Something I wrote after listening to Haunted by Evanescence.

R&R, please!

Sakura gasped heavily. She's been running without a break fearing that the enemy would reach her. She just hopped the others were safe and she'll make it on time.

This was the thoughest ANBU mission she's ever received and it requested high skills, patience and courage. That's why along with her on the mission were also Yamato, Kakashi and Sai.

The mission was to locate and, if possible, capture or eliminate as many Akatsuki members as possible.

The problem was that they had scattered in order to control a larger area. They had found the main base with the whole gang in it.

She was at her surveillance point when she heard noises from the direction where Yamato should be. And then came silence. A long, torturing silence of not knowing what had happened to him.

She checked her weapons and decided to go look after him.

But when arrived at the place, she found nothing. Not him, not even a sign of fight. Not a single blood drop.

Shivers run through her spine as she heard another noises, this time from a place where Sai should be. She immediately run over there. And found nothing. She could feel how her fear slowly took over her. Her legs started to tremble and before something else happened, Sakura run to Kakashi.

She felt relieved when she saw there a dark figure standing. She was about to call for him when she noticed how strange the figure looked. In fact, it looked nothing like Kakashi.

Sakura swallowed the scream that wanted to come out so badly and run away. She really hoped that it was only her imagination that she saw the figure following her. But the figure was still behind her, chasing her when she turned her head back. She fastened her speed and when finally the figure had disappeared, stopped.

Sakura tried to catch her breath when something made a noise in the bushes. She froze.

"Yamato?" Sakura whispered.

No one answered her. She took of her mask as it was getting harder to breath underneath it.

"Sai?"

Silence. The fear was unbearable and it felt like the whole forest was watching her. Like every plant, tree, bug or animal suddenly took a deep interest in her.

"Kakashi?" Someone? Silence again. Then the moon came out of clouds and she could clearly see everything around her. She was all alone. Then the moon hid back in clouds and the field drowned in the darkness.

Something again moved somewhere around her and Sakura turned to the direction, alarmed. Instinctively her hand clenched around her sword; blood pressure accelerated and she could swear that everyone, if there was someone, around could hear her heartbeat as it was almost too loud that she barely noticed the same, irritating movements in the darkness.

"Who's there?" She demanded an answer. And she received it. But not the one she had hoped for.

Before her a bunch of black crows arranged themselves in a figure. Sakura swallowed another desperate cry. Of all the Akatsuki, I had to run into him.

"Itachi."

The said man stood steps away from her, his eyes fixed to hers. A sea of thoughts crossed her mind as she was trying to make up a runaway plan. What would Shikamaru do? Think. Think! Meanwhile Itachi had come closer, he needed just to stretch his arm and he could grasp her without a problem.

"And so we meet again. Sakura." She could feel his body warmth, so close he was. His voice made her shiver when it reached her ears. Not that she minded any of it.

He knew damn well how he made her feel. How he could manipulate with her senses until she finally gave up resisting him. Somehow he found her everywhere, no matter how far or where she went or with whom she was. And somehow he made her addicted to him. Sakura could never get enough of him.

And because of that the mission was meant to be a failure from the very beginning.

She closed her eyes as Itachi took another step closer her until there was almost no space between them. She felt his fingers on her cheek, moving slowly down to her jaw line, neck and stopping on her collar bone where she knew her clothing started. His fingers hesitated for a moment and then slid under the fabric until they reached the slip of her grey armor vest and then impatiently took it off and her right shoulder was bare.

Sakura opened her eyes and met his. She could see the lust and desire in them before she felt those feelings herself, rushing over her body. Each piece of her body wanted to feel more of his touch, more of his skin on hers.

He seemed to feel the same. While his left hand fingers followed the trails of her ANBU tattoo, his other hand had reached the back of her neck and it soon lost itself in her long, pink hair. He then grabbed her hair and pulled her head back not in a very gentle way, but, surprisingly, she liked it.

A gasp escaped her mouth when she felt his breath on her neck. Itachi knew every inch of her skin, he knew exactly how she would react if he kissed it. Without thinking, Sakura run her fingers through his dark grey, almost black and long hair, in response he put his free hand on the lower of her back and pushed himself closer her, his lips and tongue still traveling around her neck and jaw line desperately.

The pressure of his lips on hers, caught Sakura off guard every time. His tongue teased her lips, asking for permission to move on further. Which she gave without second thoughts.

The kiss was deep, deeper than it was last time when they met. Maybe because they hadn't the chance to finish what they were doing. Getting away form her team, just for a moment was becoming more and more difficult. As if they suspected something.

Sakura started to run out of air and her head felt dizzy. As much as she didn't want to, she had to break the kiss, but Itachi's lips didn't leave her skin, they continued to travel around her neck.

Moan after moan escaped her lips when his hand had found the skin under the fabric of her pants; his lips never leaving her neck.

"Come on, guys! She can't be anywhere far!" Sakura heard Kakashi's angry voice somewhere far behind them. She felt Itachi's lips slowing down until they stopped. He looked behind his back and then back to her. She could see the disappointment and anger in his eyes.

I'm sorry, Kakashi.

"Run, Itachi. We're after you and the others. It'll be better if you all get somewhere we can't find you." She felt bad for saying it, she just had betrayed her village, but she couldn't let them kill Itachi. He was her own drug. A very strong and addictive drug.

Itachi hissed and took a step back. Soon his body started to disappear in crows, his eyes fixed to hers again. She heard, no, she felt him saying: "I'll find you some other time." And then he disappeared completely, a black sparrow landed in her hand.

"Sakura! Are you allright?" Kakashi landed from the tree and came to her, his hands immediately around her face.

"Where were you? Why did you run away?" She heard Yamato behind her lovers back who's eyes were now trying to read her expression. She was surprised. No one was hurt, not a single scratch on their skin or clothing. Genjutsu again?

"I...I was chasing one of the Akatsuki. I guess I lost him."