I own nothing related to Naruto but my Oc cause if I did Itachi wouldn't have died he would have been a hero!
Itachi Uchiha sat out in the hallway outside his mother's hospital room his younger brother Sasuke sitting on his left, his little feet swinging back and forth as he looked around obviously bored he was only two, and his father Fugaku sitting arms crossed on his right. Today was special, today he would be getting another younger sibling another boy or girl, though Mother and Father believe it to be another boy.
They had already been there for hours with the occasional scream from Mikoto as she gave birth piercing the air scaring Sasuke and making Itachi internally flinch, careful to show no external emotion. Finally a infants cries were heard and Itachi and Sasuke noticeably relaxed. Fugaku then stood as a nurse came out of the room.
"Mr. Uchiha you can go in now." The woman said smiling at him
Fugaku said nothing as he walked into the room without so much as a smile or a thank you. Moments passed with little sound except for the infant lightly fussing and Sasuke was getting impatient.
"Brother?" Sasuke mumbled cutely
"What is it Sasuke?" Itachi asked him giving the small child all of his attention
"Go?" Sasuke asked pointing at the door their father had gone into
"Not yet Sasuke. We have to wait for Mother or Father to tell us we can come in." Itachi explained patiently to the small child
"Itachi, Sasuke you can come in now." Their mother called from inside the room
Itachi stood helping Sasuke down from his chair and holding his hand as he walked into the room and closed the door behind them. Their mother was lying in the hospital bed her hair a sweaty mess sticking to her forehead and face and their father standing impassively beside her. In their mother's arms was a small pink bundle.
"Come and meet your new baby sister boys." Mikoto called to them beckoning with her hand
Upon seeing the lost and reluctant look on Sasuke's face Itachi took the initiative of going over to see the baby first.
She was so small laying there in his mother's arms with a tuff of raven colored hair on her head.
"Do you want to hold her?" Mikoto offered her oldest and before he could say anything Itachi was looking down at the small child
She was pale and lightly pink and so small, was Sasuke ever this small he couldn't remember, she was delicate and for a moment Itachi worried that he may hurt her, but then she yawned her mouth making a perfect little O and opened dark eyes to peer up at him. Itachi vowed in that instant to allow no harm to ever come to her not even from himself. She gave him a toothless gummy smile and then closed her eyes, snuggled down and went back to sleep.
"What's her name?" Itachi asked as he sat down so Sasuke could peer over his arm into his little sister's face
"We hadn't thought of one for a girl we were so sure it would be a boy." Mikoto confessed tiredly
"What about Kaya?" Itachi suggested looking at his mother for the first time since she placed the baby in his arms "Kaya Kokoro Uchiha."
"Pure heart I like it." Their mother said with a closed eye smile "But why that Itachi?" she asked
"Just a feeling." Itachi said nonchalantly staring back at the baby
After that day Itachi and Sasuke would be Kaya's best friends, protectors, her everything. She was seen as the disgrace of her clan because although she had the sharingan or at least would, she didn't act like an Uchiha. Kaya living up to her name had a pure heart and she loved everyone and everything especially her two big brothers. Over the years she had given up trying to gain her father's love and approval, though her brother Sasuke never seemed to give up, all she would ever need is her brothers' love and that's all she would ever need.
After she turned three Itachi became her main caretaker and teacher giving her and Sasuke every spare minute when he wasn't on a mission or training. Kaya learned around the same time that she had a special ability that was almost unheard of in her clan. Along with the sharingan she had inherited empathy the ability to see and feel other's emotions. She was the most in tuned to those she spent the most time with like her brothers and her closest friend Naruto, though don't tell her father he doesn't like it when he hears she's been with him, and she knew Itachi didn't like being a ninja, didn't like fighting and killing, but did it anyway for the clan and for her and Sasuke. She knew her mother loved her, but her father was all but indifferent to her and Sasuke and he didn't love Itachi only felt pride in his accomplishments.
When she was five Kaya realized how deep the loathing Itachi felt towards their father and the rest of their clan really ran after their cousin Shisui killed himself and the clan made insinuations that Itachi did it.
I was standing just behind the door when Itachi was confronted, they were yelling and soo angry and it scared me especially when father came out to scold Itachi and Itachi activated his sharingan and glared at father. When only Itachi remained in the yard he stood straight and looked toward my hiding spot.
"It's ok Kaya you can come out now." Itachi called out to me in his soft voice
I ran out to him and wrapped my small arms around his legs squeezing my eyes shut tight against the tears that had gathered in my eyes.
"Big brother why are the others so mean and angry?" I asked my voice small and sad
"They can't help it Kaya. They have a terrible fate ahead of them, one they know they can't escape, it frightens them." Itachi explained softly as he stroked his fingers through my now long dark raven hair
"They didn't seem scared, they just seemed so angry." I said looking up at him
"Sometimes grown ups do that, they think to be strong one must not show emotion and never show their scared so they turn their fear into anger because it's easier to seem strong if you look angry." Itachi said hand now resting on top of my head
"That's stupid. How can anyone help them stop being scared if they don't tell? It's not nice being angry all the time." I said crossing my arms and pouting
Itachi just smiled gently at me and chuckled "Your right. Kaya I have something important I want you to promise me ok?" Itachi asked crouching down to my level
"Ok Big brother whatever you want promise." I said smiling back at him
"I need you to promise me you'll never change. No matter what happens along the road of your life. I want you to promise to always keep an open heart, to always believe in the best in others and to believe in yourself even when all others doubt you." Itachi asked of me his hands now resting on my shoulders
"Ok Big brother, but you gotta promise me something too ok?" I asked smiling again
"Yes?" Itachi asked tilting his head curiously
"Promise no matter what you'll always be my big brother and we'll always love each other even when we can't be together. Ok?" I asked happily
Itachi's face was his usual blank mask for a while before he pulled me in for a tight squeezing hug my head tucked under his chin. I swear I felt him shaking and crying.
"Big brother?" I asked worried
He pulled away to show no sign of their ever being tears, but I still think he was crying.
"I promise Kaya, I promise." Itachi whispered softly stroking my hair again
I smiled and giggled under his gentle hand.
"One more thing Kaya, why don't you spend the night with Naruto tonight hmm?" Itachi suggested
"But what about father? Won't he notice if I'm not home?" I asked tilting my head in confusion
"You leave that to me ok?" Itachi promised with a closed eye smile
"Ok! Thank you big brother!" I cried hugging him tightly "I love you Big brother."
"I love you too Kaya, you and Sasuke, more than anything." Itachi said holding me close
He released me and I turned and ran into the house to pack a bag of clothes and other things I would need to stay the night.
That afternoon Itachi dropped me off at Naruto's apartment and when he left I couldn't help but feel his sadness and I had the feeling I was never going to see him again.
I had a lot of fun with Naruto, we stayed up and played and ate ramen and talked all night before crashing out on the sofa in the living room. It wasn't until the next day that I had heard what had happened. My family was dead, my big brother gone, and Sasuke was in the hospital.