Hello again everyone... Thanks for all the reviews... I'm sorry I don't update quickly but that is due to many other things that keep me busy. But anyway, here's another chapter. Please enjoy.

'Itachi' Lee woke suddenly with a chill, and looked down to his left at Sakura.His face was full of concern as he watched Sakura struggle with her continuing nightmares. 'You promised.' He new not to try and wake her, she needed sleep. Looking at her and seeing the sunken eyes and cheeks, he could see she hadn't been eating her share of grule they continue dto recieve every night. He couldn't blame her, it tasted descusting but it gave them all nutrients. It kept them alive, and he could tell that she was slowly dying. He put his arm around her and hugged her closer. He closed his eyes and leaned his head back against the wall, and set out a little prayer that Itachi would be back for her. She needed out, or she was going to die.
'Alright, you ready?' Itachi whispered into Temari's ear. She sat in the chair and stared straight out ahead of her, and did not look back at him. Itachi smirked and stood up, he turned to look at himself in the long mirror he found on teh back of the closet door. He had changed into new clothes, he had found hanging up. A long sleeved black shirt, which fitted him nicely. A pair of black jeans that the guards were normally seen wearing. He found a belt with a holster for a gun, and a place to put the walkie Temari had. He had found an ear peice which he was able to correspond with the walkie so that he could hear what was going on with the guards at all time. He tightened the belt and pulled the leather jacket hanging next to the door over his broad shoulders. He looked good, and it felt good to have some good clothes on. He glanced doan and noticed that he still had no socks or shoes. He knelt down and placed his hand deep into the closet underneath a pile of clothes. His hand found what he was looking for, and he smiled as he pulled out a pair of shoes. Itachi sat down and put them on, a size too big but they'd do if he tied them tight. He stood up and patted himself down. His hand rested on the inside pocket of his jacket. He put his hand inside and pulled out a pair of aviator sunglasses. He shrugged and out them on and then took another look at himslef in the mirror. He then turned to Temari and slowly took the sunglasses off. 'So... how do I look?"

Temari turned her head slightly with a blank stare and then choked a bit. Her eyes widened when her eyes made contact with Itachi's body. She looked him up and down slowly and hesitated slightly at his mid section, his jeans hugged him perfectly and she blushed a bit. Itachi noticed and smirked. She then glanced away quickly trying to calm herself down. She didn't want him to think he had any more advantage over her than what he already had. She hated him, atleast she tried to make herself believe she did. But the way the clothes clung to every inch of his body, showing the unbelieveable figure and muscles he had even though they had been starving him for years was unnerving. She coudn't get the thought out her mind that she wanted him, and she couldn't let him know it. 'You look... fine' Itachi walked around infront of her and placed the sunglasses back into his jacket pocket.

'You think so?...' Itachi turned around and grabbed the walkie off the counter and placed it into it's place just to the right of his back pocket. Temari glanced up at him and her eyes lindgered just a little long on Itachi when he turned around suddenly. Itachi looked at Temari and raised an eyebrow, 'Yes... I think you do.' Itachi said with a chuckle. He walked around behind Temari and grabbed her arm and lifted her from the chair. 'I think it's about time you and I broke out of this joint' He pulled the gun from the holster and jabbed it not too hard into the cress of Temari's back. She winced slightly, and glarred up at him. Itachi smirked. 'Sorry...' He then pushed her towards the door and the both of them stepped out. Itachi closed the door bhind him with a slight click. 'Which way sweet heart?'

'Where do you want to go exactly?' Temari said through gritted teeth. Itachi sighed.

'I thought that was quite obvious... outside somewhere away from all these guards. Is there a forest of some sort around here?' Temari stayed silent, and thought to herself. There is a forest to teh right of the compound. He was miles away from his friends, if she just co-operated with him for a bit, eventually the rest of the guards would notice her missing and would come looking for her. If she kept him close but looked as if she was helping they'd find them eventually. 'Well?'

'Yes, there is... It's close' Temari said. Itachi looked at her with a look of curiousity, he didn't believe her entirely, why should he? But if he could just get to the forest and recoup, and come up with a plan of finding Sakura and the others he could eventually ditch her and be done with all of this.

'Okay... lead the way' Itachi said, nudging her forwardher slightly. Temari moved slowly and quietly without protest.

An overly large man knelt shacking uncontrolabley with fear as he waited for the chilling sound of his leaders voice.

"What is the matter Peeves? Look at me." Peeves flinched slightly and looked up into the piercing eyes that seemed to be able to bore right into his very essanse, he new he wouldn't be able to lie for he would know, and the punishment he would receive was un imaginable. He quickly glanced away as his eyes made contact with the icy blue ones infront of him.

"It was Itachi sir... he escaped. He used the small boy as a decoy... I, I believe he has y- yo--"

"Spit it out Peeves!"

"You're daughter with him" Peeves looked up hesitantly, and shied away from the man sitting before him.

"I see... well... you'll just have to find him... and bring my daughter back... with force surely but Itachi must not die he's too much of an investment... I'm sure he knows that and he'll play that against you... I don't care if you break him though..." Peeves nodded. "Go!" Peeves scrambled out the door but not before he heard his leaders final word. "Don't fail me Peeves... you know what happened before you"