Heyz everyone! Long time no see! Well, I know I'm late in updating I'm Still Waiting, but I've been really busy with senior finals, prom, graduation, and getting ready for college! Yup, that's right! I'm a freshman in college baby! Woohoo! I was kinda intimidated the first night here, but I've got an amazing roommate and a really cool dorm room! I've been here for three days already and I've met some really great friends already. I haven't started, or even received what classes I'm doing, but I finally will today so wish me luck!
Anyway, I was kinda inspired to write this when I was browsing Barnes and Noble (may Borders rest in peace) looking for a good book to read, other than the usual manga books. Well, while I was looking for a book, I was getting really frustrated because I've already read everything and nothing was jumping out at me, ugh! But while I was perusing the bookshelves, I thought to myself, "You know what would make a really good book title...Enchanted. Like the Taylor Swift song!" So, then I started coming up with all of these ideas for a fanfiction on a young Sakura being enchanted by an older Itachi throughout all of her childhood years.
I'm not super sure where this is going, but I've got inspiration, and I've got tons of time on my hands, since my school is such a small college with not a lot to do and no car, I've got lots of time on my hands. But, if I'm never not typing, then I am studying! Well, I hope that you enjoy the prologue so far, and I'm hoping to get my first chapter written and up today!
Disclaimer: I DO NOT OWN NARUTO OR ANY OF THE CHARACTERS! I DO OWN THIS IDEA!
Prologue
Flashback
I remember the day being very dark. The sun was covered by the winter clouds that threatened to unleashed snow upon all of Konoha. The people in the park were minding their own business: couples holding hands and strolling through the park, families spending time together, rowdy teenagers playing what seemed like child's play, and children playing their own games or having fun on the jungle gym or swing set.
Quietly, I sat on one of the lone swing sets watching my two friends bicker on who got to sit on which side of the three-seater swing set. While I sat in the middle of the three, I watched in silence with a small smile on my face. My pink hair blocked some of my vision, but I could still see the boy with sunny blonde hair and the boy with midnight blue hair.
The one with sunny blonde hair was named Uzumaki Naruto, and in Pre-school, he was famous for his loud voice, crazy antics, and ridiculous pranks. He had bright blue eyes that outshone all others and the brightest and happiest smile that I have ever seen. Naruto was my sun.
The other boy with midnight blue hair was named Uchiha Sasuke. He was the cutest boy in Pre-school and every girl wanted to be his friend, but I was a lucky chosen one when he was placed beside me at our table. While he seems like a quiet boy, Sasuke is actually very talkative, but only with his friends—Naruto and me. His almost blue black hair matched really well with his onyx black eyes and pale skin that could probably go in the moonlight. Sasuke was my moon.
I kept watching them through my long bangs that covered my eyes. Contrary to poplar belief, Sasuke and Naruto were actually best friends. A lot of the kids at pre-school thought they didn't like each other, but they cared and stood up for each other if anyone talked bad about the others.
I liked being with Sasuke and Naruto. I was ignored and teased a lot on the first day of pre-school, but Naruto stood up for me and fought off all of my bullies while Sasuke gave me his hand to help me off of the ground and offered to share his cookies with me.
We've been in pre-school for almost a year now, and the new year is closely approaching. I was very afraid that everything would change as the years changed. I like being with Sasuke and Naruto, and I don't think I could stand being apart from them. I never told them my secret wish, to always stay together with them. I didn't want to trouble them because I already troubled them enough with all of my bully problems and my klutziness. So, I stayed quiet as they were still continuing their small fight, even though I would have already yelled at them to just choose one of them because either way, they would both be able to sit besides me; I was sitting in the middle seat.
A few more minutes had passed and my boys were still going at it, but I still never stopped them. I felt fear make its way into my heart and started to scare myself that Naruto and Sasuke's fight would escalate into them not even wanting to be friends with each other…with me. I wanted to say something; I wanted to scream or yell to them to cut it out, but the words were caught in my throat.
'Stop…please. Please stop. No more…no more fighting. I don't want to break up. I want to stay together.'
But the words would not come out.
"Sasuke, what do you think you're doing?"
Both bickering boys looked behind them and found a boy that looked almost exactly like Sasuke. "Nii-chan!"
The Sasuke's older brother looked back and forth between Naruto and Sasuke, but didn't say a word to either of them. Instead, he walked forward, between the two boys and made his way to my form sitting on the swing by myself. Why was Sasuke-kun's older brother approaching me? What did he want?
Thoughts started to swirl around in my mind as he came closer and closer to my person. When he finally reached me, my face was in line with the middle of his chest. As I was about to look up at him, he knelt down on his right knee and brought his left hand up to my eye level. I flinched away for a second and he hesitated, but then continued to reach his hand forward. I closed my eyes shut, not knowing what he would do to me, until I felt his index finger swipe away at my right cheek to wipe away the tears that had made their way down my face. Slowly, I reopened my eyes and looked at him with certain shyness.
"It's going to be alright."
With those five words that his childlike voice said, all of the fear that I felt in my heart started to ebb away. He turned his head around to Naruto and Sasuke, and the two of them flinched. "Sasuke, you shouldn't make your friend cry."
Suddenly, the two of them bolted towards me in a panic.
"Are you okay Sakura-chan?"
"What's wrong?"
"Did someone bully you again? I swear we'll get back at them, right Sasuke?"
Sasuke nodded his head, "Who hurt you Sakura?"
They both kept spouting off questions that I couldn't get a word in edge wise. I just stared at them from underneath my long bangs and the small smile came back onto my face. "No…no one hurt me. I just didn't want your fight to become something too big, that's all. I'm sorry to have worried you."
They relaxed a little, but were still confused. "It seems that Sakura-san was worried that you two would hurt each other."
We turned our attention back towards Sasuke-kun's older brother. He stood up from his kneeling position and looked at all three of us. Then, he turned his gaze towards me, "Don't worry about them Sakura-san. Sasuke and Naruto fight because they're boys. They can also be very stupid sometimes."
Sasuke and Naruto looked at Itachi with little scowls on their faces, but I laughed a little and smiled a bit wider, "Boys are weird, Sasuke-kun's nii-san."
He smled, "Yes, they are."
Then he turned towards Sasuke, "It's time to head back now Sasuke. Okaa-san wants you home because she didn't want you to catch a cold in this weather."
"But I don't wanna go yet! I'm having fun with Naruto and Sakura! Please let me stay with them a little bit longer, please Itachi nii-chan!"
Sasuke pulled on Itachi's jacket sleeve, but he denied him, "I'm sorry otouto, but Okaa-san wants us home." Sasuke's grip lessened and he looked down.
"But we can walk Sakura and Naruto to their own homes, so you can stay with them a little longer if you so wish." With that said, Sasuke's smile brighten and Naruto and I smiled too. Naruto and Sasuke ran off out of the park leaving Sasuke's brother and me alone. I laughed a little at their fun and he sighed. Then, he turned towards me, "Well, we should get going. We can't have you catching a cold either, Sakura-san."
He held out his hand towards me and I stared in surprise. No one other than Naruto and Sasuke had ever extended their hand out to help me before, but this boy did. Shyly, I took his hand, and I got off of the swing.
"Hey slowpokes! Come on!" Naruto waved his hand in the air. Sasuke stood by Naruto with his hands in his pockets and he stared at us with equal excitement in his eyes as Naruto. The two of us walked towards them, and when we finally reached them Naruto asked, "Hey, can we stop for ice cream Aniki-san?"
"Hn, ice cream in the winter? Are you an idiot?"
"Hey! Don't call me an idiot, teme!"
Itachi spoke, "I don't think ice cream in this weather is a very good idea."
Naruto pouted, "Aw come on, Aniki-san! I'll pay my own way, and I'm not the only one who wants ice cream in the winter. Sakura-chan loved ice cream in the winter, right Sakura-chan?"
I huddled my shoulders a little in embarrassment, "I do," I said in a small voice, "But I don't know if it's okay with Sasuke's aniki Naruto."
Naruto pouted while Sasuke smiled in triumph at Naruto's failure of getting ice cream. But what Itachi said next had Naruto smiling in triumph, "I suppose we can get ice cream, but we'll eat it inside of the shop, okay? That way you'll still be able to stay warm."
Naruto whooped out and ran ahead while Sasuke followed after him, making their small run into another race. I looked up at Itachi, "Is…is this okay?"
Itachi looked back down at me and smiled, "You like ice cream in the winter, right?" Slowly, I nodded. "Then, let's go." Again, he offered his hand to me, and without hesitation, I placed my much smaller hand in his.
It was dark that day, with the winter clouds threatening to drop snow upon the entire city of Konoha, but every time Itachi had offered his hand to me, I saw the day get brighter and brighter. And, as I took his hand the second time, we saw the first snow of that winter fall from the winter clouds.
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