Sakura back in time ❦ (Naruto BIT fanfic)

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When Sakura finally awoke, she was in a warm, comfy bed and she wondered if she'd overslept. All she remembered was a young voice hollering, "Aniki! Look! It's a girl and I think she's hurt!" and a pair of warm, protective arms wrapping around her. After that, everything was a bit hazy.
I'm hurt? she thought, finally catching on to what the young voice had said, But I don't remember getting hurt. As a matter of fact, she couldn't remember a thing... nothing, zip, nadda, absolutely nothing...

Then, she heard the door open and saw a little boy with spastic hair and big, onyx eyes peek his head through the small crack he'd made.

As soon as he realized he'd been caught, however, he ducked back out of the room, shut the door and his footsteps on the wood floor were heard. Then, the door opened again and that same little boy was seen, clinging to the arm of an older male, who looked a lot like this younger boy. While the younger boy's expression was curious with a hint of wariness, the older one seemed calm and natural, almost happy.

"Oh, you're awake," commented the elder male. "Nice to see you've rejoined the living."

"W-Where am I?" she asked, her voice hoarse.

"You're in the Uchiha compound in Konohagakure," answered the man.

"Ko-no-ha," Sakura sounded out dumbly.

"Mm-hm."

The little boy tugged on the older boy's pant leg and looked up at him. The elder boy looked down at the boy and looked back at Sakura with a sort of half smile. "Where are my manners? My name is Uchiha Itachi, of the Uchiha clan. This is Uchiha Sasuke, my younger brother."

The newly named Sasuke snuck behind his elder brother, showing only his blushing face. So much for wanting to be introduced, but Sakura couldn't help but smile at the cute youngster.

"M-My name is Sakura," she introduced herself. "I-I must be a little confused, because that's all I can remember."

"Well, do you feel well enough to stand? We'll get some food into you and explain what we can to you if you'd like."

She sat up slowly and swung her legs over the side of the bed and set her bare feet on the hardwood floor. A shiver ran up her body at the feeling of her warm feet touching the cool floor and she took a few moments to get used to it.

She stood on her feet and felt her knees buckle underneath her. Before she was able to feel the impact of her body hitting the ground, however, she felt a pair of familiar arms catch her. She looked up into the worried gaze of Itachi, a blush on her cheeks.

"I'll take that as a no," he commented, setting her back into the bed and tucking her back in. "I'll get some food and bring it to you."

"That really isn't necessary," she told him. "I really shouldn't impose much longer than I already have and I'd hate to be a bother."

"Imposing? You're not imposing," he corrected her, "Mother is quite fond of having visitors, so she's going to want to keep you for a while. At least until you get better."

She reluctantly nodded and told him, "Then I'll do chores. I'll help out, get a job, I won't be a freeloader."

"Well, you have a fighting spirit," commented Itachi, walking off with Sasuke, "I admire that, especially in a wounded young lady. Mother will love this."

When the two males reached the kitchen, their mother looked at them with a smile and asked, "Any news?"

"Our visitor is awake," Itachi answered. "She's not well enough to stand, but I'm sure some food and rest will fix that."

"Well, what's her name?" asked the elder female, chopping leeks on a cutting board.

"It's Sakura," he told her. "She doesn't remember her last name at the moment. But I'm sure once she's in a little bit of a better shape, she'll know."

Their mother nodded. "Well, she must be hungry, why don't you take some of the food I already prepared and give it to her?"

Itachi nodded and started dishing some leeks, dango and other such foods onto a plate, grabbed some chopsticks and headed back to the guest room where Sakura was staying, Sasuke in tow.

"She's really cute," Sasuke commented with an excited smile. "Do you think so, Aniki?"

Itachi chuckled slightly, but didn't bother to answer the question.