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Authoress Notation: Alright. I apologise. I will be blunt. I couldn't find the inspiration to update. But be grateful-this is further than my Drakengard fic. Also. I am a procrastinator, who keeps losing her plot notes. I've forgotten where the story outline is exactly. It is in a notebook…somewhere.

Also another excuse for my lateness. I have discovered Bleach. Not that it really concerns any of you now wishing to injure me painfully. But at least you know I haven't completely abandoned my project! Anyway-I'll let you get on with reading…the very delayed and probably uncompensated chapter!

"Talking"

Thinking

"Sealed Demon"

"Parseltongue"

Alright. For any of y'all how don't know. (Not to offend anyone who already does.) An Uke is the submissive one of the relationship. The Seme is the dominant one—usually defined as taking "the top". It's just I'm using these terms in this chapter-and possibly form here on out, and I want everyone on the same page of understanding to help in their enjoyment of this story.

Immortality's Curse

Kakashi had reported Harry's leaving of the village to find his father. Hermione was annoyed he didn't say goodbye, not truly bothered by his family-run desires; Ron didn't talk about it, isolating himself, while also suffering from regular complaints of headaches. Sasuke got anti-social, Sakura tried to cheer him up by making a Harry-plushie for him, Naruto's stomach hurt-more specifically his seal as Kyuubi was restless for some reason he couldn't get out of the fox, not without being presented with a load of gibberish about some kind of collection of historical events. Jiraya was trying to work everything out, he was not going to become paranoid again…Tsunade was concerned, and remembering about the times before her snaky ex-team mate went partially insane. Orochimaru meanwhile was enjoying being united with family. But somehow he still felt a bit empty, not as complete as he had once before a long time ago.

Harry had a new hitae-ate, one with a musical note on it. He still remained in the clothing Luna had picked out for him that long time ago; he understood why she did that. She had known what awaited him after the battle with Voldemort, which had made him wonder if she had some seer in her; it may explain her…eccentricity. His father still wanted immortality, but Harry had as yet to break it to him the true horrors of living forever. You lose your humanity; you become a monster, a demon. You become like me…

He saw an odd thing occur as he hung around Konoha's gates hidden in the treetops. He saw a sight he longed to be close to again. …Sasuke…

Sakura, Naruto, Hermione and Jiraya were chasing him, as the Uchiha ran out of giant those gates. He turned back to look at them pausing his run, "I'm going to find him! I'll save him!" the youngest living Uchiha declared for all the close by world to hear.

"This isn't the way to save him!" Sakura shouted; Harry's sharp snake-eyes saw the tears falling down her cheeks.

"You can't help him! Not like this!" Naruto called, equally distressed but expressing it through the small level of Kyuubi chakra leaking out into the morning air.

"Harry doesn't do this so you can sacrifice yourself for nothing!" Hermione shouted, trying to bring rationality back into the distraught boyfriend's mind.

"Listen to them Sasuke, how are you supposed to help him if you won't listen to reason?" Jiraya called out, adding his bit onto Hermione's plea to the sense buried and drowned in a crushing, swirling vortex of rampant un-disciplined emotions.

Harry could sense the chakra within the Uchiha fluctuating rapidly as though he was…the boy-who-lived almost shuddered in pleasure at the memory of the intoxicating feeling they had shared and experienced with each other on numerous occasions. He almost lost control of his body as the ecstasy of a mere memory almost had him claiming the slightly older boy there and then. He forced the urge down with reluctance. He doubted his precious one would consent to such a thing if he knew the truth. So he devised a quick plan, and hoped that someone would ensure that Sasuke…his precious, desirable, delicious Sasuke, would not enter dangerous territories trying to locate him.

You can't come with me Sasuke…I suppose I must deter you.

He felt empty in his heart that he would lay alone once again and many more times until this whole mess was sorted. He filled the raw gaping wound in his soul with hope that one day he and Sasuke would never be parted again-not even by Death.

Sasuke heard the loud audible cracking noise behind him, signalling a wizard's style of personally transportation. He turned his upper body to see who or what was beside him, he felt overwhelmed by the excitement of meeting the gaze of the person he'd run out of the village to find. Attaching himself blindly to the body of the owner of that gaze his voice rose with something even Naruto in all his naivety would recognise easily. "Harry!"

The desperate cry of a lover to their long-lost soul mate…it was also easy to see the sudden inclination of the Sharingan wielder's head downwards, and the posture change from defensive and wild to passive and placating. They definitely knew now why Sasuke seemed no longer intent on revenge…he was being protected, he was willing to do anything for Harry to make him pleased as though scared he'd be starved of affection…Sasuke liked the feeling of being controlled—at least by Harry.

"…Sasuke…" Harry's voice came to his ears, dragging out the s-sounds with a hiss. The older one wrapped his arms possessively around the younger form. They others could see Sasuke shiver in delight and pleasure at being possessed. Jiraya wondered if it stemmed from the lake of nurturing care the Uchiha clan regarded and treated their offspring with. It might help explain why Itachi was disturbed as he was-starved of affection all his life, only acknowledged when doing something for the betterment of the clan or killing a threat to Konoha-and therefore the clan itself. It hadn't completely distorted Sasuke's sense of right and wrong (or destroyed it completely going on the absolute chaos Itachi had caused committing the massacre with barely reasoned or rational justifications of his actions-most of the reason behind any of his actions were clarified only speculated) but it had made him…submissive in romantically inclined situations.

In the accidental kiss way back in the genin days had never had stood up after snogging Naruto. He remained seated. Naruto towering above him by standing since the blonde was quite short back then. But that part was unimportant, no the fact even in a completely unexpected and un-consented situation Sasuke did not assert dominance. He spluttered because he hadn't enjoyed having physical contact with Naruto. But the fact he had remained seated, was testament to his…submissive nature.

Sasuke couldn't see malicious look Harry gave the others behind his uke's back. Only hear their hostile reactions. "Get away from him!" Naruto demanded sharply, even more demonic chakra bleeding out from the sudden realisation that this Harry was not friendly. Especially since they could now clearly see the Sound hitae-ate tied around Harry's skull.

"Sasuke!" Sakura cried out warningly trying to reach his senses now adrift in the sea of utter contentment his lover had provided, he looked so happy even in the arms of the enemy, Tsunade wouldn't be able to punish him for fraternising with the enemy, since their relationship was established before Harry went off to his evil daddy-kins. Hermione glared straight back at the pair of evil snake eyes, determined not to back down no matter how cruel and Voldemort-like they were…but she could see something else within those slits of a serpent…something she'd seen before. She knew from that undertone Sasuke was safe in Harry's arms in a twisted sort of way. But something still felt wrong—something evil was in the air.

The Uchiha felt Harry push him behind, shielding him from the others, it made his heart flutter and his cheeks flush, it felt so good to be protected and held possessively. The elation of not being in control but still being safe, he buried his hands into the folds of his seme's cloak. "…Sasuke's mine…" was the same hissing elongation of s-sounds as before, to Sasuke's ears the noise only made him shiver into goosebumps, it was sheer bliss to be with his Harry again.

"He isn't yours!" Naruto defied the declaration of the newly identified Sound ninja.

"…That's what you think…stupid leaf Chuunin…"

Sasuke's heart skipped a beat…Harry turned to look at him, he stepped back. The older boy had a hitae-ate around his forehead yes, but it was a Sound forehead protector. The nature of the shivers, goosebumps, heartbeat irregularities, and the feeling of absolute safety flew out the window and into the damnations of hell itself. He felt terrified now…his seme…his…h-his seme was going to take him to Orochimaru-he'd never be able to be held again…

"…Scared Sasuke-kun? Don't worry, I'll protect you but Tousan still wants immortality…"

Those were not the green-eyes of the one he loved, and sought to bring back; no these were the eyes of the snake-man who had captured them to lure his precious person in to kill him. He began to shake with fear…it just couldn't be…it can't! It mustn't! Harry can't be like nii-san, he can't be a traitor like nii-san! That would mean he has to hate him-he couldn't bare living life while hating him…while hating them both…nii-san…nii-san didn't exist anymore—but Harry has to exist! He has to! His hand dug further into the cloak knuckles white from fists clenched so hard with panic.

He flinched as a black whip-like thing wrapped itself around his left forearm. "Let go of him!" Jiraya ordered. Sasuke realised it was a reptilian tail; he looked up at the wings. He knew something else was going on, but he couldn't bring himself to care…he wanted his protective lover back he needed his lover back. He felt so empty without him.

Harry pulled him towards the trees, tail like a lead. Hermione raised her right hand at the retreating back of Harry. "Protrific Totalus!"

The spell struck Sasuke causing him to collapse to the ground unable to move. Harry glared at her with crimson eyes glowing with power; the bushy-haired student ninja screamed out as she fell to the ground body twitching as though under the Crutacius Curse, Harry's hands went through a series of seals, "…Nightmares…summoning…technique…"

A rattling screech tore through the air, Sakura had read about them after hearing a story from Hermione about the girl's third year. "Dementors." She whispered, bad memories already creeping their way forwards in her mind, Naruto was soon reduced to a lump of shivering flesh. Harry picked up the unmoving Sasuke and ran into the surrounding forest holding him as one would precious cargo, Sasuke would have bruises left behind to remember the tight possessive grip he wasn't conscious for.

But Kakashi had been waiting for him, with Ron. Harry knocked the redhead out into the realm of Morpheus along with Sasuke. "Why are you here Harry? Did you miss Sasuke so much as to kidnap him?"

"It was for his own good, he cannot find me until my father understands true immortality."

"Chidori!"

He could see what Harry was about to do, he didn't try to move, apparate, his merely left his body entirely open for attack. The Copy-Ninja's own technique penetrated the teenager's flesh. Green orbs looked directly at his mismatched ones, as wings spread out; he removed his fist from inside the chest cavity.

"Kakashi-sensei…you wasted all that chakra for nothing…I thought you knew I'm immortal."

That was when the jounin remembered…and understood. He also understood why he had to keep the secret.

Sasuke was returned to Konoha, and Harry went back to Sound. And only Kakashi was the wiser…save for a ninja controlled by a remnant of the Dark Lord Voldemort.

Orochimaru walked beside his son dressed in the classically styled robed of a Kage with purple embroidery the boy wearing a form-concealing cloak, a pair of cloaked creatures floating after them drawing rattling breaths. They walked towards a place that might not enjoy seeing either of them. Konohagatkure.

The Sound pair reached the gates, the Chuunin guards, suddenly snapping to attention. Shikamaru was one of these guards. Harry stepped minimally closer. "We need to see the Hokage." There was a silent request within that sentence, a request for something akin to parley.

Tsunade was extremely wary, Sakura and Hermione were with her and they were just as cautious, they could not attack or do as they wished under the circumstances the two traitors arrived in as it would ruin Konoha's reputation and trust amongst the world. Harry was wrapped in a cloak covering his entire body, presumably sheltering his form from terrified eyes. Orochimaru was with him, and their two bodyguards were very effective. They were Dementors. The two of them were also completely unarmed-save for their supplies of chakra, which was not being moulded for any purpose, or even suppressed beyond the extent of controlling it so not as to alarm anyone.

"Why exactly are you here?" Tsunade hissed.

"My son…has persuaded me to form an alliance between Okogatkure and Konohagatkure. We came to see what you think."

"An alliance?" the woman was disbelieving. "What do you want with an alliance?"

"I need help." He spoke so softly she almost didn't hear him.

"What with?" suspicion was thoroughly integrated into her voice.

"I will show you." Harry spoke up, a noticeable lisp-like sound to his voice.

"That isn't necessary." Orochimaru said commanding his offspring sternly.

"Allies do not harbour secrets from one another." Harry responded. "He wants a cure for immortality. He understands it now."

Hermione stepped forwards and reached under Harry's hood with her hands, feeling his skin, the witch-kunoichi gasped pulling back causing the wizard-shinobi to chuckle slightly. "Harry…why didn't you tell us?"

"I was forbidden from going to Sound, how did you think I'd get there if you knew I was 'sick'?" black lips pulled back under the cloak and a glint of pearly white teeth was caught, "By the way how is Ron?" his voice held some kind of verbal smile.

"Reclusive, he's been studying extremely hard."

"I'll have to give him a visit."

"Sasuke's been upset since you tried to kidnap him."

"It wasn't safe for him at the time."

"SAFE? WHAT THE HELL DO YOU MEAN BY SAFE?"

Orochimaru was already walking off with Tsunade. They left the room. Harry was left with Tsunade's student and daughter. The daughter was mad.

Naruto, Sasuke, Jiraya, Kakashi and Ron entered the room. "Sakura-chan! Hermione-chan!" the blond called. Neither girl acknowledged his presence or the others' for that matter more focussed upon their current inquisition.

"Define the term safe." Hermione snarled. "Better yet tell me why you tried to kidnap him in the first place if it wasn't safe!"

"I thought you were the smart one out of all three of us." Harry answered back. "I saw you before I tried to kidnap him, originally I was merely scouting hoping to catch a glimpse…but then I overheard. I couldn't let him come after me; I hadn't shown father that he didn't want immortality at that point yet. So therefore it wasn't safe." Harry's cloaked form turned its side to her.

"So all this time you were away? These last few months…why did you go to Sound?"

A gloved hand reached up to stroke a chin she had previously felt like a blind woman. Harry was thinking of how to put it. "You could say father had driven himself into a depression…he needed his family back. So eventually I convinced him. Now he should be happy with the alliance in existence."

"How do I know that this isn't a trap?" Hermione asked, in a proud and defensive standing position, back straight, eyes unwavering from the cloaked form. The black-cloaked person approached her, she noticed how his back was hunched now, and footsteps agile but awkward for a human to perform without tripping over.

The hooded face hovered millimetres from her own, she saw through the slight greenish glow that gloomily lit up the cloak's shrouding darkness, like the Avada Kedavra spell's shine, she saw the reptilian eyes from which the light trickled, and the skull that used to be human once, only now it was a serpent's skull, more like a Hungarian horntail's that she'd seen before covered in black scales. "I think you know Hermione."

It was as bad as she had felt. The witch-kunoichi stepped back. "Harry…I…"

"Harry?" Ron snarled. The cloaked figure stepped back from Hermione who was trying to speak but couldn't seem to form the words, and turned to the newly arrived boys.

"Ron…how nice to see you again, has your arm been hurting lately, my head's been throbbing." The son of Jiraya growled angrily in response.

"Why did you come back?" Ron snarled again this time much fiercer.

"I did what I needed to do in Sound…but there are a few more things here I need to take care of."

"Like what?"

Beneath the cloak Avada Kedavra eyes glowered darkly, "Ghosts of the past, that don't know when to remain dead." A silent tension ran between the two boys, the aura of evil once more pressing against Hermione's senses.

The door opened, Tsunade poked her head out. "Harry, come here. I need to see what exactly is wrong."

A few moments later after the doors had closed, Tsunade's voice screamed. The girls got to the doors first, the boys caught up, Naruto opening the door.

There in the room, stood a man-sized bipedal dragon. Orochimaru stood leaning against the back wall holding a calm façade but there was a parental panic in his eyes that betrayed everything his body and chakra otherwise stated. Tsunade holding a cloak like a lifeline in front of herself forming a barrier from the creature, which turned its head to the newcomers, then back to the Hokage sighing; "Immortality sucks." In Harry's slightly hissing voice.

Authouress Comments:

I made all my excuses at the top of this chapter. I won't bore you further. However I will warn you I don't exactly know when I'll be able to update this next. I'll try and make up for any long delays with chapter length and Harry/Sasu action/implications. I still have that year's worth of get-together flashback stuff to write in.

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