A/N: Here it is, Itachi and Temari.
Title: Understanding
Author: Ohtori Akio
Pairing: ItachiXTemari
Understanding
There was a time when Itachi could have loved Temari.
He wished for a sister, when he was young and lonely and needed someone to be the other 'doll' on the playground.
He wanted someone younger than him to take care of and shelter and teach.
He wanted to have someone love him unconditionally.
In
between blank moments of time, spaces that Itachi can not seem to
fill in, he knows that Sasuke does not love him.
She could have
anyone. She could have anything.
What was this wisp of a boy to
her?
'Plain James' The girl called him all of the time
Itachi knows Temari is not plain. She is sly and loud, with bangs that hide her eyes from observance. But when those eyes are open, when they stare deep into your very soul---Itachi swears that Temari is casting some sort of voodoo.
Itachi swears he can feel the a million needles pierce his skin, he can feel the blood slip out of his veins and pool at his feet.
Then
the moment passes. Sasuke watches the stars and Temari smiles like a
malevolent Mona Lisa from the shadows.
Itachi fears that smile.
But now, with raven petals upon his breast, Itachi understands something important...something grand and paramount.
Itachi
holds up the crumpled picture and presses it to Temari's lips,
closes her eyes in insane rapture as the seconds fly by.
A blank
moment indeed. An understanding.
Itachi
loves Temari like he loves Sasuke.
And it is hate.
END
A/N: You know, I like this couple so much, I'm planning on writing a little fanfic on them. Thanks for the recommendation on the pairing! They are very interesting. I'm fascinated by them.