ItaSasu: F O R G I V E N E S S

¤ Sunday ¤

"NO!"

Mikoto jumped back. "Sasuke.."

"Don't take Nii-san away from me!", he cried loudly, struggling in his mother's arms. Itachi watched secretly upstairs. Mikoto held her younger son tightly, as Fugaku watched in slight pity.

"Don't do it, please! I don't want Nii-san go without me! Gomen nasai if I did anything just don't take Nii-san away from me!", he cried, tears streaming down his face.
Mikoto felt like crying. Not even she, herself, could bare the fact seeing her two sons being separated from each other forever. Fugaku had a minimum amount of doubt as he told Sasuke to shut up. As he did as told, his younger son was still crying and whimpering quietly.

Itachi already had his things, ready to leave but he slowly walked down the stairs, his head hung low.

"Are you ready to leave, Itachi?", Fugaku asks. His older son only nodded in response. "Well good, I'll be waiting outside for you."

The ponytailed Uchiha asked for his mother and father to leave the house for a moment, and Mikoto gladly did as told. Sasuke rubbed his eyes, trying to conceal his tears. Itachi watched for a moment then bent down to his ( Sasuke's ) height. He ran his hand threw his little brother's cheek, as the little one began to sob more and cling onto his brothers shirt, burying his face in his chest.

"P-please don't leave..."

"Sasuke..."

"Please don't forget me! What did I do to make you leave?! I'm sorry if I was such a burden!"

Itachi frowns and picks him up while letting out a slight sigh.

"Sasuke, your not a burden really. Me and father just need to be with each other just for 'bonding purposes' ", the older Uchiha says with a angry sigh. His brother frowned at the thought. "You and father are close! You just don't understand each other", the young boy interjected.

"Maybe...."

"So you'll stay?"

"No..."

"Aww", he whimpers, gripping onto his big brother like a baby causing Itachi to smile and ruffle his hair.

"Gomen nasai Sasuke... that you have to deal with this issue. It's not fair, I know. But I'll do my best to try and visit", he says, poking Sasuke's forehead but he just continued to stare at the floor.
"Itachi, it's time to leave...", Fugaku says as his older son grabbed his bag and turned to leave.

"Oh and Sasuke, one more thing...", Itachi says, going back over to his younger brother then kissed his forehead. "I love you"

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Afterwards, Sasuke waved goodbye to his older brother with a sad smile on his face.

Before they were out of sight of each other, both brothers shaped their hands into a heart.