CHAPTER 2

AKATSUKI

I was laying on something hard and cold, I was freezing. I opened my eyes but saw nothing. Only never ending dark depths of the deepest black.

"A genjutsu most likely." I said, barely talking, more just lipping the words.

I went to sit up but then I felt cold metal around my wrists and ankles, chaining me to the ground, unable to move.

"Ah so you're awake." said a low husky voice.

"Why am I here?" I asked in a dead voice.

"Hn."

"That is not an answer."

"Hn."

"…can you say anything besides 'hn'?" I asked, irritated.

"Hn."

"What do you want Uchiha?" I said my voice getting louder.

"You are not to speak to me like that," he warned. "and you're here to be our medic."

"Now you've just lost it. There is no way in hell I'm going to heal you fucken criminals."

"Well we are not in hell, so you should have no problems."

"That's where you're wrong… we are in hell. A shin obi walks the path of the darkest life, killing, we live in a pool of blood, better known as hell."

"Perhaps so, but nonetheless, you will be our medic weather you like it or not." he replied indifferently.

"You will never get me to heal you. If you come anywhere near me, any of you, and I will kill you." I answered, venom leaking into my every word.

"We'll see how long you will last, little cherry blossom." "If you're waiting fore me to break, then you're going to have to clear your entire agenda from now to forever, weasel."

I could sense him narrowing his eyes dangerously at the name.

"You best watch your tong, you are in no position to talk to any of us in that way." he said as he striked me across the face once more.

"What do you think you get out of hitting me? That is so not going to get me to help you."

"Hn."

He then stood back up and left, leaving me in the never ending black oblivion alone.

There I staid, chained to the floor or wall, I didn't know. If there was anyone else in the darkness I would never know. I wasn't even sure if Itachi had left the darkness, but I could not see nor sense him, so I figured he had left.

I was trapped like a mouse between ten cats, but in reality it was so much worse. I was a virgin imprisoned by six sexual deprived criminals. I had never been in a worse situation.

I was beyond afraid, but I could not show it. I would just have to believe my teammates were still alive and had told the Hokage. Tsunade would surly send out an army of shinobies just to get me back. I would believe and hope they were on their way, just without showing any of it to my dangerous infamous S-classed captors.

I would just have to stay here, wherever here was, in this dark, menacing room…cell?

I laid back more comfortably, trying to relax but failed miserably, but I tried nonetheless. I closed my eyes seeking sleep but that avoided me. I could not sleep on the cold ground, chained, in sweat, blood and grime, a captive of the Akatsuki. It was frightening, I could feel my blood run cold by just thinking of what they could and would do.

Now I was forced to recognize a ninjas' weakness, something I haven't had to deal with since I was twelve and Sasuke had left me.

Damn him. It was all his fault! If he hadn't have left, I wouldn't have been the one that had attacked. I wouldn't be here. But if I had never loved him I wouldn't have been so effected by him leaving and I wouldn't have been so angry when I had saw the older Uchiha. Damn and what sucks is that even though I'm in such an unwanted situation, I couldn't bring myself to hate him. I never could and probably never will. I was always looking for him, to bring him home, but I no longer love him. I love him like I did Naruto, Sai and Kakashi, they were always brotherly figures. I love them all, always have and always will, but I should be mad at Sasuke, but I couldn't bring myself to do so.

I sighed quietly into the god forsaken room. I had absolutely nothing to do besides laying here, waiting for one of my captors to appear, though I wanted nothing to do with them, but I was bound to need to use the restroom at some point. I was at their mercy and man did I despise it.

I don't know how long I waited for anyone to appear, even Itachi, but no, no one ever showed. But I was far from complaining right now. I could feel my chakra growing, slowly, but surly. I estimated I had enough chakra to break my holds, heal my major injuries, look into the dark, and break a few walls to try and escape.

But I did that now, I would surly die. I wouldn't have enough to fight, even if I found my way out. They would most definitely find and re-catch me, or worse, kill me. So I would have to wait a bit longer till I had enough to at least give myself a head-start.

But surly the others have sensed my chakra flow by now and would soon come and deal with it, most likely Kisame.

"If they are here, in this room, we need to know. So you're going to have to use some chakra, and I'm sure it's a genjutsu." said my inner self.

"Yeah I know inner, ok so I need to focus my chakra into my eyes, not to much though," I told myself as I did just that, "okay, that should be enough." I then slowly opened my eyes.

It was no longer dark, but light and there in the corner of the room I was in, was the Uchiha. I was laying in a bed, I wasn't tied nor chained, so they were underestimating me.

"Its about time pinky. I thought you would never get out of it." Kisame boomed loudly in the other corner of the room I had not seen, as Itachi had drawn my attention at once.

But even so, Kisame was currently closer to me, but Itachi could easily get to me first. I was trapped.

"Okay, um…what are we suppose to do now? I cant find anyway out. Man I knew you shouldn't have done that!" yelled my inner self.

"Oh shut up and you're the one who told me to take a look!" I yelled back.

"Oh sure I did, but hello, you're yelling at yourself while Kisame and that Uchiha-basterd is watching you. Get yourself in order!" she snapped back.

As she said that I came back to reality only to find Kisame grinning like an idiot, as he knew that I knew I was trapped, and Itachi was just waiting to see what I would do now.

I slowly sat up, never taking my eyes from Itachi, I would have to watch my back. He was the one who didn't kill me, he was the one who kidnapped me, he was the deadliest of the two.

When I was fully sitting I started glaring pure loathem hate radiating off of me.

"Why am I here?" I demanded.

Itachi, glaring right back, didn't say a thing.

"Well, answer!"

Kisame snickered at the way I was disrespecting the Uchiha prodigy, I bet no one had lived to tell the tale. I was surprised to still be alive as it was. Now I was just digging my own grave, and engraving my headstone. I was pushing my less than helpful luck and we all knew it, especially Kisame. I wonder how many times he's watched the Uchiha kill.

"Hn." Itachi said indifferently, never revering from his stand.

"'Hn' is not an answer Uchiha." I replied without showing respect.

His eyes narrowed ever so slightly but enough to scare me shitless.

"You need to realize that you are in no position to be demanding anything. As of why you are here, you'll learn in do time." he answered in his dangerously low voice, never removing his eyes from mine.

His eyes were crimson like always. The three wheels sat in place so it was safe for now to glare right back into those eyes.

Out of the corner of my eye, I saw a flash of blue as it came towards me. I quickly jumped to the side, as Kisame's fist hit the spot I was just at. Still in the air, I grabbed the post of the bed and angling myself just right, my legs went in between my arms and with a push to the board, I kicked Kisame hard on the head with both of my feet.

He went flying into the wall on the other side of the room. I hadn't even used my chakra.

"What the hell was that for you fucking bitch!" Kisame howled out.

"Aw, did I hurt the widdle guppy?" I teased in a baby voice.

"I'm going to fucken kill you bitch!" he yelled, jumping up to his feet and ran at me.

But before I could react, Itachi stepped in front of Kisame and quickly kicked him back into the wall.

"She needs to stay alive, you'll do well to remember that Kisame." he warned and turned around and went back to his corner.

"You're one lucky bitch. Be glad you have him on your life side for now." he stated as he dabbed a finger towards the Uchiha in question.

"I don't need your help Uchiha." I growled, venom in every letter.

"It didn't look like it." he replied calmly, his emotionless mask betraying nothing.

"Well you don't know anything about me, so don't…"

"Haruno Sakura, age sixteen, trained by copy-nin Hatake Kakashi-san," he interrupted me. "apprentice to the slug sannin, current Hokage, Tsunade-Himi. Specializes in medical jutsu, a genjutsu and taijutsu master. Killed Sasori of Akatsuki. Teammates, the Kyuubi Uzamaki Naruto, Uchiha Sasuke, and currently, root ANBU member Sai. Both parents died when mist-nin evaded the village, both citizens.

A natural pink headed nuisance, but get her temper up watch out for attacks. Currently chunin, while other teammates are still genin, with the exception of Sai, as ANBU. Good friends with Suna's Kazakage, Gaara of the desert, and his two siblings, wind manipulator Termari, and puppet master Kankaro. Shall I go on cherry blossom?"

"Shut your fucken mouth weasel!" I yelled.

The next second I was pinned against the wall, his hand around my neck, suffocating me.

"Its best if you realize who you are talking to blossom. I expect to be talked to with respect. Next time you wont get so lucky." he whispered into my ear then finally dropped me to the floor.

I panted to regain my breath I had lost, from him cutting off my air passage.

"Holy shit! We were just at deaths door. Man we're so lucky we're still alive!" I yelled in my head. I was a wreck.

"Okay rule number one, never call Itachi weasel." my inner exclaimed.

"No shit sure lock. Damn it, there's no way we'll be able to escape with him here. I didn't even see him move. If he wanted to kill us, he could do it by just lifting a finger. Man we need to really need to be careful now." I frantically yelled at inner.

I came out of my argument, and stood up, now that I had regained my breathing back to normal.

I heard Kisame snickered while he was still on the ground holding his stomach.

"And what are you snickering at fishy?"

He immediately stopped and glared at me. "Its Kisame kunochi."

"Its Sakura, fishy" I snapped back.

"Watch who you are talking to kunochi."

"I do believe I was fishy."

"You filthy little bitch, you better show some respect, I am one of your captors."

"What's your…"

"Will you two shut up already. You're giving me a headache." Uchiha had snapped.

"Sure Itachi-san, as soon as you set me free."

The next thing I knew, I was outside in the hallway covered in dust from flying through the wall, and my right cheek was burning.

I slowly opened my eyes and looked into crimson eyes, then everything turned black and red.

The sky was red with black cloud, the ground was red with black stones, and I was tied to a black wooden cross. Itachi was standing in front of me.

"If your going to define me, then you're going to pay the consequences," he said in a impassive voice, "in my world."

He then withdrew a sword from his cloak and quickly stabbed me in the gut. I screamed from the immense pain.

"For the next seventy-two hours, you will be stabbed until your mind breaks." he then stabbed me again.

"This isn't… real… you're not going to… break me!" I panted as stabbed me over and over again.

"You cannot escape. Kakashi himself was trapped, you have no chance."

"You might… know who I… am… but you… don't know anything… about my… mind… this is just another… sharigan enhanced… genjutsu!"

"You may know that, but just knowing what it is, isn't going to help you escape."

"Ha… you really don't know me then."

"What's that suppose to mean?"

"It means… you lose." I laughed through the pain.

I then closed my eyes and concentrated on one thing, the new picture of team Kakashi.

Naruto had his arms around my waist, picking me up. He had a huge stupid grin upon his face, and was laughing. I was squealing from the surprise and wrapped my arms around his neck for more support. Kakashi had his infamous orange covered book, with the title 'ICHA ICHA TACTICS' upon it, out in front of his face, but watching Naruto and me. Sai, our other teammate, was sitting on top of a stone, while painting the view he saw. And captain Yamato, our other sensei like figure, was behind Kakashi, smiling while holding a flower I just had to pick for him.

It was my favorite picture of our team and I always looked at it for hope and strength, and now was no exception.

I then sparked my charka and lead it to surround my mind, kicking out the intruding chakra of the genjutsu.

After I couldn't sense any chakra besides my own, I opened my eyes. The pain was gone, the walls were stone and broken, the sky was the ceiling, and Itachi was still clutching my throat.

I had broken away the sharingan's genjutsu. Itachi's genjutsu.

"How did you do that!" he demanded to know.

"None of your damn business, U-chi-ha." I said sternly, sounding out his name.

I was then thrown into another wall, hitting my head on the cold stone, then fell to the floor on my knees. I could feel warm sticky liquid running down my neck, soaking my already red shirt, to a darker shade.

"Kisame take care of her, but do not harm her. We still need her alive." he ordered as he turned on his heels and left.

After a few minutes I saw Kisame's feet stop in front of me.

"Get up pinky." he growled..

"Why don't you make me sharky." I snapped back.

He then pulled me up to my feet ever so 'gently' and pushed me to signify to start walking. So I took one step then stopped.

"Move it princess."

"No, I'm quite content just standing right here."

"Move it now!" he hissed through clenched teeth.

I still didn't move so he picked me up and threw me over his shoulder.

"Put me down you over sized fish!" I yelled as I punched him repeatedly in the back.

"Now I know why he kept you alive." he laughed.

"Oh then do share."

"Your ass sure is a sight. If you weren't a bitch, then I would love to take a bite out of it." he chuckled.

I went deadly stiff. "Stop staring at my ass you pervert!"

"If this really is your ass, I cant wait to see your tits."

"Pervert!" I yelled, "You can for-get-it! Now put me down!"

"Na, I prefer carrying you, I might just go for a stroll, care to join me?" he asked as he smacked my behind. "'eh princess?"

"Absolutely Not! Now put me down!"

"As the pipsqueak wishes." he answered and dropped me on top of a bed. "You're to stay here, I'll be back with food in a bit."

"I. Am. Not. A. Pipsqueak! You're just a giant." I screeched.

"Sure your not." he waved and left. I was once again alone.