I don't need the sun any longer

I have your smile

.:&:.

I was always the type of person to suffer in silence. I never really opened up to anyone. Not to Naruto, Kakashi, nor to Sakura. They all seemed to just get in my way. All I really wanted was to kill Itachi…but that wasn't going to happen unless I got stronger. So that's why I left.

But another reason…or reasons rather. I left to protect her. Everything about her…her anger, her tears, and her sweet, sweet laughter, kept me soldiering on until the end. I never wanted to see that smile go away. And I never wanted to see it get hurt.

I couldn't stand it when she was beaten so badly in the Chunin exams. It tore me apart to leave her on that bench…But through and through, I did all I could do to protect her. Because I loved her. And I knew she loved me. I'd always call her annoying…But she was only annoying because she made me love her.

Her pink hair….

Her emerald eyes….

Her pale-cream skin…

She was my own brand of heroin, but I could never muster up to courage to actually inject myself and love her. I didn't need anything. Not the moon nor the stars. I didn't need the sun any longer, for I had her smile. I didn't see her for three long, brutal years. Orochimaru had trained me brutally and tried to remove all my ties from the leaf village. But they never would go away. So long as Sakura Haruno lived, I could never truly get rid of her.

When I finally saw her again…She was so beautiful. But as fate would have it, I still couldn't tell her how much I truly cared for her. I came close to killing Naruto, but my replacement saved him. She tried to fight me. She said she'd bring me back with her own strength. The fire I saw in her eyes was the flame that I so longed to see for years on end. I didn't intend to hurt her, but the Kakashi replacement interfered.

But that was in the past. And this is right now. I'm the proud father of three children. A set of twins and another boy. Azami-our thistle flower- is a little tomboy of her own. With raven black hair and shining emerald eyes, she's the oldest at thirteen.

And along with Azami comes Kagami, her twin brother. Black hair to resemble hers, and a permanently active sharingan, Kagami takes more after me –in appearance as well as additude- than Sakura as Azami takes after her.

And of course, our youngest and newest addition to the family, Sonosuke. Black hair with a naturally pink streak, his eyes are already switching back and forth from Sharingan to forest green.

Sakura Uchiha is my wife and we've been together for a long and eventful fifteen years. We're already expecting another set of children and the nurse says its going to be a set of triplets. Sakura has never put aside her kunoichi duties as a medic even if the children are around. She takes them to work with her. Seeing the blood and agony teaches them never to fear pain. Azami loves seeing all the blood and gore and is striving to be an ANBU medic. Kagami plans to follow in my footsteps and become an ANBU in assassinations. Little Sonosuke is already showing signs of both as he constantly tries to grab my katana and any weapon that is left lying around.

All in all, I'm happy that I finally came back to the leaf. I have a family to come home to and a wife that loves me. The dobe finally became Hokage and married the shy Hyuuga girl. Their youngest daughter Kikio is a mini twin of Hinata with the additude and disposition of Naruto. She's on the same team as Kagami.

Everything worked out the way I planned it and I wouldn't have things any other way. So, Dear Kaa san in heaven, know that your youngest son has finally found what is most important to him. Please continue watching over all of us.

Your Youngest Son,

Uchiha Sasuke

Did you like it? In the end it was supposed to be a letter to no one. Sasuke was writing it to send it to his mother; telling her about the past events. I was thinking about writing one for Sakura and her parents (which would obviously be longer). Just tell me if its a good idea and if you'd like to see it.

Byes!

Mizu