I hate what I see in the mirror

A Brothers Bond

[A/N- in the last chapter, the "lecture" Fugaku gives Itachi in the car ride to the police station is actually very similar a lecture I have received from my parents many, many, time. Which made that chapter a little difficult to write cuz that part was personally triggering!
Anyway this chapter will have a lot of ups and downs and is again like 3 thousand words so enjoy!]

Kurama POV-

"Itachi?"
Sasuke and Naruto stopped laughing and their gazes turned to me, Sasuke jumping to his feet.

"Yeah~?"
He giggled over the speaker.

"Wh-ho- why do sound like that?"
I had so many questions and that was the first thing to come out? I must be losing my edge as a detective. Don't get me wrong, I was thrilled to hear his voice, but he wasn't calling from his regular number and he sounded intoxicated.

"Wha~ I don't sound like anything~"
His speech was slurred and his voice was horse.

"Are you drunk!?"
I snapped.

"We- I-I mean~ I did have just a widdle bit!"

"How much is a little bit?"
I asked, pinching the bridge of my nose. He was drunk. I could tell.

"Um"
I could hear the sound of bottles being knocked and rolling around. He mumbled under his breath, counting.
"One~ two two... fi~ve... I don't know it hurts to count anymore!"
He seemed to pout.

"Itachi, you are most definitely drunk."
Like hell he was! I've only ever seen him drink once, but even then, he had like two sips and was blacked out all night! Now he's saying he had over five bottles! I almost couldn't believe my mind.

"Whatever you say! I don't wanna fight, my neck hurts"
He almost whimpered the last part.

"Why's your neck hurt? Are you sick?"
Was my babe sick? He already had enough physical trouble normally, when he gets sick, oh it's awful. I would feel bad not being there for him if he was.

"No! It's bruised. Nasty bruise!"
He said as if the bruise was a bully. My heart clenched, a bruise, on his neck, Fugaku was choking him? That was new.

"Since when did he start to choke you?"
I stopped and put him on speaker as Sasuke and Naruto gather near me.

"Last night! In my room~... on my bed~"

"On your... bed? He choked you on your bed?"
I could see my mother look up from her work, her eyes saying the same thing I was thinking, but it was impossible! It had to be! Fugaku never did anything sexual to Itachi! Right! Right?

"Yeah! He came in my room~ it hurt. He started touching me~ I didn't like it."

"T~ touching you?"
My voice trembled and Naruto put his arm around Sasuke who was growing paler by the minute.

"Yeah~ he touched me like you touched me. Only when he did it it hurt! Sowy I guess that means I kinda cheated. I didn't mean to please don't hate me!"
That last part sounded on the verge of tears. 'Please don't hate me' the words echoed in my head.

"No, no, how could I ever!... Itachi, did he go all the way with you, like I did?"
I felt rage boiling up inside me! That man dared to touch my lover! I wanted to bury him alive!

There were a few moments before he giggled.
"Yeah~"

"Where is he now?"

"He a sleep! All~ the way up there!"

"And where are you?"
I turned walking to the door and grabbing my keys and bag again.

"On the floor"