Stranger Than Fiction
Dedicated to ItachiSasukeSama for giving me the support I needed to upload this story.
It was a cold dark night. Sasuke looked at his older brother.
"Nii-San…can I sleep in your bed tonight?" Itachi tilted his head to the side.
"Why, are you scared?" He asked, a smirk tugging at his lips. His young otouto blushed.
"No! I j-just, I…" Itachi laughed and pulled Sasuke into his lap.
"It's okay to be scared, Sasuke. You can admit it." Tears filled Sasuke's eyes and he looked down at the floor.
"Itachi-Kun…I never want to seem weak around you." He whispered as a tear spilled over and ran down his cheek. Itachi was taken aback.
"What on earth do you mean?" Itachi asked with some concern. Sasuke tunred to look into Itachi's eyes and then slowly and very gently kissed him. Ashamed, Sasuke ran and hid in the hallway closet. Itachi understood. In fact, Itachi had been hoping that Sasuke might show some romantic feelings for him, the same romantic feelings Itachi had for Sasuke. He knew he was five years younger than Sasuke and he knew they were brothers, but to Itachi none of that mattered. To Itachi, Sasuke was more than just his little brother. He got up and strolled over to the hall closet.
"Sasuke, come on out, we need to talk."
"Itachi I'm sorry! Please don't hate me!" Itachi sighed at his otouto's utter cuteness.
"Sasu-Kun, I don't hate you, please come out. For me?" That always got him, since he'd do anything for Itachi. A sniffling Sasuke sulked out and cautiously walked towards his elder brother. Itachi picked him up and carried him back to where they had previously been sitting.
"Sasuke, be completely honest with me. Why did you do that? Do you love me as more than your brother?"
"Uh…no." Itachi stared at him intently.
"Liar." He pulled Sasuke's face to his and kissed him softly but urgently.
"If you honestly have no romantic feelings for me say so. If you lied, and you do have those type of feelings for me, you need to let me know. To let me know, all you must do is simply snuggle into my chest. Now which is it?" In response, Sasuke gently nuzzled his head into Itachi's chest and whispered "I love you". Itachi smirked.
"I love you too. Sasuke…are you still scared? I'm ready to go to bed if you're coming." Sasuke smiled innocently and tugged on Itachi hand.
"With you here to protect me, I'm not scared anymore. But I don't wanna sleep alone….without you there to guard me." Itachi knew Sasuke was saying this innocently, but it so turned him on. He ruffled his otouto's hair and smiled as he opened his bedroom door. The younger raven yawned and rubbed his eyes, hugging his pikachu plushie to his chest.
"You're twelve, isn't that a little old to be carrying around that old Pokemon doll?" Sasuke grinned.
"Never to old to love Pokemon." He then sleepily climbed into bed and looked adoringly at Itachi as he undressed.
"Good night, Nii-san."
"Good night, Sasuke."