Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or any of the related characters. They belong to the creative genius of Masashi Kishimoto.
Author Note: This story has been look at by my unofficial beta and I really appreciate her looking this over for me. This story will contain Yaoi, which means boyxboy, so if you don't like please don't read. Also this story will contain some supernatural stuff, example: witches and warlocks. It will also contain some angst and of course a lemon or two. This story is a Sasuke and Naruto story with Sasuke being the seme. So on with the story:
Bewitching the Blond
Chapter One
The Prophesy…revealed
Journal of Kyo Uchiha, 1692
…Thou wish and ponder, oh yea, dark witch. For thou heart to be filled…fear not for thou will have a fair angel with eyes of blue. But beware… ye young witch for thou shall have darkness lurking to take thine fair angel away. Be vigilant and wary, be true and faithful for thou will have the power within the both of you to bring light into thou darkness. Trust thy family and friends for they will never lead thou astray. But above all else dark witch…be happy…
Sasuke closes the journal quietly. Leaning back in his chair, he lets his dark eyes flutter close. After a few moments, he opens them back up and looks around the room. He is currently sitting in the family library…the light is soft, casting a warm and welcoming feeling. Glancing around at the many book cases which line the room, he decides that he has had enough and gets up to leave. Taking the old journal and putting it back in its place among the shelves, Sasuke quietly exits the room.
Closing the door behind him he makes his way down the long quiet hallway. Taking absent note of the family pictures that line the pale colored wall, Sasuke comes to an old mirror. Stopping to look at the face in it, Sasuke couldn't get over how pale and tired he was looking. Even though being pale is a given if your last name was Uchiha this was, in his mind, ridiculous. Taking note of the dark circles that surrounded his dark grey eyes…
"Note to self…get some sleep" muttered Sasuke. Leaving the unforgiving mirror, Sasuke made his way to the kitchen.
He took a deep breath as the scents of the kitchen came wafting to his nose; Sasuke let a small smile grace his features. The scents of jasmine and tea were the strongest but a subtle undertone of rose and sandalwood could also be smelled.
Stopping at the kitchen door, he took a moment to enjoy the scene in front of him. For, in the old but large kitchen was his brother…Itachi Uchiha. The kitchen was the place where his family always seemed to travel too; the place of eating and conversation…the place where dreams and love were freely discussed. But today the kitchen seemed a bit more active than it had normally been…at least in recent history.
For today his brother was making a special brew. Not tea…not a meal but a love potion. Sasuke gave a small smile at the serious look of concentration on his brother's face; as Itachi stirred a large black pot on the stove, while at the same time, he was also muttering a small incantation.
Sasuke wondered who he was making the potion for, but the need to have something to drink overran the urge to interrupt his brother. So, taking the necessary steps into the kitchen, Sasuke maneuvered around the large kitchen table and his brother who continued to stir. Grabbing the kettle that was still on the stove, Sasuke was happy to see that it was still hot enough to brew himself some tea. Going over to the cupboard that held the tea cups, Sasuke grabbed one; after setting it on the counter, he went over to the container that held his favorite tea…oolong.
With that done…Sasuke dropped the tea bag into the cup and poured the water into it…
After putting the kettle back on the stove, Sasuke took the cup and sat down at the table. The old kitchen table was one of his favorite pieces of furniture. It was large and made of oak…the darn table could hold 10 people if needed. The construction was simple, but the memories were complicated. The old table was made about a hundred years ago and it gave an inviting feel…to the large kitchen.
Taking the tea bag out of the cup, Sasuke waited for his brother to be done.
About five minutes later…
Itachi stopped stirring and began ladling the finished potion into small glass containers. When about ten of the containers were filled and the lids put on…Itachi got some tea and sat down in the chair across from Sasuke.
"So little brother…did Kyo's Journal give you any more information…that was any different from the last 100 times you read it?" asked Itachi with a small smile.
Sasuke fought to roll his eyes at his brother…so instead of doing such an un-Uchiha thing…he grabbed his tea cup and took a sip.
"No, but that isn't the point…I just…" Sasuke let the sentence die. Itachi nodded his head and took a small drink of his tea.
"The journal is old, Sasuke, and that part was written just days before our relative…was judged by the witch trials…I think it may have been the musings of a sad and scared man" said Itachi.
Sasuke sat back in his chair.
"You don't understand…I feel pulled to the prophesy that is in the journal…'my heart longs to be filled'…" Sasuke muttered softly.
Itachi looked at his younger brother and shook his head. Taking a look at his cup Itachi realized it was empty and with a soft sigh; he stood up and made himself another cup.
"I understand that you are lonely, but hoping that a prophesy comes true…well little brother it does you no good…no good at all" Itachi said as he sat down again.
Sasuke looked at his brother.
"Like I don't know that…but, well, never mind…so who are you making the love potion for? And are you going to sell some of it at the shop?" Sasuke asked, as he abruptly changed the subject.
Itachi raised an eyebrow but let the conversation change happen.
"Yeah…I plan to sell some of it, but it was Shikamaru who asked me to make him some in the first place…that man, for a genius and a really good warlock, can't make a love potion to save his life…he calls it a 'troublesome' endeavor" smiled Itachi as he blew his tea to cool it down a bit.
Sasuke smiled at Itachi…he can't help but agree with his brother. The Nara family is a family of really good witches, but the simple spells and potions seem to be beyond them.
"So who is he trying to get to love him? And he does remember that there has to be a little bit of love there for the potion to work correctly?" Sasuke asked.
"Yes…he does know but he just can't seem to get Choji to overcome his shyness and move their relationship on…it seems that Shikamaru is just getting a little desperate and well…as the saying goes…a bored Nara can conjure lots of troublesome 'trouble'" smiled Itachi.
"Oh, yeah that is right…remember when Shikamaru's cousin was bored with the sunshine and he got in his head to make rain…then it rained for 25 days straight…I thought Shikamaru was going to kill his cousin!" laughed Sasuke.
"Yeah, did anyone ever figure out why he was bored with the sunshine?" asked Itachi with a hint of laughter in his voice.
"He said something about…it being too troublesome to remember his sun block" said Sasuke.
Itachi just nodded his head. It was expected that someone from the Nara family would find something troublesome about something, and that usually led to one of them making trouble for everyone else.
The brothers sat quietly for a time, just enjoying each other's company; that is, until the grandfather clock in the living room struck the time as 11:00.
Itachi got up and grabbed his and Sasuke's tea cups; after putting them in the sink, he turned to his brother.
"Are you going to bed now…Sasuke? I have a couple more things to do before I can get in the bed for tonight…" said Itachi as he turned back to clean up the cups and pot he had used for the love potion.
Sasuke watched his brother for a few moments and then he got up to help him. Making quick work of the few things that needed to be tidy…
"Yeah I guess I will go to bed…now. See you in the morning Itachi" said Sasuke as he made his way to the stairs at the end of the hall.
"Night…Sasuke" called Itachi.
Sasuke climbed the stairs, then made his way down the hall to his room. After switching on the light, he began to fold some of the clothes that needed to be put away in his dresser. Sitting on his bed while he folded them, Sasuke took notice of his room. It was painted in cream and the crown molding was original to the house; the molding was dark walnut and simply made. The floor was wood, and stained dark to match the crown. On one wall was a beautiful old fireplace, there was stone surrounding it and an old mantle, which was original to the house. The room also consisted of a couple of comfy chairs done in black leather. But Sasuke's favorite piece of furniture was the bed; it was an old four-poster, upholstered bed made of dark cherry, and on the bed was a white down comforter with black barricade on it with sheets of white silk…it truly was his favorite place to be.
"Now all I have to do is to find someone to sleep in the bed with me…someone who will be there for a lifetime" muttered Sasuke as he finished his folding.
Getting up, Sasuke proceeded in getting his sleeping clothes on and then he pulled back the covers to lay underneath them. Pulling the covers up, Sasuke started thinking about the journal…
"Maybe I will have my heart filled…oh well, one could hope" muttered Sasuke as his eyes shut close for the evening.
A small car pulled up to an old house and all of a sudden, the door to the car was thrown open as a petite blond man bounced out of it. After closing the car door, the blond made his way up to the porch and with a key he produced from his pocket he opened the door. Taking a look at all the sheet covered furniture; the blond started uncovering all the furniture.
Humming a happy little tune the blond man began giving the old house a lived in feel.
A shadow comes up behind the blond and waits to be acknowledged. Finally the blond turns around…
"Hey Ino…what's up?" asked the blond as he opens the windows in the living room.
The woman named Ino looks fondly at her friend.
"Not much Naruto…I just came over to see if you needed any help…" asked Ino with a bright smile. You would have thought the two were twins except…
When you look at Naruto you would see blond hair that rivaled the sun in its intensity; whereas Ino's hair was light like pale butter. Naruto's eyes were an endless blue like the ocean and Ino's were the color of cornflowers. Naruto was short for a man, standing only 5'5, and Ino was medium height for a woman, standing 5'7…which she consistently teased Naruto for…
Ino was pale and Naruto was forever tanned. Naruto has six scars on his face and Ino's was scar free.
Naruto and Ino have been friends since their high school days; and it was Ino who wanted Naruto to move to the same town that she currently lived in…
So Naruto moved to Hollowstown, MA. It is a quiet town that currently was starting to feel the chill of autumn in the air. The trees were changing into vibrant colors of red, orange and gold. The wind was crisp but not too much.
It was a typical small town with tiny shops that lined the street; all sorts of fair could be bought from fresh farmer's market, vegetables and fruit to the more elaborate stuff made from fresh herbal ingredients. A sort of fairy tale place, truth be told…it was the actual sweet innocence that made Naruto move here…even though having a friend here already helped.
Naruto bought a lovely old home that had three bedrooms and all the amenities. The color of the house was a soft blue with a great front porch. Inside it needed a lot of TLC but the smaller blond was looking forward to it.
Ino smiled as her friend's faraway glaze.
"Naruto…when do you plan on opening your book store?" asked Ino. Naruto shook his head to clear it of the cobwebs and went over to open more windows in the living room.
"Well, the inventory should be arriving next week…so I really am going to need your help on getting the store all cleaned out…please" smiled Naruto as he removed more white sheets covering the furniture.
Ino rolled her eyes at her friends pleading.
"Yeah…Yeah…I don't mind helping…so where is the store at?" asked Ino as she picked up a box labeled 'kitchen stuff'.
"Well, it's by a shop called…Uchiha's Secret Treasure's…apparently is a store that sells homemade shampoo's and body stuff…pretty cool huh?" said Naruto as he ran a dusting rag over the uncovered furniture.
"Oh, the Uchiha place…yeah it really carries good stuff and they seem to know exactly what you need when you go in there…I love it, and the brothers who own the store are sssssooooo hot" exclaimed Ino.
Naruto rolled his eyes…
"Yeah, so what? I am just telling you where my store is…and you tell me about how hot my shop neighbor's are," coughed Naruto as he got a nose full of dust from the furniture.
Ino laughed at her friend's predicament. "I know that but I am giving some relevant information…everyone thinks that the Uchiha brothers are hot."
Naruto groaned. Really his friend never knows when to shut up.
"Okay enough of that… small town gossip…help me finish the living room and I will order us some pizza then I think I will call it a night" said Naruto.
"Sounds good to me" agreed Ino as she picked up a rag and began dusting.
The two friends finished about an hour later and after having some pizza, they parted ways. Naruto closed the door on his friends retreating figure, then he took a look around his new house and smiled.
"I think that this is going to be a great new beginning for me" muttered the satisfied man. Turning off the lights downstairs, Naruto made his way to his room on the second floor and began getting ready for bed. After getting into bed, Naruto made a mental list of all the things he needed to get from town tomorrow. Paint was foremost on his mind, and some various cleaning supplies.
With a sigh and a happy smile, Naruto nestled down into his covers and closed his eyes. Tomorrow was going to be a great day…yep a very great day…
Outside of the quiet house, a shadowy figure of a man could be seen. The moon illuminated the figure briefly, before clouds hid the man once more…
"So you are finally here…Naruto Uzumaki…I will be so glad to make your acquaintance…so very glad" whispered the figure into the cloud covered night.
In the Uchiha house, Sasuke and Itachi both find themselves awakened. Itachi gets up and makes his way in the quiet dark house to his brother's room. Opening the door, Itachi sees that his brother was awake…
"Did you feel it…Sasuke?" said Itachi as he came into the bedroom and sat on the bed beside his brother.
"Yeah…something is happening, but what could it be?" asked Sasuke as he sat up among his pillows.
"I think your wish is finally going to be coming true brother…but we will have to wait and see" said Itachi as he looked out Sasuke's bedroom window.
Sasuke followed his brother's gaze and his eyes widened in mild surprise.
"I thought tonight was supposed to be cloudless…who is trying to hide?" asked Sasuke.
"I think that whoever is hiding is very strong…you can feel whoever it is pulling the clouds…but I guess we are going to have to wait and see" said Itachi as he got up and made his way out of the bedroom. Sasuke sat in his bed looking out the window…
Breaking his thoughts came the ringing of the phone…Sasuke gave a grunt of irritation and leaned over to grab the phone and then he put it to his ear…
"What?" asked Sasuke.
"Sasuke…I figured you would be up…I assume you felt it" asked the voice on the phone.
Sasuke rolled his eyes…
"Yeah Shika…we both felt it, and it truly was a big display of power…" said Sasuke as continued his gazing of the outside.
"This is so troublesome…but whoever it is was definitely trying to hide something…" said Shika.
"It looks as though someone new has come but as Itachi said we will have to wait and see" said Sasuke as he leaned back on his pillow some more.
"Well, I will keep an eye out…and I will talk to you tomorrow…bye" said Shika.
"Yeah, bye…Shika" said Sasuke as he hung up the phone and nestled back down.
"So much for the quiet" muttered Sasuke as he closed his eyes.
TBC
Author Note: I hope that you have enjoyed the first chapter in my Halloween fiction. And if my unofficial beta would like to be named please tell me because I would love to give credit where credit is due.