Disclaimer: If I owned Naruto, Itachi would be my bitch.

Theme: 79. Starvation

Number of words: Exactly 100

Pairing: Itachi x Sakura

Rating: K

Warnings: I've never written one of these, so please be a little easy. As it moves forward I will get better

She was like water, and he, a parched man.

He was so solemn, so strong, but there was something else. He had spent so long being a symbol of power that everyone was afraid to talk to him. People respected him, yes, but the amount of people who truly cared for him she could count on one hand. He was starved for affection, which she freely gave.

"Aishiteru, Itachi-kun." She muttered as she buried herself deeper into his strong arms.

He didn't reply verbally. But he pulled her closer and was silent for a moment.

"I love you too, Sakura."