Life chapter 2
Promise
She was five and he ten when she promised that she would be his bride. As he surged through the ranks, they saw each other less and less. Now that he was a chuunin, preparing for the jounin exams, they saw each other only once a week, if that. This time, they had seen the other for two and a half weeks.
"It's not fair!" she yelled. "Why are you so busy?!"
Itachi looked at her, eyes softening slightly. "My parents have been trying to set me up with an Uchiha female."
"Eh?" she tilted her head in confusion. "What's that mean?"
"They are trying to set me up with someone they want me to marry in the future."
"Hm...ne, what's marry?"
"It's a promise. To be together, no matter what happens."
"But, you're only ten aren't you?"
"Yes. But having a betrothed almost guarantees that I will have a wife and children one day."
Naruto frowned. "That's doesn't seem very nice. What if you don't like her? Don't you get to pick someone?"
"I could. But there is no one i like."
"Except me, ne?" Itachi nodded, agreeing with her statement. "'Kay, I've decided! One day, I'm gonna marry you! It's a promise!" she then proceeded to place a sloppy, wet kiss on his cheek before scampering away. Itachi stared after her.
Three days later when he saw her again, he returned the favor, placing a small kiss on her whiskered cheek.
She was five and he ten when she promised that she would be his bride. As he surged through the ranks, they saw each other less and less. Now that he was a chuunin, preparing for the jounin exams, they saw each other only once a week, if that. This time, they had seen the other for two and a half weeks.
"It's not fair!" she yelled. "Why are you so busy?!"
Itachi looked at her, eyes softening slightly. "My parents have been trying to set me up with an Uchiha female."
"Eh?" she tilted her head in confusion. "What's that mean?"
"They are trying to set me up with someone they want me to marry in the future."
"Hm...ne, what's marry?"
"It's a promise. To be together, no matter what happens."
"But, you're only ten aren't you?"
"Yes. But having a betrothed almost guarantees that I will have a wife and children one day."
Naruto frowned. "That's doesn't seem very nice. What if you don't like her? Don't you get to pick someone?"
"I could. But there is no one i like."
"Except me, ne?" Itachi nodded, agreeing with her statement. "'Kay, I've decided! One day, I'm gonna marry you! It's a promise!" she then proceeded to place a sloppy, wet kiss on his cheek before scampering away. Itachi stared after her.
Three days later when he saw her again, he returned the favor, placing a small kiss on her whiskered cheek.