~*~AIMI'S POV~*~
It has been four years since then.
I never saw them again after that. I never knew myself anymore. When I went back to the Akatsuki, I was changed. I was weak, sad. I was the old me.
Itachi loved me more, and so did Deidara.
They kicked me out of the Akatsuki, but I still stayed there, in fear of going back to Konoha.
Now, I am in Konoha again to tie up loose ends.
I see Emi and Akio. They run up to me and sniff me. "It's really you!" they yell. I smile. "Yes. I'm here," I say, trying not to cry. They tackle me. "I'll be back soon," I say. "I have to talk to everyone."
I go to Chika's, where I am accepted and embraced. There are many tears. I go and see Naruto, who attacks me with just as much love. So it happens with everyone.
"Have you seen Sasuke?" Naruto asks.
"No, not yet," I say.
"He's been really messed up since last time he saw you."
"I'm here to fix that," I say.
I leave and go knock on Sasuke's door. It's dark inside. Dark, cold looking.
He answers the door. He looks older, sadder, more mature. Very handsome.
He looks at me blankly, then his eyes fill with remembrance. "Aimi…?" he whispers.
"Hi," I whisper.
Then I look past him. Something caught my eye. A noose, a stool. He was going to hang himself. I know immediately why. I had just stopped him.
"Soon after you left, I remembered it all. I remembered when we were kids. It hurt me. Why… you can't really be here. It's just my mind," he whispers.
"No," I say. I smile, feeling tears well up in my eyes. "No, Sasuke. I'm here. I'm here for good. And you don't have to feel any pain, anymore."
My eyes change color. Soft red.
And I think I see his change, too. They soften, giving me a loving look.
"I'm here now," I whisper.
If there was never a tale of more sorrow and woe than Juliet and her Romeo, then what type of story is this to be of Sasuke and his Aimi?
