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Why Can't You See Me?	By : stephfarrow94 Category: Naruto AU/AR > General Views: 2427 -:- Recommendations : 1 -:- 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-Why Can't You See Me?
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“What’s bothering you, Izuna?” Tobirama asked as he and the Uchiha walked Tobirama’s dog down to the lake that wasn’t far from the Senju residence.
Izuna looked down at the ground, tearing up. He didn’t know how he was supposed to tell Tobirama that he was the reason Izuna was upset – Tobirama probably didn’t even realise what he was doing. …Or at least Izuna liked to tell himself.
“…” Izuna just continued to stare down at the ground as they walked.
Tobirama, pissed off by the smaller boy’s silence, grabbed Izuna’s hand and stopped him. He pulled Izuna over to the bench seat they had just passed and forced him to sit. He stared deep into Izuna’s eyes, anger and hurt flashing in his own.
“If you’re upset because of me,” Tobirama growled, “please tell me so I can fix it.”
Izuna closed his eyes tightly, trying his best not to break down. He hated when Tobirama got like this because the older Senju honestly scared him at times like these.
“…No…” Izuna finally forced out with a whimper. “…It’s not because of you…”
“Izuna-“ Izuna cut Tobirama off, pleading in the Uchiha’s voice.
“Please, Tobi… I love you, but… I just don’t want to talk about it…”
Tobirama sighed but nodded, patting Izuna’s shoulder gently. He felt bad for acting like he had all day and he wrapped his arms around Izuna’s frail body for a few moments.
“…I’m sorry…” He apologised for his cruel behaviour as of late. “It’s just… stressful… I’m very sorry…”
“It’s okay…” Izuna looked up at his friend, forcing out a small, weak smile.
Izuna got off of the seat after a few seconds, sitting down instead on the ground beside the dog and hugging Sora tightly, running his hand through the very old German Shepherd’s fur. Sora whined and licked at Izuna, not wanting to sense the boy’s depression.
“I love you, too, Sora…” Izuna muttered, resting his forehead on Sora’s shoulder blade.
Tobirama smiled gently, pulling his iPhone out of his pocket and snapping a quick picture of Izuna and the dog. He saved it into a text message and added Madara’s phone number out of his address book.
“I’m sending this to your brother,” teased Tobirama, grinning playfully, “and telling him that you told Sora that you love her more than you love Madara.”
Izuna’s lips arched slightly, and a tiny giggle sounded from his throat. “You’re mean, Tobi.” He smiled.
“I know I am,” Tobirama agreed, punching Izuna gently in the shoulder. “Now let’s get the dog to the lake. She’s getting impatient.”
“Race you there!” Izuna laughed, taking off before Tobirama could even register his words.
“No fair!” Tobirama called after the retreating Uchiha, pouting. “I have a fifteen-year-old dog to take with me! She can’t run!”
Izuna just giggled again as he continued running.
-XX-
“I spoke to Madara-chan today, Izu-kun.” Hashirama smiled over dinner the next night. “He’s very worried about you, so I told him that you’re having fun here with us.”
Izuna smiled back. “Thank you for not making him worry about me…”
“He said that he misses you heaps and he asked for me to tell you that he loves you.”
Izuna smiled again, and if it weren’t for Izuna’s puffy, red eyes, the two Senju might’ve believed that Izuna was happy.
No, Izuna was far from happy. Earlier that day, Tobirama and Izuna had been having a great time together while Hashirama was at work. Or at least they were until someone knocked on the front door. Tobirama had gone to answer it, leaving Izuna alone in the room. The Uchiha had curled up comfortably on the bed, expecting Tobirama to return alone and continue their game.
Instead of Tobirama returning alone, the group of people who Tobirama had been hanging around with at school entered the bedroom behind the Senju, and as soon as they saw Izuna, leers crossed their faces. The second Tobirama had left the room to get everyone refreshments, Izuna had been cornered with no chance of escaping.
By the time the Senju returned back to the bedroom ten minutes later, Izuna was in a hysterical panic and everyone else was laughing at him. Tobirama had cleared his throat and all attention turned from Izuna onto the Senju, and the Uchiha had taken that as his chance to flee. Pushing his way through the group of people, he fled from their sight.
Izuna had hidden in the broom cupboard for over an hour crying his heart out, and when Tobirama had finally opened the door, Izuna’s heart broke even more to hear that the only reason Tobirama had even bothered to find Izuna was to tell him that he was going out with his new ‘friends’.
When Hashirama had returned home from work a few hours later, he had found Izuna in the living room sitting on the couch, blood running down his arms and dripping everywhere, tears mingling in with the heavy flow of blood.
Izuna had replaced the old cuts with new ones.
The Senju had sat down with Izuna, bandaging his wrists and cleaning him up, letting Izuna cry into him, and he eventually found out about Tobirama’s recent behaviour. Hashirama was distraught to hear what his brother was doing, but he had promised Izuna that he would talk to him after dinner.
So here Izuna currently was, trying not to cry as the mere presence of Tobirama made his heart ache once again. Hashirama could sense this and he tried to distract the fragile Uchiha. He dearly loved the young boy and never wanted to see him hurting.
“Izu-kun, Madara-chan told me about that abandoned baby kitten you brought home.” The Senju smiled. “He said you looked after it so well and that you loved it so much that when the person who had bought it from you two came to pick it up, you cried so hard and almost wouldn’t hand it over.”
Izuna smiled softly at the memory, remembering the way he had cared for the closest thing he had ever had to his own pet. “Yeah, he was such a sweet little kitty…I named him Kuromaru because he was completely black.”
Hashirama smiled back, reaching over the dinner table to clasp Izuna’s hand tightly. “You really love animals, don’t you?”
Izuna’s soft smile instantly brightened. “Very much so, Hashirama-san.”
“I am curious, Izu-kun. What’s your favourite animal?”
“A wolf!”
“A wolf? Why so?”
Izuna’s bright smile dimmed into calm, relaxed one now. “Wolves are beautiful, untamed creatures. They’re so powerful, majestic, elegant, and dangerous, yet… utterly beautiful. And… they’re free, living with its family. Nothing can truly tame a wolf, or really take it away. …To me, a wolf symbolizes a beauty and freedom that I just cannot attain, no matter what I do. I guess a wolf… is everything that I wanna be.”
Hashirama smiled back. “You’re so passionate about them, Izu-kun.”
Izuna smiled back. “What’s your favourite animal?”
“I don’t really have one. Tobi likes monkeys, though.”
Tobirama nodded and smiled tenderly at Izuna, knowing that the small Uchiha was still upset because of him. He didn’t want to give Izuna more reason to cry, or… hurt himself.
“Aniki, may I be excused?” Tobirama asked politely, his small smile turning into a frown when Izuna avoided eye-contact with him. “I would like to have an early night tonight.”
“Yes, of course.” Nodded Hashirama. “I would like to talk with you first, Tobi.”
Tobirama frowned but he nodded anyway, standing up. “I’ll meet you in my room.”
Hashirama nodded back as Tobirama left the dining room, and he finished his dinner at his own pace, conversing softly with Izuna, and once he had finished he stood up and kissed Izuna on the head.
“Do not worry, Izu-kun,” Hashirama smiled. “I’ll sort him out.”
Izuna sighed in relief, clutching at Hashirama’s hand tightly. “Thank you.’
Hashirama petted Izuna’s head lovingly before walking upstairs to Tobirama’s bedroom. Knocking on his brother’s door, he opened it and walked in, finding Tobirama in the process of pulling all of his clothes off in order to change into his pyjamas. Hashirama closed the door behind him, moving over to the bed.
“Tobi, I am worried.” Hashirama said gently, sitting on his now completely naked brother’s bed. “Izu-kun told me about your new friends and how you’ve been acting. I don’t like it.”
“Are you worried more about Izuna or me?” Tobirama asked, pulling new pants on.
“Right now, I am more worried about young Izuna, Tobi -- though I must admit that I don’t like what Izu-kun has told me about your new friends. They sound like they’re trying to recruit you into something. And besides this, Tobi, you aren’t the one with depression. You know how much Izu-kun suffers, so think about this -- if you were Izuna, how would you feel losing your best and only friend?”
“You’re his friend, too!” Tobirama exclaimed, getting defensive. He didn’t like how his brother was turning everything around on him -- he never had been good at getting lectures.
“Tobi.” Sighed Hashirama. “In all of Izuna’s young life, he has only ever had Madara-chan and both of us. Yes, his parents loved him, but they’re not around anymore to love and protect Izu-kun. You two have known each other since you were both very small children. You need to stop neglecting Izuna’s needs and treat him with the love you know he needs. I know you have that love inside of you – you just have trouble tapping into it sometimes.”
“…” Tobirama hung his head. He knew that his brother was right, but that didn’t mean he wanted to keep hearing about his own faults.
“Tobi, why are you neglecting him, anyway?”
“…” Tobirama shrugged, looking down at the ground.
Hashirama reached out and pulled his brother onto his lap, hugging him tightly. “…Are you getting bored of Izu-kun?” He tenderly asked.
“…” Tobirama shook his head after moments of thought.
“You know…” Hashirama began softly. “Today… after I finished work… I came home… You’re hurting Izu-kun so much more than he will allow you to see… I had to bandage his wrists and clean the blood up… Again…”
Tobirama gasped and teared up, clutching at his brother’s shirt tightly. “No…”
“Shh…” Hashirama kissed Tobirama’s cheek gently. “Just promise me that you will try and be a better friend to Izu-kun.”
“…” A silent tear ran down Tobirama’s cheeks.
“Tobi, please…” Pleaded Hashirama softly. “I’m so worried about little Izu… I love him so much; I couldn’t bear the thought of losing him…”
“…I will…” Tobirama whispered softly, looking up to make eye contact with his brother. “…I’m so sorry, aniki…”
“Don’t apologise to me, Tobi -- apologise to Izuna. He’s the one that you’ve been hurting – not me.”
-XX-
Outside the bedroom, Izuna was standing in front of the door, listening in to the conversation with tears running down his cheeks. What he had been hearing upset him – it was like Tobirama didn’t even care anymore and it was only Hashirama and Madara who still did. Or at least that was what it felt like when Tobirama ignored his brother.
Izuna yelped when the door that he had been leaning against opened and he fell into Hashirama’s strong arms. He hastily wiped away his tears and looked pointedly away from the Senju’s face.
“Izu-kun…” Hashirama whispered sadly as he tightened his hold on the Uchiha. “Have you been listening in the entire time?”
Izuna nodded, hugging Hashirama tightly, sobbing into the Senju’s chest. “…Can… can I sleep with you, tonight, Hashirama-san…?”
Hashirama smiled gently. “Of course you can.” He petted Izuna’s locks lovingly as he released the tiny male. “I won’t be going to bed for a while yet, so if you’d like to jump in now or later is your choice. If you want to go later, feel free to do whatever you want.”
“Can I play with Sora?” Izuna asked, and Hashirama had to chuckle -- asking to play with Sora was the one and only thing he would ask for without hesitation.
“Of course you can. Can you feed her for me, too, please?”
Izuna nodded and went to find the dog, leaving Hashirama alone to do some housework.
-XX-
“Aniki…”
Hashirama’s eyes opened hours later upon hearing Izuna crying for his brother. He sat up and turned the lamp on, glancing over at Izuna and finding him sobbing into Hashirama’s mobile.
“Izu-kun?” Hashirama gently pried the phone from Izuna’s hand, putting it up to his ear. “Who is speaking?”
“Hashirama, it’s me…” Came Madara’s distressed voice from the other end of the line. “What’s wrong with Izuna? It’s three in the morning, and he’s calling me -- crying!”
“Madara-chan, it’s all okay.” Hashirama soothed patiently, reaching over to rub Izuna’s arm in a comforting manner. “Tobi is just being a bit of a brat lately -- that’s all. It’s okay -- I’ve spoken to Tobi and hopefully it won’t happen again.”
“…My otouto is very upset!” Madara exclaimed, and it was obvious that he was close to crying himself. “I’ll come back home if I have to! Forget the doctors!”
“Madara-chan, it’s okay -- the boy just isn’t used to you being gone for so long, and he just misses you.”
“…” Madara sighed. “…I trust you with my baby brother…”
“I know you do, Madara-chan. Goodnight. I love you.”
After Madara replied, Hashirama gave the phone back to Izuna, allowing him to say goodnight.
“Aniki…” Izuna hiccupped into the phone, wiping at his wet eyes. “…Yes… I will, Mada-nii… Okay… Goodnight… I love you, too, aniki…”
Izuna hung the phone up and nestled in close to Hashirama. The Senju wrapped his arms around Izuna, holding onto him tightly.
“Goodnight.” They each whispered to the other, falling into their own deep sleeps almost instantly.
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