Ugh, ANOTHER short chapter! Sorry it takes so long between uploads, I've been kind of busy lately. ^_^U Anyways, I'm going to be gone for a while, but I'll be doing LOTS of brainstorming over this time period! Please enjoy this OTHER short chapter! Sorry, in a hurry, you know... Anyways, keep on reading! AND reviewing, please!

"Hurry up, Itachi, it's time to GO!" Kisame was yelling practically at the top of his lungs.

Itachi adjusted his headband. "One second, Kisame. Just be patient for a second, will you?"

"Ugh," said Kisame, leaving Itachi in his room. They were getting ready for a mission in search of the Kyuubi, although they had failed to kidnap him every time. Itachi was always having to go on this mission, since he was originally from Konoha.

He hated having to go, since he got all homesick every time they showed up at the front gate. But no one knew the truth, anyways.

Itachi turned around to open his door, but what he saw next shocked him. He jumped back and fell on his bed, startled.

He was staring very wide-eyed at an extraordinarily beautiful young woman.

She had long red hair that fell down to her feet and blazing crimson eyes. She was also unusually short. In fact, the top of her head was barely up to Itachi's waist. She was wearing an elegant white gown, which had one side sleeveless and the other a strap was attached. It hugged her body tight on the torso and twisted loosely down around her waist and legs, covering her feet completely. She was nothing Itachi had ever seen before. She was almost like… like an angel.

The woman's red lips curled into a smug smile.

"Itachi," she said. "I've found you."

"Do I know you?" Itachi raised one eyebrow at the angelic girl with the devilish smile. He was surprised he could talk, as he was completely stunned by her marvelous beauty.

"No," the girl said with a shrug, "but I know you." She jumped all the way from the door and landed gracefully on the bed beside Itachi. Standing up next to him, she was still shorter, although he was sitting down. "Well, how should I put this?" She was smirking like crazy. "Hmm… Well, I should start by introducing myself. My name is Amane," she said with a bow. "And I'm your guardian angel. I'm very pleased to make your acquaintance—"

"Wait," said Itachi. "Do you mind running that by me again? You're my what?"

Amane looked at him sympathetically, her lips still holding that tricky smile. "I'm yours and Sasuke's guardian angel. I wasn't expecting you to believe me, though." She sighed, as if life was just one big joke to her before looking Itachi straight in the eyes with an evil giggle. "Let me explain something."

"Wait, again." Itachi stared at the girl who was obviously psycho. "What about my brother Sasuke?"

"Ugh, he is such a pain right now," she said shaking her head. "I'm talking to him, too, and he's really not taking this very well."

"Well, that's Sasuke, for you," said Itachi, staring sadly off in the distance. Amane finally frowned. Then she gave a real sigh. "I know that this is weird. And I know the truth about your clan." Itachi shot his head up to glare at her. "But trust me, I have something for you that will make everything better."

Itachi's eyes flashed. "Nothing can ever turn around what happened that night. And what truth are you talking about?"

"The Hokage? He warned you to kill them all? You know exactly what I'm talking about, young man." The evil smile appeared on her lips again. "Okay, let me tell you why I'm here."

Sasuke slammed against a tree. He could almost feel something binding him there, for as he struggled, he couldn't escape. He was too high up.

"It's useless to try an escape, Sasuke!" The lovely girl with ruby red hair and eyes giggled up at him. She looked unnaturally small from where he was, high up, bound against the tree trunk. He growled down at him.

"Who are you, really?" Sasuke yelled down at her. "Why are you here? And just what do you want from me?"

This girl named Amane just giggled louder. "I told you, I'm your guardian angel! If you would just let me explain—"

"Explain what?" Sasuke raged. "Okay, if you're really an angel, then where are your wings?"

Amane changed from smug immediately to a fury that matched Sasuke's. "As if I don't already get enough shit!" Amane yelled up at him. Sasuke could almost feel thunder in her voice. He winced.

After a moment of silence, Amane calmed down and said quietly, "now, let me tell you a little story." She turned her back on him and looked up at the stars that were shining through the branches on the tree. "Last week, you wished on a shooting star."

Well, duh, thought Sasuke.

"Shut up," said the beauty below him, as though she could tell what he was thinking. Sasuke frowned.

"Well, at the same time, your brother wished the same thing at the same time. Not one moment off. It was… a miracle."

"And how do you even know this?" Sasuke asked from up high on the tree.

Amane turned around. "I'm an angel, dummy. Why can't you listen like Itachi?"
Sasuke was so angry at this that he couldn't conceal his hatred any longer. "Oh, because Itachi's always been better than me! The so called 'Pride of the Uchiha Clan!' Even though now he's a member of the evil organization 'Akatsuki," he's still perfect in every way! Is that what you're telling me?"

Amane stared up at him sympathetically. "Of course not, Sasuke. Everyone is equal. Boy, this is exactly why you need me. You're life is full of nothing but anger and hatred. And I have something for you that'll make everything better."

"NOTHING can make me better! Don't you see?"

Amane stared at him. "I'll prove that I'm an angel, just wait. You will know!" And in a flash, she was gone, and Sasuke was falling from the top of the tree, and landed with a CRASH on the ground. He stood up, rubbing his tailbone and feeling dizzy.

What was up with all that?

Sasuke looked up into the sky before rolling his eyes and saying to himself, "What a liar. Angels aren't even real."

"And I'm telling the truth," Amane finished, beaming proudly.

Itachi just stared at her. After a strange silence, Itachi asked, "So, if you're an angel, then where are your wings? Don't all angels have them?"

Amane frowned furiously. "Augh!" She turned around whipping her hair behind her, which Itachi dodged quickly. Amane hopped off the bed and stood in front of Itachi.

"What is with everyone asking me about my wings? Ugh! It seems like I'm the only one, too!" She looked away from him and shook her head, clearly aggravated. "Seriously, I'll have my wings soon, and then I'll prove it. Actually, I'll prove it right now!"

Itachi gawked at her as her eyes began literally glowing, her hair flowing, as if she was trapped in the wind, and her skin a white light, brighter than the sun. Itachi squinted and felt himself being lifted off his bed and flung through his window into the dark night, shattering the glass. He closed his eyes tight.

As this was happening to Itachi, Sasuke was walking back to Orochimaru's when he too was lifted off the ground and flung through the trees, getting all scratched, and was flying at what seemed like the speed of light. As he closed his eyes, he couldn't quite think properly. What was happening.

Itachi was flying through the sky, Sasuke was flying straight at him. Neither of them quite realized this. But as they soared through the black night, something happened. As if they were spirits, they flew straight through each other. Itachi and Sasuke both felt somehow… different. In a weird way.

Suddenly, Itachi skidded across the ground to a harsh stop. He sat up and groaned his brow furrowed in pain. Suddenly, he came to a realization.

When he had groaned, his voice sounded different.

It sounded like… like Sasuke's voice.

Maybe he was hearing things. He leaned against a tree. "Amane?" He called out into the night.

Wow, and his voice had sounded exactly like his brother's voice!

This must have been a joke.

Itachi opened his eyes, shocked. He looked down to see that he was no longer wearing his Akatsuki robe, but… Sasuke's clothes?

He was wearing no headband.

His hair felt short and spiky.

And he could see very clearly. Nothing was just a messy blur, like it always was.

Ignoring his pain, Itachi stood up, then began running through the trees. This was a dream. It had to be.

But not long after he had stood up, running, he came to a small millpond. He quit running and stopped in his tracks. Did he dare?

Before he could even stop himself, he slowly walked up to the small pond, where the carefree toads were croaking happily. He wished he was one at that moment.

Itachi kneeled down, closed his eyes, and took a deep breath before looking over the edge and into the water.

And all he could do was stare.

For looking right back at him from the water was his little brother. Sasuke Uchiha.