Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto.
Dedication: To Sarah.
Summary: Watch the stars. For they tell much.
Notes : X-posted to writingrainbow on lj
The Dying Star
The blued-grey sky embraced the world with its arms of mist and fog. Within it, the world stilled into a silent peace. Even the tress grew quiet of its rustlings.
Uchiha Sasuke set watching the last watery pink dregs of the Sun slip below the horizon with eyes that bored into the past. All was quiet but for the soft, barely audible breathing of a lone man.
Darkness engulfed the earth in the frozen moments before the stars grew into existence.
The man had yet to move from his position.
Darkness was all that composed his pupils. Yet, were they his darkness? Or were they merely reflecting the stillness of the night?
-It was always said that the eyes were the doorway to the soul-
Timidly, the first star eased its wan light into existence. Almost immediately, others found the courage to shine their own light upon the earth so dark.
'Typical, always waiting for the other to go first. Too afraid of what would happen to themselves. Too afraid of being wrong. Too afraid of failing.'
'Maybe I'll be the first this time.'
'And yet, they all rush out together. Also too afraid of being the last.'
Blanked out features rearranged themselves into what they remembered as a smirk: The first movements from the man since hours before.
He lifted his gaze towards the heavens, looking at all and yet nothing at the same time.
It was beautiful cloudless night for stargazing.
Blue star blazing its ice cold light to the right of the burning yellow star to the right of the gently glowing pink star, all watched by the watchful green star above them.
Purple star and a white star to the right of the blue star as if gently drawing the blue star away.
Red star below the blue star burning it away…
The lone man watched and watched all night, his orbs taking in everything and yet nothing…
The blue star shimmered and faded away as dawn broke and silence was all that could be heard.
A/N: Yes. Sasuke died.