A/N: my first serious fic, and it will be very serious. Don't wanna spoil anything but it deals with loss of loved ones, suicide, character death(s), and brotherly bonding. It's gonna be sad and dark so don't read if you don't like.

Itachi was so sick of this. Every friday after picking Sasuke up from school, he had to drag him to the psychologists office. His parents insisted Itachi should go on a weekly basis to find out why he couldn't sleep. The thing was, Itachi knew why he couldn't sleep, he'd been having a reoccurring dream. It had happened about three times a week for the past eight months. In the dream he had watched everybody he ever loved die. The worst part was that he was the one killing them. Now he was sitting in Dr. Kogarashi's office, listening to her yammer on about some new medication he was meant to take. He didn't care, he never took them, they just made him tired.

" Itachi, are you listening?" Upon instinct, Itachi sat up straight and gave an attentive look. This reaction came from the 18 years of proper training from his father, Fugaku. Dr. Kogarashi simply handed him a prescription and released him. As Itachi stepped out into the waiting room he gestured to Sasuke, his little brother. Sasuke had a bored expression on his face as he spoke. "What took so long? Seriously Ita you need to hurry these meetings up, I have stuff to do." Already irritated, Itachi didn't respond, he simply rushed Sasuke out the door and into his car.

" Where do you want to go for supper? It's your week to choose." Every week after the meeting Itachi would treat Sasuke to supper. They took turns choosing where to eat. Sasuke chose a nearby burger place and they enjoyed their meals with simple small talk. Itachi asked about school, Sasuke asked about work. When they finished eating, the brothers set off for their house in a rich area. Their Father was chief of police in the city of Konoha and their mother was a real estate worker. The Uchiha's were wealthy to say the least, they lived in a mansion with a huge back yard.

When they arrived, Itachi looked up at the pale blue building he called home. He pulled into the garage, noticing that his parents' car wasn't there. He figured they had gone out on their usual friday date night and were running late. Disregarding the lack of parents, the boys went inside. Sasuke went off to do homework and Itachi took a shower, then a nap. Whike he slept he had that same dream again. In the end, just before Sasuke was killed he awoke, screaming. He felt a cold sweat running over his flesh, and he shuddered, suddenly feeling sick. He was forced to ignore all this as he heard the phone ring.

Running to the kitchen he grabbed the phone and answered. As he spoke he checked the time and found it was 9:37pm.

" Hello?"

" Hello, is this Itachi Uchiha?"

" um...yes, why do you ask?"

" Hi, I'm officer Fuuma from the Konoha police department. You might want to take a seat, I have some bad news."

As Itachi sat on one of the large kitchen chairs, his mind swirled. All the terrible possibilities of what this man could tell him next.

" I'm terribly sorry to tell you, your parents, Fugaku and Mikoto, have been in a devastating car crash. They were transported to Konoha general but were both dead on arrival. I'm terribly sorry for your loss. Is there someone you can call to look after you and your brother?"

Itachi was silent as he processed this. His parents were dead, just like that. As it hit him, tears began dripping down his cheeks.

" Um...n-no...I-I-I'm 18...I can take care of Sasuke..." he replied, not wanting to risk losing his baby brother. Now they would be all they had. The man expressed his sorrow again before hanging up, leaving Itachi alone.

Sitting at the kitchen table, Itachi slumped down in his chair. He would tell Sasuke tomorrow, he couldn't possibly do it now. He walked quietly up the stairs to Sasuke's room, to check if he had fallen asleep yet. He hoped he had, another excuse not to tell him. He opened the door a tiny bit to see Sasuke asleep with his face on his desk. His notebook open and covered in drool, as he snored quietly. Itachi entered the room long enough to move Sasuke to the bed, tuck him in and shut off the lights.

As he exited the room, Itachi slumped down against the wall, sobs racking his body. He felt so very alone right now, he needed someone to comfort him. Allowing the sadness to take over Itachi cried for what seemed like hours. When he finally stopped, he was so tired he couldn't even get to his bed. Itachi passed out cold on the hallway floor between his and Sasuke's rooms.

Itachi awoke to Sasuke shaking him and asking if he was okay. Without reply Itachi turned to Sasuke, sat up and pulled him into a warm, loving hug. Sasuke was confused but asumed Itachi needed this, so he stayed put. After a few moments the boys decided to get some breakfast. Itachi made waffles, and sat down where he'd been last night. He stared down at the phone he'd abandoned on the table the night before. It nearly brought tears to his eyes, but then he heard Sasuke ask a question. " So what, were you up late last night drinking or with some girl or what? Why'd you wake up in the hall like that? And why're you glaring at the phone like it killed someone?"

If only you knew Sasuke, Itachi thought. Without taking his eyes away from the phone, Itachi responded. "Uh...Sasuke, I have some bad news. Late last night...mom and dad were in a car crash. They were taken to Konoha general hospital." Before Itachi could finish Sasuke demanded " well let's go visit them baka!" This made the next three words nearly impossible for Itachi to utter. "Sasuke... they died." As Sasuke processed this information, Itachi caught him in another loving embrace. They sat there for a long time, both crying, but glad to have eachother. "So, what now Ita?" The long pause was interrupted by Sasuke's question. " My paycheck won't be enough for rent, we have to move out, and sell a bunch of our stuff to put away just in case." Sasuke nodded in agreement, but frowned. The boys were both shattered on the inside, but acting strong for eachother.

A/N: Thanks for reading and please review. I'm super tired, it's like midnight right now so I apologize if the spelling or story is less than great.