Insanity

Prompt: Write about someone driven to insanity

Every. Single. Day.

Honestly, he didn't know what to do anymore! He just couldn't handle it! The little brat was killing him slowly and painfully through the most gruesome torture imaginable!

"Itachi"--poke--"Itachi"--poke--"Itachi"--poke--

On and on and on and on and on, Kami, why won't it end?

"Nii-san (1)"--poke--"Nii-san"--poke--"Nii-san"--poke--

Resist... resist... just a few minutes longer. You're an ANBU Captain, you can do this...

"Nii-chan (2)"--poke--"Nii-chan"--poke--"Nii-chan"--poke--

But it was so... so... annoying... And he thought he might be developing a bruise on his bicep from all the poking Sasuke was doing. The child was standing to his left, finger raised in position for the fatal blow.

"Weasel"--poke--"Weasel"--poke--"Weasel"--poke--

I'm going to kill someone. If I hear the world Weasel one more time...

"Weeeeeeeeasssssssellllll~"--poke--

"WHAT DO YOU WANT, YOU LITTLE BRAT?"

Large, dark eyes looked up at him widely, and a pale flush traveled up his baby brother's cheeks as the child smiled shyly. "Hi~"

Someone is going to die.

"What is wrong with my family?" he wondered aloud. "What did I do to deserve this?"

Over and over and over and over and over again...

--poke--"Itachi"--poke--"Itachi"--poke--

Oh Kami, someone, please, make it stop! He shut his eyes tightly. Maybe this was all a bad dream and he would wake up in bed wondering what he'd been sniffing the night before to cause such bad hallucinations.

"Nii-san"--poke--"Nii-san"--poke--"Nii-san"--

Patience.

"What is it, Sasuke?" He tried to smile and failed, but the effort had to be worth something, right?

"Hi~"

Oh Kami...

And people wondered why he killed his entire clan three days later. Itachi glared down at the village with baleful scarlet eyes. If they had to put up with that everyday, they wouldn't be sane either. The sad thing was, the only survivor left alive was--

"Sensei (3)"--poke--"Sensei"--poke--"Sensei"--poke--

"FOR KAMI'S SAKE, WHAT?"

"Hi~"

A scream echoed through the valley.


Note: This is complete crack because it's too late at night for me to think and I'm a Sasuke-hater at times. I mean, the kid's hair really does look like a duck's butt, and I like Itachi better.

(1) Nii-san - somewhat respectful way to address an older brother

(2) Nii-chan - a somewhat less respectful way to address an older brother

(3) Sensei - "teacher" roughly