Still, some part of Itachi, the human part, hoped Sasuke would be his a little longer. That hope died when Sasuke came home one afternoon, standing in the doorway of Itachi's room, positively aglow, which should have tipped him off since Sasuke was rarely happy other than when he was around Itachi, and said breathlessly with happy eyes, "Nii-san, there's a new boy in my class. And he has the bluest eyes!" Itachi had gotten up from his chair and closed the door in his brother's lit up face.
Later that night, Itachi raised a kunai and cut two simple slashes on each side of his face. There. One for Sasuke and one for himself. There was no need for anything or anyone else. He thoughts flashed back to earlier. He remembered the reminiscent look in his otouto's eyes.... and the last part of Itachi's humanity vanished. All that was left was a cutting look in his eyes that chilled those who saw him afterwards to the bone.
~Fin