Ten-year old Sasuke stood at the front door. "A…Ani…Aniki…" He said hesitantly.

A boy of around age sixteen looked up. "Sasuke? What's wrong?" Sasuke handed out a stake to his brother. "Oto-san told me to give this to you." He said, looking away with a look of jealousy on his face.

The boy smiled without emotion, and patted Sasuke on the head. "Believe me, little brother, being a hunter isn't as good as you think." He said softly. Sasuke looked up at him, pouting. "But Itachi! Vampire hunters help get the world rid of evil!" Itachi reacted by just shaking his head and walking slowly out the door. Then he suddenly turned back and threw the stake to Sasuke, who caught it with an air of surprise.

"This is a present to you, then." Itachi said simply. Sasuke stared at the silver knife. "Really? Aniki, really?" He asked, with an air of disbelief. Itachi nodded, as though it wasn't that a big deal to him. "Sure. Anything for you, little bro."

"…Thank you Aniki!" Sasuke piped, beaming, clutching the stake as though it was some priceless treasure. Itachi nodded and continued walking.

…Kill me with this stake, little brother…

…Kill me with this stake one day.

"Yay! I'm a v-amp-ire h-un-ter!" Sasuke sang to himself as he went up the stairs. Then he looked around cautiously, and carefully hid the stake in his cupboard before going to bed. "I'll be a super good vampire hunter just like Itachi one day!"

The Uchiha clan, the clan Sasuke was from, was world-famous for being vampire hunters. There were also other clans who hunt and kill vampires, but the Uchihas stood out the most. One of the main reasons was Itachi, who had done the almost impossible task of killing a hundred vampires in one day.

Sasuke had always envied his big brother. His parents—His father, mostly—always expected the best from his elder son. Itachi was always in the spotlight, with Sasuke being in a corner…

If only…

If only you could

Just see that I exist

"So, Itachi, how did you do today?" This simple question was asked with a stern and perhaps, demanding voice. Sasuke was at the stairs, listening intently. It was around one am at the time. Itachi tossed his bag of tricks to one side, and glanced at the stairway. Sasuke ducked out of sight.

Itachi didn't seem to care, though. "I'm fine." He said in a hollow tone, throwing his blood-stained gloves on the floor. His father, Fugaku frowned and slowly put down his cup of tea. "…What kind of attitude is that?"

Sasuke tensed. Itachi brushed his fringe from his eyes and blinked tiredly at his father. "…I'm…sorry. I got two today."

Sasuke heard the sound of his father grunting—a sound of approval. Then he heard Itachi coming up the stairs. Oops. He got up and tried to run to his room, but Itachi caught his little brother by the collar and dumped him on the bed. "… Aniki!" Sasuke groaned, sitting up on the bed.

"Go to sleep. It's late." Itachi said without emotion.

Sasuke made a face and slipped under the covers.

We're so close

Your hand holding mine

But yet

I can feel you drifting apart

Further and further away from me

Why?

The next day—

"…. Hm…AH"—Sasuke yawned widely and hopped off his bed. He'd had a troubled sleep. Some dream about blood.

Sasuke's and Itachi's mother, Mikoto, was preparing breakfast as usual. "…Where's Aniki and Oto-san?" Sasuke questioned as he sped down the stairs, two at a time. Mikoto gasped as Sasuke slipped and—

THUMP

In the afternoon, when Itachi finally appeared at the front gate, Sasuke ran to greet his big brother. "Where did you go?" Sasuke inquired. "Were you out for vampire hunting? But don't vampires come out at night?" Itachi didn't answer Sasuke's questions, however. He merely glanced at his little brother's knee. "…Hurt yourself? Was it painful?" He asked, with just the slightest hint of concern in his voice. Sasuke's eyes brightened. Aniki is… concerned for me! "No, it wasn't. I didn't cry at all."

"Well, fine." Itachi went into the house.

You went to me

Whispering those three words in my ear

I was filled with ecstasy

And yet, suspicion

Never have you said those words to me

Why now?

I knew the reason soon after

When you slowly put your lips at my neck

And bit

Author: Hello to all readers… Happy Valentine's Day!