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NOTICE: I just found out that Sasuke's dad is Fugaku and his mom is Mitoko. Special thanks to Me.. and sillymail(no, not me! I mean Me.., a nice reviewer! LoL) for telling me! Gosh this sounds funny lol it's like I'm saying 'special thanks to me for telling me' LoL

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iluvanime493: Ahaha Itachi didn't pick Sakura himself! Oh, by the way, I had a change of mind. I was originally planning to have Sasuke, Naruto, and Hinata also remember everything, but I decided not to have that happen. I just feel that if all four of them are in this "dream" and they know what's going on, Sakura probably won't develop feelings for Itachi. All four would be busy trying to find a way to escape. Also, Sasuke would be watching after Sakura and he would attempt to stop her from developing feelings for Itachi, since he knows what Itachi did. I feel that this type of drama is not necessary in the story...yet. ;)
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Chapter 3

"Sakura-chan, are you sure you're okay?" Ino asked for the millionth time. The pairs of eyes that belonged to Shikamaru, Neji, Sasuke, Naruto, Choji, Lee, and TenTen looked her way, mutely questioning her health also.

Sakura sighed. "Yes, I'm okay. And since when did you start calling me Sakura-chan? You always call me forehead girl, Ino-pig!"

"What? Ugh, Sakura-chan, we gave up that crap way back when we were young, remember? We stopped after your, what, fifteenth birthday, when you stopped being one of Sasuke's fangirls!" Ino said.

"I…what?" Sakura was in deep confusion.

Ino embraced one of Sasuke's hand close to her, you know like how couples do? "And then Sasuke-kun finally agreed to date me!"

Sasuke grunted. "We are not dating, Ino. We went on a date. One date. Period."

Ino continued smiling, ignoring Sasuke. "Sasuke-kun actually kisses on the first date! Can you believe that he kissed me! His kiss was filled with so many emotions!"

Sasuke grumbled. "You told me to kiss you, and I gave you a kiss on your cheek."

Meanwhile Ino was still smiling Sakura tried her best to stay calm. This could be a dream, but why is the Uchiha Clan alive? If the Uchiha Clan is alive, then that must only mean that this is due Sasuke's gift to her. If this is due to Sasuke's gift, then that would mean that she was bound to give up on him, and when she gave up on him he went on a date with Ino. Well, this could just be a dream. Maybe she's dreaming that Sasuke's gift did this.

Sakura smiled, looking on the brighter side of this situation. What if this was a chance to forget about Sasuke? In the other world, even if Sasuke was being nicer to her he only thought of her as a friend. She may have given up on him, but there was still a part of her that wanted to keep her open for him, just in case. After he was brought back to Konohagakure, she still hadn't given up on him. After half a year, Ino had a talk with her and she finally concluded one thing: Sasuke is unable to love. He could love, but he just won't be able to love anyone romantically. Not everybody is the same.

When Sasuke was only seven, his entire clan was killed – by his elder brother, Itachi. Since then, Sasuke's first priority was vengeance. Naruto lived to become the Hokage and earn people's respect, and Sasuke lived to revenge his family. After much consideration, she finally realized that love, for Sasuke, would only delay him. Sasuke had enough to deal with, and he didn't need some girl following after him. In a fantasy world, he would turn around and love her and realize that all this time he had feelings for her too. But this isn't a fantasy world – it is reality.

When she gave up on him and stopped annoying him so much, she noticed that he had become friendlier to her. If only she had known from the start that all she had to do was stop annoying him and he would treat her nicer. If only she had known that he always said mean things to her and acted cold towards her because that was the only way to make her stop irritating him so much. If only she had known that he did those stuffs because he isn't able to love her romantically. If she wanted to become his friend, he would become her friend. But he just won't be able to become her boyfriend.

Even after she realized all this she still kept her open, though. She had received countless love letters and was asked out many times, but she rejected all the guys. Perhaps she was only lying to herself that she wanted to just be Sasuke's friend. Perhaps, deep inside, she still wished that he would turn around and love her the way she love him.

Now is her chance.

Now is her chance to get over him.

This isn't the real world. She knows it isn't. So what is there to lose? If this is a just a dream, she has nothing to lose. She could do whatever she wants here and nothing will happen in the real world, right? She smiled. This is her chance.

Oh, screw that. She's engaged to an S-class criminal. What the hell kinda chance is this, the chance of a lifetime to get killed? Yeah. Totally. Woo hoo. She is sooooo ecstatic to be blessed with this rare opportunity. Can you sense her sarcasm? You better.

Sakura forced a smile on her face. "Uhm...so, Ino, when did you and Sasuke-k...uh Sasuke begin dating?"

Sasuke glared. "We are not dating."

Ino beamed. "Since last week!"

"Oh."

"Sakura-chan, I have to say I'm sorry," Naruto apologized out of the blue.

"What?" Sakura looked at Naruto questioningly. Why is he apologizing?

"Uhm...you see," Naruto grinned nervously. "See, I know you told me last week that you are uncomfortable around Itachi because of some reasons, but uh...uhm, ItachiscaresmeandhethreatenedmetheotherdaywhenhecaughtmesneakingaroundhisroomandsoI'mscaredtobenearhimtoprotectyoufromhim."

"Uh...what? Can you say that slower?"

"I said that, uh, Itachi scares me!"

Everyone: -anime sweatdrop-

"W-What! I mean, c'mon, if he caught you sneaking around in his room and he threatened to punish you if he saw you again, you'd be scared too! I sparred with the guy once and it did not feel like sparring to me - it was like a fight to the death!"

"Or you are just too weak," Shikamaru stated bluntly. "What were you doing sneaking around in his room, anyway?"

Naruto grinned nervously. "Y-you see, uh...April Fool's Day is coming up and Sasuke-teme and I planned to pull a prank on him. We did rock, paper, scissor and I lost, and so I had to go and look inside Itachi's room to check and plant the trap because Itachi was supposed to be on a mission and he was supposed to be back on April Rool's Day(remember that it's Sakura's bday, which is March 28). But then he came back earlier because he had finished the mission early. Itachi threatened me! I told Sasuke he should do it because he's Itachi's little brother and Itachi wouldn't punish him! I never win at rock, paper, scissor!"

Sasuke glared. "Maybe if you stop using paper all the time, you'd win."

"Paper is the ultimate tool! It's my secret weapon!"

"How is it secret if you use it all the time!"

The group watched the two boys argue. Sakura couldn't help but smile at them. She couldn't help but smile at Sasuke, to be precise. Pranks were never a "Sasuke" thing. She received a warm feeling inside, examining how different Sasuke would be if only Itachi hadn't slaughtered his clan. Her thoughts were interupted shortly, though, by Uchiha Fugaku.

"Thank you, ladies and gentlemen, for attending this joyous occassion to celebrate the engagement of my son Itachi to Haruno Sakura," Sakura slightly shifted in her seat, feeling uncomfortable as she heard about her engagement. "Please, have a nice evening."

With the last sentence said, everyone began to get up from their seats and exit the room. Sakura copied what the rest were doing.

"Sakura-chan, where is your future husband?" Ino asked.

"I don't know. I haven't seen him," Sakura answered. Wait, why did she that? By answering like that, it's as if...as if she actually accepts that Itachi will be her future husband!

Ino hugged Sasuke tightly. "Sasuke-kun, I'm gonna miss you soooo much! I'll see you tomorrow then!" she dashed off and joined up with the rest of her clan.

"Sasuke-k...Sasuke, where is your brother?" Sakura asked once Ino had left.

"I'm right here," a cold voice said from behind her. Sakura immediately whirled around to be met with none other than the Uchiha Itachi. He was taller than she had expected him to be; she only came up to his chin. The difference in height made her feel even more powerless.

"Eh...h-hi," she muttered.

"Nii-san, where were you?" Sasuke asked. "You missed your own engagement party."

"Mission," he answered quickly and then looked over at Sakura. "Is that your girlfriend?"

Sasuke glanced at Sakura and then mentally sweatdropped. "Uh, that's your fiancee, nii-san."

Itachi grabbed Sakura's hand gently and placed a quick kiss on her hand. "Nice to meet you, Haruko Sakumo."

"Uh, that's Haruno Sakura," Sasuke corrected.

Itachi did not reply.

Sakura stood there speechless. Why? First of all, she's terrified because of this almost normal behavior from an S-class criminal. Second, an S-class criminal kissed her hand - eww. Lastly and most importantly, she could not believe this rather humorous behaviour of Itachi's. After a while, she finally spoke. "Uhm...uh, nice to meet you too, uhm, Itachi."

Fugaku and Mikoto approached the three. Fugaku smiled, "Itachi, where were you?"

"Mission," he replied.

"Ah, I see," Fugaku said. "So, this is your fiancee, Sakura."

"So I was told."

"Well, we should return home now," Mikoto suggested. "It's really dark. Sakura-san, you may return to your home, unless you prefer to stay with us here at the Uchiha estate. You will not need to stay here until you are officially married to Itachi. I personally feel that you should stay with us, though. We would have so much fun, Sakura-san!"

"I'm sorry, I'd like to return home. The party was wonderful and I had a great time. It was pleasure meeting Itachi," Sakura bowed and then turned to leave. She stopped, though, when Fugaku spoke.

"Itachi, escort your fiancee home," he said.

"Yes, father," Itachi said, and then approaching Sakura. "Let's go, Sakura."

The walk to Sakura's place was quiet. Normally, Sakura would try to strike a conversation. However, a part of her feared Itachi because she did not know him. To everyone else, she could act regular and smile. But to Itachi, she didn't know how he would respond. Would be ignore her like Sasuke? Heck, she actually hoped he would ignore her. Who knows, he might just make sure that she doesn't see the dawn of life ever again.

"Where are you going?" his voice broke her reverie.

"Uhm, home?" she answered.

"Your home is this way," he said. She examined their positions; they were facing opposite ways. "That way is to your parent's old home. Your parents were killed a year ago, remember?"

She maintained a calm exterior, but inside she was screaming. My parents are dead! This can't be! "Oh...t-that's right. I totally forgot!" she rushed in the opposite direction of where she was and walked alongside Itachi. "Wow, for someone who didn't even know my name, you sure know a lot about me, Itachi."

She regretted saying that. Mentally, she yelled at herself because she shouldn't be talking to him so casually for who knows what the consequences might be?

"I know everything about you."

She couldn't help it. "Yeah, everything but my name."

"The mission exhausted me. I've calmed down now."

"Somehow, I find that hard to believe."

The rest of the walk resumed in utter silence. Sakura walked a couple steps behind Itachi, allowing him to guide her to her home. He stopped in front of a small house.

"Good night," he said indifferently.

"Good night to you too," Sakura said.

Senko: How's that? Sorry, I made Itachi kinda talkative lol review everyone!