Itachi just happened to bump into Katsu more times he wanted to.

It wasn't necessarily on purpose but it seemed where ever he went, Katsu was there. He had never paid attention before so what changed? It didn't help that Shisui was pushing him to get more friends.

Itachi didn't like Katsu nor hate her. She was just another girl in the academy to him. He didn't understand why he should be friends with her.

And now here he was, beating the girl mentioned in a sparring match.

"And Itachi wins!" The teacher announced after pinning the girl to the ground.

Katsu let out a groan as Itachi released his hold on the girl. She mumbled a few words to herself, getting up from the dirt ground.

"Ah! Itachi! You did so well!"

The students marveled at Itachi's strength. The teachers nodded in approval.

Katsu wasn't happy.

She knew she was being petty again but the feeling wouldn't go away. How come Itachi was the perfect child? Why couldn't she get the recognition? Was she not good enough?

Katsu didn't hate Itachi. There was no real reason for her to hate him. However, the twisted feeling in her gut made him unlikeable.

"Katsu."

Katsu turned her head towards her teacher who stood in front of her. He held a stern face.

"Work harder next time."

Katsu was ANGRY…

Shisui was planning. Itachi needed a friend and he just so happened to bump into the right person.

"Why hello there Katsu-chan!"

The girl who stood a few away from him stiffened. She turned to face the happy Uchiha, her eyes narrowed.

"Oh. It's you."

"Awww. Don't be like that!" Shisui quickly walked up to the girl, grinning. "How are you doing today?"

Katsu huffed, "Good until you came along."

Shisui held a hand to his chest dramatically, letting out a gasp.

"Oh no! My wonderful presence is ruining your day?!" He wrapped an arm around the shorter girl, grinning widely.

"Yes. Yes, it is. Now shoo."

Katsu was okay with Shisui. He was a bit too loud for her taste but she supposed it was alright. Better than the gut feeling from Itachi. She wondered how the two were even friends.

"Haha!" Shisui laughed, "There's no way you're getting away from me!"

Katsu would've like to throw him off a cliff by now. She was heading towards Fujio's shop and didn't want him following her there.

Fujio's place was her safe haven. It was her comfortable place. In no way was she gonna share it with this weirdo.

"Where are you going anyway?" Shisui asked, walking next to Katsu.

"None of your business."

It was best if nobody knew about her safe haven.

"Come on! Tell me!" Shisui whined, "I'm going to figure out anyway!"

That was true. If Katsu was heading towards Fujio's shop, Shisui would follow. She quickly did a U-turn, going the completely opposite way.

"I'm going to the training grounds." Katsu announced.

"You're going to train?" Shisui followed quickly, definitely noticing her sharp turn, "I'll help you then!"

Katsu let out a groan.

"No."

Katsu had a side project for herself. Nobody knew about it and she was planning to keep it that way. She was sure it would become the next big thing. The next step in exploring the world of science.

Now only if she could get someone to supply her with chakra…

She definitely wasn't going to ask her father. He was out for a 3-month mission and he would probably never do it for her anyways. Fujio had no idea how to control chakra so that was a no. Asking anyone from the academy was another no. They would never do it. Maybe she should ask Shisui.

...

There was no way she was going to ask that guy.

Great! Now she had no clue who to ask. It's not like she had many friends. But this was important. She needed to the chakra for her project and she herself didn't have enough to power the machine.

So she had one last choice.

"Itachi!"

Itachi turned around, not expecting for Katsu to be standing there. Katsu held a determined face as she stomped up to Itachi. Itachi wasn't too sure on what he was supposed to do. He just stood there awkwardly.

"U-Uh… Katsu-chan?"

"I need you to do something for me."

She grabbed his arm and dragged him down the academy hallways.

"W-What?"

A/N- Little bit of more Itachi and Shisui. Focusing on Katsu's thoughts on Itachi and Shisui. As well as more stuff on her feelings cuz she's a little ball of jealousy by now.

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chloemika! Thanks for leaving a review! I'm glad you enjoy my story!