Big Brother Knows Best | By : Sasunarufan13 Category: Naruto > Yaoi - Male/Male > Naruto/Sasuke Views: 3756 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0 |
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Author's note: And here I am with the second chapter. I hope I won't disappoint!
Warnings: a bit of bigotry; a bit of bullying; small hint of violence
I hope you'll like this chapter!
Chapter 2) Ten years
The scent of lavender and freshly mown grass was heavy in the air; a soft breeze made the leaves in the tall trees scattered all around the playground rustle gently. The sun made the playground equipment shine brightly; several small children occupied the playground. A couple of them were playing on the swings; some others were taking turns on the slide and several others were occupying the sandpit, creating castles, food and stars out of the golden coloured sand. The loud laughter and chattering of the children was audible throughout the entire playground while their mothers gossiped with each other on the dark green benches, keeping an eye on their children.
One of the benches – the closest one to the sandpit – was occupied by a dark haired boy with his two friends: a cute girl wearing a flower in her blue hair and a quiet boy, whose eyes were covered by his straight red hair. All three were holding a notebook in their lap, mulling over the mathematics exercises they had been given as homework for that day.
"What do you have for question five, Itachi-kun?" the blue haired girl, Konan, inquired curiously.
Silently Itachi lifted his arm up so that his friend could study his answer.
"What do you think of the new boy in our class?" Nagato asked; his voice barely audible above the ruckus of the playground.
"Hoshigaki-san?" Itachi murmured, recalling the tall, broad shouldered boy with a bluish hint to his skin who had been introduced to their class today. The boy had appeared quite confident, widely grinning – and thereby showing an impressive row of shark like teeth – when he had introduced himself. The dark haired boy shrugged, finishing his second to last question. "Loud, but friendly I suppose."
"Can't be worse than Hidan-san," Konan hummed; her nose wrinkling in distaste.
Hidan was a very peculiar boy; he seemed mostly intent on praising some god Itachi had never heard of before – and he had read a lot of books by now – and antagonising one of their other classmates, Kakuzu. Their fights were already legendary, even though they were just ten years old.
"When do you have to - " Nagato started saying, but was interrupted by a sudden piercing scream, closely followed by crying.
Crying Itachi had become very familiar with after hanging out with the boy in question for five years already. Instantly he shot up from his seat, not even caring that his homework fell down on the sandy ground, and sped over to his little brother who was standing protectively in front of his best friend. Naruto was sniffling loudly; his bright blue eyes glittering with the residue of tears as he clung to Sasuke's blue shirt, seemingly trying to hide himself behind the older boy. Some scratches decorated his knees and there were scuff marks on his clothes.
A bit further away a dark brown haired boy stood, whose cheek was starting to swell visibly and who was clutching his bloody nose. Sasuke was glaring fiercely at the other boy; his hands clenched into fists and he looked ready to throw yet another punch. His little brother had several shallow scratches on both his arms.
Itachi blinked, thrown off by the unexpected sight. "What happened?" he questioned bemused, concern underlying it; his gaze flitting quickly over Sasuke. He didn't look hurt otherwise, only extremely angry.
"What's going on here?" a shrill voice demanded and they were soon joined by a brown haired woman, who immediately started comforting the unknown boy. "Oh my god, Samura! What happened to you? Let me see your face, honey."
"M-mum-mummy!" the boy, Samura, cried loudly; snot and blood dribbling over his face as he clutched his arms around his mother's neck.
"Otouto? What happened?" Itachi repeated his question and right behind him, he heard Konan mutter, "Oh, that doesn't look good."
"He was mean to Naruto!" Sasuke burst out, pointing accusingly at the crying boy. "He was making fun of Naruto's hair, saying it was ugly and not normal! He was mean, Itachi-niisan!"
"So you punched him?" Itachi raised an eyebrow and sighed. Their parents weren't going to be happy at all. How were they going to explain this?
"I protected Naruto!" Sasuke protested; his chin jut up in that particular stubborn fashion of his that told the older boy that his brother didn't feel any remorse at all. "The other boy was mean!"
"Yes, you said that already," Itachi replied wearily, though at the same time he couldn't really fault his brother for reacting like that. He and Naruto were quite protective of each other; they could bicker a lot, but once someone else hurt one of them, the other one retaliated swiftly. Until today, though, those retaliations hadn't been quite this violent.
"Excuse me, but are those two boys with you?" the woman asked stiffly, holding a rose coloured handkerchief to her son's nose. She didn't wait for his answer, but continued, "Aren't you going to make them apologise to my son? They attacked him!"
"Madam, my brother just told me what happened," Itachi said politely, gesturing to Sasuke to come closer to him. The five year old did so, shuffling to his big brother with Naruto closely behind him. "And while they shouldn't have hurt your son, he shouldn't have insulted my brother's friend either."
"Here," Konan murmured and from the corner of his eye, Itachi saw her handing her own handkerchief to Naruto, who sniffled loudly and thanked her in a watery voice.
"Insulted?" the woman scoffed, drawing herself up to her full height. It did nothing to intimidate Itachi, though, who simply regarded her calmly. She appeared to be a bit thrown off by his refusal to be cowed by her height, but continued in a snippy voice, "Samura would never insult someone. I raised him to be better than that! Now I expect those two to apologise to him!"
"Is your son going to apologise for insulting my brother's friend?" Itachi asked blankly, raising an eyebrow.
"Excuse me? No, of course not! He did nothing wrong!" she spat; her dark eyes sparking with anger. "You should tell your brother that lying isn't okay!"
Anger unfolded in him; his little brother wasn't a liar. Whenever he did try, he was so horrible at it that nobody fell for his lies. "My brother doesn't lie, because unlike some other children, he is being raised well," he said coldly and turned around, ignoring the now gaping woman. "Otouto, Naruto-kun, let's go. It's time to go home."
Sasuke threw one last nasty scowl at the other boy – who whimpered and hid his face in his mother's skirt – and then gripped Naruto's hand tightly, tugging him softly along.
Konan and Nagato packed their bags, while Itachi first brushed off the sand clinging to Sasuke's and Naruto's clothes and put their toys in a separate bag before packing his own bag.
"Won't you get into trouble?" Nagato questioned warily, casting a quick look at the woman who was visibly fuming as she ranted to one of her friends.
Itachi couldn't supress a snort as he heaved his bag over his shoulder. "No, not as soon as our parents know what happened. Even if that woman figures out where we live – I don't think she'll do anything."
People were strangely reluctant to rant about either Itachi or Sasuke once they discovered that their father was the police chief.
"If you say so," Nagato sighed and shrugged on his backpack. "I'll see you tomorrow at school."
"I'm taking the bus with you, Nagato-kun!" Konan said brightly. "Bye, Itachi-kun! Take care, Sasuke-kun, Naruto-kun! And don't worry about the handkerchief, Naruto-kun, you can keep it."
"Thank you," Naruto murmured shyly; the handkerchief a crumpled ball in his left fist.
Konan offered one last smile and wave before she skipped away, following Nagato to the bus stop.
"Let's go home, so that you can clean up," Itachi murmured and both boys immediately latched onto his hands; the remnants of sand feeling gritty against his skin.
The scuffed and messy clothing disappeared into a hamper while both boys took a bath together to get rid of the stubborn dirt. Their shallow wounds had been treated by Itachi and covered by waterproof bandages which were decorated with green frogs; Naruto had insisted on having those particular bandages. They both seemed to have calmed down; there was no longer a scowl painting Sasuke's face and the only proof of Naruto having been upset were his red rimmed, swollen eyes. The blond boy was still a tad subdued, though, so he was probably still thinking about the incident.
Itachi had just returned from Sasuke's bedroom to grab new clothes for them when he heard Sasuke's voice floating through the door left ajar and he abruptly halted, hiding himself behind the door.
"No more crying, okay?" Sasuke demanded and there was a soft splash. "That boy was mean and you can't listen to him."
"B-but maybe h-he's right," Naruto replied, voice quivering. "M-my hair – only daddy has the same colour. Maybe i-it's weird!"
"No, it's not!" Sasuke insisted and there were more splashes. "Your hair is very pretty! It's like gold, see! Like the sun! And your eyes are very pretty too! Like the jewels mummy wears when she has her special nights with daddy!"
"Re-really?" Naruto sounded uncertain, but there was also a hint of hope.
"Yes, really," Sasuke said determined.
When Itachi looked inside, he had to smile when he saw his little brother hugging Naruto tightly. Dark hair clashed against bright blond as both boys clung to each other; two rubber duckies floating aimlessly behind Sasuke.
It seemed like he didn't need to talk to Naruto after all. He would still have to discuss the incident with their parents and Aunt Kushina, of course, but it looked like his little brother could handle this without his help.
He checked a sigh when his gaze fell on the floor, where several puddles of bath water were forming. Unfortunately they still couldn't handle taking a bath without making a mess of the bathroom.
Ah well. One couldn't have everything.
AN2: Little Sasuke and Naruto are just too adorable. That's all.
Please leave your thoughts behind in a review; should you spot any mistakes, please point them out to me.
See you all in the next chapter!
Cuddles
Melissa
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