A.N. I've first posted this story as a stand alone drabble, but under sandmanslullaby guidance I've decided to post them together since well, they are written in the same Universe (however they don't necessarily follow the same timeline) and were part of the same prompt drabble challenge so yeah... Anyway! Here's the second installment. If you already read it...read it again. :) There will be one more coming somewhere next week and after that...I'm not really sure.

Enjoy!

"Fuck! It's not here either!" A petite woman, clad in nothing but a loose robe tied around her middle, that offered a nice view of her polka dotted pajamas, and boots that reached her knees, growled and threw the shovel she was holding. Pulling at her hair in frustration, Sakura looked at the small craters scattered around.

Green eyes blazing with wild determination, she gripped the handle of the shovel and swung it over her shoulder. Just as Sakura was about to thrust the shovel into the earth the familiar blinking of red and blue flashed behind her and she almost cried out in frustration.

"Sakura?" The deep timbre of Uchiha Itachi, Sasuke's older brother, and also the Captain of the Police force in Konoha, made Sakura pale and drop the shovel. She turned around in defeat, her gaze glued to the ground. Taking this chance to scan the public dog park they were standing in, Itachi grimaced at the maimed state of the terrain.

"What happened here?" He demanded and when Sakura refused to answer or move, he repeated his question, his right hand instinctively reaching for his gun, while his eyes searched the perimeter for a disturbance. He stopped however when he heard her sniffle.

"Sakura." He tried again in a softer tone and the pink haired woman raised her glassy eyes. With her lips trembling, she looked as if she was about to break down and cry.

"What happened?" Holding back her tears, Sakura helplessly stared in Itachi's eyes.

"...I lost Pingu…"

A chilly breeze blew past the two as they stared at each other.

"Come again?" Itachi asked again, hoping his hearing was deluding him.

"Pingu, my plushy, is missing. Raven must have taken it, he always steals things from my house."

"Raven, as in Sasuke's dog…, took your plushy. And you're digging holes in the park." Itachi repeated bewildered. Blushing in embarrassment, Sakura pulled her robe tighter and muttered loud enough to be heard.

"I was looking after him this morning, but he sneaked out from the house. He likes to bury things here when he goes for walks." Itachi shook his head and fished his phone from his pocket. Quickly punching in the numbers, he pressed Dial and raised the device to his ear.

Itachi didn't take his eyes off of Sakura until Sasuke's grumpy voice answered the phone.

"Has Raven brought anything home today?"

"Don't know." Sakura, who strided next to Itachi as soon as he called Sasuke, rose on her tiptoes so she could hear the conversation. Sending her an amused look, Itachi pressed his index to his lips in a hushing manner to which Sakura childishly zipped her mouth.

"Hold on, I'll look in his basket. Oh crap! He has Sakura's Pingu. She's gonna flip out…" Sasuke cursed under his breath not hearing Sakura gasp on the other line. She reached out to snatch the phone from Itachi's hand but he was faster and twisted her around so that she couldn't move her hands anymore. Not minding her glare he returned to the conversation with Sasuke.

"Can you safely identify it as Pingu?"

"It has Sakura's unmistakable sewing lines from when Naruto ripped its head off. What's going on Itachi?" Dismissing Sasuke with a blunt "Thank you." Itachi released Sakura, who, as a sign of gratitude pulled him into a bear hug. Chuckling he detached himself from her embrace and walked towards his car.

"I'll give you a ride home." He offered with a small smile and Sakura grinned at him. Climbing into the car she gazed at him playfully.

"Am I free to go officer?" Itachi leaned over and stared at her for a moment before smirking and pulling away. "Yes. But you do owe me a favour Sakura." Blushing at the familiar way he addressed her, Sakura nodded.

"However, I do expect you tomorrow to fix the holes in the park. In a more appropriate attire perhaps." Itachi continued half amused, half serious and Sakura laughed sheepishly knowing better than to defy him when it came to his job.