Shakespeare Challenge Response: Titus Andronicus
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Scene 14
Shikamaru sent Sasuke a message that Gaara agreed to help them, but also said that it would be months before help was sent. Sasuke was disappointed, but he took it in stride. Sasuke and his friends remained sequestered in the Uchiha compound. The people of the village said Sasuke had gone mad. Only a few like Kakashi, Izumo, and Kotetsu ventured into the village for supplies. Sasuke was wealthy and supported everyone. Naruto and Itachi assumed that Sasuke was too broken to be any trouble and Itachi was satisfied with the suffering he caused in his little brother.
But there was also good news for Sasuke: Karin was pregnant. It was the one thing he could hold onto until Shikamaru returned with reinforcements from Suna. It had been nearly nine months since they came home and Karin was nearly due.
Sasuke sat next to the small pond behind his house. He had recovered from the worst of his grief. Karin sat next to him while he played with her dark pink hair. He had considered sending her to Suna under Kiba and Suigetsu’s protection; she might pound Suigetsu into a puddle in the meantime, but Suigetsu had proven he was loyal to Sasuke. He would send Jugo, but it was probably best to keep him on a short lead.
Speaking of Jugo. “Sasuke,” he said in his low voice, “I think Sakura wishes you to read this book.” Sakura stood next to Jugo, urging Sasuke to take the book Jugo held. Kakashi was sitting nearby and came over to hear.
“What book is it?” Kakashi asked as Sasuke took the book from Jugo.
“’Metamorphoses,’ by Ovid,” Jugo said.
Sasuke opened the book and started turned the pages leisurely. Sakura got down on her knees and used her handless arms and mouth to turn the pages. When she found the page, she hit it with her arm four times.
“Philomel,” Sasuke said. “She was raped. That was the motive of all this? They killed Neji and cut out your tongue so you couldn’t tell us who they were and cut off your hands so you couldn’t write or use your jutsu. Who was it?”
Sakura waved her arms in frustration that she had no way to tell.
“Sasuke, your sword,” Kakashi said. Sasuke took it from where it leaned against his chair behind him and gave it to Kakashi. He didn’t unsheathe it. Crouching in front of Sakura he laid it in the crock of her neck and put her arms against the sheath. “If you know his name, write it in the dirt here like this.” He helped her write a single character then cleared the ground for her to write.
Karin stood and Sasuke leaned forward. Sakura used the sword to write ‘Kabuto.’ Sasuke made a fist. Sakura motioned for Kakashi to clear the ground again. He did. ‘Deidara.’ Sasuke bit his lip letting a drop of blood fall down his chin. ‘Hidan.’ Sasuke’s knuckles popped with the force he used to clinch his fist. ‘Itachi.’
Sasuke stood and used his handless left arm to whack his chair, sending it flying into the wall. Sasuke screamed; it was more of a roar that they were sure could be heard in Suna. No one moved or said a word. Sasuke also did not move, just stood there looking at the wall.
Then Sasuke huffed a small laugh and looked up. “It’s all my fault; there’s no reason to roar at the heavens. It’s all my fault and I will right all these wrongs.” He looked over at Sakura with an incredibly sad smile. “No more simply waiting for Shikamaru and Suna to come right our wrongs. I will fire the opening shots of this battle. I’ll strike Naruto to the heart and kill my brother myself.”
But there was also good news for Sasuke: Karin was pregnant. It was the one thing he could hold onto until Shikamaru returned with reinforcements from Suna. It had been nearly nine months since they came home and Karin was nearly due.
Sasuke sat next to the small pond behind his house. He had recovered from the worst of his grief. Karin sat next to him while he played with her dark pink hair. He had considered sending her to Suna under Kiba and Suigetsu’s protection; she might pound Suigetsu into a puddle in the meantime, but Suigetsu had proven he was loyal to Sasuke. He would send Jugo, but it was probably best to keep him on a short lead.
Speaking of Jugo. “Sasuke,” he said in his low voice, “I think Sakura wishes you to read this book.” Sakura stood next to Jugo, urging Sasuke to take the book Jugo held. Kakashi was sitting nearby and came over to hear.
“What book is it?” Kakashi asked as Sasuke took the book from Jugo.
“’Metamorphoses,’ by Ovid,” Jugo said.
Sasuke opened the book and started turned the pages leisurely. Sakura got down on her knees and used her handless arms and mouth to turn the pages. When she found the page, she hit it with her arm four times.
“Philomel,” Sasuke said. “She was raped. That was the motive of all this? They killed Neji and cut out your tongue so you couldn’t tell us who they were and cut off your hands so you couldn’t write or use your jutsu. Who was it?”
Sakura waved her arms in frustration that she had no way to tell.
“Sasuke, your sword,” Kakashi said. Sasuke took it from where it leaned against his chair behind him and gave it to Kakashi. He didn’t unsheathe it. Crouching in front of Sakura he laid it in the crock of her neck and put her arms against the sheath. “If you know his name, write it in the dirt here like this.” He helped her write a single character then cleared the ground for her to write.
Karin stood and Sasuke leaned forward. Sakura used the sword to write ‘Kabuto.’ Sasuke made a fist. Sakura motioned for Kakashi to clear the ground again. He did. ‘Deidara.’ Sasuke bit his lip letting a drop of blood fall down his chin. ‘Hidan.’ Sasuke’s knuckles popped with the force he used to clinch his fist. ‘Itachi.’
Sasuke stood and used his handless left arm to whack his chair, sending it flying into the wall. Sasuke screamed; it was more of a roar that they were sure could be heard in Suna. No one moved or said a word. Sasuke also did not move, just stood there looking at the wall.
Then Sasuke huffed a small laugh and looked up. “It’s all my fault; there’s no reason to roar at the heavens. It’s all my fault and I will right all these wrongs.” He looked over at Sakura with an incredibly sad smile. “No more simply waiting for Shikamaru and Suna to come right our wrongs. I will fire the opening shots of this battle. I’ll strike Naruto to the heart and kill my brother myself.”