The Spring Field Rabbit

At five years old, Haruno Usagi didn't know what she wanted to be when she grew up. She wasn't the daughter of a powerful shinobi clan; and so she wasn't expected to become a ninja. She loved her sister, loved her parents, and loved to play with her friends. At five years old Haruno Usagi was only expected to be a kid.

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"Sakura-nee! Will you play hide and seek with me!? Pretty please!" Usagi tugged at the shirt of her twin sister, Sakura, while begging for her attention. Sakura's bangs covered her slightly large forehead and shadowed her eyes as she looked at her sister. Sakura wished she could show her forehead off proudly, like her younger twin, but Chibiusa didn't get teased like Sakura did. Chibiusa, as Sakura had lovingly dubbed her little sister, made friends easily and never had anyone bully her about her appearance. Sakura wasn't so lucky.

"Chibi-chan, I don't think I want to be at the playground today... I'm going to stay here with mama." With that Sakura turned away from her twin and scampered off into the house.

Usagi pouted, but she really couldn't blame her sister for not wanting to be around kids who would tease her. Despite that, she still wanted to go out and play before dinner time.

'If Sakura-nee would just let mama fix her bangs...' Usagi's thoughts trailed off as she resolved to play by herself. Usagi walked towards the lively playground, but at the last moment, she ventured into the forest instead. 'I'm sure I can pick beautiful flowers to make Sakura-nee smile!'

Usagi didn't notice how far off into the forest she was going. As a civilian, she wouldn't have known that she was going so far into the forest that she was encroaching into the Uchiha training grounds. But Usagi kept going further, not bothered by the sounds of shuriken she heard nearby. She crouched low by a bush to get a closer look at the flowers she found there.

On the other side of the bush, two Uchiha halted their training as they heard a rustling in the bush. The elder Uchiha, Itachi, could sense the small chakra signature and dismissed it as nothing more than a child. The younger Uchiha however, Sasuke, had been so caught up in training with his brother that he took the sound as a threat and launched a kunai towards the disturbance.

Usagi heard the sound of the kunai whizzing threw the air, but didn't have time to even turn before she felt her small body scooped up and taken to the other side of the greenery she had been in. She made a sound of surprise as she and the tall stranger landed in the clearing. He had carried her like a princess, and Usagi blushed as she stared up at the male.

"That was dangerous, Ototo." Itachi remarked calmly as he looked over the girl for injuries.
'What a small child,' he thought. 'What a peculiar hair color.'

"Ah! Aniki! I didn't know it was a girl!" Sasuke blushed at having made such a show at what he thought was a threat. He felt bad, because he must have scared the girl.

"A-Ano... could you put me down please?" Usagi still had a faint blush on her cheeks as she stared up at Itachi. He nodded and set her down on her feet gently, crouching down, and turned towards Sasuke.

"Ototo, apologize." Itachi quietly commanded. Sasuke pouted while looking at the strange bright girl.
'She's kind of cute...' Sasuke thought as he looked her over.

"I'm sorry... I was training with aniki and I got carried away. I shouldn't have thrown that kunai at you." Sasuke shuffled his feet and stared at the ground. Usagi stared at him for a moment before slowly stepping closer to him. She shoved her face closer to his until he looked up at her, blushing. Usagi smiled brightly.

"That's okay! I didn't even notice you did it, so you don't have to look so sad!" Sasuke backed off from her as the heat on his face grew. She didn't pay it any mind and turned towards Itachi.
"Thank you for saving me! What's your name? My name is Haruno Usagi but Kaa-chan and Tou-chan and Sakura-nee call me Chibiusa." Usagi seemed to say all in one breathe. Itachi felt the smallest hint of a smile on his face.

'Spring field Rabbit? It suits her.' Itachi observed her dark green eyes and bright smile. Sasuke noticed the look on his brother's face and instantly felt a dislike for the girl.
'Never mind cute, she's evil!'

"My name is Uchiha Itachi, would you like me to call you Chibiusa?" Sasuke's face paled and his mouth dropped at how friendly his brother was being towards the girl. He had never seen him give anyone that attention like that. The small pinkette thought about his offer before shaking her head.

"I don't think Sakura-nee would like that, but you can call me something else, Tachi-sama!" Usagi smiled brightly up at Itachi who looked at her surprised. Sasuke fell back on the ground as he saw something he had never seen from his brother.

Itachi was laughing. He laughed and smiled down at the girl. That girl had broken his aniki!

"Then, I'll call you Usako." Itachi ruffled her hair as she stared up at his amazed. Sasuke finally broke out of his stupor and inserted himself between the two. He glared at Usagi, pushing her away slightly, and pointed at her.

"My name is Uchiha Sasuke and aniki is mine!" Usagi stared at Sasuke with wide eyes before she launched herself at him, knocking him to the ground. Itachi watched the two in amusement, and Sasuke tried to crawl away from the girl. But Usagi kept her hold on him, as she hugged him.

"That's so amazing! You love Tachi-sama so much! I love Sakura-nee too!" Usagi had stars in her eyes as she continued to hug Sasuke. He clawed and tried to push her away.
'Why is she so loud!? And why won't she let me go?'

"Oi! Get off of me! Aniki! Help me!" Itachi looked at the two fondly. This girl seemed to be the opposite and the mirror to Sasuke in so many ways. He hoped they would become great friends.