Morning had come and Sparrow lay upon the bank of the pond, deep in dreamland. Earlier that night, while they were hiding in the pond she had somehow managed to doze off in Itachi's arms. He had dropped her off on the damp bank hours earlier and left, all the while she slept soundly on. A wind rustled through the treetops of the surrounding forest and a lone leaf floated down slowly, alighting upon the girl's pale face.
"Mmm. Wha-?" Sparrow brushed the leaf away and looked around, her eyes still heavy with sleep. "Itachi?" He was no where to be found. she rubbed her eyes groggily. "I guess he left…"
Itachi was waiting silently amongst the trees. Even though he said she wasn't worth his time, he was going to kill her. He placed his hand onto the handle of the katana kept hidden under his cloak. He watched her stretch and lay back down on the grass, looking up to the clouds. Something deep within him was telling him not to kill her, but he ignored it and got ready for his attack. She was so naïve and unaware, she was wide open to attack.
"Aw man, today is so pretty." She smiled to herself and looked at the myriad formations of the clouds, "I can't believe I slept through half of it."
Itachi disappeared from his hiding spot, reappearing a few feet behind her. He remained absolutely silent.
"Hey, Itachi!" Sparrow smirked and turned around, looking at his startled face.
"What the hell?" he scowled at her and slowly began to unsheathe the katana, "How did you know I was there?"
Turning back around she lay her head back on the soft soil,
"I saw you in the tree over there, I knew you were gonna do something." She heard the distinct sound of a sword being pulled from a sheath and she quickly stood up and looked at him. He held a katana in his hand, his sharingan eyes glaring at her with intense hatred.
"You're going to kill me now, Itachi?" she smiled and stood before him, trying to watch his blade and his eyes at the same time, "Well, come on…go ahead and do it."
A small smirk parted his lips and he glared towards her with hate,
"With pleasure." Was his cold reply
He ran towards her, his speed increasing with every step. The blade of the katana was held before him, ready to be plunged deep into her chest. He was surprised when she closed her eyes and held out her arms, as if ready for death to take her.
"What are you doing?" Itachi slowed to a stop stop right before the blade pierced her. He still kept it towards her chest just incase this was a trick.
Sparrow opened one deep green eye and looked at him,
"What do you mean? I'm waiting for you to kill me."
"What?" Itachi couldn't believe her. She was so weird; she belonged in a mental institution. At least it seemed that way sometimes.
"Well?" She lowered her arms and looked at him with a look of impatience in her clear green eyes, "What's the point of me living if I have nothing to live for? I don't care if you kill me Itachi. So please, just get it over with." She closed her eyes again waiting for the release from life the cold steel would bring.
Itachi glared at her and pulled the blade back, getting ready to drive the sword through her.
"You're a stupid girl, but you letting me kill you makes it so much easier." The sword plunged towards her, and then his eyes got wide. The hollow sound of the sword hitting the ground made Sparrow open both her eyes again and look down.
"Itachi, wha-?" before she could finish her sentence she was pulled into his arms in a tight embrace.
"Itachi, what are you doing?"
He replied moments later with a soft, "I don't know."
Her eyes were wide and she just stood there, letting him hug her. She felt a sudden unexplained lurch in her stomach as he moved away and faced her, was he going to kill her now?
"Sparrow…I…" he leaned in; she looked at him confused and then gasped as he kissed her. Not really knowing what to do, she let him kiss her. Then a sudden thought drifted through her mind. Tugging away from his kiss she glared at him,
"You jerk! You're trying to trick me!"
Itachi just looked at her and then glanced away.
"I don't know what your talking about."
Sparrow tried to tug away from his grip; he let her go without a struggle and backed away from her.
"You're just trying to make me distracted so you can shove a kunai in my back or something!"
"Why the hell would I do that!?" he glared at her and picked up his katana, sliding it back into its sheath and returning it beneath his cloak. Sparrow shrugged and backed away from him,
"I don't know, because you're Uchiha Itachi, and you're a cold blooded killer."
Itachi just stared at her and turned to walk away. He couldn't believe he had kissed her, he had intended to kill her.
"Why did you kiss me?" Sparrow looked at his retreating back, and then watched him slowly turn around and look at her over his shoulder.
"I don't really know…I want to kill you…yet I want to kiss you at the same time…" He turned his back on her and began to walk away again. "Just forget it even happened."
Sparrow didn't know what to say and just watched him leave into the dark forest.
Weeks then passed and they didn't speak to each other for quite a while. They hadn't even seen each other. Then, one day Itachi was walking down a small path in the woods; right near the place where he had seen Sparrow again for the first time after many years. The sharp metallic smell of blood reached his nose. He looked over to the bottom of an old tree. A woman lay on the grass, blood starting to pool around her body. He then recognized the silver hair.
"Sparrow?" Rolling his eyes he walked over to her and nudged her with his foot. "No tricks; c'mon. Wake up." She didn't move.
"Sparrow…?" He then noticed the gashes in her arms, the blood that was dripping down her shirt, and her bruised body. Acting quickly he pulled off his cloak and quickly wrapped it around her body for warmth. Sparrow felt a something wrap around her. Some one had finally found her…but whom?