A/N: A little drabble. I'm still on hiatus... I just had to get this out of my head. It's meant to be a little vague. FEEDBACK? PS: Naruto doesn't belong to me.
Itachi POV
It wasn't supposed to be this way. I wasn't supposed to find happiness. I don't deserve it. I can never atone for all of my sins.
I shouldn't be sitting here writing this to you. I shouldn't be drinking tea in the very room where I killed my parents. I was never supposed to come back here.
Sometimes I would like to think that I'm just here as a replacement. But I know that's not the case; your eyes tell me. We hardly talk about him, but when we do, there is hardly a flicker of grief for your former comrade. Instead, I see a permeating joy, glad that I am alive instead.
If he were alive, I would surely be dead. That was my purpose. That was his. But some cruel fate swept him away before our destinies could be fulfilled.
I didn't believe love would ever find me. Not a hideous creature like me. I'm not sure what I did to earn your love, but I'm thankful for it.
Sometimes, little kisses of affection turn into more. That's how our little Makoto came to be. She holds a lot of power in her chubby, little hands. I know you'll take good care of her and keep her from traveling down the wrong path like I did.
I should have told you before; I won't be here much longer. I'm dying. I've been dying since I was a young boy. It's a miracle I've lived this long.
I wanted to tel you but I was afraid.
I only have a few hours left. It scares me more than it used to. Now I have so much that I'm losing. My life isn't worthless anymore. It's been made redeemable by love. By you. I don't know what is going to happen, but I know that I'll always be watching over you. Somehow. I would go to the ends of the Earth for you. I love you.
I will always love you, my little Cherry Blossom. My Sakura.