I do not own Naruto.

This takes place when Itachi is 12, btw ^^

Her name was Ayano Uchiha. They had met because of their parents, and in their parent's eyes they were already engaged.

"There's a branch of Uchiha that is growing too distant from the rest of us," his mother had told him. "We want to fix it before we have the same problem as Hyuuga."

Now they were standing in front of a house on the edge of the compound, his parents standing behind him and two more people standing in front of him.

"This is my daughter, Ayano," Mari Uchiha introduced. Ayano had chocolate brown eyes-most likely from a non-Uchiha relative- and long, wavy dark hair she flat-out refused to put up. She was shorter than him, but the same age. Her skin was pale and she was thin, making her look fragile.

"I'm Uchiha Itachi," the boy introduced, bowing reluctantly and shooting a glance back at his mother. His father was displeased, of course, but he was displeased about anything Itachi did outside of training.

...And apparently forcing them together was the best way to 'fix it'.

"I know," the girl-Ayano- replied. Itachi winced slightly. If she was a fangirl, he was going to commit suicide... "The way you're flaunted about, I doubt there isn't a person in Konoha who doesn't know who you are." Itachi blinked.

"Ayano!" Mari scolded. Ayano looked at her with a raised eyebrow and received a scolding glare. Mari turned to Mikoto and Fugaku. "I am very sorry about my daughter's behavior," she apologized sincerely. "Apologize, Ayano!"

"I regret nothing," her daughter sniffed, turning her head. Itachi shot his mother an 'Are you serious?' look.

"It's fine," Mikoto laughed, though still a little surprised. She ignored the look. "Well, why don't we catch up? It's been ages since we last talked." Turns out Mikoto and Mari used to work together. But after getting pregnant with Itachi, she decided to stay a house wife and quit her job.

Please, please, please....

"Itachi, why don't you show Ayano around the compound?"

Damn.

"Yes, Mother," he replied obediently, but allowed a hint of annoyance to seep into the sentence. Ayano shot her mother a pleading look, and she was returned with a shooing motion. She didn't bother to hide a groan and trudged up the road, Itachi following with sluggish movements. The walk was completely silent for the nest block, and the simple lack of noise from Itachi was beginning to unnerve her. Yea, she could hear her breathing and footsteps, but it was like he wasn't even there. You could only tell he was dragging his feet by how slow his feet moved. She sneaked a glance at him and saw that his eyes were trained on the ground.

After they had turned a corner and were out of seeing and hearing distance of the adults, she turned on him.

"Okay, let's set this straight," she stated. "You don't like me-"

"And you obviously don't like me."

"-no shit. So our pare-"

"Mind telling me why?" She glared at him.

"If you don't interrupt me again." He smirked slightly, but stayed silent. "Okay, well the only impression I've gotten of you is that you're a stuck up prodigy that can't be bothered by a one-fourth Uchiha girl like me." Itachi pressed his lips together.

"That's hardly fair," he noted.

"Hey," Ayano shrugged. "First impressions are everything. It's not my fault you're giving me the wrong one. And you?"

"I am merely showing my dissatisfaction that my parents plan to pair me up with someone I've never even met before while I have more important things to do." He didn't mention that this girl was already frustrating him for some reason. Ayano thought for a minute.

"So, that summed up, you're throwing a fit?" She smirked. Itachi felt a twinge of annoyance.

"Me?" he countered. "I know it wasn't me earlier who whined and stomped my foot." She grimaced and 'hmph'ed, getting angry when he simply walked past her without a glance in her direction. "So why am I being forced to show you around?"

"I just moved here," she replied stiffly. Itachi rose an eyebrow, but she pointedly ignored him.

"Entrance gates," he pointed out in a monotone voice, motioning toward the compound gates. "It leads to the main road. Most of the shops and Uchiha-owned restaurants are here. If you follow this road to the end and take a right, there's a lake and a park." Itachi seemed content describing the compound without showing it to her. "There are usually gaurds stationed at the gates, and non-clan members are not allowed pass without permission." Ayano frowned.

"That's stupid," she interrupted. "And I doubt I'll remember where things are if you just tell me." Itachi turned his emotionless gaze on her.

"You complain alot, don't you?" he asked rhetorically. Her mouth fell and she glared at him.

"At least I don't have a stick shoved up my ars," she shot back. His gaze hardened.

"I don't think you'll last here. You're too out of control." She was taken back by this, and it only fueled her anger.

"Well I don't want to be whipped like the rest of you!" He glared at her now, and she had to admit it was intimidating.

"We're going back, fourth Uchiha girl." he stated harshly, turning around. Her mouth fell open in shock again.

"You piss me off," she seethed, walking ahead. She was fuming, stomping off in one direction when she heard a clearly annoyed voice from behind her.

"Where are you going?" She glanced back at him, seeing he was half turned to walk a different way.

"Home." She replied. "Where are you going?" He glared at her again.

"You're house. My parents are still there." She felt a flush spread up her cheeks but willed it away, walking the way Itachi was turned. She scowled when he smirked at her.

Ayano burst through the door, muttering good night and stalking up the stairs. Itachi appeared, a scowl on his face, seconds later. Mikoto looked from Ayano to Itachi with questioning eyes, but Itachi forced out one word.

"No." he growled, then turned and walked away, leaving his stunned parents.

"Is he that bad?" Mari asked her daughter through the bathroom door. With an apology, Mikoto and Fugaku had left, leaving her to calm down her daughter.

"Yes!" she replied. "He's so emotionless or angry all the time! And he just gives me this bad feeling!"

"You can't say that, Ayano, you met him two hours ago."

"You want me to marry that block?" came her daughter's exasperated voice. "I'm not even a teenager!"

"You'll get used to him," Mari tried to convince her daughter. "You barely know him."

"Exactly!"

"Oh, Itachi, this is for the clan," his Mother tried to convince him. Itachi shot her a look.

"Mother. I'm twelve. I have ANBU duties piled on top of police work piled on top of these clan meetings," he sneered the word. "I don't have time to be getting married anytime soon, and even if I did, I refuse."

"We don't want the clan to become too distant from each other," she sighed. Itachi didn't answer as Sasuke came into the room. His face brightened when he saw Itachi, and he proceeded to glomp him.

"Aniki!" he exclaimed, grinning. Itachi smiled down at him and poked his forehead, making Sasuke complain.

"Ano, Itachi..." his mother trailed off. Itachi got a bad feeling. "We're having dinner at Mari-san's house tommorow."

...

"Aniki? You're face looks funny."

"...Excuse me, I have to go bash something into a wall."

"What?"

"Nothing."

"Ayano, wake up!" Said girl groaned. "I need you to go to the store real quick and buy some vegetables."

"But Mom, it's Saturday!" Ayano called back down.

"I have to watch the bread, and the beef is almost done," Her mother said by way of excuse. "Do you want to eat tonight?"

"NO." came her muffled reply. Mari's sigh could be heard even in Ayano's room. "Okay, okay," Ayano whined, getting up. In a few minutes she was stumbling down the stairs, waiting to wake up entirely.

"Money's on the counter," her mom told her. "Want some coffee?"

Ayano was out that door faster than you could say disgusting-black-sewage-water.

Out of habit, she turned left to go to the market and when she kept winding down roads, she realized she was lost. She cursed herself for forgetting and the weasel for not showing her the compound thoroughly, and backtracked her steps. She wound up back at her house, and stayed on her road, looking down others to find the Main road. She saw it and started making her way towards it. When she noticed something oddly familiar, she stopped and looked around.

"Damn weasel," she muttered. She had been going the right way before! She brooded a bit before running her errand, noticing the strange looks people gave her, and hurried back home. She turned a corner and nearly ran into a dark haired boy a few years older than her.

"Whoa, there," the teen steadied her. "Sorry about that."

"Sorry," Ayano said back, backing up so she wasn't so close and looking up at the teen. His eyes scanned her face.

"...You the new girl?" he asked. Ayano winced at the term. He made it sound like she was a transfer student or something.

"Eh, yea..." The boy then surprised her by grinning.

"Welcome to the clan," he told her, clapping her shoulder. She muttered a thank-you before turning to leave.

Someone jumped from the rooftops and landed behind the teen.

"Shisui, we're already late," the person stated. He was wearing full ANBU attire. Shisui chuckled nervously. Ayano froze at the aight of the masked person.

"You!" she hissed. Shisui whipped his head around to face her, and the masked man stiffened noticeably.

"You know him?" Shisui asked, stunned. He looked back at his teammate.

"Only you can make me pissed just by looking at you," she snarled. "Itachi." Shisui's eyes bulged out of his head, then turned to look at Itachi. Itachi glared at her through his mask.

"Damn," Shisui commented. "What'd you do to piss her off?"

"It's nothing," came the cold reply. Ayano glared at him before turning around and walking off without a word.

"...How the hell did she know it was you?"

Kk, first chapter!

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sucks, doesn't it? T.T I want your criticism, so review!

Ayano means "my color" or "my design"