Sorry for the late update…I had so many things to do these pasr 2 weeks and I barely had time to face my computer…well, anyways, here it is….
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto...
Chapter 4
Feelings are overflowing and things aren't easy to explain
I know my purpose but I'm now all confused and weary
A weird friendship started not too long ago,
And it blossomed into something I never imagined I could feel...
In Konoha…
The news reached Tsunade that the anbus she sent to retrieve Haruno Sakura were all killed and knowing this, she confirmed to herself that the kunoichi she once trained was indeed with Akatsuki at the moment…But why is she there? Could she have joined them? Or maybe she was only taken as hostage? But why did Akatsuki take her? What are they going to do with a kunoichi?
Questions flooded her mind as she thought about the things that had happened recently…It was really starting to get into her nerves. I knew I should have denied the title of Hokage that time Jiraiya asked me! I was just dragged by emotions that time! And now…I may be the strongest ninja but I'm also the most pressured one, being the Hokage, I should know how to hide my feelings, enough for the people in Konoha to see that I have no weakness and plus the fact that I have to sign these papers! Mountains of papers!
She sighed and went back to reality when Naruto rushed into the room demanding news about the retrieval of Sakura…
"Hey! Old Woman!" he shouted at her while barging into the room
"What!"
"I heard from Shikamaru that the anbus you sent did not come back! What happened?"
"Yes, they did not come back…they were all killed by Akatsuki"
"I don't give a damn about Akatsuki! Tell me about Sakura!"
"Well Naruto, the fact that she is not here explains it all, she is with Akatsuki, and it is confirmed"
"Well, I'll go with the anbus to get her back!"
"Don't you remember that you were once the one that Akatsuki was after! They might have taken her hostage to lure to them! And if that happens, Konoha will have a bigger problem!"
Naruto sighed in defeat after hearing Tsunade like this. This was the first time she was so loud about something, yes, she shouts at times but not like this…so he decided he should better drop the subject follow whatever she said…
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"Kisame, Deidara I see that you're back" Itachi said while still holding on to Sakura's side
Kisame felt a shiver hearing Itachi's voice and gulped while Deidara stood frozen with eyes wide open Why did he have to wake up! Kisame thought Okay, this is all Sasori's fault! If we get injured now, there's no one to blame but him! Deidara silently cursed Sasori for coming in the room at the most fragile time….
"Oh…Hey there Itachi!" Kisame tried his best not to sound nervous in any way
"Hi Sakura1 Hi Itachi! Good morning!" Deidara still wore his normal smile while greeting them both
"What brings you to my room?"
"Oh, nothing, we just checking if you have already recovered" Deidara said with a sheepish kind of smile indicating it was a half lie
"Yeah…and we were leaving just now, right Deidara?"
"Yup, Sasori is waiting for us in the other room…"
Itachi didn't say anything for a while and the both of them took that as a signal that they should leave but before that…
"Kisame…"
Deidara elbowed the man beside him seeing that he was being called by Itachi at the moment. Deidara knew Itachi and he knew very well that they were lying even by just judging the sound of their voices…Well, it was not entirely lies…we really went here to check on him, but instead we found him embracing the kunoichi! It was a sight to see! How can I not be curious/ the Great shinobi, Uchiha Itachi, for the first time in his life was embracing a girl in bed and smiling! It was just too irresistible! Hid thoughts were interrupted when Itachi called again...
"Kisame…"
"Y...y...yes?"
"…"
"Don't worry Itachi…I...umm...won't tell anybody what I saw here" he managed to say nervously
Itachi still didn't give any reply and this meant that he was not satisfied with his answer…I guess I need to rephrase it? He thought
"Well we have to go now; Sasori will kill us if we keep him waiting longer than it already is…" Deidara managed to spat out as he dragged Kisame out
"Kisame…"
They stopped dead at their tracks after hearing Itachi speak in a more deadly voice than before and Kisame, well he couldn't manage it anymore so he let it out, unexpectedly…
"DAMN IT! FINE! I WON'T TELL ANYONE THAT I SAW YOU, UCHIHA ITACHI EMBRACING A WOMAN IN BED AND SMILING! THERE! IS THAT ANSWER ENOUGH!" he was almost out of breath when he finished the sentence and realizing what he just did…Did I just say that?
Itachi then raised a brow at the sudden outburst of his comrade. What's with Kisame, I call his name then he talks about nonsense and his expression looks like he was about to be sent to hell. But then moments later he realized that what he was saying was true, he was indeed embracing the kunoichi, and still doing it! He quickly got his hand off of her stomach and stood up as if nothing happened. Sakura too, was dumbfounded, she wasn't really aware of the hands that touched her, in fact, she was comfortable and warm last night, it was the best sleep she'd had since she was taken by Akatsuki…I…don't understand…it was him? IT WAS HIM! I really felt safe last night, warm, and even comfortable! What in the world am I feeling? I…I…I lo-her thoughts were interrupted when Inner Sakura entered...
You love him! Ha! See, I told you it will eventually lead to this!
No! That's not it!
Oh really…she answered back with very much sarcasm
Yeah! Of course! I love only Sasuke! And besides, I wasn't really going to say that, in fact, I was going to say that I LOATHE HIM! Ya hear me!
Yeah Right! And then Inner Sakura left
Sakura's thoughts were interrupted when she noticed Itachi approaching the nervous as hell Kisame. I didn't know that Itachi could give them that kind of scare she thought She was about to call him back to prevent Kisame from fainting at the moment and then Itachi spoke up…
"Kisame, get me some hot water"
Deidara looked at him with a very weird expression, a mixture of relief and humor, Sakura also fell of the bed after hearing this, literally, she thought that Itachi was going to castrate him or something, and Kisame, he did as he was told but was really embarrassed for what he just did…So I almost got a nervous breakdown for nothing! That Uchiha was only going to ask me to get hot water! Although he has been my comrade for several years now, I really couldn't get the way he thinks! He looked dead serious and he was only going to ask me to get water! WATER! Man, Itachi will sure have his day of embarrassment, I hope! After these thoughts, he decided it was better to forget about it…really forget….
Later in the evening, dinner was accompanied by deafening silence, it's as if no one wanted to 5talk about anything, especially about the incident earlier…then it was Itachi who broke the silence
"Kunoichi, you will start healing my eyes after we eat" Itachi said with his usual blank and empty tone
"Hai…" was all Sakura could reply without even looking at him
After dinner, Sakura didn't have to wash the dishes since they were in an inn, so she was very thankful for that, she then proceeded to their room and decided to take a bath so she could heal Itachi and go to sleep…
Man, I have to find something to do here…I'm as lazy as a turtle right now, the only things I do are eat, sleep and heal! Good thing these baths relax me after a day with no work…Oh! I almost forgot! I should get out now before Mr. Blank Face appears and scolds me for being late… Damn! I forgot my clothes outside! She sighed and went out of the bathroom wearing only a towel, good thing Itachi wasn't there yet….
But as she went her way to the bed, a realization hit her! This is not good! I don't have any clothes left! I left it at the headquarters of Akatsuki! I have to hurry before he comes in! Or else he might think that I'm seducing him or something!
Well, a couple of minutes later, she did find a pair of clothes but it was Itachi's; nevertheless, she put it on. Well at least it's better than healing him wearing only a towel…
Not long after, Itachi went in to their room; Sakura started healing him little by little…
"Umm…Itachi-san, this injury will take a while before it heals completely and in the time being, the use of your sharingan should be lessened to a minimum" she stated, just like a true medic-nin
Itachi nodded at her statement and immediately laid down the bed not minding if the kunoichi was still there…
"Umm, Itachi-san…Could you umm…could you…?"
Itachi raised a brow at her and seeing this she decided to pull herself together and ask the question…
"Could you umm...lend me some money, I need to buy some things tomorrow, perhaps, you could call it shopping"
"No" was all he said as a reply…
"What!"
"I do not repeat myself kunoichi"
"Wait! What do you mean no? Do you think that I'll escape or something or maybe, I'll try to poison you huh? For God's sake! I'm only going shopping! A girl has her needs you know!"
"If you do try to harm me, you can't and never will and…no…"
Sakura was really trying her best not to lose her temper at the moment because she knows that if she does, it's gonna be her end
Okay! Calm down Sakura! Inner Sakura warned
I…can't…WHO DOES THIS GUY THINK HE IS!
Well, He's Uchiha Itachi, S-class criminal, Akatsuki member, and the only person in the world who murdered his clan just to test if his possessed power was great enough! Inner Sakura said sarcastically
Fine! So he is Uchiha Itachi, but that doesn't mean that he can't let me attend to my personal needs! That is just cruel!
He's actually known for being cruel…
Will you stop being so sarcastic!
Sure, why not?
WHY YOU LITTLE -
Her thoughts were interrupted when Itachi spoke up…
"You will not go alone, I will come with you"
Sakura just stared at him with wide eyes at his sudden reply but at the same time, her face brightened up with a smile and her rising temper was gone for some reason…
"Thank You" it was her last words for the night before she fell into a deep slumber
The next morning, it was the usual, but this time, instead of taking a bath, she decided to go to breakfast immediately, seeing that Itachi was not there anymore…she sighed one last time and went to the dining room…without noticing that she was still wearing Itachi's clothes…
Upon entering, she noticed the same old scenario, Kisame and Deidara chatting cheerfully, Sasori glaring at them for being noisy and Itachi eating slowly and carefully as if no one was there at all…she then made her way to an empty seat and ate her food…
"Sakura, would you like to come with us back to the headquarters to check if the anbus already left, I noticed that you don't have any clothes left…" Deidara asked looking at her clothes at the same time…
"Well, I uh…I can't and I'm not gonna need my clothes that I left over there, well, I'm going shopping today…"
"SHOPPING! What do you mean shopping? For God's sake! You're a hostage of Akatsuki and you're telling us that you're going shopping!"
Deidara almost choked at what she said and she also saw Sasori glaring at her and she kind of panicked since the moment was very awkward, she didn't know what to say and she also had to be careful, even though she was treated nicely and they can somehow be called her friends, she knew for a fact that these people sitting in front of her are capable of killing her at any moment…
Sakura gulped at the faces they were giving her, except for Itachi who was eating peacefully as if nothing was happening…Why can't I be like him? Nothing seems to bother him! I'm like melting over here because of the faces they're giving me, and then he eats, PEACEFULLY! Ohh, I really do envy his calmness…
Sakura sighed and decided to tell them…
"I…uh…am…going…but…yeah…I'm…"
"She's going with me…"
Really sorry for the later update you guys! I had so many things to do since classes are opening soon…You could very well see in this chapter that Kisame and Sakura are always arguing…but eventually in the story, they'll make up Really, if you ask me, this is the chapter I least like, I really had to hurry this up, so sorry if you don't like it…but if you do, THANK YOU! Maybe I can make the next chapter longer for you guys…thanks again! See you at the next chapter…and btw… please don't forget to leave me reviews…any kind would do…
