Summary: They had been seeing each other in secret for a reason. They wanted something that didn't involve their family. They already had to deal with expectations and the impending uncertainty of their graduation. Sadly good things have to come to an end.

Pairing: Kagome/Sasuke

Disclaimer: I. Own. Nothing. Enjoy. Please. Any mistakes are mine.

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The Uchiha clan head poured over the files on his desk. The Higurashi clan is well established in Kirigakure, though are widespread through the Shinobi world. He grunted flipping through the files, it keeps mentioning that they possess a kekkei genkai but he had yet to receive details beyond that it was deeply rooted in nature. He grabbed the file of Higurashi Mitsu, a jounin, currently declared Missing in Action a few months there offered much except that he was damn fine ninja. His wife, Katsumi, isn't a nin, she is an acrobat with a traveling circus. Higurashi Hiroto, a retired jounin with an impressive record. It was here he got more information there. Before he could read further, there was a knock at the door.

"Come in." He called, he looked up as Itachi walked in. "Is there something you need? I thought you were going to spend you day off alone."

"I was father, until mother shared the fact of Sasuke's engagement." The Anbu captain looked at the folders on his father's desk. "The Higurashi clan?" He took a liberty and took the closest folder, the tab read Higurashi Kagome. He cracked it open scanning over the pages. He quirked an eyebrow she was interesting child. She got perfect scores in everything but she had pages upon of pages of misconduct charges. He noticed another picture in the folder. It was the girl smiling with the jinchuuriki vessel.

"The engagement isn't concrete. I'm sure Sasuke's going through a phase. The joys of his first intimate partner, he'll grow out of her and want to forfeit the proposal." He scanned over another file. "Though her clan holds powers that aren't well documented." He furrowed his brow, not fully understanding what the sentence was trying to tell him.

"Such as?" Itachi inquired.

"Accelerated healing and a connection with nature's chakra." He quoted from the claim that Hiroto made in regards to his powers, before he was granted citizenship twenty years ago. "I'm going to ask him about it when I see him later."

Itachi put the folder down before he strolled out of the room. He walked to where he knew his brother would be, the training grounds. He paused near the edge watching as he practiced throwing shuriken and kunai. He would have waited for his brother to notice him, but he knew that would take forever so he walked towards him. Sasuke stopped and looked at him before he distracted himself by grabbing a scroll to read. "I believe congratulations are in order." He gagged the other response which was surprisingly indifferent. "I never thought you'd pick one of the girls that followed you around." This statement was met with a hostile glare.

"Kagome isn't one of them." He hissed out, Itachi raised a single eyebrow at the intensity. "She's more focused on training. And she didn't approach me with an invitation of being more than friends."

"And you are sure that she didn't secretly hope for this to happen?" Itachi probed interested in the response he'd receive. Sasuke's shoulders slightly dropped as he cheeks turned a soft pink.

"She didn't because I was the one who asked her out. And she didn't even accept at first because of her grandfather." He picked up a kunai to throw at the target. "He has to control her every move." He threw another. "God forbid she does anything for herself." Thunk. "Recently he's been training her so hard that she can barely stand most days." Thunk. "Her bruises are taking to heal, but does he care." Thunk. "Nope." Thunk. Sasuke's shoulders are tense and have a slight tremor in anger. "She isn't one of them, never suggest it again." He growled stomping away.

"Father is planning on visiting the Higurashi clan later." Itachi announced after him.

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Kagome stared pensively at the crumpling flowers before her. She was trying to keep her shoulders relaxed as her grandfather loomed over her. She exhaled letting chakra pool into her right hand. She winced as black vines slowly imprinted itself around her wrist. She hovered her hand over the plants, she watched as the stems twisted together and petals flutter about to create limbs. She stopped when before her stood a miniature man. It bowed to her and waited for it's orders.

Her grandfather scrutinized it. "What are you waiting for, give it a command." She felt some relief wash over her, it wasn't a failure.

She looked at it, what would she make it do? It was too small to really do much. Though soon an idea came to her head. She wasn't sure if she should vocalize it, but that didn't seem necessary as once she had a concrete command it rushed off. And they waited. She held in her cheer, as it appeared hefting an acorn in it's arms. She took the offered object with a small smile.

"I guess that's a start." Hiroto scoffed. "Show me the other technique we were working on." She nodded. He watched as the small creature returned to it's natural state. She reached out her hand again. He felt a small smile take his lips as she squinted her left eye in pain. The creature she was forming took on the form of a bee. "Make it go home and tell me what's on my desk." He watched as the creation flew off and Kagome's left eye became unfocused on what was in front of her occasionally moving independent of the right.

She watched as the outline of her house came into focus. She took in the details of her grandfather's humble study. The creature buzzed over to the desk and hovered above it. "Mainly bills, a copy of," She paused with a blush.

"What is it?" He asked irritated at her hesitancy. Nothing on his desk was anything to get flustered over.

"A copy of Icha Icha Paradise." She blurted out face completely red, her grandfather let his mask drop his eyes widening in shock.

"That's." He coughed into his hand. "That's enough for now." He turned towards her internally cursing himself for leaving that book out in the open.

Kagome didn't want to unsummon her little creature. She watched as it flew out of her granddad's office. She looked over the forest that surrounded their home. She just made it fly around. After a while she was about to stop when she spotted movement. It lowered through the tree line. She arched her right eyebrow. What was Fugaku doing here? But he wasn't alone, there was also Itachi? Sasuke wasn't with them. Before disappoint could take her, she felt a familiar chakra presence approach her. Sapphire met black she smiled at him before concentrating once more, while he sat beside her unabashedly staring. She looked at Itachi again and was met with a Sharingan gaze.

Sasuke watched concerned as Kagome's face morphed into one of horror and her body froze. "Kagome." He called, before grabbing her shoulders to shake them. Her eyes were unfocused. He shook her harder, calling her name louder fear gripping his heart.

Kagome stared at the figure in front of her. He towered over her, she didn't take in any details other than the blazing red eyes. "Who are you?" The man approached her. She tried to back away but her limbs were soon wrapped in vines constricting her.

The man gripped her face forcing their eyes to meet. Kagome found she couldn't turn away or blink. "What is it about you?" The man asked, but she didn't know what he was talking about. She let out an inaudible scream as she felt her mind being invaded. She watched as all her memories pertaining to Sasuke played themselves back to back meshing into one big scene. She was horrified as this person witnessed all their small moments together. The smile only Sasuke would use when he was with her. Him sneaking into her room for nightly chats. Even one of their kisses. Their pseudo dates in the forest near the Academy. And finally when her grandfather found out, she could feel the anxiousness but at the end she could feel happiness.

The man pulled away. She watched as he gave her a small smile.

Kagome gasped opening her eyes only to see Sasuke hovering over her, eyes wide with concern "Are you okay?" He asked pulling her closer into his body. She just smiled at him, grabbing his face pulling it down for a kiss. They broke apart and just stared at each other. He leaned in, to press their together again, but they stopped when the heard someone clearing their throats behind them. Embarrassed they broke away from each other, light blushed covering their cheeks.

"Father wanted to know where you went." Was all Itachi said while leaning against a tree.

"It couldn't have waited for another minute, Itachi." Sasuke fumed at his brother. Kagome looked at him eyes widening, that was the man. So Sasuke's brother, she dropped her head as her face went red for the second time that day.

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So what do you think? I'm so sorry if Itachi isn't like himself or anyone really. Have a nice day. Ja ne~