Eternity, people said, was a very long time. But somehow, the Uchihas knew it wasn't nearly enough time. There'd never be enough time because neither would ever admit their love towards one another. Itachi confused love with pain and Sasuke felt too betrayed to believe Itachi could ever love him.
But for the two Uchihas, the world only continued to fall further apart as planned by Itachi. Itachi, whom Sasuke could only follow him down the path that would inevitably ruin them all. But if they were together, the flames of hell were nothing compared to the sacrifices each had made to ensure that they, the only remaining members of the Uchiha clan, were bound together for all eternity.
That first time when Sasuke was a baby and Itachi was still young and had not killed their cousin, it was then that they saw each other for what the other truly was. Life had gotten in the way and they couldn't go back to that time. No second chances. No turning back the clocks. No, they had to move forwards. Was it not the Uchiha way for them to do so? And was it not fitting for Itachi to be once more ensnared in the motto of his clan as he wandered the landscapes of eternity? Had Itachi truly escaped or had he just found his freedom in the form of Sasuke? Itachi found he no longer cared and if he didn't, Sasuke didn't see why he should either. Itachi knew best, after all.
