朱 [001] Uchiha Itachi || reality

[prodigalheir]

[A stray hand seemed to brush against an idle PCD as it turned on with a flicker. It shows nothing but black hair against fair skin until a small incoherent murmur follows, the black curtains shift. A young face is exposed contorted into what seems a wishful and tragic expression to be rid of the nightmares behind those closed lids. If the dark

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[theloneheir]

...Aniki?

[prodigalheir]

[Was still looking at the ceiling until the sound of that voice. His head turned slowly until eyes caught the face against the strange device. Although the face in it was older, he could recognize his face everywhere. He couldn't let himself forget it. Big brothers weren't allowed to forget deceased siblings.]

O-Otuoto?

[theloneheir]

You look...younger.

[prodigalheir]

[A pause.]

You're too old.

[theloneheir]

...Where are you?

[prodigalheir]

[That get's not response, eyes turn away as he stares from wall to wall, from ceiling to the only door apparent in the room he seems to be in. He mumbles under his breath.]

...too old, he's too old. He's too old...

[theloneheir]

Itachi...

[prodigalheir]

You're too old.

[He turns his face back to look at the man he's almost certain might be an imposter.]

If your intentions were to trick me, you should have done more research.

[theloneheir]

I'd never do such a thing, Itachi.

[prodigalheir]

A common thing to suppose.

Where am I.

[theloneheir]

An abandoned city called Nesreca.

Unfortunately for you, you're not dead. Why would you even...

[prodigalheir]

It is... unfortunate.

[And he's back to suspiciously eying you, otuoto.]

Why are you older than me, if this is not deaths doing then who's is it?

[theloneheir]

Because I'm seventeen.

What's the last thing you recall, back in our world?

[prodigalheir]

War. Death. An un-kept grave. Paperwork.

You're only a year older than me.

[theloneheir]

War? What happened...?

[prodigalheir]

Konoha...

[And he realizes he doesn't want to talk about that. Why doesn't Sasuke know this?]

D-Don't you remember, brother? Don't you remember the war?