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Seaswept
By : Daydreamer79
Category: Naruto > Threesomes/Moresomes
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Upon hearing the words, Itachi's pupils flared moments before his eyes narrowed. His fingers clenched around the hilt of the blade, fighting equal parts incredulity and hope. With jaw clenched, he shifted the blade away from its precarious placement near the man's neck. Could his words be true? Was it truly Sasuke kneeling before him. After the long years where every dark haired boy would send his heart into pounding, would he finally be reunited with his brother?

"Be careful, Itachi," hissed Kisame.

Itachi nodded towards Kisame and took a step towards the man. Crouching before him, his fingers grasped a strong, smooth chin and stared at the face before him. There was hardly much remaining of what he recalled of his brother's face. His mind warred with his heart at what he saw before him. Though little of Sasuke remained in the defined features, there was no doubting the attractive merging of his father and mother in the face before him. The gentle curve reminiscent of his mother's face softened the dark eyes that were so hard and very much like those of his father.

It was Sasuke. It had to be. No other man could bear such a striking resemblance to his mother and father.

"Itachi?"

"It's him." Itachi released the jaw at Kisame's approach and stepped back. "It's Sasuke."

Kisame shifted his gaze to Pein. "Captain?"

"Interesting turn of events. Wouldn't you say so, Kisame?" Pein linked his hands behind his back and glanced towards the fading light on the horizon. "Mr. Nara, have the supplies been loaded onto the Cloud? We would do well to make way before long. Best not to tarry near a sunken British navy vessel."

Shikamaru ambled forward with Neji close on his heels. "Near about, Captain. Naval ships carry quite a bit in the powder magazine. We'll be flush in that area for quite a while. They're lucky Zabuza's attacks didn't hit the magazine. This ship would have been blown straight to God."

Pein ran the hand of one hand across his jaw and glanced towards where the few survivors of Zabuza's attack sat on deck, attempting to dress each other's wounds with torn garments. The attack was quite brutal for them to have lost so many. The deck was littered with the bodies of both crews.

He paced back and forth before the crew, lost in thought. Occasionally his gaze would dart over each man before shifting over what remained of the ship. It was obvious from the ornaments adorning their uniform jackets who the captain of the ship was. "You're the captain? Don't bother to deny it. You have that air about you."

"I am Captain Kakashi Hatake, His Royal Majesty's Navy. Why does a scur like yourself care which of us is captain?"

"As I see it, you are naught but a captain of a pile of rubble barely able to remain afloat. You should be glad my ship happened about when it did. You know, Captain, Zabuza was a vindictive arse who loved to torture captains of captured ships." Pein's lips twitched as he gazed at the battle weary group of sailors. "He would keep a few alive, using them to pry information from the captain to further his own goals before killing them one after the other once his information was gathered. Then he would leave the captain tied to the mast while his ship sank around him, lost to the depths. A slow, drawn out death by drowning."

"And are you cut from the same ilk, Captain?" hissed Kakashi. "Your colors state your status as pirates clear enough."

"Mayhap I am. Do you fear watching the water creep slowly around you as your body is pulled down into the abyss of Davy Jones' locker?" Pein slowly drew his cutlass and pointed it towards the thrumming pulse in Kakashi's throat. "I can send you there now if you so wish it. I am capable of showing mercy from time to time."

"No!" A hand shot out and wrapped around the blade pressed with threatening menace at Kakashi's throat, forcing it away just as the blade sliced through the fleshy parts of the hand.

Itachi started upon seeing his brother slicing his hand to save the captain from Pein's taunts. He moved to take a step forward, only to have Kisame's hand latch onto his shoulder.

"Wait," growled Kisame under his breath.

"Ah, the other Uchiha." Pein pulled his blade from Sasuke's hand, bring a cry of pain from his throat. "You certainly grew a set of balls in the past ten years. All I recall of you is a quivering child near about pissing his pants at the approach of anyone who was not his brother."

"Bastard," snarled Sasuke as he hugged his injured hand to his chest, blood staining his white shirt red and dripping in thick droplets to the damp deck.

"So I've been told, though, contrary to belief, my mother was wed to my father, evil son of a bitch though he was." Pein withdrew a cloth from his pocket and began to wipe away the blood from the blade before sheathing it at his waist. "I find it amusing that after all this time of looking, Itachi finds his brother is a minor officer on a naval vessel, the very sort of vessel that would see him swinging from the gallows with little more than a farce of a trial. Do you blame your brother, Sasuke Uchiha? Have you been searching for him just to see him granted a short drop and a sudden stop?"

Sasuke paled and glanced towards Itachi's drawn face. His eyes darted back and forth as if searching for something. He bit the inside of his jaw until the taste of copper filled his mouth to keep from speaking.

Pein gestured to where Itachi stood, his face pulled down into an expressionless mask. "Your brother there is quite the bloodthirsty creature. Would it surprise you to know he has killed many a sailor since your impromptu departure from the Cloud ten years past? I wonder what you did during that time. We both know your time aboard Orochimaru's ship was mostly spent on your back."

Sasuke's injured hand, cradled in the open fold of his jacket wrapped around the hidden blade kept there. With a darting motion, he drew the blade and lunged at Pein, anger and pain prominent on his features. The promise of death at his hands whispered on the wind.

Itachi shrugged off Kisame's hand and darted forward, his callused hand wrapping around Sasuke's wrist just as the blade brushed Pein's chest. He could feel the muscles pulled tight in his brother's arm. Blood ran down the length of the dagger from where Sasuke's hand was sliced open by Pein's blade. It colored the iron blade and dripped from the tip onto Pein's white shirt. His eyes were wild with anger and his lips turned down in a scowl.

"Loyalty is quite interesting, isn't it, Mr. Uchiha? Your brother will always be a wanted man and should you stay with the navy, you will always be tasked with bringing him to justice. Fate is quite the trickster, isn't she?" Pein wrapped a hand around Sasuke's fingers and pried them loose of the weapon, causing it to clatter to the surface of the deck. "You want him, Itachi? He'll be your responsibility if we take him on board. I'll grant you this one boon for your long service to the Crimson Cloud."

Sasuke's eyes darted to Itachi. The almond shaped orbs widened visibly.

Itachi maintained his brutal grip on Sasuke's wrist. His heart thudded loudly in his chest though his expression never changed. Even if he wanted to, there was no other option for him. "I want him."

Pein nodded and jerked his head towards the Crimson Cloud. "Put him in the brig. I don't want to have to sleep with one eye open. We'll decide what to do with him later."

Nodding his head, Itachi released a breath as Pein turned his attention to the remainder of the naval crew. If Sasuke had succeeded in stabbing Pein, he would have been torn asunder by the crew, regardless of his position in Itachi's heart. During Pein's taunting dialogue, he was forced to clench his teeth while wondering if it was Pein's version of suicide. Even Itachi suspected the presence of Sasuke's hidden blade, so Pein must have been certain Sasuke would eventually attack.

"Keep your mouth shut," growled Itachi under his breath. "You're damn lucky I'm fast. If that blade had connected, you would have been dead before the captain hit the deck."

Kisame eyed Sasuke as he was led away before moving towards Pein. "What about the rest of them? Hostages?"

"The only one worth anything would be the captain. The rest are worth more as food to the fish." Pein folded his arms across his chest before narrowing his gaze on the large man strapped firmly to the mast. Muscles bulged insistently as he sought to free himself from his bonds. "That one. I think he is bigger than you, Kisame."

"He looks half mad." Kisame shook his head. "Better to leave him as he is. He'll likely take down several of the crew before we could put him down."

The wood in the destroyed mast creaked. "Sasuke!"

Pein turned his gaze towards Itachi and Sasuke, his brow arched. "That's interesting. I think he's more interested in Itachi's sibling than in his own life or that of his fellow crew members."

Walking forward, Pein forced desperate eyes to face him. The wooden mast gave another creak. "Listen to me. You want to go with him?"

Eyes widened and the man stopped his struggles. He nodded slowly as he met Pein's gaze. "I do."

Pein glanced at Kisame. "What's your name?"

"Juugo."

"Juugo what?" Pein's gaze drifted over him, taking in his blood splattered shirt. He was probably the reason there was an uncommon number of Zabuza's crew dead on the deck amongst the naval ones.

"Just Juugo."

Folding his arms across his chest, Pein smirked at Juugo. "Well, just Juugo, I have a proposition for you. I'll take you on my ship and work you like a mule on a farm. As long as you do as ordered, I won't hurt the younger Uchiha, savvy?"

"Captain, are you insane?" muttered Kisame.

"Well, Juugo?"

Juugo glanced towards Sasuke's disappearing shoulder. "Aye. I have to protect Sasuke. I will serve on your ship so long as Sasuke is safe."

"Cut him loose and take him aboard the Cloud." Pein turned from Juugo to face the remainder of the naval crew. "Leave the rest of them. If the fates see fit to bless them with life, then so be it."

Kisame nodded and freed Juugo from his bonds. Surprisingly, Juugo did not rebel, but followed docilely towards the waiting ship. The docile attitude seemed at odds with the large body straining the seams of his ill-fitting white shirt.

"You'll die at my hands," shouted Kakashi as he struggled to his feet.

Pein turned his back from the injured group and doffed his hat in parting. "You'll have to catch me first, Captain. And considering the shape of your ship, I doubt it will be any time in the near future."

Pein stalked across the plank. "What are you louts standing about for? Hoist the anchor and ready the sails. The wind favors us, so let us make haste and sail on it."

Below deck, Itachi led Sasuke towards the series of cells in the lowest part of the ship. The cool, stale air caused his stomach to clench in a memory of the time they spent together in hold. He could not believe his brother was alive and with him again. It tore at his innards to force Sasuke to remain below in the filth, but even he was wise enough not to trust his brother after so long a separation, especially considering he was a part of the Royal navy.

Itachi gave Sasuke a small shove once they reached the iron bars. He withdrew a clean bit of cloth from the pouch at his side and handed it to his brother. "Wrap your hand in that. I'll bring you something to put on the wound later."

"Itachi," Sasuke whispered. "I knew you were alive. I knew I would find you."

The words whispered over Itachi's frayed emotions, soothing and inflaming them in one easy motion. They brought about an ache in his chest for he had given up his brother for dead and was now standing in his presence. "How did you know?"

"I knew. You're my brother. I would have sailed the world over for a chance to find you. I stayed with the navy for a chance to find you. Kakashi practically raised me, so I knew it was safer than taking a position on board another ship."

Itachi's gaze hardened, not at Sasuke, but at himself. Sasuke had not given up while he had. His brother had become a ghost haunting him on almost every night. "What would you say if you knew I had given up on you? I wasn't even looking for you anymore. You were dead to me in my heart."

Sasuke paled, his uninjured hand wrapping around the thick grating. "You're lying."

"Am I?" Turning on his heels, he moved towards the door. "I will see about tending your injuries later."

"Itachi, don't leave!"

Itachi refused to answer the cry from his brother. He could not face Sasuke knowing that while he had given up on finding him when Sasuke had not. The knotting in his stomach nearly brought him to his knees gagging. Shame built inside him with little hope of being expelled. It brought on a chill that had nothing to do with the cooler air below deck.

"Itachi, how is Sasuke?"

Itachi lifted his gaze to meet Dan's concerned eyes, not realizing how far he had walked in his morose state. "He is fine. If you could make a poultice for his hand, I would be much obliged. Time in the brig could bring about infection without something to help it heal."

"I'll do that. Judging from what caused it, he'll likely need stitching up as well." Dan frowned at Itachi. "Something seems off with you."

Itachi glanced at Dan through the corner of his eye. "I'm fine."

"I know its rough seeing your brother locked away, but I'm sure it will be temporary. It's just a precaution on Pein's part. It has been nearly ten years."

Nodding his head, Itachi stalked up the last set of stairs and was immediately greeted with the warm sea breeze. It ruffled the locks of hair that came loose from his queue, causing them to dance around his face in silky movements. His eyes immediately landed on Kisame and the large man with him.

"Pein brought him aboard?"

Kisame rolled his eyes. "Neji, put him to work. I'll deal with him later."

Itachi followed Kisame up the steps towards the door to Pein's quarters. "Zabuza had him tied up tight for a reason. From what I can tell, he's crazy strong."

"Pein wanted him, and I can't say I blame him. Your brother's safety was all he was concerned with. They are likely lovers for him to nearly bring down the rest of that mast in an attempt to follow after him."

Itachi heaved a sigh. "Keep him under watch and don't house him with Sasuke."

"You don't trust your brother?" asked Kisame.

"Would you?" Itachi's eyes grew shadowed. "He is a member of the British navy. They are more the splinter in our side than any other nation. They seem to make it their point in life to track down every pirate they can wrap their fingers around."

Kisame chuckled lightly. "There's money in bringing down pirates. I'm sure the king enjoys every hold filled with Spanish doubloons, especially considering he's a squanderer of his wealth as most of the monarchy tends to be."

"Indeed."

Blue eyes grew soft and a large hand clasped Itachi's shoulder. "What are your plans for your brother? I know the circumstances are not ideal."

"I don't know. I had given up hope, but he claims to still search for me." Itachi's lips drew down in a frown. "I can barely look at him with that knowledge."

"I'm sure you'll figure it out after some thought."

Itachi closed his eyes at the touch, relishing in the warmth brought on by the gesture. "I used to have a plan for when Sasuke was returned, of what I would say to him-of what I would do. He would stay with Jiraiya and Naruto while I was at sea. Jiraiya would teach him to be a sailor and Naruto would be his friend. He would have a childhood again. Now, things are different and I am unsure how to proceed. He is a grown man and in little need of an older brother."

"You're a smart man, Itachi, smarter than I think even Pein realizes." Kisame gave a comforting squeeze to Itachi's shoulder and moved away to rap firmly on Pein's door. "Give it some time and thought. Not everything goes as planned."

"Enter."

Pein was hunched over his charts, barely giving the two a glance as they entered. "About bloody time you made your way in here. Get in and close the damn door."

"You're making quite a bloodthirsty name for yourself these days, Captain," commented Kisame blandly. "I'm sure the tales of how you slayed a rival pirate lord will soon be making the rounds to ensure your infamy. The marooning of a small group of navy men on their dead ship probably only added to the tale."

"And you're one to talk, Kisame," snapped Pein in return. "Besides, I saw at least two row boats in decent shape. I'm sure between the group of them, they will make them sail worthy enough to reach safety before the ship completely goes under."

"I doubt they will see your mercy as anything but a mistake. The British aren't right bright. They'll likely think the boats were something we overlooked," said Itachi dryly as he glanced at the charts laid out before them. "What's our heading?"

Pein smirked lightly. "I think it would be wise to return to berth for a while. I'm afraid my little taunt directed at that captain will have the British navy on lookout for the Cloud. We'll need to lay low for a while."

"Are you going to be able to do that?" asked Itachi.

The humor in Pein's eyes died and he lifted a pistol from the table and pointed it at Itachi. "Don't test my patience today. You're lucky I didn't run your brother through for daring to attack me. If it were any other man, I would have without even giving it a thought."

Itachi's eyes narrowed slightly. "Apologies, Captain."

"Have Asuma set a course for Tsunade Island." Pein settled in the chair behind his desk and snatched his pipe from its holder, stuffing it full of tobacco, and using slender bit of wood lit by the nearby lantern to set the dried leaves to smoldering.

"Watch your brother, Itachi." Pein gave a few deep puffs on the pipe, allowing the smoke to create a halo around his head. "I trust you with my life as you so aptly demonstrated today, but I do not trust him. You'll keep a close eye on him."

"Aye, Captain." Itachi glanced at Kisame. "What about the other one?"

"His name is Juugo. He seems fairly devoted to your brother. As long as your brother is kept alive, I think he'll do as instructed." Pein took a long puff, chewing on the end of the pipe with his teeth. "Just to be certain, keep them separated. I don't trust your brother not to incite the man. If he is anything like you, Itachi, he is a dangerous person even when locked up."

"How is his hand?" asked Kisame.

"I sent Dan down to stitch it up. He always had a sort of rapport with Sasuke."

Pein linked his fingers on his abdomen and leaned back in his chair. "Not what you expected is it?"

"No," said Itachi curtly, "but I did not expect to find my brother as an officer on a naval ship."

"Strange workings indeed." Pein smiled a cold smile. "Get you to the wheel and adjust our course."

Itachi shifted his weight before nodding and exiting the cabin. He moved up the stairs to the wheel, pausing to glance at the navigation charts so to know the adjustments that needed to be made. "I'll take it for a bit, Asuma."

"There be a following wind. Even if by some luck another naval ship came upon the survivors, they will ne'er be able to catch us." Asuma leaned back against the railing and glanced toward where Juugo was single-handedly pulling the line of the larger sail against the wind. "I doubt even Kisame could do that alone."

"I think Kisame is becoming annoyed with all the references to him."

Asuma chuckled. "I would not doubt it. It be similar to impugning upon his manhood."

Itachi's lips quirked in a smile. "He has nothing to worry about in that area."

"You haven't mentioned your brother. When I last I saw the boy, he was a rather skinny lad with large eyes and a solemn face. Have you spoken with him. I would imagine after the showing you gave Captain Pein after your brother was spirited away, that you would refuse to leave his side."

The amusement faded from Itachi's eyes and his lips set in a hard line. "People change."

"I very much doubt you would do so. Are you still carrying about that little toy?" Asuma glanced slyly at Sasuke. "I'm sure your brother would like to know how much you missed him."

"I gave up." Itachi's hands tightened on the rungs of the wheel. "I can't face him."

Asuma's hand reached up to stroke his beard. "You've barely come into yourself, lad. You were little more than a child yourself when he was taken. That you held onto your resolve for so long is admirable. I think your brother would appreciate hearing you. If all you are going to do is avoid him, then mayhap it would have been better to leave him with his crewmates instead of as little more than a prisoner aboard a pirate vessel."

"No!" barked Itachi. The mere thought of Sasuke being left behind after so much time was unthinkable. "Mr. Asuma."

"Aye?"

"The captain wants our heading to be Tsunade Island. Would you mind manning the wheel for a little longer?" Itachi glanced towards the lower deck. "I will be back to relieve you shortly."

"Aye. And if you happen upon Shikamaru, tell him that he owes me three gold pieces."

Itachi's lips quirked. "A fact I'm sure he will be most displeased about."

"Aye, I'm sure."

Swallowing down the sudden nervousness building in his stomach, Itachi moved to the main deck and down the stairs leading into the interior of the ship. He passed the surgery and Kisame's room, climbing down a set of steep stairs leading into the lower recesses of the ship. There was no light except that coming from the periodic placement of dim lanterns. His boots clomped lightly on the mildewed flooring as he entered the brig.

"Ah, Itachi, we were just talking about you." Dan finished wrapping a bandage around Sasuke's hand and gave him a pat to his back. "You certainly grew up well, all things considering."

Dan exited the cell, locking it with a key attached to a ring and replaced the ring on a nail driven into the hull. "I'll leave you two to talk."

Itachi watched Dan close the door, leaving the two brothers in an uncomfortable silence. The moments drifted by until Itachi finally spoke, shattering the growing distance between them. "How is your hand?"

"Dan sewed it up. It was pretty deep, but I'm certain with Dan caring for me, there isn't as much of a risk for infection…even down here." Sasuke glanced at his bandaged hand. "That shit he put on it stinks all to hell, though."

A small fragile smile tilted the corner of Itachi's lips. "Dan likes to visit with healers at the various ports we visit. He is quite sought after in several of the free man ports for his skills at healing."

"I remember him. He was always nice to me, carving me little toys and making sure I had enough food." Sasuke smiled. "I probably would have died if he had not been aboard the ship. Even though I couldn't communicate very well, I was grateful for his saving my life."

Itachi arched a brow. "I noticed your English is much improved. I was beginning to think you would never learn to speak anything but our father's tongue."

"Try living aboard an English naval vessel for a decade. You learn a lot more than how to speak the language."

"Ah," smirked Itachi. "Try living aboard a pirate ship for a decade and see what you learn. I would be willing to wager it is considerably more than on a naval ship."

Sasuke began to laugh, his eyes closed in mirth. Itachi did not join him, but allowed a smile to creep along his features. It was strange conversing with Sasuke like this. They were practically strangers. After so many years, they knew almost nothing about each other.

"Itachi…" Sasuke's gaze became earnest and most of the tension melted from his frame. "I wanted to ask you something. Is my friend alright?"

"The large man? He is fine; doing the work of three sailors."

"His name is Juugo. Treat him well. Alright?" Sasuke's eyes softened at the mention of his name, causing a jolt of jealousy to work through Itachi. It had been a long while since such a sensation worked through him, and it caught him off-guard.

Sasuke cradled his hand gently on his lap. "He saved me when I was aboard Orochimaru's ship. If he wasn't there, I would have likely been in worse shape than I was when Kakashi brought him down."

"He has been with you for that long?"

A small nod caused Sasuke's hair to bob with the movement. "Aye. He has been a brother to me since I was taken from you."

A shock of pain pushed aside the jealousy. Sasuke had replaced him almost immediately upon their separation. The knowledge ate away at Itachi and removed every ounce of the joy he previously regained upon opening up to his brother.

"Itachi, are you alright?"

Itachi turned immediately before Sasuke could see the hurt in his gaze. "I have duties. If you like, I will have Dan return with your meal. I'm sure you would like the chance to speak with him more."

"I don't want to talk with Dan, I want to talk with you." Sasuke was on his feet and gripping the cell door in frustration. "Nii-san? What did I say?"

The tone of Sasuke's voice tore at him. Itachi could not bear to hear the wounded sound of his brother's voice. Sasuke could never understand just how much being replaced hurt. Perhaps he should have left his brother with his crewmates aboard their sinking vessel.

"Itachi," called out Sasuke. "Come back."

Itachi closed the door to the brig and leaned against the slightly warped wood. Tears pricked his eyes, causing him to quickly scrub at the offending orbs least his emotions be placed on display for all to see. Only one man was allowed to see these emotions on his face, and even he would not be privy to the absolute agony Itachi was currently experiencing.

Forcing down the hurt, he locked it away. Sasuke might have been looking for him, but in their absence from each other, he had chosen to replace him. That hurt more than anything he could ever recall.

He moved above deck and relieved Asuma of his post. His eyes stared forward, keeping the direction of Tsunade Island in the forefront of his mind. If he could bury what he was feeling deep enough, perhaps he could survive the pain it caused him. He had Kisame, so he was not alone, even if it suddenly felt that way.
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Seaswept	By : Daydreamer79 Category: Naruto > Threesomes/Moresomes Views: 1959 -:- Recommendations : 2 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Seaswept