Okay, I'm back with a new story! It's about Ala and Sasuke again... and this time, Sasuke forgot Ala! How painful could that be? Well, if you ask me, it really is!

Oh, and thanks for all the reviewers and readers of my other fics, Blue And Violet, Battle Of The Bands and Ang Pampautot. I really get nice compliments and no flamers! Thanks to you guys who became my inspiration to write and thank you for making this account possible! Keep supporting Sasu/Oc fics! Keep supporting me, Go Ana-chan!

Enough with the babble, let's start the story!

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto. I own Ala and other Oc characters though.

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Uchiha Sasuke and Uchiha Ala were born on the same year. Ala on April 12 and Sasuke on July 23. The Uchiha Elders took it as an excuse to betroth them.

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTIONS

Sasuke POV

'I saw my mummy get up and open the door. The next thing I knew is that my mum is entertaining a friend of hers, Kagura-san. With her is a girl about my age- then, all of a sudden, all my aunts and uncles, even mum and dad were saying things like "Oh how they'll be a cute couple someday!" or even, "Oi, remember they'll be staying here after they get married!" Who's gonna get married? I don't really know.

Anyways, dad, Uchiha Fugaku, said that I was betrothed to the girl- and her name's Ala. I've known her for some months now and she's really nice and beautiful too.

Ala POV

My mom's friend, Mitsuri-san, and mom were talking. They told me it's 'adult talk' so they sent me out to play with Sasuke-chan. Oh, and they said I am betrothed to him… I dunno what that word means. I tried asking mummy but she would just smile at me and say, 'Betrothed means when you care for someone. It creates a different bond, different among the others, between you and your friend, Sasuke.' She would always say that so I got a bit tired of asking. Wait… I care for everyone in the clan… so that means I'm betrothed to all of them… Then, why they all keep on saying that I'm only betrothed to Sasuke-chan?

Normal POV

"Ala-chan and Sasuke," Uchiha Fugaku said from the inside of the manor. "Could you please play outside? The old people are talking, so you need to pay some respect."

"Oh." Sasuke and Ala's face dropped with guilt and realization. "Sorry." Sasuke said, holding Ala's hand. "Then I'll just show her where aniki trains everyday!" He said happily, dragging the Uchiha girl behind him.

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"Aniki!" Sasuke said, running happily to his brother who eagerly hugged him. The said aniki was an older version of Sasuke, he is young but the marks on his face, especially the lines under his eyes, made him look like years older. His name is Uchiha Itachi.

"Hey," Itachi managed to say, raising his brother so he could hug him. "What made you look so excited?" He asked, finally putting down the younger Uchiha boy.

"Oh, you'll be so happy!" Sasuke replied, pointing to a lavender-eyed Uchiha who smiled slightly. "They'll be staying home for dinner!"

"So you're here too, Ala-chan?" He asked as he ruffled the girl's raven hair. The girl nodded and smiled. It's been a while since she last saw 'Itachi-niichan'. He's always busy training and studying. "It's been a while since I last saw you…"

"Uh-huh." Ala glanced around, blinking her cute violet eyes. "Nii-chan, you're training so hard, you must sleep!" She said, noticing the growing lines under his eyes. "You look a lot older with those." She said, referring to the lines he possessed. Itachi just smirked and nodded.

"Itachi-niichan, you must teach us how to use our sharingans!" Sasuke called behind a group of scratched logs, touching them, feeling the cuts made by Itachi's kunais.

Itachi smiled and laughed, looking at his brother, who, he knows, was so eager in perfecting their clan's techniques. "Hai, hai, no need to get so excited about it." He said, walking towards him. He stopped, feeling the doubt around him. He glanced around and found Ala, just standing there, looking at the both of them. He walked back, grabbed the girl's little delicate hands and started to drag her to where Sasuke was. "You should come too." He whispered at her and she nodded, knowing exactly what Itachi meant.

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And that was the start of the good friendship between the three. Never did they know that this relationship is soon to be crumbled and will turn to ashes and dusts, hate and kill. Never did they know that one of them will suffer and one will live under the shadows of guilt.

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