-sasuke-
The anger burns through me.
My heart aches strangely.
And I glare hard into those brilliantly blue eyes, trying to find something, some explanation, some...
Anything.
I want to be able to tell myself I'm dreaming.
I want to be able to tell myself that it's not happening.
You aren't with Itachi.
Itachi isn't with you.
It just doesn't fit...
It doesn't...
"Little brother. There is nothing for you here"
"Shut up!"
The sharingan spins in my eyes.
I take a small step forward.
And you're in front of Itachi, crouched low to the ground.
Like some sort of animal.
Some sort of pet.
Your eyes flicker crimson.
"Don't touch him"
The words cut my heart.
Kisame chuckles.
You're protecting Itachi.
You are getting in my way, getting in the way of my one dream...
No, you're not.
No, you're not.
No, you're not.
You can't.
Because that...
That...
"Naruto-kun. It's alright. Return to my side, please, Naruto"
You stare at me for a moment longer before looking away, moving quietly back to my brother.
How could you?
The words echo emptily in my mind.
How could you, how could you, how could you.
"Where are the rest of your little team, Sasuke?"
Itachi's voice drifts calmly through the glittering white air.
"They're gone. I sent them down a different route. This is what I want to do alone"
He observes me quietly.
"I see"
"And where is the Nibi?"
"Elsewhere"
A second passes.
And I blink, looking down at you.
Why are you on the floor?
Why are you suddenly so close?
"Sasuke..."
Your voice is soft, weak and thin.
I can only stare.
You crawl slowly closer.
"Sasuke..."
I'm horrified.
A trail of crimson follows behind you in the softly glittering snow.
Blood.
You raise your head slowly, tired blue eyes meeting mine.
A stream of red trickles past your lip.
"Naruto... What..."
I feel myself trembling.
Fear clutches tight to my frozen heart.
"I... Hate you..."
You shiver, collapsing into the snow.
I suddenly realize it is my blade in your back.
My blade through your heart.
"Naruto!"
Your skin is so pale.
Why is it so pale?
I fall to my knees beside you, pulling the sword from your limp body and throwing it to the side.
Itachi is gone.
Kisame is gone.
I ignore this absent realization, shaking your shoulders gently.
"Naruto... Naruto, wake up..."
The tears stream icily down my cheeks.
"Wake up, damn it!"
And suddenly your eyelids flicker open.
"N-Naruto...?"
Relief floods through me.
But as I begin to lean down so that I can hug you, you sit up suddenly, pushing me back into the snow.
The ice is freezing against my back.
"What...?"
You crawl slowly over me.
Those beautiful eyes are dull.
"Sasuke..."
A soft smile touches your lips.
You pull my sword closer, lifting it into your hand.
"What are you..."
Slowly, horribly, you push the blade through your back.
Bloods spills onto my skin.
You laugh softly.
"I hate you, Sasuke..."
And the cold reddened steel pierces my chest.
I scream.
And suddenly, I am on the ground again, face in my hands.
I look up slowly.
Kisame laughs.
You stare quietly down at me.
"You are still so weak, little brother"
Those crimson eyes stare calmly down at me.
I blink slowly, searching out that brilliant blue gaze as I lose consciousness.
The snow is so cold.
-TO BE CONTINUED-
authors note;;
to those of you who may be confused, the creepy part was an illusion.
itachi's doing, of course.
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