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Sakura woke up with a sharp pain in her neck, her body stiff from it's awkward position against what felt to be the bark of tree, and she found herself staring into cold onyx eye's. She stared up into them with a false hope, they seemed to drag her into their deep dark surface, suffocating her in her own memories of a childhood pain of being unwanted. She almost wanted to say Sasuke, but she knew better when she stopped looking in those eyes and saw the rest of the mans face. She saw his finer cheek bones, his smoother face, aged with stress, yet still perfect and young at the same time. She couldn't help but stare at him, her heart beating faster for a moment before she realized what she was doing. Hey Sasuke's brother isn't so bad looking.

Shut up This isn't the time. And for once inner Sakura did shut up, but not without a little humph in return. Sakura looked at her surroundings, she was still in the woods, but she looked down, she was only tied up to a tree in a thin line of string? She paused. No way, are these people idiots? She inwardly laughed. Itachi stared at her with an unemotional face, waiting for her to notice him once more. His eye's seemed to burn a hole into her face, as he stared at her like a conavor, about to toy with it's prey.

" I assure you we are smarter than you believe." His voice sounded controlling, and strong, with a hint of amusement. It had no emotion to it, yet it sounded like the most anger she'd ever heard in a person's voice. The onyx in his eye's suddenly started to churn with a crimson shade, as it started to swirl into his eye's. Like a crimson predictor consuming all of the dark brown trying to rid of it out of its path, the colors mixing and meshing together, as crimson took over, bleeding into the darkness, and pushing itself into view. Sakura closed her eye's tightly. Don't look into those eye's Sakura. Don't do it.

She felt long, strong fingers force her chin up, she opened her eye's to look into those orbs of crimson. And suddenly he just stepped back from her. Like he wanted to see what she would do. She looked down at her bindings. She had to escape. She had to get away from him. She tried to break the thin strands, but they wouldn't budge.

What the fuck is this shit? Sakura tried to form her chakra into her arms and upper body, attempting to use super strength, but it wasn't working, the string just began to cut into her skin, pushing the flesh apart, and allowing blood deeper crimson than Itachi's eye's to drip down from different area's of her body, while the string disappeared into her flesh. The pain shot through out her body like a wave of agony, as the string compressed itself around her, squeezing her even harder, opening her wounds even deeper. Even though she tried to be strong and take it, she screamed and cried out in pain, her conscious feeling completely and utterly worthless and defenseless. Her whole body trembled, becoming icy cold, her mouth becoming dry with horror. She shut her eye's tightly, salty tears streaming down into her mouth, as her high pitched screams shook her eardrums, making it all feel so real, yet so fake. Time was going so slow, making her pain hurt tenfold.

"It's just as I thought, your weak. You can't even save yourself much less anyone else." Sakura bit her lower lip through her screaming, her teeth sinking into the soft flesh, creating anew wound. She didn't know why but Itachi's words hurt her. It was the thing she feared most. The thing she tried so hard to over come. But she had failed, just as Sasuke always said she would.I AM weak. I am going to die at this fucking mans feet, to a small string even a child could break. Sakura started to sob hopelessly. Sasuke was right, i am useless, i only get in the way. Wait Sakura pull yourself together! Inner Sakura started to scream at herself. Telling her this isn't who she was. That Sasuke was wrong. That she isn't weak, this rope was just stronger. Sakura screamed once again, blood now rapidly running down her body, out of her wounds. She could feel the blood rushing out of her veins, the sensation of the rush of the liquid escaping her body made her stomach turn, making her feel sick. This isn't right. I shouldn't be alive right now. And my chakra isn't working. Why isn't it working? And it suddenly hit her. She was under Itachi's Mangekyo Sharingan spell. Shit Sakura get us the fuck out of this.

Sakura tried to think through the pain. Think good thoughts. Think the opposite of fear. Face your fear.

And with that Sakura screamed out "I am not weak! Watch me as I break through this string and kick your ass!"

Itachi watched as the girl stirred. He was surprised to see her escaping his jutsu. He had seen the whole thing. Weakness, what a strange thing to fear. And yet as a ninja weakness was one of the few things that could easily get you killed. It was a sensible fear, but possibly a foolish one. He looked over to Kisame who had just woken to consciousness a few minutes ago. It was pathetic really. He had warned Kisame to be ready. But instead of doing that, he'd rather go along with rumors of the girl's strength. Obviously he hadn't been keeping himself up to date. Not that anyone really did. It was the kyuubi that they all wanted. Why should they keep record of his comrades? It's simple. His comrades are the first people, who are most likely to come after you if you take him away. That's why you should see what your up against. First thing first. Which is where Itachi's plan had come into place all along. If we take the girl, her comrade will come, and since the kyuubi just so happens to be that comrade, we'll have him in our arms with no problems. Kisame Pushed him self up with his good arm, standing up, groaning at his defeat.

"Stupid little bitch broke my wrist." He said with hatred.

"Go ahead of us to the base. I can handle the girl. Tell the others we are on our way." Itachi said. He kept it as short as he possibly could. He wasn't a man of talk. He was more of a man of action. And he never really liked to go into any unnecessary details, if he didn't have to. Which is something Kisame finally understood, which took much ignoring and annoyance. Kisame stood up with a grunt, cursing under his breath, and started off towards the village hidden in the mist. He would have to go through sound village, and take a boat there. Not that Kisame would have any trouble with the ocean. Itachi turned his attention to a soft whimper coming from the girl. Sakura finally stirred to life and Itachi focused on her, he watched as her jade eye's cracked open, looking at him with not fear, but hate. He returned his glare to her, with equal the force. She glanced away from him. He smirked. What an annoyance. He had been surprised though to see her take out Kisame so quickly. He assumed it was only because Kisame was off guard. But he had no idea the true power of the kunoichi.

Sakura stared at the ropes around her. She could easily break them, but she knew even if she did, the Uchiha could easily grab her, if she attempted to run off. She was dealing with a life or death situation, and she didn't all to well like the idea of death. Though if she had to protect Kohana's information, she would guard it with her life, she would refuse to talk, right down to her last tortured breath. When she had first woken up, she felt a shadow the sickening pain linger on her body, and she took slow breath's as it eased away.

Damn that stupid Uchiha. Damn all the Uchiha's. Their nothing but trouble. This one's just lucky he's so cute, or we'd have to rip that pretty little face of his off.

Sakura rolled her eye's at her inner. She felt around in her pocket taking out the scroll, as Itachi turned his attention to his pack. He obviously was looking for something else to tangle her up in for the trip they were going to take. She had heard him and the shark man talking, as she had awoken. Village of the mist huh? She twisted herself in the ropes, so that she could move a bit. She slid the scroll around her, behind the tree, then she took her left hand and sketch a leaf into the tree, next to it she sketch in the symbol for the mist, hoping if anyone was sent out to look for her, they'd find it. It wasn't much but Ii was something. She saw Itachi smirk, as he threw the bag aside and came up to her, empty handed.

She glared up at him, with hate burning deep in her bright green eye's, but he paid no attention to her, which annoyed her even further. He came down to kneel in front of her, and a tingle ran down her spine, he's so much like Sasuke. She shook the thought out of her head, as Itachi began to untie her. He looked at her with softer eye's, their color a dark onyx. His eye's seemed so much softer than Sasuke's, but still they help almost no emotion. She hadn't expected them to. But once and a while she could swear she saw just a glimpse, of something, something she couldn't put her finger on, but a little something was there. She looked up at him confused.

"I trust you won't run away." He said coolly, looking her straight in the eye's. "Honestly you don't want to see the consequence's if you do." Sakura only nodded, he untied her, grabbing a hold of her hand, and forcing her up to her feet. "We will be traveling first to sound village. It should be only a day's trip. We might even meet Kisame up ahead. But knowing him, and his uncontrollable drinking habits, we may even beat him to base. Either way, you shall be staying with me." Sakura grimaced, not liking the idea, while inner Sakura came up with millions of sarcastic comebacks towards the Uchiha. Sakura pulled down her red vest, and fixed the wrinkles in her pinkish skirt, allowing the four slits to find their spots against her thighs. She pulled up her gloves and walked to stand beside Itachi, not knowing what was held in store for her. She watch Itachi leap ahead of her, as she followed in pursuit, breathing hard, as she tried to keep up with him.

Thoughts raced through her head, and her calves began to burn as they continued to rush towards the sound village, as the day wore on. The cold once again hit Sakura's face, stinging even more than it had before. She squinted up her face and looked ahead determined to keep up with Itachi, no matter how much her body ached.

I will prove to him I am strong!

Itachi smirked, as the woman followed in his pursuit. Boy little brother, you sure don't know what your missing. And with that Itachi fastened his speed, pushing the woman harder against her limit, as he allowed his plan to fold into place. Come on little cherry blossom, wear yourself out.

Ok so it wasn't AS short. I have so much I wanted to put into this chapter, but it just wouldn't fit. Sorry. 0.o

But I WILL be updating again tomorrow. And I swear on my life, the rest of the chapters will be six pages on word processor, which should burn hole sinto your greedy little eye's. jk. Well kinda...

: I'd like to thank firevixen73 and SasukeSakuraxXXxItachiSakura for reviewing.