Sakura POV

Today was the day that I had to begin healing the Akatsuki members. I heard that Itachi was very sick and needed a highly advanced healer to kill the disease in him. He had been taking a ton of medicine just to stay alive but somehow he could bear with the pain.

Sasori and Deidara were off on a mission, and Tobi wouldn't stop following me around, so I sighed and headed to Itachi's room to make a diagnosis.

"Itachi, can I come in? I am here to see what's wrong with you." I called as I knocked on the door. Tobi hid behind me and began to stroke my hair. I sighed. Tobi was my friend, but he could sure get on my nerves...

I remembered the horrors of yesterday as I waited for Itachi to let me in. Deidara and Sasori and Tobi had watched me dress-up in the all pink wardrobe they had bought me. I was forced to play dress-up against my own will, because if I didn't the two artists told me they would do stuff to me...

The only funny thing was, when I decided to take a break, Tobi got up and put on some of my clothes. You should have seen our faces when Tobi modeled for us. Priceless.

Although, since I hated my all pink wardrobe, I have been covering up my clothes using the Akatsuki cloak I have, which in turn made my hair all greasy since it made me sweat a lot. I mean, I like a splash or two of pink but a pink wardrobe? Oh no.

"Sakura..." Itachi had opened the door. "Come in." He led me in the door and wouldn't let Tobi in. "Tobi, you can't come in unless you be quiet and keep your mouth shut." He looked at Tobi with an evil gaze.

"Tobi promises that he will be quiet and good! Tobi wants to see Sakura-Chan do medicine stuff!" Tobi said.

"Okay, but the first time you disturb either me or Sakura you will have to leave." Tobi followed us in, and Itachi sat down on the bed. "So, Haruno, what should I do?" Itachi asked me.

"Just stay as you are." I walked over and started a healing chakra on my fingertips. I ran it over his chest a few times, and then sighed. "I can't get a good aim of the sickness in you with your shirt on, I'm afraid you'll have to take it off."

Itachi said nothing and kept his straight face as his shirt fell on the floor. He just stared blankly ahead.

I started up my healing chakra once again, and ran a diagnosis. I first saw a few flu cells, so I noted the place they were starting to supply at. I kept looking for more disease, and when I couldn't find any, I just looked at Itachi and said, "You have some flu in you. It is really bad and I will have to remove them before they infect the rest of your body. I am still looking for more diseases, but I am going to heal this first. If it hurts too much, just tell me, okay? I will also need you to lay down for this." I looked at him with concern. I know he is Sasuke-kun's brother, so I would rather not have healed him, but I really had no choice. I didn't want Sasori and Deidara to do anything... Off to me, so I will have to heal them.

"I will tell you if it hurts bad. Thank you for doing this to me, Haruno." Itachi looked at me and smiled just a small bit, and then he lay down.

I began to remove the flu virus from him. First I reached in my medical pack and looked for a special liquid Tsunade had given me. It was simple to make, just mix a few medicinal herbs together and it could work to remove anything. I grabbed a bubble of it and pushed it into Itachi's chest. He winced for a moment, but then he was calm.

I got most of the virus out using the liquid, and then I gave him a small bottle full of pink liquid. "Drink this." I instructed. Itachi didn't hesitate or question me at all, he simply uncorked the bottle and drank it in one swift gulp.

When he was done, I pocketed the empty bottle and looked at how much liquid I had left to remove other diseases Itachi may have. I only had a little, and I was trying to conserve my chakra, but I guess I had no choice but to have to use Healing Ninjutsu and remove Itachi's diseases. I flicked my fingertips up with the Healing chakra and I kept looking for any diseases Itachi might have. I was near his lower intestine when I suddenly felt a horrible disease.

Itachi had kinja. It was only infecting the bottom of him, and it was a wonder it hadn't spread to the rest of his body. It was a highly dangerous and infectious disease, and it was a wonder Itachi was still alive.

(A.N) Yes, I did make up the disease.

I fell back a little, half-surprised and half-scared for the Uchiha.

Luckily, Tobi caught me before I hit the floor. I hadn't noticed he'd been in here, he was so quiet.

"Sakura. What's wrong?" Tobi said. I noticed he was using the deeper voice and he wasn't talking in 3rd person, just like the day when Sasori, Dei and him showed me around and he cornered me in the kitchen.

"Tobi, I need you to hold Itachi down. He will no doubt feel this pain. He has kinja." I said to Tobi. Itachi overheard me and nodded. He kept his feelings hidden, but I could see how scared he really was by looking into his eyes.

"Okay." Tobi walked over to Itachi and held him down firm. I reached in my medical bag and grabbed a different bottle out, one that I had hidden in a secret pocket.

After months of research, Tsunade and I had came up with a cure for kinja. I had to give Itachi the secret medicine I had, but that wouldn't do it all. I also had to pump a lot of my chakra into the place where the kinja was so as to help the medicine work fully. I was glad I had tried to conserve my chakra, because I barely had just enough to kill the disease.

As Tobi held Itachi down, I told the Uchiha to drink the medicine. He did, and I told him it was going to hurt more than removing the flu virus times 13. He nodded, and I began the procedure.

First, I pumped chakra into the medicine as it was heading down his stomach, and a small bit of it went off around Itachi's body to look for any more of the virus. There was still a lot, so I moved it down into his intestine. This was when the pain started. Itachi thrashed and winced, but Tobi held him down tight. I was grateful Tobi was so strong. This was a delicate process and if Itachi messed it up even the slightest, I could lose my concentration and he would still be infected with it.

Finally, after about 10 minutes of healing, I couldn't feel the virus in him anymore. I looked all around his body using my chakra and the medicine, and when I didn't feel anything, I passed out from lack of chakra. Right there. On Itachi's bare chest.

When I woke up, I was in Itachi's room laying on his bed. I still felt weak, but at least I was awake. Itachi was the only one there. He was still not wearing a shirt. He was sitting in a chair next to my bed, and he was looking down at me with a somewhat worried expression on his face. He saw I was awake. "Sakura..." He said. "Are you okay? You passed out when you were done healing me... Am I healed?" He asked with a confused look on his face. He looked so cute. And he has a 6 pack... Cool. Wait, what was I thinking? I was only supposed to heal him, not marry him! I pushed the thought out of my mind and just looked up at him.

"Yeah... You are fine. I got all of the viruses and stuff out of you and so you should be fine. You won't have to take a ton of medicine like you normally do. I think you should be fine. I will do checkups every 2 weeks to make sure you are okay." I said. "Does that sound all right?"

Itachi shrugged. "You're the medical ninja, right? You know what you are doing."

"Hey, where did Tobi go?" I asked Itachi.

"He went to go to the kitchen to get you some water for when you wake up, I think. He was kinda off for a bit. I mean, off for Tobi. He wasn't acting crazy or anything, his voice was lower, and he was more calm. It was delightful, yet I think it is odd."

"I know what you mean. Every once in a while, Tobi will just be totally calm and not crazy talking in 3rd person and stuff." As if on cue, Tobi walked in.

"Sakura-Chan, Tobi is so glad that Sakura is awake!" he said happily. He was holding a waterbottle and gave it to me. "Tobi brought Sakura water! Tobi is a good boy!" He said with glee.

I gladly accepted the water and gulped it down. I was so thirsty. "Hey," I said once I had finished taking a drink, "How long was I passed out?"

"Just for about 4 hours, 4 and a half at the most." Itachi said.

"What? I was asleep that long?" I asked. I was really astonished. Tsunade had trained me so my chakra was almost 0, and I only got to sleep for 4 hours. When I woke up, I was refreshed, and my chakra fully replenished. It was odd for me to sleep so long... Well, I guess I must have really used a lot of my chakra and stamina. "I think I am going to go lay down in my room. Sorry for stealing your bed." I said.

"It's okay. Come back anytime." Itachi said. I got out of his bed, gathered up my stuff, and walked out of the room. I was still pretty weak, so when I got just halfway down the hallway I fell. Luckily, Tobi was there and he caught me.

"Sakura, Tobi will help you." Tobi's childish voice was filled with emotion. "Tobi doesn't want Sakura near Itachi. He looks at Sakura funny." Tobi's voice now sounded jealous and possessive.

"Thank you for helping me Tobi. I would try to stay away from Itachi but I will have to see him sometimes to make sure that he is not sick. Is that all right?" I said.

"Tobi doesn't like it but Tobi wants whatever Sakura wants." Tobi said. He led me to Sasori and Deidara's room, where I was surprised to see another bed in it. "Tobi moved Sakura's bed in here from Tobi's room! Tobi is a good boy!" Tobi said.

"Thank you Tobi! You are the best! I would try to move back in with you but I know that Sasori and Deidara would never allow it. But we are partners! Maybe Pein will give us a mission!" I said.

"Tobi would be so happy!" He said, and he did a crazy little dance.

Without thinking, I hugged the masked ninja. He froze for a second, and then hugged her back. "Sakura is Tobi's best friend!" Tobi said with carefree bliss. He and I danced for a minute, and then I felt a surge of pain in my side.

"Woa." I said, and sat down. My side was hurting and I was still very tired from healing Itachi. Tobi sat down next to me.

"Is Sakura okay?" Tobi asked me. He had worry in his voice this time, and even though I couldn't see his face I could sense the worried vibes coming from him. "Does she need Tobi to leave?"

"No Tobi, I'm just tired. Will you go get me another waterbottle? I am really thirsty." I said.

"Okay! Tobi will be right back! I will be back super fast!" Tobi shot off out the door down the hallway. In about 30 seconds, he was back with a brand new ice cold waterbottle. I accepted it happily and drank the water. Tobi was so nice to me. Even though he might be a little on the odd side.

I was still tired from healing the Uchiha. I lay my head down to rest, and Tobi sat next to my bed quietly.

After a few minutes, Tobi spoke. "Can Tobi ask Sakura a question?"

"Sure Tobi, whatever you want." I sat up.

"Um... Well.. Tobi wanted to know if Sakura liked her?" He squirmed in his seat.

I shifted uncomfortably in my seat. "Well... Tobi, what do you mean by that?"

"Tobi wants to know if Sakura LIIIIIIIIIIKES him." Tobi said. He looked at me completely serious.

"Well Tobi, I like you as a friend. But I don't like like you. Do you get it?" I hoped he did.

"Okay, Sakura. Tobi says that he likes you. Tobi is a good boy, right?" He looked at me through his mask.

"Yep, Tobi is the most good boy Sakura has ever met!" I said, and hugged Tobi. He laughed and suddenly I felt full of energy.

"Hey, Tobi? We should go ask Pein if he has a mission for us!" I said.

"Sakura-Chan, Tobi thinks that leader will say no if we want to go on a mission because Sakura might get hurt!" Tobi exclaimed.

"I know that Tobi wouldn't let me get hurt! Right! Tobi is a good boy, and will protect Sakura!" I said to him. "And Pein will know that Tobi won't let Sakura run away if Pein says no to that! Tobi is a good boy, and Sakura is a good girl!" I realized I was talking just like Tobi.

"Well, if leader says so Tobi will do it!" He said. "But are you sure Sakura doesn't need to rest anymore?" Tobi asked.

"Tobi, I feel full of energy. I guess I just needed someone to help me feel better." I smiled at Tobi. He was a good boy, after all. He just was odd.

I got up from my bed and Tobi and I went to talk to Pein. We walked down the hallway into his office.

"What do you want?" Pein asked, annoyed.

"Pein, Tobi and I want to know if we can go on a mission. We are tired of hanging all around the hideout all day and we want to get outside. I promise I will not get hurt or run away, Tobi will make sure that I don't."

"And Sakura, I believe that Tobi will protect you and make sure you will not run away. He is very stronger than he looks. So, I will give you a mission if you promise to leave me alone." Pein said. He looked at me and Tobi seriously.

"We will leave you alone! We promise!" Tobi burst in.

"Now tell us our mission." I said. I waited expectantly.

"Sakura and Tobi, your mission is to kill Orochimaru. He is giving out valuable information to people not in the Akatsuki since he left, and Itachi holds a personal grudge against him. He may not seem like it, but Itachi loves Sasuke Uchiha very much. He is annoyed that Orochimaru is trying to steal Sasuke Uchiha's body, so Itachi and Kisame will be accompanying you on this mission. They already know about the mission, and you will all leave tomorrow. Any questions?"

"Nope. We are just happy that we get to go on a mission." I said.

"Good. Now leave me ALONE." Pein shot us a murderous glare.

Tobi and I left the room. As soon as we were out, Tobi squealed. "Sakura-chan and Tobi are going on a mission to kill Oracheemaroo!" Tobi pronounced his name totally wrong, and I laughed.

"Yeah, Tobi this will be great!" I said.

I knew I was getting too attached to the Akatsuki. They were becoming like my family. I was getting pulled deeper and deeper into the abyss.

But somehow, I didn't try to do anything to stop it.

Did you like my story! I am sorry it took me so long to write it, I got my computer taken away so I was out of action for a while. Anyhow, tell me your favorite pairing and I will squeeze it in. You can review or even PM me, I won't mind. Okay! And I will know you all love my story if you review... OKAY, BYE!