She's happy with what she has and where she is in life but she knows something is missing. What exactly is missing? That's unknown. A mystery that is yet to be solved. A few pink tresses slipped from behind her ear and tickled her cheek softly. As she pushed the locks back behind her ear, she flipped the page in the book she was reading. Her green eyes quickly reading the sentences and soon enough she was flipping to the next page. The pink headed beauty was captivated by the story of a young woman like herself who left home to find her true self. She was so intrigued by the story that she was ignoring the vibration her phone was giving off. The sun was setting and the sunlight casted down on the young woman. The way the light hit her showed off the silkiness of her hair. She squints a bit as the light began to affect her sight. Sighing as the light became an annoyance, she closed her book and came back to reality.

Prompting her arm up on the table, she placed her chin into the palm of her hands and looked out the window next to her. The city was busy as ever. Traffic was horrible and several people crowded the sidewalks. She inwardly sighed with relief that she lives nearby so she wouldn't have to deal with waiting for hours in traffic. Deciding that she should head home before it gets too late, she quickly finishes up her latte. As she placed her book into her purse, she got up with the cup in her hand and placed it on a counter for the worker to take. She pushed the doors of the café open and took a right down the sidewalk. She squeezed her way through the crowd and comes to a stop as the lights turned red. As usual, she took in her surroundings. The tall buildings surrounded her, several business people in their formal wear were occupying the sidewalks, and taxis honking at drivers to let them into the lane. The pink headed beauty couldn't help but smile. The light finally turned green and she crossed the street.

She loves the city and how she spends her days. There was always something to do when living in the city such as going out to grab drinks, to eat, catch up with friends, or even talking a stroll through a park. Currently it is Summer and the city was packed with tourists and civilians were constantly out. In the Summer, the city comes to life even though it's packed regardless of the season. Summer is the time when people feel more active to do things and there are more activities to do. She just loved being surrounded by the noise of the cars and people even though most would say they would prefer living somewhere quiet.

As she turned around the corner she arrived at her apartment building. Opening the glass doors which leads into the foyer, she is greeted by the lady working at the front desk. She smiled and waved before proceeding to the elevators. As she pressed the button, she watched as the floor number goes down until it reached the first floor. She waited for the people in the elevator to step out before stepping in. As she pressed her floor number, the elevator door slowly began to shut until a hand stopped it from closing. A bit startled by the sudden stop, she moved back. She looked down at her feet and twiddled her thumbs but shoot her head up when she heard a familiar voice. "Sakura?" That deep toned voice, it's oddly familiar, is what she thought and when she turned her head to the left and raised it to see who it was, her eyes lit up.

"Itachi?! Uchiha Itachi?" she said with a smile on her face. The man nodded. "Wow! How have you been? I haven't seen you since…ages ago!" she exclaimed. The man chuckled at Sakura's ecstatic ways.

"I've been doing fine. Very busy with this internship I have, how have you been?" he asked. Sakura couldn't help but take a moment and check out Itachi. Good looking as ever, she thought as she took a few moments to see how much he has changed. "Sakura?" Itachi asked in a curious tone which brought her back to reality.

"Oh, sorry! I'm doing well, just finished up my final year. My commencement ceremony in sometime in the Fall, I believe" she gleefully said with a huge smile on her face. Sakura was proud at how far she has come in life. No one else in her family has made it this far when it came to education. "How come I've never seen you around here before? I've been living here for a year now but never knew you lived here" Sakura curiously asked. She looked over to the screen that showed which floor they were on and realized Itachi's stop was coming up soon.

"I just moved in last week actually. I wanted to live closer to my workplace" silence then crept in and took over the elevator. Sakura was back to twiddling her thumbs and looking around. Itachi's stop finally came and as he was about to step out, Sakura spoke.

"Umm, it's sudden to ask this since you are at your stop and all, but I was wondering if you would like to come up to my place to catch up? But you are probably busy with work for your internship so I guess you can forget about it" Sakura bit her bottom lip to stop herself from rambling even more. Itachi smiled and Sakura raised her brow. She watched him back up and allowed the door close.

"I suppose I can come up for an hour or so" Sakura smiled at his answer. As they reached Sakura's floor, Itachi gestured her to exit out the elevator first. Both walked down the hallway in silence before reaching Sakura's place.

"Well, this is my home! Welcome" Sakura said as she unlocked the door. As they walked into her place, she tossed her keys onto the counter near the door and took off her shoes. "Want anything to drink? Wine? Beer?" she asked as she walked into the kitchen while Itachi took a seat at her breakfast counter.

"Wine would be nice" Sakura turned and smiled at him while grabbing a bottle of red wine out of her wine cooler. As she poured the wine into the glasses, Sakura noticed Itachi looking around her place. "I see you haven't changed" he said as Sakura walked around to take a seat next to him at the counter.

"What do you mean by that?" she asked as she placed the glasses down onto the counter.

"You've always liked things to be organized and your place is neat and tidy, so I get this vibe you haven't changed that about you" she laughed at his assumption which was correct. She has always been an organized person and that still stuck with her.

"I'm surprised you remember that, but you are right. I still love things to be organized" she gestured for Itachi to hand over his briefcase so she can place it next to her couch. As she walked back over to the stool, she asked, "So what's new with you? It's been two years since I've seen you."

"I came back from overseas a few months ago and now doing an internship at my father's business. Now I realize why he was hardly home sometimes, it's been getting busy lately" Sakura watched Itachi take a sip of his wine and continued speaking, "It's great being back in the city. I'm surprised to run into you here. My mother did say I would probably see you around but didn't think in the same building."

"Your mom always had a knack of being right about things" the two laughed, "But that's great for you, must be hard not to mess up in front of your father" Itachi raised his glass to that and took a sip, causing Sakura to laugh. "I imagine it's probably tough for you to find time for yourself, especially to date" she said as she sipped on her wine.

"Lately it's becoming a bit tough but I think I'm slowly managing on how to balance thing" Itachi chuckled, "Surprisingly, I found time to date though" Sakura raised her brow.

"Oh, really now? Do tell" she said, teasing him a bit.

"Nothing too interesting. Just a few dates here and there" she laughed at his answer which made Itachi curious and had him raise his brow this time.

"Here and there, huh? Nice cover up, but I know what you meant" she said as she lightly pushed Itachi's shoulder. "Don't worry, I'm not going to pressure you to tell me anything" she said as she smiled.

"What about you? Seeing anyone?" she shook her head. "Really? Not even going on dates?" Itachi asked.

"Well, maybe here and there" they both laughed at her answer. "But to answer your question seriously, I'm really not seeing anyone. Guess the right one hasn't come along."

"How?" she was confused as to what Itachi meant.

"How what?" she asked with her brows furrowed.

"How aren't you seeing anyone? You are a young, beautiful, kind, and smart woman" Sakura smiled at Itachi's compliment. What a charmer, she thought before responding.

"Are you trying to charm me, Itachi?" she teasingly asked.

"Maybe I am" Itachi teased back. Curious, Sakura grabbed Itachi's glass and sniffed the wine. "What are you doing?" a confused Itachi asked.

"Making sure I didn't give you a different drink to make you seem odd" Sakura said as she placed the glass back onto the counter.

"Maybe I should add a bit odd to my compliment" Sakura laughed and nodded her head in agreement. She could be a bit odd at times but there's no harm to that.

"You should! Better than being boring, right?" Sakura said as she took another sip her wine which was starting to diminish as she kept on sipping the drink.

"If that's the case, I'm more curious as to why you aren't seeing anyone" Sakura stopped drinking her wine and placed the glass on the counter and stared at Itachi for a while. "What?" he asked her.

"Surprised how talkative and nosy you are" Itachi chuckled and shook his head.

"Talkative maybe due to my job, but nosy, no never!"

"Hmm, is that so? Then why are you curious to know about my love life" she asked and she continued to stare at him more.

"Just wondering why no one wants to be with you, that's all" he said as he stared back at her.

"Maybe I'm too much to handle" teased Sakura.

"Oh, really? How so?" he curiously asked.

"I don't know, maybe I'm too active for them. Even though it's nice staying in sometimes, I like to go out and do things" she said. "Anyways!" she said as she tried to switch the topic, "Got any plans for the Summer?" Itachi shook his head.

"Not really, I think it's going to be busy at work for a while" she frowns at his response. "You seem disappointed by that."

She sighed, "Majority of my friends have to take summer classes so I was hoping at least you would be free to do stuff when they aren't available. Guess I'm going solo!"

"What do you have planned?" Itachi asked.

"I haven't thought about it that much yet but I do know I want to go hiking at least once this year" she said. Sakura has come to love nature from a young age due to her partaking in activities that took place outdoors. Hikes, for Sakura, were the best way for her to admire nature's beauty.

"Hiking…interesting. I think the last time I went hiking was in high school with my class" he continued, "Maybe you and I can go sometime."

"Sounds like a date! I mean, not like a date but you know…" she took a sip of her wine before entering a conversation she didn't want to get into. Please don't go there, don't go there, don't- her thoughts came to a halt as Itachi spoke.

"If you want it to be one, we can call it a date" Itachi's words caught her off guard causing her to choke on her drink on. She stood up and began to cough. Itachi stood up as well and placed his hands on her arms, "Are you alright?" a concerned Itachi asked.

Sakura finally stopped coughing and nodded her head, "I'm fine." Sakura then looked up to find Itachi frowning, staring at her with worried eyes. "Really, I'm fine" she said as she placed her hand on his chest. The two then stared at each other. Green eyes met onyx.

"I never realized how green your eyes were" Itachi said in a husky tone, sending shivers throughout Sakura's body. She has always found Itachi to be a good looking man and with her being so close to him at the moment, she realized how handsome he is. She parted her lips to speak but then closed them. What seemed like an eternity of standing there in silence, it was only a few minutes but Sakura broke the silence.

"I would say my eyes and hair are my main features" she said as she took her hand off Itachi's chest. "And going back to what you said, I only go on dates with people who interest me."

"Ouch! Are you saying you aren't a tiny bit attracted to me?" Itachi teased as he removed his hands off her arms.

"Hm, maybe" Sakura winked and sat back down on the stool. "But if the other person has interest in me, I'll give them a shot even if I don't feel that attracted at first."

"So I have a shot then?" a curious Itachi asked. Who knew Itachi would be the one liking to tease and flirt, she thought as she smirked at Itachi's question.

"Are you saying you are interested in me?" Sakura raised her brow as she bit her bottom lip.

"Maybe I am" he said as he took a seat.

"Are trying to make the hike into a date?" teased Sakura.

"Like I said before, if you want it to be, we can call it a date" Itachi smirked.

"You keep pressing on the matter, seem very persistent on making it one. Has it always bee a dream of yours to date me?" Itachi laughed at her teasing ways. "Well, I don't want to keep you around any longer, you probably have work to finish up for tomorrow" she said as she stood up and made her way into the kitchen. She reached for the glasses that were now empty and placed them into the sink.

"Kicking me out already? Do I make you that bothered?" Itachi teased as he got up. She watched him pick up his briefcase beside the couch and made his way over to the door.

"In your dreams" Sakura said as she laughed. She watched him slip into his shoes and unlocks the door. Once he was done putting his shoes on, she opened and held the door for him.

"Let me know when you are ready to go on that date" Itachi said as he walks out the door.

Laughing, she watched Itachi walk down the hall and blurted out, "Fine, since you want a date so badly, I'll allow you to take me on one." Sakura watched Itachi until he reached the elevator, the two waved at each other before she closed the door. Leaning against the door, Sakura placed her hand over her chest, feeling her heart pacing fast. Am I crazy to actually think Itachi might have feelings for me?, she thought as she took deep breathes to calm her heart. There is no way he does, I'm definitely crazy. It was just friendly teasing and flirting, she thought and decided to leave it as that. She sighed and began tiredness creep up on her. She retrieved to her bedroom and called it a night. Tonight was the beginning of an adventure that she didn't see coming.

[Author's Note]

Ch 01 Update:

I made a few minor changes to this chapter:

- Changed up some of the wording

- Added a few more of Sakura's thoughts (maybe 2 or 3 extra lines)

- Previously I said Sakura graduated and planning on going to do her Masters but I decided to change it so that she had already completed medical school

Other than that, I hope you all continue on enjoying the story! Have a great day!

-OnlyWay