No Longer One of the Boys
By: Silverwolf
A pair of swings flung backward. Empty now that the children sitting there have jumped. There was laughter. Sasuke glances back toward a girl only slightly younger than him. The girl snatches up a bat and glove. "I'll beat you there." Sasuke waves to his mother. Mikoto nods as the pair take off at a run.
Itachi looks at his mother. "I'm not chasing them." Mikoto smirks, "you say that every time hun." The teen takes off at a run after the pair. "Sasuke! Kira! You two..." The pair stop at the baseball diamond. The raven steps to the center. "You cheated Kira." The girl laughs and shakes her head. "Did not!" Kira holds the bat out at Sasuke. The younger Uchiha throws the ball straight at the female. Instead of the ball hitting her the girl blasts it straight at Sasuke. The boy catches the ball just before he is hit in the face. Sasuke pokes his tongue out at Kira, "Out." The girl rolls her eyes and moves from home plate. The female steps to the center to pitch for the younger Uchiha. Kira bounces the rubber ball from hand-to-hand a moment. Sasuke points the bat straight at her. Kira throws the ball with all the force she can put into it. The younger Uchiha hits the ball sending it flying out of Kira's reach. Sasuke grins until he sees Itachi catch the ball. Kira grins.
"Well it's either catch the stupid thing or let you lose it like the last one." Kira laughs. Sasuke looks at Itachi, "that's so not fair." The teen rolls his eyes, "what's unfair is I have to spend my time playing baseball with you two instead of what I want to do." Sasuke makes a face. Kira makes the gesture of crying. Sasuke laughs. Itachi makes a face, "quit. Sasuke, you bat again."
Kira nods. The female turns her cap backward, "I'm gonna catch it this time." Sasuke shakes his head, "nope." The ball is thrown as Sasuke laughs at Kira. Crack! The ball once again goes flying, this time Kira jumps and manages to catch it. The girl sticks her tongue out. "Out." Sasuke shrugs and steps towards Kira. "You bat."
The female runs to home plate. She holds the bat in Itachi's direction as if to challenge the older Uchiha into catching it. Sasuke shakes his head. The younger Uchiha throws the ball. Crack! The ball flies over Sasuke's head despite the younger Uchiha jumping for it. The older Uchiha moves backward a bit. Itachi catches the ball and then bounces it to Sasuke. "Is that what you wanted?" Kira laughs.
Itachi looks at Sasuke, "get her out this time." The younger Uchiha nods. Sasuke turns his cap backward and then points to the wall behind Kira. The female shakes her head. The younger Uchiha sends the ball flying at the girl. Crack! Kira sends the ball straight at Sasuke. The boy catches the ball easily. Kira lowers her head. Itachi watches as the pair begin to switch places again.
Itachi makes a face when he starts to feel rain. Sasuke looks at Kira. "I'm guessing he's gonna make us go." Kira nods lightly and places the bat along her shoulder. The girl closes her eyes tightly as Sasuke gives her a noogie. Kira kicks the boy lightly in the shin. Itachi catches the pair by the collar. "Let's go. I don't want to be drenched."
The pair start off at a run until Kira falls along the gravel. Itachi half expects the girl to start sobbing. Instead Kira slowly rises to her feet. Sasuke points to the blood slowly making its way down her leg from her knee. The girl shrugs. The pair reach the grass and take off at a run once again. Itachi sighs. "I swear I'm gonna kill them." The teen takes off running after the pair.
Mikoto is standing on the porch as the pair reach in front of the house. Not far behind them is Itachi. The teen doesn't look pleased. Sasuke and Kira race up the porch. Mikoto looks at Kira, "what happened?" The girl shrugs, "I fell."
Mikoto leads the pair inside with Itachi on the stairs. Kira looks at Sasuke, "who won?" Sasuke shrugs. Mikoto makes short work of tending to Kira's bloody knee as Sasuke snatches Kira off her feet. Kira fights for her freedom against the younger Uchiha as Itachi looks at his mother as if to say 'I'm not dealing with that'. Mikoto looks at Sasuke, "put her down. Before you both are hurt." Sasuke shakes his head, "not going to happen."
Itachi watches Kira kick wildly, "you're going to learn that her foot can hurt more depending on where it hits." Sasuke looks at his brother confused. Mikoto looks at her son. "Put her down." The younger Uchiha sits Kira along the floor. Sasuke then pokes his tongue out at his brother.
~[X]~
Sasuke stares at the picture taped to his desk. The memory of that day had played out several times in the Uchiha's mind. How could that have been the last day they'd play together before Kira would move away?
Itachi steps into his younger brother's room. "You got a letter." Sasuke reaches backward. "Well give me." The older Uchiha places the envelop in his younger brother's hand. Sasuke moves the letter into his sight. The cobalt envelop makes the younger Uchiha narrow his eyes. Sasuke looks at the return address "It's from Kira." Itachi shrugs, "that's two just this week. Doesn't she usually just send one a week." Sasuke shrugs, "sometimes she sends more."
Itachi shrugs a moment, "well are you going to open it?" Sasuke looks at Itachi, "no, you'll read it over my shoulder." Itachi looks at Sasuke, "I'm gonna read it either way. So open it fool." Sasuke runs his fingers down the envelop, "later." Itachi snatches the letter from his brother's hand.
"Then I'll open it." Itachi splits the envelop without hesitation. The older Uchiha begins unfold the letter. Something falls to the ground. Sasuke is swift to snatch it up. "What was that?" Sasuke shakes his head, "nothing." Itachi waits until Sasuke starts digging through his desk drawer. The older Uchiha snatches up the object. "How long has it been since you two have seen each other?" Sasuke shrugs, "years. We were nine then. I'm sixteen now genius." Itachi smirks, "you're correct. I am a genius." Sasuke snatches away the picture from Itachi. "That's mine damn you!" Itachi laughs, "well I can't say if I was younger I wouldn't have done that."
A/N: Another story written on a whim, once again because I got a song stuck in my head. This time the song is One of the Boys. Thanks for reading. Oh and let me know if anyone would like it as a series.
ItachiSilverwolf