Theme: 2. Love

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto.

Title: Bloody Blossom

Pairing: ItaSaku (Uchiha Itachi and Haruno Sakura)

Summary: "It was an act all along, Sasuke...kun."

Beta: Mitsuki Sakura Uchiha

Updated: 07/10/08

The luminous full moon towered over the ninja village of Konohagakure. Everything was peaceful and silent. Everyone, from civilians to ninjas were sleeping peacefully, snuggling into their soft and warm blankets. Not a sound could be heard on the deserted streets that night.

A lone figure was standing at the gates of Konoha that night. The moonlight reflected onto the figure's odd pink hair. The figure was carrying a backpack filled with the items she needed for the journey. The journey that will change her life.

The ninja exhaled a breath that she didn't know she was holding. Her dull green eyes, that once were bright emerald orbs, stared at a lone stone bench. That bench was the very one that she once layed on after her encounter with a raven haired teammate, Uchiha Sasuke.

She didn't want to recall that memory. It was painful and she didn't want to admit that she, an Akatsuki member, was so foolish and weak that time. Yes, she's now an Akatsuki member, a S-class criminal and missing-nin. The pink haired ninja untied her Konoha headband and grabbed a kunai from her pouch. Without a thought, she made a strike through the leaf symbol, signifying her as a missing-nin, a traitor.

"Is this worth it?" She asked herself quietly. She thought about it then answered her own question.

"Yes, it is."

Flashback

Haruno Sakura was always a bubbly and cheerful girl. She had everything she ever wanted; loving and kind friends, a hyper active knuckle-headed teammate, a mother and father figure (Even though they either drink too much sake or always has their nose in an 'Icha Icha Paradise' book) and teacher, a great job. It was everything she ever wanted, well, almost everything. Sakura was always missing love, not like a brotherly sisterly type of love, but a real lover. A boy who will care for her and love her for the richer or poorer, and in good times and bad.

'Pftt. It's like that's ever going to happen.' Dismissing that thought.

Yes, Sakura has many friends, but all of them are too busy with their relationships and plans for the future. They don't have enough time to hang out since they have wedding to plan, babies to take care of, or are just too busy.

The pink-haired kunoichi sighed and sat down on her soft white bed, deep in thought. She missed the pair of sharingan eyes staring at her, carefully examining her. The owner of the blood-red eyes decided to emerge from the shadows to greet her.

Sakura was still deep in thought, oblivious of whp appeared before her but a smooth and silky voice interrupted her thoughts.

"Sakura-chan, long time no see."

The kunoichi stared wide-eyed at the figure clad in an Akatsuki cloak before her. He looked just like her old teammate, Sasuke but he was taller, his face showed the lack of sleep and rest he was getting, his raven black hair was tied in a ponytail, and his eyes where more feminine as well.

'He was the one in my dream!' Sakura thought to herself. She was still as stone, trying to look unafraid, but her eyes tell something else.

"Uchiha...Itachi."

End of Flashback

Itachi broke the seal that sealed her memories of Akatsuki that, and older Uchiha was told to make her to come back to Akatsuki to be their medic. Sadly, that was an order.

Sakura hated the idea of betraying her village because of the bonds she made made. Then again, there was nothing left there for her, the bonds were wilting away. She finally decided to go with Itachi back to Akatsuki, and to get reunited with her love.

Now, there she was, leaving Konoha...Forever.

Notes:

- I found the ending very dramatic. Almost too dramatic, but I couldn't think of anything else.
- When it said "to get reunited with her love" I didn't mean Itachi.

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