Shurrei was never a person to cry over something when she was sad. She was more of a passive person, ignoring everything and everybody. And very few things could change her mood. There were many details that showed that Shurrei was not over Kakashi. She wore her hair in the iris style just like on the day of her Yui-no, and she still wore the ring that Kakashi had given her. Ever since Shurrei's the "Broken Engagement", Shurrei was constantly clinging to Itachi. Itachi was glad to have her around him but the fact that it was only from grief made her attention miserable. Itachi had began to sympathize with his sister but that only made her mood fouler. One day when he made a comment on his feelings she looked him in the eyes and whispered, "Pity is for those who deserve it and we as ninja do not deserve it" and stormed out of the room without another word.
One day, while Shurrei saw practicing her calligraphy, a knock came to the door. Shurrei casually opened the door saying "Welcome" neglectfully. "Nee, Nee, Shurrei-chan don't tell me you've already forgotten me," the voice said comedically. As she turned to see the person at the door, she let out a gasp. Standing at the doorway was none other then her Cousin Obito. She jumped graciously into his arms ,which he held out invitingly to her, like a child. It had been a month or so ,but to her is seemed like years, since she last saw him. She had grown since she last seen him so when she jumped into his arms he crumbled under both Shurrei's weight and his. They hit the ground with a thunderous thud. The thud surprised Itachi, so he came downstairs to see what had happened. Too his surprise he found Shurrei and Obito lying on the ground laughing hysterically. He hadn't seen her smile like this since Shurrei's Yui-no when she saw Kakashi. "I am staying for a week or so, and I wish to spend it with you and Itachi," Obito stated as he and Shurrei began to get up. "Then you shall feel most welcomed here, Cousin Obito," Shurrei replied sweetly.
They spent there days playing sho and go, eating only cherryblossum cakes. Sometimes they would play with Shurrei's ball. A game they would play would be red thread, where one person throws the ball to the other people adn if you're finger was caught in the hole of the red thread you were to marry that person. This game was completely innocent because of the fact that they were all related. There time together reminded Itachi of the time when it was only him and Shurrei. An average day ,in that time, would begin when Shurrei woke up at about 5:00 A.M. to do her morning thinking. At around 6 o'clock Shurrei would begin to cook breakfast for the family. Itachi would wake up casually at seven. Soon everyone in the family would be awake and they would have breakfast together every breakfast different in it's own special way. Next, Shurrei would do her morning chores while Itachi did as he pleased. Followed by that Shurrei and Itachi would study for hours on end. Lunch came next nothing special usually a few ricballs with mini octopi on the side. Between the hours of 1-3 o'clock you could ask Shurrei a favor or two. No one ever bothered Shurrei in any other time for she was too intuned with her schedule, the exception only for Itachi. Dinner came soon after and a quick bath before bed. Still through Shurrei's schedule, Shurrei always found time for Itachi. He still slept with Shurrei.
To Shurrei the two most important cousin's of her life was Obito and Shisui. Obito represented Shurrei's life before Itachi's birth and Shisui represented her after Itachi's birth. On day four of Obito's visits, he and Itachi sat down in the living room."I remember Shurrei's smile when she was younger," Obito suddnely said sternly. "It was that of an innocent child. One's who life could not penetrate with it's coldness. But now the closess thing we can get to a smile from her is a smirk," Obito continued. Itachi could not help but feel a little guilty. If he hadn't been born, would his sister be happy never to bear his pain as well as his. "But, I still remember the day when I saw the loveliest smile on her," Obito murmered morely to himself then to Itachi. When, Cousin Obito, When? Itachi wanted to ask but he held his tongue and let his Cousin finish. "It was a bright and sunny day and she had come home from the hospital, to see what was to be her most precious possession, her little brother," Obito ended. Itachi could not surpress his feelings of happiness and he smiled. Suddenly the bamboo slides opened to show Shurrei with three baskets in her hand. "Itachi, Obito, shall we go and picked some strawberries," Shurrei asked pleasantly. Obito began to rise and used a hand gesture which told Itachi that he should come as well.
As they began to leave the household, Itachi spotted a lilac bending elegantly with the wind. This was truly bliss.