"Sakuya." I turned around to see the love of my life standing there with a smirk on his face. Typical Uchiha behavior. "We have a problem." He told me and I had to raise an eyebrow.

"Sakuya-chan!" I was than hugged by a five year old Sasuke. He looked up and grinned at me. I couldn't resist and smile back.

"Hello Sasuke-kun! I see you've followed your brother again." I told him as I placed my hands on his shoulders.

"I take the ANBU test tomorrow. If I pass I won't have time to spend with you guys. Mother insisted I spend it all day with Sasuke and you at the same time." Itachi explained himself.

"I guess we have no choice than. We're gonna have to go on a date with Sasuke-kun." I said as I smiled at Sasuke. "Right Sasuke-kun? You'll go on a date with me right?" I asked knowing he had a crush on me.

"Yes!" Sasuke yelled out. I had to giggle. He was such an energetic kid.

"Than let's go before the day is wasted." I said as I let Sasuke lead me by the hand. I took Itachi's free hand and made him follow us.

The day went by fast and Sasuke was tiered once we got to Itachi's house. We were sitting on the porch with Sasuke's head on my lap. He was fast asleep. I leaned my head on Itachi's shoulder and he placed a hand on my waist. "Wish we could stay together like this forever." I said.

"We will once we're old enough to marry." Itachi told me as he leaned in for a kiss.

"You guys already look like you're married." We broke from our kiss to see the person that just spoke. It was Kakashi.

Sasuke slowly sat up and rubbed his eye. I took this chance to stand up and greet Kakashi. "Haven't seen you in a long time Kakashi! Do they keep drilling you with missions?" I asked as he kissed my cheek through his mask and than I hugged him for a brief moment.

"What brings you here at this hour?" Itachi asked as he shook Kakashi's hand and placed his hand on my waist. "You don't usually show up at all until we find you."

"The Hokage sent me. He told me that the elders wish to see Sakuya-chan immediately. Something about an urgent mission." I felt Itachi's grip on me tighten.

I smiled at Itachi as I pecked him quickly on the lips. "I guess I better go and see what they want. I'll see you later." I than turned to Sasuke and kissed his forehead. "Bye Sasuke-kun. We should go on another date sometime." He blushed as he grinned. I turned to Kakashi and smiled. "See ya copycat!" I than used a jutsu that made me appear in front of the elders.

I kneeled down on the floor and looked up at their faces. The elders were really the Hokage and decided on most of the things for the village. The moment I saw the evil glint in their eyes, I knew that my life would be ruined.

"Glad that you came so fast Haruno. We have a new mission for you. Stand up and come." I did as I was told.

One of the elders gave me a small bottle that contained a red liquid, similar to blood. "This is Madara Uchiha's blood. You will take this after your mission is complete. This will revert your age a couple of years and you'll be the same age as Sasuke Uchiha. You'll live along side of him and report to use every three months on his progress."

"If I may ask?" I asked as I looked for an approval. Once I received a nod from the head elder, I continued my question. "Why take an interest in the youngest and most weakest of the Uchiha's? He's discarded by his own father and poorly trained in ways of the ninja." I bowed my head in an apology not expecting to get an answer.

"He will become the strongest Uchiha. He will be driven by hate and consumed by despair once your mission is completed in three years." He took a pause as they all smiled at my confused face. What exactly was my mission? I was afraid to even ask. "He will, after all, be the lone survivor of the Uchiha clan once Itachi is strong enough to kill them all."

My hand flew to my mouth as I covered it. They have gone too far to try to destroy a whole clan! To make a child an orphan! To have the very person Sasuke loves…to betray him and than to live by his side as if nothing happened? "Hai." I answered. This was my mission and I could never betray Konoha. Even if I had to kill the very man that I love and ruin a boy's dream.

"Good. You will leave for three years. You shall live in Suna and train there with the Kazekage. Once you have trained, you will come back. During the night, you shall help Itachi murder them all during their sleep. Make it fast and leave no trace. The only survivors I want left are Itachi and Sasuke Uchiha."

"Itachi as well? Won't he want revenge on the village?" I asked even though I knew it was rude.

"Itachi Uchiha will be blamed for the murder of the clan. So Sasuke Uchiha will seek out his revenge on Itachi Uchiha who will be informed of this mission in three years. He will become a missing ninja and will join the Akatsuki. From then on he will be the number one enemy of Konohagakure." I nodded as I signed my name on the contract for the mission. I placed the blood in my pouch and left the place.

So I packed my things the next day and told my parents that I would be gone for three years for a mission. I than made my way to the Uchiha compound. I was greeted by Mikoto, Itachi's mother.

"Sakuya-chan! It's a pleasure to see you here! Kakashi-kun and Itachi are in the living room. They're waiting for you."

"Thank you Mikoto-chan." I said as I tried my best to smile. I entered the house and placed my bag down on the floor. I walked towards the living room and lingered in the doorway. Kakashi and Itachi were sitting opposite of each other. They were both laughing.

"Sakuya." Itachi had stood up and noticed my presence. Kakashi had looked my way as well and smiled. I smiled as I let the tears that had build up in my eyes escape now. "Did something happen?" Itachi tried approaching me but I launched myself on him before he had the chance. That's when I broke down crying as I clung to him.

"I'm so sorry Itachi-kun! I'm really sorry!" I sobbed out as he hugged me close.

It took me at least an hour to finally calm down. Mikoto had brought me some tea to calm me down even more. Thankfully, Kakashi and Itachi knew when not to question me. I decided to break the silence after I took a sip from my tea.

"I'll be leaving for a while." I told them and they exchanged some looks.

"Exactly how long is 'for a while,' Sakuya-chan?" Kakashi asked me and I faked a smile that I knew that they saw through it.

"Three years."

"Three years?" I looked at Itachi who clenched his fists. "A mission?" He asked as he looked at me. I nodded as I could tell that his eyes had saddened. "Well than, in three years lets get married." He said as he pulled out a box and gave it to me.

I opened the box and saw a beautiful silver ring. It had the Uchiha crest instead of a usual diamond in the center. It was made out of a ruby and a diamond, outlined in silver. My tears started to fall again as I looked at Itachi who blushed and looked away. "Itachi Uchiha! Is that any way to propose to a girl?" I practically screamed out as Kakashi and Mikoto burst out laughing.

"Is that a yes?" He asked, hopping I would accept his proposal.

"It's a damn yes! What possible girl could ever say no to you when she's so madly in love with you?" I screamed out as I hugged him around the neck. "I will marry you Itachi Uchiha!" That day, I had completely forgotten that once I returned, that dream would be shattered.

"That's not fair onii-chan!" Sasuke cried out as he stood in the doorway crying. "Sakuya-chan promised to marry me!" He began to cry.

"Oh Sasuke honey, Sakuya and Itachi are in love with each other. You'll find a girl you love one day that you love and that she loves you. Than you'll both marry and live happily ever after." Mikoto explained to her son as she tried to calm Sasuke down.

"But I want to marry Sakuya-chan!" Sasuke insisted.

"She's thirteen years older than you are." Mikoto tried to explain again. "Isn't there anyone in your class that you like?"

"I'll wait thirteen years and than we'll be the same age!" Sasuke wailed again.

"Honey, it doesn't work like that. If you're thirteen years older than Sakuya-chan will be even older than that." Mikoto tried again only to fail.

"I'll take it from here Mikoto-chan." I said as I kneeled down next to Sasuke. The ring already on my engagement finger. "Tell you what Sasuke-kun. When my marriage doesn't work out with Itachi-kun, than I'll come running to you once you're old enough. I'm sure I'll be happier with you than Itachi-kun since he doesn't tell me he loves me like you do." I explained to him and his tears disappeared and Sasuke finally smiled.

"Really?"

"Really."

"Pinky promise?"

"Pinky promise." We intertwined our pinkies in a pinky promise as we both smiled. Sasuke than ran off running outside to play.

I turned around to see a gloomy aura around Itachi. "Is it true?"

"Of course it's true. Than again, the future is unpredictable so anything can happen." I said as I kissed Itachi fully on the lips. "Anyway, I wasted enough time here. I have to go on my mission now." I said as I hugged Itachi tight and kissed him again.

"Take care of yourself and keep to your promise." He told me as he squeezed me again.

"I will." I said.

"Sakuya-chan!" Mikoto cried out as she gave me a bear hug. "I'll be planning the wedding for you once you return so you don't have to do everything alone. I'll look forward to you joining our family in the future." Mikoto said as she started to cry.

I than turned to Kakashi. He looked at me and smiled under his mask. "I look forward to having another battle Sakuya-senpai."

"I told you it's Sakuya-chan. Even if I'm older, I'm the one who will look younger than you since you already have silver hair. Besides, the next time we meet, I'll make sure to give you a big surprise." I said as I winked at him before giving him a hug.

Once that was done, I hugged Sasuke and kissed his forehead. He didn't understand what was happening and I was glad. I walked out of the Uchiha compound with tears rolling down my face. I took off the ring from my finger and placed it on a silver chain. I than placed it around my neck. No need to wear an engagement ring when I'm going to help kill the very family that I'm supposed to marry into.