2)
Age 11
"Aniki! Look what Kaasan let me get!" Sasuke's voice was the first thing Itachi heard as he opened the door. Itachi set his bag down and greeted his little brother with a smile as the boy launched himself into his arms.
"What did you get?" Itachi hummed curiously and Sasuke proudly held out two little plastic rings. One was a slate grey color with a dinosaur etched on the surface and the other was a gaudy fake gold right with a large shiny purple plastic gemstone in the middle. Itachi laughed softly at the sight.
"Very fancy, Otouto." He offered the boy a smile and Sasuke beamed back, slipping the dinosaur ring onto his finger. Sasuke rushed forward and took Itachi's hand in his own. He took the gaudy ring and slipped it onto Itachi's finger, adjusting it so the plastic gemstone caught the light. For a long moment Sasuke simply studied Itachi's hand, a little frown on his face as he puffed out his cheeks.
"We're gonna get married, Aniki!" Sasuke firmly stated, meeting Itachi's eyes with stubborn determination. Itachi blinked once, looking from the plastic ring on his finger to his brother. He had heard of little boy's wanting to marry their mothers'…but never of brother…
"We're gonna be married on the Hokage head, and you're gonna look really pretty, and…" Sasuke continued on, expression fiercely determined and proud.
Itachi did not have the heart to tell his little brother that they could not be married and that seeing how Itachi was in fact a male, he could not have babies like mother's can. Instead he merely smiled at his brother as Sasuke declared that they would have seven children and that Shisui was not allowed to the wedding.
Years later as Sasuke explored the Akatsuki hideout, the truth of his brother dulled his thoughts. He found Itachi's room and stilled, feeling like he was not welcome here. Not where his brother had spent almost half his life. Yet, Sasuke went forward and curiously looked around Itachi's room.
It was in a small wooden box that he found the ring. It was sitting beside a small pearl and a bunch of papers. Sasuke stared at the ring, wide eyed. It was just as he remembered it. Huge, as it had been on Itachi's finger and terribly flashy.
Gently, he took the ring from the box and studied it, noting a small scuff on the side. Itachi had kept this with him for years…quickly, Sasuke reached into his knapsack and hauled out all his items, tossing them aside until he finally found what he was looking for.
He hadn't planned on keeping his ring. He was going to throw it into the water after…after…but he kept it. Unable to let go of that memory. Of his firm plan to marry his own brother… Sasuke had been so naive back then. Marrying his brother and talking about getting him pregnant…how had Itachi not laughed in his face? Still, he couldn't help but think that perhaps he could have protected Itachi if he had married him.
Sasuke studied the two rings sadly; lost in his memories ten years old and still so very fresh in his mind.