Chapter 2

I was standing in a forest clearing not entirely certain how I'd gotten there. I think I know this place. I thought.

It was a glorious day, completely cloudless and perfect temperature. The sun was behind the trees in front of me casting long, leafy shadows on the ground at my feet. It looked and felt so familiar to me but I didn't understand why.

Something rustled behind me and I turned on the spot; quick and graceful as always. Itachi was there walking towards me. He looked the same as always, amazingly enticing. His hair caught the light as he stepped out of the cover of the canopy making his beautiful black of his hair shine. My heart rate sped up. I was so stunned by the beauty of the effect I couldn't move or speak.

He was only a few feet away now still walking right at me looking into my eyes with his usual expression. His cloak was open showing me his face and the top half of his shirt.

Finally getting my grip I asked him, "Where are we Itachi?"

He didn't answer me. He was only a foot away now.

"Itachi?" I asked uncertainly, "Did you hear me?"

He stopped so close to me I feel his cloak rustle against me as he raised a hand slowly to my face. I didn't move back even if he was going to hurt me I wouldn't have. He was so close. I looked at him questioningly wondering what he was doing and loving how close I was to him. He put his hand on my face cradling it. I put my hand to his to keep it there leaned into it closing my eyes in joy. I felt him raise his other hand and stroke my hair. I opened my eyes and looked up at him slightly startled by his sudden show of affection. He looked back at me and I could have sworn his face had softened and there was an emotion I had been waiting my whole life to see in his eyes. I stepped forward and closed the small distance between us. He moved his hand from my hair and slid it around my waist pulling me even closer. I leaned my head against his chest listening to his heartbeat, my head resting near his necklace. I closed my eyes again my heart beating abnormally fast.

Suddenly I couldn't hear his heart anymore, feel his hand caressing my cheek, or his cloak against my skin. I opened my eyes looking around surprised and saw him in mid leap with his look of calculation in a battle.

What did I do? I thought bewildered.

I suddenly became aware of other presences around us. Ninja ready for battle. Wanting to protect Itachi and kill whoever had ruined the moment I made fast hand signs "Element Devastation!" The barrage of elements flew all around me and straight for Itachi.

"NO!" I shouted trying to stop the attack but it was no use. An invisible barrier seemed to be all around me preventing any movement at all.

He turned throwing a kunai at me as he jumped back. The kunai was blocked by a column rock shooting right at him. He leaped to the side barely dodging it as a tongue of flame shot at him. He knelt on the ground and gave me a look I had never seen him wear before, angry and overpowered.

I suddenly realized it had been me had jumped from not the unknown ninja. Why is this happening? I thought not able to shout or move. And if they weren't here to attack us who are these ninja? One leaped at me dodging a current of wind bent on tearing her apart and I saw it was my cousin, Alita. This was the same way she had jumped at me before she died. Just like the first time she was ripped apart from behind by the air current she had just avoided.

There was a shout then out of nowhere my father and mother ran forward trying to stop me and protect my brother with their element jutsu. The rest of my family joined, attacking and defending but it was all no use. By this point I had all the surrounding area demolished and the remains burning. The entire scene was mass confusion but my eyes found the one that I had tried to protect.

Itachi was dodging and trying to stop me with his sharingan but he was slowing down. He dodged another flame but a tidal wave came to meet him crashing upon him with tremendous force. Soaking wet he tried to stand but before he had done more than get into a kneeling position A high wind came up and tore at him like a thousand kunai. He fell again but this time he didn't get the chance to raise himself, a jagged rock came up from below him and drove itself straight threw his heart. He looked at me in anger and disbelief. Blood dripped down his face and the rock implanted in his skin was stained red. He coughed up a red stream and the light faded from his eyes as his body slumped forward.

"NO!" I shouted again trying in vain to move and go to him; to stop the destruction of everything I cared about.

I had to watch again as everything that ever mattered to me was slaughtered by my own hand. My Mother was knocked into her own kunai by a gust of wind, my father burned to death, my little brother thrown behind a charred stone wall and followed by a wave of water, and the rest of the clan were killed protecting each other from the very monster they had created.

Why is this happening to me?