Three years seemed to pass by fast for me. I spent everyday training. Mostly with an assassin and training to kill people. On my days off, I healed people. Funny how I worked like a coin. I killed people one night and the next morning I healed them.
I made my way towards Konoha. I arrived in the mid afternoon. Sooner than the planed time. I made my way towards the Uchiha compound before even thinking about going home. I hid behind a tree and looked at two figures training. Itachi had stayed the same. Sasuke had grown up a bit in the three years that I haven't seen him.
"Let's go onii-chan! We have to be home before dinner." Sasuke said as he started to drag Itachi towards their house.
"You go on ahead. I have to do something before going home." Sasuke nodded and left Itachi there. Itachi looked at my direction before speaking. "Why are you hiding Sakuya?"
"I see you've been training. You've improved your listening." I said without coming out from behind the tree.
"Why are you hiding? I thought that you'd run into my arms once you would return home. Mother's been planning the wedding for three years now and everything's ready. We can get married if you still want to."
I chocked back a sob as I tried to control myself. So the elders haven't informed Itachi of the plan yet. I than came out from behind the tree and smiled a sad smile as I let my tears fall down my cheeks. I haven't cried since three years ago. "I'm back darling."
"Welcome home Sak-chan." Itachi said as he hugged me. What we did the next few hours, our time of passion, is a time I would never forget. I loved every second of it and Itachi enjoyed it as well. I forgot all of my troubles. As we stayed there, in Itachi's bed, his arms around my naked body, for the first time in years I felt safe. Safer than with my own parents. But my dream eventually had to stop and I had to wake up to reality.
An eagle came to the window with a message. Itachi got up and looked at the note. He than turned to me with a sad smile. "Our honeymoon will have to wait for a while longer. The elders requested my presence now." That's when I realized that my mission would have to take place soon.
"Now? It's only nine! There are some people still awake." I said as I stood up and started to get dressed.
"Just stay here Sak-chan. I'll be back before you know it. They probably just have a mission for me for tomorrow. Just like when they gave you that mission but yours is over now so they probably need someone new." Itachi said as he kissed me once he was dressed. "Can you do me one favor though?" I nodded as I leaned into his touch on my cheek. "Wear my ring properly. I want everyone to know who you belong to." He said as he kissed my forehead and disappeared.
My tears fell from my eyes as I dressed in my clothes. I took out my blade, the blade that would end many lives today. I made my way towards the room where Mikoto and her husband were. She was not in the room.
"Sakuya-chan?" Mikoto asked as she silently walked into the room. "What are you doing here? Is something wrong?" She asked, unaware of what I was about to do. I felt my body shake and my tears fall.
"I'm so sorry Mikoto-chan" I said as I turned around to show her my face. She gasped as she saw the sword in my hand. "Elders' wishes." I explained in short words as her tears when she realized what was going to happen.
"Don't you love Itachi? Not Sasuke!" She was about to run from the room but I stopped her.
"Sasuke will remain unharmed. Itachi will live as well…outside of the village." I explained so she could be at ease. Mikoto can't die. She just can't!
"This isn't really easy for you is it Sakuya-chan?" She asked as she took a hidden dagger and brought it above her head. The dagger than dropped to the floor and she hugged me. "Just kill me. I don't want to die and leave Sasuke and Itachi but I can't have you fail the mission and have you killed. Take my place and take care of Sasuke. Love him like you love Itachi." She said as I brought the sword over her body.
"I will. I'll love him with all my heart." I said and she smiled as her body relaxed. "You should live Mikoto-chan. Sasuke will need you in the future…we'll all need you." I said as I quickly knocked her out. She was one person that should not die on this night. I performed a jutsu and set her outside the village, somewhere safe as I returned to the Uchiha compound to consult Itachi about the rest.
"Sakuya!" Itachi ran towards me and stopped right in front of me. "Is it true? The mission that they gave us?" He asked me as he shook me by the shoulders.
"My mission here is already complete." I told him and when he finally looked around, he saw a few dead bodies around. I had to kill at least a few in order to complete the mission. "I'm sorry Itachi but we can't get married. We can never be together. This village forbids it."
"Than lets leave the village and live together! We'll take Sasuke with us!" Itachi said as his own tears fell on the ground.
"You know we can't do that! What's done is done. You still have to complete your part. We both know that you would never betray the village no matter the cause." I said as my tears started up again. "I really am sorry. This mission was originally assigned to you. The elders had no faith in me doing it so they sent me away in case I tried to stop you. I did this for you. I didn't want you to go through what I just went through." I cried out and Itachi hugged me tight.
"I love you Sakuya." Itachi said as I hugged him as well.
"I love you too. Always and forever." I told him truthfully. "I'll watch over Sasuke for you." I told him and he finally let go. "Your mother is safe outside the village, take her somewhere far." I explained as he nodded.
"Won't they be after you as well? The elders can betray your back and have you killed as well. Come and escape with us." Itachi pleaded once again. I shook my head as I stepped back.
"You know I can't. My mission still isn't done. I still have some things that I must do." I told him as I uncorked the bottle with the blood behind my back. "I'm really sorry Itachi-kun. Please forget me!" I told him and with one big gulp, I swallowed all of the blood. I felt my throat burn and I let the bottle fall to the ground.
"Sakuya!" Itachi called my name as he caught me before I hit the ground. "Sakuya what did you take? Sakuya!" He continued calling but I couldn't answer. I only smiled and caressed his cheek despite my pain. I kissed him one last time before I blacked out. The next time I awoke, I was back home in bed as a young child. Sasuke's age. This was the beginning of the next part of the mission.