Warnings: just drabble, mentions of one-sided incest luvness! XD.

Summary: Itachi's thoughts before he goes to battle his precious baby brother... to the death.

I didn't want to die like this. I coughed violently, blood erupting from my mouth. No, I was supposed to die by Sasuke's hand. I'd promised myself that.

As Kisame gave me the medicine, I went over it all in my head. Everything that mattered in my life. The day that Sasuke was born. Laughing and holding my baby brother, poking him in the forehead and smiling at his adorable pout. The day I'd been informed of the Uchiha clan's betrayal. That same day, that I'd decided to help Konoha instead of help my family; I became a double agent. The night I realized I loved my otouto differently than I should. The day that I met Madara, and he told me to kill the Uchiha clan in return for him not attacking Konoha. The night I slaughtered all of the Uchiha except my dear otouto; my baby brother was worth the world to me then, and even now, he means that much to me. Joining the Akatsuki, and all those nights that I lay awake, thinking about how I'd perfectly set my brother up for fame, for bringing the glory back to the Uchiha clan. I was the villain, and I would die by his hand. He would be the last Uchiha – that anyone knew about – and he would revive the clan. Sasuke could handle that much better than I could. Hopefully, Madara wouldn't control him, like he'd done with the clan before. That was all I could pray for; that my brother was independent from that monster, our ancestor.

"Kisame… You have to get him here, soon…" Kisame stared at me, then nodded, grinning with his shark teeth.

"Sure thing, Itachi. I'll try, ok?" I stared at him.

"No, you HAVE to. He has to kill me. I can't die like this," I pleaded the most I would ever be able to. I was being honest. I wouldn't let myself die from this disease. Kisame stood up, leaving the dark room. I closed my eyes as the medicine took effect. It was about 20 minutes, I think, before I heard footsteps. I sat up, recognizing the chakra signature. Sasuke. He was coming. It would be over soon. I stood up, somewhat shakily. My strength, thanks to the medicine, was coming back quick. It would be just enough to fight him to the death. I already have my last words planned out... I'll poke him in the forehead and say, "Sorry Sasuke... This is the last time."

Then I would see, hear, and feel no more. Death. The ultimate escape from all that I've done; the only way for my brother to live a good life after what I'd done to him. The only way that I can make it up to him... Killing everyone he could've ever cared for.

My baby brother would kill me because he hated me, but the fate of the Uchiha clan would be in his hands. This is how it needs to be, how I want it to be. Except I don't...

I want to be able to hold my brother in my arms, to kiss him gently on his soft lips, to feel his soft skin, and to be one with him. That's what I want. But that's incest, and I can't do that to him. Our clan would never regain any honor it once had. Besides, it would never work out. No matter how hard I might try.

I see the door open, and I activate my sharingan for the last time. Today, I die by the hands of the only person I have ever cared for, the only person I've ever truly loved. My baby brother, Sasuke, will be the one to kill me.

Just as I intended.

Hope you liked it! This was just a drabble that I came up with while I was bored one night... I looked up the Naruto Wikipedia pages and well... I read Itachi's whole page. So this is what spewed from me. XD

Review! Plz no flames... -puppy eyes- I know it sucked, I don't need other people telling me so!

Thanks for reading,

Hana-chan