Brother

by Wilting CherryBlossom

Itachi has always loved his brother Sasuke from the beginning to the end and would do anything to protect him. As he gets older, he starts to realize that his brother might one day leave him and go off on his own. Worried and stressed about one day losing him, Itachi tries to accept and come to terms with it but instead follows his own heart hoping that one day Sasuke will be his.

2. Chapter Two

A/N: It's about 1:13 AM and I can't sleep, so I decided to upload the second chapter. Once again I do not own Naruto or the two songs used. Enjoy.~

(Itachi POV)

Chapter Two:

I walk this empty street,

On the Boulevard of Broken

Dreams. Where the city

sleeps, and I'm the only

one and I walk alone.

The rain seems endless. It really does. His window was closed, but the water still seemed to have found it's way in. I was still awake. I thought I'd be able to sleep once Sasuke had fallen into his well earned slumber, but I was wrong. Instead, my eyes were wide awake and my shallow heart was the only thing I could hear, besides my brother's breathing. I laid on my right side and stared at the wall for a good some time. Everything that had happened in my life seemed to have a way of repeating itself.

Whether it's mistakes or risks, I seem to remember all. I sighed softly, feeling my brother's slight movement next to mine. He seemed to be having a disturbance in his sleep since he was moving alot. I was praying it wasn't a nightmare. Sasuke used to get really bad dreams when he was younger, and I didn't want him getting those again as a teenager. I felt his dark hair with my right hand. He moved his head a little. I smiled small and placed my body closer to his. His breathing seemed to pick up speed and his mouth opened a little which I knew indicated his dream was getting a little intense.

I took his hand and held it close to my chest hoping it would do something to stop his dream from getting any worse. And it did. A few minutes later, Sasuke's breathing slowed down and he closed his mouth. I hugged his body closer to mine.

" It's ok Sasuke." I whispered. " You're all right now." I touched his cheek and felt how cold his face had gotten. Maybe he was coming down with something. I looked at him with great concern and sadness. Knowing that someday, Sasuke would be gone and off with his own life. Possibly very far away, and it hurt just to think about it.

It broke me. Realizing that this would be one of many last moments I'd get to spend with him. Even if it was just sleeping next to him it still counted. Time was ticking away. I didn't want it to. I never wanted any moments with Sasuke to end. He was my only brother and sibling that I had in my small family. Every moment spent with him was like being swarmed by a group of Painted Lady Butterflies. Beautiful. He was a stunning boy, and I didn't want him to ever leave. Sure he didn't have every part of him perfect, but that's beside the point. He was my brother. My amazing brother.

I sat up on the bed and saw my shadow cast along side the bedroom walls. It seemed lonely, just like me. I smiled and waved to it. It waved back. My eyes closed for a couple of minutes deciding on what I should do next. I couldn't sleep, or interact with anyone, so I had only one choice. Outside. I climbed out of bed quietly and tip toed to the window sill. I opened it and silently got out ignoring the pouring rain. I then proceeded to climb out on to the slippery roof and sit down on it. After doing so, I laid down, face emotionless staring at the falling sky. My face and hair getting rained upon as I did so. My voice speechless as I was consumed by the dropping waves. I closed my eyes and felt my heart start to beat. It had been a while since I've actually started to feel alive again.

Nothing else would get my heart to beat with such passion unless it was the rain. At least, that's what I thought, but we'll get to that later. My pale face seemed to blend in perfectly with the sky. The only light sorce being the moon, and the tiny stars that contributed. I started to see how stars and people had a lot in common. They both wanted to glow, and get a chance to feel the inside of their soul burst at the seams. And I was hoping that someday my soul would be able to do that as well.

A/N: Well that's the end of chapter 2! Sorry they're kinda short at the moment. The future chapters are much longer I promise. Itachi is so intense like the hell? Lol. I'll be posting more chapters very soon. Thanks again!

~Yagami