Hi! i'm so happy, thank you to all my reviewers and everyone else who is just reading my one-shots. its greatly appreciated.

on another note this idea came from the new episode of American Horror Story, so for those of you who watch that show you may recognize the comparisons between the death angel and Sakura in this one-shot.

And i really didnt mean to write another life/death story it just popped out.

anyways enjoy!

(12/2/2012: i did some revisions that i noticed when i was re-reading this on my ipod, sorry if you guys thought i updated -_-')

Arise.

"I've sung your song many time for you." She spoke, his black eyes staring up at her. "But this time its final." His hand traced her cheek smiling faintly, while her red lips opened and she began to sing...

Itachi remembered the first time he met death. She was dressed in all black; a short dress with long sleeves ending in points at her hands, tights, flats, with a cloak that ended at her waist, and a comb in her hair with veil that refused to reveal her face but instead showed her bloody red lips instead. The thing that striked him the most about her was her hair, bright pink and pulled into a complicated twist pinned down with roses.

"You've killed many times, Uchiha Itachi." She spoke while rising from his mothers cold form. Black wings glistened over her form before disappearing "But do not worry," Death looked at him, smiling wide. A pale hand rising to his cheek, as she was in front of him in the blink of an eye. "I will sing your song soon."

And with that the woman disappeared, leaving Itachi to wallow in his grief.

He'd met her many times after that, she was all around him, she was his everything and nothing all at once. Sometime's he'd find her in his dreams, sitting on a bench before looking at him and smiling wide with hands caked in blood.

"This is the blood of the ones you've killed." She'd say before he'd wake up, startled and realizing he was alive. There were other times though when he was in battle, and he'd lay there seeing her crouched over him. His head would be in her lap while she sighed and whispered to him words of the things she'd seen. Itachi would listen though, waiting for her red lips to meet his, to grant him absolution and death all at once.

"I can't." He'd say with her lips hovering over his. They would curl slowly into a smile and she giggle like a child.

"I was hoping you'd keep your promise." She'd say before disappearing, leaving him to heal and be ready to face her another day.

Itachi would fight and fight, and see her flitting around in the corners of his eyes, picking up the Shinobi he'd slaughtered.

"What do you mean by singing my song?" He asked once. She'd appeared again to pick up the Shinobi he'd just killed. His stomach twisted in guilt but he would never admit that out loud.

Death smiled wide, red lips curling back revealing two rows of sharp white teeth.

"It's the Death song." She spoke. "I will grant you death with a kiss, and sing for your soul as you ascend."

"Ascend where?" He asked and she clicked her tongue, shaking her head.

"You will find out eventually Uchiha Itachi."

"Sometimes i believe you're stalking me." He stated once, standing over Sasori's body as she had his head in her lap. Her mouth was opened, like she was singing, but he heard nothing but wailing. An ear-splitting scream that echoed from her throat that sound like she was in pain herself. Her jaw would no sooner shut with a snap though, and she'd looked up at him with a smile.

"It's not my fault death follows you." Death chimed, giggling at herself for using her name and term. "Like i said before your time will come soon enough Itachi and i will sing a song for your soul." For a flicker of a moment he thought he saw Sasori, at her side with her fingers laced with his, but she disappeared and so did the image of his fallen comrad.

"Its time Itachi." He smiled, blood trailing from his mouth, as he heard the thud of Sasuke collapsing from exhaustion. Itachi was dying and he knew it, he could feel the intense pain of the injuries from his battle, and the fact that Death was here once more was enough proof that it was his time. "Are you ready to come into my embrace?"

He nodded and she smiled, slowly she lifted her veil and his eyes went wide. Emerald orbs stared down at him, with slitted pupils and the whites of her eyes black. Her hand lifted his head into her lap and she bent down, and slowly her lips touched his...

...and he was at peace.

Death screamed in frustration. Hands phasing through Kabuto's neck as she swiped at him, her screams echoing soundlessly in the mid-world she was in now. A place between the living and purgatory, a place where angels only roamed when needed. Her long pink hair in many braids curled around her as she screamed again in anger.

"This isn't supposed to happen!" She screamed as she watch the fallen Shinobi ressurect. Her throat constricted and she touched it helplessly as she could no longer speak. The songs she had sung for each of the Shinobi were coming back to her, causing her physical pain.

"STOP IT!" She screamed again, anger coursing through her veins. It was pointless though, no one could hear her except for her fellow brethren who were not concerned about the events that were happening.

Death lifted into the air, following Itachi as he walked by holding Nagato. The whites of his eyes were black, but his red Sharingan shown brightly. Tears fell down her cheeks as she hovered next to him, her hands clutching her dress in a death grip.

"I'm so sorry." She cried, her hand reached forward...

and Itachi saw her. He blinked rapidly, eyes widened as she stared at him, frozen and overjoyed.

He had always been her favorite soul to follow.

"Itachi.." As soon as he saw her though, he looked away, acting if he'd seen nothing. So Death followed, persistent to see him run into the blonde jinchuriiki. The blonde yelled and suddenly a crow pulled itself from his body and slowly went into Itachi and like a switch, he flipped to himself again.

He fought Nagato and she smiled as her jaw fell open and she sang his song, leaning over him with his head in her lap, his Rinnegan eyes stared up at her with joy. Kissing him softly, she sighed as she felt his soul find peace once more. Looking up she saw Itachi staring down at her, eyes wide.

"You don't have much time Itachi." She warned smirking, and he mirrored her expression. "Hurry before i sing your song once more."

"I will." He turned but paused. "But when i die, i want to see your eyes once more Death." She chuckled, high pitched full of mirth.

"Anything for you love." And so he fought on, beside his brother and against Kabuto before he shared his last memories with the person he loved most. Itachi began desinergrating, and he looked up to see her hand outstretched to him. Her veil was pinned back, emerald eyes shining as her pink hair in braids floated around her.

"Come, it is time for your song to be sung once more." He smiled and took it.