"Itachi-nii!"

Itachi was just sitting below a tree reading when he sees a flash of pink appearing before him.

"Oof. Sakura, what are you doing here?" Itachi asked the tiny pink fluff that ran towards him and settle herself on his lap.

He smiled when she tilt her head to look up at him, "I sneaked out and looked for you. I asked Sasuke but he just rolled his eyes and walked away."

He gave a chuckle when he saw her ending her sentence with a pout. "Don't worry, he's always like that to strangers."

"But I've been here for two weeks already! Shouldn't he at least start to be nice to me?" she whined. "He's just being a big bad meany."

This time Itachi laughed while her ran his fingers through her short pink locks to comfort her.

"And you are always so busy that you don't have time to play with me. Mommy and daddy are also always nowhere to be seen and Sasuke is just… Sasuke. Mommy doesn't allow me to go to the river either and I'm bored." Sakura looked at him with her big emerald eyes.

Giving a little sigh, "Alright Sakura, come to my room tonight and I'll give you a little something to get rid of your boredom."

"Really? Thank you Itachi-nii! You are the best!" She gave him her biggest smile and hugged him tightly.

"Can I stay here until mommy comes to look for me?" Sakura let go of him and looked at him with her puppy eyes again.

"I can't resist those looks…" Itachi mumbled which Sakura is unaware of and gave her a light nod. Sakura giggled and she settled herself on his lap again.

Itachi loves how she fits on his lap perfectly and how she cuddles up to him while starting to doze off. He loves her soft pink hair since he first saw her, and it always put him at ease when he sees the colour.

He smiled at the thought and soon finds himself joining her in the dreamland.

When he woke up, the sun was already going down. How long was I asleep for?

He looked around and found that his favourite pink hair is not around. "Sakura?" He stood up and started to walk around looking for her. "Sakura?!" He's starting to get worried, she wouldn't leave without telling him.

Calming down, he decided to look for her at her house to see if she had went home. Half running and half walking, he arrived at a small wooden cabin. Even though it was kind of getting dark, no lights were on.

He knocked but there was no answer. He then decided he would ask his parents. Rushing home, he got to his's father office.

Knocking twice, he entered when his father gave him a response. "Father, what had happened to Sakura and her family?"

Looking up from the pile of documents, he sighed and rubbed his temples. "They have went back due to some… urgent business."

Not satisfied with the answer he pressed on. "What kind of business?"

"Itachi, you have skipped the meeting this afternoon that I have specifically told you to attend. When I sent the maid to look for you, she said you were with the pink hair brat and even told her you will not attend. Don't forget what you have promised Itachi." Fugaku looked at him sternly.

"Missing the meeting today with your fiancée is going to leave a bad impression. Getting yourself involved with her isn't helping you at all. You are already 10 and I expect you to start thinking about our clan."

Itachi was seething with anger. "And so you kicked them out?"

The door creaked and Itachi's mother came in. "Itachi, that is no way to talk to your father." She place the tray of tea on the desk and turn to face him.

"Learn to be a proper heir before you come and talk to me about anything." And he dismissed Itachi from the study.

Sitting by the window at his room, he picked up a tiny green pin from his desk and held it in his hand preciously. Sakura…

Xx

"Where are we going?" Sakura clutch Vanilla (her puppy) while asking her father who is currently driving.

"It's nothing honey, we just have some business and need to head home right away." Her mother tried to explain.

"But I haven't told Itachi-nii, he might be worried…" Sakura looked out of the window towards the big mansion in the distance.

"Sakura, honey, you cannot get close to Itachi anymore okay? Listen to me honey, we will get you whatever but don't get close to him, okay? And don't mention about him anymore." Her dad tried to convince her.

"But dadd-" before she could protest, she saw a bright light charging onto them and lots of honking. The next thing she saw was just pitch black.

Waking up to a sharp pain on her head and her abdomen, she looked around the surrounding to find white walls and ceiling.

Sitting up, she felt all the blood rushing to her head and felt dizzy. "M-mommy? Daddy..? Vanilla?" Sakura looked around but there was no one.

She also noticed that she was covered in bandages.

She got down the bed and slowly walked to the door only to be stopped by the voices outside.

"Have you heard about the little girl in this ward? Apparently someone was sent to assassinate her whole family and she was the only one alive. When they were sent in, their face were beyond recognition." She heard someone whispering outside.

"Oh my god, that is so harsh. Who have they offended?" She heard another voice. "I heard it's the Uchiha clan." The first one replied.

"But what have they done?" Another voice chipped in. "Apparently, the eldest son's fiancée isn't happy about them being close and told the Uchiha head about it."

"What happens to her then?"

"They don't have any relatives, I guess she will be sent to the orphanage. Poor girl."

Her vision was suddenly clouded and she felt hot tears slipping from her eyes. She felt all kinds of emotions overwhelming her before she passed out.

Xx

11 years later

While walking along the road to school, Sakura kicked a pebble that was in her way with a huff.

"Woah, who got you mad there?"

Sakura turn around to find Shikamaru in his uniform. "Shika! I thought you said it was too troublesome to attend the opening ceremony and decided to come during lunch?"

"Well, I can't leave my little princess alone in a new school can I?" Shikamaru was now walking side by side with Sakura.

"I know you love me." Sakura looked at him with a big grin on her face. "Hehe."

"Troublesome." Shikamaru muttered.

"Let's go before we are going to be late!" Grabbing his arms, Sakura started to pull him to school.

"Wow, it's huge!" Sakura was walking into the school and looking around and trying to take in everything.

While she was lost in its view, she tripped and could feel herself falling. She heard Shikamaru calling out to her. She close her eyes and was ready to feel the impact of the fall but it never came.

Opening her eyes, she realised she fell on someone that was wearing the same uniform as Shikamaru. "Shika..?"

She looked up but instead of the familiar brown eyes and black hair tied up in a ponytail, it is a guy with onyx eyes and black hair.

Realising the position they were in, she immediately got up and apologise. "Sorry about that! And thank you for saving me. It seems that I have dirtied your uniform…" Sakura noticed that his trouser was covered in mud.

But instead of getting a reply, he was staring at her. Feeling uncomfortable, she was about to speak when Shikamaru came to get her.

"Hey, stop running around and look at where you are going for once." Shikamaru chided her. "I'm sorry and thank you for saving her." Shikamaru thanked the onyx eye before dragging Sakura away.

"That guy sure was hot isn't he?" Sakura thought of his face, his features were so handsome.

"Well yeah, but it's better for you to not get too close to him. After all he is from the Uchiha clan." Shikamaru explained while looking at her.

Her smile immediately turned into a frown when she heard the word Uchiha. But she immediately recovered from it. "What a shame. He was such a hottie. See you later then." She giggled and went into the class.

Shikamaru looked at her going into her class and dreaded about what's in store in the future for her.

Sighing, he dragged his feet to his class while muttering 'what a drag'.

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A/N: Alllllright! So here's a prologue of what I'm about to start! Hope you are as excited as I am and since this is my first fanfic, im sorry for the bad grammar or spelling. And im sorry for the ooc-ness, if you find any part of it not to your liking, please do leave a review! See you later