Title: The Little Things
Author: LovexFallsxToxAshes
Character Pairing: Uchiha Itachi and Haruno Sakura
Word Count: 527
Rating: K
"You can turn painful situations around through laughter. If you can find humor in anything, even poverty, you can survive it."
Laughter
As a child, Sakura was a rather meticulous child in most things, and when she set her mind to something, she always accomplished it. When she was eight years old, she had found herself a new challenge. To make Sasuke's older brother, Uchiha Itachi laugh.
It was strange, for her to want him to smile even, but every time she saw him around town or even training on her way home, he seemed awfully miserable. This tore at her compassionate and tender disposition. So, she decided to find a way to make him happier.
The girl rarely talked to him, if only a passing hello. So, she set out a plan. She started leaving little bento boxes for him, and brought dango on the days she believed he was especially upset. Dango had always made her feel better when she was sad. Maybe it would help him.
However, one day when she had gone to retrieve the little bento box, it was gone. She tried to find it, though; alas it was nowhere to be found.
"So, you're the one who keeps leaving these for me?" a deep voice accused from behind, causing her to jump. Turning around, she noticed the thirteen year old prodigy.
"Y-yes," she stammered with a smile, heat rushing to her face.
"What is your name, little one?"
"Haruno Sakura. I'm sorry, did I do something wr-?"
"Not at all, I simply wanted to thank you." He gave her a half-smile as he handed the object in question to her.
"Yo-you're welcome!" her grin widened.
"But, if I may, why do you trouble yourself?" He was now crouched down at her level staring at her intently.
"It's not a trouble at all, Itachi-san. I just felt bad because you always look so sad, and I wanted to make it better. I even made dango on the days you look especially depressed. My okaa-san always made it when I was sad, so I thought it might he—"Sakura immediately stopped, realizing her babbling and blushed.
He then let out a quiet chuckle, and Sakura thought she had never heard something so beautiful, "Thank you. I do appreciate the sweets, and your kindness. It has often gotten me through these past several weeks. Please remind me, and I will return the generosity sometime." He then ruffled her hair with a genuine smile before turning away.
"I'll see you again soon, Sakura." With that, he was gone. From then on, Sakura knew something: she wanted to be close to him. No matter what it took.
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A/N: I wanted to a fluff one, though it's only K rated. It's not great, but then again, I'm kind of half-awake writing this one. I do hope you all enjoyed it regardless, and please review. J
Sorry for taking so long to update my stories, but I'm trying to stay ahead in school this semester. ^^" Thanks for reading.