Memories Back Then

6

Chapter 6

Play Date Over

After lunch Sakura and Sasuke sat on the back porch watching the day go by with their cups of ice tea and a plate of Sakura's mom's cookies in between them.

"What should we do now Sasuke?" The pink haired girl asked resting her cup down.

"I don't know, I have a lot of games we could play. But I'd do anything you'd want to do!"

"Could we draw? I really want to draw your mommy a picture and one for you too."

"Alright, I'll go run inside and get some paper and colors!" Sasuke responded before setting his cup down and then proceeded to run inside.

He returned moments later with hard books to draw on, blank paper, and a chest in his arms. Sasuke set the items down and preps Sakura's drawing area by laying the blank paper on the book then opening the chest and laying colors out. Sakura happily took a crayon in a shade of green to the paper. Sasuke sat across her and watched her draw for a few minutes until an idea popped into his head and he too began to be comensed in his drawling.

A few hours passed as the two were hard at work with their drawings. Sakura happily set down the crayon she occupied. She looked over to the raven haired boy who looked determined to finish his master piece with perfection. Sakura sat criss cross apple sauce and grabbed another cookie nibbling on it as she watch over Sasuke who didn't even notice her actions.

"Done!" Sasuke announced slamming his crayon down as he looked up.

"What did you draw?" She asked curiously looking over his drawing.

"Tell me what you drawed first?" The boy said covering his paper up.

"No fair Sasuke, I asked you first!" Sakura pouted jabbing her finger at him.

"I'll keep my mouth closed until you tell me first." He said with a small smirk on his face which only aggravated his pink haired companion more.

"Fine chicken butt." Sakura grumbled before holding up the first picture she drew that looked artistic for her age. "This one is of me and you and your mommy and Itachi all at lunch. And there's the food too!"

Sasuke stayed silent and examined the picture before Sakura put it down and picked up the other drawing.

"And this one is of you and me." The drawing had a little Sasuke and Sakura holding hands in the center of what was to resemble the park that they met in.

Sasuke smiled at the drawing. "It looks cool!"

"Are you going to show me what you drew now?" The pink haired girl asked impatient.

"Sure." He said laughing at the face she made.

Just as he was about to show his drawing they all turned their heads to the screen door opening only to see Itachi come out.

"Sakura, my mother believes that we should start walking you home before it gets dark out."

"Oh okay then." The said girl nodded at the information being told to her.

She and Sasuke began to clean up their mess and put it all away before walking to the front door where the elder brother and Uchiha brother's mother stood waiting.

"Here Mrs.Uchiwa I drew this for you." Sakura said holding up the drawing of the four of them at the table she had made earlier.

"Oh thank you Sakura it's lovely, I'll put this away somewhere safe." Mikoto said happily taking the drawing and giving the little girl a hug. "I do hope you come over again one day."

"I'll try to!"

"Well you should get on your way, I wouldn't want your mom getting upset with my Sasuke not taking you home on time." The older woman said motioning for the kids to get out the door with her youngest song complaining.

The Uchiha brothers and the pink haired girl began to make their way out with the boy's mother waving after them.

They made there way out the Uchiha district and venture through the few blocks to Sakura's home. Once there the older of the two brothers waited at the mailbox as the two eight-year olds walked to the door.

"Sakura why are you sad?" The raven haired boy asked noticing the frown on her face.

"I never got to see your drawing. " She said sniffling looking at the ground.

Sasuke smiled at her and took a folded up paper out his pocket. He unfolded the paper and showed her the drawing of a pink haired girl with green glowing hands fashioned with pink ninja looking gear and blueish haired boy with a sword in hand dressed in a blue themed ninja looking gear. They both appeared happy in unity.

Sakura grabbed the picture and smiled staring at the picture before throwing herself at Sasuke for a hug, he was taken back but hugged her back smiling happily.

She stepped back and smiled wide. "I love it Sasuke! It looks so cool!"

"I'm glad you do."

"Oh before I forget here." The pinkette said reaching into the pocket of her shorts and pulling out a folded piece of paper and handing it in his direction.

Sasuke smiled and took the folded paper into his hands.

"I'll see you tomorrow at the park, that is if you go." Sakura stated shyly.

"I'll be there don't worry!"

"Okie dokie. Bye bye Sasuke." The pink haired girl said waving to the boy before she went inside as Sasuke himself walked to his brother.

"What was that paper she gave you?" Itachi asked as the pair began to walk down the path with the sun slowly setting.

"It was the drawling she drew me earlier." He said unfolding the paper and staring at the drawling version of him and Sakura.

"Oh I see. You seem to be growing very fond of her little brother. More fond then any other friend I seen you with." Itachi said ruffling his brother's hair affectionately to the annoyance of his brother who tried to fix it.

"Yeah she's cooler then anyone I ever met." The younger brother said looking down at the picture with a smile. "I am her shinobi after all."

Itachi chuckled at his brother's words and continued their walk home.