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Pairing : ItaSaku.🌸🍡

Characters: Haruno Sakura, Uchiha Itachi and Uchiha Sasuke. (kind of)

Category: Heavy angst.

WARNING(S): Major Character Death

Word count : 1,599

a/n : English is not my mother tongue, so please excuse me for any mistakes I might commit in it. ꒱࿐♡ ˚.*ೃ

[ I lost my way when I lost you. I need a moment more, this can't be true. The one that I need help me see beyond the surface, my purpose. You were my North-star, you were my always, you were my compass now I turn sideways. Who do you turn too ? What can you say. Ashes, ashes it all comes down.♡]

The sun was setting over Konoha. The shadow of a figure reflected on the ground as Sakura entered one of the empty training grounds. She had been visited by a summoning crow who left a message for her to go there. She hadn’t hesitated to drop whatever she was doing to go to the training ground. In the distance, she saw a male figure. He was standing there in his big black cloak with red clouds, the features of his face softened by the setting sun behind him. He looked at her and her breath caught, just like always. He was breathtaking.

It took some effort not to run to him. With quiet steps she made her way to the man who was waiting for her. He was the one who had sent the crow, after all. She stopped in front of the man, her eyes roaming over his face and then his body as if to check that everything was okay. He wasn't supposed to show up today. They’d agreed to meet in a week in the land of tea. It wasn’t usual for him to change his plans at the last minute.

“Itachi ?” She said in a hesitant voice, unsure of why he was here. “What are you doing here ? I thought we...”

“I apologize for dropping in unannounced, but I need to talk to you. It can't wait.” replied Itachi quietly.

“Oh.”

Sakura felt her stomach knot up. She had a bad feeling about this. He looked so serious. Of course, Itachi always was, but this was different.

"What's going on?"

The man gauged her with a calculating look, thinking of the best strategy to use, which made Sakura even more worried.

“I won't be able to come to our meetings anymore.”

“What ? Why ?”

He remained silent for a few minutes then said:

"Sasuke."

Sakura frowned confused at first, but then she realized what he was talking about and her stomach dropped. Her throat tightened and tears were already starting to prick the corners of her eyes.

“No…”

“I just wanted you to know and see you before...”

A dull anger rose in Sakura at his words.

“Shut up! Don't say it!”

Itachi let out a sigh.

“Sakura...”

“Don't Sakura me! And here I thought we were going to meet in a few days and you show up and you...”

All the anger instantly vanished, leaving only sadness and pain. She took a step forward and clutched the sleeve of his cloak.

“Please... don't go. Please, Itachi. We can... we can figure this out.”

His eyes softened at the girl's distress. His hand came to brush against her cheek and she leaned into his hand.

“We've already discussed this. I made my decision a long time ago. At the time, I didn't really plan on you. You were my breath of fresh air, your arms a place where I could escape and pretend reality was different but, Sasuke's been waiting for his revenge for so long. He deserves it. I owe it to him.”

“What about what Konoha owes you !? What about what you deserve !? It's not fair! You could explain to Sasuke or we could go to the Hokage and...”

“Sakura.” Interrupted Itachi in a more strained voice. The young woman's body stiffened at his tone.

“I knew from the beginning what to expect, but I was naive, I thought that...” she shook her head, muttering: “I'm sorry, I'm selfish.”

Itachi then relaxed and smiled gently at her.

“Not at all. It's not selfish to want to be happy, Sakura. This is what all human beings aspire to.”

Her eyes shining with unshed tears met his onyx orbs.

“I don't want to lose you... I can't lose you. Itachi, I... I love you. I love you so much it hurts. I don't know what I'll do once y— Please. Don't leave me! I can't without you.”

“You can. One day you’ll fall in love again and find happiness.”

Sakura shook her head sharply rejecting all his words, refusing to hear them. She held on tighter to his cloak.

“How can you say that ? How can I be happy if you are what makes me happy ? How can I love again ? You're everything I ever wanted. I can only love you. If it's not you I don't want it.”

Itachi felt his heart clench, but he kept it together. He loved her, of course he loved her. He would never have risked getting into a relationship with the kunoichi if he didn't care about her so much. She represented everything that was pure in this world. From her innocent looking pink hair to her green eyes shining with a hunger for knowledge, she was a dream. He had caressed that dream, kissed it, hugged it, but the sun came up and reality set in. Itachi had never been able to properly verbalize his feelings, he had spent most of his life repressing them. In the ninjas world and even within his clan, emotions have always been seen as a weakness, yet he still remembered that it was his love for his little brother that made him seal his fate all those years ago. He didn’t regret it. He would never regret protecting Sasuke, he just wished there was another way. In a parallel universe maybe he and Sakura... No. He shouldn't think about that. Doing so would only make things harder.

He took a deep breath, feeling that familiar tugging in his lungs, but he ignored it as he always did. He focused all his attention on the pink-haired woman, memorizing every feature of her face, drinking in her sweet words that calmed his tortured mind.

Neither of them was sure who made the first move, but they found themselves embroiled in a kiss filled with passion pain and despair. Everything that hadn’t been said and couldn’t be said was poured into that kiss. Sakura's tears rolled down her cheeks overwhelmed by an amount of emotions. It was a cacophony in her head, she was clinging to her lover as if her life depended on it as if he would disappear at any moment. She wanted him, all of him. She wanted to memorize the angles of his face, his taste his touch and his smell. Between their kisses, her voice cracked a little more with each new "I love you" whispered against his lips and each time, he tightened her a little more against his chest. His grip was firm, almost possessive.

Eventually they broke apart, but Sakura wrapped her arms around his shoulders, her face nestled against his neck and hugging him strongly.

“Sakura, I don't really talk about how I feel, not because I don't want to, but because I'm bad at it. Nevertheless I want you to know that I will always cherish the moments we spent together. You've brought me peace and contentment with your presence and I am grateful for that. You have brought a little bit of light into what seemed like infinite darkness. I'm sure you'll be fine. I have faith in you.”

Sakura gasped in surprise, her eyes widening at the words of the man she loved. The Kunoichi has trouble getting used to the idea of not seeing him anymore. If there was one fate she couldn't change, it was his. No matter how much she wanted to.

“Itachi...”

The Akatsuki member broke away from their embrace but didn’t take a step back. He slowly raised his arm, two fingers gently poking her forehead. Itachi had the sweetest smile Sakura had ever seen.

“Forgive me, Sakura. This will be the last time.”

Then suddenly, Itachi vanished. A hundred crows cawed as he left. Sakura stood motionless for some minutes. Fresh tears running down her cheeks, heartbroken but also thankful to have been able to share the life of such a powerful ninja. The most selfless and loyal man to his village and his precious people she had ever met. She knew deep down that Itachi had always been a kind and devoted person. She only regretted that the world hadn’t seen this Itachi. The one who hides behind the mask.

Several thousand miles away, sitting on his throne, was Uchiha Itachi. After the disappearance of his clone, all his memories were transferred to the original. A wave of emotions washed over him and for the first time in a long time he felt like crying. He took a deep breath to calm his heartbeat and regain his composure. It was painful to leave behind the woman, the only woman he had ever loved. He would miss her, but his fate was already set. He couldn't go back.

He allowed himself a thought for his long lost best friend and a small smile appeared on his lips.

“Shisui, wait for me. I am coming soon.” He thought before the air around him suddenly shifted.

He closed his eyes smoothing his expression into a cold, stoic face and when he opened them again, the sharingan glowed ominously. He then spoke to the man who had just walked in.

“That Sharingan…. How much can you actually see ?”

“How much can i see with these ? What I’m seeing right now, Itachi… is your death.” The voice that answered him was cold, deep and undeniably masculine.

“My death, huh ?”

A few beats of silence followed his words.

“Well then…”

Itachi moved in a flash. One minute he was sitting on his throne and the next he was next to Sasuke.

“Make it happen.”

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