Chapter 6

Ever since Sasuke started walking her to classes, Sakura felt herself lighten up more, she was finally able to sleep and smile with no force and her eyes had returned to their usual fiery, emerald.

She knew that she was now engaged, but that doesn't mean that she can't enjoy her high school life with her friends. She could still feel that they were upset about her engagement, but she kept assuring them that she was completely fine with it and was looking forward to it.

She might not know or love Itachi now, but she has just over a year and half to get to know him, and maybe just maybe she might fall in love with him.

But for now Sakura just wanted to spend her break, in the light breeze and the warm sun, with her friends, before she had to go back to maths. She might understand and get good marks for it, but that doesn't mean she likes the subject, even if it is one that she will need to so that she can become a doctor. Seeing as how she wont take over her father's business.

Sakura looked at Sasuke, ever since she caught him staring at her last week. He's been rather… nice, in a Sasuke way. He used to never have anything to do with her, but now he walks her to class, even if it isn't his next class or she would walk out of a class, that he wasn't in, and she would find him standing and waiting for her. They even managed to have small conversations, Sakura doing most of the talking, but even so she found this all very sweet of him.

Sasuke felt someone staring at him, so he turned his head to find Sakura, staring at him. He saw how she quickly flashed him a smile and went back to listening to the girls talking.

"Hey Sasuke! What you staring at?" asked Naruto, following his best friend's gaze quickly, before Sasuke could look away. Naruto then looked slyly at his friend.

"Sasuke has a thing Sak..!" Naruto began shouting at the top of his lungs, but Sasuke punched him the jaw before he could finish his sentence.

"Dobe." Muttered Sasuke, under his breath, irritably.

"Sasuke!" shouted Naruto, angrily. "What was that for? Why I'm gonna, beat you into a pulp!" growled Naruto, lunging at Sasuke.

Sakura heard the commotion and turned to see Sasuke and Naruto throwing punches and kicks at each other.

"Shouldn't we try and stop them?" asked Sakura worriedly, staring at her two friends.

"Nope!" replied Tenten, and laying her back on the ground, completely unnerved by the fight.

"They get into these fights all the time! As you know Sasuke's family owns the biggest, police forces so he is trained to fight since he was small, and when he first moved here Naruto didn't like him at all. So Naruto learnt all kinds of fighting styles so that when they were older he would be able to win a match against him. At first it wasn't very easy for Naruto, but after a year people could see that Naruto was starting to get better. Only when Naruto was getting beaten up by some gang and Sasuke arrived, and helped him out, did they really start to become good friends. " explained Tenten while closing her eyes.

Sakura stared at the two, which were now being shouted at by some teacher. She never knew that, she had always wondered how they became friends, because they were complete opposites, but she knew that there was more to it, but never asked about it. Sakura heard the bell go and started to get up and saw Sasuke waiting for her. They walked to maths and to the rest of their classes.

It was the end of the day and Sakura was walking outside, with her friends, expecting to see her limo there, but couldn't find it. Sakura just continued to talk with her friends.

"Hey Sasuke isn't that Itachi?" asked Ino, looking past everyone.

Sasuke turned his head and saw his older brother getting out of his car. Sasuke tensed when he started to walk over towards them, unconsciously stepping closer to Sakura.

"Sasuke, the limo will be here for you in a few minutes." Stated Itachi, nodding at the rest of the group, in greeting.

"Why are you here Itachi?" asked Sasuke, narrowing his eyes a little bit,

Itachi didn't answer him, just stepped past Sasuke and stood right in front of Sakura. Sasuke tensed even more.

"Sakura, I would like to take you to lunch, I have already asked your father and he gives you permission." Said Itachi, staring straight at her.

Sakura was a bit surprised, but smiled none the less, it's not like she could refuse a lunch date, from her fiancé. "I would love to Itachi." She said, and then turned to all her friends, "I will see you all tomorrow." Sakura said, she turned to Sasuke, she knew this was the hardest for him and gave him a reassuring smile. Before letting Itachi lead her to his car.

Sasuke watched, with much annoyance, as his brother opened her door for her and walked to his side and get it, and watched them drive away. Sasuke glared at the car driving in the distance, before walking away from everyone else without a saying a word and getting into his, just arrived, limo.

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"Sakura, I do apologise if this engagement is unwanted." Said Itachi, looking at her.

Sakura smiled at him, "Not all. It did come as a surprise though." Replied Sakura, smiling at him.

Itachi smirked at her, but not arrogantly. "Yes, it was a surprise indeed. I had been suspecting my father to do something of such, but I never expected to be engaged after just meeting you for the first time."

Sakura stared him for a bit, before looking down at the table. "Yes, I understand that feeling, my father has been looking for a fiancé, for me since I was young, but no one ever suited his standard." She said softly, still looking at the table.

"I am honoured that your father finds me worthy enough to be your fiancé." He said, in a monotonous tone. "Though you are still very young, and he seems to be eager to marry you off."

Sakura looked at him, "Yes, he is." She replied quietly.

"May I ask why?" he asked, curiously.

Sakura hesitated at first, but realised that he was her fiancé so she shouldn't hide anything from him. "My mother died a few years after I was born, before she could have another child. My father refuses to allow me, to take over his business. He wants to have his grandson take over it instead." Sakura explained, looking at her cup of hot chocolate.

Itachi was silent, she was being used, throwing her life away just because he doesn't want her to run the family business? Itachi stared at girl, he felt sorry in a way.

"But that's not important right now! Lets rather talk about something else, I would really like to get to know better!" said Sakura in a cheery voice, and a big smile.

Itachi stared at her for a few seconds and then smirked, "What would you like to know?" he asked.