He looked at her from across the room and let a tear slip down his face. Through thick and thin he had been there for her. He had seen more of her skin that any one else's, he had seen her at her best and at her worst. He had held her when she needed it and pushed her away when it was necessary. He had been her right hand through it all, and she knew it. He had more trust , respect and love for her than any one else. She was so close and yet so far. He knew that she was family but, was what he was feeling incest, they aren't related by blood so it would be okay, right? She shook in her sleep and he was there in an instant, a comforting hand on her shoulder rubbing light circles on her shoulder blade. She smiled and curled up closer to his chest, as he knelt by her bed, he smiled and moved her over so he could lay next to her. She moved without protest and soon he was holding her close. Kissing her hair gently, he fell asleep holding some one he could have.
Yes, Sasuke Uchiha wanted Ame Shino more than anything in the world but, this was as close as he was going to get.