Here's the first chapter and the start of my story! ENjoy!

Chapter One: The Nightmare

A girl with dark navy eyes and short hair was running….running so quickly that she didn't realize she was unable to feel anything in her legs anymore. A loud crash was heard as some sort of monster almost pounced on her as she was looking for an escape route. Fire surrounded the whole castle as she was trying to get away from her followers; suddenly she was cornered and was weeping uncontrollably.

A man with a strange mask and one eye had appeared out of nowhere, but the little girl was grateful someone had arrived to save her."Once I give you the signal, you have to run! Now GO!"

The girl took off with running and never saw that man ever again….

Uchiha Katara, now at the age of 17, was having the same nightmare for the past 3 months; she was currently thrashing around her bed screaming out: "Wait who are you? Please give me some answers!"

In her dream, the silver haired man would say: "In due time, you'll see what this all means.."

And just like that, her nightmare ended.

The 17 year old teen had lived out a normal life in the Hidden Leaf for as long as she could remember. For some reason, she only knew about her first name, and never knew of her last name. All she could remember from the beginning of her life was being dropped off at an orphanage where she met one of her closest friends, Uzumaki Naruto. He was also a bit older than her, but still held that childish personality. She on the other hand grew up to become a woman, and no longer a girl. She now was 5'8.5" and had long cascading dark bluish hair down to her waist. Her eyes definitely changed into a lighter navy color, but still dark. Her skin was flawless and still was the same ivory color; she had an hour glass figure to her and definitely developed faster than most females. Her breasts were perfect for her petite form and she definitely had the smile to match her heart-shaped face. She currently lived in an apartment, alone, and she wasn't like most girls in her village. She somehow always thought she was different; maybe it was the fact that her eyes sometimes changed colors, and maybe it was just her, but it seemed like she had fangs. She also somehow managed to be very quick on her feet and strong, although she never took the path of a ninja. Even though most of her friends did, she never thought she was meant to become one, so she settled to just be a normal girl, who was working in a quaint tea shop/café.

After taking a 5 minute shower, she dried herself off and got ready for her daily routine that happened everyday. First, she would work from 8am to noon, and then go out to lunch with Naruto, at the ramen stand, like they always did; then she would watch him train, and then go hangout with her girl friends and have dinner with the whole gang later. It was a pretty ordinary life, and a part of her wished something interesting would happen, but in her mind it was unlikely; more than unlikely, it was impossible.

Once after getting dressed in black shorts, and a red tank top with a white undershirt, along with black sandals, Katara quickly locked up her apartment and set off to work. Once there, she put on her apron and got ready for the morning crowd. Her boss, Sayuri-baa-chan, was a nice old woman who cared deeply for the girl and definitely thought of her as a granddaughter. The old woman was sweeping the floor as she saw Katara come in, looking exhausted.

"Ohayo, baa-chan!" said Katara.

"Katara-chan! Dear, you look tired….maybe you should go get some more sleep. These days I'm worried about you….have you been having the same nightmare again?" worriedly asked the owner of the tea shop/café.

"Baa-chan, don't worry….it's nothing, and plus I love working here!" exclaimed Katara as she rose her hands up high.

"Alright, now get ready, I'm about to open up the shop; I expect lots of people coming." Said Sayuri.

"Hai!" the teen said as she skipped off to put on her apron and get ready. In the back of the shop, she saw her other co-worker, Akina; a short-brown-haired girl, that was shorter than Katara, with purple eyes, and was about 19 years old. She was also one of Katara's friends and they both enjoyed working here. In fact, Akina was Sayuri baa-chan's real granddaughter and when Katara first started working here, they bonded greatly.

"Katara! Wow………..um…..you look like a mess." Stated Akina as she pointed her tan finger at her friend's face.

"Thanks, Akina, cause that's what all girls want to hear everyday!" said Katara as she rolled her eyes.

"Gomen…….it's just that….." Akina started to say, until Katara interrupted her, "Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know…..it's my nightmare, ok?"

"Ok, I'm just worried is all" said Akina.

"Hey, it's ok, I'll be fine…no worries. Now, why don't we get out there and take peoples' orders, ok?" Katara said as she gave her friend a hug. Both girls smiled and entered into the café/shop.

Both girls have been working for 3 hours and Katara was about to get off in an hour. So far, there was a huge crowd that came in the morning, but few people came during the hours of 11 and 12, just like everyday Katara was here. She was cleaning off some tables, while Akina and Sayuri-baa-chan were behind the desk. The old lady was counting today's profits as Akina was washing the plates and cups. There were only a few people in the place, and as Katara was clearing a table and cleaning it up, a bell chime sounded from the door, indicating that someone was coming in.

Katara turned around and was met up with a man, around the age of 20, with strong obsidian eyes and perfectly flawless skin along with raven locks tied in a simple pony-tail; he seemed to have marks, that seemed to have come from stress, but she couldn't tell; after all, she just saw him, but overall, he seemed very handsome. Breaking away from her stare, she realized that he was waiting for a table, so she quickly went up to him and greeted him.

"Hello, welcome to The Kobayashi Tea Shop/ Café….will it only be you for today?" asked Katara as she was smiling and trying to hide a blush.

"Hn….Yes." replied the stranger. Katara almost fainted at hearing his voice, but she couldn't now, so she showed him a table near a window with the view of the outside.

"Here's the menu, and I'll be right with you." Replied Katara.

"Green tea." Stated the stranger.

Katara was slowly walking away, and she was shocked at his quick response, that she didn't really catch what he said. "Umm….wait, wh-what did you say? Stuttered the teen.

"G-r-e-e-n t-e-a." slowly repeated said stranger, as if he was treating her like a child.

'Alright, forget about him being handsome, but he seems to give off the aura as a jerk and plus, I've never seen him before.' Thought the teen.

"Right away." Answered the navy haired girl as she scribbled down his order. After a few minutes, she came out with a tray with a tea kettle and cup, coming towards the stranger's table. Without any notice, she slipped on a napkin and was about to fall, until said stranger grabbed her by the waist, while at the same time, managed to catch the tea cup, and kettle on the tray without spilling a single drop. Katara was blushing at their closeness, but he quickly let her go.

They were both walking towards his table as he said, "You know, you should really watch where you're going."

'Grr……this guy is so…..impossible. I-I can't believe he was actually hot!' thought the teen.

"Umm………thanks..umm….what's your name?" asked Katara as she was scratching the back of her head due to embarrassment.

"Uchiha Itachi….yours?" Plainly stated the stranger.

"Katara…" Itachi was quiet for a moment, until she realized what he was waiting for, "Oh, um… I don't really know my last name."

At the exact moment she said her name, Itachi knew who she was; she definitely had changed from the last time he saw her, but he had last seen her when she was 6, and he highly doubted that she would recognize him. His eyes had widened, but she didn't catch notice of this; he was surprised that she was alive. She after all, was supposed to be his fiancée; when they were kids, their fathers had set them up.

Katara had quickly stared at him, and realized there was something a bit off about him; maybe it was just her, but she thought she saw some fangs, but it could just be her wild imagination again.

"Interesting." Said itachi.

"Wh-what?" asked Katara as she broke out from her stare.

"I was just saying how interesting it was that you don't know your full name." stated the Uchiha.

"Oh, well, I grew up as an orphan…." Said Katara, until she was interrupted.

"Take a seat; your life seems to intrigue me."

"ok….." Katara said as she slowly sat across from this newly met stranger.

After a few minutes of talking, well it was mostly Katara talking since Itachi asked all the questions, Katara checked the time and realized it was a quarter past 12.

"Oh shoot! I'm so sorry, but I have to go! I lost track of time and I have to meet up with my friends. Sorry!" Katara said as she began to run out the door, but Itachi quickly grabbed her by the wrist before she could leave and said, "I understand, but I hope our paths cross again…" and then he planted a kiss on her hand, that made her turn 5 shades of red darker. And just like that he left.

After about 5 minutes of just standing there, Katara couldn't believe what happened. 'Well, I guess that since I had wanted something out of the ordinary to happen, it did' thought Katara. 'Man, again, I feel like someone is watching me….maybe I'm going crazy…Yeah that's it….I just need some fresh air.'

After her little period of thinking she made it to the ramen stand and saw Naruto, slurping away at his fifth bowl of ramen. "Gomen Naruto-kun, I just lost track of time."

"Hey, don't worry about it…..and I ordered your pork ramen ahead of time and told them to cook it when you arrived." Said Naruto, in between slurps.

"Arigatou!" said Katara as she took a seat and began to eat. "So what happened back there?" asked the blonde-haired shinobi.

"Well, I met this guy, who I've never seen before….have you ever heard of Uchiha Itachi?" asked the 17 year old girl.

After finishing ten bowls, Naruto put a finger on his chin and thought about this man carefully; "Hmm………I know I've heard of 'Uchiha' somewhere, but I'm not really sure."

"I see………well, we should be off to training right?"

"Yeah! Let's go Katara-chan!" yelled Naruto as he pumped his fist in the air.

After watching and helping Naruto train for 2 and a half hours, Katara was silently sitting under a tree, watching at how much her best friend had improved. After losing her train of thought, she quickly replayed the moment where Itachi managed to save her from falling. It kept replaying in her mind and she couldn't help but think that he was incredibly fast and those fangs……. 'There's no way……I think I'm over-thinking this….I just have to calm down.'

Her thinking process was interrupted when she heard many voices calling her name; she saw her girl friends, Ino, Sakura, Hinata and Keiko Hyuuga, and Tenten come over, like they always did, so that they could all hangout. But at the moment, Katara seemed like she had so much on her mind that she just needed some alone time.

"Hey, guys!" Katara said as she stood up and smiled as she saw her friends.

"Come on, Kay, there's this huge sale and we have to get there!" screamed Ino as she was dragging her along by the arm.

"Umm……..if you guys don't mind, I just need time to think, but I'll meet up with all you guys for dinner, ok?" replied the teen.

"Oh, ok.." timidly replied Hinata.

Katara was slowly walking away in the opposite direction, going deeper into the training grounds. "What's wrong with her?" Keiko asked Naruto.

"I have no idea, but then again, she did mention something to me that happened to her in the morning." Answered Naruto.

Going deeper into the forest, Katara had reached a meadow full of beautiful flowers along with a beautiful lake. She had decided to sit near the edge of the lake and just think of this morning's event over again. 'He, there's just something about him, that I can't pinpoint. Well, I don't think there's anything to worry about, I mean what are the odds of seeing him again?' thought Katara. She slowly laid herself down on the grass as she was watching the clouds go by and it just felt like that the day was passing by quickly. Before she knew it, it was already dark and it was a full moon; Katara wasn't worried though, but once again, he felt that she was being watched. She quickly shook off that feeling and managed to make her way through the forest and back to civilization. She was walking down the dimly lit streets and knew it was late and she probably already missed her dinner plans with her friends, so she decided to head back home.

The young 17 year old was walking through the village as she was making her way to her apartment. She was passing along an alley and trying to pass by quickly to get home as fast as possible. From the corner of her eye, she had saw a lone man, standing nearby a lit street light and she was just freaking herself out more by thinking someone was following her. While she was deep in thought she didn't realize that said man was following her and was closing in. She also didn't realize that she had missed her correct turn and ended up in a dead end. 'Please tell me that man isn't behind me.' Thought Katara as she hoped said man wasn't. But she was wrong, when she turned around she was pinned down by the man and her back was pushed towards the wall. She could smell his breathe and could tell that he had a few too many drinks and was definitely drunk. Her thought process was interrupted when she felt his hand go under her shirt, trying to lift it off her body. Katara was slowly trying to hide back her tears as he tried to undress her and kiss her. She was trying as hard as she could, but she couldn't overcome the strength of this man. Her tears poured out as she was begging the man to stop; she tried to kick him and push him off her, but he kept kissing her neck, and she stopped moving when she felt his erection.

Katara couldn't help stop crying and was hoping someone would come to her rescue. Right when she thought about that, someone came out from the shadows and immediately kicked the drunken man off her, into the opposing wall. She was shakingly trying to regain her composure and tried to see the face of her savior. She saw him come at the drunken man and smash him against the wall, until she saw him bleeding nonstop; she quickly shut her eyes and jumped up in fear as she felt arms encircle around her crying form. She slowly looked up and saw the same man she had met this morning, except his eyes were now crimson blood red.

"I-Itachi…..thank you." Katara said as she nuzzled her face into his chest as she continued to cry.

The Uchiha looked down at her and was glad he came just in time. He couldn't believe what that man was thinking about doing to her and he was now taking her to his home because he had no idea where she lived.

After about 10 minutes of running, Itachi and Katara made it to Itachi's home; he managed to open his door, while he was carrying her and he noticed that she had fallen asleep in his arms with her arms around his neck. Once getting up into his bedroom, he changed into sleeping clothes, but wore no shirt, as he set her on his only bed. He was about to go out the room and sleep on the sofa as he heard her move and call his name; he realized that she was awake.

"Wait, pl-please don't leave me alone, Itachi. Can you please stay here with me?" begged the teen.

She didn't get an answer, but he had sat down on a chair, next to the bed. "Arigatou, Itachi-kun." She said in the sweetest voice he had always missed.

In less than 2 minutes, Katara was asleep and looked very peaceful. Itachi was again about to leave the room, but then heard Katara screaming in her sleep.

'A nightmare.' Thought the Uchiha. He was then next to her bed and Katara was thrashing around in her sleep, but calmed down when Itachi encircled his arms around her.

Overnight, Itachi stayed like this to calm Katara down and it seemed like it was working.

Well, that was the first chapter!

Please tell me what you think of it because I'm unsure if I'm going to continue this story.

Thanks!