )

Hurting From The Inside Out

Chapter 1

Forsaken

Sasuke followed Team Seven, lost in his thoughts. There had been rumors flying around Konoha that sightings of the Akatsuki wandering the village but nobody had been able to corner them to take them out. That really wasn't what was bothering him. He had an increasingly bad feeling spreading through his chest. He knew something was not right. He just couldn't place what it was.

“Goodnight Sasuke.” Sakura waved as she followed Naruto, both heading off to their houses.

Naruto waved at him as he kept walking. Sasuke gave a nod of his head but stayed by Kakashi's side. He and his Sensei walked along for a while in comfortable silence. It was always like this between them. Kakashi seemed to understand that Sasuke was never one for ideal conversation. Today was different though.

“Are you okay?” His sensei asked, in that lazy drawl.

“Hai. I'm fine.” Kakashi didn't press the issue, which Sasuke was grateful for.

They slowly made their way to the opposite side of the village. Every since Itachi Uchiha, his older brother, had killed everyone in the clan then disappeared, Sasuke had been living in his own little apartment that was an add on to Kakashi's house. It was nice to have his own place but it was unnerving how his teacher felt the need to just pop in on him at anytime.

Sasuke liked his space and his private time. He hated having unwanted guests, especially in the only place he had as a sanctuary. He never cared much for company and only tolerated his teammates for the fact that was what they were.

“Listen Sasuke. There is something not quite right going on in the village and I just want to you to be on guard.” Kakashi said nonchalantly after a bit of time had passed between them.

“Do you know something I don't?” He growled at his squad leader.

“No, but I'm just concerned, so please be careful.” His Sensei answered, his one eye crinkled to indicate that he was smiling innocently.

“Hai, sensei.”

With that said, he made his way to his door. He slipped inside turning the lock. He leaned against the door, feeling a wave of exhaustion rush over him. Kakashi knew something and it put Sasuke on edge even more. Kakashi would have told everyone as a group if it was nothing big. Instead, he had pulled him aside and told him instead. There was definitely something strange going on and he had a feeling it had something to do with him or Kakashi wouldn't have brought it to his attention at all.

He went to his room to get a change of clothes and made way to his bathroom turning the shower on to a lukewarm. He decided tonight that he was going to patrol the village. He needed to be out by himself and he needed to figure out what the hell was going on. Why the ANBU was more active then usually in the village and why Kakashi was acting so strangely on guard.

He washed his hair and conditioned it enjoying the feel of the warm water as he did so. He could feel his tense muscles start to unwind and he let out a sign of relief. He quickly shut off the shower and grabbed the towel drying off. He slid the towel around his waist and secured it. He made his way to the kitchen and opened the fridge. He pulled out the sushi that Kakashi had brought to him earlier that morning. He sat down at the bar. He picked at the food eating about half of it, before putting the leftovers back in the fridge.

The room was starting to grow dark and the sun was disappearing behind the horizon. He made his way back to the bathroom to grab the clean clothes he had left there and went to his room to change. He made fast work of dressing and glanced out his window. He knew he should wait until later to go out, but he just had to get out of this cold, stuffy, lonely place. He made his way back out of his room. He stopped at the entryway. He leaned down and slipped his sandals on. He grabbed the doorknob twisting and pushed it open, slipping out into the dusk. He made for the back alleys so he could avoid the ANBU and anyone else that would ask him unnecessary questions.

Something to the left of him caught his eye. He watched the two figures closely. They were wearing long black cloaks with red and white clouds on them. The collars covered their faces so Sasuke couldn't make out their faces, plus it didn't help with the round hat's they wore. Now that was a little suspicious. Sasuke quietly made his way toward them with caution. He stayed a lengthy distance away so that they wouldn't notice him. The strangers came to a road that split off in two different directions. The taller one turned to go back into the town where the smaller one headed into the out skirting forest.

Sasuke couldn't explain it but he felt compelled to follow the shorter one. There was just something strangely familiar about the man's walk that seemed to rub him the wrong way. He slowly moved deeper into the forest. Finding with each step he took. He was growing more and more uncomfortable. What was he thinking to follow this stranger into the woods where no one would know where he was or could hear him scream? Yeah, this was a real stupid idea on his part. He was about to turn and head back to the village when he felt a presence behind him and warm breath fluttering across the back of his neck.

“Hello foolish otouto.” His heart stopped for a split second as his back stiffened.

He felt a wave of fear sweep through his body before he was hit hard on the side of the head. Pain exploded through his body and he was on his knees before he could stop himself. He felt his brother's foot against his shoulder giving a slight push so he was forced to fall backwards to land on his back in the dirt.

His vision started to blur and white dots swarming across it. He knew that he was going to pass out. He forced his vision to clear for a second so he could look up at his captor, his only brother, the only family he had left. Red sharingan eyes that had been tormenting his nightmares now stood in front of him with a smug grin on the handsome face. Sasuke decided passing out was better then staring up at the beautiful face of his clan's killer and let the darkness take him.

Itachi stared down at his brother. He hadn't expected to find Sasuke. He thought that he had sensed his brother but he hadn't been sure, because the boy was getting better at concealing his chakra. He was glad he didn't have to fight him. He had bigger fish to fry then his brother. Now what was he going to do with him?

Kisame and he had decided that they weren't going to go after Naruto yet. They were waiting for the right opening to make their move but now Sasuke knowing they were there wasn't going to help their mission. The only thing he could do was take him back to their hideout and keep him prisoner. He was pretty sure that the ANBU would come looking for him, but maybe that would leave a bigger open to capture the fox demon boy.

He lifted Sasuke up easily and slung him over his shoulder. Kisame appeared out of the shadows to the side of him. Itachi turned to him fully and motioned for them to go. Kisame followed without a word. They made it to the cave about a mile and a half from Konoha. Itachi laid Sasuke face down and tied his arms behind his back then moving to tie his ankles together.

“So you were right. How did you know it was Sasuke?”

“I didn't for sure, but I know his presence well so I figured.” Was his response.

Kisame chuckled.

“He looks a lot like you.” Itachi just glared at his blue-skinned partner but refused to answer as he slipped his cloak off, placing it over Sasuke.

“I'll take first watch.” With that, he left the cave.

Kisame stayed where he was for a long moment staring down at the younger Uchiha. This boy was going to be more trouble then he was worth. The way Itachi was acting around him was proof of that. Kisame had never seen his partner so distracted. He turned away from the unconscious boy and moved to his bed in the back of the cave. Itachi what are you thinking bring your brother here? Kisame was really concerned for his partner's sanity.

Itachi had no clue what he was thinking. He sat in a tall tree on the lowest tree branch watching the stars. His brother had grown a lot in the last five years since Itachi had last seen him. He wasn't a boy anymore. He was growing into a man. Itachi could still remember the crying child he had knocked out the night of the clan massacre.

The boy was beautiful, with flawless skin and big dark eyes very much like his own when the Sharingan wasn't activated. He still had the full pouty lips and the same skinny lanky body as he did when he was younger. Except his body was a little more toned then when he was eight. Sasuke was filling out nicely and Itachi couldn't help but like the change… a lot.

He growled under his breath as he jumped down from the branch landing smoothly on his feet. He made his way back to the cave. The fire had died out he noticed as he walked in but because of the full moon he could see a good portion of where everything was. He sat down near the entrance with some water. He could hear rustling from the side of the cave and knew Sasuke had come around.

“Why?” Was a soft whisper.

Itachi let his eyes fall closed at the sound of that voice he hadn't heard in so very long. He hadn't heard that voice for so very long and just the sound of it, put a shiver down his spine. He really had missed his brother and he didn't like admitting that at all. He wanted to ignore his brother but something compelled him to respond.

“Because that's who I am.”

He heard a growl and knew his younger brother didn't like the answer, but that was all he was going to give him. He took a long drink of water as silence filled the cave once again. Sasuke watched his brother's silhouette. It had been so long since he had seen him. He was taller now and looked more mature then he had in the past. He had an air about him that demanded attention, almost craved it. There was also that deadliness to him. As to say talk to me and die a painful death.

Sasuke hated him for so many reasons, but some hidden part deep inside him wanted to cry like an infant. God, he had missed his brother. All he wanted when he was younger was for Itachi to look in his direction, to give him some kind of acknowledgement. He remembered the few times his brother had actually set time aside for him and he had cherished every moment with all his heart.

Now here they were, years later, mortal enemies. Here they were so far apart there was no way to reach out and touch the brother he used to know, the aniki that he had loved so very much. He felt the sting of tears in his eyes but refused to let them fall, biting at his bottom lip to hold the pain from infesting his heart once more. He would not let memories obscure him from his revenge. Itachi would die for his indiscretions.

“I hate you.” He spat out.

“Hn.” Was the only answer he got from Itachi.

He struggled on to his back and tried to sit up. It was almost impossible with his hands tied firmly behind him. He was about to give up when he noticed Itachi kneeling down next to him. His eyes were dark brown color that he had seen so many times as a child. The sight of them made Sasuke's heart ache. Itachi had always been hauntingly beautiful. It was so hard to even look at him. Instead of feeling the hatred that Sasuke had focused on for so very long, he felt a empty hole, loneliness. Sasuke watched Itachi reach out to help him up but he rolled away.

“Don't fucking touch me.” He spat, his eyes bleeding into the Sharingan.

His brother raised an eyebrow and suddenly a fist was gripping the front of shirt and he was lifted clear off the ground. He stared at his brother with large eyes. Itachi face was expressionless and his eye's emotionless giving nothing away of his thoughts. Sasuke's back collided into the cave wall as Itachi slammed him hard against it. He let out a pained moan as his vision dimmed around the edges. His body wanting to sink into darkness, but he fought it. Itachi stepped in closer to him so their heads were almost touching. He could feel the others warm breath and lips brushing against the shell of his ear making him shiver.

“I really don't think you are in a position to make demands on me Otouto.”

Sasuke cringed at the hard voice that didn't match the soft touch of lips on his flesh. Of course, his captor was right but Sasuke never listened to logic. Instead, he would fight. He wasn't going to let his brother assume that he was still that helpless little boy from five years ago. He slammed the side of his head against his brother's so hard that he felt his teeth rattle on impact.

Itachi was caught off guard, not expecting his otouto to retaliate, growled out as he moved his head back. He glared at his younger brother with his Sharingan eyes. Sasuke knew by the look he was in deep shit but he couldn't bring himself to care. He needed to stand up to Itachi. No matter the repercussions. He was sick of being considered weak in his niisan's eyes.

“You shouldn't have done that foolish little brother. You should know by now you can never beat me.” With that said, Sasuke was backhanded across the cheek just as Itachi let go of the front of his shirt.

There was so much momentum behind the hit, he ended up a couple of feet to the left of his brother laying face down in the dirt. His face was throbbing and he couldn't stop himself from biting his tongue. Now, he had a mouth full of blood that he spat out on to the ground. He could feel the blood trickling down the corner of his mouth and knew instantly that he had bit his tongue deep if it was still flowing so violently. He let out a moan as his muscles protested while he went to roll over on to his back.

A pressure on his lower back kept him in place though. Itachi's heel dug into the tender flesh painfully making Sasuke bite back the whimper that was threatening to rise. He squeezed his eyes shut in relief when his brother moved his foot. A second later, his brother's body was pressed against his back and he couldn't help but shiver that ran down his spine at the feel.

“Otouto when are you going to learn that you are far weaker then me. You will always be weak and I will always rule over you mind, body, and soul.” Itachi whispered harshly in his ear as he reached for a kunai that was strapped to his calf.

He cut Sasuke's binds and caught his arms easily before the boy had time to strike out at him. Itachi spun the younger Uchiha around so that the boy was facing him and then let his weight rest on Sasuke's stomach.

“I've always owned you, even when we were kids.”

“Get off me you fuck! You don't own me at all. I own myself and I will be the death of you.” Sasuke yelled trying to free his hands from his brother's painful grip.

Suddenly, Itachi's body was flush against his own and that's when Sasuke realized his brother was aroused. Itachi's clothes covered cock was now throbbing against his thigh. Sasuke's breath caught in his throat. He tried to buck Itachi off him with new strength. His heart beating frantically as panic seized his whole body as if it was a virus.

He felt his brother dig his elbow into his right arm as Itachi held onto the other one with the same hand. Suddenly, pain burst through his left hand spreading down his arm. He screamed loudly as blood seeped out from around the kunai that was now lodged into his hand thanks to his loving older brother.

“Fuck, that fucking hurts you asshole.” He needed to lash out to keep his mind off the pain.

Itachi licked his earlobe and then sat up on his chest. Sasuke forced himself to look up at Itachi even though he could barely keep his eyes open from all the pain that was encasing his body.

“It's going to get a lot worse before I'm done with you foolish otouto” He answered as he produced another kunai from his other calf.

Itachi flipped Sasuke's right hand over so the palm with facing the ceiling and proceeded to sink the kunai deep into it just as he had the other one. The scream that ripped from Sasuke this time was louder and longer, making Itachi's body tense in almost regret then the man shook it off.

“Are you trying to kill him Itachi?” Came Kisame's gruff sleepy voice.

“Out now Kisame and don't come back until I come to you.” Itachi snapped not even looking at his partner.

Kisame said nothing as he did as he was told. He did glance back one last time, completely baffled at Itachi's behavior. Itachi ignored his partner and stared down at his brother for a long time until Sasuke weakly turned to him. Almost black eyes clashed with blood red Sharingan. His heart sped up and he was reaching out to lightly run his fingers down his younger brother's cheek almost lovingly. His brother was panting heavily from the pain his eyes lidded but he still had enough strength to slowly turn his head away from the caress.

“You look so beautiful like this little Sasuke.” Itachi whispered.

“What are you going to do to me, aniki?” Sasuke whispered as a feeling of defeat started to take over his senses.

“Something I've wanted to do for a very long time.” Was the husky reply.

 

TBC….

 

Kitty- I reread this the other day and almost kicked my own ass, at how horrible it was. This was the first ItaSasu fic I had ever done and it disgusted me. Therefore, I've made some MAJOR changes and now am reposting it. So tell me if you again with this version more then my first one. Thank you.