Disclaimer: I own nothing but the plot and Kudozaki Lucine. The rest belongs to Masashi Kishimoto.

| Uchiha Itachi |

When Sasuke was at last allowed to get out of bed, his flu completely cured, my vacation had already come to its end. Lucine didn't seem too happy with that fact, looking up at me with her neutral face, which I knew was a glare.

"If you really wanted to be with us, you'd take another week off." she said calmly, Sasuke looked at her strangely. Obviously he was confused by her attitude, and that she at all cared that I wouldn't be around them anymore. He didn't know we had gotten closer while he was sick.

I poked her forehead, like I do with Otouto. "I've been away from my duties for too long." I tried to reason, "I'll be back tomorrow."

Lucine shook her head, "Do what you want." She walked away after this, towards the forest.

Sasuke looked at her in disbelief, then at me, "See you tomorrow then, Aniki..." he then turned to run after her, "Wait for me, Lucine-chan!"

I sighed, wanting to run after her myself. I knew that if I left now, Lucine wouldn't talk to me on my return. Maybe I should take another week off?

2 years later

Uchiha Sasuke

It was silent. She was looking at me with a blank look, while I was grinning at her. Today I felt like doing something new, play a new game. For some reason... I craved Lucine's touch more than usual today. It was a strange feeling. Although I'm always after her touch, these past weeks been different. It's a constant longing, and it feels like no matter how many times I hug her, I'm never satisfied. It's been like this ever since that happened...

"Ne, Lucine-chan," I smiled, looking down at the floor shyly. "Let's play House."

She tilted her head to the side, "Aren't we getting a little too old for these games, Sasuke-san?"

I shook my head, "Instead of you being the baby, and I the father... you'll be my wife." a blush developed on my cheeks, just the thought made my stomach tingle with different emotions. It sounds nice. Lucine being my wife. I wouldn't mind at all, to be honest. "And I'll be your husband."

She looked confused by the new request, but agreed nonetheless, "Alright then. What am I supposed to do?"

I grinned and gripped her wrist, guiding her to the bed. When she sat down, I laid down next to her, putting my head in her lap, "Play with my hair, wife." I ordered softly, closing my eyes.

She hesitantly complied, running her hand across my face, and then into my hair. I almost let out a purr in satisfaction.

"What's the point of this game, Sasuke-san?" she said and used her other hand to play with the spikes of my hair.

I decided not to answer her, keeping my eyes closed to enjoy her nice touch. "Can you kiss my cheek as well?" I mumbled, snuggling closer to her.

She sighed, but she did as I asked anyways. She left trails of kisses down my cheek. It was pleasant to feel the warmth and softness of her lips. I wonder how it feels to have her lips against my own...? Maybe if I asked...Unable to contain my curiosity, I asked, "My lips too?"

She leaned in closer and pecked the corner of my lips. It was brief, barely lasted a second. But it still made the butterflies dance wildly in my stomach. I felt something in my chest shift, and I craved more. "Again."

"That's enough, Sasuke-san. This game is boring." she commented, placing my head gently on the bed and stood up.

I frowned, anger rising within me. It was hard to understand what I was feeling, but I knew that Lucine not listening to me was angering me. Standing up and gripping her wrists, I growled, "Kiss me, Lucine-chan."

"No." she refused firmly, while trying to shake me off.

"You're my wife, and I demand that you kiss me!" I said louder this time, gripping her wrists tighter.

She looked surprised for a moment when I screamed at her, but it quickly turned into a frown, "I said no, Sasuke." she said sternly, then proceeded to push me away, making me stumble two steps backwards.

That seemed to snap something within me, a wave of sadness falling upon me. My heart clenched, and tears started developing in my eyes. She has never pushed me before. It feels like.. Lucine is refusing me. On impulse, I jumped on her, tackling her to the bed, and holding down her shoulders.

She immediately put up a fight, struggling under me, making it difficult for me to have her pinned down. "Why!" I screamed, shaking her shoulders. "You'll easily give one to Aniki! Why him and not me, I saw you first! I was first! You were mine first!" I cried, tears furiously running down my face, only worsening when Lucine tried to wriggle out of my grasp. "Kiss me, kiss me, kiss me, KISS ME!"

"Stop it!" she screamed loudly, her voice shaking while her eyes reflected fear. However, before anything else could happen, I felt someone grab me from behind and pull me away from Lucine.

"What are you two doing?!" it was Itachi. He looked at us in disbelief, mostly frowning down at me.

I pulled away from his grasp, glaring up at him with the tears blurring my vision, "You're trying to steal her away from me! I saw her first and I refuse to share her with anyone!" I hiccuped. "Stay away from her, Lucine-chan is mine, Aniki! Mine, mine, mine!" then I ran out of the room, crying heavily.

| Uchiha Itachi |

Sasuke pulled away from my grasp, glaring up at me with the tears blurring his vision, "You're trying to steal her away from me! I saw her first and I refuse to share her with anyone!" he hiccuped. "Stay away from her, Lucine-chan is mine, Aniki! Mine, mine, mine!" then he ran out of the room, crying heavily.

I rubbed my temples in frustration, letting out a sigh, "This is the second time this week..." I stated, looking at Lucine who sat on the bed, looking down at her feet.

He's been acting aggressively these days, and I'll always see him tackling Lucine to the floor or the wall, this time the bed. It was clear that Sasuke's feelings towards her had developed to more than friendship, which could be a real problem in the future.

Lucine kept silent for a long while, looking at her feet as if she was guilty. "I now know why." she whispered, slowly looking up at me. "He saw us, the other day. When you confessed to me."

I widened my eyes in shock, finally understanding. That was why he had been giving me the cold shoulder for this whole week. Last week, I finally confessed my feelings for Lucine. She accepted my confession, and let me kiss her, though she didn't say the words back. Apparently, Sasuke saw the kiss. Ever since that day, Sasuke started acting strangely. He glared at me whenever he saw me, and held Lucine's hand whenever I passed by. He'd also give Lucine looks that a seven-year-old should not be giving.

"This will be a problem. He won't accept our engagement."

She only nodded, looking down at her feet again.

I sat down next to her, gripping her chin gently so that she would look at me, "Maybe I should tell him now. With time, he'll surely accept it."

She looked up at me, a displeased look on her face, but it quickly turned to their neutral look. She nodded again, smiling softly, a smile she only lets me see. With time, I had made her able to smile. She only shows her smiles to me, and it pleases me that I have a special place in her heart. She smiles for me only, which means, even though we're not married yet, she belongs to me. I own her. It sounds selfish, and it doesn't exactly make me better than Sasuke. But I couldn't resist the dark, possessive thoughts that appeared in my head whenever she smiled at me. Iam special to her. Not Sasuke. It's me she loves.

I cupped her cheek, and looked down at her with a smile. She met my gaze with an understanding look, getting what I wanted to do. Obediently, she closed her eyes and gripped the sides of my shirt. I smiled approvingly, and let my lips brush hers. She hesitated, but returned the kiss.

Sasuke is wrong. Lucine is mine.