Chapter One

" Getting to know each Other"

{ Sakura's Point of View}

Author's Note: Okay, so the poem being used in this story is not mine. The poem is titled " Until We Meet Again" and the author for it is unknown. I do not like to use other people's work, without giving them the proper credit.

I picked up a small black book that laid open on a coffee table, and opened to the page with a red ribbon marking it. I stared at a perfectly hand written poem, and I began to read:

When dawn's light turns into day

Who knew an angel would soon call me away

I leave you three things

I leave you courage so that you might see

Your heart can rebuild a world without me

I leave you faith so that you might believe

The spirit survives no matter how we grieve

And I leave you love to comfort you in it's healing embrace

Until we meet in another place

It was signed Uchiha Itachi, and I read his name again. So the famous Uchiha heir wasn't as heartless as he led people to believe. As far as I could tell he had a soul, one that felt more deeply than most people in Kohona, and I found myself even more curious about him then ever before. I looked at the vast amount of pictures that were all around the room, and all I managed to see was a smiling Sasuke. Something caught my eye, and I noticed a picture of him turned to the side. I reached out and picked up the picture.

His face held the same emotionless expression that he always held, but his eyes held an expression. I couldn't quite picture, and then it dawned on me. The look in his eyes was a sadness, it was so engraved in them that I found myself tracing the lines on his face in the picture. The glass was smooth against my fingers, and I just wanted to wrap him in my arms and tell him everything would be okay. What was I thinking being drawn to him? If I wasn't careful I would fall for him, and in the end he would shatter my heart in the same careless manner that Sasuke had, but he wasn't Sasuke now was he? No, he was a person the same as I was with wants and needs. Someone cleared their throat, and I turned to look at the intruder.

I placed the picture back on the shelf in the same manner, and looked at the man in front of me. His hair still hung loosely over his shoulders, and he was so breathtaking. Black was definitely his color, and his midnight blue eyes seemed to be watching me intensely. "Itachi-San, would you like me to fix your hair for you," I found myself asking him. He nodded and sat in front of the couch, and I walked over and sat behind him.

I ran my fingers through his silky locks for the second time that day, and I began to braid his hair with my fingers. He let a soft sigh slip through his lips as I worked, "Itachi-San, why are you showing so much interest in me," I asked him as I worked. "I have found myself drawn to you for the past year," he stated as I reached over his shoulder for the hair tie. Instead he handed me the ribbon I had tied in his hair earlier. " Why's that," I asked him, as I tied the ribbon around the ends of his hair two or three times. He turned to look at me, and he spoke barely above a whisper, " Do you remember the night when I was injured, and I entered your room through the window?" How could I forget that night, I was in nothing but a tank-top and my underwear! "Yes," I answered trying to push the image out of my head.

He paused as if he wasn't sure how to continue, and I gentle placed a hand against his cheek. "I found myself watching you after that," he finished meeting my gaze. "Why," I inquired wondering to myself what was so special about me. "You seemed to care for me beyond the title and what you saw on the outside," he said looking into my eyes. So that was it, my ability to show compassion towards people other people feared. I let out a sigh, and looked at the man in front of me. "You don't even know me," I whispered. " I want to know you," he spoke barely above a whisper. "Then you must let me get to know you in return," I said breathlessly. He stood up and offered me his hand, and I took it. "Lets go Hime," he said giving me one of those rare smiles, I smiled in return.

We walked along the Uchiha compound, and neither of us spoke. I was unsure of where this was going, and I wasn't sure of what he wanted from me. "Itachi-San, why don't we go get some lunch," I said smiling at him. He nodded, and we exited the compound. "Do you like Dango," I asked looking at him over my shoulder. He simply nodded, and I stopped and turned to look at him. "Itachi-San, can I hold you hand," I asked him. Something flickered in those unreadable eyes, and he held his hand in my direction. I took it in my own, and I encouraged him to move at my side.

{Itachi's Point of View}

Her hand was smaller than mine, and it was smoother than my own as well. I hesitated in taking her hand, since I was not familiar with the proper way to approach a woman and show them that you like them. My actions had been rash earlier today, and they partly were driven that way by sibling rivalry. I had kissed her, but that was because it was the only way I could think to show her my interest. Her small fingers snaked around my own, and I had to hid the inner boy in me jumping up and down.

We ate in silence, and to be honest being with a female was strange. I had never really cared about marriage or anything to do with it, but I found myself wanting her for myself. Her smile, and her touches, it was a strange and new feeling that was stirring inside of me. Distracting by my own train of thought, I hadn't noticed her leaning over me. "Here, have some," she said as she held up some of the sweet treat to my lips, and I opened my mouth and took a bite out of it. She smiled at me and sat back across the table, and she started eating.

"You know Itachi-San, I think I would rather go shopping with Ino and Hinata," she said as she took a sip of tea. I raised my eye brow at this, I would rather not be dragged to multiple shops and wait for her to choose and outfit. " I would much rather surprise you tonight," she said smiling at me. I nodded at this, and she smiled in response. I paid the bill, and we exited the restaurant. "Until tonight, Itachi-San," she said walking away. I grabbed her wrist and pulled her to me. " Hime, just call me Itachi," I whispered in her ear. She nodded, and I watched her walk away. I wanted to get her something, but I was unsure of what to get her.

I walked into a nearby jewelry shop, and I examined the contents. Ah, yes that would suit her perfectly. I looked at the jade dragon comb in the window. It would look amazing in her hair, and it would bring out those eyes I loved so much. I exited the shop with a small box, and I smiled to myself. Until tonight Hime.