Just an Illusion | By : MichiTheThird Category: Naruto > Yaoi - Male/Male Views: 888 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0 |
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Title: Just an Illusion
Author: Thirdly (yuurimaoh)
Pairings: Naruto x Sasuke x Naruto
Warning: Alternate Universe, yaoi, general OOC, drama, angst...
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Chapter 6: Hurt and Hurt Alike
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**PRESENT TIME***
As Sasuke's memories trampled over him, he nearly bit Naruto's tongue. The moment he regained enough control of his mind and body to stop, he carefully tucked his tongue back into his own mouth and took a step back. His memories still fighting to fill up his mind, he opened his eyes and looked up at Naruto. Naruto's eyes looked like dark sapphires that haven't been polished in decades. It took Sasuke a while to realize that Naruto was waiting for him to say something. Sasuke fought to remember what the blonde asked him to begin with. 'You don't even know what you really want, do you?'
Sasuke scowled. The answer to that question was 'yes.' He knew what he wanted, but he didn't want the complications that came with it. He wanted his father to be proud of him, but he didn't want to follow the career that his parents demanded of him. He wanted to keep Naruto out of Itachi's sight, but he didn't want to move from his spot. He wanted to kiss Naruto again, but he didn't want to be flooded with more memories.
"There are too many consequences that come with what I want," Sasuke finally answered.
"Everything alright, Sasuke?" Itachi asked as he approached. The long-haired Uchiha sent Naruto a wary glance, but he focused his gaze on his brother thereafter.
'Nothing's alright,' Sasuke thought to himself. Aloud, he said. "I'm taking a taxi home." He moved past Naruto and Itachi and found that he was blocked half-way to the entrance by Suigetsu dancing with- Sasuke did a double take at the sight of familiar ginger hair.
"Leaving so soon?" Kyubi asked as he stopped dancing to step aside for Sasuke.
Sasuke pushed past them without saying a word. He should have known that where one twin was, the other wasn't too far away. The world of the Uchiha brothers had been skewered and tilted off-balance ever since they met the Uzumaki twins. But, whereas Itachi was trying desperately to embrace it, Sasuke just couldn't come to terms with it.
Itachi watched his younger brother walk away. He looked at Naruto. The blonde's gaze was still in the direction of his brother's departure. "Listen..."
"It was never your fault," Naruto sighed.
"But, neither was it yours," Itachi countered.
The two of them looked each other in the eye and, for a moment, both sets of eyes held pain in them.
"We should be heading back now."
Itachi and Naruto turned to the owner of the voice. Kyubi had reached them. Itachi instantly looked the other way.
"Yeah, I guess," Naruto sighed.
Kyubi handed Naruto the car keys. "I'll meet up with you in just a few minutes." After Naruto walked away, Kyubi focused on Itachi. "Hey."
Itachi gave himself a moment to collect himself. Things were always awkward between Kyubi and himself. He loved Kyubi. He hated Kyubi. He couldn't allow himself to fully love Kyubi. And he couldn't get himself to truly hate Kyubi. They had both said terrible things to one another in the past. Several months ago, however, they were trying to move past all that. Unfortunately, that meant that they would have to tolerate each other until they figured out a way to get along without blood being spilt.
Kyubi stepped closer to Itachi when the other finally turned his eyes to him. "How's everyone doing?"
Of course, there was also the damn attraction that their bodies reacted to whenever they were within a few feet of each other. Itachi swallowed discreetly before answering. "They're fine."
That's how it started, actually. Kyubi slowly stopped mentioning or asking about Kisame by name. These days, however, the only person's wellbeing he cared about was Itachi's. The red-head raised his elbows, pulling his hands behind his head casually. "Good. What are you doing this Tuesday?"
"Nothing after four," Itachi replied.
"Library?"
"No."
"Ruby Tuesdays?"
"Not at that hour."
"Movie then."
Itachi hesitated before answering. "Fine."
"Great," Kyubi told him with a grin. "See you then."
Itachi covered his face with a hand, knowing that he just made another mistake. He wondered briefly what the chances were for a moon-sized boulder to fall from the sky and squash him dead.
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Around eight at night on Tuesday, Sasuke found himself piecing together an essay with such little enthusiasm that the pages could have turned into ash as he printed them. Loud banging noises from the kitchen not only distracted him, but began to give him a pounding headache. An obnoxious voice, however, drifted to his ears and Sasuke snapped. He stormed into the kitchen. His target was seated on the kitchen counter next to his brother and stuffing his face. Sasuke didn't pay much attention to what the redhead was eating, he was too busy glaring at him.
"What is HE doing here?" he hissed to Itachi.
"By the time we arrived at the movie theater, we barely made it in time to find seats before the movie began and didn't have enough time to buy anything to eat," Itachi explained. "And since he paid for the tickets, I figured I should pay for dinner."
"But, why is he HERE?"
"The food would have gotten cold by the time I got home with it," Kyubi answered this time with a smirk.
Sasuke looked to Itachi, to Kyubi, and back again, feeling overwhelmingly like a child. "You know what, just...whatever! Just keep the noise level down while I finish up my essay."
But, Sasuke's focus was long gone. He was too busy fuming to concentrate. He just couldn't understand why his brother would bring HIM here. He couldn't understand why his brother was hanging out with him, let alone SPEAKING to him. In a fit of temper, Sasuke grabbed the pillow nearest to him and threw it at the wall. Why was his brother setting himself up for more hurt? Was he such a masochist?
Deciding that desperate times called for desperate measures, Sasuke decided to do his brotherly duty and kick Kyubi out within the next five minutes. When he marched back into the kitchen, however, his brother was gone. "Where's Itachi?"
"He left something at the food stand and told me to leave at my leisure."
"Why don't you leave now?" Sasuke prompted.
"Because I figured that now would be a good time as any to ask you why you enjoy hurting Naruto," Kyubi asked him in a serious tone.
"I don't," Sasuke began. "Why should I...You know, that's just none of your business!"
"On the contrary," Kyubi growled, standing up abruptly and cornering Sasuke. "It IS."
Sasuke felt a jolt of panic as he backed up against the refrigerator. He felt more than heard several of the magnets fall behind him. Kyubi had advanced and trapped him there. This wasn't happening! Why was this happening? What WAS happening? Sasuke had but a second to draw in his breath before Kyubi's lips descended onto his. He was in so much shock that Kyubi's tongue slipped past his lips to taste his. For a moment, Sasuke felt like he was going to faint. That was, until he realized that the flavor on Kyubi's tongue tasted familiar. Ramen. In fact, it was a certain blonde's favorite type of ramen. A smirk formed on Sasuke's lips. He was going to kill the dobe. But, in the meantime, he was going to thoroughly enjoy this.
Naruto gasped when he felt one of Sasuke's hands slide around his torso to grab one of his butt cheeks. Sasuke wasted no time in forcing Naruto's tongue to retreat and taking control of the kiss. When Sasuke's other hand reached up to grab the back of his hair almost painfully, Naruto knew that he was in trouble.
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TBC
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