It was morning and I had just woken up. I went downstairs and bumped into Sasuke- quite literally, I might add. "Oh, Sasuke! What's up?" I asked eagerly, ruffling the midget's duck butt hair style because I knew he didn't like his hair messed with.
"Itachi just shooed me away again. I only asked him to help me with my shuriken practice. And he said he was too busy and jabbed me in the forehead," he complained, flattening his hair.
"Hhhm, bummer," I shrugged. I walked through the front door and saw Itachi. "Hey, Itachi, ready to go?" I asked. He turned around and stared at me.
Then he told me to shoo. "No, I'm preoccupied right now. Go eat something," he replied coldly and rather impolitely.
"Rude much," I muttered to myself. Itachi only left without saying goodbye. I ate breakfast and went out the door, searching for Itachi. I wandered throughout the Leaf Village till dark, unable to find him. My heart ached. I wanted to see Itachi.
I was running home. Jeez! Stupid shortcut took me all the way to the stupid Sand Village! I mentally whined. It was ten minutes until eight and as soon as I was about to cross the bridge to the Uchiha estate I stopped because I heard something.
It sounded like footsteps running and someone crying at the same time. I squinted and saw Sasuke running towards me, screaming, "Don't kill me, Big Brother! I'm scared!"
I stopped him. He hugged me. "Sasuke, what's wrong? You look like you witnessed a murder," I said, trying to calm him down. He was sobbing his eyes out.
"Itachi…he…he…ki…ki…ki," He wept, hands clenching my kimono. I could tell that something happened. He was shaking as if he were in an earthquake. His black eyes were shining with tears too. Then he practically yelled, "Itachi killed my parents and the whole clan!"
I couldn't believe what I was hearing. I took a deep, therapeutic breath. "Sasuke, I want you to run and go tell my Grandfather…NOW! And don't look back no matter what, understand?" I commanded.
He nodded and ran off like a frightened rabbit being hunted. "I have to find Itachi now!" I whispered to myself as I ran in the direction Sasuke had come from. My heart was pounding. Tears began to fill my eyes and I had that same lump in my throat.
As I raced through the mini-village, I noticed that all the lanterns were off. It was dark, but the silvery moonlight of a full moon kept it bright. "Where is everybody?" I wondered as I cried, hoping with all my heart that Sasuke was wrong.
Out of the corner of my eye, I spotted something lying on the ground. As I looked closer, I saw dead people lying where they had been slain in the silence of the night. I gasped while I covered my mouth, tears streaming down my cheeks in horror. "Oh gods," I screamed. I ran to Sasuke's house.
As I tried to open the door, it refused to budge. So, I kicked the door down and dashed in. "Itachi…Itachi, where are you?" I demanded. I ran to the back door and raced to the other side of the door. I threw it open and entered slowly.
I glanced at the moonlight shining through the window. I followed the light's gleam and happened to glance down at the floor. There washed in the moonlight were Sasuke's murdered parents. There was blood pooling and seeping around them, leaving a trail up to my feet.
I screamed so loudly.
They were dead!
And I couldn't…I ran out the door to the middle of the manor. I was so angry and scared at the same time. My face was red. I screamed at the top of my lungs, "Itachi, wherever you are, you better come out right now!"