Disclaimer: I own nothing from Naruto,
but I own my OCNatsuro, Satinee (last, first)
One shot that became a short story.

A/N: The story does jump around a lot with the flashbacks and things, and the flash backs aren't all in order

Atashi wa anata no yuurei
(I am your ghost)
Or should be

I was in bed when he told me; I was finding it difficult to move. Frustratingly it was a beautiful day outside, or what I could see through the window. I wished many times that there was more to see outside that window, noting the amount of hours I spent in that bed.

"You were right, Hoshiko-sama."

"Ne?"

"Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama did meet in a final battle."

I sat up and look very hard at the boy; I grimaced slightly from the pain, and he shrank back a little under my gaze.

"And?"

"The most powerful shinobi in The Land of Fire is indeed the Hokage, Hoshiko-sama."

I grabbed the boy by the collar, and brought his face very close to mine,

"Tell. Me. What. Happened. To. Madara."

"H-he was defeated…and died."

Very slowly I released my grip on the boy and brought a hand to my mouth. It was hard to breathe. I felt as if my heart had stopped; time stood still. I was not conscious of the tears falling until the boy asked me if I was ok. I was furious with myself for not keeping my emotions in check. I ignored his concern, I was not even sure if it was genuine. I turned back to the oh so droll window, trying so hard just to blink the tears away.

"You-You're lying!" I was humiliated to hear the crack in my own voice. I was clutching the sheets surrounding me, and my knuckles were turning white.

"Iie, there was a witness."

"W-ho?" words were coming out in choked sobs; I had never been so out of control of myself. As much as I tried I could not hide my emotions; a skill I had down to perfection.

"Senju Hashirama and his younger brother were there at the time of death."

"Tell m-me," my body began to shake with my sobs, which worsened with speech. I brought my knees up to my chest, as much as I could and buried my face in the sheets that covered them.

And I listened.

"The night before last Uchiha Madara called out Senju Hashirama for a final battle, In the Valley of the End, as it is now called. Those who knew of the proposal insisted that Hashirama shouldn't go; Uchiha Madara was considered a fool, blinded by jealousy… They did not want to indulge him. There was also the slim chance that Senju would be defeated. He went against every one, and unbeknownst to him, his brother tagged along. He was not aware of this until the battle had begun.

Madara blamed the Senju for the Uchiha downfall, for his brother, and for the loss of the woman he loved. From his rage Uchiha found strength enough to take on both Senju. Hashirama sent his brother home, fearing for his life, and he did reluctantly retreat.

Hashirama speaks little of what passed between him and Uchiha Madara. But he does say that, he was subjected to a lot of torture form the mangekyo sharingan, which Uchiha was using constantly throughout the battle.

The end came from atop the waterfall, Senju being able to manipulate both earth and water chakra had an advantage over Uchiha. He claimed that he was able to ambush Uchiha with a plan that he had been formulating form the very beginning.

He struck Uchiha square in the chest, and he fell into the water below

The younger Senju had not left, but had watched form a distance, and he confirms this."

"A-and his body?"

"It was lost amidst the rocks; never recovered."

The man who took my first kiss could not be dead. How could he leave me? A fresh wave of sorrow washed over me; tears flowed too freely, breaths came in gulps. It was like choking on oxygen.

The boy left me to my grief. I was glad to be alone. I curled up as small as I could, and wrapped my arms around myself. I cried myself to sleep, imagining it was his arms that were surrounding me.

Hoshiko – star child
Ne – what?
Iie - no

I have ideas for spin-offs, and such, but I don't think I will post them unless you want me to…
Or I could re-do this piece and fill it out, with more detail of past events, and not post the spin-offs?
And possibly a sequel… since the ole bugger Madara's alive…
Opinions/reviews are welcomed!