Take Me Away | By : stephfarrow94 Category: Naruto AU/AR > General Views: 1893 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0 |
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The next morning, once the boys had awoken, they headed straight downstairs to see Sasuke. They crept quietly in case Madara and Izuna were sleeping. Once they had entered the living room, they found Izuna sitting up on the couch, holding a bottle to Sasuke’s lips and humming softly.
Madara was still asleep, his head in Izuna’s lap. Both adults were shaking violently from the cold that none of the children could feel – being wrapped in a blanket sure did keep you warm...
“Good morning, boys.” Izuna said softly once he noticed the two boys. “How did you sleep?”
“Good…” Tobi whispered, looking down at his feet.
“It was cold…” Itachi explained. He grabbed Tobi’s hand and held it.
Izuna frowned. “I know… I’m so sorry… We would give you more blankets, but we only have two… The one on the bed and the one that Sasuke is wrapped in… At least you kids got a blanket – nii-san and I had to cuddle without anything.”
Izuna smiled as he finished his sentence. The boys knew that he wasn’t mad or anything – he was just trying to make them feel a little better about the cold.
The boys smiled back and approached Izuna, looking up at him curiously.
“Are…” Itachi began, glancing at Madara quickly with uncertainty on his features. “…Are we still going out, today?”
Izuna smiled and nodded, despite his teeth chattering at times. “Sure, we are. Once nii-san wakes up, that is. Would you like to have a shower and get ready before he wakes up? He’ll make you breakfast.”
Itachi and Tobi smiled shyly before nodding. “Y-yes, oji-san… Can… can we have a bath…?”
Izuna shook his head sadly. “Sorry, boys… We don’t have a bath…”
“Oh…” Itachi looked down at the ground. “…Then we’ll have a shower…”
Izuna smiled and gave Sasuke to Tobi. “Tobi-kun, if you hold Sasuke, I’ll go and run the shower for you and then you can get in, okay?”
Tobi took Sasuke and smiled. “Okay, oji-san. …Is Tobi a good boy…?”
Izuna giggled and nodded. “You’re a very good boy, Tobi-kun. Would you like to shower together or separate?”
“Together, please…” Itachi said quietly. “…Tobi needs help with his hair, and he doesn’t like anyone else near him like that…”
“I understand.” Izuna petted Itachi’s hair. “I’ll let you two shower peacefully. Follow me, okay? We have to use the upstairs bathroom because the one downstairs doesn’t work.”
The boys nodded and followed their uncle upstairs and into the bathroom. Izuna ran the taps and got the shower to the right temperature before he left. He waited outside the bathroom door for just a few minutes before the two called out that they were ready to jump out.
Izuna had entered the bathroom again and wrapped them both in towels, pushing them gently towards the bathroom door.
“Go and sit in the living room and in front of the heater and I’ll find you some old clothes to put on.” Izuna smiled, shepherding the two children out of the bathroom.
Downstairs in the living room, Madara had just woken up. He sat up on the couch, rubbing at his eyes as the boys walked in. He smiled at them.
“Hello, boys.” He said as he stretched. “I see that you’ve had a shower. Is my baby brother taking care of your clothes?”
“Yes, sir – oji-san…” Itachi said softly.
“Okay. I’ll leave you two in peace until you’re dressed. Come into the kitchen and get some breakfast after, okay?”
“Okay, tou-san.” Tobi smiled, slowly becoming used to Madara.
Madara chuckled and grinned before leaving the two kids as he entered the kitchen. He heard Izuna enter the living room and presumably give the kids their temporary clothes for a few hours as he begun to make breakfast, already planning out their day ahead of them.
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It was lunchtime when the older Uchiha took the younger ones out into town.
The two boys wore T-shirts that were so big on them, all they had needed was underwear – the shirts dragged along the ground so neither child saw much point of wearing underwear.
Izuna had brushed Itachi’s hair for him while Tobi had said that he didn’t want his done. Madara had washed their faces for them and gently brushed teeth that were so sensitive, Madara wasn’t sure if the boys had even held a toothbrush before.
But now, while Izuna held Sasuke and Madara had a hold of the boys’ hands, everything was fine. Madara had checked how much money he had on him, and he was upset to see that he didn’t have much more than a hundred dollars, so they couldn’t afford too much right now – they were almost out of food so Madara needed to save enough to buy something edible for everyone.
The kids had tried on a few clothes and though Madara had allowed them to get whatever they had wanted, he was hurt to have to say no after the fifth item that had been asked for – he just couldn’t afford any more clothes – he had already spent all of his money on the plane tickets – and three-quarters of that money had been given to him by Hashirama.
The Uchiha all walked back to the car together, conversing happily while Tobi stayed silent and Itachi would only nod in agreement every now and then. When they had reached the car, Madara smiled at his brother and gripped the kids’ hands gently.
“I’m going to take the boys for a walk to Hashirama’s.” Madara told Izuna. “I think that they should get to know him because he’s going to be a big part of their lives from now on.”
Izuna pecked his brother on the cheek. “Okay, Mada-nii. I’ll take Sasuke-kun home and sit with him until you come back. Tell them that I said hi, okay?”
“Of course, otouto.” Madara reached out and ruffled Izuna’s hair lovingly.
The two older brothers hugged goodbye before Madara took Itachi and Tobi’s hands once again, guiding them in the direction that the Senju brothers resided in. The walk would take close to an hour, but Madara thought that it would be a nice time to get to know each other better.
“How do you boys like it here so far?” Madara asked, looking down at the kids. “Happy?”
Itachi and Tobi nodded shyly and smiled. “Yes…”
“I’m glad.” Madara felt that his heart was about to burst out of his chest in delight after hearing that confirmation. “So… tell me… what do you boys like to do? What games do you like? Stuff like that. I don’t want you to be bored – I want you to enjoy your time with Izuna and I.”
“Oh, umm…” Tobi looked down at the ground while Itachi pretended not to hear his uncle’s question. “…Tobi and ‘tachi-kun weren’t allowed to play… Dunno what we like…”
Madara shook his head, his heart going out for those poor children. “Okay, then… Izu and I will help you find things that you enjoy doing. Would you like that?”
Itachi and Tobi smiled and nodded once again. Madara just felt like crying – he loved those kids so much and knowing that they had gone through so much in their short lives broke his heart.
The walk to the Senju Residence wasn’t a quiet one, but Madara was careful to think through his questions before he asked them while Itachi and Tobi replied back as honestly as they could. If they didn’t want to answer a question, Madara understood completely and never forced them to reply.
They had soon enough turned onto the street where the Senju brothers lived. They approached the huge house that the two brothers lived in, and they were happy to find that Hashirama was already out in the front yard, watering the garden.
“Senju.” Madara greeted fondly as he arrived behind the taller male. He stopped at the gate and reached over, tugging on Hashirama’s long hair.
Hashirama frowned as he felt someone pulling at his precious hair. He grabbed the hand and pulled it away before turning to see who it was. He grinned when he saw that it had been his best friend.
“Madara-chan!” He exclaimed, leaning over the gate to hug the Uchiha. “Oh, and you brought the boys along! Hello, boys. It’s great to see you two again.”
Tobi smiled shyly at Hashirama while Itachi’s attention drifted over to a van that was parked across the road. He could see a man sitting in the back of the van, holding a puppy. There was a sign set up, saying ‘free puppies to good home’. Itachi grinned excitedly and hurried over to the van to see the puppies, unknown to his two guardians.
Back with Madara and Hashirama, the two were talking about the children while Tobi held Madara’s shirt, hiding behind him shyly.
Madara placed his hand on his son’s hand, petting in a comforting way. He was just glad that Tobi trusted him enough to seek out his comfort.
The two adults had talked for only moments, but it wasn’t until Hashirama had asked Itachi how he was doing did anyone notice that said boy was missing.
Madara’s panic reached its peak in only a second, and Hashirama – though he had tried to stay calm for Madara’s sake – was frightened – there had been a man hanging around the street all day, and Hashirama hadn’t liked the look of him.
“Itachi!” Madara called, terror in his voice. He spun desperately around in circles, trying to catch sight of his beloved nephew. “Itachi, where are you?!”
A scream from across the road was what had alerted Madara. His attention instantly fell on the van. He grabbed Tobi and passed him to Hashirama before running as fast as he could to the van. He was just in time to hear the side door slam closed and the engine turn on.
Madara’s heart sunk as the wheels begun to spin, but he couldn’t give up just yet – Itachi’s life was in his hands. Running to the front of the van, he threw the door open and jumped in, tackling the man who had dared try and kidnap his nephew.
Over with Tobi and Hashirama, the child had begun to scream, scared for so many reasons. It was enough to bring Tobirama running out of the house and to the front yard. As soon as the white-haired male arrived, they were just in time to hear a gunshot echoing from the van. They could only watch as the vehicle swerved and smashed into a tree on somebody’s front lawn.
Hashirama found himself tearing up already at the terror for his best friend that was quickly overwhelming him. He passed Tobi over to the younger Senju, screaming for Tobirama to call Izuna and tell him what had happened as he ran towards the van.
Hashirama searched for Itachi first, knowing that Madara could protect himself whereas Itachi was a lot younger and couldn’t. He was just relieved to find the young boy was relatively safe – albeit terrified.
Hashirama had pulled Itachi out of the van and set him on his feet, telling the Uchiha to go back over to Tobirama where he would be safe. Itachi ran, crying hysterically. The Senju cautiously approached the driver’s side of the van, mindful of the gunshot that had been heard.
The Senju found that the driver was out cold as blood dribbled down his face. There were no weapons in his hand. When he saw Madara, he felt his whole world stop. He ran to the passenger’s side and ripped the door open, sobbing as he saw that his best friend was being crushed between the now-caved in roof and the entire front of the van.
One of Madara’s hands was on the steering wheel while the other was crushed and hanging towards the floor. There was what appeared to be a gunshot wound in his chest. Blood was dribbling down his face and the back of his head in rivers.
Hashirama was certain that whatever that metal pole used to be, it was now lodged in Madara’s stomach – that was judging by all of the blood that was dribbling out from around it.
And to make matters worse, Madara wasn’t moving.
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