Sakura back in time ❦ (Naruto BIT fanfic)

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This is even worse than before... she thought, walking alongside Itachi. Why did I have to talk to Kakashi?
She sighed, feeling tears well in her eyes. Not only was Itachi not talking to her because she had spoken to Kakashi, but she didn't realize just what was so bad about it...

Itachi finally looked at her through the corner of his eye as they entered the compound, but he went back to looking forward again, sending another emotional dagger into Sakura's heart. When they made it into the house, Mikoto looked at Kakashi, then at a very peeved Itachi and a very sad Sakura.

"Did something happen?" she asked, quickly walking to Sakura and taking her in her arms. "Is everything alright, Dear?" Not being able to control her tears any longer, Sakura cried in Mikoto's chest while she stroked her short, pink hair. "Oh my," Mikoto said. "What happened while you were out?"

"I don't know," answered Kakashi, rubbing the back of his neck in thought. "Everything seemed fine when I came across the two."

"If you don't mind, I'd like to talk to Sakura-san in private," Itachi stated, looking at the floor, a look of anger on his usually calm face.

Sakura looked at Itachi, fresh tears welling in her eyes. What did he want to talk to her about? Was he going to yell at her for messing up his day? Maybe he was going to tell her to leave and never come back?

She sighed and walked with Itachi out of the room and into his bedroom where he shut the door. He sat on the bed and patted the area beside himself for her to sit.

She sat down and sniffled ever-so-slightly. "I-If you're mad, you can yell at me if you want to. Please, I really didn't know you hated Kakashi so much, and..."

Sakura watched his angered look soften and she almost felt a little reassured... almost... "I'm not going to yell at you," he replied. "What I am going to do, is tell you why I hate Kakashi so much." She looked at Itachi in puzzlement and he clenched his fists on his knees. "I realize you have a crush on him," he told her. "But a relationship between the two of you could never last."

"How do you know?" she asked, wiping the tears from her eyes. Having a crush on Kakashi was an obvious thing, he'd saved her life! He was the equivalent of those knights in shining armour on a white steed that everybody always saw in fairy tales.

"Kakashi is... he's taken," Itachi told her.

"You mean, he's married?"

"Well, no, not exactly."

"Then, he's dating somebody?"

"Technically speaking, no."

"Then, how is he taken?"

He sighed and answered, "He is in love with my mother."

"H-He's... what?" Sakura asked, her voice a whisper. "But she's married."

"My mother is having an affair on my father with Kakashi."

Sakura was speechless... Mikoto seemed so nice, so honest, how could she be having an affair with another man?

"It's forbidden for an Uchiha to marry outside of the clan," Itachi explained. "Almost all Uchihas are betrothed at birth or soon after... and I can understand Mother not loving father, he's not exactly easy to deal with, but how could she lie through her teeth every day?"

Sakura nodded in understanding. "How did you find out?"

"Kakashi would often come over because he's on ANBU and father wants me to become ANBU and he acted really nice to Sasuke and I, almost fatherly. He always brought Sasuke new weapon sets and always brought something for me. Then, I caught the two in bed. The relationship between Kakashi and I has never been the same."

"I see," was all Sakura could say.

Itachi took Sakura in his arms and held her close. "Just so you to know... I'm not betrothed... father has not chosen a suitable lady for me to court yet."

W-Why is he telling me this...? Sakura thought, holding him back lightly once she got over her surprise.

She remembered how Kakashi had looked at her when he'd saved her. He'd looked at her for what she was: a child... Itachi had never looked at her like that... never...

One last tear fell down her cheek as she shut her eyes and held Itachi tighter.