A/N: a new one-shot to my "whatif" series plus this is a sister-fic to my other Naruto story "I will…" featuring this time a scene we saw in Chapter 384 so if you haven1t read it then DON'T read this fic because of spoilers…
Disclaimer: the properties are the same as by her sister-fic…
I will stay with you…
Itachi was watching his younger brothers improving in his genjutsu as he felt suddenly a flash of pain. An icy blade went through his heart from behind…
"I said "this is the end" you…" he didn't listen to the end of the sentence.
Our love is gone there's no sense in holding on
cos your pity now would be to much to bear
So I'm gonna be strong and pretend I don'tcare
I'm gonna be strong and stand as tall as I am
Yes I'm gonna be strong and let you run along
and take it like a man
"Tell me why…" come Sasuke's question as he stepped in front of his dying brother.
"W…why I ki…killed them and…and let you live…" Itachi forced it out, his lungs were already filling with blood, the same blood which was dripping now from his wound and his mouth.
"Yes, I demand one answer…" Sasuke said, but there was a strange bitter taste in his mouth.
"Come…he…here…" Itachi suddenly said.
When you say it's the end I'll just hand you a line
I'll smile and say don't you worry I'm fine
and you'll never know
darling after you kiss me goodbye
How I'll break down and cry...
As Sasuke stepped in front of him Itachi weakly raised his arm and poked Sasuke's forehead with two of his fingers just like back in they youth.
"I…It wa…was worth…pro…protecting you…" he whispered as his eyes closed for the sleep of eternity.
"ITACHI!" Sasuke suddenly screamed and felt hot tears sliding down his checks, mixing with his brother's blood.
No response...
"Niichan…" he whispered as he lay down and rested his arms and head in Itachi's lap, crying just like he used to do as a child…
When you say it's the end I'll just hand you a line
I'll smile and say don't you worry I'm fine
and you'll never know
darling after you kiss me goodbye
How I'll break down and cry...
Itachi felt his body getting cold, but then a little weight rested on his legs. He would have smiled if he's body wouldn't have gone fully numb and heavy like steel…
Then every noise stopped existing around him and suddenly he stood there, surrounded by eternal darkness.
"So, this is death…" he said with a little smile, here he could let his emotions show.
"Well only partly…" said suddenly someone behind him.
He knew that voice…
Turning around crimson eyes met with soft blue. There behind him stood a certain blond smiling, clothes the same as always, but his golden hair was let down like he used to wear it before he was forced to become part of Akatsuki.
"Deidara…" he whispered the other's name who stepped closer to him.
"I come to bring you to the others, Sasori no Danna and Kakuzu are already about to strangle Hidan. They are already waiting for you and by the way your father is really a jerk so we "talked" a bit with him about what he did to you un." Deidara said smiling and Itachi could only stare at him confused.
"My father is in Hell?" not that it was such a big surprise.
"Yep, I think except the ones who were married in to your family and probably two and a five children are most of you family down there, man you were rally all cursed un." The blond said standing only inches away from Itachi.
"I see…" he said, but suddenly blushed as Deidara snuggled up to him. "De…Deidara…"
"I'm happy that you are here…" the blond whispered blushing as he buried his head deeper in to Itachi's chest. He suddenly felt two arms wrap around his waist and looked up.
"I think I'm also happy, I…I'm sorry that I have so often upset you…" the Uchiha whispered as he leaned his head down, locking his lips with that of Deidara's.
The blond tensed as they lips met, but he soon relaxed and returned the kiss. He was happy that Itachi was finally there with them and now there was nothing which could pull any of them apart and most of all not them. Deidara found it in a way ironic that the first person his was thinking of by his re-birth, yes the day on which he become part of Akatsuki was the day on which he was reborn, and his last thought in death and now…
…now was he there by him and would never leave again…
A shocked gasp and three coughings made them break the kiss and while still holding each other and turning to they side, heads shaking in mock sorrow. Both blushed as they noticed Sasori and Kakuzu looking at them annoyed with they hands on they hips while Hidan was grinning at them smugly.
"Wow, who would have thought that we need to die first to see our Blondie and Diva getting together." Hidan said grinning.
Itachi sent his best glare at the zealot, still refusing to let Deidara go as he suddenly noticed a fourth person beside Sasori. A grin appeared suddenly on his lips.
"Hello father, seems like you have already met four members of my new family." He said and the poor tied up Fugaku was starting to try and get out of the grip of Sasori's tail.
"That one is a yes…" answered Hidan as he looked again grinning at the duo.
"So guys should we let you two cute little lovebirds alone?" he asked in a mocking tone.
"Hidan…"
"Leave him Itachi; he is only pissed on because he found out that his beloved and praised God is actually a Goddess." Kakuzu said and Itachi couldn1t suppress an amused little laugh.
"KAKUZU!!" Hidan screamed at his partner blushing.
"Yes and beside that are those two here together." Sasori said and Itachi stared shocked at Hidan who couldn't get any more redder and a blushing Kakuzu.
"Looks like as if even in death we are all a catastrophe…" Itachi said and kissed Deidara's forehead. "We can go now and wait for the others…"
Meanwhile back in the castle was a young man still lying by the throne, head resting in the new cold lap of his brother's corpse. His tears stopped now, but guilt and a question were plaguing him…
"I…It wa…was worth…pro…protecting you…"he heard Itachi's last words echoing through his head, what did his brother mean? From what did he protect him, and that poking on the forehead…it was like back then in they childhood. He touched his forehead carefully.
Suddenly there were four steps nearing him and he looked up, arms still resting in Itachi's lap.
"Sasuke-kun!" yelled Karin worried.
"Hey, dude looks like as if you made it…" Suigetsu said grinning at his friend.
"Itachi-san…" Kisame whispered and everyone could have sworn they heard sadness in it.
"Yes, I did…" Sasuke whispered as he stood up, looking at the corpse of his brother.
"You should go now Sasuke…" Kisame said suddenly as he walked up to the two brothers and took Itachi's cold, limp body in his arms.
"What?" the Uchiha asked.
"Your friends are fighting with Tobi and Leader-sama and Zetsu are also on the way there with Konan. You tried to break bonds with the ones who cared about you because you wanted to kill your brother and for this you needed to get strong. Itachi-san is now by the others of our little family." At that he looked over at the confused group.
"What…"
"Akatsuki is not only an organization of S-ranked criminals, we are also a family to each other then most of us could only find there something what you could call understanding and caring." at that Sasuke sunk his head. "As said before you have now avenged your clan and even after betraying everyone who cared for you they never abounded the bond between you. They need you now, not because they are going to face, Zetsu, Konan and Pein, but because of Tobi…"
"What do you mean?" Sasuke asked, he had met this Tobi guy back then as he fought Deidara, that guy was a joke.
"I don't know, but something is not right about him, I have the feeling that your friends are in trouble." Kisame said darkly, his partner's corpse still in his arms.
"Karin, can you feel them?" Sasuke asked the kounichi.
"Yes I can feel them, everyone I felt before is there, but there is an unknown chakra…it… it is so dark and cold and…oh god, but that can't be…" at that everyone looked at the blackhead.
"Karin what is it" Sasuke asked the trembling girl who was now held by Suigetsu.
"The…the unknown chakra…it feels similar to yours and your brother's…" she said.
"What!" Sasuke suddenly stood up and begun to run to the place the others were fighting. What was happening here?
"Sasuke!" Karin yelled and the others followed him. Only Kisame said and walked slowly out, looking up at the dark sky as heavy raindrops begun to hit the ground.
"It is over now Itachi-san, rest in peace and please wait for me together with the others…" he said to the sky as he looked down to the corpse on which's face he could finally see peace. "I will certainly wait for the day we will met again my friend…"
In the other world were two figures sitting on a cliff, snuggled together closely.
"I will also wait for that day Kisame…" the dark haired figure said…
Owari
A/N: well this one got longer then the other, but while writing I suddenly got this incredible idea and well I like it…erm…just noticed how much I have written….