Author's Notes: I know you guys hate reading stuff like this, but just to let you know – I'm revising the chapters. I was eleven when I wrote this story so I figured it might need a lot of editing… so voila, here's a new and improved chapter one.

d y s p h o r i a

Behind him, the sun was slowly setting. The ground was littered in gold and red leaves, signaling that winter would come very, very soon. All was silent, with the exception of a bird's fluttering wings on occasion, as the youngest remaining Uchiha stood like stone frozen in time.

That hurt.

I know how pain feels. I've experienced it in more ways than one, but this… what is this? It's different, but it still has this small trace of pain somewhere in it. I can't seem to describe it. Maybe I'm just saying things; maybe you can describe it…

I just don't know how.

"Sasuke-kun, when you finally understand that there are more things in life than vengeance, and maybe open up a little, maybe you can learn to accept me. But for now, I'm going to stop having this silly little crush on you. We now remain as teammates… nothing more."

What Sakura said… what did she mean by stop? Oh. It's raining.

The boy trudged home in the rain looking like a lost animal. He reached home and quietly went to his room. He shook his head, as if he was annoyed. He lowered himself onto his bed and lied down on his back, looking at the empty ceiling with slight cracks decorating the flat, plain surface. He closed his eyes tightly and fell asleep.

Sasuke found himself surrounded by flowers of all colors. A flower field, he thought. Behind him, he heard a familiar voice calling his name with happiness.

"Sasuke-kun!" He looked behind him and saw Sakura running towards him, one arm waving in greeting. He gave her a small smile.

"Sakura…"

Then she suddenly paused, looking pleasantly surprised. He blinked, thinking she was still looking at him when he noticed her gaze was now directed somewhere else… or, specifically, someone else.

"Oh," she said with sparkling eyes and blushing cheeks. Again, he looked behind him, and to his horror he saw his older brother! He didn't know if he should be disturbed by the fact that Itachi was standing in the middle of a flower field or because Sakura was positively, absolutely attracted to him - Itachi!

Then he head Sakura squeal in delight and run his brother, hugging him so intimately it made his cheeks burn. Sasuke watched in horror as Itachi responded by… by…

"Gah!" Sasuke woke up, sweaty and shaken from the dream. He panted and got up.

"What the hell was that about?" he said out loud as he poured himself a glass of water to, hopefully, calm himself.

"He took Sakura… What next? Naruto'll be his new fox pet?" The mental image of Naruto in a leash with Itachi petting him sent shivers down his spine. He shuddered in horror.

Bad thought.