Her Confession

Itachi had been laying in bed for the past 2 hours. He was thinking about what he should do about his whole 'situation'. He stared at the love letter, then at the chocolates, and then he thought about Sakura. Then he thought about Sasuke's words. "Hey, she's free game, if you want her, claim her. There are many guys after her so if I were you, I would hurry."

"Free game huh? Should I really do this or should I reject her?" Itachi thought. He thought and thought, for about 30 more minutes. "Okay, that's what I'll do… I think." Itachi thought while getting up hesitantly.

He thought he should at least give it a shot right? He never thought about her that way. He just thought about her as his little brother's teammate. He would occasionally, and by occasionally, I mean always helped Sakura train when she was younger because she thought she was 'too weak'. He thought of her as a little girl, or has his little sister.

But now, just thinking that she may feel something for him made him think differently about her…way differently. It was like a whole new world was now open for his thoughts about her.

Now, he thought about her as a beautiful young lady who he might have a chance with. He now just realized how attractive she had become over the years and how amazing her skills were.

Sakura was now better than Tsunade in medical ninjutsu, and in her inhuman strength. She was also a master at genjutsus' and would usually spend her days at the hospital if she was not on missions. She was 1 of Konoha's best shinobi and it most likely will stay that way.

Wasn't it also fitting that Itachi be with her? He was the clan heir for the Uchiha's. He was an ANBU at age 13, he had a very promising future, and he also was 1 of Konoha's best shinobi.

Itachi now just had to think of a way to get Sakura to go out with him if he agreed to ask her out. Just great. Itachi was smart, but he had no experience when it came to asking girl's out. I mean, most girls asked him out. And now, he had to ask a girl out, after she confessed to him, shouldn't it have been the opposite?

"What if the chocolate and love letter were meant for Sasuke? That would explain a lot. I mean she told me when she was 12 that she had a big crush on Sasuke right? I should probably ask her. This was all most likely a misunderstanding." Itachi thought as he headed for Sakura's house.

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Sakura was currently going out of her mind. She was thinking hard about what she should do. "What if he won't talk to me now? What if he doesn't feel the same way? What if he thinks I'm a stalker who won't leave him alone? What if he rejects me!?" These were the questions that haunted her mind.

Sakura was currently all alone in her house. Her parents were at Hinata's house visiting her mother. Sakura was about to take a shower. She decided she needed the refreshing.

Time Skip

Sakura had a towel wrapped around her body and was getting out of the shower. She put on a short red tank top on and short black shorts. Her tank top was short enough so you could see her belly button, but nothing else.

Sakura was currently drying her hair when the doorbell rang. She went and opened the door and saw.....

Ino there with a big smile on her face.

"Hi forehead, can I come in." Ino said while giving Sakura a big bear hug.

"Sure come in Ino-pig." Sakura said while returning the hug and gesturing Ino in.

After the 2 sat down on a sofa Ino started talking. "Hey, guess what Kiba got me for Valentine's Day!!!" Ino said excitingly jumping up and down on the sofa.

"Ummm, I don't know?" Sakura said. She didn't even need to guess, Ino would tell her all about it anyway.

"He got me this HUGE white teddy bear that was hugging this red heart that said 'Be Mine' in white letters. He also gave me some roses, a box of chocolates, a love letter, he took me out to eat, then we took a romantic wa-" Ino said but she was interrupted.

"Ino, you can stop now, I get it, it was very nice. I don't need to me reminded that I have no one on Valentine's Day thank you very much." Sakura said annoyingly.

"Oh ya, about you, did you give Sasuke his 'Valentine's Present'?" Ino asked.

"Yeah. Hey do you want something to drink?" Sakura said while getting up and going towards the fridge.

"Tea please. What did he say?" Ino said as she stared at Sakura.

"About that, I kind of just shoved the presents in front of him and ran away like a dog with its tail between its legs." Sakura said while sweat dropping and handing Ino her tea and she sipped it as soon as she got it.

"You did what?!" Ino said almost spitting her tea on Sakura's face.

"Well, I was too nervous and scared that he would reject me and laugh at me while slamming the door in my face and throwing the chocolates and the love letter on the floor." Sakura said sheepishly.

"Sakura, you don't need to be nervous. So what if he rejects you? You get more than 100 love letters, chocolates, teddy bears, ext. every year for Valentine's Day, your Birthday, Christmas, Easter, and maybe even Halloween and Thanksgiving. And that's more than 100 for every holiday, not all year. God, I can't believe there's boys on Thanksgiving thanking you for being born! That's just creepy. Sasuke's probably just not the right guy for you forehead." Ino said while trying to ease her best friend's nervousness.

"That's what I'm afraid of Ino-pig. He is the only 1 I've liked since I was small." Sakura said sadly.

"That's a total lie. You can't deny that you had the hots for I-"

"INO!" Sakura interrupted.

"What?! You liked him once, if you ask me he seems to be a better fit to you than Sasuke. He actually paid more attention to you back when we were 12 than Sasuke had. He always helped you train, and gave you advice, and-"

"Ino, that's different, that was just a childish crush!"

"A childish crush that lasted for over 3 years!" Ino said while pointing 3 accusing fingers at Sakura and standing up to create more suspense. "Whatever! I do not like him!" Sakura said blushing as she also stood up.

"Then why are you blushing forehead?" Ino said with a smirk and hands crossed on her chest.

"That's. You. Because. Why? When? How? Ino you're not fair!" Sakura said while crossing her arms across her chest and pouting.

Ino then yelled "HAH I KNEW IT! I KNEW YOU LIKED UCHIHA ITACHI!!" Ino said while jumping up and down on the sofa.

"INO KEEP IT DOWN. WE DON'T NEED THE WHOLE NEIGHBORHOOD TO KNOW!" Sakura said while clasping her hands around Ino's mouth.

"Sorry, I just knew it! There was no way that you could like Sasuke, but not Itachi." Ino said sitting down again and sipping her tea.

"And why do you say that Ino-pig?" Sakura said while sitting on the couch too and taking a sip of tea.

"Simple, Sasuke has the looks, the body, the eyes, and, pretty much, everything else right?" Ino said. Sakura nodded and Ino continued. "Well, multiply all that by 10, and that's where Itachi is. Besides, having an older man is so hot!" Ino said getting all excited.

Sakura sweat dropped. "Wow Ino, you sure know your guys."

"Of course! What type of girl do you take me for? I only chose the best of the best for me. Well, the best suited for me anyways. I must admit even Itachi is off the HOT-o-Meter. And trust me, it's very big." Ino said proudly and knowingly.

"Hey Sakura, what time is it?" Ino asked curiously.

"Umm, it's about to be 2:00. Sakura said.

"SHIT! I'm supposed to meet up with Kiba! He said he wanted to show me the pet store. He said there were a lot of cute puppies and other pets there." Ino said while getting up, hugging Sakura and heading out the door. "See you later forehead, I hope your whole 'situation' works out fine." Ino said as she shut the door.

Sakura sighed. Now she was all alone again. She decided she would just take a walk alone. She couldn't hang out with her friends. They most likely planned their whole Valentine's with someone and she didn't want to interrupt them.

But then again, if she was seen in public, especially on this day, she might be trampled by fan boys. Valentine's Day just wasn't her day. She decided she think about ideas about how to go out in public without being run over by fan boys. It was very troublesome.

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Itachi had probably been the most confused in 1 day, than he had been his whole life. He was there, standing in front of Sakura's door about to ring the doorbell when he heard: "HAH I KNEW IT! I KNEW YOU LIKED UCHIHA ITACHI!!" and, "INO KEEP IT DOWN. WE DON'T NEED THE WHOLE NEIGHBORHOOD TO KNOW!"

Now he knew, it was meant for him, not for Sasuke, not for anyone else. He stood there in shock. He never actually thought that SAKURA of all people would confess to him. Especially on the most romantic day of the year, besides Christmas… maybe. "Does this mean I should take up on Sasuke's advice? I mean yes, she is pretty, but she is younger than me, but only 4 years younger. It won't be too much of an age difference would it?" Itachi thought.

Just then Itachi heard some feet shuffling towards the door and he decided it was time for him to scram before anyone found out he was there. He quickly used all the chakra possible, and ran for his life.

He ran as if he was running from wild, crazy, and hungry lions chasing after him. Heck, he ran faster than he had ever ran, EVER, even on S-class missions.

When he decided he was a safe distance away, meaning all the way across on the other side of Konoha, he decided to stop running. Most people that did see him running that he was a shadow that appeared 1 second, and disappeared the next.

He sat down on a bench and thought about what he was going to do. Should he go for it? Should he reject her? Should he act as if nothing ever happened and pretend he didn't get a letter? And actually pretend that Sasuke got the chocolates and love letter instead of him? (A/N: Lol ironic isn't it? :D)

After 20 minutes of planning he came up with an idea, but it would need help for it to work. More specifically, a little help from his brother, and his friends. Itachi smirked as he thought about his plan.

He would need Ino, Hinata, TenTen, and Temari to accompany Sakura. Temari, Neji, and Shikamaru to make his plan fool proof, even though he thought it already was. Sasuke and Naruto to lure her in. and Kiba, as, well, back up, if he ever needed it.

This was going to be one heck of a week with all the craziness that was going to pursue Sakura and Itachi. Of course, Itachi didn't really know how much drama he was getting himself into when he decided to take up Sasuke's offer, or permission to go out with someone anyways.

Ironic isn't it? An older brother asking is YOUNGER BROTHER permission to date someone xD

End of Chapter

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