Title: The Little Things
Author: LovexFallsxToxAshes
Character Pairing: Uchiha Itachi and Haruno Sakura
Word Count: 276
Rating: T
"Those who hate most fervently must have once loved deeply; those who want to deny the world must have once embraced what they now set on fire."
Hate
He hated many things, not all for no apparent reason as he was a man of reason. He simply detested all of which he once had. His family. His village. Everything. For outward appearances, this was the epitome of the missing-nin Uchiha Itachi. Not one person living, nor dead had an inclination of his self.
Not one. For the longest time, he believed this would be forever his life. Consumed in a fire of hatred, much like his younger brother was in a desire for vengeance. His brother's hatred never outmatched Itachi's, which was the rationale for Sasuke's failed attempts at revenge. Who would know better? But he digressed.
No, he knew he was alone. Hated, but it was just as well. He hated the world just as much. No, more perhaps. However, he couldn't quite grasp how this had happened.
Hate was all he knew. All had been raised on. Foundation, if you will.
But then, she came along.
Haruno Sakura.
With all his hate, he couldn't have prepared himself for this. Not only for her to forgive him, to follow him, to heal him, but for her to love him? He was nonplussed about what to say when she told him.
So, he did what he knew best.
"I hate you." I love you, too.
And she smiled, her ridiculously naïve, sincere - and sad? - smile at him. "I know."
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A/N: J I'm back with this. This is going to be a collection of one-shots. I would appreciate some feedback please, but anyway I hope you liked it. More to come soon!