Heaven or Hell
Itachi poked his younger brother on the forehead.
His fingers trailed blood down Sasuke's face as he fell to the ground.
Everything went dark and the rain continued to fall.
Itachi awoke in a strange place. He was leaning against the trunk of the tree. He looked around. It was a peaceful place. Like a garden. Cherry blossoms were placed randomly around it. A small stream ran through the middle. A few meters away was a bamboo bridge crossing the stream.
Itachi stood up. What is this place? It's so beautiful. He started walking. No idea where he was going. He crossed the bridge to the other side of the garden and continued walking.
Ahead he saw two archways. One filled with clouds and a blue sky. The other filled with flames and cliffs made of burnt rocks.
"Heaven and Hell." He thought. "I'm in limbo."
It seemed like he was given the choice of where he would spend eternity.
He started to walk toward the Heaven archway. No one wanted to go the Hell.
Just as he was about to step through, he paused. His family would be there. The ones he helped murder. What would they think of him after what he did? Have they forgiven him? Would they accept him again? He wouldn't be able to spend an eternity with parents who hated him. Not just parents, but uncles, aunts, cousins, but everyone he grew up with and around.
He stepped back from the Heaven archway. He didn't want to take that chance. It would be unbearable to spend eternity being hated by his family. Being hated in life by the only one he actually cared about was painful enough.
Without thinking more about it, Itachi walked through the Hell archway. He would take his chances with the other murders and demons. Spending eternity away from everyone he once knew and loved.
(Authors Note – First fanfic. Ha ha! I'm smart. Hoping it didn't fail to bad. Please review.)