Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto
Warning: There is an implied NaruSasu but nothing to severe….this story has a slight SasuSaku but it is more on Itasaku. So don't give me flames.
(IMPORTANT NOTE: INNOCENT TOUCHES IS SOMEWHAT RELATED TO ONCE UPON A TOUCH. I was writing the fic Innocent touches when I totally screwed the plot. It turns out differently than what I have imagine so I just made it a solo fic title 'Once upon a touch'. So 'Once upon a touch' is really originated from Innocent Touches but they have a huge difference. I like ' Innocent Touches' more because it is more innocent than 'Once upon a touch'. Innocent touches is a series of how Sakura will drive one Uchiha to his knees with just her touch of innocence.)
So I hope you enjoy this...
(The beginning of this story is the same as that of 'Once upon a touch' but the ending is very different. This will be a multi-chapter fic )
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Innocent Touches
Rated M
Romance/Drama
Itasaku
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I needed something to believe in.
You touched me with your eyes,
And I believed.
I needed someone to believe in.
You shared yourself, your dreams,
And I believed.
But what I really needed
was to believe in myself.
You took me within yourself
And helped me,
With the love we both shared.
And because of you
I am living
Touching
Believing
In something
In someone,
In myself…..
Because of you.
--Jillien Cruse
It all started with a series of innocent touches………..
"Oh God" 16 year old Haruno Sakura gasped her hand flew to her mouth in horror as she stared at the stain in the white hakama of the man sitting opposite to her. Sakura suddenly stood up and rushed to his side, taking her white handkerchief from inside her green kimono and began dabbing it on the stain.
Sakura was so busy trying to get rid of the stain that she hadn't noticed that the man beside her had suddenly froze at the contact.
"I'm really sorry" Sakura apologized as she continued to wipe the brown stain from the man's white hakama but the stain couldn't be removed. The occupants in the room had gone horribly quite as they watch her futile attempt of removing the brown stain on the frozen man beside her.
"I'm very sorry" Sakura choked as the tears that she was trying to repress earlier were obscuring her vision. Sakura hid it with her bangs, afraid that her two team mates might see the tears gathering in her eyes and most of all she doesn't want Sasuke's parents to label her as weak. Crying over little things like a stain on the immaculate hakama made Sakura feel like she was 13 years old again.
"I didn't mean that to happen" Sakura said, her voice shaking. Sakura put more pressure on her hand as she continued to dab her soiled handkerchief on the white cloth. Itachi tensed beside her but Sakura really didn't care one bit since her mind was preoccupied with chaotic feelings and most of them were anger.
Sakura was angry at herself for being an overly emotional teenager. It wasn't her fault that she had a bad day at the Hospital or the fact that she was having her period that day. Sakura wouldn't have gone to this meeting in the first place but since it was an at most important that she attend this meeting, Sakura was pressured to come along. She wouldn't let her two team mates go without her to attend this 'test' as Naruto had put it.
Uchiha Fugaku, Sasuke's tyrant of a father had ordered his youngest son to pull out from his team to join the Uchiha Police force but Uchiha Sasuke, who had grown a backbone for the passed years, had downright refused his father's orders. Sakura was proud of her one- time crush, and she along with Naruto and their weird friend Sai had celebrated Sasuke's sudden autonomy. Sakura could still remember how Sasuke had loosened up a bit when they had drunk their first cup of sake that he even confessed his love for Naruto.
Naruto who had been going out with Hinata was shocked at Sasuke's revelation but Sasuke had burst out into fits of nervous laughter after his so called 'confession' that Sakura was lead to believe that Sasuke had gone mad. Sasuke then admitted that it was only a joke and Naruto who was still incredulous at Sasuke's confession and unusual behavior had accepted his friend's joke with a nervous laughter of his own.
Sakura hadn't been really drunk that night and had a noticed that Sasuke had kept on casting surreptitious glances at Naruto's direction when he wasn't looking. That was when the remaining traces of Sakura's crush on Sasuke had gone down her emotional drain. Sakura had kept Sasuke's love for Naruto a secret but Sasuke doesn't know about this of course. Sakura wouldn't dare confront the arrogant and unfazed Uchiha that he was gay.
Sakura was also sure that this love for Naruto would soon passed because based on Erik Erickson's psychosocial theory, teenager usually go to this stage of Role confusion Vs. Identity. Sasuke must have a hard time going through this stage and Sakura just hope that Sasuke would emerge from this psychosocial change with a pair of a pants and not a mini skirt.
After realizing that it was already passed midnight, Team 7 (without the presence of Hatake Kakashi) had parted ways and had gone straight to bed. Naruto was so drunk that he needed help from both her black haired friends to bring him home. Funny enough while Naruto was drunk he was as silent as that of Sai and Sasuke when they were sober while Sasuke had been the exact opposite. Sasuke had thrown his entire cold attitude replaced by an overly emotional female version of himself. Confessing his love for Naruto and joking around like there was no tomorrow. It was a hell of a night alright and Sakura had enjoyed every second of it.
The next morning after their celebration, they were called by the Hokage to report about their previous mission but none of them had gone. They were still suffering from the effects of their drunken night that they had stayed in bed for the rest of the morning.
The Hokage had sent someone to force them from the confines of their bed when her Shishou had gotten impatient after hours of waiting for them. Sakura was sporting a huge headache when she had gotten to the Hokage Tower and Naruto was no better, her blond haired team mate had wore his green underwear when he had suddenly appeared beside her, earning a chakra less punch from Sakura. They waited for Sasuke to arrive but he was late and so they had proceeded to report to the Hokage without him. Even their usually late sensei arrived before Sasuke did but as the report went by without interruptions, Sasuke was no where in sight not even when the Hokage had finally dismissed them.
After giving their report to the Hokage, Sakura and Naruto had immediately set out in search for their black haired team mate but not before Naruto change into some decent attire. Sakura wouldn't want her energetic friend running around the streets of Konoha wearing a pair of boxer shorts, would she? Both of them had search grueling hours for their black haired team mate but sadly enough they didn't find any trace of his spiky black hair anywhere near Konoha. The two of them search all the places where Sasuke usually hang out but he wasn't there.
The both of them had search for Sasuke everywhere but they had never thought of searching for him inside the Uchiha Compound. They only thought about it occurred when Sai had point it out to them but Naruto and Sakura had never dared gone near the Uchiha Compound. They shook their head and said that they'll just wait another few weeks for Sasuke to appear before they go to search the Compound.
The next few weeks had passed and still Sasuke was absent from their training session with their sensei, Sakura and Naruto became worried. The weeks turn into months and still they didn't find any traces of him. They had tried to seek him out inside the Uchiha Compound but the guards there didn't allow them entry. Only an Uchiha can enter the Compound they said or they can enter the Compound through an invitation from one of their clan members.
Sakura of course did not fall for such lies and had a nagging suspicion that the Uchiha Clan leader was keeping Sasuke away from them. They only found out later from Sai that Sasuke had joined the Anbu Ops and was currently on an A-rank mission. They had asked Sai , a new member of the Anbu Ops, to report to them when Sasuke arrive after his mission. It was another few weeks before they finally found Sasuke and forced him to tell the reason of his sudden disappearance. Sasuke had been hesitant to tell them the truth and after a while of 'convincing' him otherwise. Sasuke had finally given in and confided in them of his father's ultimatum.
The night of their celebration, Sasuke had gone home late and very drunk. His father had been furious when he saw his son on that state and had given him the ultimatum.
"Join the Police Force or you will be disowned for consorting with those people you called friends" Fugaku had said to his son. Sasuke wanted neither of it and had argued with his father. Mikoto who had woken up from the sound of angry voices, had tried to soothe the two men into settling the argument in a peaceful way. Sasuke's older brother was out on an assassination mission and Sasuke was glad of his absence.
Sasuke didn't want his brother trying to side with him again. Although Sasuke was glad of his brother's support but Itachi had always made him feel dependent and made him feel like a baby .Sasuke was no longer the boy who hero worship his older brother but Itachi seems not to think so. Itachi's habit of poking Sasuke's forehead hadn't changed one bit and Sasuke was getting frustrated at his older brother's action.
Itachi was totally oblivious to Sasuke's change or was he? Sasuke didn't know but he had feeling that it was all an act to test Sasuke's volatile temper but Sasuke was just glad that he hadn't lost his temper yet.
The absence of his older brother had a huge impact to Sasuke's current situation. His father had given the ultimatum while Sasuke had had a difficult time trying to decide what to do. It was a minute or two when Sasuke got an idea. He would follow his brother's footprints and become Anbu so that he wouldn't be cage in the Police force and at the same time he could still see his friends.
Fugaku had been reluctant to admit that Sasuke's idea of becoming Anbu was a better choice. Fugaku would be proud that that two of his sons are in Anbu. So Fugaku had agreed to Sasuke's idea of becoming Anbu but the side where Sasuke could spend time with his friends was not agreeable to Fugaku. It was another minute or two when Sasuke got another ingenious idea of convincing his father to let him spend time with his friends.
In the end Sasuke had won both of the bargains but not before agreeing with his father's terms. Sasuke had to train with him for next few months in preparation for the Anbu exams. His father had also told him that he was not allowed to see his friends until Sasuke joined the Anbu Ops.
It was three months and three weeks later that Sasuke had finally joined the Anbu ranks and it was only week later when he had been assigned to his first mission. Another few weeks had passed and Fugaku had given Sasuke permission to see his friends and told Sasuke that he wanted to meet his friends, to fulfill the last part of the bargain.
Sasuke had been nervous about the idea of introducing his friends to his father. Sasuke was not ashamed about them of course but he was just suspicious that his father might reject them easily because his father already knew that Naruto was one of his friends and the Hokage's apprentice with a civilian background. Sasuke's father would surely dismiss them as inferior to the Uchiha Clan and thus Sasuke has no right to be friends with them. Sasuke was regretting his decision; after all he was the one who introduce the idea to his father.
"I want you to meet my friends and I want you to make your own judgment whether I should spend time with them or not"
So Sasuke had met with his team mate and was forced to confide the truth to them.
It was only three days ago when Sasuke had extended the invitation to them and Sakura had never wished in her life that Sasuke should be better off dead than alive right now. If Sakura survive this ordeal, she would probably stake him alive and cooked him like a chicken. Sakura blame all of this on Sasuke. If it wasn't for him, Sakura would be in bed by now and having a good night sleep after overworking herself at the Hospital.
The dinner was totally ruined because of her and Sakura couldn't feel any better than to bury her head in the ground and hide there until all of them would disappear. Sakura had made a total fool of herself in front of Sasuke's parents and his older brother, especially Sasuke's older brother. Uchiha Itachi was the one who has to suffer Sakura's clumsiness which usually shows itself when she was having her period. Sakura had never felt so much embarrassment like she was experiencing right this moment.
"I'm really sorry" Sakura repeated as she continued to wipe the stain with her shaking hands. Sakura's eyes becoming misty each moment her hand dabbed the stain. "I'm very sorry Uchiha-san for ruining your hakama….."
Sakura absently leaned forward to wipe the rest of the stain on the man's left leg. Her hand landed on the man's right thigh through his white hakama, making his skin flexed at her touch. Sakura added as she grabbed his thigh for leverage as her directed her attention to the stain on the left side of Itachi's hakama.
"I should probably buy you another one since the stain looks like it won't disappear anytime soon" Sakura blabbered in nervousness and embarrassment but the man beside her remain frozen.
Sakura still didn't notice that her trailing hands were having a huge effect on the silent man and was about to reached for the stain with her handkerchief when her wrist was grabbed in a tight grip. Sakura flinched when the man's hand tightened around her slim wrist. Her eyes flying towards the man she had accidentally spilled her miso soap on.
Emerald met Onyx and Haruno Sakura was frozen in shocked at the intensity of the stare Uchiha Itachi was directing at her.
Itachi's black onyx eyes had gone dark as he stared at the beautiful face a mere inches from his own. Itachi could see the tears on the girl's eyes and Itachi felt a little sympathy for the girl. Itachi knew why they were there but he was not obliged to extend his helping hand to her or her other team mate. Itachi has been told by his little brother earlier that he shouldn't interfere with his plans.
His little brother was confident enough that his friends would pass the test without his help or his mother for that matter. So Itachi had respected Sasuke's request and had come to this 'meeting' to see what happen. Both his parents had been surprised to see him there but Itachi had dismissed their surprised look with bored look of his own.
This was not first time that he had met Sasuke's friends. He had met them in passing but they had never spoken to each other. They knew each others name but they barely knew each other personally. Itachi had heard tidbits about Uzumaki Naruto and Haruno Sakura from everyone. He had heard about the adventure of Team 7 and their sensei, Hatake Kakashi.
Itachi knew the simple fact that is to know about his brother's team mates but he had never expected that the Hokage's apprentice to be so naive about a man's anatomy. The kunoichi had been hard pressed in removing the stain from his hakama that she hadn't notice the effect that she had on him with just her simple touch. If it wasn't for the fact that Itachi had an iron control over his libido, he would be probably be sporting an erection.
The kunoichi's scent wafted through his nostrils and Itachi senses flared to life. His grip on the petite female tightened as his sharingan spun dangerously, coming into focus on the alluring female close to him. The female tried to move away from his grasp and accidentally brushing the tips of her breast on his arm. Itachi sucked a lung full of breath as his traitorous body responded to the contact. Itachi slowly stood up from his seiza position. His body aching as he tried to repressed the sudden rushed of desire when the Kunoichi had touched him.
Itachi released his grip on her, as he continued to stare at the female who was looking up at him with her innocent eyes. Her heart-shape face was lifted towards him as she met his eyes beneath thick long lashes. Itachi's eyes were heavily lidded as he tried to hide the unwanted reaction from the innocent touch that the kunoichi had inflicted upon him. Itachi's eyes never leaving the pink haired girl as he straightened. He was about to leave the room when his eyes landed on the exposed skin of the kunoichi. The green kimono that she was wearing made her skin look smooth and creamy that Itachi was tempted to touch her then and there in front of his family and their guest. The Uchiha mentally shook his foggy mind and contented himself by just looking at the petite and very tempting female.
Itachi could clearly see the creamy curve of her neck and Itachi allowed himself to caress the smooth skin with his eyes. His eyes veiling his thoughts as he followed the curve of her neck towards the valley of her breast showing above her green kimono. Itachi's body became painful as it responded to the sight of her luscious body beneath the silk kimono.
This was the effect of 6 months celibacy that Itachi had to endure when he had been assigned to an A-rank mission. He hadn't been with a woman for many months now that even his iron control over his body could break from an innocent touch of one pink haired kunoichi. His testosterone level had escalated this far, making him act like a teenager with a raging hormones.
Itachi had to leave the room before he could reveal his current trepidation to his family and their guest. They would probably die with shocked if they found out that the usually emotionless Uchiha was not as emotionless as what he had led others to believe. Imagine their surprise if they realized that the word 'lust' and 'sex' had entered the older Uchiha's mind ,if he as so let this enticing female make him lost control. Itachi wouldn't want that to happen. Itachi would rather have to massacre a clan than to see himself lost control over his raging hormones.
Itachi turned and silently walked out from the room before his hold on his libido would totally break. Itachi had gone through a lot of pain in his shinobi life but this pain that the kunoichi had caused him was far more greater than the actual pain where blood and injuries were involve. This pain was a lot more intense that even he could not bear it for much longer. Itachi hissed as he arrived in his room, sporting a very erect member. Itachi immediately stripped off his dark blue kimono along with his ruined hakama and went straight to the shower.
The cold water cascaded over his body in a form of blue droplets as every cell of his body reacted to the sudden change of temperature. His muscles relaxing as he raised his head towards the shower, letting the water fall over his aristocratic face. The water soothing and cooling his over heated body as he placed his hand on to the tiled wall in front of him. His eyes were closed as he let the cascading water work their magic on his lean body.
His nerve endings were still tingling with desire but that was nothing compared to the wild and primitive instinct that he had experience earlier. Itachi was sure that he was out from the danger zone, but he was not going to say that, not until the kunoichi was out from there house and out from his sexual radar. Itachi wouldn't want to end up in the same state like he was in this moment.
One thing about Uchiha Itachi though is that, he had never let his lust blinded him and make him seek the only thing that could get rid of his current predicament. Itachi had never allowed himself to be swayed to that path. Itachi would rather prefer to seek a woman's company when he was in the mood and not when his body was currently betraying him.
Itachi turn off the shower and stood there for a moment with a thoughtful expression on his handsome face. His long thick lashes veiling his eyes with his head cocked to the side as if listening for something.
Sakura stared at the open shoji doors where the older Uchiha had left in a sudden show of urgency. Sakura's eyes were wide and her mouth was trembling as her eyes turned teary. Sakura did not look at her team mate, afraid that she would find the accusations there. Sakura had no way out from this messed that she had inflicted upon herself. If it wasn't for the observant stare that the Uchiha men had given to them earlier. Sakura wouldn't have spilled her miso soup on the older Uchiha. The effort that she and Naruto had put up to impress Sasuke's family was all wasted because of her sudden bouts of nervousness.
Uchiha Mikoto was the only one who seems to accept their presence in the room. Even there black haired team mate seems to be giving up on them. Sasuke had remained quite during the whole ordeal and had only responded to Naruto's questions in monosyllabic words. The rest of the Uchiha men had only watched them, observing every gesture and every mistake they made. Uchiha Fugaku had not spoken through the entire meal while Uchiha Itachi had done the same thing. Sakura and Naruto had still continued with their effort to please the Host with their stories of adventure and in Sakura's case, her wit and her beguiling smiles. She hadn't notice of course that her effort had drawn the interest of one black haired male in the room.
Sakura had only notice his observant stare when she had glance in his way. The older Uchiha had been looking at her with interest when she had told them about their adventure in the Water Country. Sakura recalled that she had been enthusiastic as she told the story to them. She was also laughing at that time when she told them about Naruto's sudden appearance that had made their enemy stare at Naruto looking stupefied.
Itachi had been silent during the story telling and that was when Sakura had noticed him staring at her with a look that could be describe as curios. Sakura had been aware of his stare and Sakura had been suffering a nervous flutter on her stomach from then on. Sakura was so distracted about the Uchiha heir sitting opposite to her that she had entirely missed the words passing through the table.
Naruto, who had taken over the conversation, was sharing about his many adventures. Sakura had been looking at the older Uchiha through her lashes when the miso soup slipped from her grasp. The bowl had fallen unto the table and had spilled the contents over Uchiha Itachi's white hakama and her bad day had turn worst from then on.
Sakura had been through a lot of stressed in the hospital that morning and to add to her problems, she had just have her period that day. Sakura would have hit the bed after a stressful day at the hospital when she suddenly recalled that Sasuke had invited her to dine in with his family. Sakura would have never come along but Sasuke's future and team's friendship depended on this but now that she was there. Sakura should have never come there in the first place since she was the one who ruined the dinner.
Sakura did not turned around as she heard Fugaku stood up from the Zabuton to stare down on her before following his eldest son. Fugaku had almost reached the open shoji doors when Sakura called to him.
"Uchiha-san" Sakura called out, her head raised as she stared at the stiff back of the Uchiha leader. Tears were already pouring down on Sakura's eyes but she did not do anything to hide it. Sakura was far from feeling ashamed since she had already been embarrassed in the first place. Sakura bowed low, her hands touching the soft surface of the Zabuton as she apologized to the immobile Uchiha.
"Gomenasai, Uchiha-san" Sakura choked through her tears. Her face was pale and her eyes had turned sea-foamed as she watched her tears hit the cloth covering the Zabuton.
"Gomenasai" Sakura said her voice shaking as she apologized again. "The dinner is ruined because of me but you should reconsider the fact that my clumsiness is not enough to judge a person"
"You have to reconsider this, Uchiha-san" Sakura pleaded, her face was still bowed as she addressed her spoken words to the man near the shoji door.
"You have to give us a second--"Sakura halted when she heard her black haired team mate finally spoke near her. His voice held a tinge of sadness as he commanded Sakura.
"That's enough Sakura" Sasuke said quietly his eyes dark with sorrow as he met the surprise look on Sakura's face. "That's enough"
Sakura scan his features for any explanation but the Uchiha didn't give her any. Sakura tuned her head to the side to look at the Fugaku's retreating back as he left the room. Uchiha Mikoto cast a forlorn glance in their direction before following her husband.
Sakura heard her calling for her husband from the distance when Naruto broke the silence of the room with his shout.
"What was that teme?" Naruto shouted as he strode towards the silent Uchiha. The blond halted in front of Sasuke as he confronted him.
"Why did you just let your father leave like that?" Naruto demanded, glaring at the impassive look on the Uchiha's face. Naruto waited for their black haired team mate to answer but Sasuke keep his mouth shut. Naruto's eyes narrowed and he suddenly grabbed Sasuke by his kimono and shook him.
Sasuke glared at Naruto with his activated sharingan as he tried to pry the strong grip that Naruto had on him but Naruto wouldn't have it.
Sakura watched them through her tears as Naruto tried to get an answer from their tight lipped teammate.
"What? Are you just going to let your father break up the team?" Naruto shouted at his black haired friend, showering spit on the blank expression on the Uchiha's face. Sasuke's nose wrinkled in disgust as the spit landed on his cheek. Sasuke tried to keep his face out from Naruto's open mouth which was giving off a very foul odor. Sasuke pried Naruto's hands away from his kimono as he continued to shake him.
"You bastard!" Naruto yelled at him while he shook Sasuke like he was some kind of rug doll. "Why won't you say something, ha?"
Sasuke's sharingan span as he glared at his blond team mate, without blinking an eye Sasuke twisted Naruto's hands from his kimono and threw him away from him.
"Naruto!" Sakura shouted but she didn't move from her kneeling position on the tatami mats while she watched her blond friend get thrown away by Sasuke.
Naruto emitted a muffled grunt as he skidded on the tatami mats. His wrist was protruding in an odd angle and it was slowly turning blue. Blue eyes locked with spinning sharingan and the air around them pulsed with chakra.
"Sasuke" Naruto growled as his ruffled feathers was badly ruffled as he glared at the Uchiha in front of him. Sasuke merely stared at him through his sharingan, fueling Naruto's rage more. Naruto's bared his elongated fangs at the stoic Uchiha and began walking towards him with purpose.
Sakura could only watch them through her wet eyes, her tears had stopped but the feeling of defeat couldn't be as obvious to the pink haired female. Uchiha Fugaku had marked them as failures since they had entered the Uchiha House. Sakura knew that Fugaku had never considered them as Sasuke's best candidate in the friendship department because of their personal backgrounds.
Sakura came from a civilian family with no sort of blood limit whatsoever while Naruto was only the Kyuubi container in the eyes of the Clan leader. Although both of them had become well known through out the Village and maybe in other countries but still the Uchiha Clan leader had only taken a good look at their personal background and he had immediately failed them.
Even their achievements had failed to impress the iron man behind the Uchiha Clan. Nothing seems to work their way since they had entered the Compound. It was only Mikoto's soft and understanding smiles that gave them courage to sway the stone heart of the Uchiha Clan leader but all of it was futile because she had ruined everything.
Sakura's eyes gazed at her teammate in sadness as they stood facing each other. This will be the last time that they will see Sasuke because Sakura knew that Fugaku would herd his son to take as many Anbu missions as he can. It was all for the pride of the Uchiha clan.
Sasuke was their pride……and Sasuke's older brother, Uchiha Itachi.
Sakura's thought drifted towards the older Uchiha. The man had been silent and watchful during the dinner and his eyes had never showed what was going on inside that genius head of his. His eyes had remained blank the entire time but after she taken a closer look at the Uchiha earlier (after she had spilled the Miso soup on him). Sakura had been shocked at the primitive look he had given to her but it was gone before Sakura could think straight.
The look was enough to make her want to cower and hide from the Uchiha. His eyes had been hungry when he had gaze at her, like he hadn't eaten for months. The thought made Sakura shiver with fear and an emotion that she couldn't place a finger on, but all of it was soon forgotten. The older Uchiha had replaced the look with a much softer glint in his eyes which had totally disarmed the pink haired kunoichi.
Sakura had recognized the look and it had made her want to simmer with anger but all she could do was looked at him in a stunned surprise.
Uchiha Itachi had a grain in his body to look at her with pity and a tinge of understanding in his eyes.
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I needed something to believe in.
You touched me with your eyes,
And I believed.
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Sakura thought that she was being delusional but after Itachi had walked out of the room without a backward glance to her or in anyone's direction. Sakura knew that it was not a trick on her mind. Uchiha Itachi had really taken pity on her situation but why did he leave all of a sudden? Sakura have no idea …….but the look he had given her made her want to believe that there was still hope.
If Uchiha Itachi was not really the emotionless person as he wanted them to believed, then what about Uchiha Fugaku? Did he still have humanity left in him? Or is he one of those carved faces on the Hokage Mountain; void of emotion and with a heart made of stone.
Sakura want to know, that was why she had taken the leap. (In Sakura's case it was a leap of hope) but all her hope had came crushing down when Fugaku had walked out of the room with nothing to say to her.
It was the end for Team 7
"Sasuke" Naruto began as he halted in front of his friend, his broken wrist hanging on his side. Sasuke did not respond but merely stood there with the same blank expression.
"Naruto," Sakura silently whispered her eyes down cast as she spoke. "That's enough."
The two teens look at her bowed form; they could see the defeat on Sakura's slumped shoulders and the dried tears on her cheeks.
"We should go" Sakura said tiredly as she rose from her kneeling position without looking at them. The two other occupants of the room watched her walked towards the open shoji door. The petite female halted at the doorway as she addressed her words with her back to them.
"I'm tired." Sakura said her voice low and weak as if she had been through a lot that day which was really true. Sakura had really been far worst for wear since she had come to dinner with the Uchiha's and as she shuffled out from the room. Her day had really turned out nothing from what she had planned.
Naruto wanted to follow his other teammate but he had to settle something to Sasuke-teme first before he could join his pink haired friend. Naruto turned to look at Sasuke who was still gazing after Sakura. Sasuke turned his head when he felt Naruto's stare on him and his eyes slightly softened as he look at Naruto's almost defeated ones.
They stared at each other before Naruto broke the silence.
"Teme," Naruto said, his eyes was showing a mixed of emotion; anger, sadness, regret and was lastly camaraderie.
"Dobe," Sasuke finally responded and Naruto's lips twitched as he tried to stop himself from smiling.
"Would you stop your father from breaking the team?" Naruto asked curiously, the rage and the desire to inflict pain on each other had gone from them replaced by a feeling of sadness.
"Hn" Sasuke replied as he stared at his team mate, not really giving a straight answer.
Sakura walked tiredly through the hallways of Sasuke's home. She has to thank that she didn't encounter anyone along the way. She didn't want for them to see the defeated and tired look on her small petite form. Sakura's muscles were already tensed and strain from a day's work at the hospital and her period was not helping her grumpy but tired state. Sakura wanted to hurry home and lavish herself with the confines of her bed but her kimono seems to be preventing her from doing just that.
Her kimono prevented her from taking long stride towards the exit of the house and Sakura could only watch herself shuffling across the wooden floor. Sakura was getting frustrated at the snails pace that she had set over her tired and strained muscles. So Sakura had done the only resourceful kunoichi could do in her situation.
Sakura had taken off her white obi and allowed her silk kimono to flap behind her as she walked briskly towards the exit. She was half way towards the exit when someone made its presence behind her. Sakura did not recognize the chakra immediately so she had dismissed it as Sasuke's father who she didn't want to talk to at the moment.
Sakura's had already touched the surface of the shoji doors and was about to open it when a voice made her paused.
"Kunoichi," the voice was soothing, just like silk as he drawled the words. Sakura whirled around and stared at the man 5 feet from her. Uchiha Itachi was standing at the genkan wearing a blue yukata which left nothing to Sakura's imagination as the blue cloth clung to his wet form.
Itachi was dripping naked beneath the blue yukata and Sakura's face flooded with warmth as she tried to stop herself from staring. Sakura's eyes were locked on the older Uchiha's deep onyx as he slowly descended from the genkan towards her.
"You forgot this." Itachi said as he handed her white obi. His voice was as deep like crushed velvets when he spoke, making Sakura's heart race. His eyes held hers and Sakura detected the amusement there when Sakura had remained frozen on the spot. Sakura's mind snapped back to reality to look at the white obi on Itachi's out stretch hands.
Sakura did make a move to retrieve her obi as her eyes caught sight of Itachi's long and well manicured hands. His fingers were long and his nails were even and square as if Itachi had spent a huge time painfully trimming his nails. Suddenly realizing her mistake for ignoring Itachi's out stretch hand, Sakura tried to fix it by stepping forward and taking her obi.
That was when her clumsiness picked up the right time to rear its ugly head on her.
Sakura tripped over her nagajuban (kimono-shaped robes worn by both men and women beneath the main outer garment) and fell forward. Sakura's hands tried to grasp something and it landed on Itachi's arm. Itachi was there to aid her; his other arm went automatically around her waist while Sakura grasp his other arm. Sakura wriggled as she tried to arrange her kimono and nagajuban that had been caught by her foot. Sakura finally realized where she was and her humiliation increased. First she had spilled the miso soup on the Uchiha and now she had tripped all over him.
What must Itachi thought of her?
Sakura's faced turned crimson with embarrassment at her clumsiness and she was about to apologize to the older Uchiha when she felt him stiffen. The arm that was holding her suddenly let her go. The hands that were holding Itachi's other arm fell to side as Itachi distance him from her.
Sakura raised her head to look at him curiously when he immediately let her go. Sakura watched him took even breaths before pushing her obi back to her.
"Here" Itachi said his voice had gone guttural and he did not look at her when Sakura took her obi.
"Arigatou" Sakura said softly her eyes watching Itachi intently when he still did not look at her. His eyes were directed at the door behind her as he addressed his next words to her….well not words, it was more of a grunt than anything.
"Your welcome" Itachi grunted as he turned to leave but Sakura stopped her before he could even take a step forward.
"Uchiha-san" Sakura called softly, her eyes staring at Itachi's broad back. Sakura watched him tensed as she took a step closer to him. Sakura halted when the Uchiha still did not turned to look at her. Sakura's eyes look puzzled at the Uchiha's attitude. She thought that Sasuke's brother was polite but the way his broad back was turned to her. Sakura never thought otherwise, but she will apologize to him even though he already wanted her gone from there. Sakura would just have to make this quick.
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Sakura had thought wrong…..Itachi did not see her as an 'unwelcome guest' Itachi on the other hand would welcome her to everything….I mean everything. Even, taking her to his bed with him…..and have his way with her... but Sakura had remained as innocent as ever to what she did to the Uchiha.
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Itachi was on the shower when he heard loud voices coming from below, specifically in the kitchen. Itachi had just stayed at the shower listening but his curiosity had gotten better of him. So he had left his room wearing only his blue yukata. He was almost at the foot of the stairs when he had caught sight of a very enticing figure wearing an open kimono with a thin cloth to hide her figure from his hawk like eyes. Itachi did not miss anything and had stored the image at the back of his mind for him to do as he please with it.
Itachi was just only going to watch her leave the house when his eyes landed on the white obi a distance away from him. Itachi took it as a chance to talk to the girl and maybe…just maybe… (Actually he didn't know what to do with her). So Itachi had gone after her with no plan of action in mind and when Itachi had caught up with her, Itachi was just please to see that he had followed his instinct.
Itachi had surveyed the girl through the veil of his dark lashes and he really like what he saw. Her ample bosom was clearer now that she was wearing her nagajuban and Itachi had feasted his eyes on the view which the kunoichi seems to be oblivious on.
After gazing at the swell of her breast through the thin cloth, Itachi trailed his eyes over her slim and curvaceous body. Itachi could see that she had really taken a good of her body. She was a medic and she must have taken a habit of taking a healthy diet each day and her role as a Kunoichi had made her body suitable for fighting and other….strenuous activities. Itachi also noticed that she still didn't notice his careful perusal over her desirable body and that made Itachi want her more.
This kunoichi was untouched ……...a virgin.
Itachi's eyes set on his prey as he waited for her to take the white obi on his hand. He was amused to see the red flushed spread across her face when she had stared at him. Itachi watched her took a step towards him as she reached for her obi. The girl tripped and Itachi reacted automatically, wrapping his arm around her before steadying her in his arms.
It was a mistake ...on his side, as his body reacted to the girl's close proximity. The girl's breast rubbed against his chest through the thin cloth that they were wearing and to make matters worse the girl wriggled as she arranged the hem of her kimono and nagajuban. Itachi's body was suddenly aroused and Itachi stiffened. Itachi carefully withdrew from her and tried to hide his discomfort by looking at the door behind her. If he looked at her again, Itachi would force to allow his passionate side to take over and have his way with the innocent girl then and there.
Itachi had given back the obi to her while he tried to curb his lust. Itachi heard her say her thanks in a soft voice that failed to douse the Uchiha's already aroused body. Instead her voice had made Itachi's body burn the more. Itachi grunted his response to her and was ready to leave with his sanity intact when he heard the girl called him.
Itachi's back was to her so he didn't really see the confusion on her eyes. Itachi stiffened when he felt her step closer to him and remained tensed when she halted 2 feet away from him.
"Gomenasai," the girl whispered to him and Itachi did not turn towards her.
"I should buy you another hakama for ruining the other one" Itachi detected the distress in her voice but he did not say anything to assure the girl since his mind was busy on other things such as how to get away from the girl that very second without insulting her.
"Hn" Itachi responded and began walking away from her before he could lose control and take her then and there in an act of sexual frenzy. Itachi walked passed the girl's blond team mate as he went to the stairs. His eyes meeting the blond's and Itachi nodded his head in acknowledgment before ascending the stairs.
"Sakura, are you alright?" Itachi heard him asked the kunoichi but Itachi was in hurry to take another cold shower that he missed the kunoichi's response.
"I'm fine" Sakura sighed as she tore her eyes away from the direction where the dark haired man had taken. She didn't know why the Uchiha had gone moody and then leaving her there with just an 'hn' to occupy her thoughts. She didn't know what the 'hn' had meant. After spending 6 years in Sasuke's company, she still didn't understand any Uchiha language.
"What did Sasuke's brother did to you?" Naruto asked looking concern "Did he harass you or something?"
Sakura gave her a pointed look before sighing. "It was I who harass him"
Naruto raised a blond brow in surprise at Sakura's words.
"I tripped and fell over him" Sakura explained to her blond friend.
There was a moments paused as they stood there at the entrance of Sasuke's house.
"They're really expecting us to leave, don't they?" Sakura broke the silence as she stated in half amusement and half anger. "They didn't even see us out…..they must really hate us."
Naruto was silent as they stared at the interior of the house. They both turned simultaneously towards the door and left the house without a backward glance.
They left the house with a feeling like they had left something behind….or was it someone?
"Naruto?" Sakura asked they slowly walked towards the gates of the Uchiha Compound. Her green kimono flapping behind her as the wind blew. Sakura shivered from the cold and wrapped her arms around her as she spoke to her blond friend.
"What did Sasuke tell you?" Sakura inquired as her muscles becoming lax and tired. Naruto noticed this and stopped in front of her to give her a piggy back ride on his back. Sakura did not protest and climbed up his back while they began to walk again. Sakura's arms were wrapped around her friend's neck and Sakura leaned her head over Naruto's broad shoulder.
"Did Sasuke tell you something, Naruto?" Sakura whispered to her friend but Naruto did not respond. Sakura tried again. "Naruto, did Sasuke tell you something?"
"Yes, Sakura" Naruto responded, his voice as tired as her own. Sakura waited for him to continue but her blond friend chose to become silent.
"What did he tell you, Naruto?" Sakura asked her voice slightly demanding.
There was a pregnant silence as they continued to walk towards the exit. Sakura waited for Naruto to answer but it was only when they had stepped out from the gates that Naruto finally answered her.
"He said--"Naruto began as they took three steps away from the Uchiha Compound. "--that he would try to convince his father"
Sakura brightened at the news and wanted for her friend to continue but Naruto remained silent.
"And then?" Sakura pressed on, her chin on Naruto's shoulder as she waited for him to reply. Naruto shot her a glance before responding.
"That was all he said" Naruto said with a voice leaving no further question.
Sakura stared at her friend before sighing, her forehead landed on Naruto's shoulders.
"You're both hopeless you know that?" Sakura murmured to Naruto's jacket. "I thought that he must have said something to you when you have been there for about 5 minutes"
Naruto did not respond and Sakura frowned at Naruto's unusual behavior. Naruto seems to be morose than his usually cheerful self and it concern Sakura greatly but she didn't dig deeper in to it. Since she too was not acting like herself, she was more subdued than her normal genke self. Sakura blamed it on the events that occurred that day.
"Where's your home again, Sakura?" Naruto suddenly asked out of the blue, making Sakura want to playfully punch him on the head.
Sakura did just that, earning a usual 'Itai' and 'rubbing of head' from Naruto. Sakura smiled at Naruto's reaction, talking about Sasuke would bring back the dark mood and Sakura didn't want to dwell on her black haired teammate. This was now and that was then. Sakura just want to have some peace for herself after what she had gone through and Naruto too. They both needed a time of peace.
"Turn to the right, Naruto" Sakura ordered and Naruto followed her direction. "Then you walked straight until--"
Sakura continued ordering her friend until she reached her home; they force the thought of Sasuke at the back of their mind. Only to be drawn out by the next morning.
Itachi groaned as an image of pink hair and green eyes drifted across his mind. Itachi imagine her moving beneath him as he thrust his shaft into her tight warmth. Itachi fisted his right hand on the tiled wall as he worked his aroused member, moving his left hand up and down its length. Itachi pictured the girl riding astride him while she moved her hips above his own. His cock embedding into her, each time she took him into her. Her head thrown back as she moaned with her back arched as she rode him hard and fast.
He would then roll them over so that could control the pace of their intense lovemaking. Her pink hair would be spread over his pillow while he thrust into her. Her hands would be caressing him while her lips would part into a moan. Itachi would kiss that moan of hers and turned it into a scream as she climaxed.
Itachi squeezed his cock and his body jerked in reaction to the image of the girl's tight warmth squeezing his cock. Liquid squirted from his cock as Itachi leaned his wet forehead on the tiled wall of his bathroom.
Itachi had never felt disgusted with himself until now. Itachi had seen masturbating as the lowest act among men and Itachi was now one of them. If Itachi needed to satiate his male desires, he would have to look for a woman in the future but since this was an emergency. Itachi had done the only thing that could stop him from taking the girl's virginity for his own satisfaction.
This wouldn't have happen if the girl hadn't touch him or go anywhere near him. Itachi took a mental note to avoid the girl as good as possible. If he didn't, then Itachi was left with no choice but to take her.
Itachi's eyes darkened as he suddenly imagine the girl writhing against him when he teased her before taking her entirely. Itachi groaned in frustration as he found himself sporting another aroused member.
Itachi just wish that he wouldn't have to see the girl again.
3 weeks later…………
Number 3 Training Grounds
Sakura fell on the grass beside her teammates. Her face flushed with color as she looked up at the sky. Her breathing was uneven as she flopped herself on the grass beside her two boys who was also lying looking badly bruised but happy.
"That was fun" Sakura stated as she shielded her eyes from the heat of the sun. "I hadn't have much fun since you came back in our team, Sasuke"
The black haired Uchiha had placed his hands at the back of his head with his eyes closed as he responded to the pink haired medic with the famous….
"Hn"
"It was pretty boring when I was only training with Naruto" Sakura said earning a loud 'Hey' from her blond teammate which Sakura ignored. "But he's a very good company"
Sakura smiled as she saw her blond friend puffed his chest at the words.
"Yeah, like a dog" The Uchiha murmured to her with his eyes closed. Sakura giggled and Sasuke take a peek at her though one of his eyes. Sasuke's lips quirked up at the corners when their blond haired friend protested.
"Well at least I didn't have to leave the team" Naruto said tactlessly "Sakura had been depressed after you left you know. So I had to take care of her while you--"
"Naruto," Sakura warned as she glared at him. Naruto stopped mid sentence and looked at Sakura a little guiltily.
Sasuke had frozen at Naruto's words and was looking at Sakura. Sakura sighed at the silent question from the Uchiha.
"I wasn't depressed." Sakura said but the Uchiha shot her a pointed look. "Okay! I'm a little depressed after you left…."
Sakura look at the skies before continuing "But now that you're here, let's just forget about it."
There was a moment of silence as they stared at the clear blue skies above them.
"…Sasuke?" Sakura whispered as she watched a leaf fell from the tree near them.
"Hn"
"Tell you brother, Arigatou" Sakura said her voice softening as she thought of the older Uchiha. If it wasn't for Itachi, Sasuke wouldn't be there. Sasuke had surprise them by appearing to them earlier and then explained that his father was allowing him to remain in the team. Both Naruto and she were shocked at the news but after hearing Sasuke's second explanation, Sakura was grateful at the sudden turned of events. Uchiha Itachi had convinced Sasuke's father to let Sasuke remain on Team 7 and for that Sakura was grateful.
Itachi was not as bad as Sakura thought.
You wouldn't think that later on, Sakura because Uchiha Itachi had other plans for you.
"Hn" Sasuke responded before finally speaking "Why don't you tell him yourself?"
Sakura turned on her side to look at him. "Well, first of all I really don't know where he is and Second of all the guards at the Uchiha gates wouldn't let me enter the compound and lastly……"
"He seems to be avoiding me" Sakura thought before continuing "I couldn't find him anywhere in Konoha. Your brother seems to be busy with his Anbu missions"
Sasuke merely shrugged his broad shoulders through his blue shirt.
"My brother had been on town for two weeks now and he hadn't taken up any missions lately" Sasuke replied.
Sakura frowned at that. Sakura had been looking for the Uchiha so that she could give him the new hakama that she had bought (which had cost her a lot of money that Sakura could have used to pay for her rent in 3 months). Sakura caught sight of dark haired man many times but he seems to disappear from her sight when she comes close to him.
"Really?" Sakura asked thoughtfully "Is there any reason why he been predisposed to take any Anbu mission?"
Sasuke closed his eyes with a frown marring his handsome face.
"I think he's getting reacquainted with his former girlfriend" Sasuke replied, and both Naruto and Sakura look surprise by the news and both shut out from their lying position before shouting in unison.
"Itachi had a girlfriend?"
The Uchiha winced at the pitch of their voice, his ears was still ringing when he answered them.
"Yes and No" Sasuke said to them looking annoyed, his eyes were locked at the two figures sitting above his form. "Shinshi was his fiancée--"
"…Fiancée?" Sakura asked looking more surprise than ever.
"Shinshi?" Naruto asked looking revolted at the name. "Does she look like Obaa-San with big boobs and--"
"NO!" Sasuke snapped, suddenly sitting up and glaring at Naruto. "She's a well bred woman and she came from a--"
"You make her sound like a dog" Sakura murmured, Sasuke glared at her.
"Will you stop interrupting me?" Sasuke said looking vexed for all the interruptions.
"Well sorry for interrupting you, you highly esteemed pain-in-the-ass-prick-Royal Highness--"Sakura mocked her eyes flashing.
"You want me to finish what I have got to say or not?" Sasuke asked as he glared at her. Sakura stopped and stared at him; Sakura sighed before waving her hand for him to continue.
"My brother--" Sasuke began but was interrupted... again by one late silver haired shinobi. A cloud of smoke appeared above them, signaling the arrival of their very late sensei.
"Yo!" Hatake Kakashi said giving them one of his eye crinkles and a wave.
"You're late!" Both Sakura and Naruto said as they pointed at their sensei.
"I got to--" Kakashi started one of his lame alibis but Sasuke cut in before his sensei could finish.
"Cut the crap, Kakashi" Sasuke growled and suddenly stood up. Kakashi frowned at the young Uchiha, seemingly not surprise at Sasuke's appearance there.
"I'm going home" Sasuke said to them grumpily. "I'm done training for today"
"But Sasuke--"Sakura tried to stop him.
"I'm going home, Sakura" Sasuke said as he strode away from them while Sakura followed him.
"I'm coming with you" Sakura said as she walked beside him. Sasuke stopped at her words and look at her with a raised brow.
"I have something to give to your brother" Sakura explained but her answer had made Sasuke's brow raised higher. "I bought him a new hakama in exchange for the one I ruined"
Sasuke stared at him for a moment before nodding his head. They both turned around as their blond friend run towards them.
"I'm coming with you too" Naruto joined in and Sasuke gave him a stare before walking away. Sakura followed him while Naruto stood there a little out of place before finally bringing up the rear.
Hatake Kakashi watched them go as they left him there in the training grounds.
"Kids these days" Kakashi murmured through his black mask, his hands scratching his messy silver hair "Got no respect for their elders"
To be continued…………..
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This will be a multi-chapter fic…..so tell me what you think. I know that it is kinda similar to 'Once upon a touch' as I have explained I to you earlier. 'Once upon a touch' is originally derived from 'Innocent Touches' that is why the first part is the same as the one in 'Once upon a touch'
Also thanks to Yami Uchiha for editing this story...