A/N: Hey guys! It's me again and now that I'm done with Sasuke's present, I can upload another chapter for this story that you all love! You guys told me that you like it when Sasuke is throwing a tantrum so how will you guys like to see Sasuke show a softer, more gentle side towards the suffering Itachi? –giggles- I sure hope you guys will like this chapter and I will say this that from here on out, there will be more scenes of Sasuke caring for his older brother.

Now then, I DO NOT OWN any of the Naruto characters or the story itself. I wish I did so then I could kill that Orochimaru-copy-cat Kabuto but sadly, I can't. Thank you for those that have reviewed and please keep them coming. I love every one of them and they all inspire me to write more!

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Ch. 13: Goodnight and War

"Finally! Dinner time!" Naruto cheers, jumping up and down like a child of five on Christmas. "No more sitting in the castle! Time to move and eat! I'm gonna eat till I can eat no more! Ne?" He turned his attention to his raven hair friend but all he sees is a vampire prince zoning out the window.

"Ah," became his only reply. Normally it would be 'Calm down, idiot. You may not have been able to play with the hellhound puppies but that doesn't mean you can go jumping off the walls like a rubber ball.' But no. Naruto only gets a one word answer out of him.

Since it's dinner time, the sun is finally down and the moon takes its place in the sky. It shines brightly overhead and the stars compliment it as they twinkle in the black sky. Although it is hard to see them thanks to the moon's blinding light. But still, the night is beautiful…and it's late. After what happened in the garden, Sasuke gave the order to Karin that if anything should happen, if any bad presence approaches Itachi, she would contact him immediately. She did and she stayed with him most of the time since she's on 'off' with Suigetsu. But Sasuke ignored her the whole time she was there until she eventually left when she had other duties to attend to. Something was on his mind…Usually when Naruto gets grounded and is banned from going outside, Sasuke would make him study, and help him, or play card games with him. This time, he didn't play card games with him or help him with study. So Naruto's day was a total bore filled with nothing but whining and complaining. The even weirder part, Sasuke didn't say a word about it. He kept staring into space, rather it was the wall across from him as he sits at the study desk or out into the scenery when he's sitting on the windowsill and his back leaning against it. He's been like that ever since that event in the garden.

"Ne," Naruto calls, being right up to Sasuke from the side. Despite how close he is, Sasuke only moves his head away from the night-time scenery to face the blond without a single flicker of change in his emotions. "You know, you could look at least a little happier."

Emotion finally appears and it's confusion. Sasuke raises a brow and asks, "What are you talking about, you dope? Why should I be happy after what happened earlier."

"Well it's what happened earlier that I think you should be happier," he answers. That only makes Sasuke all the more confused. The only thing he's feeling after what happened is stressed.

"I already concluded that you're mentally impaired but now I'm starting to think you have ADHA. What the hell are you talking about?"

'Who's the one with ADHA here?' Naruto wonders, rolling his eyes and cannot believing that one of the cleverest people he knows can be this dense. "Come on, teme! I may have been listening to Suigetsu's and Karin's fight, unfortunately, but that doesn't mean that I didn't see or hear what was going on between you and your brother. What I don't get is why didn't you bite him when you had the chance? I saw that you wanted to but you stopped." Hearing that causes more intense emotions to appear on the once expressionless prince and he's shocked beyond belief that Naruto just said that.

"Would you listen to yourself? Or are you that forgetful about the rules, usuratoncachi?" Sasuke asks, ready to lose his temper and start a tantrum again. Naruto hit the mark perfectly.

But Kyuubi's Jinchuriki tells him, "I know what happens if you bite him when he bites you or when his fangs are already in your neck but it was a chance of a life time and you threw it away! Why?"

"If you know the rules then you know why! First off, there is no way in hell, even if it freezes over and turns into the next ice age, will I bite him!"

"Would you calm down, teme? It's not like he's going to hate you if-"

"Already too late," he interrupts, not wanting to hear the rest. "He already hates me. You heard him at his trial. He hates every vampire in the world. That includes me as well."

This time, Naruto didn't have anything to say to that. He wanted to but he knows that his friend wouldn't want to hear it. It'll just be a waste of words. Besides, it's not like there is anything he can really say to make Sasuke change his mind about it. Especially after hearing Itachi's words earlier today. He remembers Sasuke just standing there, taking it all in as the once vampire hunter said all of that. It pained the blonde deeply to see his friend so distress when he heard that, no matter how perfect his mask was to hide the world his emotions. Naruto's been with him for a long time so he knows the holes in Sasuke's mask but even though he knows, he has a very hard time trying to comfort the vampire prince besides being there for him. It's like being given important information about what's wrong with something but can't do anything about it because he doesn't know exactly how to fix it.

Since this topic is officially dropped, and he really doesn't want to upset his friend too much, Naruto still has one more thing to say before completely giving up. "At least he called you by your old nick-name."

Raising a brow again, Sasuke asks, being confused as he is with the blonde Jinchuriki, "Huh?"

Now grinning, Naruto tells him like a teenage girl excited about her best friend's first crush, "Don't to deny it, Sa-su-ke. I heard what Itachi-teme called you before he bite you." Realization hit Sasuke so hard it looked like he stopped functioning for a good few minutes. Naruto only meant to tease him about it and see the raven hair blush or something. He wasn't expecting the vampire prince to briefly stop functioning.

"My little…koneko-chan."

Oh he remembers that alright and in truth, he was trying to forget about it.

While Naruto was expecting Sasuke to act the way he hoped he would, he instead relaxes his expression and looks back out into the scenery, now having his cheek leaning against his cupped hand and his elbow on his knee as he sits on the windowsill. This took the blonde vampire off guard and it made him confused. "You really should mind your own business, Naruto. It doesn't matter what he calls me. Not anymore."

Naruto can clearly hear the guilt and depression in Sasuke's voice as if he were speaking out exactly what he's feeling. He knows the reason behind it. He's always known. Since the day he met Sasuke when he appeared seven years old, the little boy was so upset that he practically told him everything right there and then. It was actually around the time that Itachi left the Uchiha castle.

"He promised that he'll come back, but…sniff…I know he's not…My brother is never coming back…sob…I'm never going to see my nii-san again…"

The blond can still remember those cries as clear as day. Yeah, Itachi hurt his friend a lot by leaving but with Sasuke's harsh treatment on him, even he's gotta admit that it's a little cruel for a first day.

"I think I figured out your problem!" he declares.

But Sasuke tells him before he could continue, "That's the twentieth time you said that this month. You actually have something good this time?"

'Geeze. He's acting worst than when he first wakes up,' Naruto comments, better to keep that in his head instead of out loud. It's obvious that the older vampire teenager wants to just stop talking and be done with this conversation but Naruto's best, or worst, qualities is that once he sets his mind on doing something, he doesn't go back on his word. So he says, "Well I think that you should be nicer to your brother!" Sasuke nearly fell out the window after he heard that.

"Huh?" he asks, trying to confirm what the dope just suggested.

Naruto has his hands on his hips as he says, "You heard me, teme! Look! I dislike the guy for what he did to you but what you're doing, especially on his first day, is pure torture. You're also starving him more than he already is. He only had blood to survive on for the day and with the amount you gave him, I wouldn't be surprised if he's out there right now, collapsed or half dead! At least get him and bring him to dinner. I think Mikoto and Madara would love to see their eldest son at the dinner table."

"Hell no," became the raven hair's immediate answer. "You maybe the Kyuubi's Jinchuriki and I your protector who not only keeps you out of harm's way and obeys your ever command, but I refuse to show a hint of compassion to that man outside! Have you forgotten his crimes to the entire vampire society? When I was a kid, what I went through then is nothing compared to what others have gone through years later." He had a point there, politically.

"Yeah, sure," Naruto answers, stilling willing to argue about this fact. "Itachi-teme did cause a lot of pain and suffering and that's a no-no but he's here now, at home, and under your mercy. Though if you ask me, you don't have a lot of it. But deep down in that heart buried in layers and layers of ice, there is a little boy rejoicing that his brother is back. If I were you, I would cherish the time I have with him until his friends decide to come in and crash the party. I may not be a genius but even I know that from our last encounter with that blonde hunter, that hunting group is not gonna give up on him. They'll be back and with the way you're treating him, he's gonna go crawling back to them or beg them for death. Either way, the outcome will be the same and I don't know if I can deal with that, or you."

"Let me tell you something, Naruto." Then all of a sudden, he gets off the windowsill and Naruto only had a second of quick reflexes to take steps back and look up at his friend who now has a snowstorm coming out of his eyes. "I refuse to let that happen. Itachi is not only my servant but also a prisoner to the royal family. When those hunters come for him, and they will, they're going to have to pass through all of our strongest warriors, the royal army, and me. They have to be very lucky to pass the army but once their opponent is me, the last thing they'll ever see is my sword." Then he walks pass the stunned blonde and walks to the door. "Go to dinner. I'm not hungry. I'm turning in early." Then he's out the door before Naruto even had a chance to utter a single syllable to him.

But once he was gone, Naruto lets out a chuckle and shakes his head. "He could have just said that since his brother's home, he refuses to give him back. Teme, you're so stubborn and even more obvious than me."

When Sasuke found Itachi, the older looking vampire is leaning his back to a tree and is completely out of it. Besides him is not only an empty water can but also clippers and there are some leaves and twigs in his hair and on his clothes. Suigetsu's gardening job is usually just watering the entire garden with a special water. A simple job but that's if only he doesn't have to trim the hedges and sweep up fallen leaves, dead flowers, and rotting fruit on the ground. But no matter how simple the job sounds, the garden is pretty big. HUGE actually so it's no wonder that Itachi's passed out under a tree and it's been hours since he was assigned this new chore.

After looking him over, Sasuke looks at the garden around them and he sees that the garden looks a lot better than it did before. Not that it looked terrible earlier but the trees and the bushes look neater, the ground is clear, and everything has been watered. Anyone would say a job well done to Itachi, if the guy wasn't already sleeping. Compared to exhausting the hellhound puppies, this job was a cake walk but all the same, tiring.

'Juugo would be impressed,' Sasuke thinks, finished examining the garden. 'Better to tell him that it wasn't Suigetsu who did it or that guy would talk all the glory.'

Letting out a sigh, Sasuke kneels down before Itachi and stares at his sleeping face. "If he's anything like how he used to, once this guy's asleep, he's asleep. There's no simple way of waking him up." 'And if that dope is right, which he usually is, I must have overworked him deeper into slumber. Brilliant…'

Then the young vampire prince looks around at his surroundings for a minute to make sure that he's the only one here and no one else. After confirming that he is, his hand goes to his brother's now loosely tied hair and he carefully pulls the hair band off. Then he strokes that midnight dark hair and brushes the twigs and leaves out of it. "You really made a mess of yourself, brother. If I didn't know that it was going to be a pain for you to wake up, I would order you to clean yourself up." After the hair, he starts brushing off the dirt, the leaves, and the twigs on the body, his hand feeling Itachi's rising chest and the hard muscles under his shirt. It became unnoticed to him that his fingers are lingering on the man's body longer than someone who mutually hates the guy he's touching. Only when the older vampire cringes in his sleep did Sasuke retract his hand back. But Itachi doesn't wake up. He only shifts his position to get more comfortable before going back to sleep. Sasuke took a moment to realize what he was doing before he mentally slaps himself.

'Get a hold of yourself, Sasuke! You're an Uchiha, for crying out loud! Pull yourself together and control yourself,' he scolds himself, taking a moment to mentally contain himself. Then he looks back at the sleeping vampire before his features slightly soften. "But I've almost forgotten how peaceful you look when you sleep, nii-san." 'And it's amazing how peaceful you look being in a castle full of vampires.'

After deciding, he grabs Itachi's arm and places it over his shoulder and uses his other hand to wrap around the man's waist before hoisting him up. Sasuke nearly gasp when he feels how heavy his brother really is, or rather how light he is. 'He's so light. Almost like a doll.' Then Naruto's words start ringing in Sasuke's head again like a broken record player with fully charged batteries.

"You're also starving him more than he already is. He only had blood to survive on for the day and with the amount you gave him, I wouldn't be surprised if he's out there right now, collapsed or half dead!"

'Damn, I really hate it when he's right!'

But it's too late now. Since Itachi is dead tired, all he wants, and needs, is some well deserved rest. However, there is no way in hell that Sasuke is going to carry Itachi all over the whole castle. So what he does once he pushes the thought of his brother being light in the back of his mind, he walks around the castle in search of the older vampire's window. As he walks, his brother doesn't stir or even move since Sasuke picked him up. The teenage vampire took a couple of side glances and they happen quite frequently but they don't last long. Once the window was found, he leaps up in the air and lands effortlessly on the balcony. He enters the room and lays Itachi on his side on the bed.

'That ought'a do it,' he thinks, heading back to the window door. 'Now it's time to turn in. Too much excitement for one day.' But right when his hand rested on the handle, he stops. He looks back at his brother lying the bed and he stares as the man just lies there peacefully in bed. Then he shivers. That shiver causes the Sasuke who was just standing in front of the glass window staring to come over to the bed and help him under the sheets and covers.

'Damnit. Why should I care if he catches a cold or not. He's my servant for crying out loud!' In his mind, besides the self-lecture, he's mentally punching himself for behaving like this. It's like one simple movement of the body or hand and Sasuke's the one who feels willing to take care and obey his older brother.

Once Itachi is now tucked in under the warmth of his bed's sheets and covers, Sasuke doesn't leave quite yet. The man is still asleep and the teenager takes the risk of looking at his sleeping face again. He became hypnotized by his brother's sleeping beauty. The way his dark chocolate brown bangs just hang on his face and gently tickle his skin with their very tips and how his long, full eyelashes lay against his now creamy porcelain skin. The hair slightly bothered Sasuke because it was like they were hiding his brother's face when he really wants to see more of it. His body moves automatically. He sits down besides his brother on the edge of the bed and his ivory pale hand rises up to Itachi's face and brushes the bangs back ever so gently to cease the tired vampire from waking up. Not that he could anyway since he's out like a light.

The words that came flowing out of Sasuke's mouth came running out freely instead of going through his mind first.

"Beautiful…" He continues to stroke the hair as he says, "Your hair is so soft and so beautiful, like how I remember it. It's amazing to me that for someone who hardly takes care of himself could still look like a gorgeous being. However…" His hand becomes slow in his strokes and his endless pools continue to gaze upon his brother's face with gleam in them. "I missed your smile the most." Then his lips slightly curl up and he lets out a chuckle. "You know when we were kids, you made two promises to me and your broke both of them. Usually when you made a promise, you never broke it no matter what. But there's a first time for everything, I guess. You promised that you would never leave me and you promised that you would come back that night. You never did. You just left and didn't come back till now, wanting to kill Naruto. Pathetic, isn't it?" Then he does the riskiest thing anyone could do to someone who's asleep. He leans over towards his brother's face and he places a gentle and soft kiss on the man's forehead, pressing against his bangs.

The scent of Itachi's hair…it's intoxicating.

The tingle on Sasuke's lips…it's exhilarating.

When the teenage vampire pulls away, he stares at Itachi's sleepy face again. But instead of smiling from the bottom of his heart or a gentle expression now appearing on his face, the only thing there is guilt and pain. "I'm so sorry, nii-san." Then he leans down again, this time a little slow and a little hesitant. His hand that was stroking his brother's hair moves to his soft cheek and his finger tips gently press against it. When he was an inch away, he momentarily stops, as if testing to see if this is okay.

'Even if it's only once…'

Now that Sasuke is only an inch away from Itachi's lips, he could taste his brother's breath in his mouth. It makes his mouth begin to water and his pride and his strong charade to crumble away into dust.

'…I want to pretend that I belong to Itachi as he willingly belongs to me.'

But right when he was going to kiss him, Itachi moans. Sasuke tensed up and backs away instantly as if he were a poisonous snake. But once again, the man doesn't wake up. Only his face cringes as if being annoyingly teased and then turns to the side to sleep some more. As soon as he was back to sleep, Sasuke buries his head in his hands and this time, mentally stabs himself in the chest.

'You dumbass! What the hell were you trying to pull?' he yells at himself. 'Now because of that, I probably gave the guy a fricken' wet dream for all I know! His report may have said that he's a virgin but it also says that he gets a taste of what sex is from not only other vampires but his teammates as well! He's probably dreaming about that right now. Ugh…revolting…'

After his moment of lecture and really in need of his own rest, Sasuke takes one more peek at his older brother. Still sound asleep like a little baby. Practically makes the younger brother want to yell at the guy for still being asleep after what just happened. But the feeling of relief is stronger than his temper. If Itachi was awake when he did that, it's gonna cause a whole lot of confusion and more stress will be placed on Sasuke's plate than he can already handle.

The vampire prince's hand goes to his brother's head again and he gives his hair one last stroke before mumbling, "I really do hate it when that dope is right." Then he gets up and starts walking to the window again. But like last time, he stops again when he grasps the handle. He let out an annoyed sigh, knowing that if he doesn't say this he's going to get this nagging feeling all night. So again, he looks back at the sleeping man and he says, "Good night, nii-san." Then he finally leaves by exiting out the window and leaps off the balcony.

Shortly after he left, Itachi opens his eyes and looks at the closed window door. He sits up, his eyes still on the window door while wondering, 'What was that?' He looks down at his lap in thought.

Truth be told, he's been awake since Sasuke found him. He was only resting under the tree to look up at the stars since it was such a clear night and the moon was so beautiful. He was working all day so gazing at the scenery with a sore body was all he wanted to do. Then when he sensed that Sasuke was coming, he thought that he came to give him more chores to do so he tried to fake sleep. After so many years of practicing, tricking his vampire victims to thinking they have the advantage when he's asleep, he was able to make his little brother believe that he was dead tired. Fortunately for him, Sasuke still remembers that when he's asleep, he's a deep sleeper. Or maybe not so fortunate. If Itachi wasn't confused about how his baby brother was making him react up to this point, he is now definitely more confused than anything else. Being in the Akatsuki, he has a lot of control over his emotions, but not as of late since this castle is completely insane, however, it took everything he had to keep himself calm and not react when Sasuke's hand was brushing away the leaves and the twigs on his body. Or rather caressing him. He almost lost total control and that was why he moved the first time. Thankfully it worked but if it had lasted any longer, he would be like how he always was when he's working and there is there is absolutely no way is he going to pull the prostitute act or any kind of act on his little brother! Then the words that Sasuke spoke, they confused him the most of all. All day, the boy has been nothing but cruel and controlling with him and then all of a sudden, he's acting all gentle and loving. He became very tempted to just wake up and demand to know what's the deal with him was, but observing this new behavior more, and not having the energy to deal with Sasuke throwing a tantrum again, kept him quiet. When he shivered, he really was cold but he could have waited till Sasuke left to pull the covers over himself. However, he also wanted to see what his little brother's reaction would be if showed a sign of discomfort. It didn't help his confusion when the teenager actually came over to tuck him in. Then there was the mention of the childhood promises Itachi long ago forgot about and the kiss. That kiss…it set off every nerve in his body in more ways than one. It was like something electrifying just burst in his body and danced around like fireworks. Then…

"I'm so sorry, nii-san."

What on earth was he apologizing for? Besides torturing him, there is nothing seriously wrong that Sasuke did against him, right? So why was his voice so full of regret and pleading for forgiveness? It actually reminded Itachi a lot of the conversation he had with Suigetsu before they had to go to their new chores. Suigetsu was in the middle of telling him what his job is and they were at a small shack full of gardening supplies that Itachi was going to need when the white hair man noticed how upset the vampire still was. So he decided to talk to him to lighten up his mood.

"Hey, don't be too hard on Sasuke. I'm know that what he's doing to you know is cruel and insensitive but I'm sure that he means well."

"He's the devil incarnated. Before I thought he was an angel incarnated."

"You two were really close, I take it then?"

"We were. But not anymore."

"Why is that I wonder. Do you hate him now?"

"As of right now, yes."

"Well let me let you in on a little secret. He doesn't."

When Suigetsu said that, Itachi was not only shocked to hear it but for one second, he recognized the feeling of relief washing over him. It confused him greatly and it showed on his face. So Suigetsu was trying to explain to him before he could ask.

"I wasn't here when you were or when you left, but I've been here long enough to know that you're the most precious thing in Sasuke's life and when you left, he was more heart-broken than you can ever believe. Most of the updates that happen in this place were created all for you to come home. You think King Madara thought of the new feeding method all on his own? Both the king and queen were just as heart-broken but Sasuke was the one who thought of it. Mostly everything he did was for you. Pathetic really, but sweet. However, I could never help but notice that he appeared to have been apologizing for something. The guy is just as mysterious and kept-self as you are, or at least from what I've heard."

"How long have you been here to know all that?"

"I've been here for a good ten years now. I came from the Land of Waves. My family was caught in the cross fire of a vampire extermination but how I saw it, it looked more like a vampire versus vampire conflict that we were unlucky enough to get involved in. I was young and don't remember it very well. But I do remember that both my parents and my two brothers were killed from the attack. I was barely alive and lucky for me, I was taken in by the royal family and they gave me a place to stay. Sasuke was the one who found me so he and I becoming friends was a no-brainer. I practically owe the guy my life.'

"If the vampires killed your family, then why do you wish to become one?"

"Because I fell in love with a girl whose blood can withstand vampire venom and the one who was just flirting with you shortly after we got into a break-up fight."

"Karin-san?"

"That's the one. She arrived at the castle around the same time I did and since she can't become a vampire, she's an open target for vampire biting. Just because they can feed on a human's blood from an open wound doesn't mean that no one misses the sensation of actually biting someone. It's the vampire nature. So I guess you can say that I got possessive and decided to work at the castle to become a blood-sucker and claim her as my own. But now she's upset because I had another failed attempted at becoming a vampire too early."

"How long were you supposed to be working for the family?"

"It matters on the job or how many chances you can get to prove your loyalty. I was supposed to be working for at least three years by work alone but when I actually saw Karin getting bitten by a vampire, I was pissed and went to find the first sucker I could find. Just recently, I saw another one."

'So that explains it,' Itachi thought when he heard that. So maybe Suigetsu really wasn't the cruel-little-child kind of guy. He just had a bad case of jealousy.

But it was what he said before about Sasuke's actions almost sounding like an apology for something Itachi has no idea what he should be sorry for lingers in the newly turned vampire's mind longer than the rest of the conversation and now hearing his little brother actually saying 'sorry' brought that statement back. Now his head is really pounding in confusion.

'I just got here and already my head is about to explode,' Itachi thinks, running his fingers through his hair as a sign to show that he's stressed. 'Otouto is just one little surprise after another. Maybe it's a teenage thing and he has mood swings but…'

Itachi looks back up at the window and from where he is, he can still see the moon. Looking upon the moon's pale beauty as it bright up the entire night sky made him think of his little brother again. His pale moon skin and his midnight black hair. Sasuke is like the moon itself. Shining in all his glory in a dark world, illuminating everything around it and making it shine in an incredible beauty. Graceful and strong he has become and like the moon that changes shape every night, his attitude can change from better to worst or worst to better. So far it's been worst to better. Itachi stares at the moon a little longer before laying back down on the bed and pulling the covers over him to keep him from the cold.

Then before he closes his eyes and falls back into the depths of sleep, he mumbles one more thing. "Good night, otouto."

Memory 3: Off to Battle…

"Nii-san, do you have to go?" the little Sasuke asks, watching his older brother putting armor on and preparing himself for battle.

"Yes, Sasuke." After putting his sword securely on his back, he turns to the boy and explains, "The Kaguya hunters are getting closer and closer by the night. I'm summoned to put a stop to them." But hearing this scares the little boy.

Sasuke rushes to his brother and tries as best as he can to wrap his arms around the teenage vampire's waist. He clings to him and says, "But I heard the Kaguya hunters are very stronger hunters. You could get hurt."

The boy is just worried that's all. Their mother was the same way when she got the message from her mate that they need Itachi in the battlefield. The older prince smiles at the younger prince, looking upon his beloved little brother with such adoration and feeling touched that this little one cares so much, and then pulls the arms off so that he can kneel before him and become the same eye level as him. "And other vampires will die if I don't help them," he tries to explain. His hand goes to the boy's unruly spiky hair and brushes his fingers through those locks as he says, "I must go to protect our home, our parents, and more importantly, you. I'm strong, I can take care of myself."

What the prince is saying is true. Itachi is known to be one of the most gifted warriors in the vampire world. There has never been an enemy that could bring him down to his knees in mercy and for being so young, many have praised him as being an excellent king once he inherits the throne. Sasuke knows this and he looks up at his brother for being so strong but the young boy can't help but worry that one day his brother will be called to battle and never come back. The mere thought of that scares him to no end. He grasps the hand on his head and snuggles closer to it, feeling the warmth and gentle touch of his brother's hands. Then his once sadden face becomes one of determination as he declares, "When I grow up, I'm going to get stronger too! That way, I can fight alongside you and we'll protect our home together."

Itachi sure didn't expect to hear that. He's surprise as he can see how serious this little vampire boy is. The way his onyx eyes shine with a sense of strength and the perseverance of his vow. In a way, it's touching and adorable, especially when Itachi knows that the boy only wants to become strong to protect him. Though the idea of his precious brother in battle does scare him but if he's that determined, how can he deny him? "I like that, otouto. My little koneko-chan." He leans closer to the boy till his lips press against the boy's forehead. Itachi can feel Sasuke becoming hot from the contact of the kiss and when he looks down at the young vampire, he can see how red he is. "You will be a fine warrior. Train hard every day and you and I will fight alongside each other to protect those we love. Okay?"

Hearing his encouraging words, Sasuke's face brightens up like the sky's brightest star and he nods his head with a big smile on his face. "Yes, nii-san!"

And done! So how was it? Good? Bad? Let me know, okay? The next chapter will be answer most of the questions you all probably have right now and it will be called 'Memories of a Loved One.' I wonder if you guys know what this one is going to be about? Hehehe… Till next time!