My Older Brother is Younger than Me!
Main character(s): Sasuke Uchiha and Itachi Uchiha
Rating: T
Warnings: crack.
Summary: Sasuke thought that the nail paint was just a requirements for the uniform of the Akatsuki, he was wrong.
Disclaimer: Naruto does not belong to me.
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Note: Itachi is 16 Sasuke is 32
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Habits
Sasuke was used to strange behaviors and habits. It was one of the criteria of being a ninja and student of Orochimaru. All ninjas have vices and Sasuke was under the misbelief that his brother either had none or that his vices were all sane (because the ability of being sane was the most dangerous of vice for a ninja to have). He was wrong on both accounts when he walked in on his older (or was it younger?) brother.
"What are you doing?" Sasuke asked immediately while looking intently at the dark purple paint in his brother's hand.
"What does it look like I'm doing?" Itachi asked as he focused on his left big toe.
Scowling, Sasuke resisted the urge to moan out 'teenagers' in frustration.
"It looks like you are doing something abnormal for a male" Sasuke said when Itachi finished painting his toe.
"Well I'm not" Itachi sniffed as he stretched out his legs and dipped his brush into the paint again.
Sasuke was quiet for a moment. This wasn't the worst thing that Sasuke could have walked in on nor was it the worst thing for Itachi to do.
"How do you know to do that?" Sasuke asked once Itachi swiftly picked up his brush and starting painting his right hand. Sasuke didn't bother asking which hand was Itachi's dominant.
"Practice" Itachi stated, not stopping in the painting of his nails.
Sasuke's mind briefly flashed back towards the painful memory of his brother dying. "Your nails were painted back then" Sasuke started before frowning, "why are you painting them now? I thought the nail paint was part of the uniform?" Sasuke remembers his brief argument with Madara on the option of nail paint.
"Habit" Itachi deadpans as he switches hands.
"Habit?" Sasuke asks incredulously.
Looking up at Sasuke, Itachi continues to neatly paint his nails. "It's relaxing", Sasuke swore he saw Itachi pout at that moment.
"Why?" Sasuke asked as his brother looked down at his nails.
"Its-" Itachi paused, "it is hard to describe, but it is relaxing" Itachi stopped painting and capped the paint bottle. "You would have to try it to understand".
"No thank you" Sasuke said in a rush, "you do know this makes you look..." Sasuke trailed off as Itachi inspected the freshly painted nails.
"Pretty?" Itachi finished for Sasuke as he blew lightly on the wet paint. "Yes, I am aware of my appearance when I was this age".
For a moment Sasuke was going to continue the conversation before he decided that it wasn't worth the headache. "I'm going to go to the dango shop. Do you want to come with me?" he asked, watching as Itachi carefully stood up.
"Sure" Itachi stretched his arms, "but you are paying" he said as he turned to the front door.
Sasuke sputtered, "What?" he whined slightly, "you're the big brother; you should treat me" he said, following Itachi to the entrance.
"Appearances, Sasuke. Appearances" Itachi moved to place his scandals on, "the village doesn't know that I'm Itachi Uchiha, just that I am supposed to be his long lost son".
Suppressing his rage, Sasuke shoved his own feet into his scandals before looking down at his older brother. "How did that cover story come about?" he asked.
"By the alcohol talking through Orochimaru, Naruto, and Tsunade" Itachi opened the door before turning abruptly and poking Sasuke in the forehead.
Sasuke's face flushed lightly as the force of the poke caught him off guard, "why do you keep doing that?" he asked annoyed as he rubbed his head.
Giving Sasuke a small smile, Itachi turned and headed out the door.
"Itachi. Itachi!" Sasuke quickly walked next to his brother as they exited the house.
"Sasuke" Itachi spoke while the two headed for the way out of the compound, "while the cover story says that we are not brothers, I will always be your big brother" Sasuke looked down in shock at Itachi, "I cannot and will not let go of that role again" Itachi continued.
"Ni-san" Sasuke whispered.
"This treat" Itachi looked up at Sasuke, "will be on me. While I can't give you piggy backs anymore I can still spoil you". Itachi grinned as he turned ahead. "I'll race you there" with that Itachi leapt onto a nearby roof.
"Ni-san!" Sasuke grinned, "Wait for me!"
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A/N:
This drabble is done. Mistakes made are all mine and I own up to them. Still no beta-reader.
I wrote this drabble solely on the basis that Itachi's hand are to flippin' pretty to be fair. I mean he is guy that is a ninja, yet his hands look like just got out of a pedicure. I would say that it is not fair, but my hands look like that too. Though, I go steps to make my hands look like that. Such as moisturizer and nail hardener constantly.