Hi guys! Uhm, I don't really have anything to say, except... MERRY CHRISTMAS! :D I love you all! And also, thanks for your sympathy about the whole homework thing :) And UchihaItachi21, your review made me laugh! Good call, begging to not have homework :D

Okay, please enjoy the short chapter! Remember that next is the epilogue. It should be fairly long ;)

The Uchiha's hugged their parents until they vanished. Simply vanished back to heaven without any warning. Now the two stood alone. Silence overcame them. It was a bittersweet silence, as they both remembered the past, and how they had both felt. Both had felt frightened, scared, upset, sad, and as if they were trapped in a nightmare that was impossible to escape.

That nightmare, it seems like, was finally coming down to an end.

They stood there, not quite knowing what to think now, but minds working and refusing to empty.

Without saying a word, the brothers began to walk down the path. They didn't get far, however, before they heard a voice behind them.

"Sasuke, Itachi, wait."

The two turned around. There, their guardian angel stood, a sullen look on her face.

"Aname, I thought you went back to Konoha," Itachi said.

Aname stepped foreward. "I... I just wanted to say goodbye."

Sasuke raised his eyebrows. "Wait, so you're not staying with us? I thought you were our guardian angel."

Aname now wore a pained expression and looked away. "Well, now that I've nearly successfully completed my mission, you guys no longer need me, unless there's another critical emergency like that was. Besides, now that I've done something this big, they need me in heaven. I have a big responsibility up there, now. But, no matter what," her gaze once again fixed upon the boys, "I'll always be your guardian angel."

Silence overcame them as the brothers wondered what to say back. After a year and a half, it was hard to believe that she was finally leaving them all on their own.

"You know I'm not leaving you," she said, as if she had read their minds. "I'll always watch over you, even if I can't visit."

"Well, will we ever see you again?" Itachi asked.

Aname sighed. "Honestly," she said, shaking her head, "I don't know."

More silence. Bittersweet silence.

Aname stepped foreward towards the Uchiha's and held her small hand out towards Itachi. He hesitantly took it and shook her hand. "Thank you," he said, although he couldn't do anything to show his thanks to the small, petite angel before him.

"Yeah, thanks," Sasuke said as he now shook Aname's hand. He also didn't know if it were possible to show his thanks.

"No, thank you," Aname said. "You guys taught me what I was trying to teach you."

"That Itachi's not guilty?" Sasuke asked.

Aname shook her head.

"That Sasuke's going back to Konoha, whether he likes it or not?" Itachi questioned.

Aname shook her head again. "You guys have to dig deep. I won't get my wings until you figure it out, you know. Then my work will be done."

More silence. Was this really happening?

Suddenly, Aname burst into tears. "Oh my freak! This is ridiculous!" She said hysterically. "Come here, you two!" She yanked them down to her level and squeezed them even tighter than she had previously that day. But it felt good.

They hugged her back, not wanting her to leave.

I can't believe that it's over.

Although it didn't seem much like it, all three of them had grown so much over time. From hateful, angry, jealous, ridiculous weirdos, to honest, intelligent, and all grown up.

Aname kissed them both on the cheek before reluctantly pulling away. She had a smile on her face as she wiped tears from her large, crimson eyes that had both happiness and sadness in them.

"We'll never forget what you've done for us, Aname," Itachi said. Then he leaned over and planted a kiss on her lips. He stroked her face before standing back up.

Aname let out another hysterical sob before getting one last look at the two that she had learned to love with all her heart more than anything. But how could she express her feelings?

She would be able to someday. But for now, she had to get them back to Konoha.

"Don't worry, you'll see me again someday. I promise," she said shakily. "I couldn't have been more proud of you guys," she said with a sad, yet happy smile.

Itachi and Sasuke smiled back, the same smile. "Aname, we couldn't have done anything without you," Sasuke said.

"And we couldn't have been more proud of you, too. Good job, Aname," Itachi added.

The small angel looked like she was suppressing a large sob that she insisted on keeping contained. She also looked like she wanted to say one more thing, but if she tried talking, she knew that the sob would escape from her. So instead of saying what she had wanted to, she gave a gift to the brothers instead. A last smile at them before she vanished.

And they appeared back in Konoha.

They were back where they belonged.

They were finally back at home.

And they were staying there for good.

Okay, stay tuned for the epilogue :) Review, please!