Demon of My Dreams (ReVamped)

Chapter 11

Wh-what?!" Kyuubi stammered, taking a cautious step back. "Why would you say such a thing?!"
Itachi raised an eyebrow at the nervous behavior of the red-head, clearly an indication of his guilt. "I can see magic trails."
Kyuubi stood up straight. "Magic trails?"
Itachi nodded. "I realized I was the only one who can see them, with the amaterasu sharingan. Whenever magic is performed little golden trails come from the user to the target. And since you were the only one behind me," he trailed off, giving the red-head a smirk.
Kyuubi felt his heart beat faster as panic began to set in. He looked anywhere but at Itachi.
"I won't tell anyone." Itachi crossed his arms over his chest and Kyuubi gave him a look of relief. "If you tell me your reasoning for why you're here."
Kyuubi let out a defeated sigh. He shifted slightly and looked up at Itachi. He didn't understand why but he felt like he could trust the older Uchiha. He narrowed his eyes and studied him carefully. He let out a defeated sigh. "Naruto is my brother."
"Ah, a rescue mission." Itachi gave him a smirk. "So who is Iruka really then?"
"Our teacher."
Itachi stayed silent, studying the redhead. Kyuubi nervously shifted from foot to foot, waiting for Itachi to say something. The raven mentally chuckled. "Let's go inside. We can talk to our brother's and see what the issue is." He turned to leave, leaving Kyuubi to stare at his back in disbelief. 
"That's it?!" He screeched out. He glared at the retreating form and with a quiet growl, jogged to catch up to the Uchiha. "No other questions? Nothing at all?!"
"Of course I have questions." He continued walking. 
Kyuubi raised an eyebrow at the vague answer. "Are you not going to ask them?"
"No. Not at the moment."
More silence from the raven. Kyuubi growled again, louder this time, which caused Itachi to give him a questioning look. "God! You are so frustrating!" Kyuubi screamed out. He ran in front of the Uchiha and gave him a hard shove, causing him to misstep. He narrowed his eyes at the redhead.
"You find out my secret and have nothing to say about it?!" His fists were clenched tightly to his side. As he tilted his head up to glare at Itachi.
Itachi once again raised an eyebrow in question but his eyes were filled with amusement. "You want to know what I'm thinking?"
"Yes!" Kyuubi stomped his foot childishly.
The amusement instantly left Itachi's eyes being replaced with a cold, uncaring stare. Kyuubi gulped and shrunk back.
"I'm thinking about how our brother's could have been seriously hurt or killed today, and I have no idea why. I'm thinking if I don't find out why soon, this can happen again. I don't know how close you are to your brother, but I would kill and die for mine." His eyes narrowed.
Kyuubi took a step back, looking anywhere but into those serious obsidian eyes.
"So yes, at the moment, I don't care that you're a demon. My world does not revolve around you."
Kyuubi did nothing but nod, acknowledging that he heard the Uchiha. He gazed back at Itachi with an apologetic look. "I'm sorry. I didn't realize I was being so selfish. And you're right. I would do the same for my brother. Let's go back and figure this out, okay?" He looked up at Itachi hopefully.
Itachi was quiet for a moment, his eyes still serious. In an instant, his eyes were filled with mirth and a playful smirk graced his lips. "Yes, let's go back. Though, it is nice to know that you care so much about what I think about you." He lifted his hand to lightly tap Kyuubi on the nose before continuing the walk back to the castle. 
Kyuubi blinked at the mood change before glaring at the spot where Itachi just was, and then shouting insults as he caught back up with the Uchiha.

"You stupid, filthy demon!" Sasuke sneered at the blonde walking beside him.
"Yeah, yeah. It's getting old, bastard." Naruto replied boredly. He glanced behind him to see Iruka staring at him with concern. He gave him a sheepish smile and a shrug before facing forward again. "Hey, where's Kyuubi and Itachi anyway?"
"Have no concern for my brother, demon!" Sasuke hissed out. He was about to lunge when a strong arm wrapped around his chest.
"That's enough, Sasuke." His voice took on a serious tone as he stared down seriously into the young Uchiha's eyes. "When Itachi and Kyuubi catch up, we'll have to have a talk about what happened. So in the meantime, behave yourself." He let go and took a step back.
"Tch!" Sasuke crossed his arms over his chest and began to continue walking. 

When Itachi and Kyuubi reached Sasuke's bedroom, where they assumed they all went to, Kakashi and Iruka were standing by the bed. Sasuke was sitting on the edge of the bed, glaring at the cage where Naruto was lying in, currently in his demon form.
"Why'd you put him in the cage?" Kyuubi asked, worry sleeping in.
"He put his own self in the cage. Probably to get away from Sasuke's nagging." Kakashi answered with a playful look.
Itachi raised an eyebrow at his younger brother. "What even happened to make you so angry like that?"
Sasuke turned his glare to his brother. "Why don't you ask him about his gross little prophecy!"
Kyuubi's eyes widened and he glanced at Iruka who returned his look with a worried look of his own.
"Prophecy?" Itachi questioned. He turned to Kyuubi who turned to look at him as well. "What prophecy?"
"The demon prophecy." Kyuubi answered. "It's a teaching that all demons learn since the beginning of time."
"And what does this prophecy say?" Kakashi turned his attention to Iruka who began to clear his throat. 
"Well from the intel I've gathered over the years, the prophecy basically states that humans and demons will be at war with each other until the strongest Nine-Tails and the Uchiha with the Amaterasu sharingan are born. The two will unite and create a demon-human hybrid."
The room was silent, taking in Iruka's words. 
"You lashed out over some demon fairy tail?!" Itachi glared at his younger brother. "It's just a story, Sasuke. Grow up. And fix your attitude before dinner."
"Taking charge, I see, Itachi." Kakashi walked over to Itachi and placed a hand on his shoulder. "I'm so proud of you!"
Itachi rolled his eyes and pushed Kakakshi's hand off of himself.
"Well, I'm going to go get cleaned up before dinner." Iruka addressed the room. "Sasuke, Naruto, please stay out of trouble."
Naruto gave a wave of his tails in response but otherwise didn't move. Sasuke replied with a grunt. 
"I think that's as good of an answer as we're going to get out of both of them. I'll walk you to your room, Iruka." Kakashi wrapped his arm around Iruka's shoulder, guiding him out of the room.
"Come on Kyuubi, I'll walk you to your room as well." Itachi lightly grabbed Kyuubi's arm and led him into the hallway.
Before going to far, Itachi pushed Kyuubi up against the wall, forcefully. 
"I-itachi?!" Kyuubi questioned at the determined look in his eyes. "W-what's going on?"
"Is the prophecy true? Is this something you truly believe in and believe it'll happen?"
"Y-yes. It is." Kyuubi felt his heart beating faster as the raven's eyes gaze became more intense. "Itachi, what's going on, tell me please." He whispered, practically pleading.
Itachi smirked at the redhead who was clearly riled up. "Kyuubi," he leaned in closer to his ear. "I have a plan."