Beautiful blood
Paring: Sakura x Itachi
One-shot
Disclaimer: I do, sadly not, own Naruto
A short look at Itachi & Sakura's friendship before everything changed between them.
When Itachi exited his room, he certainly didn't expect to collide into someone with such a force, that it sent both him and the other person to the floor.
He landed straight on his back, hitting his head on the floor when it also collided with the hard wood.
He then noticed the very soft body lying on top of his.
On top of Itachi laid none other than Sakura Haruno, his little brothers friend.
"Ah- Sorry Itachi-san. I didn't look where I was going" She apologized quickly as she got up from him and helped him get up.
"It is fine, Sakura. Nothing serious happened" Besides that, it wasn't really her fault, nor his.
"And I believe I already have told you this, Sakura. Just call me Itachi" He smiled at her as she flushed, her cheeks turning slightly pink.
"Very well then, Itachi" She returned his smile, and a warm feeling suddenly spread through him.
"So, where is my little brother?" Usually, when Sakura was at their house, his brother would never be far behind her.
"Oh, he's in his room. I was just leaving" She said as she motioned towards the hallway that lead to the front door.
At that, Itachi frowned. His brother often insisted on driving Sakura home, since she lived fairly far away from the Uchiha mansion and didn't have a car.
As if she could read his thoughts, Sakura hurried to elaborate.
"Sasuke-kun is drowning in homework, and he wouldn't let me help him" She said and laughed. Sasuke was one of her best friends, but he was lazy when it came to doing homework, and he hated it when others offered to help him. So before he could get annoyed at her, or something else, she kicked herself out of his room, before he did it for her, saying she really needed to get home, and thus, she was out of his room before he could offer her a ride home.
"Ah, I can take you home. I was going to the city anyway," Itachi stated casually. In truth, he didn't feel casual at all. The thought of spending approximately one hour with her alone was surprisingly appealing.
They talked for most of the carried. Not about anything special, they just… talked.
And when they didn't, the atmosphere was relaxed, and not even a little bit awkward.
Itachi couldn't help but look at Sakura once in a while, while he drove. There was something about her, which wasn't her bright pink hair, that made him unable to look away from her for too long.
Whatever this feeling in side his chest was, it made him afraid.
What if his feelings for her, wouldn't be returned if he confessed.
Or what if he ended up hurting her?
He liked Sakura, more than as a friend, he knew that.
But how could he ever confess his feelings for her?
Before Itachi even got to think of an answer, they had arrived at her house.
"See you around, Itachi" She said as she got out of the car.
"Yeah… see you," He mumbled as he watched her disappear into her house.
After that, Itachi stopped talking to her as much as he had done previously.
Not because he didn't like her, but because he was afraid.
What if he someday just blurted out that he liked her?
It took him many weeks to finally gather all his courage.
Today he was going to confess!
When he arrived at the school, and saw Sakura walking towards the front door, he hurried towards her.
It was early in the morning, so there really weren't anyone around.
"Hello there, beautiful" He called out, his heart pounding in his chest.
"What, me?" She turned around to face him, with a humorous smile on her face. Did she think he was joking?
Suddenly, a rush of insecurity rushed through him, and before he could even think about something to say, words automatically left his mouth.
"Ha! I can't believe you thought I was talking to you. Get lost"
"O-of course not Itachi. Why would you say something like that to me?" He could hear the sorrow in her voice.
He wanted to apologize to her, to tell her that he just panicked and it actually was something completely different he wanted to say.
But it was too late, because she was already running into the building, and he just watched her go.
Here it is!
I hope you liked it!
The next chapter will be about Itachi's life after Sakura's death.
-R&R :)