Disclaimer: I do not own NARUTO……..
YEY! THIS IS THE FINAL CHAPTER TO 'ITCH' AND I HOPE YOU LIKE IT…..WELL, I REALLY DO HOPE THAT YOU WON'T KILL ME AFTER THIS.
I'm going to write the sequels maybe after I'm done with innocent touches. So I'm really sorry for delaying the sequels. I already got the plot in mind and I hope I won't forget it later. So hope you enjoy this.
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"Itch"
Friendship/ poor attempt at humor
Rated T
Itasaku
Final Chapter
You are always my friend
"Our friends are the continuous threads
That helps hold our lives together."
--Sarah Ban Breathnach
Preview
They were silent as they continued walking. The rain poured over their drenched form.
"Itch" Little Sakura asked softly, her voice barely a whisper.
"Hm," Itachi asked not looking at her as he walked briskly through the curtains of raindrops plummeting down on them.
Little Sakura became silent for a moment and Itachi was turning his head to look at her when he felt something brushed his lips.
Itachi stared blankly for a moment at the girl who had accidentally given him a friendly kissed on the lips.
"Rigato" Little Sakura said smiling at him, her sleepy innocent eyes gazing into his coal black ones while she lay her head on his shoulders, her eyes slowly closing.
Itachi stared at her as she drifted into sleep before letting a smile grace his tingling lips where she had kissed him.
"No, Sakura" Itachi whispered shaking his head, his lips smiling.
"Arigatou"
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Itachi walked through the pouring rain with Sakura's sleeping form in his arms. Itachi absently touched his lips and thought in amusement.
"I can't believe that I just let her take my first kiss"
"But--"Itachi thought as he turned to look at the sleeping girl. "I don't regret it"
"It would serve as my parting gift to her" Itachi thought as they both disappeared into the pouring rain.
"To remember me by"
15 MINUTES EARLIER…….
"Oh no" Haruno Reishi groaned as she stared at the ruined Icha Icha Merchandise on the brown paper bag. The rain had seeped through the thin sheet of paper and had destroyed the pocket books.
"God how much you must hate me" Reishi cried as the rain continue to pour down on her.
"What did I do to deserve this?" Reishi raised her head to look at the dark sky above her. Her question was answered with a flash of lightning followed by a thunder. Reishi jumped on time as the lightning struck the placed where she had been standing. Haruno Reishi stared at the burnt mark on the ground where the lightning had struck a moment ago.
Reishi was still staring at it when another flashed brought her back to earth. Reishi fell in her ass as she tried to avoid another bolt of lightning coming her way. Reishi draw her knees to her chest just on time before her feet could get toasted.
Another burnt mark appeared on the ground and Reishi watched it with growing trepidation. It seems God was really angry at her about something.
Reishi turned to look at the dark skies warily, as she waited for another lightning to strike her. Her thoughts were answered as a lightning flashed in the sky and was aiming towards her direction. Haruno Reishi run for her life and began jumping as the lightning tried to strike her with its 1000 volts of electricity.
"What did I do to provoke the wrath of the Gods?" Reishi thought in question. "All I did was go to this Icha Icha--"
Reishi paused and was about to get toasted if she hadn't move in time. Reishi began to run for her life again but the lightning clouds still followed her. Reishi race for her life, the wet paper bag containing the Icha Icha Merchandise was thrown to the ground where the lightning burnt it into cinders. Smoke was rising from embers of the burning pocketbook as Haruno Reishi disappeared into the curtains of opaque rain drops.
And the last thing on her mind was this……
"My baby"
Haruno Reishi was finally coming back for little Sakura.
Itachi strode briskly as he looked for a shelter, his mind was becoming hazy each time he took a step forward. The girl in his arms was still asleep while Itachi searched frantically for a shelter to cover them from the downpour.
Itachi wouldn't last for a second as he swayed on his feet, his limbs becoming jelly. Itachi's eyes were becoming heavy as his pace becoming a slow, swaying like a drunken boy on the streets with a lump of pink in his arms. Itachi was intoxicated and he was loosing his grip on the girl in his arms. Itachi tightened his hold on the girl, jerking Sakura awake as she was almost squashed on his chest.
"…Itch?" Sakura asked groggily as she rubbed her eyes with her small fist. Itachi did not look as her as he squinted at the store a yard away from them. Itachi walked slowly towards the store and tried his hardest to walk a straight line.
"…Itch?" Sakura asked as she finally noticed that her Itch was acting unusual. Her Itch was walking like he was having a hard time carrying her and his body.
Itachi did not reply as they neared the store. It would be a matter of time before he had fallen down. Itachi came to a complete halt in front of the store, his eyes darkening with growing trepidation. His eyes were staring at the picture on top of the book shop and then narrowed at the sign on the entrance.
Age 18 below is not allowed.
Itachi read the words through heavy eyes before turning to the girl in his arms. Little Sakura was suddenly awake as she look at her Itch with a frown on her chubby heart- shape face.
"…Itch?" Little Sakura asked her friend, who was looking at her with unfocused eyes. Itch gave her a quirked on the lips as he said to her.
"Sakura, Itch has to leave you here" Itachi said as he kneeled down on the wet ground where an orange pedestal cone had fallen along with a wet yellow tape. The rain continues to pour down on them as they gazed at each other, Itachi with sad eyes while Little Sakura looked confuse. Sakura scan her Itch' features looking for something there and what she saw made her eyes welled up in tears. Little Sakura began sniffing her nose as she open her mouth and emitted a loud cry of despair, her Itch was going to leave her again.
"Mwaaaahhhhh" Little Sakura cried out, the rain mingling with her tears. She rubbed the wetness of her tears along with the raindrops with her hands while her Itch just kneeled there looking lost.
Itachi didn't know what to do with her, he didn't know what else to say to her. It will be a matter of time before he would leave her. He only got a few second left before his body would disappear.
"Sakura" Itachi said gravely to her as he held her cheeks in his hands, trying to force her to look at him. Little Sakura shook her head out from his grasp and her cries reached an octave, making Itachi winced at the noise.
"Listen to me, Sakura!" Itachi scolded as he tried to gain the girl's hysterical attention. Little Sakura stopped crying at the reprimand in his voice and her lips trembled as she look at him. Tears were still running down her cheeks as she waited for her Itch to say something.
Itachi was becoming light as he looked at the little girl, his eyes softening at the glint of distress in her eyes.
"Gomenasai, Sakura" Itachi said softly as he looked at the girl's luminous eyes. It seems that the word 'sorry' was his favorite word this day since he had keep on saying it to the girl. "….But Itch has to leave you….."
The girl's eyes dimmed at the words and Itachi felt his heart squeeze at the sight. He had just found her and now he was going to leave her again. What kind of friend was he?
"…The bad one." Itachi thought as he gazed at the tears glistening on the girl's eyes.
"It doesn't mean that I want to leave you….." Itachi tried to explain to her but his time was running out and so he have to finish this immediately." But I have no choice…."
Itachi looked at the girl trying to see if she understands but Little Sakura just stared at him through her tears. Itachi sighed and let his hands fall down from her chubby cheeks. The rain had already soaked them to the bones that they were now unmindful of the coldness that seeped through their clothes. Itachi would have entered the bookstore but since they were not a certified adult yet, they couldn't enter the bookstore. Itachi wanted to make sure that Sakura would be warm and sheltered from the rain before he would disappear but the sign in the bookstore made it difficult for him. Itachi would have performed a hinge to disguise himself as an adult but he didn't have enough chakra to perform the jutsu. He had already overstayed in this form and it would be any second now that he would disappear.
Itachi just hope that Sakura would be found on time after he disappears. Itachi didn't want her to get sick after staying in the rain for too long. Itachi stared at the girl and raised his hand to pinch her cheeks and giving her a assuring smile.
"But don't worry" Itachi said to her as he wiped the tears from her cheeks "Someone will find you….and he won't be alone."
Little Sakura looked curiously at him and Itachi was glad that she had stop crying. Itachi patted her head as he began to feel his body beginning to lighten like he was losing weight. Itachi stopped patting her head before leaning down and placed a kiss on her small buttoned nose.
Itachi withdraw from her face and watched Little Sakura opened her eyes, her eyes was no longer sad as she stared at her Itch. Little Sakura gave Itachi a grin before raising her chubby hands and…..
POKE
"Itch" Sakura said exuberantly, her eyes were alight with joy. Itachi's eyes softened at the sight. It seems the girl could change from hysterical one moment to ecstatic the next.
Itachi chuckled at her change of mood. This girl was a walking contradictions and Itachi was glad that he had crossed path with this little girl. He would live to regret the day if they had never met.
This day he had never forgotten about her…..even though he tried hard. He would still remember her.
"Yes….Itch" Itachi said his eyes darkening as he finally realized that his time had run out.
"Sakura," Itachi said softly as he took one last look at the girl.
"…Arigatou." Itachi finally said before disappearing into a cloud of smoke, leaving nothing but a blue kimono and a white hakama…..and a very shocked pink haired little girl.
Wait………That was a clone? Then where was the real Itachi?
Uchiha Itachi
Itachi stood at the empty playground as the rain pounded on him. His eyes were dark with disappointment as he stared at the deserted school playground. Itachi had been sure that he could find Sakura here but it must be his wishful thinking. Itachi did not know where he got the sudden intuition to come in here and Itachi was too angry at himself for wasting his time for coming in here.
Itachi turned around and left the playground. He was going to look for Sakura everywhere and he wouldn't allow a rock left unturned.
The hunt was still on for our little pink haired nymphet ………or is it?
Let's see how Clone Itachi found little Sakura first before the real Itachi did.
REWIND PLEASE………….
Clone Itachi's footsteps pounded on the wooden floor as he run towards the genkan where he had left his ninja shoes behind. Clone Itachi hurriedly pushed his foot into his ninja shoes and was jumping on one foot while he was trying to reach for the door. Clone Itachi exited the door in a hurry while the rain began to wet his clothes.
The dark blue kimono he was wearing beneath his white hakama restricted his movements began running towards the entrance of the Uchiha Compound. Clone Itachi was a little bit light headed but he was determined to look for the source of his sudden feeling of uneasiness.
The real Itachi must have felt something wrong and had unconsciously passed it to him earlier.
'Something must have happen.' Clone Itachi thought as he neared the entrance of the Uchiha Compound. Clone Itachi was going to exit the Compound when he bumped into someone. Clone Itachi was about to apologize to the person when he saw who it was.
The rain continued to pour down on him, soaking his dark blue kimono and his white hakama as he glared at the person in front of him.
"Hi, cuz" Shisui smiled at his cousin through his badly beaten face.
Clone Itachi shot towards him with a deadly intent. Clone Itachi was going to beat the crap out of his cousin for telling the mob that he was a pedophile. Clone Itachi got hold of his cousin's ruined shirt and stared up at him. Shisui was a foot taller than him but Clone Itachi did not let the difference of their height got between his intent to inflict pain on his cousin. After all….the taller the enemy the harder they fall and Clone Itachi would savor the look on Shisui's face when he went down on the muddy ground.
"Before you could beat me to death" Shisui said as he watched his 8 year old cousin raised his fist. "I have something to say to you"
Clone Itachi ignored him and clenched his fist before aiming it towards his cousin's already bruised face.
"The little girl that was with you earlier--"
Clone Itachi paused, his fist an inched away from his cousin's broken nose as he waited for Shisui to continue. Shisui smirked as he looked at Itachi's clone. He didn't know where the real Itachi was but Shisui was sure that the information about the girl was his one way ticket to escaping his cousin, whether they'd be clone or real. Shisui watched the clone as he continued; the grip on his collar did not loosen.
"She's on the playground" Shisui imparted the information and the hold on his collar finally loosen as the Clone stared at him as if looking for the truth in his words.
"I'm telling you the truth" Shisui said scowling at his cousin. Shisui didn't want to be detained from taking a hot bath after his encounter with the mob. His swim in the Nakano River had been unpleasant and the beatings that he had earned from the mob had been painful and very traumatizing. Since one stray foot had hit his family jewels leaving him immediately out in a cold. The time he had woken up, the mob was already gone and Shisui was relieved that he had dance a jig in front of the bystanders who was looking at him like he was some kind of oddity.
After that, Shisui had dragged himself home with no chakra left and his body badly bruised. The moment he stepped inside the Uchiha Compound, he had met his cousin running his way. Shisui would have wanted to hide from his cousin but since his reflexes was slower than normal. Shisui was left with no choice but to confront him and had used the information about the little girl to stop Clone Itachi from beating him to death.
Now here he was, trying to convince Itachi's clone that he was telling the truth in a somewhat annoyed voice.
"Damn it!" Shisui cursed when the clone had taken hold of his collar again and was now glaring at him through his sharingan. "She followed me, okay?"
Clone Itachi just stared at him while Shisui tried to explain.
"She thought I was you so she followed me" Shisui said as he tried to pry his cousin's hands from his shirt. Shisui would have activated his sharingan right that moment but since he had no chakra left, Shisui was left to deal with his cousin through 'civilian means'.
"She even called me 'Itch'" Shisui said as he glared at his cousin. Clone Itachi suddenly let him go as he heard the word 'Itch'. Clone Itachi look thoughtful for a moment before moving.
"Wait!" Shisui shouted after his cousin's clone disappeared through the rain.
"I didn't even tell you where the playground is" Shisui murmured as he stared at the direction where the clone had taken. "There are 8 playgrounds in Konaha. I don't even know if you know the location of any of it."
"Oh well" Shisui sighed as he dragged his tired body inside the compound "It isn't my problem anyway"
Hmmmm…….Now that we've settled the reason why the real Itachi had gotten the idea to going to the school playground .Although it was somewhat unclear but still the real Itachi had taken the leap of chance and went after his gut instinct.
There was a huge misunderstanding between the Clone and Shisui. So how did the clone Itachi find Sakura in the first place?
Let's find out then…….
Clone Itachi
"Playground" Clone Itachi thought as he run towards the only direction where he knew a playground was. In his artificial memories stored inside his clone brain, the real Itachi had walked passed the playground without a second glance but Itachi's photographic memory had proven to useful.
Clone Itachi could still hear the sounds of joyous laughter from the children in the playground. He could also remember the sound of the swings moving like a pendulum there but that was all he could remember. The real Itachi had never look at the playground so it was the sound of the laughter and the swings that Clone Itachi could recall but the rest was blank to him.
They only know of two playgrounds in Konoha, the one Clone Itachi was going and the one in his school. If the clone of Itachi couldn't find little Sakura in the playground, where he was going, then he would have to look for her in the school playground. The Itachi clone just prayed that he wouldn't be going in the school after this.
Clone Itachi just hope that he would find Sakura immediately.
So that was why he found her first………Let's see what happen next then.
Clone Itachi stood beneath the pouring rain as he stared in front of him. His white hakama and his dark blue kimono were already ruined. His raven black hair that he had tied in a black ribbon came loose and was clinging to his pale face. Clone Itachi moved his ninja sandals barely making a sound as he neared the girl.
Soft footsteps padded on the wet grass, stepping over puddles of water as it continued to stride towards the girl sitting on the bench.
His shadow fell unto the girl as he stood over her crying form. The girl stopped crying when she noticed his presence. The girl slowly raised her tear stained face to look at him.
The girl's face suddenly brightened.
"…Itch!" Little Sakura said happily as she stared up at him.
The playground was silent as they continue to stare at each other. Little Sakura was still hugging herself as she shivered from the cold, her eyes never leaving the face of her savior.
The boy in front of her stood there for a moment before placing a hand over her head, his lips curving into a apologetic smile as he gazed at her. His hands slowly moved towards the girl's cold cheek, wiping the tear that had mingled with the rain.
"Sakura" Clone Itachi whispered as he pinched her cheeks to bring the color back into her face and removing the numbness there.
So that's what really happens………then let's go back to Uchiha Itachi. Let's see what happen next after discovering that he had gone to the wrong playground.
Uchiha Itachi…..the original….the real one.
Itachi exited the school playground and began to run towards the other direction where he knew a playground was located. The red teddy bear clenched in his hands as he suddenly jumped into the rooftop of a house. The rain dripping over his form, his blue shirt and gray pants clung to him while the red teddy bear was becoming heavy with water.
"I'll find you this time, Sakura" Itachi murmured his eyes glittering with determination.
"I promise I'll find you"
This had been a wild goose chase and still Uchiha Itachi did not give up.
Will he find her this time?……hmmmm…..I hope so.
Itachi was just jumping towards the direction of the second playground when suddenly memories came rushing into his mind. His clone had finally puffed into a cloud of smoke and giving him the location of one hard-to-find pink haired girl. Itachi increased his speed as he felt the relief of finally finding her.
"I'm coming, Sakura" Itachi thought as he jumped from rooftop to rooftop.
"I'm finally coming for you"
Haruno Sakura
Little Sakura stared at the lump of cloth on the ground where her Itch had disappeared. Her eyes were starting to well up again as she realized that her Itch had left her for the second time that day.
"Itch" Little Sakura sobbed and step closer to the piece of clothing on the ground. Sakura did not flinch as a lightning flashed in the sky followed by a loud thunder. Her eyes were glued to the blue and white cloth that her Itch had been wearing earlier. Little Sakura did not know why her Itch had disappear; she did not know why he had left and told her to wait for someone.
Little Sakura did not know who she was going to wait for. She only wanted for her Itch to return and be with her again. She did not want to wait for anyone.
Little Sakura wanted her Itch back.
She wanted him back.
Tears began to pour in floods from her eyes as she sobbed and sniffled over the remaining object that her Itch had left behind.
Little Sakura did not notice the repeated flashed of light coming from the sky or the running footsteps coming her way. Sakura was suddenly snatched from the ground and was almost got burnt when a lightning flashed in their direction.
"We're going home Sakura" Haruno Reishi said as she run away from the lightning clouds that was still following them.
"We're finally going home" Haruno Reishi repeated as they jumped out of the way before they got fried.
Little Sakura just looked at her through her puffy eyes. Then she glanced towards the direction where her Itch had disappeared. Little Sakura's lips trembled as they were getting far, far away from it.
"Itch" Little Sakura cried out, her chubby hands reaching towards the direction where they had been. "…Itch!"
Haruno Reishi looked at her daughter, her brows knitting.
"You've got an itch?" Reishi asked looking concern. "Where?"
Little Sakura ignore the question.
"ITCH!" Little Sakura wailed as they finally disappeared through the rain.
Uchiha Itachi
Itachi landed on the ground and stared.
There was no sight of a pink haired girl.
Itachi only saw the blue kimono and the white hakama his clone had been wearing. Itachi neared the piece of cloth, stepping over the orange pedestal cone with the yellow tape attached to it. Itachi bent down to take the clothes and gazed it before his eyes turned to the direction where he had seen a flash of pink before it disappeared.
Little Sakura had not been alone.
Someone was carrying her…..and Itachi knew that it must be her mother since the woman had pink hair. Itachi would have followed them but……Itachi didn't know what to say to Sakura when he would have to leave her again now that her mother had found her.
It would be the third time that he would leave her and Itachi couldn't bear to hear her cries again. So he had remain there…..looking from the distance as they both disappeared into the curtains of rain….holding a red teddy bear and a broken promise.
It would be easier this way…..the girl would not have to suffer for the third time if he sees her off with her mother.
It would be a lot easier for them because Itachi could not stand the sight of her tears again.
It would surely make Itachi want to make another promise to her….a promise that should be left unspoken because Itachi knew that he would break them in future; just like he had broken the promise to her earlier.
"Yes…yes we are going to look for Chu?"
"Itch will be back later, Sakura"
Itachi stared at the empty street in front of him before looking at the wet red teddy bear in his left hand. The rain continued to pour down on him as he stood there on the deserted streets.
Itachi slowly look up the skies, letting the raindrops run down his grim face.
"You should have never trusted me, Sakura…….
You should have never trusted me with your friendship……
But you did………..and all I could say is this………..
...
Sakura……….
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Arigatou"
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A Special Trust
"The glory of friendship…is the
Spirited inspiration that comes
To one when he discovers that
Someone else believes in him
And is willing to trust him
With his friendship.
--Ralph Waldo Emeson
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THE END
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I will be writing the sequels maybe after 'Innocent Touches' I'm really sorry for delaying the sequels….so don't hate me. I already got the plot in mind and all I need it to write them down.
Also thanks to Yami Uchiha for editing this story...
I'm also going to write another two shot called "Hanami Dango" so watched out for it. The first chapter will be friendship/ and poor attempt at humor--it will be Canon while the second chapter is Romance/ and poor attempt at humor--it will be Non-massacre. There be a lot of Little Sakura on these stories. So don't worry I really haven't gone all pervy lately….
For the Sequels...
There's a poll on my profile and I hope you will vote for the 'Itch' sequels.
What do you want me to write first?
Time-Skip Sequel to 'Itch'
Oneshot
Non-Massacre--AU
Rated M (Romance/ Drama)
Status: In coming
2. Dance of Seduction
18 years old Sakura had hated Itachi since the day he had broken his promise to her and when there paths had crossed again. Both could not resist each other and both could not stop themselves from dancing the Dance of Seduction.
Time-Skip Sequel to 'Itch'
Oneshot
Canon
Rated T (Friendship/Angst)
Status: In coming
3. Beneath the porcelain mask
15 years ago, they became friends and 15 years later they became mortal enemies.
She was an Anbu Medic and he was an S-class missing-nin
They were different and yet the same.
When they meet, their long forgotten memories resurface.
But this time their friendship could not stop them from achieving their goals.
She wanted him to pay for what he did to Sasuke and his family.
He wanted to survive so that he can die in the hands of his brother.
Both had worn a mask of deception as they battled.
But, when their mask had finally broken, both showed regret of the friendship that they once had... and still have until now.
Please vote!
I wouldn't be writing the sequel soon because I have to write 'Innocent Touches' first and here's the summary.
Oneshot--AU
Rated M (Romance/General)
Pairing-Itasaku
Status-In Progress
Innocent Touches
It all started with innocent touches but even the simplest of touch could break through the cold exterior of the strongest of men.
As for 'Hanami Dango' here's the summary
Hanami Dango
Two shots
First chapter
Friendship/and poor attempt at humor
Rated T to be safe
Canon
Uchiha Itachi's fondness for sweets started when he stumbled upon a restaurant serving three colorful dangos, and a girl? Hmm…
Soon after that, Itachi was hooked and he couldn't resist the restaurant and its pink and green package. Even after he had joined the infamous Akatsuki Organization, Uchiha Itachi could not deny his sweet tooth.
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Second Chapter
Romance/ and a poor attempt at humor
Rated T
Non-massacre
Love bloom at the start of spring and it involves around one 'Hanami Dango'
Two people find their way to love as spring came and gone….and then bloom into a relationship that would last for an eternity of spring.
Hanami Dango: has 3 colors, Hanami dango is traditionally made during Sakura viewing season. Hence the name (Hana meaning flower and mi meaning to see)
What do you think? Please review and tell me about your opinion.
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20 MINUTES LATER……….
Uchiha Itachi stepped inside their House and was greeted by an angry mama bear.
"Uchiha Itachi" Mikoto began as she glared at her son with her arms akimbo.
Itachi slide the entrance shut behind him and confronted his mother. Itachi gave his a mother an unreadable look as Uchiha Mikoto shoots daggers in his way.
"Look what your clone did earlier" Mikoto said as she indicated her kimono which was stained by different variations of food.
"He totally ruined the lunch" Mikoto said loudly as she threw her hands over her head in anger. "Your Aunt and Uncle had already left and if it wasn't for Sasuke's cuteness and all, Fuki wouldn't have convince her husband to have another lunch meeting tomorrow"
Itachi frowned at the news and sighed. He was going to participate with this 'lunch meeting' again. There would no longer be a clone to substitute for him. Although he would have the chance to savor the food that his mother would cook but Itachi didn't want any part of it. The whole situation would be a painful reminder for him about a pink haired girl.
"But you wouldn't be eating with us" Mikoto interrupted his musings and Itachi mentally sighed with relief at his mother's words. Itachi wouldn't be joining their guest and the news was a gift in its own.
"After what your clone had exhibited earlier, I wouldn't want you or your clone near any of my lunch and dinner meetings." Mikoto continued, making Itachi gave another sigh.
"So by tomorrow, I want you out from the house and find someplace to eat" Mikoto ordered still glaring at her son who was scowling at her before walking away with a 'Hn' thrown at his mother.
Uchiha Mikoto watched him go when something caught her eye. Mikoto's eyes landed on the red wet teddy bear on her son's left hand.
"What's that?" Mikoto asked and Itachi turned to look at her before his eyes landed on the red teddy bear dangling on his hand. Itachi's eyes darkened and grunted his answer towards his mother.
"A bear" Itachi grunted as he turned and walked away. Mikoto was frowning at her son's answer when she suddenly remembered something.
"And before I forgot…." Mikoto called as she watched her son climbed up the stairs "By tomorrow morning I want you to look for Sakura for me, Okay?"
Itachi froze at the top of the stairs when he heard the name 'Sakura'.( which had become a taboo word for Itachi)
"I didn't find it in the basket earlier" Mikoto continued as she gazed at her son's frozen form. "So I need it by tomorrow morning before lunch. I'll be using it for my moribana arrangement, Understand?"
Itachi understand her alright and he was already walking briskly towards his room with a hand clenched on the red teddy bear. Itachi wouldn't be going any flower hunting anymore. One was enough to leave a painful throb on his heart.
Itachi threw himself on the bed, not really caring that his wet clothes were going to soak through his bed. Itachi raised the red teddy bear above him to stare at it.
"So this is Chu" Itachi thought as he stared at the wet teddy.
The room was silent as Itachi continues to stare at the red bear who stared back at him through artificial black eyes.
"Hn" Itachi murmured as he scanned the teddy bear for any sign of damage. Itachi found none and the thought made Itachi's lips curved at the corners.
"She has really taken a good care of you, ha?" Itachi said to the bear.
The bear did not reply but Itachi wasn't expecting any so he continued to talk to the silent bear.
"You and I are the same" Itachi murmured to the bear as he placed the red teddy on his stomach to watch the rain outside his window. "We're her best friend who left her…..so we'll just stick together until….."
Itachi paused as he realized where his thoughts had strayed.
"…Until what?" Itachi thought as he listened to the rain outside. The scent of dirt and grass lingering with the wind as it blew inside his open window.
"Until I found her" Itachi thought finally making his decision. Itachi would find her and give the bear back to her even though it would hurt both of them. Itachi would look for her tomorrow and Itachi just hoped that the skies would clear up. Itachi wouldn't want to search for her in the rain again.
Itachi lay in his bed while he eyes stared outside his window.
"What do you think she's doing now?" Itachi asked the teddy bear, his eyes never leaving the scene outside his window.
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A well groom and dried Sakura stood on her crib with her hands on the wooden railings that surround her.
Little Sakura stared outside the window, her eyes still puffy after crying the whole way towards their home and her thoughts had never strayed away from one black haired boy.
"Itch"
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To be continued………..
The last and true final chapter of Itch will be posted by next week.
So watch out for it….it will be an epilogue…
