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Season I: Childhood days

Chapter II: First impressions

The words his father said would always remind him of his clan's reputation. Somehow, it really wasn't that significant for him after their current standing in the village. Although how much they keep on praising him even at that young age, he personally doesn't live up with that. He's not much of an eccentric type but he'll just do the things which he thinks would help him become more than what they think of him as.

Now, he is off to do his everyday training which his father would always tell him. It is to be prepared and to be advanced before entering academy which is a prerequisite before becoming a shinobi in the village. Kunais and shurikens were the first toys his father would always play him. But now, they're not just mere toys but weapons for either destruction or protection.

"Thunk! Thunk!" Kunais perfectly hit the bull's eye of every tree trunk around him. He stared at his work after taking a perfect landing on ground.

"Itachi, your father and I would be going to the Grand Master's house for the event." Mikoto calls out from the manor.

"I'll just catch up with you later, Mom!" Itachi replied. It's just too early to go there especially when there's nothing much to do.

"Alright, Itachi but please never be late!" Mikoto replied.

"Yes, mom. I'll be there before 5 minutes."

"Bye, Itachi!" And he hears the door close.

He sighs as he started retrieving the kunais pinned on every tree trunk. Just then, he sensed a presence around him. He quickly hops on a branch to examine the area. He found his missing kunai pinned on the tree, but that's not all. He saw a confused little girl of his age staring nervously on the spot. "Lost…" he thought.

The confused little girl nervously scans her surroundings; looking for the one way path she was just following but now it was gone. She is now getting nervous and afraid on how she'll be able to pass through the shortcut which a friend told her. She grips harder on the ribbon of the box she's carrying when she saw a figure going in her direction. She freezes on the spot.

Itachi slowly walks towards her direction as he focused his apathetic gaze on the pinned kunai on the tree which is just behind her. He could sense her nervousness as their eyes met. He then stood centimeters apart from her.

"What are you doing in this place?" he asked as he scans her.

"I…ah…I was going to…um…the Uchiha's clan house…" She stammered under his passive gaze.

He then leans towards her direction as she pulls her eyes shut. She nearly flinched of the closeness; only to find out he is retrieving the kunai stuck on the tree.

"Trespassing?" He whispered as he stood back in position.

The ruby-eyed girl shook her head furiously. "No… I was going to give this box to them. I have no bad intentions on them." She shows him the box.

"Very well." He mutters as he slowly walks away from her.

The girl looks at him perplexed. What? He'll just leave me alone in this forest? Without help? Ugh! I thought this would be help! She narrows her eyes in annoyance.

"Where are you going?" She exclaimed. He stops and replies, "Away…" And continues walking. She stares at him in disappointment. Just then, she brightens up as she found a way to help her get out of this place.

"Wait!" She catches up at him. Itachi stops and gave her a side glance, "Hm?"

She exclaims, "That sign at the back of your shirt!...You're an Uchiha, aren't you?" She asked.

"What now?" He replied passively.

"Please, take me to your clan house so I could finish my errand!" She begs with a hint of smile.

He looks at her with passive eyes and sighed, "Why should I do that when you're already taught about its location, especially you took the shortcut?"

She gulps in anxiety, "I… uh… a friend suggested me to take this shortcut so I could finish my errand fast…and…this is my first time in this place so I have no any idea in here."

He shook his head slowly and muttered, "Then that's your problem." She mentally scolded herself for being so stupid and lazy… sometimes the easiest way may be the hardest one.

"B-but?!" She exclaimed.

"I have to go now, bye." He walks away.

"Please! Onegai!" She nearly cried as she begs with a strained voice. "And I'm sorry… if I were trespassing by your area."

He felt amused hearing with those words. Stubborn…he thought. He averts his gaze towards her direction and muttered, "Follow me."

She looks up at him; surprised. "What are you waiting for?" he mutters as he starts walking away. She immediately follows him through the forest.

Sometimes, you shouldn't be hard to anyone especially, if that person really deserves your help or effort.

"So here we are in my clan house. The shortcut you took leads you to our backyard." He slowly opens the backdoor and mutters, "Come."

She nods tentatively and follows him inside. She stares at the room in amazement. Woah… this sure is pretty big no wonder they call it a clan house…

Itachi noticed her fascination of the place that he breaks it up, "You can place it on the table since my parents have just left."

She nods and smiled, "Okay." As she places the box on the table, she was stunned at the sight of the beautiful red rose in the vase.

"Uh, excuse me…but can I ask you where you got this?" she pointed out.

He stared at her confused and replied, "Uh, the rose? It was picked by my father for my mother during his last mission in the village of Rock."

"Do we have these in Konoha?" She asked; stroking the rose's delicate petals.

"We don't grow roses here in Konoha but we do have one in the market."

She felt dismayed but she managed to put a smile on her face. "You know, these are my favorite. If only I could have at least one of them, I'm sure I'll make a whole field of them in my dream place."

He could see her eyes are filled with intense brightness. He shrugs it off.

She shakes herself from her daydream. "Oh, by the way, thank you for your help uh…" She paused; thinking of his name.

"Itachi…" he sighs.

"Itachi!" She beams. "Just tell your parents that it is a gift from the Yuuhi clan and oh, I'm Kurenai Yuuhi. Nice meeting you, Itachi!" Her ruby eyes glowed.

He fights the urge to smile…but… "You're welcome." He gave a small smile.

After showing her the way out of the house; now they're standing by the gate.

"I'll be going now, Itachi. Bye!" She waves her hand happily.

He nods in reply, "Bye."

She quickly skips away from him as she heads towards the grand event.

Itachi shook his head after the meeting he had with Kurenai.

Crimson eyes…. He thought as he locks the gate.

So guys this is my 2nd chapter and i hope you enjoy the story... I'll be working on posting the next chapters soon since I've got this tight schedule... Thanks for reading guys! :D