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Distance.

"Sakura?" The thirteen year old turned, pink hair flowed as she did. She tilted her head at her fiance in question before smiling wide at him.

"Yes Itachi?" Craning her neck further she saw little Sasuke clinging to his leg.

"Kura!" Sasuke yelled as he ran toward her before she caught him as he jumped at her. Spinning him around she laughed and hugged him tightly.

"He wanted to see yuu." Placing Sasuke on the ground the thirteen-year old pinkette smiled wide.

"Are you sure he isnt the only one who wanted to see me?" Pink dusted his cheeks and she laughed before kissing his cheek lightly.

"I'm only teasing Itachi." He scowled and she took his hand in hers.

She was his equal. The only ever person his age he looked to for advice. The young Haruno heir was engaged to him after all, and ever since they were kids they were rivals. Even now with him ranked as an ANBU captain and her just as a normal ANBU member, she still strived to be at the same rank as him. He didn't mind the competition though, even though he wouldn't admit it, he loved her with all of his heart.

They were engaged since birth, and throughout the years were forced to be side-by-side from the start. It still amazed their past Sensei's how fast they pulled through the academy and the ranks.

They walked side-by-side to the Uchiha compound, while Sasuke talked rapidly about entering the academy. And even though he noticed her listening, he saw something was off, something about her eyes just weren't right.

"Sakura?" She looked to him and tilted her head before shaking it as they walked into the compound. Itachi wasn't satisfied with the way she shrugged off his question, and when they were alone, in the garden far enough from prying eyes and ears he finally asked. "What's wrong?"

His back was against a tree trunk and she sat between his legs with her back up against his chest. Smoothing out her dark blue kimono, she rested her head in the crook of his neck.

"I can't say." She took his hand in hers and ran her thumb slowly against his knuckles. They were scarred, and even though they were young, they had already seen the horrors of war and the battlefield.

"Why?" His brow furrowed and she looked up at him with tears in her eyes.

"I love you Itachi." She mummered and kissed him softly. His world started to tilt then, and he was angered by her sudden use in genjutsu. "Please, just remember that."

Sakura Haruno, walked into the Hokage building alone that night, eyes cold and feature's hardened. Coming up to the window, it shattered loudly and the Hokage turned with wide eyes. The elders looked up in alarm as well and the young pinkette who sat on the sill idlely.

She tilted her head. "If any of you lay a hand on Itachi or Sasuke, i will reveal this cover-up to all, and you will all suffer at my hand." They remained silent but only the Hokage nodded before she dissappeared in a whirlwind of petals.

Mother. Blood flew into the night sky with soundless screams.

Father. He stared at her with pride as she cried, screaming that she had no choice.

Everyone. The girl screamed in horror at what she'd done, before she composed her and willed herself away from the mess she'd made. Running from the love of her life and the place she'd once called home.

I am sorry.

Itachi stood in the Hokage building along with the elders, his parents, and the rest of the Head-Clan members'. The Hokage looked wary and tired, Itachi himself was furious he'd been held inside the Uchiha compound all morning and had been unable to visit Sakura. Questions were still reeling in his mind on how and why she suddenly cast such a powereful genjutsu on him.

"Last night there was an attack against Konoha," Everyone tensed. "The Haruno clan was massacred." Whispers broke out and Itachi felt his blood run cold. Sakura..? "The attack was initiated by the lone survivor Sakura Haruno; she mercilessly killed every last living member of the Haruno clan in cold blood before fleeing Konohagakure last night." Itachi froze, a ringing noise reaching his ears. Everyone's eyes were on him and his own black eyes were wide in fury. "As of now, Sakura Haruno is a missing-nin, and to be captured on sight and brought back to Konoha for execution for her crimes." The Hokage looked straight at him.

"Also, Itachi Uchiha, you are to be taken down to Ibiki and to provide any information about your fiancee that would deem useful to capturing her." ANBU appeared at his sides and instantly he felt the weight of the chakra draining bonds around his wrists. His glare hardened as he stared at the Hokage, slowly he was taken away and down to a cell where Ibiki would soon greet him.

Funny how her mentor, another person who knew her best, would be questioning him. Ibiki would more than likely hold information that would go against her than to give any that would incriminate her. Which was odd in itself..

The door opened and Itachi looked up from his hunched over position on the floor, Ibiki looked just as bad as he felt. The man's worry lines on his face were deep, and his eyes held a deep sorrow and doubt that Itachi couldnt miss.

"She wanted me to give this to you." It was a scroll, and Ibiki placed it before him before undoing the bonds that held his wrists together behind his back. "I hope you'll make the right choice." And he left, the slam of the door echoing loudly.

Itachi picked up the scroll, unrolling it and scanning it intently...

..he made his choice.

seven years later.

A blur.

It went by in a flash and Itachi stumbled backwards to see a shallow cut on his shoulder, the red blood oozed until it bubbled up and slowly turned black. Itachi cursed and landing on the tree branch roughly. Laughter echoed all around him as his Sharingan spun wildly, trying to pinpoint the person.

"So we meet again Itachi." The figure stopped on a branch across from him, clad in a black and red clouded cloak along with a straw hat placed securely on their head. The persons' face was covered, their identity completely hidden. He didnt care though, Itachi had met her before, the lady Akatsuki had a tendancy to show up when he was on solo missions.

"It seems so." She was next to him in a flash, leaning on his shoulder casually. Pulling off her straw hat she stared at him with her bright green eyes.

"I am tired, Kisame is such a brut." The woman chimed.

"You can't keep following me like this Sakura." Her pink hair was french braided back and pinned down in a way that made him long to run his fingers through it. She frowned, her fingers threading through his slowly.

"Is it wrong to want to follow my fiance?" He smiled sadly and she looked up at him with cold eyes. "I just want to be with you is that so wrong?" Sakura stared at their twined hands and gritted her teeth. "Those stupid elders, making me-" He quieted her with a kiss and she melted into him with a content sigh.

They pulled apart and she rest his head against his chest, listening to his heartbeat through the white armor. It had been seven years, seven long years, of constantly spying and hiding and meeting in secret with the one person she loved. The cold metal of the ring hanging on a chain between her breast, always reminded her that he still loved her.

That she'd made the right decision that night and he his own.

She'd choosen him to be her confidant, the person she'd give all the information to about the Akatsuki, the second one was Jiraya who somewhat understood why she still saw Itachi even though it put them both in danger.

"I love you." It still surprised her to hear him say that since he'd always been stoic, even when they were kids and they realized what they had, he'd always been the one to say those words first.

"I love you too." She pushed a little purple pill between his lips and the effect of the poison she'd scathed him with wore off in mere seconds. "Itachi... are you going to marry another woman?" She asked carefully, and his face broke out into a smile that made him look like he was about to laugh. "I'm not kidding!" She seethed and he chuckled.

"No. Never." Sakura pouted pulling away from him and staring up at him. "Sakura... why don't you come back?" She frowned, and his fingers ran through her hair pulling it free from his pinned down form. It sprayed out trailing to her lower back, and his hands ran idlely through it.

"I will one day Itachi just not now." Her ring glowed slightly and she sighed before hugging him tightly, enjoying the feeling of his arms around her. "I promise." Kissing him softly, holding back the tears that threatened to fall.

"I know."

"I love you." She smiled sadly and he sighed once more, black eyes turning bright red as he slipped his ANBU mask on once more. "Get more solo mission and maybe we can have some real fun." She teased winking and she laughed as he stumbled slightly. Pulling her hair into a bun she slipped on the straw hat and fell back into her cool facade.

They pulled away from each other and went their seperate ways.