Bone Dry

Chapter 4

I'm Always Here

Itachi skidded to a stop at Sakura's cell. He threw the door open. "Sakura!" he yelled when he saw her lying motionless on the floor. "What did you do to her you spineless monster?!" Kimimaru laughed.

"Spineless?" He asked. "Oh yes my dear friend, spineless."

Kimimaru did a few hand signs and removed his backbone. Itachi activated his Sharingan. "Time to enter a living hell for the next 72 hours." Itachi growled.

"Me? Fall for that old jutsu, Tsukuyomi? No, not me." Kimimaru said.

"Do underestimate my power." Itachi yelled as he ran at Kimimaru. "I'll kill you!"

"Go ahead and try." Kimimaru said.

Sharingan blazing Itachi gathered all his strength into his fist and punched Kimimaru. "I hate you!" He yelled. Kimimaru dodged the punch and laughed when Itachi hit the wall.

"You hatred won't help you." He said.

Itachi's blood was boiling now. "Shut up you worthless bad of bones." He snarled. Kimimaru was amused with the acid in Itachi's voice.

"Bag of bones? That's a little harsh isn't it?" Kimimaru asked.

"Not when it's true!" Itachi yelled.

Itachi grabbed the collar of Kimimaru's shirt and slammed him against the wall. "You hurt Sakura! I'll kill you for that!" Itachi snarled. Kimimaru laughed.

"You're useless." Kimimaru said.

Kimimaru grabbed Itachi's collar and pinned him against the wall. "Let me make one thing clear Itachi, This is my home I do what I want." Kimimaru snapped Itachi's arm. Itachi cried out in pain.

"No." Itachi said.

"What do you mean no?" Kimimaru asked.

"Simply what I said." Itachi replied the pain evident in his voice.

"Why you little." Kimimaru growled.

Kimimaru broke Itachi's other arm. Itachi cried out in pain again. "Stop it." Itachi snarled. Kimimaru chuckled.

"I'd rather not I love seeing you in pain." Kimimaru said as he let go of Itachi's collar.

Itachi fell to the floor. "No." Itachi said. Kimimaru snarled when Itachi smirked. "What's wrong Kimimaru? Don't have a backbone?" Itachi laughed. Kimimaru stepped on Itachi's leg and broke it.

"How dare you." He said. "I told you thins is my home."

Itachi groaned. "You S.O.B. I'll kill you." Itachi growled. Kimimaru kicked Itachi hard in the face. Itachi spit out blood onto Kimimaru's shirt.

"I'm through with you." Kimimaru growled.

"No please not Sakura let her be please." Itachi pleaded.

"Heh I'll think about it." Kimimaru said be for he left the cell.

"Don't hurt her!" Itachi yelled.

"I already have you ran in before I could do any damage."

Itachi glanced over to where Sakura laid still. "Sakura?" Itachi asked. "Are you okay? Did he hurt you?" It was useless Sakura was out cold and couldn't hear him. "Sakura? Please speak to me." He heard Sakura cough.

"Itachi?" she asked weakly.

"It's okay I'm here." Itachi said with a small grin.

"What happened to you?" Sakura asked.

Itachi shook his head. "Nothing now get out of here before he comes back." Itachi said. Sakura shook her head.

"No I can't leave you." Sakura said.

"Please Sakura." Itachi said.

"No Itachi… I can't." Sakura sobbed. "I-I love you!"

Itachi blinked. "Sakura?"