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brothers shouldn't hate brothers | closed

Jan 03, 2011 13:42

S.L. was starting to think that there was no such thing as an innocent request. One newcomer, in quarantine, asking after his people from home wasn't unusual; in fact, most everyone did that upon arrival. But this time her answer had been met with such rage and desperation that she honestly thought Sasuke would break out of his cell and make good ( Read more... )

!in person, itachi uchiha, [closed], s.l. moore

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shar1ngan January 3 2011, 19:12:28 UTC

If S.L. thought she was disturbed, it was nothing to how Itachi felt. He was honestly rattled, upset not only by the accusations, but by the pure hatred with which they had been flung. Though he had accused Sasuke of being an illusion in return, he knew it was difficult to fake such depth of emotion.

And who would honestly create such an illusion? What purpose would it serve? To destroy Itachi's relationship with his new allies? But that was unlikely to work, given how crazed Sasuke had sounded.

The boy who arrived at S.L.'s office looked far more his age than he had before, outwardly calm, but his eyes downcast and his hands curled into fists despite his attempts to maintain his poise.

He looked up at her stoically as he entered the room, then turned to close the door for privacy. "You sent for me," he said, his voice almost a whisper.

alwayswatched January 3 2011, 19:21:36 UTC

A bit of a bleeding heart at the best of times, S.L. couldn't help be be instantly sympathetic. "I did," she answered. "I didn't want to do anything about this without discussing it with you. And there is... something that has happened before here, if rarely, that I believe may explain what is going on."

Though it's far from a pleasant explanation, and she was therefore hesitant to bring it up, it wouldn't do any good to drag it out either. Best to just state it. "There's no guarantee that it's the truth, of course. But at times we have had people taken from different points in time from the same place. He... may honestly be saying what he believes has happened in your future."

shar1ngan January 3 2011, 19:27:28 UTC

From the look Itachi gave her, S.L. might realize that this is only confirmation of a thought that had occurred to him. He didn't know that this was a known phenomenon, but his mind had come up with the possibility, even without knowing how or even if it were possible.

He sighed and lowered his head, rubbing at the bridge of his nose.

"That...is an explanation that would fit all of the facts," he said. His lips thinned. "In which case, I owe you an explanation. But I beg you...if I tell you what I think may have happened, it must not leave this room. There is every chance that others from my home could come here, if Sasuke has."

alwayswatched January 4 2011, 15:28:35 UTC

She wished she could say that he didn't owe her anything, that he didn't need to explain; but he was right. She'd still afford him what she could.

"I won't speak of it to anyone but my brother," she promised. "Aside from the obvious security issues, it isn't my business."

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