A Full Moon
He stood there,under the open moon. The wind blew and whistled though the trees,and the grass swayed in endless ripples. The moon was high in the sky that night. It gleamed an almost pure light down on the earth. It had lit up the whole clearing.
He should leave,he should turn back,he should run away,he should turn himself in. A million thoughts were running though his head,and he could do none of them. All he could do is look up and stare at the moon.
He was alone. He had a horrible feeling growing and gnawing inside of him. Something about this whole situation told him that the feeling wasn't going to go away. Not now and maybe not ever.
If the feeling wasn't bad enough,the images were. His parents lying on the floor,dead. His little brother's horrified face when he saw their parents dead. The even more terrified face when he learned that his own brother, the person he looked up to the most,did it.
Sasuke...his little brother. The only person that didn't treat him like the future of the clan. Oh, how part of him wanted to run back and sweep his brother up in a great big hug. He wanted to tell him over and over again how he was sorry for doing this to him. He wanted to go back and rebuild Sasuke's and his life. He wanted to see Sasuke grow and become a great shinobi.
The wind settled. Everything had stopped. The blood on his clothing began to reek and he smelt like death all over. He smelt,felt,and probably looked dead too,but he didn't care.
He fell to his knees and stared at the moon. He was angry at it and admired it at the same time. The moon didn't have a care in the world. It just continued shining bright lighting up the night sky. It almost seemed to tease him with its care free light and dancing shadows. He wanted to scream at it for teasing him. He wanted to shut off the light that he had felt was directed toward him.
A large cloud covered the moon and the land became enveloped in darkness. He stared at the ground. He had killed the Uchiha clan,ruined and scarred Sasuke's life, and became an S-ranked criminal. All to see if he could do it. Well, he did it all right and how he felt weaker then he ever had. The worst was that he knew his brother hated him,he knew he couldn't go back, and he knew he had to keep going.
The cloud had past,the clearing became filled with light again. He looked back up at the moon. It was full,white,and pure. He was in pieces, covered in blood, and most certainly not pure. The only thing they had in common was that they were both alone, and he guessed that they always will be.
With a heavy heart, Itachi stood and turned his back toward Konaha and the moon, and took a step toward his new life and all the consequences he knew it held.
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This was right after Itachi killed the clan as you can probably tell. I don't own Naruto or any of its characters. Please review if you feel like it...