what's up guys? Thanks for the bunch of reviews on the last one-shot of the sakura
series. But it seems that I will be forced to write a prequel by the angry/sad people
that reviewed... Can't leave my loyal reviewers unsatisfied, can I?
besides...
points to sobbing/angry reviewers
They can be really scary ya know?
laughs nervously
anyhoodles, here's thanks to all the ppl who reviewed last time...
kyuubi-lover- laughs you'll probably enjoy this better seeing
as it's gonna be a mushy. As well as a bit comedic.
bluephoenix711- Thank you... hope you like this one just as
much!
EnV- Yes she does... I tend to write angst stuff more than is probably
healthy for me.. but here's a nice refreshing change for you.
stealth67- Sorry.. but... she's already dead... though here's a a nice
mushy prequel for you..
AnimeGurlLuver- I get that a lot... lol.
Desumegami- thank you, hope you enjoy this one just as much! -
Itachi's Poison- ummm... backs away slowly are you okay? ehe...
this one is not as sad... nice username btw.
Midnight-Miko66- ehe... here's part of the prequel... umm...so...
please don't kill me... laughs nervously
faustine- Gah! why do I have to make so many people cry!
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto... Regretfully... I also do not own
the song "Yours Truly" by Blindspott.
"talking"
thinking
-lyrics-
inner sakura
so yeah... enjoy
The Sakura Tree and the Weasel
She was so tired of this. Ever since she had been defeated by Itachi she
had been treated like dirt. She was about to explode in anger and absolute
frustration. For some reason, Itachi had decided to keep her hostage. She had
guessed it was because of his slowy deteriorating eyes. Having the mangekyou
sharingan on constantly must be extremely draining.
The only reason she had known about the effects of the sharingan was
Kakashi. She had once heard him complain about the pain his eye was causing
him and had decided to check it out.She had been only a few months from
completing Tsunade's training then and had been wanting to study the structure
of the advanced bloodline limits byakuugan and of course sharingan. What she
had found was that the effect of constantly having the sharingan on was causing
immense exertion of his eye. Not only was it eating away at his chakra but it was
also weakening the muscles in his eyes from the constant strain.
-Faith full of holes
And Empty Promises
Are all that they had for you
Trade flesh and bone
For dirt and white crosses
To this earth we commit you-
She didn't know how long Itachi had always kept his sharingan on but from
what she had seen so far it was a dangerously long time limit. If he had kept that
up, he would be blind by the age of twenty-nine. What if he couldn't even recover
from the sharingan's after-effects now? What if-
Wait. Had she just been worrying about Itachi?
The Uchiha Itachi?
Itachi who had murdered his entire clan without a second thought?
The one who had turned Sasuke into a power-hungry idiot who's only
constant thought was avenging his clan?
She was going insane, wasn't she.
No you're not.
how do you know?
I'm you... remember?
Umm... oh yeah...
Idiot.
Hey!
Back to the subject, you aren't going insane just because your
worried about Itachi.
Ok... But that still doesn't explain why I was worrying about him in the first place.
Ughhh! your so dense.
Hey!
Almost as dense as Naruto.
Hey!
Has it ever occured to you that you might actually be attracted
to him?
He- WHAT?
You heard me.
Now your going insane, there is no way in hell that I even remotely like that
bastard.
You sure?
POSITIVE.
Denial-says in singsong voice-
Whatever...
Later.
Bye.
-This is not goodbye
This is just a kiss before you die
This is not goodbye
Take my hand and close your eyes-
With that Sakura went back to thinking over what inner Sakura said as
she trotted along-side Itachi and Kisame as a prisoner. They were of course,
heading back to Akatsuki headquarters. After remembering the remarks that
inner Sakura had made she glowered at Itachi's back subconciously. As if she
were trying to burn holes through his body. The thought echoed in her mind like
an unwanted parasite.
Has it ever occured to you that you might actually be attracted to him?
She snorted, muttering a 'yeah right' under her breath. Itachi meanwhile,
was getting agitated as well as extremely confused, he knew that Sakura had
been glaring at him only minutes ago. Only she had turned away and muttered
what sounded like a 'yeah right' underneath her breath. Was the kunoichi going
insane? Was he going insane?
-Now hold on
To everything
You thought that they had for you
Life Love
And eternal grace
I won't forget you-
After all, that would be the only plausible explanation for him bringing
her along. He'd have to use an excuse for bringing her to Akatsuki headquarters.
For bringing her to Akatsuki territory even. Perhaps he'd say that the kunoichi
would come useful, she had been trained by Tsunade. Or so the rumors said...
Come to think about it, he was going blind. And if she had been trained
by Tsuande, then she should have excellent medical skills, right? He'd have to
find out. But for now, that would be his excuse. He had brought the pink-haired
kunoichi along because of his eyes. Hopefully that would be a good enough of
an excuse.
-This is not goodbye
This is just a kiss before you die
This is not goodbye
Take my hand and close your eyes-
She began to hate him. Her hate as obvious as the sun's contrast to the
moon. Yet He did little else than to contradict her on her immaturity as well as
ignore her. That merely made her hate him more, While he retained a cool
demeanor, she was made to look like a fool. They had reached the Akatsuki
headquarters and she had been forced in the room -her- room that she would
be kept a prisoner.
She hated him for so many reasons, both questionable, and insane.
Reasons that tended to make no sense at all, but she didn't care. Sakura hated
'that damn weasel' quote, unquote, because he refused to break, refused to stand
down. He was always stronger, faster, smarter. He made her feel like she had felt
in Konoha, useless, weak, and pathetic.
-And show me
You're not afraid
Show me
Show me
You're not afraid-
She had hated him mostly for the fact that he had resembled the one she
had hated and still did hate with her very soul. Sakura despised the way that he
would look at her with (at times) those cold ebony eyes, that same tone of voice,
that same detachment. It made her want to cry, to kill, to run away, it was the only
thing she knew how to do when he was near. Run away.
The next months had passed slowly and dully, it had been the same schedule
every day in this so-called -hell hole-. Everyday he or Kisame would come, breakfast,
lunch and dinner only to give her food when she had given them information on the
-Kyuubi's host-, how she hated that title, as well as Konoha. Everytime she had
refused, even as missing-nin, she would not betray her beautiful village.
-And if I could
I would take all the pain
For you
You know if I could
I would take all the pain
For you-
They had only fed her when necessary, when she was on the brink of death,
did they grudgingly feed her. God, she was so bored and restless that if she didn't
do anything to expell all that extra energy, she would go literally insane! She paused,
what if... Muahahaha, she usually wasn't the prankster, but desperate times +did+
call for deperate measures; and believe me, she was desperate.
Mission: Give an Akatsuki member /one that wasn't gay/ inner sakura added,
a nosebleed. Sakura began to think about the possible candidates, eyes glinting
mischieviously in the artificial light of the room. Perhaps, she could beat the Uchiha,
what great fun it would be to mock him , she thought happily, and some of the best
bragging rights too.
I will definately need a camera, she thought, smirking like a psyco.
-Pain for you
Close your eyes
Here's a kiss
Before you die -
The clock's digital red letters burned innocently as she stared at it. She was
so bored! Four numbers glistened, as if to mock her.
"12:35 huh, wish I knew what day it was." she scowled.
Footsteps came closer to her door, she recognized those footsteps, ones that were always
evenly spaced and had constant control. (WYF: Give ya three guesses.) Her scowl deepened
as he entered the room, lunch tray in hand.
-This is not goodbye
This is just a kiss before you die
This is not goodbye
Take my hand and close your eyes-
"Itachi."
"Sakura."
"I'm bored and i'm restless. Spar me."
he raised an eyebrow,
"nani?"
"You heard me, spar me. S-P-A-R space M-E."
"i'm not deaf, kunoichi. But do you honestly think that a weak excuse for a ninja such as yourself -
could beat me?"
She twitched.
In konoha, she had been the weak one.
In konoha, she was always last, being overshadowed by all others.
She had hated it.
"Shut the hell up."
A kunai slithered in an inhuman speed landing dangerously
close to the tip of his nose between his fingers.
Sakura stalked away, another sparring partner
was needed.
Inner Sakura was screaming for blood.
Itachi frowned, nobody had talked the way she had to him and lived.
So why was she the exception?
The thought of killing her hadn't even crossed his mind.
He growled and stalked past the door, she shouldn't have left her room.
He had after-all, forbidden her to. Sighing half in agitation and half in anger,
Itachi set down the tray of food and stalked after her.
-And show me
You're not afraid
Show me
Show me
And show me
You're not afraid-
dun dun dun! What will happen next? find out next chapter!
geez... that sounds so freakin' corny... anyway, review and
tell me how you liked chapter two.