Immolated

Immolate:
Immolate \ ˈɪm.ə.leɪt \, transitive verb:
1. To sacrifice; to offer in sacrifice; to kill as a sacrificial victim.
2. To kill or destroy, often by fire.

They say, you can measure love by the sacrifices you've made in the sake of your loved ones.
Some give their time. Opportunities. Other might their own life.

Sakura had an opportunity to leave behind everything she's ever known: her hometown, family, friends and bright future. For what? For the sake of a promise she had made one of her patients. She finds herself in a far-away community, with a new name, identity and goal: to fulfill her promise to the mysterious brown haired woman. On the top of all, she got herself the most unexpected company.

Little did she know, memories can haunt in great distance, too.

The real question is: What sacrifice is she willing to make for her loved ones?

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"Be thankful for the second chances. Accept them. Cherish them. And of course... Don't forget to give them once in a while." He faintly chuckled in the end. Barely, but she heard it. She didn't understand what he found so funny, but seeing his lightly collapsed shoulders, the girl assumed it was some kind of sick inside joke of his.

This man... fascinated her by all means. He was a living mystery. Did not talk a lot, especially about himself. However, little by little, she could feel his growing trust in her. Feel him more relaxed, more... himself.

He did not look in her eyes. She just stared at his back, looking at him sitting down on her window ledge, she was still tasting the bitterness in every word of his. He just sat there motionless. The more she looked at him, the clearer it got.

Could it be...?

... Uchiha Itachi was dying for a second chance, himself?

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[ItaSakuSasu]