Chapter 4: Unexpected Reunion.

AN- this is a very emotional chapter for me. I have always been an Itachi fan, and that is obviously why.

When two came around, Sasuke found himself being poked in the forehead.

"Wake up little brother." Itachi's playful voice said as he felt another poke in the forehead.

"Ow..." Sasuke said getting up and rubbing his forehead. He opened his eyes to see Itachi. He didn't know what to think. Was he the second ghost? What was going to happen now? What was he going to do? More importantly... how long was he going to be able to spend with him?

"Nii-san?" he said with an unexpected tear streaming down his cheek.

"Yes Sasuke, I'm the second spirit. And you'll be happy to hear that what Kakashi said is true. I'm in heaven for everything I've done to protect you." He said smiling.

Sasuke couldn't take it anymore. He hugged his older brother.

"You should have told me." He said now crying with guilt.

"I know. Maybe everything would have been different. But I couldn't. If I did I don't know what would have happened. Naruto wasn't strong enough to take on Pein. I had to protect him too you know."

"We could have taken Madara on together! You could have helped me! You could have trained me so I could have been stronger. I'm weak! I've always been weak! I'll never compare to you!"

"Sasuke your not weak." Itachi said letting go to look at him in the eyes. "Your strong enough not to let the girl become my sister-in-law." He smirked.

"How long do we have?" Sasuke asked.

Itachi sighed. "Until the end of the day, but I have to show you what Christmas will be like for the present time. The next ghost will show you what it will be like if you stick to what you are planning. Which I really don't agree with I might add."

Sasuke looked down. He remembered that Itachi only wanted peace.

"Come on," Itachi said leading him out of the room to find the streets of Konoha.

"Itachi..." he said.

"Yes little brother?"

"What are we doing here?"

"I have to show you what Christmas is going to be like."

"But do we have to go to Konoha?"

"Sasuke, you have to learn what the spirit of Christmas is. Who better to show you than Naruto?"

Sasuke stopped dead. He had to see Naruto? He had to see Naruto with his Sakura!

"I can't do this."

"What? Your afraid to see how their doing? Don't you want to see if Naruto and Sakura have had children? If it may not be too late?" Itachi said with a smirk.

"It is to late." Sasuke sulked.

"What ever happened to the happy, strong, and confident little brother I used to know?" Itachi said poking him again.

"He died a long time ago." He said looking down.

"When you went to Orocimaru... or when I was ordered to kill our family?" he asked making Sasuke more annoyed.

"Orocimaru." He said. "But it wasn't when I left. It was when I was bitten. If I wasn't bitten you might not have had to fight me and kill yourself doing it. I would have never hurt Sakura."

Itachi sighed. "That's true. I had to push you enough to allow him to show himself. I was fighting myself to death to save you." He then smiled. "But you shouldn't blame yourself. I should have killed him instead of take his hand off. I should of known he'd come after you. If it makes you feel any better I know for a fact that Orocimaru is in hell."

Sasuke grinned. "Good."

They walked on, and found themselves at Naruto's house. Since he was now Hokage he had a house instead of an apartment. He saw that Sakura was knocking at his door. She was not married to him. They had not have children yet. Sasuke was relived.

"I told you there's hope for you yet." Itachi whispered in his little brother's ear.

Sasuke smiled. They went in and found them talking about Sasuke.

"I just wish he was here today. I hate that he just decided to leave and not come back." Sakura said. "I wish he knew how I really felt before he assumed I gave up on him."

"What?" Sasuke said amazed. He couldn't believe it. Sakura hadn't given up on him. He was being so stupid. Why hadn't he stayed! He should have stayed.

They watched as the day went by. And at the end, Naruto had a surprise for Sakura that Sasuke never wanted to see.

"Sakura," he said kneeling on one knee. "Will you marry me?"

Sakura was amazed, but said yes. Sasuke scoffed angrily and turned away. "I can't watch any more Itachi." He said. "I just want to go. Why do I have to be tortured?"

"I'm not trying to torture you. I'm showing you what your missing." He told her. However, he soon found himself back in his room again.

"I have to go now." Itachi said reluctantly.

"What? No! I can't stand it! I need to talk to you more... I..."

Itachi poked him again. "You need to stop thinking about how it should be. You need to move on. Make your life better. You need a better life than the one I allowed you to have. Move on. Don't sulk around all the time. I hate it every day and feel guilty. It's my fault for not pushing them to speak to father. I shouldn't have followed the order. Just remember I love you. Good bye little brother." He said as he disappeared.

Sasuke tried to run to where he was but he ended up running into the wall. He knelt. He didn't want Itachi to leave him again. Especially after he saw what could happen if he never went home. I just stayed there until the next ghost came. His mind was already made up. He was going to get her Sakura back. He was going to do it the right way. He didn't need to know what would happen in the future.

He knew it would be bad. He was ready but he just wanted this night to be over.