Title: Only You
Author: nikki (nikkichan0829yahoo.com)
Chapter: 0/?
Chapter Title: Itachi's Truth
Genre: Romance/Angst
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer: Don't own Naruto. Enough said.
Warning: AU. INCEST? YAOI. Shounen-ai. Not betaed.
Author's notes: I know, I know. I should be working on "Life Goes On" but I just couldn't help myself. I've been reading so many ItaSasu fics lately. My brain has been overrun by ItaSasu muses.
-Prologue: Itachi's Truth-
For as far back as he could remember, Itachi was always told that he was insignificant. Expendable. His only purpose of existence was to protect the main family's heir, a boy five years younger than he was. Being an orphan from the branch family, distantly related to the other Uchiha yet still bearing their name, he was taken to the main family to perform his duty, to be a decoy and to protect the heir. No, he was not adopted, merely taken in so he could do his job.
He had been unwilling at first but the moment he saw the two-year-old heir tottering towards him, he knew he would live and die for him. He was ordered to pretend to be the heir's closest kin, his "brother". It would be more convenient for him to perform his assigned task. It was easy for him to go about his job as it was hard for him to leave the utterly helpless yet extremely cute kid alone.
As he grew older however, he found himself harboring these strange feelings that were not even remotely brotherly. It was taboo for him to feel that way about Sasuke as branch members were not really allowed to form any of that sort of relationship with the main family. It was even worse for him because not only was Sasuke the heir, but he was also of the same sex. That posed as an extremely difficult problem as his "little brother" was supposed to produce the next heir.
At the age of twelve, after being caught nearly kissing Sasuke, the main family had begun watching him more closely, accompanied by wary glances from the other boys within the clan. They shouldn't really worry too much. Itachi only wanted Sasuke.
Then, an oracle came. That changed everything. The old woman took one good look at him and said, "That boy will end your bloodline and your heir would allow it." It had caused a great uproar within the Uchiha clan. The main family was furious. But she gave them a warning. "'Tread carefully or consequences will be dire." Then she was gone.
That should have been the end of it. They should've just killed him if that would make them feel better but no, they had to drag Sasuke into it. They had somehow discovered the kiss he gave Sasuke when the younger boy had been asking about kissing. Who was he to pass up such an opportunity? The clan feared that Itachi had infected the heir with his homosexuality and therefore, Sasuke was no longer fit to be the heir. He had to die and a new heir put in his stead. The moment that Sasuke dies, they would place the blame solely on the prodigy's shoulders and execute him.
When he was thirteen, a newly appointed ANBU captain, an order was given for Sasuke's execution. Itachi had been away on a mission earlier that day and was not due back until late into the evening. It had been unfortunate for the clan that he had been able to return earlier than expected, earlier than the time that Sasuke was expected to be home from training.
He had killed them all, every last one of them. He would not allow any of them to hurt the one he loved. But yet, he was guilty of that same crime as well, from the look of hurt and anguish the younger boy had given him.
Death, Itachi figured, would be more preferable than hurting the young heir. And Death he would welcome the day Sasuke became even stronger than him. Until then, he would protect the boy as best as he could... even from afar.
-TBC-
Author's notes: As you can see, it's quite AU. In this fic, they're not even brothers. (Humor me people.) They're distantly related yet they both bear the Uchiha name. (That's possible.)
I hope that no one would flame because their brothers. If they read this prologue, they SHOULD know that Itachi and Sasuke's blood relation to each other is way, way far off hence, it's AU. (So, it's not really incest right?)
Please review. Constructive criticisms are welcome. (The flame "You suck" does not constitute as constructive criticism. I would rather know the reason why. As for the flame "That's disgusting" or anything similar, please see previous paragraphs or rather, read the damn chapter. THIS IS AN AU FIC! DAMMIT!)
Hmm... I feel really bitchy right now. I should go back to finishing the next chapter of my other fic.
Started: June 9, 2004
Ended: June 9, 2004
Author: nikki (nikkichan0829yahoo.com)
Chapter: 0/?
Chapter Title: Itachi's Truth
Genre: Romance/Angst
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer: Don't own Naruto. Enough said.
Warning: AU. INCEST? YAOI. Shounen-ai. Not betaed.
Author's notes: I know, I know. I should be working on "Life Goes On" but I just couldn't help myself. I've been reading so many ItaSasu fics lately. My brain has been overrun by ItaSasu muses.
-Prologue: Itachi's Truth-
For as far back as he could remember, Itachi was always told that he was insignificant. Expendable. His only purpose of existence was to protect the main family's heir, a boy five years younger than he was. Being an orphan from the branch family, distantly related to the other Uchiha yet still bearing their name, he was taken to the main family to perform his duty, to be a decoy and to protect the heir. No, he was not adopted, merely taken in so he could do his job.
He had been unwilling at first but the moment he saw the two-year-old heir tottering towards him, he knew he would live and die for him. He was ordered to pretend to be the heir's closest kin, his "brother". It would be more convenient for him to perform his assigned task. It was easy for him to go about his job as it was hard for him to leave the utterly helpless yet extremely cute kid alone.
As he grew older however, he found himself harboring these strange feelings that were not even remotely brotherly. It was taboo for him to feel that way about Sasuke as branch members were not really allowed to form any of that sort of relationship with the main family. It was even worse for him because not only was Sasuke the heir, but he was also of the same sex. That posed as an extremely difficult problem as his "little brother" was supposed to produce the next heir.
At the age of twelve, after being caught nearly kissing Sasuke, the main family had begun watching him more closely, accompanied by wary glances from the other boys within the clan. They shouldn't really worry too much. Itachi only wanted Sasuke.
Then, an oracle came. That changed everything. The old woman took one good look at him and said, "That boy will end your bloodline and your heir would allow it." It had caused a great uproar within the Uchiha clan. The main family was furious. But she gave them a warning. "'Tread carefully or consequences will be dire." Then she was gone.
That should have been the end of it. They should've just killed him if that would make them feel better but no, they had to drag Sasuke into it. They had somehow discovered the kiss he gave Sasuke when the younger boy had been asking about kissing. Who was he to pass up such an opportunity? The clan feared that Itachi had infected the heir with his homosexuality and therefore, Sasuke was no longer fit to be the heir. He had to die and a new heir put in his stead. The moment that Sasuke dies, they would place the blame solely on the prodigy's shoulders and execute him.
When he was thirteen, a newly appointed ANBU captain, an order was given for Sasuke's execution. Itachi had been away on a mission earlier that day and was not due back until late into the evening. It had been unfortunate for the clan that he had been able to return earlier than expected, earlier than the time that Sasuke was expected to be home from training.
He had killed them all, every last one of them. He would not allow any of them to hurt the one he loved. But yet, he was guilty of that same crime as well, from the look of hurt and anguish the younger boy had given him.
Death, Itachi figured, would be more preferable than hurting the young heir. And Death he would welcome the day Sasuke became even stronger than him. Until then, he would protect the boy as best as he could... even from afar.
-TBC-
Author's notes: As you can see, it's quite AU. In this fic, they're not even brothers. (Humor me people.) They're distantly related yet they both bear the Uchiha name. (That's possible.)
I hope that no one would flame because their brothers. If they read this prologue, they SHOULD know that Itachi and Sasuke's blood relation to each other is way, way far off hence, it's AU. (So, it's not really incest right?)
Please review. Constructive criticisms are welcome. (The flame "You suck" does not constitute as constructive criticism. I would rather know the reason why. As for the flame "That's disgusting" or anything similar, please see previous paragraphs or rather, read the damn chapter. THIS IS AN AU FIC! DAMMIT!)
Hmm... I feel really bitchy right now. I should go back to finishing the next chapter of my other fic.
Started: June 9, 2004
Ended: June 9, 2004