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Take Me Away	By : stephfarrow94 Category: Naruto AU/AR > General Views: 1893 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, nor the characters from it. I do not make any money from the writing of this story.

Chapter List
- 1-Take Me Away
- 2-2
- 3-3
- 4-4
- 5-5
- 6-6
- 7-7
- 8-8
- 9-9
- 10-10
- 11-11
- 12-12
- 13-13
- 14-14
- 15-15
- 16-16
- 17-17
- 18-18
- 19-19
- 20-20
- 21-21
- 22-22
- 23-23
- 24-24
- 25-25
- 26-26
- 27-27
- 28-28
- 29-29
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“Is oji-san okay?” Sasuke whispered as Izuna and Hashirama returned from the hospital a few days later.
Izuna let out a loud sob and ran to his bedroom, leaving Hashirama alone with the young boy. The brunet shook his head.
“Sasuke-kun, your uncle is very sick mentally,” Hashirama explained in a gentle manner. “He’s okay now, but he has to have a special doctor to help him in his head. He won’t be home for a few days.”
“A… head doctor…?” Sasuke’s eyes widened. “Did Madara-oji-san hit his head?”
“No… He… needs a doctor to help him inside his head. Do you understand? …Your uncle is not well. He… he doesn’t see the world in the way that he should be seeing it anymore, and… if he doesn’t get help, he… may try and kill himself again…”
Sasuke’s eyes brimmed with tears. Hashirama felt his own becoming wet at the sight. He knelt down and pulled Sasuke into a hug, desperate to fight back the tears. He was so scared for his best friend and he felt so hurt that Madara would try and leave them all behind like that.
-XX-
Itachi scowled as he felt the tears falling again. He wiped at them and growled to himself. He hated feeling so weak, but he had to admit that he was scared. He missed Tobi. More than he had thought was possible. All those times he had told Tobi that he wished the younger was dead… If only he had never come up with that stupid plan.
Itachi yelled out as he picked the cup up from his bedside table and threw it at the wall. It shattered. Itachi sat back down on his bed and wiped at his tears.
“Tobi…” Itachi whispered. “…I’m sorry… I’m so sorry… For everything… I never hated you, even if it seemed like it… I loved you, but… I was so stupid… It should’ve been me.”
Itachi couldn’t stop himself; he grabbed his head and bent over, curling up into a ball. He screamed and allowed the tears to flow freely as he cried harder than ever. He ignored his door being opened, but when small arms wrapped around him, he tensed.
“Don’t be sad, aniki…” So it was Sasuke who had come in. “…I… I miss Tobi, too…”
“Sasuke…” Itachi grabbed Sasuke and pulled him onto his lap. He hugged the younger. “No… T-tobi…”
Sasuke hugged back and sobbed into his brother’s chest. “…I wish I had woken up sooner, aniki… M-maybe I could’ve stopped Tobi from leaving…”
Itachi choked on his sobs – how could he tell Sasuke that the younger had woken up? If only Sasuke wasn’t such a trusting person…
“Why didn’t you wake up, Sasuke?!” Itachi whispered as he dug his nails into Sasuke’s arms. “Why?!”
Sasuke cried harder, believing that it was his fault because he had slept through everything. He cried himself to sleep in his brother’s arms but the elder wasn’t going to drift off any time soon. The guilt was eating at him more than ever. Though he wouldn’t admit it to anyone, he was too afraid of hurting his family to tell anyone about what he had done.
Itachi sighed and lay down, pulling his brother on top of him. It all seemed so hopeless. Was he supposed to carry this secret for the rest of his life? It seemed that way.
-XX-
“Tou-san, can I stay home from school today, please?” Akemi asked her father the next morning as she fiddled with her school uniform. “I don't want to go.”
“Why not, sweetheart?” Hashirama asked as he picked the girl up. “Is something wrong?”
Akemi shook her head. “No… I-it’s just not the same without Tobi-kun…”
Hashirama frowned and tightened his hold on Akemi. “I know… I know it’s different, but… You have to be strong, okay? I don’t think Tobi-kun would want you to be so upset over him.”
Akemi looked down at the ground, sadness on her face. Hashirama knew that the girl still didn’t fully understand the situation. “…Tou-san, I… I don’t understand why Tobi-kun had to go away…”
“Tobi-kun had to go away because it was time for him to visit his mother, sweetheart.”
Akemi nodded. “Okay… Could I stay home just this once, please? Please, tou-san?”
“…Okay…” Hashirama smiled weakly. “Go and get changed, okay? I’ll go and check on Naoki.”
Akemi smiled back and nodded. “Thank you, tou-san.”
Hashirama kissed his daughter’s cheek before he set her back on her own feet. He watched the girl scamper away before he went upstairs to check on his son. As he passed by Itachi’s room, he was heartbroken to hear the child crying so hard. He knocked on the door and pushed it open, finding the young Uchiha curled up on his bed with one of Tobi’s favourite teddies in his hold.
Hashirama frowned as his grief rose once again. He stepped into the room and sat on the bed beside Itachi, reaching out to take the stuffed black dog from the Uchiha’s hold.
“I can understand why you’re so upset, Itachi-kun,” Hashirama said in a soft manner.
“No, you can’t!” Itachi shouted. “You have no idea…!”
“I think I have a pretty good understanding, actually…” Hashirama whispered as he petted the teddy’s fur in a wistful manner. “You’re upset because even though you treated him like vermin and the object of your resentment, you truly loved him.”
Itachi’s eyes widened. “…How…?”
“You’re upset because Tobi-kun died thinking that you hated him, right? You want to take back every cruel thing you ever did to him and want to shower him with your love as you once did. You wish that you had never changed towards Tobi-kun.”
“…” Itachi choked on his sobs. “…I…”
“You can’t change the past, Itachi-kun - you know this - so make the future for those you still have and love better than you did for Tobi-kun. Do you understand what I’m saying?”
Itachi nodded and wiped at his wet eyes. “…I do… You want me to love Sasuke and my uncles…”
“Yes. They truly love you, Itachi-kun, even after all of the grief and misery you’ve put them through. You’re so lucky to have a family like that. You’re not even their child and they’re willing to go through hell for you. Not a lot of kids are that lucky, Itachi-kun.”
Itachi nodded before he looked down at his lap. His fingers twitched. “…Hashirama…?”
“Yes?”
“…Can… I need… to tell you something…”
“What is it?”
“…I’m afraid that you’ll hate me before I even finish telling you, Hashirama…”
“You know I wouldn’t.” Hashirama smiled. “You can tell me anything. I don’t judge anyone.”
“…” Itachi’s cries came harder as he tried to voice his thoughts. “…I… It’s my fault…”
“…What is…?” Hashirama asked carefully. He had a feeling that the boy was talking about Tobi.
“…Tobi… I… I was the one… who took him away…”
Hashirama’s eyes narrowed at this but otherwise kept silent; he would allow Itachi to finish his story before he chose his words.
“…I… I was so… jealous of him…! I wanted him gone, so… I arranged with my friend… I took Tobi out of the house and my friend took him away… I tried to stop it, Hashirama – I swear!”
“Stop what?”
“…Everything… I tried to stop my friend from hurting Tobi… I tried to bring him back home, but… Hashirama, my friend… said he would call the cops if I tried…! I swear I didn’t want this to happen! …I swear!”
“…” Hashirama couldn’t speak, but the tears that were flowing down his cheeks said enough.
“…I didn’t want for it to end like this… I just… I don't know even know why I did it… I wish I had never even thought of taking Tobi away from my uncle… T-the pain is unbearable…! It’s my fault Tobi is dead, and… I hurt everyone else, too! Hashirama… Madara-oji-san… Madara-oji-san loved Tobi… Tobi was his son, and… I took away his most precious person… I’m a monster… I don’t deserve to have such love!”
Hashirama nodded. “You’re right…” Itachi was startled but didn’t question Hashirama’s words. “You don’t deserve such love for taking away a human life – especially one that belonged to your family. I’m so angry that I could hit you, but… I won’t. I can see that you’re hurting enough because of what you’ve done and you’re truly sorry for it, but what is done is done and you can’t change this. You could try all you want but things will never change. You’ll always be responsible for your own cousin’s murder.”
“…” Itachi sobbed harder.
“You didn’t think through the consequences and though you had conscious enough to try and fix things, you were selfish. You thought only of yourself and what would happen to you. You didn’t consider Tobi at that moment. The poor thing was in hell and you were scared of what would happen to you. That is the most selfish, inconsiderate thing a person could ever do. Maybe Tobi is right to die hating you, Itachi. You didn’t do much to try and stop thinks. You could’ve told Madara and let him handle it but instead, you carried the burden by yourself. I know you’re disgusted in yourself and that’s good – you’re a human, Itachi. Not a monster. No matter what you’ve done. A monster wouldn’t have such feelings after this. You’re human no matter how much you try and deny it.”
“Why aren’t you yelling at me?!” Itachi suddenly shouted. “You’re supposed to be yelling and screaming at me! Trying to kill me in return for Tobi’s life! An eye for an eye!”
“An eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind.” Hashirama whispered. “Revenge is the most stupid thing a person could ever do. I could slit your throat here and now, but that would never bring Tobi back and only cause unnecessary death. History cannot be rewritten.”
“Tobi…” Itachi whimpered.
“Fate is a fickle thing, isn’t it, Itachi? Some people say that fate is predetermined, but I think that’s for the cowards to make themselves feel better. Tobi’s fate was changed because of your actions. He had dreams and the right to live his life. You took his dreams and everything else he held dear to him away, Itachi.”
“…I’m so sorry…!”
“I could sit here all night and make you feel worse about what you have done, but that isn’t like me, Itachi-kun. I’m also not going to just sit here and let you get away with this. When did you stray off your path, Itachi-kun?”
“…I don’t know…”
“I am curious, Itachi; what do you think about life’s paths?”
“We’re all going to die, so what is the point of even having a path…? I just want to bring Tobi back… That’s all I want…”
“Life’s paths all lead to the same place in the end, but the paths you choose are what shape us and our lives. Even if you stray from that path, it’s always there waiting for you to find your way back, Itachi. You’re beginning to see the light now. Just find your path again. I beg you, Itachi. You can still redeem yourself. There’s always light at the end of the tunnel – you just have to want to get through the darkness. It’s hard but it’s worth it, Itachi. Think about what I said. I won’t tell Madara, but he has every right to know about this. I don’t stick my nose in other peoples’ business, so I’m leaving it up to you to tell him.”
Itachi sobbed and nodded. “…Hashirama… Why don’t you hate me…? Everyone else will…”
“…I guess that I just can’t hate anyone.” Hashirama shrugged. “No matter how hard I try and hate you for what you’ve done… I just can’t do it…”
“…”
“I’m taking Naoki to school so I’ll leave you to your thoughts. You’ve got my number if you need to talk to me while I’m gone.”
Itachi nodded and picked up the teddy that Hashirama had placed back on the bed. He hugged it tightly. “Hashirama…”
“Yes?”
“…Thanks… For everything… You’re the only one I feel that I can talk to…”
Hashirama smiled. “I’m glad you feel like that, Itachi-kun. I know what you’ve done is terrible, but even so… I’m still here for you. I guess that’s what family is for, right?”
“…But you’re not…”
Hashirama smiled. “Madara and Izuna are like my younger brothers, Itachi-kun. We’ve been together since we were little kids. Of course I’m going to accept you and Sasuke into my family.”
“… Hashirama… You’re…”
“Well, I have to go, Itachi-kun. I’ll be home, soon. Just think about what I’ve said.”
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