A/N: OK...This story is quite random. So! Let's see how it does. Acutally I shouldn't say that. What I should say is that the story is organized and has a story line, but it has come into my head at a random stage. So...it just happened to pop into my head is what I'm saying. Well I hope everything goes well. It starts out when Itachi was like...oh...-------...that big. I mean he was seven, back in the academy just in case you get lost in the beginning.
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto...damn.
"Hey! Itachi!" a young girl around the age of 7 called out.
Itachi turned around and saw her running towards him. They had just gotten out of the academy and he was heading home. Itachi just stared at her smiling face. The girl caught up with him, but had to stop. She doubled over with her hands on her knees to try and catch her breath.
"You need to learn how to breathe when you run," Itachi said cooly.
"Yeah...I know..." she panted.
"So...what do you want?" Itachi asked.
"Oh...uh...I was just wondering if you wanted to come play with us. You know, me, Taki, and Usabara," she smiled.
"Can't," Itachi said and turned away.
"Huh...why not?" the young girl asked.
"Shizukesa, I don't have time. That is all," he said and walked away.
The young girl named Shizukesa stood their unhappy. She furrowed her eyebrows and turned on her heals. She started back towards the park so she could meet with her other friends. As she walked back, she kept the tears from falling. Itachi was always different. He was always quiet and solitary. He never played with the other children on their breaks. He just sat by the lake and watched as the small dragon flies flew over the water. She wanted him to change, to have fun, but nothing ever seemed to work. So she just left in silence.
Itachi walked back to the Uchiha village with a neutral face, but inside, he was hurting. He really wanted to play with Shizukesa, but he couldn't. Not with his father being the way he was. He walked in and almost immediately was faced with his father.
"Where have you been Itachi," he said sternly.
"I was just now coming back from the academy father," Itachi said simply.
"No take me as an idiot. I know it doesn't take you this long to get home. Now go and start your training," he said sternly and walked away.
Itachi sighed and headed in the opposite direction to the training field.
"Shizu...what's wrong?" another small girl with a bronze hair color and blue eyes asked.
"It's nothing Taki," Shizukesa sighed.
"Ah...I know what's wrong? You asked to see if Itachi wanted to play didn't you," a small boy with blond hair and green eyes asked.
"Mmm-hmm," Shizukesa nodded.
"Aww...how come he didn't want to," Taki pouted.
"He said he was busy. But...maybe I can ask another time. Hopefully when he isn't so busy," Shizukesa said with hope.
"Mmm...I don't think that will happen Shizu," Usabara shook his head.
"Oh...and why not?" Shizukesa asked.
"He's an Uchiha. And their parents have them do alot of training. Do you ever wonder why he always makes perfect scores on his exams and everything?" he asked.
"Well...no. I always that he was just smart," Shizukesa shrugged.
"Well...not exactly. They are really smart, but they also work hard for the smarts. At least that's what my daddy told me," he shrugged.
"Oh! That makes sense," Taki smiled.
"Taki!" a women's voice called out.
"Oh...I didn't realize how late it was. I have to go home! I will see you tomorrow at the academy," she waved as she ran home.
"I have to go home too Shizu. I will see you tomorrow as well," he smiled and headed home.
"Ok...I will see you soon then," she gave a weak smile and went down the slide silently.
She looked at the setting sun and down the road to where she stayed. She walked alone and in total silence. When she reached the steps of her home she looked up with sorrowful eyes.
Honba's Orphanage
She sighed and walked in.
"It's about time you came home. I thought some people had taken you off the street to have as their child," a middle aged woman smiled.
"Yeah...but dreams don't always come true," Shizukesa sighed and walked into a room she shared with three other girls.
"Shizu! Shizu!" the smallest of the three waddled over to her and grabbed her legs.
"Shizu! Where you been? I wanted play dollies, but it bed time now," the other small girl cried.
"Sorry Otome, but I was playing with my friends. Tomorrow we can play dollies," she smiled.
"Kay kay!" she smiled and put away her dolls in the trunk.
Shizukesa picked up Moroi, the two year old that was attatched to her legs, and placed her on her small bed. Otome, the three year old, crawled into bed and smiled under her covers. The last girl that was in the room was a five year old named Kisai, who was trying really hard to read a 6 page book.
"Come now Kisai, it is time for bed," Shizukesa said softly.
"Just..Just one more second!" Kisai begged.
"Alright," Shizukesa smiled.
"H...Hap...Hap-i-lee evv-err afff-t-er," she struggled and finally closed the book.
"Night night, aneue-san," she whispered and closed her eyes.
"Nighty night, aneue-san," Otome whispered and fell asleep herself.
"Nigh..Nigh...Nigh...Nigh," the two year old went on.
"Shhh...sleep Moroi," Shizukesa whispered.
The baby was asleep in no time. Shizukesa looked around and went to her bed. She crawled in and fell asleep almost instantly.
"Guh!..." Itachi stood slouched and looked at his training.
Kunais were strewn in various spots. All had hit their target. Sweat dripping down his pale face, he looked up to see the stars, but met his fathers solumn ( -- I think that's how you spell that) face.
"Not too bad. You need to work on your timing son. Tomorrow I want you to come straight home. No talking to fellow students," Itachi's father said and walked away.
Itachi panted and sat down in the middle of the clearing where he trained. He looked up towards the stars and then he looked around and saw how perfect he was able to get his target, but yet it still wasn't good enough? He sat there and thought about the day. What really got to him was when Shizukesa asked him to play. He really wanted too, but knew then his father would become upset.
"Itachi!" his father called.
Itachi sighed and stood. He looked around one more time and followed his father back to the house.
"Honey...he looks exhausted. What did you have him do?" Itachi's mother went to him.
"Don't touch him. He needs to deal with that feeling. It will come to him when he gets older and becomes and ANBU," his father ordered and went off into the room.
Itachi's mother sighed and looked at her eldest son. Then she looked down the hall into Sasuke's room and saw him playing on the bed. She looked back at Itachi who was looking towards the kitchen.
"Are you hungry," his mother asked.
Itachi just stared at her and nodded. She smiled and took her son by the hand. She sat him at the table and fixed him a warm bowl of ramen with rice. Itachi sat patiently, but inside him was ready to roar. He was really hungry. Especially after training for four hours straight. He kicked his dangling feet feverishly as he waited for his mother. She set it before him and giggled as she saw him dive face first (not really) into his ramen.
"Niisan?" Sasuke's small voice came from behind the wall.
Itachi looked and saw half of Sasuke peering at him with large dark eyes. Itachi looked at his mother and then back at Sasuke. Sasuke had stepped out behind the wall and looked at Itachi with pleading eyes.
"Yes Sasuke?" Itachi asked after he swallowed his mouth full of ramen.
"I...I make you this," Sasuke's voice studdered as he pulled out a picture of him and Itachi.
Itachi took it from Sasuke and looked at it. He gave a weak smile and ruffled Sasuke's hair. Sasuke grumbled and fixed his hair. Then he looked at his smiling brother and smiled too.
"You...you like niisan?" Sasuke smiled.
"Yes, thank you Sasuke," Itachi smiled and placed the picture on the table and went back to eating.
"Well, now it is time for you to go to bed," their mother picked up Sasuke who tried to run.
"No...not sleepy," Sasuke cried.
"Hn. You say that every night," she smiled.
She placed Sasuke in bed and covered him with his warm covers. Almost instantly was the toddler seduced by the comfort of his bed.
"But...I not sleepy. Yawn! Niisan is wake. Me too," Sasuke pointed at himself, yawning even more.
"Of course. Good night," she smiled and kissed him softly on the forehead.
Sasuke yawned one last time and fell asleep. His mother smiled at her smallest son and kissed him again on the cheek. She left his room and went back into the kitchen. She gasped softly at the sight before her. Itachi had fallen asleep at the table, never finishing his dinner. She shook her head and picked him up. She carried him over to his bed and laid him down soflty. She took out the scrunchy that held his small, but growing ponytail, and rested his head on the pillow. She kissed him on the cheek and covered him with his blanket. She smiled and left the room.
"Honey," she said quietly as she walked into her room.
"What is it," her husband said.
"Why do you do that to Itachi? He's only seven. Let him be a child like he's supposed to be," she begged.
"And let the best opportunities in life be taken from him because he's a child? I don't think so," he rolled over and turned out the light.
She sighed and turned out her light. She thought of her eldest son. She just wished he could have some fun in his life. He needed friends and nothing more at the moment.
Well...this is chapter 1...I know it is kind of slow, but that is that. I will have more in chapter 2 which is coming real soon...sooner than you think. Uh...review if you like? I don't care if it is good review...bad review...or just something random. I like to feel loved. Thanx I am sure...actually hoping, that this story gets better for you.
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