Title: Remembering My Love

Chapter: 1/?

Chapter Title: Remembering What Once Was

Rating: PG-13

Genre: Romance/Drama

Warning: INCEST, YAOI. If you're squicky about this, don't read. Oh yeah, and like my other fics, it's unbetaed.

Pairing/s: Itachi/Sasuke (for this chappie, more will be added as we go along.)

Disclaimer: Don't own Naruto.

Author's notes: Okay... well, originally this is supposed to be a one shot but what the hey! It's a sequel to Forbidden (for those who've read it of course^^).

By the way, this is an AU. Dunno what really happens in the manga and in the anime. (I've only watched until episode 38 and saw several manga chapter scans with only one chapter of Itachi... WAH!) Anyway, Sasuke will be older than in the manga and anime.

About the title, I know it's almost similar to Cheryl-chan's fic, "Remembering Your Love". Please don't kill me. I just thought it fit then I remembered CC's fic but now I couldn't find another title that would be good...

Chapter Summary: Itachi's back. Sasuke's starting to remember the child he was on the night of the Uchiha Tragedy.

//blah// - thoughts

"blah" - speech

//"blah"// - speech from a past memory

A pair of Sharingan eyes peered out from the darkness. His eyes were fixed on one solitary being. A young man of sixteen slowly made his way home, oblivious of the stranger's gaze.

He had been following the boy all day. This was the only time he had actually found the boy completely alone.

//And unguarded at that.// He thought as his lips curved into a slight smile.

No. He wasn't here for the kyubi. He wasn't here to wreak havoc on Konoha. He was here for only one reason.

//You were mine once, Sasuke. You'll be mine again.//

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It was already dark as Sasuke slowly trudged home. It wasn't easy to spend the entire morning and afternoon with Sakura and her fussing about, and the dobe and his whining about the missions being boring, not to mention the late afternoon training sessions with Kakashi. (//Maybe he should consider taking a job in the torture department.// Sasuke thought.)In short, he was dead tired.

The season was filled with an all time low concerning requests for the services of the shinobis. Most wouldn't complain. Well, Shikumaru wouldn't, at least. All the rookies that entered the Chuunin Selection Exam a few years ago were now finally of the Chuunin level. They'll be taking the Jounin exam in a few months.

Orochimaru hadn't been heard from for a while which was a relief to most. Sasuke still felt creeped out at the remembrance of that man's voice. It was almost like you could feel snakes crawling under your skin. It was downright terrifying.

Kabuto was killed around two years ago. Fortunately or unfortunately (take your pick), they weren't the ones who did it. They finally managed to nab the guy. But he wasn't about to give up without a fight. He lunged at Sasuke (as he had been the closest), aiming to snap his neck before anyone could react. Sasuke had been so sure at that time that he was dead but the blow never came.

When he opened his eyes in confusion, he saw the one person he did not expect to see. Itachi. His brother was too fast. He plunged a kunai deep into Kabuto's chest before the man could react. Sasuke's heart thudded at the sight of his brother. It wasn't from hate. He didn't know from what.

Itachi stared at him for a moment whilst everyone was still in shock with a look in his eye that seemed almost familiar yet Sasuke had no recollection of seeing it before. Then as quickly as he came, Itachi vanished. That was the last time Sasuke ever saw his brother. He hadn't heard a hide nor hair of Itachi ever since. Not that he was worried of course but... Fine, he was worried about his brother. They were still of the same flesh and blood after all.

Sasuke could've killed Itachi three years ago while his brother was going after Naruto. He had finally defeated the man who killed the entire Uchiha Clan except him. But he couldn't bring himself to kill him. Whatever it was that stayed his hand at that short moment, it had been all Itachi needed to get away.

//Aniki never bothered us again except for that one short moment but he was there to save me. Just like when we were younger. He was always there to protect me.// Sasuke sighed. //Why am I thinking of him now?//

He scowled to no one in particular. //I want nothing to do with him anymore. He killed the entire clan...//

"He left me behind instead of taking me with him..." a childish voice said.

//Eh?// Sasuke stopped in his tracks. He glanced around. There was no one there.

Sasuke's eyes widened in shock when he saw his younger self standing in front of him, looking at him with a sad smile on his lips.

"All I really wanted was to be with aniki... No one ever saw through the act he made me play," the younger version of him said before giggling. Then he disappeared.

Sasuke rubbed his eyes not believing what he saw. //What was that?//

~~~~~

//Whatever it was that stayed your hand, I know... I think I already realized back then that you were slowly breaking through the alterations I placed in your mind. If not your mind, then your body was slowly remembering the forbidden...//

The man silently moved towards his target as the boy fumbled for his keys in the dark.

//Even I am weak against this. I cannot keep it locked away anymore. How many times must I see you nearly get killed? No more, Sasuke.//

"Kuso. Why does it have to be so dark? Can't see which damn key is which?!" Sasuke growled as he continued muttering curses.

He stiffened as a pair of arms wrapped around his waist. A familiar scent wafted to his nose and a warm breath tickled his ear.

"Sasuke."

Sasuke's eyes widened in shock as the familiarity of the voice sunk in.

He whispered, "Aniki..." His body trembled as the arms around his waist pulled him closer, pressing him even more intimately against his brother. And that wasn't strange enough. What was really strange was that he wasn't struggling. "What are you doing?"

Odd, his voice sounded so calm and so... alien to him...

"You don't know how much I've wanted to do this since the day I left you..." Itachi whispered huskily.

"I don't know what you mean."

Itachi smirked. "If you don't remember them all by now, you'll remember them soon enough."

He turned Sasuke to face him and pressed his body against the younger Uchiha. Then he kissed him gently.

Sasuke's mind went into shock. //WHAT IS HE DOING?! THIS IS WRONG!// But somehow, the hands on his brother's chest wouldn't push him away. they stayed right where they were. He gasped as he felt the older man's tongue probing his lips. As soon as his mouth opened and the older Uchiha started kissing him deeply, his eyes closed of their own accord, his hands slowly started inching upwards...

Then Itachi broke the kiss and said, "You can go in now. The door's unlocked."

Sasuke stared at Itachi for a moment before answering, "Oh." //Is that all you have to say? Why did you kiss me?!//

"You should go in. It's not safe to be out this time of the night."

Sasuke scowled. "I can take care of myself," he sadi between clenched teeth.

"Oh?"

"You don't sound convinced. I beat you once, and I can do it again. And maybe this time, I'll kill you."

Itachi chuckled.

"What's so funny?" Sasuke growled.

"You're a terrible liar, Sasuke-kun. I don't think you'd really kill me no matter what I do to you." Itachi smirked.

"What?!"

"Let me prove it to you."

Itachi pushed him against the door and locked their lips together in another kiss. This time, Sasuke's lips opened of their own accord, allowing Itachi to plunder the depths of his mouth. His hands were now wrapped around the older Uchiha's neck, tangled in the man's hair.

"KYAAAA!!!" a feminine voice echoed.

Both of them broke apart and looked at the source. It was Sakura.

"Oh damn..." Sasuke heard Itachi mutter under his breath. For some odd reason, he couldn't agree more.

~~~~~

~TBC~

Author's notes: Hehehe... Good? Hope so. I got another writer's block on the other fic I was working on so I decided to write a different fic. Maybe my muses would wake up one of these days and realize what a mess they left on the other fic.

Hopefully I'll have it up on ffnet before or by next week. Well, the second chappie anyway. The second chapter is around four pages so far. I'm trying to make it longer.

That goes the same for my entry for the "Oh Sensei Fanfiction Contest" by StarSniper and Nicole. *sigh* At this rate, I might never get anything done. *sees her best friend pick up her katana and start waving it around, menacingly* Okay... I'll just go and work on something right now...

Anyway, I'll try to find a way to reply to the reviews of my other fics.^^;;;

I still believe that flamers can go to hell. I hope the "Yaoi War", as most of you dub it, is over. Any more and I'd probably have given up on the fandom. *please refer to temporary chapter two of "Real Emotion" if it's still there*

Hugs and Kisses,

nikki^^;;;

P.S. Tell me if you guys want any pairings included other than the one in this chappie. Place them in the review. I'll try to fit them in.

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"The blood of the dead mixes with the flowing sand and grants more power to the killer." - Gaara