Summary: Sakura is a master thief. But when she gets caught by the Uchiha brothers while trying to steal their heirloom, she just has to question the cruelty of fate.
Pairing will probably be Itachi/Sakura/Sasuke.
Phantom Thief
Chapter 1
Sakura walked into the brightly lit room. Noble men and ladies greeted each other and butlers bustled about. The clamor of voices and laughter reached her ears.
So this is the Uchiha Mansion, huh?
Squeezing past many gossiping ladies, she arrived at the bathroom. She reached into her purse and took out a piece of paper.
Target: Uchiha heirloomDescription: A blood red necklace made of the finest rubies in the world. Passed down from generations, the color is made to resemble the Uchiha bloodline limit.
Sakura folded the note and took out her lip-gloss, reapplying another coat. Passing the guards were actually easy, being that there was a whole mob of dressed ladies and gentlemen at the main door for the ball tonight. Sakura smoothed out her black dress and walked out of the bathroom.
Time to meet the Uchiha boys.
"Did you hear – the ball was held so Uchiha-san could pick a lady to court!"
" I know! And they are both so gorgeous!"
Sakura scoffed. So this was the purpose of it all? A ball just so that one of those Uchiha pretty boys could get a wife and inherit the clan?
Sakura pushed through the crowd until she saw two men standing in the center of the crowd. One of them, probably her age, had a bored look on his face with tons of young women fawning over him. The other was taller, more built and was talking to other businessmen while keeping a nonchalant expression. Both had dark black hair although the elder Uchiha had longer hair tied in a low ponytail. She had to admit, they were both drop-dead gorgeous.
" Let's dance, Sasuke-kun!" All the women were head-over-heels over the younger Uchiha.
Emotion. One of the things that was dangerous to her job. Although she would love to be living an ordinary 16-year-old teenage life, Sakura's past didn't allow that. Both of her parents died early, leaving Sakura alone in the empty streets of Konoha city. That was, until her boss found her and trained her to be the master-thief she was today.
"Nii-san…." Sasuke grunted as two ladies took his arms in a tight embrace.
"Go dance with the ladies, Sasuke," was the monotone reply.
The younger of the two glared at his brother before heading off toward the dance floor behind Sakura. He rudely shoved her aside while the rest of the female population squealed in delight.
Not expecting the rough shove, Sakura stumbled backwards and almost sprained her ankle on her heels. Jackass.
" I'm sorry. Did Sasuke do that?"
Startled that she had not sensed another presence, Skaura twirled around, and cursed when she lost her balance. Next thing she knew, her face was buried in a very built chest with strong arms circled around her thin waist. She unconsciously shivered when the man's hot breath fanned over her exposed neck.
"Not very lady-like are you?"
Skaura lifted her face to see the elder Uchiha's smirking face. Inner Sakura fumed. We almost got killed over these shoes and all you do is smirk!
Sakura kept her face black as she straightened up. " My deepest apologies for that incident, Uchiha-san." She almost frowned when amusement flickered over the man's handsome features.
"You certainly are different from other ladies I've seen tonight. Your name?"
He extended a hand.
Sakura rose an eyebrow at his statement. She was different? She met his hand with a business-like shake.
" Haruno Sakura."
" Uchiha Itachi."
Emerald eyes met with crimson. Sakura almost had a heart attack when she saw his red eyes. Sharingan- the Uchiha bloodline limit. She could've sworn that they were black when she first saw them. Did they change colors?
Maybe he put on contacts just to scare us, Inner Sakura said sarcastically.
Itachi must have seen her surprise because he smirked, gently lifted her hands to his lips, keeping eye contact the whole time.
Sakura's stomach was doing cartwheels the entire time. When Itachi planted a feathery kiss on the back of her hand, she blushed lightly and Inner Sakura swore that she was going to faint.
Damn, that was hot!
" It was a pleasure meeting you….Sakura." And with that he was gone. Sakura blinked. A fast as the blush came, it went away and was once again replaced by a bland expression. She inwardly reprimanded herself.
Get it together Haruno, This isn't time to go gah-gah over some guy just because he kissed you on the hand. Did you forget the mission? Get the Uchiha heirloom!
Sakura walked to another crowd of people. The flashes of camera blinded her. Almost there…
The Uchiha Heirloom.
It was amazing. A string of teardrop shaped rubies lined the necklace. The crimson red color was captivating. Looking at it, Sakura guessed it was probably worth more than the mansion itself. She looked back at the crimson.
Itachi.
Why am I thinking of that pervert?
Breathless, Sakura pressed her fingers on the cool glass.
"Hey! Don't touch that!'
Shit. Sakura inwardly cursed and moved into the crowd again. When the ball was over, she would steal it.
She would steal it tonight.
So what do you think? Should I continue? Or trash it away?
Please no flames although critism is welcomed.
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-Natsu Yukili