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Sad too say but this is my last chapter since I am a bit bored of it (personally) and I want to start with something fresh. I am really looking forward to that.

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Chapter 10. The Final

It felt so distant. Like some sort of vague dream. No grasp of reality. She almost felt like his warmth still remained on the tile floor where he went down on one knee. She placed her cheek on the heat that was no longer there. Except for the feeling that like someone had just punched her in the stomach so hard that she would not be able to breath for the rest of her life. The feeling that she so dearly hated. The feeling she hoped to just wish away.

She couldn't remember Naruto and Ino rushing into her apartment, sitting by her side and comforting her. It felt all like a dream. Some horrible dream that was somewhat so twisted she did not want to even think about it.

The pain was still there. Over and over again it felt like a knife being violently stabbed into her stomach. Even that would be so much better than the thought of a feeling.

And then...

She recalled something that brought her breath back. Something that healed the wounds from the stabbing. Or stopped the stabbing Something that really could have been a dream.

She remembered Ino apologising.

Apologising for what?

Sakura's reality was such a blur. It must have been a dream if what she thought was real just gets twisted so severely that she could not separate the reality from what's a dream and vice versa.

"I am sorry" Sakura heard her say. Her blue eyes swimming in a pool of tears "He never kissed me"

Was it real? Was she lying? Was she telling the truth?

No, why would she cry if she is telling something like this. Why was Naruto with her here? Was she telling the truth? Was this the reason she looked so horrible? Is she driven by guilt.

But that means...

Itachi is...

Itachi is innocent.

"He never kissed me. He lied to you. He pushed me away and I fell and there was blood" Ino said rushing her sentence, trying to get to her point as soon as possible "He was horrified when he saw my blood" Ino stared of in space reliving the moment in her head. Tears sadly dancing at the edge of her eyes. "It was strange. I never someone's face drained and as white as a ghost like what Itachi's was that night"

Sakura looked at her friend and she knew when Ino was lying and when she was telling the truth. Ino and Sakura have been long enough friends to know the difference.

And this time Sakura could see that she was telling the truth. She placed a shaking hand on her friends shoulder, which made Ino look up "I believe you" she said with a small smile. "and I forgive you"

"We need to go" Naruto said interrupting the conversation.

He seemed worn out and in some pain. He was not his cheery self. His face always seemed like it had a natural sunshine around it and this time he seemed like a dark and awful rain cloud was hovering around him. The news must have been horrible for him.

Ino whiped her remainder tears. "We need to hurry" she stood up from the floor and gave Sakura a helping hand. "We saw Itachi on our way here. He was acting rather odd"

"Odd how?" Sakura asked.

"He said that we should take good care of you. You are the one he will always love"

Naruto sort of cringed at the words. He had still a soft spot for Sakura, something that he will never deny. And something that he knew that would never change.

"That IS odd. Why would he say that?"

"I suggest we go check on him" Naruto said "Something is not right."

Sakura rushed into the kitchen drawers and grabbed her kunai and followed Naruto and Ino to where they saw Itachi. And to their luck they found Itachi standing in the middle of the road facing a dark figure.

Someone that was not much taller then what Itachi was. His black hair stood darkly in every direction. He stared down is opponent with red eyes. He smirked at all the shocked expressions. He felt rather delighted to have caused some attention and fear. It was exhilarating.

"Little brother" Itachi hissed grabbing tightly on his kunai. "I see you have come for me"

"As promised... You are going to die today" Sasuke said

"Sasuke!" Naruto yelled.

Sasuke did not answer. Naruto was just an annoying brat. He stood still in the middle of the road facing his big brother. Eyeing him silently. Like a statue would stand for hours and hours without moving a muscle and when something does move everybody would be frightened and flinch.

Sakura's eyes widened with shock. He was actually here. And he was going to kill Itachi. He has grown allot. But that is not the worst. The worst of it is that Sasuke had a dark aura about him. He seemed more evil. Bad as some people would say.

"I will never forgive you for what you have done" Sasuke hissed back at his brother.

Suddenly...

Sasuke came in for a stab with his kittana already drawn out. He ran towards Itachi and then disappeared during his first attack. Sasuke was jumping around and came from the back to attack Itachi. Itachi disappeared without making a noise or a sound. And as they move sparks came in the sky as kunai hit kittana. Itachi activated his Sharingan. But Sasuke moved way to fast for Itachi to catch even a glimpse of his eyes.

Itachi froze directly in the middle of the street holding his kunai in a defensive position and not even a second after that Sasuke came in for an attack. Some sparks flew lighting the dark area for a second.

Sasuke pushed Itachi away to give him enough space to regenerate a Kage bunshin no jutsu. The fire burnt as such a high and fast speed that it caught Itachi's arm where he was holding his kunai. His kunai was fuming hot making him drop it by force. Itachi was slow as he did not pay attention to where his brother was.

His brother appeared immediately in front of him. The kitana at his heart. Itachi froze in his footsteps. His kunai was too far to grab and defend himself. The kitana was too close to his heart to move and defend himself. Sasuke laughed at his brother manically for the position he was in. And slowly Sasuke went in for a cut into the heart. Blood sliding on the edge of the blade. Itachi let out a gasp of just blood drops. He grabbed to the blade of the kitana which cut his hand. He could not remove the death weapon.

Sakura screamed in the far distance, she ran towards Itachi and Sasuke but it was too late. Itachi dropped to the floor. His blood stained the ground and formed a puddle around him. Sasuke stepped back. He smirked at his wonderful work. The revenge was even sweeter now the fact that he made someone else suffer like Itachi made him suffer.

This was truly a wonderful day. Sakura grabbed her kunai. Her eyes draped in tears. She held the kunai in front of her making herself ready for a jab but she was too slow.

Sasuke disappeared and appeared behind Sakura. Sakura's eye sight was so blurred with tears she had not time to respond. She felt a sharp object poking in her back. He slid the knife in slowly passing her spinal cord and puncturing her heart. Blood exiting the wound, staining her red dress. She felt tears for the pain that was there. She felt tears for the pain that was healed.

"Rest in peace" Sasuke whispered in her ear and slowly let go of her.

Sakura fell slowly to the floor next to Itachi. Itachi looked at her. He took his burned hand and stroked the side of her face and whispered "I love you"

Sakura coughed some blood up but mouthed the same words back at him but when she finished Itachi's eyes were closed already.

If Sakura could ever dream of an angel with wings that cared a lot about her. She imagined the angel to be a person with black hair, black eyes and two face marks running down his face like tears. Someone that was not sad or angry but someone that's always smiling. Despite what the situation is.

If Sakura dreamt about an angel. Any angel that is. She pictured Itachi. Someone that she could feel safe with and lie in his arms.

"I love you Itachi" she said to him "Yes I will do the honours of being your wife" she smiled and felt pleasant as she received a kiss on her pink her from a beautiful angel.

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