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The sound of Sasuke's light footsteps slowly began to fade, leaving Sakura and Itachi alone in the dimly lit room. They knew that he would need this time alone to sort his thoughts.

The silence in the room was deafening as neither knew what to say to the other. Although the room was rather dark, the dim light creeping through the doorway gave them enough light to observe the other.

Sakura's small frame seemed like a glass figurine, the ones that many mother's would place on a top shelf for display to show the world that they owned it.

At that moment, Itachi felt the same. He wanted to put this serene and fragile creature up for display, showing her beauty off to the world.

Her emerald eyes were a striking contrast to her cherry blossom colored hair. In the moonlight, her pale white skin seemed to be illuminating the moon. Making her seem like angel, pure and strangely alluring.

Growing uneasy to the deafening silence, Sakura silently moved towards the window, avoiding eye contact with Itachi. The crescent moon that hung in the night sky illuminated the clear lake making the atmosphere seem dream-like under her gaze.

' I wonder if this is a dream….' Sakura thought to silently to herself. " It's beautiful…"Sakura said out loud,deciding to break the silence. "Is it?" asked Itachi who had somehow crept up behind her. Turning around, Sakura found herself staring into two crimson orbs. " The moon is beautiful tonight but its beauty pales beside yours, " whispered Itachi seductively into her ear, as he corenered her small frame.

"Itach…"started Sakura only to be cut off when Itachi seductively nipped her earlobe. " I missed you,"Itachi whispered hotly into her ear before crushing his lips on Sakura's. Taken by surprise, Sakura whimpered in his hold.

" Itachi…..what?..."asked Sakura when their lips finally parted.

" Sakura…..do you remember me?" Itachi asked her. His eyes almost seemed to be pleading and his expression adorned with sadness.

" You mean…..it wasn't just a dream?"asked Sakura as her knees began giving way. " You were real?" asked Sakura again as Itachi scooped her into his arms. "You remember……." he said to her, relieved that she still knew who he was.

" Itachi, what happened? Why couldn't I remember you ,since you left?" Sakura asked him as he rested her head against his chest. " Why did you leave me?" she asked once more.

" I had too. You knew I couldn't stay. I had to protect my brother… and you Sakura……." he whispered silently into her ear. " Me?...why?" she asked again.

" Tell me Sakura, if I had told you about the murderer, would you have wanted to come with me?" he asked her as he held her tightly in his arms.

" Of course. I wouldn't have let you go on your own……." answered Sakura.

" That's why I had to keep it a secret from you," Itachi said to her as he played teasingly with her hair. " Then why couldn't I remember you!" asked Sakura.

" I gave you a drug and hypnotized you so that you would forget all about me," he answered guiltily. " Did you think that I was that useless, Itachi! Was I only a burden for you! questioned Sakura angrily. " Sakura….I…" Itachi's sentence was cut off when Sakura struggled out of his embrace.

Leaning against the wall for support, Sakura tried desperately to stand on her own two feet. Tears were already swelling up in her eyes.

" Sakura you're only exhausting yourself," Itachi said to her worriedly. Approaching her, he held her arm to support her but Sakura quickly swatted his hand away." Sakura………"Itachi said, surprised and hurt by her action.

" I can stand on my own Itachi….I have been doing that for the past five years ever since you left," she said as her tears flowed freely down her face.

" I know that I'm weak. I know that I would only be a burden if I had followed you but at least Itachi, you could have left me with your memories. I wouldn't have fallen for Sasuke if you had. It wouldn't have hurt this much……Your memories could have kept me strong," Sakura said sobbing silently. "I've been loving you without even knowing who you were….." she said, her head bent towards the ground.

Unable to bear it any longer, Itachi gathered her in his arms. " I'm sorry…." He whispered into her ear as she clinged to him. " I know…." she whispered.

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Feeling the cool breeze against his cheeks, Sasuke stopped in his tracks, taking in the serene sight before him. The lake was truly magnificent at this time of the night.

In truth, although he had seemed rather calm when he had said that he needed time to think, his mind was actually in turmoil. He did not know what to do nor did he know what to think.

For years his sole purpose of existence was to be an avenger. I mean, what was a guy to do if suddenly he finds out that the murderer was not the one he was hunting for all along?

Lying down on the cool damp grass, Sasuke averted his eyes towards the sky. The stars that hung in the sky seemed less lonely compared to times that he had looked up at them before.

' Things change I suppose. I guess it's time for me to change as well,' thought Sasuke as he headed back towards the cabin.

" It'll take time. Like most things take time as well. But I would have to move on, whether I like it or not," Sasuke thought to himself again.

Treading along the forest path, he caught sight of the cabin ahead. Under the moonlight, it seemed almost like something out of a fairy tale. 'I wonder if Sakura is asleep,' he thought to himself, as his mood began to lighten. Although he would not admit it, he had always loved her. He had tried ignoring that feeling for some time but each time, it only got stronger.

Entering the cabin, Sasuke made his way towards the room. Pushing open the door, he found Itachi holding Sakura in his arms.

" Itachi, get your hands off her!" Sasuke growled in a dangerously low voice.

Itachi grinned. " But Sasuke, I don't think she wants to get out of my arms," he replied as his hold tightened around Sakura's waist.

A/N Hehehe, sorry to leave you with that last sentence. So, from now on, the fight for Sakura starts! I don't really know why but I love reading and writing these type of scenarios….don't you?