Rating: K/K+
Pair: None ft. Sasuke, Hinata, Ko, & Itachi
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…I have school… So I wrote this. I just…don't keep up with the days, guys. Going with the way things are flowing.
Enjoy!
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Three year old Sasuke was mortified.
When he saw a tiny humanoid about his height with a shade of dark hair almost like his, he had been filled with delight. This delight led him to run at full speed towards the being, jiggling and stumbling as he went, and it didn't cross his mind that what he was about to do was wrong…
Until his pudgy hands met the being's back, sending the person roughly to the ground.
Sasuke had laughed, thrilled to make contact with this almost doppelganger until-
"Ow…"
Thus, the mortification crept in.
The person he pushed rolled to a sit and turned out to be a girl with white, tear-filled eyes and rosy cheeks.
And her knees were scrapped and bleeding.
Sasuke just pushed a girl…
…and made her bleed.
"Ow…" the girl said again, her voice horribly soft. She looked up at him, scared, and her face scrunched as she balled her hands to her eyes and cried.
Sasuke panicked. If his brother came back and saw this scene, he would be in trouble.
Again.
He was always in trouble.
"No!" Sasuke yelled, clapping his hands and stamping his feet. "Stop! No crying!"
The girl looked at him, hiccups squeaking out, before pulling her knees closer and clutching her hands to her chest.
"You okay," Sasuke said, kneeling in front of her. He grabbed dirt in both hands and smeared them on her cuts. The girl yelled, her tears coming back, and slapped the young Uchiha's hands. Sasuke stared at her, shocked, frowning, and whacked his hand down her face.
Sasuke froze again.
The girl went wide-eyed, blinking a few times, before her mouth contorted, preparing for a very loud wail.
Sasuke grabbed both her hands, scrambling to his feet, tugging on her. "Up! Up! No crying!"
"Stop it!" The girl tugged back. "Leh me go! Leh go!"
Sasuke pulled harder, twisting, and managed to yank her to her feet, but he lost grip of her hands and went crashing to the ground. The girl stood over him, cautious. He looked at his hands, seeing they were now scrapped and bleeding.
The girl made a few indecisive sounds, glancing away from him frequently. "So…So…rry… Um… I so-"
"LADY HINATA!" A man wearing a black kimono appeared. He had short brown hair and white eyes that were uncharacteristically fierce.
The girl turned to face him. "Um… He-"
"Did you push this boy?" the man demanded. "That is very rude, my lady. VERY rude."
The girl jut out her bottom lip, trembling. She's never known him to use a stern voice on her.
The man walked over to Sasuke and helped him up, dusting him off. "Please forgive her. She is usually so gentle."
"K-Kō…" the girl mumbled, eyes bright with tears. "I… I didn't mean…t-to."
He stood, taking the girl's hand. "What do you say to him?"
She wiped her eyes with the back of her hand. Somehow, she suspected she had been set up. "I… I so-"
"Sasuke."
They all looked behind the boy to see a child with similar characteristics of the toddler walking their way. He looked like nobility with the way his head was held high and his stride was confidently executed. He stopped near the boy, quickly assessing the situation, and looked at the man.
"Itachi Uchiha," he introduced.
"Uh… Kō Hyuuga."
"What's the problem, Hyuuga-san? Has my brother caused you trouble?"
The man blinked, thrown off by the boy's authority. "Oh - uh - no. It seems these two had a little disagreement, and Lady Hinata pushed your brother down."
"Is that so?" Itachi looked at the trembling, sniffling girl. Looking lower, he saw that her kimono barely hid dirty, bleeding knees. Itachi dug around in his pockets and pulled out a lollipop and two Band-Aids. He crouched, extending the candy to the girl. "Sorry for the misunderstanding."
Hinata looked at him, then Kō, then back at him. She hesitantly took the offering and brought it to her flushed cheek. "Thank…you…"
Itachi smiled, standing, and handed the Band-Aids to the man. "These are for her. I believe she hurt her knees."
Itachi grabbed his brother's hand and walked away as the man began to feverishly inspect the girl.
The eldest looked down at his brother blandly. Sasuke had one hand over his mouth, eyes wide, and looked up at him when he noticed the attention.
"Did you push her?"
Sasuke stared at him.
"You won't get in trouble."
The youngest hesitated before nodding his head.
"I see." Itachi breathed in deeply, looking straight ahead. "You're eating another tomato tonight."
Immediately, Sasuke began to protest and cry. At age three, he really disliked tomatoes, which is why Itachi forced him to eat one whenever he got in trouble.
Years later, Sasuke wouldn't remember how tortuous he once thought they were.