HI, IM REVISISNG THIS STORY SO ANY PREVIOUS READER, IT MAY BE A LITTLE DIFFERENT FROM BEFORE.

I DONT KNOW (PERSONALLY) OR OWN NARUTO OR ANY OF IT'S AMAZING CHARACTERS, HOWEVER I DO OWN A UNBELIEVABLY CRAZY BEST FRIEND WITH AN ODD OBSESSION WITH THE IDEA OF TALKING HAMBUURGERS THAT EAT THEMSELVES

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AYANNA, THIS ONE'S FOR YOU.

BUT JUST FOR INCASE, IF YOU EVER IN THE HISTORY OF MANKIND, DO SEE A TALKING HAMBUGER, I STRONGLY RECOMEND YOU DONT EAT IT. THIS GOES FOR ALL THE OTHER REVEIWERS, IT'S NOT GOOD TO EAT TALKING HAMBURGERS, IT'S NOT NICE TO ALL MEAT FOOD'S AROUND THE WORLD.

THEY FINALLY GET A SPOKES PERSON AND YOU EAT THEM? NOT THE BEST IDEA.

JUST WALK AWAY MY FRIEND, JUST WALK AWAY.

CHAPTER ONE

Two girls sat in the middle of a lush green flower field, one with long black hair, onyx eyes and a childish face she had a calm mature adult like atmosphere. The other was a girl a little taller, with a doll face, pink hair and violet eyes. She also had a very calm atmosphere, but hers was a unsocial one, she gave a feeling of not wanting to be touched and in her eyes there was a sadness. It was this sadness that had first attracted the dark haired child to her. The two girls were trying to weave roses into a pattern for their final examination. It was their Kunoichi training and they were studying the art of flower arranging in the land of Spring.

The black haired child tried to twist the roses in a complicated pattern to match her friend, but she was having a hard time avoiding the rose's thorns. "Ouch!" she suddenly cried and dropped the flower to the ground as she went to inspect her finger.

"Maya, what happened" the pink haired child asked turning round with a concerned expression.

"Oh, it's nothing Miko-chan, I just pricked my finger on the rose" she said, as a droplet of blood dribbled down a finger. The girl Miko sighed as she took her friends hand. She sucked the finger of any falling blood, helping it to clot faster. "Really Maya, you're supposed to plait the roses, not massacre your hands on them" she said. Then the Maya smiled, her entire face changed from the cold avoidant child to a warm caring one. "I can do it myself Miko-chan" she said, shaking her head "Stop mothering me" she pouted and snatched her hand away.

"I can't help it Maya, it's just a habit, you should have practiced more. Always with your nose in a book, are you aiming to be a Kunoichi or a librarian?"

Amaya blushed "Hey! that was uncalled for. Anyway I don't want to talk about flowers; I want to talk about this. Why didn't you tell me you were engaged Mikoto? And to your clan heir too!"

This time Mikoto blushed "T-that's irrelevant, and anyway..." she said suddenly "how did you know? I thought they weren't telling anyone." Amaya only smiled "Well I heard a rumour, and you just now confirmed it, so I guess it must be true."

Mikoto groaned "You should work more on your Kunai and less on your interrogation skills Kazuki Amaya." she said moodily. But she was soon enveloped by a hug from behind. "Oh, did I embarrass you Miko? I'm sorry."

Mikoto smiled "Fine"

"But really, when were you going to tell me?" Amaya said this with a smile, but in her eyes there was insecurity and hurt hidden so subtly. But Mikoto wouldn't be an Uchiha if she couldn't see at least that much, especially in her best and most precious friend."

She put her hand on Amaya's "It's not you, I was just told that it was best to keep it quiet. But I would have told you first, before anyone else if, I had known that I was allowed to tell."

Amaya nodded "I know, and I am so happy for you Miko, really" then she gave a sly smile "But I'll bet you're even happier, huh? You've had that crush on Fugaku-san for so long, looks like it finally paid off, he has no objections?" said Amaya with a smile.

Mikoto blushed "No, he always acts so cold, I don't think he cares who he marries."

"That's not true" Amaya said certainly "I know he likes you, I'm sure of it, or at least he's fond of you. He's just a regular Uchiha male, emotionally and socially stunted."

Mikoto nodded, then "Hey!" she said hitting Amaya on the shoulder "Don't say such things about Fugaku-san!"

Amaya laughed "Ok, Ok Miko, I was only joking. Wow, you defend your fiancé, but not your father or the rest of the Uchiha males, or any of your future sons?"

"I'm not going to have sons, everyone in my family has daughters, I also want to grow up and have a cute little girl" she said with a smile, since I've always taken care of my sisters, I know how to raise a girl. If I had a son, I wouldn't know what to do" she said with a sigh.

Amaya shook her head "I disagree; I think you would do a good job, you really kind. A little too submissive perhaps, but that'll surely change if you have sons. Boys need a firm hand to be raised properly, or at least that's what my neighbour says."

The flowers were left abandoned as Mikoto finished hers and picked up Amaya's while Amaya just lay back in the grass and soaked in the sun.

"What about you Maya? What do you want when you have kids?" Mikoto asked.

Amaya was silent for a while, before finally saying "I'm never going to have kids" she said softly, reaching over and grabbing Mikoto's finished flowers as she started twiddling with them. Mikoto looked in shock "What! But you're so cute! Aren't you ever going to marry, and wont your husband want children?"

Amaya only shrugged her shoulders "Then I won't get married" she said simply without even looking up "In fact, I was already planning not to ever marry."

Mikoto huffed "What a waste, you're so cute too?"

They sat in silence for a while before Mikoto finally said "And what about that boy, the one who's always following you around, Ryota wasn't it?"

Amaya shook her head. But Mikoto still didn't give up "But I thought...since you usually always shoot down any boy who asks you out in the cruellest way possible, that he may be different?"

"I did shoot him down cruelly" Amaya finally said as she put down her work and gathered the spare roses, this time without thorns, to weave a final pattern.

"Did you?" Mikoto said surprised "but he..."

"...keeps coming back?" Amaya substituted. Mikoto nodded and Amaya sighed "That's the problem, he just keeps coming back, he doesn't know when to take a hint. I don't know how to get rid of him!"

"But you know..." Mikoto said as she picked up a stem and began picking off thorns "I've noticed, you aren't as mean to Ryota-san as you are to other boys" she said.

Amaya put down her flowers and sat up; staring into her lap, at the roses in her hands, as if she were in deep thought, then after a few minutes of silence she finally spoke "It's because of his eyes."

Mikoto looked up "Huh?"

Amaya smiled "He has...good eyes. Kind and honest, all his intensions are reflected clearly in his eyes, no lies, and such a pretty colour" she looked at the stem in Mikoto's hands "I've always loved green, and It's the same shade of his eyes, a lovely, clear, sincere green."

"So there" Mikoto said with a playful smirk "You like his eyes, that could grow into something and..."

"No", Amaya's voice sounded so finale, so sure that Mikoto instantly went silent as she looked up at her closest friend since childhood, as she looked up sadly.

"Kazuki, my name" Amaya said sadly "You know about my family curse right? Any Kazuki who loves and marries dies very soon, and with our kekkei genkai it's almost impossible not to fall in love. I will be one of the only and the last to manage to do so" she picked up the roses and continued with her pattern as she spoke "My parents died when I was three years old, I never knew them, as did my father's parents and his father's parents and so on before them. It's been like that for so long. And do you know how my parents died?"

Mikoto nodded "K.I.A, Killed In Action, right?"

Amaya nodded also "They died on a mission, their first mission after I was born, they waited on purpose and that still wasn't enough." She stood and looked out as the wind tussled her long pink hair, her face looked neutral, but Mikoto knew better, because Amaya's eyes still looked sad.

"My family's curse is real; I don't want to marry, only to die with him a little later. And I don't want to have a child, only to have them suffer as I have. It's too much trouble for them. I am the last Kazuki, it would be best to just die alone and take the curse with me" she said.

Mikoto wanted to protest, but Amaya's eyes were so sad, so heart-breaking, and Mikoto realised, that Amaya really did want children, but she felt it was impossible. Amaya turned and smiled brightly, but Mikoto knew it was forced. Then Amaya dropped something on Mikoto's head, when she reached up to see what it was, she realised that with the remaining flowers, Amaya had weaved a crown of roses.

"Roses are so pretty" Amaya said "But you know what I like the best? Cherry blossoms, I love the cherry blossom trees, I hope they bloom this April". Mikoto still looked uncertain, but Amaya only smiled. "It's alright" she said to Mikoto "Just being like this with you as my friend is enough. I always thought I would live and die alone, but you changed that. I didn't know I could love someone as I do you. I know that with you as my only trusted companion, I could die in peace knowing that no matter what, I could trust you..."

Mikoto opened her eyes slowly and blinked. Sitting up from her bed she groaned and rubbed her temples. "What's wrong?" a voice from beside her. Mikoto turned to see that her husband Fugaku had also awakened "Is Sasuke awake?" he asked.

Sasuke was their eleven month old baby, having been born on January 6th. "No" Mikoto said shaking her head "I just had a strange dream." Fugaku also sat up and put his hand on his wife's shoulder "Then why are you so tense?"

Mikoto frowned "Because it was a dream of my childhood, I was with Amaya-chan. it wasn't a bad memory, but it wasn't good either. And I just can't shake off this...bad feeling. She and Ryota-kun are still in Spring country?" she said getting out of bed and going to the bedroom window.

"Yes" he answered "Almost a year now."

Mikoto rubbed her face "Perhaps I just miss her" she mused to herself "You go back to sleep, I think I'll stay up a while longer" It was raining, she watched with her mind lost in old memories of two children.

Fugaku instead watched his wife. She and Amaya-san had been close friends from child hood, from the age of seven when they first entered the academy. And coupled with Amaya's past. Mikoto was very protective of her friend, like a little sister; anything to do with Amaya made Mikoto serious. Since childhood, she had taken it on herself to be Amaya's protector and that carried on even into adulthood when Amaya finally gave in and married Ryota Haruno.

Suddenly Mikoto spoke "Hm? What's that?" she said and suddenly ran out to the stairs. Fugaku stood when he heard knocking and Mikoto open the door. Slower, he followed her to see a Chunin messenger leaving as Mikoto stood at the door. He placed a hand on her shoulder but she was completely frozen, a strange expression on her face of dread and anticipation "what happened?"

Mikoto took in a deep breath to contain her sobs and sighed "T-the Hokage wants to see us" she said, her voice levelled and calm, but the shake in the pitch betrayed her distress.

"Why" he said "Is it about Amaya-san?"

Mikoto only shook her head wildly "No, no please. I don't want to talk about it, I don't want to even think about it until it's confirmed, please, let's just go. Sasuke will be Ok for a while, and if he cries, someone will surly come from next door, and Itachi can take care of himself, but please lets go, go now" she shook her head.

Mikoto was a very serious woman at heart, the only one who could get her to act childish was Amaya, and only something serious could make her act this distraught.

"Alright" he said standing "Get dressed, we'll go now."

At that time all Mikoto could manage was a silent "Thank you."

(FIVE HOURES LATER)

Itachi stood at the stairs; he was waiting for his mother to return. He awoke because his little brother was crying, and when the noise persisted he went to wake his parents in case they had not yet heard, only to find that they were gone. Thankfully Sasuke went back to sleep soon after that, but since Itachi couldent get back to sleep, he decided to stay and wait for them.

Then he heard the latch on the door shift and he stood to attention. "Okaa-san" he called. His mother turned, and in her arms was a small bundle. She smiled at him and sat down; her hand went out and beckoned him forward. He came closer "Itachi" she said softly "Meet your new baby sister, Sakura"

Sister? Another sibling? Didn't he already he already have a little brother, why did he now have a sister?

But his mother took his hand and led him to her side where she unwrapped the blankets. Itachi found himself looking into rich green eyes. He had never seen such eyes before on a Japanese person; she regarded him with a knowing gaze. He found himself unable to look away. And then she laughed.

At that moment, something stirred from within the child, whether it was the beginning of something good or bad, he wouldn't learn that for a long time to come.

THIS IS MORE OF A PROULOGUE THAN A CHAPTER

I know what most of you are thinking, so I would like to point out just now that for this story, Itachi and Sakura are brother and sister.

OH AND HE DOSENT KNOW THAT SAKURA WASENT BORN FROM HIS MOM, HE'S ONLY THREE. HE FORGETS IN TIME AND TRUELY BELIEVES THAT SAKURA IS HIS BLOOD SISTER SO FOR THE DURATION OF THE STORY, THINK OF THEM AS SIBLINGS

PLEASE REVEIW.