Droplets of Time

Chapter One

A/N: I know I'm not finished with my other story yet, but I really wanted to write ItaxSaku. Please r&r

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or any of its characters; if I did I would be rich enough to buy a candy mountain.

'…….' Thinking

"……" Speech

Sakura's POV

The snow fell gently to the ground. It was the middle of winter, approximately one week away from Christmas. A little girl leaned on the right side of a small bridge. Little did she know, that this would also be the same bridge she would repeatedly meet her future team, team 7. She was wearing a worn looking, oversized, red turtleneck. Her pants were rags and ripped at the edges. She sat there trembling, her clothing obviously not suited for the current weather. Her pink locks were draped with snow, like a snow capped mountain. "Darn, it sure is cold." She shivered as she averted her eyes to the still figure gazing at her with his blood red eyes. His hair was tied in the back into a ponytail and was dressed in anbu uniform. [A/n: not his hair xDD The boy's body was dripping blood; he looked as if he was returning from a killing spree.

For a few seconds, both of them looked directly into the eyes of each other. 'Boy, he's sure handsome,' the little girl blushed at her thought while she was slowly examining his features. The good looking boy broke the silence, "OY! Little girl, what are you doing out here? Shouldn't you be at home?" She buried her face in her knees after he said the word home. She spoke with a slightly muffled voice, "Nobody is waiting for me at home anyways. It doesn't matter if I stay out here or not. In fact, I like it better out here."

Itachi's POV

A young boy about 12 years old held his bleeding arm as he trudged through the snow, into the gates of Konoha. He flinched as his wounds began stinging. His eyes flashed from raven to crimson red. His hair was dripping with red velvet liquid. Blood. A bridge appeared before him, the snow was softly falling onto his shoulders. There was a little girl sitting on the bridge, staring into the sky. The boy froze in his tracks. [A/n: not because of the weather xDDD "She's so pretty," he whispered under his breath. After noticing his bold statement, he slapped his hand onto his mouth, with his eyes open, as wide as an elephant.

The wind began blowing again, causing the girl's soft pink locks to flutter. She began turning her head; the boy put his hand down. Direct eye contact. His heart began to race and his cheeks began to burn. She wasn't like any of the other girls in Konoha. No, he knew she was different, and even half his age, but he didn't care. 'I want to meet her.'

Sakura's POV

The red eyed boy smiled and took a seat next to her on the bridge. He rested his back and head on the railings of the bridge. "I have my whole family waiting for me at home: my mother, my father, my brother, my clan, and all of their expectations." He frowned and continued," They expect so much out of me. Because I am a so called "genius", I must do great things, and I have to become Anbu captain before I turn 14." The handsome boy became frustrated and scrunched up his facial features. The little girl just watched him intently and smiled.

He turned his body to face her, "Oh, I'm sorry, I forgot to introduce myself! I am Uchiha Itachi, you may call me whatever you want. I am currently twelve years old and I am a member of Anbu squad 8. What is your name?" She smiled and replied, "Hello Itachi-kun. My name is Haruno Sakura, I am six years old, nice to meet you." Itachi grinned," I will call you Sakura-chan! You have really pretty hair." Sakura's cheeks turned bright red and she twirled a strand of her hair around her index finger. Sakura turned her head away from her new friend. "Thank you."

The two of them sat there for a while, just watching the snow fall to the ground, with their heads resting on the bridge. There was a long moment of silence. It wasn't awkward silence; it was just natural, as if it wasn't silent at all. Itachi broke the ice, he turned his head to her direction and spoke, "Why don't you just go home Sakura-chan?" She did not move her eyes from the sky, "Home. For me, my home is a cold and lonely place. I feel warmer out her than I do there." The young boy looked at her like she had suddenly transformed into a flying monkey that was about to throw dung at him, "NEH?! It's freezing cold out here!! Even so, I would rather go home!" Sakura giggled, "Ha-ha, it sounds not so bad for you." Itachi grinned,"Nope it isn't," his expression quickly left his face," At least not yet." He sighed as he tilted his head back and closed his eyes, "I feel the pressure piling on. It feels like I have a boulder on my back, and each day, more weight is added on." Sakura watched him with soft, understanding emerald orbs. "One day, before my back breaks of all that pressure, I am afraid I will murder my whole clan in order to free myself from the expectations."

His eyes shot open and changed slowly from red to raven. Sakura smile and said, "You have pretty eyes too." Itachi chuckled. "Really?" "Un."

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Wooh!!! I am finished with the first chapter :D. Please review, I love reviews!!! If you review, I will give you a candy cane :) I'll also make sure to tell Santa to put you on his good list ;) Please no flames: