Moments in Time: A Close Up
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7 Orgy: Pinky Finger. He’d always be hers just as she would always be his.
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As the Uchiha clan heir Itachi was never allowed to indulge in anything that could potentially distract him, this included a whole slew of things. But one that wasn’t one was women – specifically finding a wife.By the time he was sixteen they were pushing him to marry and at first he wanted to push back, necessary or not. But he’d already found a spouse and he would take no other. That fact was easily rectifiable and he did so within a few short months. But instead of having her enraptured he found himself prone to overindulging in her. He was wrapped around her little finger without her knowledge. Not that he minded of course.
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- Part 1 of Moments in Time: A Close Up
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13 Sacrifice: Selfish. They both sacrificed, but not the same way.
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He’d given so much for those he loved. His whole world and then forced himself to suffer though life so that Sasuke could be a hero. He’d known ever since he was young that this was the path he would take. The one of loyalty and honor and sacrifice.And then she came along. She was a giver as well but a different sort. While he broke things, she fixed them. She walked the path of loyalty, compassion and humanity. Doing what she could and accepting what she couldn’t change.
But she was as stubborn as she was loyal. She gave him an alternative, gave him a second chance. She was his second chance.
And she became the one thing he vowed to never give up.
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- Part 2 of Moments in Time: A Close Up
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14 Sin: Guilty. Was falling in love a sin? What about with the enemy?
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Sin was a subjective term to Sakura. There were the religious, moral and ethical sins.And then there were those against one’s homeland that were named as treason.
Usually.
Loving the enemy for example was a sin, but not a crime.
And she was guilty on all accounts.
She shouldn’t love him, for all the heinous acts he had committed no matter the reason. But she did. And there was no escaping that.
In her defense, it was all his fault. He was the one who had abducted her and then was all gentleman-like. He made her fall in love with him!
But in the end, she was in his bed watching him sleep. And she had violated the sin of irrevocably loving her enemy.
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- Part 3 of Moments in Time: A Close Up
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16 Lies: Tell Me the Truth. Lying wasn't part of the job description. But love wasn’t either.
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“You’re lying.”Why’d he have to make this so damn hard? “No, I’m not.” She wished it were true.
Sable eyes that were almost blue stared at her intently. She never had been able to lie, not really. But never could she lie to him, not because she didn’t want to but because he’d always call her on it. He’d let so many slide, not once demanding the truth. This one though, he wouldn’t. He held on tenaciously.
She knew she shouldn’t want him to, but seeing his eyes so dark and intense, it’d be long before she broke. He was the master of breaking people; it made sense that someone like her wouldn’t be an exception. She had been, but…
“I don’t love you.”
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- Part 4 of Moments in Time: A Close Up
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17 Family: Peace. Nothing lasted forever. Not war, not life. But peace and love always came back.
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Blue-black eyes stared into bottle green. When she’d broken the news to him, he hadn’t known how to react. But now, with two big eyes – as big as his mother’s – staring right back already lit with fire and warmth, he knew. It made him proud. It made him happy.It was just the two of them and this forbidden child in a dangerous place. This child’s life would be hard, perhaps harder than Itachi’s. But he would have the family that Itachi himself had not. Things would be different with this child. His child. Their child.
“He looks just like you.” His unofficial wife murmured softly from him side. She should be resting. “What will his name be?”
He meet her gaze evenly, “Hiewa.”
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- Part 5 of Moments in Time: A Close Up
- Part 1 of Nuclear Families (A Collection)
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19 Relief: Never Say No. He should have known the answer even before he asked.
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How many times had he been told no? Not a lot, but always when it counted. It was enough to make him the slightest insecure.And it was peaking now.
Here he was, kneeling on one knee to the only person he’d ever willing allow so much control.
And he was about to change both they’re lives.
Her eyes were wide as she stared down at him, hands over her mouth and rigid. Rigid and Sakura were not things that went together well. But he wasn’t going to back down form this. “Will you, Haruno Sakura, marry me?”
He should have learned by then – especially when she didn’t hesitate to tackle him to the ground shouting yes with so many kisses – that she’d never say no to him when it counted.
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- Part 6 of Moments in Time: A Close Up
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7. 20 – Writer’s Choice: Catlike. It wasn’t her fault he was like a cat.
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She couldn’t help it, Sakura chuckled at the look on her boyfriend’s face. “You replaced me…with a cat.”She shook her head, pink locks flying every where. “No, I just get lonely when you’re gone for months at a time. So this was my solution. Besides, he’s cute and reminds me of you.”
He met her twinkling eyes warily, “Of me?” When she nodded earnestly, he began to look curious, sitting down next to her on the loveseat. As soon as he was situated the pure black fur ball jumped into his lap and seemed content to stay there. “How so?” He placed a gloved hand on the cat’s head causing it to purr.
“Well…you’ve always seemed…catlike…to me. Tiger-ish, really.” She answered and kissed him.
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- Part 7 of Moments in Time: A Close Up
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8. 2 - Touch: Watery. Just like the water. Warm and Cold. Smothering and embracing. He was both always both.
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His touch was feather-light; like he was afraid she would break. She wouldn’t. He was the one with a chronic incurable disease. Not her. He was the one losing his eyesight at an alarming rate. Not her. So why be so gentle when everything about him was jagged in one way or another?“Blossom.” She almost didn’t hear him. And she wouldn’t have, had he not had his lips pressed against her ear.
“Love?” How was it she could hardly feel him when he was completely wrapped around her?
He shook his head.
“You can hold tighter.”
A corner of his mouth lifted and he squeezed, but he didn’t hold tighter.
She shook her head, quietly laughing. At least he’d always be here. Beside her.
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- Part 8 of Moments in Time: A Close Up
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8 Lick: Powder. Later, she’d blame the lemon snow she’d made for getting her into this mess
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Sakura was a bold individual, but also shy depending on the situation. And right now, she was definitely shy. In fact she was confounded, blushing and it was completely not her fault. It was his. He was the stranger – he was Sasuke’s brother, but she didn’t know him well and therefore a stranger – who decided to grab her hand and lick her fingers of the powdery substance on them. Sure they were in a secluded clearing by themselves, but what the hell?And before she could react properly he leaned over and licked the corner of her mouth, humming as he pulled back.
She froze.
Amused, he told her. “You look cute like that.”
And sputtered.
Too dark eyes, “I think I like you.”
What?
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- Part 9 of Moments in Time: A Close Up
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21 Pride: Points. He’d always be prideful, simply because of his upbringing. But not in himself, in his family. Sequel to 'Peace' (17 Family)
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Most saw Uchiha Itachi as a prideful person. And to an extent he was, but if it was in any way unnecessary then he wouldn’t waste time ridding himself of it.Right now though, there couldn’t be anyone prouder. He watched his sons and daughter practice together, still too young not to make a game of it shortly after. The first time they’d done this he’d almost stepped in until she stopped him “They’re kids, let them play. It’s the best way for them to learn quickly.”
She was also a point of pride. She was everything he needed and wanted and then some. So bright and accomplished. A beautiful smile and a warm heart.
He hoped their children would share some of those traits.
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- Part 10 of Moments in Time: A Close Up
- Part 2 of Nuclear Families (A Collection)
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22 Prejudice: Bookworm. He was the only one who could pull her from any book at any time.
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“How many times have you read that now?”Sakura didn’t miss a beat “Five, At least. Which makes this my sixth or so.”
Itachi shook his head amusedly at his wife. She looked up then and like she always did she glanced down, shut the book and walked towards him. Not far, just skirting the coffee table that was the unfortunate victim of both workaholics’ paperwork when brought home.
With a lazy smile, she placed the book on a stack of papers. Itachi knew just by a glance that it was the wrong place. Still, she circled her arms around his neck and propped on tiptoes, she kissed him.
As he kissed back there was a crash of papers and a hard thud.
Oh well.
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- Part 11 of Moments in Time: A Close Up
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27 Hide: Park Bench. Even so young she still got his attention.
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He’d been taught from young to stamp out all emotion, give no reaction. Be the perfect soldier.And he was certainly on the right track to be everything they wanted him to be. A puppet.
Then she came along, barely more than a toddler. But she more than made the difference when she’d curled up to him on that bench as if seeking a place to simply rest. He’d been there simply to get away from the chaos of his clan event.
He’d woken to her footsteps and breathing and stilled when she crawled over him. He didn’t pull or push away, the contact comforting and easy to have. He had the urge to curl around her.
She became something he couldn’t – wouldn’t – hide from.
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- Part 12 of Moments in Time: A Close Up
- Part 1 of In a Park (A Collection)
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28 Hot: Heat. It seemed no matter where they were, he always exuded heat. And so she was always hot.
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Sakura glared at the sand, kicking it with her boot. “Why the hell do deserts have to be so damn hot?”“Because it’s a sandy desert. Besides, they're freezing at night.” Itachi answered smoothly as if completely unaffected by the heat and his girlfriend’s grumbling.
“Exactly! They should be more stable.”
“Like Konoha?”
She threw him a dirty look.
He chuckled with a smirk, padding across the clearing they’d stopped at the night before, stopping beside her.
She met his eyes as he leaned down to kiss her.
His lips were hot, his touch scorching as gloved fingers swept across her cheek.
When he pulled back from their heated kiss, coldness rushed to take its place. She glared at him, “You did that on purpose.”
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- Part 13 of Moments in Time: A Close Up
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29 Secret: News. They’d both been known chaos would ensue when they decided to marry. But it didn’t seem to matter.
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“Itachi?” Sakura mumbled sleepily from his bed.He looked back from the window sill he was seated on. “Yes?”
“Come back to bed. You can worry about what your parents will say later.”
He wasn’t surprised that even more than half asleep and no more than a glance she knew what was on his mind. Nodding, he got up. “You’re right.” They’d been keeping their relationship a secret so that the clan wouldn’t be able to say anything about it. Not until he proposed to her.
As he had last night.
Now it was time to stop keeping quiet about it, Sasuke already knew. That would help at the meeting today.
It wouldn’t be easy but Sakura was right. But for now, it could wait.
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- Part 14 of Moments in Time: A Close Up
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30 Sexy: Boys. How had that happened? How did she end up so close to both of the undeniably hot brothers?
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The first time she saw him outside of his ANBU uniform, she’d had to remind herself to breathe. Certainly she knew that the Uchiha clan had a reputation for being unbelievably gorgeous. There was a time when she’d been gaga over her teammate for the very same reason. But she saw Sasuke on a regular basis and even – on the rare occasion – in nothing but boxers. So why did seeing Itachi in casual wear get her attention?The first time she’d seen him shirtless on her table, she’d had to force herself to be professional. He wasn’t just hot or handsome. He was sexy.
Now she knew why her nurses made such a big fuse over the two Uchiha brothers.
Thankfully, she didn’t have to.
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- Part 15 of Moments in Time: A Close Up
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35 Emergency: Surprise. She was the master of throwing curve balls. Yet it was the straight ones that always got him.
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Itachi had always been one to plan ahead, leaving no room for failure. Or a state of emergency. And then he met her. She never completely planned things, there was always something unexpected happening to her. Hectic. And for once he was glad of his organizational ability.One of the biggest things that he learned from her was that planning only went so far. Life throws in unseen bumps along the way all the time. Some are good. Some aren’t. And some are emergencies no matter what.
Like this.
“You’re pregnant?”
She smiled excitedly. “Isn’t it great?”
He nodded, knowing he should have expected it. He’d married the woman who taught him that nothing always went according to plan and that surprises happened, after all.
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- Part 16 of Moments in Time: A Close Up
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23 Date: Courtship. He hadn’t known quite what to think of the fact that she said no when he asked her to marry him.
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As the Uchiha clan heir, Itachi was well aware how marriages and potential life partner picking worked. Someone he didn’t mind, someone submissive and supportive. It had seemed logical as a teenager. But as he watched his pink haired teammate joke with the other members of ANBU team thirteen, he realized it wasn’t quite right. She didn’t fit the standards he’d been advised and there was a good chance the clan would fight him on such a decision, but he found he didn’t care.No, what he cared about was that she’d declined his offer at marriage.
Her green eyes had twinkled, “Dating first, Itachi. But I can’t any time soon, sorry.”
He hadn’t known what to think of it as their team snickered loudly.
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- Part 17 of Moments in Time: A Close Up
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34 Buy: Guitar. How did shopping for a gift turn into being interested in a stranger?
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“Can I help you, Sir?”He seemed about to say no before nodding. Clueless. He was probably here because somebody else asked him to get something, or it was an event of some sort. Whatever it was, he was clearly out of his element.
“Are you looking for something in particular?” She hated playing the guessing game, why couldn’t they just come up to her, ask the question and be done with it?
Again he nodded. “A guitar.” She blinked. It was a music store; they had a whole wall of guitars.
“Anything in particular?” He was quiet. “Design, make, type?” She continued on in hopes of an answer of some kind.
“I’m not sure. Does it matter?”
Great. So much for an easy Sunday afternoon.
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- Part 18 of Moments in Time: A Close Up
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39 Jargon: Language. Itachi knew people found him impossible to deal with, but she was different. She understood.
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“What the hell is a jargon?” Naruto asked, baffled as the three helped each other with their school project in Sasuke’s dining room. “A dragon?”Sasuke didn’t miss a beat. “That’s a J not D, idiot.”
“I know how it’s spelled Teme!”
“Guys.” Sakura cut in, “Naruto, it is a language specifically for a subject. Say computer programming.”
“Oh. So we have to make up our own jargon?”
“That’s what the assignment says.” Sasuke intoned.
Itachi, who’d been listening as he found something to eat, smirked. He remembered that assignment. It wasn’t particularly challenging, but it was what had sparked the beginnings of the relationship he had now with the rosette.
Said girl looked over her shoulder and smiled, “Hey, ‘Tachi. Any tips?”
He merely started back for his room though, chuckling.
“What was that about?”
Sakura giggled. “Trust me, you don’t want to know.”
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- Part 19 of Moments in Time: A Close Up
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24 Courage: Options. She’d always liked having a choice. But not when it was between the lesser of two evils.
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She stared at the floor, aware of his presence. He was giving her a choice: help him – and become a traitor to her life and home – or don’t – and face the probable death. Neither appealed to her especially and it wasn’t like she was being given a lot of time to decide either.No, she had until he chose for her. She’d been staring at the floor, seated on the edge of his bed where she was being kept for the time being, for nearly an hour now. Itachi was patient only when he wanted to be. And she was sure he didn’t want to be now.
Closing her eyes, she opened her mouth. Whatever came out would decide her fate.
“Okay. I’ll help you.”
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- Part 20 of Moments in Time: A Close Up