(A/N: If you're enjoying me writing Naruto fanfictions again, I would also like to direct you to my sisters account, for she also started writing Naruto fanfictions again, and I think you'd enjoy them as well.)

Cold atmosphere was enough to make one shiver, but the glares from his little brother brought an even colder shiver to find it's way down his spine, as the quick glaces as cold as they may be, were filled with a heat that burned his very soul.

Itachi stopped in his tracks upon hearing a shaky breath leave his brother, which meant his little brother was holding back tears, he knew Sasuke all to well for him to try and hide anything from his big brother by simply acting cold and walking slightly ahead to hide his sadness.

Itachi wanted to cry and break down right there, his little brother was crying and he knew it was his fault.

Itachi's sudden stop had caught Sasuke's attention, thought the younger Uchiha would not turn around to meet his brothers slowly softening gaze.
"Why are you stopping? Aren't you the one who wants to get back quickly?" Sasuke choked down his building up tears, not quit understanding why they were there in the first please.

"What happened?" Itachi sternly asked. The sudden question confusing Sasuke.
"Hu?"
"What happened to you? Where did that shine in you're eyes go? Where did my innocent Otuoto go to?"
Itachi asked through tear stained eyes. Sasuke didn't respond, he just looked wide eyed at seeing his older brother cry, a scene he had not seen for years.

"Is it because of me? You use to look up to me, want to be with me all the time, now you hate me, despise me, and all because of what? What did I do? Was it because I was so busy? Was it because I had other friends I hung out with? Or maybe cause father never paid attention to you?" Itachi couldn't stop the words from flowing out of mouth as tears streamed down his face, his cheeks becoming red as he started stuttering more words out before Sasuke could even think about answering the multitude of question which were thrown his way.

"I-if- If I was gone...would you be happier Sasuke?" Itachi stuttered out gently placing a hand on Sasuke's cheek, he red teary eyes almost swollen from the amount of crying, his voice had cracked as he asked Sasuke yet another question which he knew was bond to not be answered like the previous questions he had ask.

Sasuke could hardly comprehend the sudden of emotions flowing through him as he watched his big brother break down in front of him, Itachi held onto his shoulders, his hands trembling, nails nearly digging into the soft sink of Sasuke shoulders, almost enough to make him wince.

Sasuke tried to say something, anything, but he couldn't he was in shock, so many thoughts running through his mind, he had tried to make himself hate Itachi, he hated himself for how much he had started relying on his brother for so many things.

He couldn't deny himself anymore, he loved his brother, he truly did look up to him, which is what caused him to be envies of him,  jealous of him, hated him. But Sasuke needed him, he needed his big brother, and hated just the thought of not having Itachi, or what thoughts words Itachi last spoke had insinuated, Sasuke hated to admit it, but he would lose himself if his brother was gone.
Just the thought of Itachi killing himself out of simply thinking it would make Sasuke happy broke his heart, and now much like this older brother had started crying as well.

"Ni...Nii-san..." Sasuke stuttered out, his eyes not much like his brothers were red and teary. Itachi's eyes widen for he hadn't heard his little brother utter that word in years, only ever referring to him by his name, and hardly even called him brother. Itachi looked Sasuke in his eyes, those tear filled eyes, his baby brother starting to shack, and he started to full on cry himself, without even needing to say a single word Itachi grabbed his brother and pulled him to a tight hug.

"Sasuke...I'm so sorry..." Itachi mumbled.
"Why are you apol-...apologizing?" Sasuke sniffled and his voice cracked as he spoke.
"You're hurting, and it's my fault." He ran his fingers though Sasuke's hair, knowing it will sooth his brother, as it has always helped in the past.

They pulled away from the hug, and Sasuke wiped his eyes as Itachi did the same. "It's not you're fault, I'm the one the made a bad decision, I'm the one that walked myself down a dark path, not you, this isn't you're fault, you've only ever tried to help me."

"Tried...I've tired to help you, but I've only made things worst, from a young age Sasuke I made you dependent on me, so as you got older you always wanted to be with me, which wasn't a bad thing, but then you wouldn't sleep without me at least in the house, and I go on missions a lot which meant you where hardly sleeping, you would always stay side by side with me when we walked together cause you were scared to be alone."

Itachi sighed, taking a moment to breath as he walked Sasuke eye watch him as he spoke, his eyebrows still slightly curve upwards making Itachi worried he might start crying again.

"Then you started to get jealous of me...cause other noticed me more then you, you not only wanted to be like me, you wanted to be better then me, and thats when you started trying to separate youself from me, act coldly towards me, and thats when you started losing that light in you're. My baby brother, my little star, slowly drowning in greed, it was killing me, cause I knew it was my fault. It's my fault you went from depending on me, to hating me, to you nearly leaving the village and all for power so you could finally be stronger then me. And the only reason you wanted that, is if you felt stronger then me, then you would feel like you no longer needed to rely on me."

And there it was, those final words cause Sasuke to lose it again as tears started to fall down his cheeks he wrapped his arms around Itachi, he cried as if Itachi saying these words were the first time he was hearing them, as if the thoughts were never in his head to begin with, but at the same time he finally felt like someone truly understood him and that he didn't need to say a word to Itachi for the older Uchiha to know his ever thought without even having to say a single word.

Itachi rubbed Sasuke back and held his brothers face close to his chest. Sasuke choked sobs almost broke Itachi, still feeling guilty for his brothers pain.

"Please don't..." Two small words were muffled into Itachi's chest, he looked down to look at Sasuke who had yet to lift his head.
"Don't what?" He asked, quit confused at the two random words Sasuke had spoke.
"Please don't kill yourself, it wouldn't make me happy, it would make me more sad then anything ever could, Nii-san you're all I have, you're the only person who actually acknowledges me... I don't know what I would do if-if....if y-you where gone...."

Itachi quickly pressed Sasuke head back down on his chest, "Shush Sasuke, it's alright, don't worry, I'm not going anywhere...you're Nii-san is right here." Itachi repeated a few of those words a few times to help calm his brother.