Little bit of an AU.
"It... they were planning a coup d'etat... I had to stop them..." A lone tear escaped his dark eyes as he stared at the only one he cared about.
"It was... to protect the... the village..." A hacking cough interrupted Itachi's speech, a splatter of blood erupting from his mouth, painting his lips and neck a dark crimson. "I asked the Third... to make sure you never found out..." His eyes crinkled slightly as he smiled. "He kept his promise..."
"No... no... You're lying!" Sasuke screamed, grabbing onto his brother's shoulders, hands clenched tight. "It can't... you have to be lying..."
"Forgive me Sasuke... it ends with this..."
A shuddering gasp escaped frozen lips, tears streaming down a porcelain face. "No..." A broken sob was ripped from Sasuke's throat as he huddled against his brother's still warm body. "No... No, no, no, no, NO!" Eyes squeezed shut; the boy shook his head violently, as if the action would rid his head of the painful thoughts.
"ANIKI!" The painful scream cracked his voice as it was torn from Sasuke's chest, hands scrabbling desperately at the corpse in front of him. "... Aniki..." He whispered, eyes wide and empty, as if he was now nothing but a broken and soulless doll.
"Itachi..."
Um... this is just some little drabble that I thought I'd post up here. It's not going anywhere right now unless someone gives me any Ideas. Will probably stay as a little one-shot.