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Chapter 2
He watched her intently. She was leaning over the flowers, smelling them with serenity. Her soft pink hair blew in the gentle breeze. Itachi trailed his dark eyes down her body and back up. Just where was she from? He didn't believe the story she told him and his family last night; call it a hunch or a feeling. Although she looked exactly like the little pink haired girl, who had a crush on his little brother. Her green eyes lowered suddenly, as if in deep thought.
Sasuke..
She remembered all those times when she went to visit him in the hospital. Always by his side, forever hopeful.
"Miss." Itachi finally spoke, snapping her out of her day dream.
"Yes?" She turned with a smile.
He reached out and picked out of the flowers she had been smelling and offered it to her; handing some coins over to the vendor. Sakura was taken aback and blushed. She never received flowers before, she'd always been the one to give them out.
"Its-" She stuttered.
Itachi's dark eyes were trained intently on her.
"Thank you." She said at last.
"How old are you?" He asked suddenly, taking her by surprise.
"I'm fifteen." And your thirteen. She responded in her mind.
"Aa." He replied softly and thoughtfully.
"Ni-san!!" Little Sasuke came running up. Tugging on his brothers pant leg.
"Ni-san, can you help me with my shuriken training?" The little boy asked hopefully.
"Sorry Sasuke, another time." Itachi's instant reply.
Sasuke pouted and muttered, "its because you want to spend time with her …"
Itachi smiled and flicked his brothers forehead.
"Tch." Sasuke lifted a hand to his forehead, a squeal and a thunder of small feet could be heard charging. It was his fan club. He made a disgusted face and zipped off in the other direction, with his club following him on his heels.
Sakura giggled. Itachi's eyes returned to her body. She suddenly felt self conscious, for the first time in awhile. Not since.. Her heart seized in her throat.
Not since he left...
"What are you doing today?" Itachi broke the silence.
"Relaxing." Trying to find a way home.
"I was wondering if you'd like to accompany me to the festival tonight." His fingers traced the soft a fragile petals of her flower. Eyes lowered suggestively, she blushed.
"Sure."
I… I never knew Itachi was so handsome.
She grinned suddenly. Itachi liked her grin, it made her look more impish.
"I don't think your brother will have a hard time finding someone." She was speaking of the horde that had dashed after the youngest Uchiha.
"Hn." The famous Uchiha answer, but he smiled. Her heart skipped a beat.
He reached out and grasped a wisp of her pink hair, pulling it up gently to his lips and nose. Inhaling deeply with his eyes closed, then opening those dark sinful orbs. He knew how to court the ladies. Sakura was frozen to the spot. Sure, she was used to boy attention, but never like this.
I never imagined meeting him alone.. Here. In this time.
A tug on her shorts made her look down. It was her younger self, who was peering up at them curiously. She looked embarrassed and twiddled her thumbs together.
"Um.. Do you know where Sasuke went? I-I wanted to ask him to the festival…" She finished unsure.
"Excuse me Itachi." She bowed slightly.
"Lets go Sakura." It felt weird saying her name.
"Miss?" She turned.
"I never got your name." Itachi called after her.
She thought for a moment.
"Its Amarante." She smiled back at him before leaving with Chibi Sakura.
Later they found Sasuke up in a tree surrounded by his fan club. His arms were crossed and dark eyes narrowed, trying to block out the sounds his club was making below him.
"Okay girls. Time to go home and get ready for the festival." Her older self said confidently.
"who says?" a snobby girl replied. Ah… Ami. Payback time.
She threw her a death glare, red eyes shining. The fan club screamed in terror and ran away. Sasuke watched the scene as the older pink haired girl preened as her little sister looked at her with stars in her eyes.
One thing he didn't doubt… she was scary.
He hopped down, putting his hands in his pockets and gave them a pouty frown. He could have handled them himself. Little Sakura approached him.
"S-Sas-uke… will you-go with me-to the festival to-night?" She was trembling.
He turned.
"Your annoying."
Sakura's eyes widened. Oooooo he was going to get it!! She took one step forward to defend her younger self when she saw Itachi in the distance calling for Sasuke.
Just you wait buddy…
"You look beautiful." She put the final touches in Chibi Sakura's hair. Adorning a small but pretty pink and red kimono, along with a stem of cherry blossoms weaved into her hair. Perfect.
"You look beautiful too." Her younger self replied. She also wore the same. She giggled. They looked like twins… not that they already looked like twins in just psychical appearance.
"Lets go!" Sakura smiled down at her younger self.
- End of Chapter 2 -
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