MERCY ME

It seemed as though you almost never saw it coming. Not even when your breath no longer breezed past your lips. Not even when you realized the blood on your hands was your own. No, not even when the knife slid in through yourheart. You didn't know. Not until the colors briefly came back before they too were gone.

I knew. I knew they were gone. I knew because I could see it in your eyes. In your voice. How throaty your voice sounded as you thanked an invisible man for his mercy. In your smile. It's funny how you died with a smile on your face. When you were alive I've never seen you show anything like it. Nothing as true. As real.

As I gazed down at your lifeless face I realized something. You knew it was coming, didn't you? You knew that I couldn't let you live. You were preparing for it, weren't you? You were preparing to destruct that carefully constructed mask you've built up all your life for what I needed to do. But you wanted death, too, right?

You were waiting your whole life for it to end. But I have news for you, Haruno Sakura, good news. Their real intention wasn't to kill me. It was to kill you. You thought I was the killer. But you were. You couldn't see that. Your eyes were blinded by your own hate, by your own selfishness, for the craving of the colors.

You are not only one who can lie. But perhaps the biggest liar was myself.

Looking at you, I realize you love me. But I know, you never loved me for me. But I'm okay with that, that fake love; it's the closest thing to the real feeling. I know the feeling. To love someone who doesn't deserve it. Because they are all you have. Because any attention is better than no attention at all.

As your cold flesh brushes against mine I remember you, your visits, your lies, my lies, the truth. The birds chirp happily outside as I do. And the colors are beautiful.

Well I hope you liked it. It's REALLY short but I felt it was for the best. The only thing I can say is: It's finally over! I hated it. I loved it. All things considered, I liked writing this fic.Review please.