he had clearly understood.
"I was looking for you ..." he said. After a moment's hesitation he continued:
"But when I found you, you were cold and unpredictable. I didn't even recognize you. You were like a stranger to me. Can you imagine how I felt when you rejected me? I wanted to stay with you, but you just told me to leave and never look at you again. Should never look into your cold, treacherous eyes again. You said that. And you came back. Why? " he asked again. Itachi replied:
"I couldn't leave you to Orochimaru. He was looking for me. When he found me, he threatened to kill you if I disobeyed him. But he had to flee when a couple of ninja from Konoha crossed our path .He seemed weak. He was today too. And still he hit me ... "he finished his sentence, a little disappointed in himself.
Sasuke grinned, which Itachi noticed immediately.
"And you think that's funny, yeah ?!" he moaned. Immediately Sasuke's gaze became serious again.
"No, I ... I just laugh about the fact that ... well, that you just confessed your love to me. It's funny ..." he said. Itachi looked at him questioningly.
"What's so funny about that? That we're brothers?" he wanted to know.
"No, not that. Just that you couldn't admit it, you know ... maybe I'm wrong, but ..."
"I'm shy, you're right ..." Itachi said a bit bitterly.
Sasuke was surprised.
"Oh ... yes? You didn't seem like that to me before ..."
"When before?" asked he. Sasuke felt a little ripped off.
"You ... kissed me? And you probably wanted more!" he said.
"I ... honestly ... can't remember ..." Itachi said confused.He looked at Sasuke.
"Honest!" he asked when he saw his gaze. "I do not know it anymore!"
"And why not? Altsheimer or what ?!" said this irritably.
"No, I ... I just can't remember! But ..." he said. But he did not speak any further. Sasuke raised an eyebrow.
"Yes?" he said, but Itachi remained silent. The young Uchiha sighed.
"What are you trying to tell me? That this Orochimaru 'possessed' you again at that moment or something ?!" he said just for fun, but Itachi answered him.
"Yes ..." he said flatly. This made Sasuke look a little perplexed.
"And he let you do something like that ?! What for ?!"
"Because he wanted your trust in me, I suppose ..." his older brother replied. He sat up straight and looked at his hands.
"I don't remember what I did either ... I just remember the blood smeared on my hands and how I looked at their corpses. Then I saw you and I knew I had to escape.And not just in front of Orochimaru or the other people from Konoha-Gakure. Also in front of you ... and especially in front of myself ... "he said.
"Orochimaru could have killed me easily. He just had to make me jump ... or cut my throat ..."
"But he didn't!" said Sasuke.
"No. Because my power was too tempting for him and his lust for power blinded him. He seemed to find me somehow fascinating ..." he said ironically.
Sasuke suddenly leaned over and kissed him gently.
"But you are ..." he said afterwards. Those words made Itachi blush.
"You're really shy ..." Sasuke said with a grin.
> Should I just do it? Itachi asked himself. After a moment he ran his hand over Sasuke's cheek and pulled him closer to him. Then he almost whispered.
"I can do it otherwise…"
His lips touched Sasuke's.
> How gentle he can be ... and I thought he would be cold and heartless ... "I have a heart, little brother ... and it only beats for you ..." (How cheeky -. - but was just in a good mood ...)
Sasuke went red in the face again and wondered if Itachi, like Haku, could read minds. Was it that obvious what he was thinking ?!
Their lips touched each other again and soon the two were engrossed in a passionate tongue game. When Sasuke ran his hands under Itachi's shirt, he sighed into the kiss. But then he grabbed Sasuke's wrist and pulled away from the kiss.
"Not here ..." he said softly. Sasuke looked a little disappointed, but he let it rest and instead snuggled up against his big brother.