I don't own Naruto okay? I wanted to do this for so long, a multi-chaptered ItaKon (ItachixKonan) fic for so long. Shame there isn't more of them out there. This fic was partially inspired by my boyfriend so I would like to thank him for his inspiration and love. Big thanks to him for helping me with the title. Anyway, enough with my boring A/N on with the fic!

Itachi walked along the Akatsuki hideout coughing. He was going to try and meet up with Sasuke "Hey Itachi-san, you don't look too well." Kisame said as Itachi walked out of their room.

"I'm fine Kisame you baka." Itachi said. "Now leave me alone." He walked along the hideout as fast as his sickness impaired body would allow his legs to carry him. He was going to try and meet up with Sasuke. He started to cough heavily into his hand. He sat against the wall and coughed heavily still into his hand. His coughing spell happened to be near the Akatsuki main base headquarters main office.

"Itachi…" Konan whispered walking out the door. Meanwhile Itachi got up and tried to walk out the hideout, acting like he just had a slight cold not something more serious. Konan walked up to Itachi and placed her hand on his shoulder.

"You're not going anywhere." A familiar female voice said behind Itachi. Her soft hand grabbed his shoulder and despite how delicate Konan's hands may have appeared, she pulled Itachi back from leaving the hideout.

"Let me go Konan-chan." Itachi said simply. "Do not make me use my Sharingan." Itachi coughed again and wiped some sweat off his forehead that was pulsing down from his fever.

"That is one of the biggest lies I have ever heard!" Konan yelled. "You are too ill to go anywhere! I want you to stay here. I don't care what Pein assigned you; I'll talk to him. The Akatsuki can't afford to lose another member. Some of our best members, Sasori and Deidara, are gone; we can't afford to lose another member, especially you. You are one of our best." Konan then grabbed Itachi and sat him down in the nearest chair.

"Pein will be extremely mad at you!" Itachi yelled feebly with a cough.

"I can talk to him. We have known each other since we were kids. I don't want you to be heading off to your death. I- mean we- need you." That Uchiha Itachi, stubborn, always putting his mission above all. Konan sighed as she walked off, locking the door behind her. "And don't try to escape. I have Tobi available to keep you here!" Konan said as she walked down the halls of the Akatsuki hideout looking for Pein to talk some sense into him. Itachi was a valuable asset to the Akatsuki and if she had it her way, she would work with Itachi more. She did agree with 'God's' plan but if 'God' was doing it wrong, as his angel she would tell him. The door opened with a creak as she walked in "Pein-sama, can I speak with you?"

"What?" Pein asked sternly looking up at Konan from his plans "I have a lot to do here Konan-chan."

Konan gathered her courage and spoke, "Itachi is not going anywhere. He is too sick to do anything. I am not about to let out best operative, besides you, get killed. If you want all the Tailed Beasts, you need an organization made up of more than a Sharkman, Human Venus Fly Trap or Tobi."

"Fine. If you want the pretty boy Uchiha like that, go ahead. I don't need my Rinnegan to see that." Pein said "Although I do have to agree with you on the fact that Uchiha Itachi is a valuable asset to the Akatsuki, you can take some of our medicine to him."

"Fine." Konan said walking off. She walked along the hideout, through the cavernous walls hoping Itachi was still alive. She acted like she was just looking after a comrade, nothing more. Succumbing to her emotion was a dangerous thing, especially when she was working with an organization made up of men. If that wasn't a good enough reason, nothing was. She wasn't about to publicly admit that she was doing this mainly for her love of Itachi.

Konan kept walking along until she found the medicine room and infirmary. Blood poisoning…flu…come on… She looked through it all until she found the medicine she needed to help cure Itachi's respiratory infection. As she gathered them, she remembered the last time she saw Itachi healthy. He caught her eye with more than his pretty face. It's not going to happen. You work with Pein, there is almost no chance that you can talk to Itachi like you want to. A voice in the back of her head taunted her. "No! I am going to be with Itachi. I am not going to let him slip away!" She gathered all the ingredients in a bag and ran to the room she kept Itachi in.

Lucky for Itachi-kun that Pein made me learn medics when we started Akatsuki. Konan thought as a childish, silly voice woke her from her thoughts. "Konan-sempai!"

"Tobi!" She gasped. "How is Itachi?"

"Itachi-sempai is sleeping. He doesn't seem too well." Tobi said

Tell me something I don't know… Konan thought. "Well has he seemed to do anything gross lately?"

"He fell asleep after he made an icky cough; it had boogers and blood in it. EWWWWWWWW! Tobi doesn't want to touch it." Tobi said.

Sounds like tuberculosis or some other respiratory infection definitely. Konan thought. "Just as I thought Tobi…Itachi-kun is really sick…." Konan gasped as she started to mix medicine and herbs together.

"Konan-sempai, what are you doing?" Tobi asked. "What about the icky mess Itachi made?"

Konan rolled her eyes at Tobi and threw a towel at him. "Here Tobi. Be a good boy and clean it up."

"Ewwwwwwwwwwww." Tobi said as he wiped away the mucus. "What are you doing Konan-sempai dare Tobi ask."

"What does it look like retard?" Konan snapped. "I'm mixing medicine for Itachi-kun." I am not letting the best man I have ever met die due to a sickness he caught standing in the rain too long worrying about his kid brother, at least that is what Kisame said. Kisame could stand in the rain because he's a fishman but not you Itachi-kun. "I swear Itachi; didn't your mother ever say 'don't play out in the rain'?" Konan said knowing that Itachi was too weak to answer. "Uchiha Itachi, what the hell were you thinking?" Konan mixed the final ingredients to help stave off the infection. Itachi coughed again as Konan poured the mixture into his mouth and made him swallow. She laid his head back down gently and watched him, praying that something would happen.

"Uggh…" Itachi said as his complexion slowly started to turn a little pinker.

"Yeay! Itachi-sempai is getting better!" Tobi said as he danced around the room.

"Yes Itachi is getting better you idiot. When I was younger and the Leader and I were children, I had to learn this stuff. Master Jiraiya was very inept at healing." Konan said as she put a cold compress on Itachi's head to help bring his fever down. Come on Itachi, the Akatsuki need you. I need you. Please Itachi…..get through this….Konan thought as she moved the towel and kissed Itachi's forehead. He still felt warm to her lips so she put a fresh towel on his head. "Come on Itachi." Konan whispered once again. "Please don't die…I need you." She whispered as she cried a few tears that fell on Itachi's face as she imagined the horrid image of what would become of him if she failed and he died.

"Don't…don't…don't…" Itachi said feebly as he felt Konan's tears fall to his face. "Don't…cry…Konan…Konan…chan." His voice was full of sickness. Konan then gave Itachi a huge hug of happiness.

She wiped her eyes and smiled. "You're improving Itachi-kun!" She started to cry once again, not out of sadness but of happiness. "I thought I… I… I… would lose you! I mean, I thought the Akatsuki would lose their most valuable member after Pein-sama." Konan blushed hiding her near confession of love.

Itachi smiled at Konan's love hint and thoughtfulness. I think Konan-chan likes me… he thought as she hugged him once again. Nahhhhhh…she has Pein… then again… Itachi tried to get up but Konan pushed him down gently.

"Take it easy Uchiha. You don't have a stomach flu you can handle without care. You have an acute respiratory infection that I luckily knew how to treat. You need rest." Konan said as she took off her cloak and wrapped Itachi in it like a blanket to keep him warm.

"Awwwwwww I think Konan-sempai has a little crush on Itachi-sempai! Itachi and Konan sitting in a tree K-I-S-S-I-N-G. First comes love, then comes marriage then comes Itachi with the baby carriage!" Tobi sang much to everyone's annoyance. Konan looked over with a deadly stare. Even Itachi managed a feeble threatening look.

"Tobi, give me your cloak." Konan said turning her careful and loving face she was showing Itachi to a threatening and cruel face to Tobi.

"But the cloak as hard for Tobi to get Pein-sempai to give Tobi! Tobi was a good boy for it!" Tobi cried.

Konan rolled her eyes as she got up and tapped her foot. God Tobi you are such an idiot. She thought. Well if Tobi is so set on being a 'good boy' then I have to play it so he will be a bad boy if he doesn't let me have his cloak. She knew that he loved to be a 'good boy' and all he did was to make everyone think he was a good boy in their eyes. Konan then put her hand to her face and sighed. It was then she figured just how exactly to get Tobi to give her his cloak.

"Tobi if you don't give me that cloak you will be a very, very bad boy." Konan said as if she was punishing a kindergarten aged child.

"Bad boy…?" Tobi gulped. "Tobi is not a bad boy. Tobi is a good boy. What must Tobi do to make Konan-sempai believe Tobi?" Tobi cried as pathetic tears came out the eyehole in his mask.

"Well Itachi-kun is very sick here and needs medicine and rest right?" She asked leading Tobi onto what she wanted of him.

"Yes." Tobi obediently nodded.

"Well Itachi-kun can't rest properly without a pillow and he is just using the floor. His cloak and mine are keeping him warm. I plan to use yours to make a pillow until I can get a real bed for him. Without rest in addition to the medicine, Itachi-kun will die and you will be a bad boy for not helping him Tobi!" Konan scolded.

"Tobi will do as you say Konan-sempai." He bowed. "Tobi is a good boy. Tobi doesn't want Itachi-sempai to die." Tobi then folded his cloak like a pillow and placed it under Itachi's head. "Now where are you going Konan-sempai?"

"If you must know, I am going to get Kisame to help me bring in Itachi's bed." Konan snapped. "I will not have that sick Uchiha sleeping on the floor when he has an illness that bad."

Konan then left and walked to Itachi and Kisame's room hoping to find one of them there. She walked in and saw where Itachi slept when he had to stay at the Akatsuki headquarters. "Ah. There it is." She said as she picked up the bed and started to carry it out to the room she was healing Itachi in. As she walked along, dragging the bed, Kisame walked by, curious as to what Konan was doing.

"Konan-chan, what are you doing with Itachi's bed?" Kisame asked.

"I'm taking it to him so he can rest properly." She sighed.

"Why not take Itachi to his bed?" Kisame asked. "Not vice versa."

"I don't want to move Itachi too much, disturb him until I feel he is well enough to handle that move. Can you help me carry this?" Konan asked.

"Sure." Kisame sighed as he lifted up the bed and carried it to the room Konan was treating Itachi.

"Pein lets me have this room to myself. It's perfect for things like this. No one else comes in unless I allow, not even Pein-sama. I find this the best place to try and heal Itachi-kun in peace." Konan said.

Kisame took the bed and laid it down and then picked up Itachi and placed him on it. "I'll get his beddings if you want me to Konan-chan."

"Please and thank you Kisame." Konan bowed. "Now Tobi how was Itachi-kun while I was gone?"

Itachi-sempai was very peaceful, slept like a cute little kitten or a cute little puppy dog." Tobi said smiling under his mask.

"Okay. That's good I guess…." Konan said a little unsure of how to take Tobi's blissful response.

"Hey Konan-chan! I got the beddings!" Kisame yelled throwing it into the room.

"Thank you Kisame-sempai!" Tobi said as he left the room and ran after Kisame. "How is my favorite Sharkman today?"

"I will kill you Tobi!" Kisame yelled.

Konan sighed and smiled, turning her attention fully to Itachi. She took off her cloak and made Itachi's more fitting to be slept in. Once she did that, she placed his pillows under his head gently and tucked him in, being careful not to disturb him. She kissed his forehead once again before she rewet his towel.

"I love you" she whispered. "God I want you to get well soon." Konan smiled.

"I…"Itachi said before falling back asleep.

"Shhhhhhhhh… take some more medicine." Konan said pouring some more medicine in his mouth once again.

Well how was that? This is going to go into a multichaptered fic so keep checking back. Once again thanking my boyfriend for all his support and love on this. Couldn't do it without you honey! Anyway read (well you just did) and review please!

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