Thread: Bound by Blood (captain levi & Razz)

RE Bound by Blood captain evi Razz Itachi was restless. Hadn't the Akatsuki insisted that they retrieve Sasuke themselves, he would have gone to fetch his own brother himself, although he knew the risks involved were too high to jeopardize on a nervous whim. If he had gone alone like he had initially planned, he would be vulnerable to any of Danzo's ambushes, and should he be defeated, the Akatsuki would be without a leader. It was simply like playing chess, even if waiting behind the forefront of the action made Itachi itch with impatience. This was his brother they were rough-handling out there, after all. If Kisame and Sasori brought Sasuke back with just the slightest scratch on his precious brother's face, he would have wrung their necks himself. He was still pacing the floor until the two arrived with Sasuke knocked unconscious over Kisame's shoulder. Mostly unscathed, he noticed, spare a few bruises and cuts that he figured coudn't be helped given the circumstances his two best underlings were working with. It even made his chest swell with pride hearing that his brother had grown strong strong enough to put up a struggle against two vampires who were probably more skilled and powerful than he was. This is him? he questioned with a quirk of his brow, although he knew in his heart that there was no mistaking the resemblance on the younger Uchiha's face. The last time Itachi had seen him was years ago when his brother had been nothing but an infant bundled up in sheets, so vulnerable and fragile, unlike the young adult he had matured into. He had spent so long, worked so hard, and sacrificed so much to be able to witness this moment and feel at ease knowing that his younger brother was finally home where he rightfully belonged. For now, he resisted the urge to approach Sasuke, and turned to Kisame. And Danzo? he asked. He wasn't there, Kisame cocked his head to one side, squatting to admire Sasuke a bit more closely. Heh, he does look like you. Can we keep him? Itachi didn't have to do more than glare at Kisame to fill the room with a palpable tension. All the Akatsuki members were aware how touchy of a subject Sasuke was to Itachi and how possessive the older Uchiha was of a sibling he had never met since Sasuke's abduction. One by one, the cloaked members slipped out of the chamber, leaving Itachi alone with his younger brother, at last. His hardened features automatically softened at the sight of the other male laid on his floor, a part of him almost terrified of touching him for fear of discovering that this was yet another dream and Sasuke was nowhere to be found. He knelt, a pale hand reaching out of his cloud-patterned cloak to brush away the inky fringe that covered his face. ' He's beautiful, ' was his first thought, his gaze tracing the curve of Sasuke's lashes to his soft, nude lips. If Danzo was useful for one thing, it was that he had kept his brother alive and fed all these years only for Itachi to reclaim him in the end. Still, Itachi was vengeful, believing Danzo owed him for all of Sasuke's birthdays he had missed and so much more. Slowly, he lifted the younger male into his arms and moved him to bed, knowing by the time Sasuke would wake that he would be fatigued, famished, and hopefully confused as to why he was there.