The girl was new in the village and the Hokage wanted her to join our team. She's cute and a really good fighter, something I haven't seen in the girls at Konoha. I had grown to love her. A few months later the Hokage had told us that she ran away. We tried to find her but had no luck in doing so. I was heartbroken.
* OVER A YEAR LATER *
"Kabuto where is that girl?" Orochimaru demanded "I want her working for me!"
"I'm still searching Lord Orochimaru; she is very hard to track down."
"Search harder! She was in Konoha a year and a half ago! How could you lose track of her?"
"I'm doing all I can."
"Continue searching! I want her before the Akatsuki get to her!" Kabuto bowed and left bumping into Orochimaru's favourite subject "What do you want Sasuke?"
"I'm going to train," I replied.
"Fine, go."
I left the hideout and went to my training spot. I found it one night by accident and have been going there ever since. It's hidden behind a waterfall, secluded and quiet. Tonight in the moon light I noticed a girl bathing at the base of the falls. I watched as she got dressed and grabbed her sword. She turned around throwing a kunai in the opposite direction as me, a blonde came out of the bushes.
"Hey cutie. Have you thought about our offer?" he asked seductively walking on the water to get to her.
"Yes."
"That's great!"
"I'm not going," she replied calmly.
"But why not gorgeous?"
"No one can take me there."
"That's why I'm here," he puffed out his chest proudly.
"You sure? You look dead to me."
She moved her foot ever so slightly and I noticed electricity flow under the water and electrocuted the blonde to death. I came up behind her when the water calmed, she turned and attacked with her sword, instinctively I brought my sword out and blocked.
"Sasuke?" she asked.
"Do I know you?"
She put her sword away and I mirrored her. She just stood there; I looked into her dark eyes, trying to remember her if I've met her before. She cautiously moved toward me, she was inches away, leaned up and kissed me. I remembered those soft lips; I melted into the kiss wrapping my arms around her.
"Aurora."
"Long time no see."
"Where did you go?"
"I was afraid," she looked away blushing.
"Afraid of what?" I lifted her chin.
"Afraid to hurt you," she kissed me then backed away "I love you Sasuke."
"Sasuke grab her!" I turned to see Kabuto running toward me "That's who Orochimaru wants!"
I stood still watching him run past me, he cursed under his breath as Aurora ran away. Despite how angry Orochimaru was going to be I was relieved she got away.
* TWO YEARS LATER *
"Sasuke why are you stopping?" Suigetsu asked trying to look around me "Wow," he ran up to the girl in front of us and kissed her hand "Who might you be?"
"Suigetsu step away from her," I ordered.
"Do you know her? Or do you just want her for yourself?"
"Suigetsu!"
He sighed and moved away. Karin wrapped herself around my arm and glared at her. Her eyes suddenly turned sad, I pulled away from Karin walking toward her.
"Every time you run away you hurt me," I commented lightly touching her arms "Stay with me this time Aurora."
She gave a small sad chuckle "No matter how many years pass you always have girls falling for you."
"But only one girl I have ever truly loved."
"Sasuke."
She said my name so softly that it sent shivers down my spine. I leaned down to kiss her softly, her lips weren't the same. There was an evil chuckle along with a dark aura creeping around me. The girl I was kissing vanished.
"Itachi!" I yelled at the open space around me "Where's Aurora?"
"Right here."
Itachi stood a few feet in front of me holding onto the real Aurora. She was hanging loosely in his grip, blood soaked, he tossed her at my feet. She staggered up and fell in my arms, I held her tightly while Itachi just disappeared.
"I don't like this bitch Sasuke," Karin hissed "Let's just kill her."
"I could never kill her," I snapped "I love Aurora."
"I love you too Sasuke," Aurora whispered.
Aurora leaned up to kiss me and her lips were so soft, I knew it was the real her. No one could ever replace her; she stole my heart years ago when we first met.
"Stay with me Aurora," I begged.
"I'm still afraid."
"Of hurting me?"
"And of loving you."
"I'll be with you throughout your fears. I love you too much to let you just leave again."
"I believe you."
I gave her another kiss filled with passion before I continued to our destination with her. Itachi was going to pay for not only tricking me but also for hurting Aurora, at least for now she was by my side.