And his arms enveloped her, pulling her close to him and not letting her escape, not even if she wanted to. Sakura choked down a sob and held him to her feverishly, suddenly feeling stronger.

After a while, still remaining in his arms, she brought her hands up to cup his face. She carefully traced every line and every feature, as if to assure herself that it wasn't a dream. "Itachi, I came here to tell you that I was accepted into med school, the one next to the university where you wanted to go… we can leave together now…"