Of Black Velvet and Green Emeralds

by morallyambiguous

100 moments in the lives of Haruno Sakura and Uchiha Itachi that never happened, and never will.

43. Smile

Disclaimer: I have never owned, nor will I ever own Naruto.

Theme: 14. Smile

Number of words: Exactly 100

Pairing: Itachi x Sakura

Rating: T

Warnings: none

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Itachi had never been an emotive person, even as a child. He was characterized by words like: efficient, strong, silent, and untouchable. He was almost inhuman.

So it was very unlikely that you would see Itachi smiling. Or rather, it was that way before she appeared in his life.

She arrived like a summer hurricane. Full of vibrant colors, loud exclamations, and intense emotions. He was completely unprepared.

Sakura changed him. He smiled more, talked more, was more, for lack of a better word, human. When they walked around town, she'd look up at him smiling.

He always smiled back.