Title: The Little Things
Author: LovexFallsxToxAshes
Character Pairing: Uchiha Itachi and Haruno Sakura
Word Count: 353
Rating: T
"To spare oneself from grief at all cost can be achieved only at the price of total detachment, which excludes the ability to experience happiness"
Grief
Crimson orbs stared endlessly at the tombstone in which his Sakura now resided. There was an uncomfortable ache welling within his chest. He found himself unable to identify the feeling, though deep within himself a part of him already knew what it was.
It should have happened like this. Never in his life, had Uchiha Itachi ever regretted. No, he didn't regret this. He wished he could change it. For once in his life, he would deliberately give anything to stop that battle to have happened. Be as it may, he knew such things were impossible.
He also hated how weak he felt, how utterly useless he was. He couldn't stop the bleeding. What's more, she didn't let him. Itachi wasn't unintelligent, but in terms of emotions, of feelings, he was utterly in a stand still. It had been so long since he felt this overwhelming feeling.
He looked at her grave once more as a picture of her smiling face flashed within his mind.
The long pink hair he had requested she lengthen. Those emerald eyes with all of their innocence and light, he never tired of. Those lips which he had covered with his own so many times.
He rubbed at his chest as if hoping for some form of alleviation .
He didn't regret. He didn't hope.
However, two things were certain.
He missed Haruno Sakura.
Secondly, he loved her.
He noticed a trickle of something slide down his cheek. He brought his hand to his cheek, and felt moisture.
He was crying. For her.
He hadn't cried since he killed his family.
Closing his eyes, he realized immediately he was grieving.
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A/N: Very depressing one-shot. But, I hope you all enjoyed it, despite the irony of what I just said. Please review, feedback would be nice. As I said before, ideas are welcome! J