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｢One:Shadows:Buzzing｣
Sasuke never before felt such loathing to an inanimate object. The fluorescent lighting buzzed, always incessantly, aggregating into the convoluted jumble of his psyche. Instead, his dark gaze fell heavy, on his brother behind bars, contained like an animal. The familiar hatred, a warm solace by comparison alone.
Itachi languidly leafed through an aged book, oblivious to his younger brother's roiling stress and rage—unaware that no guard bothered to check for a concealed weapon.
The light, flickering momentarily, bathed them in a sterile glow. Sasuke pretended that the monster before him was a stranger. How easy to end the life of someone unrelated…
"Why…?" Why did you kill them?
He closed the book gracefully, long fingers resting on the faded cover. He smiled gently as he said, "It was what you wanted, little brother."
Trembling violently, Uchiha Sasuke left the prison and wandered the dark streets; all the while wondering whether he did not end Itachi's life for Itachi's sake or for his own. So lost in his thoughts, he never heard the mechanical clicking or the flash of the camera taking a picture.