"Do you, Haruno Sakura, take this man to be your lawful wedded husband, until death do you part?" A soft smile went across cherry lips and then gave a small smirk "I suppose..." she teased making her soon to be husband smirk "She does" he said for her.

Sakura gave a small chuckle and nodded "I do", never had she thought that this day would arrive never mind with the man she most dreaded to be with at the start of her life, now at the peak of her womanhood, she dreaded to think of him disappear from her side. She gave blush and leaned into her new husband after he said his I Do's and gave a caste kiss on his lips, which he returned. At that moment, the proud bride thought about the ups and the downs of how their love bloomed; got crushed and sparked once again.

She remembered like it was just yesterday...

"Sasuke-kun!"

"Go away Sakura!"

The squealing girl pulled out her bottom lip but continued to chase after the boy, they were both about six years old and full of wide smiles and care for everything. Or at least Sakura was, Sasuke groaned in irritation as he ran from the young girl, obviously not to fond of her in the slightest "Why can't you leave me alone! I'm busy!" he shouted at her, but she still continued to chase him through the streets of Konoah, dodging others as they ran. "I just want to play with you!" she whined "Stop running so fast-omph!" she whined as she tripped over her own feet, landing on the dust path, she whimpered as tears sprung to her eyes, sitting up and holding her knee showing she had grazed it badly "Owie..." she sniffed.

"You're such a baby" Sasuke grumbled, walking away from her quickly incase she managed to get back up in the mean time. Sakura called for him but he ignored her completely until he bumped into a taller body "Watch it" he glared up at the body's face, knowing exactly who it was "Itachi" he continued, walking past him. The mentioned male raised his brow at the younger boy and grabbed his wrist, pulling him back to him "Sasuke Uchiha" he said lowly and annoyed before looking over at the girl, seeing her gazed knee and looking down at him in question. "She fell over" Itachi raised his brow more "She was chasing me!"

"And that is a reason why you cannot help her?"

"Yes!"

Itachi sighed irritated and pulled the other over to the crying girl "What is your name?" he spoke gently, crouching down to the girl who momentarily stopped crying and looked up at the other "S-Sakura..." she whispered. "Did you fall?" she nodded "You should be careful, the path isn't that straight" he then looked at Sasuke who was desperately trying to get out the male's hold "I apologise about my younger brother's twisted face" he gave a small smirk seeing his brother cross his arms and huff "Sasuke informed me you were chasing him, is that so?"

She nodded.

"Why?"

The girl rubbed her eyes "I-I just wanted to play with him, t-that's all" she sniffed making Itachi sigh and prod his brother in the forehead "Foolish little brother" he mumbled "There is no reason to run from the girl, after all" he looked at her and placed a hand on her head "Pink hair is rare, is it not worthy to communicate and keep rare items and people close?" he informed.

"I'm busy training!" Sasuke glared at the girl "And she always gets in the way!"

Itachi sighed and stood; helping the girl up also and putting their hands together "Take her to her home and inform her mother".

Sakura squealed with a red streak appearing over her cheeks at his hand being in hers, unlike Sasuke who growled "Why me!"

"Because dear brother" he smirked "I'm busy" and with that, he walked away from them. Sasuke scowled and made his way to the pinkette's home "Stupid Itachi" he growled "Why do you have to be such a baby?" he glared at her. Sakura simply giggled behind her other hand childishly "We're holding hands~" she cooed, then whined when Sasuke threw her hand off his and walked away "B-But Sasuke-kun! I-Itachi-san said-"

"I don't care!" Sasuke frowned at her and stormed away making her give a small cry and walk home by herself, a small limp in her step as pain ran through her leg each time she put her knee straight. A sigh was then heard behind her "Foolish little brother" Sakura glanced up seeing the male again before squeaking as he picked her up "W-Wha?!"

"Your knee is bleeding too badly for you to walk without someone to help you" he murmured then began walking, and keeping an eye on her silently until he arrived at their location. Gazing back down at her, he shook his head seeing she had fallen asleep, nuzzling into his chest as if it was a pillow. Being careful as not to wake her, he knocked on the door to be greeted with a woman "Ms Haruno, Sakura-chan has fallen and hurt herself" he noted, passing her the sleeping girl.

The older woman cradled her young child and smiled "Thank you Itachi-san, how are your mother and father?" he nodded "All is well" before walking away. Ms Haruno smiled awkwardly at the boy and turned her attention to her daughter with a sigh "Honestly Sakura, you are such a weird child" before returning with her into the home they shared, this perked Itachi's attention and looked back at the house, "Hn" he said before continuing his walk to where he was going in the first place.

Over the next few weeks, the preteen Itachi watched over his brother's actions, amused by how easily frustrated he got over the small pink haired girl. It was one of those times that day, except worse, currently Sakura was running after Sasuke with other girls, all calling his name for attention off him in a field that was mainly used for training for the younger children that were Sasuke's and Sakura's age. Itachi glanced out the ANBU watchtower to watch the scene, he smirked faintly watching how all the young girls had made flower bunches in a token of their 'undying love' for the Uchiha, all giggling their little heads off.

The older Uchiha gave a frown when he saw the miniature version of himself turn around and shout at the young girls, most running off. Except Sakura. "She's got some determination" he mused to himself, interested in how the girl pushed Sasuke more and more about her love for him, only for him to slam her feelings away and make her cry, which is what she had resolved to as he walked over and poked her forehead hard, causing her to stumble backwards and try and hide her forehead, sobbing to herself as he stormed away. Itachi sighed and looked back at the mission he was receiving, 'She is quite the cry baby' he thought, glancing out once again to see her fiddle with some flowers, talking to a blonde haired girl that returned beside her after getting shouted at.

"Is something bothering you Itachi-san?"

The male glanced beside him to see his friend, Shisui Uchiha's, worried face "Nothing Shisui-san" he replied and turned to face him "My mind is fogged with the thoughts of the younger children, that is all" Shisui raised a brow and chuckled "We're too young to think of such things!" he laughed making Itachi roll his eyes slightly "Nothing like that" he said with a little amusement in his voice. "Then with what?" The other Uchiha asked, looking outside to see the two girls walk off before giving a weird look towards Itachi "That's gross". The male sighed heavily and crossed his arms over his chest, leaning against the pillar that connected to the roof of the watchtower "No Shisui, I mean with how Sasuke is behaving irrational towards that young girl".

"Oh I see"

"Indeed"

"Well, why not invite her to the compound before we set off for the mission?" Shisui suggested "I'm sure Mikoto-Sama will be happy to fuss over the girl, if Sasuke-kun will not entertain her, more so that it will distract her from our mission away for so long" he chuckled softly "You know how much Mikoto-Sama frets about your ANBU missions". "Hn" Itachi murmured, thinking about his friend's idea "I may do" he nodded "Many thanks Shisui".

"Anything to help, Itachi-kun!"

"Don't push it" Itachi smirked in a playful manner.

"Aw man!"