WITH SAKURA IN ITACHI'S ROOM:

"So Konan, what is Itachi going to do while I'm in his room?"

"Oh, not much."

Konan and Sakura had been talking all the way to Itachi's room on the opposite side of the base. They had come to the mutual agreement that a sleepover was to be put into action as soon as Sakura was done in Itachi's room. The two seemed to get along well and already they were planning Hidan's demise. Though the calm-headed Akatsuki kunoichi appeared stiff and serious, she had a desperate want to act like any other girl. Respect was hard to earn in the Akatsuki and Konan knew this first hand.

"Meaning what, Kona-chan?"

"He'll put you under the Sharingan."

"Hn."

Konan rolled her eyes and opened the door to Itachi's room, not bothering to knock. She already knew that he felt her chakra coming the moment she left Leader's office. Sakura glared at Itachi.

"Uchiha."

"Haruno."

He nodded at her, his tone rather pleasant, which shocked Konan. The Uchiha then turned to Konan.

"I will send her to your room when I am done."

"Arigato Itachi."

"Hn."

Konan rolled her eyes in Sakura's direction before leaving the room. Itachi's hand reached for Sakura's elbow, leading her to a chair in the center of his room. She sat, watching him lightly. He sat in a chair opposite of her. Before he could activate his Sharingan, she rested her hand on his knee. He looked at her hand curiously before looking up into her eyes, his Sharingan deactivated. Black jewels, deep and emotional looked at her.

"I know of your…disease. You do not need to over-extend yourself."

"I don't understand. You have not checked my system with chakra."

"I don't need to. It's obvious. Don't you remember when we first spoke?"

FLASHBACK IN SAKURA POV:

Itachi appeared in front of me, his tomos swirling lazily in his sharingan. Narrowing my eyes, I stepped closer, grabbing his chin and turning his face so I could see the right side. Humming lightly, I stepped back. He gave me a glare but began to speak.

FLASHBACK END:

Itachi nodded and gestured for her to continue.

"You had blood in the corner of your eye, hidden by your bangs. The chakra paths around your eye were also swollen and had a weak, uneven pulse. And before you ask, two of my best friends are Hyuuga's. They taught me well."

A soft smile appeared on Sakura's face, softening her features and making her eyes shine gently in the light. Itachi simply watched her, unconsciously embedding the image into his mind. Sakura removed her hand, which she just realized was still on his knee. She shifted to look into the distance and he caught her chin, pulling her gaze back to meet his as his Sharingan threw her into darkness.

ITACHI /AFTER SENDING SAKURA OUT OF HIS ROOM:

Itachi walked slowly down the hall, delaying the inevitable meeting with Leader-sama. As he strolled, he thought about Sakura. After he had thrown her into his Sharingan, she had taunted him inside his own mind and went around changing things. She had, as she threw in his face the moment the black clouds turned pink, trained to resist the Sharingan with both the Copy Cat ninja and his younger brother before entering the ANBU ranks. This impressed him, though he did nothing but glare at her and let her out of his genjutsu.

When he opened his eyes, she had already scooted her chair as close to his as it could get. When he asked her what the hell she thought she was doing, she merely demanded to check his eyes. At first he refused, which did not end well for him or the chair he was sitting on. In the end she checked his eyes and stated that they would need to do many sessions to clear his chakra paths and save his eyes. Somehow, he thought he had managed to keep his actual disease for showing. He had a suspicion that she knew of it, even if she did not show it. As long as she didn't mention it to anyone, he would be fine. Following her statement, she stood and walked out of the room, reminding him to go see Leader.

She was puzzling, he would admit. For someone who had just left their village, she seemed overly happy and carefree. He would also admit that he could not read her emotions in the slightest. It annoyed him to no end, not knowing what she was thinking. It unnerved him even further to know she could read him, as she proved by talking about Sasuke adamantly while checking his eyes. He came to Leader-sama's door and blinked to focus. Raising a fist he knocked once. A soft 'come in' floated into his highly trained ears. He pushed open the door, letting it fall shut, and continued to sit in a seat in front of Leader's desk. Said man leaned forward.

"How did the mind scan go?"

"She turned it pink and green. She even had the audacity to add a unicorn she named Ita-chan."

At this his Leader chuckled. Itachi, thoroughly sour and sore about the whole thing, glared at a wall.

"Well, that back fired. None the less, does she seem truly detached from her village?"

"Hai."

"Good. I am curious, however, to know how you got her to agree to speak to me."

"I had to fight her. If I won, she came. If I lost, we would leave her alone."

"You won then."

"Hai."

He quieted, listening to Leader shuffle some papers. Closing his eyes, he thought back to the fight. Unknown to him, Leader was watching him. Sighing lightly, he turned his attention back to the papers on the desk before him. Itachi opened his eyes, clearing his throat. Leader looked up.

"Yes Itachi?"

"I did not win because I was more skilled. She was nearly out of chakra, tired from a week of non-stop traveling, and was under the influence of a copious amount of alcohol. She could have easily beaten me if she was in good condition."

"Hm."

Itachi stood and moved to the door, his report over with. Moving to open the door, he paused when he felt a chakra moving past it slowly. It was Sakura, who Itachi wanted to avoid at all costs. She had said that the next time she saw him she was doing the first session for his eyes. Leader watched his subordinate curiously, nearly snickering but opting for a smirk when he realized the he was avoiding their newest member. When Sakura passed, Itachi was out the door in a moment.

It was then Leader chuckled.

END OF CHAPTER

Chapter one of my promise! Sorry it took so long to update 3

Eris-R-Renee